Weather Summary for Region Seaboard Light to Moderate Showers
Weather outlook shows partly cloudy conditions in North and South Carolina with scattered thundershowers this afternoon and tonight. Sandy Hook to Hatteras expects gentle to moderate southwest winds with partly overcast skies and occasional showers tonight and Saturday. Hatieras to Jacksonville reports moderate southwest winds and mostly overcast with occasional showers through the period.
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Worth Carolina
Butter Used To Caulk Se Boats In Historic Report
A short note describes butter as an unconventional sealing material for wooden se boats. The mention emphasizes improvised maritime practices and historical resourcefulness in seafaring communities.
Godwin cites marijuana liquor for crimes after confession
A Lexington teen confessed to a car theft and a double robbery tied to his grandfather's home. He blamed marijuana and liquor for his actions, said his parents could have kept him from trouble, and described an elaborate escape plan through several states.
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Godwin
Raymond Bowers
Lexington
Jack W. McMahon
Tom Gold, Jr
Mr. Gold
Sergeant McMahon
Davidson County
Kellam
Dr. Godwin
Davidson
Sam
High Point
Sumter
D. C
Denton
Carthage
Helen Way
Bennettsville
Myrtle Beach
New Bern
Morehead City
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
California
Bowers
Rewards of a Best Seller and a Burned Grave Tale
An 1896 novel by Charles M. Sheldon faced copyright gaps as publishers reprinted it without consent, denying him royalties from over 23 million copies. Separately, a Chicago grave fire at Mount Olivet Cemetery on June 90 1988, caused by overheated peat like earth, scorched a grave despite official 8 degree heat readings.
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Charles M. Sheldon
Wellesville
United States
Asia
Europe
Africa
Chicago
Mount Olivet
Ireland
Four More Killed In Holy Land Blast
Four persons were killed and seven wounded seriously today in further Holy Land violence in Palestine. Death toll from a land mine explosion near Kfar Saba rose to nine, and three armed men were killed with seven wounded in a clash with police on the Acre Safad road. A supernumerary constable was killed in a clash near the scene of yesterday’s explosion.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Holy Land
Kfar Saba
Acre-Safad
Baal
J E Edgerton Dies At 58 Former Manufacturer Leader
John Emmett Edgerton died at 58 in Lebanon Tennessee after a career from tobacco field laborer in North Carolina to president of the National Association of Manufacturers for a decade. He led several state and regional bodies and criticized New Deal labor policies during the 1930s.
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Lebanon
Tenn
John Emmett Edgerton
North Carolina
National Association of Manufacturers
United States
National Association
Edgerton
Southern States Industrial Council
Tennessee Manufacturers Association
Roosevelt
National Recovery Administration
Pointers To Play Benefit Contest Saturday Night
The High Point Pointers, recently expelled from the Carolina league, host an all-star Greensboro team tonight at 8 15 for a benefit game. Proceeds aid the Pointer squad after league directors ousted them. The away lineup includes John Doljack Joe Doljack Tommy Jensen Hut Parks Leona Land Healey John Dwyer age Zahe. Rabbit Hill acts as Pointer manager.
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High Point Pointers
Direensboro
John Doljack
Joe Doljack
Tommy Jensen
Hut Parks
Leone Land
Healey
Ohn Dwyer
Age Zahe
Rabbit Hill
Greensboro
Pointer
Maytag Factory Reopens Under Martial Law
Newton Iowa August 5 1400 workers return to the Maytag washing machine plant under guards movement with George Umbrell vice president noting 100 plus foremen among the crew Wilbert Allison CIO union president urged strikers to resume work marking first full day of operations since shutdown
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Newton Fn
Maytag
George Umbrell
Wilbert Allison
CIO Union
Knox Predicts Restoration of Pressure After Break
A Greensboro water crisis report notes a 24 inch main burst near Perry street with dirt overload from railroad works. J T Martin offers personnel and trucks to aid the city while the 12 inch main proves inadequate. Fire protection and industrial shutdowns loom as pumps at the filter plant idle during repairs.
