Woman's Service Exchange Added to Community Exchange
A Woman's Service Exchange will join the Community Exchange at 337 North Wrenn Street starting Thursday. The new unit offers sewing cooking canning and general handiwork with a 10 percent commission to help cover operating costs while linking jobless residents with women willing to exchange services for goods or work.
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North Wrenn Street
J. A. Eshelman
Church Women
Prson
Community Exchange
Life Underwriters Meet With National Speaker
Greensboro Life Underwriters announce a special meeting on Wednesday evening March 22. Reece P. Harry, president, invites area life insurance men. Guest speaker Roger B. Hull of the National Association of Life Underwriters will discuss Getting Back Onto Main Street at the King Cotton hotel starting at 6 30 p m.
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Greensboro Life Underwriters Association
Reece P. Harry
Roger B. Hult
National Association of Life Underwriters
Main Street
Hull
Life Underwriters
King Cotton Hotel
Women’s shoe drive appeals for size six donations
The High Point Board of Public Welfare issued an appeal for women to donate shoes, especially size six, and to inform welfare board officials. The drive seeks beds and bedclothing for needy families as part of the welfare aid effort.
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High Point Board of
Pub- Me Welfare
Welfare Board
Three Quarter Year Auto License Fees Begin Early
Officials from the Carolina Motor Club announced that three quarter year auto license fees take effect today for both trucks and privately owned passenger cars. The move, shifting the date from April 1, is expected to spur renewed purchases of 1933 license plates. Mrs. Owen Smith of the club office urged residents who find lost tags to report numbers or bring the tags to the office.
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Carolina Motor Club
Owen Smith
Randolph County Meeting Stirs Public Interest
A Asheboro assembly dubbed the People s Assembly drew little real public debate on questions in Randolph County. A follow up meeting at Farmers at 7 30 p m Friday aims to focus on schools public welfare work farm demonstration operations and county affairs.
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People’s Assembly
Asheboro
Randolph County
Farmer's
Bruce Craven
Trinity
Enterprise
District Lutheran Brotherhood Banquet Set at Emmanuel Church
The Northern District Lutheran Brotherhood of the N C Synod plans a banquet in Emmanuel Lutheran church social rooms on Thursday evening March 23 at 7 o clock. The district includes all Lutheran congregations east of Lexington. Men and Emmanuel ladies will provide an instructive program and a social hour with refreshments.
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Lutheran Brotherhood
N. C. Synod
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Lexington
Emmanuel Church
Library seeks January 1932 National Geographic for permanent file
The High Point Public Library requests a donated January 1932 National Geographic to replace a lost copy. The library plans to bind the issue for its permanent files. Donors should contact library officials.
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High Point Public Library
Six cities remain in race for 1934 M E Church South conference host
Selection of the host city for the 1934 general conference has been postponed. Six cities remain in the running: Winston-Salem Columbia New Orleans Birmingham Jackson and Nashville. The decision was delayed due to current economic conditions and a reconvening date has not been set. Winston-Salem is backed by Centenary Methodist Church.
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The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Fred N. Tate
Dallas
Montgomery
Ala
Lute
Odly
Nashville
Tenn
Winston-Salem
Columbia
New Orleans
Birmingham
Jackson, Miss
Centenary Methodist
Twin City
Alleghanies
Three Local Men to Hearings on Liquor Charges
Three High Point men J. P. Glenn Tom Warford and B E B McPherson will face hearings before Magistrate W H Lyon in Greensboro Friday at 2 30 pm on liquor charges. McPherson posted 50 bond Warford 509 Glenn remained jailed. They were involved in a collision with Capus B E Thomas who was cleared of fault.
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High Point
Lyon
Greensboro
J. P. Glenn
Tom Warford
B. E B. McPherson
McPherson
Warford
Glenn
Monay
Capus BE. Thomas
Watford
Perjury Charge Dismissed in High Point Case
Neal Sinodins faced a perjury charge tied to a war rant sworn by Sam Wall. Magistrate Muse dismissed the case after defense counsel argued lack of jurisdiction under 1927 general assembly provisions. The motion, heard after prior rulings by Magistrate Trotter, ends the action in municipal court.
