This Aviatrix Is Mermaid Top
Mr and Mrs H V Weant announce the birth of a son Irvin Vanard on August 27 at their High Point Route 3 home. Other items note Piedmont Women's Golf tourney at Greensboro Country Club, WYCA Service Committee meeting, Senior C E Society meeting, R P Farrell takes up Alabama Health Board work, Legion Auxiliary Friday meeting, Industrial Clubs elect new officers, Bet tie Lee birthday party, the marriage of Miss Anderson to Mr Burns, Miss Muse luncheon honoring Miss Muse, High Point Daughters of the Confederacy fall meetings with delegates elected to state and national conventions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. V. Weant
Irvin Vanard
High Point Route 3
Alabama
R. P. Farrell
Montgomery
Ala
Alabama State Board of Health
Young Women’s Christian Association
East Commerce Street
Phoebe Meadows
T. C. Yarborough
Ella Caudell
Ola Allen
Virginia Shackleford
Bettie Lee
Ray Lee
Elm Street
Betty
Estelle Thomas
Betty Lee
Lucille Culler
Viola
Beckie Sue Byrum
Tillie Sue Iveigh
Mildred Vestal
Juanita Lee
Knox Walker
H. J. Steppe
William Thomas Anderson
Giennis
Lewis Hurdis Burns
Eptember 1
Maple Street
Burns
Richmond
Virginia
Miss Anderson
Greensboro
National School of Fine and Applied Art
Washington, D. C
West 14Th Street
Winston-Salem
North Carolina
High Point
United Daughters of the Confederacy
J. P. Rawley
Johnson Street
Rawley
T. W. Albertson
I. T. Mann
O. A. Kirkman
C. H. Bass
Blanche Burgess
J. A. Morris
Charlotte
H. N. Phillips
T. A. Kearns
F. Hayden
C. B. Mattocks
Bruce Craven
A. E. Tate
R. H. Sechrest
R. Waynick
Jacksonville
Fla
Mesdames
J. W. Welborn
J. E. Kirkman
J. W. Harris
R. L. Waynick
J. ¥. Hayden
Arthur Harrison
Dorothy Hoskins
Crowders and guests visit relatives across the South
A flurry of social mentions shows J P Crowder and daughter Alice visiting Virginia relatives while Mrs. Luther Parker and Mrs J Harry Jones of Charlotte spent a day with friends in Winston-Salem. Others travel from New York Atlantic City Raleigh Camden S C Washington High Point and Tampa to northern Carolina for visits and health trips.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. P. Crowder
Miss Alice Crowder
Virginia
Luther Parker
J. Harry Jones
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Robert H. Walker
New York
Atlantic City
Patriotic Cat Gives Birth To Three Unusual Kittens
In Phoenix on September 1 a disabled World War veteran Charles Williams reported his cat gave birth to three kittens with distinct colors: red white and a slate blue. The kittens were named Legion Veteran Bureau, reflecting the owners military ties and patriotic theme.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Charles Williams
Legion
Bureau
Boy Lived With Bullet in Heart for 18 Months
Lester Perkins, 10, of Ogniquit Me, was accidentally wounded by a .22 rifle bullet in March 1930. He has lived with the bullet for about a year and a half but remains in good health and active.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ogniquit, Me
Lester Perkins
Envy TOURIST Tower of Pisa Lean Question
The note from the Christian Science Monitor humorously ponders what causes the Leaning Tower of Pisa to tilt. A curious tourist asks the question while a preoccupied observer admits the mystery remains unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tower of Pisa
Christian Science Monitor
Mussolini Air Enthusiast Flights From War to Sky
Rome dispatch describes Mussolini as an avid flyer since 1915 with a wartime start in Cascina Costa. He flies for sport, not official travel, endured a 1919 crash unhurt, and once declared I am Mussolini to a drill sergeant. He backs Italy leading in aviation and even rose at 4 am to launch a round Italy race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mussolini
Duce
Petazzi
Cascina Costa
Italy
Popoto d'Italia
Wisper
Fiume
d’Annunzio
Auctioneers Sing Song At 68 Warehouses In Bright Belt
Raleigh reports the bright leaf belt tobacco market opened with auctioneers calling bids at 68 warehouses. Farmers from 22 counties sent newly cured leaf while openings may be lighter than prior years as growers wait for market trends. Wilson leads the belt as the nation’s largest tobacco market with major sales. government price quotes will be posted daily at Farmville alongside grader service in Smithfield Wendell Williamson Washington Kinston.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bright Belt
Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
Raleigh
North Carolina
Wilson
Farmville
Lake City
D. C
Border Belt
South Carolina
Smithfield
Wendell
Williamson
Washington
Kinston
New Bern
Wallace
Tarboro
Enfield
Mhoskie
Robersonville
Zebulon
Greenville
Baptist Association Renames Denton for Annual Convention
The Liberty Baptist Association moves its September 8 to 9 meeting from Lick Creek to Denton after a fire destroyed the church. The event opens September 8 at 9 45 am with a sermon by Rev. M O Alexander and features ministers from Lexington Thomasville High Point Winston-Salem Raleigh and other towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Liberty Baptist Association
Denton Baptist Church
Sam J. Smith
Lick Creek Baptist Church
Lick Creek
Denton
Davidson County
M. O. Alexander
Thomasville
S. B. Wilson
High Point
B. K Mason
Winston-Salem
J. M. Hayes
E. W. Turner
Fork
E. F. Mumford
Wallburg
J. A. McMillan
Raleigh
H. T. Penry
