Air Salon in New York Opens with Vast Air Armada
New York May 8. An air salon opened in Madison Square Garden featuring eighty airplanes from giant four engine ships to training planes. The display showcased commercial aviation with on ground exhibits worth 2 million dollars. A Bell Laboratories radio plane broadcast the event with Eddie Rickenbacker Graham McNamee and Ted Husing describing the maneuvers. The NBC and CBS networks carried the broadcast.
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New York
Wings Over
Manhattan
Madison Square Garden
Army
Navy
Madison
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia System
Methodist Episcopal Hospital Holdings Rise Across South
Atlanta May 3 The Methodist Episcopal Church South reports hospital holdings increased from 2 million in 1918 to over 16 million in 1930. Dr C C Jarrell will present to Dallas conference May 7 noting 12 hospitals now owned plus a Tucson sanitarium with 240000 assets. Last quadrennium gifts exceed 1.5 million.
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Atlanta
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
South
C. C. Jarrell
Church
General Conference
Dallas
Texas
Jarrell
Barnes
St. Louis
Wesley
Methodist
Houston
Lexington
Montgomery
Ala
Fort Worth
Durham
N. C
Elkin
Hattiesburg
Miss
Tucson
Arix
Duke
Duke University Hospital
Congressional Probe of Communist Activity Proposed in House
Washington May 3. Two house committees were urged to investigate communist activity in the United States. Johnson of the immigration panel asked the labor department for entry details on about 30 names from documents made public in New York. Fish of New York said a special committee inquiry into communist propaganda would move forward soon.
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Washington
United States
House
New York City
Johnson
House Immigration Committee
Labor Department
New York
Fish
Republican
Rules Committee
Soap Factory Raided as Large Alcohol Plant Near Philadelphia
Prohibition agents raided a two story brick building in Arby near Philadelphia camouflaged as a soap factory. The plant reportedly had a capacity of 20,900 gallons a day and cost about 200000 dollars. Ten men were arrested at the site under the direction of Assistant Prohibition Administrator A P MacPhee.
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Philadelphia
Prohibition
A. P. MacPhee
Arby
MacPhee
Irene Dunne and John Held Jr On Whiteman Hour
Irene Dunne famed for Show Boat and Magnola leads opposite Everett Marshall in Babes in Toyland. John Held Jr the flapper cartoonist headlines in Old Gold Paul Whiteman hour with a wood cut style ad series. Program starts 8 p m EST May 6 on CBS nationwide network.
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Irene Dunne
John Held Jr
Paul Whiteman Hour
Show Boat
Sf Fame
L Extraordinary
Miss Dunne
Magnolia
Florenz Ziegfeld
Everett Marshall
Metropolitan Opera Troopers
RKO
Held
Mike
Paul Whiteman
Columbia Broadcasting System
Preacher Dr J G Rupp Reports Tonight Services
Dr J G Rupp of Philadelphia will speak tonight at the First Reformed Church at 7:30 PM as part of a series of sermons across several congregations. Other churches list morning and evening worships with hymns, readings, and sermons from different pastors including Rev E Lester Ballard and Rev R I Farmer, reflecting a busy weekly program.
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J. G. Rupp
Philadelphia
First Reformed Church
Philadelpia
Board of Foreign Missions of the Reformed Church
United States
M. P
E. Lester Ballard
R. I. Farmer
Ohio
Farmer
First Baptist
Mason
West
Haydn
Dale
T. C. Johnson
Wilson
Lowry
Sankey
Lawrence
Martin
Fellowship of the Upper Room proponents
Beatrice Doane, Beatrice Crouch, Anna Mendenhall, A B Elam, June Barker named in a message from Tom Alderman Sykes. Organ postlude: Maria in D by Hackett.
