Many Present At Holcomb Service
Funeral services for T. Y. Holcomb who died from a self inflicted bullet wound were held at his home on Adams Street with Rev. C. A. Ruth and Rev. R. L. Smith officiating. A large gathering attended. Jr. O. U. A. M. conducted graveside rites at Oakwood Memorial Park. Pallbearers were Jr. O. U. A. M. members, and flowers were arranged by local women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Y. Holcomb
Agernoon
Adams Street
C. A. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
R. L. Smith
M. H. Sloan
C. A. Ring
J. W. Montgomery
Clarence Schultheiss
J. A. Ring
Rock of Ages
Home Trophy Council
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Fred McSwain
N. P. Hedrick
J. G. Workman
G. C. Cagle
Odell Younger
M. L. Bame
Flowers
Mayme Johnson
Erna Davis
Leona Workman
Kate Workman
Wilma Weant
Mesdames
Nora Hedrick
Firemen's toy repair drive brings Christmas joy
A correspondent praises High Point firemen for repairing and rebuilding donated toys for children. He urges residents to search garrets basements and garages for discarded toys and deliver them to the fire stations then see the finished products. The letter is signed W B Merwen.
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High Point
N. C
W. B. Merwen
Argentina Constitution Requires Catholic President
The document states that the president must be a Roman Catholic. This constitutional requirement shapes eligibility and political discourse surrounding Argentina’s executive leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Constipation remedy touted by local drug store
Advert explains Miller's Herb Extract or Herb Juice as a purging tonic that relieves headaches indigestion nervousness and gas pains. It claims to restore energy and promote restful sleep and is advertised as sold by Mann's Drug Store in High Point North Carolina.
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Mann's Drug Store
High Point
How to Get Relief From Catarrh
Simple home treatment using Parmint (Double Strength) claims to ease catarrh symptoms. Dissolve in hot water with sugar, take a tablespoon four times daily, improving breathing and reducing head noises, mucus, and hearing issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann's
How Doctors Treat Colds and Coughs
Doctors recommend Calotabs to break up a cold overnight and relieve congestion. One or two Calotabs at bedtime purify the system, with a glass of milk, leading to a vanished cold by morning and a strong appetite for breakfast. Calotabs cost 10e and 3bc per package at drug stores.
Car Skids Triggered Alarm After Pole Collision
In Statesville a car driven by Dr. L L Vann of Mars Hill skidded on a wet street and struck a telephone pole. Fire trucks arrived though no fire call was made. A damaged call box at the pole triggered an alarm at headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
L. L. Vann
Dr. Vann
Mars Hill
Grace Hayden Faces Quiet Reckoning At Station
Grace Hayden, a busy architectural firm supervisor, contemplates life after securing a major contract that elevates her status but leaves her emotionally unsettled. She recalls Jimmy’s pursuit, Natalie Webber’s presence, and a pending divorce while a winter station scene plays around her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe
Sally
Dale
Ruth
Grace
Jimmy
Natalie Webber
Jack
Grace Hayden
Arnold Page
Preacher and Daughter Die in Fort Valley Fire
The Rev. W. C. Carter and his daughter Mrs. Laura Jones died in a house fire in Fort Valley Georgia occurring just before 1 a m. Firefighters could not determine a cause and said the victims were trapped upstairs as exits were blocked by flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Valley. Ga
W. C. Carter
Missionary Baptist
Laura Jones
Civitan plan 10 keep up program outlined
Civitan International plans character building for youth at its annual conference in Asheville. President Fred E. Sykes presided as officers discussed joint conferences with other service groups on compulsory character development in school curricula and forming junior Civitan clubs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Civitan International
International Council
George Vanderbilt Hotel
Fred E. Sykes
Harold Tschudi
Baltimore
Atlanta, Ga
International
Irving Bull
Winston-Salem
George Bullman
Annapolis
Asheville Civitan Club
Chicago
Washington
Civitan
Duke Alumni of Davidson Meet for Wallace Wade Address
