Obituary: Liam B. Perry of Thomasville
Liam Bennett Perry 34 of Thomasville died Wednesday at Sanatorium in Charlotte after weeks of illness. He worked at Jones Department Store and later managed the Thomasville store for Asheboro firm. Survived by wife Genevieve Pelz and daughter Janice, parents Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Perry of Kittrell, four sisters Eunice Ruth of Kittrell, Mrs. Luther Bitt of Littleton, Mrs. Lord Sloan of Hopewell, Va, brothers Edward of Kittrell and Frank of Me. Funeral 9:30 Thursday at home with Rev Dwight Ware, then Henderson service at First Methodist Church, interment Oaklawn Cemetery.
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Thomasville
Liam Bennett Perry
Charte
Charlotte
Kinney Street
Jones Department Store
Perry
Asheboro
Genevieve Pelz
Janice
Joseph Perry
Kittrell
Eunice
Ruth
Lutherbitt
Littleton
Lord Sloan
Hopewell
Edward Perry
Itrell
Frank Perry
Dwight Ware
Street M. E. Church
Henderson
First Methodist Church
Onklawn
Hollywood Gossip: Studio Life in Flux and Gossip
Hollywood gossip notes a shift from leisurely studios to tighter schedules and control by big financiers. It mentions star fashion, limited studio access, production slowdowns, and questions about who is the fairest beauty among Claudette Colbert and peers.
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Dan Thomas
Hollywood
Tom Mix
Vishran
Kednard
Adolphe Jou
Claudette Colbert
Loretta Young
Madge Evans
Norma Shearer
Dolores del Rio
Mariene Dietrich
Jeanette MacDonald
Carl Laemmie
al Rockett
Lilian Harvey
Kay Francis
Malibu
Japan protests shots at consulate in Khabarovsk
A Tokyo foreign ministry spokesman announced Japan will protest Soviet actions after shots were fired at the Japanese consulate general in Khabarovsk. One bullet shattered a window and lodged in a bookcase. no casualties were reported. Ambassador Ota will file the official protest.
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Foreign Office
Japan
Khabarovak
Far Eastern
Krai
Russia
Tamekichi Ota
Moscow
Khabarovek
Ota
Entertainments Highlight Week in Lexington
Lexington notes a series of social events last week. Jack Gosnell hosted a sixth birthday party for friends on West Fifth Street with prizes and treats. Mrs. Charles Hackney's bridge club met at Hillcrest with prizes awarded. Garden Club and High School PTA gatherings occurred, plus announcements of engagements and movements of local residents to Charlotte and Tampa.
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Tettarewrege
Lexington
Jack Gosnell
West Fifth Street
Charles Hackney
Hillcrest
W. B. Hunt
R. M. Sheffield
D. A. Walser
Madeline Thompson
Mra
Don A. Walser
Paul Hinkle
W. F. Brown
Mra. Hinkie
Mra. White
P.T. A
Jrank Spruill
Mary Mitchell
G. A. Thomason
Lexington Seniors Finish on Thursday
About 65 seniors will receive their diplomas from Lexington High School on Thursday evening. Dr. Julian Miller of Charlotte will deliver the literary address. Holt, Cecil and Robbins elementary schools will not complete work until June 1 due to a measles epidemic that closed schools for three weeks. Two weeks were made up with Saturday classes, leaving one more week to finish.
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Lexington
Julian Miller
Charlotte
Holt
Cecil
Robbins
Raleigh man helps form Lexington restaurant association
R J Wilson of Raleigh restaurant code authority met with Lexington restaurant officials and organized a local restaurant association. Allen Koonta was elected president Bob Sink vice president and Odell Vestal secretary and treasurer with a board of directors named.
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Lexington
R. J. Wilson
Raleigh
Restaurant Code Authority
Allen Koonta
Bob Sink
Odell Vestal
Boundary Post Office Half in Vermont and Quebec
The Beabe Plain town sits half in Vermont and half in Quebec. The post office is built exactly on the boundary line between the United States and Canada.
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Beabe Plain
Vermont
Quebec
Canada
United States
Washington Letter finds Cousens blasts Borah and party pulse
Washington Letter reports Senator James Couzens’ confrontation with Borah over a banking and industrial loans bill episode. It notes Couzens accused Borah of being too dumb to vote and ties the exchange to broader GOP and New Deal politics, with references to Pinchot, Black, and currency policy debates through the period.
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Ocouzens Burne
Washington
James Cousens
Michigan
Borah
Cousens
Couzens
McLeod
Porah
London
Courens
G. O. P. Sell
Pennsylvania
Pinchot
Reed
Rainer
Roosevelt
Eugene R. Black
Federal Reserve Board
Black
Atlanta
Rosevelt
The Painted Porch Takes On Summer Life
A porch painting routine becomes a family project as the floor, wicker furniture, flower boxes and cushions are refreshed in greens and yellows. Spar varnish protects natural wood and a quick drying enamel coats metal pieces.
Planting by Moon Phases Guides May Dates for High Point
The eleventh moon planting column recommends May 24 to 26 for sowing asparagus beans brussels sprouts cabbage cauliflower celery chard cucumber cantaloupe leek okra kohl rabi peas pepper pumpkins spinach squash tomato and watermelon. May 20 permits beets carrots onions potatoes rutabaga radish and turnip. For cucumbers protect young plants with frame and netting and consider Bordeaux dust or lime. Set chicken eggs May 23 or 24. hatch dates June 14 or 18 for poultry purchases.
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