National Advertising Agency Listing Notice
A clipped notice from the Associated Press indicates exclusive republication rights for dispatches and local news, with a reference to a statute and the Katz Special Advertising Agency. The text notes a general office in New York City and references an old date and Congress matter.
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Associated Press
Rostatice
Lacay C
of Congress Ofarch
KATZ
Agency General Office
New York City
Conversion as a new structure not repair of old
A biblical quote from James 5 20 emphasizes saving a soul from death and hiding sins by turning a sinner from error. A reference from Alleine notes conversion as tearing down the old building and erecting a new structure.
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James
Note on Freedom and Its Locale Opinion Snippet
A U S screening contrasts show a film about the Windsor Simpson wedding in the United States but not England while riot photos from the Chicago strike appear in England but not the United States. The text warns freedom is scarce and calls the third term idea a perilous Sword of Damocles for any U S president.
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Duke of Windsor
Mrs. Simpson
United States
England
Chicago
Damocles
A Great Teacher Professor A J Griffin Dead
The death of Professor A J Griffin ends a 40 year career in public and private education. He led the High Point Normal and Industrial school which became William Penn high school and he supported race relations through civic work and the Commission on Inter-racial Cooperation. He is remembered as a courageous, fair leader who dedicated his life to improving education for the Negro community.
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A. J. Griffin
Professor Griffin
High Point Normal and Industrial School
William Penn High School
Commission On Inter-racial Co-operation
Griffin
Farewell at the Union Bus Station Bridge Detour
A playful note from readers hints at a transfer of travel bustle between Union Bus Station and Southern Railway, joking that departures will not cross a Bridge of Sighs. The piece captures local transit chatter with period flavor.
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Union Bus Station
Southern Railway
Tragedy at Bridges on Curves Claims Two Men
A fatal crash yesterday on the Greensboro Burlington highway at a sharp bridge curve killed two men. The incident happened at a notorious spot where prior accidents have occurred, as witness accounts describe M T Hoff an interior decorator from this city driving head on into a bus.
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Greensboro-Burlington
M.T. Hoff
Highway Dangers Prompt Call for State Action
The piece urges intensified attention from the state highway commission to avoid deadly sections on the Winston Salem High Point road. It questions how long such needless danger will be tolerated and at what cost, noting the repeated accidents and marking the route as a death trap. It contrasts Japan and Russia in a wartime context to argue cautious future action.
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State Highway Commission
Winston-Salem High Point
Timely Warning for Safe and Sane Fourth
A public notice urges parents to ensure a safe Fourth of July by supervising children and directing enthusiasm away from fireworks. It notes past casualties, injuries, and eye loss, stressing careful planning to prevent tragedy during the extended holiday weekend.
Commentary on leniency and gullibility in court response
A commentator laments a policy of leniency citing a drunkard spared sixty days while John Gifford confessed to killing his father and was released. Another voice mocks the need to appear clever to evade consequences.
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John Gifford
Wilmington Port Makes a Case at League Meeting
At the North Carolina Traffic League annual gathering Wilmington port officials led by Traffic Manager H. E. Boyd argued it is more economical to ship via Wilmington than Charleston or Norfolk. Cited rates show Wilmington cheaper for canned goods gasoline and petroleum and rice, with notable savings per 100 pounds. The report notes benefits to shippers and state industries amid ongoing steel settlement debates.
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North Carolina Traffic League
Wilmington
H. E. Boyd
Charleston
Norfolk
Carleston
North Carolina
Hunger Striker Spotlight Echoes Pity for Board Inmates
A front page feature on a hunger striker stirs sympathy for lesser known residents of the boarding house. The piece highlights quiet struggle, hidden voices, and the ongoing tension between restraint and protest within the facility.
Concerning This And That By Minnie Atkins Edwards
Minnie Atkins Edwards argues women preserve sentiment and romance in marriage. She notes wedding rings pawned for necessities reflect how men overlook romance, praising women's beauty dress and family role as keys to sustaining love and memory. The piece laments loss of romantic vision in modern life.
