Guilford County Considers Lowering Inventory Valuations
Guilford County Board of Commissioners led by Chairman George L. Stansbury schedules a special Monday 10 AM meeting at Greens boro Courthouse to discuss reducing inventories valuations for tax assessments. Local civic groups and merchants plan to press for lower merchandise and fixtures rates to match real estate levels ahead of a potential April deadline.
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George L. Stansbury
Guilford
Comerce
Carolina
Uilford
Forsyth
Catawba
Alamance
Stansbury
High Point
English Fiction Will Be Topic Of Bentley Lecture
English novelist Phyllis Bentley will deliver the final High Point College lecture in Roberts Hall tonight at 8 15. York born Miss Bentley is known for novels such as The Mortal Storm and for short stories and literary criticism. She writes for The Manchester Evening Chronicle and other papers and has been in demand on lecture tours since 1934.
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England
Phyllis Entley
Highoint College
Roberts
Miss Bentley
Yorkhire
Manchesterening Chronicle
Miss Bentey
United Flyers Continue Lights Over the Weekend
Pilots John Oakie and Joe Vis, veteran transport pilots, will team at Ragan Field on route 11 one mile south of the city this weekend as part of the National Air Tour. Passengers will be flown in new standard planes with Wright Whirlwind motors 220 horsepower. Free park facilities are provided. Over 35,000 passengers have flown in the past two years of the tour covering 18 southern and eastern states.
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John Oakie
Joevis
Eteran Transport
Ragan Field
United Vers
Druggists Plan North Carolina Convention Meet
A preliminary organization meeting was held at the Sheraton hotel to prepare for the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association annual convention to be held May 16 17 and 18. A. Coke Cecil appointed Clifton E Layton and C A Ring Jr to contact local druggists for a planning meeting next Thursday. Mrs C A Ring and Miss Dorothy Ridge were chosen to reach the wives of High Point pharmacists. Last year the convention was in Asheville and High Point hosted in 1932.
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North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association
A. Coke Cecil
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Clifton E. Layton
C. A. Ring, Jr
C. A. Ring
Dorothy Ridge
Asheville
Rotary Club Presents Color Cruise Film Tour
A. Coke Cecil and F. R. Stedman screened color film from a Caribbean voyage to Rotary members. Scenes covered Cuba Panama Nicaragua Honduras with narration on local history and customs. Attending out of town were John Taylor Asheboro and A Nolan Bearden Los Angeles. Local Rotarians Akers Hutchens and Frank Wineskie also attended.
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Rotary Club
A. Coke Cecil
F. R. Stedman
Cuba
Panama
Nicaragua
Honduras
Mr. Cecil
Mrs.Cecil
New Orleans
United States
Caribbean
Cecil
Ceail
Havana
Panama Canal
John Taylor
Asheboro
A. Nolan Bearden
Los Angeles
Calif
Akers Hutchens
Frank Wineskie
Suit Against Teague Estate Filed in Guilford Court
W A Davis of High Point sues Margaret R Teague as administratrix of Lewis E Teague estate and guardian of two children in Guilford Superior Court. The action centers on a promissory note for 765 dollars tied to eight acres of Kaney property in High Point. Davis seeks lien on the land and appointment of a commissioner to sell the property to satisfy the note.
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Greensboro
W. A. Davis
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Margaret R. Teague
Lewis E. Teague
Kaney
License revocation list issued by state safety division
The State Highway Safety Division released today's list of driver license revocations. Included are Frank M. Mooney of 113 Clay Street High Point Roby Boden heimer route 2 Thomasville John Kelly Hall 114 Warner Street Thomasville Lester Franklin Myers and John E Satcher both of Lexington.
