Vann to Assume Duties in Atlanta Next Week
John W. Vann long time High Point branch manager of Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Co Inc will move to Atlanta to head the southeastern branch and establish the headquarters there next week. A Madison Florida native and Emory University graduate of 1927 he began in Chamberlin Johnson DeBose sales staff before joining the carpet firm.
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Vann
Atlanta
John W. Vann
High Point
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Comany, Inc
New York
Southeastern
Mr. Vann
Madison, Fla
Emory University
Chamberlin-Johnson-DeBose
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company
Vann Named Southeast Division Sales Executive
A veteran rug salesman rises to assistant buyer and then to supervise the High Point branch for the Bigelow line. He will oversee Georgia Florida Alabama and South Central Tennessee while maintaining the High Point office with E G Watkins Jr as manager. He also serves as a national officer of Alpha Tau Omega and is active in Rotary and Wesley Memorial Church.
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Lang and Foots
Atlanta
Bigelow Line
Bigelow-Sanford Carpet Company
Georgia City
High Point
Southern Furniture Exposition
North
South Carolina
Virginia
East Tennessee
West Virginia
E. G. Watkins, Jr
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Southeast
Vann
Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Rotary Club
Wesley Memorial M
The horned toad is a lizard not a toad
The horned toad is revealed to be a lizard with hornlike projections that are not true horns but tubercles. The animal’s classification and appearance are clarified in natural history notes.
Railways Span Mexico Boundaries Totals 15.365 Miles
A report notes Mexico's railroad network within its boundaries covers fifteen point three six five miles. The figure reflects the extent of tracks operated domestically.
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Mexico
High Point Municipal Court schedules week of civil actions
The High Point Municipal Court opens Tuesday with Judge Lewis E. Teague presiding. Sixty three civil actions and two divorces are set for trial across Monday to Saturday, with jurors listed and a Friday motion docket. The report includes names of plaintiffs and defendants and notes on prior proceedings.
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High Point
Birds and Winter Migration Theories of Early Scientists
Early naturalists debated bird migration. Some argued birds hibernate by burrowing in mud for winter, while others claimed migratory birds spent their vacation on the moon.
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Nature
Jerome's Code Cites No Punishment for Insulting Officers
A historical note quotes. It claims there is no law punishing insults to police while on duty. The speaker cautions against wanton abuse but notes commissioners lack power to enact such an ordinance.
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P. S
Note to Artists Warning Against Indecent Tree Carvings
A public admonition quotes Jerome's Code prohibiting writing or carving indecent words or obscene pictures on trees and warns artists not to deface trees with vulgar images or inscriptions.
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Jerome
Notable Scarcity of Z Surnames in City Police Arre sts
From September 1931 to September 1938 a seven year span only twenty two arrests of persons with last names starting with Z were recorded. The figures show only five distinct Z names, per research by Desk Sergeant W B Ridge.
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Police Department
W. B. Ridge
High Point Bureau of Information on Magazine Page
The North Carolina Today features High Point’s Chamber of Commerce Bureau described as a large Bureau of Information. Photographer John G. Hemmer, from Pinehurst, undercuts with a provocative publicity idea of posing about a dozen bathing-suited girls atop the bureau performing the Big Apple dance.
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North Carolina Today
High Point
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
Bureau of Information
Bureau
South
Chamber of Commerce
John G. Hemmer
Pinehurst
Ruthless shooting sparks jailbreak conspiracy chatter
Not in print remarks recall a deadly shooting that stirred strong ties among friends who allegedly plotted to free Godwin and Wilson from jail. A contemporary notes reports of the escape route via Watt Davis' filling station on the Thomasville Trinity road and cites the station owner's remarks before his death. The piece also hints at ongoing disputes between the board of health and health department.
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Bill Wilson
James Godwin
Godwin
Wilson
Bill
Randolph County
Donald Moss
Godwin and Wilson
Godwin-Wilson
Watt Davis
Thomasville
Trinity Road
Davis
Expert football pundit laments upsets nationwide
The writer acknowledges finishing last among experts in picking winners and notes many surprising upsets across the country. He defends his cautious choices as careful judgment, while others benefited from luck and upsetting results.
Delegates Map Legislative Program at Negro Congress
Delegates at the Eastern region conference of the National Negro Congress in Baltimore on October 8 outlined a legislative program to aid Negro voters and selected candidates to support it. John P. Davis, the national secretary, emphasized rallying support and pushing an anti lynching bill.
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Baltimore
National Negro Congress
John P. Davis
The
Congress
Fruits and Vegetables Market Report From North Carolina
North Carolina shipping points show steady wholesale apple prices with various grades from Winesaps to Staymans. Cantaloupes, snap beans, cabbage, and potatoes trade at mixed levels across New York Philadelphia Baltimore and Baltimore markets, with prices given per crate, basket, or cwt and terms F OB shipping.
