Deluge of oratory in state Monday sparks high school contest
North Carolina braces for district oratorical contests Monday night in Raleigh and six other towns. About fifty or more high school juniors vie for state honors and three cash prizes while aiming for national and international finals. The Raleigh event, 9:30 p.m., at Hugh Morson auditorium, features Eugene Spivey among Wake district winners.
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North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Washington
Goldsboro
Henderson
Winston-Salem
Hugh Morson
The
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Wake
Eugene Spivey
Billie Cree
Carey
Leonidas Smith
Apex
Emma Mae Brygu
Garner
Rex Powell
Fuquay Springs
Elbert C. Daniel, Jr
Wakelow
Lawson B. Knott
Ezra Griffin
Joseph Stancul
Smithfield
Margaret Kirkpatrick
Fayetteville
Archie Ward
Lumberton
Katie Lee Hamilton
Princeton
Wade Turner
Lillington
I. J. Young, Jr
Clinton Gupton
Louise Downs
Hobgood
Clarence Card
Bunn
Henry Morris
Aurelian Springs
Patricia Holden
Louisburg
Curtis on Vacation in Florida and district contests
Franklin County Seventh district candidate Curtis is on vacation in Florida. In Sanford the Seventh district features John Henry Parrish, Charles Leach, Mary McGirt, Lillian Lupton, Esther Deaton, Dabney Williamson, Wessie Belle Pope, and Nathaniel Gregory. Eighth district contest at Winston Salem includes Mary Perrow, Norman Wells, William Hire, Sphine Spainhour, Leroy Lumpkin, and Gordon Wood. Buncombe County hosts the visit of the chamber of commerce promoter as a site for a new plant is approved and construction details are expected to be released next week.
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Sanford
Charles Leach
Star
Mary McGirt
Jonesboro
Lillian Luxton
Moncure
Esther Deaton
Dabney Williamson
Bartlett-Yancey
Wessie Belle Pope
West Durham
Nathaniel Gregory
Durham
Winston-Salem
Mary Perrow
Asheville
Norman Wells
Mount Holly
William Hire
Clemmons
Sphine Spainhour
North Wilkesboro
Leroy Lumpkin
R. J. Reynolds High School
Gordon Wood
Lee School
Buncombe County
Chamber of Commerce
Lee's Laxative Compound Cathartic Promises Quick Stomach Relief
A sensational health ad touts Lee's Laxative Compound Cathartic as a cure for gas pains sourness and acidity and chronic indigestion. It claims a single dessert spoonful relieves heart pressure gas and breathing issues within ten minutes and offers a 10 days sale price of 1.00 for a 1.25 bottle via Mann Drug Store and pharmacists.
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Lee
Mann Drug Store
Lexington to Have a New Hosiery Mill
Lexington announces a new full fashioned hosiery mill to be the first plant devoted exclusively to this product. The promoter spent three days in Lexington and assurance has virtually been given for the new industry as part of the hosiery development here.
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Lexington
Extension of Electric Power Line Granted Lexington
Lexington officials grant a petition by residents on the highway to Becks Church for extending the electric line four miles beyond the city to the rural area including Tom Millers home on Highway 90. The board of city commissioners approved the extension, continuing a trend of rural line expansions in recent years to supply homes and manufacturing power.
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Lexington
Beck's Church
Tom Miller
Board of City Commissioners
Pay Levels in Salvation Army Officials
The Salvation Army salaries are low with top officials earning under 2500 dollars annually. The remark notes limited pay growth and modest compensation for leadership roles within the organization.
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Salvation Army
Moravian Easter Service Draws 26 States Attendance
Twenty six states were represented among visitors for the Moravian Easter sunrise service at the home Moravian church in Winston-Salem. J Kenne Pfohl counted about 356 registrations, with estimates of attendance up to 25 000.
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Winston-Salem
J. Kenne Pfohl
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