Banner Creek erosion project brought under regional Soil Erosion Office
The Banner Creek erosion control project in Pittsyl County Virginia with Chatham headquarters north of Danville is placed under the High Point regional Soil Erosion Service office. The 4640 acre program mirrors North Carolina and South Carolina projects with a 1 assistant director staff and Dr H Stallings directing from High Point. The project links to 6 North Carolina offices and expands the Carolina erosion control program toward a total nearly 341000 acres.
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Banner Creek
Pittsylcounty
Virginia
Chatham
Danville
High Point
The
Soil Ero Service
A Bk
Aas
Hington
Brown Creek
Anson
Union Coun
North Carolina
Carolina
de H. H. Bennett
Rge
University of North Caro
Citi
Deep River
Randolph
Forsych
Wal
Stallings
Point
Boost Brooklyn celebration hurls thorns to test strength
Baltimore suburb Brook hosts Boost Brooklyn event with women competitors striking with thorn bundles to prove strength. A wide lane protects judges while contestants train. project risks include damaged windows and fences.
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Brooklyn
Baltimore
Suburban Brook
High Point Beauty Pageant crowns Miss High Point winner
Local juniors stage a Friday beauty pageant at the Junior High auditorium sponsored by Andrew Jackson post 87 and its Auxiliary. Three out of town judges will select Miss High Point to represent the city at the state Legion convention in Greensboro. Proceeds benefit the local Legion post.
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High Point
Miss High Point
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Greensboro
Andrew Jackson Post No. 87
American Legion
Harriette
Legion Committee
John T. Burrus
The
Legion
State Department of the Legion
War bride confesses theft over homesickness in Milwaukee
Mrs. Charlies Christnacht, a war bride, told a Milwaukee court she stole a pair of shoes because she felt homesick. She said she hoped the government would deport her as a criminal.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Charlies Christnacht
Stockholder Seeks Probe of North Carolina Bank Failure
S A B Alexander, a stockholder in the defunct North Carolina Bank and Trust company, asks Superior Court to compel Gurney P Hood, commissioner of banks, to sue officers and directors for alleged neglect. The petition says insolvency arose from directors duties' failure and warns inaction will be treated as refusal to sue. Process served on the commissioner by Wake County officers.
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A. B. Alexander
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Superior Court
Gurney P. Hood
North Carolina
Alexander
Banking Commissioner
Commissioner of Banks
Wake County
Civitan speaker urges return to everyday life and decentralization
Arthur Kirkman, VP of the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad, spoke at the Civitan Club luncheon urging a return to realities of daily life and highlighting small business opportunities amid decentralization. He noted a shift from centralization to individualism and a future in entrepreneurship.
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Civic Club
Arthur Kirkman
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Civitan Club
Elwood Hotel
Middle-West
Kirkman
Wade Marilett
American Business Club
Salt Tablets Help City Workers Face Heatwave
St Louis employers at major plants supply concentrated salt tablets to staff amid extreme heat. Health officials urge higher salt intake to prevent heat exhaustion as the city records 415 heat fatalities this year.
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ST. Louis
Health Department
Fireman Life at Station Two A Glimpse Behind the Bell
The piece recalls the early days of Station Two near the Paramount theatre and Chief A B Horney. It portraits daily life, camaraderie, and boredom between alarms, and notes High Point’s two and a half month fire loss lull. It highlights remembered fires and the shift from volunteer to paid crews.
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Paramount Theatre
A. B. Horney
Fire Department
W. H. Long
J. &. Horney
Paul Fulton
Grady McGee
North Carolina
Raleigh
J. L. Sechrest
City Electrical
E. K. Ingram
O. M. Hayworth
H. M. Smith
NRA
J. E. Allman
C. E. Bodenhamer
G. D. Bastian
E. A. Brown
C. E. Douglas
High Point
Main Street
Washington Street
Giant Furniture Company
Tomlinson Chair Company
W. H
Bill) Long
Station Two
Injunction Granted Against Georgia Construction Firm
Judge E Marvin Underwood grants a temporary injunction preventing Whitley Construction Co of LaGrange Georgia from violating wage and hour provisions of the construction code in the U S District Court Atlanta The company must surrender its Blue Eagle on June 28 after an information charging 79 counts of code violation was filed Bond set at 5000 dollars United States Attorney Lawrence Camp and Irwin Geiger of the NRA Litigation Division represented the government
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Whitley Construction Co
Lagrange
E. Marvin Underwood
U. S. District Court
Atlanta
United States
Lawrence Camp
Irwin Geiger
Whitley Company
Blue Eagle
Comedy The Green Bag Presented Friday Night
The Senior Christian Endeavor class of Welch Memorial church will present The Green Bag at Green Street Baptist church Friday night at eight o'clock. The public is cordially invited to attend. The Bahrein coast has no fresh water but sea bottom springs provide fresh water.
