Ice Cream Men Gather for 14th NC Convention Session
Nearly 70 prominent dairymen and ice cream manufacturers from North Carolina and beyond met at the Sheraton hotel for the opening session of the 14th annual North Carolina Ice Cream Manufacturers Association convention at 10 o'clock this morning. The two day event includes tonight's banquet at 7:45 followed by a dance. Rev. G Ray Jordan opened with invocation and City Attorney Grover H Jones welcomed attendees. Mayor Grayson was unable to attend due to a medical case. T C Reed of Southern Dairies delivered the response praising regional milk industry growth.
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Sheraton Hotel
Exin
North Carolina Ice Cream Manufacturers’ Association
G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial Church
J. R. Willis
Grover H. Jones
Grayson
T. C. Reed
Southern Dairies
Mr. Willis
School Buildings Raided Here and At Thomasville
Burglars raided the new Junior High here and the Main Street school in Thomasville last night. The Thomasville office of Superintendent D. W. Maddox was ransacked, with files and desks disturbed and janitors scattered. Police linked the incident to a December 1 break in and found no definite clues at the local site.
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Thomasville
D. W. Maddox
Jan See
J. C. Smith
R. B. Ranson
Flasher Luther Reese Nabbed in Gastonia Check Scam
Police report Luther Reese alias L G Reese, about 35, 5'10" with protruding teeth, arrested in Gastonia after cashing bogus checks in Gastonia and Kings Mountain. He used small purchases then wrote larger checks, cashing the excess. Vehicle an Essex with 1931 NC plate. Accomplices and a brother on a King's Mountain police force noted.
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Gastonia
High Point Merchants Association
Luther Reese
Kings Mountain
Gaston County Merchants Association
Local Merchants Association
L. G. Reese
Essex
N. C
Charlotte National Bank
King’s Mountain
High Point College Night at Y's Men’s Club
Dr. G. I. Humphreys president of High Point college will address the Y's Men’s club at the Y W C A building on East Commerce street tonight at 8 30 o'clock. Club members are urged to attend to observe College Night.
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Y’s
Humphreys
G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
Silver Beaver Awarded At Uwharrie Court Of Honor
H A Millis, president of the Uwharrie council, received the Silver Beaver award from L R Johnston in a large court of honor. The citation credited Millis for long service and behind the scenes leadership since scouting’s early days in High Point. Numerous scouts earned badges in fields from chemistry to woodworking, and several were named for future tenderfoot recognition.
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H. A. Millis
Uwharrie Council
L. R. Johnston
Johnston
Millis
B. W. Hackney
Court of Honor
James Montgomery
Stanley Hubbard
Sam Coble
Jack Robbins
Richard Meisky
Wendell Dunbar
Richard Taylor
Elmer Sensenbach
David Cooper
Ronald Jester
John Austin
Frank Size
Alfred Oliver
Ben Mitchell
Clyde Bullard
Clarence Keever
Richard Retten
Charles Hamp
Paul Guice
James Sloop
Carson Dawkins
D. P. Whitley
Hal Ingram
Clyde Bass, Jr
Thomas Pitts
Saunders Alton
Harold Petty
Ivey Welborn
Donald Petty
Ralph Hedrick
Robert McKinley
Dexter Kennedy
Paul Burton
Paul Koontz
Roy Guest
al Newton
David Parker
Thomas Doughton
Hubert Lee
L. H. Warren
Dupey Sears
Arnold Huff
Jack Abels
Oak Hill Men's Club Plans Evening Business Meeting
The Oak Hill Men's club will hold a business meeting tomorrow evening at 7 30 o'clock in their club at Oak Hill. All members are urged to attend.
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Oak Hill
First daily newspaper in the United States born in 1784
The Philadelphia Packet launched as the first daily newspaper in the United States in 1784. It marked a turning point in American print journalism and set a model for subsequent daily papers.
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United States
Philadelphia Packet
Wachovia Bank Names W. C. Idol Vice President
W C Idol long-time High Point cashier was elected vice president and named to the bank's board of directors at the annual stockholders meeting in Winston Salem He will remain cashier and take on wider duties with Wachovia The High Point office under his leadership showed significant progress The meeting also noted a 2 percent quarterly dividend and satisfactory 1931 results
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High Point
Winston
W. Chase Idol
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Winston-Salem
J. H. Adams
O. Ee. Kearns
A. B. Horney
Board of Managers
Idol
Jamestown
Wachovia
State Tags Pass 6500 Mark As License Drive Expands
The North and South Carolina State Highway Patrol reported over 6,500 1932 state license tags sold in High Point today. The Carolina Motor Club office at H. G. Ilderton Motor Co. opened a month ago and issued most licenses with a last heavy sale Saturday. D. H. Lasley noted strong demand and praised the High Point office as one of the state’s best permanent outlets.
