High Point News Briefs From Medical to Social Events
Miss Helen Davis rushed to High Point hospital for appendicitis surgery and is recovering. Jackie Abels, after an appendectomy at Guilford General, is also doing well. The Philathea class hosts a watermelon feast on South Hamilton Street. A Pre-Autumn Ball heads to Asheboro Armory Hall with music by Oliver Naylor. George Lowe marries Laura Smoak in Charlotte and plans a Norfolk honeymoon. Various local residents travel, visit, or recover from surgeries and illnesses, including social visits to Atlantic City and Jacksonville.
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Helen
Davis
High Point Hospital
High Point
Armory Hall
Asheboro
George Lowe
Laura Smoak
Orangeburg
S. C
George W. Lowe
Charlotte
Heating system offer from Clinard Electric Co
An advertisement promotes a new water moistened warm air heater for homes, offered at low cost and easy terms by Clinard Electric Co at 120 College St. The notice urges readers to request a circular by phone or mail.
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Clinard Electric CO
College St
Outstanding Young Businessman Highlighted in City
A profile notes one of the outstanding young businessmen of the city, detailing achievements and community involvement.
Lungs Spread Out Could Cover 480 Square Feet
A claim notes that if lung cells were flattened the organ would present a surface around 480 square feet, illustrating the vast internal area involved in respiration.
Highway 90 Receives New Tarvia Coat In Area
Lexington reports a new tarvia coating is being laid on Highway 90 from Lexington to the Yadkin River bridge. State crews camp near West Fifth Avenue extension with detour signs guiding traffic to Mocksville. Gravel and oiling work extend west to Fork and Davie County, aiming to complete a continuous surfaced No 90 from Lexington to Statesville.
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Lexington
Yadkin River
West Fifth Avenue
Mocksville
Highway 90
Center
State Streets
Reedy Creek
Fork
Davie County
Seventh Road
Statesville
Jimmy Craven Captured in Detroit After County Jail Escape
Davidson counties famed jail escapee Jimmy Craven was arrested in Detroit on robbery charges. Craven had escaped the Davidson county chain gang last January after serving about a year of a five year sentence and has used multiple aliases including Frank Jones and James T. Moore. Federal authorities also seek him for transporting a stolen automobile across state lines.
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Lexington
Jimmy Craven
Davidson County
Detroit
Mich
Craven
Florida
Thomasville
Philadelphia
Frank Jones
E. P. Frederick
James T. Moore
Thomas Craven
James Craven
Bees invade drug store as Thomas fights hive army
In Tomasville on August 12, Druggist Charles R. Thomas faced a swarm overrunning his drug store. He calmed the insects by talking to them and then used shotgun gas and diffusers to destroy the hive, leaving dead bees near the front windows after a brutal clash.
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Charlie Thomas
Tomasville
Charles R. Thomas
Thomas
Recalling a Summer Spark With Gas Refrigerator Fun
A writer extols the benefits of gas or electric refrigerators for cooling desserts without ice-cream freezers. She notes weather and usage affect efficiency, shares a favored frozen banana apricot dessert, and reflects on costs to justify owning the appliance.
Fountain And Brummitt Loom In Van Of Field In Gubernatorial Race
Raleigh dispatch surveys 1932 North Carolina governor contenders with Dennis Brummitt and Richard Fountain leading. Ehringhaus and Maxwell potential threats, plus other figures speculated to enter. Piece notes Fountain’s political tact and Brummitt’s broad statewide base shaping a pivotal primary contest.
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Fountain and Brummitt Loom
Raleigh
General Assembly
Dennis G. Brummitt
Richard T. Fountain
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Elizabeth City
A. J. Maxwell
Commissioner of Revenue
Maxwell
Brummitt
Fountain
Democratic Executive Committee
Nut
Attorney General Lacks Authority Over Anti-Smith Report
Raleigh August 12 The Attorney General Dennis Brummitt said the state cannot pursue action to compel the Anti-Smith committee to file a Corrupt Practices Act report. He noted the AG's office lacks power until a Supreme Court case defines criminal proceedings and referenced past attempts in 1929 to amend the act to grant such authority.
