Plans For High Point Flower And Vegetable Show
Plans for the 1930 Flower and Vegetable Show, a closing feature of the city beautiful campaign, begin Thursday at 1 30 pm with a meeting at the Friends church annex led by general chairwoman Mrs C E Sheloff. Committee members and garden club presidents are urged to attend, as officials will appoint subcommittees and set launching arrangements.
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High Point
T. A. Sykes
Comer Covington
Violet Johnson
Wade Marsh
L. C. Matton
John Peacock
Tom Turner
John H. Walker
City Beautiful
Teague
N C Historical Commission lends gifts to High Point Library
The North Carolina Historical Commission gifted Shotwell's Papers edited by Hamilton to the High Point Public Library. Other recent donations include Hunter's Sketches of Eastern North Carolina, Furniture South 1929, a North Carolina Historical collection, and 75 books from Jack Fields. Donors include Mrs. Tate, Mrs. W. C. Pemberton, Dr. Lucy Eshelman, Mrs. R. L. Brinson, Mrs. S. H. Tomlinson, and Miss Martha Shields.
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Shotwell
Hamilton
High Point Public Library
North Carolina Historical Commission
Willie Welch
Hunter
North Carolina
Lincolnton
Barber-Hall Printing Company
Tate
W. C. Pemberton
Lucy Eshelman
R. L. Brinson
Jack Fields
Mark Twain
Murbach
Welch
S. H. Tomlinson
Martha Shields
New York Man Moves to City
F. F. Roseman has accepted a position on the sales force of Ruby's, Inc. jewelers. He came from Far Rockaway, Long Island, New York, and will move his family to the city in the near future.
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F. F. Roseman
Ruby's, Inc
Mr. Roseman
Far Rockaway
Long Island
WN. Y
Freak Ear of Corn Grown By McCanless
An ear of corn grown on the tassel of the stalk by W F Mc Canless of 1106 Madison avenue was brought to the Enterprise yesterday to join the horticultural freaks on display. The ear grew without any shock and occasional grains sprouted on tassel shoots.
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W. F. McCanless
Madison Avenue
Enterprise
Junior Boys Camp Opens Tomorrow At Central Friends Playground
Central Friends camp for junior boys will open at the playground Monday afternoon at 4 30. Boys wishing to attend and without arrangements should contact Miss Anna Mendenhall at once.
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Central Friends
Anna Mendenhall
Moyle Claims Rain Change Tied to Static Device
William W. Moyle, inventor of a device to eliminate static, writes to Secretary Hyde asserting a link between his invention and the country’s drought conditions. Moyle discusses radio broadcasting as part of his theory.
Escapees Return to Jail After Weeks of Flight
Sheriff Sam Whitehurst notes a boost for Pitt County jail funds as four of six black inmates who escaped earlier in the week have returned on their own.
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Greenville
Sam Whitehurst
Pitt County
Asheville Man Plans First Return to Ireland in 45 Years
John O'Donnell, an Asheville native born in Ireland, may soon travel back to the homeland for the first time in 45 years, signaling a long-awaited reunion with his roots and family.
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Asheville
N. C
John O’donnell
Erin
Ireland
Botany Professor Totten Returns With Flaming Beard
H R Totten, University of North Carolina botany professor, after a transcontinental tour, returned to Chapel Hill with a striking flaming red beard, a notable change from his usual green growth observations.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
H. R. Totten
Raleigh bird-delusion inmate scales tree for hours
In Raleigh an inmate at the State Insane Asylum climbed a tree believing himself a bird and remained for 12 hours before firemen using nets and ladders brought him down, a stunt recalling a 1915 incident.
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Raleigh, N. C
Raleigh
State Insane Asylum
Father and son share a rustic motto in Ipswich
The exchange starts with a father telling Tom to fetch the old horse. Tom questions why and the father replies to wear out the old horses first as his motto, prompting Tom to reinterpret the task. The brief dialogue is noted from Ipswich, England.
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Tom
Ipswich
Engeland
Star
Civil Term Docket Sets 46 Trials for September Start
The civil term opens September 9 with 46 cases on the calendar for two weeks of trial. Jurors have been drawn and the calendar released. Notable Tuesday actions include Minto Dorsett vs Marie Dorsett and Atlas Supply vs J E Amos among others.
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Minto Dorsett
Marie Dorsett
Reeson Hardware Company
Minnie K. Broadhurst
Superior Plumbing and Heating Company
H. G. Ferre
Et Ax
New York Life Insurance Company
Viola Warford
F. L. Warford
Atlas Supply Company
J. E. Amos
H. A. Millis
David Mae Jester
R. S. Russell
High Point
Former resident dies by own action on Denton Road
A former resident fatally shot himself with a single barrel shotgun on Denton Road. Police report details indicate a self inflicted gunshot wound and a fatal outcome.
