Lions Convention Closes With Banquet Address and Awards
The 31st district Lions clubs wrapped up a two day meeting at a Sheraton hotel banquet. Dr T Wingate Andrews urged fellowship as companionship on equal terms and shared destiny. Awards went to Bill Osborne for district secretary cup Charlotte for club travel distance, Hugh Dupree for low gross golf, Fred F Vance and Lon Russell for low net and consolation prize. Retiring district governor Forrest Heath received a commemorative watch. W J Ashbaugh named district governor with A J Koonce and Bill Rogers as lieutenant governors. Shelby won the activities cup. Judge Hastings presided as toastmaster. District Governor ball followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Wingate Andrews
Sheraton Hotel
31St District of Lions Clubs
Andrews
A. J. Koonce
Clubs West
Bill” Osborne
Shelby
Charlotte
Hugh Dupree
Raleigh
Fred F. Vance
Kernersville
Lon’ Russell
Greensboro
Forrest G. Heath
Guy O. Bagwell
W. J. Ashbaugh
Durham
Pellagra Cases Mount In State
North Carolina recorded 70 new pellagra cases last week, up from 49 the prior week and higher than 22 and 21 in the two earlier comparable periods. Health officer Dr. C. Reynolds noted long lead times for pellagra to show and suggested many cases contracted last winter amid rising measles, scarlet fever and whooping cough counts.
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Raleigh
North Carolna
Cc. V. Reynolds
Health Board
Hosiery Workers Return to 40Hour Week After Short Protest
Robbins Knitting employees returned to work at 7:30 AM after a brief out of the mill protest against a fifty hour week. C. C. Robbins Sr announced the plant would revert to a forty hour schedule to match regional competition. AFHW representative Charles Centers was briefly detained but released. no charges were filed. Henry I. Adams said area mills mostly operate forty hours, except Hanes, amid competition driving hours up in nearby plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robbins Knitting Company
C. C. Robbins, Sr
Robbins
Eastern Tennessee Mills
Winston-Salem
Charles Centers
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
High Point
Centers
AFHW
Winston- Salem
Hanes Hosiery
Death of Glenn Miles in San Diego
Glenn Miles C. Glenn, 68, of Greensboro North Carolina, assistant superintendent of the Southern railway, died yesterday at the home of his daughter Mrs T W Hardie in San Diego California.
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Miles
Glenn San Diego
Cal
Miles C. Glenn
Greensboro
N. C
The
Southern Railway
T. W. Hardie
Ragan Dies at 89 One of Early Gastonia Mill Organizers
George W. Ragan died yesterday in Gastonia at age 89. He helped organize the first mills in the textile manufacturing center and was prominent in local industry.
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Georger W. Ragan
Gastonia
George W. Ragan
Suit for 90000 started in Winston-Salem court
The suit of R J Burge administrator of Gorrell A Burge and W S Scales seeks 50000 damages from an automobile crash on the Winston-Salem highway and 400 for car damages. Court recessed for Dr J T Burrus funeral. city offices closed 3 to 4. Burge died Sept 27 after injuries from the Sept 1 accident. Dorothy Fritz injured but recovered. Other cases: Frank McDowell获 400 judgment against Ira L Link for injuries. Morton divorces granted to Edna N Morton from James W Morton and Mary Gladden Webb from O C Webb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Burge
Gorrell A. Burge
W.S. Scales
Winston-Salem
Lewis E. Teague
J. T. Burrus
E. M. Knox
Columbus Webber
W. 8
Scales
Burge
Dorothy Fritz
Mary Gladden Webb
O. C. Webb
Wreck Causes $20,000 Suit Against Children's Home
Mamie Kimsey of Jamestown sues Methodist Protestant Children's Home Inc. in High Point municipal court for 20000 damages from an automobile crash on November 4 1935 on the High Point Greensboro highway near High Point College. She says she suffered a broken left leg and facial injuries with permanent injury alleged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mamie Kimsey
Jamestown
High Point
Methodist Protestant Children's Home, Inc
Kimsey
High Point-Greensboro
High Point College
Rites Held for Glenn Lawrence at Highland M E Church
