Russell Street near Main to high point tracks ultimatum issued
City council set June 15 as deadline to resolve repairs on West Russell Street from Main to deep track areas or the Duke Power Company and the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad may have tracks torn up and streets repaved. Council also revises rules on hanging signs and refers safety issues to committee.
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West Russell Street
Main Street
High Point
Thomasville
Denton Deepde
T. G. Cummings
Duke Power Company
High Point, Thomasville and
Denton Railroad
Russell Street
Efird’s
S. Swanson
Joseph Snider
Doris Street
EB. M. Knox
C. L. Amos
Wright among 15 elected to National Academy of Sciences
Orville Wright, noted pioneer airman, is listed among fifteen scientists elected to the National Academy of Sciences. The group recognizes distinguished contributions in science and engineering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Academy of Sciences
Orville Wright
Johnson Street Residents Seek Upstairs Water Access
Judge Lewis E. Teague told the city council a petition signed by Johnson Street residents complains that turning on water downstairs prevents flow upstairs. He noted the line is too small for adequate supply. The council authorized steps to improve water service on Johnson Street from Shirley to Lexington Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Teague
Johnson Street
Shirley
Lexington Avenue
Stanley recuperating at home after hospital stay
Friends of David W. Stanley report he is recuperating at his home 217 Willowbrook street after leaving Burrus Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for three weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MR. Stanley
David W. Stanley
Willowbrook Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Youths Freed After Auto Theft Charge in Washington D C Boys
Edson Baldwin and Wathaniel J Bennett both 15 of Washington D C were released from custody last night and ordered to return home. They had been held on charges of stealing an automobile owned by Rialto Williams of High Point. Juvenile authorities took custody due to youth and released them with home obedience instructions.
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Edson Baldwin
Wathaniel J. Bennett
Washington, D. C
Rialto Williams
High Point
Polling Place Set for Precinct 3 at Southern Dairies
Guilford County election official L J Fisher announces precinct 3 polling will be at Southern Dairies Ice Cream, 325 North Wrenn, instead of the usual site. Registration will be possible there for those registered in the precinct on Primary day.
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L. J. Fisher, Jr
Guilford County Board of Elections
Southern Dairies
North Wrenn Street
Bristol Pastor Speaks at Baptist Church Banquet
Dr. J. Emerson Hicks of First Baptist Bristol Tenn spoke at a joint Farriss and Phi lathea Bible classes banquet in the church. About 150 attended the event with solos by John Gurney Briggs Jr and Dupuy Spears, a piano solo by A Coke Cecil, a duet by Mrs Sherrod and Mrs Miller, and a memorial meditation for the late J J Farriss.
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J. Emerson Hicks
First Baptist Church
Bristol
Mesdames Sherrod
Miller
J. J. Farriss
Dr. Hicks
Final Rites Held For Frances Wood 83 Percent
Funeral services for Miss Frances Wood age 83 were held at Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant church. Dr J D Williams and Rev O L Ruth conducted the service. The church choir sang Abide With Me and How Firm a Foundation. Pallbearers were J W Patton L F Patton L T Wood P E B Wood John Patton and Ed Wood. Interment was in Floral Garden cemetery.
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Frances Wood
W. E. Wood
Osborne Street
Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant
J. D. Williams
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
J. W. Patton
L. F. Patton
L. T. Wood
P. E B. Wood
John Patton
Ed Wood
Floral Garden Cemetery
Hosiery Workers Meet On Thursday In High Point
A non political meeting for all full fashioned and seamless hosiery workers in High Point and nearby areas is set for Thursday night at 7 30 at the McDonald campaign headquarters on East Commerce Street. Attendees will discuss hours and wages in the industry.
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High Point
McDonald Campaign
East Commerce Street
Central Labor Hall
Madam Ardelle Phrenologist Readings Near Bus Line
Special readings offered by Madam Ardelle at Sesene house outside limits on the North End of the bus line. Readings continue until June 1st with a charge of 50 cents. The advertised location claims to provide door-to-door access.
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Madam Ardelle
Sesene
McDonald Critiques Tax Policy In North Carolina Address
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald, Democratic governor candidate, addressed 1,200 in a junior high auditorium critiquing state governance and the sales tax. He accused special interests of shifting tax burdens, cited bond and corporate tax data, and outlined a five point plan including higher taxes on dividends and income, restoring corporate cuts, and taxing power and chain store stations.
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Ralph W. McDonald
J. T. Burrus
Keith Harrison
McDonald
North Carolina
Jane
Marcus Cicero Stevens Noble
Capus Waynick
Docket Heard in Municipal Court Judge Teague Sums Charges
Judge Lewis E Teague disposed of a short municipal court docket in quick order. Several drunkenness charges were heard with no county road sentences, though one suspended sentence was entered. Notable cases include Marilyn Conley for violating prohibition with five months on the county roads suspended after costs, and Marshall Tuttle held for Guilford Superior Court on breaking and entering larceny with $400 bond.
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Lewis E. Teague
Marylin Conley
Phipps Knox
Ao. H. Williams
A. R. Samuels
Virgil Gurley
Sam Montgomery
Marshall Tuttle
Guilford Superior Court
Jim Hunt
Taney White
Carraway Speaks In Burlington Tonight
Bruce H. Carraway of High Point returns from a speaking tour in the sixth district and will address industrial workers manufacturers and pension supporters at Burlington City Hall on national and state topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce H. Carraway
High Point
U. S
House of Representatives
Sixth
Burlington
Hoey Ahead in North Carolina Governor Battle
A Shelby backer touts Clyde R. Hoey as next governor and top ticket leader. Raleigh Hoey HQ backs the claim amid wagers and strong Cunningham county support, with Forsyth and McDonald factions vying and Graham supporters growing louder in the race.
