Penner quits ducks to star as The Black Sheep
Hollywood report details Joseph Penner known as Fat Joe ending his Duck years. He plans a new character The Black Sheep with a theme song and catch lines. A three picture contract follows with Victor Moore Helen Broderick and Parkyakarkas in the cast. Penner personal history includes Hungarian birth a tough start and early work catching frogs. He fears frogs legs roast duck and mutton may haunt him as he moves on from College Rhythm and Collegiate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ta Service
Hollywood
the Penner
Fat Joe Penner
Édian
Penner
Victor Moore
Helen Broderick
Parkyakarkas
Foreclosure Sale Scheduled in High Point NC
Notice announces a public foreclosure auction in High Point Guilford County North Carolina by trustee Lewis J Fisher Jr on September 4 1936 at 2 PM in front of the Municipal Building. Property described as South part lot No 4 in block 3 Five Points subdivision with Ridge Street Yates and Willard lines. Attys Turner Dickson High Point appear.
Sale of land by trustee in High Point North Carolina
Public auction to satisfy a deed of trust on three tracts in Guilford County near Alma Furniture, Myrtle Desk Company and Barnes Manufacturing, with right of way reservations for the Myrtle Desk sidetrack and C Y R R rail line. Terms cash. Sale set for September 1, 1936 at 2 PM in front of the High Point Municipal Building.
Foreclosure Sale Notice for High Point Property
Notice of sale under a 1931 deed of trust by J W Saunders to J D Brame trustee for High Point Insurance and Real Estate Co. sale set for September 4 1936 at 2 PM in front of High Point Municipal Building Guilford County North Carolina. Property is Lot 23 in Block L Wil l oubar Terrace described in Book 4 page 212. August 4 1996.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Saunders
J. D. Brame
High Point Insurance & Real Estate Company
Register of Eds
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
High Point Township
Willoubar Terrace
Register of Deeds Office of
Guilford
N. C
Dalton, Turner & Dickson
Attys
Sale of Parker deed of trust property in High Point
Trustee will sell at public auction two tracts in High Point Guilford County at 2 PM on September 4 1936 due to default on indebtedness secured by a deed of trust dated August 1 1932. Tract 1 is Lot 26 of High Point Development Company plot. Tract 2 includes described parcel at northwest corner of East Green and Park Streets with a warehouse and dwelling.
Public Auction of High Point Property under Deed of Trust
The trustee will sell at public auction for cash in front of the Municipal Building High Point on September 4 1936 at 5 30 oclock P M the property in High Point Township Guilford County described as beginning at Mrs M A Tates corner on Hamilton Street then running and bounded by Tate White Asheboro Railroad line and back to the starting point This sale arises from a deed of trust dated August 1 1932 by A B Parker and Deborah T Parker to BR M Harrison Trustee for John D Biggs Receiver of Commercial National Bank of High Point and recorded in Guilford County Book 697 Page 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Marriner
Com- National Bank of
High Point
A. D
Register of Deeds
Guilfordty
North Carolina
City of
Guilford County
High Point Township
of Alma Desk Company
Myrtle Co
J. P. Redding
Carolina Railway
Corney of
Alma
Corner Esk Co
Myrtle
North Carolina Railway
Office of Register of Deeds
N. C
West Green Street
Rose Murphy
S. W
Myrtle Deck Co
Myrtle Desk Co
Myrtle Desk Company
Barnes Manufacturing Co
Alma Furniture Co
Alma Furniture Company
G. C. Vinecannon
C&yr R. R
Leonard Mfg. Co
Barnes Mfg. Co
Alma Purniture Company
Alme Ace Co
Vuncannon
N. W
Greaters
C. H. Marriner
Triurtee
Dalton
Turner & Dickson
Attys
Parker
Deborah T. Parker
BR. M. Harrison
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank of
Office of the Register of Deeds
M. A Tate
Henry A. White
M. A. Tate
Hamilton Street
Said
Asheboro
Rancheman & Southern RE. R
M. M. Dodamend
A. Parker
Ida V. Tate
Wm. Tate
R. M. Harrison
Dalton, Turner & Dickson
Safe way to inflate tires and a life story of Penner
The article warns against tire blowouts, urging to keep your face above the fender when inflating old tires. It then traces Joe Penner from Detroit childhood to vaudeville and Broadway, noting his rise after rough beginnings and accidental catch phrases that boosted his fame. Penner and Eleanor May Penner plan a large hillside home after years in show business.
