Reese appointed as receiver for Williams-Norris
Judge Hoyle Sink in Guilford Superior Court named Owen Reese of Greensboro as temporary receiver for the Williams-Norris Furniture Co to wind up affairs after its dissolution. The firm owns three plants in High Point and one in Thomasville, with over 700000 dollars in preferred stock and no debts. A hearing to appoint a permanent receiver is set for January 26 in Greensboro. Walser and Wright of Greensboro will serve as attorneys for the receiver. Reese filed a 15000 dollar bond.
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Hoyle Sink
Guilford Superior Court
Owen Reese
Williams- Norris Furniture Company
BE. C. Tudor
Roanoke
Williams-Norris Company
C. N. Vanstory, Jr
Greensboro
J. M. Rivers
Reese
Powell May Withdraw Appeal In Assault Case
J M Powell of Reidsville, convicted in Guilford Superior Court of assaulting Miss Mabel Alexander, a High Point beauty operator, and sentenced to two years by Judge Thomas J Shaw, is expected to withdraw his appeal to the Supreme Court and begin serving his term. Sheriff Phipps announced the move after a conference with Powell about transferring the sentence from county roads to county jail. Commutation of the sentence was discussed.
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Greensboro
J. M. Powell
Reidsville
Guilford Superior Court
Mabel Alexander
High Point
Thomas J. Shaw
Supreme Court
Joe S. Phipps
Powell Indicted for Assault and Awaiting Appeal Stay
Powell faced a capital charge of criminally assaulting Miss Alexander after an indictment in High Point. A superior court jury convicted him of assaulting a female and sentenced him to the maximum. It was understood he gave notice of appeal to stay execution and spend Christmas at home with his family.
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Powell
High Point
Miss Alexander
Rotary club hears Rev Tom A Sykes at High Point luncheon
Rev Tom Alderman Sykes district governor of Rotary International spoke at the High Point Rotary Club luncheon at the Sheraton hotel. He urged optimism and cooperation for local national and international goodwill and noted strong attendance in the district. Logan Porter Jr and Joseph D Cox received notes and Lieut Col Seymour Bullock was named next week’s speaker.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
Rotary International
High Point Rotary Club
Sheraton Hotel
Sykes
Rotary Club
High Point Club
Logan Porter
Rotary
R. B. Terry
Seymour Bullock
Col. Bullock
Joseph D. Cox
W. A. Williams Dies at 83 in High Point
Willie A. Williams 83 died at 223 Steele street at 10:58 AM after pneumonia and complications. Born in Rockingham on December 19, 1901, he married Mamie West in 1922 and leaves two daughters Martha and Betty Weat, both of High Point, plus siblings and relatives. He was purchasing agent for High Point Overall Company since moving from Gastonia in 1931 and belonged to First Baptist church and the Lions Club. Funeral plans await arrival of relatives.
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Willie A. Williams
Steele Street
Rockingham
N. C
A. Jerome
Sarah McIntosh Williams
Mamie West
Martha
Betty Weat
High Point
Jas. D. Williams
Wake Follege
Jacington
C. McNineh
Charlotte
L. B. Williams
City
J. D. Withers
J. A. Liles
Shelby
First Baptist Church
City Drivers With No Plates Face Police Citations
Police announced today that automobile owners within the city limits who have not secured their 1935 city license tags will be cited into police court for operating a car without proper plates.
City License Drive Targets 1000 Drivers on Main Street
Police began a morning operation to seize city license tags and arrest over 1000 drivers lacking municipal plates. A lane on South Main restricted untagged vehicles, with several citations issued by patrol and cruiser units. Chief Friddle promised year long enforcement as 40 percent of accidents relate to red light violations.
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South Main Street
W. G. Friddle
Graham Backs Farmers Co-ops in New Exchange Move
Graham endorses the Farmers Co operative Exchange as a positive step toward stronger farmers organizations. He argues for a broader, more comprehensive cooperative framework to support agricultural markets and farmer welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farmers Cooperative Exchange
Farm cooperative system praised as democratic model
The article outlines praise for the AAA as a cooperative framework bringing farmer unity across the state. It compares county farmer councils to New England town meetings and notes speakers Gordon Ward and Joseph G. Kh addressing agricultural conferences on cooperative work and farm credit administration.
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AAA
Graham
New England
Gordon Ward
J. R. Hutcheson
Wires Agricultural Conference Board
Joseph G. Kha
Farm Credit Administrati
Yellowstone bear study under way in den during hibernation
Partial text notes an interpretive park effort allowing scientists to study bear habits in hibernation at a den in Yellowstone National Park. The fragment mentions an inverted perimeter in the bear’s den as part of the observation setup.
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Tional Park
Yellowstone
Tobacco tax receipts rise on cigarette sales in 1933–34
The 1933–34 fiscal year saw the federal government collect 425 million dollars from tobacco taxes, mostly from a six cent tax on a package of twenty cigarettes. The ad notes Chesterfields as milder, tastier, and satisfying, appealing to both men and women.
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Goodrich
Economy Auto Store, Inc
Tom A. Sykes
Sheraton
W. A. Williams
Economy Auto Store
North Main Street
Princina
Hauntmann
Bruno Hauptmann
Flemington
N. J
Thomas W. Trenchard
Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey State Police
H. Norman Schwartzkopf
Edward Jay Reilly
David Wilents
Reilly
Lloyd Fisher
Rolle
2Nd Ward
City of
Eli P
England
Virginia
America
Washington
Valley Forge
Lisaarr
Myaas Tosacco
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