Funeral services for Glenn Lawrence drowned at Triangle Lake Sunday night were conducted at 4 PM yesterday by Rev. G H Liner of Southside Baptist church from Highland M E Church. Pallbearers included Boyd Shires Johnny White George Tomlin Joe Rhew Atlas Rhew and Richard McCormick. Friends and neighbors sent flowers as the choir performed favorite selections. A large gathering attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenn Lawrence
Triangle Lake
Highland Mbe
Sharch
G. H. Liner
Southside Baptist Church
Boyd Shires
Johnny White
George Tomlin
Joe Rhew
Atlas Rhew
Richard McCormick
Miss Bowman to Lead Prayer Service at Wesley Memorial
Miss Clarice Bowman the director of Christian education at Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church will conduct the weekly prayer service tonight at 8. She will speak on Discontent. The meeting will be held in the Young People’s department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young People’s Department of
Wesley Memorial Church
J. Gurney Briggs
John Gurney Briggs, Jr
A. Sherrod
Vera Smith
R. T. Amos
Daniel Smith
Dorothy Hoskins
William Lindsay
Wilton Barnes
Norman Fidler
Ernestine Voncannon Strickland
Evelyn Sharpe
Alma Andrews
T. Hensley
Cornelia Ann Hodgin
Ann Wood
William Penn High School
High Point
Clarice Bowman
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church
Young People’s Department
Largest Summer School Launches at High Point College
The largest summer school in High Point college history opened with registrations of 76, surpassing last year’s full terms. The first term ends July 17, the second begins July 20, with Dr. C. R. Hinshaw in charge of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
C. R. Hinshaw
Radio theft reported at Southeastern Railway Express platform
Police report a stolen Atwater Kent radio taken from the platform of the Southeastern Railway Express on West High Street. It was en route to Oxford, North Carolina. No arrests have been made.
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Radio 18
Atwater Kent
Southeastern Railway Express Company
West High Street
Oxford
N. C
Cash Stolen From Tire Boot Manufacturing Cash Register
The manager reports $10 stolen from the cash register after stepping out briefly with customers. Police found no clues and describe the theft as undetermined with no immediate suspects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tire
Bailey Dunn Slashed in Brawl. Warrant Issued for Grayson Stone
Bailey Dunn was slashed multiple times at Evelyn Daniel's place near the city limits on the Winston-Salem highway. A warrant was drawn for Grayson Stone of Winston-Salem road for assault with a deadly weapon, but he had not been taken into custody by noon today.
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Bailey Dunn
College Street
Evelyn Daniel
Winston-Salem Highway
Grayson Stone
Winston-Salem Road
Merritt Pledges Support To Gold In Guilford County
Merritt of Greensboro, defeated by Thomas J. Gold Sr. in the Guilford County Democratic primary for state senator, pledges full support to the winner. He commends Gold for personality, ability, experience, and character and salutes the county Democrats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Robert A. Merritt
T. J. Gold
High Point
Senate
Guilford County
Thomas J. Gold
Gold
Lightning Strike Injures Two In Rocky Mount Home
In Rocky Mount on June 10 an electrical storm triggered a false alarm but led rescuers to Linwood Massengale Jr and Edith Massengale 12 who were struck by lightning in their Linwood Street home. The bolt tore the kitchen stove apart and knocked them unconscious before revival with no apparent injuries.
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Rocky Mount
Linwood Massengale
Linwood Massengale, Jr
Edith
Bankers To Start For Home Tonight
In Bermuda on June 10 bankers and guests wrap up a sight-seeing day aboard the Reliance. The annual banquet will be held tonight after the return voyage to Norfolk Virginia. A business session is planned aboard tomorrow with the convention ending Friday morning when the ship reaches Norfolk.
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Georges
Bermuda
North Carolina
Norfolk
Reliance
Former Slaves At Confederate Meet
SHREVEPORT La June 10 A number of the Confederate veterans at their annual reunion here today were accompanied by former slaves who had followed them to the battlefields in the sixties.