Questions About Cardui Claims and Nutrition Aid
Thousands of women testify Cardui helps overcome mal nutrition and ease menstrual pains. The ad explains Cardui contains two plant bitters that stimulate digestive juices, increasing food intake and energy. It suggests improved digestion makes nutrition more effective and strengthens the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cardus
Executor to auction land in High Point September 18 1936
Executor of Mrs. Emma Finch Walser will sell described property at 123 Dalton Street High Point on September 18 1936 at 10 A M. The sale requires 10 percent deposit from the highest bidder and remains open ten days for advance bids. Boundaries referenced in Guilford County Book of Wills II page 93 and Deeds Office Greensboro Book 228 page 67.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emma Pinch
Superior Court
Guilford County
Dalton Street
City of
High Point
R. E. Hiatt
N. C
Pinch
Finch
J. M. Pritts
R. B
Notice of Sale of Land in High Point by Trustee
Foreclosure sale of real estate in Guilford County North Carolina on September 4 1936 at 11 30 a m in front of the Municipal Building High Point. Mary Johnson Byerly and Julius Byerly mortgage with High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association secured by deed of trust dated September 25 1983 and recorded in Book 71 page 318. Lot 105 on College Park J Welch Farm map fronting Alder Street 50 feet with depth 170 feet on west and 171 feet on east and 30 feet rear, sale to highest cash bidder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Johnson Byerly
Julius Byerly
W. A. J. Idol
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
College Park
Welch
Office of the Register of Deeds
Alder Street
A. J. Idol
Thos. W. Sprinkie
Charlotte Man Is Chosen Moderator
The Presbyterian synod of North Carolina elected the Rev. J. M. Walker of Steel Creek Presbyterian Church in Charlotte as moderator. The Rev. W. J. Roach of Lowell was re-elected assistant clerk. Opening sermon by the retiring moderator the Rev. FE. Gillespie of Greensboro. Reports on church schools, the orphans home, and stewardship were given. Limited pastorates topic to be discussed this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
Presbyterian Synod of
Six governments ruled the Texas state across eras
Readers learn that the region now known as Texas has been governed by six authorities including Spain and France, Mexico, the Republic of Texas, the Confederacy, and the United States, illustrating a complex history of sovereignty and control.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
Texas
Spain
France
Mexico
Republic of Texas
Confederate States
The
United States
Sale of Kennedy estate land set for October in Guilford County
Under a Guilford County Superior Court order a commissioner will sell at public auction on October 3 1936 at 2 pm the EB L Kennedy property in High Point Township at the corner of Burton Street extension and Highway 10A The tract includes Lots 1 2 3 4 5 6 and 7 and a six room house on Lot 2 The sale will be cash and bids may be accepted in whole or in part with the commissioner retaining right to choose the winning bid L J Fisher Jr attorney for the estate BR McLean commissioner
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Superior Court of
Guilford County
R. H Sechrest
E. L. Kennedy
John Kennedy
Levi Kennedy
Cora Reynolds
Maude Reynolds
BE. W. Stroud
Zelma Kennedy
J. L. Kennedy
Maude Kennedy
C H. Reynolds
BE. W. Reynolds
E. W. Stroud
T. R
B. L. Kennedy
Wm. F. Freeman
Office of the Register of Deeds
McLean
L. J. Fisher, Jr
George Brower to Lead Twentieth Century Club 1936 37
George Brower was elected president of the Twentieth Century Club for the 1936 37 year at a Community Center meeting. Officers include Guy Lee McFall vice president and Australia Mason recording secretary with Roscoe Smith as financial secretary Phillip McCall treasurer C O Gill business manager and Willard Brown publicity agent. Prof BE Yockey was named advisor. The 35 members, mostly William Penn high graduates or students, pledged to pursue character building and community value projects though social events may continue occasionally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brower
Twentieth Century Club
Roscoe Smith
Phillip McCall
C. O. Gill
Willard Brown
C. BE. Yokely
William Penn High School
Local Social Notes Highlight Area Visits
Mr and Mrs O C Gibson spent the week end in Laurinburg visiting Rev and Mrs P J Cook. Mr and Mrs George Lemons of 725 East Washington street returned from Washington Ga where they spent their vacation with relatives. Mrs Armstrong of Philadelphia PA is visiting Mr and Mrs B A Craver of this city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. C. Gibson
Laurinburg
P. J. Cook
George Lemons
Washington Street
Washington, Ga
Armstrong
Philadelphia
B. A. Craver
City recreation closes summer program with festival
