White man in jail on charge of attempted assault
Joe Brown a white employee at Robbins Knitting Mills is jailed on a charge of attempted criminal assault against Dora Blair a colored girl. Police say they have evidence and continue gathering facts after Brown denied guilt claiming a frame up. Brown was arrested yesterday afternoon by Policemen Fowler and Schumacher following the complaint.
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Joe Brown
Dora Blair
Brown
Fowler and
Schumacher
Robbins Knitting Mills
Charlie Stout
Melloglo Face Powder Ad Promises Pure Oil Control
An advertisement touts Mellogo face powder from Mann Drug Co claiming pore minimization long wear smooth coverage and a pure formula with a French process for a youthful glow. It emphasizes anti shine and non irritant properties.
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Mann Drug Co.Adv
Greene Drug Company Assault Case At South Main
Police report Brown attempted to assault a girl at the Greene Drug Company on South Main Street yesterday afternoon. He entered a room with her, locked the door, and she escaped with scratches on neck and face. Brown claims Charlie and Mrs. Stout invited him to their home and calls it a frame-up. He is held on a $5,000 bond and will have a municipal court hearing tomorrow morning.
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Greene Drug Company
South Main Street
Brown
Charlie Stout
Mr. Stout
Mrs. Stout
Charlie
Knot Hole Club Attends Pointers Game At Grandstand
High Point boys club members, about two hundred, watched the Pointers win behind Howard Conklin’s pitching. C. T. Willis owns a special Knot Hole grandstand for members, who gain free admission to weekday games, with joining details via F. H. Shuford. The club began in 1927.
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Knot Hole Club
High Point Knot Hole Club
Howard Conklin
C. T. Willis
Pointers
Willis
F. H. Shuford
Copped the Prize in a Crowded Harbor Tale
A crowd of narrators dwindles to two as one recounts a man diving from New York harbor and tailing a liner to Southampton, arriving five minutes ahead. The anecdote highlights uncanny pursuit and maritime intrigue.
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New York
Southampton
Miss Hoskins Triumphs In Roberts Hall Recital
Miss Dorothy Hoskins, daughter of Mr and Mrs Vernon Hoskins, gave a graduating recital in Roberts Hall backed by Prof Ernest B Stimson. She sang Handel Rimsky Korsakov Tschaikowsky and Bohm pieces with a lyric soprano tone and graceful interpretation. The program featured O Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave Me and Armant la Rose among others.
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Roberts Hall
Dorothy Hoskins
Miss Hoskins
Vernon Hoskins
Ernest B. Stimson
High Point College
Rose
Rimsky-Korsakov
Wagner Seeks One Central Stabilization Corporation
The article reports Senator Wagner criticizing the pending relief bill for creating multiple stabilization corporations. He proposes a single government owned corporation with about 550 billion dollars capital, controlled by the farm board, to execute surplus control. He argues this places responsibility on the administration and prevents shifting blame for failures.
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Farm Board
Textile union organizer announced by North Carolina federation
Durham, N C was named as state organizer for the United Textile Workers in a late night announcement from officials of the North Carolina federation of labor T
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Durham
N. C
United Textile Workers Union
North Carolina Federation of Labor
Diplomatic reshuffle hints long term Latin American shifts
The article notes potential changes in the U S Latin American posting, with few names public yet. Roy T Davis may be promoted after his Costa Rica stint, possibly succeeding Alexander P Moore as ambassador to Peru. Additional appointments to Paris Rome and a minister to the Union of South Africa are anticipated as relations expand.
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Roy T. Davis
Costa Rica
San Jose
Alexander P. Moore
Peru
Paris
Rome
Union of South Africa
United States
Canada
Tornadoes Hit Arkansas Panhandle Texas Areas
A series of minor tornadoes swept the Arkansas line with snow hail sleet and rain across the Panhandle. Reports cite damage in Athens Henderson Malakoff and Frankston with severed communication lines and injuries to several farm hands in Smith county.
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Arkansas Line
Panhandle
Smith County
Dallas
Borger
Amarillo
Athens
Henderson
Malakoff
Frankston
Marion Talley and the modern political woman spectacle
A reflective column cites Marion Talley and her mother’s stance, contrasts diva influence with parental control, and cites Anna Pavlova sending funds home while being scorned. It notes royal etiquette rules for a spring presentation and records Mrs. Bina West’s unexpected marriage and political maneuvering by women in a male dominated arena.
