Local Residents Report Moves Births and Social Events
Mr and Mrs Donald Headen move to Parkway while Mr and Mrs W G Kirkman relocate to White Apartments on Lindsay Street. A son James Richard born March 28 to Mr and Mrs W W Lewis. Dennis Jr born March 27 to Mr and Mrs Dennis Welborn. Mrs Richard Hudson and Mrs Gilmer Jones travel from Franklin NC to attend the State Federation of Music Clubs, hosted by Mrs J F H Petty. Bible study classes meet on East Green Street and Morris Street with Mrs W V Evans and Mrs Charles Gueth. The Ladies Aid of Main Street M E Church holds a meeting with 22 members and guest Mrs F C Gomo, followed by refreshments. next meeting set for April on Greensboro Road. Grace E Green marries Miss Grace E. Woolf in Greensboro with Rev Hutton presiding. couple to reside in High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Hudson
Gilmer Jones
Franklin, N. C
State Federation of Music Clubs
J. FH. Petty
Main Street
M. E. Church
R. H. Ellwanger
F. C. Gomo
Baird
Cotraine
Green Spurgeon
High Point
Davidson
Grace E
Usym Yool
Hutton
Greensboro
Winnie E
Social Roundup from Local Congregations and Visits
Mr and Mrs Carter Dalton and children and Miss Virginia McCain spent Sunday at Gold Medal Orchard. Mrs Ben F Royal of Morehead City arrives to visit sister Mrs Garland Alderman and attend the State Federation of Music clubs. Miss Maxine Harris and A L Kenny motor to Pinehurst for a day trip. Miss Virginia Howell returns home to Trenton New Jersey after visiting Miss Ruth Bowne in Emerywood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Dalton
Virginia McCain
Gold Medal Orchard
Ben F. Royal
Morehead City
Garland Alderman
State Federation of Music Clubs
Maxine Harris
A. L. Kenny
Pinehurst
Virginia Howell
Trenton
N. J
Ruth Bowne
Emerywood
County Proceedings Show Delayed Court Actions
The report notes numerous cases with settlements or judgments not yet recorded, parties dead or unavailable, and some attorneys unaware of their involvement. Despite delays, there is a strong expectation of action or actual action occurring.
Guilford Adopts Drastic Docket Move to Clear Civil Docket
The Guilford county plan aims to trim old civil cases by not contesting minor contentions and seeking resolutions. It is reported as the first in the state to use such measures, with many cases likely to be non suited or compromised. High Point attorneys expect High Point cases to move to the new corporation court for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford
High Point
New
Corporation Court
Forest Fires Rampant in Sampson and Nearby Counties
Officials report a large forest fire burning through Samp son and surrounding districts, destroying crops on a wide front near Magnolia Road. Some 100 men worked scattered flames but lacked organized county coordination, hindering suppression efforts. State equipment aided a limited firefighting group as wardens were unavailable due to no county cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magnolia Road
Clear Run
Sampson
Flory
Sampson County
State Forest Fire Organization
McCormick
Onslow
Brunswick
New Hanover
Pender
Cumberland
AttorneySapiro Cites Burley Growers Cooperatives History
Sapiro testified about the burley tobacco association organized in North Carolina and later reorganized in Kentucky with about 60 000 members. He said records for 1925 and 1926 were in Chicago and earlier accounts in San Francisco and would need transportation to the current location. The judge denied immediate motion and urged progress in the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sapiro
Burley Tobacco Association
North Carolina
Kentucky
Burley Association
Gallagher
Reed
Chicago
San Francisco
Delegates Arrive for Eleventh North Carolina Music Meeting
Delegates begin arriving for the eleventh annual North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs convention set to open Thursday morning at 11. The Young Artist contest and a student competition will be held at First Methodist Protestant church with Prof Clair James Velie presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
First Methodist Protestant
Clair James Velie
Elon College
C. F. Tomlinson
Parkway
