Radio Announcer Critique and Craven Family Mixups
A columnist reflects on radio advertising honesty and the reel of name mixups he has endured. He recalls Jimmie Calvert and Carl Goerch, lampoons sponsor tactics, and shares anecdotes from hotel coffee pranks to mistaken identities within the Craven family.
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Jimmie Calvert
Fort Worth
Texas
Star-Telegram
North Carolina
Jimmie
Carl Goerch
Raleigh
Carl
Daniel
Mr. Daniel
Unfamiliar Radio Voice Pledges Time On Early Morning Air
A listener recalls a Charlotte radio host who fumbles for a memo, hums, and never speaks clearly. The man is not named, but the caller notes he provides the time about every five minutes, questioning the value of paying for such a segment.
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Charlotte
Morning Coffee Habit From A Past Passenger
A traveler recalls a long habit of early morning coffee and even fights over it, describing how he carried a Thermos filled in a restaurant to enjoy coffee in Pullman berths or hotel rooms before others could.
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Little Washington
Louise
Brooding Youth Takes Own Life in Sparta
Arnold Howard an 18 year old from Sparta was found dead by his parents after a shotgun blast. Sheriff says no inquest due to family conviction it was suicide. Relatives note he had been downcast after receiving a letter from a young woman he had been seeing.
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Sparta
Tenn
Arnold Howard
Arnold
Young Howard
Douglas Mitchell
Howard
Honor Group Will Hold Annual Meet in Winston-Salem
The North Carolina division of the National Honorary Beta club will hold its annual convention in Winston-Salem on March 19 and 20. About 600 students from across the state are expected to attend. Clyde W. Erwin, state superintendent of public instruction, serves as club president. William Watkins is state director of Beta club work in North Carolina.
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Winston-Salem
Mar
North Carolina
National Honorary Beta Club
William Watkins
Winston- Salem
Beta Club
Clyde W. Erwin
Beauty contest at Big Ten campuses sparks court vote debate
A playful piece touts campus and cinema beauties listing several named young women from Illinois Ohio State Wisconsin Chicago Northwestern Iowa and other places. Readers are invited to judge which group excels in beauty as the Supreme Court is imaginatively asked to weigh in.
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Big Ten
Dorothy Clark
Illinois
Betty Galloway
Ohio State
Joyce Kerr
Minnesota
Dorothy Clifton
Wisconsin
Jean Jacob
Chicago
Caroline Pope
Northwestern
Mary Comstock
Iowa
Tigers To Compete In Dual State Tournament
The William Penn Tigers are named among ten best scholastic basketball teams in North Carolina and Virginia and will play in the Dual State Tournament at A and T College gymnasium on Saturday from 8 A M to 11 30 P M. The event is sponsored by A and T college.
Normal Street hosts wrestling? skating tournament results
The Normal Street skating area beat Hill Top 3-2 in girls and 4-1 in boys. About 200 attended. Winners include Ruth Leach Marie Walker Mary Gabriel Gladys Heath Willie McCorkle Jessie Hill Hood Beatty and more. WPA recreation project led by Williams Strickland and Mason with judges Davis Brower. Special prize went to Franklin Brower.
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Normal Street
Hill Top
Ruth Leach
Waver Robinson
Marie Walker
Mary Gabriel
Hill Top Street
Gladys Heath
Willie McCorkle
Herbert Staton
Jessie Hill
Hood Beatty
Franklin Brower
WPA Recreation Project
Raymond Williams
Clarence Strickland
Australia Mason
O. BE. Davis
George Brower
Edward James Laid To Rest in Green Hill Cemetery
Edward James died at his home on 1225 Downing Street and was laid to rest at Green Hill Cemetery after services at Women's Memorial A. M. E. church. Lois Gaylord mother of Dr. C J H Gaylord of 600 East Washington Street died Wednesday evening. She was born in Washington County ninety years ago and recently resided here four months. She leaves six sons and eighteen grandchildren. funeral plans not yet set.
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Elmer Hedrick
Wesley Memorial Church
J. B
G. B. Craven
J. B. Craven
High Point
George Craven
Trinity
Western Union
Washington
N. C
Goldie
Shelby
Board of Commissioners
Mr. Craven
EB. F. Craven
Greensboro
George Bulla Craven
George Bruce
Edward James
Downing Street
Greenhill Cemetery
Women's Memorial A. M. E. Church
Lois Gaylord
C. J. H. Gaylord
East Washington Street
Gaylord
Washington County
Fairview PTA Amateurnight Prize Set at $5
The Fairview P T A sponsors an amateur night in the school auditorium on Tuesday. A prize of five dollars will be awarded to the best performer.
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Fairview
Fairview P.T. A
Ping Pong Tournament Crowns Junior Champion Tribble
Eight boys entered the junior event at William Penn game room Friday. Final featured Columbus Tribble and Henry Wright with Tribble winning to become February junior champion. Nine boys played in the senior finals with semi finals between George Wilkes and Bonnie Humphrey.
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William Penn Game Room
Columbus Tribble
Henry Wright
Tribble
George Wilkes
Bonnie Humphrey
Humphrey
Wigper
Rufus
Victory Dinner in Sanford features Speaker Gregg Cherry
March 4 event in Sanford will honor local leaders with Speaker of the House Gregg Cherry as guest. The program includes readings and music and is intended to boost support for a busy legislative session. Interracial Good Will Program set for St Marys March 7 features White and colored church groups and a mixed chorus led by Madame Nell Hunter.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
J. C. Baskervill
Henry Averill Raleigh
Sanford Down
Lee County
Gregg Cherry
Sanford
St. Mary
St. Mark Church
High Point Commission On
Madame Nell Hunter
WPA
Tydings to Speak at Raleigh Victory Dinner
United States Senator Millard Tydings will address the Raleigh Victory Dinner on March 3 and speak earlier at Chapel Hill to the Students' Non-Partisan Political Union.
