Editorial Praise For High Point School Building And Grounds
The Pointer reports Central High of Charlotte editors praising High Point High School for its ideal location away from city noise and distractions. The four year old building features red gum woodwork, well cared for desks, and spacious library and study areas on the second floor, highlighting strong esprit de corps and campus beauty.
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the Pointer
Thembler
Central High’ School
Charlotte
N. C
High Point High School
Dr. Garinger
Rebecca Markham
High Point
Old Central
Garinger
Central
William Tell in Action rooms praised for size at city high school
A reader quotes Dantel Bellegarde, Haitian minister, urging better campus facilities while noting the current spaces. The article mentions Butler’s forthcoming visit linked to the Eastern Carolina Exposition, with a military parade planned this afternoon as the exposition opens to thousands at night.
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Dantel Bellegarde
Butler
General Butler to Speak in Greenville Tonight
Major General Smedley Butler, recently in international controversy, will address a Greenville audience tonight. The address is not expected to cover his Mussolini remarks or the U S apology to Italy.
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Greenville
N.C
Smedley Butler
Mussolini
United States
Great Drought Strikes United States From 1930 to 1931
The winter of 1930 1931 marked one of the nation s worst natural disasters with a prolonged drought across about one thousand counties in twenty one states. Millions faced destitution as crops failed during last summer s heat and drought was declared by August prompting a governors meeting and Red Cross involvement led by chairman John Barton Payne.
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United States
Weather Bureau
Potomac
Shenandoah Rivers
Ohio River
Central States
Mississippi River
Middle West
Hoover
American Red Cross
John Barton Payne
Red Cross
Texas
Red Cross seeds boost gardens across six states
Across Louisiana, Arkansas, Kentucky, Mississippi, Oklahoma and Texas the Red Cross distributed seeds and Greenstuff aided family diets through the late fall harvest, with many gardens thriving into the first week of January due to favorable rainfall.
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Arkansas
Louisiana
Kentucky
Mississippi
Oklahoma
Texas
Red Cross
Red Cross relief work grows from drought
The drought response expanded through committees and seed distributions. By January 15 more than 500,000 people were fed or aided, rising to over 1,000,000 by February 1 and to 7,000,000 daily by the drought’s peak. Public support funded 5 million from the Red Cross and 16 million from subscriptions, aiding 60,000 families in November and December.
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Red Cross
National Treasury of the Red Cross
Washington
James L. Fieser
Valuable aid: planes boost coast guard rescue ops
Gloucester reports aircraft provide a lifeline to stranded ships along the north Atlantic. Special lines are dropped to connect breeches buoy between ship and shore, replacing the unreliable line gun.
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Gloucester
Mass
Coast Guard
North Atlantic
Zeppelin plans new giant airship between New York and Germany
Berlin expects bi weekly Zeppelin trips to begin by 1933 announced by Dr Hugo Eckner skipper of the Graf Zeppelin. Eckner says Germany will operate a new giant ship 812 feet long and 135 feet in diameter making it the largest in the world.
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Berlin
New York
Germany
Hugo Eckner
Eckner
Clues Sought in Strange Slaying of Young Farmer
Forest City April 28 county officers search for clues in the slaying of Carl Hensley a 23 year old farmer found unconscious on a Rutherford county road. A coroner s jury ruled death at unknown hands. A blue mark on the head suggested a blunt instrument. Sheriff McFarland and deputies seized 1200 gallons of beer and captured Beard Hardin at an 80 gallon still nearby. Belton Hardin escaped and investigators planned to question Beard about Sunday night and Monday morning movements.
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Forest City
Carl Hensley
Pea Ridge
Rutherford County
Hensley
Ed McFarland
Beard Hardin
Belton Hardin
Hardin
Hardin Brothers
College Officials Enjoy Fishing Trip in Eastern Carolina
Dr. G. I. Humphreys president of High Point college and Rev. N. M. Harrison promotional secretary spent Sunday to Monday on the coast. They traveled from High Point to Enfield where Humphreys spoke on Sunday.
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Eastern
Carolina
G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
N.M. Harrison
Enfield
King of Siam Arrives in Washington for Eyes Operation
King Prajadhipok and Queen Rambai Barni receive formal welcome in Washington for medical eye treatment. A four day schedule includes a White House dinner and a visit to the Unknown Soldier tomb before returning to Ophir Hall New York. US officials greet them at Union Station with Vice President Curtis and top military leaders in attendance.
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Siam
Prajadhipok
Rambai Barni
White House
Ophir Hall
New Gold Rush to El Tambor Marked By Great Suffering
Mazatlan Mexico April 28. Pros pectors reaching the El Tambor Sinaloa gold field report great suffering and starvation as many abandon efforts to find fortune. Troops guard staking. those who work barely live, loan sharks thrive, and rival towns Cosala and San Ignasio dispute the field’s boundaries while first claims lie within San Ignacio. Efforts to dampen optimism fail.
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Mazatlan
Mexico
Sinaloa
Cosala
San Ignasio
Siamese Royal Party Visits Washington During Stay
The royal party will pass a Marine guard to the president's reception room and then wait at the street entrance as the army band plays the Siamese anthem. The king and queen will visit Larz Anderson's home on Massachusetts avenue, provided for during their stay. An official call on President and Mrs Hoover is set for Wednesday morning, followed by the Hoover return call.
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Hoover
First Presbyterian midweek service moved to 8 p m
The midweek service at First Presbyterian Church shifts from 7:30 to 8:00 p m this week and will last forty five minutes. The study covers Revelation chapters 19 and 20 on The Day of Judgment and the Resurrection of the Dead. Dr Nabers speaks on practical applications for daily life. Open to all interested in Bible study not worshiping elsewhere on Wednesday evenings.
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First Presbyterian Church
Nabers
Butler destroys Fort Riviere in Haiti 1915
Charles Wilson of Winston-Salem states Major General Smedley Butler and Marines captured Fort Riviere in Haiti and blew it to atoms with dynamite after routing Haitian bandits. Wilson, then part of the U. S. Marines, recalls escorting dynamite wagons to the fort.
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Winston-Salem
Smedhey D. Butler
Fort Riviere
Haiti
Charles “Sarge” Wilson
Marine Guard
U. S
Connecticut
Dantel Bellegarde
United States
General Butler
Wilson
Butler
Cannon Poised to Lead Bishops College in Rotation
Nashville April 29 Two Methodist Episcopal Church South bishops predicted Bishop James J. Cannon Jr. would be the next president of the College of Bishops unless a four year old rotation rule is ignored. If upheld the Virginian would be elected at the May 13 meeting amid disputed petitions and charges previously unsettled.
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Nashville
Tenn
College of Bishops
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
James J. Cannon
John M. Moore
Sam N. Ainsworth
Birmingham
Cannon
Ainsworth
Moore
Bristol
Weo Ee
Horace M. Dubose
Ander
W. P. Beauchap
Aerial Forecast For 1931 Aviation Growth
Washington official W Irving Glover, second assistant postmaster general, predicts commercial aviation will enjoy its peak season in 1931. He says the industry has recovered from prior conditions and is set for greater achievements as last year’s conditions improved.
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Washington
W. Irving Glover
Glover
Womans group gains Anna Snavely in Akron
Akron area notes a change as Mrs. Anna Snavely joins the Young Women’s Christian Association. The local club updates its leadership roster and community role.
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Akron
Ohio
Young Women's Christian Association
Anna Snavely
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