Bear Creek Dam Contract Awarded to Teer Co in Durham
The US Army Corps of Engineers awarded a 6.30 million dollar contract to Nelle L. Teer Co of Durham North Carolina for the Bear Creek Dam on the Lehigh River. Work to begin by June 1 with the dam to reduce flood levels. total project cost about 18 million dollars and completion in about 30 years.
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Philadelphia
Nelle L. Teer Co
Durham
N.C
Bear Creek
Lehigh River
US. Army Corps of Engineers
Teer
Mississippi River
Wake Forest Dormitory Names Chosen
Wake Forest College Board of Trustees named dormitories on the new campus. Three men's houses honor former presidents Dr. Charles Elisha Taylor Dr. William Louis Poteat and Dr. Thurman Denna Kitchin. A fourth men's dormitory bears E. L. Davis. Women’s dorms honor Miss Leis Johnson and Jabez A. Bostwick with married student housing for J. B. Efird and Frank Huffman.
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Winston-Salem
Wake Forest College Board of Trustees
Charles Elisha Taylor
William Louis Poteat
Thurman Denna Kitchin
E. L. Davis
Miss Leis Johnson
Jabez A. Bostwick
Pe Ee
J. B. Efird
Charlotte
Frank Huffman
Morganton
Townsend On Tour and the King Group Cup Romance
Townsend on tour faces media glare as details emerge about a group cup event linked to a romance with Britain's Princess Margaret. The report traces public interest and the unfolding narrative around the royal connection.
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Ae Kong
Britain
Princess Margaret
117 Year Old Aunt Mary Baynes Dies in Burlington
Burlington mourns Aunt Mary Baynes a longtime resident born in Caswell County who lived 117 years or more. She worked as a light housekeeper and seamstress, recalled slavery memories and survived by a niece two sons and four grandchildren. Her husband Brown Baynes died in 1918.
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Burlington
N.C
Mary” Baynes
Mastah
Missy
Mary
Caswell County
Brown Baynes
Klan Sponsors Softball Team In Tennessee
In Chattanooga the Ku Klux Klan funds a softball squad named Knights in the Commercial AA League. The team lost opening night 3 to 0 to the Nylons from the Chattanooga Dupont plant with white uniforms and red KKK letters on backs. Dee Arnold manages the Knights and says he is not a Klan member.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Ku Klux Klan
Knights
Nylons
Chattanooga Dupont
KKK
Dee Arnold
Officers Installed By Women At Tarboro Convention
The Women's Auxiliary of the Episcopal Diocese of North Carolina installed new officers as the two day Tarboro convention closed. Bishop Edwin A. Penick spoke at the closing session. Mrs. T. P. Thomas of Wilson was elected president, succeeding Mrs. Leslie B. Evans of Raleigh. New officers include Mrs. Henry Is. Candlee Jr. of Charlotte secretary of supply, Mrs. Richard H. Lee of Reidsville secretary of Christian social relations, and Mrs. William H. Steele Jr. of Raleigh representative of the diocesan executive council. The group planned to attend the provincial meeting in Charlotte in November with Evans, T. M. Evans of Durham, J. A. Brown of Cleveland, T. P. Thomas of Wilson, M. E. Motsinger Jr. of Elkin, and W. Alfred Williams of Charlotte.
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Tarboro
N.C
Women's Auxiliary
Episcopal Diocese of
North Carolina
Edwin A. Penick
T. P. Thomas
Wilson
Leslie B. Evans
Raleigh
Henry Is. Candlee Jr
Charlotte
Richard H. Lee
Reidsville
Christian Social Relations
William H. Steele Jr
Diocesan Executive Council
Provincal
Evans
T. M. Evans
Durham
J. A. Brown
Cleveland
M. E. Motsinger Jr
Elkin
W. Alfred Williams
First Opera Advertised by Title On American Soil
A note highlights that the first opera advertised by its title on American soil appeared in Charleston South Carolina in February 1735. The item underscores early American theater and the spread of operatic culture to the colonies.
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Charleston
S. C
Suspect Surrenders in Deputy Shooting Case
William Cullens 40 surrendered after being cornered in a barn in Anderson County. Bloodhounds tracked him to the hideout and he handed over a loaded pistol. Deputy Ed Tillotson 53 was killed and Deputy Frank Brock wounded during a questioned theft investigation.
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Anderson, S.C
Anderson County
William Cullens
Anderson
Cullens
Ed Tillotson
Frank Brock
Denver Bailey
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Townsend
Jack Brundrett
Dallas Zoo
Elvie Turner
George Bulloch
Bulloch
Jesse Ivy
Panama
Panama Canal
Klan
Tennessee
Arnold
Celes Te Cee Mos
C. E. Keys
First Church of the Nazarene
EB. Green
High Point, N. C
Plymouth
United
States Automobile Club
Goodyear
North Main
W. Green ST
Hiatt Tire CO
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