Rainfall in North Carolina below normal across state
North Carolina rainfall from November 1929 to June 1930 measured 5.95 inches below normal. The new state service will provide monthly stream flow and rainfall reports with U S Geological Survey support, highlighting deficits from western to eastern sections and noting streams near or below minimum discharge.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Water Resources and Engineering Division
State Department of Conservation
U. S. Geological Survey
Murphy
Bryson City
Cape Fear
Neuse
Roanoke
Hiawassee
Hollywood Story of Extras Looms Behind Studio Gloom
Dan Rorimer, an ex New York reporter now at Continental Pictures in Hollywood, mentors Anne Winter an aspiring extra from Tulsa Ohio. They discuss the brutal odds faced by background performers while friends Paul Collier and Jim Donnelly reflect on the town’s glamour and a potential grand narrative about the motion picture industry.
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Dan Rorimer
New York
Continental Pictures
Hollwood
Ziggy Young
Anne Winter
Tulsa
Ohio
Dan
Ziggy
Anne
Continental
Rormer
Grand United
Rorimer
Paul Collier
Jim Donnelly
Collier
Wampus
Donnelly
Jim
Johnny Riddle
Toledo
Ziggzy
Hollywood
Long Beach
Hollywood Boulevard
Vine Street
Paul
Lent
Producers’ Association
Central Casting
State Commission Plans Ahead for Legislature Meet
Raleigh Aug 2 The North Carolina legislature set to convene next January will rely on expert commissions to prepare bills across key areas like budget tax education and prisons. A Brookings survey may prompt consolidations and economy measures while lawmakers will review reports 20 days after the November election.
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Gardner
Brookings Institute
General Assembly
Seven Vice Presidents Die in Office in U S History
The article lists seven vice presidents who died while serving including George Clinton Elbridge Gerry William R King Henry Wilson Thomas Hendricks Garret A Hobart and James Sherman noting the deadly toll on the office.
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United States
George Clinton
Elbridge Gerry
William R. King
Henry Wilson
Thomas Hendricke
Garret A. Hobart
James B. Sherman
Historical Commission Cited For Re Surveying of Southern History
The New York Times editorial calls North Carolina historical commission one of the strongest forces in the south backing a re survey of Civil War and southern history. It notes the commission's source material collection and documentary volumes influence the field. The group aims to raise the South's standing through new science based histories.
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Raleigh
The
New York Times
North Carolina Historical Commission
South
J. E. B. Stuart
J. W. Thomason
United States Marine Corps
Trust in My Maid Revealed in Leipziger Snippet
A brief German excerpt from Der Traustige Sach se in Leipzig hints at confidence in a housekeeper’s control when the owner leaves for three days. The dialogue contrasts reassurance with a blank reaction, capturing a domestic vignette.
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der Traustige Sachse
Leipzig
Buck McAnulty Saved From 85 Foot Well
EW London NC Buck McAnulty five year old son of KF McAnulty fell down an 85 foot well but was rescued without injury. Helby NC Cleveland County leads state in cotton with 82 327 acres this year up from 79 428 in 1929 per county farm agent R W Shoffner.
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London
N. C
Buck McAnulty
KF. B. McAnulty
Helby
Cleveland County
R. W. Shoffner
Confederate veterans reunion dates set in North Carolina
In Inston Salem North Carolina the annual reunion of Confederate veterans will be held September 23 through 25. The event brings together veterans and their families for commemorative activities and reunions across the city.
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Inston-Salem
N. C
North Carolina
Charlotte Firemen Decline Belk Gift After Fire Fight
Charlotte firemen refused a 500 gift from W H Belk as thanks for battling a department store blaze. Chief Hendrix Palmer wrote that the men felt they were not entitled to extra pay for their work.
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Harlotte
N. C
Charlotte
W. H. Belk
Hendrix Palmer
Belk
Patrolman Acquitted in Helms Shooting Case
Onroef North Carolina AP report states state patrolman Kh O B Marin who shot Floyd Helms last May was acquitted of assault with intent to kill. Helms survived the encounter, and Marin was found not guilty after self defense was cited.
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Onroef
N. C
Kh. O'B. Marin
Floyd Helms
Mann
Helms
Walter Lasater Dies by Self Inflicted Shot in Durham
In Durham North Carolina Walter Lasater aged 22 described as a paralytic negro shot and killed himself in the city. The incident is reported by AP with no further details given.
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Urham
N. C
Walter Lasater
Girl 3 Falls From Window in Gilead
Martha Whitley aged 3 fell from a second story window at her grandmother Mrs. Frank McCauley home in Gilead North Carolina and sustained serious injuries.
