Dramatics discussed for state curriculum
Mr. John Parker formerly at the local high school and now with UNC Community Drama met Miss Meek Beard of the high school English department Saturday. They discussed probable inclusion of dramatics courses in the state curriculum and Parker's work with Dr. Highsmith and a committee of teachers from various colleges and high schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Parker
University of North Carolina
Meek Beard
Parker
Dr. Highsmith
Evangelistic Service At Carolina Theatre Tonight
Evangelist John and others discuss The Origin of Sin at a public service scheduled for tonight at 7 30 o clock in the Carolina Theatre. An invitation extends to all residents to attend.
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John
Carolina Theatre
North Carolina Nurserymen Plan Greensboro Meeting
The third annual meeting of the North Carolina Association of Nurserymen is set for January 16 at 10 o clock in the King Cotton hotel Greensboro. Speakers include BE Niorell Southern Pines Dr R W Leiby State Entomologist and Prof M E Gardner State College Raleigh.
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North Carolina Association of Nurserymen
Greensboro
King Cotton Hotel
Niorell
Southern Pines
R. W. Letby
North Carolina
M. E. Gardner
State College
Raleigh
State Nurserymen’s Association
W.W. F. Manner
Julian
M. Herkey
Charlotte
Press
RK. W. Leiby
Treasury
Harry Nettles
Biltmore
B. I. Tinga
Wilmington
Hon. Daniels
le Throneburg
Hickory
MN C Delegation Sets Work On Farm Problems
Washington reports the Minnesota Congressional delegation to tackle farm issues including a potato control plan and liberalization of tobacco markets. A potato growers committee will meet next Friday to discuss plans, while tobacco leaders expect a committee review on possible ligation of flue cured tobacco and acreage schemes to aid small and new farmers.
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MN. C
Washington
North Carolina
J. B. Hutson
Administration Tobacco
Temperance Education Proposal Considered by Senator Reynolds
Senator Reynolds of North Carolina proposes using a portion of federal alcohol tax revenue for temperance education in public schools. He studies how much money would be needed and supports prorating funds to both wet and dry states by population.
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Reynolds
Washington
Rey
Tempe
Senate
United States Holds 7 Percent of World's Population
The United States accounts for about 7 percent of the global population while controlling roughly 70 percent of all movers in the world, highlighting a large share of international movement despite a smaller national population.
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United States
Optimism At Core Of Southern Furniture Market Opening
Record breaking attendance and strong business are expected as the Southern Furniture and Rug Market opens January 21 for a two week run. Leading exhibitors anticipate brisk demand and a positive outlook for the region’s furniture trade.
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South Furniture
Future of ERA in High Point Uncertain
The High Point Emergency Relief Administration office faces an uncertain future as Raleigh plans a forthcoming public announcement after talks with state relief chief Mrs. Thomas O Berry. County reorganization and Guilford setup rumors persist amid mounting relief costs and broader state shifts.
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High Point
Emergency Relief Administration
Raleigh
Thomas O'Berry
Rockingham
Gulford
Guilford
O’berry
Rev Sykes To Talk At Central Friends Services Today
Reverend Tom A. Sykes of the Central Friends church will speak at morning worship on When Folks Desert Their Ideals and again in the evening on The World Must Be Saved But How. Bible echoes at 9 45 with Horace Hawworth in charge. Brotherhood Men class meets then. A pastoral committee meeting is set for Monday at 7 30 led by Joseph D. Cox. Wednesday night features the monthly supper with Mrs H A White presiding. Senior and Junior Christian Endeavor meet Friday at 7 30.
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Tom A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
Segular
Horace Haworth
Brotherhood
Sykes
Annex
Joseph D. Cox
H. A. White
Christian
Charlotte Man Slightly Hurt In Jamestown Wreck
J. P. Veet of Charlotte sustained a slight injury when his automobile and another car driven by J. F. Moore of 126 Virginia Avenue collided on a sharp curve near the Jamestown underpass just before midnight. Moore was uninjured. State police investigated but had not determined the cause by early morning.
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J. P. Veet
Charlotte
Jamestown
West
J. F. Moore
Virginia Avenue
Moore
Cherry Awarded Company Prize For Record Insurance Sales
L H Cherry Jr of Chattanooga Tennessee received a Chevrolet for the largest new business by a representative in the last four months of 1934. The nationwide contest drew many competitors. Cherry ranked third for 1934 and earned places in the President's Club and Atta Week Club. He qualified for the company convention in New Orleans in March along with A E Futrell and M N Schwarts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. Cherry, Jr
Volunteer State Life Insurance Company
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Chevrolet
Cherry
New Orleans
A. E. Futrell
M. N. Schwarts
Cuban Official Ferrara Indicted For Misuse Of Funds
Special Judge Jose Soublette indicted Orestes Ferrara former secretary of state under Gerardo Machado on misappropriating 50 000 of government funds. He is in the United States and faces possible hold without bail if extradited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Jose Soublette
National Court of Sanctions
Orestes Ferrara
Gerardo Machado
Ferrara
United States
Ministerial Rabbit Hunt Set by High Point Clergy
High Point clergymen plan an annual rabbit hunt with dogs and guns, led by City Councilman C A Lewis at A Lewis Grocery on South Main Street. Rev F L Conrad serves as field judge, and participants meet at 8 00 Tuesday morning for the hunt in open spaces.
