State Senate passes four major bills in a productive week
After weeks of talk the state senate enacted four key measures. The Connor road bill seeks a unified highway system and prison labor use, while the municipal and county finance act protects taxpayers and boosts local credit. A central purchasing agency could save at least 400000 dollars, and a state driver's license law aims to reduce highway deaths.
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State Senate
General Assembly
Connor
Gardner
Senate
State Highway Commission
House
Asheville seeks enabling act to discontinue from its city
Citizens of Asheville ask the state legislature for an enabling act allowing the city to discontinue from its current status. The request centers on municipal reorganization and potential changes to local governance. No further specifics are provided in the fragment.
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Asheville
Asheville City Budget Bill Sparks Education Debate
A local editorial argues against a bill labeled to cut expenses and taxes in Asheville City, saying the name may mask harm to children by limiting kindergartens and language courses. It warns students could miss college requirements and general life preparation, urging rejection unless funds exist. The piece also endorses a constitutional amendment setting new dates for Congress and presidential inauguration.
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Asheville
Congress
End of Capone's Power Looms
Federal Judge James H Wilkerson sentences Al Capone to six months in jail for contempt of court after failing to answer a 1929 grand jury summons in Chicago. The ruling signals a potential end to Capone's immunity and pressures authorities to intensify the fight against racketeering.
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al Capone
Chicago
James H. Wilkerson
Qapone
Criminal Court
Capone
Windy
Abolishing the Lame Duck Session of Congress
A 1920s era call to end the lame duck session by constitutional amendment. Senator Norris pushed a senate resolution. the house approved a substitute. The piece urges prompt action as 44 of 48 states were in session, aiming to stop legislators defeated in November from lingering in power. Transportation handicaps from the current session are noted as a consequence.
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Congress
Norris
Senate
Almost Persuaded and the Kadesh Barnea Sermon
The essay argues that Kadesh Barnea marks a perilous border for individuals and nations. It cites biblical figures such as the twelve spies, Caleb, Joshua, the rich young ruler, and Paul to illustrate choices between movement into the Promised Land and lingering on the border. Modern church leaders and American leaders are charged with hesitating, lacking courage, and failing to enter the land of promise.
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Kadesh Barner
Egypt
Promised Land
Moses
Aaron
Pharaoh
Caleb
Joshua
Israel
Kadesh Barnea
Kingdom of God
Christ
Paul
Apostle
Jesus
B. Stanley Jones
Hisory
India
The
Charles BE
Jefferson
Broadway Tabernacle
New York
EB. Stanley Jones
America
Christian Church
God
Canaan
Three Calls to Consecration Confidence and Conquest
A sermon urges a three fold call to believers: consecration before action, confidence in God, self, and others, and then conquest. It recalls Israel at Kadesh Barnea to warn against focusing on outward sights rather than God, urging the church to respond with consecrated, confident leaders and forward movement toward the Promised Land.
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Promised Land
God
Kadesh Barnea
Letter to the Editor Defends Driver After Feb Accident
A Beaumont letter defends Walter L. Travis the Ford coupe driver in a February accident on Montleuw avenue near Five Points. The writer says the car rode against the curb to avoid another vehicle, wheel failure caused the door to open and Grace Searce, her baby Janice Pauline, and the writer’s son’s wife were thrown out, insisting the crash was unavoidable and statements are accurate to memory.
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the Enterprise
Walter L. Travis
Montleuw Avenue
Five Points
Grace Searce
Janice Pauline
Opinion Letter On Junior Senior Reception And Gift
A student criticizes faculty for canceling the junior senior reception while urging a class gift. The writer argues seniors wait for the reception and says it is unfair to end the tradition yet push a costly gift.
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the Enterprise
Mr Byrd Sings a Dirge in Troubled Reflections
The piece presents Kalow Byrd's melancholic verses about anxiety and sleepless nights. He laments gossip, lacks words to defend himself, and expresses ongoing distress. The fragment evokes a personal lament while hinting at inner turmoil and social pressure.
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the Enterprise
Kalow Byrd
Salvation Army meeting closes with Boyles Club play
Mass High Point girls in white attended a Salvation Army conference at 801 South Main Street. The program featured Lillian Locke reading and a play Boyles Club about Salvation Army officers reclaiming souls in a saloon. Ensign L W Amberger Capt. Staff George Gilks Mrs George Gilks and Ensign William Malpass starred. Chairs were presented to Commissioner and Mrs Damon by Adjutant John O Beirne on behalf of Tomlinson Manufacturing. Today’s schedule includes Sunday school at 9, youth conference at 10, consecration service at 2, and an evangelistic meeting at 7:30 led by Commissioner Damon.
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High Point
Lillian Locke
Hickory
Boyles Club
Salvation Army
L. W. Amberger
George Gilks
William Malpass
Damon
John O'Beirne
A Post
S. H
C. F. Tomilinson
Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company
South Main Street
Thieves Target Gypsy Woman as Money Vanishes
A gypsy woman reports missing ten dollars, five, and two one dollar bills after a stranger touched her shoulder repeatedly. The money, placed inside clothing, seems removed by deft fingers. The Reeders, owners of their home, describe the suspects as a woman in a black coat and another in a pullover sweater with yellow beads. They fled by car toward High Street.
