UNC to hold unique commencement with student-led plan
At the University of North Carolina Dr. John W. Studebaker will deliver a brief address and then a panel of five seniors will present objectives for democracy. The seniors will discuss their planks for future national development and debate with the commissioner of education for about 40 minutes. The focus is on youth views rather than the speaker.
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BL Hill
University of North Carolina
John W. Studebaker
Tomornight
Dr. Studebaker
Plants close at Kernersville protest over 50 hour limit
Workers urged to stick with a protest against a 50 hour increase at Adams-Millis plants in Kernersville. June Woollen and J Adams invited workers to a rear plant meeting while a group rode cars around the facilities causing minor noise but no further disruption. Griffith of Vance Knitting warned workers to either return to the mill or stay away.
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Woollen
Adams-Millis
J. Adams
Griffith
Treas
Vance Knitting Comb
Hosiery Workers Call Meeting For Negotiations
Henry I. Adams of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers returns to High Point from Kerneraville and calls all High Point hosiery workers to a Tuesday 7 PM meeting at the Labor Temple 127 1 2 North Wrenn Street to start negotiations.
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Henry I. Adams
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
High Point
Kerneraville
Labor Temple
North
Wrenn Street
Lions Convene to Expand Blind Aid Across North Carolina
A North Carolina Lions convention emphasizes a statewide drive to aid the blind. Dr. Cheek outlines local focus, employment, education, and community partnerships, noting 4,000 to 6,000 adults are blind amid a $25,000 state commission budget. The gathering reports new clubs, safety campaigns, and glasses for underprivileged children, with an officers banquet and colt tournament slated.
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State Commission For the Blind
North Carolina
State Commission
Cheek
Guy C. Bagwell
Charlotte
Grover H. Jones
Luther Martin
Winston-Salem
Forrest G. Heath
Raleigh
Vincent c. Hascall
Omaha
Neb
Lions International
Stocks Gain Firmer Grip On Recovery
New York June 8. European news was reassuring and the domestic barometer held at continued fair as the stock market gained a firmer grip on recovery. Volume at the start of the fourth hour was noted higher than in recent sessions amid cautious broker expectations. European steadiness uplifted French franc while sterling softened. Wheat declined on Winnipeg futures as rainfall reports influenced the market. Cotton stayed steady and bonds advanced.
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New York
France
Winnipeg
Merchants Meet Tonight At Elwood Hotel
Merchants hold a 6 45 session at the Elwood hotel to elect officers and review annual reports by Kirkman and Grace Baker. The gathering will discuss three topics including a rotating board of directors, division structure for grocers and druggists, and revising the merchant privilege tax proposed by the city council.
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Elwood
A. Kirkman
Grace Baker
Credit Men Meet in Richmond Opening Optimistic Session
The National Association of Credit Men opens its annual convention in Richmond Virginia with President P M Haught of New York stating the improving failure record signals the low mood is behind us.
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Richmond
Jane
National Association of Credit Men
P. M. Haught
New York
Silent Minter and Shelby Seek Out of Court Settlement
Mary Miles Minter and her mother Mrs. Charlotte Shelby remained silent on reports of an out of court settlement of their 750000 dollar suit against a brokerage firm. They referred inquiries to their attorney who was reportedly absent on an indefinite vacation.
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Los Angeles
Mary Miles Minter
Charlotte Shelby
Great Britain Misses War Debt Payment to U.S.
Britain defaulted on its semi annual war debt installment to the United States. It said the inability to pay was due to reasons less valid now than when it first suspended payments in 1934.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Great Britain
United States
Sage of Emporia charms at GOP convention poses
William Allen White, veteran political observer, appeared in candid shots at the Cleveland national convention. The upper photo shows a confident smile suggesting success, while the lower image captures him listening with a quizzical expression as gossip swirls around him.
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William Allen White
Emporia
Cleveland
Saa
Paving Starts on No Main Street Tuesday
North Main street will have asphalt poured on patched concrete bases starting tomorrow morning, city engineer Sam H. Strickland announced. Three days are needed for North Main repairs, then Montlieu avenue will receive flush coating. Traffic on North Main will use the street but avoid patched sections for 24 hours. Montlieu will be closed where coating occurs.
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North Main Street
Sam H. Strickland
North Main
Main Street
Montheu Avenue
Montlieu Avenue
Ken Maynard at Broadhurst Western Courage on Friday and Saturday
Ken Maynard stars in Western Courage at the Broadhurst for two showings. He rides his famous horse and leads a rescue during a tense sequence at a burned cabin after a kidnapping plot unfolds on a dude ranch setting.
