Forest Fires Ruin Two Idaho Towns and Threaten Two More
Forest fires swept Quartzburg and Granite Creek, destroying buildings and forcing most residents to flee. Placerville faced danger as a fifth settlement. Centerville was temporarily encircled but saved. Firefighters battled the blazes under windy conditions, aided by air and ground crews after eleven new fires sparked north of the towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boise
Idaho
Quartzburg
Granite Creek
Placerville
Centerville
Fred Daly
Lizzie Robinson
Lorena
Henrietta
Embroidered Ostrich Eggs by Alsatian Artist Kahn
ROUEN France Embroiderer named Kahn creates ostrich eggs as art by pricking and threading the shell into tapestry like work His piece to be donated to the Alsatian museum in Strasburg for the 100th anniversary of Abbe Gregoire The egg features a golden pheasant
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rouen
Kahn
Strasburg
Abbe Gregoire
Execution of Ben Goldston at Raleigh Prison
Ben Goldston of Chatham county was electrocuted at North Carolina State Prison for the murder of John Headen. He confessed his guilt before execution, ending a dispute over clemency. The 36 year old man died after two shocks, with a brief smile on his lips as the sentences were carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Ben Goldston
Chatham County
State's Prison
John Headen
Chatham
Goldaton
J. J
Pap”) Perkins
Goldston
Hea
Den
Tyre
Taylor
H. H. Honeycutt
Murder Charge For Dudley Moore In Mrs Berrier Slaying
Lexington, Aug 21. Dudley Moore, 18, colored, faces first degree murder charges in the slaying of Mrs. J. G. Berrier, 59, whose battered body was found at her home four miles from Lexington last Saturday. A preliminary hearing will be set after a conference between Sheriff James A. Leonard and Davidson county authorities. Moore was arrested several days ago and is held in an unnamed jail.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Dudley Moore
J. G. Berrier
James A. Leonard
Davidson County
Moore
Sale of Land by Trustee in High Point Auction
Public sale of a Guilford County land parcel in High Point Township. Mortgage under deed of trust dated to E J and Earon G Anderson, secured by $2100, to W A J Trustee. Lot 3, Block 3, Snow Park map, 50 by 150 feet, cash terms, August 19 1931, in front of Municipal Building, High Point. Auction Tuesday 22 1931 at 2 15 P M.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saeeraees
E. J. Anderson
Earon G. Anderson
High Point Building and Loan Assotice Register of County
City of
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point Township
Lester
Conean
Snow Park
Lee Street
A. J. Idol
Peacock and Dalton
Young Girls Quilt For Mills Orphanage Home
The R G A of West End Baptist Church in Thomasville has spent three weeks piecing and quilting a quilt intended for Mills Orphanage Home. The group includes Ruby Dix Edith Rogers and Jessie Deen Lee who did all the work from start to finish.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Baptist Church
Mills
Thomasville
West End Church
Ruby Dix
Edith Rogers
Jessie Deen Lee
Paper roll in pencil shaft for notes invention
A German inventor has created a roll of paper that can be withdrawn from the shaft of a pencil for taking notes. The device stores compact, portable sheets alongside writing implement functionality.
High Point Property Foreclosure Notice in Guilford County
Trustee A J Idol announces foreclosure due to default on a $1100 loan from Hattie Caldwell to High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association. Property Lot No 15, Block B, 350 by 150 feet, in Ed and Donna Burns re-subdivision, High Point Township. Case filed August 19, 1931 with Peacock and Dalton Attorneys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Caldwell
W. A. J. Idol
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Office
the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
High
North Carolina
Donna Burns
High Point Township
Were
A. J. Idol
Peacock and Dalton
Griers v N Deed Foreclosure at Public Auction High Point
Notice of sale of a Guilford County land tract for $500 executed by Fannie and Bert Grier to W A Idol recorded in Book 604 page 67. Defaulted. sale at 2 25 P M September 22, 1931 in front of High Point Municipal Building. Property in Point Township bounded by Welch and Lind say, Block P lot 14 Burns re subdivision. Cash terms. Trustee A J Idol, August 19 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fannie Grier
Bert Grier
W. A. J. Idol
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
High Point
Carolina
Point Township
J. C. Welch
Alex Lindsay
D. O. Burns
Cne
A. J. Idol
Ock and Dalton
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Libby
Angel Food
Kelloggs
Virginia Dry
CDC
Wilson
Bacon
Cleveland
Santa Monica
Cali
Bobby Trout
Mary Charles
Eileen Curley
Edith Bond
Elizabeth Kelley
Melva Gordy
Clema Granger
Leonard
National Bellas Hess Co
South Main Street
High Point, N. C
Emerger
Heneideten
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