Bible Class And Society Meetings In Local Notices
Local notices list Bible classes meeting tomorrow or Thursday at homes on Willowbrook Man gum Avenue Pickett Street and other streets plus the Womans Missionary Society gathering and a Guilford General hospital update for Ernest Taylor. An Ebenezer Church ice cream supper is planned for Aug 16 on the church lawn with refreshments and public invitation. City Beautiful committees plan 1 30 pm Thursday meeting at the Friends annex to discuss fall flower show. A party honors Lena Grissom and Miss Ruth Russell with details at 323 Woodrow Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allred
Ernest Taylor
Guilford General Hospital
Ebenezer Church
Friends Annex
Lena Gressom
Ruth Russell
Clara Grissom
Woodrow Avenue
Lena Grissom
Mary Florence Cummings Honored at Bridge Party in Galax
Miss Mary Florence Cummings was guest of cousin Miss Dorothy Cumings at a Monday bridge party on Hamilton Street. High score went to Miss Mary Perry Pollock. guests included Julia Gold Clark Susan Sharp Sara Jarrett Sarah Parker Alma Andrews Louies Kearns Genevieve Sheets Velva Hayden. An engagement notice announces Goldia Dalton to Robert Ernest Naylor at First Baptist Church Galax on August 29, 1930 with at home in Ada Oklahoma. Mrs Dalton noted for soprano singing and Virginia Intermont College ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Florence Cummings
Dorothy Cumings
Hamilton Street
Mary Perry Follock
Mary Florence
Cummings Julia Gold Clark
Susan Sharp
Sara Jarrett
Sarah Parker
Lockey Dalton
Goldia
Robert Ernest Naylor
First Baptist Church
Galax
Ada Oklahoma
Miss Dalton
G. A. Ballew
Gandhi's Leaders Meet in Yeroda Jail To Discuss Peace
In Poona India prominent civil disobedience leaders including Mahatma Gandhi and Mrs Sarojini Naidu met in Yeroda jail to discuss ending activities ahead of the London round table conference. Sapru and Jayakar began negotiations with Viceroy for preliminary talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poona
India
Yeroda
Mahatma Gandi
London
Sarojini Naidu
Congress Movement
Mahatma
Sir Tej Bahadur Sapru
Jayakar
Friends and relatives visit the Liberty region
Social notes list visits and illnesses across Liberty and nearby towns. People include Miss Carrie Lowe and Ione Lowe visiting Sparta, Mrs. Jones Hedrick recovering from surgery, Miss Maria Harville post appendicitis operation, and many relatives traveling to New York, Concord, White Sulphur Springs, and Oxford for visits or events.
Tablet to mark Georgia’s Gazette site in Savannah
A tablet will be placed in Savannah to honor the spot where Georgia’s only colonial newspaper, the Gazette, was published. Local historians note the landmark ties to early journalism and colonial life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Georgia
The
Gazette
Lina Basquette Widow of Sam Warner Attempts Suicide
Lina Basquette film actress and Sam Warner widow was treated for a slight poisoning after a death by own action attempt. She used thealias Eleanor Copeland until her maid declared her identity, and police released her to her physician. She cited custody battles for her four year old daughter Lita Warner as motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Lina Basquette
Sam Warner Motion Picture
Lita Warner
Sam Warner
California orchardists distribute 10,900,900 ladybird beetles
California orchardists distributed 10,900,900 ladybird beetles to combat the mealy bug, aiming to protect crops through biological control and reduce reliance on chemicals. The release reflects ongoing pest management efforts across orchards in the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Gardner Reports Virginia Crop Losses Ahead of North Carolina
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh Aug 13 Governor Gardner in Charlottesville cites Virginia drought burning crops and lashing cattle while North Carolina enjoys relative abundance He notes Virginia West Virginia and Kentucky show withered corn brown pastures and water hauls and warns farmers to prepare for winter Apple crop remains the sole hopeful sign in Virginia as officials guard orchards with irrigation and fire patrols
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Virginia
C. Max Gardner
University of Virginia
Charlottesville
Institute of Public Affairs
Gardner
Harry Flood Byrd
Howell Publishes Handbook of English in Engineering Use
CHAPEL HILL August 13 John Wiley and Sons announce A Handbook of English in Engineering Usage by Dr A C Howell UNC professor and assistant dean. The book aims as a practical guide for engineers and as a college text to improve clarity accuracy and conciseness in technical English.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
John Wiley and Sons
New York
Police officer accuses wife of stealing from his pants
In Milwaukee a police officer Louie Wagner filed for divorce claiming his wife took money from his pants while he slept. The judge reacted jokingly asking if the court should assign a policeman to guard the officer’s pants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Louie Wagner