Death by suicide near Denton farmland shocks community
Robert Morris former High Point resident shot himself in the heart yesterday morning near his father's home five miles southeast of Denton after weeks of unemployment and financial strain. He was 31, survived by his wife and two daughters Hortense 19 and Christine 3. Funeral services expected today.
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Robert Morris
High Point
Denton
High Point Averal
Mr. Morris
Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company
Mechanicsville
Hortense
Christine
Morris
Bearish influence in stock market unsettles investors
New York August 9 The stock market opened with a bearish tone as prices fell one to six dollars in the first hour and then partly recovered before a late sell off left many favorites a dollar to three dollars lower. The composite index of 90 leading shares slipped a fraction, while 1.5 million shares changed hands in the largest Saturday volume since June. Short selling rose on margin stock weakness, but bears still booked profits from prior short sales as selling intensified.
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New York
Bears
Rain Ends Drought But Fire Takes Toll
PARMA N Y Aug 9 Rain ended the drought for farmer F W Struck yesterday and his acres prospered But today every building on his farm and his year's crops were destroyed by fire starting from a spontaneous combustion in his soaked grain stacks Firemen in gala dress about to begin a carnival parade nearby raced to the farm but were unable to save but little Rabbits with fur blazing scurried into the fields adjoining the burning barns and started several grass fires More than 400 rabbits and 150 pigeons were burned
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Parma
N. Y
F. W
Vegetable askin name kin to squash on display
L. W. Motsinger of route five Winston-Salem exhibited an unnamed vegetable last night claimed to be kin to the squash family. The vine grows like a pumpkin and the specimen about 3 inches long, said to make mighty good eating.
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L. W. Motsinger
Route Five
Winston-Salem
Miss High Point contest draws 133 babies to date
The Miss High Point popularity contest reports 133 entrants with new names listed. Dr J H Henderlite of Gastonia’s First Presbyterian will fill in at First Presbyterian Church here, preaching morning service on A Cup of Cold Water with no evening service.
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Baby Show
Nina English
Margaret Snipes
Carrie Hooper
Wanda Lee Hooper
West Green Street
Jacqueline Bulla
Archdale
Donald Ray Dennis
Jamestown
Terry Parrish
Margaret Edwards
Sheraton Beauty Shop
Clarence L. Clapp Jr
Charles Alton Jester
East Green Street
Betty Ann Potts
High Point
Dorothy Davis
Anderson Street
Sara Lee Davis
Anderson Etreet
Olen Gene Hall
English Street
Ted Ian Hodge
North Hamilton Street
Charles Reid Rogers
West Broad Street
Rebecca Jeanne Rule
Bridges Street
Emma Jean Tomlinson
Meadow Street
the Grimes Twins
Willowbrook Street
Don Powell
Mallory Street
Sara Frances Jessup
Springfield Avenue
Bettie Lou Hiatt
Howell Street
Billie Iris Simpson
Richland Avenue
Betty L. Lee
Howard Thomas Powell
Mangum Avenue
Frances E. Branson
Taylor Avenue
Frances Irene White
Randleman
Harold Lee Kirkman
Viola Elizabeth Gardner
Thelma Leola Kirby
Centennial Avenue
Eloise Spoone
Johnson Street
Fred Peters
Jefferson Street
Marie Oakley Conn
Charles Floyd Suggs, Jr
Carter Street
Robert James Bishop
Wise Street
Cynthia Wanda Payne
South Main Street
J. H. Henderlite
First Presbyterian Church
Gastonia
C. H. Nabers
Europe
Henderlite
Lampells Plan Late Summer Trip to New York and Brighton Beach
Mr and Mrs S Lampell and their young son Matthew depart for New York to purchase merchandise then spend time at Brighton Beach before heading to Bridgeport Connecticut for a few days. They expect to be away the rest of August.
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S. Lampell
Matthew
New York
Brighton Beach
Bridgeport
Connecticut
Cooling Salad on hot evenings with pear and tomatoes
A simple salad combines alligator pear slices and tomatoes with water cress. It is served with tart French dressing and thin bread and butter sandwiches for a light evening meal.
Wesley Memorial Worship Services and Peace Caravan Address
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church holds services with Rev L F Tuttle in charge. Morning and evening sermons cover The Authority of Jesus and Jesus the Answer To Every Need. Central Friends feature a peace message by Clark Kerr of Swarthmore College at 6 pm. Passmore Elkington and J Passmore Elkinton discuss at Central Friends Sunday school. First Baptist morning worship at 11 with organ preludes.
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Wesley Memorial
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
L. F. Tuttle
Jesus
Church School
Epworth
Central Friends
Franz
Mr. Kerr
North Carolina
American Friends Service Committee
J. Passmore Elkinton
Philadelphia
Brotherhood
Virginia man fatally injured after car strikes tire fixers
Andy Williams of Lambert Virginia, about 35 to 40, was hit by Jim Rollins of Central Falls while patching a tire on a highway seven miles below Asheboro. Williams suffered a fractured skull and brain laceration and was admitted in critical condition to High Point hospital. a manslaughter charge against Rollins may follow if Williams dies.
