Five Carolinians Die In Weekend Highway Accidents
A regional roundup reports five Carolinians killed in weekend road and hunting incidents across North and South Carolina. Fatalities include a Bennettsville two-vehicle collision victims Minnie Vista Quick R L Freeman and T B on, and 61 year old John W Pradshaw killed near a veterans camp in South Carolina. Other deaths cited involve Dowell Annas 19 from Rutherford College and Clark Shore 11 of Boone tied to a shooting and a December truck crash. Several others injured were expected to recover.
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Charlotte
Associated Press
Bennettsville
D. C
Minnie Vista Quick
Malboro County
R. L. Freeman
T. B. On
Elizabeth City
WN. C
Clark Shore
Booneone
N. C
Lake
James Viewing
Highway funds 10 draw high in NC assembly
North Carolina lawmakers open the 1935 general assembly January 9 with fights over diverting highway funds to other uses. Debate centers on reducing license plate costs, gasoline taxes, and funding new roads while some seek county and township debt relief through diverted highway funds.
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W. Joynes Macparla
Associated Press
Raleigh
Jan. i
North Carolina
Highway Commission
John H. Norwood
Stanley
General Assembly
Associated Oe
J. W. Bowers
Avery County
Bowers
Boat Government Commission
N C Voters Support Tobacco Control Act Rulings
North Carolina farmers show over 99 percent retention of the Kerr-Smith tobacco control act in 1985 with 453 987 acres for and 4 545 acres against the act. Early returns from western Burley counties indicate similar support. Floral State College supervised the referendum weighting ballots by 1934 acreage.
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Raleigh
Kerr-Smith
North Carolina
North Carol
Bugley
Yuletide Decorations in a Warmer City Season
A writer notes fewer Christmas decorations in homes this Yuletide compared with the same period in 1933, reflecting changing festive displays during the season.
New Year Resolve Urges Prosperity and Unity
A 1985 message calls for hope and peace, urging readers to persevere through difficult times. It emphasizes forgetfulness of petty bickering and collective effort to lift each other higher, viewing lean years as training for service and progress.
Washington Declared Nation’s Science Capital
With over 6000 scientists and numerous institutions, Washington D C is described as the science capital of the nation and a major center for research and innovation.
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Washington, D. C
Sheraton Hill property sale notice in Guilford County
Public notice of sale under a 1934 deed of trust in Guilford County lines the Sheraton Hill property known as Lot 87. The sale by Wachovia Bank and Trust Company as substituted trustee follows default on the 1934 trust. Property description references Colonial Drive Council Street lines and plat record in Plat Book 4 page 33.
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Office of Register of Deeds
Colonial Drive
Council Street
June Johnson
C. B
Sheraton Hill
Pearl Glenn Thompson
Ethel D. Tomlinson
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Wachovia Bank & Trust Coo
Prudential Insurance Co. of America
Great Dancer Shines as Composer In Early Movie
Hollywood reports show Fred Astaire, famed dancer, pushing to prove his skills as a songwriter and composer in an early film project while proving nimble with both fingers and feet during a studio session.
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Fred Astaire
Fred Astaire Seeks to Add Composer to Fame in Roberta
Hollywood notes describe Fred Astaire pushing to be credited as a composer in the film Roberta. He has written five numbers since Flying Down To Rio and sought a clause in his contract to allow a bumper song for the next project. He notes his musical talent and hints at studio resistance to crediting his work.
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Dan Thomas
Hollywood
Leadscreen
Fred
Astaire
Roberta
Jerome Kern
Berlin
Owever
Pandro Berman
Rio
Astaipe
Hugh A Connell
Hugh
Paramount
Jack Oakie
Milky Way
Rooftop Leak Halts Sleep in W. Fields-Pields Interview
A long interview with W. Fields-Pields centers on insomnia blamed on a leaky roof. He quips about moving the bed to escape the drips as he speaks about hotel life and restless nights.
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W. ©. Fields—Pields
Hollywood Notes and Screen Stars Move in Various Ventures
Gossips report Charley Farrell and Virginie Vallie with a new English car, Herbert Marshall stars with Gloria Swanson and her children, Hyelyn Laye and Frank Lawton enjoy desert life after marriage, Robert Armstrong injures a hand delaying Mystery Man, MGM advertises 1880 opera ticket for Vanessa, Jean Acker begins comeback in Once a Gentleman, Elsa Lanchester stars with MacDonald and Eddy in Naughty Marietta, Mervyn LeRoy buys a yearling for Santa Anita, Mary Boland builds a new studio room for sculpture.
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Charley Farrell
Virginie Vallie
Herbert Marshall
Gloria Swanson
Hyelyn Laye
Frank Lawton
Robert Armstrong
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
London
Vanessa
Jean Acker
Rudolph Valentino
Jeanette MacDonald
Nelson Eddy
Elsa Lanchester
Charles Laughton
Mervyn LeRoy
Santa Anita Treek
Mary Boland
Deaths: Andrew Ore Stokesdale Victim of Hit-and-Run
Andrew Ore 56 of Stokesdale died from injuries after a hit-and-run near Madison Sunday night. Funeral services were held at Sardis Primitive Baptist Church with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by wife and five children.
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Andrew Ore Stokesdale
Spelalie
Andrew Orre
St. Leo's Hospital
Greensboro
Big Home
Sardis Primitive Baptist Church
Madison
Orre
Tommy Thomas
B. B. Ballinger
A. M. Benbow
Half of France population in agricultural pursuits
Estimates show one half of France’s population engaged in agricultural work. The finding highlights the nation’s rural economy and the scale of farming activity across regions.
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France
Invisible chameleon tongue strikes with precise aim
A chameleon uses an eight inch tongue to strike swiftly at insects, catching prey with remarkable accuracy and delivering it directly into its mouth.
Foreclosure sale of 47.21 acre Guilford County land
Notice of sale under a 1934 deed of trust in High Point Guilford County North Carolina. Wachovia Bank and Trust Company trustee will sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash the 47.21 acre Hamilton Corbitt property with improvements, subject to all liens. J A Myatt attorney trustee. sale date January 10 1935 at noon at the High Point Court House steps.
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Mary A. Ham- Hien
Troy A. Hamilton
E. Vernon McGehee
Ruth Hamiton McGehee
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Court House
High Point
Corbitt
T. Y. Hamilton
Gilbert Street
Hamiltton
Hamilton
Wachovia BA & Trust Co
J. A. Myatt
B. Ll. Oe
Southern Chair Company
N. C
Southern Chair Com
Ene
Digiaepds
Su ‘Sounee Chair Company
Saie
L. Briggs
Southern Fair Company. , &. Co
M. OW. Nash
Wachovia Bank
N.C
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Clyde Hoover
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Skippy
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George Clark
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Louise Ave
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Mangum Avenue
Piedmont Insurance End Realty Co
City Shoe Shop
West Commerce
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J. R. Summers
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West End Coal and Wood Co
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C. L. Michael
N. Main St
Mann
Biltmore Hotel
Emulay
Boston
New York
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Gossil
Southern Chair CO
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Co-Op Finance CO
Washington Street
Peter Contin
Ieee St
Cummings Batteryanufacturing CO
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Thomasville Road
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