Fashion Show Opens At The Broadhurst Tonight
The Greater High Point Fashion and Beauty Extravagansa opens tonight at the Broadhurst theatre for a three night run with Milady wardrobe displays and top city models. Six civic leaders per night will ballot for Miss Fashion Queen of High Point, with the winner advancing to state finals. Beatrice Knapp of West Virginia will appear and sing, as local firms sponsor the event with dances and performances by local dance clubs and the Dancing School of Mrs. W E Davis.
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Broadhurst Theatre
Milady
Pearing
High Point
Enterprise
Beatrice Knapp
West Virginia
Miss Knapp
W. E. Davis
Vesta Copeland
Katherine Lowdermilk
Lucille Ingram
Margaret Hayden
Marion Dixon
Virginia Ellison
Mary Lou Moffitt
Betsy Dean Wagger
Vista Copeland
J. D. Koonce
Norman Fidler
Martin’s Dry Cleaning
Casey Ingram
Eckerd’s
Ernestine Hayes
High Point Candy Company
Louise Kearns
Success Business College
Lucille Clodfelter
Clinard Electric Co
Dorothy Crowley
MacDonald’s
Mary Muse
Southern Oil Co
Virginia McCain
Schiffman’s Jewelry Company
Alice Elizabeth Freeze
North Carolina Public Service
Elizabeth Snow Welborn
Wageger’s Ladies’ Shop
Margaret Hauser
Clinard Milling Company
Dorothy Smith
Beeson Hardware Company
Mae Hayes
Robertson Bakery
Lucy Hayes
Powell to Represent Virginia at Rhododendron Festival
Miss Eleanor Gwathmey Powell of Virginia has been selected to represent Virginia at the Rhododendron festival in Asheville North Carolina on May 26.
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Asheville
N. C
Eleanor Gwathmey Powell
Virginia
Taniac Promises Quick Weight and Nerve Boost
A drug advertisement touts Taniac as a remedy to build weight strengthen nerves and increase appetite with a money back guarantee. It promises rapid results and urges consumers to try it for a shapely figure and greater pep.
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Taniac
Guar
Dutchman Showing Aberdeen People Diversified Farming
Aberdeen North Carolina May 26 William Yonkers a Hollander who lives near Manly is showing locals how his garden supplies nearly year round. He grows beans cabbage beets peas brussels sprouts lettuce tomatoes cauliflower and about a dozen other vegetables.
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Aberdeen
N. C
William Yonkers
Manly
Yonkers
North Carolina can plug leaks in outflow of goods
Enterprise Bureau reports North Carolina can profitably produce many goods bought from outside the state and urges chambers of commerce to identify local offerings. A survey shows about 50 million dollars of materials were imported by 500 large manufacturers last year, with possibly 200 to 300 million dollars entering via all producers. The department seeks concrete local offerings to boost domestic production and establish new plants.
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Enterprise Bureau
Walter Hote
Raleigh
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
Chambers of Commerce and Trade Organizations
Negro Education Work Impresses Nation
North Carolina receives national notice for progress in negro education with N C Newbold highlighting state success. He spent three months aiding Mississippi and Louisiana in adopting NC methods and was chosen by the General Education Board of New York for the task.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
N. C. Newbold
Division of
Negro and Indian Education
General Education Board of
New York
Newbold
Mississippi
Louisiana
Abraham Lincoln II To Be Buried At Arlington
The body of Abraham Lincoln II was shipped to Arlington National Cemetery for interment beside his father Robert Todd Lincoln. Lincoln II died in 1890 and was previously buried at the Lincoln monument in Springfield. Mrs. Lincoln agreed to move the son's remains after the father’s death last year.
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Springfield
Ill
Abraham Lincoln
Arlington National Cemetery
Robert Todd Lincoln
National Lincoln Monument
Robert T. Lincoln
Arlington
New 15,000 Acre Pisgah Game Refuge Is Being Planned
ASHEVILLE May 26 Plans for a new 165,000 acre game refuge in the French Broad district of Pisgah National Forest between Asheville and Greenville Tenn have been launched. The refuge would be stocked with deer fish birds and various kinds of game. The site lies along the North Carolina Tennessee line and the refuge would be a cooperative state federal proposition. Tennessee officials have announced they are ready to go ahead with the project. Action by the state of North Carolina awaited approval by the department of conservation and development.
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Asheville
French Broad
Pisgah National Forest
Greenville
Tenn
North Carolina-Tennessee Line
Tennessee
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
Oldest national flag is Denmark’s used since 1219
Denmark flies the world’s oldest national flag, in continuous use since 1219. The banner, tied to medieval Nordic heritage, remains a symbol of national identity and seafaring history.
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Denmark
Playmakers Award Winners Highlight Year of Talent
The Carolina Playmakers in Chapel Hill awarded actors, playwrights, directors, and committee workers for notable merit at the annual Playmaker Caper. Recipients included Pene lope Alexander and Holmes Bryson among actors, Kent Creuser and John Patric for playwriting, Elmar Hall for directing, with over 50 participants enjoying an improvised program of sketches songs and dance.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Carolina Playmakers
Frederick H. Koch
Penelope Alexander
Charlotte
Richmond Bond
Hoeland Davis
Sara Faulkner
George McKie
Muriel Wolff
Holmes Bryson
Asheville
Lois Buell Boston
Fred Cole
Southern Pines
Leon English
Brevard
Harry Galland
Brooklyn
N. Y
Nora del Gamble
Panpack
Phoebe Harding
Washington
Willig Posey
San Angelo
Texas
George Wilcox
Newport
Kent Creuser
New York City
J. P. Fox
Metheun
Mass
John Patric
Salisbury
Russell Potter
Milton Wood
Los Angeles
Calif
Elmar Hall
English Bagby
Vanida Breckenridge
W. BE. Caldwell
A. S. Lawrence
Lucille Prouty
Jack White
Robert Dawes
Philadelphia
Pat William Day
Greenwich
Charters Granted in Raleigh May 26
New certificates of incorporation issued at the secretary of state offices follow. Haywood Mutual Exchange of Raleigh is listed among the entities granted charters.
