Local Weather Summary for North and South Carolina
Cloudy with scattered showers likely in interior and northwest portions tonight in both states. Warmer in northern areas tonight, cooler in extreme north Saturday. North Carolina also sees slight warming except far southwest and extreme west where it remains cooler. South Carolina reports interior showers and cooler conditions in the extreme north portion Saturday. Temperature readings show a low around 43 and high near 53 with light rainfall about 0.07 inches.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Ialand
Portonight
Weather Bureau
Princotton
High Court Appeal Ordered in Dr Dyer Contempt Case
Greensboro February 18 Judge EB C Bivens delayed action in the case of Dr John W Dyer jailed over a month for contempt after Edith W Dyer refused a prior promise. The judge directed an appeal to the Supreme Court to decide if the judge had the right to sentence the defendant to more than 30 days.
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Greensboro
Fed
EB. C. Bivens
John W. Dyer
Edith W. Dyer
Bivens
Dyer
Supreme Court
Owever
HERRING ADDRESSES KIWANIS CLUB ON public health EFFORTS
Dr R A Herring city health director spoke at the Elwood hotel luncheon about school health surveys begun in March. 5300 of 6000 pupils examined, 71 percent found defective, many minor. Efforts include disease prevention eye care and health education. The club will assist financially unable children with defective tonsils.
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R. A. Herring
Kiwanis Club
Elwood Hotel
Herring
Byron Haworth
James Kidd
DuPont Dye Works
Clay Madison
Charles W. Perry
Ballot Set For March 12 On Farm Act Equality Provisions
Southern cotton and tobacco growers will vote March 12 on a price equality and marketing quotas provision of the new farm act. If two thirds approve, quotas will limit cotton and tobacco sales this season with 10 000 to 15 000 communities hosting referenda and more than 2 000 000 growers eligible.
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Olid Martin Washington
Agriculture Department
Raleigh
N. C
James P. Pope
Idaho
J. B. Hutson
AAA
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Hutson
North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation
Memorial Auditorium
J. E. Winslow
Greenville
Harold D. Cooley
Nashville
Pope
Congress
Clinard Estate Put At 492019 In North Carolina
John W. Clinard a High Point resident died from accident injuries on February 14. The Greensboro clerk of court reports an estate worth 452019 with 400000 real estate and 52019 personal property. Administrators Gilbert H. and John W. Clinard Jr. are named. widow Nancy H. Clinard waived her rights. Heirs include three daughters Margaret Folger Mary Alan Clinard and Ruth Clinard of High Point and Charlotte.
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Greensboro
John W. Clinard
High Point
Gilbert H
Nancy H. Clinard
Margaret C. Folger
Mary Alan Clinard
Ruth Clinard
Charlotte
Walter Van Davis Rites Held Following Fatal Wounding
Funeral services for Walter Van Davis age 43 were held Thursday at 2 pm at Koonce Funeral Home chapel officiated by Rev F L Conrad and Rev J N Bowman. Emmanuel Lutheran choir performed. Interment in Lexington city cemetery. The Irish Free State backs cemetery improvements.
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Walter van Davis
Koonce Funeral Home
Tev
F. L. Conrad
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
J. N. Bowman
West End
Ed Henderson
Zaii White
O. D Carroll
Ernest Davis
John Smith
G. A. Leviner
Lexington
Britain weighing Austrian independence and European ties
Foreign Secretary Eden told Parliament Britain monitors the Austrian question as part of Central Europe. He declined to say if a League council would convene or if urgent action is needed after Germany's disposal of Austrian independence. Eden then met Chamberlain and Italy's Grandi, signaling cross‑alliance consultation.
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Clement Attlee
Europe
Eden
League Council
Germany
Commons
Downing Street
Chamberlain
Italy
Count Dino Grandi
Britain
France
Retaining Wall Work Nears Completion on Track Project
Frank T. Miller says dirt will fly again once backfilling begins after the wall is set for seven days. Blythe Brothers will run 24 hours to finish removing dirt as weather dictates, with sub contractor Drainage Engineering edging forward on sub drainage to clear the way for track laying.
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Beeson Hardware Company
Frank T. Miller
Miller
Drainage Engineering Company
Middletown
Ohio
Blythe Brothers
W. O. Robertson
Ed Hurlburt
Griffin Sentenced for Embezzling at Rose Furniture
Judge Will Pleas today sentenced Oscar Griffin of High Point to two to three years in state prison after a guilty verdict on embezzlement from Rose Furniture. F A McBride of High Point pleaded guilty to reckless driving and speeding, with costs assessed.
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Griffin
Greensboro
Will
Oscar
High Point
Rose Furniture Company
F. A. McBride
Preliminary hearing set for Mrs Davis in High Point
Mrs Walter V Davis a middle aged High Point woman held on a murder charge after she shot and killed her husband at their Willow Brook Street home will face a preliminary hearing in High Point Municipal Court on Monday. She admits firing the shots saying her husband threatened her life and she took the gun away. She has been in the city jail since the Tuesday killing and will likely plead self defense through her attorney.
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Walter V. Davis
High Point
Willowbrook Street
Visitor David J. Stone Sees City Office
David H. Stone assistant state director of the employment service visited the High Point office today. He noted heavy demand with 259000 personal calls in January across 45 offices and an estimated 160000 more in the first two weeks of January, keeping about 350 service staff busy assisting job seekers and processing insurance checks.
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David H. Stone
The
Employment Service
J. A. Gawthorp
High Point
Mr. Stowe
Oak Ridge
State Employment Service
Stowe
Miss Violet Johnson Named Administratrix in North Carolina
Miss Violet H. Johnson of High Point qualified as administratrix of her mother Emma Dorsett Johnsons estate. The estate includes 500 dollars in personal property and 8500 dollars in real estate. The only heirs are Violet Johnson and her husband P H Johnson. Soaring costs slow building in the Irish Free State.
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Greensboro
Violet H. Johnson
High Point
Emma Dorsett Johnson
P. H. Johnson
Irish Free State
City opens new downtown parking lot to ease traffic
The city completed a free parking lot beneath the post office between South Main and South Wrenn streets. It holds 140 cars and was financed by the city to relieve growing congestion amid restricted north south routes.
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Postoffice
South Main
South Wrenn
Sam H. Strickland
Public Works
Main Street
Main
Wrenn Streets
Delayed Wrenn Street Opening Poses Bridge Construction Hold
The city considers a contractor offer to shore the embankment at a cost about 600 dollars to enable building the center pier and first span of the bridge. Guion plans to suspend work from February 26 to early June as engineers revise the slope from 1 to 1 to 1½ to 1.
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Highway Commission
Guion
Wrenn Street
Executions of Exum and Smoak Reported in Wayne County
Newspaper details execution of Exum and Smoak in Wayne County. Gas was turned on at 10 38 and 40 seconds, sparks the head rolled back, two minutes later the body fell forward, and the tor pronounced death after about 14 more minutes. No witnesses were present at Wayne County.
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Goegrier
Evecene Ba Goodyear
Graham Paige
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Wess
Kroger
Mont Ward
Rem Rand
Reynolds
Sears
Stewart Warnee
Weat
Youngs 8 & T
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