India Happy Over Pact Remakes Prince Rule in New Era
DEWITT MACKENZIE notes India welcomes a republic with Commonwealth ties, while princely rulers regret losing thrones. He recalls the 1911 coronation pomp in New Delhi, citing the Gaekwar of Baroda’s missteps and punitive royal restraint under British oversight.
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India
New Delhi
Hiram
Hyderabad
Kashmir
Hindusia
Pakistan
Potenta
Anyboy
Mary
Jitterbugging Fades in Britain As Nylon Stockings Decline
In London May 2, jitterbugging loses popularity amid nylon stocking shortages. Teens move to less energetic dances as ragtime resurges with songs like Twelfth Street Rag. Old guard say four steps rule the ballroom while new Latin styles gain tentative acceptance.
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London
Great Britain
United Kingdom
Jimmy Edwards
Harry Parry
More Comfort Wearing FALSE TEETH
Easy method to secure loose dentures using alkaline powder that avoids sour taste. It claims to improve plate fit, reduce odor, and provide comfort without lingering pasty sensation. Available at any drug store.
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Easant
Noted Sculptor Is Stricken In 86th Year
George Julian Zolnay a Hungarian born sculptor and co founder of the national arts club died yesterday at 85 He was known for war memorials including the Parthenon frieze in Nashville the Sam Davis monument in Nashville and monuments to Jefferson and Winnie Davis in Richmond Virginia He also created the General McLaws and General Barton monuments in Savannah and the Duncan Jacob Memorial in Louisville and the Typanum at the University of Virginia
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New York
George Julian Zolnay
National Arts Club
Zolnay
Freize
Parthenon
Nashville
Tenn
Sam Davis
General McLaws
General Barton
Savannah
Duncan Jacob
Louisville
Typanum
University of Virginia
Jefferson Davis
Winnie Davis
Richmond, Va
Health Meeting in Raleigh to Last Two Days
Two day Raleigh gathering of district and county health officers begins with a mental health hygiene seminar funded by the state hospitals board. The second day features informal discussions on program planning tied to the 1949 legislative appropriation of $800,000 for local health departments.
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Raleigh
Roy Norton
State Hospitals Board of Control
Road Committee Plans Raleigh Bond Campaign
The executive committee of Better Schools and Roads Inc met in Raleigh to establish headquarters and organize a bond promotion effort. John Marshall is a leading candidate for chairman as the group aims to persuade North Carolinians to approve 200 million dollars for roads and 25 million for schools with Governor Scott backing the measures and calling an election for June 4.
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Raleigh
Better Schools and Roads, Inc
John Marshall
Scott
FOX
Everlasting Punishment Sermon Echoes in Christian Science Churches
Sunday services across Christian Science churches focused on the Lesson-Sermon theme Everlasting Punishment with the Golden Text Romans 6 16 urging obedience over sin. Citations include Galatians 6 8 and Eyedys Christian Science Textbook urging mastery of propensities and charity over hatred deceit and revenge to uphold honesty and virtue.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Raleigh politicians and radio men clash over road bonds
The Raleigh contingent of radio newsmen will miss the Carolinas Radio News Broadcasters Association convention at Myrtle Beach June 3-4. A road school bonds campaign is organized in Raleigh with a publicity push, while opposition circulates a Nevada tone circular praising economy and debt reduction. J. Paul Leonard is identified as sponsor of the anonymous flyer.
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Raleigh
Radio News Broadcasters’ Association of the Carolinas
Myrtle Beach
Scott
Sord Kirk
WPTF
Elmer Oettinger
WNAC
Jesse Helms
Dixie Faa National
WRAL
Statesville
North Carolina
Thomas Jefferson
J. Paul Leonard
Realty Transfers and Related Notices in Guilford County
A sequence of real estate transfers lists numerous lot trades among residents and estates in High Point and Guilford County including C B Loflin, R O Smith, Edward F Hasty, Arthur Aggras, J Cooper Malpass, Thomas W Hughes, Eldridge R Finch, Louise R Finch, Frances Juanita Howard, William L Howard, John W Johnson lands, A G Marsh, Britton H Grace, W C Cribbs, Willie Grace Cribbs, Enda Earl Walker, John Henley, Frank Duff, H L Smith, Elif F Hall, M R W Green, C M Thomas, Burtonplace, Alfred Shields Payne, J Stevenson, Northwood Acres, D R Raper estate, Guilford Cemetery property, Edith Sealey, R B Gantt and Company, C W Watson, Deborah S Morrow, and others in deeds recorded through 1949. The report also covers a conflicting legal notice about a trust deed default by Gilbert R. Black and a trustee sale of 1108 Ward Street High Point scheduled for May 30, 1949, with tax and upset bid details.
