Buses Supply as David Yow Named Legion Leader
Asheville North Carolina September 16 AP Testimony at the Interstate Commerce Commission hearing on motor bus service notes buses creating demand railroads ignored or inadequately served. Gordon Lee of the American Car and Motor Foundry discusses taxes on bus operators and Frank Page cites buses taking under ten percent of Southern Railway traffic. Local views praise highways and bus growth in western North Carolina. In High Point David Yow elected commander of Andrew Jackson Post American Legion succeeding D C MacRae, with Paul Ingle as vice commander and R R Blackburn as chaplain. The group pledges support and plans activity for the coming year, while MacRae retires citing lack of time.
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Asheville
N. C
South
North Carolina
Interstate Commerce Commission
Gordon Lee
Tennessee
American Car and Motor Foundry Company
Frank Page
North Carolina Highway Commission
Southern Railway
R. O. Self
North Carolina Corporation
Page
T. Henry
Tri-County Development Association
Spruce Pine
N.C
Virgina
9. A. Markel
American Automobile Association
Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
D. C. MacRae
Paul Ingle
R. R. Blackburn
Yow
Judge MacRae
MacRae
Freshman Class Hoists 30 Flag at High Point College
Last night the freshman class raised a yellow bunting flag with a green 30 on Robert's hall flagpole and clogged the staff to block sophomores. They also painted other numerals around campus, some defacing property, and officials ordered their removal.
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High Point College
Robert’s Hall
Bankroll Heist On Dock As Steamer Arrives
In view of passengers on the deck of an incoming coastwise steamer, Clyde B. Falkenstein, paymaster for the Merchants and Miners Transportation Co., was blackjacked and relieved of $6,139 by four masked men. The Howard docked as spectators watched like a theater scene. Falkenstein had just parked his car after returning from a bank. The report notes Siberia's ground freezing to 100 feet.
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Philadelphia
Clyde B. Falkenstein
Merchants’ and Miners’ Transportation Co
Howard
Falkenstein
Numa Hill
MacRae
R. G. Lassiter Construction Company
Hill
Fingerprint department eyed after Gilmer's store robbery
City officials began plans to establish a fingerprint division to assist the police after a robbery at Gilmer's store. A Greensboro expert may be hired to take prints and work with plain clothes officers to pursue the culprit.
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Gilmer’s
Greensboro
Gilmer
Sea water hauled from Bay of Biscay for London aquarium tanks
The London aquarium sources sea water from the Bay of Biscay to fill its tanks. Workers load and transport the cargo, ensuring a steady supply for marine displays.
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London Roo
Bay of Biscay
Woman Fails in Second Channel Swim Attempt
Dover England Sept 17 AP Jane Darwin the mystery girl of England again failed to swim the English channel. She started from Cape Gris Nez France at 2 30 yesterday afternoon and quit at 3 30 this morning after 13 hours in the water due to bad weather. Her previous attempt on Sept 8 began from Cape Gris Nez and she was halfway across when seas grew rough and she was forced to surrender after about eight and a half hours.
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Dover
Eng
Jane Darwin
England
English Channel
Miss Darwin
Cape Gris Cris Nez
France
Cape Gris Nez
English and Welsh Cities Beyond 100000 Population
England and Wales each host 37 cities with populations over 100000, highlighting the concentration of urban centers in both regions. The figures underscore shifting demographics and regional planning implications for infrastructure and services in major cities.
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England
Wales
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David Yow
Legion
Ninn Art ET
Fuol Uuing Wicci
High Point
Johnson
Florist
City Fuel CO
Chas. F. Blake
Goodyear
Hiatt Tire Co
West High Street
Siberia
EACOH
Xuay
R. G. Lassiter Company
Baylor's, Inc
Hutchens
Department Food Store
E. Washington St
Coutumn
Ladies
Oxfords
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