The city recreation department ends the summer program Thursday afternoon September 3 with a play day festival at Leonard Street school ground from 3 30 to 6 o’clock. The event features bicycle races tournaments and a softball game between all star teams from the three playgrounds and includes a craft exhibit and various finals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Recreation Department
Leonard Street
Fairview Street
W. H. Park
W. F. Bailey
Funeral Services For Moses Vincent Held Wednesday
Funeral services for Moses Vincent 55 will be held at Calvary Baptist church Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock. Vincent born in Rock Hill died suddenly Sunday morning at his Hilltop Street home. He was employed as a horse trainer by J E Amos Realty Co. Survived by his wife Docia Vincent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moses Vincent
Calvary Baptist Church
Mr. Vincent
Rock Hill
8. C
Hilltop Street
J. E. Amos Realty Co
Docia Vincent
Young Woman Shot. Store Employee Held in Tarboro
Miss Helen Alder, 28, keeper of a Pine Top general store, was seriously wounded in a Rocky Mount hospital. Martin Gardner, a 30-year-old unmarried employee who had worked five years at the store, is held in jail charged with shooting her during a deserted afternoon lull.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tarboro
Helen Alder
Pinetopa
Rocky Mount
Martin Gardner
Alder
Gardner
Mt Airy Lake Fails, Dry Despite WPA Work
Mount Airy boasts Crawford Park lake built with CWA and WPA aid but sits dry on a high hill, no stream to feed it. Engineer lacks water. two pools form during rains, then vanish, while city reconsiders plans and WPA comments on delays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Airy
CWA
WPA
Hughes in New Bern Ill at Home
George Isaac Hughes a 96 year old Confederate veteran and father of two young children was ill at his home in New Bern today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Bern
George Isaac Hughes
Florists Open Joint Three Day Convention in Asheville
Asheville hosts a three day convention opening today as the North Carolina Florists Association joins the South Carolina Florists Association in a regional gathering for growers buyers and designers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
North Carolina Florists Association
The
South Carolina Florists Association
Successor unnamed at Raleigh after Noble resignation
No successor had been named today to Dr. M. C. Noble Jr., assistant state revenue commissioner, who announced his resignation last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
M. C. 8. Noble, Jr
State Revenue
Cosmetologists Meet in Charlotte Sunday
The North Carolina Cosmetologists Association will convene in Charlotte on Sunday with officials predicting about 500 attendees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
North
Carlina Cosmetologists’ Association
Albemarle Sound Bridge Route Picked Near Mackeys Ferry
Chairman Capus M. Waynick of the State Highway and Public Works Commission announced a plan for the $1,150,000 Albemarle Sound bridge. The site is several miles east of the toll ferry between Mackey's and Denton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Albemarle Sound
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Mackey
Sandy Plains operator convicted of manslaughter in death
Melvin A. Morris, a filling station operator from Sandy Plains, was convicted of manslaughter for the death of Thurston Sales in a year old case. He claimed self defense during the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PACES
Whiteville
Melvin A. Morris
Sandy Plains
Thurston Sales
Truck Crash Kills Claude Enloe Near Hayesville
Claude Enloe, 34, was killed when a state highway truck wrecked near Hayesville yesterday. The accident occurred on the highway close to the town, in the rural area identified by local authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hayesville
Claude Enloe
Waynick delays request for highway surplus funds
Chairman Capus M. Waynick of the State Highway and Public Works Commission said he has again postponed submitting to Governor Ehringhaus a formal request for 2,800,000 dollars from the highway surplus for road betterment projects. The request had been due yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Ehringhaus
Youth Is Held In Death Of Father
Donald Henderson, 16, was held on a charge of killing his father William E. Henderson, 55, in a remote county area. The youth said he acted in self defense when his father attempted to regain a pistol taken after threats against his wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waynesville
Donald Henderson
William E. Henderson
Henderson
Internal Revenue Collections Rise in North Carolina
North Carolina IRS collections for the first two months of the fiscal year reached 55.44 million dollars, up 6.13 million from the same period last year. Greensboro report notes the total and the gain over the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
North Carolina
Sandbar spines designed to deter removal
The article explains that sandbars have notched spines to prevent them from being pulled off once embedded in flesh or clothing.
