Cap'n Charlie warns crackdown on truck drivers sparks debate
The column cites Cap'n Charlie, head of the State Highway Patrol, stating that a certain percentage of accidents stem from drivers. The writer questions the claim and notes public skepticism, while suggesting data on highway usage and commercialized road use would be revealing.
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Cap’n
Charlie Farmer
Soholden
Cap'n
Charlie
England
The
State Bluecoats
Graycoats
Kernersville Round Dozen Club Luncheon and Local Notes
The Kernersville Round Dozen Bridge club met at 1 PM Tuesday at Mrs. Gilmer Smiths home with roses and fall flowers. Mrs. Chester Morris won high score, receiving a bath mat. second high went to Mrs. Jim Spears who got hose. Guests included Mrs. L J Arnold of Lake City Florida. Circe Number 3 M EB church held its October meeting at Mrs Fred Peggs home with reports and a social plate. Other items list local residents visiting or traveling and students visiting family over weekends.
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Kernersville
Round Dozen
Gilmer Smith
Chester Morris
Jim Spears
L. J. Arnold
Lake City
Fla
Circle Number 3
M. EB. Church
Fred Pege
W. H. Morton
T. J. Arnold
J. R. Blackwell
Will Hepler
Philadelphia
Joseph Hepler
Hepler
Oscar Joyner
Davidson College
C. L. Joyner
Edgar Ed. Shore
H. ©. Korner
D. L. Donnell
Polly Dove Donnell
Elmer Raybe
Tobacco Workers Union certified at Reidsville plant
The National Labor Relations Board certified Local 192 Tobacco Workers International Union as bargaining agent for American Tobacco Company plant workers in Reidsville North Carolina. The secret ballot on September 17 elected Local 192 by a majority of eligible employees.
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Washington
National Labor Relations Board
Tobacco Workers International Union
Reidsville
N. C
American Tobacco Company
International Association of Machinists
Machinists Union
Forest lands demand careful management in Piedmont region
C F Howland of the Soil Conservation Service warns abandoned fields across the Piedmont of North Carolina deteriorating erosion issues. Seeding and planting are needed to restore timber stands, reduce erosion, and protect moisture, with properly managed woodlots supplying over half of hardwood consumption.
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C. F. Howland
Soil Conservation Service
Piedmont
North Carolina
Deep River
Mr. Howl
Loblolly Pine
Howl
Firemen Respond to Two Small Blazes in High Point
High Point firemen were summoned twice yesterday afternoon. At 2:00 p.m. they were sent to 803 Snow Street where EB L. Robbins house on a shingle roof caught fire but caused little damage. At 3:44 p.m. they tackled a grass fire in a vacant Commerce Street lot.
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High Point
Snow Street
EB. L. Robbins
Commerce Street
Baby Marathon Ends With Six Mothers Claiming Prize
In Toronto on October 31 the Millar stork derby concluded ten years after his death with six mothers tied for a $500,000 prize. The contenders largely come from families in poverty, including Lilly Kenny Pauline Clark Annie Smith Isobel MacLean Arthur Tileck and John Nagle wives, while two others failed to bear. The event ended with a burial as three month old Blanche Timlock was laid to rest as the derby closed.
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Toronto
Ont
Charles Vance Millar
Millar
Lilly Kenny
Pauline Clark
Annie Smith
Isobel MacLean
Arthur Tileck
Parks Department
John Nagle
Peter Romas
Grace. Bagnato
Scientists Estimate Earth Gains Weight From Shooting Stars
Scientists estimate the Earth adds about a pound of mass every hour due to meteoroid and asteroid debris entering the atmosphere and burning up. The incremental gain, while tiny relative to Earth's mass, reflects ongoing space debris accumulation.
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Alexandra Kropotkin
Liberty
Helena Rubenstein
Jake
Wall Street
Tall Uy
Frank Ogburn
Southern Railway
Frank
Claiborne Rhodes
Baltimore
Mr. Rhodes
O— T
Tim McCoy
Cowboy
Greensboro
Sanitary Cafe
Fast Commerce Street
Madam Ardelle
South Main Street
North Main ST
Wilson's Shoe
D. A. Burress
Sal
Round Dozen Club
Tobacco Union
Labor Relations Board
Reidsville Union
Commerce
SCS
Troxler Furniture CO
Philco
Hoosier
Troxter
Auteman
Fred W. McPhd
Hercules
Golden Star
RRS Roebuck ‘Com
Ree Engineering Service
Sears
Sears-Roebuck & CO
High Point, N
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