Famous Artists Selected For Programs Here
High Point's Cooperative Concert Association announced the selection of Helen Jepson Lisa Parnova and Erno Balogh for the new series The Met Opera star Jepson will appear next year Parnova plans multiple dance programs with partners Balogh has earned wide acclaim in the last two years Dates are to be set later with Parnova possibly in January Balogh in February and Jepson in March or April The campaign is led by Walker Brown with Mrs C F Tomlinson as president
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Helen Jepson
Metropolitan Opera
Lisa Parnova
Erno Balogh
High Point
Ernc Balogh
United States
Miss Parnova
Bal
Beal Labor Leader’s Movements Remain Under Scrutiny
Jesse Evans spoke of Fred E Beal the labor leader convicted after the Gastonia strike of 1929 now at Caledonia Prison Farm. Beal fled to Russia after the conviction and returned to Massachusetts to be arrested again and sent back to North Carolina to serve his sentence.
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Jesse Evans
Fred E. Beal
Gastonia
Caledonia Prison Farm
Beal
Russia
Massachusettts
North Carolina
A Changed Man Beal Renounces Communism in Prison
Gastonia man Fred Beal once a dyed in the wool Communist now serves time at Caledonia and has publicly denounced Communism and Russia. He plans to lecture in the South after release and then return to Massachusetts to live on a farm, ending his role as a labor leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
Fred Beal
Caledonia
Jesse
Beal
Russia
South
Massachusetts
Beal Turns Against Communism After Russia Experience
Beal explains to Jesse that years in Russia changed his views. He describes attempts to leave and claims many in Russia did not work as the Soviet plan promises. He argues Communism threatens America and the American worker, drawing criticism from former allies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal
Jesse
Russia
America
Beal Maintains Innocence in Gastonia Chief Aderholt Death
Beal continues to deny any labor leaders or workers fired the shot that killed Gastonia Chief Aderholt. He claims an officer in the clash between strikers and police fired the fatal shot. Beal hopes his defense committee can secure aid and release. Governor Clyde Hoey aided the prosecution, and Beal’s remarks about Hoey are cited from his memoirs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beal
Gastonia
Aderholt
Jesse
Clyde Hoey
Fred Beal
Hoey
No Favors Noted for Beal by Fellow Prisoner Jesse
Jesse described Beal as a fairly short stocky middle aged man who does the same work as other prisoners and accepts his lot without grumbling. He has asked no favors and has received none.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jesse
Beal
Observations on Yadkin River for Week Ended March 17
Weekly observations taken by Murray and Flood for the City of High Point Clemmons three miles south of Styers Ferry on the Yadkin River show a mean temperature of 49.5 degrees with a high of 69 on March 12 and a low of 29 on March 17. Relative humidity averaged 65.8 percent, peaking at 97 percent on March 12 and dipping to 39 percent on March 13. Total precipitation reached 1.70 inches while river stages ranged from a low 3.70 feet on March 15 to a high 5.40 feet on March 16.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray and Flood
High Point
Clemmons
Styers Ferry
Yada River
Dates For Courts Of Honor Released In Uwharrie Council
The Uwharrie Council announces quarterly Courts of Honor across its districts. Scouts receive Tenderfoot to First Class badges after troop committee examination at listed sites and dates including High Point March 24 and Salisbury March 31.
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Uwharrie Council
Salisbury
Thomasville
Asheboro
Lexington
High Point
Guilford County
County Court
American Legion
First Methodist Church
City Hall
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Construction Boom Pushes Permit Total to Two-Month Peak
Weekly building permits rose to 26 601 dollars led by a 15 000 dollar warehouse addition at the old Hillcrest Silk Mill Burlington Mills Corp bought the plant last winter and will have Charlies W Angel Inc erect a one story 100 by 150 foot frame structure on Silk Street Other permits include new homes and repairs across Gilbert Street Grace Street Gatewood Avenue and more with costs ranging from 59 to 5 500 dollars in this period.
