Little Princesses Steal Spotlight Before Coronation Arrival
Little Elizabeth and her six year old sister Margaret Rose captivated the Abbey crowd before the coronation rites. Margaret drew attention from nobles and diplomats as she peered over the royal box, while Elizabeth and Queen Mary sat in regal splendor.
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London
Festminister Abbey
Elizabeth
Margaret Rose
Great Abbey
Margaret
Mary
Royal Box
James Wolf Perry
Norfolk
York
George
Elizan
Shriner Special Train to Visit High Point on June 12
A special Oasis Temple Shrine train from Gastonia will travel to Charlotte Concord Salisbury Lexington and High Point arriving about 4 30 p m Saturday June 12 for a one hour stop and band concert. City officials and a reception committee led by D T Yow will meet the potentate and escort officers to a lot opposite the Sheraton for the event.
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Shriners A
Ib Point
Greensboro
South Depot
D. T. Yow
Sheraton
Stories in Stamps by I. S. Klein
A stamp image traces Guadalupe in the West Indies from discovery in 1493 through colonial clashes from 1635 to 1810. It notes repeated British and French control, slave abolition efforts, and a 1802 reestablishment of slavery, ending with the island as a sugar, coffee, cocoa, and rum producer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
England
Guadalupe
West Indies
Columbus
Martinique
Victor Hugues
Napoleon Bonaparte
Secretary Hull Warns Cotton Industry on Organized Groups
Secretary Hull told the Cotton Carnival in Memphis that organized groups seek to replace foreign trade with broad internal schemes. He urged liberalized international trade to boost cotton exports and warned against plans that would derail export outlets while seeking new uses for cotton.
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Washington
Hull
Memphis
Tenn
Secretary of
Bees convert nectar into honey with enzymes
Bees do not get honey from flowers they collect nectar which they transform into honey by adding enzymes. These enzymes convert complex sugars in nectar into simple sugars known to chemists as dextrose and levulose.
High School Seniors Hold Pageant and Party
Monks, Crusaders, and Pilgrims themed senior pageant ended with a daisy chain forming 38 on the lawn. Guests at Mrs G Smith’s Worth Street home included mascots Nolan Barnes and Sue Cathan Smith. Miss Julia Alexander and Miss Annie Charlee Smith escorted guests.
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America
G. Smith
Worth Street
Nolan Barnes
Sue Cathan Smith
Sue
Nolan
Julia Alexander
Annie Charlee Smith
Curry Loflin
Rachel Busby
Alice Birkhead
Margaret§ Alexander
Lucille Cox
Dorothy Preejell
Tifmy Barnee
Sunshine Club Meeting At Library May Night
Pickett Mills community note says the Sunshine club holds its monthly meeting at the library on Thursday night May 1 with all members urged to attend. Opal Rose and Henry Dinkins supervise games and refreshments. Members visited Boone on Friday May 7 for the Adult Education exhibit of Western North Carolina with four teen counties represented.
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Sunshine Club
Opal Rose
Henry Dinkins
Boone
North Carolina
Girl Reserve Holds Regular May Meeting
The Girl Reserve met in May with a devotional by Myrtice Grayson, followed by sentence prayers. An interesting program delighted attendees. After adjournment, some members sewed ties and practiced a program, with Edith Nemric serving as scribe.
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Myrtice Grayson
Edith Nemric
Boy Scouts of Pickett Cotton Mills Meet for Camporee
The Pickett Cotton Mills troop 22 held a Thursday May 6 meeting at the Community House to review second class tests before the Court of Honor at Camp Luwharrie. Three boys earned their second class badges during Camporee weekend. J T Hent was named Scribe, and the three patrols plan early week meetings to report progress. They aim to stage a circus soon, and the meeting closed with the Scout oath recited by Scribe J T Hunt.
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Boy Scouts of
Pickett Cotton Mills
Camp lUwharrie
J T. Hent
J. T. Hunt
Quality Club to Meet May 14 at Community House
The Quality club will hold its monthly meeting Friday night May 14 at the Community House. A good fireum is planned and the menu is fried chicken with all the trimmings. Every member is urged to be present as some important business is to come before the meeting.
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Y Club
Quality Club
Pickett Mills Baseball Team Schedules Week
The Pickett Cotton Mills baseball team has three games this week. They play Snow Lumber Company Tuesday afternoon, Guilford Hosiery Mills Thursday, and Triangle Hosiery Mills Saturday afternoon in league action.
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Pickett Cotton Mills
Snow Lumber Company
Guilford Hosiery Mills
Triangle Hosiery Mills
Local Couples Share Weekend Visits Across Towns
Mr. and Mrs. W. and McDaniel and family spent the week end in Taylorsville with friends and relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Combs and family visited Mr. Combs' father near Wilkesboro Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Gurley and Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Knight motored to Danville Virginia Sunday.
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W. & McDaniel
Taylorsville
Thomas Combs
Mr Combs
Wilkesboro
Frank Gurley
E. W Knight
Danville
Bill Cox
Ide C Ox
Wil! Beard
Johnnie Napa
Sable Hemrie
W. & Rowles
Greensboro
Elsie Cox
Ida Cox
Lee Yomrie
Mrs Grover Cleveland Receives First U S Parcel Post Package
Mrs Grover Cleveland is presented with the first parcel post package in the United States as officials welcome the parcel post treaty adoption with Jamaica. The event marks a historic moment in the new mail system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
United States
Jamaica
Were House Receptions Feature U S S Marine Gand Fur
The text notes U S S Marine Gand fur providing music for Were House receptions with Marine corps participation at residential events as early as 203.
