Anniversary celebration for Louisa May Alcott at library
The High Point public library marks the 100th birthday of Louisa May Alcott with a special week. New copies of Little Women and other Alcott titles are on display in the children's section, courtesy of the Mid-Week Garden Club and librarian Mae Graham.
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United States
Jo March
Alcott
Louisa May Alcott
Germantown
Boston
Mass
High Point Public Library
Libeary
Little Brown
J. C. Winston
Winston
Little, Brown
Mae Graham
High Point High School
Barrister Bard Dies at 82 in Great Neck
Mirabeau L. Towns a veteran barrister bard known for piping legal verse to juries, died yesterday at his son‑in‑law’s home at 82. A separate item notes a woman injured on a train ride won a $30,000 verdict.
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Great Neck
N. Y
Mirabeau L. Towns
Towns Argument Echoes in Verse on Libel and Damages
The excerpt recalls Towns speaking in rhymed couplets about Miss Thornley and a dog bite case as Michael Brown leaves Towns $150 000 after his death. It notes Towns as a respected authority on libel law and frequent participant in subway litigation.
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Towns
Motorist Offers Help in Uncertain Gasoline Situation
A Paris scene quotes a motorist assisting a severely injured victim as he jokes about fuel. The witty exchange shows the driver apologizing for not going around the person, citing uncertain gasoline.
Teachers Live at School to Cut Living Costs
Two Needham's Grove school teachers Miss Mamie Arnold and Miss Katherine McDonald moved their living quarters into the school room to save expenses. They converted a dressing room into a bedroom and another into a kitchen, with stove and furniture donations from parents. They previously paid $20 a month for room and board from a $75 salary and walked to their homes, seeking greater efficiency.
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Pinehurst
Needham’s Grove
Mamie Arnold
Katherine McDonald
From Bedroom to Workshop They Cut Grocery Costs
A household lowers living costs by reducing grocery spend to five dollars and seventy five cents monthly. The family shifts daily routines from sleeping space to a makeshift workshop for work each day.
Greenville men plan $1,000,000 tin mine project in Alabama
O R Rudisail announces formation of a Greenville led corporation to develop a large tin mine near Goodwater in Coosa county Alabama. Options secured on 1000 acres. Birmingham chemists report a potential major North American tin deposit. Project aims to reduce dependence on Cornwall England and begin within 60 days.
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Alabama
Greenville
Goodwater
Coosa County
O. R. Rudisail
Rudisall
Birmingham
North America
Africa Develops Cape Town Aviation Route Funds
The Best Trust allocates 260 000 for African aviation development. About 50 000 is for Rhodesia along the Cairo Cape Town Imperial Airways route. Four emergency landing fields to be built on remote route sections.
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Africa
Cape Town
Best Trust
Rhodesia
Cairo
Imperial Airways
Lay Offa Oscar Ullmann of San Francisco
A brief feature profiles Oscar Ullmann 21 who warned off robbers and saved more than 10000. In a recent incident he resisted two men attempting to steal 3000, rolled under a moving car, grabbed the tuning board, and was dragged up the street while clutching his money bag.
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San Francisco
Oscar Ullmann
Oscar
Ulmann
Young Girl Wins Judging Contest At Chicago Show
Jean Leake a 15 year old from a North Dakota farm won the non collegiate judging contest at the Illinois Livestock Exposition in Chicago. Her score ranked among the exposition's top marks, and she led Grand Forks County to a third place team finish as Minnesota and Iowa dominated.
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Chicago
Jean Leake
North Dakota
Jean
Grand Folka County
Minnesota
Ilowa
Right formula foiled holdup at Youngstown station
Joseph J. Smotrill, a filling station attendant in Youngstown, faced a robber who shouted stick em up. Smotrill replied I know you, prompting the bandit to flee, realizing his plan failed.
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Youngstown
Joseph J. Smotrill
Smotrill
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