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Tuesay
C. A. Lewis
F. L. Conrad
South Main Street
Guilford Alumni Meet Sees Milner as Principal Speaker
Dr Clyde A Milner president of Guilford College will speak at a Guilford Alumni meeting Tuesday night at Central Friends Church annex Greensboro officials say David H Parsons Jr will preside Clarence E Tobias Guilford College secretary will address Invocation by Rev Tom Alderman Sykes and songs by Gurney Briggs The meeting marks the second gathering since the alumni group formed August 6 1934 All Guilford alumni and former students are invited to attend
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Clyde A. Milner
Guilford College
High Point
Central Friends Church
David H. Parsons, Jr
Cone Memorial Y. M. Co. A
Greensboro
Poderjay Confident of Acquittal in U S Bigamy Case
Ivan Poderjay, claiming he will be acquitted in the United States on bigamy charges, said at Brenner Pass he plans to return to Europe and marry Suzanne Ferrand. He denied guilt in the disappearance of Agnes Turverson and said his New York marriage to Ferrand was void for technical reasons.
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Poderjay
U.S
Brenner Pass
Austrian Frontier
United States
Ivan Poderjay
Europe
Suzanne Ferrand
Austria
New York
Agnes Turverson
Detroit
Miss Tulverson
Paris
Duke Institute Preparations Under Way for 1935 Session
Workers council of the Duke Institute of International Relations met in Durham to form a faculty for the 1935 session. Invitations will go to Duke University’s Gilbert Russell and R. R. Wilson, Salem College’s Anscombe, former congresswoman Jeanette Rankin, Sinclair Lewis, Bertram Picard, Grover Clark, Frederick Libby, and others. A finance drive begins February 18 with dinners led by community committees to fund scholarships.
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Duke Institute of International Relations
Durham
Workers Council
Tom A. Sykes
Institute
Welch Harris
Amos Kearns
H. A. White
O. KE. Mendenhall
Anna Mendenhall
Bilbert Russell
R. R. Wilson
Duke University
Anscombe
Salem College
Misa Jeanette Rankin
Congress
Sinclair Lewis
Bertram Picard
Grover Clark
Frederick Libby
Lord Robert Cecil
England
Ambassador Houghton
Elbert Russell
R. L. Flowers
Henry R. Dwire
Ray Newton
Philadelphia
T. A. Sykes
High Point
George C Floyd Dies After Illness at Daughter’s Home
George C Floyd, longtime High Point resident and former Consolidated Veneer employee, died at his daughter Mrs. H S Ingram’s home Saturday at 4 30 PM after a two week illness. He was 77, born January 5 1868 in Randolph County. Surviving are eight children, three sons, 18 grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at 3 20 PM at the Ingram home with Dr A B Conrad and Dr W A Lambeth officiating. Interment Oakwood cemetery.
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George C. Floyd
Herbert&. Ingram
Rlm Street
M. Floyd
Mr. Floyd
Randolph County
Geo. W
Anna Cross Floyd
High Point
Consolidated Veneer
Ada L. Rush
John Welborn
Claude A. Smith
Ray Smith
J. T. Davie
Frank Autry
Oakwood Cemetery
Sam Shavitz to Modernize Rose Marie Shop Opening
Sam Shavitz takes over Rose Marie Shop at 125 South Main Street. The store will undergo renovation in the coming days and aims for a formal opening by January 18. He spent last week in New York purchasing a complete line of merchandise for the shop.
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Sam Shavitz
Rose Marie
South Main Street
Mr. Shavits
New York
Clyde A. Erwin to Speak on North Carolina Schools
Clyde A. Erwin state superintendent of public instruction will address High Point Tuesday evening on Our North Carolina Schools. The event at 7:30 pm in the Junior High auditorium is hosted by the High Point Parent-Teachers association with city officials and civic leaders in attendance. The program includes violin selections by Virginia Frank and remarks by Dr. T Wingate Andrews and Rev. F L Conrad.
