Subpoenas Served Ahead of Davis Ouster Trial in High Point
About 100 subpoenas were issued today in High Point for witnesses in the State of North Carolina v Councilman W A Davis. The ouster trial is set for next Tuesday in Superior Court before Judge Moore with prosecutors opposing any delay. Davis defense sought to amend their answer. the exact change was not disclosed.
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North Carolina
W. A. Davis
Mr. Davis
Superior Court
Moore
Moore Yesterdy
Davis
Greensboro
Court House
Mens Club Abandons August Meeting at First Baptist
The Mens Club of First Baptist will not hold its monthly August meeting as the women’s organization handling suppers requests relief during summer. A September program will be prepared with a special effort to provide an excellent event.
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The
First Baptist Church
T. C. Johnson
Unusual Suite Shines At Local Furniture Show
A modernistic seven piece bedroom set of walnut bird's eye maple and mahogany with hand inlay attracted much interest at the furniture exposition. R D Penny, manager of the Sample Furniture Store, bought the suite and placed it on display at his shop where it continues to draw attention from visitors and nonattendees alike.
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R. D. Penny
Sample Furniture Store
Judge Teague Invited to North Carolina Conference
A conference on criminal law and procedure will be held in the law building at Chapel Hill on Saturday. Judge Lewis E. Teague of the local municipal court has been invited to attend the event.
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North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Lewis E. Teague
Campaign to curb low grade tobacco sales in Guilford county
A regional tobacco farmers campaign, begun by the Kinston Chamber and echoed by Guilford county groups, aims to curb scrap and low grade leaf. The plan seeks to stabilize prices by restricting sales under two cents per pound and using scrap tobacco for fertilizer, with-wide buy in from growers buyers warehouses and business interests.
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North Carolina
Kinston Chamber of Commerce
United States
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Kinston Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Bureau
Missionary Dr Garland to Speak on Africa at Local AME Church
Dr. D. G. Garland, Africa missionary, will lecture at Stephens Metropolitan AME Zion Church tomorrow night at 8. Meals will be served by the church’s women’s missionary society after the lecture.
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D. G. Garland
Africa
Stephens Metropolitan A. M. E. Zian
Woman's Missionary Society of the Church
Celotex Buys New Iberia Paper Mill
The Celotex Company announced it acquired a paper mill at New Iberia Louisiana formerly owned by Boldt Paper Company. The mill produces paper from bagasse sugar cane fiber which Celotex said will become an important addition to its program.
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Chicago
Celotex Company
New Iberia
Boldt Paper Company
Blackwelder's Barbecue Lunch at North Wrenn Street
Barbecue served daily at Blackwelder's Barbecue Lunch run by Mrs. E. W. Blackwelder. Old Southern style food offered at 119 North Wrenn Street with lunch options available.
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Blackwelder
E. W. Blackwelder
North Wrenn Street
Dr Charles E Brewer Speaks At Junior Order Meeting
Dr Charles E Brewer Raleigh national vice councilor and Meredith College president spoke at the 39th annual Junior Order convention session in High Point with an audience of hundreds. He praised American unity and education, noted the Lexington orphanage effort, and stressed patriotism while Congressman Abernethy urged native born membership.
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Charles E. Brewer
Lexington
Raleigh
Meredith College
Omer C. Stubbs
National Councilor
Kentucky
Charles L. Abernethy
New Bern
Shelby
Morehead City
Brewer
Brewey
J. W. Sechrest
High Point Junior Order
Charles E. Hamilton
Monroe
North Carolina
Dr. Brewer
United States
Order
America
James L. Wilmeth
National
State Council
J. Elwood Cox
Cox
Congressman Abernethy
Marion
Gastonia
Visit Planned for Mr Amos at New Bern Hospital
R. B. Terry and 8. L. Davis, Sr., left this afternoon for New Bern to visit C. L. Amos, prominent local manufacturer, who is a patient at St. Luc's hospital recovering from burns suffered in a gasoline launch explosion off Paradise Point about two weeks ago.
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R. B. Terry
8. L. Davis, Sr
New Bern
C. L. Amos
St. Luc’s Hospital
Paradise Point
Population Stabilization Time Projected by USDA
A U S Department of Agriculture report estimates a stationary population reached in about 50 to 75 years. The target range is roughly 175 million to 200 million people.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
High Point People to Attend North Carolina Traffic League Conference
Local residents from High Point will travel to Raleigh for a governor called shippers conference at the state house. The meeting will elect officers and form a board of directors for the North Carolina Traffic League to combat unfair freight rates and may hire a secretary to handle Interstate Commerce Commission cases.
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High Point
Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina Traffic League
State House
Interstate Commerce Commission
F. J. Sizemore
J. T. Ryan
Traffic Bureau
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Traffic League
North Carolina
State Corporation Commission
Chambers of Commerce
Sudden Thunderstruck Shock Kills Oysters in Bay
A sudden thunder clap caused a mass oyster die off, wiping out hundreds of oysters in a coastal bay. scientists investigate the abrupt event and assess impact on local fisheries and habitat.
Intelligence test shows higher recruit schooling in navy
The May 1929 group of new sailors shows improved mental quality with an average education of nine years and four months and a general classification test score of 69. Only 14 percent lacked elementary schooling, while 56 percent had one or more years of high school.
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U. S. Navy
Bureau of Navigation
R. F. Edmiston
Three Former Presidents Die on July Fourth
Jefferson Adams and Monroe, all former U S presidents, died on July 4 in a shared historical note. The deaths mark a rare concurrence of leaders from the early republic in one day.
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Jefferson
Adams
Monroe
United States
Rainfall Averages 116 Inches In Colon Zone
At Colon in the Canal Zone the wet season rainfall averages 116 inches annually.
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Colon
Canal Zone
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