Veterans of Foreign Wars opposes March on Washington
The Veterans of Foreign Wars rejects a planned Washington march to demand immediate cash payments. Commander Stuart of Post No. 619 High Point says national headquarters urged units to avoid mobilization, favoring legislative routes in Washington DC. The High Point post voted to sever the proposed bonus march.
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Washington
Veterans of Foreign Wars of the
United States
Stuart
High Point
Legislative Committee
Miss Metters Rites Held At Fair Church
Funeral services for Miss Mar Bie Metters held today at Fair Church south of Thomasville. Pastor John Cline led the rites for a death after a three year illness. Survivors include her parents Ed and , five sisters in High Point and Thomasville, and two brothers. Burial is in Fairgrove cemetery.
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Thomasville
Mar Bie Metters
Ed Metters
Fair
John Cline
John Wrenn
High Point
Curtis Hamam
Missesden
Ruth
Kathleen Meters
James
Joe Lard Metters
Fairgrove Cemetery
Pue to land at Rome at late hour
The article notes Pue and crew set to land near Rome between 10 p m and midnight with preparations at Littorio Field. If Pond and Sabelli complete the flight it would mark the first nonstop NY to Rome. six similar attempts have failed. The Bell pre plane showed faster speed as fuel lightened and a 300 horsepower engine could reach about 150 mph.
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Rome
Littorio Field
Ome
Pond
Sabelli
New York
Notice of Truster's Sale of Land in Guilford County
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash on May 26, 1934 at 11:00 a.m. at the entrance to the Municipal Building in High Point. The sale covers a parcel of land in High Point described by metes and bounds, subject to all liens, conveyed from D. H. Hall and wife and others, as security for a deed of trust held by Prudential Insurance Company of America via Wachovia Bank and Trust Co. Substituted Trustee.
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T of Deeds
Guilford County
John R
Lillie Thrift
Comja! National Bank of
High Point
Prudential In- Company of America
Deed Trust
Designat- Wechovia Bank and Trust Com
N. C
Guilford Coun North Carolina
County of Lord
State of
North Carolina
North Main Street
High-Winston-Salem Highway
North Main
High Point-Winston-Salem Way
North Street
Winston Highway
Ing
A. Johnson
C. E
D. H. Hall
H. Hall
R of Deeds
Carolina
Allilenma
Achovia Bank & Trust CO
Dential Insurance Co
Amerita
Cotton Dress Revue at Courthouse Saturday
The Guilford club girls cotton dress contest will be held Saturday May 26 in the courthouse assembly room. Sponsor Miss Addie Houston home demonstration agent announced the event begins at 10 30 a m Twelve girls entered from local clubs will compete with three winners chosen from the fourteen finalists. Participants are asked to wear the cotton dress they made for the competition. The event aims to promote interest in cotton goods as dress material and encourage needle craft among the girls.
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Guilford
Addie Houston
Hiss Houston
Dreas
Graduates set to hear T W Andrews at various commencements
Dr. T Win gate Andrews superintendent of High Point schools spoke at Clem mons high school Forsyth county closing ceremonies. He will address Stoneville high school Saturday and give commencements May 28 at High Point college May 30 at State Normal College for Negroes in Fayetteville and May 31 at Curry high school Greensboro.
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Clemmons
Forsyth County
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point
Theodore Randthaler
Andrews
Stoneville High School
Rockingham County
High Point College
State Normal College For
Fayetteville
Curry High School
Training School of Woman's College of the
University of North Carolina
Greensboro
Hasty
Granite Falls
Cleveland
Naval Officers Increase Faster Than Ships List
Washington May 15. The navy's officer corps has grown faster than its warship list and a bill by Chairman Vinson to commission 433 Naval Academy graduates was advanced. The administration backs expanding the fleet to treaty limits as more vessels are built. a $40.8 million deficiency appropriation is sought to fund new ship construction.