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Raleigh
James A. Hartness
Haywood Mutual Exchange of
Beard Honored Prof J Grover Beard Elected Leader
Beard of the University School of Pharmacy was elected president of the National Conference of Pharmaceutical Association Secretaries and nominated for vice president of the American Pharmaceutical Association. He also served as president of the American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy last year.
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J. Grover Beard
University School of Pharmacy
National Conference of Pharmaceutical Association
American Pharmaceutical Association
American Association of Colleges of Pharmacy
Waynesville Group Forms Farm Produce Exchange
Anson County Mutual Exchange of Wadesboro plans group marketing for farm produce and sets authorized capital stock at 990 dollars with 600 dollars subscribed. Directors include W Henry Liles FE Redfern C B Allen D P Sheppard W D Culledge and Mrs W B Winfree of Wadesboro.
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Waynesville
N. W. Carver
Jarvis H. Allison
C. C. Francis
George A. Brown, Sr
Crabtree
John B. Campbell
Maggie
Anson County Mutual Exchange
Wadesboro
W. Henry Liles
FE. T. Redfern
C. B. Allen
D. P. Shepherd
W. D. Culledge
W. B. Winfree
New Notaries Commissioned by Governor Gardner
New notaries public commissioned at the office of Gov. O Max Gardner follow. Names include Miss Helen Franklin Ashford J W Garrett High Point W R Harbeck Waynesville Miss Lou Huntley Charlotte Miss Kate H Michie Fayetteville S J Sherrill Concord Miss Mare Stoner Statesville K E Watson Mount Olive I R Young Grassy Creek.
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Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
Helen Franklin
Ashford
J. W. Garrett
High Point
W. R. Harbeck
Waynesville
Lou Huntley
Charlotte
Kate H. Michie
Fayetteville
S. J. Sherrill
Concord
Mare Stoner
Statesville
KE. T. Watson
Mount Olive
I. R. Young
Grassy Creek
Jiu Jitsu Seen as Sport Skewing Equality for Women
Jiu-jitsu or Japanese wrestling is a rarity where women can compete on equal terms with men. The sport emphasizes skill over raw strength, presenting a field of fairness and opportunity for female athletes.
Flashes Of Life: Boy John Morse praised for life saving shot
In New York expert marksmanship honors go to John Morse 14 who saved his father’s life after returning from India Morse reportedly shot a panther about to strike and also killed three tigers while abroad. London notes a dark horse derby entry Noble Star fed on port wine eggs and sugar. Owner Hugh P Nickalls brother of famed oarsman doubts.
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New York
John Morse
India
Morse
Nepal
John
London
Noble Star
Hugh P. Nickalls
Nichalls
Prohibition Theme in Opera Scene by George Antheil
In Frankfort on the Main Germany a scene in the opera transatlantic portrays a raid on a night club. The work by George Antheil from Trenton New Jersey reflects an ultra modern production about America. Europeans received it well.
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Frankfort-On-Main
Germany
Transatlantic
America
George Antheil
Trenton
N. J
Paris
Bib Jones Family Golf Talent Seen in Eastlake Varied Scores
Atlanta report notes Bib Bob Jones and his father both show strong golf talent with scores around 70. The son posted a sub 70 potential while the father recorded a 78 gross in an Eastlake event. Bobby Jones holds a 10 handicap.
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Atlanta
Bob’ Jones
Bobby
Princeton Professor Looks Back at College Manners
Princeton geology professor William Berryman Scott, after fifty years at the university, argues that his own contemporaries were a disorderly and inferior lot compared to modern college students and their behavior.
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Princeton, N. J
William, Berryman Scott
Princeton University
Robbers Hold Up Fernald Party After Theatre
Bankers Charles Fernald and Mrs. Shea M. Smith were robbed on the way home from the theatre in Chicago. Fernald offered the bandits his $2,509 diamond ring a wrist watch and $100 to spare Mrs. Smith who wore a diamond brooch two more diamond rings valued at $10,000.
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Chicago
Charles Fernald
Shea M. Smith
Fernald
Rockefeller Boy Scout Gives Dime to 25 Boys
John D Rockefeller is described as a boy scout performing a good deed by giving a dime to 25 boys who enrolled him in Lakewood New Jersey.
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Lakewood
N. J
John D
Rockefeller
Westphalia Province Grants Annual Prize to Largest Families
The Westphalia province joins Italy and France in supporting large families with an annual cash prize for the youngest child and congratulatory honors for the parents. The program targets families within its borders to encourage larger households.
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Berlin
Italy
France
Westephalie
Asheville's Kind Cop Beloved By School Children
Patrolman W. G. Andrews of Asheville graces Montford school with kindness guiding children safely across streets. Each morning students greet him with flowers pinned to his coat as he maintains gentle, courteous conduct on duty.
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Asheville
N. C
W. G. Andrews
Andrews
Montford School
Montford Avenue
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Devil-May
Dolores Ford
Smith College
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Richmond
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Abraham Lincoln, II
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Koch
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