Calvary and Wesley Class Events Dominate Tuesday Schedule
The Philathea class at Calvary M E church meets Tuesday evening with Mrs. Estes. Susanna Wesley class hosts a party Tuesday evening at Mrs. Yow's home. Several clubs plan meetings, from P T A council to Rotary and Masonic events, across High Point and Siler City.
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Philathea Clase
Calvary M. E. Church
J. C. Estes
Decatur Street
Susanna Wesley
Wesley Memorial Church School
David Yow
Edgedale Drive
J. N. McCrary
J. A. Johnson
J. R. Warner
E. C. Harville
C. B. Baxter
P. L. Younts
Kathleen Russell
W. T. White
Rosaline Ruscoe
Isabel Winder
Ruth Welch
Edith Reich
Atend
Social Calendar Events Across The Week
The High Point UDC meets with Mrs Corbett and associate hostesses at West Point. Musical Art Club gathers at the Country club. Wayside Garden club meets at Mrs P W s home on Colonial drive. Nonpaiied Del phian Chapter meets on Jones street. Woman's club Art Department meets Wednesday. Thursday Contract Club meets at Mrs Franks in Emery wood. Beta Pi club meets with Mrs John R Peacock. Repo dente deb gathers at Sheraton hotel.
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High Point
Betty ‘Corbett
West Point
T. A. Kearns
Mary T. Kearns
Ed. W. Harris
Musical Art Club
Country Club
Wayside Garden Club
P. W
Colonial Drive
Delphian
W. T. Saunders
Jones Street
Art
The
Woman's Club
Franks
Emerywood
John R. Peacock
Sheraton Hotel
Locals Share Weekend Visits and Health News
Mr. and Mrs. E. P. Jacobs spent the week end in Durham visiting relatives. Mrs. Josephine Cramer and her daughter Muriel of Wadesboro are guests of Mrs. Wade Marsh on How ell street. Plagler and son Fred Jr left for Albany and Central Bridge New York to spend the summer with relatives. Mrs. Flagler and daughter will join later. Mrs. C W Fowler of Simpsonville DC is ill after an operation at Chick Springs Hospital near Greenville DC. she formerly managed the A and P store in High Point.
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Mrs. E. P. Jacobs
Durham
Josephine Cramer
Muriel
Wadesboro
Wade Marsh
Howell Street
Plagler
Fred, Jr
Albany
Central Bridge
N. Y
C. W. Fowler
Simpsonville
D. C
Chick Springs Hospital
Greenville
Redistricting Turmoil Shapes Republican Convention Delegates
Analysis notes how Pennsylvania Missouri Minnesota and New York redistricting battles influence whether delegates will run at large or by district. The outcomes affect which factions gain influence at national conventions and reflect broader fights over representation and party control.
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Pennsylvania
New York
Roosevelt
Missouri
St. Louis
Floyd B. Olson
Minnesota
South
States redraw districts amid shifting political map
The text notes Texas gains three seats while Kentucky loses two as states redraw districts after the census. Fourteen states redistribute, including Alabama Iowa Kansas Maine Michigan North Carolina Nebraska South Dakota Tennessee Washington Vermont. Several states debate action and future meetings cover Florida Massachusetts Pennsylvania and others while Illinois seeks at large seats. Ohio North Dakota Connecticut and Oklahoma face possible at large representation absent action. States planning redistricting discussions include Georgia Kentucky Mississippi New Jersey Rhode Island Virginia and South Carolina.
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Texas
Kentucky
New York
Indiana
California
Alabama
Iowe
Kansas
Maine
Michigan
North Carolina
Nebraska
South Dakota
Tennessee
Washington
Vermont
Florida
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Asia
Illinois
Ohio
North Dakota
Connecticut
Oklahoma
Georgia
Mississippi
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Virginia
South Carolina
Sculptor O Connor Wins World’s Highest Honor
London May 25 Andrew O Connor a former Providence stonecutter has won the world’s top sculpture honor. His Mother of Sorrows bronze will stand in the Tate Gallery. He will unveil his Lincoln bust in Providence on Memorial Day. He is the first American sculptor to win a Paris Salon medal and a chevalier of the Legion of Honor.
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London
Andrew O'Connor
Providence
R. 1
National Gallery
Milbank
Tate Gallery
Lincoln
O'Conner
O'Connor
Washington, D. C
Worcester
Mass
United States
John Singer Sargent
Stanford White
White
Begin Arguments In Pantages Case
Arguments opened on severance motions in the Hollywood girl mart case in San Diego. Defendants include Alexander Pantages and others. William Jobelmann dismissed his attorneys to plead his own case. Jesse H. Shreve and Olive Clark Day joined. John P. Mills pleaded guilty to lesser charges and was subpoenaed as a state witness.
