Governor denies any commitment on Griffin retention
Raleigh June 19 Gov J Melville Broughton provided no official statement on a circulating report about a breach of a gubernatorial agreement involving Lloyd Griffin and the state school commission. A reporter learns that the governor flatly denies making any commitment regarding Griffin’s retention or removal.
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Raleigh
J. Melville Broughton
Wilkins P. Horton
Lloyd Griffin
School Commission
Griffin
Denials Tie To School Commission Case In North Carolina
The governor denies any personal effort to influence Horton last May on a second primary. A report cites an informant about an agreement regarding Griffin, while the governor asserts no promise was made about the school commission secretary’s retention or dismissal. Calcutt pardon costs and slot machine lawyers are also noted with pleasantries about character testimonials.
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Horton
Broughton
John Folger
Congress
Jule Warren
Griffin
North Carolina
School Commission
Joe Calcutt
Wilbur Bunn
Calcutt
Naval recruiter seen on tall building amid sun stint
Observers from high structures report Commander John Yarnell, head of Naval Reserve recruiting for the district, enjoying sun midday atop the big post office building. He is said to keep his lights on. Woodrow Price, a leading Raleigh reporter, departs to manage Kannapolis morning paper. Jimmy Massenburg leaves as secretary of the industrial commission in a recent announced change.
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U.S. Post Office
John Yarnell
Naval Reserve
Uncle Sam
Woodrow Price
Capital
Raleigh
Kannapolis
Jimmy Massenburg
Industrial Commission
Jimmy
Broughton
Nathan Yelton
School Commission
Ralph McDonald
Julian Miller
Charlotte Observer
Observer
Ralph
Hoey-Reynolds National Committee
The
American Legion
Victor Johnson
Mac
Ladies Auxiliaries Meet and Local Notices Highlight Community Events
The colored community reports a Ladies Auxiliary meeting at Mrs. H. E. Amaker’s home on Fairview Street with an ensuing entertainment. W I C Circle plans a Thursday meeting at Mrs. Callie Holmes’s Hay Street residence. Birthday party honors Betty Jean Lightner with 20 guests at 407 Vall Street. Miss Hilda C. Amaker elected president of the General Methodist Youth Organizations in Winston District at a Thomasville institute. Several personal notes: families visiting Columbia, S. C.. attendance at weddings and funerals. and a major two day convention of the North Carolina Funeral Directors and Morticians Association in High Point, including welcome addresses by city officials and a barbecue to close. Returnees include Lindell, Daisy, and Leon Porteat from Knoxville College and Browning Home and Mother Academy. Ruth Porteat visits Camden, S. C.
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Methodist Young People’s Institute
Thomasville
Hilda C., Amaker
Fairview Street
General Methodist
Winston
Amaker
William Penn High School
Bennett College
Greensboro
Woman's Christian Service Society
North Carolina Association of Funeral Directors and Morticians
Hairlip Funeral Home
East
Washington Street
QO. A. Kirkman
Association
C. E. Yokely
High Point Professional Men's Club
Municipal Colored Park
Kelsey
Salisbury
Lindell
Daisy
Leon Porteat
M. L. Porteat
Taylor Stret
Lindell Porteat
Knoxville College
Knoxville
Tenn
Browning Home
Mother Academy
Camden
S. C
Daisy Porteat
Ruth Porteat
Prescott mayor found guilty in whisker sabotaging rodeo ruling
A spoof report claims Mayor E A McCabe was convicted by a kangaroo court for shaving his beard during a rodeo whiskering contest. The alleged verdict requires the mayor to ride a horse around the courthouse plaza in a nightshirt, a quixotic sanction that the mayor supposedly accepts.
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Callie Holmes
Hay Street
Betty Jean Lightner
Vall Street
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Mildred Lamborn
Moses Robertson
Benedict College
Columbia
Annie MacTate
Greenville
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