North Carolina liquor bills spark fight in 1939 Assembly
In Raleigh 1939 General Assembly debates wet and dry measures with 48 new bills. The Quinn mail order liquor bill passes House but dies in Senate. A compromise allows counties to refuse on premise wine sales and bans Sunday sales in multiple counties. A Moore County measure would curb sale of alcohol in medicines.
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North Carolina
General Assembly
Friends of Liquor Control
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Duplin
House
Senate
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Orange
Joint Finance Committee
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Ashe
Jackson
House Finance Committee
Alexander
Robeson
McDowell
Yadkin
Wilkes
Sampson
Greene
Montgomery
Transylvania
Randolph
Chatham
Alamance
Clay
Madison
Pender
Avery
Aulander
Clegg Moore
Moore County
New Kernersville Pastor Clyde Glossom Present at Sunday Services
Clyde W. Glossom installed as pastor of Kernersville Baptist Church with 11 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. services. Congregation welcomes him after unanimous call. Parsonage repairs near completion with reception planned. Odell Corum begins building a modern residence on Kernersville High Point road. Residents attend Guilford County singers convention. C B Way Jr. performs. J W Cooke and wife relocate from Siler City to Kernersville. Cooke joins Central Carolina Telephone Co.
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Kernersville
Clyde W. Glossom
Kernersville Baptist Church
Cherry Street
Odell Corum
High Point Road
Guilford County Singers
Greensboro
C. B. Way, Jr
J. W. Cooke
Siler City
Cooke
Central Carolina Telephone Company
Franklin and Marshall athlete hospitalized after swallowing fish
Lancaster reports Franklin and Marshall College athlete George Rabb, who swallowed six live goldfish two weeks ago, remains in hospital for observation as doctors assess his intestinal troubles.
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Lancaster
Franklin and Marshal College
George Rabb
Action, once London’s Laundry Hub, Now 270 Factories
Action, a district in London that once housed over 300 laundries, has shifted to 270 factories in other businesses. The area was formerly known as the “laundry of London.”
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Action
London
Laundry of
Garden Pictures Dominate Spring Photo Contest
The Enterprise photo contest closes Friday after noon with entries from amateur photographers in High Point. Garden bloom shots predominate among eligible photos, with no submission limit. First prize is 3 dollars, three prizes of 1 dollar, and winners to be announced in Sundays issue. Entrants must attach name, address, location, and camera data on a back slip and send to the Photo Contest Editor by April 7 at 4 pm.
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Enterprise
High Point
South’s problems key to American security says Jonathan Daniels
Jonathan Daniels editor of the Raleigh News and Observer told UNC’s Human Relations Institute that the South is America’s top economic problem and its security hinges on solving Southern issues. He warned Dixie must move beyond its old confines and noted North cannot ignore Southern tensions without new conflict.
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Chapel Hill
Jonathan Daniels
Raleigh News and Observer
South
America
Daniels
University of North Carolina
Human Relations Institute
Dixie
Red Hills
Fort Sumter
Mason and
Dixon
Miss Jeanie Winslow Passes After Illness
Miss Jeanie Winslow age and address, of High Point, died after a two week illness. She was daughter of the late Henry and Mollie Winslow and moved to High Point years ago. Survivors include two brothers and three sisters. Funeral services at Mount Vernon Methodist Church with burial in Mount Vernon Cemetery conducted by multiple pastors.
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Kent Green Street
Miss Winslow
Henry and
Mollie Saunders Winslow
High Point
Calvary Methodist Church
Robert R. Winslow
Jamestown
Glenn B. Winslow
O. N. Knight
Guilford College
Elma Winslow
Ida Winslow
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
RE. L. Kirk
Kernersville
Kernersville, Rev. 8S. M. Needham of Greensboro, and Rev. Paul R. Taylor
Trinity
Mount Vernon Cemetery
Fish Color Vision Questioned Color Blindness Debate
A note discusses whether fish perceive colors, proposing they distinguish colors only as shades of gray. The piece suggests color vision in fish may be limited, with implications for understanding aquatic perception.
Fitts Enters Sanford Mayoral Race Against Williams
W H Fitts announced in Sanford today that he will oppose Mayor Warren R Williams for re election. The announcement signals a contested mayoral race in the city with Williams seeking a new term.
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Sanford
W H. Fitts
Warren R. Williams
Recreation Work Urged by National Body Sponsor
H A Mills of the National Recreation Association urged local members to back recreation activities citing a Saturday Evening Post editorial on education and recreation as security against various evils. The 1938 review notes trends toward varied facilities and efficient use, with cities adding floodlights for night play to maximize existing resources.
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H. A. Millis
High Point
National Recreation Association
Saturday Evening Post
State Highway Appeal Deliberations Over Damages Award
Testimony began in Bakersville on the appeal of a 27111.32 dollar award by the State Highway and Public Works Commission to the Switzerland Company for land condemned for the Blue Ridge Parkway right of way. Judge Wilson Warlick presides. a three member jury was seated. prior report valued damages at 34000 dollars with 50000 dollar requested.
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State Highway and Public Works Commission
Switzerland Company
Little Switzerland
Blue Ridge Parkway
Wilson Warlick
Newton
Recreation groups call for multi use hard surface courts
The association notes progress in public recreation but only about one third of city children ages five to fifteen have neighborhood playground access. It cites shortages in teen playfields and athletic facilities as well as a ten percent adequacy in directors and supervisors at playground and community centers.
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Association
Charlottean Elected U N C Alumni Head
Charles W. Tillett of Charlotte elected president of the University of North Carolina Alumni Association by mail ballot. He succeeds former Governor J. C. B. Ehringhaus of Raleigh. State Senator Fred J. Sutton of Kinston named first vice president and W. A. Blount of New York second vice president. Directors include George Stephens Asheville and Dr. Ed Hudgins Greensboro. Dr. Foy Roberson Durham re elected to Athletic Council.
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Chapel Hill
Charles W. Tillett
Charlotte
University of North Carolina Alumni Association
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Raleigh
Fred J. Sutton
Kinston
W. A. Blount
New York
George Stephens
Asheville
Ed Hudgins
Greensboro
Foy Roberson
Durham
Athletic Council
Fayetteville Invites FDR To Celebration
Fayetteville plans a Sesqui Centennial celebration for North Carolina ratification of the federal constitution on Nov 21. John A. Oates leads the arrangements and says Postmaster General James A. Farley will be asked to issue a commemorative stamp. The event marks 200 years since the Upper Cape Fear settlement by the Scotch, Tennessee cession, UNC chartering, and the Grand Lodge meeting.
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Fayetteville
Roosevelt
North Carolina
John A. Oates
James A. Farley
Upper
Cape Fear
Tennessee
University of North Carolina
Grand Lodge of Masons
North Carolina Women To Attend English Conference
Twenty two North Carolina women will attend the Associated Country Women of the World meeting in London from May 30 to June 10. Delegates include twelve farm women and ten extension specialists and home demonstration agents. They will tour English farming areas June 12 to June 19 before returning.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Associated Country Women of the World
London
England
Ruth Current
N. C. State College Extension Service
Pull the Trigger on Lazy Bowels and Pepsin-ize Stomach
Drug advertisement promoting Dr Caldwell's Laxative Senna with Syrup Pepsin. Claims it relieves constipation and stomach distress by awakening bowels and dissolving undigested protein. Encourages purchase at drugstores and highlights family friendly taste.
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Dr. Caldwell
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