Recreation program for healthy citizenship in High Point
High Point city parks and the WPA recreation project led by William F. Bailey and Mrs. Ruby B. Pendley aim to foster a healthy citizenry through games, dramatics, and arts. The program runs at city lake park and nine playground centers, with 233,724 in attendance last year and college students aiding through NYA. Activities include swimming, softball, boxing, and crafts such as sewing pottery and woodwork.
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High Point
City Parks and Juvenile Commission
Federal Works Progress Administration
City Recreation Department
William F. Bailey
WPA
Ruby B. Pendley
Bailey
Pendley
Brentwood School
Salvation Army
Johnson Street
Grimes Street
Brentwood
Green Street
Mill Girls
Sheriff Gray Finds Big Submarine Still In Sumner Township
Deputy Sheriff C L Gray, while searching in Sumner township, discovered the old still site and scattered equipment in the woods. The previous day he had located a large submarine still about ten to twelve miles from High Point, and on Friday he found the old site again.
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Sheriff Gray
Sumner Township
C. L. Gray
Answers To Test About High Point
Test answer list shows names and figures tied to High Point items. Items include Paul W Casey BE K Ingram Amos BR Kearns V Yow Pickett Ingle Dixon Walker White Dr Conrad hosiery mill and Wachovia Bank. Public notices reference High Point in item 16.
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A. Paul W. Casey
BE. K. Ingram
Amos
Kearns
V. Yow
A. B. Pickett
B. L
Paul Ingle
The
Wachovia Bank Sding
B. Thirteen
A. A. G. Dixon
BR. WH. Walker
B. High Point Public
D. Rev
F. L. Conrady
A. H. M. White
C Dr
BK. Hiau
A. W. C. Johnson
Grover H. Jones
Copper Theft and Vandalism Near River Still Reported
A man seized copper from a hidden site near the still and nearby equipment, transported it to the city, and burned the valves. Authorities describe the act as copper theft followed by arson at the valve site.
Cummings Calls For Broader Reach Of Antitrust Law
Cummings argues anti trust laws are not enough and warns democracy rests on cooperation. He says opposition to the President’s policies stems from influential groups not the people and contrasts threats to leaders with past figures like Jackson and Roosevelt.
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Cummings
House of Privilege
Jackson
Roosevelt
North Carolina Convocation of Churches to Meet in Raleigh
The second North Carolina Convocation of Churches is set for Edenton Street Methodist in Raleigh January 18 to 20. Notable speakers include Miss Grace Sloan Overton, Dr. W. W. Peele, Prof. Harry Cooper, Dr. Benjamin R. Lacy, and Dr. Hart among others. Group institutes run Wednesday afternoon, with sessions led by Dean Lindley and Rev. J McDowell Dick.
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High Point
North Carolina
Edenton Street Methodist Church
Raleigh
P. EB. Lindley
High Point College
Wednescoz
Creedey
W. W. Peele
Grace Sloan Overton
Releigh Ministers’ Association
Harry Cooper
Meredith College
North Carolina Council of Churches
Mernell Hart
Hartford Theological Seminary
Hartford
Conn
Eugene Olive
North Wilkesboro
Mary Alice Jones
International Council of Religious Education
Benjamin R. Lacy
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Hart
Lindley
Everett R. Clinehy
National Conference of Jews and Christian
New York City
Sion
W. C., Jackson
Woman's College
University of North Carolina
Henry Smith Leiper
Universal Christian Council
Leland Cook
Cordon Street Church of Christ
Kinston
William F. Quillian
General Board of Christian Education
M. Be Ehurch
South
Nashville
England Birth Rates Rise While Marriage Fall Noted
Statistics show birth rates increasing in England while marriage rates decline. The report highlights demographic shifts impacting family formation and population trends.
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England
Legion Members Guests of Legion Drum Corps
Andrew Jackson Post No 87 members will be guests at the Legion drum and bugle corps club room on North Main street as renovations prepare a second floor space at 210 North Main for a club dining lounge and kitchen. Irving Talberth will manage the club which aims to open by Tuesday. Membership is by Legion post certification with outside members admitted later. the club will also serve as a meeting hall for the post and the drum corps.
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American Legion
Legion
North Main Street
Irving Talberth
Talberth
Norfolk
Legion and Veiture
Legionnaires
Drum Corps
The
Andrew Jackson
Legion Drum and Bugle Corps
Mystery deepens in Robinson case and missing Buchalter
New York officials search for the Robinsons and a man resembling Buchalter as investigations into rackets and narcotics smuggling widen. Albert Marinelli, Tamany Hall ally and former county clerk, resigned amid charges presented to Gov. Lehman. Buchalter and Shapiro are sought as public enemies.
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State Department
Albert Marinelli
Tammany Hall
Lehman
Marinelli
Buchalter
Jacob
Gurrah Jake) Shapiro
New York
People Claim Robinsons Kept One Room Locked Nightly
Residents recall rumors about the Robinsons in a New York apartment keeping a single room tightly secured. The tale, circulated as a mystery, centers on why the room stayed locked at all times and what it signified.
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Sport
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Washington Street Center
Hallowe'en
William Penn High School
Enterprise
Drum and Bugle Corps
Robinson
Igo
High
Garland Motors, Inc
Furniture City
Plymouth and
de Soto
Gaines Garland
Rey
Oes
South Main Street
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