Paramount Opens In High Point With Festive Opening Night
The new Paramount Theater in High Point opened at 2 PM after doors welcomed the crowd at 1 30. Spectacular floral displays filled the lobby and foyer as messages from stars and North Carolinians covered the walls. The feature "The Bat Whispers" with Chester Morris kicked off the debut, with Buddy Rogers also appearing on the talking screen.
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Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce
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Winston
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Mary Roberts Rhinehart
Paramount News
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Local Physician Has Fast Christmas Day
Dr J T Burrus sped from Spartanburg to here in three hours and twenty minutes to operate on J Vassie Wilson, a prominent furniture manufacturer from Carthage, for acute appendicitis. Wilson rested comfortably at High Point hospital by noon.
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Key in Vault Spurs Suspicions in Bank Heist Mystery
Sue confronts a possible inside job as a missing key and cash disappearances Hypothesis centers on Sybil and her accomplice while detective Jack weighs circumstantial evidence. Sue fights to prove her father innocent amid a tangle of forged alibis and hidden motives.
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Davenport
Lindbergh Outlines Aviation Progress From Roaring Twenties
Charles A. Lindbergh notes rapid air progress since his Paris flight. He cites speeds from 90 to 140 mph, air mail planes with greater capacity, and privately owned planes cutting costs to motor-vehicle levels. He says planes are more stable, easier to fly, and require fewer hours before overhaul. Passenger air travel grows but may need mail and express revenue to stay profitable.
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Lindbergh
United States
Prominent Woman Dies at Home of Daughter in City
Mrs. Mary Fry Huffman widow of W. P. Huffman of Hickory died at 2 25 am at the home of her daughter Mrs. F L Conrad 106 Howell street in this city She suffered a stroke of apoplexy Tuesday night Aged 73 Funeral services will be held at Emmanuel Lutheran church tomorrow at 10 o clock Rev Samuel W Hahn will officiate The body lies in Yow's Funeral Home before burial at Oakwood cemetery in Hickory Surviving are eight children seventeen grandchildren and two sisters
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W. P. Huffman
Hickory
F. L. Conrad
Howell Street
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Samuel W. Hahn
Augsburg Lutheran Church
Winston-Salem
Oakwood Cemetery
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Raleigh
A. EB. Huffman
Asheville
R. L. Huffman
Brookfield
A. M. Huffman
Knoxville
Tenn
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Statesville
G. H. Huffman
F. Ll. Conrad
High Point
E. W. G. Huffman
Salisbury
Ellen Thomason
Laura J. McFall
Stribling Sharkey Fight Offer Reaches Pa Stribling
Pa Stribling reports an offer from William F. Carey of Madison Square Garden to match W L Stribling against Jack Sharkey in New York in February or March. He plans to reply and notes he is under contract with Nate Lewis for a Chicago stadium bout in February or March. The winner would face Schmeling later in 1931.
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Wilson Man Killed By Mystery Bullet
Charles Turner age 35 died in Wilson after being hit by a small calibre bullet while gathering wood. He said he did not hear a shot before dying. Police failed to find hunters near his farm. The report notes ten Minnesotans were fatally shot in a recent ten day deer season amid 30 000 deer slaughter.
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Annual Christmas Cage Games at Y
Employed Boys beat Y 110 lb team by weight advantage in a Christmas morning basketball at the Y. Lelon Cooper scored 19 and Woodrow Thomas 18 as the Employed Boys held off Enterprise 15 12 with Hucks sealing the win in the final minutes.
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Steele
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Colon Cross
Enterprise
Hucks
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H. Harris
H. Hucks
Quartet of Blacks Asphyxiated In Van
Four men found dead in a large motor van at a New York parking area after reportedly locking themselves inside to sleep following a trip from Philadelphia. Police say three oil lamps burned, consuming interior oxygen and causing fatal suffocation. Names not provided. investigation underway.
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Philadelphia
State College Chemical Engineering praised by national institute
The N. C. State College Chemical Engineering Department was ranked on par with top U S programs by the American Institute of Chemical Engineers. Dr E E Randolph said the department is among the largest in the South with 153 students including 23 seniors.
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N. S. State College
American Institute of Chemical Engineers
United States
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Chemical Engineering
State College
South
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N. C. State
U. S
Mother Dies In Daughter's Arms After California Crash
Berkley, Cal December 26 AP A hospital scene ends in tragedy as 48 year old Henrietta Gay dies in the arms of her 18 year old daughter Mises Charlotte Gay, a student nurse, after an automobile accident on Christmas Day. The nurse, working during the holiday, identified her mother as the patient.
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Connection Aids College Graduates Says Dr Randolph
Dr Randolph states the upcoming linkage will be highly valuable for college graduates, emphasizing practical benefits and expanded opportunities for those completing degrees.
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Mystery of Stolen Chinaware Solved in Thomasville
A barrel of chinaware stolen from Max Bones Jewelry at 203 North Main Street was recovered after janitor told owner two Black men loaded it onto a truck and headed toward Thomasville. Employed G L Huggins chased the truck. the suspects claimed the barrel was empty and that the janitor allowed removal.
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Thomasville
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Hoover Plans New Year Reception Line at White House
Washington reports that President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover will host a New Year’s reception. At 11 AM they will greet cabinet members and diplomats, followed by the Supreme Court justices, lawmakers, and military officers. A 1 PM handshake session with citizens concludes the day.
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White House
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Cop’s Kindness Costs Him Shovel Two Bits and Work
Buffalo police lieutenant Michael A. Shamrock paid a man 25 cents and lent a snow shovel to clear his sidewalk, promising a hot meal after. Moments later the man vanished with the shovel and the money, leaving Shamrock to finish the cleanup himself.
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Michael A. Shamrock
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