Randleman Citizens Urge Road To Town In High Point Route
Randolph officials and citizens press for routing a proposed High Point to Asheboro highway through Randleman to connect with High Point. Frank Talley leads the delegation before State Highway Commissioner J Elwood Cox. Cox weighs survey findings and plans a surveyor visit while Marsh backs the plan and offers a loan to favor construction. Greensboro objections center on route control and local impact as Asheboro resists.
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High Point
Asheboro
Randleman
Frank Talley
J. Elwood Cox
State Highway Commission
Commercial National Bank
Ashboro
Marsh
Board of Commissioners
Randolph County
Greensboro
Gate City
Furniture City
Highway Commission
Chamber of Commerce
State Commission
Randolph City
Randolph
Cox
Randolph Citi
Mrs J A Eller Read in Davidson
Mrs John A Eller, mother of Mrs W P Pickett of High Point, died yesterday at her Davidson county home aged 87. Funeral at Midway Methodist church Sunday at 3 p m with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by husband and three daughters Mrs W P Pickett Mrs J J Eads and Miss Mary Eller.
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John A. Eller
W. P. Pickett
High Point
Davidson County
Midway Methodist Church
Eller
J. J. Eads
Danbury
Mary Eller
Comet Noted For Its Wreath Like Tail
Astronomers at Koenigstuhl observatory report a wreath shaped tail formed as Earth passed the comet last Monday night. The head passed between the sun and Earth, and observers expect it may be visible again in the southern hemisphere under favorable conditions.
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Earth
Heidelberg
Koenigstuhl Observatory
Y W C A Secretary Resigns To Move To Norfolk
Miss Lou Cretia Owen resigns after ten months as secretary of the High Point Y W C A to become employment secretary in Norfolk Virginia. Mrs Helen Fitz of New York will succeed her, with Miss Blanche Platt joining as a second secretary for girls under 18. Owen will stay through August 21 and begin Norfolk duties in September.
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Miss Lou Cretia Owen
Norfolk
Miss Fitz
Lou Cretia Owen
High Point Young Women’s Christian Association
Norfol Va
Miss Owen
Helen Fitz
New York
Headquar
Ters
Owen
High Point
Fitz
Association
Blanche Platt
Notth Corona Colege
Miss Piit
State officials wary of Craven Klan probe push
Bruce Craven, Trinity lawyer and former Klan grand dragon, seeks a North Carolina state inquiry into Klan activities and plans to meet with Attorney General Manning. Officials doubt the move, noting Craven’s past disbandment order and the state will handle any violations under existing laws. Critics see the move as self promotional and costly.
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Raleigh
Bruce Craven
Trinity
Ridgecrest
James S. Manning
Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
North Carolina
Craven
Greensboro
Manning
Grand Dragon Craven
Morrison
Home brew blamed for shooting near Charlotte
In Charlotte area, Georgia Franklin was intoxicated by tomato wine when he fired at his wife from a barricaded house. Rural policeman C. J. Brown was wounded in the leg by shot, and Franklin was arrested and to be arraigned before a magistrate.
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Charlotte
Georgia Franklin
C. J. Brown
Presbyterian Hospital
Franklin
Cotton Futures Open Higher on Weekend Trade Review
The New York cotton market opened steady with gains of 8 to 13 points as weekend reviews of the goods trade and modest demand from continental buyers supported prices. December touched 13.75, later slipping to 13.60 as selling and liquidation pulled other months down from night’s close.
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New York
Soldiers Charged With Misconduct In Havana Incident
Investigations ordered by the federal government into an attack Wednesday night at Zamaguey on Leroy Foster an American major in the engineering service and on soldiers of the home of Humber the alleged illegal entry by American and Arcadio Sarol Cubans in search of the assailants. Cuban officials and the American authorities awaited findings as the inquiry was ordered.
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Havana
American Legion
Zamaguey
Leroy Foster
Humber
Americon
Arcadio Sarol
Oe Pik Aemcnent
Veterans to ride at two cents a mile to Durham reunion
Confedera te Veterans of this state may travel to the Durham reunion August 22 24 at a special rate of two cents per mile. Automobiles will greet veterans on arrival and escort them to quarters, opening the door for more attendees who otherwise could not afford travel.