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Clase
Welch Memorial Church
Green Street Baptist Church
Persian Gulf
Bahrein
Reverend Glover Founded Cambridge Printing Press
The Rev. Joseph Glover established America's first printing press in Cambridge Massachusetts and produced the Freeman's Oath in 1639, marking an early milestone in colonial printing and governance.
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Joseph Glover
America
Cambridge
Mass
High Point Shows 164 Industries with 10115 Jobs
A tabulation for the North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development by the High Point chamber of commerce, announced by Frank J. Sizemore, lists 164 industries employing 10 115 people. Furniture leads with 29 plants, hosiery follows with 26 mills, and many firms in clothing, foundry products, printing and veneer.
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High Point
North Carolina
Are You Better Off Now Than You Were a Year Ago Poll
Texans voting on Roosevelt's June 28 message questions register a small negative margin in Fort Worth Press poll returns. The questions, the Fort Worth vote, and the total to date are 243 261.
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Roosevelt
Nation
Fort Worth
Four hurt as car hits truck near Fairfield church
Four local residents injured when a Plymouth sedan traveling west on the old Fairfield road collided with a Thomasville truck near Fairfield church seven miles southeast of High Point. Jim Russell sustained a possible skull fracture and serious injuries. J. Goldman, Pauline Farr, and Pearl Shoe also injured. Goldman and Farr treated at Guilford General. Russell at Burrus Memorial. Shoe at Guilford General. Official says neither Goldman nor Russell likely fatally hurt.
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Fairfield Road
Fairfield Church
High Point
Jim Russell
East High Street
J. ©. Goldman
Crawford Street
Pauline Farr
Ray Street
Pearl Shoe
Lake Street
J. F. Jones
Russell
Thomasville
H. T. Adams
Everett Street
Galdman
Guilford General Hospital
Yow
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Goldman
Local Social Notes and Spring Weddings Signal Change
Visiting guests from Asheville Norfolk and Gastonia mingle with High Point residents as couples travel and host over the weekend. A column notes more weddings with spring returns and hints the New Deal improves life for local colored citizens. Red Sox top Downtown Garage All Stars 15 to 5 at Willis Park for their third win after a prior loss to the Black Twins.
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Gaither Henry
Asheville
Maude Hinton
Underhill Avenue
Frank Ewings
Norfolk
Wm. Ewings
Ewings
Trinity
Thomas Caldwell
Leonard Street
Durham
Katie Walker
Genevieve Tillman
Gastonia
George Lipsie
Red Sox
High Point Red Sox
Winston-Salem
Willis Park
Dollar Days Planned For Friday and Saturday
High Point will host its annual Dollar Days on Friday and Saturday with merchants across the city offering reduced prices. The event aims to stimulate mid summer buying with discounts on clothing furniture toiletries gifts groceries jewelry and more. Local shops invite shoppers from surrounding areas to participate in the two day sale.
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High Point
Bas weeEn
Loeal
King of Hoboes Al Kaufman Guests in City at Sheraton
Al Kaufman known as King of Hoboes visits High Point today with a fancy wardrobe and scrapbooks. He plans to meet City officials, travels on bus passes, does not beg, and aims toward Havana then Argentina. He reads widely and recently celebrated a 25th birthday in Danville before coming here.
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al Kaufman
Hoboes
Sheraton Hotel
Kaufman
Ben L. Reitman
Havana
Argentina
Hobo
C.S. Grayson
W. G. Friddle
Carl Carmer
Alabama
Stark Young
South
Danville
High Point
Pass
Bones
Striking Workers Moved From Relief to Direct Aid
Sixty one Blair Park workers who walked out the day before were shifted from emergency relief to direct relief. Local administrator Miss Eurelia Smart said they will receive supplies but no cash. The transfer will last several days as authorities manage the dispute.
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Blair Park
Emergency Relief Administration
Eurelia Smart
Owens Elected to Phi Delta Kappa Fraternity
Prof Henry Grady Owens principal of High Point high school and NYU School of Education attendee was elected to Phi Delta Kappa. Fifteen students were chosen for excellence in scholarship per Dean John W. Withers who announced the results.
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Henry Grady Owens
High Point High School
New York University School of Education
Phi Delta Kappa
John W. Withers
Mass Meeting at I. W. A. Hall Tonight
A public mass meeting is scheduled at the I. W. A. hall on South Main Street at 7 o clock tonight. Officials invite all residents to attend.
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I. W. A. Mass
I. W. A. Hall
South Main Street
Dead Doctor Heals Stomach Ailments
A legendary stomach specialist allegedly heals patients from beyond the grave with the Udga Treatment. The method claims to ease ulcers gas pains heartburn and indigestion caused by excess acid. A free sample offer is extended by mail and a seven day trial box is sold with a satisfaction guarantee.
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Suite 66
Foot-Schu' Bidg
St. Paul
Minn
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