Old Soldiers Home Night Turns Quixotic
Narrator Tom Bilbeck and amateur actors stage Fygmalion and Galatea at the Old Soldiers Home. Grandmother Page stalls in a storm, a chased thief is captured, and a fire interrupts the performance. Bilbeck’s car fails, and a phone call reveals a curious love triangle with Margella and Jim Cooper as the others watch in comic misfortune.
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Tom Bilbeck
Grandmother Page
Margella
Jim Coop
Anmateur Dramatic Group
Old Soldiers
Maryella
Bilbeck
Cooper
Fygmalion
Lers
Eyally
Pilk Hen“wether
Jim Cooper
Jim
Henwethers
Pilk
Tom
Mrs. Hemmingway
John
Colonel Stewart
Methodist Conference at North Wilkesboro closes two day session
The Mt. Airy district meeting ended after a two day session led by Rev. E W Fox with a powerful sermon by Rev A Gibbs. Henry Dwire spoke on Christian Stewardship. Delegates to the October High Point conference were named from Boone and Henson's Chapel in Watauga County J D Rankin J S Stanbury N L Mast. Horace Sisk re elected district lay leader. The Washington scene opened May 27 amid trading charges and partisan debate.
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High Point
Boone and Henson's Chapel
Watauga County
J. D. Rankin
J. S. Stanbury
N. L. Mast
Horace Sisk
House approves more tariff amendments before final vote
The House, in a six hour session, advanced committee changes to the tariff bill and set a final vote for tomorrow. An amendment passed 196 to 90 imposing 10 percent duty on hides, 12 to 80 percent on leather, and 20 percent on boots and shoes, while keeping these items on the free list. Several amendments remain to be acted on before an en bloc final vote.
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House
Roll call at Polish institute ends with sneezes
The scene shows a Polish institute classroom as a professor sneezes and six students spring up shouting Present, a moment of comic disruption during roll call. The judge’s aside hints at a formal audience or court-like setting impacting the casual event.
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Polish Institute
Adents
Caught in Willie's Trap Answers
A brief humorous exchange features a father correcting a boy's quip about his open mouth. The child admits, in a calm reply, that he opened it himself, prompting a light moment in an otherwise tense scene.
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Willie
Years of service in Model T Fords
The Model T remains a sturdy, economical choice with millions still in use. Ford Motor Company continues to repurpose plants to produce Model T parts and offers labor estimates for reconditions, noting parts costs are low due to its policy of small profit margins.
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Ford Motor Company
Ford
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