Federal Relief Funds Helped North Carolina In 1933
The 1933 federal relief effort brought millions to North Carolina for direct aid and job programs. Civil works created thousands of jobs, with $17 million for civil projects and a $10 million highway program. By year end, 211,986 registered and 50,926 placed in work, lowering relief dependence across counties.
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Paul Barkley
Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina
Bushela
Civil Works Administration
Thomas O’berry
Goldsboro
Capus Waynick
Guilford County
E. B. Jeffress
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Howard G. Bally
Chapel Hill
O'Berry
Variety of Entertainment to Be Offered in 1934
City manager Hugh Smart previews an expansive 1934 film slate for Paramount and other studios. He highlights a worldwide range from Eskimo and Tarzan spectacles to dinner party dramas, comedies, mysteries, and animated shorts, with stars like Greta Garbo and Mae West set to appear. The piece notes a dramatic breadth of genres, international settings, and new production names shaping the year.
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Hugh Smart
Paramount, Broadhurst
Rialto Theatres
Manager Smart
Antarctic
Johnny Weissmuller
Maureen O'Sullivan
Tarzan
His Mate
Paramount
Smart
Cecil B. DeMille
Charles Laughton
Noel Coward
Fredric March
Mirian Hopkins
Gary Cooper
Mae West
William Powell
Laurel and Hardy
the Lone Prairie
Randy Scott
Metro
Mickey Mouse
George Arliss
Greta Garbo
Norma Shearer
Robert Montgomery
al Jolsen
Dick Ponce Kay Francis
Dolores del Rio
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
Marion Davies
Ginger Rogers
Gene Raymond
Vincent Youmans
Ann Harding
Clive Brook
Palooka
Jimmy Durante
Stuart Erwin
All of
Miriam Hopkins
George Raft
Earl Carroll
the Vanities
Myrt
Marge
Radioland
Clark Gable
Claudette Colbert
Wheeler
Woolsey
I Am
Susanne
Lilian Harvey
Jeanette MacDonald
Ramon Novarro
Polly Moran
May Robson
Madge Evans
Surprise Party for Marion Martin at Home
Josephine Martin hosted a surprise party for her sister Marion Martin at their home Tuesday evening. Many friends attended to share in the celebration.
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Josephine Martin
Marion Martin
Thelma Drake Hosts Christmas Party at Underhill Home
Thelma Drake served as hostess for a festive Christmas gathering at her Underhill avenue residence Thursday night. Several Palmer Memorial Institute students attended the event.
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Thelma Drake
Underhill Avenue
Palmer Memorial Institute
Palmer Memorial Institute alumni party hosts students and friends
The Misses Pemp of Kivett drive held a social gathering last night for former and current Palmer Memorial Institute students and their friends.
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Pemp
Kivett Drive
Palmer Memorial Institute
Blue Prelude Hosts Members of Les June Amis
The Blue Prelude club hosted a Tuesday night party for members of Les June Amis, celebrating camaraderie and fellowship within the group.
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Blue Prelude
Les June Amis
Emancipation Day Program in High Point January 1
Emancipation Day will be observed in High Point January 1 at 2 p m in the auditorium of William Penn High School. A program on Negro History sponsored by the Blue Prelude club features Dr Fisher of Reidsville and Clarence B E Yakley of High Point with educational notes on African heritage and notable Black figures.
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High Point
William Penn High School
Blue Prelude Club
Dr. Fisher
Reidsville
Clarence BE. Yakley
Abyssinia
Sheba
Solomon
Crispus Attacks
Boston
University of North Carolina
Loussaint L’overture
Haiti
Napoleon
General Lealeric
Alexander Dumas
Visitors Graye Sisters Stay With Local Martins
Visitors Mytrolene L. Graye of Smith erd and her sister Miss L L raye of High Point were guests of Dr and Mrs J A Martin during the holidays.