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San Diego
Calif
Hollywood Girl Mart
Alexander Pantages
William Jobelmann
Vice Ring
Pantages
Jesse H. Shreve
Olive Clark Day
Jobelmann
John P. Mills
Pantages and
Shreve
College Student William Mitchell Shot To Death
In Memphis Tennessee on May 25 William Mitchell 19 a Southwestern Presbyterian college senior was shot to death in a classroom. Fellow students say he had told them he planned to kill himself over a disappointing love affair.
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Memphis
Tenn
William Mitchell
Southwestern
Presbyterian College
Help Wanted Hotline Directory Entry
Emergency Committee for Employment at City Hall seeks workers and employers. Call 2089 to report needed cooking cleaning grounds repair or other services. Mrs W EH Price secretary and staff stay in the basement office to coordinate help.
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Emergency Committee
City Hall
W. EH
Price
Straighten Your Posture With Neck Exercises
A short guide urges readers to improve posture and reduce a double chin by keeping the head high and back. It lists four neck and spine stretches to perform morning and night for a month, including head tilts, chin tucks, shoulder rotations, and floor lifts. The tone compares posture to a horse settling high and proud.
A Capella Choir at Greensboro
The A Capella choir of High Point College directed by Professor E. B. Stimson performed religious music at Grace Methodist Protestant church in Greensboro last night. Choir members were honored at a garden supper by Mr. and Mrs. J Norman Wills near the church. Solo numbers and parts were by Hazel Lanier Co L Gray Jr J H Mourane Margaret Sloan Mildred Luce Norman Dement Margaret Neese Truth Isley and S W Taylor Jr. A violin duet featured Miss Luce and Mr Dement.
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High Point College
E. B. Stimson
Grace Methodist Protestant Church
Greensboro
J. Norman Wills
Hazel Lanier
Co. L. Gray, Jr
J. H. Mourane
Margaret Sloan
Mildred Luce
Norman Dement
Margaret Neese
Truth Isley
S. W. Taylor, Jr
Miss Luce
Mr. Dement
Coffee Shop Owner Held On Slaying Charge
In San Francisco on May 25, Mrs. Bernice Foley a 30 year old coffee shop proprietor was arrested in connection with the deaths of her children Patsy eight and Robert six found dead in their beds last night police say the children were poisoned Mrs Foley surrendered to patrolmen saying she was despondent over business affairs and had planned to end her life by walking into the ocean.
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San Francisco
Bernice Foley
Patsy
Robert Foley
Falls Church Man Strangled On Yacht Engine
W. D. Rodgers a 40 year old Falls Church Virginia man was found strangled on his yacht near Compton Maryland. The coroner ruled accidental death after he appeared to have fallen against the engine and the neck band of his shirt became caught in the timing throttle while he planned to fish. A negro guide discovered the body at daylight.
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Leonardtown
W. D. Rodgers
Falls Church
Compton
Sunday Services In High Point Churches
The Rev R I Farmer of the First Methodist Protestant preached on The Task of the Modern Church. The service included a morning sermon on Christ as the world’s hope and the church as the main agency to evangelize. An evening Children’s Day program followed with songs and a Bible lesson.
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KR. I. Farmer
Siler City
R. I. Farmer
First Methodist Protestant Church
Rotary Club
Jas
D. C
Farmer
Christ
Josiah Strong
Central Friends Church Sermon Talks Of Thessalonian Advice
In morning worship at Central Friends Church minister Tom A. Sykes preached on Ancient Advice On How To Live the Christian Life, drawing chiefly from Paul’s letter to the Thessalonians. He urged facing discouraging times with faith while noting God’s gifts in nature to inspire and uplift.
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Paul
Sykes
Elizabeth Cowen
Horace Haworth
Florence Blair
Norman Fidler
D. L. Barker
All Things Bright and Beautiful
Aileen McPherson
God's Temple
Hilda Barbee
Nancy Hill
Elizabeth Fry
Alpheus M. Briggs
Tom A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
Thessalonians
Murder Solved in Vivian Gordon Case by Confession
New York officials announce the Vivian Gordon murder is solved after a chauffeur confessed. Four men are under arrest for murder or as witnesses, with links to the death ride to Van Cortlandt Park and a motive tied to alleged police graft and diamonds.
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New York
Vivian Gordon
Mulrooney
Walker
Harry Schilitten
Newark
N. J
Schlitten
Harry Stein
Samuel Greenberg
Stein
Isidore
Lewis
van Cortlandt Park
Mulroon
Miss Gordon
Three NC Corporation Commissioners Take Salary Cuts
North Carolina’s three corporation commissioners W. T. Lee George P. Pell and Stanley Winborne are the first state officials affected by the 1933 Seawell Banking bill. The measure divorces the banking department from the corporation commission and reduces each commissioner’s pay by 500 dollars, reflected in their May checks.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. T. Lee
George P. Pell
Stanley Winborne
General Assembly
Seawell
Banking Department
Corporation Commission
Dorothy Dix Advocates Women in Journalism at Honorary Degree
Atlanta on May 25 Mrs Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer known as Dorothy Dix urged more women to pursue journalism as an ideal career after receiving an honorary Doctor of Letters from Oglethorpe University She noted the newspaper is the worlds gossip and recalled letters from readers who followed her advice only to regret the outcomes and lonely evenings.
