British Brokers Charge Wall Street With Price Break
London brokers accused Wall Street of triggering an international break in security prices. They argued London followed Wall Street’s slide, citing cases where London prices rose before Wall Street opened and fell once Wall Street opened. Analysts noted shifting capital flows from Europe to the United States and back as markets moved, with French funds repatriated amid franc weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Piedmont Center of Industry
North Carolina
Wall Street
London
London Exchange
Paris
Amsterdam
United States
New York
Fascist Denial Amid Reported 50 000 Volume Recruitment
Rome reports a strong denial by fascists of a new recruitment program aimed at the Spanish coast and associated with a 50 000 volume figure. Officials reject the claim as unfounded and misleading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Rome
Congress to Study Farm Plan on Nov 15
The article notes a November 15 session to study a farm plan as part of broader policy context. It references President Roosevelt seeking to quell criticism of his foreign policy including actions toward China and involvement in the nine power treaty conference to pursue a diplomatic solution by agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Supreme Court
Hugo L. Black
Roosevelt
China
Dividend Checks In Line At Security Bank
Crowds form long lines at the Security Bank building as the sixth dividend of the defunct Commercial National bank is paid. Checks totaling 10 percent of deposits are issued by the comptroller general and will be available 9 am to 4 pm, with Saturday hours until noon. Beginning October 18, payments move to the receiver John D. Biggs’s office at 718 Security Bank building. Debtors must show receiver certificates and sign receipts. Total now 70 percent of amounts owed when the bank closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Security Bank
Commercial National Bank
Comptroller General
United States
Atlantic Building and Loan Association
Bank
John D. Biggs
District meeting of Patriotic Order Sons of America in Asheboro
The Piedmont District No. 1 P O S of A will hold its quarterly meeting in Asheboro on October 16 with District President J A Sloop presiding. Camps from Greensboro High Point Lexington Siler City and Asheboro will attend. The 4 30 p m business session precedes a 7 p m banquet. Henry A Styers Lexington state president delivers the feature address with Rev F E Howard Greensboro in charge of devotional.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Patriotic Order Sons of America
Asheboro
J. A. Sloop
Greensboro
High Poin
Lexington
Siler City
Henry A. Styers
F. E. Howard
P. F. Miller
H. A. Parker
W. B. Lamb
R. L. Smith
High Point
W. C. Brooks
Aaron String Band of
State Fair Packed by Tens of Thousands in Raleigh
North Carolinians swarmed the state fair grounds with 900,000 school children invited as guests. Thousands of Raleigh pupils joined yesterday’s revelry as officials expressed optimism about the event’s prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Cabbage Worms Become Butter Flies and Tomato Worms Moths
A concise note explains that cabbage worms metamorphose into butterflies while tomato worms develop into moths, illustrating insect life cycles and species transitions.
Snake Escapes In Car Cause Guilford Square Frenzy
Ben Lowe former High Point officer and ex convict on parole searches his brother’s car for a deadly copperhead or cottonmouth that reportedly escaped from a box on Greensboro’s main square. Police and bystanders saw a four foot snake roam the vehicle area as Lowe claimed it was part of his sideshow collection. He previously amassed thousands of relics and exhibits from penal life and warns of potential threats tied to Caledonia Prison conditions.
