Thomasville Faces Water Crisis With Rationing Debates
Thomasville endured a week of water shortages and fierce debate after the City Council ordered 15 gallons per person daily. Residents criticized rationing while Army engineers pumped water from Jones Lake and volunteers aided emergency operations as Hurricane Hazel brushed North Carolina.
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Thomasville
City Council
North Carolina
Creek Watchers
City
Army
Council
Kernersville
Onse
Jones Lake
Randolph St. Ext
Lindsay
League Of Women Voters To Hand Out Pamphlets
The High Point League of Women Voters will distribute pamphlets and offer talks to civic groups about five proposed amendments to the State constitution on the November 2 General Election ballot. Pamphlets are available on request, and short talks can be arranged by contacting league president Mrs. J. T. Warren. The league also provides candidates' qualifications and voting records on request.
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High Point League of Women Voters
League
J. T. Warren
Rabbit Stands Off Big Dog in Ohio Yard
In Warrensville Heights Ohio Mr Courage a 130 ounce rabbit defies a 130 pound dog named Duchess by guarding a 10 by 20 foot doghouse. The rabbit was moved to the Arthur family home two weeks ago and shielded his lettuce from the dog after Duchess flirted with it.
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Cleveland
Mr. Courage
Warrensville Heights
Ohio
John R. Arthur
Duchess
Bus Ticket 18 Years Old
An elderly woman rode a city bus from Oklahoma City to Norman, twenty miles away, using a March 1935 ticket stamped void after 30 days. Driver Bennie Raney accepted the slip with no questions, letting her ride despite the ticket’s age and note.
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Oklahoma City
Bennie Raney
Norman
Square Dancing Graduate Degree Will Be Offered
Free "graduate work" in square dancing is offered by the city parks and recreation department. Classes start next Monday at Blair Park Club house led by Miss Evelyn McNeedy to develop leaders for square and folk dancing in schools churches YMCAs and other recreation groups. Classes begin at 7 30 pm.
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City Parks and Recreation Department
Blair Park
Evelyn McNeedy
YMCA
YWOCA
Duke Professor Translates Orlando Furioso into English
Duke University scholar Allan H. Gilbert completes a 15 year translation of Ludovico Ariosto’s Orlando Furioso into a two volume English edition. The project, first English version since 1823, aims to revive appreciation for the Renaissance epic once widely read in Europe and influential to Milton.
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Durham
Duke University
Allan H. Gilbert
Duke English Department
Machiavelli
Ludovico Ariosi
Orland Furioso
Orlando Furioso
Roland
Orlando
Gilbert
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