Soa MISS PARKS WEDS JAMES LOVELACE
Miss Odelle Parks marries James Bailey Lovelace in a simple home ceremony on December 9 at Steele street with Rev. John W. Moore officiating. The couple, daughter of Odelle Parks of Gaffney and a Guilford General Hospital graduate, will reside at 222 Montieu avenue after a New York and Boston honeymoon.
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Parks
James Lovelace
Odelle Parks
James Bailey Lovelace
Steele Street
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Church
William Charles York
Eudora Elizabeth
Julius Vassie Wilson, Jr
Sanford
North Carolina
F. C. Hawkins
North Carolina College For Women
Ganford
Wilson
J. Vassie Wilson
High Point
Carthage
High Point High School
Fork Union Military Academy
University of North Carolina
Wilson Furniture Manufacturing Company
Spinning wheel lamp brings early American charm
A new lamp by Lillian features a maple spinning wheel base and gingham shade. Ideal for maple furniture homes and cottage style decor, it suits living rooms with a cozy fireplace and adds old fashioned hominess.
Priscilla Club Hosts Christmas Party at Mrs Hillis Home
The Priscilla club held a delightful Friday afternoon Christmas party at Mrs Collier Hillis’s home on Parkway. Members found gifts hidden along red ribbons as decorations and enjoyed refreshments. Attendees included Mrs Hoke Bullard, Mrs F F Dickson, Mrs R I Farmer, Mrs J F Hayden, Mrs J A Marsh, and others.
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Priscilla Club
Collier Hillis
Parkway
Hoke Bullard
F. F. Dickson
Coe
R. I. Farmer
J. F. Hayden
W. W. Idol
I. P. Ingle
F. P. Ingram
J. A. Marsh
C. A. Ring
C. C. Robbins
W. G. Shipman
A. EB. Taplin
Fred Thomas
J. V. Wilson
R. K. Young
T. B. Earle
The Prophet Golf Player Marries and Leaves Town
A golfer informs his caddie Bobbie that he will retire to go to Mevvow to marry. Lobbil confirms the move and jokes about adjusting to marriage as the scene ends with a light note.
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Bobbie
Lobbil
New Exhibits Add African Antelope and Forest Hog at Harvard
The Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard announces new mammal specimens a male and female bongo and a giant forest hog. The animals were shot by Frederick G. Carnachan during a trip to East Africa and added to the collection in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Harvard
Cambridge, Mass
Museum of Comparative Zoology
Frederick G. Carnachan
East Africa
Weather report stations announced for Pennsylvania
Two new 24 hour weather reporting stations will serve pilots crossing Pennsylvania. One at Big Knob near Blain in Perry county and another at Coatesville Airport will provide continuous weather data.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Ling
Big Knob
Blain
Perry County
Coatesville
Firefighters Free Cat From Hollow Wall
Four Cedar Rapids firemen rescued O. A. Browns cat trapped inside a hollow tile basement wall after it fell through a crack. The cat was fed through a string while workers removed part of the wall to free it.
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Cedar Rapids
O. A. Brown
Postmaster Says No Weighing Babies This Christmas
In Menlo Park California Postmaster Barney Larrecou announced that holiday demand prevents weighing babies at the post office scales. He said Uncle Sam’s business has overflowed Menlo Park’s baby weighing duties during the Christmas rush.
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Menlopark
Cal
Barney Larrecou
Uncle Sam
Menlo Park
Chicago grows as aero nautical hub with 6520 daily departures
Chicago earns a reputation as an air and rail link center with 6520 daily departures to 175 principal cities across the United States Canada and Mexico.
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Chicago
United States
Canada
Mexico
Gold boom spurs aviation rush to Gogama area
Discovery of gold in the Great Lake region triggers a winter aviation boom. Prospects pour in as eight planes are kept busy flying supplies equipment and men to the gold fields.
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Gogama
Ont
Great Lake
Hornsey Mayor Links Left-Handedness to Carriage Method
London mayor C H Summersby suggests children are left handed because they are carried on the mother’s right arm, freeing the child’s left arm. The idea ties parenting position to apparent limb dominance and reflects playful urban chatter of the era.
