Ill at home of Mrs. Wrenn on Broad Street
Friends learn that Mrs. M. J. Wrenn is ill at her Broad Street home. The brief notice records other local items including birth announcements, club meetings, and visits of residents. Betty Lou Angel born August 14 to Mr. and Mrs. P. W. Angell at Point hospital. Archdale Friends Sunday School ice cream supper to aid parsonage debt. Circle Two of the Women’s Auxiliary picnic at Ideal Golf Course. Welfare needs clothing for city children and a man in Guilford Sanatorium. Local social notes and visitors listed.
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Mrs. P. W. Angel
Betty Lou
R. L. Goin
Betty Bernice
English Street
Archdale Friends
Men's Brotherhood
Woman’s Auxiliary
First Methodist Protestant Church
Ideal
Winston-Salem Highway
Clothin
Fes
Welfare Department
Junior Service League
Guilford County
Davis lauded for civic leadership and lifelong service
The Peacock Bible Class honors Mr. Samuel L. Davis for a quiet, noble life marked by courtesy, generosity, and unselfish duty. He shaped High Point’s manufacturing, culture, and civic scene through thirty five years of leadership on the city council, school board, and numerous associations. Resolutions express gratitude and commend his adult literacy advocacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davis
North Carolina
High Point
Chautauqua and Lyceum
Piedmont Good Roads Association
Samuel L. Davis
Samuel L. Davis, Jr
Peacock Bible
Church
Peacock Bible Class
Chas. L. Amos
V. A. J. Idol
Clark, Cammitiea
Great Diana sermon at First Methodist Protestant Church
Rev R J Farmer preached on Great Diana of the Ephesians citing Paul’s ministry in Ephesus and the clash between worldly profit and true godliness. He warned modernists and retailers profiting from vice and urged adoption of Christ’s life principles to lift industry and society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Farmer
Paul
Rome
Ephesis
Liverpool
Mediterranean
Diana
Ephesians
Bacchus
Johnston Prison Fire Threatens Prisoners in Johnston Jail
SMITHFELD Aug 17 Prisoners in the Johnston county jail faced terror as a mattress fire filled the cell with smoke. Officers pulled Bill Johnson and E S Abell Jr from the cell. Johnson was revived after two hours and sent to a hospital. Other inmates escaped serious harm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. H. Parker
E. A. Johnson
R. E. Holt
Johnson
Abell
God's Cure for Worry Sermon by Dr Nabers at First Presbyterian
Dr Charles Haddon Nabers spoke on God's Cure for Worry during August nights at the First Presbyterian church. He argued worry is common and useless, urging a Christian attitude toward life, seeking first the kingdom of God, and leaving outcomes to Him as the cure. He emphasized living for people, not things, and trusting God to provide and protect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haddon Nabers
First Presbyterian Church
Nabers
Jesus
God
Prince of Glory
Widusser
Dr. Nabers
Reading sermon title noted for midweek service
A midweek service will focus on "The Kind of Reading Which Helps Us Most" as the central sermon topic. The note indicates an emphasis on practical reading during worship.
Lindberghs Arrive at Nemuro Japan on Aviation Tour
Seiji Hoshibara flight saga continues as Lindberghs reach Nemuro on Hokkaido island for first landing in Japanese territory. Reporters swarm, 89 press and 27 photographers, with Japanese officials and grocers awaiting ceremonies at Nemura’s new town hall. The welcome includes a dolls bouquet, a kimono dance, and tours of local facilities before departing for Tokyo and Sapporo.
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Cific
Seiji Hoshibara
United States
Petropavlovsk
Obiishi
Kurilé Islands
Nemuro
Nibiki
Hyokan
Inn
Tokyo Ashahhi
Tokyo Nichi Nichi
Nichi Nichi
Kokkai Times
Sapporo City
Kokkadio Island
Asahi
Tokyo
Lindberghs
Hokkaido
Sapporo
Nemura
Lindberghe
Yoshi Tanaka
Department of Communications
Kyoto
Allender Swift
Swift
Japan
Bishop bans eulogies at Avranches funerals
In Avranches Normandy on August 17 a pastoral letter from the local bishop prohibits all funeral eulogies. He states good people do not need praise and bad ones do not deserve it, effectively banning the practice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avranches
Normandy
Lea Seeks To Discredit Witness In Bank Trial In Asheville
In Asheville Tenn real estate appraiser B C Pryor testified as four defendants led by Col Luke Lea face charges of conspiring to defraud Central Bank and Trust Company. Cross scrutiny sought to undermine Pryor valuations while Lea and associates challenge records and mortgage actions amid a high stake case.