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Durham
Mystic Shrine to Erect Grand Mosque in Charlotte
Oasis Temple of the Mystic Shrine with 4000 members in North Carolina will build a mosque in Charlotte costing 350 000 to 500 000 dollars. Six acres of land have been acquired for the site and the structure will be among the finest fraternal buildings in the South.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Governor to mobilize National Guard over taxi murder
Governor Cooper ordered militia support to retrieve C. O. Fox and Jess Gep pins from Savannah Georgia. The two men are charged with killing William C. Brazell a young taxi driver in Columbia. Sheriff Ruff of Lexington leads pursuit to bring suspects to Columbia for trial.
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Columbia
S. C
National Guard
C. O. Fox
Jess Geppins
Savannah
William C. Brazell
Cooper
Ruff
Lexington
Old Man Burned to Death Fighting Grass Fire
Charles Oliver Porter, 90, was burned to death near his Miami area home six miles south of the city when he fought a grass fire that threatened his house. The incident occurred Friday afternoon.
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Miami
Fla
Charles Oliver Porter
Mob seeks Slayers Fox and Jepins in Savannah
Augusta residents reported a mob left at 11 p m to join a Columbia group in Savannah for removing C O Fox and Jess Jepins from the county jail, accusing them of slaying William Azell.
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Augusta
Savannah
Columbia
C. O. Fox
Jess Jepins
William Azell
Russian Kiddies To Be Taken to Bulgaria and Fed
Negotiations on an agreement to protect famine relief food into Russia faced objections from Soviet representative Maxim Lipzenooff to the draft presented by American relief negotiator Walter L. Brown.
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Bulgaria
Riga
Russia
Maxim Lipzenooff
Walter L. Brown
Russian children to be housed in Bulgaria under government care
Sofia reports twenty thousand Russian children from famine areas will be brought to Bulgaria and cared for under government direction. The announcement cites official oversight and humanitarian action by Bulgarian authorities to shelter the youngsters.
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Sofia
Bulgaria
Congresswoman Honored by Peru with Flowers
Representative Alice Robertson presided over the House for a vote on a resolution to allow U S participation in Peru’s 100th independence anniversary. Ambassador F A Peret sent roses and praised the first woman to wield the house gavel as a historic gesture.
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Washington
Alice Robertson
House
United States
F. A. Peret
Peru
Spe
Senate
House of Representatives
America
Poison Dope to Kill Grasshoppers Campaign Totals
Regina Saskatchewan August 13. In a third campaign the agriculture department mixed its largest poison bait yet to combat grasshoppers. Crops were saved overall though northern areas suffered some damage. The mixture included bran 3024 tons sawdust 100 carloads arsenic 361233 pounds paris green 110000 pounds molasses 92360 gallons salt 895 barrels and amyl acetate 998 gallons.
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Regina
Sask
Saskatchewan Department of Agriculture
Americans Granted Exit From Soviet Russia
New York report states Soviet Russia has granted permission for all American citizens to depart the country if they wish. The announcement was made by Soviet foreign minister George T. Chitutchherian in a cable message received today.
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New York
Soviet Russia
George T. Chitutchherian
Miss Mozelle Ellison Plans Wilmington Visit Tour
Miss Mozelle Ellison is spending her vacation in Wilmington and expects to visit Asheville before returning to High Point.
Laymen's Conference Attacks Wilson Autobiography Publication
Dr. William E. Dodd of the University of Chicago denounces the McCombs authored Wilson autobiography being published nationwide. He praises Wilson as the great man of the century and urges North Carolina to repudiate the slanderous work while criticizing editors who refuse careful biography.
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Wilson
W. F. McCombs
Lake Junaluska
William &. McCombs
William E. Dodd
University of Chicago
M. E. Church
South
North Carolina
McCombs
Dodd
Relief council to aid famine in Russia under three delegates
Paris reports the allied supreme council approved an official but informal famine relief commission to cooperate with Herbert Hoover and the Red Cross in Russia. Ambassador Harvey will consult Washington as American delegates are named. The U S Congress is urged to aid Austria, and Harvey to be informed of pending actions.
