Johnson Involvement Sought In Stefanoff Case Probe
King County Attorney Gaston A. Johnson launches Thursday an inquiry into the final confession of Mike Stefanoff, a convicted bank robber and murderer, and into claims of local police protection. Johnson says he interviewed R. Black in Raleigh and will confer with other condemned inmates and officials as the probe proceeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mike Stefan
Thehhair
Nmber
High Point
King
Gaston A. Johnson
Mr. Johnson
Raleigh
R. Black
Taylorsville
T. C. Barnes
Joner
Pareles Edwin
H. H. Honey
State Penitentiary
Giff
Johnson
Lester Green
Supreme Court
Tayloreville
J. A. Myatt
Young Green
Myatt
Ces
Stefanoff
Bowers Promoted to Lead Erosion Project Phases
W E Bowers agronomist with the soil erosion service staff now at High Point has been designated to promote and coordinate all phases of the Deep River watershed project into a balanced land use program. He will oversee highway improvement work in cooperation with civic groups the state highway commission and others and set up a wildlife conservation program. Dr J H Stallings regional director NC erosion control area notes his Clemson and Iowa State background and extensive promotional experience fit the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Bowers
Soil Erosion Service
U. S. Department of Interior
High Point
Deep River
J. H. Stallings
North Carolina
Bowers
State Highway Commission
Dr. Stallings
Clemson
Iowa State College
Stallings
Jamestown Memorial Service Set With Thompson Address
Jamestown will hold its eighth annual memorial service at the M E church at 2 30 this afternoon honoring 69 residents who died in the past year. Rev Loy D Thompson of Greensboro will deliver the memorial address with music by a Wesley Memorial quartet. The program includes prayers, readings, a memorial roll, a solo by Dorothy Hoskins, and a benediction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jamestown M. FE
Loy D. Thompson
Greensboro
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Wesley Memorial M. E
Keith
Wesley Memorial
High Point
Faber
Jamestown
Population of White Tailed Deer Dead in NYC Areas
Estimates indicate thousands of white tailed deer are killed annually within the areas surrounding New York City as part of wildlife management and safety efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Acto
Man suffers broken leg in Ward street hit and run
Paul Hoffman of South Main street was struck in the 5600 block of Ward street last night around 8 o'clock by a hit and run driver. He suffered a badly broken leg below the right knee and was taken by Jow's ambulance to Stan ton Clinic for X rays before being moved to Guilford General hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Hoffman
South Main Street
Ward Street
Jow
Stanton Clinic
Guilford General Hospital
Green Street Church Names Rev C N Royal Pastor
Rev Charles Nixon Royal, longtime pastor of Calvary Baptist Morganton since 1931, has been called to lead Green Street Baptist Church. Officials announced the appointment on the second Sunday in June. Royal’s career includes pastorates at Paris Arkansas Waco and Concord Kentucky with steady growth in church membership and healthy community ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Nixon Royal
Calvary Bap Church
Morganton
Green Street Baptist Church
Mor
Louisville
Baptist
Waco
Concord
First Baptist Church
Paris
Ark
Green Street
Bible School Opens Monday at Central Friends Church
The Daily Vacation Bible school starts Monday morning May 28 at Central Friends church and runs through June 8. Miss Anna Mendenhall returns as director with Mrs Bessie Cox Saunders overseeing the kindergarten department. Parents urged to bring children to the annex by 8:45 a.m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Friends Church
Anna Mendenhall
Bessie Cox Saunders
Annex
Red Men to Convene Monday Evening
Chickasaw tribe No. 32 Improved Order of Red Men will hold a business meeting Monday night at 8 o'clock in its hall over the Princess Cafe. The group will hear the delegate report from the Great Council meeting at Gastonia. All old and new members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
Homemaking Class Schedules For Week
Regular homemaking classes led by Mrs Beulah Propst Frady run this week. Camps in Brentwood Oak Hill Clover dale Johnson Street host sessions on specific days with several instructors. A Y W C A meeting is planned Monday night and a summer break starts June seventh with classes resuming September first.
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Beulah Propst Frady
Brentwood
A. Martin
Worth Street
Oak Hill
R. M. Cook
Tryon Street
Cloverdale
J. J. Cheves
Davis Street
Johnson Street
Jack Burris of Gate City Motor champions High Point firm
Portrait of Jack Burris born 1896 in Catawba county tracing his career from detective work to wartime service, haberdashery, and finally owner and head of Gate City Motor in High Point. He now markets Chrysler Auburn Plymouth International trucks and U S tires with civic ties and a family at 1200 Johnson Street.
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Jack Burris
Gate City Motor Company
High Point
Jack
Catawba County
Hickory
Monroe
Rutherford College
St. Louis
East St. Louis
Ill
Boise
Idaho
Carolina and Northwestern
Carolina, Clinchfield
Ohio
Air Service
Norfolk
Maine
Haberdashery
Greensboro
W. W.smith
Ben Lowe Arrested As Leader Of Gang Of Auto Thieves
Ben Lowe, a former motorcycle officer, was arrested in Roanoke Virginia as the reputed leader of an auto theft gang active in several states. He faces trial in this state. Police believe about 100 cars were stolen by the gang with 30 to 40 recovered. Lowe’s capture follows a death row confession by Mike Stefanoff linking him to prior crimes including a 1932 Denton bank robbery.
