High Point Firemen Rally For Muscular Dystrophy Drive
High Point firemen plan a city canvass for donations to the Muscular Dystrophy Association of America from Monday to Thursday. Mayor George Covington proclaims Muscular Dystrophy Week from November 28 to December 4. Firemen will wear uniforms and carry identification cards while collecting envelopes mailed to residents. Firefighter J. R. Gallimore chairs the march.
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Bers
Gallimore
Sturkey
High Point
George Covington
Crnastatin
Ing
J. R. Gallimore
Divorce Petition Sounds Like Course In Geography
A Dallas divorce petition filed here resembles a geography lesson. The Chinese husband Brine de Dallas seeks to divorce his wife who lives in Brussels, Belgium. The couple moved via France before Brussels, and the plaintiff lived in San Francisco before coming to Dallas.
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Dallas
Tex
House
Nuff
Brine de Dallas
Brussels
Belgium
Aevelie Mex
France
San Francisco
Covington Proclaims Salvation Army Week in High Point
High Point Mayor George A. Covington proclaims Salvation Army Week from November 28 to December 5 urging citizens support for the organization's work over 75 years. The story notes Salvation Army kettles and a 1894 origin when a San Francisco kettle sparked the phrase Keep the pot boiling.
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Covington
Salvation Army
George Covington
High Point
United States
California
Henry M. Gillespie
San Francisco
Market St
Boys Fire Department Proves Young Volunteers Savvy
Eaton Rapids piece notes a 20 boy volunteer fire crew at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Home. Led by Lt Arthur Foster they trained nine months and controlled a brush fire in under five minutes. The unit, funded by the Military Order of Cooties, operates a 750 gallon per minute pump and aims to improve fire prevention locally.
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Robert FE. Vogis
Eaton Rapids
Mich
Veterans of Foreign Wars Home
Charles Henry
VFW
Arthur Foster
Lansing
Foster
Lt. Foster
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T. M. Ellington
Mem
Eran Eens
George A. Covington
Seen Army
Memphis
Tenn
City Transfer and Storage CO
Monark
DuPont
N. Main
Shade Go
Carolina Finance Co., Inc
Carolina Finance
Ward Street
Optometrist and Optician Main Office
N. Main ST
High Point, N
Penney
Boys’ Fire Department
Lee W. Boswell
PENN
Lars
Penney’s
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