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Shreveport
Bar Association IO Meeting Delayed to July 20
The 12th Judicial District Bar Association postponed its annual district meeting until July 20 due to the governor race. J. M. Broughton of Raleigh was chosen to give the principal address and invitations will be sent. The arrangements committee includes Judge Lewis E. Teague and five others from High Point.
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12Th Judicial District Bar Association
J. M. Broughton
Raleigh
North Carolina State Bar
Lewis E. Teague
D. C. McRae
Horace Haworth
Charles W. McAnally
M. W. Nash
High Point
Gilmer Sparger
Danbury
Don Walser
Lexington
R. J. Scott
H. R. Kiser
Thomasville
Moser sues Woodland Casket for 705 in High Point
G L Moser filed in High Point municipal court seeking 705 from Woodland Casket Company Inc under a contract dated March 27 1935. He says he worked at 60 weekly, then was moved to road sales with mileage and salary promised but unpaid totaling 705 and asks for judgment and a receiver for the firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Woodland Casket Company, Inc
Woodland
Cornell Professor Visits Dr. Carrick
Professor James M. Sherman of Cornell University arrived yesterday for a brief visit with Dr. D. B. Carrick. He renewed acquaintances with track stars E. LeRoy Briggs and Joe Hoffman and recalled his own track career at North Carolina State College Guilford College and the University of North Carolina.
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James M. Sherman
Cornell University
D. B. Carrick
North Carolina State College
Sherman
E. LeRoy Briggs
Guilford College
Joe Hoffman
University of North Carolina
Carrick
Cornell
League Leaders Defeated as Vanquished Tops Slump
In Richmond on June 10 Portsmouth and Rocky Mount both lost, dropping into a tie for second in the Piedmont league. Durham’s pitching limited the Cubs to three hits in a late game victory, while John Leonardo silenced the Red Sox for a 5-4 win as Barnes Maggert fueled a sixth inning rally. Norfolk Asheville game was rained out, leaving the Tars with a six and a half game lead over the two runners-up.
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Richmond
Portsmouth
Rocky Mount
Cubs
Durham
John Leonardo
Red Sox
Barnes
Maggert
Tars
Two Solar Eclipses Mark Minimum in a Year
The year records at least two solar eclipses, the minimum possible for any calendar year, with both occurrences being solar eclipses.
Veterans To Get $50,000 In Bonus Bonds Next Wednesday
High Point post office announces distribution of about 50 thousand dollars in adjusted compensation bonds to roughly 2,000 World War veterans. Notices will be delivered June 16 17 or 18 depending on delivery method and identification required. bonds must be cashed through Asheville and the funds sent to Washington.
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High Point
United States
Usarkk
ICC
Clark
Asheville
U. S. Treasury
Washington, D. C
Washington
Treasury
Post Office Department
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Icebergs Can Take Two Centuries to Melt
A note states bergs may persist for up to 200 years before melting. It also notes that bears typically do not attack a person who remains still.
Southern Furniture Makers meet to discuss Social Security act
High Point area manufacturers travel to Roaring Gap for a two day Southern Furniture Manufacturers association session focusing on the Social Security act. Dr. J M Matthews of Babson Park Mass addresses the banquet. Cost Accounting division holds a one day session with golf events planned.
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High Point Furniture Manufurers
Roaring Gap
Tomorr
Southern Furniture Maufacturers Association
J. M. Matthews
Babs Institute
Babson Park
Mass
New Horizons
Rudd Loder
Chattan Tenn
Hoffman Expresses Gratitude After Primary Support
Hi Hoffman Jr. cocommissioner candidate expresses thanks to hundreds of supporters after leading the state county ticket with 10 227 votes in Guilford and High counties. He credits voter confidence and vows to perform duties to the best of his ability amid strong general election expectations.
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Joe EB. Hoffman, Jr
High
Guilford County
Hoffman
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Hedgecock Lumber CO
West Commerce
Tional Bank
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
High Point, N. Y
Cunningham Water
Kermit H. Parker
Sacramento
W. E. Methvin
Tennessee
Agee
Congressional Airport
Washington, D.C
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A. Burge
Miss Bowman
Merritt
Confederate
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