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Mytrolene L. Graye
Smitherd
Miss L. Lraye
High Point
J. A. Martin
Funeral of Mrs Rebecca Griffith Attended by Aunts
Mesdames Effie Able and Ora Martin attended the funeral of their aunt Mrs Rebecca Griffith of White Plains. The services were held in memory of the deceased and were attended by family and friends.
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Walter Pennix
Mesdames Effie Able
Ora Martin
Rebecca Griffith
White Plains
Oklahoma City Cat Nap Scare Sparks Volunteer Rescue Plan
A medical student offered 25 cents for 100 cats triggering an attempted cat collection drive. Relief Director J R McCarty washed his hands of it while Humane Society leader Mrs Warder White criticized using live animals and urged cat owners to claim their pets at a meeting next Tuesday afternoon.
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Oklahoma City
University of Oklahoma
J. R. McCarty
McCarty
Warder White
The
Humane Society
Piedmont Highway Association urges U S 29 extension
An editor's copy from Greensboro outlines resolutions thanking newspapers along U S 29 for cooperation. The Piedmont Highway Association promotes widening and extending U S 29 from Baltimore to Maine and to the Mexican border as part of the Pan American Highway, citing year end improvements and ongoing publicity efforts.
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the Enterprise
Greensboro
N. C
U. S. No. 29
Danville
U. 8 S. No. 29
Baltimore
Montgomery
Ala
Culpepper
Maine
Canada
No. 29
Charles M. Ketchum
Treas
Piedmont Highway Association
Niece Visits in Holidays in New York City and Willowbrook
Mrs. Edensmons' niece visits Mrs. Elps and daughter Al ithia in New York City and spends holidays with Mrs. Bruce Edmonson of Willowbrook Street in New York.
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Nina Dickerson
New York City
Mrs. W. H. Slane
Emerywood
Edensmons
Elps
Alithia
Bruce Edmonson
Willowbrook Street
Niece Visits Mrs. Able During Holiday Tour
Mrs. Able hosts her niece who travels from New York to visit the aunt during the holiday season.
Two Million Eggs to Be Distributed in North Carolina
Mrs. Thomas O' Berry, federal relief administrator for North Carolina, announces that the state will receive 176 820 eggs for needy residents next week gathered for distribution in Raleigh on December 30.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Thomas O’berry
Fish Catches Fishermen Endless Luck Near Swift Island
Three men fished all day near Swift Island and returned with a single five pound trout. Monk Sanders and two companions, tired of the lack of fish, watched the trout leap aboard as the boat neared shore. The fish was slightly damaged in the scramble that followed.
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Albemarle
Swift Island
Monk Sanders
Sanders
Dry Cleaners and Laundries Near Closure on New Year
In compliance with city code banning Sunday and holiday cleaning, the dry cleaners will be closed for New Year’s Day. Laundries, though not yet under NRA rules, will also suspend operations on New Year’s Day due to their link with the dry cleaning trade.
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Ers
Dyers
NRA
Tiger Shark Opens At Carolina Friday
Two famous screen names lead the cast of Tiger Shark at the Carolina Theatre Friday Edward G Robinson and Richard Arlen star in a First National pict ure about the tuna industry and fishermen at sea Arlen plays Pipes and joins Robinson in a sensational maritime tale of life at sea.
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Carolina Theatre
Edward G. Robinson
Richard Arlen
Agether
Arlen
Robinson
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High Point Ice and Coal CO
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L. FE
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L. L
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City Shoe Shop
Commercial Bank
Smith & Moore, Barbers
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Ezekiel Wright
E. L. Allen
D. N. Moore, JR
Wright
A. O. Brown
D. N
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Main St
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Atlantic
Building & Loan Assn
S. Main St
Dry Cleaners
High Point Steam Laundry
N. Wrenn
Sartin Dry Cleaning Co
S. Main
Sunshine Laundry
Pine
Colored News
Party For
Piedmont Highway Ass'n
New York
Haw River
Mrs. Able
John Behadna
H. HH
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Tiger Shark
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Piedmont Building and Loan Association
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