Local Weather Update for North Carolina Coasts
Cloudy conditions with showers across east and south portions this afternoon and tonight. Cooler in the northeast and near the coast tonight. Thursday looks partly cloudy with possible showers and slightly warmer in the west. Winds from Hatters to Jacksonville shifting from southwesterly to northerly near the coast. Overcast with showers tonight and Thursday. coastal areas may see thunder squalls in the far south.
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BeLIeve It Or Not By Robt Ripley 7
Readers are invited to ponder the curious oddities and marvels compiled by Robt Ripley in this weekly BeLIeve It Or Not feature, showcasing bizarre facts and astonishing feats.
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Robt. Ripley
Mt Vernon Gospel Groups to Sing at Mt Vernon Baptist Church
Musical programs in Winston-Salem and Greensboro highlight two evenings of gospel and quartet singing at Mt Vernon Baptist Church with a small admission. Also notes local personal travels and community events including a Boy Scout leadership training institute and a resignation at Fairview Street school.
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Mt. Vernon
Gospel
Silvertone Tioapel
Winston-Salem
Mt. Vernon Baptist Church
Royal Kings
New Zion
Greensboro
8. B. Burford
Davis
Fairview
Fairview Street Elementary School
B. Davie
Mitchell Delivers Commencement Address at A and T Exercise
Congressman Arthur W. Mitchell of Illinois spoke at the A and T college commencement, urging 75 graduates to finish the alphabet of experience. He advised reading Carter G. Woodson's The Miseducation of the Negro and warned that success is earned by self effort.
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Arthur W. Mitchell
Illinois
Mitchell
Carter G. Woodson
Rehearsal For Park Opening
Members of the various church groups held a rehearsal for events marking the opening of the new park. Participants planned procession, music, and community announcements to welcome visitors and spotlight the facility.
City choirs asked to rehearse for Park opening day
The choirs of the city are asked to meet at the First Baptist Church Thursday evening at 8 o clock for a rehearsal of music for the park opening day event.
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First Baptist Church
White School of Beauty Culture Reopens at Odd Fellows Hall
The White School of Beauty Culture reopened on the second floor of Odd Fellows Hall at 736 East Washington Street and expects to stay there. Mr and Mrs Simmons entertained Sunday afternoon at dinner for Miss Mildred D Johnson of Springfield Mase Mrs Grayce Waddy Lyons C BE Okely and D Carter. The gathering welcomed Miss Johnson to High Point and bid farewell to Mrs Lyons who departed Monday for Alabama.
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Mytrolene L. Grays
Underwood Avenue
William Penn High School
Christine Herell
Hilltop Street
Mildred Wheeler
Margaret Hill
Mable Quick
Mary A. Williams
Emma Jones
Sarah Colston
Earlene Davis
Carolyn Robinson
Mary J. Lawrence
Hilda Amaka
Luella Belle
Mardoris Mack
Messrs. Gilmore Eccles
Jasper Lawhorn
Alphonza Williamson
Isaac Counta
George Wilks
White School of Beauty
Odd Fellows Hall
East Washington Street
Birthday dinner guests at McFall home in High Point
Mrs Ethel Uten hosted a family birthday dinner at 306 West Willis Street for her mother Mrs Sarah Giinere with Rev F R Mason C B Simmons Mildred DPD Johnson of Springfield Mass among attendees. Red Sox win 10 4 notes a High Point victory over Asheville Black Touriste with Joe Crawford pitching.
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L. McFall
Rivett Drive
F. R. Mason
C. B. Simmons
Mildred Dpd. Johnson
Springfield
Mass
Ethel Unten
West Willis Street
Sarah Giinere
Red Sox
High Point Red Sox
Asheville
Joe Crawford
Home Sought For Colored Children
The department of public welfare seeks a home for four colored children aged five to fourteen after the mother’s death and the father’s illness. Welfare officials stress an urgent need and note legal adoption arrangements are possible if a new family steps forward. The children include two girls ages five and twelve and two boys ages nine and fourteen.
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Department of Public Welfare
Welfare Department
SEC Demands Full German Bond Details Before Payouts
The Securities and Exchange Commission will require a full disclosure of Germany's secret debt and post Anschluss liabilities in any future bond issues. The next offer, $69 million in 3 percent conversion bonds due 1946, faces a stricter registration statement. Also notes rising Washington costs and anecdotes about Roosevelt and Justice Black.
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Washington
Germany
Czechoslovakia
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
Reich
Austria
Hitler
Seri Indians Close to Caveman Life on Tur Buron Island
The Seri Indians live on tur buron Island two miles off the Mexican coast in the Pacific and are described as scarcely more advanced than ancient cavemen.
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Turburon Island
Pacific
Mexico
Negro Held At Bay By Youth Bound Over For Breaking
A 22 year old Negro, W. J. Rogers, was bound over to Superior court after a 16 year old white youth, Max Coltrane, held him at bay when he entered Vernon Coltrane’s home south of Greensboro. Rogers admitted breaking and entering and taking about $50 in silver from a trunk.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Vernon Coltrane
J. E. Pasehall
W. J. Rogers
Max Coltrane
Prison escapee surrenders at Guilford County prison
Joe Hornsby a Sandy Ridge convict ended a nine hour sabbatical last night at 8 o clock when he surrendered at the prison gates. Two companions Richard Tysinger and Albert Hoffman remained at large as officers and deputies searched the area around High Point and Guilford. Hornsby said he decided to give up offering no clues about the others. Tysinger, from High Point, has a lengthy prior record.
