Routing Ten Through High Point Faces City Split
Highway 10 routing debates in High Point pit district commissioner J Elwood Cox against the city and residents over a direct path. Proposals include bending Montlieu toward Main Street and a Howell Street survey, while neighbors fear land division. Local planners push for a long term park and playground system with Morris Knowles collaboration.
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Montlieu
Main Street
Bain Avenue
W. C. Jones
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Pittsburgh
Morris Knowles
Knowles
Edgar Hartley
Business of Promoting Pleasure in the City
S C Clark argues in Edgar Hartley’s Christian Citizenship for broader circulation. He cites a two year study showing over a billion dollars spent on parks nationwide and nearly 250000 acres across 1681 municipalities. He notes his city remains inadequately provided yet records progress in three years due to public spirited citizens.
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S. C. Clark
Edgar Hartley
United States
Playground and Recreation Association of America
Hull and Hull? Whose name leads to Houston nomination
The piece weighs possible 1930s Democratic nomination choices. Cordell Hull is praised by North Carolina supporters yet likely not Houston’s nominee. Senator Simmons and Governor Smith loom large while Reed emerges as the only other pledged figure. Clark’s shadow hints at a slimmer path to a majority.
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Cordell Hull
North Carolina
Mr. Hull
Houston
Simmons
Hull
Reed
Smith
Champ Clark
Judging the City by Its Press
Charles M. Meredith of Pennsylvania addressed the national editorial association on press evaluation and city image. Remarks focused on editorial standards and the media’s role in shaping public perception.
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Charles M. Meredith
Pennsylvania
Associa
Desire to Garden and the Shift in American Life
Bruce writes on spring gardening as urban life encroaches, noting the lure of flower beds amid growing cities and the tension between nature and modernity. He cites aviation regulation gaps and a century‑long export shift from raw materials to manufactured goods as key national changes.
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United States
Central National Bank of Cleveland, O
Department of Commerce
America
Europe
Official Temperatures Reported Across Cotton Belt
Official weather bureau records show 24 hour temperatures and rainfall through 8:00 am in key cotton growing areas. Data covers Charlotte and surrounding regions with notes on deviations from usual norms.
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Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Aleanaw Hana
Bridge Talk Spurs Quiet Focus, Doctor Says
A physician notes bridge discourages chatter while playing. Yet the game can expand vocabulary similar to golf, as players learn new terms and strategic language during sessions.
Lindbergh hires new post. tower ascent shocks crowd
A woman climbed 1358 steps in the Woolworth Tower New York in 13 minutes and four seconds sparking remarks about unusual events in the building. The report notes lingering curiosity about the scene and joking references to sales atop the tower.
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Lindbergh
Woolworth Tower
New York
Flashes of Life and Travel Reflections Across Cities
A tour of the United States shapes poet AE's view that Chicago may rival New York in 25 years while New Haven notes Bruce Caldwell's tenth inning homer for Yale over Keio. Toronto reports a mother ready to ride 2500 miles by motorcycle to help her 22 year old son in trouble, planning to return to Saskatoon.
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United States
Chicago
New York
New Haven
Bruce Caldwell
Yale
Keio University
Toronto
Peter Storm
Saskatoon
Red Ink Banned Schools Use Pig Blood Inks
In Kiselevo Russia children in red schools write with alternatives as red ink is forbidden to save ink costs. Pig blood or huckleberry juice is used instead to maintain red color for student work and exams.
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Associated Press
Kiselevo
Russia
Efrem Zimbalist Praises Rival Son’s School Concert
Efrem Zimbalist expresses enthusiasm for his rival Efrem Jr who performed at school exercises with father accompanying and mother Alma Gluck in the audience. He notes he was more nervous than his son during the performance.
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New York
Efrem Zimbalist
Efrem, Jr
Dad
Alma Gluck
Enjoyable Trip to Paradise Point Reports
A High Point owned Paradise Point resort in Eastern Carolina drew local visitors who reported a wonderful time. A weekend party including O A Kirkman Co L Amos and several family members from this city enjoyed fishing bathing boating and boat racing at Paradise Point.
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Paradise Point
Carolina
High Point
O. A. Kirkman
Co.l. Amos
J. W. Wilson
Charles Kephart
Knox Wilson
Frank Simmons
J. J. Garland
Jarvis
H. H. Cullier
C. B. Mattocks
Escaped convict Buck Brown nabbed on freight near Greensboro
Police halted a through freight to recapture Buck Brown an escaped quarry worker from Liberty Hill near Greensboro. Crowds on Main Street watched the chase as officers boarded the train and moved in. Brown was recaptured after the locomotive neared the city.
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Main Street
Buck Brown
Liberty Hill Rock
Greensboro
Big Dance Recital Draws High Interest at School
A Friday night recital in the high school auditorium features 78 pupils in expression and interpretative dance plus readings pantomimes and group dances. Tickets are selling briskly overseen by the High School PTA president Mrs Gilbert Clark. Italy announces fixed prices nationwide and Havana’s Colon market to become a national museum.
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W. E. Davis
Gilbert Clark
Parent-Teacher Association
Princess Cafe 10 Reopens After Fire Remodeling
The Princess Cafe will reopen Thursday morning after a fire caused its closure since Friday night. Management announced the interior has been remodeled over the past three days, offering patrons several new changes on reopening day.
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Princess Cafe
American History Dates And Milestones
A compact timeline notes 1736 Patrick Henry birthday, 1844 Morse telegraphs Baltimore to New York on Democratic presidential nomination, 1848 Wisconsin statehood, and 1875 Ulysses Grant declines a third term.
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Patrick Henry
Morse
Baltimore
New York
Wisconsin
Grant
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