District Hosiery Leaders Meet Over Tax Changes
Hosiery manufacturers from the Carolinas and Virginia met at the Sheraton to discuss industry issues amid the AAA tax removal. They withheld a public position until Chattanooga on Thursday after a Tennessee district meeting, with Secretary Taylor R. Durham present and planning to relay the consensus. Buyers await a uniform recovery plan as spinners refund or hold, and the group seeks united action for an equitable tax solution.
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Carolinas
Virginia
High Point-Charlotte-Greensboro- Burlington
Sheraton Hotel
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Mi.saastingw
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association
Taylor R. Durham
Charlotte
Supreme Court
AAA
Durham
Chatooga
United Action
Southern
Churches Unite For Paralysis Drive Service
A special service at Gospel Tabernacle Thursday at 7 30 P M will involve many local and visiting singers. Messages of greeting come from participating pastors with Rev J W Grace of Ward Street Methodist delivering the main address. A free will offering will support infantile paralysis treatment locally and nationally.
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Gospel Tabernacle
Artors
J. W. Grace
Ward Street Methodist Church
Hosiery Tax Refund Debate Hinges on Charlotte Clause
Durham cites a sizable refund due hosiery makers from a tax of two and a half to six cents per dozen on cotton seam less hose. The Charlotte clause governs the settlement between spinners and manufacturers, but the case remains intricate. Uncertainty grips the industry as buyers demand settlement while spinners withhold payment awaiting federal action to ensure a safe remedy.
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Durham
Washington
Chamber of Commerce Gets Housecleaning
The Chamber of Commerce has undergone a thorough spring cleaning with Secretary Frank Sizemore personally overseeing refinishing of the floors and a complete wash up of the structure. He is so pleased with the spotless appearance that he is considering charging admission for entrance.
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Chamber of Commerce
Frank Sizemore
Cardul Promised Pain Relief for Ailing Daughters
An advising mother suggests Cardus for an ailing daughter and reports relief after using Cardul. The ad urges readers to buy Cardul at drug stores and start treatment today, with a caveat to consult a physician if no benefit is seen.
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Cardus
DOWDY
Mann’s
Plans Set For Joint Civic Meeting At Sheraton
Plans were completed today for a joint meeting of the city's civic clubs and the chamber of commerce at the Sheraton hotel tomorrow night at 6 30. Dr William E Dunn assistant director of the bureau of foreign and domestic commerce will deliver the principal address and discuss world trade recovery progress and expansion of foreign markets. The meeting includes election of chamber directors and the annual report, with special music and introductions by John W Clinard.
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Civic Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
F. J. Sizemore
William E. Dunn
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Dunn
United States
Virginia Frank
Elizabeth Hoffman
Evelyn Boyd
J. Gurney Briggs
John W. Clinard
Rotary Club
Sizemore
Chamber
Garden Club Council
Grace Baker
High Point Merchants’ Association
O. A. Kirkman
Merchants’ Association
Altrusa
Business and Professional Girls
Kiwanis
American Business
Monarch
Lions, Exchange
Civitan
Jefferson Standard Life reports record 1935 year and dividend
The 29th annual directors meeting of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance announced a $5 per share cash dividend totaling $1,000,000 payable February 1 to stockholders of record January 27. President Julian Price lauded 1935 as a top year with new insurance at $49,524,700 and in force at $329,837,614, up from 1934.
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Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
Julian Price
Price
United States
Radio Operators on Air Liners Facing Disturbances
Radio operators aboard air liners struggle to receive messages as in flight electrical disturbances intensify noise, making communications harder than on the ground.
Donations Pile Up for Community Fuel Fund
Severe cold persists with a 12 degree reading as snow and rain threaten. The Fuel Fund seeks coal and cash donations to aid needy families, with H. A. Cecil as treasurer and Red Cross applications via Mrs. Homer Coltrane. Total contributions reach 503.50 with several new gifts noted today.
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Community Fuel Fund
H. A. Cecil
Fuel Fund
Red Cross
Homer Coltrane
Geo. T. Wood
W. L. Watson
D. F. Dennis
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Snow Forecast Prompts City Snow Cleanup Plea
Weather observer A. B. Horney reports more snow likely this afternoon or tonight with temperatures ranging from 12 to 27 degrees. Postal officials and police urge residents to clear sidewalks to aid deliveries as snow remains on the ground in many areas.
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A. B. Horney
Auto Dealers of CTY Organize to Boost Used Car Market
Local dealers at the Sheraton discussed forming a cooperative group to improve handling of the used car problem. The new association, led by Jack Burris and with George W. Lyles and H. G. Ilderton as officers, aims to reduce overstock that has burdened the market nationwide since 1935.
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High Point
Sheraton
Jack Burris
Gate City Motor Company
George W. Lyles
Lyles Chevrolet Co
H. G. Ilderton
Horace
Cotton runway plans planned at Newark airport project
A cotton runway will be built at Newark airport this year to stabilize the surface. Cotton sheets between the top layer and base aim to reduce erosion cracking and wrinkling.
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Newark
Dealers unite to curb bad accounts in used car trade
Dealers form a cooperative basis to exchange credit experience and faced with recurring bad accounts and repossessions among the same customers. Mr. Burris notes strong cooperative spirit and expects improved service for dealers and buyers through a better operating basis.
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Burris
Damascus Claim as World’s Oldest City Cited
Reports assert Damascus in Syria as the world’s oldest continuously inhabited city, highlighting its ancient history and longstanding settlement. The claim emphasizes its archaeological layers and cultural continuity across millennia.
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Damascus
Syria
Stanback Balanced Prescription Ad with Pain Relief Claim
An old ad touts STANBACK as a balanced remedy for nerves headache neuralgia aching joints and muscles and periodic pains from inorganic causes. It promises quick relief with no after effects and notes the product is sealed in a cellophane packet and sold for 10c and 25c.
China Clipper Carries 110000 Pieces of Mail Across Pacific
The airship nicknamed China Clipper completed its first trans-Pacific flight carrying about 110,000 pieces of mail. Officials hailed the milestone as a major step in improving mail service between the United States and Asia.
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the City OF
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Piedmont Building and Loan Association
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Jefferson
Insurance Company
Selby Anderson
Wilson
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William A. Blair
Winston- Salem
W. L. Brooks
Joseph M. Bryan
Charles W. Causey
Greensboro
W. G. Clark, Sr
Tarboro
Julius W. Cone
Emery Co. Green
Howard Holderness
Richard C. Kelley
C. Elmer Leak
A. F. Milton
New York City
A. G. Myers
Gastonia
Ralph C. Price
Pierce C. Rucker
Julius C. Smith
Col. Walker Taylor
Wilmington
Herbert P. Leak
L. M. Johnson
J. T. J. Battle
William M. Jones
A. Reid Perkins
E. P. Rose
Ralph B. Colt
D. E. Buckner
WM. E. Dunn
Auto Dealers OF Cty
Carter
Moffitt Furniture CO
Star Welding & Repair Co
Lucy Eshelman
Chtropractor
North Main &T
N. BE. Russell
Sheraton Shoe Repair
North Main
Beeson Mqw
Paschal Shoe Repair CO
Cali
Ardelle
North Mateh
RADIO
N. Main Street
Commercial Ins. & Investment CO
Wachovia Bank
Roy C. Welborn
Vance M. Welboee
Snow Lumber CO
THE
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W. Clinard
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B. F. Johnson
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