Mendenhall Named Division Chairmen Of Drive
Oble T Craigg and Ed Mendenhall were named division chairmen of the annual Chamber Commerce membership drive by President J W Poole. Division heads will select captains who in turn pick four workers. The drive begins Monday morning April 1. Today at noon the Major Firms committee met at the Sheraton Hotel to refine instructions and invitation cards. R T Amos chairs the group.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oble T. Craigg
Ed Menhall
Chamber Commerce
J. W. Poole
Mittee
Sheraton Hotel
R. T. Amos
Noble T. Praigg
Ed Mendenhall
Chamber of Commerce
Subscriptions Drive Details for Chamber of Commerce
The drive targets principal city firms and major executives to sell Chamber subscriptions. The committee will receive a working idea of what each solicitor should expect from every prospect. Figures on interests of groups will be explained. It notes that 65 of the more substantial business...
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Chamber of Commerce
Sigures
Negro Is Ordered To Serve Sentence
Judge Hubert Olive ordered McKinley Corbitt to serve a 15 day sentence on costs of court in High Point for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Ella Shankle pleaded nolo contendere to forging her cousin Margie McLendon’s name to a contract with Ruby's Jewelry for a wrist watch valued at 38.68. A grand jury returned a true bill against Clarence Holston for the slaying of his wife Wilma Holston on March 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Hubert Olive
Lexington
McKinley Corbitt
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Ella Shankle
Ella Norton
Margie McLendon
Ruby’s
French Sharpshooters Eliminate Three Germans Near Rhine
French soldiers killed three German troopers who raised an anti British poster in a small boat near the Rhine shore. An exchange of machine gun fire followed. French posts north of the Warndt forest repelled a German attack and artillery was active west of the Saar and in the Vosges.
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Paris
Rhine
Warndt Forest
Saar River
Vosges Mountains
Chamber Drive Targets 450 Prospects In Budget Push
The Chamber of Commerce campaign opens Monday with a plan to solicit a share of the budget from 450 prospects. Major Firms Committee members will complete most work before the drive and present a semi final report to workers ahead of kickoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Poole
M. J. Wrenn
C. T. Ingram, Sr
W. B. McEwen
W. C. Idol
J. Welch Harriss
Nathan Ayers
J. W. Lindsay
Henry Foscue
R. T. Amos
Ed Mendenhall
W. R. Campbell
W. T. Powell
Tom J. Kearns
I. Paul Ingle
O. A. Kirkman
Amos’ R. Kearns
G. E. Hutchens
J. E. Millis
F. J. Sizemore
George A. Cooper
Dillard University Players to Perform Three One Act Plays
The Dillard University Players present Breeders Gangsters Over Harlem and The Seer at William Penn High School on Monday April 1 at 8 15 p m Randolph Edmonds director from New Orleans heads the group and has a history with Morgan College in Baltimore and European study prior to joining Dillard University in the south
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Dillard University
William Penn High School
Harlem
Randolph Edmonds
New Orleans
Pete
Edmonds
Morgan College
Baltimore
Morgan Players
Morgan
South
Dillard
Europe
Beacon Light Choral Club Meeting Tonight
The Beacon Light Choral Club will meet this evening at Hairlip Funeral Home located at 612 East Washington Street. The gathering starts at 8 o'clock on Tuesday.
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Beacon Light
Beacon Light Choral Club
Hairlip Funeral Home
East
Washington Street
Personal notes from Detroit and New York visitors
Mrs. Doris Rivera Burgess of Detroit spent a weekend with Mr. and Mrs. Clarence E. Yokely at 1200 Rivett Drive. she is a cousin of Mrs. Yokely and a chief laboratory technician. Mrs. Marion Griffin of New York City visits Mrs. A. J. Griffin at 817 East Washington Street. she is Marion Griffin’s wife and a physical education teacher in NYC public schools.
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Doris Rivera Burgess
Detroit
Mich
Clarence E. Yokely
Rivett
Burgess
Yokely
Marion Griffin
New York City
A. J. Griffin
East Washington Street
Griffin
Canada Party Clash Over War Prep and Conscription
The Canada Holding government and Liberal spokesmen clash over war preparation, with Liberals arguing strong performance versus the first six months of World War I under a prior Conservative government. Both major parties oppose conscription, favoring voluntary enlistment as about 90 000 Canadians have joined. Armed forces totals to be announced later. Willie Poisson, Liberal candidate, dies delaying Three Rivers election runoff.
