Scant Opposition To Charter At Hearing
A North Carolina House hearing on the High Point city charter adjourned early after scant opposition emerged. The bill, already passed by the state senate, is to be revised in the House with changes including eight council members, a referendum on partisan elections after one year, tighter debt powers, expanded hospital and library funding, stronger city manager authority, and eligibility checks for city workers. High Point attendees listed include M. J. Wrenn and C. M. Waynick, with Ney Evans opposing the partisan feature and Thomas Turner and Waynick supporting it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Raleigh
Committee of the House On
Senate
House
M. J. Wrenn
J. E. Millis
J. E. Kirkman
O. A. Kirkman
James Lovelace
O. E. Cummins
Ney Ivans
T. C. Johnson
D. A. Dowdy
A. C. Cecil
W. J. McAnally
BE. M. Knox
W. P. Renfrow
Thomas Turner, Jr
C. M. Waynick
Ney Evans
Thomas Turner
Local Rug Exhibit At Pinehurst Opens In Village Court
Pinehurst Warehouses owned by Leonard Tufts introduces a village court building in the town center for a permanent display of fine house furnishings and rugs. Geo. T. Wood and Sons showcase Bigelow Sanford rugs under Frank H. Wood's supervision this week, with high marks for the plan's unusual success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
Leonard Tufts
Geo. T. Wood and Sons
Frank H. Wood
Madison Bridge Nearing Completion Over Dan River
The 1,000-foot steel and concrete Madison bridge over the Dan river and Norfolk and Western railroad is nearing completion and, with favorable weather, should open to traffic by April. State highway engineer J. W. Mills for the fifth district announced the update today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan River and
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Madison
J. W. Mills
Arbitration Settled Up to 170 Disputes Between 1820 and 1900
Between 1820 and 1900 as many as 170 disputes which might have developed into wars were settled by arbitration.
New 48 Hour Rheumatism Treatment Promises Quick Relief
Mann Drug Co advertises a 48 hour treatment for rheumatism claiming fast relief from pain agony and swelling with a money back guarantee over the weekend promotion.
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Pnd
Mann Drug Co
Allenru weekend treatment for rheumatism promotes uric acid relief
An advertisement touts Allenru as a weekend cure for rheumatism sciatica and neuritis promising fast action when the body relaxes. It claims a large eight ounce bottle priced at 85 cents from Mann Drug Co or other druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails to perform as advertised.
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Alienru
Mann Drug Co
Pive
America
Adv
Red Men 10 to Honor J R Anderson at Meeting
Chickasaw tribe No 32 Improved Order of Red Men to hold a public meeting in the Broadhurst building North Main street tomorrow night at 7 30 to honor Past Great Sachem J R Anderson of Charlotte now representative of the great council of North Carolina Col D H Milton announces the event inviting members families and friends to attend and greet Anderson with a large turnout
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Broadhurst
North Main Street
J. R. Anderson
Charlotte
Great Council of
North Carolina
D. H. Milton
Col. Milton
Red Men
Brother Anderson
Guilford Singers Ten Give Supper Program at Central Friends
The Guilford singers and Guilford college music department present a supper program at Central Friends church tomorrow night led by Prof and Mrs Max Noah. The A Capella choir is highly regarded in the south with past performances in Greensboro Chapel Hill and Raleigh. Reservations should be made with the church office early Wednesday morning. Fox Pioneers meet at 5 and Teacher Training at 6 prior to prayer meeting at 8.
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Central Friends Church
Max Noah
Guilford College
Greensboro
Chapel Hill
Raleigh
South
Guilford Singers
F. R. Taylor
Fox Pioneers
Anna Mendenhall
Mamie Farlow
Barbara Brooks
Vola Anderson
Lucille Hayworth
Winston Blair
A. 8. Parker
Patrolman G R Duncan Returns To Highway Duty
Patrolman G R Duncan, absent since February due to appendicitis, resumes highway patrol duties today. The Aquitania’s lighting equipment is enough to illuminate a town of 100000.
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G. R. Duncan
Judge Brown Acquitted In Embezzlement Case
Judge Warren G. Brown a local magistrate and United States commissioner was acquitted of an embezzlement charge in Guilford Superior court. The jury postponed deliberations for half an hour before delivering the verdict. The state claimed a ward, Nellie Brewer, testified that $45 paid to Brown for forwarding to a third party was not handed over and that the unpaid sum followed an indictment. Brown argued a $15 installment dispute and said the balance was $30, not $45, and that he withheld payment due to the disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren G. Brown
United States
Guilford Superior Court
Judge Brown
Nellie Brewer
Brown
Road paving to start on eight mile Seagrove to Ether route
Traffic detours cut as state highway commission awards paving contract in Raleigh. J W Mills says detour south of the railroad follows current road, with major savings for Carthage, Greensboro, High Point and Mount Gilead motorists by using existing routes via Asheboro Coleridge Bennet Calvary church and Route 74. Graham to Burlington project also let.
