Eastern and Western North Carolina Win Road Funds Favor
North Carolina highway chairman Dunlap testified before a congressional committee defending the state’s road funding formula. He said eastern and western regions received more than their share, with about five million dollars advantage beyond the old plan. The commission has shifted toward geographic balancing, though some areas lack needed mileage.
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North Carolina Highway Commission
Washington
Roosevelt
Lindsey Warren
First
North Carolina
Dunlap
Warren
State Commission
Hurdles Ahead in High Point Power Project
High Point awaits a state Supreme Court ruling on its authority to issue revenue bonds for the hydroelectric Yadkin project. A favorable decision would clear one path, but hurdles remain with unretraceable steps and a probable February ruling. The city must also navigate the Power Commission before moving forward.
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High Point
Preme Court
Yadkin
Supreme Court
High Point debates dam plan pending commission ruling
The article notes two questions in the Tuckertown case as High Point seeks commission approval to dam the river. An engineering study on the power site continues, data gathered for final judgment on the merits of the proposal, with city council prudence as a key factor.
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Tuckertown
High Point
Ex-kaiser Wilhelm Hohenzollern at seventy nine in peaceful Holland
The former German emperor Wilhelm II celebrates his 79th birthday in a tranquil Dutch garden setting. Once a feared figure driving a world war, he now lives simply as a retired monarch content with roses and wood chopping. Debate continues about a possible invitation back to Germany, though he is unlikely to leave his quiet life.
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Germany
Wilhelm Hohenzollern
Holland
Europe
Wilhelm
Breakup of Bridge Legends Culbertsons Divorce
The world's top bridge pair, Mr and Mrs Ely Culbertson, are divorcing with Mrs Culbertson obtaining a Reno decree. She cites mental cruelty and mentions his plan to publish a candid book for their two children. The split may affect their public image but not bridge play.
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Ely Culbertson
Culberton
Reno
Culbertsons
Culbertson
Mrs. Culbertson
One Way to Reduce Wards of State
In this state of about 3.5 million people, 18,885 individuals are confined as prisoners or patients. Some suffer only poverty while others are feeble minded or insane. Half are prisoners near mental and physical normalcy, and many wards can never be restored.
Prison reform through schooling emphasized in North Carolina
The author argues freeing and feeding many prisoners while stressing state actions. He cites over 9,000 inmates linked to cultural failures, notably inadequate enforcement of compulsory school attendance laws. Increasing the 900,000 strong school group could reduce prison numbers.
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North Carolina
Embarrassing South Dakota Trainyard Misadventure
Narrator recalls an 1910 Redfield incident when rehearsing Shakespeare in freight yards led police to suspect a lunatic from the nearby asylum. A letter of credit from Armour & Co saved him from confinement, illustrating the writer’s view on education and life preparedness.
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Marion Simms
West 63Rd Street
New York City
Marion
Armour & Company
South Dakota
Redfield
New York
American Academy of Dramatic Arte
John Drew
Lionel Barrymore
Armour & Co
Woman Lawyer Admitted to Bar in Rochester Claim
A 27 year old Rochester attorney, Doris R. Varn, has been recently admitted to the bar, suggesting a woman may per phase stand on an equal intellectual plane with men.
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Mre
Doris R. Varn
Rochester
N. Y
Constance Bennett Portrait Praised by Willy Pogany
Artist Willy Pogany comments on his portrait of screen star Constance Bennett, defending likeness and calling the picture very good. He stands by the work amid criticism of resemblance.
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Miss Bennett
Willy Pogany
Constance Bennett
Debates on Lindbergh Case Investigation
Julius B Braun, assistant to Mrs Anna Hauptmann, argues that a formal inquiry by a figure like Thomas Dewey could clear up the Lindbergh kidnapping case. Braun voices faith in an official investigation to settle lingering questions.
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Dewe
Thomas BE. Dewey
New York
Lindbergh
Julius B. Braun
Anna Hauptmann
Cartoonists and studios across New York noted for quirks
New York Day by Day surveys cartoonists and media figures, listing A B Frost in a junk-filled Pasadena barn, Howard Chandler Christy’s sighted comeback, Fay King’s 26-year career, Vic Forsythe’s ranch wear, Cliff McBride’s St. Bernard, Gus Edson’s double joints, Frank Willard’s weatherproof sweater, H T Webster’s Florida six months, Jimmy Swinnerton’s Navajo painting, Dwiggins’s hair, Ahern’s deadline pace, Brinkerhoff’s Mary Mixup era, ONeill’s Mississippian bounds, Capp’s hillbilly, Herriman’s salary cut, plus busy calls at Joe Leblang’s agency and top exchanges near Times Square and the Waldorf Savoy Plaza.