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Joe Hornsby
Sandy Ridge
Guilford County Prison Institution
Hornsby
Richard Tysinger
Albert Hoffman
Kivett Drive
Here
Tysinger
Hoffman
High Point
Bureau of Investigation
Five Forgery Charges Against Woman Here
A woman jailed in High Point faced five forgery warrants, with four sworn here and one today, after passes as Minnie F P Ballance of Everett North Carolina and allegedly passing $82 in fake checks. She also used the name Mrs F N Gray in recent transactions and denied all charges. Yesterday she was arrested in Winston Salem on a petty larceny charge and released to High Point authorities for further inquiry.
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Minnie Fp, Ballance
Everett
N. C
F. N. Gray
Ballance
Winston-Salem
High Point
Hear Charges Made by Atkinson Here Saturday
The first box opened was that of precinct No. 8 as board members sorted congressional ballots this afternoon. Mr Pearce said he was undecided on whether results would be released to the press.
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Atkinson
Pearce
Budge Advances to French Open Semi-Finals
In Auteuil France Don Budge overwhelmed young Bernard Destremeau to reach the semi finals of the French hard court championships.
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Auteull
France
Dune
Don Budge
Bernard Destremeau
Ged
Get
Oldest World Commercial Air Service Shaped by Seadta in Colombia
The Seadta airline in Colombia began in 1920, claimed as the oldest successful commercial air service in the world, establishing a pioneering route in South America.
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Seadta
Colombia
South America
Rites Conducted For Mr. Beazley
Funeral services for Frank Tunis Beazley were held at H. D. Oliver Funeral Home Norfolk conducted by Rev. Broadus E. B. Jones. Surviving family includes widow Carolina Bragg Beazley and parents Jaim H. and Sarah Beazley. Honorary pallbearers listed from multiple cities. Prior service held at Sechrest Funeral Home with solos and duets.
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H. D. Oliver
Colonial Avenue
Norfolk
Broadus EB. Jones
First Baptist Church of
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Col
Chas. B. Borland
EB. H. Jarvis
Es Jarvis
P. R. Kornegay
Miller
F. S. Stevens
Beazley
Carolina Bragg Beazley
This City
Jaim H
Sarah Ton Beazley
Warren L. Beazley
New York City
Ric M. Beazley
G. C. Dougherty
Nellie B. Nelson
Betty
Sechrest Funeral Home
C. C. Williamson
First Presbyterian Church
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
J. H. Allred
Sunrise
Theater Contracts Awarded For City Building In High Point
The North Carolina Theatres Inc modern theatre on South Main street will be built by R K Stewstieena Sons after bids awarded today. G H Kearns and Bryant Electric win other contracts. Construction starts now with completion expected by early next year.
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High Point
G. H. Kearns and His Sons
North Carolina Theatres, Inc
South Main Street
R. K. Stewstieena Sons
Bryant Electric Company
Pittsburgh student with disability earns science degree
Armless Johnstown youth Joseph Pirakowsky won a bachelor of science degree at the University of Pittsburgh. He lost his arms in an openiees at age four. Instructors say his writing with a pencil clenched in his teeth is better than average despite the handicap.
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Pittsburgh
Joseph Pirankowsky
Johnstown
University of Pittsburgh
Pirakowsky
Pirukowsky
County Row Over Paved Road Half Share
In St Joseph and Marshall counties officials argued over who should pay for half of a border road. St Joseph agreed to pave its half while Marshall paved its. Discovery of the double paving led Marshall officials to urge St Joseph to cover its own portion.
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South Bend
Ind
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Marshall County
Marshall Commissioners
St. Joseph
Reed craft to distract Japanese bombing near airport
Reports say Chinese troops used dummy aircraft built from reed and matting to lure Japanese bombers away from the airstrip, leaving the real targets less exposed. The tactic aims to shield strategic facilities and reduce damage.
England Shows Fewer Trees Now Than 1914 Despite Replacements
A report notes England has fewer trees today than in 1914 even as rapid strides replace some. The piece compares woodland coverage and highlights ongoing changes in land use over a century.
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Althouh
England
Thomasville to Seek Federal Grant for Civic Center
Thomasville votes to apply for a federal grant covering up to 45 percent of the cost of a proposed community center. Architect plans and a bond election are authorized to determine public support for the project featuring a pool gym banquet hall offices and a curb market for local farmers. City officials announce the bond election date soon following an May 27 citizens meeting urging the move.
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Taber Predicts Session Total Of 13 Billion
Washington reports that the current congressional session could reach a peacetime appropriations peak near 13.5 billion dollars per Representative TaBer and the House Appropriations Committee. Total enacted and pending bills total about 12.28 billion with relief and public works figures pending Senate approval.
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Senate
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Appropriations Committee
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Justice
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Sheriff Denies Bribe Charges In North Carolina Case
Greenville reports Sheriff A. Whitehurst testified he never took bribes since 1926 and fought bootleggers. Defense presented vouchers claiming a former board authorized hiring J. Gus Stokes with a 25 dollar monthly salary plus fees. Commission was under restraining order on further payments to A. Batson’s investigating bureau as part of the case.
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N. C
A. Whiteharst
County Board of Commissioners
Whitehurst
Fife County
Sheig
J. Gus Stokes
Stokes
A. 8
Batson
Bureau
Whigh
New German Flying Boat to Be Launched by Catapult
A new German flying boat designed for transatlantic service will be launched by catapult. The aircraft has a cruising range of 8,100 miles at a speed of miles per hour.
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Filying-Bea
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