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Seagrove
Ether
Montgomery
Randolph
State Highway Commission
Raleigh
J. W. Mills
Fifth District
Carthage
Asheboro
Coleridge and
Bennett
Calvary Church
High Point
Sanford
Greensboro
Mount Gilead
Thomasville
Troy
Graham
Burlington
New Locaon
Finn and Hattie delight in ethereal comic quintet
The film Finn and Hattie features Leon Errol and Zasu Pitts in a lively duo with Mitzi Green and the Sidney of Tom Sawyer. The Haddocks, famed for totah mints, travel to Paris to dive into nightclub life. Mitzi guides her cousin Sidney as Lilyan Tashman adds a rollicking ride through the clouds in a Paris-set comedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Min
Bill
Finn
Hattie
Leon Errol
Zasu Pitts
Mitzi Green
Sidney
Mrs. Haddock
Paris
Mr. Haddock
Ernest Siler Fined $10 For Gambling
In Greensboro on March 10 Ernest Siler of High Point pleaded guilty to gambling in superior court before Judge T B Finley. He was fined $10 and the costs after a jury was formed for the manslaughter trial of Archie Boyden which began earlier today at noon.
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Greensboro
Mar
Archie Boyden
Superior Court
T. B. Finley
Ernest Siler
High Point
Suit Filed Against High Point Rail Line Over 1930 Crossing Crash
R R McMahan of 509 West Green Street filed a £2,000 damage suit in High Point municipal court on behalf of his 18 year old son Hoyt McMahan, a delivery driver. The complaint alleges a December 9 1930 grade crossing crash at Grimes Street where Hoyt was injured after his truck was struck by a railroad train. It claims negligence for failing to signal the approach and for lacking a crossing watchman or signal, with obstructed north view due to nearby buildings.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
R. R. McMahan
West Green Street
Hoyt McMahan
Grimes Street
Mr. McMahan
Race of Certified Husbands Sought
Paris doctors seek a "race of certified husbands" to protect wives. Criteria include feats like a 440-yard dash in under a minute, jumps, fence climbing, and physical tasks. Prospective husbands should train with wrestling, carrying weight, and swimming to stay fit for film roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA. Service
Paris
C. C. Pages
Belove
High Point approves automatic fire stoker for new junior high
A special school board committee authorized a $300,000 junior high building on Jones Street opposite the present senior high. The purchase of an Iron Fireman automatic fire stoker from Cleveland Ohio via local agent C G Bedford was approved, similar to the unit already installed in the fourth ward elementary school. Committee members were Superintendent T Wingate Andrews and Commissioners E K Ingram and A C Cecil.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Jones Street
Iron Fireman Manufacturing Company
Cleveland
Ohio
C. G. Bedford
Fourth Ward
T. Wingate Andrews
E. K. Ingram
A. C. Cecil
Study Group To Meet Tomorrow
A meeting of the Johnson Street Parent-Teacher association study group will be held at the school tomorrow afternoon at 8 30. Miss Veigh Hutchinson, school nurse, will speak on The Pre-School Child. Mothers of children entering school next year are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson Street
Parent- Teacher Association
Veigh Hutchinson
Chimney Fire at Archdale Home Extinguished
A blaze in a chimney at Jack Owens residence in Archdale near noon today drew Company Six firefighters who quickly extinguished the fire with no damage to the dwelling reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Owens
Archdale
Company Number Six
A Housekeeper Keeps Mending Time Efficiently
A practical tip notes that a dedicated mending drawer speeds repairs. A good housekeeper stores boy's blouses table linen and other items needing mending for quick action. Reading aloud in the evenings helps the work finish faster.
Cuban officials approve widespread gambling in public venues
Havana officials back keno baccarat roulette poker and dice in cafes public amusements and dancing halls. The regulatory move expands legal gambling options across entertainment venues in Cuba.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
England marriage ages trend shows mid-twenties norm
The common marriage age in England centers around 24 for men and 23 for women, indicating most couples wed in their early to mid-twenties with slight gender differences in age norms.
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England
District Scout Meeting in High Point District
The March meeting of the High Point district of Uwharrie council approved the national quota and the 1931 summer camp schedule. Negro troops will conduct individual troop camps. Millis and Hackney stay on the committee with Greensboro and Winston councils to improve camping. The district committee and court of honor awarded numerous recognitions including second class and first class awards and various merit badges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Uwharrie
H. A. Millis
Millis
B. W. Hackney
Greensboro
Winston
Garland Daniel
F. J. Sizemore
G. B. Daniel
L. R. Johnston
H. G. Owens
C. E. Diffendal
W. B. Hall
Wesley Memorial Church
James Allen
Clarence Keever
Ronald Jester
Walter Marshall
Stanley Hubbard
Wm. Huskey
Richard Meisky
John Austin
John Lindsay
Thomas Jones
Donald Jester
Preston Greene
Ben Mitchell
Richard Retten
Wendell Dunbar
Court of Honor Committee
C. Delk Smith
Nabers To Discuss the Four Horsemen at Midweek Service
The First Presbyterian church holds a Wednesday evening Bible study on Revelation chapters 6 and 7 led by Dr. Charles Nabers. The session covers the opening of the Seven Seals and the Four Horsemen in a 45 minute service focusing on prayer, study, and fellowship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Charles Haddon Nabers
Not Prosecuting Witness In Case In High Point
H G Conally reported to Enterplay he was not the prosecuting witness in the embezzlement charge against Ralph F Wagner, former Giant Furniture lumber inspector, convicted in High Point municipal court yesterday for abandonment and non support of his wife Ethel Wagner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. G. Conally
Hant
Ralph F. Wagner
Giant Furniture Company
High Point
Ethel Wagner
Curvature of the Earth Measured at Eight Inches per Mile
A practical note explains that the earth’s curvature is about eight inches per mile and increases with the square of the distance, a rule used to gauge lines of sight and level adjustments over long spans.
