Thomasville sale of Col Lam beth estate totals 77175 dollars
In Thomasville the estate of the late Col Frank Lambeth sold Saturday for 77175 dollars. Lewis A. Kress bought the Main Street corner building for 585000 with 26000 for the drug portion and 16000 for two adjoining sections. Frontage runs about 60 feet with bids subject to a five percent increase and ten day open period. Auction overseen by S A DeLapp and Winfield Blackwell for heirs of Col and Mrs Lambeth.
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Thomasville
Frank Lambeth
Main
Salem Streets
Lewis A. Kress
Kress
National Barber
Clyde's Food Market
Main Street
S. A. DeLapp
Lexington
Winfield Blackwell
North Carolina Mapped For Interstate Route Planning
The U S Geological Survey will map about 300000 square miles of central North Carolina to identify routes for modernizing the interstate highway system. Interior Secretary Krug announced funding totaling 100000 split equally between state and federal governments for aerial photographs and maps, covering Winston Salem Greensboro to Charlotte in the north and south.
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Washington
North Carolina
U. S. Geological Survey
Krug
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Charlotte
Downtown land sales in Thomasville prompt no comment from buyers
High Point residents bought none of the downtown property, as sales went to Thomasville buyers. The 14 room Frank 8 Lambeth house at Colonial drive and Randolph street sold to George L. Handley for 14600, with adjacent lots selling to Mrs J E Lambeth 800 and Joe Byrd 1000. C L White Sr bought two Colonial drive lots for 600 and 850 and paid 1550 for a third lot near Standard Chair. A Z Boles bought one lot on Fisher Ferry street for 1175. Kress and Hundley did not comment on plans for their purchases. This was the first major downtown business sale in years.
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High Point
Thomasville
Frank
Lambeth
Colonial Drive
Randolph Street
George L. Handley
J. E. Lambeth
Joe Byrd
C. L. White Sr
Standard Chair Company
Fisher Ferry Street
A. Z. Boles
Kress
Hundley
Pittsburgh Man Recovers Own Car
John Romero, 21, of Carnegie, recovering a car stolen a week earlier, identified the driver after noticing a familiar tear in the upholstery. He then drove the car to the police station with the former driver in tow.
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Pittsburgh
John Romero
Carnegie
John
Romero
Dark sighted creatures lack special vision sense
Creatures that can see in the dark have no special sense of sight. Their eyes merely open wide enough to admit more light than human eyes. A ship that is relatively unstable will row in long slow swings to promote passenger comfort.
City or country upbringing shapes a boy’s character
Ha Boyle contrasts urban and rural childhoods noting city kids face stricter supervision and danger while country youths gain land, wind, and nature lessons. Farm-raised boys reportedly endure strain better, with interior self reliance and long lasting wonder.
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New York
Civic Leaders Begin Fund Drive for City Improvements
Thomasville civic leaders start a community foundation campaign to raise 415000 for City Memorial hospital enlargement and Memorial Park swimming pool equipment. Local progress includes 75000 raised, with 200000 more hoped in federal and state matched aid if approved. Frank File chairs the drive with sixty two-person teams and plans finalized at the Woman's Club.
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Thomasville
Theomasville Community Foundation
City Memorial Hospital
Memorial Park
Frank File
Woman's Club
N. C. English
R. L. Pope
Doak Finch
Liquor dealer faces extradition over North Carolina liquor conspiracy
Sam Gildar a Baltimore liquor dealer faced extradition to North Carolina where he is charged with conspiring to dispose of 54,426 cases of liquor illegally. Governor Preston Lane ordered the extradition after a hearing in Annapolis. Six other men were named in the case connected to a whisky laden truck seized near Greensboro.
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Annapolis
Sam Gildar
Baltimore
North Carolina
Preston Lane
Gildar
Tober
Greensboro
Thomasville Men Charged With Armed Robbery
Inscore Charles Edward 40 route one Thomasville bound over to superior court on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and robbery of 1170 from tobacco farmer Will McGee. Bond set at 5000. to be moved to Davidson county jail. Lewis Winchester 35 bound over with 500 bond for armed robbery. allegedly robbed Amos Mobley of six dollars and a watch valued at 60.
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Thomasville
Superior Court
Charles Edward Inscore
Thormaasville
Will McGee
Inscore
Davidson County
Lexington
Keiffer Morris
Lewis Winchester
Amos Mobley
Not Formed by Sea Sand in the Desert
The desert sand is formed in situ by heat and cold winds. Daily temperature shifts cause rocks to fracture and the wind grinds the fragments into sand.
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Desert
Louisiana Tornadoes Kill At Least Four In Gulf Coast
Tornados swept through Louisiana and east Texas killing at least four people and injuring many more. In Golden Meadow and nearby Galiano, homes were razed and a missing baby reported. Dozens of trapping and fishing households were destroyed with property damage in the thousands.
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Golden Meadow
Louisiana
Texas
Galiano
Knox County Votes Against Legal Liquor Referendum
Knox County voters statewide rejected legalization of liquor sales for the third time. Unofficial totals: 20,061 against, 15,014 for. Knoxville city precincts favored 12,614 to 12,241, while 46 rural precincts voted dry 7,820 to 2,400. prior referendums were in 1937 and 1941.
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Knox County
Knoxville City
State Officials To Attend Meeting In New York
Raleigh reports officials of the state motor vehicles department will attend the annual convention of the American Association of Motor Vehicles Administrators in New York from November 11 to 16. Attending are Commissioner L. Cc. Kosser Assistant Commissioner Toc W. Garrett Patrol Commander H. J. Hatcher and Assistant Attorney General J. E.
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Raleigh
State Motor Vehicles Department
American Association of Motor Vehicles Administrators
New York
L. Cc. Kosser
Toc W. Garrett
H. J. Hatcher
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