Pilot Life July Picnic Plans With Big Attendance Expected
W J Keyes of Pilot Life Tri City district says several thousand policy owners and friends will attend a July 4 picnic at the Pilot Life Home Office grounds in Sedgefield. The plan includes a White Oak vs High Point ball game, greasy pole and pig games, adult and children contests, lemonade, prizes, and a speech by A W McAlister. The Greensboro band will provide music and a loudspeaker system will carry announcements. The Tri City area includes Greensboro, Randleman, Asheboro, Haw River, Reidsville, Leaksville, Spray, Burlington, High Point, Thomasville, Lexington and Winston Salem.
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W. J. Keyes
Tri-City
Pilot Life Insurance Company
Pilot Home
Sedgefield
Keyes
White Oak
Greensboro
A. W. McAlister
Pilot Life Board
McAlister
Randleman
Asheboro
Haw River
Reidsville
Leaksville
Spray
Burlington
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Greater
Winstonalem
E. E. Holloway
Wachovia Bank
W. A. Covington
D. W. Neece
J. F. Powers
Fant Kelly
J. B. Deaton
H. V. Armfield
Russian Prince Wins Playgirl Heiress in June Romance
Paris June 19 Barbara Hutton heiress to Woolworth fortune will marry Prince Alexis Midivani, Georgian noble and recent divorcee. The wedding and settlement arrangements are described as a grand June affair with plans for a Venetian honeymoon and a New York residence.
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Papa
Paris
Barbara Hutton
F. W. Woolworth
Alexis Midivani
Georgia
Transcaucasian
Soviet Russia
Barbara
Midivani
Prince Alexis
Louise Astor van Allen
New York
Miss Hutton
the Hague
Bangkok
Chital
Ter
Gei
Pola Negro
Mary McCormic
America
Woolworth’s
Jean Patou
Trousseau
Lake Como
Venice
Biarritz
Court Injunction Ties Up Georgia Highway
Governor Eugene Talmadge returned to Georgia from New York to find a court injunction delaying highway work. Officials warned obstacles could slow progress on planned improvements and affect state budgets and timelines.
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Atlanta, Ga
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
New York
Prevention Is Better Than Cure
An old advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Tablets as a preemptive remedy to dull pain. It promotes taking three or four daily before onset of discomfort, emphasizing prevention over curing.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Next: How Two Young Princes Threw Aside Their Thrones for Love
A tale of two princes who renounce royal duty to pursue love. Their choice reshapes dynastic expectations and stirs reaction across courts and kingdoms as personal passion upends succession plans.
Reckless car ride ends with confession on stormy road
Corrinne refuses to slow as rain lashes the highway while Sue pleads for caution. The pair discuss love and jealousy as the car speeds toward home, and Corrinne insists she will not wreck the vehicle amid lightning and thunder.
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Corrinne
Sue
Harry
Jack
Young Dems Push Repeal Issue At State Convention
North Carolina Young Democrats vow to openly back repeal as the movement gains focus with Senator Reynolds supporting repeal and plans for a Wrightsville Beach convention on July 8. Governor Ehringhaus and party leaders seek cautious handling before the November 7 statewide vote on the 18th amendment.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Robert R. Reynolds
Asheville
Dewey Dorsett
Wrightsville Beach
B. Fritz Smith
Ehringhaus
Road Deaths in England Fall for First Time in Five Years
England recorded 6651 road deaths in 1932, down from 6691 in 1931, marking the first annual decrease in five years according to official figures.
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England
Sue Finds Corrinne After Mysterious Disappearance
A passerby discovers Corrinne after a sudden vanishing leaving a stunned scene. Sue calls Corrinne’s name and learns she has been located, bringing relief to those involved.
Purification promotes health with Calotabs
Physicians tout purification as a foundation of health and urge a thorough Calotabs course. Take Calotabs once or twice weekly for several weeks to purify blood and stimulate liver kidneys stomach and bowels. Available in 10 and 35 cent packages at dealers.
State Highway Board Secures Injunction Over Impounded Funds
A temporary injunction blocks access to over 2,000,000 in Ineighter funds impounded by the governor and held under guard. Fulton County Superior Court granted the order to Chairman J. W. Barnett and W. J. Green, who assert the money is lawfully allocated to the highway department and under the board’s exclusive control. The governor has not commented on future actions.
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State Highway Board
Fulton County Superior Court
J. W. Barnett
W. J. Green
Highway Department
Empire State Express Sets Speed Record in 1893
The Empire State Express achieves a world speed record of 112.3 miles per hour on May 10, 1893. Rail historians note the breakthrough in locomotive performance and safety standards_following the run.
Bracket Plan Favored Over Sales Tax Method
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh June 20 The bracket plan for passing the 3 percent sales tax to consumers rather than a stamp method emerged from a meeting with over 100 merchants. The plan would tax 1 cent on sales 5 to 35 cents, 2 cents on 35 to 64 cents, and 3 cents on 65 cents to 1, with possible exemptions for very low prices. Merchants debated retail versus wholesale distinctions and noted bookkeeping costs. Commissioner Maxwell offered no decision, promising to craft final rules before July 1 when the law takes effect.
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J. P. Stowe
Charlotte
Maxwell
Emperor penguins endure extreme Antarctic winter cold
The text notes a 1922 decrease from 6691 to 6661 after five years and describes emperor penguins nesting on bare ice with temperatures 60 to 70 degrees Fahrenheit below zero in total Antarctic darkness.
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Morris Gilbert
NEA
Champs Elysee
Luxembourg
Prince Alexis Mdivani
Fincee
Young Dems
Betty Spangler
Bangor
Wheaton College
Norton
Mass
Adv
Corsellette Line
Lucktes
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