Textile trade shows strength amid expansion in 1934
New York reports a shift from earlier industry turmoil to growth across cotton and woolen sectors. Cotton output rises from July to September, aided by settled trade frictions and a government price policy. Woolen mills run at capacity on fall orders while rayon looks toward record production as prices firm.
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New York
America
Supreme Court
Poody’s
National Federation of Tests
Benefit dance in Los Angeles offers free operations as prizes
A recent hospital fundraiser in Los Angeles featured a dance where attendees could win free medical operations as prizes. The event aimed to support hospital services and drew community members seeking charitable raffles and entertainment.
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Los Angeles
North Carolina Questions and Notable Answers
The piece recaps a quiz on North Carolina history. It notes the Indian term for surveyors as land stealers and details figures like Joseph Roswell Hawley, governor of Connecticut in 1866, plus Quamine who was executed in Wilmington in 1868. The record mentions Civil War regiments involved in the death of Stonewall Jackson and asks about Jackson County’s namesake and formation.
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Richmond County
Connecticut
Congress
House
Senate
Quamine
Wilmington
North Carolina
Virginia
Woman's Auxiliary Day at Guilford College Home
The Deep River church women's auxiliary and guests met at Mrs. Joseph Peele's Guilford College home for an all day visit. A sumptuous noon repast was served and a business session followed, making the day well spent.
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Deep River Church
Joseph Peele
Guilford College
Quarterly Meeting of Friends Held at Springfield Church
Attendees gathered for the Quarterly Meeting of Friends at Springfield church last Saturday, with several local residents among the participants.
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Quarterly Meeting of Friends
Springfield Church
Misses Thornton Visit Lola Burton In Jamestown
Misses Pauline and Frances Thornton spent Sunday with Miss Lola Burton of Jamestown.
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Pauline
Frances Thornton
Lola Burton
Jamestown
Blair and Ske Visit Deepens Sunday Social
Mr and Mrs Garland Blair visited Mr and Mrs J L Ske on Sunday in a casual social call.
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Garland Blair
Mrs
J. L. Ske
Deep River Monthly Meeting Call For Attendance
The Deep River monthly meeting will be held on Thursday night this week and all members are urged to attend.
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Deep River
Mre Lindsay Knight Dies After Weekend Guests Visit
Mrs Lindsay Knight died after hosting weekend guests from Maro with her mother and sisters mentioned in the report. The event details are sparse but indicate a family gathering preceded the fatal outcome.
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Lindsay Knight
Maro
Mrs. Walter King Guests With J P Jones Family
Mrs. Walter King and her young daughter Ophelia Lane spent the entire Sunday as guests of her sister Mrs. J P Jones.
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Walter King
Ophelia Lane
J. P. Jones
Local visitors call on bedridden Mrs. Denson
Mrs. J. Al. Skeen and Mrs. T. J. Jones visited Mrs. Carey Bulla and her mother, Mrs. Denson, on Monday afternoon. Mrs. Denson has been bedbound for six months after four strokes.
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J. AL. Skeen
T. J. Jones
Carey Bulla
Denson
Fire at Chancellorsville Mistaken Friendly Fire Incident
Fragmentary note recounts Civil War confusion on May 2 1863 near Chancellorsville when Jackson and staff rode ahead. Union lines fired on them in darkness. Jackson’s men then fired on what they misidentified as enemy cavalry. Order to fire came from the Eighteenth North Carolina under Colonel Thomas J. Purdie.
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Jackson
Chancelloreville
A. P. Hill
Tirty
North Carolina
Thos. J. Purdie
Bladen County
Jackson County
Maywood and
Maccon
Andrew Jackson
United States
Scouts Pass Merit Badges at Troop 16 Court of Honor
At Leonard Street School Troop 16 held a Court of Honor last night where several Negro Boy Scouts earned merit badges. Samuel Keenan earned personal health, Thomas Gould book binding, John Torrance pioneering, James Payne cooking and pathfinding, Joseph Mack firemanship and physical development. Present were G. Baily, B. S. Whitted, and David Carter.
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Leonard Street
Samuel Keenan
Thomas Gould
John Torrance
James Payne
Joseph Mack
G. Baily
Whitted
David Carter
Annual Musical Of Cherrystreet Junior Choir
The third combat musical of the Cherrytreet Junior choir will be given at the church Thursday night at 8 o clock. It will include both spiritual and classical music. On Sunday September 14 the
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Ot Street
Cherrytreet
How Can I Preserve Feathers and Clean Goods
Household tips from Anne Ashley cover preserving pillow feathers with camphor to curb musty odors, removing brown stains from gas range fittings with vinegar, feeding peat turtles, making a pork roast and bread dressing, creating affordable color schemes with chintz, and removing grease from silk with fuller's earth.
Acquittals in Ware Shoals Killing Case
A second jury acquitted Greenwood C and two others in the July 19 fatal shooting near Ware Shoals. A prior jury could not reach a verdict in the case against Bil come Due Weet and Gus Sea wright Donals.
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Greenwood
Earl Hodges
Ware Shoals
Bilcome
Due Weet
Gus Seawright
Donals
English maker unveils auto lock with alarm horn trigger
An English manufacturer introduces a combination auto lock that emits a continuous horn alarm when the car ignition is tampered with. The device aims to deter theft by alerting bystanders and signaling forced access.
Cherry Street Junior Church Announces Sixth Anniversary Programs
Cherry Street Junior Church will mark its sixth anniversary with a special program at 10 20 Sunday morning followed by an evening program. The junior choir extends an invitation to the public to attend both events.
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Cherry Street
Mrs Medley Visits Goulds In Ansonville
Mrs Esther Medley of Ansonville spent the weekend with Mr and Mrs P J Gould at 1208 Pearson Street. Mrs Medley is Mrs Goulds mother. Mrs Seward has just returned from a five week vacation spent in New York Pennsylvania and Ohio.
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Esther Medley
Ansonville
P. J. Gould
Pearson Street
Medley
Gould
Seward
New York
Pennayne
Ohio
This Old Treatment Brings Relief for Kidney Ailments
This advertisement promotes Doan's Pills as a remedy for backache and kidney trouble. It claims the product helps remove waste from the body, relieves frequent bladder issues, and boosts energy. The copy urges readers to ask a pharmacist for Doan's Pills, used successfully for over a decade by millions.
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Hoppe
Pela
Davidson Hospital Plans Public Nonprofit Conversion
Lexington reports incorporation papers filed to convert Davidson Hospital from private to public nonprofit status. Established 11 years ago by Dr. J. A. Smith, the move creates a local trustees board, places property in trust, and allows access to Duke Endowment funds for charity patients. Duke Endowment supports only nonprofits, contributing a dollar daily per charity patient in approved hospitals.
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Lexington
Davidson Hospital
Secretary of State
J. A. Smith
Duke Endowment
Duke Endowment Hospital
Centers Closed in Raleigh Liquidation of State Centers
Mrs. Thomas O'Berry the state relief director announced that transient centers opened in North Carolina would be liquidated. The notice comes as the state reorganizes relief services.
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Raleigh
Thomas O'Berry
Ted
North Carolina
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