Rain Benefit to Fifth District Roads and Detour Openings
Rain restored eroded soils in the fifth district roads improving conditions after a dry April. The Greensboro detour opens soon with widening on Highway 10 between Greensboro and Gibsonville in progress. Route 62 Asheboro to Albemarle is nearly finished, and the Deep River bridge at Central Falls completed eliminating the Asheboro Liberty detour.
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J. W. Mills
Greensboro
Gibsonville
High Point
Asheboro
Siler City
Pittsboro
Durham
Raleigh
Mills
Albemarle
Central Falls
Liberty
George Arliss Stars in The Green Goddess at Broadhurst
George Arliss brings his Warner Bros. all talking film to the Broadhurst for Wednesday and Thursday engagements. The production adds spectacular on location sequences in northern India and Tibet, shot near the Himalayas with San Fernando valley as a stand-in, featuring Arliss as the Rajah and a strong cast led by Alice Joyce.
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George Arliss
Warner Bros
Broadhurst
Arliss
India
Tibet
Himalaya
San Fernando Valley
Mr. Arliss
Rajah
Alice Joyce
The Green Goddess on Local Screens with Star Alice Joyce
H B Warner and Ralph Forbes head the cast with Alice Joyce as the leading lady chosen by George Arliss. Alfred E Green directed Julien Josephson wrote the screenplay from William Archer's story. The Green Goddess is touted as a top current-season production and has generated much local interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Warner
Ralph Forbes
Alfred E. Green
Julien Josephson
William Archer
Alice Joyce
George Arliss
Naval budget details for battleship replacement and carrier plan
The article outlines a Washington arms treaty influenced naval budget with a projected $375 million saving on capital ships. It details preservation of naval oil reserves, construction of ten eight inch gun cruisers, modernization of the Pennsylvania and Arizona, expansion of naval aviation, and staffing of 84,500 enlisted, 5,400 line officers, 2,011 staff, and 1,455 warrant officers, plus Marine maintenance. It allocates $49.4 million for shipbuilding, including ten cruisers and a 13,800 ton aircraft carrier, with remaining funds for submarines V-4 to V-5 and the continuing ten thousand ton cruiser program begun in 1924. The bureau of aeronautics is mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Bureau of Aeronautics
Navy approves expansion budget including dirigible program
The department allocates 32.32 million dollars with an extra 605 thousand over the current appropriation and authority to contract for airplanes costing 10 million to finish the five year naval expansion. It includes 1.8 million for construction on two giant dirigibles at Akron Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Navy
Akron
Ohio
Confirmation Fight Over Parker Narrowly Divides Senate
Senate tallies 80 voting and 16 paired to account for all members in Parker confirmation fight. Simmons of North Carolina urged thorough White House inquiry and emphasized the president’s duty to investigate Parker's qualifications amid labor-leaning support. The piece recalls historic Supreme Court rejection patterns and frames Parker’s nomination in a long partisan context.
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Moses
Phipps
Norbeck
Goff and Grundy
Smith
King and Fletcher
Parker
Simmons
Supreme Court
North Carolina
Mouzon Church Sees Rise of Movie Influence on Morals
Church leaders condemn popular fiction and especially motion pictures as threats to Christian morals. Bishop Mouzon warns films and fiction have grown into a powerful menace, outpacing other harmful influences and prompting calls for stronger episcopal action.
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Mouzon
Methodist Church Urges Reform Against Motion Picture Influence
A Methodist address denounces motion pictures as harmful to Christian character and decency. It urges faithful attendance limits, promotes world peace, better industrial conditions in the South, and improved opportunities for Black people, while affirming support for prohibition enforcement.
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South
Taft gives 2 million gift for humanities study
Mrs. Annie Taft donates 2 000 000 to the University of Cincinnati as a memorial to Charles P Taft for the humanities including literature language philosophy history economics and mathematics. The fund is the universitys largest ever and will support liberal arts and the graduate school.
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Cincinnati
Annie Taft
University of Cincinnati
College of Liberal Arts
Graduate School
Geer Chosen Head of Cotton Manufacturers
B K Geer of Greenville South Carolina elected president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association at the 384th annual convention final session Cason J Callaway of LaGrange Ga named first vice president B B Gossett of Charlotte second vice president W M MacLaurine of Charlotte secretary and treasurer New directors elected J H Cheatham A K Wingate George H Lanier S M Beattie F J Heywood W D Anderson named to National Council of American Cotton Manufacturers A M Dixon of Gastonia receives presidential medal as retiring president.
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Pinehurst
B .K. Geer
Greenville
S. C
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Cason J. Callaway
LaGrange
B. B. Gossett
Charlotte
W. M. MacLaurine
J. H. Cheatham
Griffin
A. K. Wingate
Gastonia
George H. Lanier
West Point
S. M. Beattie
F. J. Heywood
Concord
W. D. Anderson
Macon
National Council of American Cotton Manufacturers
A. M. Dixon
Warrants Served In Death of Stratford
Greensboro officials charged murder after warrants were issued for Mrs. Elon Benson Stratford and W. Glenn Stack in the March death of Harold Stratford at the Benson home on the High Point road. Stratford, a Marine on furlough, reportedly died by a self-inflicted gunshot. Bail was not posted by noon.
