Carolina Briefs Open truck season lowers jobless rate
In Raleigh Frank Grist, labor commissioner, says eastern North Carolina benefits from the truck season as unemployment drops. In Salisbury the funeral for Otis Gallimore, 34, a policeman with the Piedmont Carolinas goodwill tour, was scheduled for this afternoon after a Georgia accident.
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Aleigh
N.C
North Carolina
Frank Grist
Labor and Printing
Alisbury
N. C
Otis Gallimore
Georgia
Maryland Spring Racing Opens at Bowie with 17 Entries
Maryland's spring racing season begins at Bowie with 17 entries for a seven furlong inaugural handicap. The winner earns 5000 added money as the eastern circuit starts, with racing slated across Bowie Havre de Grace and Pimlico over 35 days. Cocoa Firet note appears as historical aside.
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Maryland
Bowie
Baltimore
Havre de Grace
Pimlico
Soft Drink Sales On Sunday Allowed By Winston Fathers
Winston-Salem Aldermen vote five two to legalize Sunday soft drink sales in the city. The ruling clarifies that vendors may operate on Sundays under local regulation and enforcement policies.
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Winston
Winston-Salem
Board of Aldermen of
Greensboro College Alumnae Meet in High Point Club
Local notices list multiple meetings including the Greensboro College Alumnae association at the Country club tomorrow at 4 PM. Other groups schedule garden club Bible class Canterbury club and Woman's club sessions with hostess calls and attendance urged.
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High Point
Greensboro College
R. T. Amos
Emerywood
Social hour features piano solo and monologue
Alma Andrews performed a piano solo followed by a witty monologue from Mary Muse. Hostesses served coffee and sandwiches during the social hour.
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Alma Andrews
Mary Muse
Local residents spend weekends at family homes
Earl Winslow visited his cousin David Walker at Archdale for the weekend. W T Kennedy and Harry X Russell family together with Carmele Lambeth enjoyed Sunday at Pinehurst and Southern Pines. Jessie L Simpson Greens boro and Harvey Mounce Camp Bragg Va visited Aunt Mrs George Smith at 1219 East Green St. Mrs G H Farrington Pennsylvania stayed with sisters L H Winslow and W J Walker. David H Parsons Jr Guilford College student passes spring holidays with parents at 614 West Farriss Ave.
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Earl Winslow
David Walker
Archdale
W. T. Kennedy
Harry X. Russell
Carmele Lambeth
Pinehurst
Southern Pines
Jessie L. Simpson
Greensboro
Harvey Mounce
Camp Bragg
George Smith
East Green Street
David H. Parsons, Jr
Guilford College
D. H. Parsons
West Farriss Avenue
Garden Planning Six Big Battles
New York April 1. Madison Square Garden plans six major outdoor bouts for the 1930 season with fixed dates for two events. Schmeling vs Shar key for the heavyweight title at Yankee Stadium on June 12 and Mandell vs Singer for the lightweight title at the same venue on July 17.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Yankee Stadium
Sammy Mandell
King
al Singer
the Garden
Jackie Fields
Jimmy McLarnin
Primo Carnera
Victorio Campolo
Triangular Debates Set For Friday in North Carolina
The high school debating union of North Carolina will hold triangular debates on April 4 in participating schools. Winners of both debates advance to the university on April 17 and 18 for the Aycock memorial cup final, debating the resolution that North Carolina should adopt a constitutional amendment to authorize property classification for taxation.
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Chapel Hill
High School Debating Union of
North Carolina
E. R. Ranking
Union
Midget Railroad Delivers Big Fruit Run
Cassville and Exter, a four and nine-tenths mile steam line in Missouri, claims the highest fruit tonnage per rail mile. Dave Dingler serves as president and engineer with James C. Ault as recorder and secretary. Mrs. Dingler is vice president.
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NEA
Cassville
United States
Cassville and
Exter
Missouri
Dave Dingler
James C. Ault
Duke Glee Club Plans Brussels Palais Royal Appearance
Duke university European alumni association has arranged for the Duke glee club to perform at the Palais Royal in Brussels during its European tour. The group of 30 members sails June 6 aboard the Coronia.