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State Highway Patrol
Carolina Motor Club
H. G. Ilderton Motor Company
Venn
Ole Finney
Owen-Smith
D. H. Lasley
Motor Club
North
South Carolina
Fayetteville
High Point
Raleigh
Mall
Leap Year Proposal Arrives in High Point
Tyson Ferree of 528 Walnut Street received High Point's first Leap Year proposal amid verse eloquence. The letter asked for marriage or five dollars and a fancy dress, while Ferree replied that two can live cheaper than one and that his answer is Nay.
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High Point
Tyson Ferree
Walnut Street
Big Bob Edwards Seeks Guilford County Sheriff Nomination
R L Big Bob Edwards a former Guilford college baseball star now in Greensboro conferred with local Democrats about a likely run for Guilford County sheriff. His quiet campaigning has surprised friends who pledged support if he enters the race amid regional talk of a High Point candidate.
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R. L
Big Bob
Edwards
Guilford College
Greensboro
Guilford County
Edwards Came Into High Point
Morning discussion on matter yields little progress
A fragment notes that consideration of the matter was forthcoming during the morning and early afternoon but produced no clear conclusion. The text hints at ongoing talks without adding decisive actions or outcomes.
Divorce Cases In Municipal Court To Commence Term
Two divorces were granted as the two weeks term for civil actions began under Judge Lewis E Teague. Ruth Odom Prevatte won a divorce from Kenneth Monroe Prevatte and Maxine Kirkman secured an absolute divorce from Wiley Kirkman.
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Lewis E. Teague
Ruth Odom Prevatte
Kenneth Monroe Prevatte
Maxine Kirkman
Wiley Kirkman
Fraley Named Million Dollar Producer for Agency
W. J. Fraley of High Point North Carolina earns the Rock Hill Charlotte agency Million Dollar Club honor for 1931. He achieved a record official paid production of 1 014 250 with a premium of 44 250 and is named Honor Agent for the second time.
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W. J. Fraley
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Rock Hill
Million Dollar Club
William J. Fraley
High Point
N. C
Bill
Bill Fraley
Rat Poison Investment Report Prompts Local Response
West Point avenue resident L Lovelace claims 29 cents on rat poison was wise after months of rodent trouble. He set bait and bread in his house and garage, finding 13 large rats 14 to 15 inches long in his garage yesterday.
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L. Lovelace
West Point Avenue
Enterprise
Would you advise marrying a beautiful or sensible woman
A quip from the Kentish Observer mocks the idea of choosing between a beautiful wife and a sensible one. The old man is told he likely cannot marry either, since a beautiful woman can do better elsewhere and a sensible one has higher standards.
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Kentish
Third Action Filed In Municipal Court Case
The clerk of municipal court records a third action brought by Arthur Guyon against Josie Belle Guyon on statutory grounds.
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Municipal Court
Arthur Guyon
Josie Belle Guyon
Brutal Killing In Thomasville Hit and Run Tragedy
Jake Leonard a middle aged filling station operator near Thomasville was arrested and charged with murder after a hit and run killed Frank Yakley a Thomasville man. Leonard was taken to Davidson county jail in Lexington with no bond after evidence tied his car to the crime.
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Jake Leonard
Thomasville
Frank Yakley
Davidson County
Lexington
Leonard
High Point
Lela Taylor
Yakley
F. C. Smith
Highway 10
Jacobs’ Street
Taylor
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Lucy Eshelman Chiropractor
Wilson Motor Company
Co-Op Finance
West Washington Street
High Point Association of Underwriters
Redwine Hardware Co
Carolina Coal & Transfer Co
Mallory Street
Onur
Whitely Bros
Wrenn Street
W. Green St
High Point Ice & Coal Company
Ghegk Flasher
Boy Scout
Bellas Hess
S. Main St
High Point, N. C
Wachovia Bank
W. C. Idol
Www
C. Idol
Big Bob Edwards
Candid
J. E. Black
Cable Street
N. Main St
West Broad
Madam Violet
North Main Street
R. V. Yakeley
Davidson
High Point Perpetual Building
A and Loan Association
The
Commercial National Bank V
A. J. Idol
Vice-Pres
Treas
Cc. H
Ellas, Sec'y
Atlantic Building & Loan Ass
South Main Street
North Carolina Bank & Trust Co
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