Hoover Special Train Passes Through City Station
Hundreds gather at the Southern railway station to glimpse President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover as his special train to Kings Mountain for the sesquicentennial passes at 10 25. About 700 people cheer and wave while Salvation Army Adjutant O Beirne presents a crutch bearing a message. Police maintain crowd control as security teams accompany the president.
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Southern Railway
President Hoover
Kings Mountain
Hoover
Salvation Army
Secret Service
Young Republican Club Organized in Guilford County
The Young Voters Republican club met at Republican headquarters in the Silver building on Wrenn Street with 100 members present. Walter York served as temporary chairman as Horace Haworth Z I Walser and Judge Mat Hedgecock spoke on party progress and youth involvement. Officers elected were Silas Casey president William Ragan vice president and Fred Perdue secretary treasurer. The group planned a Friday meeting October 10 at 8 PM and invited women to join the forthcoming women’s auxiliary.
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Young Voters Republican Club
Silver
Wrenn Street
Walter York
Horace Haworth
Guilford County
Z. I. Walser
Mat Hedgecock
Silas Casey
William Ragan
Fred Perdue
When Last Seen Footpad in Lonely Lane
A humorous exchange unfolds as a footpad asks for the time and a gentleman offers his gold watch saying it is half past ten The footpad struggles to remember the time while the gentleman loans the watch in a wry street scene.
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Lonely Lane
Pritchard to Be Honored at Dinner in Asheville
Congressman George M. Pritchard of Asheville will speak at a republican rally tonight at the junior high school and be guest of honor at a Sheraton hotel dinner at 6 30 p m. More than 25 guests were invited including State Chairman James S Duncan and County Chairman J M Millikan.
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George M. Pritchard
Asheville
Sheraton Hotel
James S. Duncan
J. M. Millikan
J. Ewood Cox
Horace Haworth
Jne B. Blair
D. E. Bullard
A. C. Cecil
O. R. York
Roy Shiplett
Carl Hill
Fred Bartlett
J. &E. Marsh
Nathan Bales
R. R. Ragan
L L. Ragan
Floyd Wilson
John W. Hedrick
D. A. Stanton
D. QO. Cecill
Wireless Telegraph Service Links Buenos Aires Chilean Cities and Spain
Wireless telegraph service has been established connecting Buenos Aires with Chilean cities and with Spain. The new link promises faster cross ocean communication for commerce and government.
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Buenos Aires
Chilean
Spain
Evangelist Rev. George T. Stephens to Lead Army Services
Local evangelist Rev. George T. Stephens will conduct Salvation Army services Wednesday through Sunday as part of the city-wide evangelistic campaign.
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George T. Stephens
Salvation Army
General G. C. Dowd Dies in Charlotte
Charles Dickenson Dowd S4 longtime High Point native dies at Charlotte Sanitarium after illness. Born May 25 1846 in Carthage he served as captain in the 70th North Carolina Regiment during the Civil War. Survived by two grandsons and other relatives. funeral planned in Charlotte next Wednesday.
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Charles Dickenson Dowd
High Point
Charlotte
Gen. Dowd
Carthage
Moore County
Willis Dickenson Dowd
Maria Gaines
Carthage Academy
Trinity College
North Carolina Regiment
Cornelius Dowd
North Carolina
Richard Montgomery
Dowd
Foster
Thomas Turner, Jr
Charles Dowd Turner
Roberts Reappointed to AAA Committees
Coleman W. Roberts general manager of the South Carolina and the Carolina Motor clubs has been reappointed to three major national AAA committees by Thomas P. Henry of Detroit. The move highlights the Carolinas strong AAA ties with only three southern representatives among the 62 committee members. The Carolina Motor club is the largest AAA club in the south.
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Greensboro
Coleman W. Roberts
South Carolina
Carolina Motor Clubs
American Automobile Association
Thos. P. Henry
Detroit
A. A
Carolinas
Mr. Roberts
Virginia
Texas
Tennessee
Carolina Motor Club
South
Monorail Proposal for Part of New York City
City planners propose a monorail rapid transit system for a segment of New York City. The plan aims to ease congestion and speed commutes with elevated rail along a defined corridor, pending feasibility studies and funding considerations.
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New York City
Y M C A Campaign Opens With Banquet Attendance 150
The Y M C A campaign opened with a banquet in the Y M C A lobby attended by 150 workers. Joseph D. Cox chaired the event with Dr. C H Nabers urging a threefold drive approach and pep. Campaign details were outlined by Cox and Mrs M J Wrenn with slogans and division reports.
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Dr. C. H. Nabers
Joseph D. Cox
C. H. Nabers
First Presbyterian Church
Nabers
High Point
Pep
Cox
Fire Prevention Week Proclaimed by High Point Mayor
Mayor C A York issues Fire Prevention Week proclamation designating week ending October 11 1930 as Fire Prevention Week. Urges drills in schools factories and stores and inspections of buildings to ensure safeguards and adequate exits. Seeks cooperation of citizens Chamber of Commerce Civic groups American Legion and press. October 1930.
