Spencer Appointment Will Reshape State School Athletics
Henry Averill reports Charles E. Spencer of High Point will head health and physical education for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. The appointment promises a coordinated program for all grades and a major revamp of interscholastic athletics, with Spencer having advisory influence and a wide role beyond policing sports.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill Raleigh
Charles E. Spencer
High Point
Department of Public Instruction
Raleigh
Wire
Spencer
Wire Service
Mr. Spencer
Clyde A. Erwin
Erwin
Madam Diana Heads to High Point in Phrenology Tour
Madam Diana, a renowned phrenologist and advisor licensed by city state and county, makes her first appearance in High Point offering readings and guidance to visitors and clients seeking personality insights.
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High Point
Suits Seeks NC House Seat Amid Local Campaign
Rural Guilford hosts the second candidate for the North Carolina General Assembly as J A Suits announces a bid in the June Democratic primary. Other announced contenders include Keith Harrison Rupert Pickens and incumbent Senator Thomas Gold.
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Guilford
North Carolina General Assembly
J. A. Suits
Mr. Suits
Assembly
Robert L. Bowman
Greene Township
Keith Harrison
Rupert T. Pickens
High Point
Thomas Gold
Sedgefield Lake Area Purchased by Cummings
Greensboro report states that the Sedgefield Lake property including 50 acres was bought by A. J. Pat Cummings and wife Sadie Belk Hudson. The couple are in Florida and plan to reside at Sedgefield Lake. W. F. Ross handled the transaction. price not disclosed.
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Greensboro
Sedgefield Lake
A. J
Pat) Cummings
Sadie Belk Hudson
Cummings
Florida
W. F. Ross
Dr. Florman Heads North for Dawsville Course
Dr. Erick Florman of this city will spend several weeks in Dawsville New York taking a course in physical culture. His office will close during the Silver building renovation for Walgreens Pharmacy. He is known as a leading fresh air advocate and has not missed a day on the Y M C A rooftop at noon when sun shone.
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Erick Florman
Dawsville
N. Y
Florman
Walgreen
Dr. Florman
New System for Interscholastic Athletics Debated
The article notes a shift in approach to high school athletics with Mr. Spencer's appointment signaling a likely end to the current system for state championships. It emphasizes that details of the new framework and the broader physical education program await thorough study and outlining.
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Erwin
Mr. Spencer
Charity Ball At Sedgefield Manor
Final arrangements are made for the second annual Lions Club Charity ball at Sedgefield Manor tonight at 9 30. Music by Barney Rapp and His New Englanders with Ruby Wright features a special program for non dancers. Proceeds support the club charity program aiding the blind and underprivileged boys.
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Lions Club
Barney Rapp
Sedgefield Manor
New Englanders
Ruby Wright
Brown Shiplett Injured Falling From Switching Train
Brown Shiplett, veteran railroad employee, fell from a switching car near West End passenger station at 9 15 this morning. He suffered a broken leg and was taken by Yow's ambulance to Bradford General Hospital for treatment.
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Brown Shiplett
West End
Shiplett
Udford General Hospital
Trophy Council junior order to meet tomorrow night
Trophy Council of the Junior Order will meet tomorrow at 7 30 o clock to plan travel to Ramseur Friday for a district rally. Members are urged to attend as other important business matters will be discussed.
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Ramseur
Mrs Ellen Dorsett Taken By Death At 52
Mrs Ellen Dorsett aged 52 died in a Greensboro hospital shortly before 8 o'clock Tuesday night after a year of declining health. She was born September 26 1885 in Randolph County daughter of Thomas and Martha Sledge and moved from Asheboro to High Point 17 years ago. Surviving are daughter Edna and son Roy Dorsett both of High Point. Her body rests at Koonce Funeral Home with funeral Thursday at 10 from the Springfield Friends church chapel and interment in Asheboro cemetery.
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Ellen Dorsett
Greensboro
Randolph County
Thomas and
Martha Hudson Sledge
High Point
Asheboro
Edna Dorsett
Roy Dorsett
Koonce Funeral Home
Clara I. Cox
Springfield
Funeral for Miss Louise Hufhan at Green Street Baptist
Funeral services for 11 year old Miss Louise Hufhan of the A J Hufhan family were held at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev C N Royal officiating. A mixed quartet sang and Mrs Crissman soloed as pallbearers and flowers were carried by Brentwood sixth grade and community groups. Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park cemetery.