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J. C. Baskerwill
Raleigh
Attorney General
Anti-Smith Campaign
Dennis G. Brummil
Don S. Elias
Asheville Times
Elias
Mr. Brummitt
Frank R. Melinch
Anti-Smith Committee
Supreme Court
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
Brummitt
General Assembly
Anniversary of Peace Treaty Ended Spanish American War
On August 12 1898 hostilities ended when plenipotentiaries signed a peace protocol in Paris. Spain ceded Cuba and other territories to the United States and received 30 million dollars. McKinley issued a peace proclamation and volunteers were mustered out by August 18.
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United States
Spain
Paris
M. Cambon
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Guam
Porto Rico
West Indies
McKinley
Wales Old Car Carries Packages in London
The private car of the Prince of Wales from his Flanders tours now serves as a light delivery truck in London. Built for the Russian royal family, it never reached Russia and saw use as the prince’s warzone car. A Buckinghamshire driver bought and converted it after the war, drawing admiration for its surviving mechanical merit.
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London
Prince of Wales
Flanders
Russia
Buckinghamshire
Walser Rites Draw Immense Lexington Crowd
Funeral services for Joseph Gaither Walser a prominent Lexington businessman were held at his home with Rev J R McGregor officiating. Interment followed in the city cemetery. Walser died Friday after a paralysis stroke at age 59 leaving a widow two sons and three daughters plus brothers Zeb V and Z I. He was a postmaster and University of North Carolina and Yadkin College alumnus who helped found local industries and served as a bank director and sales representative for local furniture firms. Immense crowd of relatives friends and fraternal members attended the service and burial.
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Lexington
Joseph Gaither Walser
J. R. McGregor
First Presbyterian Church
Walser
Sadie Thompson
Joseph, Jr
Billie
Fred N. Thompson
Mary Lil Walser
Sara March Walser
Zeb V. Walser
Z. I. Walser
High Point
Gaither E. Walser
Yadkin College
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
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Miss Davis
Imcal Hospital
Jackie Abels
John C. Abels
Jackie
Guilford General Hospital
Philathea
Southa Min Street
M. E
J. A. Herndon
South Hamilton Street
Oliver Naylor
Victor Recording Orchestra
Betsy Armfield
Julia Marsh
Elizabeth Hayden
Cynthia Vaughn
Douglas Long
Greensboro
James Fleming
Sanford
Mrs. Lowe
Norfolk
Shenandoah Valley
Elwood Hotel
W. J. McAnally
Piedmont Springs
Mra. H. A. Millis
Atlantic City
Margaret Hauser
Jacksonville, Fla
Marian Wooten
Adelaide McAnally
New York
Mary McAnally
Lee Proctor
Ruth
Albemarle
Ne. C
R. A. Wheeler
EF. A. Snow
J. I. Groome
Sparta
Rose Hadley
Virginia King
Greenville, N. C
Farrell Gray
Parkway
William Lilliendahl
Mrs
Homer Wheeler
Tom Kearns
Tom, Jr
John Peacock
Bert Kirkman
Wrightsville Beach
Lucy Neal Carr
Mary Grimmer
Raleigh and
Cape Charles
Virginia
A. Lee Gibson
Louise Avenue
Carroll Bowles
Grand Rapids, Mich
Bryce Bennett
Sunset Drive
T. F. Wrenn
Mary Elizabeth Perry
Nell Adams
Lebron Perry
Washington, D. C
Miss Perry
Miss Adams
Virginia Beach
Irene McAnally
Madison
Rebekah Martin
Miss Martin
McAnally
South Main Street
Moffitt’s
North Main Street
Davidson
Chaingang
Tng
Ita
By Emily Allen Sayres
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
J. C. Baskervill
Eral Assembly
Coxey
Senate
Gardner
W. O. Saunders
Brummitt and Fountain
Ehringhaus
Albert Cox
T.L. Johinson
A. E. Waltz
Josiah William Bailey
Senator Simmons
Grove
U. S
Wales
Florsheims
Quality Shoe Store
Beavan’s
the Ladies’ Store
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