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Paris
Allied Supreme Council
United States
Belcountry
Gium
Herbert Hoover
Relief Commission
Red Cross
Harvey
Supreme Council
Washington
Congress of the
Austria
Daughter refuses to see slayer father in church murder case
A warrant for murder was sworn against Edwin R. Stevenson a barber and itinerant preacher who shot Father James E. Coyle rector of St Pauls church in Birmingham. Coroner Russum ruled unlawful homicide noting Stevensons motive tied to his daughter Ruth now a Catholic. The priest was slain after performing the daughter’s marriage to a Catholic. Ruth refuses any contact with her father.
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Birmingham
Ala
Russum
Edwin R. Stevenson
James E. Coyle
St. Pauls Church
Father Coyle
Stevenson
Ruth
Armed Men Disarm State Police near Sharpels West Virginia
Two state police troopers and two deputy sheriffs were surrounded and disarmed by a group of armed men near Sharpels, ten miles from Logan. The officers were ordered to leave the community and not return, according to advances reaching the city.
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Logan
West Va
State Police
Thirteen Per Cent Illiterates in North Carolina
Washington report from the census bureau shows 13.1 percent of North Carolina residents aged ten or older cannot read or write. Illiteracy rates by race are 8.2 percent among native whites and 24.5 percent among Negroes.
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Washington
North Carolina
Census Bureau
Train Schedule Changes Effective Tomorrow
H. D. Saunders the Southern railway local agent announced schedule changes. Train 81 arrives 4 49 am, train 11 7 22 am, train 29 12 45 am. Northbound trains shift: 30 to 3 24 am, 158 to 10 28 pm, 38 to 11 20 pm.
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H. D. Saunders
Southern Railway
Sunday School Excursion Planned by Welch Memorial Church
Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant church Sunday school announces an excursion to Yadkin College next Saturday. Bus leaves High Point at 8 am and returns late afternoon. Distance to Yadkin College is about miles with picnic surroundings. All members urged to attend for a rare treat.
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Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant Church
Yadkin College
High Point
Hungarians Back U S Peace Offer in Assembly Vote
Budapest reports the Hungarian National Assembly approved the July peace resolution and authorized the government to negotiate a treaty with Washington, signaling support for the U S peace plan.
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Budapest
United States
Hungarian Nations Assembly
Washington
Tax revision aims fair burden across classes
Washington Aug 13 An official White House statement on the administrations tax revision program says the aim is to raise revenue with reasonable certainty ensure easy collection and fairly distribute the burden among all classes The analysis indicates the rich will pay about 1 8 billion while the rest of the community bears the balance The plan lowers the top income and surtax rate to 32 percent and is expected to boost revenue from these sources despite lower rates by discouraging tax avoidance and reducing incentives to hide income
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Washington
White House
Unitarian Institute Draws Nation to Little Island
The island town hosts a summer Institute for Religious Education by the Unitarian Laymen's League of America. Delegates from across the country gather as Rev. William I. Lawrence heads the program with Dr. Florence Buck assisting. Arthur L. Palmer and Kenneth McDougall oversee administration while Taft era fund-raising is recalled.
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Star Sland
Island of Shoals
N. H
Unitarian Laymen’s League of America
William H. Taft
William I. Lawrence
American Unitarian Association
Florence Buck
Arthur L. Palmer
Omaha
Kenneth McDougall
New York
Middle Atlantic
Columbia Students to Study the Movie Art
New York Aug 13 Columbia University students will study the movie art this winter. The course covers on location filming studio work continuity writing and visual techniques. Students will learn endings pacing symbolism setting and pictorial composition with emphasis on sustaining audience interest.
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New York
Columbia University
United States
Maeterlinck
Hickory Considers Autolists Camp at Carolina Park
Hickory officials plan a new autolists camp and recreation ground at Carolina Park near the swimming pool. The chamber of commerce is gathering secondary data to support the project and expects arrangements to be completed soon.
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Hickory
Carolina Park
Autolats
Chamber of Commerce
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