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C. A. York
North Carolina
O. Max Gardner
High Point
I. C. A. York
Chamber of Commerce
Civic Clubs
American Legion
Women’s Clubs
Guilford County Jury Panels Drawn for Civil and Criminal Terms
Guilford County commissioners drawn jury panels for five weeks of civil Superior Court starting Oct 27 and one week of criminal court starting Nov 10. Panels list names for civil terms beginning Oct 27 and Nov 8, plus criminal term week of Nov 10.
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Greensboro
Criminal
W. M. J. Allen
S. M. Martin
FE. A. Jornson
W. L. Gillmore
W. A. Smith
J. Harvey Dick
S. B. Smith
W. R. Gentry
Renzie
FE. M. Scheneck
A. B. Pennington
Harrison M. Coble
N. M. Well
Ralph R. Wright
J. C. Newby
P. A. Hayes
James M. Hornaday
J. W. Drake
Ben Brothers
J. A. Mitchell
H. E. Davis
J. W. Lindsay
J. M. Wallace
W. T. Hemhill
L. T. Parrish
Walter L. Hicks
L. F. Holloway
J. Hunter Richardson
Jones 'Right
H. D. Wright
T. ZL. Robertson
J. H. Griffin
T. J. Byerly
George A. Covington
Marvin C. Hackett
D. A. Hinton
Claud J. Wright
D. W. Corsbie
J. C. Love
R. E. Stack Henry Davis
J. B. Hackett
C. W. Williams
R. D. Church
E. W. Garris
F. L. Robertson
H. C. Blaylock
John F. Tucker
Ray Ford
J. L. Grubb
G. W. Clark
J. T. Boyd
H. C. Massey
A. Y. Fuller
Wade M. King
R. M. Stanley
J. L. Berry
Fred W. McPherson
H. H. Caskey
M. G. Marshall
F. Rogers
T. J. Pegram
Population figures for Italy France and Germany before and after war
The article lists pre war populations Italy 34 709 000 France 39 601 509 Germany 64 925 998 and latest figures Italy 40 796 000 France 40 745 874 Germany 62 348 782. It notes population shifts amid evolving wartime conditions.
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Italy
France
Germany
U S Allocates 20 Percent of Merchant Ship Build to Motor Vessels
The United States is devoting about 20 percent of its merchant ship construction to motor driven vessels, signaling a shift in naval procurement and maritime commerce strategy.
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The
United States
Evangelistic services held at Salvation Army by Patterson duo
Ensign and Mrs. Patterson of Greensboro led a Salvation Army evangelistic meeting with local band members providing music. The program featured testimonies and two special numbers, including Mansions in the Sky and Jesus Is My Friend. Patterson spoke on Hebrews nine and the redemption through Christ. Meetings continue nightly with Rev. G. T. Tunes tall preaching tonight at 7:30.
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Ensign
Christ
Church
Salvation Army
G. T. Tunestall
East Green Street Baptist Church
Promotions in North Carolina Schools 1928 29
North Carolina public schools promoted 68 of every 100 white pupils in 1928 29. High schools promoted 73 of 100, elementary schools 67. Promotion rates varied by grade from 58.1 percent in first grade to 88.4 percent in eleventh grade.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Department of Public Instruction
Death of 11 day old Osborne boy near Jamestown
The infant Guy Edward Osborne son of Mr and Mrs Purvey Osborne died after a brief illness at their home near Jamestown He is survived by his parents and brother Mayfield Osborne Funeral services were held at 3 pm at the home conducted by Rev E W Jones of Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church with interment at Mitchells Grove cemetery
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Guy Edward Osborne
Purvey Osborne
Jamestown
Mayfield Osborne
E. W. Jones
Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church
Mitchell’s Grove
Will Issue Formal Report In Police Investigation
City council orders a summary of action and reasoning in the police investigation. A two person committee will draft the statement to be released to the press within two to three days. The full decision remains withheld as a formal exposition is prepared for public view.
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Knox
Haworth
Marion Slaying Probed by Guilford Davidson Officials
Authorities from Guilford and Davidson counties joined in investigating the Saturday night death of Mrs. Thomas Marion 20, in Thomasville. Police seek whether she was shot in her husband’s car or on the highway, noting a .32 caliber pistol shell found and a scorched coat sleeve mid-incident. case pursued until cleared. Iowa’s 1930 total assessed valuation listed at 3,259,852,998 by the state board of review.
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Guilford
Davidson County
Thomas Marion
Fred Sink
Davidson Count
F. C. Smith
Thomasville
Marion
Iowa
State Board of Review
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Young Republican Club
Vicks
Clyde Farley
C. F. Farley
College Street
Pritchard
G. C. Dowd
State
Roberts
AAA
National Bellas Hess Coo
Y.M.Y.W.C.A
J. Wrenn
J. Wilson Smith
F. N. Tate
Capus Waynick
William Massey
York
IWRY
Chichesters
Paramount
Radio France
W. Broad
Mrs. Patterson
Lyon E. Pinxnam
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor Express Lines
City Transfer and Storage Coo
DR. F. C. Sharp Osteopath
Commercial National Bank
the Bank of Service
Depos
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
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