Bowne Elected NRA Committee Head at High Point Meeting
Rev H Norwood Bowne longtime Episcopal minister and former NRA Compliance board head was named general chairman of the new NRA High Point committee. C F Tomlinson named vice president as the group announced plans to publicize and educate about the New Deal program’s Recovery Act. The committee, part of the NRA executive group, will forward names to Washington and await further instructions.
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H. Norwood Bowne
NRA
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
C. F. Tomlinson
F. J. Smore
Rupert Tikens
John Mebane
Sion
Ashington
Merrymakers Court Plans Business Session in Hall
The Junior Merrymakers Court will hold its business session Friday in the Jr. O U A M hall over The Enterprise instead of Elm Street school. A banquet will be at Elm Street school. A special meeting is set for Wednesday night at Trophy hall to perfect final convention plans.
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Merrymakers Court
Enterprise
Elm Street School
Elm Street
Trophy Hall
Rights and duties in labor relations debate
The text outlines arguments on left and right in labor policy. It argues for free exchange of information and joint planning, restraint against disaster, fair wages, and protections for workers especially children. It also denies industrial giants wrecking the nation and oppressive child labor.
Oak View school contest honors reciters and declaimers
Iris Thacker and John Jones won first place in recitation and declamation at Oak View school last night. Medals were awarded by the grade parents 8 R Clinard and Mrs J F Jones amid judging by Dr C R Hinshaw and Misses Kathleen Spain and Gertrude Carson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iris Thacker
Lena H. Thacker
John Jones
J. F. Jones
Oak View School
R. Clinard
C. R. Hinshaw
Kathleen Spain
Gertrude Carson
Jerry the Bobbin Boy
Evelyn Hill
One-Legged Goose
Frances Small
Grandma Keeler
Grandpa Keeler
Fay Pendry
Jennie
Mary Ruth Clinard
Pauline McIntyre
Jimmie Jones
Blanche Woodlief
Ruth King
Florence Bryant
Elizabeth Wood
Betsy
Ruby Griffith
George Weiss
Howard Payne
Herbert Glidewell
Man
Abraham Lincoln
Abel Grissom
O'Neil Payne
Greens Appeal Scheduled Before Supreme Court August 28
R E Black and Mike Stefanoff face possible execution for the Barnes murder while B G Green and Lester Green have had stays granted pending a Supreme Court hearing on August 28. Local attorney Leland Stanford and J A Myatt lead the appeal for the Greens arguing no conspiracy existed. The Black and Stefanoff executions remain set for Friday amid clemency pleas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Black
Mike Stefanoff
T. C. Barnes
Taylorsville
B. G. Green
Black
Lester Green
Supreme Court
Leland Stanford
J. A. Myatt
Stefanoff
Greens
Timber Market Of Section Cited In Deep River Valley
Timberland owners in the Deep River valley have a strong market for timber products with potential for substantial income. Survey records show 132 establishments in four surrounding counties employing about 9,000 workers and investing over 20 million dollars annually. Mixed stands can yield 200 to 500 board feet per acre annually, with reports of 1,300 dollars in sales from a 79 acre tract over two seasons and net income around 656 dollars per year per 79 acres. Additional county records indicate 2 to 5 dollars per acre yearly potential under present prices, plus winter employment from timber activity.
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Deep River Valley
North Carolina
Deep River
Southern Forest Experiment Station
Piedmont
Guilford County
High Point Man R B Black Sentenced to Death
R B Black, a High Point man, is slated for execution in the electric chair for the murder of Taylorsville banker T C Barnes during an attempted robbery of Merchants and Farmers Bank. He told visiting friends he would accept death but hopes a few years could prove his innocence to his mother and community. He blamed liquor for much of his alleged misfortunes and said he prayed for a dollar while penitent.
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R. B. Black
High Point
State's Prison
T. C. Barnes
Taylorsville
Merchants and Farmers Bank
Black
Raleigh
T. P. Crowson
Kermit Edwards
Daisy Poe
Sanford
Film stars Ben Lyon and Bebe Daniels to visit High Point
Film star Ben Lyon and his wife Bebe Daniels will arrive in High Point Friday morning to visit Lyon’s father at 1211 Johnson Street. The couple, famed for I Cover the Water Front and Rio Rita, will stay Friday and Saturday, then depart Sunday for New York.
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Ben Lyon
Bebe Daniels
John Barrymore
Councellor
High Point
Johnson Street
Lyon
Water Front
John Boles
New York
Farmers urged to lease land for hunting and fishing rights
The report notes more farm labor in certain months and suggests timber lands as an income source through leasing hunting and fishing privileges. Some clubs pay up to 15 cents an acre for these rights, with landowners urged to stock and protect game to boost returns.
Porter to Host Dinner Guests at Sheraton
F Logan Porter, president of the High Point Chamber of Commerce, will host a small group of citizens at a dinner at the Sheraton hotel Thursday evening at 6:18. The gathering will discuss plans to improve the chamber's financial condition.
