Methodists Pray for Junaluska Drive Success
Lake Junaluska August 4. With 11 days to raise 72000 of the 105000 mortgage due August 15 to avert sale by the hammer, Junaluska Methodists shift focus from subscriptions to prayer. James Atkins Jr leads a Sunday night service reviving the Centenary slogan two million Methodists go from their knees to any task, it shall be done.
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Lake Junaluska
Junaluska
Junaluskans
James Atkins, Jr
James Atkins
South
Lambeth
High Point
Paul B. Kern
Greensboro
George Harmon
Macon
Virginia
Carolinas
Wife Accused in Plot to Kill Husband in Train Wreck Scheme
In Pensacola Florida August 4 authorities seek to prove Mrs Mary Vann 40 plotted to wreck her husband L W Vanns passenger train to marry a younger man Earl Travis Prosecution says she offered 500 to two accomplices Allen Langston and Allen Findlay who pleaded guilty Earlier Vann testified his train hit buckled rails twice but avoided disaster He posted bond and freed Mrs Vann Travis and Mrs Vann granted severance awaiting trial
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Pensacola
Fila
Mary Vann
L. W. Vann
Allen Langston
Allen Findlay
Vann
Slaying in Whiteville Leads to Arrest of 20 Year Old
Vester Long, 20, was charged with shooting and killing Roosevelt Watts 21 his brother in law after a quarrel at Longs father’s home. Police reported a brief exchange of gunfire and Long’s arrest follows the Sunday incident.
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Whiteville
Vester Long
Roosevelt Watts
Long
Watts
Farmer Faulkner Held on Slaying Charge of Daughter
Sid F Faulkner a farmer remained in Franklin jail awaiting trial for the alleged death of his 15 year old daughter.
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Louisburg
Sid F. Faulkner
Farmer
Franklin
Examinations Begin for 168 Bar License Applicants
Examinations started today for 168 applicants seeking bar licenses. Tests will run through tomorrow in the halls of the state house and senate.
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Raleigh
State House
Senate
NC State hosts janitors short course on campus maintenance
Raleigh report: the school janitors attended an annual course at North Carolina State College covering building maintenance fuels heating plants and cleaning methods.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
Monroe-W Oscar Starns Sees Hens Average 23 Eggs
Oscar Starns reports his flock of 135 white leghorn hens averaged 23.15 eggs per bird last month. The note emphasizes steady production from the poultry operation.
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Monroe
W.oscar Starns
Schools Open Shelby
About 12 000 Cleveland county school children resumed classes today after a vacation. they will have another rest period during cotton picking time.
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Shelby
Cleveland County
Field Day at Piedmont Station Set for August 13
The 41st annual field day at the Piedmont Experiment Station of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture will be held August 13. Farmers, researchers, and visitors are expected to attend to review agricultural demonstrations and new crop data.
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Piedmont Experiment Station
North Carolina Department of Agriculture
Wilmington Loses Ships From Coastal Service
Major F. W. Locke of the Nelson Steamship company announced labor troubles on both coasts have hampered operations and led to the discontinuation of the coastal service that previously brought 14 ships a year into the Wilmington port.
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Wilmington
F. W. 8. Locke
Nelson Steamship Company
West
Lay Wred Plans Henderson Tobacco Market Promotion
Henderson business men and tobacconists met last night to lay plans for promoting the local tobacco market in the coming season.
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Henderson
Manteo Businessman Hurt In Canal Crash
Rosa W. Jones, a Manteo businessman, was seriously injured when his automobile lost control and plunged into a canal near the Roanoke Island bridge.
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Manteo
Rosa W. Jones
Wea
Roanoke Island Bridge
Profits from Jointly Operated Liquor Store Reported
Profits from a jointly operated liquor store in Wilson and Moore counties during the first year of operation totaled 100046.89 dollars.
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Wilson
Moore Counties
No Slot Machines Eliminated in Burlington Drive
Burlington officers reported a sweep against slot machines and pin boards led to their complete elimination in the city.
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Burlington
Masons Meet Henderson in 19th District Session
Masons of the 19th district gathered today with District Deputy Grand Master Hodge A. Newell presiding. The meeting focused on district affairs and lodge cooperation.
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Henderson
Hodge A. Newell
Vacation Time for Chief Deputy Sheriff Clark
Chief Deputy Sheriff B. L. Clark takes a four day fishing vacation after a 25 year lapse, marking a rare personal trip from Greensboro.
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Greensboro
B. L. Clark
Child Struck by Car in Fayetteville Fatally Injured
Eight-year-old Robert Tolar Campbell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter H Campbell, was fatally injured when struck by a car driven by J. D. Norman in Fayetteville yesterday. He died last night at a local hospital.
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Fayetteville
Robert Tolar Campbell
Walter H. Campbell
J. D. Norman
AF of L Head Seeks Cuba Prisoner Release
President William Green of the American Federation of Labor urged Ambassador Guillermo Pattarron to release all individuals jailed in Cuba for activities on behalf of organized labor. The request comes as a diplomatic note from Washington dated August 4.
