Presbyterians Face Diminishing Home Mission Funds
The 70th general assembly of the Southern Presbyterian Church in Charlottesville will confront shrinking income for home missions and rising indebtedness. Dr. Homer McMillan reports a $65,638 receipts drop and debt rise from $49,000 to $91,000, prompting a $119,577 cut in 1930 appropriations from 1927. The report details extensive church extension, including 280 pastors, 502 churches, 244 outposts across 38 presbyteries, and 4,749 professions of faith.
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Konjola Promises Quick Relief in Knoxville Woman’s Testimony
Mrs Ellen Berry of Knoxville credits Konjola with ending a year of backache sleeplessness and fatigue after six weeks of use. The ad touts Konjola as cleansing the system and aiding elimination while recommending an eight week course and listing Main Drug Store in High Point NC as a seller.
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Ellen Berry
McCormick Street
Knoxville
Tenn
High Point
N. C
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Sumter Bar backs Parker for Supreme Court seat
The Sumter Bar association endorsed Judge John J. Parker as the associate justice nominee for the state supreme court.
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Sumter Bar Association
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Summerfield Haskett Escapes Fire But Fatally Burned
EW BERN AP report states 75 year old Summerfield Haskett fled his burning single home in Summerfield after a fire trapped him inside. Neighbors found him severely burned and unconscious outside the residence.
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Bern
N. C
Summerfield Haskett
Freeman Drowns When Boat Capsizes in Deep River
John Freeman of Durham County drowned when his boat capsized in Deep River. His body was recovered.
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Anford
N. C
John 1 OM Freeman
Durham County
Trial Set for Six Charlotte Lawyers
Charlotte lawyers accused of unethical methods in practice face trial next Monday in Charlotte. The AP reports six defendants are charged in a case detailing alleged professional misconduct within the local legal community.
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Harlotte
N. C
Charlotte
Sheriff holds Henry Sherrod in arson case at Blount plantation
Henry Sherrod, a Black man, is jailed on a charge of burning a house on G. W. Blount's plantation after a quarrel with Blount. Authorities report the case as a deliberate act connected to the dispute.
Jailer Finds Four Hacksaws in Busy North Carolina Jail
In Sheboro North Carolina AP report Jailer T A Brookshire found four hacksaws in a jail room where 12 prisoners had already sawn through a jail window bars on one side of the cell were partly cut the discovery followed a report of a prior escape attempt.
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Sheboro
N. C
T. A. Brookshire
Attack on farmer near Mithfield shocks town
John Johnson a local farmer was attacked by a group of unknown men several miles west of Mithfield and is hospitalized for treatment.
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Mithfield, N. C
John Johnson
Here
Body of Alva Cox Found Near Lambert Lake Cave
The body of Alva Cox, missing since January 5, was recovered yesterday from Elbow cave at the mouth of Lambert lake, lodged between timbers in the water.
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Allins
Ss. C
Alva Cox
Elbow Cave
Lambert Lake
Province convention of Sigma Alpha Epsilon held in Columbia
The Sigma Alpha Epsilon province convention will be held in Columbia with delegates from several southern states attending Friday and Saturday.
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Nolumbia
S. C
Sigma Alpha Qsilon Fraternity
Thornless Berry Varieties Advance in California
Berry pickers gain hopeful news as trials indicate thornless dewberries and berries reach markets. E L Polard, California fruit grower, reports success with thornless dewberry bushes and the Cory blackberry already sold is of the thornless type.
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Boon Berry Pickers
E. L. Polard
California
Forest Wardens Tension Eases in Western North Carolina
Enterprise Bureau reports tension among forest wardens eased after weekend rains. Chas H Flory notes fires continued but losses kept low due to organized counties. He warns fires may continue as spring foliage appears and urges strict fire precautions, especially against incendiary blazes in Chimney Rock and South Mountain districts near Transylvania county.
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Chimney Rock
South Mountain
North Carolina
Transylvania County
Epilepsy Reports Prompt Call for More Data in State
Raleigh April 23 health officials report a apparent rise in epilepsy across multiple counties. Dr G M Cooper notes epilepsy may be hereditary and linked to brain disease with triggers like head injuries. More than 500 patients are treated at the Epileptic Colony of Central State Hospital.
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Cooper
Central State Hospital
Raleigh
Georgia Ranks Fourth in Asparagus Production
Georgia has increased its asparagus production fivefold since 1920 and now ranks fourth among U S states in this crop, reflecting growing scale and efficiency in the sector.
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Georgia
Cooper Sams Campaign Manager Named in Alamance County
Burlington April 23 Thomas B Cooper local attorney named campaign manager in Alamance County for A F Sams of Winston Salem seeking the democratic nomination to congress in the fifth district challenging Frank Hancock of Oxford.
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Burlington
Thomas B. Cooper
Alamance County
A. F. Sams
Winston-Salem
Frank Hancock
Oxford
Graham attorney J Dolph Long seeks Democratic legislative seat
Burlington April 23 J Dolph Long an attorney from Graham announced his candidacy for the legislature on the Democratic ticket subject to the June primary election.
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Burlington
J. Dolph Long
Graham
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