MGM Traveling Studio to Visit City Saturday
The Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer traveling studio, valued at $150000 with over $60000 of sound motion picture gear, arrives next Saturday. Hugh Smart, Paramount manager, arranged public inspection in front of the Paramount theater with MGM staff on site to explain filming and projection processes.
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Hugh Smart
Paramount Theater
Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer
Great Motion Picture Company
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures
M-G-M
Culver City
California
Hollywood
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
English inventor James Puckle Patented Gun in 1718
Englishman James Puckle patented a mechanical gun on March 15 1718. The Duke of Buccleuch recently loaned the original weapon to the Armories of the Tower of London for display.
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James Puckle
Duke of
License plate sales open with mixed coins and plans for rush
Seventy four state 1935 and 35 city license plates went on sale at the Caroling Motor Club in a quiet opening day. Millard Todd notes local buyers expect a surge December 15 to year end as four motorists paid large sums in coins, including $24 in dimes and $12.65 in nickels and pennies. Seven 1934 plates were sold amid the year end push.
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Caroling Motor Club
Millard Todd
Motor Club
North Main Street
Mr. Todd
Final two weeks rush for license plates urged
Arrangements have been completed to manage the year end rush for plates. Motorists are urged to secure their new tags early and to bring their own ownership papers to the offices.
Eleventh District Auxiliary Plans Burlington Meeting
Mrs. C A York reports district units from High Point Greensboro Burlington Reidsville and Leaksville Spray will meet at the American Legion Hut in Burlington on Thursday December 6 at 8 PM Mrs W B Hogan district committeewoman will preside and Mrs M H Shumway state president will deliver the principal address.
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C. A. York
American Legion Auxiliary
W. 8. Hogan
Eleventh
Burington
American Legion
Hogan
M. H. Shumway
High Point
Greensboro
Burlington
Reidsville
Leaksville Spray
York
Natives Preserve Exchange of Wives in Tahiti
In Tahiti the largest French Society Islands, natives continue a traditional practice of a systemized exchange of wives, reflecting enduring cultural customs amid modern change.
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Tahiti
Gems Called Sap Phires Found In Several Lands
The principal deposits of sap phires, gems of the same mineral matter as the ruby, are found in Ceylon Siam Madagascar and Australia.
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Ceylon
Siam
Madagascar
Australia
Entertaining at Miss Kellys home November 30
Miss Neil Kelly and Arline Spencer hosted a gathering at 1114 Park Street on November 30 with many games and high refreshments for a long list of attendees including Alta Rutledge Virginia Lane Grace Cordal Rebsa Ellington and Mary Ellington among others. The item also notes several marriages and a birthday party with guests and details.
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Kelly and
Spencer
Neil Kelly
Arline Spencer
Miss Kelly
Park Street
Alta Rutledge
Virginia Lane
Grace Cordal
Rebsa Ellington
Mary Ellington
Mary Belle Boyles
Louise Boyles
Edith Beck
Inez Powers
Alma Misick
Lucile Samuels
Coral Nelson
Nee Sechrest
Cecil Spencer
Final Services For Mrs Janie H Dunning Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Janie H. Dunning age 52 wife of Charles Dunning were held at Ennis Street Wesleyan Methodist church. Rev H O Miller and others conducted the rites with relatives and friends attending. Pallbearers named and interment followed at Oakwood cemetery. The article notes unrelated trivia about a life span and thunder distances.
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Janie H. Dunning
Charles Dunning
Tryon Street
Ennis Street
Lillian Dyer
Ethel Deaton
Bertie Davis
Hattie Southern
Victoria Davis
Oakwood Cemetery
Revivalist Zamrazil to lead two week Gospel Tabernacle revival
Rev J Theodore Zamrazil of Orlando Florida evangelist for the Christian and Missionary Alliance will conduct a revival at the Gospel Tabernacle starting Wednesday night at 7 30 and continuing for about two weeks The public is invited to hear him throughout the series.
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J. Theodore Zamrazil
Orlando
Fla
The
Christian and Missionary Alliance
Gospel Tabernacle
Zamrazil
Rev C A Washington to preach at Cherry Street church
Rev C A Washington of Charlotte will preach at Cherry Street Presbyterian church Sunday at 11 00 am and again at 3 00 pm and 7 30 pm in High Point He chairs pensions work for Yadkin Presbytery and formerly led Cherry Street church The junior church holds post Thanksgiving service at 10 30 am and Christian Endeavor hour starts at 6 30 pm
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Christian Endeavor Hour
Clarence E. Yokely
William Penn High School
Cherry Street
Obituary of Mrs Carter of City
Lifelong member of St. Mark M. E. church one of six original members. Funeral services at St. Mark M. E. church Sunday at 2 PM led by Rev. W. T. Lomax. Survived by daughter Mrs. Sarah Foust and two sons William of this city and Louis of Charleston West Virginia.
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St. Marks M. E. Church
St. Mark M. E
W. T. Lomax
Carter
Sarah Foust
William Ter
This City
Louis ' Ter
Charleston
West Virginia
Isa
Cta
Young Farragut Sailor Joins Pacific Cruise at Nine
A midshipman’s warrant carried by David Farragut at age nine accompanies him as he boards the frigate Essex for a famed Pacific cruise.
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David Farragut
Essex
Pacific
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Building and Loan Association
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South Main Street
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