Army Of Men Watch For Forest Fires In State
Raleigh Nov 2 An army of men nearly 7000 strong mobilizes from reserves to fight North Carolina forest fires. The forestry division shows 6896 wardens and minute men in 43 counties, paid part time, with training and equipment. Over 20 years fire losses averaged over a million yearly, now reduced in organized counties. The department plans a permanent system across all 100 counties with a ground force, modern gear, and a detection network.
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Division of the Forestry
Department of Conservation and Development
North Carolina
Conservation Department
Spine-tailed Swift Tops Speed Records In Asia
The spine-tailed swift is noted as one of the fastest birds, purportedly reaching 220 miles per hour while flying over Asian mountains. This claim highlights its exceptional speed among avian species.
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Asia
Local School Official Tomlinson’s Twenty Years On Board
Charles F. Tomlinson, chairman of the public school board, parallels golf battles with budgets and growth of the system. Since 1906 he has led expansions from a $250,000 plant to $3,000,000 worth of facilities while enrollment rose to nearly 8,000, citing T. Wingate Andrews as a top superintendent and detailing his long service and family ties to local schools.
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Charles F. Tomlinson
I. Q’s
Anbiastat
Lara 18
Aclivilies
Vellail UL Lng City
Tomlinson
Scylla
Charybdis
Winston-Salem
High Point
J. Elwood Cox
May Lovelace
Mr. Tomlinson
Charles, Jr
Sarah
Anna
Ray Street
T. Wingate Andrews
Andrews
Emma Blair
Cloverdale
Johnson Street
Oak Hill
High
Fairview
Leonard Street
Old Normal and Industrial Institute
William Penn High School For
Former Portuguese President Buried in Grand Lisbon Service
Escorted by thousands, former President Antonio Jose de Oliveira Salazar was buried in Lisbon with a military display. The coffin draped in the national flag rested amid a mountain of wreaths as Carmona, cabinet members, the diplomatic corps, and vast military officers attended the solemn ceremony.
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Lisbon
Portugal
Antonio Jose D’alfeida
Carmona
Indians of Orinoco Headwaters Fear Eating Animals
In the upper Orinoco region of Venezuela a native people avoid fishing or eating animals due to beliefs that human souls inhabit animals and fish. This fear shapes their dietary practices and religious life.
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Orinoco River
Venezuela
Battle of the Carolinas Set For Next Saturday clash
North Carolina and South Carolina renew a long running grid feud in Columbia with the Tar Heels holding a decisive series edge and high scoring history. The 1920s through 1920s clashes featured close margins and big plays including Snipes’ 67 yard run and other pivotal scores.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Carolinas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Gamecocks
Columbia
D. C
Tar Heels
Citadel
Oglethorpe
Georgia
Gamecock
Snipes
Bill Dodderer
Tom Young
Tar Heel
Colorful fish arrive at London Zoo from Canada
Brightly colored fish including cobalt blue with yellow streamers and pillar-box patterns have recently arrived at the London Zoo from Canada, expanding the aquatic exhibit.
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London Zoo
Canada
Smokers Rooms for Women Gain Rail Patronage in Germany
Female only smoking compartments on some German railways attract many riders as cigarette usage among women rises. A significant share of these cars, about 75 percent, are labeled smoking.
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Germany
Cable on sea floor could encircle the globe
Report notes an immense cable laying on the seabed totaling roughly 400 000 to 500 900 miles. If joined end to end it could circle the Earth about seventeen times, highlighting scale of undersea communications infrastructure.
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Army of Men
Commercial Bank
Drs. Staley & Staley
Staley Brothers
Cys
City Fuel CO
Chas. F. Blake
Miss Gooch
North Main Street
Hiatt Tire Co
Crosley
Radio
Cut Rate Furniture Co
East Green Street
Jugo-Slavia
Europe
Marie
Andria
J.c.penney CO
South Main Street
High Point, N. C
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