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Ben Lowe
High Point
Snake
Square
Greensboro
W. B. Price
Lowe
Ben
Caledonia Prison Farm
Guilford County
Sunshine
Wyrick
Fred Rankin
Caledonia
Alcatraz
North Carolina
Bill” Payne
Rambling Reporter Takes New Office Space
Dr. Phillip B. Davis moves his office to the seventh floor of the Securityational Bank building. He previously occupied space across the street in the Hart's Pharmacy building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillip B. Davis
Securityational Bank
Dr. Davis
Strest
Hart’s Pharmacy
Licenses Revoked for Drunk Driving in State List
The state highway safety division revokes licenses for Alva Karl Desha of 102 Briggs Avenue High Point and James H. Mc Dowell of Trinity after court convictions for driving drunk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Safety Division
Alva Karl Desha
Briggs Avenue
High Point
James H. McDowell
Trinity
Mid-Week Service at Wesley Memorial Methodist
The regular Mid-Week Service is tonight at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church at 7 30 led by Pastor Dr Embree H Blackard. He continues a study of the book of Romans with the congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Embree H. Blackard
Carraway Returns From Tuskegee Veteran Transport
Bruce H. Carraway returned to the city this morning after driving a Negro veteran to the veterans hospital at Tuskegee Alabama. He also visited relatives near Montgomery before coming back.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruce H. Carraway
Veterans’ Hospital
Tuskeegee
Ala
Mr. Carraway
Montgomery
Death of William Percy Tudor in Thomasville
Funeral services for William Percy Tudor a prominent young Thomasville business man who died suddenly from a heart attack Monday were held Tuesday at J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home. Rev. M. Pickens and Rev. A. C. Wagoner officiated with pallbearers listed. Interment was in the city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
William Percy Tudor
J. C. Green and Sons Funeral Home
M. Pickens
Main Street Methodist Church
A. C. Wagoner
Spray
N. C
Fred Murphy
Forrest Grimes
Ray Hoover
Leland Crouch
Frank File
Richard Phillips
Ford Myers
Bruce Conrad
Organization For Jobless Census Named By Biggers
John D. Biggers outlines a central organization to oversee the unemployment census with Stuart A. Rice as head and Frederick F. Robinson as assistant administrator. An advisory committee includes E. Dana Durand, Frederick F. Stephen, Oscar F. Kelessling, Carrington Gill, A. Ford Hinrichs, William L. Austin, and Aryness Joy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
John D. Biggers
Stuart A. Rice
Central Statistical Board
Frederick F. Robinson
Biggers
Tolédo
E. Dana Durand
Atriff Commission
Frederick F. Stephen
American Statistical Association
Oscar F. Kelessling
Warning to visitors at Kroger National Park in South Africa
Visitors to Kroger National Park are urged to stay in vehicles when photographing the Mona. Park authorities warn that exiting cars while near wildlife can be dangerous and disrupt protected areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kroger National Park
South Africa
Men and Pepy Girls Tone of Smiling Feature
Fragmentary OCR mentions men and pep talk tone and a smiling feature. It references vege ta compounds and a phrase about discomfort. Readers see garbled terms and stray letters. The text lacks a coherent event or clear entities.
Clever Detective Work Brings Prohibition Arrest
Burly Horne, 50, of 206 Reed Street, jailed on a prohibition charge after detectives traced fingerprints from five gallons of white corn whisky found behind Adam Harps’s East High Street home. Officers linked prints to Horne and secured a warrant for his arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Investigation
Burly Horne
Reed Street
House of Adam Harps
East High Street
Olice
Detective Bureau
Horne
Simmons seeks damages over eye injury at sawmill
Sylvester Simmons of High Point sues Co. M Laughlin of Randolph for 7600 in damages claiming negligence caused a cart derailment at a sawmill. The incident jammed carriage metal into the saw, throwing teeth into his face and causing total loss of an eye with additional minor injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sylvester Simmons
High Point
Co. M. Laughlin
Randolph County
Simmons
Longtongued Moths and Butterflies Reach Body Lengths
Some moths and butterflies possess mouthparts that extend to the full length of their bodies, a notable feature among lepidopterans observed in recent reports. The extraordinary proboscis length aids nectar feeding and may relate to evolutionary adaptation and ecological niches.
Quintet Held In Liquor Charge In North Carolina
Five Randolph county men were bound over for trial in federal district court after a raid near Central Falls. Defendants Seth Spivey William Burns Clyde Bailey M Elwood Hinshaw and Fred Nixon posted bonds for the December term. Sheriff C E King led the raid and federal investigators J R Brandon and F D Lumpkin handled the case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Randolph County
Central Falls
Federal District Court
U. S
W. 8. Lyon
Seth Spivey
William Burns
Clyde Bailey
M. Elwood Hinshaw
Fred Nixon
C. E. King
J. R. Brandon
F. D. Lumpkin
Federal Alcohol Tax Unit
Mrs. Mo A Gray taken by death in Trinity
Mrs Derinda J Gray 76 widow of John A Gray died at her son R R Gray's home in Trinity shortly before 6 PM Tuesday after two years of declining health. Born December 27 1860 in Randolph County she lived her life there. Survived by six sons four brothers 12 grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Funeral Thursday at 2:30 PM from Bethany M P church Randolph County with Dr J D Williams and Rev Harold Robertson officiating. interment in church cemetery.
