Beauty Lobby aimed to sway Congress in Philippine bonds plot
Federal Court heard a case accusing William P Buckner Jr Felipe Buencamino John Stuart Hyde C Westley Turner and William J Gillespie of a mail fraud scheme to raise Philippine Railway bond values They allegedly courted Hollywood stars and Broadway figures to influence Congress and redeem the bonds Sixty witnesses were subpoenaed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Congress
Washington
William P. Buckner, Jr
Loretta Young
Felipe Buencamino
John Stuart Hyde
Suave
William J. Gillespie
Buckner
Declining Prices Blamed for Drop in U.S. Income
Commerce Department officials blamed declining prices and reduced production volume for an 11 percent drop in 1938 national income totaling 64 billion dollars. The national income had risen for five years to a 1937 peak of 72 billion dollars.
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Washington
Commerce Department
Storm cleanup begins after weekend wind and rain toll
In Indianapolis six Midwestern states started clearing debris after a weekend storm killed six people and caused extensive property damage totaling thousands of dollars.
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Indianapolis
Notice of Land Sale in Guilford County
Guardian J W Slate, successor to A N Greer, will sell at the East Door Guilford County Building High Point NC on June 22 1939 at 1130 AM a parcel in High Point Township bounded by Grace Street Wise Street and other lines. The sale is subject to taxes street assessments and a 5 percent cash deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Hendrix
A. N. Greer
Horney
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. Y
Cora Elizabeth Horney
Henrietta Horney
Guilford
Grace Street
Wise Street
J. W. Slate
Horney Heirs
Guilford County Seeks Bids for School Construction Projects
The Guilford County Board of Education invites bids for two classroom addition to Ray Breet School, roofing work at Oak Bill School, and boiler, firing device installations at Johnson Street School in High Point NC. Bids due July 1 1939 at 10 AM. Requires 5 percent bid bond and 100 percent performance bond.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
Board of Education
High Point
Ray Breet
Oak Bill
Johnson Street
County Board of Education
Ouse
Greensboro
Bay Street
Louis F. Voorhees
Eccles D. Tverhart
N. Main St
Oak Hill
Yson T. Ferree
W. Green St
N. C
Ight
IF Education
Thomas R. Foust
Cyanide Assassin Strikes Night in Cincinnati
A mysterious night assailant using cyanide gas has attempted to kill three Cincinnati families, injuring none. The killer, seen fleeing a yard, used prussic acid fumes and set gas jets ablaze in one kitchen, prompting police to call it the work of a madman with no motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Eleanor Keese
Henry Keese
Kesse
Otto P. Behrer
Frank Kramer
Ora B. Craig
Helen
Anice Skeen Rites Held for Thomasville Widow
Anice Skeen 65 widow of C O Skeen and longtime resident of Homanville route two died Sunday at City Memorial Hospital after a two month illness. Survived by son Cicero Skeen two daughters Mrs J V Miller and Mr J A Crook one brother Cleveland Kennedy three sisters and numerous grandchildren. Funeral at Pleasant Hill Methodist Church Monday at 2 30 p m with Rev W R Jenkins and Rev T B Johnson officiating. Interment in church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Mrea
Anice Skeen
C. O. Skeen
Route Two
J. A. Crook
Candor
Cleveland Kennedy
Hillsboro
George Head
Ben Hepler
Rous
Nettie Kennedy
High Point
W. R. Jenkins
T. B. Johnson
Webb L. Clinard of Fairview Community Funeral
Webb L. Clinard prominent Fairview farmer died at City Memorial Hospital in Thomasville Friday morning. Funeral service held at Fairview Methodist Church Sunday at 10 30 conducted by Rev. W R Jenkins and Rev. T B Johnson with the Fairgrove Quartet singing three selections. Pallbearers named and interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ww. L. Clinard
Thomasville
Webb L. Clinard
Fairview
City Memorial Hospital
Fairview Methodist Church
W. R. Jenkins
T. B. Johnson
Fairgrove
Roy Carr
Clyde Carr
Ernest Ball
Clay Motsinger
Arthur Motsinger
Raymond Motsinger
Leo Leonard
W. G. Smith
Death of Mrs Lydia Robbins in Asheboro
Mrs Lydia Jane Robbins 72 died at her home after a lengthy illness. She was wife of E R Robbins and former Mrs Jane King. Survived by husband two daughters Mrs A L Moore Asheboro and Miss Libbe Graham Robbins Winston Salem and one grandchild. Funeral at Charlotte M P Church with Rev Gregory officiating. Interment in church cemetery.
