Guilford Sees 75 Cent Tax Rate For Year As Budget Aims Rise
Guilford County commissioners approve keeping the property tax at 75 cents per $100 for another year while seeking economies to balance the budget. They hope to add to the capital account with federal aid and plan $221 000 for new Greensboro and rural Guilford school buildings, offset as much as possible by WPA funds. The board warns against blanket rate hikes and stresses prudent levy control.
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Guilford
Greensoro
Bankers Association Chooses New President
Neighbor R. Pope of Thomasville is elected president of the North Carolina Bankers association during the convention. The event occurs as the group meets in session, with a light remark about business meetings being at sea.
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R. Pope
Thomasville
6Rth Carolina Bankers’ Associatin
Davidson county banker chosen as state leader in 1937 assembly
The text praises a Davidson county banker, Mr. Pope, for his service in the 1937 General Assembly, noting his popularity at home, leadership potential among bankers, and earned honor from Thomasville. It contrasts with WPA relief history and discusses road funding, anti-diversionist stance, and questions Maxwell’s stance on tax and road money use.
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Davidson County
Pope
General Assembly
Thomasville
Judge Burglwyn Burgwyn claims liquor sale in dry county
Judge Sumner Burgwyn presiding in Forsyth Superior Court made a pointed remark during the trial of a man accused of whiskey sale. He questioned the source of the liquor and asserted the liquor was bought in Winston-Salem and should be sold through state stores. The exchange drew sharp reactions about local dry laws.
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Sumner Burgwyn
Forsyth Superior Court
Piedmont North Carolina
J. Erle McMichael
Winston-Salem
Maxwell Favored Gubernatorial Path Cited by Road Policy
A government official, Commissioner of Revenue A. J. Maxwell, advocates a bold road system upgrade. The piece links his stance to 1940 ambitions and notes past efforts to divert highway funds to the general fund, which were blocked by compromise.
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Maxwell
Commissioner of Revenue
North Carolina
A. J. Maxwell
General Assembly
Mr. Maxwell
General Fund
Texas Rodeo Images Stir Missouri Voices In Fort Worth
The writer praises Texas charm at the Hotel Texas Fort Worth recalling stock shows and rodeo photos with riders Rose Brel den Luecyle Richards Peggy Long Tad Lucas and Vaughn Kreig. He cites Missouri roots and Cedar County farms near Harmony Church Maryville and Warrensburg as emotionally stirring. He also notes a Dallas physician’s shift from money focus to service and a surprising income rise.
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John Rosenfield Jr
Dallas News
Missouri
Union
Mr. Rosenfield
Texas
Fort Worth
Rose Brelden
Luecyle Richards
Peggy Long
Tad Lucas
Vaughn Kreig
Forest Hills
Long Island
John Hendrix
The
Cattleman
Old State
Harmony Church
Maryville
Warrensburg
Earth
New York
Cleveland Pastor Emphasizes Common Sense Missing from Youth Advice
A Cleveland pastor urged youth to prepare for life through appreciation humor inquiry and awe but warned they neglect the most vital sense common sense remains the key quality.
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Cleveland
Doctor Recommends Music for Insect Bite Pain
A physician proposes listening to music to ease the discomfort from insect bites while the public seeks practical tips to combat jitter-bugs. The line hints at a folk remedy approach and light humor regarding pests.
Notable society set pieces mix fame plans and rumors
Early gossip columns reveal private lives of stars and socialites. Nino Martini and Elissa Landi face secret fates, Estelle Taylor plans a winter wedding to Paul Small, and Bert Wheeler disputes rumors with Sally Haines. The piece notes La Guardia eyeing the Senate seat, Robt W Dana and Sarah Hubbard wed, and Rockefeller plans for an Italian opera venture. The column trails whispers of divorces and celebrity scoops across Harlem and New York society.
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Nino Martini
Elissa Landi
Harlem
Schmeling
Louis
Avery Brundage
Per Committee
Ana All Sportsmen
U. S
Local gossip hints at splits and showbiz moves
Rumors swirl that Chaplin and Goddard may divorce soon while Navy officer Spencer Weaver mourns a broken heart over Mimi Baker. Mae West plans a September road show. Trinity Church controls the International Casino site. Jack Dempsey’s Broadway bar is set to expand into a theater cafe with Shubert backing. Frances Dodge, heiress, wed J B Johnson Jr July 1.
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Chaplin
Goddard
Spencer Weaver
Hawaii
Mimi Baker
Bob Topping
Peggy Lavender
Mae West
Trinity Church
Jack Dempsey
Bway
Shubert
Ambassador Theater
Shuberts
Durante
Frances Dodge
J. B. Johnson, Jr
Wing
Notable arrivals and marriages spark headlines in Newark
Carlyle Blackwell, once a film idol, to be greeted at Newark Airport by Mrs. Robert H. Grimes who had denied engagement. Valerie White at Bamberger’s Newark store, widow of Major Andrew White, refuses alimony after Paris divorce from Countess Rene de Bremond. Nobility and society gossip include Helena Rubinstein’s Paris marriage announcement to Prince A Gurielli.
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Carlyle Blackwell
Newark
Robert H. Grimes
Rene de Bremond
Paris
Andrew White
Valerie White
Bamberger
Conan
Ratzis
Long Island
Helena Rubenstein
Prince A. Gurielli
Paree
Carolyn Nolte
Nate de Angeles
N. Y
Notable society and world events mix in a bustling page
The item lists weddings and social notes for Dorothy Calvo and Curtis Calder Jr plus other unions, political and business tidbits, arrivals and hospital mentions, and brief notes on public affairs, crime, and entertainment. It highlights figures from Arthur Murray to Goebbels, La Guardia, and John Roosevelt with assorted local incidents and curios.
