Unusual China Doll Rescued by Pan American Captain
Captain Vaughan of Pan American Airways saved a drowning Chinese girl on the Yangtse River when thousands watched. Months later a police bill arrived for board of the rescued soul, with Esso manager R. C. Oertel noted as a veteran pilot who has flown 3,000 hours.
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C. &. Vaughan
Pan American Airways
Vaughan
Hongkong
SNR A
Wahnsien
Yangtse
Anaghan
China
Captain Vaughan
Vaughans
Wahneien
R. C. Oertel
Esso
Death of Thomas J. Nunn in White Sulphur Springs
Thomas Jefferson Nunn aged 69 died at the Jessups home June 16 after long illness from heart trouble. Born July 2, 1871 in Stokes County, son of William and Myra Nunn, he married Evelyn Cooke in 1893. Survived by widow, three children, eighteen grandchildren, six great grandchildren, five brothers and four sisters. Funeral held at Brown Mountain Church Tuesday at 2 PM.
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White Sulphur Springs
Thomas Jefferson Nunn
R. P. Jessup
Mr. Nunn
Stokes County
William Nunn
Myra Martha Nunn
Evelyn Cooke
Brown Mountain
Stokes
Route 5
R. L. Collins
Westfield
St. W
Ed Nunn
Yadkin
R. P. Nunn
Mount Airy
Andrew Cooke
Nan Smith
Sally Mitchell
Pinacle
Fannie Owens
Los Angeles
California
Speed Is Chief Traffic Killer on North Carolina Roads
Highway Safety Division figures show five of six traffic deaths in the first four months were in rural areas and small towns. Director Ronald Hocutt cites speed as the main factor, noting open highways produce more fatalities than congested city streets. He urges drivers to leave earlier and drive slower to live longer.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Ronald Hocutt
Hocutt
Paint Now Pay Later Promotion
Local retailer advertises a paint sale with no down payment and monthly payments. The brief notice emphasizes affordability and installment terms.
Docket Reports Drunk and Disorderly Cases Dominate Session
The medium docket heard Monday led by 13 drunk and disorderly cases in the recorder’s court. Judge H H Lewellyn sentenced Cephas Bennett to six months on the roads, appealed and released on a $300 bond. Several defendants faced fines, costs, or jail terms, with others appealing to higher courts or paying bonds.
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Recorders Court
H. H. Lewellyn
Cephas Bennett
Jack Abbott
Martin Memorial Hospital
Frank Cook
Walter Dawson
Ella Allen
Leonard Steele
Maria Patterson
Hiram Clement
Robert Richardson
Floyd Lawson
Joe Hawks
Howard Richardson
Arthur Flippin
Jesse L. Thomas
Javan Kidd
Earl J. McFarland
Ernest Brindle
Edgar Johnson
Clyde Monday
Oliver Penn
Robert Goins
Haymore Memorial B T U To Award Diplomas
Graduates of the Haymore Memorial Baptist Church Baptist Training Union Study Course will receive diplomas and awards at the evening worship hour Sunday June 23. Those to be congratulated include Lester Vaughn Florence Wagoner Franklin Martin Ruby Wagoner and Raymond Lanier.
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Baptist Training Union
Haymore Memorial Baptist Church
Dilan
Lester Vaughn
Florence Wagoner
Franklin Martin
Ruby Wagoner
Raymond Lanier
Seek New Life On Tropical Isle
A group of 21 people from Pasadena California plans to move to an uninhabited tropical island. They aim to establish a temporary camp with electric lighting and radio and later build permanent homes and a broadcasting station. R C Irvine leads the project with his wife and four children, supported by James Lake and his wife who own the island.
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Pasadena
Cal
R. C. Irvine
James Lake
Three-year-old boy freed after leg wedged in sewer pipe
Chicago reports a three-year-old Ralph Gunderson injured when his leg became tightly wedged in a sewer pipe while the boy squirmed for help. Firemen and residents assisted in freeing him and treating minor injuries.
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Chicago
Ralph Gunderson
Lee
Arts and Cross Guild Aids Red Cross Effort
Mount Airy arts group met at Mrs. L. P. Wrenn residence to plan cross relief work. The gathering focused on tasks for ongoing Red Cross relief needs and community aid during the crisis.
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Arts and Cross Guild
Red Cross
Mount Airy
Notice of resale in Pilot Mountain property sale
W R Badgett as administrator announces a resale of lots 6 7 6 and 9 on Main Street Pilot Mountain NC fronting 105 feet under an order by FP T Llewellyn Clerk of Superior Court Surry County following due advertisement. A 5 percent deposit of the high bid is required on sale day. June 6 1940.
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FP. T. Llewellyn
Superior Court
Surry County
W. R. Badgett
Daniel
Pilot Mountain
N. C
Main Street
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T. J. Nunn
R. M. Reynolds
John Pruett
Pruett
Speed
Sherwin-Williams
P. Cation Ague
Fetngueeler
Sherwin-Williams Paints
John H. Midkiff
Boy
Cross
Marion
Cora Fuppin
Ada King
Rts
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