Jamestown Considers Water Bond Issue for City System
Jamestown plans a water bond referendum to fund six inch mains and a 200 000 to 300 000 gallon storage tank for a central water distribution system and fire protection for about 1 000 residents. The project follows a source from Oakdale Cotton Mills filter plant and a plan for long range development.
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Jamestown
T. C. Meeedale
Oakdale
High Point
Oakdale Mill
General Assembly
Ragsdale
Scottish Coal Strike Spreads to 52 Pits
An unofficial strike by Scottish coal miners seeking wage increases spread to 52 pits employing 13,000 men, according to the Scottish regional office of the National Coal Board. The total affected more than doubled from 6,000 the previous day, with struck pits producing about 20,000 tons daily, a portion of Scotland's total output.
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Edinburg
National Coal Board
Scotland
Murder figure reported to be near hysteria in Havana trial delay
Patricia Schmidt faces frustration as Cuban three judge court postpones trial for the fifth time on the charge of murdering John Lester Mee of Chicago aboard his yacht last April. The court delayed proceedings to October 31 due to missing attorney and 45 witnesses.
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Havana
Cuba
Patricia
Laura) Schimdt
John Lester Mee
Chicago
Bridge column by McKenney analyzes card play
On Bridge By WMBE McKENNEY explains strategic play in a recent deal and offers guidance for readers to improve technique. The column reflects the American Card Authority style and NEA Service syndicated format, focusing on practical tips for contract decisions and defense.
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WMBE
McKenney America’s Card Authority
NEA Service
Double of one no trump for business in world championship match
The article explains that most experts view a double of a one no trump as a business bid, often yielding a good penalty when responder has a weak hand after a one heart opening. It notes Mrs Helen Sobel of New York faced such a bid in today's world championship pair event and describes the sequence starting with West opening four of hearts and East returning the queen of hearts.
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West
East
Bridge hand yields trickplay and overtrick for Sobel
In a repeated 4Q74 4Q74 tournament deal, Mrs Sobel wins an overtrick after a sequence where West signals and ducks hearts, leading to a diamond finesse, a club ace, and spade discard. West ends up endplaying but Queen and Ace of clubs secure Sobel the overtrick on her doubled contract.
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West
Radio Schedule Listings for WHPE Station Dayline
A dense timetable presents Watts A M 6:28 to 5:30 sign off with news reads, music programs, talk segments and sports. It notes possible interruptions for urgent developments and lists shows like Breakfast Patrol, Tin Pan Alley and Broadway Melody Time along with regional news summaries.
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WHPE
Blue Ridge Buddies
Bill Currie
British Take 12 Syrian Troopers
A government source says the British army arrested 12 Syrian troopers after they crossed the northeastern Palestine frontier during border patrol. A conference is under way to decide further steps following the border incident, the third since Syria began frontier patrols after an Arab League decision to take action near Palestine.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Arab League
Fog hits London as transport chaos grows
Britain faced a pea-soup fog with ships sunk, 22 hurt in bus collisions, an airliner damaged, and trains two hours late. Visibility dropped to about 15 feet in places. Separately, Russia’s population growth rate is about twice that of the rest of Europe excluding the Balkans.
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London
Britain
Europe
Balkans
Radio Program Time Tassel Falls to Schedule Changes
Broadcast note explains time zones and last minute changes. Eastern standard used, Central subtract one hour, Mountain subtract two hours, with local stations freely altering relay times to suit schedules.
Evening Radio Schedule Highlights Daily Worldwide Lineup
A dense listing of 6:00 PM to midnight broadcasts shows a mix of news, comedies, dramas, music, and variety programs across networks CBS ABC NBE and MBS. Notable items include The House Party Bob Crosby's Club The Green Hornet Milton Berle and Red Skelton, with News and Commentary segments by Fulton Lewis Jr Ed Murrow and Billy Rose.
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Frontiers of Science
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Lum & Abner
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Radio
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Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Mbea
Jack Smith
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Harkness
We the People
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Gabriel Heatter
Molly
Poston
Nye Grey
Bob Hope
American Forum
Red Skelton
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Sheriff Enforces Eviction In Jamestown
Jamestown sheriff J Floyd Brown executed an order to remove John Bennett from a house by Oakdale Cotton Mills after Bennett failed to vacate by the Oct 15 deadline, despite a five day extension. Bennett and his wife and five children were the occupants.
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Jamestown
J. Floyd Brown
Jamestown Township
John Bennett
Oakdale Cotton Mills
Brown
Bennett
Tar Heel Seaman Dies in Fall in New Orleans
Clarence Fischer, 19, a merchant seaman from Hickory Branch North Carolina, died after falling from the nineteenth floor of a downtown bank building. Police said he left his papers and ID on the window ledge before the fall.
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Tar Heel
New Orleans
Clarence Fischer
Hickory Branch
N. C
Fischer
Doc Lee Leaves City Police for Guilford Sheriff’s Office
Veteran detective Doc Lee resigns from the local police after ten years with the force and will join the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office November 1 as the sixth full time deputy in the High Point office. Traffic Officer W. T. Highfill moves to the detective division. Lee served two years four months with the Coast Guard during the war and has been in the detective division since 1939.
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Lee
C. C. Stoker
Guilford County
Highfill
Police Department
Army
Force
Coast Guard
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