PWA funds $323000 for Guilford county school improvements
The Public Works Administration announced a $323000 grant for Guilford County to expand and improve rural and white and Black schools. The plan includes construction at White Oak and several other sites with new classrooms, home economics, and vocational facilities. Loans and bonds will fund the project with repayment over 30 years starting in 1937.
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Washington
Ilford
Associated Press
Npt
T. R. Foust
Counachools
G. Baily
Chapel Hill
Foust
PWA
Ximity Manufacturing Couny
Iford County
Tis
Ullford County
He Proximity Company
Ude
White Oak
Board of County Commissioners
Board of Education
Summerfield
Stokesdale
Brightwood
Busick
McLeansville
Gibsonville
Pension Board Meeting Set for Guilford County Courthouse
The Guilford County Pension Board will convene Monday at 10 a.m. in courtroom No. 2 of Guilford County Courthouse to hear applications. Seven Confederate veterans and many widow pensioners are on the pension roll. Board members are Rev. R. Murphy Williams chairman A Wayland Cooke secretary G O Coble Greensae and R H Sechrest.
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Pension Board of
Guilford County
R. Murphy Williams
A. Wayland Cooke
G. O. Coble
Greensae
R. H. Sechrest
High Point
Bailey Shuping Victory links Raleigh tax office move to Greensboro
Raleigh citizens view the Morgenthau order transferring the internal revenue office from Raleigh to Greensboro as a Bailey Shuping victory. Observers say the shift strengthens the Bailey Shuping political machine and could position Greensboro as a state political hub. Some tie the move to prior Hoover-era expectations and local power plays.
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Statesville
Simmons-Watts
Greensboro
Senator Bailey
Bailey
Shuping
Raleigh
J. C. B. Ehringhace
Senate
Internal Revenue
Edward W. Poll
Hoover
James Duncan
Duncan
Mr. Bailey
Illegitimate Child May Share In Estate Per Court Ruling
In Winston-Salem Judge Felix E Alley ruled an illegitimate child may share in a father’s estate under certain conditions. In the Lippard case the deceased had acknowledged the child and posthumous offspring was born after his death. The legitimate children received $6,000. the illegitimate child was previously denied. The defense plans to appeal to the state supreme court.
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Winston-Salem
Felix E. Alley
Superior
Fred W. Lippard
Edna May Lippard
Als
Southeastern Express Co
Lippard
Thelma Lash
Alley
Commission
Supreme Court
Arnegie
U. S. Steel Corporation
Hero Fund
New York
Yale
Ancient Greek Women Used Face Powder 2300 Years Ago
Archaeologists report evidence that Greek women applied face powder around 2300 years ago. Remains of cosmetics and manufacturing tools were uncovered at a historic site, suggesting established beauty practices and material trade.
Wallburg Gymnasium Under Construction Near Completion
The Wallburg gymnasium, about halfway up with cement block walls, measures eighty by fifty feet and will include a standard high school court, dressing rooms and spectator seating. Leonard Brick and Concrete Works of Midway handles the build as the community project progresses.
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Wallburg
Leonard Brick and Concrete Works
Midway
Thies Io
Liberty Piledmont Institute
Col. Montague
Winston-Salem
Carpenters To Meet Tonight At Labor Hall
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jointers will hold a regular meeting tonight at the Central Labor Union hall 127 1-2 N Wrenn Street. All members and candidates for membership are urged to attend for routine business.
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United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jointers
Central Labor Union Hall
N. Wrenn Street
Meade Leads Union at Gettysburg Against Lee's Forces
At Gettysburg General Meade commanded the Union Army facing General Lee and the Confederates in a pivotal Civil War battle.
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Gettysburg
Meade
Lee
Penalties Take Effect After June 30 for Licenses
Lynn Melver Guilford deputy revenue commissioner said penalties on privilege licenses will start after midnight June 30 for those who did not obtain the license for the coming year. The license was due June 1 and his office has collected licenses since June 15 and will stay open daily this week.
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Lynn Melver
Guilford County
State Department
McIver
Norwich Man Keeps Canary Bathing as Full Time Job
Tom Smith of Norwich England bathes canaries as a full time occupation, turning a hobby into regular work and earning a living from avian care.
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Tom Smith
Norwich
Eng
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