Protest Over School Consolidation Aims At New Law
Delegations from eastern counties travel to Raleigh to oppose consolidating small high schools under the new school law. They argue against economies and busing increases, while officials cite cost savings and mandatory consolidations for schools under 50 pupils despite local opposition.
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Ralbion
Raleigh
State Board of Equalization
LeRoy Martin
Martin
Robeson County
General Assembly
Robeson
White
County Boards of Education
Farming Methods Shown To Farmers In Davidson County
Lexington June 24 A Sheffield assistant state extension director and former farm demonstration agent visited Davidson county with County Agent P M Hendricks to acquaint farmers with farming methods. They toured farms inspecting wheat barley oats clover lespedeza pastures and dairy herds. Sheffield said the county is harvesting the greatest wheat crop and saw fields he estimated could yield forty bushels per acre.
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Lexington
DO. A. Sheffield
Davidson County
P. M. Hendricks
Mr. Sheffield
Sheffield
Miss Bodenheimer Weds Mr Gaither in Unity Chapel
Miss Blanche Bodenheimer of this city married Fred Gaither of North Wilkesboro at Unity Chapel. The ceremony was performed by Rev Swaringen with a musical prelude by Louise Whittington and Walter Rapp. Attendants included Ruth Russell as maid of honor and Dr Joseph Gaither as best man. The bride wore navy georgette with tan accessories and a shower bouquet. After a western North Carolina wedding trip, the couple will reside in North Wilkesboro.
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Gaither-Bodenheimer
R. E B. Walters
M. A. Vickery
C. M. Finley
N. W. Bumgardner
Lou Turner
Ewing Adams
Claude Canter
Lola Church
Eula Lowe
Tom Calvard
Willie Calvard
Ruth Calvard
North Wilkesboro
J. A. Leonard
May Vestal Leonard
Lexington
T. E. Grayson
Whitehead
Jessie Fender
Robert Grimes
Joseph Gaither
Boone
E. C. Turner
Rosa
Alliene Turner
W. Yount
Concord
W. G. Hazel
Carl Richardson
Paul Hassler
Bridge
Kinneywood
Hazel
Bennettsville
S. C
Walter Newby
Richardson
Joe Greenstreet
O. J. McCoy
Alvah
G. E. Crowell
W. H. Peace
R. M. Cooksey
Lela Maud Boyles
J. E. Lambeth
Thomasville
Unity Chapel
Blanche Bodenheimer
Fred Gaither
Mr. Swaringen
Louise Whittington
Greensboro
Walter Rapp
Mr. Rapp
Paradise
Katherine Mendenhall
Hubert Swaim
G. W. Bodenheimer
Swaim
Mendelssohn
Allan Bodenheimer
Carl Arnold
Gaither
Greensboro College
Milton Gaither
United States Postal Service
North Carolina
Janie Tuttle Missionary Society Meets at Harris Home
The Janie Tuttle Missionary Society of Main Street M E church met Tuesday evening at Misses Lessie and Belva Harris home on Randolph Street. Mrs H T Hetbrook presided in absence of president Mrs W H Curlee. Miss Elizabeth Yow led a Poland program after a devotional and brief business session. Ice course served by hostesses with assistance from Mrs Albert Shuford and Miss Gertrude Kirk.
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Janie Tuttle
Albert Shuford
Gertrude Kirk
Rev and Mrs Howie Visit Mount Airy Guests
Rev and Mrs R S S Howie of Mount Airy spent today here as guests of their daughter Mrs Paul Green on Highland Avenue.
Misses Boyles Spend Day in Charlotte
Miss Imogene Boyles and Miss Lela Maud Boyles, daughters of Mrs. J. W. Boyles, are spending the day in Charlotte with their mother.
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Imogene
Lela Maud Boyles
J. W. Boyles
Charlotte
Lexington Pastor Accepts Call to High Point Church
Rev. George Liner and his family, long residents of Erlanger village near Lexington, have moved to High Point where he began pastoring South Side Baptist Church last Sunday. He had been without a pastorate for over a year.