George Thompson
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
Miss Fisher
Eton College
Sheraton Hotel
Musical Art Club
Woman’s Club
Edith Moore
J. Gurney Briggs
E. P. H. Larson
Statesville
E. L. Starr
Sheraton
Willis Slane
Owen-Smith
Forrest Murray
William A. Harper
State Federation
Edgar Stillman Kelley
Oxford
Ohio
Cora Cox Lucas
South Atlantic
Edward MacDowell
Peterboro
N. J
MacDowell
Crosby Adams
Montreat
O. C. Hamilton
Asheville
Robert I. Woodside
South Carolina
H. M. Stuckey
J. Norman Wills
Sam Goffer Dies at County Home
Sam Coffer, 75, died last night at 7 at Guilford county home for the aged and infirm after a three day pneumonia illness. He had worked 12 years for Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing and recently resided at the county home. No close relatives are listed. Body brought to the city. Funeral set for 11 tomorrow at Sechrest Funeral Home. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sam Coffer
Guilford County
Penumonia
Coffer
Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company
Sechrest Funeral Home
North Main Street
Oakwood Cemetery
Illinois Coal Mines to Close If Union Demands Met
Rice Miller, president of the Illinois Coal Operators Association, announced that every large coal mine in Illinois will close at midnight Thursday and remain shut until 72,500 union miners accept the operators terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rice Miller
Illinois Coal Operators Association
Illinois
Ford Seeks Sapiro Income Records in Libel Case
In Detroit on March 29 AP report Ford's counsel moved to bring Aaron Sapiro income records into court to examine his prior and post libel income related to Henry Ford's Dearborn Independent allegations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Henry Ford
The
Dearborn Independent
Ford
Sapiro
North bandits linked to Miami crime tale in New Bern
In New Bern on March 29 AP reports Bradley McIntosh alias George Hall held in Macon Georgia over the slaying of cotton broker E B Hogan. Police say he may be Leo McIntosh a local ex-convict last seen two years ago after he and two others broke jail at Bayboro Pamlico County. The group allegedly operated thieves gang moving cars and merchandise between eastern North Carolina and Florida, reselling stolen goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miami
New Bern
Mar
Bradley McIntosh
George Hall
Macon
E. B. Hogan
Leo McIntosh
Bayboro
Pamlico County
McIntosh
North Carolina
Florida
Origin of Infanteria and the Infantry Term
The term infantry stems from Spain and involves the classic tale of the King seized by Moors, rescued by an army of foot soldiers organized by the Infante. This historical note links the word infantry to arming and feudal rescue efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Funeral for Seth E. Speight in Tarboro
Funeral services for Seth E. Speight a Tarboro resident were held at Calvary church today. He was 77 or 78 years old and died after an operation in a New York hospital Sunday. Surviving children include three daughters Mrs H H Dyke of New York Mrs C S Morris and Francis Murdock of Salisbury and son William L Speight of New Bern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Speight
Tarboro
Seth E. Speight
Calvary Church
Mr. Speight
New York
Mesdames H. H. Dyke
C. S. Morris
Francis Murdock
Salisbury
William L. Speight
New Bern
Also Mentioned on This Page
MR. and
Mrs. Headen
Mrs. Donald Headen
Monroe
A. Bencini
W. G. Kirkman
White Apartments
Lindsay Street
W. W. Lewis
James Richard
Dennis Welborn
Dennis, Jr
East Green Street
W. V. Evans
Mrs. Perry
Henry D. Perry
Margaret
Stevens Bible
Stevens
Charles Gueth
Morris Street
J. W. Hedrick
Atid Society
the Ladies’ Aid Society of the
R. A. Wilson
B. C. Rogers
Homer Ridge
Greensboro Road
Ceived
Tude
Harriman National Bank
York
Moffitt’s
N. Main St
KODAK
S. Main St
South Main Street
Flapper
Fanny
U.S Pat. Ofp
NEA Service, Inc
Sapiro’s
Dalton - Johnson
Sam Goffer
Wagger's Ladies Shop
Style Shop
Beavans’ Daily Store News
Beavans
the Ladies’ Store
Union Cross
Winston-Salem Road
George Ray
Cecil’s Drug Store
Diamand Stamey
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