North Carolina Advertising Officers Form State Association
Twenty advertising managers and publishers from fifteen North Carolina publications meet at Sedgefield to form the North Carolina Advertising Managers association. I W Williams of the Charlotte News is president, George F Edwards of the High Point Enterprise is vice president, and Vann Humphreys of the Fayetteville Observer is secretary. Directors include Rex Freeman, L R Phillips, Josephus Daniels Jr., and T J Pierson. By laws will be drafted in Charlotte, with plans for a statewide meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Sedgefield
Vann Humphreys
Fayetteville Observer
Rex Freeman
Winston-Salem Jour- L
E. B. Jeffress
Greensboro
Sedgefield Inn
Eight sites offered for new post office plant
Bids will be opened in Washington tomorrow for a proposed new post office here with eight sites offered by private owners. The listed properties include the Junior High school site, J Elwood Cox’s Green and Wrenn streets, the Mutual Investment company property, and others. The Main and Church street city lot was not offered and church leaders objected to including it to meet size requirements. Inspectors will visit the city to view the sites after the bid opening.
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Postoffice
Postoffice Department
Washington
Main
Church Streets
W. C. Jones
English Streets
C. F. Long
Church
Elm Streets
Mutual Investment Company
West Commerce
Willowbrook
J. Elwood Cox
Green and
Wrenn
Cox
Ed Steele
Guilford General Hospital
Washington Street
A. Sherrod
Churche
First Baptist Church
Pastors Return From Vacation Fill City Pulpits
Most local pastors resume duties as several leading ministers remain away on vacation. At First Presbyterian Rev James V Johnson D D of Westminster Memphis will preach this morning. First Baptist will have Rev T C Johnson at the pulpit with Dr Charles Nabers and Dr A B Conrad also away. No service at St Marys Episcopal due to Rev H Norwood Bowne vacationing. Evening service details follow an organ postlude at Gillette.
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First Presbyterian Church
James V.,johnson
D. D
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Memphis
Tenn
First Baptist
T. C. Johnson
Charles Nabers
A. B
Effinger
J. H.llred
Tom Alderian Sykes
Illette
Record Attendance Highlights Camp Uwharrie Year
Camp Uwharrie closes with a new attendance record as 42 boys register. Leaders including Frank Sizemore and Richard Bradshaw oversaw a season with Red Cross life savers, junior and senior emblems, medical staff from Johns Hopkins, and model plane events.
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Uwharrie
Geo. Frances Busby
Johns Hopkins University
H. B. Hiatt
O. B. Bonner
T. M. Stanton
R. C. Jennings
Craighead McCanless
James Hornbuckle
Salvation Army Pool Closes After Busy Summer Season
The Salvation Army swimming pool, popular in summer, closes per Adjutant O' Bierre. About 10 000 people have plunged there this season including men women and children. A hundred learned to swim and eight passed Red Cross life saving tests. Officials thank W C Covington for funding operations and supplying lifeguards.
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Salvation Army
O’bierne
Red Cross
W. C. Covington
No Babies 10 Entered In Show After Tomorrow
Due to many entrants the Baby Welfare Show will close registration tomorrow to allow sufficient time for thorough examination. Latest entrants include Protus Terre Wood Ken neth Hutchins Joel Eugene Williams Van White McGill Darrell Richard Setliff Bobby Webb Jack Burris Woodall J B Ridge Jr Dora Jacqueline Rush and more. Miss High Point Popularity Contest standings show Treva Hoover Ora McCain tied for first with 6400 votes each followed by Mary Buchanan Bessie Hill and others. Bulletin posted at headquarters will be updated Monday.
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Protus Terre] Wood
High Point
Kenneth Lee Hutchins
Campbell Street
Joel Eugene Williams
van White McGill
Asheboro
Darrell Richard Setliff
Bobby Webb
Jack Burris Woodall
J. B. Ridge, Jr
Dora Jacqueline Rush
Bobby Rae
Lela Hoover
Margaret Snipes
Doris Pike
Hazel Askew
Dr Laughinghouse Improves While Very Sick
Dr Charles O H Laughinghouse, a state health officer, remains ill at High Point hospital after being brought from Raleigh by ambulance last Wednesday. He has shown improvement and continues to work from his room at the Sir Walter hotel.
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Charles O’ H. Laughinghouse
High Point Hospital
John T. Burrus
State Board of Health
Raleigh
Burrus
Laughinghouse
State
Sir Walter Hotel
Chapel Hill
France
Flying Circus Near City Today at Arnold's Field
High Point residents have another chance to see a flying circus this afternoon. Pilot M. Lohr and Dare Devil Johnson perform at Arnold's flying field two miles south of Trinity on route 61 starting at 2 o'clock with wing walking rope ladder stunts and similar acts.
