Youth Crusade Movement Begins at Local Salvation Army Banquet
At a banquet in the citadel auditorium 152 delegates from six North Carolina cities and Atlanta joined Brigadier Ernest Holz in launching the Youth Crusade movement for youths 16 to 21 to develop body mind and spirit. Delegations toured Willamore Springs camp site with Major H. M. Cowan as the movement expands to 85 foreign countries. The event featured skits and the unveiling of a printing The Light of the World by A M Eadie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army ‘‘Youth Crusade
North Carolina
Atlanta
Lili
Ernest Holz
Southern Territorial Young People’s Secretary
Alfred Tyler
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Greensboro
Salisbury
Statesville
High Point
H. M. Cowan
Salvation Army
Willamore Springs
International
A. M. Eadie
Hunt
Exchange Club hears Rhodes on industrial progress
C H Rhodes spoke to the Exchange Club on the rise of industries from the early century to national impact including telephone auto radio motion pictures and aircraft. He warned that mental and spiritual pace may lag behind rapid scientific and industrial growth and noted man’s nervous system drives travel powered by science. Victor Dallas won an attendance prize while O A Jeffcoat and G G Preston Jr. attended as visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. H. Rhodes
Exchange Club
Paul Callaham
Rhodes
Mr. Rhodes
Victor Dallas
O. A. Jeffcoat
G. G. Preston, Jr
Chicago Butter and Egg Prices Report
Chicago producers report butter at 825,098 pounds for the period with creamery specials at 93 score and various grade splits. Eggs show 10,057 unsettled, prices unchanged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Nurse Mary Dunn to Speak at Greensboro Dinner
Miss Mary Dunn of Washington D C southern consultant of the U S Public Health Service will speak at the Greensboro Nursing Council 14th annual dinner on February 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Mary Dunn
Washington, D. C
U. S. Public Health Service
Greensboro Nursing Council
Glenola Youth Held on Auto Theft Charge
Junior Blanchett 18 of Glenola is jailed on auto theft charges after authorities from Bland Virginia captured the car tied to Red Wine Hardware. Blanchett says he took the vehicle from Richardson Street January 29 by ruse as an A and H Motor employee report. Bond set at 500 dollars. car recovered and returned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bland
Junior Blanchett
Glenola
Redwine Hardware Company
Virginia City
Blanchett
Richardson Street
A. and H. Motor Company
Rev J A Palmer Of Thomasville To Be Honored Today
Thomasville special report states Heidelberg Reformed church will host a 3 p m community meeting on West Main Street honoring Rev J A Palmer completing twenty years as pastor. Speakers include Rev H L Fesperman High Point president of North Carolina Classis on The Minister and the Denominations Rev M Pickens Thomasville Main Street MEB church on The Minister and the Other Churches of the Community and Prof J N Hauss Thomasville schools on The Minister and Civic Life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Heidelberg Reformed Church
West Main Street
J. A. Palmer
H. L. Fesperman
High Point
M. Pickens
Main Street
M. EB
J. N. Hauss
Mrs. G. R. Graham's Mother Dies at Mount Ulla Home
Mrs J C Horton of Mount Ulla reports the death of her mother Mrs G R Graham of High Point at her Mount Ulla home on Thursday. Survivors include eight children and many relatives. Funeral services are set for Knox's Chapel with the body lying in state from 1 to 2 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. R. Graham
Mount Ulla
J. C. Horton
West Bay Street
High Point
Horton
C. L. Fesperman
Faith
Floyd Beaver
Washington, D. C
Bill Horton
Mooresville
Joe Horton
Raleigh
Jess Horton
Herman Horton
Pink Horton
Thieves Break Into Hillcrest Grocery Store
Thieves looted Hillcrest Grocery at 613 Prospect Street last night after breaking in through a rear door. Police report missing 30 to 40 cartons of cigarettes, seven cans of tobacco, chewing tobacco, 20 boxes of shotgun shells, and a flashlight. no suspects named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillcrest Grocery Company
Prospect Street
T. B. Hauser
Hauser
AFL Leaders In Week-end Recess