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Durham
Duke Glee Club
Palais Royal
Brussels
Europe
Duke University
Duke
Coronia
Confederate Daughters Convene District Meeting in Fayetteville
Chapters from Rae ford Rockingham Lamberton Fairmont Red Springs St. Paul Laurinburg Wagram and Fayetteville will gather for the district meeting of the United Daughters of the Confederacy in Fayetteville on April 10.
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Vu. Dp. C
Fayetteville
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Raeford
Rockingham
Lamberton
Fairmont
Red Springs
St. Paul
Laurinburg
Wagram
of the Confederacy
British breeders form group for small fur bearing animals
British breeders of small fur bearing animals plan to organize to promote their industry and coordinate activities. The move aims to unify efforts across regions and advance breeding standards.
Dougherty Re-elected President of Appalachian State Teachers College
Dr. B B Dougherty was re-elected president and W C Newland was re-elected chairman at Appalachian State Teachers College board of trustees annual meeting.
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Oone
N. C
B. B. Dougherty
Appalachian State Teachers College
W. C. Newland
Dur ham man elected NC Guernsey Breeders president
Thurman Chatham of Durham was re elected president of the North Carolina Guernsey Breeders Association at the annual spring meeting in Greensboro.
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Reensboro
N. C
Thurman Chatham
Durham
North Carolina Guernsey Breeders Association
Florida men offer coast land for North Carolina airport
Sidney O. Chase of Sanford and L. B. Skinner of Tampa propose land on North Carolina coast in Brunswick County for an airport. The General Assembly must approve the offer.
Salisbury Pink Granite Shipped To Large Centers
State Geologist H. J. Bryson says Salisbury pink granite is shipped from North Carolina to Barre Vermont Quincy Massachusetts St. Cloud Minnesota and Elberton Georgia. The stone is used to manufacture monuments and is sold to leading granite producers nationwide.
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Salisbury
Raleigh
Apr
North Carolina
H. J. Bryson
Barre
Quincy
Masgss
St. Cloud
Minn
Elberton
E. E. Randolph
State College
McCrary Undergoes a Third Operation
J A McCrary assistant cashier of the Bank of Lexington had a third operation at a local hospital after ten weeks as a patient following appendicitis surgery. His condition is reported favorable and a rapid recovery is expected.
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Lexington
J. A. McCrary
Bank of Lexington
From cripple to watchmaker Welmer Shepherd gains sight of new life
Welmer Shepherd of Clifton North Carolina, once a helpless paralytic at three, walked upright in 14 months after braces and crutches. The Spencer Jewelry Company taught him watchmaking in eight months, with Mr Kneeburg guiding him. He now travels a quarter mile twice daily to work, grateful for state rehabilitation support. The program aids hundreds of amputees and mobility-impaired citizens through the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction.
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State Rehabilitation Service
Spencer Jewelry Company
Mr. Kneeburg
Southern Railway
Welmer
North Carolina
Vocational Rehabilitation Service
State Department of Public Instruction
The Church Wedding Returns as Fashionable Rite
The piece argues for church weddings for moral, aesthetic, and practical reasons. It notes lower cost, better setting, larger seating, and social visibility, praising church decorum and the minister's comparable fees to home ceremonies. It concludes church or home ceremonies can regain tasteful prominence.
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D. E. Hinkle
West Russell Street
Charles
Verna Winslow
Dot Lowe
Nelly Lowe
Juanita Winslow
Mozelle Gaddis
Ellen Hobby
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Margaret Turner
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Vivian Hauser
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James Jarrell
Leon Stinson
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Clarence Prince
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Johnson Street
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Country Club
Leaksville
G. W. Clark
Julia Gold Clark
John L. Woodberry
Louisville
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Kentucky
Democratic Club of
A. T. Wishart
Main
Eet
G. H. Farrington
Pennsylvania
City
L. H. Winslow
W. J. Walker
McCrary
Suez Canal
NEA Service, Inc
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Hollywood
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Anna R. Goodman
Sheraton Hotel
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