Showing posts with label newspaper. Show all posts
Showing posts with label newspaper. Show all posts
Saturday, January 18, 2014
Thursday, March 15, 2012
Minnie King White's Car Wreck; October 08, 1981 in Franklinton, NC
"She's lucky to be alive," said engineer, E.B. Horne.
Not only is she alive - she's completely unscathed. Mrs. Minnie King White of Chavis St., Franklinton walked away unharmed from what has to be the most un-tragic car-train collision in history.
Thursday, Oct. 1, at approximately 2:35 p.m., Mrs. White was on her way home, heading west on East Mason St., when an eastbound Seaboard freight train appeared from behind an obscuring hedge. Mrs. White had the presence of mind to turn quickly to the right, according to investigating Officer Jackie Stroud, and this combined with the fact that the train was moving only at about 10 mph, probably saved her life. The act of turning the car to the right, said Stroud, prevented a head-on collision and caused the train to merely sideswipe the driver's side of the car.
Although the car, in Stroud's opinion, was a total loss, Mrs. White drove it home after the accident.
Caption: Hedge, right, hides approaching trains from drivers on East Mason St. in Franklinton.
Monday, March 12, 2012
Wake County Book Mobile N&O Article
News and Observer, Raleigh, NC
Date: Unknown
New Bookmobile Here - Raleigh and Wake County's two large public libraries yesterday were displaying their two brand new bookmobiles, both of the new walk-through type. Above, the Olivia Raney Library machine, with Mrs. George W. White and Mrs. Exum Wood entering. Below, the Richard B. Harrison traveling library for Negroes, with Mrs. Mollie H. Lee, librarian, and Mrs. Inez Peebles, driver.
Raleigh Times, Raleigh, NC
Date: Monday, July 25th, 1966
Big Wheel for petite India....took 15 years to prefect driving skill.
Date: Unknown
New Bookmobile Here - Raleigh and Wake County's two large public libraries yesterday were displaying their two brand new bookmobiles, both of the new walk-through type. Above, the Olivia Raney Library machine, with Mrs. George W. White and Mrs. Exum Wood entering. Below, the Richard B. Harrison traveling library for Negroes, with Mrs. Mollie H. Lee, librarian, and Mrs. Inez Peebles, driver.
Raleigh Times, Raleigh, NC
Date: Monday, July 25th, 1966
Big Wheel for petite India....took 15 years to prefect driving skill.
You'd never know it was a Bookmobile
...India gives advice on how to prevent sliding books to city bookmobile driver, Mrs. Lena Dix (left)...
India White's notecard on call numbers.
1960 Raleigh City Directory.
Author: Hill Directory Company.
Volume: 1960
Subject: Raleigh (N.C.)--Directories.
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
Volume: 1960
Subject: Raleigh (N.C.)--Directories.
Publisher: Hill Directory Co.
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