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Reeders
Morgan as a Hypocrite Boss of Morality and Power
A critical profile of John Pierpont Morgan as a dominant leader who loans money to universities and churches while wielding privilege and railroading others. The piece questions whether leadership justifies the means and notes Morgan's generosity alongside sharp moral criticism.
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Winkler
John Pierpont Morgan
Charlie Schwab
Europe
Morgan
Ordina
Akron gum incident on witness stand in murder trial
In Akron Colorado Stanley Selflick, 80, was told to remove gum while testifying in a murder trial. He left court briefly in distress but resumed testimony. Judge Pardee later handed him a fresh stick of gum as he departed the stand.
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Akron, CO
Stanley Selflick
Tomlinson Fashion Show At High Point Spurs Local Pride
On Friday I visited the Tomlinson fashion show at West Main Street High Point exhibit rooms. Halsey Tomlinson introduced me to staff, and I toured five floors of furniture lines from chairs to bedroom sets. The firm grew from small workshops to an industrial operation employing about 900 workers, shaping local pride as purchases came from many buyers.
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Colum
Espy Charles
Halstead Tomlinson
W. High Street
Halsey
New York Times
Jamestown Weed
Annie
Charles
Halstead
High Point
Tomlinson
Wayne Sullivan
Jim Diffie
Globe Furniture Co
Cap
Barbee
Johnston Building
Broad
College Streets
Dick” Tomlinson
K. D
Gardner
Mass
Winston-Salem
Fireside Quartet 70 Cantata at Central Friends Church
Central Friends Sunday School and Brotherhood class convenes at 9 45 with Horace Haworth as superintendent The 11 00 worship service features Rev Tom A Sykes speaking to youths on The Best Things The 7 30 evening Cantata The Vision of Sir Launfal by Cadman performed by Fireside Quartette with Prologue Tenor solo Canzonetta offertory and organ postlude Soloists and choir members listed along with organist and rehearsals
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Brotherhood
Horace Haworth
Tom A. Sykes
Sir Launfal
Cadman
Fireside Quartette
Aberdovey
Stewart
Tom A. Bykes
Suammer
Frye Singer
Festal Marek”Hackett
Order Officiates At Moser Funeral
Funeral services for Dee J. Moser were held at 2 p.m. yesterday at English Street M P church with Rev. G L Reynolds and Rev. Edw Suits officiating. Interment followed in Lebanon cemetery. Pallbearers were nephews Gurney Moser Ed Emerson Clay Emerson Otto Moser W M Lame and A K Scott. Floral carriers included Lillian Perry Lois Davis Delcle Branson Elsie White Gertrude Moser Levada Moser Alma Moser Gladys Hedrick Virginia Lane Etheleen Moser Marie Moser Beatrice Moser. The choir sang Jesus Lover of My Soul The Old Rugged Cross Down the Valley and Nearer My God to Thee. Grave services were led by Trophy Council No 29 Jr O U A M, of which the deceased was a member.
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Dee J. Moser
Grimes Street
English Street M. P
G. L. Reynolds
Edw. Suits
Lebanon Cemetery
Gurney Moser
Ed Emerson
Clay Emerson
Otto Moser
W. M. Lame
A. K. Scott
Lillian Perry
Lois Davis
Delcle Branson
Elsie White
Gertrude Moser
Levada Moser
Alma Moser
Gladys Hedrick
Virginia Lane
Etheleen Moser
Marie Moser
Beatrice Moser
Jesus
Benes
M P Leadership Training Schools At 23 Centers
Methodist Protestant leadership training schools will be held in 83 community centers before November. Rev N M Harrison secretary of the council of religious education of the North Carolina conference announced grouping churches around 23 centers and forming two committees per center for leadership training and college affairs.
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N. M. Harrison
Council of Religious Education
North Carolina
Harrison
Y Men's Club Hears O. A. Kirkman On Law and Business
O. Arthur Kirkman spoke on law and business before the Y Men’s Club in the Y W C A dining room Friday night. Edgar Hartley introduced him in Hedrick’s absence. The address inspired a large, appreciative crowd and was complemented by music from Fielding Kearns.
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O. Arthur Kirkman
Y. Men's Club
Kirkkman
Edgar Hartley
Edwin Hedrick
Kirkman
Fielding Kearns
Road Phones In Belgium Brace for Emergency Aid Network
Main roads throughout Belgium will be equipped with road telephones this year to summon mechanical or medical aid in case of trouble, providing motorists with immediate assistance on highways and major routes.
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Belgium
Brussels
Belgiu
Crusaders Schedule Meeting at YMCA Lobby
The Crusaders will hold their regular meeting in the YMCA lobby at 2:80 o'clock in the afternoon.
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Crusaders
Local Merchants Urged To Highlight Nearby Goods
A speaker urges Carolinas and neighboring states retailers to showcase inventory already in town to educate local patrons about readily available options. The aim is to help shoppers find exactly what they want without searching far.
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Glade
Glen
Carolinas
States
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