High Point Power Project Proposal Attracts Wide Interest
An editorial notes High Point's bid to own a major hydro electric plant with a $2.6 million grant and a possible $6 million flood control project on the Yadkin River. It discusses municipal ownership versus private utilities, potential impacts on regional power supply, flood control, soil conservation, and rural electrification, plus recreational lake use.
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MCANT
Salem Journal
Cipal
PWA
High Point Cony
Adkin River
ton-Salem
High Point
H. H. Bennett
Federal Soil Conservation Service
High Point Wins Federal Grant for Municipal Power Plant
The Greensboro Daily News notes High Point secured a Public Works Administration grant of 2,695,000 to finance a hydroelectric generation project. The piece argues the plan shifts power from private firms to municipal control, questions the equity and federal strings, and warns against socialism by stealth.
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High Point
PWA
Duke Power Co
Ickes
America
Washington
Amazing Stomach Treatment Offers Relief for Pain
A dubious cure claims relief for stomach pain gas ulcers and distress. The ad promises a generous trial package at Eckerd and Mann’s, urging readers to try a product named Udga though details are unclear.
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Eckerd’s
Mann's
Power project funds set aside for High Point hydro plant
The Durham Herald notes the PWA has earmarked 2,595,000 dollars for a High Point hydro electric plant but provides little detail about the plan or its scope. The article hints at government backing while offering few specifics.
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High Point
Durham Herald
PWA
Sneaking Into Socialism
A Charlotte News note argues socialism might become an economic path, suggesting cautious openness to the idea while favoring measured discussion over dogmatic stance.
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Charlotte News
Buzzard Roost Tactic On Tar Heel Front
North Carolina faces a federal driven competition against private power with High Point as the local front. Secretary Ickes has provided 2.25 million of an estimated 6 million needed for a Yadkin power plant to rival Duke Power Company. Federal subsidizing of a municipal utility raises questions about public aid and market competition.
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Federal
Dukempany
Greenity
South Carolina
For
High Point
Duke Com
Winstont
PWA
City of
Buzzard Roost
Duke Power Company
No Feud Development Denied by Officials
Vigorous denial issued by authorities as the ongoing feud reports are challenged and continued discussion hinted on page eight.
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Winston-Salem
Baptism of Washington Ties to Abbott's Creek Church
A little known 1791 incident ties George Washington to Abbott's Creek Baptist church near Salisbury. Pastor John Gano baptized Washington privately near Valley Forge as witnesses watched quietly. The event, recounted by Gano’s son General R. M. Gano, highlights a rare religious moment in the president’s career.
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George Washington
Abbott Creek
Salisbury
Charlotte
Old Salem
Jamestown
Martinsville
Guilford Court House
High Point
Savannah
Philadelphia
Wathaniel Greene
Lord Cornwallis
Washington
Salem
Wallburg
Abbott’s Creek Baptist Church
John Gano
Old Abbott's Creek
Old John
Abbott's Creek
Gano
New Jersey
Davidson County
Jersey
Yadkin River
Rowan County
Davidson
First Baptist Church
New York City
Kentucky
R. M. Gano
General Washington
Episcopal Church
Christ
Valley Forge
North Carolina
Winer
Henry Sheets
The
Liberty Baptist Association
Thiet
Association of Missionary Churches
Baptista
First Baptist Church of
Blue Whale Weight Compared to Five Elephants
A large blue whale is described as weighing more than the total of five elephants, highlighting the whale’s massive size. The comparison emphasizes the whale’s immense weight relative to several sizable elephants.
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7Th Carolina Newsgd
Greensboro Daily News
North Carolina Public Service Company
Greensboro
Electric Company
Messrs. Hole
Hole
Dr. Hole
Roosevelt
United States Army
BY Victor C. King
Oldsmobile
Fisher
General Motors
Highland Motors, Inc
North Main
Oak Ridge
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