City Rejects Railroad Offer Over Track Maintenance
The City Council rejected a compromise from the High Point Thomasville and Denton railway on track maintenance duties. The dispute covers upkeep of the surface and foundations between and beside streetcar tracks now used for freight. City seeks railroad to assume surface work while Duke Power agrees to release future liabilities. Also approved a $2,500 budget adjustment and granted Arthur H. Hough a beer license for 732 East Washington Street.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
High Point, Thomasville & Denton Railway
Janene
Tavelace
Valine
Eewr Wren
Duke Power Company
Power Company
Lovelace
E. M. Knox
Arthur H. Hough
East Washington Street
Sam Holt Named Captain National Guard Unit Here
Sam E. Holt, formerly first lieutenant, received federal recognition as captain of Battery FE, 252nd Coast Artillery, effective May 28. He succeeds Captain Glenn C. Southern, transferred to the Reserve Corps, and will lead the unit to Fort Bragg for a 15 day field artillery encampment beginning July 19, its first field work since coast artillery drills.
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252Nd Coast Artillery
National Guard
Sam E. Holt
Holt
Glenn C. Southern
Southern
Reserve Corps
Raleigh
PVA
Fort Brage
Back-to-farm movement gains momentum in Deep River area
Washington report shows U S farm population reached 32 million on January 1, 1935, up 1.3 million since 1920. W Guy Kincannon of the Soil Conservation Service cites education and better farming practices, rural electrification, and urban migration factors as drivers of renewed farm life and civic uplift in the Deep River region.
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Washington, D. C
W. Guy Kincanton
Soil Conservation Service
Department of Commerce
America
Mr. Kincannon
Department of Agriculture Service
Mr. Kinecannon
Deep River
Kincannon
City Feels Coldest June Night In 14 Years
The city recorded a low of 54 degrees after a drop from 85 degrees on Sunday. Residents slept under blankets as furnaces ran and some stoves remained disassembled amid rainy weather. Rain totaled 0.82 inches in the 24 hours ending yesterday afternoon.
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A. B. Horney
Jolly Cab Company defendants answer suit over injuries
A. V. Campbell and B. L. Welch trading as the Jolly Cab company filed an answer to a $10,000 civil action by James Cottas alleging permanent injuries from a March 18, 1936, collision at North Main and Washington. The defense claims contributory negligence and that the cab was governed to 30 mph with a proper lookout despite snow. Cottas allegedly walked into the cab’s path at about 7:30 p m.
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A. V. Campbell
B. L. Welch
Jolly. Cab Company
James Cottas
Cottas
Jolly Cab
North Main
Washington Streets
Final Rites Held For Mrs Hooker
Funeral services for Mrs Minnie Lee Hooker were held at the West Bend M E Church near Asheboro. She died at her home on East Washington Street after a brief illness. Rev C G Smith conducted the service with church choir selections. Pallbearers included P A Clift and others.
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Minnie Lee Hooker
East Washington Street
West Bend M. E
Asheboro
C. G. Smith
First Presbyterian Church
Rock of Ages
Isle of Somewhere
P. A. Clif
Skyscrapers Said to Reflect Stability of American Institutions
A historical note compares the resilience of American institutions to tall city skyscrapers, arguing that enduring values help society endure change and preserve order amid growth and upheaval.
Miss Wilhelmina Lea dies at 92 in Leasburg
Miss Wilhelmina Lea a 92 year old genealogist musician and poet died at her home in Leasburg near here yesterday. She taught at several North Carolina schools and colleges.
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Durham
Wilhelmina Lea
Leasburg
Here
North Carolina
Mrs Mary Craven dies at Lexington home at 59
Mrs. Mary L Craven 59 of Lexington route one died Tuesday afternoon after a short illness. Survived by husband M F Craven daughter Beatrice son John sister Mrs Sarah Myers and one grandchild. Funeral Thursday at Pilgrim Evangelical and Reformed church near Thomasville with interment in Pilgrim church cemetery.
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Mary L. Craven
Thomasville
Lexington
M. F. Craven
Beatrice Craven
John Craven
Sarah Myers
Pilgrim Evangelical and Reformed Church
Pilgrim Church
Funeral rites follow death of multiple local residents
Friends and neighbors carried flowers as Elmer Luther Ton Gaylon Dowdy Will McDonald M Jd Jenkins and Devoy Lewis were laid to rest. Interment was in the church cemetery.
Moffitt Named President of Local American Business Club
James S. Moffitt, assistant city collector and longtime local AB club leader, elected president at the weekly Elwood dinner. He will assume June 30, succeeding W. F. E. Mitchell as chairman of the board of governors. Other officers and board members named include Dr. W. K. McCain FE. E. Mendenhall Jr. Bryan Haworth Charles Amos Jr. Arthur Fidler Charles McAnally Herman H. Smith Frank Robbins Dr. Phillip Davis EB. W. Freeze Jr. Members reported on the Newark convention delegation.
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James S. Moffitt
American Business Club
Elwood
W. F E. Mitchell
Board of
W. K. McCain
FE. E. Mendenhall, Jr
Bryan
Mike Boyce
Sam H Denny
Frank Robbins
J. J. McMurry
Dick White
Milbourne Amos
James Moffitt
Jack Thomas
Lyon Elected Commander Of Legion Post For Third Time
J. E. Lyon was elected commander of Andrew Jackson Post No American Legion for a third time. The vote formed a one year term with officers J. E. Thomas as vice commander J. H. King finance officer O A Craven sergeant at arms Dr C C Williamson chaplain and three executive committee members Dr I T Mann R B Gantt and J E Thomas. The drum and bugle corps director will join the committee and delegates to the Asheville state convention will be named shortly. The next meeting moved to Friday July 4 for a German picnic and dinner plans will be announced.
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J. E. Lyon
Tim
Andrew Jackson Post No
American Legion
Lyon
J. E. Thomas
J. H. King
O. A. Craven
C. C. Williamson
First Presbyterian Church
I. T. Mann
R. B. Gantt
Asheville
Tueday
Divorce Sought in Municipal Court Against Winten
Nonnie Winter seeks an absolute divorce from Winten in Municipal Court alleging adultery. The complaint notes the couple married on December 16 1926 and accuses him of infidelity in 1935.
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Nonnie Wintey
Wintten
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