Dr. Greene to Address Guilford Duke Alumni Dinner
Dr. Walter K. Greene will address Guilford County Duke alumni at their annual dinner meeting at the Sheraton Hotel at 6 30 p m on Tuesday October 1 on Duke University Beginning the Second Hundred Years The program includes movie highlights of the Duke Pittsburgh football game and attracts a large record crowd of alumni and guests.
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Walter K. Greene
Guilford County
Duke
Sheraton
Duke University
Greene
Wesleyan College
Macon
Wofford College
Vanderbilt
Harvard
Duke Alumni Association
1932 dispute over five horsepower limit in High Point electric case
The long dispute centers on a 1932 agreement with Duke Power limiting city consumption to five horsepower for incandescent lighting. City officials deny this prohibition and seek schedule 10 billing while Duke argues no contract exists. The case in federal court could yield a net swing of about $116,000 for High Point depending on the outcome.
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North Carolina Public Service Company
Southern Public Utilities Company
Enterprise
Duke
Power Company
Utilities Commissioner
Police raid nets pin table. Abernathy arrested
Police yesterday arrested P. A. Abernathy of Abernathy's Auto Service at 301 English Street on a charge of operating a gambling device. A pin table was confiscated by officers.
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P. A . Aberneathy
Abernathy
English Street
Capital Shorts Raleigh Get 2
It is now easy to determine Raleigh residents of Scotch ancestry by watching on Fayetteville street for drivers seeking parking spaces where others have left an unexpired term from coins paid for.
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Raleigh
Get
Fayetteville Street
Potter the Tar Heel rebel and his Texas fate
Henry London recalls Robert Potter born 1800 in Granville County who challenged North Carolina politics, fled to Texas, signed its declaration, rose to Navy secretary, and died after being shot in Lake Caddo in 1842 with his body never found. The NC Bar Association Proceedings volume 41 is out, bound uniformly. London notes the long run with only four secretaries since 1899.
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Henry London
N. C. Bar Association
North Carolina
Pete
Murphy
Robert Potter
Texas
Potter
Granville County
London
The
North Carolina Bar Association
H. M. London
Association
New Management Satisfies Old Line Interests
Attorney General Harry McMullan reported after a Kinston stockholders meeting that H. P. Edwards, head of the interests leasing the old Mullet line and operating the Atlantic and East Carolina for a month, is pleased with the new corporation’s investment and the road’s results under its management.
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H. P. Edwards
Mullet
Atlantic
East Carolina
Harry McMullan
Kinston
Marines officer urged for Medal of Honor at Raleigh luncheon
Members of Raleigh Post No. 1 with the American Legion plan to recommend Captain Greer, Marine recruiting officer, for the Congressional Medal of Honor. They will prepare a memorandum to Bob Ripley’s Believe It or Not headquarters after a ten minute address in which Greer did not claim that the Marines won the war.
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Raleigh
American Legion
Captain Greer
Bob Ripley
Believe
Ra leigh Street parking reveals twenty eight vacancies
The column notes a mid day count on Fayetteville Street showing 28 vacant parking spaces on one side at 1 10 p m Thursday amid a nostalgic remark on pre meter days and a novelty.
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Raleigh
Fayetteville Street
Britain chortles over Stalins one man encirclement
London observers say Stalin dominates Europe through pressure on the Baltic Germans and leverage in Latvia Estonia Lithuania. Stalin’s expansion garrison and sea control encircles Germany, threatening Hitler’s western and southern aims and shifting balance in the Baltic and Black Sea regions.
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Britain
London
Stalin
Stalin, Hitler & Co
Hitler
Estonia
Latvia
Lithuania
Poland
Reich
Russia
Czechoslovakia
Teutonic Knights
Baltic Sea
Memel
Danzig
Gdynia
Romania
Hungary
Black Sea
Turks’ Sea
Germany
Daily Herald
British Labor Party
Baltic States
Increased Purchasing Pace Boosts War Time Recovery
U S business shows stronger activity with new orders and bookings from belligerents and neutrals keeping mills near full capacity. Manufacturing leads as steel, construction and electrical equipment rise, while consumer durable goods stabilize and farm income supports retail gains.