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Derinda J. Gray
John A. Gray
R. R. Gray
Trinity
Gray
Randolph County
Tobias
Phoebe Jester Julian
Welch Memorial M. P
Jesse G. Gray
Graham
Virgil B. Gray
Sophia
C. C. Gray
A. T. Gray
Clarence R. Gray
High Point
George
Jesse
Isaac Julian
Millboro
N. C
John Julian
Dallas
Texas
Samuels verdict awarded in power company auto case
A High Point Municipal Court jury awards Robert W. Samuels $100 in damages against Duke Power in an automobile collision case. The verdict followed trial yesterday after Judge Lewis B. Teague’s instructions, as Samuels sought $350 for auto damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Municipal Court
Robert W. Samuels
Duke Power Company
Mr. Samuels
Lewis Eb, Teague
David Chauns
R. B. Gantt
Mr. Gantt
Suez Canal Traffic Hits Six Month Record Net Tons
Traffic through the Suez Canal reached 18 546 000 net tons in the first six months of this year, up 15.6 percent from 1936 and a record for many years.
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Suez Canal
Renfrow Reports On Civil Service Meeting In Ottawa
Wade Renfrow prepares a report after attending the Civil Service Assembly of the United States and Canada in Ottawa. The report notes Canadian support for civil service, growth of merit systems, and calls for renewed Rockefeller Foundation funding to expand model examinations.
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Renfrow
Ottawa
Wade P. Renfrow
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Assembly
United States
Canada
Belsey
Chicago
Assembly
Renfrew
Rockefeller Foundation
William Foran
Francis Filough
British High Commission
Dominion
Strike Ends At Greensboro Pajama Plant Half Day
Greensboro Manufacturing Company workers return to their jobs after a half day walkout in protest of clothing damage in cloak rooms. Victory Levy states all employees are back and efforts will identify and fire or press charges against guilty parties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Greensboro Manufacturing Company
Victory Levy
Mrs. Sechrest Hurt In Accident Warrants Issued
Mrs. E. C. Sechrest of 328 Louise avenue was injured with a broken leg after a collision at Montheu and Sherred avenues. A. B. Newton of route 1 High Point and Darrell Sechrest of 328 Louise avenue were arrested on reckless driving charges following the crash that damaged both cars. Mrs. Sechrest was taken to Burrus Memorial hospital for examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. C. Sechrest
Louise Avenue
A. 8. Newton
Route 1
High Point
Darrell Sechrest
Montheu Avenue
Sherred Avenue
Crissman Chosen for State Council Judiciary Committee
Walter Crissman, local attorney, appointed to the judiciary committee of the State Council, Junior Order United American Mechanics. Committee includes L. L. Phipps, J. J. Jenkins, and Victor Johnson who selected Crissman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Crissman
State Council
Junior Order
United American Mechanics
Ll. J. Phipps
Chapel Hill
J. J. Jenkins
Aulander
Crissman
Victor Johnson
Pittsboro
Lodge
Labor War Continues as CIO Peace Offer Rejected
In Denver on October 13 The AFL votes to reject CIO peace talks calling the 200 member conference offer insincere and insisting the civil war must be ended only by good faith negotiations led by AFL leadership. William Green states the federation will not accept C IO proposals. The executive council will decide after the convention closes tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
American Federation of Labor
Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
Rome
Denver
Organized Labor
William Green
Green
John L. Lewis
Ten Fascist Nationals Sentenced to Death in Kazakh Collective Farm Case
Ten persons convicted as Fascist nationalists were sentenced to death today at Kazakhstan for disrupting collective farming. Six were condemned in the Caucasus for spoiling grain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Kazakhstan
Caucasus
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Carolina
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
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Office Weather Bureau
Casahaby
L. A'faliile Ediaus Teaebat
Ingham
Angeles
Orleans
York
Antonio
Prancisco
Burg
Sete Teeters
Jagton
Glover
Central Ice Delivery CO
D' Scholls
Palace Theatre
Salem Suzet Comronreus
Helen Mack
Boy Friend
David Carlyle
High Point Theatres
Robert Montgomery
Marion Davies
Eve
Prank McHugh
Patsy Kelly Allen Jenkins
Lai
So Come Barly and
Moony Lents
Wien
Broadhurs
John Howard
Pus.a
State Fair
Paramount
Broadhurst
Carolina Rialto
Organization
Quintet
Randolph
MO. A. Gray
Robt. W. Samuels
CIO
Resinol
Arcade Beauty Shop
Eugene
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