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High Point
M. Lohr
Dare Devil Johnson
Arnold’s
Flying Field
Trinity
Paul Davie
Charles Kenner Flying Services Company
Greensboro
Davis
New York
C. L. Amos
Flying Service
Atlanta
Charles Kennerships
Parachute Jumper Killed In Denton Accident
Walter Jewell 32 a professional parachute jumper died when his chute failed to open and he fell 700 feet into Market Street in Denton Md late today authorities said.
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Denton
Walter Jewell
Market Street
Valuable coin chest of Tom Sykes displayed
Local pastor Tom A. Sykes unveils a trove of rare coins and historic papers. The collection includes a 1570s Queen Elizabeth shilling, 1775 George pennies, a first English newspaper copy, early US cents, a WWI German porcelain piece for Quaker relief, and John Woolman’s 1772 letter. A January 24 1795 London Gazette copy and other coins complete the cache.
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New Republic
England
Tom A. Sykes
Friends Church
William Shakespeare
Avon
Stratford
Sykes
John Woolman
Russia
Austria
Prussia
Poland
Woolman
Mount Holly
N. J
London Gazette
King George
George II
Funeral Services for Samuel Davis in Randolph Co
Funeral services for Samuel B. Davis, a well known Randolph County citizen, were held yesterday at Marlboro Friends Church. Officiating were Rev. W. R. Kelly Rev. Herbert Minga and Rev. Robert Melvin. He died at his home Friday morning at 7 30. He was 77. Pallbearers were grandsons James Davis Howard Saunders John Robbins Jessie Lamb Frank Sechrest Glen Davis. Flowers were carried by granddaughters Johnsie and Dorothy Davis Kate Kathleen Lamb Maxine Davis Lena Robbins Edna Davis and Jane McKinsey. Burial was in Malboro Cemetery.
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Samuel B. Davis
Randolph County
Marlboro Friends Church
W. R. Kelly
Herbert Minga
Robert Melvin
Davis
James Davis
Howard Saunders
John Robbins
Jessie Lamb
Frank Sechrest
Glen Davis
Anniversary Services Held by United Order of Tents
Members of the United Order of Tents colored observe their anniversary with services at Mt Vernon Baptist Church tomorrow afternoon at 3 o clock. Public invited to attend.
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United Order of Tents
Mt Vernon Baptist Church
Examination Proposed Before License To Drive
The article notes plans to require a state administered driving exam for licenses, arguing municipal licenses are ineffective. Dr. John T. Burrus backs abolishing city licenses in favor of state issuance with exams to curb fatal highway crashes.
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John T. Burrus
State Senate
Burrus
Lieut. Early
Sugar Output in Louisiana Rises Over Ten Year Average
Louisiana reports 189,482 short tons of sugar for 1930 based on 74 percent of normal cane production as of August 1. The crop is about 10,000 tons below 1929 but 27,000 tons above the ten year average, indicating a strong season despite a smaller than last year.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana
Hedrick Name Should Not be In Tax List
The name of John W. Hedrick appeared in the delinquent tax list printed each Saturday by mistake. He had paid his taxes before the list was published and his name should not have appeared.
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Hedrick
John W. Hedrick
Republicans plan Hoover visit and Kings Mountain motorcade
State Republican leaders seek to invite President Hoover to High Point and Randolph County during an October trip to North Carolina. A committee of prominent locals may meet Hoover in Washington to press for a stop in High Point en route to the Kings Mountain ceremony, with a motorcade to follow if invited.
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Kings Mountain
Herbert Hoover
High Point
Randolph County
North Carolina
Hoover
Kings Mounttain
Washesington
David H.lair
Internal Revenue
O. R. York
J. Elwood Cox
The
Commercial National Bank
Horace Haworth
White House
Cox
Washington
Hoover-For
President Club
Legion Members Set for Winston-Salem Convention
Dozens of World War veterans and auxiliary members travel to Winston-Salem for the state American Legion and Auxiliary convention opening today. Governor Gardner will speak as drum and bugle corps contest, luncheon for past presidents, and a theater show highlight the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
State Organization of the American Legion
American Legion Auxiliary
Twin City
Conention
Robert E. Lee
Legion
Drum and Bugle Corp
Auxiliary
Carolina Theatre
Alice Grey
Boheman Grey
Russell Blackburn
Lewis E. Teague
Horace Haworth
David T. Yow
N. L. Garner
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Ena
Sela
President Hoover
Officers
Camp Uwharrie
Frank Sizemore
Richard Bradshaw
George F. Busby
Robert Hubbard
James Hinkle
R. ©. Jennings
Elmore Hackney
Clyde Sowers
Burt Asbury
W. EF. Vaughn Lloyd
B. W. Hackney, Jr
Charles Parker
Mark Hubbard
Jones
Kings Mt
Republican Party
Rev. Johnson
DR. Laughinghouse
Case
Flying Circus
Tom Sykes
Samuel Davis
Randolph Co
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