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State
Ee of Public Instruction
Parent-Teachers Association
Clyde A. Erwin
High Point
Robert Cottam
Erwin
North Carolina
T. Wingate Andrews
F. L. Conrad
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
C. F. Tomlinson
High Point Parent- Teachers Association
Virginia Frank
Dr Greer to Speak at City Baptist Union Meeting
Dr L G Greer superintendent of Mills Home will deliver the principal address at a city wide Baptist Training Union meeting this afternoon at 2 30 at North Park Baptist Church. Adults and youths are urged to attend with Miss Wilma Planner and Argie Wood to sing selections. Mrs F Barnes will lead the devotional.
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L. G. Greer
Mills
Baptist Training Union
North Park Baptist Church
Greer
Wilma Planner
Argie Wood
F. Barnes
Bonus Rally 10 to Be Held Tuesday
Veterans of Foreign Wars sponsors a bonus rally Tuesday at 7 30 PM in the hall on Washington street. Special invites go to veterans and families. Thomas Turner Jr. will speak on the bonus payment. A recent poll showed broad support for immediate payment with only one vote against. More than 1 000 names were sent to Washington via VFW petitions. Public attendance urged.
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Veterans of Foreign Ware
t +1
Washington Street
Thomas Turner, Jr
Veterans of Foreign Wars Organization
Washington
McPheeters to Address Real Estate Board Meeting
The High Point Real Estate Board will hold its regular dinner meeting at the Sheraton Hotel on Wednesday night January 16 at 6 15 oclock. R A McPheeters of the Wachovia Bank trust department will give the principal address on Real Estate Problems. The meeting is open to the public. attendees should contact R B Fearing at telephone 2112 before Tuesday afternoon.
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High Point Real Estate Board
Sheraton Hotel
R. A. McPheeters
Trust Department
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
R. B. Fearing
Dr J H Stallings to Speak at A and T College
Dr J H Stallings regional director of the Soil Erosion Service in High Point accepts invitation to address the A and T College student body in Greensboro at Wednesday noon January 16 on erosion work in North Carolina. He will also speak January 26 before the North Carolina Section of the American Society of Civil Engineers in Raleigh on erosion control.
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J. H. Stallings
Soil Erosion Service
High Point
A. & T. College
Greensboro
North Carolina
Stallings
American Society of Civil Engineers
Raleigh
Motor truck production and wholesale value in the United States
The United States produced 690000 motor trucks in the last year with a wholesale value of 305000000 dollars.
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United States
Saint Woodmen joint meeting praised for enthusiasm
Thomasville January 12 a large crowd attended a joint open meeting of Woodmen of the World camps from Greensboro Winston-Salem High Point and Thomasville with Col W L Hunt acting as master of ceremonies. R L Pope welcomed attendees and T E Newton spoke on W O W insurance standards. Head Consul Charles A Hines urged unity to meet human needs and Maj W F Whitt spoke on Woodcraft and the uniform rank.
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Thomasville
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
High Point
Col
W. L. Hunt
Kannapolis
N. C
R. L. Pope
First National Bank of
T. E. Newton
Kinston
Chas. A. Hines
Woodcraft
Maj
W. F. Whitt
Red Cross tuberculosis seal campaign raises 672 dollars
Officials of the Junior Service League announced from a local drive that 672.76 was raised for tuberculosis work. Of this total 504.57 will stay in High Point to buy milk for undernourished children, while 286.60 came from schools. One fourth of funds go to Dr. L B McBrayer at Sanatorium for research.
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Red Cross
Junior Service League
High Point
L B. McBrayer
Elm Street
Johnson Street
Cloverdale
Ray Street
Brentwood
Emma Blair
Grimes Street
Oak Hill
William Penn High
Leonard Street
Fairview Street
State Lawmakers Weigh Session Prospects and Centralization Risks
Dr. J. T. Burrus and Rep. Rupert T. Pickens returned to the city after the weekend to assess the legislature. Pickens said it is too early to gauge the body’s makeup and predicted a possible short session, while Burrus warned delays and cautioned that centralization could hinder progress already eroded by years of deteriorated roads and weakened schools. He argued the 1933 assembly reversed local school support and set back reform, urging avoidance of centralized control.
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J. T. Burrus
Rupert T. Pickens
Pickens
Burrus
Burr
Dr Gordon of Winston Salem Delivers Sermons at First Presbyterian
Dr Gordon of Winston Salem will occupy the pulpit at First Presbyterian today. An internationally known lecturer and writer he authored Quiet Talks and has previously drawn large crowds in this area. Pastor Dr Joseph Rennie said Gordon’s return is a cause for anticipated large congregations at both services 11 oclock and 5 oclock.
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8. D. Gordon
Winston- Salem
First Presbyterian Church
Joseph Rennie
Gordon
Rennie
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