The American Federation of Labor executive council was in recess for the week end. President William Green said the question of expelling members for industrial organization affiliates would be taken up Monday or Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
Fla
American Federation of Labor Executive Council
William Green
Offer for Mill Expected to Be Accepted Soon
In Greensboro a federal judge set February 21 at 10 a.m. for a final meeting to accept a $47,500 offer by Dr. W. L. Jackson of High Point and associates for Hurley Jackson Hosiery assets in High Point. All claims will be allowed or disallowed, assets distributed, and the offer accepted if no better bid emerges. It is expected the offer will be accepted with full payment of secured claims and taxes, and about a 10 percent dividend on unsecured claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Johnson J. Hayes
Federal District Court
W. L. Jackson
High Point
Hurley-Jackson Hosiery Company
Renfrow III in Miami Hospital
Friends report Wade P. Renfrow secretary of the High Point civil service commission remains hospitalized at Jackson Memorial in Miami with influenza. He has been in Florida since arrival and, though unable to leave, his condition is improving. a return to High Point was forecast for mid next week if health holds. The civil service commission meeting set for Monday night will likely be postponed due to his absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wade P. Renfrow
High Point Civil Service Commission
Miami
Fila
Jackson Memorial Hospital
Renfrow
Florida City
Civil Service Commission
Renfrew
Commission
D. C. MacRae
Two Actions Filed Against Car Owners
The American Discount Company filed two suits in court to recover possession of autos with defaulted payments. It seeks $497.92 against R. T. Shaffer for a conditional sales contract note and $230 against Robert Cable of Randleman for an automobile financed by the plaintiff through Pat Brown Motor Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Discount Company
R. T. Shaffer
Pat Brown Motor Company
Robert Cable
Randleman
Pat Brown, Inc
County Officials Plan Survey On School Improvements
Joe F. Hoffman of High Point and R. C. Causey of Guilford county named to a committee to meet the Guilford county school board at 9 30 Wednesday morning to survey the entire county school layout and determine permanent improvement needs. Chairman George L. Stansbury said no fund has been established and funds sources are uncommitted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Joe F. Hoffman
High Point
R. C. Causey
Board of
Guilford County Commissioners
Guilford County School Board
George L. Stansbury
City Council Delays Duke Power Project Decision Pending Conference
City officials meet with PWA to discuss a ruling by Associate Justice Winborne reversing a lower court injunction. Attorney analyses suggest options include a Supreme Court re hearing or a new resolution to guide project status. Uncertainties in the opinion may affect the citys legal stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PWA
Knox
Winborne
Duke Power Company
J. Paul Williamson
Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Hitler reshuffles cabinet and expands power
Nazi leader presses consolidation with Walther Von Brauchitsch named to a post and promoted to colonel general. Hermann Goering announces a ministry of economics reorganization as part of broader Nazification of the national economy once led by Hjalmar Schacht.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walther von Brauchitech
von Brauchitesch
Hermann Wilhelm Goering
Ministry of Economics
Hjalmar Schacht
Japanese Efforts to Take Railroad Reach Toward Haichow
Tokyo reports say Japanese columns advance along the Suchow Haichow line aiming to strike Haichow or pivot toward Suchow via the Sunghai and to push south along the Tientsin Pukow line toward Suchow. Hirota says the China incident is not international war though two nations are at war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suchow
Haichow
Sunghai
Tientsin-Pukow
Tokyo
Koki Hirota
Diet
China
Hirota
Japan
Barkley Ready Halt More Loss of Time
Smith proposes borrowers surrender loan cotton to the Commodity Credit Corporation for price adjustment payments up to 2 cents a pound, risking impounding as much as 5,000,000 bales. Officials warn this could destroy America's cotton price advantage and complicate compliance with 1938 regulations.