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Louise Hufhan
A. J. Hufhan
Duke Hospital
Green Street
Ben Sedberry
Gordon Calicutt
Kenneth Sedberry
Bill Clifton
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Leonard challenges sales tax in Charlotte address
J Paul Leonard executive secretary of the North Carolina Fair Tax association told the Charlotte Independent Food Dealers association that the sales tax makes merchants unpaid tax collectors. He urged more merchants be elected to the general assembly, criticizing lawyer-politicians for delaying economical government and fair taxes.
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Charlotte
J. Paul Leonard
North Carolina Fair Tax Association
Charlotte Independent Food Dealers’ Association
Compromise Judgment in Covington Action
Greensboro reports a compromise judgment ending a suit between Doris Dawson and William Comer Covington. The court held Covington as owner of a Marquise diamond ring valued at 3400 dollars a sable cloak worth 5000 dollars and a 6000 dollar blended mink fur coat, with Dawson bearing costs. She had claimed he assaulted and robbed her with a deadly weapon on November 7 1935 and sought 30000 dollars.
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Greensboro
Doris Dawson
William Comer Covington
High Point
Frank 8. Hill
Mr. Covington
Miss Dawson
Covington
Warrants Drawn In Connection With Shivaree Incident
Greensboro law notes Ed Fields faces charges of trespass disorderly conduct and property damage tied to the Shivaree of James Gwynn and his bride. He posted $100 bonds for a Tuesday 10 am appearance before Magistrate Lyon. Warrants also issued for victims Paul Fields and Clarence Whiteley after the event in which two men were shot.
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Greensboro
Ed Fields
James Gwynn
W. 8
Lyon
Paul Fields
Clarence Whiteley
Corned lean hogs gain weight from corn fed
Feeding one bushel of corn to a lean hog yields about 10 pounds of live weight and increases marketable pork by 7 to 8 pounds.
Court Faces Space Crunch in Overcrowded High Point Session
High Point courtrooms packed beyond 76 seat capacity with about 450 people present. Officials report 150 defendants under bonds, 240 witnesses liable for fines, 35 jurors at risk of contempt, plus around 25 lawyers and court staff crowding city hall as sessions proceed.
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High Point
City Hall
Three Arrested in Dawn Raids By Police Here
Police raided three Negro residences at dawn and arrested Olivia Felmster Inez Reed and Annie Gray on charges of operating a lottery to maintain a perfect score in related raids. Bonds set at 500 each, all released to appear in court next Monday.
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Olivia Felmster
Fairview Street
Inez Reed
West Street
Annie Gray
Cash Bond Posted In Jack Pot Suit In High Point
Hugh J. Smart of North Carolina Theatres Inc posted 375 cash bond under a temporary order by Judge Teague restraining payout of last week’s jackpot drawing. Arnold Grayson Boggs filed suit to recover 376 dollars allegedly drawn and seeks punitive damages of 1,000 dollars. He says he registered and was called as winner but was not paid. The theatre says Boggs was not present or registered at the drawing.
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Hugh. J. Smart
North Carolina Theatres, Inc
High Point
Lewis E. Teague
Smart
Arnold Grayson Boggs
Boggs
Mr. Smart
Boges
Good Will Flyers Head Home From South America
In Santiago Chile on February 23 four United States Army Good Will planes began their homeward flight from Argentina. A fifth Flying Fortress was delayed and a sixth remained with it. The group flew from Buenos Aires to Lima Peru for an overnight stay, while commanders noted they were stripped of military equipment and cameras as a true goodwill visit.
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Santiago
Chile
United States Army
Argentina
Flying Fortress
Buenos Aires
Lima
Peru
Robert Olds
North Carolina Ranks 38th in Livestock Cash Income
Raleigh February 23. W H Rhodes chief statistician for the agriculture department reported that North Carolina ranked 38th among the states last year in cash income from livestock and livestock products.
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Raleigh
W H. Rhodes
Agriculture Department
North Carolina
Alaska Land Share Per Person Stated at 10.7 Square Miles
A figure circulates that if the Territory of Alaska were divided equally among its inhabitants, each person would own 10.7 square miles. The claim highlights the vastness of Alaska’s land area relative to its population.
