Delightful bridge club meetings hosted by two Thomasville residents
Mrs. O R Hodgin welcomed Sans Souci bridge club members on Mock Street for two tables of play with spring flowers. Mrs. Fred Gray won high score and Miss Alliene Hoover took the visitor's prize. A second hostess Mrs. W H Curlee hosted a later session on Fisher Ferry Street with two tables of bridge. Alvah Boyles and W E Tomlinson earned high and second high and received luncheon sets. Additional members attended and enjoyed refreshments.
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Thomasville
O. R. Hodgin
Sans Souci Bridge Club
Hose
Fred Gray
Alliene Hoover
Ralph Wilson
Walter Newby
Frank Murr
Harry Lee Lambeth
W. H. Curlee
Fisher Ferry Street
Alvah Boyles
W. E. Tomlinson
Mesdames
J. F. Garner
Carson Cox
Charles Phillips
Walter Rapp
A. R. Swaim
Mamie Harris
Agnes Gardner
Pauline Fouts
Jack Myers
Virginia Wardell
High Point
Valetta Russell
Edith Myers
Mary Marlowe
Homer Sink
Horace Lawing
Mrs Crowell Returns From North Carolina Club Meeting
Mrs. G. E. Crowell, president of the local Woman's Club, returned today from Raleigh where she attended the North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs in session at the Sir Walter Hotel this week. She was accompanied by Mrs. T. E. Jennings, an active club member.
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G. E. Crowell
Raleigh
North Carolina Federation of Woman's Clubs
Sir Walter Hotel
Clarence Bean Visits Raleigh With Mother at Lexington Home
Clarence Bean, a student at State College Raleigh, spends the weekend here with his mother Mrs Monroe Bean at his Lexington avenue home.
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Clarence Bean
State College
Raleigh
Monroe Bean
Lexington Avenue
Mise Willie Mae Myers Hosts Bridge Club Gathering
Mise Willie Mae Myers hosted members of her bridge club at her home here on the occasion. The event brought together players from the local area for an afternoon of cards and socializing.
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Mise Willie Mae Myers
Embalming Licenses Granted Two Men
Thomasville news reports Robert T. Greene and Carl Arnold of J. C. Greene Funeral Parlors passing the NC funeral directors convention exam for embalmer licenses. The 200-question test ran 9:30 am to midnight with brief breaks. Results will come from the Embalming Board in New York City after grading.
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Thomasvville
Robert T. Greene
Carl Arnold
J. C. Greene Funeral
Thomasville
North Carolina Association of Funeral Directors
Conference of Embalming Board
New York City
W. C. Vogler
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Board
Guessing Contest On Block Of Ice In Thomasville
A unique contest by Holton Furniture Company and City Ice Fuel Company offers residents a chance to guess when a 100 pound block of ice will melt. The closest timing wins a 300 pound ice book, with the second closest receiving a 200 pound book.
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Thomasville
Holton Furniture Company
City Ice & Fuel Company
Barbecue By Masons At Thomasville Lodge Event
Masons from High Point, Thomasville, Denton and Lexington attended a Friday barbecue at the Pope homeplace on route 109. Despite poor weather, the event drew over 80 guests and featured talks on Masonry by the lodge masters and Dr. Abernathy of Lexington. George Hundley presided.
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Thomasville
High Point
Denton
Lexington
Thomasville Lodge
Pope
Abernathy
George Hundley
Thomasne Lodge
Youth 18 Killed In Hamlet Car Crash
Kirby Milliam 23 was fatally injured and two others were slightly hurt when Hal Lackey drove blind after another car's lights. The crash struck a telegraph pole in Hamlet.
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Hamlet
Kirby Milliam
Hal Lackey
Lexington Music Study Club Entertained By Mrs. Davis
Mrs Gray Davis hosted the Lexington Music Study Club on West Fifth Avenue with Mrs J C Leonard assisting. The meeting featured a folk music sketch by Mrs A W Honeycutt and a performance of folk songs, plus a talk by Ellen Owen about Scott of Ayrshire.
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Lexington Music Study Club
Davis
Lexington
Gray Davis
Music Study Club
West Fifth Avenue
J. C. Leonard
Charles Wall
Ellen Owen
Evelyn Morgan
Curry Lopp
Dunbar Colored School
Alice Virginia
A. W. Honeycutt
Jones Hedrick
Mansfield Owen
Woodrow McKay
Paul Miller
Mary Trice
Kate Mays
Virginia Trice
Study Bankrupts of Wage Earners
A U S Commerce Department study shows wage earners led consumer bankruptcies from 1927 to 1930 as living beyond means. Of 266 bankrupts with $3.7 million liabilities, creditors recovered only six hundredths of a percent. Evading judgments caused 15.4 percent of defaults. report available for five cents from government offices.
