North Carolina Traffic League to Oppose Freight Surcharges
The North Carolina Traffic League based in Charlotte plans to testify against continuing emergency freight surcharges before the Interstate Commerce Commission in hearings starting March 4. Surcharges, in effect since April 18, raised freight rates about 56 percent and expire June 20 unless extended.
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Charlotte
North Carolina Traffic League
Interstate Commerce Commission
ICC
League
W. S. Creighton
Warriers
Eastman
Commission
Creighton
Southern Pine Association
J. T. Ryan
High Point
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
H. E. Boyd
Wilmington Port Traffic Association
BE. T. Fitzgerald
Franklin, Va
Camp Manufacturing Company
Carolina
Have-a-Heart Day Campaign Reports Promising Noon
Campaign workers in the Have-a-Heart drive report excellent one day progress toward funding lunches for needy city school children. By noon only one shift reported to chair Mrs Katherine Raymond, with three more shifts pending and total results expected to be highly satisfactory.
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Katherine Raymond
Paresih-Paockin Council
Illness claims Joe Earl Brogan death at local hospital
Joe Earl Brogan 1% son of the late John B. and Laura Brady Brogan died at a local hospital after a brief illness. Born May 18 1922 in High Falls North Carolina he lived on Mill Street at Highland Cotton Mill and attended the seventh grade at Junior High School. He is survived by two brothers Frank C. Brogan Greensboro and John Brogan High Point and a sister Mrs Mamie Kearns High Point. Funeral will be Sunday at 2 pm at High Falls Methodist Church with interment in the church cemetery. The funeral party leaves the home at noon.
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Joe Earl Brogan
John B
Laura Brady Brogan
Mill Street
Highland Cotton Mill
John Brogan
High Falls
N. C
Frank C. Brogan
Greensboro
High Point
Mamie Kearns
High Falls Methodist Church
H. H. Robbins
Highland Methodist Church
Joe
Hackney set for National Scout Executive training at French Lick
B W Hackney Jr Uwharrie council boy scout executive plans to attend the first National Scout Executive training school since 1928 to be held at French Lick Springs Indiana from March 11 to 18. About 800 executives will attend with classes from 8 a m to 9 p m daily led by notable boys work officers. The program will focus on current trends in boys work activities.
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B. W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharrie Council
French Lick Springs
Ind
KIWANIANS HAVE SPECIAL MUSIC AT LUNCHEON
Kiwanis club luncheon at Elwood hotel featured Iris Welch flute Ernestine Welch violin and Dan W Smith piano performing Sweetheart of Sigma Chi My Little Gypsy Sweetheart A quartet including Clarence Schultheias Dan W Smith and others sang Pantellon and a special melody arrangement I Paul Ingle and John Whitesell led the program visitors included W L Groves and Dr H J Haeflinger.
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Kiwanis Club
Elwood Hotel
Iris Welch
Ernestine Welch
Dan W. Smith
Sigma Chi
Clarance Schultheias
J. H. Allred
J. C. Whitesell
Pantellon
Hunting Season Ends Saturday in North Carolina
High Point hunters faced snow and bad weather delaying activity. 1,185 licenses issued this season with many non residents among them. State officials warned game birds remain weakened but alive and urged wardens to crack down on violations as the season closes Saturday with a possible extension rumor.
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High Point
John B. Spencer
High Point Hardware Company
Nimrods
United States
New York
New Jersey
Kentucky
Indiana
State Division of Game and Inland Fisheries
J. D. Chalk
North Carolina
Davidson's Lawyer Tests Evidence In Will Case
State Sen ator A L Spence told the court Elva Statler was controlled by Leach from 1933 until her death claiming she could not marry without his consent. Spence argued the environment deprived her of freedom and noted Mrs Catherine Statler’s testimony that Elva feared asking for money to marry Davidson. He said Leach changed stance after William L Marcy warned him he would lose a client.
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Boyette
A. L. Spence
Carthage
Spence
Catherine Statler
Elva
Leach
Davidson
William L. Marcy
Buffalo
Statler
Mary
Receiver To Recover Large Amounts From Three Local Persons
Judge Johnson J Hayes in federal court said he would sign a judgment for the receiver of the Commercial National Bank High Point against Mrs J W Harriss J Welch Harriss and the O C Durland estate. The receiver seeks 10177 25 from Harriss 19500 from Mrs Harriss and 6205 96 from the Durland estate with interest from January 2 1932.
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Greensboro
Fed
Johnson J. Hayes
Federal District Court
John D. Riggs
Commerceial National Bank
High Point
J. W. Harriss
J. Welch Harriss
O. C. Durland
Mayes
Mre
0. C. Durrend
Silence and Sealed Lips Alter Theft Sentence
Lawrence Ashewood, convicted of stealing sausage, argued he was not present when the theft occurred. Judge Lewis E B Teague postponed the four month sentence for two years after a disinterested witness testified he was not at the scene.
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Lawrence Ashewood
Lewis EB. Teague
Lawrence
Teague
Philip Tyler Dies at 81 After Illness in High Point
Philip Tyler 81 died at 11 this morning at his daughter Mrs. Louisa Hatchett’s home 1105 Grace Street after a recent illness from pneumonia. Born December 2 1854 in Canada he moved to High Point 18 months ago from Central Lake Michigan. Survived by three daughters Mrs Hatchett Mrs Frankie Welch and Mrs Annie Groh and four sons Willett George Jim John. Funeral arrangements and burial plans set with Koonce Funeral Home and Pilgrim Holiness church service at 2 30 Sunday led by Rev O L Ruth with interment Floral Garden cemetery.