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North Carolina
U. S
Department of Agriculture
Martinsburg
Winchester
O. B
Golden Delicious
Ben Davis
Northwestern Greenings
Yorks
Washington
U. 8
W. Va
Rome
New York
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Colorado
North
Carolina
Virginia
C. B
Maryland
Delaware
Jersey
Baltimore
Atoes F. C. B
Presque Isle
Aroostook County
Maine
New England
Market Hall
Idaho
Russel Burbanks
Long Island
Green Mountains
New Jersey
Chicago
Colo
N. Dak
Idaho Russett Burbanks
Red McClures
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Bliss
Rep Dies Would Probe U S Officials in Hunt for Reds
Rep. Dies of Texas, chairman of the House Un American Activities Committee, proposed that President Roosevelt order an investigation to determine if government officials and employees have been members of Communist or fascist organizations. He argued measures against foreign spies fail unless the government service is purged of fascist and communist sympathizers.
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Washington
Rep
Dies
D-Tex
Roosevelt
House
Committee On
GOP leaders foresee strong bloc in next Congress
Two Republican senators predicted the party would form a minority in the next Congress able to block objectionable New Deal legislation with some Democratic help. Chairman Townsend of the Republican Senate campaign committee said the GOP could gain four seats in the Senate and about 60 seats overall in the Senate write foreast, signaling substantial gains.
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Washington
Townsend
Senate
Insect Feeding on Sugar Grain in Syrup
A fly drops liquid over a grain of sugar until it dissolves into syrup. The insect then consumes the sugary solution, illustrating a simple feeding behavior.
Fifty six percent of passengers are American tourists
American tourists accounted for fifty six percent of travelers on European airlines, according to the report.
Balloon Barrage Biplanes Cause Damage Across Kent and Beyond
Britain released its balloon barrage hub today to misadventure as several bags broke free. Cables lashed roofs and fences and disrupted railway and power lines near Belvedere Kent. Police and mounted officers controlled crowds while officials tracked the drifting balloons south toward the channel.
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London
Britain
Belvedere
Kent
Fish lateral line senses pressure changes along body
The stripe or lateral line runs along the fish body as a sense organ that records changes in water pressure.
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J. C. Welch Motor Co
Wrenn Street
N. Main St
Old Man Winter
Hudson
Terraplane Packard Service
East Commerce St
Snow Lumber Co
T.e
Central Ice Delivery Company
West Broad Street
WRIA
North Main St
Municipal Civil Court
H. C. Massey
American Discount Company
Fred Wiley
Gurney Cooke
Ralph O. Smith
Alberta C
Mrs. M. G. Harris
High Point Savings and Trust Company
J. F. Floyd
Universal Credit Company
Sylvester Simmons
C. M. Laughlin
Hallie Wrenn
R. B. Gantt
Vincannon
George T. Wilson
Garfield Campbell
R. S. Sages
L. B. Jarvis
Carolina Cotton Batting Company
Weaver Lumber Company
D. W. Ravesis
R. B. Harrison
the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
American Bakeries Company
Blue Bird Transportation Company
C. E. Cox
Motor Transit Company
J. M. Coggins Ve. Motor Transit Company
Ozzie Stafford
Wall
Priday
Southland Finance and Insurance Company
Mable Bray
S&s. Motors
R. D. Fowler
Menese Williard
A. Pat Brown
J. Vassie Wilson
Paul Ruth
F. D. Quattlebaum
H. C. Teague
Marcus Edmonds
Ottie Edmonds
D. E. Harllee
Carolina Coach Company
Beeson Hardware Company
Carolina Mortgage Company
Jessie Palmer
Charles Abraham
C. E. Ridge
J. D. Garner
Lindale Dairy Corporation
Hattie M. Cook
National Casualty Company
Mavis B. Thomas
Lyman G. Atwell
H. W. Parks
Kelly Read Company
Johnson Motor Lines
Marsh Furniture Company
D. M. Baldwin, Jr
Roy Mitchell
J. O. Johnson
F. C., Chambellin
M. P. Dunbar
H. W. Bencini
J. McKinley Hill
J. E. Amos
J. R. Carter
J. W Foust
Walter Webb
Frank H. Wood
G. L
H. G. Peters
Oo. W. Carter
Derk Chandler
J. A. Campbell
Mann Drug Company
Economy Drug Store
Eckerd’s
All Good Drug Stores
John Mebane
MAP
L. G. Updegrove
M. Gueth
Furniture City Motors
North Main &T
Rep. Dies
GOP
Air Ministry
English Channel
Madam Ardelle
N.ai St
W. C. Brown Shoe Shop
North Wrenn Street
H. O. S. C. Homes
Hamilton Street
Olga Street
Atlantic Ins. & Realty Co
Damp Wash Service
Usit
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