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United States
U. S. Comerce Department
Bureau
Government Printing Office
Washington
Australia reports 106 licensed airports and 185 landing fields
The government notes 106 licensed airports and 185 landing fields across the country. The figures reflect the aviation infrastructure as part of ongoing development initiatives and regulatory oversight.
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Australia
Philathea Class of First Baptist Holds June Meeting
The Philathea class at First Baptist met with joint hostesses Mrs. C. R. Sharpe Mrs. F. C. Sowers Mrs. C. R. Redewine and Miss Gena Ballimore. Forty members and ten visitors attended. Mrs. Lee Smith presided as president over a program of music readings and business. A salad course was served. The June meeting will be with Mrs. Sam Smith.
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First Baptist Church
C. R. Sharpe
F. C. Sowers
C. R. Redewine
Gena Ballimore
Lee Smith
Sam Smith
Faculty Of Cecil School Enjoys Mothers Outing
A Cecil school faculty outing hosted by mothers of students occurred Friday on the rear lawn of Mrs. Fred O Sink. Guests included Prof. A W Honeycutt and Mrs. Honeycutt with tables of sandwiches cakes and delicacies. Mr and Mrs L A Martin and daughter Mary attended the May Day fete at Meredith College Raleigh, with Jessie and Louise Martin participating and one serving as maid of honor.
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Cecil School
A. W. Honeycutt
City
L. A. Martin
Mary Martin
Meredith College
Raleigh
Jessie
Louise Martin
Mrs. Martin
Funeral rites held for Mrs. Sarah J. Hayes in Wilkes
Mrs. Stanton Bennett Mrs. Lee Smith Mrs. T. S. Cross and Miss Roxie Sheets attended the funeral of Mrs. Sarah J. Hayes mother of Rev. J. M. Hayes pastor of the First Baptist church here in Wilkes county on Thursday.
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Stanton Bennett
Lee Smith
T. S. Cross
Roxie Sheets
Sarah J. Hayes
J. M. Hayes
First Baptist Church
Wilkes County
Anderson Home Is Entered By Thieves
Thomasville report: the home of C. T. Anderson at 223 West Guilford avenue was ransacked Friday evening by uninvited visitors. A wrist watch belonging to Mr. Anderson’s son was taken. police have no clues and no arrests.
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Thomasville
C. T. Anderson
Guilford Avenue
Anderson
Southern California Club cites U S car remnants abroad
The Automobile Club of Southern California reports large numbers of old U S automobiles are shipped to foreign countries for conversion into diverse items such as ladies corsets and small bungalows, reflecting a growing export trend.
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United States
The
Automobile Club of
Southern California
Salesman Hurt in Auto Wreck Near Thomasville
O. E. Doyle a Knoxville Tennessee traveling salesman for Hirsch Brothers Company of Louisville Kentucky was injured Friday on the Lexington highway three miles west of Thomasville when his car was hit. He was pinned under debris but not seriously hurt and was in City Memorial Hospital resting comfortably with a possible early release.
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Thomasville
O. E. Doyle
Knoxville
Mr. Doyle
Gold Standard and Early U S Political Geography Noted
The text notes GATS as a leading figure in the country for fifty years. It mentions Maine Vermont and West Virginia forming from parts of Massachusetts New York and Virginia. Portugal is cited as the first country to adopt gold as a standard medium of exchange.
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Per Geers
Maine
Vermont
West Virginia
Massachusetts
New York
Virginia
Portugal
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Charles Clegg
R. M. Cooksey
Russell
Holton Furniture CO
City Ice & Fuel CO
Bird
City Grocery
W. Main
Randolph
Delavery
Buster Crabbe
Frances Dee
Charlies Thurley Stoneham
Mey
Hell
Roots Mallory
James Dunn
Mares
M. C. Thomas Business College
Salem S&t. Thomasville
N. C
Reliable
Cranford
Edgar E. Jones
Walterboro, D. C
Mrs. C. W. Trice
Alexander Gray
Peggy Jan McCray
Tulsa
New Orleans
Nat Walker
First National Bank Bldg
W. W. Rapp
O. I.C
R. H. Wilson
Sowers Florist
Grimes Manufacturing Company
J. M. Black
Thomasville N
Rose Marie
Salem St
Eugene
Marcelling
Rainey Or
White Mountain
Salem Street
Bill Perkins
U.S
W. A. Julian
U. S
Mr. Julian
Ohio
Roosevelt
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