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Ken Maynard
Broadhurst Theatre
Ken
Tay
Maynard
Ken Ian
North Carolina primary results show leaders in multiple districts
Rep Graham Barden holds a large lead over Abernethy as Salisbury plans endorse. Cooley leads in the fourth district with 23,333 to 2,067 from 92 of 152 precincts. Hancock leads James in the fifth district 21,136 to 10,017 from 109 of 142 precincts. Umstead dominates the sixth district with 21,482 to 6,194 from 100 of 117 precincts. Bulwinkle leads Whiting in the tenth with a near 10,000 margin as Weaver wins in the eleventh with 146 of 250 precincts reported. A second primary looms for lieutenant governor with Grady leading Horton and McNeill. Two other state office holders face opposition with mixed results.
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Harold D. Cooley
Palmer Bailey
Raleigh
Bruce Carraway
A. L. Bulwinkle
Ben Whiting
Zep Weaver
Bruce Fisher
Paul D. Grady
Senate
W. P. Horton
George McNeill
Mongrel Adopts Litter of Red Foxes
In Marion a mongrel dog adopted a litter of red fox cubs found after chicken ranch raids. Deputy Game Warden A. D. Wilkinson, whose dog had just birthed pups, raised the foxes with the dogs. He plans to raise them to maturity and release them for sportsmen.
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Marion
June
A. d. Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Farmer in Reckless Driving Case Questions Watch and Time
Prosecuting Attorney Parker Waynick questioned a Danville farmer witness in municipal court about travel times and meals en route to High Point. The witness admitted not knowing the time, had no watch, and replied “at dinner time.” A boarding house operator added uninvited aid to the case during the proceedings.
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Parker Waynick
Danville
High Point
Statewide races show incumbents and challengers in close contests
With 1 380 precincts reporting State Treasurer Charles M. Johnson led Mrs Helen Robinson Wohl by a wide margin 235 982 to 74 398. Clyde A Erwin held a comfortable lead for State Superintendent of Public Instruction over A B Alderman and Gilbert Craig. Stacey Wade trailed Thad Bure and M R Dunnagan for Secretary of State. William A Graham and W Kerr Scott contested for Commissioner of Agriculture with Scott leading. Bax ter Durham trailed four candidates for State Auditor behind George Ross Poll 153 626 and Durham 84 492.
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Charles M. Johnson
Helen Robertson Wohl
Johnson
Wohl
Clyde A. Erwin
A. B. Alderman
Gilbert Craig
Erwin
Alderman
Craig
Stacey Wade
Thad Bure
M. R. Dunnagan
Wade
Bure
Dunnagan
Commissioners of Agriculture
William A. Graham
W. Kerr Scott
Grange
Scott
Graham
Baxter Durham
George Ross Poll
Durham
W. L. Dowell
Charles W. Miller
Welcome Rain Drums Goldsboro as City Receives First Rain
Goldsboro and vicinity saw its first substantial rain in five weeks last night measuring 1.83 inches. A heavy wind and electrical display accompanied the shower with no damage reported.
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Goldsboro
Six Italians killed as tractors overturn in Pola review
Six persons were killed and 35 others injured during a construction day military review when two artillery tractors overturned on an incline at Pola Italy yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pola
Italy
Man of Iron Coming to Rialto With Barton MacLane
Barton MacLane stars in the First National release Man of Iron at the Rialto on Wednesday and Thursday. The film casts him as a steel worker who climbs to an executive post and blends serious acting with comedy and romance as Dorothy Peterson plays his bride who keeps him grounded.
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Barton MacLane
Dr. Socrates
First National
Rialto Eng
Thursay
Maclane
Mary Dugan
Hollywood
Dorothy Peterson
Mac Lane
Caveness Seeks Second Primary in Guilford Race
Shelley B Caveness of Greensboro announces he will seek a second Democratic primary in the state house race. R T Pickens Jr of High Point not yet reached to confirm entry. Balloting across 52 precincts shows top contenders with Caffey Hoyle and Carruthers leading. six highest vote-getters advance to a possible run-off.
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Shelley B. Caveness
Greensboro
House of Representatives
R. T. Pickens, Jr
High Point
Caveneas
Guilford County
Pickens
Mr. Pickens
John W. Caffey
Thomas C. Hoyle, Jr
Joseph T. Carruthers, Jr
Rupert T. Pickens
Adams Younce
Charles J. Hunt
J. Keith Harrison
W. EB. Apple
State Board of Elections
Accidental Death of Cotton Broker Claude Craig Stuns Gastonia
In Gastonia on June 8, coroner L. B. Kincaid released a report on Claude Craig a prominent 66 year old cotton broker who died in a local hospital after an apparent fall from a bathtub floor at his Win suburban home. Police dropped murder theory after questioning witnesses confirmed accidental death.
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Gastonia
L. EB. Kincaid
Claude Craig
Kincaid
Craig
Win
Tucker elected president of NC State College Alumni
Irving B. Tucker of Whiteville was elected president of the North Carolina State College Alumni Association this afternoon in Raleigh plays.
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Raleigh
Irving B. Tucker
Whiteville
N. C. State College Alumni Association
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