North Carolina buyers push into Reading hosiery machinery market
North Carolina manufacturers who recently purchased about 300 seamless hosiery machines from Reading area mills have sent agents to solicit further second hand gear. They seek only modern machines in good condition, aiming to flood the market with cheaper goods and curb Northern production, causing concern among local manufacturers about long term competition and job losses.
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Reading
North Carolina
Wnh
North Carolinias
Farmers Own and Operate Over a Quarter of Motor Trucks
Twenty six percent of all motor trucks are owned and operated by farmers, indicating strong agricultural vehicle ownership and operation within rural communities.
Going Hollywood at Paramount with Marion Davies
Lavish sets costumes and musical numbers promise nationwide hits. Marion Davies stars opposite Bing Crosby in Going Hollywood a Cosmopolitan picture at the Paramount Friday and Saturday. Donald Ogden Stewart wrote the story and dialogue with Arthur Freed and Nacio Herb Brown on music. Albertina Rasch arranged the dance ensembles while Bing Crosby provides crooning. Also showing is the all color cartoon Funny Little Bunnies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Marion Davies
Cosmopolitan
Bing Croaby
Paramount
Donald Ogden Stewart
Arthur Freed
Nacio Herb Brown
Albertina Rasch
Bing Crosby
This Side of Heaven at Rialto Wednesday
MGM presents This Side of Heaven at the Rialto Theatre on Wednesday. Lionel Barrymore stars with Fay Bainter Mae Clarke Tom Brown Una Merkel in a family drama based on Marjorie Bartholomew Paradis. The plot centers on a man wrongly implicated in embezzlement and the intertwining romances and ambitions of his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Rialto Theatre
Marjorie Bartholomew Paradis
Lionel Barrymore
Fay Bainter
Mae Clarke
Tom Brown
Una Merkel
Playmakers Receive Rockefeller Gift to Advance New Works
The Carolina Playmakers at the University of North Carolina were awarded 7500 by the Rockefeller Foundation to support original plays. Prof. Frederick H. Koch announced the grant during a state drama festival in Chapel Hill as contest results were to be announced that night.
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Chapel Hill
Carolina Playmakers
University of North Carolina Dramatic Organization
Rockefeller Foundation
Frederick H. Koch
The
Carolina Dramatic Association
Morgan Made Head of Dramatic Group At Carolina Meet
The Carolina Dramatic Association elected W. K. Morgan of Biltmore Junior College as president and Rosalyn Nix Gilbert of Durham as vice president. Executive committee members include W. H. Shaw, Mrs. Florence Busbee, Miss Bonnie Wengert, Miss Catherine Gaston, Miss Helen Hodges, Miss Laura Winston, Mrs. J. C. Wilson, Walter Spearman, and H. C. Peele. Frederick H. Kock named president ex officio. Irene Fuerier secretary treasurer. Morgan succeeds Frank Webster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Carolina Dramatic Association
W. K. Morgan
Biltmore Junior College
Rosalyn Nix Gilbert
Durham
W. H. Shaw
Broughton High School
Raleigh
Florence Busbee
Catawba
Bonnie Wengert
Mars Hill
Catherine Gaston
Lenoir
Helen Hodges
Rockingham
Laura Winston
Paw Creek
J. C. Wilson
Zebulon
Walter Spearman
Charlotte
H. C. Peele
Conway
Frederick H. Kock
University of North Carolina
Mra
Irene Fuesier
Association
M. Gruman
Samuel Selden
Harry Davis
Oramae Davis
W. R. Taylor
The
Womans College
Morgan
Frank Webster
Southern Pines
Civil sietches per capita ownership outpace Europe
The per capita ownership of civil sietches in the United States, excluding transport machines, is more than twice that of any European country.