Seeds of the sacred lotus germinate after 160 years
Seeds of a sacred lotus have germinated after being kept dry for 160 years. The discovery highlights remarkable seed dormancy and long term viability, prompting renewed interest in ancient plant preservation methods and botanical resilience.
Mount Airy WPA Lake Project Faces Water Supply Doubts
Winston-Salem reports quote Jim Rivers WPA district administrator saying a local Mount Airy project left a large lake with no visible water source. City Engineer Merrick promises a feasible canal to fix the issue and has already prepared a small yacht for the lake, signaling faith in the project.]
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Jim Rivers
WPA
Mount Airy
Rivers
Merrick
Langley to write book on execution and pardon
Gus Langley plans a book about the experience of awaiting the electric chair and eventual pardon. He cites Ed ward Metelski, 28, of Newark, who was executed for killing a New Jersey state trooper and later pardoned in North Carolina. Langley says he bonded with Metelski in a North Carolina cotton field and adds he is now free after a long parole struggle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morris Plains
N. J
Gus Langley
Edward Metelski
New Jersey
Langley
Metelski
New Carolina
Newark
Tren State Prison
Warren Yenser
Three Slated To Die In Electric Chair On Friday
In North Carolina three men face execution by electric chair this Friday at the state prison. J B B Carden of Durham, George Ston of Chapel Hill, and Pressley of Gaston County are under death sentence for capital crimes committed before July 1935, while new crimes after July 1 1935 could be punishable by death by gas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Prison
General Assembly
J. B.B Carden
Durham
Georgeston
Chapel Hill
Pressley
Gaston County
Drought Delays Resettlement Plans Across Several States
Washington reports drought delays suspend 30 resettlement projects as funds earmarked for relocation are redirected. Assistant Administrator Gl Baldwin announced that approved plans in Saluda County South Carolina Raleigh subsidiary Farmsteads North Carolina Farms North Carolina Wolf Pit North Carolina Greenville South Carolina face temporary hold while drought relief actions are carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Gl Baldwin
Aloan
Theington Post
Saluda den Homes
S. C
Raleighsidiary Farmsteads
N. C
Farms
Wolf Pit
Greenville
8. C
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By Paul Harrison
Pinters
America
H Carolina
Milford County
John F. Garner
Sinie
Lewis J. Fisher, Jr
N. L. Garner
Texie Dal- Garner
Lord County
B. D. Yates Corner
Ridge
J. F. Williard
Williard
Yates Corner
Yates
Ridge Street
High Point Real Estate and Ce Company
Ter of Deeds
Turner & Dickson, Attys
D. R. Parker
Boris A. Parker
J. D. Biggs
Receter Commercial National Bank of
High Point Development Company
East Green and
Park Streets
J. M. Rickert
J. 8. Worth, Jr
D. A. Fowler
Joe
Detroit
Pinter
Greenwich Village
Rudy Vallee
Eleanor May Penner
Cardui
Charlotte Man
Branson
M. Hill
Helen L. Hill
City
Irvin
Ingram
N. Cox
Atty
Colored News
O. B. Davis
Annetta Burns
Carmilla Litaker
Australia Mason
Lennard Street
Mamie Craver
Helen Wooley
E. M. Deberry
Hazel Parker
Clarence Strickland
Raymond Williams
Employe
U.S. Neutrality
Europe
U. S
Kane
Francisco Franco
State Department
Mt. Airy
Mountairy
Crawford Park
Eugene Whitman
Mount Airy Times
Carolina News Briefs
Florists
MERT
Randolph
Drough
Carter
North Main
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