Ebony-Hued Singers to Gather For State Songfest
High Point will host National Music Week with North Carolina negro quartet contests May 3. Frank Sizemore says the event will draw state and national attention, possibly broadcasting the contest from the venue. He calls it a unique, major feature of the celebration and a strong city advertisement. Definite plans will be announced soon.
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Four Corners
North Carolina
Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Sizemore
High Point
Referee Reports Bailey Bros Bankruptcy Funds On Hand
Greensboro March 15 L C McKaughan referee in the Bailey Bros Inc bankruptcy reports $111000 on hand to unsecured creditors after paying $319546.49 in claims and $5015.46 in commission. He has collected $606898.59 and expects total collections to reach $607600. Prior and secured claims paid include Union Trust $92026.96 Fidelity $8920.86 Vaughn lor taxes and interest $51687.50 and taxes $4768.50. The luncheon program of the High Point Civitan club at the Sheraton featured High Point College students and campus addresses by Charles Brooks and Coach Jack Boylin.
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Jial
Greensboro
L. C. McKaughan
Bailey Bros., Inc
Federal District Court
Union Trust Company
Fidelity Company
High Point Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
High Point College
Edgar Hatcher
Hatcher
Charles Brooks
Dorothy Hoskins
Margaret Gurley
James Rogers
Tim Mitchell
Federation of Music Eclors
Tobacco Growers Report February Totals in Cooperative
Treensboro March 15 The receivers of the Tobacco Growers Cooperative association report for February to federal court judges that sales totaled 115 662 62 and tobacco brought 80 55 percent of the banker's valuation Bills payable on February 28 total 8 741 998 06 compared with 8 703 200 when receivers took charge last June There remains on hand 87 034 hogsheads of tobacco valued at 9 988 505 99 of which over 36 000 hogsheads are in the Virginia districts.
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Treensboro
Mar
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
Virginia
University athletes to entertain at Greensboro dinner
Two UNC wrestlers and two UNC boxers will perform at the Greensboro Country Club on Thursday evening. R. E. Simpson of the Southern railroad will be guest of honor. A barbecue dinner at 7 p.m. precedes athletic events and a dance to close the program.
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Greensboro
Mar
University of North Carolina
Greensboro Country Club
R. E. Simpson
Southern Railroad
Simpson
Formal record of Elmira cotton mill sale in Burlington
In Greensboro on March 15 a formal federal court record notes the Elmira cotton mill property sale at Burlington to W. T. Cheatham and R. W. Barnwell for 20000 dollars. The sale occurred March 14 with confirmation by Judge Yates Webb in Charlotte. The receiver had received several advance bids before acceptance.
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Greensboro
Elmira
Burlington
W. T. Cheatham
R. W. Barnwell
Yates Webb
Charlotte
Woman Arrested On Drunkenness Charge In Greensboro
Deputy Lucian Smith of Guilford College helped escort Mary Tenner a Rome Italy native to the county jail after she was found drunk and with an officer, as two male companions fled from a Chrysler car leaving her to confront the deputy and suffer bites.
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Greensboro
Lucian Smith
Guilford College
Mary Tenner
Rome
Italy
Sears
Trial of Negroes in Greensboro Opens Morning Session
In Greensboro, the trial of Mary and Seymour Cummings for alleged severe whipping of a young girl began in Superior Court. The state claims the woman prepared and used a bloodied switch. the defense says only a simple switch was used. A verdict was expected later in the day. Separately, Henry Sharp faces an added charge after a magistrate tied him to allegations of beating his wife. Earlier, R. F. Hawke was found not guilty on larceny, while Melvin Walker pleaded guilty to larceny and was placed on bond for two years.
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Greensboro
Mar
Mary
Seymour Cummings
Henry Sharp
Sharp
Melvin Walker
Harrie elected president of North Carolina Automotive Trade Assn
J P Harrie of Charlotte was chosen president at the association's annual convention at Kenilworth Inn Asheville on March 15. Henry Cutchin of Rocky Mount was elected vice president. Directors named include Faulkner New Bern Ha gad New Bern Harvey Kinston MacMillan Wilmington Bourlat Raleigh Chamblee Greensboro Heath Charlotte Beggs Winston-Salem Yount Statesville. The directors will select a secretary treasurer and plan the year's program at a meeting later today.
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Asheville
J. P. Harrie
Charlotte
North Carolina Automotive Trade Association
Kenilworth Inn
Henry Cutchin
Rocky Mount
Jack Faulkner
W. C. Hagood
New Bern
Felix Harvey
Kinston
Sidney MacMillan
Wilmington
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Specall
Harris
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Cowboys
Masona Bricklayers
Plasterers
Plumbers
Union Label
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Sie
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Adies
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