Sergeant Friddle Seeks Suspect in Mississippi
Sergeant W G Friddle left High Point for Tupelo Mississippi to escort J L Black accused of murder of R T Ritchie back for trial. Black was arrested in Mississippi Tuesday and jailed awaiting High Point authorities. Evidence suggests a motive linked to Mrs Frank Rockie, a former witness and alleged participant, though police expect to rely on other eye witnesses.
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W. G. Friddle
High Point
Tupelo
Miss
J. L. Black
R. T. T Bob
Mississippi
McGhee
Frank Rockie
Ritchie
Rockie
Black
Italy Gains In Beet Sugar
Italy's sugar beet growers produce 385 million pounds of white sugar, exceeding the normal annual consumption of 350 million pounds. The gain suggests little need for imports next year as refining output tops demand.
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Italy
Rome
Christmas Carol Program At Friends Church Annex
A mid week supper meeting at Friends church annex featured a music heavy program with about 12 attendees. Norman Fidler chaired while Prof. and Mrs. Max Noah and Glenn Robertson performed and Mr Noah spoke on carol origins. The group sang carols including Holy Night Joy to The World and It Came Upon the Midnight Clear.
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Friends Church Annex
Norman Fidler
Max Noah
Guilford College
Glenn Robertson
Guilford Glee Club
Noah
Lutheran Men To Meet Friday Night
The Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran church will hold its regular monthly meeting Friday at 6 45 in the Sunday school rooms. Delegates T V Gordon and Ray Daniels who attended the state convention at China Grove will report. A Rabbit Fry is promised and all members are urged to attend.
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Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran Church
China Grove
T. V. Gordon
Ray Daniels
Committee
Circus Saints Seek National Home For Aged Performers
Richmond reports that a national home for aged and incapacitated circus folks is expected to be established here by the Circus Saints and Sinners of America.
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Richmond
Circus Saints and Sinners of America
Community Chest Teams Urged to Hasten Reports
High Point Community Chest Industrial Dollar Day workers are urged to report pledges and cash today to the chamber of commerce bureau so the drive can close on Saturday. Officials want to recognize 100 percent subscribers on the honor roll and publish full names. Teams are contacting business executives and factories to boost progress toward a $15 000 target for the year ending May 31, 1930.
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High Point Community Chest
Central Committee
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
Chest
Cest
Local Recruit At Home on Furlough
Thomas A. Petty seaman U S N is on fifteen days leave in the city with his parents at 606 Sunset Drive. Petty enlisted at a local navy station about a year ago and has been attached to the battleship Nevada which is docked at Norfolk navy yards. The Nevada is slated to depart early next year for Caribbean maneuvers this winter.
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Thomas A. Petty
H. A. Petty
Sunset Drive
Mr. Petty
Nevada
Norfolk Navy Yards
Caribbean
Teacher and Willie Exchange About Matchmaking
A punchline from Tit-Bits features a teacher asking how matches are made and Willie replying his mother says the teacher has been trying to make one for over a year. The exchange turns on a double meaning about matchmaking.
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Willie
Local Orators to Meet Wake Forest in Intercollegiate Debate
High Point College debaters Ralph Mulligan and David Plummer travel after noon for Wake Forest College to argue against disarmament. They join a series of contests with Guilford Lenoir-Rhyne Elon and Appalachian State Teachers' College as negotiations with Northwestern University continue.
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High Point College
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest
Ralph Mulligan
David Plummer
Guilford
Lenoir-Rhyne
Elon
Applachian State Teachers’ College
Northwestern University
N. C
Furman
Wofford
High Point Farmers Civic meeting gathers many locals
A large turnout is expected tonight at 7 30 in High Point City Hall court room for the Farmers Civic organization meeting. Dr M L Kesler of Mills Home Thomasville will be the principal speaker with invited reps from chamber groups and civic clubs. The group organized five months ago with about 40 members.