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F. Logan Porter
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Sheraton Hotel
Chamber of Commerce
Chisholm Sisters To Sing At North Main Baptist Revival
The Chisholm sisters of Thomasville will sing at the revival services tonight at the North Main Street Baptist Church. Attendance has been strong and the public is invited to attend the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chisholm
Thomasville
North Main Street Baptist Church
Transoceanic Telephone Message Reads Like Strange Language
An eavesdropper notes that a trans oceanic telephone call resembles an unfamiliar tongue. The observer describes rhythm, cadence, and patterns that hint at encoded or foreign speech beyond ordinary conversation.
Dr. M. D. Bonner Named Superintendent of Guilford Sanitorium
Dr. M. D. Bonner today assumed duties as superintendent and medical director of the Guilford County Sanitorium succeeding the late Dr. Joseph L. Spruill. Bonner, previously assistant physician, was chosen at a special board session. Mrs. Spruill was reappointed business manager.
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M. D. Bonner
Guilford County
Joseph L. Spruill
Bonner
Spruill
Dr. Bonner
Dr. Sprulll
Funds for relief dwindling in High Point
The federal relief funds allotted to High Point for general relief and the city lake recreation project are again depleting. May relief totals reached 25000 dollars, down from prior months, with work relief expected to continue for about a week as officials seek continued funding.
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High Point
City Lake Recreation
Eurelia Smart
City Lake
Andrews Returned As Superintendent Here
Dr. T. Wingate Andrews was re elected to lead High Point city schools with current principals retained for next year. Henry Grady Owens and Mrs. R E Rawson were re elected high school and junior high principals, with elementary and colored school principals also re elected. The board will fill the buildings and grounds superintendent post by June 1 and contracts for teachers are expected to go out around June 1. The submarine mention notes its first wartime use in 1776.
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T. Wingate Andrews
High Point City
Elm Street
R. F. J. Johnson
Ray Street
Ivey Paylor
Johnson Street
E. Burford
William Penn High School
Whitted
Leonard Street
Mytrolene Gray
Fairview Street
W. C. York
Mrs Matie Eaton Dies After Long Illness
Mrs Matie McMillan Eaton 58 of High Point route two died at home last night at 10 after two years of ill health and eight months bedridden. Survived by husband Arthur Eaton five sons Fred Morris Clay John Eaton and Joe McMillan and daughter Miss Jerusha Eaton. Funeral at Mitchells Grove church Wednesday at 11 with interment in church cemetery.
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Matie McMillan Eaton
High Point
Route Two
Arthur Eaton
Fred
Morris
Clay
John Eaton
Joe McMillan
Jerusha Eaton
Mitchell's Grove Church
Centenarians in Bulgaria Top Global Count
Bulgaria reports 158 residents aged 100 or older, the most of any nation. Among them 85 are men and 73 are women, reflecting a strong senior cohort.
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Bulgaria
Letter Gift Sparks Long-Awaited Reunion in Washington
A man writes to his mother and friends and soon after receives a letter with a dollar from a Washington friend he hadn’t seen in five years. Vigorous efforts to secure clemency for Black are under way from multiple quarters.
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Washington
First Uwharrie Camporee Set For May 25 26
The first Uwharrie Council camporee will be held at Camp Uwharrie on May 25 and 26 with about seventy five scouts. Patrols will set up camp and run activities to meet camping requirements, including inspection, equipment care, camp sight use, safety and sanitation, program tasks, and leadership duties. Judges from several towns will assess patrols in areas ranging from packing to latrine use and food handling.
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Uwharrie Council
Uwharrie
Camp
Camp Uwharrie
C. V. Roberts
Saliabury
Frank Hunsucker
J. J. Corrigan
Willis Slane
High Point
Frank Braden
Greensboro
Bruce Craven
Trinity
A. Sherrod
R. O. Lindsay
W. E. Vaughan-Lloyd
Winston- Salem
Glenn Southern
Amos Kearns
Sam
R. T. Amos
C. EB. Diffendale
Liston Pope
Mike Boyce
Paul Ingle
H. G. Owens
Roy Farmer
Tom Sykes
W. A. Lambeth
Lineberry Seeks 2750 in Suit Over Stolen Furniture
P K Lineberry files suit in municipal court against Human Cut Rate Furniture seeking 2750 for alleged break in at his home and theft of furniture plus 20 in cash found there. Damages of 250 are included in the claim. Raymond Odum sues Edward Martinez as receiver for American Service Co for 5000 over a recent auto collision on Kivett drive.
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P. K. Lineberry
Human Cut Rate Furniture Company
Lineberry
Sulu
Raymond Odum
Edward Martinez
American Service Company
Kivett Drive
Mass Meeting Called by Industrial Workers Association
All members urged to attend a mass meeting at the I. W. A. hall 815 1 2 South Main Street Thursday night at 7 o'clock. Admission will be by card only.
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The
Industrial Workers Association
I. W. A. Hall
South Main Street
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A. Lee Gibson
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Dana Wachovia
DR Max Robes
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Soil Erosion Service
Mr. Porter
Sheraton
Chisholm Sisters
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Elgin
Main ST
Ht. Jeffers
J. E. Lowe
N. &. Russell
D. A. Brooks
J. L. Lavender
I. W. A. Mass Meeting
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Shell Tire & Battery CO
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U. S. Tires
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U. S
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