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T. Gilead
N. C
Martha Whitley
Frank McCauley
Frederick Nash Manuscripts Donated to History Group
North Carolina historical commission has secured from Assistant Attorney General Frank Nash a large collection of manuscript records of his grandfather Frederick Nash. Frederick Nash, son of Gov. Abner Nash, was a prominent citizen, jurist, and legal figure who graduated from Princeton in 1799 and served in the legislature, as a superior court judge, associate justice, and chief justice from 1818 through 1858.
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Raleigh
The
North Carolina Historical Commission
Frank Nash
Frederick Nash
Gov
Abner Nash
Princeton
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Thomas Ruffin
Notice in Lis Pendens in Tate Estate Guilford NC
In Guilford County Superior Court a caveat to the will of J H Tate is filed by Genevieve Tate Brockett. Harriett Garvin Tate claims title to a High Point home at 200 Parkway, with the real estate described as part of the Tate estate. The caveat and notice were served on all interested parties and filed with the clerk. Dated July 18, 1930. James S Griffin attorney for caveator.
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Lis Pendens
North Carolina
Guilford County
Superior Court
J. H. Tate
Genevieve Tate Brockett
Harriett Garvin Tate
State of North Carolina
High Point
Parkway
Lindsay Street
James S. Griffin
Notice of Real Estate Sale in High Point Heirs of Frazier Trust
Notice of sale under a deed of trust for D. O. Frazier and wife Rebecca Frazier to W. C. Idol Trustee for Piedmont Building and Loan Association. Real estate in Guilford County North Carolina to be sold at public auction on August 25 1939 in High Point. Two described tracts with taxes and street assessments unpaid. 5 percent cash deposit required. Sale date shown as July 22 1950 with subsequent dates.
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D. O. Frazier
Rebecca Frazier
W. C. Idol
Piedmont Building & Loan Association
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
N. C
Lotsa No. 3
Loflin-Kinsey Sons
Vall Street
Vail Street
Vail
Roberson, Haworth and Reece
Attorr
Forsythe linked to Lingle slaying in Chicago murder probe
Chicago police declare Forsythe almost certainly the man who killed reporter Alfred J. Lingle. The report notes Forsythe fled Los Angeles before a raid netting Frankie Foster and five Chicago gangsters. Describes a complex land sale involving Keystone Cabinet Co. and Guilford Table Co. with detailed parcel boundaries and deeds dated 1920 1921 and 1930s. The sale includes buildings machinery goodwill and trademarks with a cash terms clause and easement to the High Point Thomasville Denton Railroad Co.
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Red" Forsythe
Los Angeles
Chicago
Alfred J. Lingle
Frankie Foster
Sale of Valuable Land by Trustee in High Point NC
Foreclosure sale of three land parcels in Guilford County tied to Keystone Cabinet Co and S. E. Willis land deeds proceeds. Auction set for Monday August 25 1920 at 10 30 AM on premises in the western High Point city limits with parcels fronting Lee and Prospect streets and adjacent lots.
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Keystone Cabinet Company
North Carolina
C. M. Hauser
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
High Point
S. E Willis
Lee Street
John Walker
Prospect Street
North Carolina Railroad
S. E. Willis
Keystone Cabinet Co
S. F. Wall
Connie S. Wall
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Tax Commission
A. J. Maxwell
Fred Morrison
Tax Relief Association
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Educational Commission
Hancock
State Prison Board
Jazz Mad Speedway
Frank Albertson
H. B. Warner
Sharon Lynn
Joyce Compton
Fox Movietone
Directed By
Leo McCarey
Sound News
Jack Mulhall
Alice Day
Zane Grey
the Border Legion
Jack Holt
Hiehard Arlen
Xokia
Publia-Saenger
Clout P
Carolina News Briefs
Bolivia
Lingle Slayer
Keeran
Said Street
J. G. Greene
Sara E. Greene
Keerans’ Corner
Keerans
Willis’ Corner
Willis
Southern Railroad Co
G. C. Cecil
S. E. Cecy
Office of the Register of Deeds
Sair Corporation
Thomasville
Denton Railroad Co
Co. M. Hauser
Peacock and Dalton
Atty’s
Southern Railway System
Crescent Limited
High Point Fair
Guilford
Randolph County
Fach
North Main
French Foreign Legion
Hell’s Island
Columbia Pictures
Ralph Graves
Dorothy Sebastian
Hoot Gibson
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