Safety Conference Opens With Over 400 Delegates Registered
North Carolina's first state wide industrial safety conference opens at the American theater with over 400 delegates registered and expected to reach 1,000 by night. James T. Haviland and Matt H. Allen keynote the general session, urging physical exams, safety culture, and highway courtesy to reduce accidents.
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North Carolina
American Theater
James T. Haviland
Lumbermen’s Mutual Insurance Company
Philadelphia
Matt H. Allen
North Carolina Industrial Commission
Haviland
Allen
Industrial Commission
T. A. Wilson
H. Norwood Bowne
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
C. A. York
Safety leaders address public at South Exposition
Dr A D Lazenby chief surgeon Maryland CasualtyBaltimore and R R Law rence NC State Federation of Labor Winston Salem joined E G Padgett in inviting workers to a safety exhibit at the Southern Furniture Exposition building. Sectional meetings featured Mrs FE M Land and other experts on home safety and industrial safety.
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A. D. Lazenby
Maryland Casualty Company
Baltimore
R. M. Hanes
Winston-Salem
R. R. Lawrence
North Carolina
South
FE. M. Land
Hartford, Conn
James C. Graves, Jr
the Travelers
C. W. Roberts
Georgia Industrial Commission
Atlanta
Roswell W. Henninger
State College
Raleigh
Charles D. Farmer
North Carolina Highway Patrol
Sherwood Brockwell
North Carolina Insurance Department
City Nurses Banquet and Meeting Highlights
The City Nurses club met at 6:30 pm with 33 members attending a banquet at First Presbyterian church. Ruth Council reported on the North Carolina Nurses Association meeting in Greensboro. Nominations were set for December: Grace Barringer chair, Wilma Webb vice chair, Emma Chaffin secretary, Gilbert Muse treasurer. A musical program featured Lawrence White, Dr Nat Walker, Gurney Briggs, H E Jones, plus the city schools glee club performing negro spirituals and a selection from Il Trovatore.
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City Nurses Club
First Presbyterian Church
Ruth Council
North Carolina Nurses Association
Greensboro
Grace Barringer
Wilma Webb
Emma Chaffin
Gilbert Muse
Wilmington Chosen 1931 Convention City for NC PTA
Wilmington was selected as the 1931 convention city of the North Carolina congress of parents and teachers at the close of its 12th annual gathering in High Point. Resolutions urged strong public schools, tax relief for families, eight month terms, age work limits, and safety education.
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Wilmington
North Carolina
Congress of Parents and Teachers
Congress
General Assembly
National Safety Council
Forrest Murray
National Congress
Department of the Interior
High Point
City School Board of Education
Andrews
J. L. Henderson
Hickory
A. R. Messer
Bryson City
A. D.D. Stoner
Asheville
New
Harold Glascock
Raleigh
Avocados Used as Bread Shortening by Santa Ana Farmer
A Santa Ana California farmer uses avocados as a substitute for bread shortening in local cooking demonstrations illustrating agricultural uses for fruit.
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Santa Ana
Cal
Coal Scales in High Point Appear Accurate
State inspector C. B. Baucom checked coal dealers scales in High Point and found no discrepancies that would lead to prosecutions. He noted 71 percent required adjustments and reported overall scale condition to be as good or better than other cities though this was the first such inspection in High Point.
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High Point
C. B. Baucom
Baucom
Vera Idol Named Trustee Of High Point Public Library
Miss Vera Idol was appointed by the city council last night to the board of trustees of the High Point Public library succeeding Mrs. S H Tomlinson who resigned. The appointment followed a recommendation by Carter Dalton, chairman of the board, other trustees and librarian Miss Willie Welch. Idol, a High Point college faculty member, has supported the library since its establishment four years ago and is expected to strengthen the board.
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Vera Idol
High Point Public Library
S. H. Tomlinson
Carter Dalton
Willie Welch
Idol
High Point College
Needless Punishment Come Freddie and kiss your aul
A fragment from a Berlin scene shows a quarrel between a mother and son with the son retorting he has done nothing wrong. The exchange hints at family strain and cultural tensions in a German setting.
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Freddie
Fire Department Adds Ten New Positions
The High Point city council authorized three additional firemen and approved a $1,210 appropriation for five months of salaries. Chief A B Horney urged enhanced protection for the Midtown district, outlining a plan to staff hook and ladder and multiple fire trucks and noting three current volunteers would be dismissed.
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High Point
A. B. Horney
Horney
Western North Carolina Older Boys Conference Soon
About 20 youths from the high school Y M C A and local churches will attend Statesville’s twelfth Western North Carolina Older Boys Conference December 5 to 7. An estimated 400 to 500 delegates over age 15 from western North Carolina will hear speakers Odis B. Hinnant and T H Steele. Sessions are at Broad Street Methodist church with a banquet at First Presbyterian church. Delegates stay in town homes.
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North Carolina
Statesville
Odis B. Hinnant
Montevideo
Uruguay
Boys’ Worker
T. H. Steele
Certified Public Accountant
Broad Street Methodist Church
First Presbyterian Church
Firemen to Hold Barbecue Dinner Tonight
High Point Fire Department hosts a barbecue dinner at 6 30 pm tonight at station two on South Wrenn Street. City council members and City Manager Knox are expected as honor guests.
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High Point Fire Department
South Wrenn Street
Knox
Apples Taken From Orchard
A man took 15 apples from an orchard and paid out 8 to the first guard 4 to the second guard and 2 to the third guard leaving himself with 1 apple.
Municipal Golf Course To Be Completed By Spring
The city council approved an extra 6000 for the Blair property course on South Main to finish by spring. Total cost about 11000 with 5000 spent. 6909.63 already used including convict labor. 2295 more needed. Completion expected without delay. course to be among the region’s best with fairways and greens laid out.
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High Point
Blair
South Main Street
John C. Abels
Parks and Playgrounds Commission
Abels
Imperial Life Insurance marks silver anniversary in Asheville
The Imperial Life Insurance Company of Asheville celebrates twenty five years of service to North Carolina policyholders. The firm has paid over three million dollars to insureds and beneficiaries in the state during its quarter century of operation.
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The
Imperial Life Insurance Company of
Asheville
Imperial
North Carolina
Park rules end in Central Park baby carriage ban
New York officials extend parking limits to infant carriages in Central Park. Three nursemaids were summoned to court and fined one dollar for leaving charges on the grass.
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New York
Central Park
How Old Are You Kruschen Diet Ad Teaser
A brisk advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss remedy for middle age readers. It claims 48 years old and feeling 30, urging a month long regimen of avoiding sweets and taking half a teaspoon daily. The 85 cent bottle lasts four weeks and is sold at Mann Drug Store and other outlets.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
San Antonio Evening News
Victor H. Call
Box 76
San Antonio
Texas
Mann Drug Store
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