North Carolina county leaders meet on new government laws
About 500 delegates from 82 of 106 counties gathered in Raleigh to discuss five county government measures and the advisory commission's work. J E Woodland presided, J L Skinner explained the program origin, and Dr E F Brooks opened with a digest of the legislation passed last session.
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Raleigh
J. E. Woodland
Morehead City
J. Ll. Skinner. Littleton
State
Advisory Commission
American Business Club Meets Tonight
The American Business club will hold its regular weekly meeting tonight as scheduled by The Enterprise Want Ads.
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The
American Business Club
Enterprise
Meeting Tonight at Country Club With Informal Talk
A meeting is scheduled for tonight at 6 30 at the country club. No set program will be arranged and the gathering will feature informal discussion. Music during dinner will be provided by a local orchestra.
Rehearsal for Play Sidelined by Key Absences
The rehearsal for The Anti-Gos sip Club a one act play planned at Mechanicsville by the Florence Nightingale Industrial club was not held this afternoon at 3 due to several players being out of town. Rehearsals will continue later this week to ready the show for presentation by the last of April.
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Mechanicsville
Florence Nightingale Industrial Club
Pageant Release to be staged at Central Friends Church
The Easter pageant Release written by Edward R and E Ruth Bartlett will be presented tonight at 6 o clock at Central Friends Church. Twenty one girls from Miss Dorothy Gardynes Sunday school class will perform in two episodes four scenes portraying the last days of Christ and His resurrection. Cast includes Vera Brown Nehemiah Joe Allen Asaph Evelyn Brooks Noadiah Grace Hutchinson Sanballat Colleen Beale Tobiah Lillian Brown Harim Ruby Albertson Maud Williams Elam Annie Raper Lois Allen Bes
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Edward R
E. Ruth Bartlett
Central Friends Church
Dorothy Gardyne
Jerusalem
Nazareth
Vera Brown
Nehemiah
Joe Allen
Asaph
Evelyn Brooks
Noadiah
Grace Hutchinson
Colleen Beale
Lillian Brown
Harim
Ruby Albertson
Maud Williams
Elam
Annie Raper
Lois Allen
Bes
List of people in a historical record excerpt
The fragment lists numerous individuals including Eleanor Blair Sim eon Helen Osborne Mathias Lil lian Bulla Onias Elizabeth Noble Nadah Alta Mae Osborne Miriam Marjorie Ridge Gamala Mrs Rudolf Frazier Shetach Grace Bulla Sarah Margaret Stroud John the Disciple Snow flake Samuel Nathan and others referenced as Pope and Teney Daniels work men.
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Pope
Teney Daniels
Eleanor Blair
Simeon
Helen Osborne
Mathias
Lillian Bulla
Onias
Elizabeth Noble
Nadah
Alta Mae Osborne
Miriam
Marjorie Ridge
Gamala
Rudolph Frazier
Shetach
Grace Bulla
Sarah
Margaret Stroud
John
Disciple
Snowflake Samuel
Nathan
Building Home on Edgedale Drive
A building permit was issued yesterday to Robert I. Harris for a new two story brick home on Edgedale Drive. The project costs about 9750 dollars with J C Welborn as contractor and work already begun. A second permit went to W M Vanhoy for a small garage on Rudolph street costing 60 dollars.
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Robert I. Harris
Young Men’s Store
High Point Retail Merchants’ Association
Edgedale Drive
A. B. Horney
J. C. Welborn
W. M. Vanhoy
Rudolph Street
Would-Be Death Declared for Self by Action
A would-be suicide note in Lon don describes refusing rescue while a would-be rescuer insists on delaying death to earn a life-saving medal. The exchange reflects a dramatic confrontation over life and valor.
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago Apr 20
Receipts show new 20 and old 91 on track with total U S shipments 645 cars. Demand liberal while trading slow and market slightly weaker. Wisconsin round whites quoted 185 to 200 with most 190 to 200. Idaho russets 285 to 310 with most around 300. new stock supplies liberal and market remains weak.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Idaho
New York Cotton Opens Steady Amid Flood Nervousness
The New York cotton market opened steady with a 3 to 5 point advance driven by steady Liverpool cables and flood fears in the Mississippi valley. July traded up to 1456 and December to 1501, about 5 to 6 points higher, as realizing sales and southern offerings appeared. Trading was brisk at first but cooled after the initial minutes with a 2 to 3 point pullback from early highs.