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Lexington
George Liner
Erlanger Village
Here
South Side Baptist Church
High Point
Erlanger
Liner
Radio aids airship mooring at Lakehurst
Six large loudspeakers mounted on the mooring mast transmit the voice of officers in charge and crew aboard the dirigibles to the field. The system lets ground crews and ship crews work in unison during mooring at the navy dirigible hangar in Lakehurst New Jersey.
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Lakehurst
N. J
Navy
UC Develops 3D X Ray Machine for Body Organs
University of California researchers unveil an X ray device that displays the body's organs in three dimensions. The new imaging system promises sharper detail and potential improvements in diagnostic accuracy and patient care.
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The
University of California
Marriages and Divorces Down in Indiana in 1930
Indiana recorded an 11.9 percent drop in marriages and a 9 percent decline in divorces in 1930, reflecting a trend in family stability during the era. The data highlights shifting social patterns across the state.
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Indiana
Wade And R G Johnson Eye Secretary Of State Post
Raleigh June 24 Talk of primary candidates for state offices continues with Wade and Johnson as likely entrants for secretary of state opposing incumbent Hartness. Wade, former insurance commissioner, and Johnson, Pender County representative, are seen as eastern Carolina contenders. Hartness benefits from statewide name recognition and a stronger organization, while talk also notes Mrs. Bickett may run though doubt persists. The office duties are minimal, mainly signing charters, with a $4 500 salary and Council of State membership.
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Raleigh
Stacy W. Wade
James A. Hartness
Wade
Durham
Robert Grady Johnson
Burgaw
Pender County
Pender
Johnson
Carolina
Hartness
A. W. McLean
W. N. Everett
Iredell County
Simmons-Watts
Democratic Party
North Carolina
W. T. Bickett
Bickett
Everett
Secretary of State
Department of Revenue
Council of State
City Emergency Help Hotline Details
A notice explains an emergency help line 2039 is available city wide. The city committee based at City Hall basement coordinates responders and keeps the line staffed through an assistant secretary to aid callers in finding necessary aid.
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Dine Gases Cy Committee
Em T
City Hall
Meo. W. Gee
You're Fired Dear in Lynchburg Woman
Willis Grist Jr manager of a local theater fired his wife to cut costs. Mrs Grist, an organist at the theater, accepted the move good naturedly amid financial pressures.
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Lynchburg
Willis Grist, Jr
Willis
Mre
Grist
Hidden Army Flying Fort Revealed as Heavy Bomber
Secret tests near Newark New Jersey show a massive single wing aircraft able to carry a quarter ton of bombs and six machine guns yet reportedly faster than contemporary pursuit planes.
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Newark
N. J
Doolittle Survives Aileron Failure In Test Flight
Major James H. Doolittle, famed Army Air Corps ace, narrowly escaped disaster when an aileron failed during speed tests at Curtins Steinberg airport. He nosed the craft into an upside down maneuver, leaped by parachute, while the aircraft crashed beyond spectators. Local boy Jimmy Doolittle Jr. praised the flier afterward.
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East ST. Louis
Jane
James H
Jimmy) Doolittle
Army Air Corps
Doolittle
Curtins- Steinberg
Here
Filer
Buallt
Jimmy Doolittle, Jr
Navy Installs Hot Papa Rescue Duty On Carriers
Washington reports a new naval post, the Hot Papa, a sailor in an asbestos suit who stands on carrier decks awaiting crash landings. If a pilot crashes and a fire starts, he springs into action to rescue crew and save lives.
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Washington
Navy
Milwaukee man reveals four wives in correctional wedding
Thomas Laughlin, 34, wed Margaret Smith at the house of correction in Milwaukee in what may be his last marriage. He already had three previous wives Catherine Lusby Mildred Mussard and Margaret Caldwell. he had divorces from the first three.
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Milwaukee
Thomas Laughlin
Margaret Smith
House of Correction
Catherine Lusby
Mildred Mussard
Chicago
Margaret Caldwell
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