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United States
Dudley High Wins Memorial Cup in Negro Inter High Debate
Dudley Memorial High School of Greensboro won the 1934 Negro Inter-High School Debate final against Highland High School of Gastonia, preserving the negative on the question The chain store system is harmful to the best interests of the American people. The Dudley team includes Catherine Lynes James Turner and Lemon Mayfield alternates. Highland's team features Nettla Jones Marshall Cabiness and Robert Hardin alternates. The match was held at A and T College with Twelfth schools entering. Dr F D Bluford presented the memorial cup. Music provided by Penn Glee Club Florence A singers and the Dudley Glee club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dudley High School
Dudley Memorial High School
Greensboro
Highland High School
Gastonia
Dudley Memorial Auditorium
T. College
Highland
Dudley High
Catherine Lynes
James Turner
Lemon Mayfield
Nettla Jones
Marshall Cabiness
Robert Hardin
Deley Boger
High Pont
William Penn
Howard University
F. D. Bluford
William Penn Glee Club
Florence A. Singers
Dudley Glee Club
Hoh Green
Bob Green
High Point
Jule Loftin
Leonard Street
Hopewell
Randolph County
Ladies’ Aid Circle No
St. Mark
St. Mark Church
Ola Pebbles
East High Street
Jes
J. W. Hairston
Asheville
F R. Mason
Iver Donnell
Durham
Ella Donnell Payne
Fairview Street
Payne
Dubois Faduma
King’s Mountain
Faduma
Lincoln Academy
Gandson
Dubois
W. E. Picks, Jr
Hart-Mock
George Mock
Mangum Avenue
Magolia Lauretta
Willis H. Hart
Point
J. EB. Melton
J. BE. Melton
J. E. Melton
Calvary Baptist Church
Vail Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Glee Club
William Penn High School
WBIG
Ocettes
Virginia Union University
Richmond
Girls’ League
E. G. Cobb
Iyoodlene I. Gray
Rview Street School
Fannie Mason
St. Mark’s
M. E. Shurch
Canadian auto exports rise 39 percent in value
Canadian exports of automotive products increased in value by 39 percent last year compared with 1932. The rise reflects higher demand and improved export performance for the sector.
Oysters Planted in North Carolina Waters
North Carolina leads with a pioneering oyster rehabilitation program using civil works. Captain L W Nelson supervised planting of 711 425 bushels across eight counties at a cost of 56368 dollars. Carteret county tops with 388 889 bushels and projections suggest a harvest above 2 000 000 bushels in two years.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Civil Works
CWA
R. Bruce Etheridge
Department of Conservation and Development
Aptain L. W. Nelson
H. F. Prytherch
United States Bureau of Fisheries
Beaufort
John A. Nelson
Carteret County
Dare
Pamlico
Hyde
Brunewick
Onslow
Pender
New Hanover
Electrician Uses Cat In Business Idea Fails Patent Claim
In Kinston an electrician Long recounts a plan using a cat to thread a wire through a long building in Goldsboro. He cannot patent the idea as it is deemed not patentable and may be free for others to use. Long hopes to train a cat for a formal recognition.
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Electrician
Kinston
Long
Goldsboro
Optometrists To Attend State Convention Clinic
Local optometrists Dr. Nat Walker and Dr. A. P. Staley will attend the North Carolina State Optometric convention and graduate clinic in Raleigh at the Sir Walter hotel April 9 10 and 11. Dr. A M Skeffington of Chicago directs the Graduate Clinic Foundation of Optometry and will lead the clinics. Dr. Charles Sheard of Mayo Clinic Rochester will give a principal educational address.
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Nat Walker
A. P. Staley
North Carolina
Raleigh
Sir Walter Hotel
A. M. Skeffington
Chicago
Graduate Clinic
Foundation of Optometry
Charles Sheard
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Guilford Included In Allotment of 36 CCC Camps
Washington reports 36 Civilian Conservation Corps camps for the third enrollment period from April to September. Six new camps are added in North Carolina with assignments in Scotland Carteret Anson and Guilford counties. Two camps are set near the Great Smoky Mountains in Tennessee.
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Washington
Civilian Conservation Corps
North Carolina
Robert Fechner
Scotland
Carteret
Anson
Guilford
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Gatlinburg
Tenn
Guiliford
Fort Macon State Park
Cranfords Observe 50th Wedding Anniversary
ASHEBORO April 9 Mr and Mrs Charles W Cranford will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on April 10. An informal reception will be held at the Cranford home on Miller Street between 3 and 5 p m. No cards are issued but friends are invited to call.
