City Merchants Seek to Curb Carnival Operations on Weekends
High Point Merchants Association pressed City Council to limit carnivals and circuses to a single day and to Tue Wed or Thu. They argued local shows drain money from the city while admitting days may be restricted only by broader law. Council referred the petition to reappear during license tax talks and to research state law limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Poiint Merchants’ Association
J. R. Reitzel
Reitzel
Roberson, Haworth and Reese
North Carolina
Circenses
Merchants’ Association
W. L. Jackson
Guilford General
S. S. Coe
Davis
Parker
High Point
Guilford General Hospitals
City bids opened for new garage and fire station
Sealed proposals for the North Wrenn street project were opened at a city hall meeting. Bids ranged from 23 450 for Acme Lumber to 536 727 for Wilkerson Construction in general work while heating plumbing and electrical bids were submitted by multiple firms and the city manager noted all bids appeared high.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Acme Lumber Company
Sheraton Chevrolet Company
Wrenn Street
General Fanning-Sweeney
Connor and Son
Stewart and Son
Wilkerson Construction Company
Wilson-Keziah
Service Plumbing and Heating Company
McCarthy
Superior
Waterman
Welborn
Howell
Bryant
Underhill
F. B. Klein
Zog Drops U From Name. Albanian Ruler Now Simply Zog
In Tirana, King Zog of Albania shortens his royal name by removing the umlaut u, adopting the single name Zog which translates to bird in Albanian. The move signals a personal branding change for the monarch as reforms proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tirana
Albania
Zogu
Zog
Y M C A State Secretary Headlines North Carolina Banquet
J Wilson Smith state secretary of the Charlotte Y M C A spoke for 20 minutes at a Sheraton hotel banquet here, outlining the association work in organization stabilization and extension. He cited progress in many towns, noted debt reduction, and praised character stabilization and Christian fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
I. Wilson Smith
Charlotte
North Carolina
J. Wilson Smith
State Secretar
Sheraton Hotel
Smith
Edgar Hartley
W. F. Bailey
Fred N. Tate
High Point Y.Y. M. C. A
Tate
Association
Davidson College Names Dr Walter Lingle President
Davidson North Carolina trustees named Dr Walter Lingle president of the Assembly Training School in Richmond Virginia to succeed Dr W J Martin as Davidson College president emeritus Dr Martin was praised for his leadership Lingle has not yet accepted and will decide after consulting with the Assembly Training School board Lingle is a Davidson alumnus class of 1892 with A B and A M degrees
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
N. C
Davidson College
Walter Lingle
Assembly Training School
Richmond
W. J. Martin
Presbyterian Institution
Lingle
Martin
Forest Fire Destroys Half of Cranberry Portage Town
A northern Manitoba mining town, Cranberry Portage, faced ruin as a forest fire left half the settlement in ashes. Dozens of families became homeless with reported loss of life, and the local board of trade appealed to the government for refugee assistance.
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Pas
Man
Cranberry Portage
Annual Audit Declares High Point Finances Sound
City books for the year ending May 31 1929 show income 1 115 092 24 expenses 1 190 060 24 net revenue 104 031 30 Water and light dept reports net profit 92 504 16 after debt service 125 873 70 Budgeted appropriations 1 391 189 25 actual expenditures 1 551 257 11 unspent balance 93 882 14 Revenues meet appropriations with 1 455 288 41 collected exceeding estimates by 64 149 16 and the surplus equals 104 031 30 per the auditor George T Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
George T. Scott
George T. Scott and Company
Charlotte
Water and Light Department
Scott
M. Knox
Water and Light Department Posts Yearly Net Profit
Total income 1 115 092 24 dollars. Total expenditures 1 011 060 94 dollars. Net revenues 104 031 30 dollars. Debt service 481 187 54, offset by 125 873 70 paid by water and light. Electric division profits 157 766 83. water division loss 45 262 67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bercois eGes
Water & Light Dept
Water and Light Department
Electric Light and Water Divisions
Grand Duchess to work in Fifth Avenue dresshouse
Flashes of Life reports Grand Duchess Marie, cousin of the executed czar and famed dress icon, will join a Fifth Avenue dressmaking firm with Paris model study on the agenda and plans to use most earnings aiding Russian exiles. In Warsaw, Prince Vladimir Constantinovitch, nephew of the late czar, drives a taxi earning $20 weekly.