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Atlanta
Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer
Dorothy Dix
Oglethorpe University
Miss Dix
Upholds Conviction of Cassell Hannah
The Arkansas supreme court rules that absence of negroes on a grand jury does not prove prejudice against a black defendant. It sustains Cassell Hannah of Hot Springs, sentenced to life for murder of H. C. Vandyke, a Kosciusko barber.
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Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Supreme Court
Cassell Hannah
Hot Springs
H. C. Vandyke
Kosciusko
Miss
Hannah
Revision of Parcel Post Rate Opposed
Large parcel post shippers appeared before Commissioner Tate and Examiner Mullen at the Interstate Commerce Commission to oppose revision of parcel post rates.
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Washington
Tate
Mullen
Interstate Commerce Commission
Man Wounds Wife Then Slays Self
In Baltimore on May 25 Joseph Schmidt aged 54 shot and critically wounded his wife and then killed himself.
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Baltimore
Joseph Schmidt
May Day Festival at Elm Street School
Over 500 children take part in the annual May Day festival on the city lot behind Elm Street School at North Main and Church. The program titled In A May Day Garden features the six spirits of spring and a fourth grade May pole dance, with fairies brownies and fireflies in a flower-decked pageant led by the May Queen.
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Elm Street
North Main
Church Streets
Claude A. Smith
Roosevelt Murray Pleads Guilty To Forging Checks
In Greensboro a special superior court term opened. Roosevelt Murray of High Point pleaded guilty to forging the taxi driver’s name on multiple checks totaling over 76 dollars. He awaits sentence.
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Roosevelt Murray
Greensboro
Superior Court
T. J. Shaw
High Point
Carolina News Briefs Summary in Brief Form
Charlotte reports a light car struck another and caught fire with occupants fleeing. Durham sees Luther H. Barbour announce candidacy for North Carolina department American Legion commander. Gaffney notes Dr R K Granberry declines presidency offers at Howard College and Judson College remaining Limestone College president. Charlotte reports a masked man stabbed J C Sherill on a running board but not seriously hurt. Chapel Hill announces King of Greensboro won state high school teen contest per E R Rankin.
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Durham
Luther H. Barbour
Durham County
North Carolina Department
American Legion
Charlotte
J. C. Sherill
Sherill
Chapel Hill
King
Greensboro
E. R. Rankin
Home Real Estate and Guaranty safe robbed in Charlotte weekend
A weekend heist at the Home Real Estate and Guaranty Co. in Charlotte saw a burglar or burglars steal an estimated 500 to 800 dollars from the safe. In Chapel Hill Dunn resident Hobgood Bannten Hobgood has been elected speaker of UNC’s Philharmonic Assembly literary society.
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Charlotte Vegas
Home Real Estate and Guaranty Company
Chapel Hilley
Asheville Policing Decree Allows Any Tie Style
Asheville police officers may wear any tie style, but Chief W. R. Measer mandates a black tie. The new rule reflects a flexibility in uniform appearance while preserving a unified official standard.
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Asheville
W. R. Measer
Train Hits Car at Crossing Injuring Bystander
A Southern passenger train struck a car at a crossing in Charlotte injuring a bystander identified as White a Black man. John Williams the car driver suffered minor injuries.
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Charlotte
John Williams
Asheville Plans Rhododendron Festival June 24 26
Asheville announces plans for its annual rhododendron festival to be held June 24 26. The event features local vendors rides and garden displays in downtown area.
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Asheville
Nebraska Poll Names Boston Terrier as Favorite Dog
Lincoln Nebraska. A state wide survey of pets found the Boston terrier tops the list as Nebraska’s favorite dog. The poll covered both pedigreed dogs and mixed mutts across the state.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Graveyard Flower Thieves Target Marshfield Cemetery
Police in Graves, Marshfield Oregon, confront an organized bouquet thief gang stealing bouquets from a local cemetery graves. Investigators say the group targets grave sites and plans access to the plots for theft. Authorities urge residents to report suspicious activity near cemeteries.
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Graves Marshfield
Ore
Short Circuit Ignites Grease Beneath Essex Coach
Fire started from a short circuit that set grease under floorboards of a coach belonging to J. J. Leinowitz of Wilmington Delaware. Firemen from Number One company were called at 1 30 today. No damage was caused. The car stood in front of the Broadway theater on North Main Street when the blaze was spotted.
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J. J. Leinowitz
Wilmington
Del
Broadway Theater
North Main Street
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