Point Stores Brace For Busy Yuletide Season
Local merchants report rising optimism and stronger demand as Christmas shopping begins. Stores stock varied merchandise, wage increases boost consumer confidence, and shoppers flood streets with holiday purchases amid reports of higher retail activity than in years.
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Point
Yuletide
Mer
Mas
Grace Baker
Point Merchants
Alma
High Point
Tate Furniture Company
The Story of Quaker Woods and High Point church
Quaker Woods on Lindsay Street near Church and Jones once housed a yearly Quaker meeting. Farmers from Guilford Davidson Forsyth and Randolph counties camped there for a week of worship and social exchange in August. The 1883 red brick church cost about 6000 dollars to build and later moved to Greensboro. The old site became a private home at 305 Lindsay Street with the corner stone kept inside.
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Quaker Woods
Lindsay Street
Church
Jones Streets
High Point
Guilford
Davidson
Forsyth
Randolph County
New Garden
Greensboro
South Main and
Commerce Streets
Wheeler
Harrison falls heir to job of settling labor disputes
The CIO meeting left suspensions in place while peace talks proceed. William Green said suspensions could be lifted after a peace agreement, with special convention possible if talks fail. Green noted rebels must meet Harrison's peace committee before suspensions end. Green asked Florida governor to probe peonage in turpentine camps.
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Harrison
Green
Lewis
Shultz
Florida
France and England Oppose League Action in Civil War
The League of Nations faces division over Spain's civil conflict as France and England resist decisive action. A neutrality committee may handle proposals while debate over inviting Germany or holding sessions in London continues amid Italy's boycott and Mussolini's stance.
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France
England
League
Spain
Germany
Madrid
Italy
League Council
London
League of Nations
Mussolini
Haile Selassie
Rome
Governments to Convene in December on League Covenant Reform
Representatives from 28 governments are expected to attend a December meeting to discuss reform of the league covenant. Early proposals focus on economic and financial measures the council could use to deter aggressive action.
Boy Who Was 'Girl' Placed In Institutions In New York
In Syracuse on November 28 Richard Dolly Clayton five and his sister Elizabeth two months old were placed in institutions after it was learned Dolly is biologically a boy. Their mother Ruth Whedon Ribble and grandmother Ethel Whedon Clayton were ordered to appear in children's court Wednesday. Mrs. Clayton, the children's caretaker, will testify. Policewoman Nellie Travis announced the action and her daughter faces neglect charges. Dolly had dressed in girl’s clothes before the revelation.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Richard
Dolly) Clayton
Elisabeth
Ruth Whedon Ribble
Utica
Ethel Whedon Clayton
Clayton
Nellie Travis
Dolly
Unemployment Tax Debate Sweeps States and Governors
Governors across multiple states discuss and delay or plan sessions to decide participation in a federal unemployment tax fund. The California supreme court upholds the law, while Washington states’ law is invalidated. Plans for January sessions loom as lawmakers weigh 1936 and 1937 fund sharing.
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Moeur
California Supreme Court
Colorado
Security Board
Connecticut
Oklahoma
Maine
New Jersey
Virginia
Delaware
Kump
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Holt
Montana
Arkansas
Futrell
Bailey
Chandler
Kentucky
Congress
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Iowa
Kansas
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
North Carolina
New Mexico
North Dakota
Ohio
South Dakota
Tennessee
Vermont
Washington
Herring
Two Women Injured In Head-On Asheboro Crash
In Asheboro on November 28 two cars collided head on injuring two women. Cla ncy Auman and Newton Vuncannon drove the cars. Mrs Auman and Mrs Vuncannon received hospital treatment and were discharged. Auman suffered severe facial and head cuts while Vuncannon had bruises and a cut hand. Vehicles were badly damaged. Officers investigated. no charges were filed early evening.
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Asheboro
Clancy Auman
Newton Vuncannon
Auman
Vuncannon
Allman
Vincannon
Divided Allegiance Hit At National Preaching Mission
In Raleigh the national preaching mission drew a near capacity crowd as Rev Dr EB Stanley Jones argued that a divided allegiance between God and the modern state clouds history. Dr Willis J King spoke as part of a series ending tomorrow with a broad lineup on faith and society.
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Raleigh
EB. Stanley Jones
India
Willis J. King
Atlanta
Federal Council of Churches
Jones
Muriel Lester
Kingsley Hall
London
England
Christian Home
Grace Sloan Overton
Harlan, Ind
John A. MacKay
Princeton Theological Seminary
Harry Lathrop Reed
Auburn Ecological Seminary
Auburn
N. Y
William Hiram Foulkes
First Presbyterian Church
Newark
N. J
Synod of New Jersey
Paul B. Kern
Durham
Carolinas
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Henry L. Henricd
Geneva
Switzerland
World Alliance For International Friendship Through the Churches
Bombardment of Madrid resumes as skies clear
French news service reports Madrid troops rout insurgents at Posuela de Alarcon and thwart a cut in El Escorial communications. International volunteers push back Fascists, capture two trench mortars south of Madrid. Cadets bolster the Socialist army. rain halts major offensives.
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Madrid
Posuela de Alarcon
el Escorial
International Brigade
la Orite
Missing Blanton Brothers Focus Of Ongoing Search
Miller described continued efforts for Luther and John Blanton with neighbors backing the inquiry. A guide found shot and stabbed near Raymondville sparked excitement, but police say the death is not linked to the Blanton men’s disappearance.
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Blantons
Italy Japan agree on anti communist front in Harbin pact
Italy joins Germany and Japan in a three nation front. The new accord links Italy to Germany and brings Japan in line with the two powers. Italo Japanese recognition signals a possible broader anti communist pact between Italy and Japan.
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Germany
Italy
Japan
Litvinov Warns of Dangers in Pact as Border Clashes Rise
Soviet leader Litvinov cites clashes on the Russia Japan Manchukuo frontier amid warnings about blocs. Delegates praise Pas-sua and Bruecher while noting Soviet naval buildup, submarines, and calls for the largest fleet to deter aggression.
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Litvinoff
Japan
Russia
Soviet Union
Marcelino Passua
Vasily Constantinovich Bruecher
van Orloff
All- Union Congress of Soviets
Orloff
Night Riders Found Guilty in Second Black Legion Murder Case
Jury convicts eleven men in the Poole case and the lake murder of Silas Coleman near Pinckney. James Roy Lorance Charles Rouse John Bannerman Ervin Lee among those tied to the group, with eight sentenced to life terms. Witness Dayton Dean testified about luring Coleman for target practice.
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John Bannerman
Ervin Lee
Black Legion
James Roy Lorance
Charles Rouse
Iit
Charles A. Poole
WPA
Wer c
Silas Coleman
Pinckney
Midh
Dayton Dean
Height and touch response noted in quirky facts
The piece states that roughly one in two hundred Americans reaches six feet in height and mentions the mimosa pudica plant wilting when touched, highlighting surprising biological tidbits.
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Ty’s
Hnner
By Victor C. King
Master Cleaners and Dyers
South Main Street
Pat
If Naan Skating
Harbin
Betts Drug
North Main
Pact
Monsay Barcains
IDA
Idk
Men’s
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