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London
C. H. Summersby
Hornsey
England counts radio listeners at twelve million
Licensed listeners total four million but estimates including children rise to about 12 million, reflecting wide radio reach across England.
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London
England
Engagement Ring Returns Highlight Tense Exchange
A fragment shows a woman accusing men of marrying for money and a man named Harry denying marriage for wealth as he contemplates returning the engagement ring. The terse dialogue hints at personal decisions amid financial pressures.
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Harry
Engagement Off and Blonde in a Month Joke
A humorous exchange from The Hu Moriet where Dearest calls off an engagement and My fortune teller predicts a July marriage to a blonde, who replies she can be blonde in a month.
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Amy Fortune Teller
German Emigration Drops by Two Thirds in 1931
Bremen reports emigration fell markedly in the first half of 1931 with 6,205 departures versus 26,529 in the same period of 1930. The drop reflects reduced outflow as authorities monitor departures and families seek opportunities abroad.
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Bremen
Germany reports rising floating debt to Oct 1
Berlin reports Germany's floating debt reached 1,766,800,000 marks as of October 1, with 1,091,700,000 marks in non interest bearing treasury bills. The total debt rose by 67,600,000 since August 31 according to the finance department.
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Berlin
Germany
Finance Department
Treasury
Stone lined Iron Age grave found in Danzig
A stone lined grave from the early Iron Age was excavated in Danzig. Burial urns dating to 5600 B C were found, supporting evidence of an East Germanic population in West Prussia Pomerania and Silesia.
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Danzig
West Prussia
Pomerania
Silesia
Four Hours At Home In England By West Yorkshire Regiment
The First Battalion West Yorkshire Regiment spent four hours in Southampton after two years in Jamaica and Bermuda, before sailing again for two years in Egypt.
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Southampton
Eng
West Yorkshire Regiment
Jamaica
Bermuda
England
Egypt
Y M C A War Flag Restored Presented in Scarborough
The Y M C A flag captured near Ostend by German forces during the war and recently restored has been presented to the Y M C A in Scarborough England, marking a ceremonial return.
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Scarborough
Eng
Ostend
New Airway Beacons Ready
Airway beacons have been turned on between Savannah and Jacksonville and will soon light between Charleston and Savannah. By winter the entire route between Richmond and Jacksonville will be lighted for night operation.
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New York
Savannah
Jacksonville
Charleston
Richmond
Round Trip Tickets On Sale To Southeastern States
A list of Southeastern states and cities announces round trip tickets on sale December 16 to 25 with the return limit at midnight January 6, 1932. Destinations include Washington Richmond Norfolk Charlottesville Lynchburg Danville Jacksonville Birmingham Atlanta Augusta Asheville Charlotte Raleigh Durham Spartanburg Greenville and more.
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Washington
D. C
Richmond
Norfolk
Charlottesville
Lynchburg
Danville
Jacksonville
Fla
Birmingham
Ala
Atlanta
Augusta
Asheville
N. C
Charlotte
Raleigh
Durham
Spartanburg
8. C
Greenville
Short Route to South America Mail Service Expands
The new international route to South America will begin soon and has operated mail and passenger service since April 1. The excerpt also mentions a yard worker and a wife seeking baptism arrangements after a tense scene.
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South America
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C. H. Groom
Greensboro
Virginia Frank
Cadman
John Kester
High Point Hospital
Santa
Lillian
Railway Express Agency
Bloom’s Furniture Exchange
East Washington
Satal
Peheh
Philco
Philcos
Transitone
Hendrix Music & Furniture Store
South Main Street
Peon 460
Tom Sykes
Dr. Keister
J. A. Green
Thomasville
East Washington Street
Southern Railway System
Point
Southern Railway
H. D. Saunders Ticket Agent
High Point, N. C
High Point Auto Laundry
East High St
Bill
Farm Journal
Matton
Matton Drug CO
North Main
Johnston’s
J.C. Penney CO Department
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