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Asheboro
Charles W Grt
Cranford
Miller Street
Viva Villa Lives Up to Hype as Entertaining Oath of Outlaw
Hollywood reviews Viva Villa praising Wally Beery as Pancho Villa and Leo Carrillo as his lieutenant while noting the film exaggerates history for entertainment. Stuart Erwin shines as the reporter replacing Lee Tracy. Rumors about Ruth Chatterton and George Brent’s split hint at continued tabloid interest in movie stars.
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Dan Thomas
NEA Service
Hollywood
Viva Villa
Lee Tracy
Pancho Villa
Tn Fletion
Villa
Mexico
Wally Beery
Leo Carrillo
Stuart Erwin Fo
Mexico City
Erwin
Tracy
Ruth Chatterton
George Brent
Ruth
Ralph Forbes
Forbes
Hollywood Plot Reuse Proves Still Fresh in Industry
In a lively summary of industry chatter, Earl Carroll supports the enduring plot of an understudy rising to fame when a star misses a performance. Clive Brook extols starting at the top, while Phillips Holmes debunks death rumors and Connie Talmadge impresses as the best-dressed sportswoman at Palm Springs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollywood
Earl Caroll
Carroll
Lucemi
Clive Brook
Euch
Brook
London
Phillips Holmes
Constance Talmadge
Connie
Sporswoman
Palm Springs
Lovejoy To Address N. C. Social Service Conference
Owen R. Lovejoy secretary of the New York Children's Aid Society will be the keynote speaker at the North Carolina social service conference in Raleigh. The three day meeting runs April 29 to May 1 with Duke University Dean Justin Miller delivering the president's address and Governor Ehringhaus giving greetings. Lovejoy will discuss The Child In the New Deal.
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Raleigh
Owen R., Lovejoy
New York
Seagrove School to Be Rebuilt After Fire
Randolph county board of education voted to rebuild Seagrove school after a fire two weeks earlier. Classes currently operate in churches and vacant stores while the new building is prepared. the county provides chairs and coordinates reconstruction.
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Asheboro
Randolph County Board of Education
Seagrove
Schoo ‘S
County Board of Educaton
Barnett Circus to Visit High Point Wednesday
Barnett Bros Big Three Ring Circus brings an afternoon and evening shows to High Point next Wednesday with a parade through town. Rocere sisters perform on a tight wire and Baby Della the elephant walks a tight wire. Professor Ira Haynes leads the concert band. doors open one hour before each show at 8 p.m.
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High Point
Barnett Bros, Big Three Ring Circus
Barnett Bros
Wagate
Barrett Bros. Circus
United Tes
Rocere Sisters
United States
Baby Della
Connie Rogers
Barnett Broa
Ira Haynes
Doore
Leviness Drops Out of Sixth District Congress Race
Greensboro attorney Charlies T. Leviness withdrew from the Democratic race for Congress in North Carolina's sixth district leaving incumbent Rep William B. Umstead of Durham as the sole candidate. The district includes Guilford Alamance Orange and Durham counties and Republicans have yet to nominate a candidate.
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Greensboro
Charlies T. Leviness
Congress
William B. Umstead
Durham
LeVincess
Umstead
Guilford
Alamance
Orange
Gasoline Cost Averages 1933 At 17.82 Cents A Gallon
The article notes that the average price paid by consumers for gasoline in 1933 was 17.82 cents per gallon, reflecting era fuel costs.
Aeronautical Trade Shares Peak Abroad in Last Year
In the past year airplane sales abroad absorbed 33.8 percent of total aeronautical product production while engine sales accounted for 15.0 percent.
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Kerr
Kerr Glass Manufacturing Corporation
J. W. McCary
Heaven
Rialto
Carolina Meet
Colored News
N. C. Waters
Cranfords
New Villa
Leviness
Russia
Welch Field
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