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Doane
Beatrice Crouch
Anna Mendenhall
A. B. Elam
June Barker
Fellowship of the Upper Room
Tom Alderman Sykes
Maria
D”Hackett
Morning and Evening Worship Services Reflected in Notes
A detailed program listing morning and evening services from First Methodist Protestant and First Presbyterian churches. It notes hymns, anthems, scripture readings, sermons, and organ and piano preludes, with ministers and choir works including The Lord Is King, The Good Shepherd, and The Earth is the Lord's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D’evry
Marston
Jesus
Lynes
Tannhauser
First Presbyterian
Stewart
Civic playgrounds rise in High Point without city cost
Civic leaders assign street department volunteers to grade and maintain a chain of improvised playgrounds loaned for free. The Y M C A supervises sites while teams form across the city, creating urban baseball venues with no municipal payroll impact.
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High Point
Y. M Az
Coal Efficiency Advances Cut Fuel Need For Power
Modern machinery now generates a single unit of electricity from 2.29 pounds of coal, down from 4.90 pounds a decade ago, marking a significant efficiency improvement in power generation.
College students hold banquets and elections at High Point college
The Hi-Po staff election names Riley Litman editor in chief and William Worley managing editor. Hart Campbell chosen editor of the Zenth for 1930-31. Clyde Pugh named business manager. YWCA mother daughter banquet set at First Methodist Church Tuesday with 150+ attendees and seven girls to receive girl reserve rings.
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High Point College
Hi-Po
Riley Litman
Uniontown
William Worley
Fairmont
W. Va
Ruh Woodcok
Charlotte
E. Robinson
Baltimore
Hart Campbell
Waynesboro
Frank Walters
Nelson van Netta
Chicago
Clyde Pugh
North Carolina Collegiate Press Association
Christian Endeavor Society
J. T. Bowman
Margaret Thompson
Muriel Hauser
Wilbur Howard
Truth Isey
Ralph Jack
Monitor
J. T Bowman
Artemesian Literary Society
Ruth Woodcock
Sue Morgan
Ira McAdams
Evelyn Seward
Girl Reserve Clubs
First Methodist Protestant
Anne Albright
Cathryn Shell
Rose Askew
Helen Stephens
Louise Williams
Daphne Swiggett
Doris Lee Wright
Ruth Kennedy
Genevieve Sheetz
Georgia T. Stephens
Elm Street Club
Florence O’beirne
Shifting Rail Freight by Districts Revealed in Bulletin
The bulletin from Mr. Ryan shows about 2100 cars shipped in the eastern district and over 3000 in the southern district, with long-term shifts in share among the eastern, western, and southern regions. It notes that total furniture movement may be underreported due to small lines and carload shifts toward smaller shipments and truck transport.
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Ryan
Police Traffic Report Details From City Trials
Report lists traffic enforcement totals: 114 cards issued, 1545 cars stopped, 21 arrests for reckless and drunken driving, 6 month sentence, 3 killed and 11 injured in accidents, fines and costs amounting to 676.10, plus 335 warnings and 59 courtesy notices. Parked on highway 168, passing on curves 64, passing on hills 19.
Paper Yarn From Wood Pulp Now Woven Into Carpets
A new process turns paper yarn from wood pulp into carpet fibers. Industrial trials show potential for sustainable, textured floor coverings using recycled material and established spinning and weaving machinery.
High Point Senior String Quartet Recital at American Theater
The High Point high school music department presents its senior string quartet in a single recital at the American Theater this afternoon at 3 30. Miss Susan Sharp flutist assists with three solos, under the direction of Miss Virginia Frank. Miss Alma Andrews accompanies. Admission is free. The program includes works by Hayden Boccherini Handel Bizet and Donjon among others.
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High Point High School
American Theater
Susan Sharp
Virginia Frank
Hayden
Handel
Bizet
J. Donjon
A. Emil Titl
Offertorire
Sharp
Alma Andrews
Boccherini
County political scene narrows as candidates firm up fields
County leaders see no unannounced entrants for the legislature while W C Jones is rumored but unlikely. Dr J T Burrus seeks the state senate and Thomas Turner Jr for the lower house. Har rison and Stafford vie for sheriff with Stafford confident of renomination. Congressional and county commission races loom as leaders prepare to align in coming days.