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Washington
Navy
Naval Academy
Vinson
D-Ga
Roosevelt
Man Nervous by Subway Bustle Takes to Shooting
At 86th Street and Lexington Avenue a panic during rush hour as two shots from an automatic pistol wounded Leo Fador, 21, of Brooklyn. Police arrested Arcadio Del Corro, 40, a cigar maker, who admitted the shooting citing annoyance at the hustle and bustle.
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New York
86Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Leo Fador
Procedure Commended For Soil Erosion Staff Work
Washington praised the method of procedure devised by Dr. J. H. Stallings and his staff in advancing the soil erosion project in the Deep River valley. R. A. Winston forwarded the commendation to regional erosion directors, noting the nationwide impact of the project and the legacy of General Philip H. Sheridan’s era known as “Little Phil.”
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J. H. Stallings
Hie
Washington
R. A. Winston
Feehatasio Steeestawe
Philip H
Erosion
Sheridan
Phil
Erosion Project Plan Reviewed by Dr Stallings and Mr Winston
A letter to Mr Winston describes Dr Stallings staff methods for erosion control. The area is divided into sections with sectional groups and meetings to outline the project’s purpose to farmers. Winston commends rapid progress and notes the plan could guide other areas launching erosion projects.
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Winston
Stallings
CCC Detachment Arrival Delayed for Workers North of City
The Citizens Conservation Corps detachment planned for High Point will reach a week later than first planned due to pending Walnut Cove area work. An advance group of 60 men already arrived to prepare a camp north of the city, with over 200 total placed for soil erosion duties under Capt. A. B. Caldwell in the Deep River valley.
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High Point
Citizens Conservation Corps
J. H. Stallings
Soil Erosion Service
CCC
Walnut Cove
A. B. Caldwell
Disqualify Price As Candidate For Court Clerkship
The Guilford County board of elections disqualified W. E. Price of High Point for the Guilford Superior Court clerk race after finding he filed an official notice with a $20 fee instead of the required $80. The action, supported by Judge Gilbert B. Powell, leaves A. Wayland Cooke unopposed for reelection. The board met in the secretary’s office.
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Greensboro
County Board of Elections
W. EL Price
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Price
Don ©. MacRae
Guilford County
Gilbert B. Powell
Civil City
A. Wayland Cooke
George C. Hampton, Jr
Socialists Hear Alton Lawrence On Poverty
Alton Lawrence state secretary of the Socialist party spoke at the Socialist hall on East Washington street about abolishing poverty. He urged workers to unite to form a single voice to secure equality of opportunity for all.
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Alton Lawrence
Socialist Party
Socialist Hall
East
Washington Street
Lawrence
One dead in battle and many hurt across multiple incidents
A United Mines worker was killed after a meeting in Birmingham. In St. Larity Alabama three guards were shot while investigating a mine blast. In Chicago a coal teamsters strike led to ten arrests as union tensions flared.
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Birminham
St. Laurity
Alabama
Chicago
First National Bank of Winston-Salem Opens
The first national bank of Winston-Salem, reorganized from Farmers National Bank, opened under president Charles M. Norfleet. Two Yadkin County banks the Bank of Yadkin and the Commercial and Law Bank of Boonville also opened yesterday amid withdrawals.
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Winston-Salem, N. C
Natio Bank of
Winston-Salem
Farmers National Bank
Charles M. Norfleet
Yadkin County
Bank of
Ukraine as Soviet Republic Within the Soviet Union
The text states that Ukraine is a socialist Soviet Republic and a component of the Soviet Union. It identifies Ukraine as part of the USSR, emphasizing its status within the federation.
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The
Ukraine
Cardus Promoted For Women During Change of Life
Readers report Cardus aided weakness during the change of life and increased strength. Mrs. Clara Allen of Enfield Illinois says it helped her and she recommends it to daughters and friends.
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Cardus
Clara ©. Allen
Enfield
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