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Hillcrest
Burlington Mills Corporation
Charlies W. Angel, Inc
Greensboro
Silk Street
Paul Hamilton
Gilbert Street
Ridgecrest Drive
Whittier Street
Mac
E. F. Seagraves
South Hamilton Street
Ed. Ragan
Willis Street
Amos Realty Company
Boulevard
A. C. Ward
Farlow Street
Blair
Salem
J. A. Davis
Willowbrook Street
R. J. Davis
Amos Street
Mary Lou Crofts
Emory Street
Frank F. Briggs
Long Street
Vernon Clayton
Thissell Street
W. H H. Foy
Woodbury Street
K. L. Brown
Taylor Street
Hula Street
Catawba College Choir Plans Two March Recitals
The Catawba College a cappella choir directed by Professor Harold W. Dicken will perform two Sunday recitals on March 26. The 3:30 pm show is at Heidelberg Reformed Church Thomasville with Rev. A. J. Palmer. the 7:30 pm program is at First Evangelical and Reformed Church High Point with Rev. H. L. Fesperman. The program includes chorales and hymns by Brahms Praetorius Arensky Dett and others, concluding with Lutkin’s The Lord Bless You and Keep You.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Catawba College
Harold W. Dickensheets
Heidelberg Reformed Church
Thomasville
A. J. Palmer
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
High Point
H. L. Fesperman
Bach
Brahms
Praetorius
Schuetky
Christiansen
Arensky
Logovsky
Christ
Popotyoff
Reissiger
Monk
Sibelius
Jones
New York City
Oland Downes
A M Farrington Is Claimed By Death
Albert M Farrington 88 died at his daughter Mrs Everett Lamarr s Oakdale home Saturday at 4 10 pm after three years of ill health Funeral services will be Sunday at Sandy Ridge Church with interment in the local cemetery He was born in Guilford County March 6 1851 surviving eight sons and two daughters
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert M. Farrington
Everett Lamarr
Oakdale
H. W
Garden Grove
Calif
F. E
Eerie
E. E
Greensboro
Pomona
J. R
C. C. Geto College
Yow's
Lamarr
Uwharrie Council Camporee Plans To Be Finalized Today
Scoutmasters and leaders meet at Camp Uwharrie this afternoon to complete details for six district camporees and plan the 1939 council camporee to be held April 28 29 and 30. The event traces to 1932 with 25 scouts and now features 800 participants in district events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwharrie
Camp Uwharrie
Uwharrie Council
Local Pupils Win In Preliminary State Music Contest
Five High Point pupils earned top marks in preliminary rounds of the State Federation of Music Clubs at Elon College. Winners Martha Harris MacKenzie Bobby Gayle and Florence Ellis all piano pupils of Mrs Sidney Gayle and Junior Music Study Club members. Also Zelma Parnell high school soprano and Ella Lou Taylor high school contralto trained by Miss Geneva L Morrison received superior ratings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Federation of Music Clubs
High Point
Elon College
Greensboro
Martha Harris MacKenzie
Bobby Gayle
Florence Ellis
Sidney Gayle
Zelma Parnell
Ella Lou Taylor
Geneva L. Morrison
Hairdressers Show Flat Feet Trend by Age Forty
A survey finds that by age 40 most hairdressers develop flat feet. The study highlights foot health concerns among stylists and calls for supportive footwear and regular checkups in the industry.