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Dorothy Calvo
Arthur Murray
Curtis E. Calder, Jr
Randolph Scotts
Bobby Glaenzer
Eileen Stafford
Emil Coleman
Ross- Fenton Farm
A. D. Lasker
Lord and Thomas
State optometric society closes its 21st session
The state optometric society concluded its 21st session this afternoon here. Howard R. Morgan of this city serves with the United States marines in Nicaragua. Local police acquire two new Ford cars. Five cabins complete at Camp Uwharrie. About 3,000 residents expected to register for the bond election before Saturday’s closing. Rose Furniture announces a new English street store opening Friday evening.
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State Optometric Society
Howard R. Morgan
United States Marines
Nicaragua
Camp Uwharrie
Rose Furniture Company
English Street
Social Notes Highlight Visiting Friends Across States
Miss Edna Myers of Danville Virginia is the guest of Miss Pauline Rusband. Miss Grace White of Greenville South Carolina visits Miss Elizabeth Adams on North Main Street. Miss Nell Adams visits friends in Houston Texas. Mrs Tom Carey of Charleston South Carolina visits her sister Mrs Horace Ilderton.
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Edna Myers
Danville
Pauline Rusband
Grace White
Greenville
S. C
Elizabeth Adams
North Main Street
Nell Adams
Houston
Tex
Tom Carey
Charleston
Horace Ilderton
Southern publishers meet in Biloxi briefing
News briefs note a Biloxi gathering of Southern newspaper publishers a strong Tammany delegation reading Houston about completed plans for a Republican presidential campaign and a High Point thermometer reaching 97 degrees yesterday.
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Biloxi
Miss
Houston
Tex
High Point
Guilford college names new president at Friends church
At a Guilford college trustees meeting held at the Friends church the board selected Dr. Raymond Binford now botany professor at Earlham college Richmond Ind as president of the Quaker institution. High Point Furniture Market association will hold a smoker tomorrow at 2 pm at the Tomlinson Chair plant with topics of vital interest. Rev James A Clarke pastor of First Baptist church recently bit by the automobile bug his members bought him a car and he learns to turn around in a 20 acre field.
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Friends Church
Raymond Binford
Earlham College
Richmond
Ind
High Point Furniture Market Association
Tomlinson Chair Company
James A. Clarke
First Baptist Church
Clark
Greensboro and area business visits noted
J. N. McCrary spent a few hours in Greensboro on business. Edwin Brietz and Arnold B. Huff spent last evening in Greensboro. C. M. Waynick city editor of the Greensboro Daily News and Mrs. Waynick drove through High Point en route to Greensville South Carolina for several days. Milton Silver was a business visitor to Winston Salem yesterday. William London has returned from a business trip to South Carolina.
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J. N. McCrary
Greensboro
Edwin Brietz
Arnold B. Huff
C. M. Waynick
Resistance halts Austrians at Piave river
Brief notes report Italian resistance stopping Austrian forces at the Piave river. Also mentions a Winston-Salem fire at the Hinshaw building occupied by Meyers Brothers with estimated loss of 75,000 to 80,000 dollars. Berlin residents attempted to flee by air with one plane successfully landing elsewhere.
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Piave River
Hinshaw
Winston-Salem
Meyers Brothers Company
Berlin
Daruma Sukiyaki Spot in New York’s Times Square
New York Day By Day visits Daruma in Sixteenth Avenue Fortress area near Times Square. The sukiyaki restaurant remains unpretentious with a Japanese patronage mix and a simple menu featuring beef tenderloin, vegetables, and a hot table grill. Regulars include Japanese patrons and Times Square workers. The writer notes courteous staff and inexpensive meals while describing preparation with a gas burner and chopsticks. The column also includes brief opinions on figures like George M. Cohan Owen D Young and Stanley Walker.
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New York
Sixth Avenue
Daruma
Times Square
Long Island
High priced hobby: Graves guards prize watches
Henry Graves Jr collects Geneva prize winning watches, each handmade over a year. He stores more than fifty award winners in a Burglar proof vault at 834 Fifth Avenue, paying $2500 to $3000 for most specimens. The awards are engraved with a certificate, and many fetch premium prices.
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Henry Graves, Jr
New York
Geneva
Switzerland
Fifth Avenue
Graves
Mort Morgan the slicker at the county fair
A neighbor named Mort Morgan, from three to six watches, wore a silk hat and a snake-skin vest with alarm clocks on a gold chain, puzzling strangers who thought him a Kansas City gambler while locals saw him as just one of the farmers.
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Mort Morgan
Mort
Kansas City
Queensboro Bridge Narrowly Fits Fair Traffic
The Queensboro bridge, a double decker serving Manhattan bound traffic for the World’s Fair, is old-fashioned yet heavily used. It remains in a dingy, multi colored state with incomplete paint, unlike newer bridges, prompting hopes for a fresh coat before the Fair opens.
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Queensboro
Manhattan
McNaught, Inc
Baltic incident at sea ends with German guard ship
Denmark reports one vessel brought down in the Baltic by a German guard ship, details unclear but authorities confirm the clash occurred at sea with a German escort vessel involved.
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Denmark
Baltic Sea
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