Omasville Asks White School and Vidson County Tax Rate Set
From Davidson County through the board of commissioners and board of education in Lexington, recommendations were made to build a two Institute for Thomasville and a colored school to relieve congestion. The county tax rate was set at 62 cents with funding for debt service and capital outlay. An increase reflects relief expenses previously covered by Thomasville and Lexington.
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Vidson County
Masville
Davidson To
Board of Commissioners Board of Education
Lexington
Board of Educamade
Thomasville
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Abs Cevcesven’ Debt Service Ag Serra Eal
Capital Ee We Ie
Electrification Survey To Be Extended In North Carolina
A survey to extend rural electrification gains across North Carolina will continue. Drey Bagley, chairman of the rural electrification board, announced a federal grant of funds to accelerate state coverage and gather complete county data. Prof. D. S. Weaver of C State College and C. W. were cited in the briefing.
Burton to Lead Six Member Survey Staff
Burton, an electrical engineer, would head the staff of six overseeing a continuing survey project.
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Burton
Federal agents raid Raleigh seize home-made dewberry wine
Federal agents in Raleigh seized 64 gallons of dewberry wine as part of a drive to collect the federal tax on home-made wines legalized by the 1935 general assembly.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Fertilizer Powers Germany US and France Lead World Share
Germany the United States and France consume more than half of the world’s total commercial fertilizer production. The report highlights these nations as major fertilizers buyers and players in global agriculture markets.
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Germany
United States
France
Talk on Dyeing Heard by Lyons
R. H. Smith spoke to the Lions club at Elwood hotel on dyeing with hosiery samples. He traced dyeing origins and progress. Past President George Johnson gave a Lions key to Dick Hughes for recruiting. attendance prize went to W. W. King. An outing and dinner with Arthur Shelton at City Lake Park was set for next Thursday. Visitors Tyson Ferree and Mr. Garris attended.
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Lions Club
Elwood Hotel
Mr. Smith
George Johnson
Lions Key
Dick Hughes
W. W. King
Lion Arthur Shelton
City Lake Park
Tyson Ferree
Mr. Garris
Tobacco Bill Up 9 Up 10 Senators
Washington July 25 A government tobacco inspection and grading service was before the Senate today as House action edged the Flannagan bill toward establishing such a system at tobacco warehouses The measure aims to equalize prices for like grades remove speculation profits and inform growers of expected values For government grading two-thirds growers referendum would be required before compulsory use An amendment to allow sale of ungraded tobacco on government graded markets was rejected Opponents argued it would ruin the auction system Proponents said the bill would reveal the true value of tobacco and aid growers
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House
Agriculture Secretary
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Warren
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Kerr and
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Prisoner Found Hidden in Linen Closet After Mislaid Incident
In Evanston Illinois two officers filed complaints against William Young 81 Negro over an auto crash but he apparently vanished. After a long search Lieut Geiscecker found a towel closet prisoner who sat up blinked and yawned and said I am a prisoner I guess I was just mistaid.
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Evanston
Ill
William Young
Peter Geiscecker
15 Year Old Pitcher Stars for Tallahassee Team
Robert Helvey, age 15, is a professional pitcher for the Tallahassee team in the Georgia Florida Baseball league. He is described as not undersized, wearing size 13 shoes.
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Tallahassee
Fila
Robert Helvey
Moyer Claims Lion Held at Augusta Station Cage
After a week’s delay Robert L. Moyer has claimed the lion languishing in a cage at the railroad station. Railway express employees are breathing easier.
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Augusta
Robert L. Moyer
Railway Express
Berry Rites Today For Local Insurance Man
Funeral services will be held this afternoon in Raleigh for John D. Berry 651 a prominent insurance man and church and fraternal leader who died at his home yesterday. In 1929 he was reading clerk in the house.
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Raleigh
John D. Berry
John Wilkes
Chester
8. C
Mangum Avenue
S. C
Mathew Litten
Seneca
Mathew Sitten
Bynum Street
Sitten
Crown Hosiery Mills
Oo Betrtha Sitten
First liquor store opens in Jacksonville
Onslow county’s first liquor store opened here yesterday with sales totaling 234 dollars for the day.
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Jacksonville
Onslow County
Sunshine Band winner Edna Carver crowned
Miss Edna Carver named the Sunshine Band’s most popular member at a Monday banquet in the First Baptist church dining hall. Second place went to Miss Ernestine Page who served as maid of honor. Carver, a William Penn high sophomore, is the daughter of Mrs. Ethel Carver of Leonard Street.
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Sunshine Band
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Ernestine Page
Miss Carver
Ethel Carver
Leonard Street
William Penn High School
Miss Page
Walter Page
East Washington Street
Waldine Knox
Fannie Davis
Catherine Brown
B. D. Broadie
F. R. Mason
Mamie Roger
The
Service Held For Clara May Denny
Funeral services for Clara May Denny daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Denny were held yesterday afternoon at 4 from Trinity Baptist church with Elder J A Fagg officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were C W Hicks J W Hicks John W Proctor and J R Wood. Flowers were arranged by Ruby Hedgecock Mary Hedgecock and Dixie Wood.
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C.B. Denny
High Point
Trinity Baptist Church
J. A. Fagg
C. W.,hicks
J. W. Hicks
John W. Proctor
J. R. Wood
Flowers
Ruby Hedgecock
Mary Hedgecock
Dixie Wood
Death by own action stated in coroner ruling
Take own life death of C. J. Schoff former Cadillac merchant found with throat cut in his home here yesterday was listed today by Coroner Giles W. Pearson as a death by own action. Schoff had lived here seven years and suffered ill health for some time.
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Tryon
C. J. Schoff
Cadillac
Mich
Giles W. Pearson
Schoff
Bryan Death Commemoration Marks 10th Anniversary
Dayton Tennessee observes the tenth anniversary of William Jennings Bryan’s death. The town recalls his 1925 Scopes monkey trial defense against evolution in public schools, with Darrow and Hays among the opposing lawyers as the eight day trial drew to an outdoor verdict.
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Dayton
Tenn
William Jennings Bryan
Bryan
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