Southmont
W. L. Warfford
Stickler Exchange Reveals Hidden Visit Tale
A brief dialogue centers on a mother-in-law who has visited only once since marriage. The speaker notes luck in that absence, while the other retorts that she has never left. The exchange hints at ongoing family tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Stickler
Lutheran Brotherhood Gathering at Lexington
The First Lutheran church in Lexington hosted the eastern district meeting of the Lutheran Brotherhood of North Carolina. The program began at three in the afternoon with J. L. Fisher of Salisbury delivering the principal address. About 150 men attended plus visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Lutheran Brotherhood of North Carolina
J. L. Fisher
Salisbury
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Forest Fire Fatalities Mark Northwest Outbreak
In Montana Idaho and Washington crews battle for weeks as 14 firefighters die and 3200 troops fight fires across Northwest forests. Ray Helm of Minneapolis is named the 14th casualty after a burning tree collapsed on him near Plains Montana. Conditions improve in Boise and Idaho National Forests as guardsmen help direct crews out of wooded areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inscula
Mont
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Ray Helm
Minneapolis
Plains
Boise
National Guardsmen
Construction Contracts Rise in Southeast Region
Construction contracts awarded in the southeastern territory during the first half of August totaled 4,196,800 dollars per F. W. Dodge Corporation. The region includes the Carolinas, Florida, Alabama, and eastern Tennessee. The July contract total reached 14,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Carolinas
Florida
Alabama
Tennessee
Construction gains show July activity in Florida cities and Georgia
The report details 038 400 distributed among public works and utilities 6 853 800 residential building 3 286 000 non residential building 3 898 600 for the period. Seven months of the year reflect gains in St Petersburg Jacksonville Miami Palm Beach Tampa and Knoxville with Georgia leading July totals at 4 078 600 versus 3 558 000 last year. Jacksonville July 142 000 rose from June 73 000 and July 72 900. Miami July 445 800 compared with 443 600 last year. Palm Beach 99 400 and Tampa 110 400.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Florida
Jacksonville
Miami
Palm Beach
Tom Petersburg
Knoxville
Ingham
Tampa
Georgia
Tax rate cut lowers New Hanover levy in 1931 32
Wilmington news reports New Hanover County will set its 1931 32 tax rate at 1.00 dollars, a 30 cent reduction from the previous rate. The adjustment reflects local fiscal measures for the upcoming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
New Hanover
Branch Eligibility Is Not Yet Decided
CHAPEL HILL Sept 1 University of North Carolina officials said it would likely be two weeks before it is known if Johnny Branch star quarterback will be eligible for football this fall. Branch must complete a correspondence course even if he passed summer school courses. summer school exams were held recently but grades have not been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Johnny
Branch
Tourists Sell Melton to Orioles for Unnamed Sum
Ray Kennedy, president of the Asheville Piedmont League club, announced the sale of Ferty Melton, Tourist southpaw rookie, to the Baltimore Orioles for an unnamed sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melton Asheville
Ray Kennedy
Asheville
Ferty Melton
Baltimore Orioles
Gardner delays NC special session awaiting cotton plan action
Governor Gardner returns to Raleigh after a vacation and will wait for Texas Oklahoma and Arkansas to act on the no cotton in 1932 plan before considering a special session. He notes 9,000,000 bales of this year's 15,000,000 bale U S cotton crop and urges a federal international conference on cotton with President Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Gardner
North Carolina
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Congress
Hoover
Also Mentioned on This Page
Piedmont Golf Ass
Piedmont Women's Golf Association
Association
C. E. Society
Christian Endeavor Society of the
First Reformed Church
W. R. Shaffer
Sunshine Committee
Mixes Effie Morgan
Chai
Miss File
Oliie Brown
Irene Yarnall
Miss Muse
Anne Carter Marsh
South Main Street
Johnnie Muse
Ernestine Hayes
C. C. Muse
Alex Stanford
Alice Elizabeth Freeze
Seborn Perry
Leona Holton
Ralph Slate
Maury Cralle
Herman Smith
Jack Thomas
Elizabeth Jones
Nell Adams
Dorothy Ingram
Margaret Hauser
Mary Simmons
Lucy Hayes
Helen Marsh
Katherine Whitener
Mermaid
Mae Hairlip
Cleveland
Rollins
Moffitt’s
North Main Street
J. Earle Weaver
Violete Weaver
Joe Kelley
L. H. Myers
Thomas
Camden
S. C
Roy Welborn
W. L. Stamey, Jr
Canada
W. L. Clayton
Dodge Hotel
Dodge
Velma D. Matthews
N. E. Albea
J. D. Brame
Mr. Albea
E. P. Albea
S. G. Fowler and Sons
John
B. C
Radium Springs
F. M. Ward
Edith Ward
H. M. Brown
Montleu Avenue
Mammie O. Jolly
EB. A. Lessier
Duncan
8. C
P. B. Caldwell
G. C. Caldwell
Forrest Avenue
J. E. Amos
R. 8
Winslow
Mr. Amos
Mr. Winslow
University of Illinois
Baptist Association
Lutheran Brotherhood
Idaho National Parks
Hillcrest Skating
NEW Coats
Nelly
the Ladies’ Store
Yow’s Funeral Home
Broad and
Joncaire
Ann’s Beauty Salon
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