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Smith Reavis
New York
Associated Press Inex
Rev Wiley To Open Davidson Y M C A Services
Rev Samuel S Wiley pastor of the Thomasville Presbyterian Church and Davidson graduate will open the Y M C A fall evangelistic services in Chambers Auditorium Tuesday October 31 at 10 05 a m He will speak in the morning and at 7 15 p m Interviews will be available for students to talk over problems Wiley a Phi Beta Kappa Omicron Delta Kappa leader and Davidson alumnus trained at Union Theological Seminary and Scotland has done extensive work with Presbyterian youth and Montreal boys groups.
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Davidson
Samuel S. Wiley
Thomasville Presbyterian Church
Chambers Auditorium
Wiley
Sherrard Rice
Phi Beta Kappa
Omicron Delta Kappa
Thomasville
Union Theological Seminary
Richmond
Scotland
Rice
Presbyterian Church
Montreal
William Penn class dramatizes wars in chapel program
News Of Colored People reports William Penn High School history class presented a dramatization covering World War II and earlier conflicts. The performance featured Sino Japanese Wars Balkan Wars Italo Ethiopian War Spanish Civil War and the bombing of Warsaw. The program closed with America as the goddess of justice and the nation’s anthem. Friendship Baptist Church marks anniversary week with daily services November 1 5 led by area pastors and choirs.
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Ethel Griffin Cobb
William Penn High School
Grand Chaco
Warsaw
America
Justice
Mrs Nell Hunter Plans City Chorus Rehearsal
Mrs Nell Hunter directress of Negro WPA music projects in the State returns to the city for a second rehearsal of the community chorus Monday evening. She urges all choirs clubs and interested individuals to meet at William Penn High School at 7 30.
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Nell Hunter
Delinquency Study Panel Meets at William Penn High
The findings committee from the Study Conference on Juvenile Delinquency will meet at William Penn High School Wednesday evening at 7 30 o clock, announced by O E Davis, chairman.
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William Penn High School
O. E. Davis
Ladies Aid Circle 1 to Meet Tuesday
St. Mark Methodist Church group will gather at Mrs. Sarah Evans home on Pearson Street Tuesday at 8 o clock for a circle meeting.
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Ladies Aid Circle
St. Mark Methodist Church
Sarah Evans
Pearson Street
Mock Conference at Women's Memorial A. M. E. Church Weeklong Services
The annual Mock Conference at Women's Memorial A. M. E. Church runs Monday to Friday with 7 30 p m services. Speakers include Rev J W Stokes Monday Rev D D Mason Tuesday missionary program Wednesday Attorney W G Hamilton Thursday and Rt Rev Monroe H Davis Friday with the bishop expected to attend.
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Members of Women's Memorial A. M. E
J. W. Stokes
D. D. Mason
Emmanuel Baptist Church
W. G. Hamilton
Monroe H. Davis
Second Episcopal District
A. M. E. Church
Ladies Aid Circle 3 Meet at St Mark Home
The Ladies Aid Circle 3 of St. Mark meets at the home of Mrs Lubertha Whitaker on Leonard Street Thursday evening.
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Ladies Aid Circle 3
St. Mark Methodist Church
Lubertha Whitaker
Leonard Street
Funeral rites for Mrs Willie C Pryor set for Monday at St Mark
Funeral services for Mrs Willie C Pryor will be held at St Mark Methodist Church Monday afternoon at 2 o clock Rev R W Winchester pastor will preside She died at her daughter Eva Williams 1204 Kivett Drive The body will be taken to the residence this afternoon Girl Scout Troop 25 meets at Leonard Street School Thursday for Tenderfoot prep planning a hike and weiner roast Officers include Mrs L L Merritt captain Mrs T Y Brincefield lieutenant Mrs M H Blackburn lieutenant Mrs J I Hall directress of music.
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Willie C. Pryor
St. Mark Methodist Church
R. W. Winchester
Four Feathers
Leonard Street
L. L. Merritt
T. Y. Brincefield
M. H. Blackburn
J. I. Hall
T. W
Merry Makers Host Pre Halloween Party At Lee Street Home
The Merry Makers Sport Club entertained Rhythm Girls Sport Club 20th Century Club Cats Paw Club and the Lucky Fourteen at Miss Helen Fields home on Lee Street Friday night. Miss Tiny Mae Lee was crowned Miss Merry Maker and prizes were awarded to Nellie Staton Florence Stanback Elwood Reid and Guy Lee McFall.
