District Officer Speaker For Local Lions Club Meeting
Bob Cook of Shelby governor of District 31 N of Lions International spoke to the High Point Lions Club on virtues and faults in citizenship. He warned against procrastination and occasionalism, urged regularity, loyalty, idealism, optimism, character, and service. Loyd Flythe led the program. visitors included Frank Holmes and others. J B Fink presided.
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High Point Lions Club
Bob Cook
Shelby
Lions International
George L. Rankin
Cook
Lions Club
Lions Clubs
Servce
Loyd Flythe
Anight
Frank Holmes
Thomasville Lions Club
T. E. Costello
Valley Stream
Red Island
J. H. Kalte
Corn
John Mebane
J. B. Fink
Rayburn to Speak at Gastonia Chamber Meeting
Representative Sam Rayburn who serves as House majority leader will address the first annual meeting of the Gastonia Chamber of Commerce on May 2 in Gastonia North Carolina.
Furr Named Treasurer for NC State Pi Kappa Alpha
Grover C. Furr Jr of High Point elected treasurer for 1939 40 by NC State College Pi Kappa Alpha chapter. Other officers include John L Milholland president Buddy McMillian vice president E W Fisher secretary Sam Waldin house manager Charles Smart steward George Bethell sergeant at arms Harvey Hill reporter Laval Waldin intramural manager and G C Cox pledge master.
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Grover C. Furr, Jr
High Point
North Carolina
Thomasville police probe gasoline theft at Father-Son banquet
Thomasville officers investigate a gasoline theft after a can and hose were found by a car parked at Julius Green's Elliott Drive home during the Father-Son banquet at the Woman's Club. The hose remained in the tank and part of the gasoline was taken before the thieves fled. the vehicle and hose may aid in identifying suspects.
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Thomasville
Julius Green
Elliott Drive
Woman's Club
Livestock Judging Contest Opens at N C State
The 11th annual Southeastern States Intercollegiate Livestock Judging Contest began at North Carolina State College in Raleigh with teams from six colleges competing.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
High Point To Be Represented At Charlotte Meet
High Point will be represented at the North Carolina Conference for Social Service in Charlotte from April 23 to 26. O Arthur Kirkman will speak on The Place of the Red Cross in a Balanced Social Order on April 24 afternoon. Delegation includes Mrs W T Powell Mrs W H Coltrane Mrs S S Saunders Mrs John Mebane Mrs W B Thomas and Mrs G I Humphreys Capus M Waynick editor of The Enterprise is a director. The conference will cover relief work living conditions youth development social services delinquency recreation and public health as High Point pursues a local Social Survey.
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High Point
North Carolina
Charlotte
O. Arthur Kirkman
Red Cross
W. T. Powell
The
W. H. Coltrane
S. S. Saunders
John Mebane
Cancer Discussed By Dr. Brockmann
Dr. H L Brockmann outlines breast cancer as common and potentially curable with early detection and treatment. Early recognition, prompt medical consultation, and proper diagnosis guide management from biopsy to surgery or radiation, noting most breast cancers are high danger, yet curable if found early.
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H. L. Brockmann
Moose Frolic Plans Set in Thomasville This Weekend
Plans are complete for the Tar Heel Legion Moose Frolic in Thomasville with a Saturday registration, an 8 30 p m dance at the American Legion Hut, a Sunday meeting at Moose Hall at 10 00 a m frolic at 11 00 a m and a 2 00 p m banquet at the Legion Hut toastmaster Walter L York of High Point. Local Moose officials and members listed include H Way Russell Fred Murphy Marion S Phillips M C Hamrick Joe Murphy Willie Sink Tom Harris C T Anderson Ollie Thomas John Fowler A M Hiatt Jess Murphy John Bambalis R L Kennedy and Arnold Slack.