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Neal Sinodins
Sam Wall
C. C
Muse
C. W. McAnally
Trotter
Mr. McAnally
General Assembly
High Point
Superior Court
State
Sion Mate
Vail
Sinodis
Gaston Johnson
The Bigger The Better A M Voncannon Tells Of Billie Lillie
A rural reminiscence recounts Billie Lillie the famed Randolph County deer hunter narrating a peach orchard buck tale. He describes tracking a six foot horned buck on Back Creek Mountain, a hit by Betsy the gun, and finding the buck with a peach tree pierced by the shot. He returns home to convince Rinda of the story.
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A. M. Voncannon
Ward Street
Grandpa
Billie Lillie
Randolph County
Billie Liltie
Back Creek Mountain
Betsy
Old Buck
Rinda
Spring Weather Drenches City with Thunderstorms and Cold
Last night Spring brought April Fools rain to the city with heavy thunderstorms, dense fog, and high winds. Rain totals reached .39 inches by 6 pm, with a late night downpour noted after 6 o'clock. Temperatures fell to 41 degrees, while the high topped 64 as skies began to clear today. Muddy roads remained from the storm.
Farley plans to end civil service tests for postmaster jobs
Postmaster General Farley weighs a plan to appoint new Democratic postmasters in Guilford County without civil service examinations. Six towns Gibsonville Greensboro Guilford College High Point Jamestown Pomona would see appointments by senator or congressman in charge, reducing civil service costs but raising political influence.
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Washington
Mar
Guilford County
Farley
Gibsonville
Greensboro
Guilford College
High Point
Jamestown
Pomona
Civil Service Commission
Died Suddenly in Bladenboro Uncle of Local Residents
E C Whitaker of Bladenboro died suddenly at his home at 6 this morning. He was uncle of Mrs A E Brazier and Mrs L B Williams, who left for Bladenboro to attend the funeral. He was father of Miss Helen Whitaker who visited here often.
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E. C. Whittaker
Bladenboro
A. EB. Frazier
L. B. Williams
Nighttime bladder relief with juniper oil in Bukets
Advertises a bladder physic product Bukets containing juniper oil and buchu leaves to cleanse acids and impurities causing irritation and frequent urination. Promises relief within a box price of 25c and refund if not relieved, with mentions of Mann Drug Stores and Bokerd's of High Point as sellers.
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Mann Drug Stores, Inc
Bokerd’s
High Point
Ady
Suit Filed in Municipal Court for Past Due Accounts
Beeson Hardware and General Motors Acceptance Corp sue O. B. Malpass and son J. C. Malpass in municipal court for judgment and interest on three past due accounts totaling 70 dollars since January 7, 1931 55 dollars since August 28 1930 and 77 dollars since February 3 1930 with the involved parties named.
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Beeson Hardware Company
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
O. B. Malpass and Son
J. C. Malpass
Ten Girls Sue Happy Lawson Over Theatre Salaries
Ten young women from Charlotte Salisbury and Concord claim Happy Lawson owes them 195 in salaries for a stage show. Magistrate Muse ordered attachment of box office receipts and a Lincoln sedan as part of the action. Lawson did not appear, sending word to divide receipts among the plaintiffs. The troupe last performed here at a midnight show, with payments reportedly from Concord.
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North Carolina
Happy Lawson
Lawson
Concord
Young Ladies Hall
Charlotte
Salisbury
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Woman’s Service Exchange
Piedmont Ins. & Realty Co
College Street
High Point Ice and Coal CO
Major Craven
District Lutheran Brotherhood
Schwartz Shoe Shop
Tori Main
Montgom
Ery, Ala
Today Post
Neal Sinodis
E. C. Whitaker
Happy’ Lawson
Show
A. H. Jeffers
N. E. Russell
L. E. Lowe
ED Wrightson
Thomasville, N. C
First National Bank
N. C
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
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