Salary and Wage Board Named Soon
Raleigh April 20 The governor plans to appoint a new Salary and Wage commission this week to replace five expired terms. The group meets in June to set pay schedules and address requests from state employees. Terms of five current members have expired and the governor has discussed successors with Executive Counsel Judge N A Townsend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Gardner
N. A. Townsend
McLean
Julian Price
Greensboro
Ernest Webb
Kinston
Robert N. Page
Aberdeen
Fred Tate
Ingh Point
P. H. Hanes, Jr
Winston-Salem
State Department
General Assembly
Smuggler Caught With Diamonds Hidden in Shoes
New York reports the arrest of Floriet Lamotte assistant steward of Antwerp Belgium for smuggling about 55 packages of diamonds into the United States. Police noted odd footwear when he disembarked and found the stones concealed in his shoes.
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New York
Floriet Lamotte
Antwerp
Belgium
Lamotte
Rare Animals in Australia Puzzle
A classroom exchange notes a kid claiming a rare animal in Australia, the teacher correcting that elephants aren’t native, and a playful conclusion that the creature would be “rare” in that setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Bobby
Delightful Lexington Bridge Party At Mrs Burgin Home
Lexington society details a bridge party hosted by Mrs W O Burgin on West Third Avenue with guests seated among baskets of white spirea tulips peonies and lilacs. Prizes went to Mrs Charles Davis and visitors prize to Mrs W B Hunt. A salad course and dessert followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
W. O. Burgin
West Third Avenue
Bridge Club
High Score Club
Charles Davis
W. B. Hunt
Hubert Olive
Eyes Behind Time in Fast Living Machinery
A concise from era discussion on how human vision must adapt to rapid modern life. It notes the advent of trains, cars, planes, and the shift toward constant fixation in stenography and heavy mechanical work as defining changes over the last seventy five years.
Mrs Wall Hosts Rock Club Gathering On West Fifth
Mrs C M Wall hosted a Thursday rock club gathering at her West Fifth Avenue home. Five tables featured spring floral decor and prizes for rock and bridge winners. Guest lists included Mrs J A Smith and Mrs George Curry among others. hostess aided by daughters with a salad course and dessert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Wall
West Fifth Avenue
J. A. Smith
George Curry
E. E. Raper
Tola Wall
Frank Holton
Roy Sheffield
G. W. Pugh
T. V. Kirkman
Fred Hackney
R. L. McCrary
E. A
Ira Grimes
R. L. Green
Social clubs host meetings and bridge parties in town
The article notes Mrs. J C Bower presiding over a meeting with seventeen members and Lily Moore discussing the county library. It also describes Miss Margaret Linker, Forney Roseman and Ada Simpson hosting a bridge party at the Hege Inn with high score by Mary Little and Julia Johnson as consolation. Further, Mrs. Paul Hinkle entertained a bridge group with prize accolades and elaborate refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Bullard
W. F. Bain
C. W Kincheloe
J. T. Stallings
J. C. Bower
Lily Moore
Lbrarian
William Vaughan Mood
F. J. Cox
Moody
Hege Inn
Margaret Linker
Forney Roseman
Ada Simpson
Mary Little
Julia Johnson
Lucile Kirkpatrick
Hazel Ledbetter
Lillian Robinson
Alice Blanchard
Sarah Yulley
Alice Lee Fitts
Louise Jenkins
Mary Tttle
Nancy Aldridge
Hattie Burgiss
Florence Reid
Lena Leonard
Anna Duke
Evelyn Boyd
Pneumonia and Flu Deaths Rise in North Carolina March
Reports to the State Board of Health show pneumonia and influenza killed 615 people in North Carolina during March, a slight rise from a year earlier. Pellagra deaths numbered 57, up from 35 in March 1928, with 24 homicides and six more gunshot or railway accident fatalities.
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Raleigh
N. C
State Board of Health
North Carolina
Beacon to Guide Massachusetts Fliers in Lynn
A beacon visible up to 50 miles at night will direct airmen to Boston airport and flash red lights to identify Lynn Massachusetts. It will be mounted on a tall building tower to mark the city for night pilots.
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Lynn
Mass
Boston
Duelling Continues at German Universities Despite Ban
A historical note reports that duelling remains common in most German universities even though it is prohibited by law. Students uphold a tradition of formal challenges and public demonstrations of honor despite legal restrictions.
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Vour
Ring Drug CO
Wachovia Bank
Lexington Society
J. M
Effie Fritts
Ence
Optometry
Drs. Staley & Staley
Optometrists
Commercial Bank
High Point, N. C
The
Woman's Club
Paul Hinkle
North Salisbury Street
Jones Hedrick
Ira Brinkley
Mary Davis
Lacy Leonard
William Raper
J. O. Boaze
Mary Louise Hinkle
T. C. Hinkle
Angel
Club
NEW Beacon
Massachusetts
Buster Brown
J. B. Johnson
Mgr
Davis-McCollum
Davis-McCollum’s
Paris
Fifth Avenue
Georgette and Chiffon
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