Building permits level off in High Point projects
After a brief surge the High Point building permit activity slowed to a low level with total construction value around 9,865 dollars. The largest permit was for a Davis eight room two story brick home on Country Club Drive. Wescott Roberson and others received permits for roofing and repairs with smaller projects listed at several addresses.
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E. K. Ingram
Tildings
J. H. Davis
Country Club
Forest Hill Drive
Hillcrest Drive
J. W. Colane
A. Scott Parker
S. A. Setzer
English Street
John H. Hinshaw
Long _ street
President P Building and Loan
Flint Street
Home Owners Loan Corporaon
West ‘Nis Street
G. A. Kess
Bencini Street
Wescott Roberson
South Main Street
Service Held For Samuel F Hunt
Funeral services for Samuel F Hunt 70 who died at his home 214 Church Street were conducted from the tent of The Wreckt of the Air on Church Street. Rev EF Biyler evangelist and Rev C K Entry pastor of Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist church officiated. A quartet from Hayorth Memorial church sang The City Jesus Hold a Hand and Home on the Lake. Burial followed in Floral Farm cemetery with pallbearers C S Harvell Anson Pierce John G Scruggs W H Pritchard Virgil Morgan and Floyd Campbell.
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Samuel Funt
Church Reet
Lurch Street
EF. Iyler
C. K. Bntry
Hayworth Meorial
Wesleyan Methodist Arch
J. Hunt
Hayorth Memorial Church
Jesus
Floral Farm
Harvell
Anson Pierce
Oohn G. Scruggs
WH. Pritchard
Virgil Morgan
Ployd Campbell
Nathan A McGehee Funeral Services Held Near James
Funeral services for Nathan A uelin McGehee 83 were held at his James area home with Dr G W Fink of Amestown Methodist Church presiding. Pallbearers included James Scott Me a Wood J A Harvey G L C Hodgin and Henry. Burial followed at Fairfield cemetery.
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Nathan Austin McGehee
Nathan Uelin McGehee
Jay
James
Dv. G. W. Fink
Amestown
Major Ridge Receives Labor Support in District Race
Greensboro candidate Major Edney Ridge for Congress in the sixth district was backed by Labor's Non-Partisan League. Henry I. fama, district AF of L union rep, said Ridge donated 200 loaves of bread to a strike commissary for the Silver Knit Hosiery strikers, signaling reciprocal support.
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Edney Ridge
Greensro
Bor
Idee
Congressional Post
Waterday
Henry I. Fama
American Federation of Hosty Workers
Major Ridge
Fishermen at City Lake Reel In Bass Totals
At Sherman municipal lake David and Harris W Cannon of James-Millis Corp caught three bass totaling 12 pounds, while Mr and Mrs Harry Shults snagged four bass weighing about 10 pounds, the largest at five pounds. The bite was described as fair despite light disturbance from weather.
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City Lake
David
Harris W. Cannon
James-Millis Corporation
Harry Shults
Presbyterian Church schedules sermons and meetings
Dr. O C Williamson will preach at both services at First Presbyterian Church the morning sermon titled Man's Two natures and the evening message A Message of Comfort A young people's meeting is at 7 30 with members gathering Monday at 6 30 for supper An over meeting and a Wednesday evening service are planned as usual
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Presbyterian Church
O. C. Williamson
First Presbyterian Church
Williamson
Barber in St Louis Declares Hair Gone From Pompadour
A St Louis barber laments a man’s loss of hair after attempting a pompadour style. The patron’s hair vanished, leaving no recapture by combing back. The lighthearted anecdote captures small-town humor about fashionable hair trends.
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St. Louis
Farmer Liberty At Risk Over Crop Control Bill
George Craven writes that price controls on tobacco curb farmer freedom on their own land. He cites indignation meetings, small acre allotments, and fear for constitutional rights as production limits and argues for personal liberty against state interference. He ends by promising to focus on knitting.
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Guilford County
Belief in My Speech Limits and Memory of Aycock Voice
The speaker notes two failings he cannot master a bow knot or giving a speech. He observes that some talks sound dull yet newspapers read well and vice versa. He recalls covering Governor Charles Brantley Aycock in Mount Olive noting Aycock had a squeaky voice.
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Charles Brantley Aycock
North Carolina
Mount Olive
Raleigh
Aycock
Speechcraft and natural self in public talks at town hall
The narrator recalls overheard chat about speakers and voice value after a town hall speech. A comparison between Governor Aycock and Bob Glenn prompts the idea that a speaker is best when he speaks as his natural self. The note adds a disclaimer about Trinity and UNC.
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Aycock
Bob Glenn
Tax exemption debate on government bonds prompts skeptical view
A speaker questions federal tax changes on municipal and government bonds arguing the shift simply moves funds between pockets. He notes sinking fund holdings, the burden of internal book keeping, and mocks the net gain of such taxation moves. He also references Mrs. Helen Robertson Wohl and the 40,000 U.S. saloons in a tangential remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Robertson Wohl
United States
Librarian Mrs Reuben Alley to resign at Greensboro College
Mrs Reuben Alley will resign as librarian at Greensboro College after twenty seven years of service. Dr Luther L Gobbel reports Miss Annette H Shinn will succeed her as librarian and Miss Mary Elizabeth Woodcock will become assistant librarian. The move joys Greensboro College alumnae and staff.
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Reuben R. Alley
Greensboro College
Luther L. Gobbel
Annette H. Shinn
Alley
Mary Elizabeth Woodcock
Greensboro
Miss Shinn
North Carolina liquor sales and county counts debated
A speaker cites 27 counties legally selling liquor in North Carolina and claims 100 wet counties. He acknowledges uncertainty about backing the bold statement and defers when pressed.
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North Carolina
Asheboro Merchants Meet to Plan Picnic and Summer Hours
Asheboro merchants hold a meeting on Tuesday May 17 at 7 45 p m over Randolph Drug company to discuss the employer employee picnic set for June 1 and changes to summer closing hours starting June 1 with Wednesday one o clock closings through September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Asheboro Merchant's Association
Randolph Drug Company
Salisbury Man Sentenced 20 Years for Wife’s Murder
Jake Brown of Salisbury convicted Wednesday of second degree murder in his wife slaying and sentenced Thursday to 20 to 25 years in prison.
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Salisbury
Jake Brown
Maximum length rule for attached vehicles in New York
The maximum length of a combination of attached vehicles in New York is 50 feet including load and bumpers. This applies to all vehicles registered in New York or with foreign registration.
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New York State
New York
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