Civitan honors Edison during weeklong tribute
Members of the Civitan club observed the 50th anniversary of the electric light invention with a program at the Sheraton Hotel. Prof. L R Johnston of High Point High School presented a life sketch of Edison while Lyle Ormsbee of Lions International spoke on civic clubs. The luncheon preceded the meeting at 12 15.
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Thomas A. Edison
Civitan Club
Edison
L. R. Johnston
High Point High School
Johnston
Mr. Edison
Civitans
Lyle Ormsbee
Lions International
Chicago
W. F. Bailey
Mr. Ormsbee
Sheraton Hotel
Wanted Boy to Deliver Complaints After School
Help needed for a boy over 12 with a bicycle wheel to carry complaints after school. Apply Circulation Manager at The High Point Enterprise.
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High Point Enterprise
Flashes Of Life Parallel in Swiss Hair Tax Debate
In Altford Switzerland bobbed heads faced a 12 cent annual tax on hair and many women refused to pay daring authorities to enforce. Deputies postponed action seeking style changes. Paris reports Freed men over 30 urged whiskers as a national type with de Valeffe arguing against standardization.
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Altford
Switzerland
Paris
Maurice de Valeffe
Elegantiarum
Midi
M. de Valeffe
Young designer Alfred Stern eyes a career in design
New York born Alfred Stern, 13, earns five cents per dozen as royalty for handkerchief designs featuring giraffes clowns soldiers and funny faces sold by a Paris manufacturer. The handkerchief fad boosts his prospects while he dreams of becoming a stage designer.
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New York
Aifred Stern
Paris
Alfred
Night School Dean Attacks Law School Association
Gleason L. Archer of Suffolk Law School charged that the American Bar Association's legal education section is controlled by the Association of Law Schools and that the College Association uses the general body as a stalking horse. He said plans to restrict bar admission to those who complete specified work in accredited law schools would bar many Americans unable to attend college.
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Memphis
Tenn
American Bar Association
Association of Law Schools
General Association
College Association
Gleason L
Customs Agents Rescued After Three Days Adrift
Three U S Border Patrol agents aboard the Tip Top were adrift off Key West for three days after fuel ran low. A Coast Guard patrol boat located them and towed the craft into Key West for safety.
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Miami
Fla
United States Border Patrol
Tip Top
Key West
Coast Guard
Pretty Young Wife Ends Life With Gas
Rocky Mount, Oct 22. The body of Mrs. Gordon C. Bent a 21 year old wife of a local tire store manager was found in the kitchen of her home at 809 Marigold street shortly after midnight. Gas from the stove had caused her death according to Dr H Lee Large city health officer. A note on the kitchen table gave feeding directions for her baby but did not explain the motive. The husband was away and will return about midnight. An inquest by Coroner J E L Thomas will be held with indications of domestic troubles as the cause.
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Rocky Mount
Gordon C. Bent
G. C. Bent
Marigold Street
H. Lee Large
Large
Bent
Wilson
N. C
H. W. Rankin
War Declared On Slot Machines In City
Chief of Police K A McGhee declares war on all slot machines citywide. Officers have told owners to lock machines and keep them secured while monitoring venues that house them. A large number of machines exist in drugstores and grocers, but potential enforcement actions remain unclear.
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K. A. McGhee
Chief McGhee
German Bible Printed in Frankfort 1665 Donated to Huntington College
A German Bible printed at Frankfort on the Rhine in 1665 was presented to Manchester ecology college at Huntington, Indiana.
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Frankfort
Rhine
Manchester Ecollege
Huntington
Ind
North Carolina Second in U S Active Spindle Hours for Sept
North Carolina ranked second in the United States for active spindle hours in September with 1,777,094,725 hours. South Carolina led with 1,793,532,399 hours and also posted the highest average hours per spindle. Tennessee led in average hours per spindle in place, while North Carolina and Alabama tied for third in that metric.
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Washington
North Carolina
United States
Department of Commerce
South Carolina
Tennessee
Alabama
September spindle activity at 104 percent capacity
The report states 8 881 178.0 units and an activity rate of 8.88 days per day yielding 36 225 811 spindles operated in September. This reflects 104.0 percent capacity on a single shift basis.
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