Three Tablets to Be Unveiled at Confederate Cemetery
Raleigh awaits the unveiling of three memory tablets at the Confederate Cemetery completing the 12 in the House of Memory project. The event honors veterans of the War of 1812 Mexican and Spanish American wars and Carolina soldiers wives and mothers. Governor Hoey will speak as Mrs John Hiske Anderson directs the ceremonies with Mrs Hoey and Mrs Alfred Jam promoting the memory idea.
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Raleigh
Carolina
John Hiske Anderson
North Carolina
United Daughters the Confederacy
Overnor Hoey
Hoey
Alfred Jams
Bora
J Hayden
High Point
Louise Diggle
Charlotte
Local Clerk Resigns to Lead Eastern Territory at McCray Refrigeration
Mr. Scott Jr., long tied to Thompson Shoe store, resigns to join McCray Refrigeration Company of Kendallville Indiana. He will oversee the Eastern Carolina region with headquarters in Goldsboro and assumes his new post soon.
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Scott, Jr
Thompson Shoe Store
McCray Refrigeration Company
Kendallville
Ind
Scott
Carolina
The
Refrigeration Company
Goldsboro
Chickasaw Tribe No 32 Meeting Called At Red Men Hall
Chickasaw tribe No 32 Improved Order of Red Men will meet Monday night at 7 30 at its hall over the Princess Cafe All members urged to attend as matters of special importance are to be discussed.
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Red Men
Hospital election interest lags as registrations lag
Interest in the High Point hospital bond election remains weak as registrations hot up slowly with a last minute rush anticipated to reach 3 000 to 4 000 before books close next Saturday at sundown. Through the week 1 730 registrations were tallied across 13 precincts led by precincts 1 and 3 with 262 and 252 respectively.
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High Point Hospital
C. 8. Grayson
John S. Pickett
F. Logan Porter
Reso
Local Physician Praised for Experiments on Reducing Baby Size
Dr. G. G. Perry reports in Southern Medicine and Surgery that restricting diet late in pregnancy can lower fetal weight. The regimen, begun after seven months, uses a leafy vegetable diet with limited carbs and fats, plus saline laxatives if needed, and shows average baby weights near six pounds.
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Southern Medicine and Surgery
Charlotte
G. G. Perry
Ace oppe Spades by John Mebane
The narrator expresses ambition to learn newspaper operation and praises the helpfulness of readers who offer guidance and know-how, noting frequent visits to the office and willingness to answer questions.
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Spades
John Mebane
A Gentle Reader Corrects a News Story
A reader called to offer a rewritten version of a yesterday's news item. He demonstrated how the story could be written more clearly in his own words for future reference.
Front Page Debate on Story Layout and Headlines
Readers frequently suggest changing story placement and headline style from back page to front page and from one column to two or three columns or a streamer. The editor thanks readers for these comments and notes the ongoing feedback on layout choices.
Newspaper Work Life Has Its Own Pressures
The speaker notes editors and contributors provide fresh viewpoints and catch frequent errors, contrasting their time to reflect with the newsroom’s daily grind of writing and running the paper. The passage stresses the value of outside perspectives in improving journalism.
Time constraints frustrate a critic with fresh viewpoint
The speaker claims to lack time to visit the office and offer business criticism despite believing they could help. They joke about not knowing the business's first principles yet promise a fresh attitude and usefulness if time allowed.
Fragmented Newspaper Page Teases Missing Continuation
The passage complains that many newspapermen ignore constructive community stories in favor of dirt and sensationalism. It notes reporters’ flexible conscience and a focus on scandal over public improvement, hinting at more on page EHight-A.
Last Cubic Yard Of Dirt In Railway Cut Removed As Project Moves Ahead
Blythe Brothers the city contractor removed the last cubic yard of dirt in the railway cut marking near completion of the grade crossing elimination project. Paul Howard says 98 percent of contract work will be finished by October first conditional on weather. Guion and Company continues wall and bridge work on Main Street bridge while Drainage Engineering completes sub drainage and the winding ramp. The Gude Construction Company handles passenger station sub work and most Blythe Brothers crews shift to remaining masonry tasks with winter timing uncertain. Traffic remains on the temporary half until the permanent span is ready and the full ramp is cleared.
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Blythe Brothers
High Point
Paul Howard
Howard
A. H. Guion and Company
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Main Street
Dalton Street
Drainage Engineering Company
Middleton
Ohio
Railway Express Agency
Gude Construction Company
Guion
High Point College Opens Fifteenth Scholastic Year
Upper classmen begin registration on Tuesday with 1:30 p.m. start and freshmen on Thursday at 9:30 a.m. Enrollment last year reached 420 students and advance registrations are the heaviest in the college’s history. New staff include Miss Alda Berry as secretary to President Humphreys and business instructor, and W. H. Ford returning as head of the business department.