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Ben Lowe
Roanoke
Charles D. Farmer
Lavonia Highway Patrol
Lowe
Farmer Sai
Mike Stefanoff
State
High Point
Denton
State Highway Patrol
Reno
Nevada
California
W. G. Friddle
Tributes Planned for World War Dead at Oakwood
Plans are set for a 5 PM memorial service at Oakwood cemetery led by Rev. H Norwood Bowne. Local veterans Red Cross D A R Salvation Army U D C and M C A participate with a 4 PM gathering at the chamber of commerce lot for a procession. Music by a mixed double quartet. march led by Andrew Jackson post 87 drum corps. address broadcast to attendees. Graveside decorations were held yesterday. Public invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oakwood Cemetery
H. Norwood Bowne
Red Cross
Salvation Army
R. R. Blackburn
Chamber of Commerce
North Main Street
J. Gurney Briggs
Andrew Jackson
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Furniture Makers to Hold Fall Convention Here
High Point hosts the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association fall meeting in November. Walter Mitchell Jr. of the furniture code authority spoke at the Grove Park Inn session, praising price stability and code principles as 100 southern manufacturers urged fair competition and continued growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Mitchell, Jr
Furniture Code Authority
Southern Association For Meeting
High Point
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Grove Park Inn
Asheville
A. E B. Tate
Southern Furniture Exposition Building Company
Paul W. Casey
Southern Furniture Market
Morgan Simmons
Martinsville
Association
Steagall
M. J. Wrenn
R. H. Shaw
Mr. Mitchell
T. Austin Finch
Thomasville Chair Company
Washington
Floyd Teague Sets Trans Continental Auto Speed Record
Floyd Teague, a 30 year old shipping clerk, set a trans continental auto speed record from Los Angeles to New York in 66 hours and 62 minutes net, 3,085 miles. He completed the return trip to Los Angeles with James Davis, a Ford mechanic, after a 36 hour delay from a wheel break in Marshall Missouri. The feat drew interest from national advertisers planning promotions tied to his drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Floyd Teague
Los Angeles
New York
Baker
Western Union
Continental Furniture Company
J. M. Teague
West Green Street
United States
Teague
Los Angeles Western Union
Metropolis
James Davis
Ford
Marshall
Poppy Day Sale Success Reported by Legion Auxiliary
Mrs. C A York, president of Andrew Jackson post No 87 American Legion Auxiliary, praised yesterday’s Poppy Day sale in High Point as highly successful. All poppies were sold, proceeds fund veteran rehabilitation and family support, with poppies made by veterans bearing the veteran made poppy label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. A. York
Andrew Jackson Post No
American Legion
High Point
American Legion Auxiliary
Deputy Sheriff Wheeless Moves Residence to Centennial Ave
Deputy Sheriff W. L. Wheeless and his family have moved their residence from 1005 Ashebovre Street to 519 Centennial Avenue, reflecting a locality update for the sheriff's department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Wheeless
Centennial Avenue
Ashebovre ‘Street
April Furniture Activity Report Shows Mixed Demand
The April bulletin from Seidman and Seidman notes furniture shipments rose 7 percent from April 1933 but trailed March 1934 by 10 percent. For the first four months of 1934, shipments exceed 1933 levels by about 16 percent while cancellations left end month unfilled orders near ten days of business. Operating activity ran about 37 percent of normal, payrolls up 33 percent year over year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bulletin of Seidman and Seidman
NRA
Final Services Held For Accident Victim
Funeral services for Mrs. Emma Collins Matthews wife of Walter Matthews were held at Sardis Primitive Baptist church near Madison Saturday morning. Elder J Wyatt Tuttle and Elder J Lewis Pyrtle officiated. Pallbearers were James Pike W R Hull Enoch Tucker P C Landreth F A Needham and D N Sharp. Floral offerings were arranged by Mrs. Minda McArthur Mrs. Lawrence Grissom Miss Polly Starrett and Miss Marie Madden. A large crowd attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Collins Matthews
Walter Matthews
Jamestown
Sardis Primitive Baptist Church
Madison
J. Wyatt Tuttle
Meadows
J. Lewis Pyrtle
Mayodan
James Pike
W. R. Hull
Enoch Tucker
F. A. Needham
D. N. Sharp
Minda McArthur
Lawrence Grissom
Polly Starrett
Marie Madden
Trinity Grange To Meet Monday Night
The Trinity Grange will hear Major Bruce Craven speak on The Agricultural Outlook at its regular meeting Monday night in Trinity. Sophia Grange is invited to attend. A social hour with refreshments is planned, and members are urged to attend as several projects needing aid and cooperation are underway.
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Trinity Grange
Bruce Craven
Trinity
Craven
Sophia Grange
Right About Face Duty Leads to Help From Others
A call to stop dwelling on past mistakes and begin duties with a positive demeanor. The message urges readers to face forward, work with a smile, and inspire others to respond with readiness and support.
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R. B. Black
Black
Agronomist
Gram
M. FE. Church
Licoyd PD. Thompson
Reen Street Church
Ls Rev. C. N. Royal
Canton
Royal
M. Royal
Salemburg
Southern Baptist
White
AFL Pannage
Dina
Caesar
Anne
Sidney
West Andereen
Clark Gable
Men In White
Wonryn Canouma
Cueymer
Harry Palmer
Gang of
Highway Patrol
Legion Auxiliary
Eeless
A.J. Koonce
Conault
Xoence General
Main ST
J. T. Burrus
Senate
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