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Andy Williams
Lambert
Jim Rollins
Central Falls
Asheboro
High Point
Williams
Tiffany Barnes
Cullum
Rollins
Hostile Afridi forces disperse after repelled attack at Peshawar
At Simla, Aug 9, hostile Afridi tribesmen repelled in parts of the Bara river valley begin dispersing after British troops and airplanes countered incursions toward Peshawar. Official communique cites clashes Wednesday through yesterday with several casualties on the invaders as factions hide near Khajuri plain and Bara Fort.
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Simla
India
Peshawar
Bara River
Bara
Khajuri
Khyber Pass
Bara Fort
Frontier Constabulary
Blind flying progress dominates aviation efforts
Washington notes that besides other flight problems, aviation circles focus on perfecting blind flying through fog. The effort is led by the U S Bureau of Aeronautics, Bureau of Standards, and Marine Corps, per the Navy department.
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Washington
U. S&s. Bureau of Aeronautics
Bureau of Standards
Marine Corps
U. S. Department of the Navy
Chile Dominate World Iodine Supply Source
Chile furnishes about ninety percent of global iodine, a by product of its nitrate industry, highlighting the country’s central role in this chemical supply chain.
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Chile
Impostor Targeting Pay Meters Prompts Public Service Warning
North Carolina Public Service Company officials report a man posing as a meter reader robs pay meters in a High Point residential area. Henry Jennings urges residents to refuse entry to anyone lacking a proper NCPS uniform.
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North Carolina Public Service Company
Henry Jennings
Service Company
Public Service Company
Wright’s 10 Add 10 Present Store Expansion Plan
Officials of Wright's clothing store at 100 South Main lease the adjoining building to expand the present quarters. Renovation starts Monday and will create a modern store featuring Kuppenheimer Curlee High Art and other lines with new fixtures throughout.
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Wright
South Main
Spending Week End At the Sea Shore
Mr and Mrs EB Dc Harpstrite with Mr and Mrs H J Mosebach er from Chickasha Oklahoma are spending the week end at Wrightsville Beach and expect to return early next week Harpstrite is manager for Ruby s Inc a new jewelry store here and they live at 802 Fourth Street
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Dc. Harpstrite
H. J. Mosébacher
Chickasha
Oklahoma
Wrightsville Beach
Harpstrite
Ruby's, Inc
Greensboro
Fourth Street
South Carolina legislator acquitted in cockfight case
J Harvey Cleveland of Greenville and 26 others were acquitted for participating in a July 4 cockfight at River Falls. Magistrate Crenshaw dismissed the case as the state failed to present witnesses, bonds were returned, and a large spectator turnout noted the trial.
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Greenville
S.S. C
J. Harvey Cleveland
Greenville County
River Falls
Crenshaw
Ohio Primary To Be Held Tuesday
Ohio voters head to polls Tuesday to nominate candidates for senate state and congressional posts. Five candidates contest the Democratic senate race amid debates on prohibition tariff and farm relief while Toledo and Columbus show the strongest congressional contests with prohibition as a key issue and overall light turnout expected due to low city registrations.
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Columbus
Ohio
Toledo
Amos Has Cabin Plane Overhauled at St Louis Plant
Amos of Wenner Flying Service declares his field has among the Souths most modern equipment after overhauling a Curtis Robin ship at the Curtis-Robin factory in St Louis. Paul Davis and Amos completed a round trip and Davis notes the ship is now as good as new. a Fairchild Sport Trainer is due to arrive later this week.
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Cc L. Amos
Wenner Flying Service
St. Louis
North Carolina
South
Amos
Paul Davis
Charles Kenner
Pilot Davis
Davis
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Friends Church Annex
N.C. Historical Commission
McCanless
Thomasville and
Denton Railroad Company
Lexington Grovery Company
J. W. Wilson
H. G. Conally
Victor Clark
Hamilton, Florist
Schwab Machinery and Supply Company, Inc
M. G. Petty
Industrial Bank of Richmond
Guy D. Grimes
Commercial Credit Company
D. W. Bryant
T. S. Bell
John Q. Finch
Lemme Knots
Martin V. Andrews
Beeson Hardware Company
C. E. Frazier
A. P. Frazier
J. M. Lassiter
City Transfer Service
Oldsmobile Sales and Service, Inc
Denton Road
Tomlinson Plant
Duchess of York
Prince of Wales
Duke of York
Elizabeth
IST Presbyterian
Qother
Rogers
Clarence Schultheiss
J. H. Hender
First Baptist
Power Company
Lewis E. Teague
Wright's
S. C
Mr. Amos
Mr. Davis
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