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New York
Marie
Europe
Fifth Avenue
Paris
Warsaw
Vladimir Constantinovitch
Czar of
Russia
Excavation Funds Target Agora At Athens Under Princeton Scholar
About $3,000,900 is allocated for excavating the Agora in Athens. Work will start this year under Professor T Leslie Shear of Princeton and run for several years. The undisclosed backer is conjectured to be John D Rockefeller Jr.
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New York
Agora
Athens
T. Leslie Shear
Princeton
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Jailer uses hacksaws to confine inmate in Lebanon hoos e tow
In Lebanon Indiana Emmett Scott is confined in jail for three months after jailers, unable to find a key, sawed his way in. The sheriff improvised with hacksaws bought at a store to place Scott to work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lebanon
Ind
Emmett Scott
Hoosezow
Scott
Centennial observance recalls first German consul to U S
Ambassador Schurman at exercises marked the centennial of the American consulate opening. He noted the first German consul to the United States went in 1895 to Boston, a move he found repugnant due to Boston's stiff society and heavy drinking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Germany
Moon Appears as Star in Films From Princeton Observatory
Princeton observers film the moon at the university observatory showing dawn light creeping across the lunar surface at nine miles per hour. The note describes how the celestial body is captured in motion on screen, highlighting astronomy and filmmaking overlap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
University Observatory
Albanian husbands arrested after church dispute oil incident
Six men are in custody after wives poured scalding oil on a chair during a church clash in Tirana. Officials say Albanian wives are immune from prosecution and the husbands face consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tirana
Albania
City Council Debates Audit Overage and Carnival Ordinance
Regular session at city hall reviews audit by George T. Scott and Company of Charlotte, approves overage payments to High Point and Guilford General hospitals for charity patients, and considers a carnival showing limit proposal. Committees appointed to examine property damage claims and street extensions. Meeting ran 8:15 to 11.00.
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George T. Scott and Companys
Charlotte
High Point
Guilford General Hospitals
Holton
Strickland
Russell Street
Pershing
Brentwood
Davis
Charlie Mayes
North Main Street
Barnhart
Wnox
Chestnut and
Meadow Streets
Last Equalization Money Awarded in North Carolina Counties
The Board of Equalization distributed the final 22000 emergency fund from the old equalization program to 34 counties. Amounts ranged from 250 to 1900 dollars, with most counties below the state average in teacher trainingreceiving aid to raise standards.
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LeRoy Martin
Board of Equalization
Anson
Ashe
Avery
Beaufort
Bertie
Brunswick
Carteret
Caswell
Chatham
Clay
Columbus
Dare
Duplin
Halifax
Harnett
Haywood
Hyde
Jackson
Madison
Mitchell
Moore
Northampton
Onslow
Perquimans
Rafdolph
Sampson
Stokes
Surry
Swain
Tyrrell
Washington
Watauga
Yadkin
Yancey
American Davis Cup players sail tonight from New York
Three members of the American Davis cup team sail aboard the Berengraria tonight for Europe. John Van Ryn John Hennessey and Wilmer Allison will be joined in Europe later by George Lett. They may have help from Big Bill Tilden and Frank Hunter in the inter zone finals at Paris July 18 20 21 and if successful the challenge round against France early 26 27 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Iurope
John van Ryn
John Hennessey
Wilmen Allison
Europe
George Lett
Bill Tilden
Frank Hunter
Paris
France
Eaily
Commencement Activities Continue At High Point High School
The 1929 commencement at High Point High School continues tonight with eight students in oratorical and essay contests for the J Failwood Cox medal and the M J Wrenn medal. Thirty five students will perform in Thursday’s class day play with a senior glee club, climaxing Friday with diploma awards to 138 graduates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