Wagner
Farmers Union deposits records at North Carolina Historical Commission
The North Carolina Farmers' Union has deposited its records from 1908 with the North Carolina Historical Commission in Raleigh. The collection includes 40 boxes of correspondence minutes cash books lists of local unions and annual reports. President Edgar Long and Secretary J C Cox made the deposit aided by Mrs. R W H Stone whose husband led the Union from 1919 to 1927. The records have already spurred two historical articles by C P Loomis set for July and October publications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Long
Graham
J. C. Cox
Ramseur
Farmers’ Union
R. W. H. Stone
Greensboro
Motor Bus Travel Holds Up Well Across North Carolina
Raleigh aug 13 travel by motor bus lines in North Carolina is holding up well this summer and heavier than ever on long distance routes according to R O Self motor bus commissioner of the state corporation commission. Interstate routes with through passengers report strong business as cheaper fares attract travelers who tolerate longer travel time. Local lines to seashore resorts and mountains also prosper. Drivers are licensed and carefully screened and bus safety has improved with no driver fault accidents in more than two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
R. O. Self
State Corporation Commission
Mr. Self
Self
Koch Appointed To National Committee On Amateur Theater
Frederick H. Koch of the Carolina Playmakers and University professor joins a White House Conference on Child Health and Protection committee. He will report on Amateur Dramatics, alongside leaders from the Russell Sage Foundation, National Board of Review, and Teachers College among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Koch
National
Committee On
Amateur Theater
Chapel Hill
N. C
Frederick H. Koch
Carolina Playmakers
White House
Washington
Lee F. Hanmer
Department of Research
Russell Sage Foundation
Elizabeth R. Desser
Wilton A. Barrett
National Board of Review of Motion Pictures
Thomas G. Winter
Association of Motion Picture Prducers
Mary Allen Abbott
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Augustus O. Thomas
World Federation of Education Associations
Albert R. Lovejoy
Cambridge School of the Drama
Cape Fear Channel Deepening Studied By League
North Carolina Traffic League governors form special committee to study deepening the Cape Fear river channel to Fayetteville and its impact on freight rates. W. O. Huske cites inland port benefits for Piedmont cities and reduced inter state rates. Committee to also study motor truck transportation and cooperate with state officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. O. Huske
Fayetteville
Upper
Cape Fear River
Greensboro
High Point
New York
Baltimore
Pacific Coast
Huske
Piedmont
Wilmington
North Carolina
Norfolk
Huské
Great Lakes
Congress
Cape Fear
Interstate Corporation Commission
Board of Governors
The
Traffic League
W. S. Creighton
Charlotte
League
I. M. Bailey
State Corporation Commission
State Transportation Advisory Commission
Creighton
Sugar planter Osborne White enlarges California land holdings
Osborne White, a Hawaiian sugar planter, has acquired extensive land in California totaling thousands of acres to fatten beef cattle and grow alfalfa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osborne White
California
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Gene Lamont
J. E. Foust
Willowbrook Street
Lottie Holden
B. E. Bundy
Mangum Avenue
Womans Missionary Society
Womans Missionary Society of the
First Reformed Church
W. R. Shaffer
Montheu Avenue
Alfied Bible
Bob’ Ring
Pickett Street
L. J. Jones
Hudson
Hibernia
LaVerne Hudson
Bridge
Parkway
Mable Hedges
Fort Smith, Ark
Jack Thomas
Charles Kearns
Robert Smith
H. Clarence Smith
English Street
Robert
Fred
Betty Sue Newby
Francis Simpson
Wallace Camp
Miss Wade
MiSs Bean
Patricia Hoyle Bean
Gladys Wade
Walnut Street
Helen and
Billie Lee
Donna Fay
Bettie Ann Watson
Nell
Thad McEnnis
Peggy Anne Bean
Dorothy House
Hazel Floyd
Jean Harris
Betty Lou Grant
Darreil Turner
Moffitt’s
North Main St
Miss Cummings
Miss Goldia Dalton
Valentino Heirs
NEA
Maria Guglielmi Strada
Alberto Guglielmi Valentino
Rudolph Valentino
Gandhi
Louis Simmons
Gladys McNeil
Liberty
J. E. Pendergress
North Hamilton Street
A.S. Coffield
Bruce Bennett, Jr
Lexington
Betty Ward
Jones Hedrick
Maria Harville
High Point Hospital
Carrie Lowe
Sparta
Ione Lowe
Harold Hedges
Misses Mable
Lola and
Betty Hedges
Mrs. Hedges
H. T. Hudson
H. N. Bowne
C. F. Tomlinson
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Mr. Tomlinson
W. J. Weddington
Concord
Macon
Leander Sadder
Baltimore, Md
Billie Hiatt
Roland Park
Mary Duncan
Adelaide McAnally
J. H. McGehee
Reidsville
Charlotte Carroll
Oxford, N. Y
Warner
Old Dominion
Howell
Mother Eve
Garden of Eden
Hawaii
Eve
Farmers Union Deposits Records
Ethel
Rai
R. L. L. Wilson
Wachovia Bank
Tucker
Matton Drug
W. M. Tucker
Mer
North Main
Beavans
the Ladies’ Store
Sechrest Funeral Home
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