Cotton Men Meet In June At Sedgefield
The North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers association will hold its annual meeting at Sedgefield on June 19 and 20. Secretary Hunter Marsh, Jr. announced plans for the program, with officer elections on the agenda and about 250 textile industry men expected to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers’ Association
Sedgefield
Charlotte
Hunter Marshall, Jr
Pinehurst
Marshall
Wills Filed in Greensboro Court for High Point Residents
The wills of Mrs. Lillie Alls Reighter and D. J. Moser, both of High Point, were filed today in the clerk of superior court. Reighter’s 1930 will leaves life to Gilbert Muse, with real estate to Nancy G. Smith on death, Moser’s 1931 will leaves all real and personal property to his sister Bertie Alice Bowers.
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Greensboro
Lillie Alls Reighter
D. J. Moser
High Point
Superior Court
Mrs Hammer Is Paid Last Rites
Funeral services for Mrs. Charlotte Payne Hammer widow of Emory A. Hammer were held at Lebanon M P church at 11 o clock this morning led by Rev. Edw Suits and Elder P W Willard of the Primitive Baptist church. Interment followed in the family plot at Lebanon cemetery.
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Charlotte Payne Hammer
Emory A. Hammer
W. C. Montgomery
North Main Street
Lebanon M. P
Edw. Suits
P. W. Williard
Primitive Baptist Church
Maitland Montgomery
Howard Montgomery
Dale Montgomery
Garland Clinard
Forrest Hammer
Ralph Cochran
Iris Hammer
Mise Ira Cochran
Clyde Hedgecock
Wilma Payne
Lebanon Cemetery
Traditional wedding customs cited in old Chinese communities
A remark notes that in some Chinese neighborhoods the marriage ceremony is attended by the oldest and least attractive women, reflecting old social norms about marriage and status.
Lenten speaker Dr G I Humphreys heads to Wilmington
Dr G I Humphreys president of High Point College leaves for Wilmington Delaware to speak at noon interdenominational Lenten programs Wednesday Thursday and Friday He is part of a national group of religious leaders in the annual 40 day service held at noon in various venues After Wilmington engagement he returns home and then travels to Cincinnati for Palm Sunday services at Hyde Park Methodist Protestant church through April 2
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G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
Wilmington
Del
Humphreys
Chestertown
Dr. Humphreys
Cincinnati
Hyde Park
Coleman Slander Suit Moves to Superior Court
The $25,000 slander suit filed by Mrs. Lillian Coleman against W. T. Butler, Southern Railway, and North Carolina Railroad was transferred to superior court after a defendants motion. The case stems from an alleged statement by Detective Butler during questioning of Clarence Welborn, a city suspect in the theft of $1,000 in cigarettes from a Southern Railway box car, who was accused of immoral conduct by the officer.
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High Point
Lillian Coleman
W. T. Butler
Southern Railway Company
North Carolina Railroad Company
Butler
Clarence Welborn
Southern Railway Box
Welborn
Coleman
Three Minute Relief From Grippy Aches Ad Highlights B C
An advertisement touts B C as a fast acting remedy for grippy colds. It claims three minutes to relief, soothing nerves, lowering fever, and easing headaches sinus pains neuralgia and ear aches with no opiates or habit forming drugs. It emphasizes safety and universal applicability.
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Mahala Atkins
Ironton
Cook Bros. Truck Service
High Point, N
Greens Road
Save
Lane Way
Schwab Tailoring Co
East Groad
Seidman
Certified Public Accountants
Commercial Bank
Treasury Department
Wdshington
Council Chamber
Friends Annex
Finn and
Broadhurst Theater
Leon Errol Mitzi Green
Freezone
ALA Druggists
Stoker
Okeh Gambling
Nabers
Four Horsemen
Wilson Motor Company
DIAL
Guilford Radio Service Co
North Wrenn Street
Ragine
West Broad
Wilmington, del
Superior
High Point Perpetual Building
Aate
The
Commercial National Bank
A. J. Tol
Vice-Pres
Treas
B. Ellas
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