Weather outlook for South Atlantic week ending February 12
Rain possible in northern portions at the start of the week with a rain period after midweek. Colder conditions expected in the northern section around Tuesday and again later in the week. South Atlantic states see overall unsettled weather with cooling trends late week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Atlantic States
Merchants Denied Petition on Duke Power Rates
The North Carolina Utilities Commission denied a petition by the State Merchants Association to force Duke Power Co to apply residential rates to commercial users. Chairman Stanley Winborne announced the decision, stating the current schedule does not unlawfully discriminate against commercial customers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Utilities Commission
State Merchants Association
Duke Power Company
Stanley Winborne
Injunction Sought Against Hosiery Firm in Guilford Federal Case
In Greensboro on February 5 a federal suit seeks to restrain Paramount Hosiery of High Point from using the trade name Paramount and to recover 10000 for alleged trademark infringement. Bear Brand Hosiery and Moderne of Chicago sue, claiming they are successors to Paramount Knitting and patented the name Paramount before the High Point firm began using it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Paramount Hosiery Company
High Point
Paramount
Bear Brand Hosiery Company
Moderne, Incorporated
Chicago
Ill
Paramount Knitting Company
Negro History Week observance begins February 6
Observance of Negro History Week runs February 6 through February 11 with programs at William Penn Fairview and Leonard Street schools. William Penn High School hosts events directed by Mrs. Grayce Waddy Lions and Negro clubs, featuring papers, music, poems, and a Friday pageant. exhibits will be displayed in the library.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Penn
Fairview
Leonard Street
Association For the Study of
Carter G. Woodson
America
William Penn High School
Grayce Waddy Lions
Otis Wells
Carolyn Robinson
William Penn Glee Club
Mildred Robinson
Henry Ingram
C. E. Yokely
Inez Lawhorn
Beaulah Crawford
Dean W. T. Gibbs
A. and
T. College
Greensboro
Dietrich Sues United States Over Tax Return Basis
Marlene Dietrich filed a $32,000 suit against the United States claiming overpayment on 1931 and 1932 income taxes. She argues her husband Rudolph Sieber, a German director, cannot find work here due to language barriers, so she should file separately on a community property basis.
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Los Angeles
Marlene Dietrich
Uncle Sam
Miss Dietrich
Rudolph Sieber
Diplomats Watch German Unification and Spanish Risk
The United States and Britain press for colonial demands while monitoring Reichsfuhrer Hitler’s control of the army. Germany’s reorganization raises concerns over intervention in Spain with Franco, Mussolini, and theMediterranean theater. Austria fears Nazi activities without diplomat von Papen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann Wilhelm Goering
Hitler
Britain
France
Mediterranean
Austria
von Papen
Negro History Week Observance at Pairview
A tentative program for Negro History Week at Pairview lists Monday events starting at 11 with the theme Achievements of the Negro. Speakers Rev R C Sharpe David C Carter and D B Coley will appear. Music by the choral club and William Pennglee clubs. Friday's activities include fifth to seventh grades presenting two plays Topsy and An Awful Tragedy all starting at 11.
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Pairview
Rev
R. C. Sharpe
David C. Carter
D. 8. Coley
Grayce Waddy Lyons
William Pennglee
Leonard 8th School Observes Negro History Week
The observance starts Sunday February 6 with daily activities. Ministers will stress race pride in sermons and students will visit classrooms and Negro business places to learn about professionals. The week includes programs by grade departments and a lecture by Geo L Johnson at 1:30 p.m. The Our Hall of Fame exhibit will feature prominent Negroes from North Carolina and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. L. Johnson
Winston-Salem Teachers College
North Carolina
Our Hall of Fame
Firemen Halt Blaze At Filling Station Near Thomasville
Firemen contained a fire at a filling station on the Thomasville High Point road owned by E. G. Barlowe. A gasoline pump ignited from defective wiring, flames spread to the top of the pump and then to the building before responders stopped the blaze. Damage total is not yet determined.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Thomasville High Point Road
Joe Russel
E. G. Barlowe
School PTA Programs Highlight Dramatic Oratorical Contest
Leonard Street PTA held its monthly meeting in the school auditorium with an unusually large attendance. The Paul Robeson Dramatic Oratorical contest featured readings from Sterling Brown to Langston Hughes, with prizes awarded to James Hill Ruth Hyatt Manassa Crone and Wava Robinson. Sponsors were Miss Willie M. Haggler and Mrs. Eunice Baldwin. music by the choral club directed by Elizabeth Baker and Dabla Ingram.