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C. B. Loflin
R. O. Smith
W. C. Jones
Edward F. Hasty
Arthur P. Aggras
Bencini
J. Cooper Malpass
Thomas W. Hughes
Clay Street
Eldridge R. Finch
Louise R. Finch
D. R. Raper
Frances Juanita Howard
William L. Howard
John W. Johnson
A. G. Marsh
Britton H. Grace
W.C. Cribbs
Willie Grace Cribbs
Highland Avenue
W. C. Cribbs
Enda Earl Walker
John Henley
Frank Duff
East Washington Street
H. L. Smith
Elif F. Hall
Gilbert R. Black
T. C. Collins
Southern Dixie Life Insurance Company
Southern Life Insurance Company
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Register of Deeds
High Point
High Point Township
Ward Street
Ward St
Redding Street
West End Heights
City of
J A Kleemeior, JR
Teen Biotech?? No. Wait. Bankers hear soil focus from youth
A 16 year old Wiley F. Mitchell Jr of Youngsville told North Carolina bankers to save the soil to insure the nation’s economic future. He spoke during the North Carolina Bankers Association 53rd annual convention in Pinehurst. John F. McNair Jr of Laurinburg addressed the crowd and Dr Charles Williams of the University of Louisville spoke as the sessions began. The convention opens with committee meetings and will close with officer elections. First Vice President J Herbert Waldrop of Greenville is set to become president under the current rules.
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Pinehurst
North Carolina
Wiley F. Mitchell, Jr
Youngsville
Mitchell
North Carolina Bankers Association
John F. McNair, Jr
Laurinburg
Association
Charles W. Williams
Department of Economics and Commerce
University of Louisville
J. Herbert Waldrop
Greenville
Oldest State Employee Retires From Utilities Commission
RALEIGH May 2 Miss Elsie Riddick the state's longest serving employee retired over the weekend. After 52 years with the state she left as chief clerk of the utilities commission a $6336 a year post. Her job was a man's role she noted and she received a farewell party and a large silver bowl. Martha Fleming former school teacher and governor secretary succeeded her.
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Raleigh
Elsie Riddick
Riddick
The
Utilities Commission
Martha Fleming
Presidential Committee To Meet Today
A nine member UNC trustees committee named to nominate a successor to Dr. Frank P. Graham will hold its first meeting in Raleigh. The session at NC State College’s Chancellor Harrelson’s office will organize the panel and set next steps for the Greater University presidency.
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Raleigh
Happy Talbert the Pinehurst Bus Driver Remains A Local Fixture
Fifty six year old Causey Talbert known as Happy drives a 20 seater bus for Pinehurst Inc. transporting hotel guests to the Pinehurst Country Club from 8 30 am to 6 15 pm daily. He has ferried many notable figures and has never had an accident though a past bump was joked about by passengers. He moved to the area 33 years ago and raised 12 children on his 35 acre farm.
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Virginia
Carolina
Scott
William Tuck
State College
Kenalyta
Happy
Monroe
America
Louisville
Indiaapolis
Niagara Falls
Rotarians Hold Convention in Nag's Head
More than 250 Rotarians attend the Civic club's 189th district convention in Nag's Head. Eastern North Carolina district clubs kick off with a fellowship dinner and plan sessions that close tomorrow after officers are elected.
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Nag’s Head
Nags Head
Civic Club
North Carolina
Spivey Named Publicity Head of Motor Vehicles
Mrs. Jo Spivey succeeds Cora Rice as public relations director of the state motor vehicles department in Raleigh. A UNC journalism graduate, she previously worked for the Asheville Citizen and did newspaper work in Florida Mississippi Kansas and Connecticut. Mrs. Rice resigns to become a housewife.
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Jo Spivey
Cora Rice
Motor Vehicles Department
Asheville
Spivey
University of North Carolina
School of Journalism
Florida
Mississippi
Kansas
Connecticu
Rice
Associated Press
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