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Asheville
N. C
B. C. Pryor
Nashville
Colonel Lea
Pryor
Lea
Giles L. Evans
Lea Counsel
Evans
Tennessee
Supreme Court
R. R. Williams
Davis
City of
Central
Lottie Sloane
J. Charles Bradford
Bradford
Luke Lea, Jr
Rosenwald Offer to Magill in Senate Race Raises Stakes
Rosenwald promised 10 000 Sears Roebuck shares worth about 750 000 in the future if Magill withdrew from the senatorial contest. The offer, discussed privately with Smith, required Magill’s withdrawal and his wife’s consent, with health or other reasons as acceptable explanations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Insull
Illinois
Senate
Rosenwald
Magill
Smith
Sears-Roebuck
Governors respond to Huey Long cotton proposal
Governor Blackwood of South Carolina said he is in accord with Huey P. Long's plan to regulate cotton acreage but proposes a cotton growing holiday every other year. He will not discuss the proposal until he receives Long's telegram and studies it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huey Long
Louisiana
Columbia
8. C
Iran
Blackwood
Huey P. Long
Fulmer proposes 1932 cotton acreage act in letter
Representative Hampton P. Fulmer of South Carolina urges Congress to regulate 1932 cotton acreage to lift prices. In a letter to the Federal Farm Board he proposes the board take over the current crop and sign up farmers to not plant cotton next year, then seek welfare clause legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
D. C
Hampton P. Fulmer
South Carolina
Federal Farm Board
Fulmer
Farmers Oppose Plan To Regulate 1932 Cotton Acreage
The article reports U S lawmakers debating cotton acreage control for 1932. Representative Fulmer criticizes a board proposal to plow up one third of cotton rows as radical and impractical, arguing it risks harming farmers who have labored through a hot season.
Alabama Governor Miller rejects cotton ban in 1992
Governor B. M. Miller of Alabama said the state will not follow Louisiana plan to prohibit cotton growth in 1992. He stated Alabama does not legislate farmer choices and will not block farming decisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montgomery
Ala
B. M. Miller
Alabama
Huey Long
Louisiana
Miller
Carnegie Board Attacks Legion in New York Report
The Carnegie Foundation reports criticize the American Legion and college seniors. Dr Henry Smith Pritchett warns that Legion leadership aims to raid the U S treasury like the G A R once did, risking a heavy burden and demoralization among ex soldiers. The Pennsylvania study finds 61 of 100 familiar words understood by seniors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
American Legion
Carnegie Foundation For the Advancement
Henry Smith Pritchett
Foundation
United States
Pennsylvania
World’s Largest Cask Completed in Munich for Wine
Munich reports the largest cask for actual use completed by Joseph and Aloys Dorn coopers. It holds about 29,000 bottles of wine. A larger 66,100 gallon display cask sits in Heidelberg Palace but serves as a show piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munich
Joseph and
Aloys Dorn
Coopers
Heidelberg Palace
Half Million See Irish Notre Dame Undefeated 1930 Team
About 40 thousand fans attended Notre Dame undefeated in 1930 football across 10 games. Gate receipts neared 1.97 million dollars, reflecting strong interest in the season and the team’s perfect run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Notre Dame
Sale of land by trustee in Guilford County
Public sale of land in Guilford County North Carolina under a deed of trust for $2000. Trustee W A J Idol will sell on a Friday at 1 PM at 109 Fisher Street High Point Township Greensboro area. Sale conveys property bounded by Hedgecock and Wilson lines with Fisher Street frontage. Terms: cash. August 17 W A J Idol Trustee Peacock Dalton Attorneys. 8:17-29,9:5-12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Sexton
Elsie Cashatt
W. A. J. Idol
Equitable Life of
U. S
Guilford County
Greensboro
N. C
Sant Carolina
High Point Township
North Carolina
Fisher Street
College Avenue
Uns Street
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Mary Mullies
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Elizabeth Byerly
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Hayden Cottage
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Salisbury
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Montheu Avenue
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E. C. Allman
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Seagrove
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Washington, D. C
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