FBI official to address North Carolina Identification meeting
Quin Tann head of the FBI fingerprint division will address the North Carolina Association for Identification in Kinston on Sunday April 2. Local hosts are J I Brown and C M Stansell with J W McMahon as chair. Additional out-of-state speakers may attend and a luncheon will be served at Caswell Cafeteria with business sessions at the American Legion hut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Quin Tann
United States Bureau of Investigation
North Carolina Association For Identification
Kinston
Association
Lewis E. Williams
J. I. Brown
C. M. Stansell
Tann
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Caswell
American Legion Hut
Uniting Church Conference to Meet in Kansas City
The Uniting Conference of Methodists gathers in Kansas City on April 27 with 900 delegates from the three branches to confirm prior actions and form a new Methodist Church. North Carolina delegates plan to attend, and rail departures are slated for April 23 to reach the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uniting Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Methodist Protestant Church
Kansas City
Methodist Church
N. C. Christian Advocate
South, North Carolina
Western North Carolina
North Carolina
Wineskie Pictures to Be Shown Here Monday
Members of the Masonic and Eastern Star will hold an open meeting at the Masonic Temple on North Main Street Monday night at 7 30 to hear a talk and view pictures by Frank Wineskie from a world tour. Charles E. Harbinson, master of Numa F. Reid Lodge No. 344, announced the program, saying it should be unusually interesting and instructive and urging broad attendance with families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Masonic
Eastern Star
Masonic Temple
North Main Street
Frank Wineskie
Charles E. Harbinson
Numa F. Reid Lodge
Harbinson
Curative Drug For Pneumonia Hailed As Great Discovery
Sulfapyridine hailed as the greatest curative drug discovery in 50 years arrives in High Point. Doctors say its use could dispel fear of pneumonia and its deadly pneumococcus germ. The drug, called M B 693, originated in England from sulfanilamide and gained rapid clinical attention.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. M. Smith
Chemical
England
High Point
Pasteur
Hydro Bids to Be Revisited by High Point Council
High Point city council plans to resume discussion of bids for a 6.5 million dollar hydro project at 7 30 p m Monday. Utilities committee will study bids and a rate resolution raised by City Manager E M Knox may be acted on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
E. M. Knox
John S. Pickett
Garden Club Plans 25-City Spring Pilgrimage in NC
The North Carolina Garden Club announces its 2nd annual spring tour from April 8 to 24 featuring gardens and historic homes across 25 cities and towns. Highlights include Orton Plantation near Wilmington and Airlie Gardens with camellia and azalea displays, plus early blooms in the southeast leading the tour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Garden Club
Garden Club
Graham
Elizabeth City
Concord
Fayetteville
Rocky Mount
Tarboro
Greenville
High Point
Raleigh
Red Cross Home Hygiene Classes Advance in High Point
The High Point Red Cross forms a Home Hygiene Committee and held the first class at Mrs Winslow's on Greer Street. Led by Mrs S B Saunders, the 30 hour course trains women and teen girls in home health care, hygiene, infant care, and disease prevention through lectures and demonstrations.
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Committee On
High Point Red Cross
Winslow
Greer Street
S. 8. Saunders
Red Cross
G O P Ticket Nears Form in High Point Mayor Race
In High Point the Republican and Democratic tickets form behind the scenes ahead of a likely caucus picks. Mayor C S Grayson may run again with Pickett viewed as a potential rebel leader on the council. The hydroelectric project dominates debate, with a three week candidacy filing window ending April 11 and a primary a week later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Walter L. York
Republicans
York
R. B. Gantt
A. Coke Cecil
Cecil
C.S. Grayson
Pickett
Io Council
John S. Pickett
City Hall
Grayson
Harvey Oakley Dies at Local Hospital
Harvey Oakley two years old died at a local hospital shortly after 7 30 o clock Saturday night He was ill only one day and a patient briefly He is survived by parents W G and Vivian Shepherd Oakley of 718 East Russell Street a brother Robert Gene Oakley and grandparents Mr and Mrs Robert Oakley and Mr and Mrs Charles Shepherd of Altavista Va Funeral arrangements are incomplete with service planned for Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey Oakley
W. G
Vivian Shepherd Oakley
East Russell Street
Robert Gene Oakley
Robert Oakley
Charles Shepherd
Altavista
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Helen Jenson
John Mebane
Yadkin River
Harold W. Dickensherts
A. M. Farrington
Association For Identification
U. S. Bureau of Identification
Uniting Church
Unifiaction
Hydro
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Brunswick County
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