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Greensboro
Elon Benson Stratford
W. Glenn Stack
Harold Stratford
Benson
High Point Road
Here
Stratford
Marine Corps
College Trustees Postpone Key Meeting
High Point college trustees postpone the meeting to next Wednesday to consider a new president after Dr. R. M. Andrews resigns. Rumors name Dr. G. I. Humphreys of Salisbury, Md., as a favored candidate amid charter ten day notice concerns.
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High Point College
R. M. Andrews
G. I. Humphreys
Salisbury
High Point College Recital Friday Night in Roberts Hall
The High Point college graduation recital is set for Friday at 8 o'clock in Roberts Hall. The program features works by Mendelssohn Chopin and Grainger among others with orchestral accompaniment in parts and solos.
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Roberts Hall
High Point College
Panthers Fall 8 3 to Catawba in Late Game
Catawba defeated High Point College 8 to 3 in a yesterday afternoon baseball game. Lefty White held seven innings with seven hits allowed before tiring in the eighth. Craver started for High Point, left after the third, with Yow finishing the game. High Point's season ends Friday against Lenoir Rhyne on the high school diamond.
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Catawba
High Point College
Lefty White
Craver
Yow
Lenoir-Rhyne
Mrs Beanblossom Dies At Her Home
Minnie Beanblossom, 47, died at her residence near Thom asville after a month long illness. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 11 at Zion Reformed church with burial in the church cemetery. Survived by husband and four daughters Clara Bessie Ruby and Mrs Carrie Burton.
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Minnie Beanblossom
Thomasville
Zion Reformed Church
Ruby Beanblossom
Carrie Burton
High Point School Enrollment Tops 8115 Mark
The High Point school system reported 8115 students enrolled through the eighth month ending April 25. Average attendance for the month was 6770, up 333 from last year’s eighth month. High school attendance reached 95.3 percent, with Junior High at 95.8 percent.
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High Point
Superintendent of Schools
Man Hurt In Wreck Near Lakeview Improving
Jimmy White, employee of the Carolina hotel in Pinehurst, was injured in a car crash near Lakeview last Friday night. Miss Virginia Gonger also employed by the Carolina hotel was fatally injured. White is improving at Moore County Hospital in Pinehurst where he has been treated since the accident. Lieutenant T A Early of the State Highway Patrol investigated the wreck. The car overturned after leaving the road at a sharp curve on Highway 50 and struck a tree, tossing both occupants from the vehicle. White was unconscious for three days after admission.
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Jimmy White
Carolina Hotel
Pinehurst
Lakeview
Virginia Gonger
Moore County
Lieut. T. A. Early
Lieut. Early
White
Deposits of Peat Found in New Zealand for Fuel Oil
Extensive peat beds have been located in New Zealand that could yield fuel oil. Researchers report large deposits with potential for industrial use, signaling possible energy resource development for the country.
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New Zealand
Funeral Held For Mrs. Emily A Blair
Funeral services for Mrs. Emily A. Blair who died at Mercy hospital Charlotte while visiting her son Fred C. Blair were held at Springfield Friends church. Rev. Reuben Payne and others led the service with hymns and special numbers. Interment followed in Springfield cemetery.
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Emily A. Blair
Mercy Hospital
Charlotte
Fred C. Blair
Springfield Friends Church
Reuben Payne
Archdale Friends Church
W. H. Kelly
Trinity M. FE. Church
W. R. Harris
M. E. Church
Reidsville
J. W. Johnson
W. W. Ellington
Dora E. Richardson
Springfield Cemetery
Greensboro Bar To Entertain Local Lawyers
The Greensboro Bar Association will host a joint meeting with the High Point Bar Association at Sedgefield tomorrow evening. A distinct program has been prepared by the host, and nearly every member of the local bar is expected to attend.
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Greensboro Bar Association
High Point Bar Association
Sedgefield
Entertaining Association
Argument in Case Against Davis Is Postponed
An appearance before Referee H. M. Robins in the election fraud case against Councilman W. A. Davis was postponed from today. Attorneys expect a new hearing within the next two weeks with the exact date not yet set.
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Davis
H. M. Robins
W. A. Davis
Boy Hit by Car on Kivett Drive
Four year old Jesse Junius Massey, a negro boy, was slightly injured when struck by an automobile while playing in front of his mother’s home on Kivett drive. He was taken by ambulance to High Point hospital, treated for minor bruises, and returned home.
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Jesse Junius Massey
Kivett Drive
Sechrest
High Point Hospital
Major Hobbs Declines Run for Re election
Major Graham K. Hobbs former representative for New Hanover county in the 1929 General Assembly said I do not choose to run when asked about re election. He is currently on a six month War Department detail in Washington as a national guard officer, explaining his decision.
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Wilmington
Calvin Coolidge
Graham K. Hobbs
New Hanover County
House of Representatives
Hobbs
War Department
Washington
National Guard
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