Former Duke University and Trinity College alumni plan a large gathering in Lexington at 6 30 p m in the Methodist Hut on South State street. Wallace Wade will speak, guest of the Davidson County Duke Alumni Association, with E B Craven as toastmaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Duke University
Trinity College
Davidson County
Methodist Hut
South State Street
Wallace Wade
Duke
Wade
E. B. Craven
Duke-Trinity
Greensboro Mourns Col. Gilmer Founder and Soldier
Col. BE. L. Gilmer, 66, retired army officer and Greensboro pioneer, died last midnight at Walter Reed in Washington. He served from the Spanish American War through World War I and founded a Greensboro family. Survived by widow and two daughters. Body to be brought home for burial with arrangements pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
BE. L. Gilmer
Walter Reed Hospital
Washington
Gilmer
Hurian
Seek Arbitration In Strike Region
Davidson Tenn Dec 13 The possibility of arbitration on the differences between union miners and operators in the troubled Fentress county coal fields appeared today following a Sunday mass meeting here. Leaders of the Tennessee Federation of Labor and United Mine Workers of America urged miners to carry on and warned against violence that might discredit their cause. They indicated willingness to arbitrate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson, Tenn
Fentress County
Tennessee Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers of America
School Children of Davidson County To Get Short Holiday
Lexington reports a shortened Christmas holiday for city and county students. City schools close afternoon December 21 and resume January 3 for 12 days off. County schools begin December 23 afternoon and return January 2 morning for ten days off. Superintendent Paul Evans and the county Schoolmaster's Club approved the plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson County
Lexington
Paul Evans
Alligator Growth Ages Ranges From Youth to Longevity
Authorities note alligators do not reach full adult size until ages 40 to 69, with typical lifespans estimated from 100 to 200 years. The figures reflect estimates across species and habitats.
Gold mining in North Carolina seen as growth boost
Raleigh dispatch reports that if Bailey sails through Congress to regulate money, North Carolina mining could surge. Randolph Montgomery and Rowan counties show surface finds, Black Ankle mine near Seagrove underway with $50,000 in gear and a cyanide plant, targeting 300 tons daily for potential profits around $100,000 yearly, depending on gold price changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Randolph County
United States
J. W. Bailey
Congress
Greensboro
Bailey
Washington
Randolph
Montgomery
Rowan
Black Ankle
Black Angle Mining Corporation of
Seagrove
Ed L. Hedrick
B. V. Hedrick
Salisbury
Ed Hedrick
Maryland
B. L. Hedrick
Gold and money talk from the Appalachian mines to the senate
The piece discusses gold mining as a path to wealth, the history of money values from silver to gold, and Senator Bailey’s 1915 plea in Congress for monetary regulation. It notes the Black Angie Mine's potential discovery and contrasts commodity prices with monetary policy debates.
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California
Bryan
Alaska
Abraham
David
Angie
Banking ties urged for stronger laws by acting comptroller
Washington reports acting Comptroller F. G. Await calls for stronger banking laws to curb failures. In his annual review he notes 1932 saw many bank closes despite partial improvements and warns that most suspended banks since 1920 had capitals under 50 000, with many failures in agricultural states. He cites 1 199 failures in the first ten months of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
F. G. Await
Awalt
Japs Reject British Plan For Sino Japanese Talks
A government spokesman said Britain alone proposed a conciliations scheme for Japan without other powers. He said Sino Russian relations resumed would hinder a Russo Japanese non aggression pact and rejected Litvinoff remarks blaming lack of ties with Pacific nations for Manchuria tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Great Britain
Maxim Litvinoff
Pacific
Manchuria
United States
Russia
Asia
M. Litvinoff
Murder Trial Against Mrs Judd Moves to Higher Court
Mrs Judd, convicted of killing her former friend Agnes Leroi in Phoenix, faces another murder charge over Hedvig Samuelsno. Both women were slain in October 1931, bodies dismembered and sent in trunks to Los Angeles where the case emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Verge
