Turks Award Turkish Property Claim To Greek Family
Washington reports the Turkish court decision in the War of 1923 era dispute regarding Georgia Gekas’s heirs. Stelios Gikas, a Turkish‑Greece dispute claimant naturalized in 1925, seeks Department of State action after translation and records were filed in Athens. The Turkish court awarded 913.78 Turkish pounds for Gekas’s real and personal property.
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Washington
Stelios Gikas
Teke Mahalise
Smyrna
America
Department of State
Athens
Greece
Gwegi Gekas
George Gekas
Fim
Turkey
Georgia
Gekas
Gekis
Charter for Girl Scouts Is Sought in High Point
A meeting at the Sheraton hotel with Guilford County Girl Scout officials and civic club representatives laid plans to secure an official charter for a High Point Girl Scout area. Miss Mary Underwood outlined local activities and the need for county council recognition to expand scouting benefits for High Point girls. A committee led by Mrs. I. Mann with members including Mrs. C A York and C E Stuart was appointed to draft the charter and organize allied activities.
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High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Guilford County
Girl Scout Council
Mary Underwood
Scout
Miss Underwood
I. Mann
C. A. York
Geddie Strickland
Everett Maresh
C. E. Stuart
Bunn Hackney
Dr Hill Addresses Kiwanis on Superstitions
Dr Claiborne R Hill of High Point College spoke on Superstitions to the High Point Kiwanis Club, tracing groundhog day origins, Candlemas links, and global beliefs from three on a match to Chinese and Roman omens. He noted varied customs, owl omens, four leaf clovers, and herbs over doors as ancient safeguards.
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Claiborne R. Hill
High Point College
High Point Kiwanis Club
United States
Rome
China
T. Powell
Methodist Protestant Orphanage
Elwood Hotel
S. D. Gibson, Jr
High Point
Arthur Morris
L. C. Matton
Silk mills in Lackawanna face experienced labor shortage
Scranton reports a silk industry shortage of skilled workers as mills run full and some operate three shifts. Several plants resumed after closures, with Pittston recalling over a hundred veterans. NRA wage rules push pay to near historic highs while demand for finished silk outstrips supply.
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Scranton
Lackawanna County
Daily News-Record
Simpson
Mayfield
Pittston
NRA
Wolfpack to Play Deacons in Raleigh Clash Tonight
NC State and Wake Forest meet in Raleigh as the second showdown of the season shaping the state title race. A Red Terror win could push NC State toward leadership of the Big Five if UNC defeats Duke tomorrow. The Cavaliers, Cavaliers. Davidson suffers Virginia win. Catawba defeats ECU in tight contests.
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Charlotte
N. C. State
Wake Forest
Raleigh
Red Terrors
North Carolina
Duke University
Red Terror
Demon Deacons
Davidson College
Catawba
Carolina
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Gunnar Rusing
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Wolfpack
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Davidson
Virginia
William and
Mary
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