Gubernatorial hearing in Greensboro probes High Point election claims
Keith Harrison accuses R F Cameron of electioneering at Precinct Two while Gaston A Johnson fights to defend voters rights. The Guilford County Board of Elections determines the charges insufficient for removal. Republican Millikan calls partisan conduct an improper basis for action. Harrison plans further charges after the June primary irregularities.
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Wivarmth
Keith Harrison
Ralph W. McDonald
R. F. Cameron
Greensboro
Guilford
Gaston A. Johnson
Hoey
Cameron
Harrison
Johnson
Edwin W. Pearce
J. M. Millikan
Millikan
High Point
Louis J. Fisher, Jr
Board of Elections
L. P. McLenon
Te Board of Elections
Major McLendon
Record Hotel Rooms Reserved For Southern Furniture Exposition
All hotel rooms in High Point are booked for the two weeks of the Southern Furniture Exposition opening July 20. A. E. Tate says June activity and veterans bonds boost demand. Sheraton and Elwood hotels report full bookings. overflow to private homes and Sedgefield Inn.
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A. E. Tate
Southern Furniture Exposition Building, Inc
Mr. Tate
Ted Barrow
Sheraton Hotel
R. K. Young
Elwood Hotel
Sedgefield Inn
High Point
Mill Strikers Hear Addresses In Wage Protest
Two hundred fifty Pickett Cotton mill strikers who walked out last Wednesday to protest long hours met at 5 pm yesterday and scheduled another meeting for 2:30 pm today. Speakers voiced demands for a five day week of 40 hours and same pay as currently received, challenging a 55 hour week they say has been imposed.
Public Library Reports Record Growth and New Branch
The annual City Librarian Nancy Kirkman Poston reports 6504 new members, bringing total to 11872, and a 7942 increase in circulation. Highlights include remodel completion on October 1, 1935 and the January 1, 1936 opening of a branch library for Negro citizens.
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Nancy Kirkman Poston
Pension Board Meets Monday in Guilford County
The Guilford County pension board will meet Monday at 11 o'clock in Greensboro County Courthouse to review applications and pension rolls. The June 15 1936 roster lists 63 pensioners: 2 veterans, 26 class A widows, and 35 class B widows, with several deaths since the prior warrant.
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Guilford County Pension Board
Greensboro
A. Wayland Cooke
H. Z. Boone
W. H. Smith
Moose and Proceeds Backed Comedy Set For Here
Plans for a benefit comedy titled Post Road will be staged at the Junior High School tomorrow and Tuesday night at 8 15 with proceeds for a nursery school. Alma Brock and others headline a cast of 17 in a brisk, humorous drama about a spinster who becomes mother to a kidnapped baby amid comic misadventures.
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Boston Post Road
New York
Alma Brock
Sally Saunders
Mildred Byron
Betty Weidmer
Betty Brown
Julia Fassett
Allison Quinn
Halbert Brown
Kent Montroy
Guy Standing, Jr
Tom Carnahan
Albert Durand
Stanton Huff
National Park Service restructures with four regional offices
The National Park Service consolidates eight districts into four regional hubs at Richmond Omaha Oklahoma City and San Francisco to streamline ECW work. The move aims to place offices closer to state authorities and field operations with sub offices and inspectors, while North Carolina partners with the Department of Conservation and Development and South Carolina links with its state commission.
Many Boy Scouts Receive Awards at Uwharrie Court of Honor
The Uwharrie Boy Scout Council held its July Court of Honor at Camp Uwharrie. Seven Cubs and 20 Scouts earned merit badges and awards while 60 new scouts began the third encampment period.
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Uwharrie Council
Camp Uwharrie
Uwharrie
James Foust
Jack Lee
Alten Hardee
Bayne Keever, Jr
Lfe
Wade Koontz
R. Medley
Hall Hardee
L. Hardin
Charles Hackney
Royal Jennings
Neal Pierce
Warren
Clifford Brown
Ray Keever
Larry Harding
Milton Sheaf
Billy Graham
James Owens
Alton Hardee
Court of Honor Committee
Mess Hall
W. B. Halil
8. C. Clark
B. W. Hackney, Jr
Orphan Class to Give Concert at Ray Street School
A class of orphans from the Odd Fellows Orphans Home in Goldsboro will present a concert at Ray Street school on July 14. The event is annual and expected to draw music lovers. admission is free with a collection for the children.
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Odd Fellows Orphans Home
Goldsboro
Ray Street School
Odd Fellows
Correction: Funeral services held for Fred Sink
The Enterprise corrects a yesterday headline stating funeral services were for Thomas Sink. The services were for Fred Sink, son of Thomas Sink.
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Enterprise
Thomas Sink
Fred Sink
Quiet Fourth Observed as High Point Stores Stay Open
The Glorious Fourth passed quietly in High Point with private and government offices closed but Main Street bustling. Banks and city hall were quiet. rail freight offices shut. many merchants kept routines while employees took Monday off and factories planned to reopen Tuesday.
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High Point
West Washington Street
Southern
Thomasville
Denton
Judge Johnson Hayes To Speak At Presbyterian Church
Greensboro federal judge Johnson J. Hayes will address the Monday evening dinner of the First Presbyterian Church Men’s Club at 6 30. The program is led by Hazel Hardin and the Woman’s circle serves the supper.
