Alvah Boyles Host Dinner Bridge At Thomasville
Social notes detail a dinner-bridge event hosted by Mr. and Mrs. Alvah Boyles on Forsyth Street with Esbera club members and guests. Miss Alliene Hoover won high score among ladies and W. E. Tomlinson topped the gentlemen. Guests included Miss Hoover, Miss Mae Shearer, and local residents. Additional items note a Thursday Bridge club gathering, hospital update for H. D. Rucker, and various weekend visits and diagnoses in Thomasville society life.
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Thomasville
Alvah Boyles
Forsyth Street
Esbera Club
Bridge
Alliene Hoover
W. E. Tomlinson
Miss Hoover
Mr. Tomlinson
Boyles
Mae Shearer
Walter Kat
W. EK
0. R. Hodgin
Tom Darkma
C. M. McCoy
Guy Dudley
Danville
Ben Rogers
Greensboro
Thursday
David Long, Jr
Park Avenue
W. E B. Tomlinson
G. W. Lyles
Mesdames W. E. Tomtingon
R. G. Jennings
Charles Phillips
Robert Rapp
A. J. Swaim
W.W. Curlee
Pauline Myers Five Birthday Party at Home
On Thursday evening from seven to nine Pauline Myers hosted a birthday party for her fifth birthday. Friends played games then gathered in the dining room around a white cake with five candles, followed by refreshments. Attendees included Pauline Myers and several siblings, relatives, and friends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline Myers
Bobbie Louise Myers
Ruth Potts
Grayson Potts
Dorothy Howerton
Junior Stone
Leon Stohe
Junior Sherman
Ruby
Uncertainty in State Policy From Raleigh Circles
Uncertainty continues from page one about state control regardless of local conditions. Informed circles at Raleigh say the prevailing view is that such a policy will likely face broad questions and debate as officials weigh potential impacts.
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Raleigh
Ambiguity in Six Months School Term Bill Clarified
The new law outlines a state funded six months term for public schools and hints counties may supplement with ad valorem taxes. Debate on whether counties can levy property taxes persists. A machinery bill is expected to resolve uncertainties and authorize local levies.
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Educational Committee of the Assembly
Sunday Gospel Sermon on Providence and Purpose
A sermon reflects on Paul’s prison writings and divine providence guiding gospel expansion from Asia to Europe. It argues faith grows through hardship as misunderstanding gives way to a fuller vision, illustrated by a deaf school anecdote and a child’s simple faith.
More Planes Pilots And Mechanics In Licenses
Washington reports 15 280 pilots 7 354 aircraft and 8 993 mechanics hold active department of commerce licenses on January 1 this year. Compared with January 1 1930 figures of 10 215 pilots 6 685 licensed craft and 7 624 licensed mechanics. There are 385 licensed women mechanics included.
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Washington
Department of Conuerce
Graf Zeppelin’s Record Flights and Passengers Mark Year
Graf Zeppelin logged 144275 miles in 155 flights last year. The airship carried 6278 passengers, 2200000 pieces of mail and 12166 pounds of freight, with passenger fares reportedly covering operating costs.
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Berlin
Air Er
Legionback Goodwill Air Tour Endorsed by Carolina Officials
The American Legion in North Carolina will fully back the first Carolinas Good Will Air Tour in March. Don C Johnston says posts statewide will assist to ensure success, with about 30 aircraft, a Charlotte Observer plane, and community ticket sales funding the non profit venture reaching about 25 cities. The tour departs Charlotte March 15 weather permitting and includes acrobatics, parachute jumps, and a balance of aviation displays in towns from Charleston to Spartanburg.
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Charlotte
The
American Legion
Carolinas
J. M. Caldwell
Don C. Johnston
Washington
North Carolina
South
Caldwell
Leo J. Sauerborn
Weeks Aircraft Corporation
Sauerborn
Charlotte Observer
Kiwanis
Chambers of Commerce
Adjutant Caldwell
Oreomes
J. Sauerborn
Pitcairn Autogiros
Charleston
Wilmington
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
High Point
Statesville
Mooresville
North Wilkesboro
Rockingham
Lumberton
Capden
Goldsboro
Marion
Monroe
Lenoir
Sumter
Chester
Fayetteville
Lexington
Florence
Pinehurst
Darlington
Spartanburg
Rocky Mount
Salisbury
Bus Companies To Slash Rates In Memphis Area
MEMPHIS Tenn January 31 Bus lines operating from Memphis to St Louis and Birmingham announced fare cuts to a two cent per mile rate. The reduction, effective at midnight, follows rate cuts by several railroads and aims to align bus and rail pricing.
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Memphis
Tenn
St. Louis
Birmingham
Southern
Southwestern
Airports surge as US counts rise past 1800
U S airports increased in the United States at more than 20 a month. Commerce figures show 1,782 in operation by end of 1930, up from 1,657 on July 15. California led states with 166 airports.
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Washington
United States
U. S. Department of Commerce
California
Penney President Urges Merchants To Reprice Stock
Earl C. Sams of J C Penney calls on retailers to reprice current stock on replacement-cost basis and back prices with aggressive advertising. He says liquidating inventories to reflect today’s market would restore prosperity and enable new orders, noting Penney priced on replacement costs since 1930.
