Week End Accidents Kill One Injure Nine In Area
A deadly weekend crash at Centennial and Lexington avenues killed Mrs. Venable and injured five others. William Urban, 27, of Salisbury, faced manslaughter charges after a sedan collided with the Venable coupe. Two pedestrians on the Thomasville road were also injured in a hit and run, with Mrs. Kennedy reported serious. Separate wrecks left two young women, Dorothy Hill and Louise Sherrill, critically injured on Mangum Avenue.
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Centennial
Lexington Avenues
James Venable
Senate
Herusband
William Urban
Salisbury
Venble
Mre
BE. Venable
Anneth Venable
Jewell Dean Venable
Frank Wilson
Venable
Franklinville
Wilson
Goldsboro
Urban
High Point Municipal Court
Inter
Lexington
Centennial Avenue
Able
Kenneth Venable
8. E. Venable
Thomasville
Rsona
T. Alter Kennedy
Thomasville Road
High Point
Fiddier
Leo Shaw
Fiddler
Shaw
Dorothy Hill
Louise Sherrill
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Mangum Avenue
Mallory Street
Jack Austin
Frank Hiatt
Miss Sherrill
Miss Hill
Austin
Hiatt
Greensboro Gets Teller for Hole Office Opens for In-Person Payments
The Home Owners' Loan Corporation opens a Greensboro teller in Room 1106 United Bank Building 11th floor 01 South Elm Street 9 am to 4 pm effective March 26 for mortgagors to pay in person. Mail payments continue to go to the Atlanta Regional Treasurer. The office serves nearby counties and uses existing staff.
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Home Owners’ Loan Corporation
Greensboro
United Bank Building
South Elm Street
Marietta Stree N. W
Atlanta
Georgia
Convent of Hom Owners’ Loan Corporation
Alamance
Alleghany
Ashe
Caswell
Davidson
Davie
Forsyth
Guilford
Randolph
Rockingham
Stokes
Surry
Yadkin
Air mail volume rises in 1934 compared with 1933
A 43 percent increase in air mail weight from Great Britain to overseas was recorded in 1934. About six million letters were carried by air last year, up from four million in 1933.
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Great Britain
Narrow Escape In Clock Driver’s Car Collision
Clyde, driver for the clock, had a narrow escape yesterday afternoon when his car crashed and slid into a telephone pole before stopping. No passengers were in the cab at the time.
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Clyde
Permits Issued for Dwellings and Garage Projects
Fire Chief K. K. Ingram issued permits for a new fire room residence and a garage. William M. Jarrell at 117 Lindsay St obtained a 650 dollar permit. W A and D R Hedrick received a permit to build a garage at 412 Barker St estimated at 835 dollars.
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K. K. Ingram
William M. Jarrell
Lindsay Street
W. A
D. R. Hedrick
Barker Street
Council Will Meet For PTA Session At Elm Street School
The High Point Council of Parents and Teachers holds its regular meeting Tuesday afternoon at 8:45 at Elm Street school. Mrs. R. T. Cottam, council president, urges full attendance. Mrs. W. B. Aycock of Raleigh, state PTA president, was scheduled to speak but cannot attend.
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High Point Council of Parents and Teachers
Elm Street
R. T. Cottam
W. B. Aycock
Raleigh
P.T. A
Thefts Reported in City Over Weekend
Police bulletins show fewer thefts than in recent weeks. Lula Jones reports a stolen tan coat from 828 Wood Row Avenue while at church. C B E W Watkins on Centennial Avenue reports two tires stolen from his car in the yard. W BE King at 808 Park Street reports a bicycle stolen.
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Lula Jones
Negress
Woodrow Avenue
C. B E. W. Watkins
Centennial Avenue
W. BE. King
Park Street
Bottle in Bond Charged at Thomasville Road Filling Station
Clarence Kennedy, 22, was charged with violating the prohibition law after detectives raided a filling station on the Thomasville road beyond Oak Hill. They found 66 pints of bottled in bond whisky in an oil drum that would not yield oil when the crank was turned. Kennedy reportedly bought the filling station less than a week ago.
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Bond
Clarence Kennedy
Thomasville Road
Oak Hill
Kennedy
Inflammable liquid from South American laurel tree
A bored tree in South America yields a highly flammable liquid. The fact notes the lau rel tree produced an inflammable resin-like liquid when bored.
Tragic Accidents Prompt Plea for Safer Driving
Chief M G Friddle called on High Point motorists to observe traffic laws at intersections and stop streets. He cited two fatal crashes and three injuries, urging full stops at stop signs and right of way compliance to curb deadly accidents. He warned speed limits in school zones and intersections are often ignored and stressed personal responsibility.