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Johnson Hayes
Presbyterian Church
Johnson J. Hayes
Federal Court
Greensboro
First Presbyterian Church
Hazel Hardin
V F W Posts Membership Drive Begins
High Point post No. 619 Veterans of Foreign Wars will meet at 310 North Main Street in the Terry building Monday night at 8 o clock. The post has begun a campaign to double its membership within six months and invites all eligible persons to attend.
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High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Main Street
Terry Building
Lane Park Los Angeles Builds First U S Automobile
Lane Park in Los Angeles claims the first automobile built in the United States. The vehicle, created by M. Pheleine, could travel eight miles per hour.
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Lane Park
Los Angeles
United States
M. Pheleine
Pickett Cotton Mill Strikers to Meet This Afternoon
A called meeting of Pickett Cotton Mill strikers is set for 2:30 this afternoon. The organizers say any others interested may attend the gathering.
First American casualty in Ethiopian War dies of malaria
Wilfred Courtney Barber of Chicago is reported as the first American casualty in the Ethiopian War. He died from malaria while serving abroad.
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Wilfred Courtney Barber
Chicago
Uncertain Age Limits for Turtles and Tortoises
A note on the unclear age limits of turtles or tortoises combined with a tangential claim that blue roses were grown by Luther Burbank, reflecting a mix of botanical and zoological trivia without specific events.
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Luther Burbank
Home Owners Loan Agency Aids Guilford County Homes
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation has loaned over 3.0 billion to more than a million distressed homeowners nationwide since 1933, with North Carolina receiving about 31.4 million for around 12 500 owners and Guilford County receiving 3.69 million for 1 279 distressed homeowners. As of June 30, 1936 only 111 HOLC foreclosures occurred in North Carolina, and nationwide collections remain strong with few delinquencies. defaults are mostly by a few “misguided” owners.
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United States
Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
North Carolina
Guilford County
Federal Treasury
Guardsmen Camp Overnight At City Pool Near Jamestown
Battery E 252nd Coast Artillery plans an overnight encampment at the baseball diamond by the City pool near Jamestown. The event includes a Friday armory gathering, a baseball game between rival teams, tenting, a weiner roast, taps at 11, reveille at 5 45, and breakfast before departure. Commanding officer is Captain Sam E Holt with officers Geddies Strickland Eccles Scott and Ralph Haney.
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Jamestown
252Nd Coast Artillery
National Guard
South Main
Sam E Holt
Geddies&Strcikland
Eccles Scott
Ralph Haney
Municipal Court To Convene Here On Tuesday
Judge Lewis E Teague will open a one week term of municipal court at 9 am Tuesday for juried criminal trials. Eighteen defendants face operating a vehicle while intoxicated 29 charged with prohibition violations six with reckless driving and five with violating the zoning ordinance. Fire Chief Ingram says curb markets violate the selling ordinance by not being in fireproof structures. Other cases include obscene pictures and possession of stolen material. Docket lists numerous reckless driving charges and related offenses for Tuesday July 7.
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Lewis E. Teague
BE. K. Ingram
Guilford County Democrats Nominate Pickens and Two Greensbo
In the first primary Rupert Pickens of High Point led the ticket with 7 7 votes and will face Jo W. Caffey and Joe T. Carruthers Jr. of Greensboro for posts in the North Carolina House. Hoyle Younce and Caveness trailed, with Pickens dominating High Point township.
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Rupert T. Pickens
High Point
John W. Caffey
Greensboro
Guilford County
Joe T. Carruthers, Jr
Grensboro
Yterday
Rupert Pickens
Jo W. Caffey
Joe T. Carriers, Jr
Greensbo
North
Caffey
Seco
Carruthers
Thomas C. Hoyle, Jr
Greenoro
House of Reptatives
Adam Younce
Shel B. Caveness
Pickens
Carruth
Mr. Hoy
Mr. Carruthe
High Point Township
Hoyle
Funeral services for Mrs Bunday held at Spring Hill
Funeral services for Mrs Mbore Bunday wife of J L Day were held from home on West Lexington and at Spring Hill M E church. Ministers Rev Neese Rev F R Love and Elder J A Fagge led the rites before a large crowd. Interment followed in the family plot.
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Mbore Bunday
J. L. Day
West Lexington
Spring Hill
Mr. Neese
F. R. Love
Pleasant Grove M
J. A. Fagge
Bunday
Carey da Dan
Hayworth
Charleyworth
Charley Clinard
Moore
Otis Moore
Stanton
Wesley Moore
Sanford Hayn
Paul Kennedy
Furniture Failures Reported Across States
Retail furniture failures for June show 27 reports, down from 35 in 1935. California led with five failures, while Massachusetts and Pennsylvania had four each and several states logged two. Manufacturer, jobber, and wholesaler failures dropped from 14 to 1, per Lyon Farm Mercantile Agency figures.
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Lyon Farm Mercantile Agency
California
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Bama
New York
North Cal
Ohio
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Newsey
Tennessee
Seventy two year old Iddings swims 50 yards at city pool
J. W H Iddings celebrated his seventy birthday yesterday at the City pool. He appeared spry and swam 50 yards across the pool and back, drawing cheers from onlookers as he demonstrated his endurance.
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J. W H. Iddings
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Moose
Nursery
Park Service
Carolinas Parks
National Park Service
C. G. Mackintosh
Ceae
BOY Scouts
Fred Sink Rites
Pickett
Mattie Seales
Mattie Williams
Negress
Leonard Street
Bill Richardson
Martha
Sechrest’s
East High Street
Homeowners’ Loan Corporation
City Lake Park
Claron Beal
Cc. Co
RAC
Guilfor
Servic
Mrs. Bunda
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