LaGuardia Urges Global Move to Metric Weights
World War experience highlighted the need for standard weights and measures as Major Fiorella LaGuardia urges the metric system. He telegraphed the World Trade Club of San Francisco promising support for its campaign to adopt metric standards worldwide, noting translation errors and delays caused by varied systems.
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San Francisco
Fiorella LaGuardia
New York
Air Service
United States
Major LaGuardia
World Trade Club of
Caus
World Trade Club
Southern Public Utilities Announces 20 to 30 Percent Pay Hikes
Wage increases ranging from 20 to 30 percent for all street railway motormen and conductors on the company's lines in Charlotte Winston-Salem Greenville S C and Anderson S C effective tomorrow were announced today.
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Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Greetville
S. C
Anderson, S. C
Southern Public Utilities Company
Dewey Street to Abolish Surface Closets Pending Water Service
City officials investigate plans to replace surface closets on Dewey Street once water and sewer lines are provided. High Point will install an automatic telephone system costing about 75000 dollars to improve service. Residents expect quicker dial access with no delays.
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Dewey Street
High Point
South
News from Old Trinity and Local Happenings
Mr. Marshal Bullard and family from Gainesville Florida visit the Parker House on College street. A protracted meeting likely to last several days. Miss Laura Royals improving after hospital stay in High Point. Thieves damaged Mitchells watermelon perch, hoping culprits are caught. Jim White of Fairview in town on business. Miss Irene Payne visits Raleigh after staying with relatives. Mrs Charlotte Barker of High Point, formerly Miss Charlotte Rice of Thomasville, visits. Miss Bertie Welborn returns home from Moore's Springs for the summer.
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Marshal Bullard
Gainesville
Fla
Parker House
College Street
Laura Royals
High Point
Mitchell
Jim White
Fairview
Irene Payne
Raleigh
Charlotte Barker
Barker
Charlotte Rice
Thomasville
Bertie Welborn
Moore’s Springs
Dixie Dairying plant opens with pasteurized milk brand
The Dixie Dairying plant began business Monday selling clarified and pasteurized high grade milk at 18c a quart in book amount. A labor union is being organized here.
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Dixie Dairying
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Efird's Store
North Main St
High Point, N. C
Solomon Robinowitz
Washington St
OLD Trinity
June Caprice
Creighton Hale
Albert Capellani
Building Scorn Association
Wachovia Bank & Trust
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