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U. S&s Marine Gand
Marine Corps
George VI poised to follow George V as king and emperor
London May 12 King George VI, a calm 41 year old with a quiet bearing, was named heir to the throne and prepared to assume duties as monarch. Born December 14, 1895 at Sandringham, he trained in the Navy and Royal Air Force and married Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon in 1923.
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London
George VI
George V
Britain
Albert Frederick Arthur George
Queen Mary
York Cottage
Sandringham House
Prince of Wales
Sandringham Village
Naval Training School
Naval Branch
Royal Airforce
Western Front
Albert
Brussels
Prince Albert
Prince Henry
Duke of Gloucester
Trinity College
Cambridge
Duke of York
George
Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon
Light Docket Heard In Municipal Court By Judge Pro-Tem
In a light docket session Judge MacRae filled in for ill Judge Teague. Dispositions include Lizzie Howard disorderly conduct with not pros with leave. Woodrow Guady non-support of an illegitimate child twelve months on roads suspended upon payment terms. A T Bray beating board bill dismissed. Roy Parks reckless driving to pay damages and half costs.
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Udge Pro
DPD. CC
MacRae
Lewis E. Teague
Lizzie Howard
East Washington Street
Woodrow Guady
Creative Print Shop
A. T. Bray
American Baking Company
Roy Parks
Asheboro Road
Greatest Show on Earth as British ruler takes oath
Crowds cheered at Westminster Abbey as King George VI was crowned after the oath, with a vast processional return to Buckingham Palace. The broadcast world watched while bells and cannons marked the moment, amid overcast skies and large tributes worldwide.
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Empire
Tower of London
St. James’ Park
Buckingham Palace
London
Hyde Park
Elizabeth
Scone
King
Westminster Abbey
Robert W. Bingham
James W. Gerard
John J. Pershing
Hugh Rodman
Palace
Mall
King George
Queen Elizabeth
Queen Anne
Duke of Norfolk
England
George
God
Deaths LEWIS JARRETT IN THOMASVILLE AREA AT 61
Lewis Jarrett aged 61 died at his home in the Cid community on Lexington route two after a brief pneumonia illness. Survived by four sons C D Oley Willie Jarrett of the same area and Howard Jarrett of Thomasville. three daughters Mrs John Grubb of Denton Mesdames John Ayers and Nevin Harrison of Cid. one sister Mrs B F Parrish of Lexington route two. Funeral set for Thursday at Pleasant Grove Mt church with burial in the church cemetery.
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Lewis Jarrett
Thomasville
Cid
Lexington
C. D
Oley
Willie Jarrett
Howard Jarrett
John Grubb
Denton
John Ayers
Nevin Harrison
Cld
B. F. Parrish
Pleasant Grove Mt. Church
Willlie Dow Haynes Dies Veteran Erlanger Citizen
Willie Dow Haynes 65 a veteran Erlanger citizen and churchman died. Funeral held at Erlanger Baptist Church with survivors including Maggie Kennedy Haynes wife of second marriage three sons Rev Grady J Haynes EB Carl Haynes and Quentin Haynes Erlanger six daughters W H Brown Erlanger Mrs Jeff Leonard Katinapolis a brother Harrison Haynes Forest City five sisters and other relatives in Rutherford and surrounding counties
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Willie Dow Haynes
Lexington
Erlanger
Rutherford County
Erlanger Baptist Church
Maggie Kennedy Haynes
Grady J. Haynes
Concord
Carl Haynes
Quentin Haynes
W. H. Brown
Jeff Leonard
Katinapolis
Lois
Iris
Ruth
Ruby Haynes
Harrison Haynes
Forest City
Sarah Koone
Burtherfordton
M. Toney
Bostic
Alice Blankenship
Bridgewater
Neva Hemphill
Old Fort
Charlies Keenan
Charlotte
Kangaroo Name Confusion From Captain Cook’s Voyage
In 1770 Captain Cook asked a native for the animal’s name and was told "kangaroo" meaning I don’t understand. Cook recorded it as the animal’s name, reflecting a misunderstanding rather than a defined term.
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Captain Cook
Cook
Canada Exports Whisky Worth 16.29 Million Dollars
Canada shipped whisky totaling 16 million dollars in value during the period reported. Distilleries and exporters expanded overseas sales while markets in Europe and the Americas showed strong demand for Canadian whisky brands.
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Asheboro
Asheboro High School
Bud Hedrick
Mildred Millsaps
The
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Helen E. Brown
Bill Allred
Clyde Shaw
Mary Black Covington
Olgah Kinney
Howard Brown
Jewell Woodley
June Lutterloh
Sarah Hayworth
Wayne Burrows
Alice Rachel Frazier
Raymond Petty
Carol Lee Hall
Archie Kirkman
Gladys Steed
Baxter Kearne
Virginia Robbins
Calvin Swing
Fernice Johnson
Bob Allred
Betty Prevette
Bernice Ragedale
Verna Williams
Thomas Wilson
Ruth Lloyd
Thad Moser
Sarah Alice Moore
Leonard Smith
Margaret Pritchard
Opal Keever
Cameron Morgan
Charles Durham
Melba Clarke
Billy Pugh
Bob Yow
Blondell Chinecoe
Helen M. Brown
Worth Shaw
Nathalie Cox
Howard Trogdon
Etta Lee Craven
Worth Copple
Margaret Honeycutt
Eugene Hooker
Lola Cole
Mildred Ferree
Marian Paisley
Wilson Crawford
Margaret McDowell
Jewell McCain
Gir
Jewell Brown
Sarah the Moore
Mary Black Covinghom
Betty Pr Vette
Ferak Johnson
I. S. Klein
NEA Service, Inc
Orient
Pickett Mills Community News
Boy Scouts
Pro
Piccadilly Circus
Great Britain
Ireland
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Union of
South Africa
India
Edward
Knights of the Garter
Westminster
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