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Washington
Cuba
Organized Labor
William Green
The
American Federation
Labor
Guillermo Pattoraon
Still and action in photography by John Van Guilder
The article explains that action in still photography comes from capturing decisive moments with timing and a fast shutter. It compares stills to motion pictures, notes that expression and gesture can convey action, and urges trying multiple shots to find the right moment.
Germany Europe War Echoes Through Paris Drive
The piece reflects on Germany's early steps away from Versailles starting in 1921, Nazi rise in 1938, Saar return in 1935, remilitarization in 1936, and Rhineland invasion in 1936, alongside France Italy Austria views on empire, war fears, and shifting borders. It cites France financing and fortifications, Italian expansion in Africa, and Austrian internal tensions amid a new accord.
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Ture
Germany
Saar
Reich
Rhineland
France
Battefields
Italy
Europe
Mussolini
Africa
Duce
Austria
Natio
Serbia
Fatherland Front
City Seeks Summer Playgrounds To Curb Juvenile Delinquency
City officials urge continued funding for supervised playgrounds after two years without allocations. Parks and Juvenile departments warn current programs struggle to fill grounds as Bailey recalls past CWA led efforts offering athletics and crafts to thousands. Six chronic delinquency cases remain under handling. possible referral to Stonewall Jackson Training School remains a last resort.
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Parks and Juvenile Department
CWA
Bailey
E City
Stonewall Jackson Training School
Primaries Watched by Party Heads in Key States
Political observers tracked Democratic contests as tallying in Kentucky showed Senator M. M. Logan leading former Governor J. C. W. Beckham by about 3000 votes for the Democratic Senate nomination. Carter Glass was not contesting the primary, having secured the Senate nomination.
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House of Representatives
Carter Glass
Kentucky
M. M. Logan
J. C. W. Beckhan
Local crackdown urged on slot and weighing machines
Police have removed marble machines from city outlets but many reappeared. Sheriff Phipps will delay active action until August 15 to target the machines and their owners, following a pattern of complaints over time.
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Ities
Phipps
Williamson Places Sixth in Olympic 800 Meters Finals
Williamson finishes sixth in the 800 meters as Harry Williamson of High Point North Carolina places sixth. Helen Stephens of Fulton Missouri wins the women's 100 meters with 11.5 seconds to reclaim the title over Stella Walsh. Lutz Long and Naoto Tajima improve the broad jump Olympic mark. Don Lash advances in the 5 000 meters with Umberto Cerati and Ilmari Salminen. Zamperini benefits from a rule change in the 5 000 meter trials.
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Charles
Chuck) Hornbostel
Evanaville
Ind
Kucharski
Harry Williamson
High Point
N. C
Helen Stephens
Fulton
America
Stella Walsh
Poland
Miss Stephens
Lutz Long
Germany
Naoto Tajima
Japan
Edward Hamm
Don Lash
Auburn
Itay
Umberto Cerati
Ilmari Salminen
Finland
Tom Deckard
Bloomington
Gunnar Hoeckert
Jack Lovelock
New Zealand
Louis Zamperini
Torrance
Calif
Salvatore Mastroienni
Italy
John Henry Jonsson
Sweden
Lauri Lehtinen
Gisela Mauermayer
Jadwiga Wajsowna
Lilian Copeland
Mise Wajsowna
State Buys Land for Forest Nursery Near Clayton
Raleigh August 4 announces the Department of Conservation and Development has bought 33 more acres to add to the state forest nursery near Clayton. The purchase expands state forestry operations and expands plant growing capacity in the region.
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Raleigh
Holmes
Department of Conservation and Development
Clayton
Life Span of Mosquito Averages Two to Three Months
The article notes that a mosquito typically lives for about two to three months in normal conditions. It highlights the duration as a standard life expectancy for common mosquitoes observed in natural environments.
Quash Service Legal Process in Rogers Hulse Suit
Judge Johnson Hayes quashed attempted service of process on R. B. Snow of Point in the Rogers and Hulse suit against United & Company of Ypsilanti and Montgomery Ward of Chicago. The ruling voids action as to Snow and quashes service on the store firm while setting a hearing Friday for damages over alleged patent infringement with Rogers and Hulse claiming damages near a million dollars.
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Johnson Hayes
R. B. Snow
Point
Erasts Rogers
E. G. Hulse
Ham
United & Company
Ypsilanti
Mich
Montgomery Ward and
Com
Chicago
United Stave Company
Snow
Greensboro
Rogers and Hulse
Actress Delares Husband Knew of Kaufman Affair
In sensational testimony during a divorce case, the actress asserts her husband knew of her affair with Kaufman. Lawyers clash over impeaching her testimony with diary entries and handwriting as the trial resumes with claims of love influencing the default divorce.
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Kaufman
Declar
Thorpe
John More
Misa Astor
Ason
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