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New York
A. B. Frost
Pasadena
Howard Chandler Christy
Herb Roth
Fay King
Vic Forsythe
Cliff McBride
Gus Edson
Frank Willard
Moon Mullins
H. T. Webster
Florida
Jimmy Swinnerton
Desert
Clare “Dwig
Dwiggins
Gene Ahern
Bob Brinkerhoff
Mary
Globe
Harry O'Neill
Mississippi
al Capp
George Herriman
Local News Highlights From Southern Furniture Market to Hi Sports
The Southern Furniture market closed at 1 PM with January show registrations reaching 1207. In High Point, seventeen Sunday schools completed a three day institute at Green Street Baptist Church with 200 plus attendees. High Point Hi defeated Leaksville Hi 39 to 30 in a thrilling game. Miss Elsie Gates attended a Paderewski concert in Greensboro. Miss Ruth Clinard, NCWC student, is home for the weekend. Four young women head to Pinehurst for the Pine Needles Inn opening. Col Lindbergh dines in Caracas. A Hammond, Indiana tale claims two brothers charged mourners $8 each for funeral cortege rides, netting $150 to one. President Cosgrove visits Valley Forge winter scenes and pays tribute to American heroes.
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High Point Township Sunday School Institute
Green Street Baptist Church
High Point Hi
Leaksville Hi
Elsie Gates
Paderewski
Greensboro
Ruth Clinard
Lillian Massey
Lucille Goldeton
Vera Idol
Anne Albright
Pinehurst
Pine Needles Inn
Col. Lindbergh
Caracas
Venezuela
Hammond
Ind
Popular lecture tours shrink and demand grows
Fach is in high demand with far more invitations than can be filled. John Mason Brown the dramatic critic is another popular platform speaker. Lecture bureau pay ranges from 100 to 800 dollars plus expenses. Lecturers enjoy the work but tire of social duties from receptions to dinners during tours.
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Fach
John Mason Brown
Rotary sells Smileage Books to aid soldiers in training camps
Greensboro and High Point see the sale of $2,600 worth of Smileage Books in denominations of $1 and $5 to entertain soldiers in training camps. Col Wescott Roberson to lead High Point sales effort. The Enterprise offers thrift stamps for three months of new subscriptions. Governor Bickett to speak in Greensboro on war thrift. Local notes include visits, illnesses, and brief wartime updates such as a daylight bombing raid and a bread rationing initiative.
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Greensboro
High Point
Thomas W. Bickett
Fred Ingram
Oak Ridge
Benjamin Moore
Camp Woodsworth
Hammett
Andrew Cecil
Thomasville
Baker
America
Germany
Conde Nast Leads Manhattan Social Scene At Seventies Pace
The article profiles Conde Nast as a tireless publishing magnate and social exemplar in New York, always in dinner dress or formal wear and jetting to London and Paris. It notes he is 63 with a 37 year old daughter and a seven year old, and contrasts his vitality with peers who fade after middle age. Sinclair Lewis and Dorothy Thompson are mentioned as social fixtures in the same circle.
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Conde Nast
London
Paris
Manhattan
George Arliss
Ivor Novella
North Baptist church backs Sunday closing law in High Point
The North Baptist church passes a resolution in favor of Sunday blue laws akin to the Farris Andrews Bible stance. The editor notes local discussion of a Sunday closing ordinance and reports church support as of January 27.
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High Point
N.gc
the Enterprise
Lexington
Sun
North Baptist Church
Farris-Andrews
North Church
H.b.chatham Church
Clerikl
High Point Should Close On Sundays 1976 Vote Suggested
A reader argues High Point should shut down churches limit Sunday activities, ban gas sales, and close shops to force worship. He envisions a citywide Sunday ban to curb leisure like golf, swimming, and driving, proposing a 1976 vote to implement the plan and claiming it would boost church attendance and curb nonreligious leisure.
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High Point
Ption
Powers That Be
Sunda
Public Editorial Calls For Open Disclosure On Blue Law Vote
Editor urges equal prominence for both sides of the Blue Law proposal and favors public, named opposition. He cites the Farrie Bible class as an example of publishing convictions with names and criticizes resolutions lacking official names. The piece ends with a demand for clearer stance and transparency from the paper.
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Aiea
Church
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