France to Boost Defense Spending Amid Munich Talks
Paris reports the cabinet authorized Premier Daladier to spend an extra 2 billion francs for national defense in 1938, signaling renewed arms buildup after the Munich accord. The move comes as parliament had already allotted about 25.945 billion francs for defense and may also relocate Andre Francois-Poncet to Rome as ambassador to carry Italy’s recognition of Ethiopia.
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Paris
Edouard Daladier
Adolf Hitler
Czechoslovakia
Albert Lebrun
Andre Francois-Poncet
Berlin
Rome
Italy
Francois-Poncet
Hoey Declares No Gain in Returning to Republicans
In Smithfield Governor Hoey told a rally that average citizens would have nothing to gain by returning to Republican rule. He argued today’s condition versus other countries and the last Republican administration shows there is no merit in restoring GOP control of national affairs. Motor Club Meeting in Asheville Directors of the Carolina Motor Club plan a Friday meeting to discuss legislative proposals and elect officers, followed by a tour of Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Smithfield
Hoey
Motor Club
Asheville
The
Carolina Motor Club
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Paris Reshuffles Diplomats As War Tensions Rise
The cabinet named Robert Coulondre to Berlin after leaving Moscow and appointed Rene Massigli as ambassador to Turkey. Daladier met King Leopold of Belgium at the station and escorted him to the palace as talks continued. A dictatorial union backed by 6 million World War veterans was urged to solve France’s acute crisis.
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Nouncement
Berlin
Robert Coulondre
Moscow
Rene Massigli
Foreign Office
Turkey
Daladier
Leopold
Belgium
Leteau
Saiirical Union
Fragmented OCR Financial Figures
A jumble of monetary values and numbers appears with no clear context or readable entities. The stream includes multiple currencies and large sums, but no identifiable people organizations or events to anchor a coherent summary.
Outline Map Puzzle Horizontal and Vertical Clues
A crossword style outline map puzzle with horizontal and vertical clues. Entries include geographic features, body terms, and common words such as water springs Virginia willow and farewell. The grid collates a variety of tersely defined items across regions and time.
William Penn High Opens Co op Store By Students
The William Penn high school department of business training has launched a cooperative store in Congdon Hall. It stocks notebooks permits fillers and loose leaf binders for students and offers training in buying selling bookkeeping and general business practice. Mrs Ethel Griffin Cobb is head of the department.
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William Penn
Department of Business Training
William Penn High School
Congdon Hall
Boy Scout District Council To Meet Wednesday Evening
The Negro Boy Scout District Council will convene at William Penn High School on Wednesday evening at 7:30. District Commissioner F. E. Burford calls the meeting to order.
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Boy Scout District Council
Negro Boy Scout District Council
William Penn High School
FE. Burford
Beacon Light Choral Club Meeting This Thursday
The Beacon Light Choral Club will meet at the First Baptist Church Thursday evening at 6 30. Director O E Simmons urges every member to attend at that time.
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Beacon Light Choral Club
First Baptist Church
O. E. Simmons
High Point Teachers Forum Meets at William Penn High
The High Point Teachers Forum will convene at William Penn High School Thursday at 7 30 p m. Standing committees will present their annual reports during the gathering.
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High Point Teachers Forum
William Penn High School
Dunbar High Faces William Penn Tigers Under Lights
Dunbar high school football in Spencer renews feud with William Penn Friday at Willis Park under floodlights. Tigers beat Thomasville last Friday and aim to replicate that performance against Dunbar. kickoff time to be announced.
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Dunbar Hish
Spencer
William Penn Tigers
Willis Park
Tigers
Thomasville
Dunbar
Greensboro Men’s Glee Club Delivers Local Debut
The Greensboro Men’s Glee Club made its first local appearance at William Penn High School as the new lyceum series opened. Notable numbers included This Ole Hammer and Stand The Storm with soloists B Capps Henry Alston and others. Pale Moon and The Miller drew strong solos from Henry Alston and Dr J C Waddy. The group is directed by Mrs Eloise Logan Penn with Dr J C Waddy as president and Samuel A Penn as business manager.