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State Highway Safety Division
Frank M. Mooney
Clay Street
High Point
Roby Bodenheimer
Thomasville
John Kelly Hall
Warner Street
Lester Franklin Myers
John E. ‘Satcher
Lexington
Local Resident W A Howell Dies At Home
W A Howell aged 69 died at his residence 512 White Oak Street shortly after 4 this morning following weeks of illness. He was born August 20 1868 in Yadkin County and lived in the city since 1904. Surviving are his widow Ida Mae Huff six sons three daughters four sisters two brothers eleven grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Funeral at Green Street Baptist Church Friday at 3 under Rev C N Royal and Mrs J E Lanier with burial at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
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W. A. Howell
White Oak Street
Mr. Howell
Yadkit County
Green Street Baptist Church
Guilford Council
Jr. O
Ida Mae Huff
Yadkin County
M. E
L. N
B. W
M. H. Howell
High Point
E. C
Trinity
E. T
Greensboro
Cora Howell Eason
Alma Howell
C. G. Burrows
Roanoke
Bill
J. E. Lanier
Wallace
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Mormons to Hold Meeting Tonight East Central States Mission
A large delegation of missionaries and church officials will attend a conference of the East Central States Mission of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints tonight in the County Building court room. The meeting starts at 7 30 with William T. Tew of Louisville presiding. R P Myers invited the public to attend.
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East Central States
Thirty nine graduate drivers to receive certificates
The third graduating class of the WPA aided safe driving school will receive certificates tomorrow at eight o'clock in the municipal buildings courtroom. Chap Bod enheimer announced the details and Rev. Cecil Haworth will deliver the invocation and present the certificates to the 39 graduates. Enrollment for the next class opens Friday from two to six p.m. and Saturday from nine to noon.
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WPA
Chap Bodenheimer
Cecil Haworth
Firefighters tackle two blazes in city homes
Firemen extinguished a porch ashes fire at 632 Willows Street damaging the home of Mrs. WW D Stevenson. Winds spread flames to the attic but losses were small. The residence is owned by Mac D Gordy. An earlier lightning strike on Mrs. Wilma Richies roof at 307 Fourth Street caused minor damage with crews responding at 8 26 p m.
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WW. D. Stevenson
Willows Street
Mac D. Gordy
Wilma Richie
Fourth Street
Pastor A B Conrad Hospitalized for Pneumonia
Dr A B Conrad pastor of First Baptist church was taken to Burrus Memorial hospital for treatment. His condition a pneumonia case showed marked improvement today. Meanwhile revival meetings at the church continue with Rev A S Hale of Mount Airy preaching strong evening sermons assisted by BE Rutledge of Charlotte as song leader.
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A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
Burrus Memorial Hospital
A. 8. Hale
Mount Airy
High Point Couple Initiate Divorce Action
Fannie Fowler sues Edgar Fowler in Guilford Superior Court for divorce. The couple married in Danville Virginia on June 12 1929 and have lived apart since October 1935 after the defendant allegedly abandoned the plaintiff.
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Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court
Fannie Fowler
Edgar Fowler
High Point
Danville
Notable Opera Voices Sought by Cooperative Concert Association
The Cooperative Concert Association in High Point considers Helen Jepson Bruna Castagna Rise Stevens and Rose Bampton among artists for this season’s feature attractions. A local committee will select three performances from 125 Columbia Concerts artists, with no singles sales and membership required by 6 pm Saturday.
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Bruna Castagna
Prima Donna Contralto
Met
Rose Bampton
Cooperative Concert Association
Helen Jepson
Rise Stevens
C.F. Tomlinson
Tomlinson
High Point
Stolen Car Found Burned Near Amos Hosiery Mills
A car reported stolen Tuesday night was found burned in woods off Rivett Drive near the Amos Hosiery Mills plant. The vehicle, owned by W. O'Neal, was taken from the O'Neal home. Officers continued their investigation at the scene to identify the suspects behind the theft and a second related incident.
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Rivett Drive
W.&. O'Neal
O'Neal
Amos Hosiery Mills
Kivett Drive
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Cruise
Teague Estate
Goodrich
Silvertowns
Budget Department
Economy Auto Store
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
Thomasville, N. C
Cooperative Association
Columbia Concerts Corporation
Walter P. Brown
Columbia Corporation
Arttist Committee
R. T. Amos
Carl Cronstedt
Janet Hall
Jane Russell
Gurney Briggs
M. J. Wrenn
C. T. Tomlinson
J. W. Lindsay
J. C. Abels
O. A. Kirkman
Oin
Westinghouse
Rose Furniture CO
South Main St
Westinghouse Refrigerator
Colony Court Custom Group
Colony Court Furniture
Colony Court
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