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Philip Tyler
Louisa Hatchett
Grace Street
Tyler
Canada
High Point
Central Lake
Mich
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Hatchett
Frankie Welch
Annie Groh
Newberry
Willett
George
Jim
John Tyler
Arlington
D. C
Koonce Funeral Home
O. L. Ruth
Floral Garden Cemetery
Caution Warned as Border Raids Escalate
Reported clash near Mon golia involves Japanese Manchoukuoan forces using two aircraft and three field guns. Mongolian forces recaptured Ola hodka as Manchoukuo seeks ceasefire. Tokyo cites Mongolian air power in the border incident. No reply yet from Manchoukuo to Mon golia’s ceasefire demand.
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Manchoukuo
Mongolia
Olahodka
Tke Bor
Foreign Office
Two Receive Badges At Cub Pack Meeting
At the Bay Street Cub Pack weekly meeting two members earned advancement badges. W. C. Comer Jr. received the Wolf badge and Bruce Quigley earned a Bear badge. Den mothers present were Mrs. Edward Sales Mrs. Homer Haworth and Mrs. BE T Erickson.
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Bay Street
W. C. Comer, Jr
Bruce Quigley
Young Comer
Quigley
Edward Sales
Homer Haworth
BE. T. Erickson
Thomas Turner Jr Re elected UNC Alumni Director for three years
Thomas Turner Jr local attorney was re elected a director of the University of North Carolina Alumni Association for a three year term at the officers election during the annual meeting in Chapel Hill on Thursday.
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Thomas Turner, Jr
University of North Carolina Alumni Association
Rr Group
Chapel Hill Thursay
Bob Lawrence Sentenced to 15 Months in Guilty Plea
Greensboro February 14 Bob Lawrence 406 North Street High Point pled guilty in Superior court to assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and received a 156 month sentence for the January 12 1936 shooting of Paul Pearson.
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SPC
CAL
Tar
BurteeRigi
Greensboro
Bob Lawrence
North Street
High Point
Lawrence
Paul Pearson
Action increases on African front reported in Ethiopia
Italian and Ethiopian communiques indicate heightened activity on the southern Ethiopian front. Italy claims two Ethiopian detachments were defeated at Ballei and Bulbul Dib, an Italian outpost fell at Curati, and about 650 Italian troops surrendered near Bidameo.
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Ethiopia
Thern
Ballei
Bulbul Dibdib
Curati
Hioplana Caid
Bidameo
Action Needed Sykes Urges New World Through Christian Action
Rev Tom Sykes of Central Friends Church addressed High Point college students urging a shift from war driven policies to Christian action. He warned thirteen words fear selfishness unrest division unhappiness suspicion hatred war hopelessness disaster chaos revolution hell dominate lives and called for unlimited goodwill and a new vocabulary of Peace Goodwill cooperation happiness hope unity love service trust joy brotherhood loyalty sincerity. He urged Christians to live what Christ would do and to end the war system by relying on a Spirit that removes causes of conflict.
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Tom A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
High Point College
Sykes
Jesus Christ
Mr. Sykes
Bulla Awarded Mail Route Contract to Asheboro
B C Bulla of Sophia North Carolina won the bid to carry star route mail from High Point to Asheboro. He offered 1880 dollars and posted a 3000 dollar bond. The contract runs July 1 1935 to June 30 1940. Other bidders included P F Daniel Royala Elmer, Oscar March and Lula Hall.
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Washington, D. C
Bulla
Sophia
N. C
High Point
Asheboro
Post Office Department
Bulia
P. FP. Daniel
Elmer
Royala
Oscar
Deaths in Thomasville Brother of local resident dies suddenly
D W Cochrane of Greenville South Carolina died suddenly of a heart attack at Clearwater Florida Tuesday evening. He was brother of G T Cochrane of Thomasville and formerly lived in Greensboro. Funeral arrangements had not been completed when the message was received.
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Thomasville
D W. Cochrane
Greenville
G. T. Cochrane
Clearwater
Fila
Greensboro
Funers
Shoe Repair Operator Roy McCurdy Dies in Lexington
Roy E McCurdy a Lexington shoe repair shop operator died at his shop this morning of a heart attack He had been ill earlier and came to Lexington twenty years ago He married Myrtle Lindsay and is survived by wife daughter Edna son Howard Worth McCurdy three brothers Parks J B McCurdy M G McCurdy of Salisbury one sister Mrs Roy McCline of Concord and his father J L McCurdy
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Lexington
h-Roy KE. McCurdy
McCurdy
Myrtle Lindsay
Edna McCurdy
Howard Worth Mc-Curdy
Parks Mc-Curdy
Concord
Obituary of Mrs Harriett Twining of Wilmington North Carolina
Mrs Harriett Lee Twining of Wilmington North Carolina dies at home born Meridan Mississippi March 9 1866 daughter of the late Sarah Shaw and Eli H Gasque She resided in Marion before marriage to Harvey Coleman Twining in 1885 and moved to Wilmington Survived by five daughters two sons and a sister Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 3:30 PM in Wilmington Georgia Savannah relatives listed with Marion and Wilmette connections.
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Harriptt L
Wilmington
N. C
Harriett Lee G Twining
South Carolina
Meridan
Mary
Sarah Shaw i
Eli H. Gasque
Marion
Harvey Man Twining
Harvey Coleman Twining
Point
Amand Gooding Twining
Wilm
Lioyder
George T. Nimocks
Charles M. Harrington
Es Mae Twosen
Holnaman
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Himes
Monte Ward
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Cove
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J W
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Bud) Gamble
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