State Board weighs limits on public school transport
The state board of education grapples with how to provide bus service to the North Carolina Textile School at Mount Holly while staying within the law. Earlier moves to suspend Mecklenburg County service were reversed and sent to the transportation committee for action. The piece also notes veteran employment attitudes and soil fertilizer guidance from the agriculture department.
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State Board of Education
North Carolina
Mount Holly
Cherry
Uch
Department of Public Instruction
Mecklenburg County
Gaston County
Attorney General's Office
Mecklenburg
Transportation Committee
State Department of Agriculture
The Story of the Civil Air Organization
The piece explains how air power links distant nations and highlights the 1940s push to create an international civil aviation body. It notes the Chicago conference establishing a permanent system, the Montreal interim council's work on international air transport, radar, and standardization, and upcoming meetings in October in Montreal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United Nations
Provisional International Civil Aviation Organization
Montreal
Civil Aviation Organization
Ten From Guilford Attend Mars Hill
Ten Guilford county students enrolled at Mars Hill College for fall semester per registrar report. Names include Charles Leon Carder Florence Breedlove Mildred Frances East Louise Averitt Martha Jane Cheek Jean Whitcomb Virginia A Wright and Ruth Winfree. The registrar noted 753 total students with 580 from North Carolina across several states and districts.
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Mars Hil
Guilford County
Mars Hill College
Charles Leon Carder
Florence Breedlove
High Point
Mildred Frances East
Louise Averitt
Martha Jane Cheek
Jean Whitcomb
Greensboro
Virginia A. Wright
Guilford College
Ynes
Far Winfree
Ruth Winfree
Trar
Northarolina
South Carolina
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Maryland
Ohio
Teas
District of Columbia
Portland plans Saturday class for juvenile traffic offenders
Portland unveils a program to curb juvenile traffic offenses. Offenders must attend a Saturday class on traffic rules and pass a written exam. if they fail, they return the following Saturday for a harder test.
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Portland
Ore
Walter Winchell Man About Town Rumors and Ripples
Walter Winchell reports on Variety of 1940s gossip and world affairs. Notes Eisen hower potential post, Niemoller lecture, Roosevelt objector myths, Haushofer pro America war links, and political intrigues surrounding Detroit mayoral race. Mentions ships, spies, crimes, and media chatter with scattered names and places.
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York
Navy
Speer
Eisenhower
MacArthur
Pastor Niemoeller
Washington
John Roosevelt
Roosevelt
W. Kingsland Macy
Westchester
W. Churchill
Dunkirk
Grab Bag Inquiries and a Beecher Quotation
A set of trivia questions asks the standard height from floor to a table top and which legal document reads the same backwards and forwards. It notes commonalities among lettuce corn potatoes and celery with the human body and ends with a Beecher aphorism on using strength rightly.
Horoscope October 6 Encourages Organization and Family Regard
The column highlights diligence vigor and enthusiasm in work and social life. It notes strong friendships, admiration, kindness and devotion to family, urging use of resourcefulness and originality to gain acclaim. Suggests organizing games and entertainments for a group.
Hints on Etiquette for Eating a Baked Potato
A baked potato should be eaten by breaking it in half with the fingers, scooping the interior onto the plate, and mixing in butter salt and pepper with a fork. It is acceptable to eat the potato skin if desired.
Birthday Traits And Mate Choice Advice
A birthday today implies a sharp intuitive mind and strong reasoning. It notes high ideals and foresight, with generous reading habit. It advises choosing a mate with care due to such traits.
One Minute Test Answers and Odd Historical Notes
A fragmentary item lists one minute test answers covering measurements and words. It then notes that the joker has long been the sole novelty in playing cards through centuries. The passage adds a reflective line about resting on the day and avoiding unwarranted burdens.
States and Nations Contact North Carolina Ads Office
The North Carolina ad division reports 2239 inquiries from 47 states and 22 foreign countries over the past three months. New York led in inquiries, followed by Pennsylvania and Ohio. Montana was the only state not in correspondence.
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Montana
North Carolina
New York
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Raleigh
State
Seabee Bare Ringer Misses Birth Due To Stork Delays
Seabee William P. Barringer, en route from Dutch Harbor to be present for his child’s birth, misjudged schedules after a Memphis side trip and arrived after the baby was born.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
William P. Bareringer
Dutch Harbor
Alaska
Stork
Memphis
Tenn
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Capitol Square
Lynn Nisbet
Wiley Pickens
State Veterans’ Commission
Turkey
Civil Air Organization
C.A.D
C.A.O
Guilford
Mars Hill
E. Simms Campbell
U. S
Maryellens
Walter Winchell
Gestapo
H. Mimmier
Boehivia
Ernst Roehm
Hitler
Roehm
Bolivia
Leopoldo Lugones, Jr
Argentina
Fritz Mandl
Lugones
Graf S
Lynariguez
Connie Bennett
Marquis de la Falaise
Colombia
S. America
Prince Hortenstein
U. 8
T. Clark
Nuremburg
High Command
Curtis LeMay
Tokyo
R. R. Reynolds
Haushofer
Germany
America
Frank Murphy
Richard Frankensteen
Detroit
Jeffies
G. L. K. Smith
T. Hicks
Ernie Hines
Eleanor Parker
Joe Kirkwood
Soward Langs
Charies Barnets
Rita Merritt
California Redhead
Overseas Press Club
Lotus Club
Bam
Broadae
Smedley Butler
Fritz
Sey
Ly Moran
Johnson
Dickery
Victor Riesel
Ace Labor Reporter
Labor
D. Goulds
Rector
Freddie Slack
Jean Ruth
Beverly
Gal
Ann Miller
Linda Darnell
Sandy Stocklys
Betty Rhodes
Parkyakarkus
Dick Barthelmess
Mary
Richard Rober
Gloria Storey
Maurice Evans
Betty Pierce
White Cargo
Somerset
Peggy Mann
Jeanards
Peggy
N. Y
Truman
Pearl Harbor
H. W. Beecher
Megara U
Pawo
Jimmy Hallo
Henry
Hudson
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