Reward Offered for Harris Arrest in High Point Killing
Colored neighbors and the city of High Point post a pair of 25 rewards totaling 50 for information leading to John Harris's arrest in the fatal shooting of Reuben Ware. Police report Harris fled town after the Monday evening crime, abandoning his car and possibly riding freights. Officers issued bulletins nationwide and radio stations broadcast his description.
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High Point
John Harris
Reuben Ware
Hilltop Avenue
W. G. Finacre
Harris
He Aban
LaGrange Duo to Perform Friday at High Point College
The LaGrange Musical Duo will present a night in a broadcasting studio in Roberts Hall at High Point College Friday night under the Woman's club. The couple will travel from Winston-Salem and feature varied novel instruments with brief explanations of each. Proceeds benefit the High Point night school.
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LaGrange
Chautauqua
Roberts Hall
High Point College
Woman's Club
Winston-Salem
T. Wingate Andrews
City Schools
Maxwell KB. Jones
High Point
Wheel Turned In As Ford Spur Appears at Police
A wheel from a Ford automobile has been turned in to police headquarters and may be retrieved by the owner if he calls for it. The report was issued today.
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FORD
The Bigger The Better Blackbird Cloud My Uncle Gunpowder Train Tale
A reader recalls a black cloud of birds descending on a house after a scarecrowlike display with a shotgun. Another tale describes riding a train boxcar packed with gunpowder and nearly burning a large stash before extinguishing the blaze.
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Raby Yarborough
English Street
Imposition Of Sales Tax Unneeded Says Gravely
U L Gravely former State Senator and budget adviser argues against a state sales tax, urging preservation of credit and integrity of the state. He emphasizes protecting educational, highway, and welfare systems while opposing fiscal policy he deems disastrous.
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Gravely
Ite
Blue Bird stage debut by High Point senior club
The senior Green Mask Dramatic club presents Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird at the high school auditorium Friday at eight o clock. A 75 member cast led by Lawrence Wagner and Harriet Skull performs with elaborate sets and costumes. Tickets go on sale tomorrow and seating is reserved.
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Maurice Maeterlinck
High Point
Green Mask Dramatic Club
Lawrence Wagner
Harriet Skull
Vesta Copeland
Dorothy Deligny
Dorothy Jones
Bobby Rankin
Thurlow Kearns
J. W. Parker
Miss Meek Beard
Miss Mary Penny
Margaret Briggs
Helen Cecil
Margaret Hayden
Pattie Thomas
Sarah Tomlinson
Mary Lou Moffitt
Marion Dickson
Ruth Mengel
Hazel Wright
Lois Chidester
Caroline Dalton
Alma Virginia McCain
Lucille Ingram
Barbara Thomas
Fredericka Morris
Doris Moser
Mabel Hargett
Betsy Dean Wager
Worth Farlow
Stanley Hubbard
Robert Taylor
Virginia Jackson
Josephine Jackson
Elisabeth Cummings
Little Happinesses
Mrs. Davis
Dancing School
Margaret Chandler
Dallas Goodman
Marion Elliott
Ruth Briles
Alson Gray
Sarah Lou Meador
Billy Matthews
Katherine Lowdermilk
Lois Pressley
Bill Royney
Margaret Grayson
Hildreth Gabriel
Ritchie Warner
Virginia Northcutt
Mr. Parker
Carroll Earnhardt
J. B. Hensley
Bilis Roach
Harles Connor
Melvin Hutchins
Gilbert Clark
Grady Crutchfield
Warren Grady
Green Mask Club
Man Shot In Arm By Stray Bullet
A man named Reed was struck in the arm by a stray bullet while standing in his yard talking with a neighbor at 11:30 this morning. Police investigated thoroughly but no witnesses heard the shot and no motive is known.
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Mr. Reed
Earnhardt Seen as U S Marshal Nominee in Kentucky
Lexington, March 29. Political friends of Raymond P. Earnhardt prominent textile manufacturer foresee him receiving the post of U S marshal for the middle federal district. Earnhardt has actively campaigned for the position.
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Lexington
Mar
Raymond P. Earnhardt
Earnhardt
Federal District
William T. Dowd
Sanford
Welfare Board Session Seeks Relief Labor Reforms
A High Point welfare board session with an eleven member relief workers committee pressed for changes in federal relief administration. They urged inclusion of AFL and relief labor representatives, longer pay and fewer workdays, abolition of foremen, and direct worker supervision while avoiding a strike. Different leaders urged either negotiated solutions or labor action.
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High Point Board of Public Welfare
Central Labor Union Hall
American Federation of Labor
Board of Welfare
High Point Council of Unemployed
Larry Hogan
Marion
Central Labor Hall
East Washington Street
High Point Unemployed League
William Presswood
Ritchie
Bruce H. Carraway
H. L. Ashe
Carraway
Welfare Board
Mr. Hogan
Ashe
Enterprise Giving Show Ticket With $1 Want Ad Orders
The Enterprise offers a free Broadhurst theater ticket to the first five people submitting a classified ad order of $1 or more paid in advance. Minimum want ad rate is 25 cents for 18 words or less, requiring a four day run to qualify. Higher rates apply for extra words and types.
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Broadhurst
Guilford County Dental Society Holds Meeting
The Guilford County Dental Society gathered for a regular dinner session at the Jefferson roof in Greensboro. Dr. C. C. Poindexter led the program, with papers on Dental Economics by Dr. J. J. Hamlin and on Dental Ethics by Dr. J. B. Betts.
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J. J. Hamlin
J. S. Betts
Guilford County Dental Society
Jefferson Roof
Greensboro
C. C. Poindexter
W. F. Clayton
North Carolina Dental Society
W. R. McKaughan
High Point
C. H. Teague
Steed Held for Fatal Accident
Salisbury coroner's jury finds L A Rice 79 died from injuries after a Dodge truck driven by B F Steed collided with his car on Henderson Street March 24. Rice, a county farmer, died after fracture skull and lacerations. Steed bound to next Superior court term.
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Salisbury
L. A. Rice
B. F. Steed
High Point Bakery
Steed
Rice
Superior Court
Henderson Street
Main Street
No Scarlet Fever Found at Oak View School
County health officer Dr. R. M. Bule reported two inspections at Oak View school found no scarlet fever cases. He urged parents to return children to school promptly as pre school clinics hosted 21 new students at Allen Jay and an Oak View session at 1 pm.
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R. M. Bule
Oak View
Oak View School
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Piedmont Ins. & Realty Co
College Street
Rae Carolina Shoe Repair
Lagrange Duo
College
Maiden Farm
Harvey Pierce
Cassell Street
Asheboro
U. L. Gravely
Budget Advisory Commission
Senate Appropriations Committee
North Carolina
General Assembly
Blue Bird
Maeterlinck
High School
High Point Ice and Coal CO
U. S
D. L. Donnell County Tax Collector
T. R. Short
Enterprise
Dental Society
A. H. Jeffers
N. EB
Russell L. FE
G. C. Kiser
Tade
City Shoe Shop
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
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