Judd
Agnes Anne Leroi
Phoenix
Ariz
Hedvig Samuelsno
Los Angeles
French Committees Reject Herriot Proposals to Pay Debts
In Paris on Thursday, French committees rejected Herriot’s debt payment plans as the premier’s radical group debated government policy. An important section may vote against payment and some members threaten resignation if the group forces unanimity. Louis Marin opened the Chamber debate denouncing the Hoover moratorium.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
Radical Party
Chamber of Deputies
Louis Marin
Foreign Affairs Committee
United States
Negotiations Over German Payment Move to Geneva
The note from Britain stresses Germany will pay on December 15 while reserving right to revisit linked issues. Mr. MacDonald improves after Geneva talks. The exchange follows the US note of December 11 and underscores resolving the constitutional question.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
MacDonald
Geneva
United States
Sale of Valuable Land by Trustee in Guilford County
Public auction ordered by trustee Dred Peacock to sell Lots 20 and 21 in Brentwood on East Green Street High Point Township Guilford County NC after default on a 1929 deed of trust by C Ed Frazier and Ethel Pike Frazier. Auction at Greensboro courthouse Friday December 23 1932 at 2 10 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Ed Frazier
Ethel Pike Frazier
W. A. J. Idol
the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Court House
Greensboro
Ford County
High Point Township
Brentwood
J. 8. Worth, Jr
Register of Deeds
Guilfred County
East Green Street
Dred Peacock
Rites Held for James R. Gordon in Hamlet
Funeral services were held for James Robert Gordon 76 at his home in Hamlet led by Dr. Lynn Walker and Rev J B Willis with burial in Hillside cemetery Laurinburg. Gordon, born December 4 1856 in Wilmington, helped found building and loan associations and served as acting mayor after December 6.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
James Robert Gordon
Hamlet
Lynn R. Walker
Presbyterian Church
J. B. Willis
Hillside Cemetery
Laurinburg
Mr. Gordon
Wilmington
James Robert
Gilmore Gordon
Confederacy
Artillery Corps
Southern Railway
Asheville
Seaboard Air Line Railway
First Building and Loan Association
First Bank
W. Stewart Gordon
C. G. McCreight
Meehames
Young Pullet Has Ambitions
Mrs. T. P. Ingle of New Found Road reports an ambitious pullet. At six months the chicken laid a egg with six inch circumference and five inch length.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
T. P. Ingle
New Found Road
Sale of Valuable Land by Trustee in Guilford County
A public auction is set for Friday, August 23, 1932 at 2 p.m. at Greensboro court house to sell a Guilford County land parcel within Oak Hill High Point township. The sale follows a deed of trust recorded October 30, 1928 in Book 618 page 123 and releases from the described plat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Go. B. Byrum
Maude W. Byruam
W. A. J. Idol
Guilford County
Carolina
Court House
Greensboro
North Carolina
Guilford North Carolina
P Point Township
Oak Hill
High Paina
Public Auction of Emerywood Lot No 226 at 708 Hillcrest Drive
Trustee Dred Peacock offers the Lot No 226 parcel from Emerywood Addition No 4 Guilford County North Carolina for sale at public auction. The sale of the land at 708 Hillcrest Drive High Point is set for Friday December 30 1932 at 2 PM with cash terms.
Foreclosure Notice on Guilford County Property High Point
Undersigned trustee by deed of trust from Stephen Melton and Mittle Melton to A. J. Idol dated September 13 1928 recorded Guilford County Book 611 page 324 default December 30 1932 at 2 10 PM a tract in High Point Township Guilford Lot 19 J Elwood Cos property plat by J R Reagan November 1922 recorded in Ri
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Stephen Melton
Mittle Melton
A. J. Idol
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Court House
Greensboro
High Point Township
J Elwood Cos
High Point
J. R. Reagan
The
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Davidson
Burlington
Joe Palooka
Ham Fisher
Will
Miss Howe
U.S Pa
Peter
Veter Rabbit
Senator Bailey
Senate
Batley
Congress of the United States
Herriot
James R. Gordon
Young Pullett
Samuel Lampell
Lillian Lampell
W. Aged. Idol
Emerywood
Quilford County
Hillcrest Drive
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