Local Board of Elections to be Named Tuesday
The Democratic slate for the county board was announced by township party chairman with two Democrats already recommended. Registration books open two weeks before the primary if held on April 27, and the May 4 election date remains. The Republican names have not yet been released. The county board includes Edw in W. Pearce and J M Millikan along with Mr Fisher.
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Fisher
Crissman
Mr. Fisher
Edwin W. Pearce
Greensboro
J. M. Millikan
Europe battered by hard storms across region
Severe storms sweep Europe causing fatalities from exposure and exhaustion. Snow drifts reach 20 feet in places, halting transport and isolating villages. Four sailors die off Casablanca when a sailboat sinks. England to northern France faces five hour steamship delays. Brest quarry landslide kills three. Seine flood levels threaten Paris Rouen river traffic but crest expected to fall. Dover Cliffs section collapses onto a factory with no injuries reported.
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Casablanca
French Morocco
England
France
Brest
Paris
Rouen
Seine
Dover Cliffs
Government Victory in Gold Test Case
A high court decision cites the celebrated gold ruling on contracts and property rights. Litigation on Wagner Act constitutionality and Washington minimum wages for women, plus a NY unemployment insurance case, was postponed until next Monday with no reasons given.
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Congress
New York
County Board Delays Liquor Election Decision
Greensboro March 1 Special report county commissioners in session did not discuss holding a county election on liquor under the new state law. They preferred to wait for citizen sentiment or a petition that would require action.
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Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court Opens In Criminal Session
The Guilford county criminal division opened today with Judge Frank Armstrong presiding. Several High Point cases are on the docket to be heard later this week.
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Greensboro
Guilford County Criminal Division of Superior Court
Frank Armstrong
Troy
Knox sets plan to refund callable bonds amid litigation
City Manager Knox outlined budget figures showing the average taxpayer pays 3.56 monthly for city services. He cited a 1936 auto accident total of 215 compared with 329 in 1935 and stressed safety awareness. He noted March 10 bids will decide the fate of the railroad grade separation project and the potential relocation of the freight station within the plan.
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High Point
Knox
Death of M. H. Johnson Father of State Treasurer
M. H. Johnson 72 father of North Carolina State Treasurer Charlies M. Johnson died in Raleigh at his son's home. Survived by widow three daughters and another son Joe F. Johnson Burgaw is the home of the funeral services set for 2 30 tomorrow afternoon. Daughters Ellen Mey Vansant Wilming ton Harvey Rountree Portsmouth Va and Mrs. R C Williams Wallace.
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M. H. Johnson
Raleigh
Charlies M. Johnson
Johnson
Burgaw
Ellen Mey Vansant
Wilmington
Harvey Rountree
Portsmouth
R. C. Williams
Wallace
Joe F. Johnson
Man Fatally Hurt After Being Struck in Fayetteville
J H Bullock aged 52 of Wade died from injuries after being struck by an automobile in Fayetteville. The March 1 incident resulted in his death.
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Fayetteville
J. H. Bullock
Wade
Questions on Cardus and its claimed health effects
The article discusses Cardus and Cardui, noting women testify it helps overcome malnutrition and ease menstrual pains. It mentions plant extracts called bitters and claims Cardus aids digestion and increases energy by improving the body's use of food.
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Cardus
Cardui
Wife Tells of Husband's Death in Palm Springs Shooting
Riverside, Calif March 1 Mrs Humphrey Pearson's hospital statement partly substantiates the theory that scenarist Humphrey Pearson was accidentally shot at their Palm Springs home Wednesday night Sheriff Carl Rayburn said Pearson who reportedly drank became gun conscious when drinking The wife accompanied him to night club parties earlier She said they both had been drinking and when she entered Pearson's room she found him with a gun They struggled for it she hid it in the bathroom returned to find him dead She did not know when the gun discharged or who held it at the time
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Riverside
Calif
Humphrey Pearson
Carl Rayburn
Palm Springs
Pearson
Rayburn
Labor Bills Move in Several States on Work Hours and Strikes
Legislatures consider measures to curb strikes and set working hours. Bills in several states seek bans on sit-down strikes and injunctions, with some targeting sympathetic strikes. Proposals to limit daily hours to eight or a 40 hour five day week advance in multiple legislatures.
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Maryland
Alabama Senate
Conecticut Federation of Labor
Manufacturers’ Association
Illinois
North Carolina
Nebraska
South Carolina
Georgia
Funeral Planned For Maude Odell
New York reports completed funeral plans for Maude Odell who died of a heart attack off stage after Saturday performance of Tobacco Road. Services set for tomorrow at Mt Malachys church with burial in Beaufort, D C where she was born. Her brother James Odell, also an actor, will accompany the body south.
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New York
Maude Odell
James Odell
Body South
Anti Saloon Office Vacant In America League
Sentiment grows in St. Petersburg to leave unfilled the office of general superintendent of the Anti-Saloon League of America at its 29th year meeting. Dr Edward B Dunford of Washington has acted as general superintendent since Dr F Scott McBride resigned to become state superintendent for Pennsylvania. If the vacancy remains, Dunford would continue to handle league affairs along with his own duties.
