Blind Tar Heel wins award for service to disabled
The article highlights Earl Cathey, a blind Tar Heel who after a 1913 accident pursued education at the State School for the Blind Raleigh and UNC. He earned an AB in 1923 and a law degree, opening a practice in Asheville in 1925, later dedicating effort to aid other blind people and eye health.
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Cathey
State School For the Blind
Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Asheville
Eisenhower
Earl Gammons
Columbia Broadcasting System
Edward Petyak
Phoenix
Ariz
Nancy Mann
Santa Fe
N. M
Annatte du Bois
Nashville
Tenn
Richard Nakover
White Plains
N. Y
Barbara Ward
Boise
Idaho
Washington
Electrician Survives Big Jolt in Thomasville
Greensboro electrician T. C. Johnson of L. W. Routh Construction was shocked when his arm touched a 4,160 volt high tension line while changing power for the Thomasville Chair Co. at W Main and Taylor. He was knocked unconscious, burned the boot instep, then revived and released from hospital.
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Thomasville
Greensboro
T. C. Johnson
L. W. Routh Construction Co
Thomasville Chair Co
W. Main and
Taylor Sts
Johnson
Routh
W. A. Saintsing
Ater
Saintsing
Merchants Meet Asheville Opens 53rd NC Convention
More than 20 delegates gathered for the 53rd annual convention of the North Carolina Merchants Assn in Asheville. Featured speakers included Joseph E. Burger of St. Louis Cornell Seed Co Rev. Mark Depp of Centenary Methodist Winston-Salem and Stanhope Linberry of Charlotte chief of Mecklenburg County police. Gov Luther Hodges scheduled to speak could not attend Capus Waynick represented Hodges at the opening.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Newfoundland Premier Announces Drainage Spending for Farming
Premier Joseph Smallwood says Newfoundland's provincial government will spend about $100,000 this year to drain marshy wastelands to boost agriculture. He notes nearly a third of the province's 92,000 square miles are boggy and that ditching work has shown positive returns.
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ST. Johns
Nld
Joseph Smallwood
Newfoundland
Petition drive seeks to retain Thomasville city manager
Pro Schadt groups circulate petitions in Thomasville asking to retain Everett W. Schadt as city manager beyond June 30. Reports note women may organize the drive while the council recently voted to rehire him until end of the fiscal year. Schadt plans no job application as his tenure ends.
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Thomasville
Everett W. Schadt
Schadt
Carl C. Wilson
Opera’ Cos
Myers
Bill Johnson
Former Presidents Speak At Trinity Alumni Meet
Joel Walker and Mrs. T J Covington, both former Trinity High School Alumni Association presidents, spoke at the annual meeting in the school auditorium. Walker compared modern funeral customs with those of two generations ago and noted two dozen accredited mortuary colleges. Covington recalled events from her Trinity days and notable past speakers. New officers for the next year were George Osborne president, Tommy Bouldin vice president, and secretaries Mrs. Nancy Hyde and Mrs. Carolyn Dillon.
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Thomasville
Joel Walker
T. J. Covington
Trinity High School Alumini Association
Trinity
Walker
United States
Covington
Caeteria
Hepler
T. J. Smith
Jimmy Hinson
Wake Forest College
George Osborne
Association
Tommy Bouldin
Nancy Hyde
Carolyn Dillon
Timely Gardening Tips From Better Homes & Gardens
A brief note highlights timely gardening guidance in Better Homes & Gardens with illustrated pieces on roses in summer care, box gardening, mums from cuttings, and growing phlox, all aimed at keeping a lovely garden now. June issue available where magazines are sold.
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H2ke
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