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United States
Millard Tydings
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Senator Long Advocates 4000 for Samarcand Sewer Plan
Senator Long using medical background supports Senator Ingram to secure a four thousand dollar appropriation for Samarcand Training School for Girls. Funds would back a new sewerage system per the state board of health plan. Opposition argued district population small, but Long warns the value of every life justifies the expense.
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T. W. M. Long
Halifax
Ingram
Randolph
State Board of Health
Providence
Senator Long
J. A. Bell
Appropriations
Samarcand
Williams Dominates Grand Final in February Championship
Raymond P. Williams, WPA recreation leader, ran the games as Humphrey defeated the former champ Williams to crown the senior February champion. Prizes were donated by Beeson Hardware Company for the senior event and Washington Street Pharmacy for the junior tournament. competition remained engaging throughout.
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Williams
Humphrey
Washington Street Pharmacy
Beeson Hardware Company
Raymond P. Williams
WPA
Professional Club Hosts Annual Dance at Kilby Arcade
The High Point Professional Men's Club held its annual dance at Kilby Arcade Friday night. About 250 guests from High Point and nearby communities attended. Music by the A and T college orchestra and broadcast vocals were well received, making for a delightful evening.
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High Point
Kilby Arcade
A. and T. College
Community Chorus to Rehearse Thursday Evening
The community chorus will rehearse in the William Penn cafeteria Thursday at 7 30 p m All parts are asked to be present.
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William Penn
Rev Winchester Speaks at William Penn
Reverend R. W. Winchester, pastor, delivers address at William Penn event.
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R. W. Winchester
William Penn
Election law changes delayed again in session
Consideration of Democratic State Executive Committee recommendations on election law changes has been postponed to the session's end due to recurring postponements. Hearings were slated for Friday but delayed again amid illness in Senator Bennett's family and suspected influences opposing changes.
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Democratic State Executive Committee
Kelly Bennett
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Maj. L. P. McLendon
State Election Board
Senate Calendar Shows Three Capital Punishment Amendments
Three constitutional amendments to authorize capital punishment for kidnappers to prohibit any diversion from highway funds and to make sheriffs four year terms have lingered on the senate calendar about a week. Consideration is delayed as work on revenue and appropriations bills continues. When these are settled, the calendar should move quickly toward disposal.
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Senate
Three Essentials of a Good Student at William Penn High
A speaker from St. Mark M. E. church addressed William Penn high school's Friday assembly. He outlined three essentials—attention, intention, and extension—urging undivided focus on instruction, clear learning aims, and extending knowledge, in a program sponsored by the freshman C class under Miss Foust.
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St. Mark M. E. Church
William Penn High School
Miss Foust
Merriam Melton Victor in Fairview Oratorical Contest
Merriam Melton won the second annual oratorical contest of the Dunbar Harrison Dramatic club at Fairview Street School on Friday evening. The event featured recitations including James Weldon Johnson's The Creation and performances by the school choral club with several readings and musical pieces.
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McClellan
Rosetta Gooden
Guiterman
John Nixon
Burleigh
Johnson
Merriam Melton
Farmington
Mary Lou Carter
Knox
Ida Sturges
White
C. R. Deberry
L. B. Haizlip
C. E. Yokely
Fairview
Dunbar-Harrison Dramatic Club
Fairview Street
James Weldon Johnson
Watertown Man Dies in Fayetteville Wreck
Adolf Miani of Watertown Massachusetts is killed and his wife seriously hurt when their car loses control on the Dunn Fayetteville highway and collides with two other vehicles before leaving the road.
Italy’s Medieval Schools Draw Students Across Europe
In the Middle Ages Italy stood as the premier destination for students seeking higher education, attracting scholars from various regions to its universities and classrooms.
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Italy
Governor Hoey Faces Clash Over School Machinery Bill
Raleigh March 1 The school machinery act triggers a bitter house fight over two provisions. One would remove the lieutenant governor from the state school commission and chair the board by the state superintendent, enabling near total control of a $25 million school budget. The other would permit supplementary ad valorem taxes for large districts. Supporters say Hoey backs Erwin’s plan. opponents doubt Hoey approves removing the lieutenant governor.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
J. C. Baskerwill
Raleigh
Clyde R. Hoey
State School Commission
Hoey
Clyde A. Erwin
N. C. Education Association
Supt
Erwin
Capt. Erwin
School Commission
State Department of Public Instruction
Bed On Ice Injures Persons on Fayetteville Street
(Special to The Enterprise) Asheboro March 1 two people were slightly injured when a bed on an icy street slid into a car and damaged another vehicle on Fayetteville street. Wayne Spivey received treatment but was dismissed. Dorothy remains hospitalized with cuts and bruises awaiting care.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Wayne Spivey
Dorothy
NG Fayetteville
Rotary Candidate Seeks District Post in Columbia Conference
Marc Hendersonville J R Sandifer head of Blue Ridge School boys said today he would campaign for district govern district Rotary club 58th conference in Columbia Many
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Rotary
Hendersonville
Marc
J. R. Sandifer
Blue Ridge
Rotary Club
Columbia
Battle Over School Finance Plans Faces Bitter Fight
The article notes a heated dispute over a proposed 30 cent fund for a national rail and education commission and the Erwin plan. Governor Go Hoey's stance is uncertain, with opponents forecasting clear public support or rejection before the bill reaches the House floor. A second conflict centers on Section 14 allowing ad valorem taxes for districts to supplement teachers' salaries, expanding beyond current county or city limits and requiring a voter approval vote.
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Erwin
Go Hoey
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