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Canada
England
Manion
Cooperative Commonwealth Federation
New Democracy
Willie Poisson
Three Rivers
Airline passengers top two million in year
Airlines carried 2,028,817 passengers in the 12 months ending today, up from 1,389,818 a year earlier. Passenger miles totaled 814,906,250. The last fatal crash was March 26, 1939, near Oklahoma City, killing seven passengers and one crew member.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Marine deserter tale sparks sob stories and wily women
A 19 year old Marine recruit Elmer Dowdy deserts after marriage to Bella Ann. She schemes with Ma to profit from his pay, leading to a brig stay, a $50 desertion payoff, and a chaotic trek ending in a lesson: never trust a woman and stay faithful to the Marines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Elmer Dowdy
North Side
Bella Ann
Elmer
Blizzard Paralyzes New York Cities in Worst Storm Since 1888
Five major cities and many communities faced heavy snowfall and impassable roads. Police barred travel from Syracuse to Rochester with eight to fifteen feet of snow. two deaths occurred indirectly as rail service struggled and an army plane forced down near Cortland.
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Albany
N. Y
New York
Syracuse
Utica
Rochester
Rome
Malone
Sullivan County
Cortland
Almanac History Highlighted By Miss Vera Idol
Miss Vera Idol head of English at High Point College spoke to the Civitan Club at the Sheraton Hotel. She traced almanac origins from Latin and Arabic roots to Roger Bacon and early English examples. Franklin’s Poor Richard’s Almanac stood as America’s famed publication.
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Vera Idol
High Point College
Civitan Club
Sheraton
Miss Idol
Cato
Roger Bacon
America
Poor Richard
Harrison Sees bipartisan push for new treaties
The discussion crosses party lines as agreements move into action with state secretary and presidential approval. McCarran and allies contend the measures are formal treaties.
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McCarran
Five Man Cabinet Doubts British War Readiness
The piece notes skepticism about cabinet confidence in small gaps in the war effort. It cites The Evening Standard on Britain’s defeats and warns that strictness can harm the cause as much as laxity. Lord Halifax faces criticism for diplomacy’s perceived low priority abroad.
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Evening Standard
Britain
London
Lord Snell
House of Lords
The
Standard
Lord Halifax
Evening News
Cotton insurance bill moves to House floor
The rules committee cleared the way for House consideration of extending the federal crop insurance program to cotton, with two hours of debate set by Rep. Fulmer. The program to date covers wheat, while corn data is lacking for a sound plan. Secretary Wallace backed revisions to farm credit policy.
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Rules Committee
House
Rep
Fulmer
D-Sc
Agriculture Department
Wallace
House Agriculture Committee
Hoey Praised By Gardner in Washington Visit
Former North Carolina Governor O Max Gardner praised Governor Hoey for wisdom and tolerance saying NC voters will pick a successor without coercion or dictatorship. Gardner noted seven candidates seek the job and dismissed any dictatorial influence, with Hoey present to review his administration at a banquet.
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Washington
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina
Hoey
One Republican Supports Dewey in North Carolina Delegation
Charlotte March 26 Jake F Newell state party chairman said North Carolina delegates to the Republican National Convention would go uninstructed with one exception Bennett Riddle of Morganton would back Dewey before election as delegate. Otherwise the delegation lacks a strong pre convention preference for any candidate.
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Charlotte
Jake F. Newell
North Carolina
Newell
Bennett Riddle
Morganton
Thomas E. Dewey
North Carolina Weather Outlook and Coastal Winds
Fair to warmer conditions in North Carolina with scattered frost tonight and increasing clouds by Wednesday. Coastal winds shift from northwest to southeast by Wednesday night. Hatteras to Jacksonville expects moderate northeast to east winds with overcast skies tonight and Wednesday.
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North Carolina
Sandy Hook
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Unions Lose Bid to Dismiss Anti-Trust Indictment
Justice Gordon ruled that the Clayton Act does not shield labor unions from anti-trust laws. The case targets Teamsters Local 639 and four officers for conspiring to force three concrete firms to hire Teamsters drivers, replacing Operating Engineers workers under contract. The ruling allows the government to proceed with pleas within 20 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gordon
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Union
Operating Engineers’ Union
AFL
Gly-Cas Praised By High Point Resident Mrs Howard
Mrs. Robert Howard of 523 White Oak Street High Point says Gly-Cas cured her long standing digestive and intestinal issues and restored sleep and energy after other medicines failed The Gly-Cas Representative meets locals daily at Betts Drug Co 10 North Main Street High Point inviting them to learn more about the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Howard
White Oak Street
High Point
Howard
Betts Drug Co
North Main Street
High Poin
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