Four North Carolina schools condemned for second-story fire risk
Fire inspectors and Dan C. Boney found four schools and one classroom at William Penn High and Congdon hall unsafe for second-floor use due to fire hazards. Dr. T. Wingate Andrews and the school board will address the corrections, with funds available to remedy the issues. Boney calls for fire escapes and safety devices. Leonard street school is slated for removal or non-use of the second story.
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T. Wingate Andrews
Supcr
Bvuuvyia
Dan C. Boney
State Insurance Commissioner’s Office
Grimes Street
Fairview Street
Leonard Street
William Penn High School
Congdon Hall
Andrews
North Carolina
Boney
Politicians Plan Caravan to Hear Hoey Supporter
Local campaign managers announce meetings and a motorcade to Thomasville tomorrow night as part of the drive before the July 4 second primary. A Hoey supporter caravan will gather at the Efird building at 7 PM for an 8 PM speaking event. Keith Harrison for McDonald organizes precinct meetings on East Commerce Street with more to come.
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D. C
Efird
South Main Street
Keith Harrison
Ralph W. McDonald
Winston-Salem
Hoey
East Commerce Street
Material Tests Begin on Pur Due Runways
Eleven distinct materials will be evaluated for suitability in two experimental runways being constructed at Pur due University airport to determine which perform best under anticipated conditions.
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Purdue University
Free swimming lessons kick off Learn-To-Swim week
A rainy start to Learn-To-Swim week at the Municipal Pool drew 119 children to the opening session sponsored by the Parks and Juvenile commission. Despite rain, 67 girls and 52 boys attended. late registrants may join tomorrow morning with life guards on duty and Red Cross instructors Tony Siemeon and Lloyd Whitley guiding sessions.
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Parks and Juvenile Commission
W .F. Bailey
Parks and Playgrounds
Red Cross
Tony Siemeon
Lloyd Whitley
C D Gillen Dies After Illness In City Hospital
C D Gillen 35 of 901 Mangum avenue died just before 6 this morning after a nine day illness. A World War veteran of the 30th Division he saw action in France. Survived by wife and mother Mrs Anna Gillen of Hampton and three brothers. Funeral at 4 tomorrow from Mrs B F Nichols home 241 East Washington with interment in Floral Garden cemetery.
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D. Gillen
Mangum Avenue
Gillen
France
Soil Conservation Office
Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Anna Gillen
Hampton
Bert Gillen
Winston-Salem
Robert and
Bartley Gillen
B. F. Nichols
East Washington Street
O. L. Ruth
Hoy L. Fesperman
Floral Garden Cemetery
Arm Amputated After Greensboro Highway Crash
Arch ie Floyd 27 of route 2 had his left arm amputated after a Sunday afternoon collision on the Greensboro highway near Guilford County Sanatorium. The other driver English pleaded guilty to driving drunk and licenseless driving and was jailed. Judge Teague deferred sentence.
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Yow
Floyd
Burrus Memorial Hospital
English
High Point
A. C. Brown
Greensboro
Oonce
Air Express and Freight Carriers in 1635
About two thirds of Canadian air express and freight in 1635 was carried by ten companies operating one hundred planes and employing one hundred thirteen pilots and one hundred seven engineers.
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Canadian Air Express
Longest day heat peaks as relief arrives with rain
Sunday marked the official start of summer and the year's longest daylight. The city reached 95 degrees per local forecaster A B Horney, two shy of a 97 degree record. Rain began overnight, dropping 0.33 inch, with more rain forecast this afternoon.
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Polar Circle
A. B. Horney
Mr. Horney
Harrison Demands Strict Observance Of Election Laws In North Carolina
A statement from Harrison, campaign manager for Dr. Ralph W. McDonald of Winston-Salem, denounces last minute election rulings by Guilford County officials. He calls for adherence to state laws, urges registrar clarification, and states the complaint targets overall process not his candidacy. He appeals to the secretary of the board to join in ensuring proper conduct on July 4.
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Keith Harrison
Ralph W. McDonald
Winston- Salem
North Carolina
Guilford County
Board of Elections
Election Board
Fisher
Dr. McDonald
High Point
Cardus Brings Monthly Relief for Women’s Pain
A historic ad touts Cardus as a monthly solution for severe pains from functional disturbances caused by poor nourishment. It highlights Mia from Evansville and a neighbor's testimonial, noting eight bottles of Cardus improved weakness and back pain, and advises medical consultation if uninterested.