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P.T. A
Leonard Street
P.T. A. Notes
Blackburn
Merritt
Paul Roberson
Lou
Sterling Brown
Mary Whiteside
James Walden Johnson
Bernice Hill
Paul l. Dunbar
Emma McNeil
William Todd
Lucille Hines
Langston Hughes
Manassa Crone
J. W. Halloway
Mable Steed
Hattie Malloy
Mary Haywood
Eunice Baldwin
Fannie B. Mason
N. C. Moss
Mable
Beale
Elizabeth Baker
Dabla Ingram
Marie Carter
Julia Hall
Birthday Party for Mrs Octavia Leake at Home
Mrs Octavia Leake was honored by her husband Richard Leake with a birthday party at 1115 East Washington Street on Tuesday evening. Guests included Mr and Mrs Fred Allen, Mr and Mrs A D Brown, Mr and Mrs Jerry Smith, Mr and Mrs Jenkins Davis, Mr and Mrs James Legrand, Mrs Naomi Morgan, Mrs Sallie Legrand, James Gray and John Granger, with bridge played and a savory repast served.
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Octavia Leake
Richard Leake
East
Washington Street
Fred Allen
A. D. Brown
Jerry Smith
Jenkins Davis
James Legrand
Naomi Morgan
Sallie Legrand
James Gray
John Granger
Pair Charged Over Lottery Tokens In Cafe Raid
Police raided the Jennie J cafe on Fairview Street and charged Caldwell Stokes and Mary Alice Allison with operating a lottery. They were released on $500 bonds each. Stokes, jailed weeks earlier, faced previous roundup ties to the racket as a defendant denied lottery involvement amid audience witnesses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Early Tong
Jennie
Guilford County Old Age Club Meeting Announced
The Guilford county Old Age Club plans a meeting in the Guilford county courtroom in Greensboro Sunday at 2 30 p m Captain Carraway will preside and discuss pension and benefit laws for dependent children and grievances Also invited are county commissioners fare department representatives and pension board members including Yelton of Raleigh
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County Old-Age Club
Guilford County
Greensboro
Carraway
Fare Department
Yelton
Raleigh
Pension Board
Sheriff Seeks Short-Wave Set for Patrol Communications
A special short-wave receiving set is sought for the office of the sheriff of Ford County in Greensboro to improve communications with the state highway patrol and field operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Ford County
State Highway Patrol
Madam Daii Advisor and Phrenologist Opens in City
A licensed phrenologist and advisor titled Madam Daii launches her first time point practice in the city after securing city and county licenses. She offers personal readings and guidance services to residents seeking mental and character insights through cranium analysis.
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F. W
Ardelle
Main St
POR Chevrolet
Chevrolet
Syles
North Main Street
Bland, Va
Hardware Co
AFL
Smith
Renfrow III
Miami Hospital
Barkley
Utilities Commission
Duke
Ask
VICE
Bing Crosby
Hollywood
Sheriff's Vice Detail
Larry Crosby
Robert P. Cook
Crosby
Dietrich
United States
U. S
Germany
New Orleans
Richard Greene
New York
Tyrone Power
Robert Taylor
Alberta
Wachovia Bank High Point
Caldwell Stokes
Ned
Jennie Jones
OLD Age Pen Club Will
Guilford County Group
Sheriff's
Madam Diai
South High Point
N. C
Most
Automobil Dealer
Desotos and
Plymout
Furniture City Moto Incorporated
North Main V. L. Smith
Pete Moore
Vernon Hassel
W. M. EK
Co. Peace
Abram
Motorola
Marsh
Simmons Beautyrest
West Commerce Stri
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