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Lydia Jane Robbins
Asheboro
E. R. Robbins
Jane King
Rev
Co. L. Gregory
Winston- Salem Friends Church
Thomasville Chief of Police Ill at Home
Special to The Enterprise reports Thomasville Chief F C Smith has been confined to his home for two days due to illness after attending court on Friday. He will be out of his office for a few days while under a physician care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
F. C. Smith
Four PWA Approved Contracts For Asheboro Filter Plant
Four of six bids for Asheboro water department filters plant were approved by the Public Works Administration in Atlanta. The valve and hydrant contract was withheld for later approval. The general contract, valued at $106,992.50, was awarded to A. H. Guion & Company at a town board meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Asheboro Water Department
Federal Public Works Administration
W. A. Bunch
Atlanta
A. H. Guion & Company
Town Board of Commissioners
Funeral for Mrs. Jane Screven Heyward Tomorrow
The funeral for Mrs. Jane Screven Heyward mother of author-playwright Du Bose Heyward will be held tomorrow at 11 a m in Charleston South Carolina She died yesterday in Tryon North Carolina after a weeklong illness.
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Charleston
8. C
Jane Screven Heyward
DuBose Heyward
Tryon
N. C
Youth Revival Kicks Off At Main Street Methodist
Rev Wilson C Weldon of China Grove opens the Young People's Revival at Main Street Methodist Church with a sermon on Changing Your Life using Johns gospel miracle. He urges youths to deepen Christian life and not let faith grow stale as nightly discussions continue at 7 and 7 45 p.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Weldon
China Grove
Main Street Methodist Church
Mr. Weldon
Lena Davis
Young People's Union
Wilson C. Weldon
God as Preserver in Christian Science Lesson Sermon
The Sunday Lesson Sermon on God the Preserver of Man emphasizes the Psalms text about God preserving man and beast. It cites Psalms 145:12-20 and asserts Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures describes man as the perfect divine idea reflecting divine Mind, with no lapse from harmony.
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God
Christian Science Churches and Societies
Mark Baker Eddy
New State Marriage Law Labeled Monstrosity by Wilmington Man
Raleigh dispatch reports Adram B. Rhodes a Wilmington registry official denounces North Carolina new marriage law as a monstrosity unfair and unenforceable. He cites cases of pregnancy waivers and blood tests, alleges rise in illicit cohabitation, and notes marriages to South Carolina for bypass.
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Wilmington
Henry Averill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
Gabriel
Adram B. Rhodes
New Hanover County
Cape Fear River
Raleigh Cafterla
Rhodes
South Carolina
Mr. Rhodes
Fragmentary Quote on Divine Perfection and Eternal History
An incomplete historical snippet cites a belief that God and all He creates are perfect and eternal, remaining unchanged in their eternal history. The text appears on page 470 line 21 and discusses immutable perfection across creation.
How Can I Remove Ink Spots And Keep Flies Off
Instructions advise using muriate of tin to remove ink stains from paper, followed by rinsing and careful drying. For insect control, rub laurel oil on picture frames lamps and other surfaces to deter flies. A temporary percolator top can be fixed with adhesive tape until a new top is obtained.
Model Etiquette Q and A from Roberta Lee
A bride may display wedding gifts to relatives or all guests in a special room. A simple “Thank you” suffices when a friend says I am sorry. For a summer luncheon at least one hot dish should be served.