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Minnie Atkins-Edwards
United States
Plague Fears and War the World Faces
Bruce Catton notes bubonic plague risks from Western ground squirrels and potential spread to humans, urging international science and cooperation. He argues such unity would also be required to avert a future war worse than any disease, challenging nations to set aside rivalries.
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Bruce Catton
United States
C. R. Eskey
U. S. Public Health Service
American Association For the Advancement of Science
Denver
California
Eskey
Utah
Ania
America
Europe
Asia
Germany
Japan
Half-Sonnbet Poem To A Chigger
A compact verse by Victor P. Hammer describes a chigger as too small to see yet capable of nerve and bite. The speaker notes the diner's persistence, human effort to hold its own, and a playful image of nail-prints and hive reactions, all with ironic tone.
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Victor P. Hammer
Roosevelt clash with Congress deepens over leadership and court plan
Washington report traces the rift between the young New Dealers led by President Roosevelt and the older Democratic leadership in Congress. It notes tensions over court reform and seniority, the rise of a younger insurgent bloc in both chambers, and lists principal leaders with ages and service years.
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Washington
Supreme Court
White House
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol Hill
Bob LaFollette
House
Senate
Maury Margerick
Texas
Jerry Voorhis
California
Barkley
Black, Pepper
Minton
Lafollette
Schnellenbach
Democratic Old Guard
Joe Robinson
John N. Garner
Joe T. Robinson
Arkansas
Pat Harrison
Finance Committee
Ellison D. Smith
Agriculture Committee
South Carolina
Carter Glass
Appropriations Committee
Virginia
Royal Copeland
Commerce Committee
New York
Key Pittman
Nevada
Henry F. Ashurst
Judiciary Committee
Arizona
Morris Sheppard
Military Affairs Committee
Burton K. Wheeler
Montana
William Bankhead
Alabama
Sam Rayburn
Marvin Jones
Edward T. Taylor
Colorado
H. B Steagal
Sam McReynolds
Tennessee
Clarence
Notes and jests from a New York stroll
A column of quick thoughts on culture and society. Mentions writers Harold Ross John Steinbeck and E E Cummings. Highlights George Ade Kingdon Gould and James Cromwell figures amid social idle chatter and travel notes in New York.
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New York
George Jean Nathan
Harold Ross
Ralph Barton
Davis
John Steinbeck
E. EF. Cummings
Cecil DeMille
Conde Nast
Isaac F. Marconsen
Mike Hogg
Eddie Green
Elsa Maxwell
Ritz
Dwight Fiske
Kingdon Gould
Sinus
George Ade
High Point Young Women’s Christian Association meets
A general membership meeting of the High Point YWCA was held Thursday evening at the Friends' ground in Archdale. Fewer than 75 attended due to heat, as one of three fall meetings held annually.
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High Point Young Women’s Christian Association
Friends’ New Playground
Archdale
Capitala
Raleigh
High Point
Privileged Family Recreates At Home With Arts And Sports
The family center their lives on a spacious home with a top floor squash court and games. Silvia, fluent in Italian and French, plays harp and piano and excels at bridge. Edith, a budding poet at 14, writes verse and shares harp and piano. Kingdom Jr. makes movies and bridges with his father’s friends while the mother paints and exhibits canvases. They enjoy Jersey woods picnics together.
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Silvia
Edith
Kingdom, Jr
Jersey Woods
Broadway shopper exits dizzy in unfamiliar store
A Broadway man walked out of a clothing shop in a dazed state after trying on herringbone suits. The incident, reported by C. McNaught Syndicate in 1937, notes the man appeared dizzy as he left the premises.
High Point Should Own Its Power Plant
Editorial argues for municipal ownership to improve service to local manufacturing beyond current levels. It urges citizens to push for city growth through systematic expansion and better utilities. Also notes doctors Hiatt and Mann opening offices and the local draft board organizing with Tate Wheeler and Hutt.
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High Point
H. B. Hiatt
I. Thurman Mann
Bank of Commerce
A. E B. Tate
R. A. Wheeler
H. B. Hutt
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Albert Lasker
Dick Berlin
James Cromwell
Literary Society
Doris Duke
George
Edith Gould
Gould
Sienna
Kingdon
Richard EB. Byrd
South Pole
Greensboro
McNaught Syndicate
George Clark
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