High Point Hosts Auspicious Start To Auto Show
High Point's exclusive automobile show opened with 2 PM crowds and extended late to draw over 500 visitors on day one. Dealers praised interest and lower 1931 models prices, with a week of acts by Tiger Sparks and Bill Davis plus a 12 piece orchestra. The exhibition runs through Saturday with daily performances and a 25 cent admission in a heated, weatherproof hall.
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High Point
Tiger Sparks
Keith
Orpheum
Vooivil
Bill
High Fiddlers
Bill Davis
Wheeling
West Virginia
New Easy Way to Break Up a Cold
An eminent druggist prescribes Stanback to relieve congestion fever and headaches, claiming it as a simple harmless preparation. It is marketed as effective for colds with no bad after effects and widely recommended by pharmacists and physicians in the South.
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South
Milk Thievery Affects Local Consumers Prompt Action
An epidemic of petty milk theft grips the town with ten days of rising losses. Dealers report some professional theft but most acts are by small boys or itinerant workers. Police are widening efforts while homeowners are urged to remove milk early and store it safely to deter theft.
Carrick Talks on Cornpone Etiquette at Cornell
Ithaca New York Associated Press dispatches report Professor D B Carrick of Cornell University proposes a new corn pone etiquette for pot likker using left hand for the cornpone and a spoon in the right to alternate two spoonfuls of pot likker per bite. Fellow professor Charles J Danham criticizes dunking or crumbling and supports hooking.
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D. B. Carrick
Thomas Carrick
Associated Press
Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell University
Carrick
Charles J. Danham
Soakad
Potlikker
Shelby
Cornell Latin Department
Ministers Denounce Asheville Gambling Bill In North Carolina
High Point Ministers Association voted unanimously to oppose the Reed racing bill allowing pari mutuel betting in Buncombe county. They sent a telegram to Dr. J. T. Burrus urging a final vote against the measure, calling it civic righteousness to oppose.
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Burrus
Reed
Reed Racing
Buncombe County
High Point Ministerial Association
Wesley Memorial Church
J. T. Burrus
State Senate
High Point Ministers’ ‘Association
High Point
Assn
E. M. Jones
Edgar Hartley
Sec
Senate
House
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
North Carolina
Reno
Nevada
Asheville
Bill Owens Held On Liquor Count
High Point bootlegger Bill Owens, convicted over a year ago, was arrested by federal officers on a liquor charge. In default of bond he was taken to Greens boro jail to await June term federal court. He fled, chased by officers, after returning to High Point from Raleigh and was seized in front of Mrs. Ted Gray’s Willowbrook street home.
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Bill Owens
High Point
Davidson County
Greensboro
Oweng
Raleigh
Ted Gray
Willowbrook Street
Owens
Broadhurst
W. R. Futrelle
John Vanhoy
Middle District Force
S. E. Batley
High Point Police
German Remedy Claims Cures for 30 Year Constipation
An advertisement proclaims Adlerika a German remedy that cleanses both upper and lower bowels. It features a testimonial from Alice Burns about long-term stomach issues resolved after starting Adlerika, and asserts rapid results with the first dose. Eckerd's is cited as the retailer.
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Alice
Eckerd
Canvass Day Planned By First Presbyterian In High Point
Next Sunday is Every Member Canvass Day for the Presbyterian churches in the south. The First Presbyterian church in High Point will conduct a two-man team canvass of all member homes in the city afternoon. Eighteen teams will meet at 1 30 in the church for a short service then begin door to door solicitation to fund the budget for benevolent missions education and orphanage work and other causes as set by the board of deacons led by C C Garrett.
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Presbyterian
South
High Point
First Presbyterian Church
Board of Deacons
C. C. Garrett
Saeed Home Mission
Accused Man Charged After Beating Boy and Property Damage
Dexter Welborn, 21, of 213 Centennial avenue, faces charges of malicious destruction of property and assault with a deadly weapon. He allegedly damaged a car driven by Paul Ensley’s son, pulled him from the seat, and assaulted him, breaking his jaw on Deep River road last Friday. Welborn was arrested last night and posted 300 bond to appear before Magistrate W. G. Brown next Monday at 2 p.m.