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Clyde R. Hoey
Shelby
Raleigh
Hoey
McDonald
Graham
Dropsie College Named Smallest American Institution
Dropsie College in Philadelphia is identified as possibly the smallest college in America with about 25 students and six teachers.
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America
Dropsie College
Philadelphia
Politician Attacks Sales Tax and Roosevelts Policies
The speaker questions school term funding compares six months vs eight months since a sales tax. He criticizes Democratic stance on the tax and praises Roosevelt. He urges cooperation with Washington on social security and proposes lower auto license fees and energy rates while advocating decentralization and a fair but not excessive square deal.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Enterprise to Broadcast Primary Returns Saturday Night
The Enterprise will air the primary results Saturday night with crowds gathering on English street side of the building. Mr Vater and his family are welcomed to the event as the loud speaker delivers the latest figures.
Sunday edition pressures after Saturday primary results
The Enterprise explains the Sunday edition staff will work under stress Saturday night to prepare complete returns. The aim is to inform patrons with detailed results on all candidates, focusing on governor races as interest runs high.
Love and lawsuit swirl in bathtub romance tale
In Chicago a clash over a bathtub love triangle ends with Charles Parker suing Michael Farber and Georgia Farber after Parker claims assault by Farber. Parker seeks $25,000 as Mrs Farber intervenes to stop the incident. Farber says the act was a reflex urge to choke rescue.
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Michael Farber
Phas
Georgia
Bing
Charles Pop Parker
Pellagra Work In City Reported At Red Cross Meeting
Red Cross executive secretary Mrs. Homer Coletrane reported May activities in High Point. Two hundred nine families with pellagra cases received seed and fertilizer for home gardens. Fifty veterans cases were aided with relief and assistance in compensation or hospitalization. Three home hygiene classes were active. Colleagues Mrs. Powell and Mrs. Coletrane attended the national convention in Chicago May 11 to 14.
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Homer Coletrane
Red Cross
Do. E. Diffendale
W. T. Powell
Coletrane
Chicago
Baptist Minister Named to Lead New Bern Church
Rev. R. A. Thompson of Cayce South Carolina has been called to lead the First Baptist church in New Bern to succeed Rev. Oscar Haywood whose resignation was accepted weeks ago.
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New Bern
R. A. Thompson
Cayce
8. C
First Baptist Church
Oscar Haywood
Mrs. S. P. Collier Dies After Illness in Winston-Salem
A notice reports the death of Mrs. S. P. Collier of Winston-Salem wife of Samuel P. Collier traffic manager of the Winston-Salem Southbound Railway after months of illness including pneumonia and complications. Funeral services are set for the Episcopal church in Winston-Salem tomorrow at 11 AM with interment in Wilmington Friday at noon.
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S. P. Collier
Winston- Salem
Samuel P. Collier
Episcopal Church
Winston-Salem
Wilmington
Communicable Diseases Drop in High Point May Report
Sanitary inspector notes low May 1935 case total with 21 new illnesses in High Point. German measles led with nine cases, while cases included four chicken pox and Pellagra each, two measles, one scarlet fever, and one tuberculosis. Inspector Huff records 376 inspections, 48 miles watershed checked, and 18 miles ditches oiled for mosquito control.
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High Point
Huff
York to attend national Republican convention in Cleveland
Local attorney R. O. York departs Friday to join the Aer o party national convention in Cleveland Ohio He was elected as a delegate from High Point and will serve in the North Carolina delegation The convention opens Monday in Cleveland Municipal Auditorium seating 17 0
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R. York
Cleveland
Aero Party
York
High Point
North Carolina
Municipal Auditorium
Asheboro Tangles With Gastonia in Junior Legion Clash
Asheboro Junior American Legion seeks a second straight win over Gastonia in a Thursday game here. The locals already beat Gastonia 10 to 9 at Gastonia and enter the matchup undefeated in four contests this season.
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Asheboro
Dr Burrus Speaks At Ramseur On McDonald Campaign
Dr John T Burrus of High Point will speak tonight at the high school auditorium in Ramseur for the Ralph McDonald gubernatorial campaign. The talk starts at 8 o clock. Tomorrow Randolph county McDonald rally will be at Asheboro court house with Burrus and campaign manager W L Lumpkin giving addresses.
Flower of the titan Amorphophallus blooms briefly
The flower of Amorphophallus titanum, the largest in the Malay Islands, opens for just a few hours before wilting.
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Malay Islands
Greensboro Bank Embezzlement Scandal Results in Fine
Julius Alpheus Green, of High Point, pled guilty to embezzling from Wachovia Bank and Trust. He was fined 2400 dollars and sentenced by the United States district court to five years on the charge with roughly 7300 dollars tied to the scheme.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Julius Alpheus Green
High Point
Wachovia Bank and Trust
Pany
Jones
Wild Ducks Lake
Union split rocks Mexico City as miners refuse general strike
In Mexico City on June 3 the powerful miners union fractured over a plan to join a nationwide 1 minute general strike set for June 18. The split comes amid government action outlawing the confederation of workers.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Confederation of Workers Tro
Ment
Cent
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DSA
West Commerce &T
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Orenina Mohs
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General Offices
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Cleveland County
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Gastonia
Dr. Burrus
Ramseur
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Ward St
E. M. Goodson
Laughlin Chevrolet Co
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