England praises Amelia Earhart Putman for Atlantic flight feat
Lord Londonderry told Mrs Amelia Earhart Putman England welcomed her after her solo crossing. Newspapers praised the achievement, calling her a great girl and noting she is the first woman to fly solo across the Atlantic and the first to fly twice in one trip. The press celebrated courage and skill, placing her beside Lindbergh in aviation history.
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Atlantic
London
Lord Londonderry
Air
Amelia Earhart Putman
England
Great Britain
Mrs. Putman
The
Sunday Express
Miss Barhett
Lindbergh
Paris
Sunday Times
America
Derry
Mr. Gallagher
le@ Elms
Francis McClure
Londonderry
Europe
Amelia Earhart Crosses Atlantic Twice Calmly Reports Flight
George Palmer Putman spoke by transatlantic line with Amelia Earhart as she recounted her perilous solo crossing. He described darkness and ice, icy conditions, and a long, strenuous flight while she enjoyed a meal of soup and chocolate. He joked about the habit and posed for a photo as the first to cross twice.
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New York
George Palmer Putman
Amelia Wearhart
Atlantic
Ice
Putman
Upkeep Costs and Wage Notes From 1933 High Point
A letter discusses municipal spending in 1933 with detailed welfare and utility payrolls, mentions meter readers and butchers, and contrasts with 1919 costs. It cites proposed police and teacher cuts, cites Mayor Anderson’s veto stance, and ends with a Webster definition of economize attributed to a blind reader.
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Dept. Orstealth
Pub. Utilities
Dpe
Ccccsccces
High Point
Enterprise
Anderson
Minneapolis
Minn
Noah Webster
Gubernatorial Candidates In Home Stretch Of Drives
In Raleigh on May 21 with two weeks to the June 4 Democratic primary, Ehringhaus solidifies near-run status as Fountain and Maxwell backers dispute chances. Maxwell gains among merchants opposing sales taxes, while Fountain supporters say his attacks bolster his rank and widen his vote.
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Sir Walter Hotel
J. C. Baskervill
Raleigh
United States Senate
Fountain
Maxwell
Ehringhaus
Ehinghaus
Gardner
Cameron Morrison
Robert R. Reynolds
Frank Grist
Tom C. Bowie
Arthur Simmons
Reynolds
Morrison
Approaches To City Beautification And Civic Pride
Sanders Dallas urges Progressive cities to attract visitors year round by beautifying public spaces and private properties. He cites pruning trees planting roses and proper drainage plus state efforts along highways and a clean-up paint-up campaign to raise home and lot values and curb unsightly fences.
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Sanders
Dallas
High Point
North Carolina Merchants Meet in Asheville June 6 7
The 30th annual North Carolina Merchants Association convention will convene in Asheville on Monday June 6 for a two day session. Miss Grace Baker of the local merchants association urges attendance to boost representation and a trophy for the locality with the greatest attendance mileage. The program includes speakers G W Sulley Clyde Bedell and Chapin Hoskins with a banquet clinic and evening dance at the Vanderbilt hotel. The Biltmore estate and Asheville golf courses will be available for delegates.
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North Carolina Merchants’ Association
Asheville
Grace Baker
Local
Merchants’ Association
High Point
Vanderbilt Hotel
A. A. Schiffman
G. W. Sulley
Dayton
Clyde Bedell
Biltmore Estate
Miss Baker
Odd Fellows Meet Next Tuesday For State Convention Report
At the regular Odd Fellows meeting next Tuesday night G. C. Howard will present reports on the state convention of Odd Fellows and Rebekahs held last week in Asheville. Members are urged to attend.
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Odd Fellows
Odd Fellows and
Plucky Flier Overcomes Peril on Transatlantic Flight
Mrs. Putnam completed a 2,000 mile rough crossing in 14 hours 54 minutes setting a best time for transatlantic fliers. She departed Harbor Grace aiming for Paris, faced engine and fuel leaks, heavy weather, and slept little, yet landed near Londonderry after following a railroad line north from Galway.
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Ireland
Galway
Londonderry
Lindbergh and Earhart Planes Compared by Aero Digest
The Aero Digest lists Lindberghs plane with a 46 foot wing span 319 square feet wing area and 28 foot length and 200 horsepower engine. Earharts craft carries a 41 foot wing span 275 square feet wing area and 27.5 foot length powered by a 420 horsepower engine.
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New York
Col
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Amelia Earhart-Putnam
Aero Digest
Lindbergh Earhart
H. P
Adams 10 Speak Here on Monday
Rev. J. H. Adams once of Asheville now in this city for the American Federation of Labor will address Local 1703, United Textile Workers of America, at Central Labor hall over the 8S. EB. Hauser Grocery on Wrenn street Monday night at 8 o clock. The meeting is open and The Singing Four will sing. Adams is known in labor circles and AFL work. UTW is not a communistic organization but opposes that policy.
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J. H. Adams
Asheville
American Federation of Labor
United Textile Workers of America
Central Labor Hall
EB. Hauser Grocery
Wrenn Street
Adams
United Textile Workers
Ashby Enters Democratic Primary Candidacy
Ross Ashby announces his candidacy for the North Carolina House of Representatives in the upcoming Democratic primary. He filed his notice last week after a brief stop in High Point, and his Greensboro law practice has grown since he opened in September 1923.
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Ross Ashby
Greensboro
House of Representatives
Ashby
High Point
Mount Airy
Surry County
Thomas B. Ashby
Myrtle Ross Ashby
Staunton Military Academy
Staunton
William and Mary College
Williamsburg
University of North Carolina
Mary Catherine McCarthy
Local Delegates To N C Sunday School Assn For the Deaf
The third annual meeting of the North Carolina Sunday School Association of the Deaf will be in Charlotte May 28 and 29. High Point Bible class sends six delegates. E Smoak will present How I Teach My Bible Class. A supper for delegates is planned May 28 at the First Baptist church. J B Ivey, president of the association, will speak on Sunday morning May 29.
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Washington
Senate
Mills
Robinson
Arkansas
Democratic Leader and A Member of the Special Relief Committee
Wagner
New York
Treasury Department
North Carolina Sunday School Association of the Deaf
Charlotte
High Point
E. ©. Smoak
Montheu Avenue
First Baptist Church
J. B. Ivey
North Carolina Sunday School Association
Boone Trail Arrowhead to Be Unveiled at High Point
Enterprise interview confirms Boone Trail memorial project expanding to Boone Cave Park restoration. An arrowhead monument, tablet panel, and marker from the old plank road will be unveiled with Mrs. Raper as guest of honor. 100 children will carry flags. The Boone Trail Association plans a chapter house replica of the Boone homestead in Missouri and a cave entrance lift for easier access.
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Enterprise
Hampton Rich
High Point
Blue Ridge
Swannanoa
Catawba
Yadkin
Cape Fear
Highlands
Great Smoky Mountains
Atlantic
Salem
Fayetteville
Boone
America
Wilminga
Boone Trail Association
Boone's Cabin
Boone Cave Park
Daughters of the American Revolution
Missouri
Redman
Raper
Teaguetown
Old Plank Road
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Amelia
Morson
North Main
Washington and
Main
Merchants
Local Merchants’ Association
N. C
Sunday School
Ass’n. For the Deaf
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