Hyde One Of Last Of Old Time Rail Engineers
John T. Hyde, 61, longtime HPT&D railroad engineer from Bryson City to High Point, recalls a career shaping the line from early steam to diesel. He recounts wrecks, near misses, and a life of service with Lillie Newton by his side, praising Kirkman and Dutton while longing for the steam whistle.
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Hpt&D’s Hyde
Leon Burnett
Winter Co Oe
Gane Mountains
Thomasville
Denton
Iron Horse
John T. Hyde
HPT &D
Hyde
Spry
Silat
Bryson City
Asheville
Black Mountain
Blue E
Mt. Milan
America
Army Engineers
Hpt&d
High Rock Station
High Point
Lillie Newton
Ruth
Chapel Hill
Eugene Glenn
Joe
John Hyde
Gene
O. Arthur) Kirkman
L. B. Dutton
NineYearOld Burns Neighbor's Home in California Arson Case
Arson investigators say a year old boy has admitted burning down his neighbor's ten thousand dollar home in North Hollywood California. The Young residence was burned last Saturday while Mr and Mrs Aaron Young and their children were away. Juvenile court filing proceeds in Van Nuys.
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North Hollywood
Calif
Aaron Young
van Nuys
Legion Plans Veterans Day Activities In City and Schools
The American Legion asks city and county governments to raise flags at City Hall and courthouse and urges schools to observe a minute of silence at 11 am on Veterans Day. It offers flags and training to schools and asks homes and businesses to display flags and ring whistles at 11 am.
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High Point
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Legion
J. W. Morgan
Main St
Wil
WMFR
Morgan
Hurricane Hazel Worst Catastrophe in North Carolina History
Wilmington report estimates Hurricane Hazel caused at least 19 deaths and multitudes of property losses across coastal towns from Morehead City to the South Carolina line. Beach resorts suffered tens of millions in damage with hundreds of buildings destroyed or damaged. Carolina Beach and Wrightsville Beach reported the heaviest losses.
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Wilmington
N.C
Hazel
North Carolina
Morehead City
South Carolina Line
Brunswick County
New Hanover
Carolina Beach
Carolina
Wightsville Beach
Wrightsville Beach
New Topsail Beach
Byrnes Endorses Thurmond Write-In Bid
Gov. James Byrnes backed former Gov. Strom Thurmond for the U S Senate as a write-in candidate in the November 2 election. He said he would cast a write-in vote and criticized the state Democratic committee’s nomination of Barnwell as the nominee after the Sept. 3 deadline. Byrnes urged a primary to fill the seat left by Burnet R. Maybank and argued no time remained for a legal primary.
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Columbia
S.C
James F. Byrnes
U.S. Senate
Strom Thurmond
Byrnes
Thurmond
Edgar A. Brown
Barnwell
Brown
Democratic Executive Committee
South Carolina
U. S
Burnet R. Maybank
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Legion Maps
Jamestown
Sbove
Garner Mikels
Jamestown High
S. J. Garner
Kivett Drive
Barbara
Siler City
Heritage Furniture Co
Atlantic
Atlantic Building & Loan Association
Building & Loan Assn
Washington ST
North State
Randleman
Teletronix
Westinghouse
Teletronix, Inc
N. Main ST
Eletronix
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