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Greensboro
Greensboro Men's Glee Club
William Penn High School
Lyceum
Department of Music
Ole Hammer
Work
B. Capps
Henry Alston
Fall Festival At First Baptist Church
A fall festival will be held at First Baptist Church as community members gather for a family friendly event with activities, games, and refreshments. Organizers invite neighbors to attend and enjoy entertainment and fellowship.
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First Baptist Church
Bezeked coach recalls lucky player after big game
After an All American performance with three solo touchdowns, coach Hugo Bezdek quips that he'd rather have a lucky player than a good one. Wilson hopes for praise and asks, “Some game, eh, Mr. Bezdek?” in a postgame exchange.
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Hugo Bezdek
Wilson
Mr. Bezdek
Visiting Chinese Grave Rite Cited By Quitsio Vivienne Segal
A Chinese launderyman named Quiteso Vivienne Segal, Americanized, upholds a traditional grave food rite. He notes the departed cannot eat the food nor smell flowers, as a Sabbath anecdote from the Plaza Bar where Sinclair Lewis and Orson Welles were seen. Ward Greene reports on the scene.
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Quiteso
Vivienne Segal
Vivienne
Sinclair Lewis
Orson Welles
Welles
Ward Greene
Lewis
Chicago Pit Chers Rally Behind the Number 8
The Chicago pit’s sole talking point was the digit eight as they rallied around a symbolic number.
State Fair May Break Attendance Record If Weather Stays Clear
Raleigh Oct 12. Manager J 8 Dorton of the North Carolina State Fair says clear skies could bring record attendance. The exposition opened yesterday with Governor Hoey and Agriculture Commissioner W Kerr Scott in attendance.
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Raleigh
J. 8. Dorton
Hoey
W. Kerr Scott
PROM EARTH TO MARS AT WORLD'S FAIR 1939
The New York World's Fair 1939 showcases a rocket gun exhibit simulating space travel. Visitors observe a rocket port, cabin projectile, and launch from the gun toward Mars or the Moon with moving light and sound effects.
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New York
Mars
Moon
Church clubs host good to eat sale and fairs
The First Baptist church will host Wednesday Thursday and Friday evenings of activities. church clubs sponsor a good to eat sale and merry making games with the Men's club staging a mock association. A cordial invitation is extended to all with no admission charge.
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First Baptist Church
Telephone number change for the column noted
The Column announces a new telephone line 41242 for all contributors to avoid confusion in news reporting by telephone. Readers are urged to update contact records and use the new number for future submissions and inquiries.
Mrs. C D Kistler Hosts Contract Bridge Club in Randleman
Mrs. C D Kistler hosted the Contract Bridge Club at her Naomi Street home with three tables. High score went to Mrs. Weaver Lineberry and visitor’s prize to Mrs. H C Cochran. The event featured dahlias and zinnias with a salad and sweet course.
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Margaret Newlin
Jack Newlin
Lib Swain
High Point Street
Elizabeth Swaim
Leonard
A. B. Freeman
C. D. Kistler
N. H. Carpenter
L. T. Hammond
Ruth Allred
Lewis Luther
Charles Leonard
Charles Gibson
Watson Millikan
Misses Rose Parrish
Lucille Freeman
Joanna van Werry
Hilda McSnyder
Sara Mathews
Lib Swaim
Hilda Leonard
Weaver Lineberry
E. E. Bunting
Miss Alma Wood Weds Michael Sherwood in Quiet Randleman Ceremony
Miss Alma Clare Wood of North Asheboro married Michael Mann Sherwood of Greensboro in a Friday evening ceremony October 7 at the Methodist parsonage in Randleman officiated by Dr. J. L. Stokes. The couple’s families are named, with the bride’s father William J. Wood and the late Mrs Ella Hill Wood. The groom’s mother is Mrs Emma Mann Shewood.