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Alaska
Madam Alberta Gifted Reader Advises on Love Affairs
Town talk centers on Madam Alberta a gifted reader and adviser offering quick marriage guidance and psychic insights. Special readings five cents claim to reveal friends and enemies with office hours from 9 am to 8 pm. Separate waiting room for colored located at 119 North Main Street across Wachovia Bank.
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Ardelle
Main St
N. Main St
Wachovia Bank
North Carolina jailed children mistaken under age rules
Dr J Wallace Nygard charged that during 1937 in North Carolina 1 070 children were jailed illegally under state law. He noted that under 14 year olds may not be jailed and 14 to 16 year olds may be confined only for felonies with 10 year terms. He cited 66 of the jailed were under 10.
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Raleigh
Red
J. Wallace Nygard
Division of Institutions and Corrections
Nygard
Ammon Accuser Faces Buncombe Perjury Charge
Asheville February 23. John Hart, who sheriff said confessed to testifying falsely against Jack and Marion Ammons five years ago, is indicted for perjury. The Ammonses, convicted in 1932 of a crude emasculation on Hart, were pardoned yesterday by Governor Hoey after Hart allegedly tried to maim himself.
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Asheville
John Hart
Laurence E. Brown
Jack
Marion Ammons
Ammonses
Hart
Hoey
Brown
Coteriens Social Hour and Lecture Hit Arcad Building
The Coterien Club gathered about 15 members for a social hour at the Arcade building rooms last evening. Darrell Bulla Sam Hanff and John Herndon organized refreshments and entertainment before the group attended Edward Scheidt of Charlotte deliver a lecture in the Arcad building under Old Plank Road Council Royal Arcanum sponsorship.
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Coterien Club
Arcade
Darrell Bulla
Sam Hanff
John Herndon
Edward Scheidt
Charlotte
Arcad
Old Plank Road Council
Royal Arcanum
Summer Sessions Set at Woman's College Greensboro
The Woman's College of the University of North Carolina will run two summer terms from June 8 to July 16 and July 18 to August 26. Dr. W C Jackson serves as dean of administration and director of the summer sessions.
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Greensboro
Woman's College of the University of North Carolina
W. C. Jackson
Bartletts Attend Meeting At Durham
Fred J. Bartlett and Mrs. Bartlett attended the Durham Chamber of Commerce annual meeting headlined by Capt. Eddie Rickenbacker. The event drew about 500 people and focused on air transportation, preparedness, and a bond election for Durham airport. Bruce H. Carraway also attended.
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Fred J. Bartlett
North Carolina
National Aeronautic Association
Rickenbacker
China
Japan
Ethiopia
Italy
Angels of Peace
Durham
Bruce H. Carraway
Two More Executed In Soviet Purge
Moscow reports reveal that Admiral Vladimir R. Orloff and Admiral A. K. Sivkoff were secretly executed as part of a purge tied to the Red Army's 20th anniversary. Voroshiloff cited them among traitors alongside Marshal Tukhachevsky and seven generals executed last June.
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Moscow
Kiementi B. Voroshiloff
Vladimir R. Orloff
A. K. Sivkoff
Voroshiloff
Red Army
Barker qualifies as administrator of mother's estate
E C Barker of Columbia South Carolina qualified as administrator of the estate of his mother Mrs Mary Etta Barker who died in High Point on December 17 The estate is valued at 1500 dollars in real estate and 25 dollars in personal property Others heirs include Annie Lee Whitaker Lydia May Purcelle and Minna Etta Hearick J A Purcelle named as his agent.
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Greensboro
E. C. Barker
Columbia
8. C
Superior Court
Mary Etta Barker
High Point
J. A. Purcelle
Annie Lee Whitaker
Lydia May Purcelle
Minna Etta Hearick
North Carolina public life and school issues noted
The piece surveys Carolina politics and education notes. It mentions J. praising North Carolina first rate schools, plans for a Raleigh theater opening, and potential congressional candidates Teague and Arthur. It references local officials, a push for clean municipal governance, and figures like Dewey Dorsett and Clyde Erwin commenting on public service and school physical training.
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North Carolina
Oth
Pinehurst
Dutch Travelers First Enter Europe During Century
Dutch explorers arrive in Europe marking a notable early step in cross continental travel during the medieval period. The record highlights their role in linking distant regions and shaping early cultural and commercial exchange across cities and ports.
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Europe
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