Thomasville Man Lewis Barkley Dies at 50 in High Point
Lewis C Barkley 50 longtime Thomasville resident died Sunday afternoon in a High Point hospital from a heart attack suffered while driving between High Point and Thomasville. He was born January 17 1889 in Mecklenburg County son of David W and Martha Adams Barkley. He was a Woodmen of the World member and a deacon at First Presbyterian Church. He worked for Thomasville Furniture Company for years. He leaves a widow former Miss Alice Swicegood a daughter Martha Jane a sister Mrs F C Howard a brother D Bryce Barkley three sisters in law and three brothers in law several nieces and nephews. Funeral services are Tuesday at 2 pm at First Presbyterian Church with Rev Samuel S Wiley and Rev C M Pickens officiating and burial at Mount Pleasant Church Cemetery near Thomasville.
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Thomasville
Lewis C. Barkley
High Point
Mr. Barkley
Mecklenburg County
David W
Martha Adams Barkley
Thomasville Lodge of
Woodman of the World
First Presbyterian Church
Thomasville Furniture Company
Alice Swicegood
Martha Jane
F. C. Howard
D. Bryce Barkley
Bryce Barkley
Hamp Vestal
Flossie Swicegood
Joseph
Eugene Swicegood
J. G. Barkley
Rockwell
Samuel S. Wiley
C. M. Pickens
Main Street Methodist Church
Mount Pleasant Church
Lucey Keynotes Catholic Social Action Congress
Bishop Robert E. Lucey of Amarillo Texas keynoted the National Catholic Social Action Congress in Cleveland urging the economic order be organized and directed for the common good. The three day meeting explored social economic doctrine from capital labor and government perspectives based on papal encyclicals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Robert E. Lucey
Amarillo
Texas
National Catholic Social Action Congress
Leo XII
Pius XI
Randolph Sickness List Announces Birth and Discharges
Randolph Hospital releases weekly update listing admissions and discharges. Notable items include the birth of a daughter on June 4, 1939, with multiple patients admitted from Asheboro Ramseur Seagrove Coleridge and nearby areas and several discharged, including Mrs. Kinney and Mrs. Lyndon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolph Hospital
J. G. Ricardson
Madge Covins
John Mills
Hammond Renalds
Mary Lee Rich
Atemas Freeman
Co. C. Lydon
Ernest Edwards
Lester Farlowe
William Hor Medlin
Asheville
Dorothy West
Lester Felowe
Asheboro
James E.drews
Ramseur
Ale Marsh
Coleridge
E. Parks
Lillian Williams
Bud Hart Captures Interscholastic Net Title in Southeast
Bud Hart of Miami won the Southeastern Inter scholastic tennis tournament final over Grant Clark Miami Beach 6-4 3-6 8-6. Hart and Clark advance to the National Interscholastic tournament at Haverford Pa next month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bud Hart
Miami
Clinton
S. C
Fie
Grant Clark
Miami Beach
Hart
Clark
Maion Cricket Club
Haverford
Marker planned for Col. David Fanning at Cox's Mill
Asheboro June 12 A historical marker will be erected honoring Col. David Fanning of the American Revolutionary War at Cox's Mill about three miles south of Ramseur. The State Historical Commission has approved. erection is planned in the near future.
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Asheboro
David Fanning
Cox's Mill
Ramseur
State Historical Commission
Asheboro Officials to Move to New Municipal Building
Asheboro city officials will relocate to the new Municipal Building by July 1, per Mayor W A Bunch. The PWA contract targets completion by July 7 but requires razing the old structure, forcing early vacating of current offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
W. A. Bunch
PWA
Winston-Salem officials appoint FHA chief underwriter
W. G. Jerome of Winston-Salem named chief underwriter for the North Carolina State Office of the Federal Housing Administration in Greensboro. Thomas W. Wilson, also of Winston-Salem, is named chief valuator.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
W. G. Jerome
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Plane crash wounds pilot in Greensboro stunt display
L S McGuinnes of Winston Salem lost control of a Cub training plane during a stunt in Greensboro yesterday. He crashed from a low altitude, sustained a few bruises, and was released from the hospital after first aid. The steering instrument reportedly detached from the plane.
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Greensboro
L. S. McGuinnes
Winston- Salem
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Charles W. Carvin
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