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W. C. Jones
High Point
J. T. Burrus
High Point Hospital
Thomas Turner, Jr
Burrus i
Bailey and Simmons
Arthur Harrison
Dave Stafford
Greensboro
Stafford
Harrison
Night schools record at High Point College chapter
About 450 men and women enrolled in High Point night schools for 1929 30, first city program. 114 cannot write names, 41 lack first grade, white pupils total 862 with 78 colored. Spring term totals show 200 in basic classes, 251 in advanced, average age 30.
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High Point
Eva Edgerton
Willie Welch
Lbrarian
Woman’s Club
Barber-Hall Printing Company
W. R. Wood
Connecticut
Washington
Elizabeth C. Morris
Asheville
State
Special Services At Colored Church Today
Vocation Day will be observed at the Cherry Street Presbyterian Church colored with guidance stressed in morning and night sermons. An invitation is extended to the citys young colored people. At 3 30 in the afternoon a service will be held with business and professional men and women in charge.
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Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
Funeral for William H. Cashatt Today at Mitchells Grove M P Church
Funeral services for William H. Cashatt of Jamestown route one, who died Saturday morning, will be held at Mitchell's Grove M P Church at 3 p m with ministers W F Ashburn J R Hutton and George L Reynolds officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
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William H. Cashatt
Jamestown
Mitchell’s Grove M. P
W. F. Ashburn
J. R. Hutton
George L. Reynolds
Aged Woman Emma Hedrick Dies at Home in Thomasville
Miss Emma Hedrick aged 78 died after a several days illness with paralysis Friday evening at 6 o'clock. She lived with her brother John A. Hedrick and sister Mrs R L Lehr survive. Funeral at Emanuel church Sunday at 11 conducted by Rev Sidney Safrit and Rev BD Cox. Interment in church cemetery. She was a lifelong member of Emanuel church.
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Thomasville
Emma. Hedrick
John A. Hedrick
R. L. Lehr
Emanuel Church
Sidney Safrit
BD. C. Cox
Lion’s Brow of Paw Declared Most Powerful Delivers Bite
Naturalists state the brow of a lion’s paw is the strongest deliverable force among animals. The claim highlights lion anatomy as uniquely potent in striking and grip strength.
Two Injured In Collision On Ward Street
Two people were injured yesterday afternoon in an automobile crash on Ward Street. Harris, a negro resident of Cassell Street, sustained severe injuries and remained unconscious at High Point hospital, with skull and hip fractures. The white Trinity boy, named Wilkes, sustained minor injuries and was released after first aid.
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Trinity
Ward Street
Jerry Haris
Cassell Street
Harris
Sechrest's
High Point Hospital
Wilkes
Guilford General Hospital
Yow
Series of Talks At William Penn School
Vocational guidance week for North Carolina high school students at William Penn High School runs May 4 through May 10. Daily assembly talks feature success stories in medicine nursing teaching ministry dentistry pharmacy merchandise agriculture and more with speakers including Dr C T Whitten Annie Saunders Prof C E Davis Rev H R Wal Wednesday dental and pharmacy speakers Dr J C Morgan Dr A M Greenwood and Friday speaker Prof Haywood Webb.
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North Carolina
William Penn High School
C. T., Whitten
Annie Saunders
C. E. Davis
H. R. Walden
Farmers Will Visit Farm At Statesville
Guilford County Farm Board and High Point Farmers Civic Organization plan a trip to the Federal Experiment Farm and the State Test Farm in Statesville on May 22. P M Davis of Blair Dairy Farm announced the outing and those wishing to join should contact Mr. Davis.
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Guilford County Farm Board
High Point Farmers Civic Organation
Federal Experiment Farm
State Test Farm
Statesville
P. M. Davis
Blair Dairy Farm
Mr. Davis
Lindy to Speak as Air Show Feature
Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will address a radio audience Sunday evening as part of the New York aircraft show. The event highlights Lindbergh’s role at the exhibition in New York on May 3.
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Lindy
New York
Charles A. Lindbergh
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