J. Failwood Cox
M. J. Wrenn
Wilbur Hutchins
Burgess Leonard
Ralto Farlow
Mary Elizabeth Harllee
Frances Douglas
Mayna Allen
Margaret Andrews
Eloise Best
Glee Club
Agnes Crowder
Dorothy Franklin
Wilma Welborn
Helen Snyder
Margaret Neese
Dot Rankin
Jueilie Dunn
LaVerne Hudson
Adele Hicks
Dorothy Preddy
Elizabeth Gurley
Mildred Payne
Lucas Abels
C. L. Gray
Woodrow Brooks
Robert Morrow
Robert Davis
Percy Idol
Paul Appel
James McLeod
Fred Ingram
Davis Parson
Helizabeth Ragan
Marion Shipman
Robert Hubbard
Carl Smith
Ray Street Pupils Present Interesting School Program
Ray Street school fourth and fifth graders staged a program before a large crowd. Officers of the parent teacher association were installed: Mrs. Vernon Idol president, Mrs. W. L. Jackson vice president, Miss Carmen Mangum secretary, and Mrs. J. E. Millis treasurer. The event featured The Story of the Ship, a Maypole dance, and The Walrus and the Carpenter cantata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ray Street
Vernon Idol
W. L. Jackson
Carmen Mangum
J. E. Millis
Walrus
Carpenter
Margaret Austin
Katherine Lowdermilk
Fred West
Evelyn Sharp
Virginia Ellison
George Marshall
Vance Muelis
Mabel Hargett
Frances Crouch
Glenn Kidd
Harry Winders
Elizabeth Kivett
Billy Everett
Billy Mollman
Ruby Mae Culler
Ruby Lucile Culler
Anna Baynes
Curtis Morehead
Bessie Hyman
Aline Vance
Rites at Deep River for Miss Nellie Anderson
Funeral services for Miss Nellie Anderson who died Sunday at Morganton were held at Deep River Friends church with arrangements at 1100 East Russell Street. Rev. Robert Melvin and Rev. J. Waldo Woody presided. pallbearers included Samuel Comer and Grady Anderson. interment followed at Deep River cemetery.
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Nellie Anderson
Morganton
Deep River Friends Church
Cora Lee Norman
East Bend
Robert Melvin
Greensboro
J. Waldo Woody
Oak Hill Friends Church
East Russell Street
Samuel Comer
John Morgan
F. A. Bumgardner
Grady Anderson
H. C. Keever
G. C. Buie
Ella Smith
Bernice Hayworth
Lois Burton
Lucille Hayworth
Mildred Burton
Eva Young
Nora Hinshaw
Margie Smith
Lizzie Mabe
Nellie Garner
Deep River Cemetery
Jamestown Memorial Association to Meet Sunday
The Jamestown Memorial Association will hold its annual gathering at Jamestown M E Church on Sunday June 16 at 2 p m Dr W T Whitsett of Whitsett will speak on the early history of the community tracing Quaker beginnings on Deep River His previous Springfield Abbott s Creek address is recalled as a strong precursor to this continuation in Guilford County The new church and grounds provide a fitting setting for the event
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown Memorial Association
Jamestown M. E
Jamestown
W. T. Whitsett
Whitsett
Deep River
Springfield
Abbott’s Creek
Guilford County
Community Invites for Exercises Draw Large Gathering
An invitation to all interested to attend the exercises promises a large turnout. The community is described as outstanding in the state, known for progress culture and fine spirit.
House Frocks Bring Color to Home Wardrobes
The article describes tight bodice and full skirt peasant house frocks in tawny yellows and reds. It notes these designs cheer the home and lift wearers' spirits with vibrant, fashionable styling.
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T. A. Sykes
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Frank Sizemore
C. M. Waynick
Nat Walker
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Rhassware
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J. DD. Barker
South Main Street
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East Green Street Mattress Company
Dennis Keel
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East Broad St
Wagger’s Ladies Shop
Shoe Shine Parlor
Perpetual Building & Loan
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Treas
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Southern Mortgage Loan
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