Biggs Foresees 85 Cent Dividend for Bank Depositors
John D. Biggs, receiver of Commercial National Bank and Peoples National Bank, said in Winston-Salem that depositors will likely receive 85 cents on the dollar, not 100, with final dividends continuing into next year. The Peoples National Bank已已 paid 17.536 percent total and plans dissolution. Commercial National’s final payout depends on collections and wind-up time, possibly extending beyond a year or yielding a final lump sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial National Bank
John D. Biggs
Enterprise
Winston
Salem
Biggs
Peoples National Bank
Winston-Salem
Duke Attacks Validity of City Power Project
A Duke Power Company petition challenges the Public Works Administration funded hydroelectric project at Buzzards Roost in Greenwood County. The suit, filed in state court, argues federal authority is misused and seeks review that could reach the U S Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
Local Man Bannister Dies at U S Veterans Hospital
P. J. Bannister, 50, died suddenly Tuesday afternoon at the U S Veterans hospital in Oteen North Carolina after being a patient since July and in declining health since April. Survived by wife Ethel Mason and ten children, his body to be returned to 14265 East Commerce Street for services at St Edwards Church with Father Bagley officiating.
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P. J. Bannister
U. S. Veterans Hospital
Oteen
N. C
Colorado
Amos
Elizabeth Bannister
Cadossa
N. Y
St. Edward's Catholic
Ethel Mason
Harold
Johnny Charles
Paul Bannister
Lucy
Mary
Dorothy Bannister
Amos Bannister
Beaver Falls
Harold Bannister
Huntington
W. Va
Booth Bannister
Duke Power Opposition Delays High Point Power Plant Plan
Duke Power Company challenges High Point’s proposed city power plant project arguing it exceeds costs by over one million dollars and would violate state law and constitutional provisions by creating unlawful debt and private competition. The suit seeks a permanent injunction to stop construction and bond issues as a Greensboro court hearing set for December 21.
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Duke Power Company
Federal Emergency Administrator of
High Point
Electrc
W. S. O.B. Robinson
W. B. McGuire, Jr
Roberson, Haworth and Reece
W. M. Hendren
Winston-Salem
Manley, Hen
Hoyle Link
Greensboro
Power Company
Edward May Answers Archbishop After Radio Rebuke
Edward Windsor, staying at Baron Eugene de Rothschilds castle in Enzeldorf Austria, angrily contemplates a reply to the archbishop who condemned him and his circle on a British empire radio broadcast. A servant said he read Mrs Simpson’s telegram with a tearful, strained demeanor as he endured despondency and headaches following abdication and the proposals around his marriage.
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Eugene de Rothschild
Edward
Wallis Warfield Simpson
Church of England
London
British Empire
Mrs. Simpson
Cannes
Baronial
Baroness de Rothschild
Vienna
Negro Accused of Highway Robbery
Henry Alford, an employee of the Sheraton hotel, swore to a warrant charging Atlas Tyson, a resident of 600 block Fairview Street, with highway robbery. Tyson was not located at 2 PM. Alford said Tyson attacked him with a bottle last night, robbing him of 6.75 dollars after a beating on Fairview Street and at a taxicab.
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Henry Alford
Sheraton
Atlas Tyson
Fairview Street
Tyson
Alford
Chicago Produce Butter and Eggs Prices Steady
Chicago Dec 16 Butter prices at 7 595 steady. Eggs 4 166 steady. Extra firsts cars and local 2819. Fresh graded firsts cars and local 28 current receipts 27. Refrigerator extras 27 and refrigerator standards 27.
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Chicago
Oil Concern 5 Sues for Damages Over 1936 Truck Crash
The Southern Oil Transportation Company sues in High Point municipal court for 3500 damages from a December 4 1936 truck crash at the Fairmont road intersection. Lizzie Evans administratrix of Fred Fivans estate named defendant. plaintiff alleges a company truck loaded with about 4000 gallons of gasoline was struck by Fred Evans’s automobile while in low gear, the driver ran a stop sign, the truck and trailer were wrecked and the gasoline spilled.
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Southern Oil Transportation Company
High Point
Fairmont Road
Lizzie Evans
Fred Fivans
Wilmington
Asheville
Fred Evans
Evans
James Byers
Shorty Hill Must Serve Road Term
Walter Hill of High Point was ordered to serve 12 months on county roads by Judge W. C. Harris after pleading guilty to snatching a pocketbook containing about 26 dollars. The case was heard in Guilford Superior Court in Greensboro.
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Greensboro
Walter
Shorty) Hill
High Point
W. C. Harris
Raleigh
Guilford Superior Court
Hill
N. C. Payton
Preston McGhee
McGhee
Arrest Watt Davis for failing to comply with court order
Watt Davis, 45, of this city, was arrested in Randolph county by Guilford county sheriff's officers for failing to pay a Guilford County Superior Court judgment of 375 dollars on a charge related to receiving a stolen car. He was released after paying 200 dollars and given until January 18 to pay the remaining 175 dollars.
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Watt Davis
Randolph County
Guilford County
Madison Speaks Before A B Club At Elwood Hotel
Rev J Clay Madison pastor First Methodist Protestant church and chairman of the Commission on Inter-Racial Cooperation addressed the American Business club at its dinner at the Elwood hotel. His humorous talk covered belief in light of experience truth and philosophy and personal growth through open mindedness.
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J. Clay Madison
First Methodist Protestant Church
Commission On Inter-Racial Cooperation
American Business Club
Elwood Hotel
Dick White
E. E. Mendenhall, Jr
James 8. Moffitt
Mike Boyce
Midweek Service at Wesley Memorial Church
Tonight at Wesley Memorial Church in the Young People's Department a midweek service features speaker BE. HH Blackard on "When Is A Man Last?" A quartet including John Peacock and Mrs. Law Matton will sing Christmas carols. All are invited to attend.
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Wesley Memorial Church
Young Pople
BE. HH
Blackard
John Peacock
Law Matton
Reid Maret
Misa Clarkce Bowman
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Ribe TO
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Florida
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Public Works Administration
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Buzzards Roost
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John J. Parker
Charlotte
United States Supreme Court
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Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works
Palace Theatre
Salem Street
Thomasville
Marion Davies
Dick Powell
Roger Pryor
Sybil Jason
Guy Kibbee
May Robson
Paramount
VET Hospital
S. P. J. Bannister
Mattie A. Pack
Mattie A. Peck
H. J. Peck
Koonce Funeral Home
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North Main
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