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J. T. Martin
Greensboro
BE. K. Ingram
Perry Street
Bee Rice Delicacy Served Only For Favored Guests
A Japanese delicacy known as bee rice is prepared with wild bees cooked with rice and served only when favored guests are present.
Garrett Victorious in golfs match with Henni es and Slingerland
Jack Garrett, High Point medalist, won easily over Preston Hennies of Columbia South Carolina 5 and 4. Owens led 4 up early then added a hole for a win. Pete Webb of Shelby and George Slingerland of Greensboro staged a lengthy duel with Webb winning on the first extra hole after a three putt on the final green.
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High Point
Jack Garrett
Preston Hennies
Columbia
Owens
Pete Webb
Shelby
George Slingerland
Greensboro
Slingerland
Webb
Hhis Oponent
SAM MONTGOMERY DIES IN TRUCK ACCIDENT AT BRIDGE
Sam Montgomery born in High Point on September 6 1913 spent life in the area. He married Vanda Nelson July 16 1984 and is survived by one son Max, his parents three sisters and four brothers. Funeral at Lebanon Methodist Protestant church Saturday at 3 o clock with viewing at 2 o clock. Burial Guilford Memorial Park.
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High Point
S. BE
Ethel Dyer Montgomery
Jamestown High School
Lebanon Methodist Protestant Church
Vanda Nelson
Max Montgomery
Mia
Thurman Lohr
Misses Nell
Ida Ann Montgomery
Wayne
Staley
Robert
Joe Montgomery
Centennia
O. L. Baster
J. Clay Madison
First Methodist Protestant Church of
Guilford Memorial Park
Qualified as Executors of Peter J. Cook Estate
Ada B. Cook and Byron Haworth of High Point qualified as executors of the estate of Peter J. Cook who died in High Point July 27. The will lists a daughter a son Willard and a foster daughter Marion Woods Parker. The estate is valued at 320 in personal property and 1700 in real estate.
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Greensboro
Ada B. Cook
Byron Haworth
High Point
Peter J. Cook
Willard
Marion Woods Parker
City Finds Water Shortage Affects Power Lights
Repairs resumed on the 12 inch water main and a sluice gate at city lake were expected to finish tonight. Duke Power cut arc lights last night due to cooling water shortage. only a small town section affected. Power transformers are air cooled and no danger of power failure is reported.
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City Lake
Duke Power Company
The
Power Company
Baptism Service Marks Pastor’s Fourth Anniversary
On Sunday at 3 pm Rev H P Williams will lead a baptism at Swiggett’s lake as sixty candidates are baptized. A special service and large chorus will precede and accompany the baptism with a Sunday night service planned for the public.
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The
Gospel Tabernacle
H. P. Williams
Swiggett’s Lake
Local Visitors and Family Gatherings in Deep River Area
Deep River residents reported visits and health notes, with extended stays and shared meals. Names include Williams, Skeen, Farlow, White, Hedrick, Lohr, Shoffner, Jordan, and Thornton, along with families from Guilford College Burlington Winston-Salem High Point and Greensboro. A baby girl was born on August 3 to Ga te s a b on.
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B. F. Williams
Portland
Oregon
J. L. Skeen
Mise Gertrude Farlow
Guilford College
L. L. Farlow
Burlington
Farlow
Crumpler
Walnut Cove
Herman White
Winston-Salem
A. W. Yates
Gatseab
Textile Leader to Be Buried in Charleston
Robert Chapman former president of the Southern Soft Spinners Association and a fixture in Carolinas textile circles died here Wednesday night He was to be buried in Charleston S C He was a native of Charleston Chapman led cotton mills at McColl Bennettsville Cheraw D C and Monroe He had lived here for several years His widow two daughters and a son survive
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Red Springs
Robert Chapman
Southern Soft Spinners Association
Carolinas
Charleston
S. C
Chapman
Chattanooga
Tenn
McColl, Bennetteville and Cheraw
D. C
Monroe
Pearls Found in Nearly All Big U.S. Streams
The article notes that pearls can be located in nearly every large stream across the United States, highlighting widespread availability rather than regional confines and stressing common occurrence.
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United States
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