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Cardus
Mia
Walter Page
Evansville
Announcement of F C Burney Joining New Organization
Mr F C Burney announces his move from Dodge and Plymouth Service after fifteen years to join our organization. He invites friends to let him serve them in his new role.
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F. C. Burney
Dodge
Plymouth Service
Idol Re elected Head Of Deep River Memorial Group
W C Idol of High Point was re elected president as the Deep River Memorial association formed into permanent status with a new constitution and by laws at its annual gathering at the Deep River Friends church. The group elected William G Wiley first vice president J Gurney Briggs Sr second vice president Oriana B Jones secretary and assistant treasurer and H Clay Briggs treasurer. The memorial gathering will be held each third Sunday in June. The program opened with worship led by Rev Joseph H Peeler and a basket lunch followed by memorial services led by J Gurney Briggs Jr who sang There Is No Death with Mrs Bascom Whitaker as accompanist. Dr P E Lindley dean of High Point college delivered the memorial address on The Value Of Memorials.
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W. C. Idol
High Point
Deep River Memorial Association
Deep River Friends Church
William G. Wiley
Greensboro
J. Gurney Briggs
Oriana B. Jones
H. Clay Briggs
Joseph H. Peeler
Joseph D. Cox
A. M. Briggs
Sarah M
City Lake sets new record at Jamestown pool
A Sunday crowd of 2,150 people, including men women and children, swam at the Municipal pool in Jamestown from 1 to 9 PM surpassing last year’s 1,700 record. The event was an average of over four swimmers per minute and city plans hint at more records as warm weather continues.
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Jamestown
High Point
National Guards
Grensboro
Trackage Hearing Pushed Back One Week
The city postponed the hearing on a permanent injunction to ban use of railway tracks on main streets to next Monday due to the death of city attorney Grover H. Jones's father in South Carolina. Judge Teague oversees the case seeking to assign responsibility for track and adjacent street upkeep.
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Grover H. Jones
South Carolina
Lewis E. Teague
Former Residents Return to High Point After 17 Years
Two former High Point residents now living in Visalia California visit North Carolina for the summer. Mrs. Ralph P Isley and her aunt Mrs Nancy Reeves arrive to stay with J P Laffoon and wife on Best street and plan visits to kin in northwest North Carolina. Mrs Isley, once Armetta Laffoon, notes the city’s growth since leaving. Delaware is the only state without direct airmail service.
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High Point
California
North Carolina
Ralph P. Isley
Visalia
Cal
Nancy Reeves
Hedgecock Held Without Bond In Shamrock Shooting Case
Wayne Hedgecock is ordered held without privilege bond after waiving a preliminary hearing in municipal court. He faces murder charges in the December fatal shooting of Earl Sexton at the Shamrock filling station on the Winston-Salem highway.
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Wayne Hedgecock
Earl Sexton
Shamrock
Winston-Salem Highway
Lewis E. Teague
Stirewalt Named Democratic Rally Ticket Chairwoman
Mrs N S Stirewalt was named to supervise ticket sales for the Roosevelt renomination rally to be held at the city lake next Saturday night June 27. She formed a committee of eight and anticipates more members. The event includes a barbecue dinner and a broadcast address by President Roosevelt, with expected crowd of 3000 to 3500. Tickets are available from numerous Democratic workers in the city. Also reported are various court docket items from Guilford Superior Court.
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N. S. Stirewalt
Walter PB. Crissman
Roosevelt
City Lake
Stirewalt
C. F. Tomlinson
8. C. Clark
183 Persons Placed On Jobs By Local Employment Office
The North Carolina Employment Service reports 183 people placed in private industry public works or relief roles over two weeks. Of those, 159 found private or public works jobs, 24 were relief workers, and 106 registered as unemployed. Director Mrs Irene W. Price and Mrs Rachel Suggs oversee the local office.
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North Carolina
Ing
Durin the Perood
Irene W. Price
Rachel Suggs
Twin squash exhibited by Neris Shoaf in Thomasville
Neris Shoaf of route one Thomasville displayed a squash at The Enterprise today. He said it was grown on his farm and the only squash he has ever seen.
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Neris Shoaf
Route One
Thomasville
Exhi
The
Enterprise
Out of City Visit Notes at Chapel Hill Institute
Readers report attendance at an institute held in Chapel Hill focusing on employment service workers and related benefits. The record notes travel from the city last week for participation in the program.
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Chapel Hill
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