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Alda T. Berry
Hgh Point College
High Point College
Fred Schneider
Elda Clark
G. I. Humphreys
Berry
New York University
W. H. Ford
University of North Carolina
Pageant Ends Sixth Performance Celebrating High Point Progress
The Pageant of Progress in High Point closes its sixth performance at High Point College stadium. About 1,500 to 2,000 attendees heard A. E. Tate thank contributors and the public. The event, by John B. Rogers Producing Company, featured dance pantomime ballet song and drama showing the city’s evolution to a manufacturing center. Hundreds of visitors from outside the city attended.
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High Point
Pageant of Progress
High Point College Stadium
A. E. Tate
Pageant of Progress, Inc
College Stadium
John B. Rogers
Council May Get Budget This Week
High Point council plans to discuss the new fiscal year budget with no fixed meeting date. Officials expected a Wednesday session this week to take up the budget after last week's meeting ran late. If adopted as recommended, the tax rate will stay at $1.50 per $190 valuation.
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High Point
Republican campaign centers Townsend pension plan for eighth district
The Charlotte Observer reported Monroe Adams of Statesville, Republican candidate for Congress in the ninth district, campaigning on the Townsend Pension plan to pay up to 200 dollars monthly to Americans over 65. It said Adams may be the first North Carolina candidate to push a pension plan as a major campaign plank.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Monroe Adams
Statesville
Congress
Townsend Penson
United States
Adams
North Carolina
Funeral Service Held Friday for Mr. Spencer
Funeral services for J. Spencer longtime resident and brother of Mrs. B. White were held Friday at 4 p.m. at Sechrest Funeral Home. Dr. A B. Conrad officiated with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were Veterans of Foreign Wars members A Ji Frost J T Chaney E A Whidden W E Price Co B Stuart T C Potts Luther Strum and Luther Workman. A male quartet sang Going Down the Valley during the service.
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J. Spencer
B. White
West Palm Beach
Florida
Sechrest Funeral Home
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
A. Ji. Frost
J. T. Chaney
E. A Whidden
W. E. Price, Co
B. Stuart
T. C. Potts
Luther Strum
Luther Workman
J. Gurney Briggs
Chase Idol, Jr
J. Lawrence White
Ernest Welch
United States Registers World’s Majority of Motor Vehicles
About seventy one percent of all registered motor vehicles in the world are registered in the United States. This reflects the scale of vehicle ownership and registration within the U S, surpassing other nations in total numbers.
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The
United States
Weekly Building Permits Totaled 5490 In City
Inspectors issued 14 building permits totaling 5490 dollars for repairs, improvements and painting. The largest item was 1575 dollars for High Point Savings and Trust Company to repair a store apartment at 327 South Main. Other permits included a 925 dollar garage and kindergarten at 1118 Forrest Hill Drive and a 1100 dollar industrial roof and paint job on Wiley Street.
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EB. K. Ingram
High Point Savings and Trust Company
South Main Street
Louis F. Voorhees
Forrest Hill Drive
Lilly Company
Wiley Street
D. BE. Davis
East Washington Street
J. D. Robbins
Grimes Street
A. G. Hill
Pickett Street
H. J. Carter
Weat Bay Street
Ben L. Herman
West Farmis Avenue
Spencer. Coal Company
Co Ehute
Phillips Street
H. Jarrett
Koonts and White
West Broad Street
W. E. Anderson
East Russell Street
Service Held For James S. Reddick
Funeral services for James S. Reddick a 68 year old Springfield resident were held at the Springfield Friends church with the pastor and two visiting ministers leading. The church choir performed classic hymns and a solo was sung by Miss Pauline Hicks. Granddaughters and church members carried flowers while active and honorary pallbearers included several grandsons. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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James &. Reddick
Springfield
Fairfield Road
High Point
Route 3
Joint Birthday Celebration for Mr and Mrs Griffin
Mr and Mrs 8 L Griffin celebrated their birthdays together at their home on Route Two with family and friends. He is 80 and she 78, as seven children, 44 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren attended the Griffin reunion. The Smith Happy Ramblers played as a picnic dinner was served. Mr Griffin gave an inspirational talk and both continue active daily routines and church attendance at Spring Hill M P Church.
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8. L. Griffin
Mr. Griffin
Mrs. Griffin
Griffin
Spring Hill M. P
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