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Merry Makers Sport Club
Helen Fields
Lee Street
Rhythm Girls Sport Club
20Th Century Club
Cats Paw Club
The
Lucky Fourteen
Tiny Mae Lee
Merry Maker
Nellie Staton
Florence Stanback
Elwood Reid
Guy Lee McFall
Death of Mrs Mary White at Winston-Salem
Friends of Mrs Eva Stover of 1429 Furlough Street learn of the death of her sister Mrs Mary White of Winston-Salem. The deceased is survived by her husband six children another sister Mrs Mildred Rhynes of Gastonia and a brother John Tate of Philadelphia Pa.
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Eva Stover
Furlough Street
Mary White
Winston-Salem
Mildred Rhynes
Gastonia
John Tate
Philadelphia
Tea at Mrs Moselle Clark's Home This Afternoon
A tea will be served at the home of Mrs. Moselle Clark, 1503 West Street, this afternoon at 4 o'clock. Neighbors and friends are invited to attend.
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Moselle Clark
West Street
Rhythm Club Guests Hosted by Miss Blanche McKay
The Rhythm Sport Club met at 813 Hoover Street Tuesday evening with attendees including Miss Ruth Parks, Mrs Daisy Saddler, Miss Geneva Addison, Mrs Eva Pike, Miss Minnie Haywood, Miss Louise Garris, and Miss Lula Cameron.
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Rhythm Sport Club
Blanche McKay
Hoover Street
Ruth Parks
Daisy Saddler
Geneva Addison
Eva Pike
Minnie Haywood
Louise Garris
Lula Cameron
Card of Thanks for Walter Eccles
Mrs Josie Bell Eccles expresses sincere gratitude for the kindness and sympathy shown after the death of her husband Walter Eccles.
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Walter Eccles
Josie Bell Eccles
Veteran Newsman J H Jenkins Dies Suddenly At 61
J H Jenkins longtime Associated Press staffer died suddenly at his Vienna Virginia home after a heart attack while working on his farm. He joined AP in 1922, served in bureaus from Kentucky to South Carolina, and was based in Washington since 1930. Burial set for Sparta Georgia. His widow Katrina Orr is his survivor.
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Washington
J. H. Jenkins
Associated Press
Vienna
Jenkins
Frankfort
Columbia
S. C
Charlotte
N. C
Little Rock
Ark
Atlanta
Robert Kirk to Be Brought Here for Trial
Sergeant Jack W. McMahon traveled to Chambersburg Pennsylvania to secure the transfer of Robert Kirk charged with armed robbery in a September 1938 taxicab holdup. Kirk allegedly kidnapped the taxi passenger W H Mooney and tied him to a tree before the cab was found near Reidsville. Requisition papers were sent by Governor Clyde Hoey to Governor Arthur James.
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Jack W. McMahon
High Point
Chambersburg
Cas
Robert Kirk
Franklin County
Pennsylvania
Arthur James
Kirk
W. H. Mooney
Oak Ridge
Reidsville
James
Clyde Hoey
North Carolina
Two Vehicle Crashes Hurt Three At English Street
Two wrecks in the 1700 block of English Street left three people with slight injuries. Gera Hedrick and Sybil Ellis of Thomasville Road were treated for facial lacerations after their car, driven by J W Winfree, hit a telephone pole. Claud Everett of Burton Street sustained leg injuries when his motorcycle rear ended a car driven by Athol S Harrison. Frank Kernodle rode with Everett unharmed. Police continued investigations with no arrests reported.
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English Street
Gera Hedrick
Sybil Ellis
Thomasville Road
Burrus Memorial Hospital
J. W. Winfree
Kernersville
Claud Everett
Burton Street
Guilford General Hospital
Frank Kernodle
Eton College
Everett
Kernodle
Athol S. Harrison
Thomasville
C. R. Lamar
Tom Malpass Arrested Five Times in Week
Tom Malpass, 27, of 713 Centennial Avenue, was jailed five times in seven days on drunkenness charges. His total since October 4 rose to nine, including a driving drunk case and a worthless check offense, with the rest for drunkenness. Maine is noted as the only state not touching more than one other state. Insects destroy one-fifth to one-tenth of U S crops.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
Pennsylvania
Tom Malpass
Centennial Avenue
Maine
Union
United States
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