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High Point
High Point Farmers’ Civic Organization
City Hall
Chamber of Commerce
Merchants’ Association
Real Estate Board
M. L. Kesler
Mills
Thomasville
P. M Davis
Popular Wilmington Teacher Dies of Pneumonia
Miss Lillian Bronson Wortham 22 daughter of Mr and Mrs T A Wortham of Wilmington died of pneumonia at 11 30 this morning at the home of Mr and Mrs W F Hester 5309 Woodrow Avenue where she lived She taught fourth grade at Cloverdale school since September a popular teacher A North Carolina College for Women graduate she had recently come to Wilmington for a teaching post Born in Oxford in 1902 she lived in Wilmington since childhood Funeral plans were pending with services expected Saturday Survived by her parents and brother Richard Lee Wortham of Newport News Va She was active socially across the state and attended the Carolina Virginia game and UNC dances before her illness.
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Lillian Bronson Wortham
T. A. Wortham
Wilmington
W. F. Hester
Woodrow Avenue
Miss Wortham
Cloverdale
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
Wortham
Oxford
Richard Lee Wortham
Newport Newe
University of North Carolina
Baby Contest Draws Entries At Legion Indoor Circus
The baby contest at the Legion Indoor Circus Auto Show and Merchants exposition grows with many mothers entering babies aged six months to five years. Dr S S Coe and a committee of city doctors will judge the entries with prizes for best in each class and a grand prize for the top baby. A list of entrants will be published before the December 18 circus opening.
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Legion
High Point
J. W. Johnson Hurt In Early Morning Car Crash
Real estate dealer J. W. Johnson was injured in a two car collision in front of G. L. Beck grocery at the Trinity and Asheboro roads fork. He suffered a slight concussion and was taken by ambulance to High Point hospital. his wife Alice Johnson was widowed by a bus crash nearly three weeks earlier.
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J. W. Johnson
G. L. Beck
Trinity
Asheboro
Mr. Johnson
Alice Johnson
Greensboro
Johnson
Fresh Spot Removal Tip for Frocks
A guide suggests using a warm hand and a clean dry towel to rub fresh spots on frocks. It advises persistent gentle rubbing to lift the stain without damaging the fabric.
Hen trespass rule may lead to fowl deaths in Hilo
In Hilo Hawaii county attorney rules that warned trespassing hens may be killed for entering flower beds. The bodies should be thrown into the owner's yard as disposal.
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Hilo
Hawaii
Chinese statesman to speak at High Point College Lyceum
Dr. Teyah Hsieh, a prominent Chinese statesman and orator, will open the Lyceum course next Monday night at High Point College with an address on conditions in China. Known as the Theodore Roosevelt of China, his talk is timed to address issues not well understood in this country and is expected to generate considerable interest.
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High Point College
Teyah Hsieh
High Point Colleges Lyceum
Theodore Roosevelt
China
America
Noted Chinese authority Dr. Teyah Hsieh to speak at High Point College
High Point College announces Dr. Teyah Hsieh, praised as a foremost China expert in America, will address the public and students. Meanwhile a Minnesota survey finds ten of 124 farms surveyed in six counties financially better off than farm owners.
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Minnesota
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Sergeant Friddle
Friends Supper
Guilford College Singers
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Asheville
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Raleigh Salisbury
Member
Federal Reserve System
Farmers’ Meeting
Lillian Wortham
Legion Circus
Eccles Everhart
Commercial Bank Building
High Point Battery Company
China Statesman
Saal
Caroline Coal & Transfer CO
Christmas Club
Red Bell Shoe Store
R. A. Wilson
North Main Street
Rialto Theatre
Perpetual Building & Loan
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
Emerywood
Denny Street
Woodrow Ave
Ray St
E. Green St
Smith St
New Highway No. 10
O. E. Mendenhall
Wachovia Bank
Mortgage Loan and Land Co
Roy C. Welborn, V.pres
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