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Randleman
Alma Clare Wood
North Asheboro
Michael Mann Sherwood
Greensboro
J. L. Stokes
William J. Wood
Ella Hill Wood
Emma Mann Shewood
Michael 8S. Sherwood
Randleman and
Kistler Family Hosts Guests At Shelby Weekend
Dr and Mrs C D Kistler and daughter Phyllis spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs Z Kistler at Shelby Mrs Will Greeson of Climax spent Sunday with her sister Mrs Belle Smith John Wood of Oxford spent the weekend with his parents Mr and Mrs C R Wood
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George Garst
Greensboro
Belle Smith
Lyman Golding
Washington, D. C
Golding
Margaret Hall
Randleman
Frank Talley
Burrus Hospital
High Point
Talley
John Southland
Raleigh
Barbara Anne
Shelton Burrow
James Wright
Clara Pugh
Thomasville
Charlie Pugh
Ira Lewis
Ebeb. Talley
R. L. Vestal
C. D. Kistler
Phyllis
Z. Kistler
Shelby
Will Greeson
Climax
John Wood
Oxford
C. R. Wood
Complimentary to Mrs. Charles Leonard
Complimentary to Mrs. Charles Leonard, who before her marriage.
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Charles Leonard
Thomasville Fire Department promotes Fire Prevention Week
Thomasville Fire Department under Chief Robert Tomlinson joins the national Fire Prevention Week from October 10 to 16. The department will inspect public buildings stores and factories and urges citizens to check homes for hazards such as rubbish piles wiring and faulty flues. Fire drills will resume in city schools and extinguishers will be checked.
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Thomasville
Building Permits Rise in Major North Carolina Cities
Building permits in Raleigh and 20 other large cities totaled 13,322,849 dollars in the first eight months of 1938, an 8.4 percent increase over the same period in 1937. The State Department of Labor compiled the figures.
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Olina Hartford
Conn
State of North Carolina
Surance Department
Raleigh
Dan C. Boney
Insurance
American Union Rance Company
New York City
Dan
BO Ansurance
State Department of Labor
Guilford College Choir Names New Committee Members
Guilford College announces a capella choir membership of 76 for 1938 led by Dr. Ezra Weis. Alvin Meibohm of Greensboro is reelected president, Gilmer Boles of Jonesville stage manager, with Emily Cleaver, Richard Hendricks, David Parker, and Evelyn Pearson as choir committee members from Guilford, High Point, and other areas. The group draws students from nine states and multiple denominations. A tour direction for the year remains undecided, with possible trips to New England or the Midwest.
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Guilford Colege
Guilford College A Capella
Ezra H. F. Weis
North Carolina
Michigan
Maine
Weis
New York
New Jersey
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Delaware
Maryland
Alvin Meibohm
Greensboro
Gilmer Boles
Jonesville
Mike Caffey
Emily Cleaver
Guilford College
Richard Hendricks
High Point
David Parker
Evelyn Pearson
Virginia
Florida
New England
Middle Western
Rocks and the Earth's Crust Described in Uncle Ray
Uncle Ray explains the earth's crust formed by cooling lava and eroding processes. He notes thick crust in places, dating back hundreds of millions of years, and describes sandstone and shale formation with color variety and cemented grains.
Notice of Land Sale in High Point North Carolina
Public auction to sell parcel in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina 1305 Pershing Street known as Lot No 125 of Ragan and Harmon property with deed of trust from Lora Fortune Winslow and Glenn B Winslow to High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association dated April 8 1938. Sale set for Friday October 14 1938 at 11 30 a m in front of High Point Municipal Building with 5 percent cash deposit. Trustee Thos W Sprinkle.
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Lora Fortune Winslow
Glenn B. Winslow
Thos. W. Sprinkle
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Ths
High Point
High Point Township
Wm. F. Freeman
Ragan and Harmon
Office of the Register of Deeds
N. C
Pershing Street
Replicas of NC Signers Presented at UNC
Framed replicas of three North Carolina signers of the U S Constitution were presented to the State University by Prof Archibald Henderson. The portraits depict William Blount Richard Dobbs Spaight and Hugh Williamson.
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Prof
Henderson
Chapel Hill
North Carolina
The
State University
Archibald Henderson
William Blount
Richar Dobbs Spaight
Hugh Williamson
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