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Dexter Welborn
Centennial Avenue
Smith and Whitlow
Paul Enslé¢y
J. Wilson Ensley
North Hamilton Street
W. G. Brown
Welborn
Young Ensley
Deep River Road
False Teeth Paste Promises Comfort and Fresh Breath
An advertisement claimsFalse teeth can stay in place with a product called Pasteeth sold at Eckerds and other drug stores. It emphasizes reducing embarrassment from slipping teeth and improving breath.
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Eckerd’s
Advy
Regular meeting of High Point Council No. 23 Friday
High Point Council No 23 Royal and Select Masters schedules a regular meeting Friday evening at 7 30 PM. Members are urged to attend in proper attire and note the time and venue as stated in the notice.
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High Point Council No. 23
Royal and Select Masters
Public Hearing Planned on Jones Street Zoning Change
The city council will hold a public hearing at its regular meeting on March 31 to consider zoning Jones Street between Trenton Street and Rotary Drive for a Residence or Apartment house classification. The hearing follows the planning commission’s recommendation approved by the council, with a 15 day notice required by law before final action.
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City Zoning and Plain Commission
Jones Street
Trenton Street
Rotary Drive
Landscape Firm Incorporated in High Point with $100000 Capital
Incorporation papers filed in Greensboro for C. G. Mackintosh & Co., Inc. with $100,000 capital. Main office at 615 Commercial National Bank building in High Point. Incorporators include C. G. Mackintosh, 8. C. Clark, C. H. Roser, L. J. Fisher, and W. H. Rhodes. Branch in Chrysler Building New York. plans for Massachusetts and Connecticut offices. Mackintosh says last year’s business more than doubled prior year with work in 15 states.
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Greensboro
C. G. Mackintosh & Co., Inc
Commercial National Bank
High Point
N. C
C. G. Mackintosh
8. C. Clark
C. H. Roser
Glastonbury
Conn
L. J. Fisher
W. H. Rhodes
Waltham
Mass
Miami
Chrysler Building
New York City
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Mackintosh
John B Sale to Speak at High Point College Tonight
John B Sale, author of The Tree Named John, and negro folklore interpreter, will address an audience in Roberts Hall auditorium at High Point College tonight at eight. It caps the Lyceum program for the year. Sale’s recent UNC Press book highlights the gentler side of the negro and is praised as a lasting southern literary contribution. He will share sketches from his Mississippi plantation boyhood and early race experiences.
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John B. Sale
John
Roberts Hall
High Point College
Sale
University of North Carolina Press
Mississippi
Butterflies Taste With Legs Highly Sensitive to Touch
A scientific note reports that butterflies sense taste with their legs and that these leg receptors are about 1600 times more sensitive than the human tongue, highlighting how pollinators assess food sources directly on contact.
Sluggish Feeling and Remedy in 1912 Austin Ad
A 1912 Austin Texas letter from Dave Stewart praises Thedford's Black Draught as a family remedy used for constipation and bilious headaches. He claims it clears 'poison' from the system, improves morning sluggishness, and notes a 25 cent package sold by druggists.
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Thedford
Dave Stewart
St. Austin Texas
M E Spiritual Life Meeting Here Monday in Greensboro
Methodist ministers with laymen from nearly 100 charges in Greensboro Winston-Salem and Salisbury districts gather Monday and Tuesday for the Spiritual Life conference Group Two. Bishop Edwin Mouzon presides as sessions at Wesley Memorial church include meditations prayers group meetings and public services.
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Methodist
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Spiritual Life Conference
Edwin Mouzon
North Carolina
Latin-America
SOFA
GAN Naveane
Wesley Memorial Church
Charlotte
Gastonia
Lenoir
Waynesville
Condition of R. B. Terry Improves at Home
The condition of R. B. Terry, previously very ill with influenza complications, was reported improved at his home this afternoon.
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R. B. Terry
Special Service At St. Mary's Church
A Lenten service will be held tonight at 8 o clock at St Marys Episcopal Church on North Main Street near Farrias Avenue. Rev. Mr. Gribben of Winston-Salem will conduct the service.
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St. Mary's Episcopal Church
North Main Street
Farrias Avenue
Mr. Gribben
Winston-Salem
Stout Women Learn Easy Way To Lose 20 Pounds Of Fat
An advertisement promotes Kruschen Salts as a fat loss remedy claiming rapid weight loss. It urges taking a hot-water bath with the salts, weighing to track fat loss, and cautions reducing pastry and fatty foods. The copy lists a price for a four week supply and testimonials of dramatic weight loss.
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America
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