State Declines School Transportation for City Pupils
The North Carolina State School Commission决igns not to fund transportation for students living inside city administrative units who are more than a mile from their schools. The decision, announced by Dr. T Wingate Andrews and LeRoy Martin, rests on the School Machinery Act and cites budget limits. It leaves High Point pupils ineligible for state-subsidized bus service for at least two more years, unless court action changes the policy.
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High Point Ab Cocd
LeRoy Martin
Commission
Andrews
Martin
State School Commission
John W
School Commission
Attorney General's Office
School Board
Aiken
Fou
High Point
Ethiopians Rally as War Intensifies Recruiting Drive
Mass recruiting surges across the capital as Emperor Haile Selassie and tribal chiefs hold a two day council. Volunteers, in uniform or civilian dress, join drills on dusty streets and muddy plains. Col. Hubert Julian, known as the Black Eagle of Harlem, plays a prominent role, with rumors that the American aviator may command Ethiopia’s air force.
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Ethiopia
July Building Permits Totaled 27930 Dollars
Total construction permits issued in July reached 27930 dollars per Fire Chief B K Ingram. New non residential work accounted for 9150 dollars, while residential repairs totaled 8805 dollars. One new residence valued at 7000 dollars was issued and non residential repairs at 2975 dollars. Several large permits were delayed awaiting plan completion, with August expected to bring several large permits and a high total.
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B. K. Ingram
Governor Grants Clemency in Walter Carter Case
Governor orders continued detention of Walter Carter as a state prisoner while noting the victim Davis was killed in a robbery. Commissioner Gill states Carter was 16 at the time, though Mecklenburg officials claim the Negro was nearly 20. A jury verdict was noted. Raleigh officials may seek pardon soon.
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Carter
Mecklenburg County
Davis
Ebringhaus
Raleigh
Cotton futures rise on export subsidy hopes in New York
Cotton futures opened firm in New York with gains 1 to 56 higher as buyers anticipate a government export subsidy narrowing gaps between domestic and foreign markets. Prices for Oct through July contracts fluctuate around 11.20 to 11.60 per unit amid mixed trading.
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Chicago Produce Markets Mixed as Creameries Hold Steady
Chicago prices show butter at 14 753 steady with creamery specials 93 score at 24 44 25, extras 92 at 24, fireze 90 91 at 22 23, firsts 88 89 at 21 22, seconds 86 87 at 21 and standards 99 centralized carrots at 23. Eyes at 10 329 firm with extra firsts 23 local 23 fresh graded firsts 23 current receipts 22 storage packed firsts 24.
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Cotton market opens with uncertain moves in New Orleans
New Orleans August 2 price activity shows near positions 1 to 4 points higher at the start while distant months gain only a few points in light trading.
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New Orleans
Italy Wins Concessions in League Stand Off
The Ethiopian representative Teele Hawariate sought talks while observers saw the plan as a concession to Italy. Britain denied any major shift from its hard line yet Mussolini appeared to secure most disputed points. League observers noted the resolution gave Italy two main asks: immunity from League scrutiny and limited examination of the overall dispute.
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Italy
England
Mussolini
League
Organized Radio Theft Gang Believed Active Here
Police believe an organized gang operating in several cities stole radios from two cars last night in this city. Mrs. W. L. Hargett's car and a Gaines Garland Motor Co vehicle were left in locked garages. breakins involved window prying and a servant on trial for another car. A recent pattern includes seven radios stolen in one night nearby and a break in at National Food Store on North Main Street. Officers advise bolts spot welding and recorded serial numbers to aid recovery and identification.
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Johnson Treet
Gaines Garland Motor Company
Hargett
R. B. Terry
Farriss Avenue
Wesley Harris
North Mainstret
Weed Market Flood Ed But Prices Hold
Market reports show floodEd weed offerings with a mix of fourth and fifth quality cutters and small quantities of second and third grades. Unofficial warehouse sales reached about 275000 pounds at 22 cents per pound, while Metter warehouses sold 285000 pounds at 21 cents, with an improvement over last year.
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Tifton
Prince Mdivani Killed in Wreck
Prince Mdivani dies in a wreck amid notes of his 1752 military deeds in Georgia. He is described as brother to Prince David Mdivani and linked to Mae Murray, with ties to Serge Mdivani and Pola Negri, and to Mary McCormick the opera singer. He is connected by marriage to Jose Maria Sert’s wife and to Charles Huberich’s wife.
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Mae Murray
Serge Mdivani
Pola Negri
Mary McCormick
Jose Maria Sert
Charles Huberich
Paris
Two Negroes Die In Chair At State Pen
The death chamber saw Willams executed at 10 53 am after entering at 10 44 am accompanied by Rev W C Scarborough. He proclaimed I am going home to Jesus. Convicted of axe murder of his wife in Columbus county last September. This marked the 184th execution since 1916 and the 15 percent chair.
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Willams
Bean
Esus
W. C. Scarborough
Wilson Temple Negro Methodist Church
Williams
H. H. Honeycutt
Columbus County
Coleman
Furniture Worker Loses Hand In Machinery Accident
Argie Hanney a Marsh Furniture employee residing on High Point route three had his right hand severed at the wrist when caught in a planet at about 1 30 this afternoon. He was taken by Yow s ambulance to Burrus Memorial hospital where doctors were forced to amputate the hand.
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Marsh Furniture Company
Mr. Hanney
High Point
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Prine
Post and Herold Gatty Fly Near Arctic Route Record
Post and Herold Gatty charted a high latitude air path in 1931 from the coast toward Moscow and back, with a muddy Siberia halt and a Bering Sea crossing. Their 1931 flight completed in New York eight and a half days after departure, setting world record pace.
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Post
Herold Gatty
Siberia
Bering Sea
Nome
Fairbanks
New York
Speeding aviator to join Mrs Post on polar flight trek
Mrs Post excited to accompany her husband on the planned non stop flight from Moscow across the North Pole to San Francisco. Russian Ambassador Troyanovsky, who issued Post passports, welcomes the Posts to Moscow as three Russian aviators await the journey.
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Francisco
Moscow
North Pole
San Francisco
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