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Thomasville
Legion of the Moose
Moose
Legion
American Legion Hut
Moose Hall
Ollie Thomas
H. Way Russell
Fred Murphy
Marions. Phillips
M. C. Hamrick
Joe Murphy
Willie Sink
Tom Harris
C. T. Anderson
John Fowler
A. M. Hiatt
Jess Murphy
John Bambalis
R. L. Kennedy
Arnold Slack
Movie stars named in narcotic case file studied
Los Angeles investigators reviewed a physician's records listing Hollywood celebrities as patients while one film star was named for receiving 250 doses of narcotics at $10 per visit. Dr Waitzfelder, arraigned on 16 counts, pleaded guilty to two and awaits probation on May 4 as drug store checks expand to find others who obtained prescriptions.
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Los Angeles
Gay
California
Paul E. Madden
State
Frederic Waitzfelder
Madden Dis
Dr. Waitzfelder
University of Munich
Harold Landreth
Madden
Waitzfelder
Lindbergh Calls for Quality U S Planes and More Research
Air pioneer Charles Lindbergh urged superior U S aircraft and expanded aero nautical funding. He pressed for quality over quantity while noting a proposed 10 million dollar Sunnyvale research station and a Senate approved 4 million to start it. He met with President Roosevelt and plans a Langley Field visit.
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Washingon
Charles A. Lindbergh
National Advisory Committee For
Sunnyvale
Calif
House
Senate
Lindbergh
Roosevelt
United States
Orville Wright
Air Corps
Air Research Center
Langley Field
Congress
California
Langley
William R. Mathews
Arizona Daily Star
Tucson
Japan
Mathews
Walter Judd
China
Retired Farmer Burned to Death in Hotel Fire
Whiteville April 21 James Bullard a 68 year old retired farmer was burned to death yesterday in a fire that destroyed a 28 room apartment house Sixteen other persons escaped without injury The flames had enveloped the rear of the structure when discovered Firemen were unable to salvage him
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Whiteville
James Bullard
Regeneration Is Minister's Topic at South Side Baptist Church
Rev. McK R Long preached to a growing congregation at South Side Baptist Church about the two great powers of God the incarnation of Christ and mankind’s regeneration. He compared historical shifts from the Roman to the Age of Gold, noted Athens Mars Hill, and argued rebirth is a conscious, transformative act beyond explanation, cleansing the conscience and placing believers as God’s sons by promise.
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McK. R. Long
South Side Baptist Church
Mantua
Athens
Athena
Mars Hill
Pilate
Aristotle
Themistocles
Solon
Natahela Gorge
Isaac
God
Adam
Two Versions Center on Death of Circus Worker Wife
York South Carolina April 21 two versions of the death of Winnie Newell 32 year old circus performer were presented to a jury trying Robert Newell 34 her husband on a murder charge The defendant said he found her dead or unconscious in her trailer after entering the circus grounds January 28 He testified she likely died accidentally or by suicide and denied striking her The couple had worked with the Barnett Brothers Circus for about six years and Mrs Newell had sued for divorce alleging mental cruelty court heard the case yesterday
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York
S. C
Winnie Newell
Robert Newell
Ray W. Rogers
Barnett Brothers Circus
Newell
Rogers
Horton lauds NC Negro progress at interracial conference
Lt. Gov. W. P. Horton told the North Carolina Commission on Interracial Cooperation in Charlotte that Negro progress in education has advanced more than any era. He warned the machine age will require patience as society adjusts, citing Greek and Roman transition periods of 1000 and 500 years as examples.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
W. P. Horton
The
North Carolina Commission On Interracial Cooperation
Horton
Morehead City Racing Commission Appointed
Morehead City officials appoint Dr. Ben F. Royal Stanley Woodland and Dr. Darden Eure to establish a dog and horse racing track pending a voter election. The aldermen defer election date to the commission.
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Morehead City
Ben F. Royal
Stanley Woodland
Darden Eure
Old Harrelson Hotel Burns in Windy Blaze
A fire tore through the old Harrelson Hotel, a wooden structure built over 25 years ago, fanned by a brisk wind. Firefighters battled the blaze as smoke rose from the site.
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Harrelson
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