Scouts Finish Week at Camp Uwharrie With 200+ Attendance
About 50 scouts joined the concluding week at Camp Uwharrie, Boy Scouts of the Uwharrie council. Officials say registrations will exceed 200, well above southern camp averages. The campfire program featured magician R. Betts, and Hackney noted most non-swimmers were taught water safety. Parents invited to visit on Wednesday and Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp
Uwharrie
Boy Scouts of the
Uwharrie Council
B. W. Hackney
R. BE. Betts
Hackney
Seaplane Crash Kills Three Near Duluth Lakefront
A seaplane returning from Minneapolis crashed on the Duluth lakefront last night killing three people. The dead include Henry V. O'Hara, 23, the pilot, Duluth, and Robert Bean, 18, among others.
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Duluth
Minn
Minneapolis
Lake
Henry V. O'Hara
Robert Bean
Cautions About Stopping Storm Sewers By Grass
Sam H. Strickland director of public works warns local owners not to deposit grass and weed cuttings in streets as they clog catch basins and flood drains after recent rains. He appeals to police cooperation to enforce the sanitary law and prevent future sewer blockages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam H. Strickland
Yest
Strickland
W. G. Friddle
Aircraft Crash Claims Virginia Man After Tailspin
Passenger Lloyd Rice of Duluth Minnesota died after a plane failed in a tailspin at 390 feet. Witnesses reported the aircraft went into a tailspin and Rice died shortly after at a hospital.
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Duluth
Lloyd Rice
Virginia
Minn
Rice
Birth of daughter for Mr and Mrs Wade Renfrew
A daughter was born Thursday night at High Point hospital to Mr and Mrs Wade Renfrew. The announcement notes the new arrival and location of birth.
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Wade Renfrew
High Point Hospital
Oak Hill Labor Club Holds Large Meeting
The Oak Hill Labor club met at the Oak Hill Men's club with brief talks by Jake Harris and Rev. J H Adams of the American Federation of Labor district. The crowd overflowed as a wall was torn down to gain space. A new labor club is to organize at 833 South Main Street at 8 tonight, and a Negro labor club will organize at the Baptist church at Leonard and Price streets.
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Oak Hill
Surratt
South Main Street
Baptist Church
Leonard and
Price Streets
Harriman Elected Chairman of Union Pacific Board
New York July 15 W Averill Harriman son of the late Edward H Harriman has been chosen chairman of the board at Union Pacific. He succeeds the late Robert M Lovett Harriman has long served as a director of the railroad and now leads the company in its top governance role.
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New York
W. Averill Harriman
Edward H. Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
Harriman
Union Pacific
Robert 8. Lovett
Dr Rennie urges teaching Bible in school rooms
Dr Joseph Rennie pastor of the First Presbyterian spoke to the Kiwanis at the Elwood hotel about Religion in the Schools. He warned that most Americans banish the Bible from education and cited rising crime. He urged Bible based moral teachings and backing for High Point college and noted upcoming Kiwanis program plans.
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DR. Rennie
America
Joseph Rennie
First Presbyterian Church
Kiwanis Club
Elwood Hotel
Germany
High Point College
W. J. Fraley
Detroit
R. B. Thomas
Cleveland
R. B. Carroll
Charlotte
Gary
James Paul
Hugh Smart
L. L. Stookey
Petition for temporary receiver of Hill Veneer Company
A municipal court suit filed yesterday seeks the appointment of a temporary receiver for the Hill Veneer Company, a key property in the Ra gan trusteeship. The action aims to place the firm under court control during ongoing proceedings.
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Hill Veneer Company
R. R. Ragan
Strange Pranks With Twin Cucumbers At The Enterprise
Gar land Barley of 1215 Park street submitted twin cucumbers to The Enterprise collection of freaks. A second odd specimen, a triple cucumber from one stem, was displayed by B. K. Edwards on his Springfield road truck farm three miles southeast of the city. The display includes one normal cucumber and two jointed smaller heads.
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Enterprise
Garland Barley
Park Street
Barley
The
Enterprise Today
B. K. Edwards
Springfield Road
City
Snow Lumber sues for 1100 in unpaid note against Mendenhall duo
Suit filed by Snow Lumber Company seeks judgment for 1100 on a 1175 note executed November 1 1939 by John W C Mendenhall and R Reid Mendenhall trading as Mendenhall Brothers Farm. Action drawn today and later withdrawn. In juvenile court session Judge Teague signs order releasing G C Culler and J Samuels bondsmen for John A Hyder and strikes out the charge of operating a car while intoxicated after Hyder enters a Veterans hospital for treatment.
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The
Snow Lumber Company
John W. C. Mendenhall
R. Reid Mendenhall
Mendenhall Brothers Farm
Lewis E. Teague
G. C. Culler
J. &. Samuels
John A. Hyder
Henry Nance Dies After Four Years Illness at 12:15
Henry Nance longtime Greensboro resident and former Southern Oil employee died at his Willowbrook and Vail home at 12:15 this afternoon after a four year illness. Born December 14 1862 in Randolph County he was spouse of Nannie L. Taylor since 1883. He leaves a widow a son Ophir Nance Washington D C a daughter Mrs T J Hicks Greensboro a sister Mrs Oscar Tucker Denton and several church and civic roles including committee work and Guilford Council Junior Order. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 pm from South Main Street M E church with Rev A L Aycock and Rev Curry. Interment Whitehall cemetery near Randleman.
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Henry Nance
Willowbrook
Vail
Southern Oil Company
Randolph County
Harris
Elizabeth Warner Nance
Nannie L. Taylor
Ophir Nance
Washington, D. C
T. J. Hicks
Greensboro
Oscar Tucker
Denton
South Main Street
M. E
Stewards
Guilford Council
South Main
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OAK Hill Labor Group
Jake Harris
J. H. Adams
Alaivery
Jargain
Mike —- Ae
Dethol
North Carolina
Electrex
Hind
Wampole
Caldwell
King’s Preserving
Lydia E. Pinkham
Horlick
California
Stillman’s
Rexall
Fitch
Kotex
Mann’s
Thomasville
Brown and Sports
Echo
Brown-Lut Shoe Store
S. Main St
Buster Brown
Scout
Meaavlyo
Aleveimmtu
iMother
C. T. Meyerhoefer
Carolina Food Store
High Point
Batiste
Penney’s
L. L
Seasucker
Ana
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