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ST. Petersburg
Anti-Saloon League of America
Edward
Dunford
Washington
F. Scott McBride
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
French Ship Marie Therese le Borgne Struck by Mine
The French steamer Marie Therese le Borgne reports it struck a mine six miles off Cape San Sebastian, with serious damage but likely able to reach Palamos harbor. Palamos lies about 20 miles southeast of Gerona on Spain’s northeast coast. A second mine incident followed earlier in the week after the British steamer Llandovery Castle hit a mine off Cape de Creus.
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Palamos
Spain
Marie Therese le Borgne
Cape San Sebastian
Palamos Harbor
Gerona
Llandovery Castle
Cape de Creus
Rally lifts stocks after early sell off on New York exchange
Selective demand aided the stock market today after an initial sell-off. Steels recovered from losses to modest gains as rails rubber oil and merchandising issues joined in. Trading stayed quiet as Wall Street awaited possible Supreme Court decisions affecting markets. A wide array of issues showed losses near the fourth period.
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New York
March
Wall Street
Supreme Court
Bureau of Air Commerce Receives Largest Appropriation
The Bureau of Air Commerce will receive the largest appropriation of any Commerce Department bureau this year.
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Bureau of Air Commerce
Commerce Department Bureau
Liquor Store Hours Changed in Elizabeth City
The Pasquotank county board of alcoholic control adopted a regulation allowing the local liquor store to stay open daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. except Sundays, up from a 6 p.m. closing time. Manager Clarence Reid said daily purchases are limited to one gallon per person.
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Elizabeth City
Pasquotank
Moose lodge to hear Salvation Army address at meeting
The High Point Lodge of Loyal Order of Moose will hold a meeting tomorrow night at 7 30 with Adjutant R M Cowan of the Salvation Army delivering an address. A special program is planned and all members are urged to attend.
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High Point Lodge of Loyal Order of Moose
R. M. Cowan
Salvation Army
Car Fire on Deep River Road Baffles Police
Police investigated a weekend car fire burning Mrs. Ruby Kennedy’s vehicle on Deep River road but could not determine origin or cause. The burned car was towed to a local garage for further inspection.
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Ruby Kennedy
Deep River Road
Scott files absolute divorce suit in High Point court
Kennie H. Scott sues for divorce from Iola Thompson Scott in High Point municipal court citing more than two years of separation since their marriage on March 2, 1927 and separation on May 3, 1927.
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Kennie H. Scott
F High Point
Iola Thompson Scott
Move to Townsend for Wilsons from Melrose Hosiery
Mr and Mrs H R Wilson of 513 West Green street have moved to Townsend Georgia where Mr Wilson will join the Band Millis lumber plant. He was a foreman at Melrose Hosiery Mills and they were active in Green Street Baptist church during residence here.
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H. R. Wilson
West Green Street
Townsend, Ga
Wilson
Band Millis
Melrose Hosiery
Green Street Baptist Church
Named manager for five county cooperative livestock market
A. N. Sawner has been named temporary manager for the five county cooperative livestock market association created for mutual exchanges in Craven, Carteret, Pamlico, Jones, and Onslow counties.
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Newbern
A. N. Sawner
Five County Co-Operative Livestock Market Association
Craven
Cartret
Pamlico
Jones
Onslow
Murder charge amid 41 cases at Holcombe County term
Tarboro March 1. Burrell Vick a former prison camp guard faces murder charges in the shotgun delaying of Frank Cox a 52 year old textile worker on November 28. The case is part of 41 awaiting trial at the one week term of Holcombe County Superior Court convening here today.
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Tarboro
Burrell Vick
Frank Cox
Holgecombe County Superior Court
Notice of Service of Summons in High Point Divorce
The Municipal Court of High Point Guilford County North Carolina issues a summons by publication in a divorce action between Rennie A. Scott and Iola Thompson Scott. The defendant must appear at the Clerk of Municipal Court by a date stated, following service of the summons.
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High Point
North Carolina
Guilford County
Rennie A. Scott
Iola Thompson Scott
Guilfod County
Igh Point
Court House
Point
B. Reitzel
City of
E H. Smith
Four Die In Newton Fire In Business District Home
Newton March 1 Willet Myers a 35 year old mother and her three children a son eight and a son two and a daughter five died as flames swept their home in the business district early Sunday authorities reported no others were injured in the blaze occurring in the heart of the city and under investigation by local fire officials
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Newton
Willet Myers
Mrs Annie Sams Seeks Better Sleep With Favorite Prescription
Mrs Annie Sams of 1153 A Ave Knoxville reports improved sleep and appetite after using Dr Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a tonic. She notes increased strength and better rest at night with the remedy now available in tablet and liquid forms priced at $1.00.
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Annie Sams
Ave
Knoxville
Dr. Pierce
Notice to Creditors of Wilson and Keziah Inc
In the Municipal Court of High Point the estate of Wilson and Keziah Inc is declared to be under creditor notice. Creditors must present claims by a stated deadline and prove their entitlement under applicable court rules.
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Wilson & Keziah, Inc
City OF
High Point
North Carolina
Guilford County
Snow Lumber Company
Ve. Wilson & Keziah, Incorporated
Wilson & Keziah. Incorporated
Wilson 4 Keziah, Incorporated
Wilson & Keazish, Inc
Lewis E Teague
Arker, Inc
Dalton, Turner & Dickson
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