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New York
Earl C. Sams
J. C. Penney Company
Giant Dornier DO X Flies First Leg Lisbon to New York
The Dornier DO X, carrying nineteen crew and 180000 pieces of mail, completed the first leg of its Lisbon to New York flight via South America. Departing Lisbon at 8 08 am, it traveled 715 miles to Funchal Madeira, where fog forced a change of plans. Crowds cheered as the giant seaplane touched water near the harbor for inspection.
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Rch
Beong Islands
Lisbon
New York
South America
Tague Harbor
American Motors
Anchorage
Funchal
Madeira Islands
Vanderbilt Says He Knew Premier Mussolini
Cornelius Vanderbilt Jr. disputes Italian foreign office claims that he never met Benito Mussolini. He cites 1926 Rome cables and says his Mussolini interview and reception report are true. He declines to discuss a rumor about a hit and run incident involving Mussolini.
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Phoenix
Ariz
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Ussolini
Italy
Mussolini
Vanderbilt
Il Duce
Rome
Plans for Court Martial for Butler Begin
Washington January 31 Plans for the court martial proceedings against Major General Smedley D Butler moved slowly as the navy prepared specific charges based on utterances that drew an American apology to Premier Mus Rear Admiral David F Sellers Judge advocate general of the navy declined to meet newspapermen but worked on getting charges ready for approval by Secretary Adams The period called first of the week as to when indictments would be announced Legal counsel for Butler awaited service of specifications Major Henry Leonard Washington ally stood with Butler in the corps Leonard said they are working in the dark until charges are served no word from New York on John W Davis possibly joining the defense Butler has asked Davis to join his legal staff
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Washington
Smedley D. Butler
Navy
Mussolini
David F. Sellers
Adams
Butler
Henry Leonard
Leonard
Buter
New York
John W. Davis
Debate over House rulership in next Congress
Washington January 31 The House debated who will govern the next Congress and the partisan grip on power. Chairman Snell labeled Democratic control czar like and defended Republican methods, arguing they would persist. New York Republicans responded to Crisp of Georgia who accused Speaker Longworth Majority Leader Tileon and Snell of leading a three man triumvirate dominating legislative action.
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Washington
House
Snell
Rules Committee
New York
Crisp
Georgia
Longworth
Tileon
Submarine Plane Planned for English Navy Use
A two seater stainless steel biplane designed to be disassembled quickly and stored inside a submarine. It will launch from a catapult on the submarine deck and is intended for use aboard subs.
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London
England
Meyer Refuses to Answer Question on Fed Policy
Eugene Meyer confronted the Senate Banking Subcommittee with a firm refusal to be examined before confirmation as governor of the Federal Reserve Board. He declared he would forfeit his job rather than reveal future policies, as Senator Brookhart pressed for questioning. Tension rose as Brookhart forced a new session amid sharp exchanges.
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D. Harold Oliver Washington
Eugene Meyer
Senate Banking Subcommittee
Fed Reserve Board
New York
Brookhart
Iowa
Reserve Board
United States Senate
Meyer
Wagner
Carey
Wyoming
Farm Loan Board Member Defends Record on Banks
Meyer, defending his tenure on the farm loan board from 1927 to 1929, denied responsibility for three stock land banks entering receivership. He argued one bank failed before his service, others were bankrupt prior to his membership, and he claimed the current board sits on a sound basis.
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Howeer
Baria
Philanthropist Annie Taft Dies Suddenly in Cincinnati
Mrs. Annie Linton Taft, sister-in-law of former President Taft and widow of Charles Taft, died suddenly in Cincinnati after a lunch fainting spell and heart attack. Her wealth, built from real holdings, was estimated at 50 to 80 million dollars. One of her latest gifts was an amount to the University of Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Annie Linton Taft
William Howard Taft
Charles Taft
The
Timers
Taft
University of Cinnati
Oldest African Baobab Claim Sparks Fresh Debate
A fragment reports the African baobab as the world’s oldest tree species with an almost certain age claim of about a thousand years, though details are uncertain and the source text is incomplete.
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Mrs
Bri
H. D. Rucker
West Main Street
City Memorial Hospital
Audrey Angell of
Winston
Salem
Francis [Lambe
That City
Miss Angel
Paul Hassler
Woman's Club
Baywood Inn
J.B. Dewey
R. &. Green
R. S. Green
Rs. T. Glenn Madison
Ella Dorsett
T. A. Yoder
Forsyth County
Ida Mae
Annie Yow
Asheville
Walter Abernathy
Sarah Greer
Eloise Welch
Salem Street
Rena Clodfelter
High Point Hospital
Beulah File
Winster- Salem
Mrs. W. H. File
J.C. Penney Co., Inc
Paul
Asia
Europe
Raphael
God
Graf
Legion
First Goodwill Air Tour
Frisco
Do-X
Las Palmas Harbor
Cape Verde Islands
Oldsmobile
Lansing
Fisher
Cadillac-LaSalle Co
Marshall Street
Winston-Salem, N. C
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