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New York
Liverpool
Mississippi Valley
Foreign exchange rates steady in New York market
In New York on April 20 the foreign exchanges held steady with quotations in cents for various currencies. Notable figures include Great Britain at 485516, France at 39114, Germany at 2369, Switzerland 192314, Spain 1760, Argentina 4237, Brazil 118134, Tokyo 4850, Shanghai 5237, and Montreal 100.121.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Wall Street Opens Firm With Big Block Trades
Stocks show firm undertone at market open as United Drug and General Motors reach new highs. Lehigh Valley climbs 13 8 on first sale while Commercial Solvents opens 13 4 points lower.
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New York
United Drug
General Motors
Lehigh Valley
Cotton Prices Rise on Weather and Flood Fears in New Orleans
New Orleans cotton futures gain 2 to 7 points as unsettled western weather and flood concerns boost demand. May small increases to 1436, July to 1457, and October to 1477 with 4 to 7 point jumps from the previous close. Weekly forecast mostly unfavorable outside the Atlantic coast. Market steadies near early highs after first half hour.
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New Orleans
Atlantic
Annual Campaign to Launch for High Point Chest
John Peacock, new chairman, forms a drive to begin the annual fund campaign next month. T Wingate Andrews, longtime organizer, with former board members, presses collection of old pledges to give the new board a clean slate for the May drive. He notes thousands are still unpaid though last campaign yielded satisfactory results.
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John Peacock
High Point Community Chest
T. Wingate Andrews
Andrews
Wingate Andrews May Attend Educational Meet
The North Carolina Educational Association will send its local president T Wingate Andrews as a delegate to the national meeting in Seattle Washington from July 3 to 10. The rule now requires the state president to represent the association at the national gathering. Andrews hopes to attend if the local school building program is satisfactory. the state association covers all expenses.
Twelve Opinions From North Carolina Supreme Court
Raleigh April 20 AP The North Carolina Supreme Court handed down twelve opinions with cases involving Jones Wilkins et al versus A and W Railroad Company Lee reversed Mohn versus Cressey Craven Harris versus Singletary Craven modified and affirmed NC Agricultural Credit Corporation versus Boushall Wake new trial Strickland versus Shearon Franklin remanded State versus McWhirter Forsyth no error State versus Adams Surry new trial Gillie versus Moore Rockingham no Bank versus Angelo Forsyth reversed Valentine versus Granite Corporation Surry remanded Martin versus City of Greensboro Guilford reversed Hatley versus Wrenn Guilford affirmed.
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Raleigh
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jones, Wilkins, Et al
A. and W. Railroad Company
Lee
Mohn
Cressey
Craven
Harris
Singletary
N. C. Agr
Credit Corporation
Boushall
Wake
Strickland
Shearon
Franklin
State
McWhirter
Forsyth
Adams
Surry
New Trial
Gillie
Moore
Rockingham
Bank
Angelo
Valentine
Granite Corporation
Martin
City of
Don't you think he's crazy get ting engaged
A fragment from Everybody's Weekly presents a dialogue noting sarcasm about engagement proposals and labeling one character as sentimental by the speaker. The tone hints at social commentary on romance versus reason in a light, ironic brief.
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Everybody’s Weekly
Aged man dies after being struck by truck in Salisbury
John C. Rusher a 77 year old East Spencer resident died at a Salisbury hospital from injuries after he was hit by a truck while picking up a dropped walking cane at Depot street and the national highway. Driver W H Smith of Linwood posted $500 bond awaiting April 28 hearing.
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Salisbury
John C. Rusher
East Spencer
Spencer
Depot Street
Conspirators Apprehended in Soviet Action
The Ogpu secret police announce the arrest of a group of conspirators against the peace of the Soviet Union. They are described as self-styled followers of Grand Duke Nicholas and their activities have been ended.
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Moscow
Russia
Ogpu
Secret Police
Soviet Union
Nicholas
Legionnaires Here to Meet Tomorrow Night
The Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion will hold its semi monthly meeting at the Legion hut on College street tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. Post Commander David T. Yow announces an interesting program and invites all ex service men in the community to attend. All members are urged to be present.
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Andrew Jackson Post
The
American Legion
Legion
College Street
David T. Yow
Early Use of Fingerprints in China
The article notes that fingerprints served as a means of personal identification in China as early as 400 B.C. This highlights ancient practices in biometrics and record-keeping without modern forensics.
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Bohumir Kryl
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Chisago
Mr. Kryl
Bohummir Kryl
Redpath Chautauquas
Krrl
Denton, N. C
Ardale
Carolina Star
Clinard Milling Company
J. W. Clinard, Prop
Kansas City
Park Avenue
Milwaukee
Chris Jonsen
Los Angeles
Seattle
Portland
Maine
Times
Wall Street
Emily
HAT Shops, Inc
N. Main St
High Point, N
Wingate Andrews
Belk-Stevens Co
Legionaires
Rowland Real Estate Co
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