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M. G. Friddle
Pace
Kiet Friddle
Steresta
Owever
Friddle
High Point
Friddie
Cau
Equatorial African Drum Telegraph Demonstration
Equatorial Africa uses the goudougoudou a giant hollow log six feet long and three feet thick as a wireless telegraph. Signals are beaten with rubber tipped sticks and messages hop between villages at remarkable speed.
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Equatorial Africa
Ceiling Definition Expands Pilot Flight Rule
Aviation authorities adopt ceiling as the official term for the maximum usable flight altitude where a pilot can still see the earth. The change aligns regulatory language with long standing industry usage.
Fire destroys dwelling on Carolina avenue near Mechanicsville
The home of Andy Stamy on Carolina avenue about 1.5 miles from Mechanicsville was totally destroyed by a fire of undetermined origin at about 10 15 yesterday morning. The loss is about 3000 with partial insurance. Firemen saved Walter Loflin's adjacent house despite water shortages. Loflin home damaged by heat. The seven room Stamy house lies outside city limits.
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Andy Stamy
Carolina Avenue
Mechanicsville
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
BE. K. Ingram
Walter Loflin
Loffin
Stamy
John Hill receives four month term in municipal court
John Hill was sentenced to four months on the county roads for stealing a bicycle belonging to BE King. The arraignment occurred before Judge Lewis E. Teague in municipal court. The session focused on traffic violations and drunkenness with several other cases disposed of, including suspensions and conditions on assault charges.
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John Hill
Lewis E. Teague
BE. W. King
Gaston Johnson
L. J. Fisher, Jr
Rosina Fuller
Plans Completed for Greater American Legion Minstrel Show
Plans were completed for the Greater American Legion Minstrel to be presented tonight at 8 o clock in the Junior High School auditorium under the auspices of the Daughters of America. The program includes new acts and selections by local singers Clarence Schultheiss Norman Fidler Wilton Barnes Polly Snyder and Willie Skidmore with harmony by the American Legion Minstrel quartette. The minstrel has played in various parts of the state and met with success, and a large audience is expected tonight.
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Greater American Legion Minstrel
The
Daugters of America
Clarence Schultheiss
Norman Fidler
Wilton Barnes
Polly Snyder
Willie Skidmore
Harmony Quartette
American Legion Minstrels
Annual City-Wide Kite Tourney Set for Tomorrow
City residents will join a postponed kite tournament at Blair Park tomorrow afternoon at 8:90 o’clock with four prize events including 100-yard dash altitude race most artistic kite and messenger race. Competitors listed include Miss Margaret Hauser 8. Cc. Clark T. W. Andrews Ernest Jones Dr BE Harrison and H A Millis.
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Blair Park
Margaret Hauser
Cc. Clark
T. W. Andrews
Ernest Jones
BE. T. Harrison
H. A. Millis
Local Rotarians Gather for Intercity Winston Meeting
High Point Rotary club members and their wives join Winston-Salem Rotarians and visiting Rotarians from ten other cities for an intercity gathering at the Robert E. B. Lee hotel in Winston-Salem. The event, organized by district governor Rev Tom A Byes and A C Prot, features Walter D. Head of Montclair New Jersey Rotary International as principal speaker at 6 45 PM.
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Winston
High Point
Reidsville
Thomasville
Tom A. Byes
Rotary
A. C. Prot
Winston-Salem
Walter D. Head
Montclair
N. J
Rotary International
Sykes
Luther League Holds Eastern District Conference
Greensboro March 26 Special The spring session of the Eastern District Conference of the Luther League of North Carolina met at First Lutheran Church with 28 members present. The theme centered on responsibility to self neighbor and church. Miss Winfred Boch of High Point urged adherence to the Golden Rule. Dr F L Conrad of Emmanuel Lutheran High Point spoke on duties to the church. Leslie Conrad, son of Dr Jad, read a winning essay in the Intermediate Luther League contest and received a Luther League pin from Miss Katherine Stirewall, president of the North Carolina Luther League. A number of High Point representatives attended.
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Greensboro
Luther League of
Emmanent Lutheran Church
High Point
Leslie Conrad
Jad
Katrine Stirewall
North Calina
Red Cross Reports 3,802,300 Members on July 1, 1934
The American Red Cross announces a total membership of 3,802,300 as of July 1, 1934 across the United States, its territories, and sessions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Red Cross
Uni
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P.d.bailey
Max Roes
Optometrist
S. Main St
BE. Commerce
Main Sts
N. Main
Pyroll Dis
Pat Brown
Inc. Tributors
Enterprise
Billie Joyce
L. B. Seltz
Thissel
Billie
Mr. Selte
Washington Street
Masons
Ben L. Herman
W. M. M. Gueth
Sec
E. W. King
Progran
Luther Leagu
City Shoe Shop
Otwaers
LE Sawei
Plymouth
O. K
Dodge
de Soto
Chrysler
Chrysler Motors
F.C. B
Detroit
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