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Bina West
Port Huron
Mich
Tornadoes Hit Brinkley Wheatley Dagmar and Fort Smith
Tornadoes in northeast Arkansas injure more than 20 and cause heavy property damage near Brinkley Wheatley Dagmar and Fort Smith Red Cross teams from Newport and St Louis assist relief efforts amid lingering death toll concerns. Blizzard storms strike St Louis and surrounding areas disrupting transport and comms with subfreezing temps. Texas experiences a moderation after prior disturbances and a 68 mile gale.
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Brinkley
Wheatley
Arkansas
Dave Edwardes
Dagmar
Oklahoma
Fort Smith
Red Cross
Newport
Albert Evans
St. Louis
Midwest
Sand Prairie
D. E. Whitehurst
Rock Island
Missouri
Illinois
Texas
Dallas
Tex
North Carolina Science Academy to Meet in Greensboro
The North Carolina Academy of Science will hold its 28th annual meeting May 10 and 11 at North Carolina College for Women Greensboro. More than 250 scientists are expected with general sessions Friday and separate sessions Saturday for Chemistry Mathematics Physics and General Sections. State Forester J S Holmes will give the presidential address on A State.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
North Carolina Academy of Science
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
H. R. Totten
North Carolina
American Chemical Society
Academy
Totten
J. S. Holmes
A. State
North Carolina Academy Meeting Promotes New Fish Discovery
Dr. E W Gudger a former North Carolina College professor and Academy president presents a paper on a newly discovered fish called A Pug Headed Sea Bass at a meeting of the Academy The high school science essay winner will be announced Officers include J S Holmes president Miss Mary Petty vice president and H R Totten secretary treasurer.
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North Carolina
E. W. Gudger
Department of
Techthnology
American Museum of Natural History
Academy
J. S. Holmes
State Forester
Mary Petty N
Degroot removed as U.S. Attorney for Eastern New York
President Hoover dismissed William A. Degroot from the office of United States Attorney for the Eastern District of New York after Degroot refused to resign. The action follows a nationwide probe of prosecuting attorneys begun by Attorney General Mitchell, with two prior dismissals in Mississippi and Florida. Degroot’s replacement procedures and the severance were confirmed in Hoover's removal order.
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Washington
William A. Degroot
United States
New York
Hoover
Mitchell
John Cook
Mississippi
William A. Gober
Florida
Cook
Degroot
Department of Justice
Sargent
United States Attorney
Eastern Distrit
Richmond Washington bus line sale in negotiations
Washington May 2. Negotiations are under way for the purchase of the Richmond Washington bus line by American Motor Transit a subsidiary. The sale is expected to close soon. The acquisition will extend the American Motor Transit network from Washington to Jacksonville Fla.
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Washington
Richmond- Washington
American Motor Transit
O. S. Caesar
Interstate Stages, Inc
Richmond-Washington
Jacksonville
Fla
Rotary Dinc Natnacalc Plans New Year Officers
Rev Tom A Sykes Brown to lead Rotary as president with C Chase Idol as vice president C H Ellis as secretary treasurer and Fred J Bartlett as sergeant at arms New directors include R R Ragan Harry Raymond Dan W Smith J Ed Millis and E M Knox Sykes to attend international convention in Dallas as delegate from local club
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Rotary Club
Raleigh
Tom A. Sykes
C. Chase Idol
C. H. Ellis
Fred J. Bartlett
R. R. Ragan
Harry Raymond
Dan W. Smith
J. Ed Millis
E. M. Knox
High Point College Track Team Heads to State Meet
High Point college will represent at the state intercollegiate track meet in Greensboro on May 3 and 4 with five men. Strickler enters shot put discus and high jump after winning discus in a triad meet with Guilford and Roanoke. Massey runs the quarter and half miles, Steigen competes in broad and high jump, Captain Mulligan in 100 and 220 and broad jump. Last year Mulligan placed third in two dashes and has run 100 in even time this year. On May 8 the squad travels to Davidson for a dual meet. a sixteen man squad will make the trip.
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High Point College
Greensboro
Strickler
Guilford
Roanoke
Massey
Steigen
Mulligan
Yar
Davidson
Tornado Toll in Baldwin County Alabama
A tornado struck the Baldwin County area near Bon Secour river and Lillian at 3 this morning killing Israel Nusse in his collapsing home. A woman and her baby were seriously injured and five others suffered minor injuries in the same incident reported from Foley Alabama.
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Mobile
Ala
Baldwin County
Bon Secour River
Lillian
Foley
Israel Nusse
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