Carnival Opposed by Church in Roxboro Near Revival
The Longhurst Baptist Church won a temporary restraining order to stop a carnival from pitching tents within 500 feet of its revival site. Judge Leo Carr set a hearing to make the order permanent. Roxboro officials had barred operations within city limits over gambling concerns. Rev Auburn Hayes said counsel would press to declare the carnival a public nuisance. An unrelated note about a giant Sequoia tree death is mentioned.
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Roxboro
the Baptist Church
Longhurst
Harrison
Leo Carr
Burlington
Carr
Barlington
Auburn G. Hayes
Hayes
Opossum Feigns Death A Nervous Habit
The opossum plays possum as a reflex to stress slowing its heartbeat sharply. This feigning death is an involuntary nervous reaction with no control by the animal.
Senator Coleman Du Pont Builds 98 Mile Delmarva Highway Gift
Senator Coleman Du Pont conceived and built a 98 mile highway from Ilmington Delaware to the Maryland state line and presented it as a gift to his state.
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Coleman du Pont
Ilmington
Del
Maryland-Delaware
Archery Gains Popularity in United States
The National Recreation Association reports archery is rapidly increasing in popularity across the United States, signaling growing interest in the sport and potential program expansion nationwide.
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The
National Recreation Association
United States
Mrs. Peacock Dies in Winston Hospital After Fall
Ella Carr Peacock 83 widow of Dr Dred Peacock longtime Greensboro college president died at Bowman Gray Memorial Hospital Winston-Salem after a month of hospitalization following a home fall that broke her hip Pneumonia and frailty hastened death Born Trinity May 7 1865 educated at Greensboro college married June 7 1887 to Dred Peacock later lived in Lexington and Greensboro where her husband led Greensboro Female College He died 1934 Survived by son John R Peacock daughter Odelle Marsh and three grandchildren Funeral at 102 Louise Ave Tuesday at 3 30 pm with burial Trinity Cemetery
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Dred Peacock
Greensboro College
Bowman Gray Memorial Hospital
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Trinity
W. and
Roxana Leach Carr
Wilson
Trinity College
Lexington
High Point
Louise Avenue
John R. Peacock
Johnson Street
J. Everett
Odelle) Marsh
Jackacock
Jimmie
Millicent Marsh
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Tor
Paul Hardin
W. A. Lambeth
Greensboro
C. Excelle Rozzelle
Trinity Cemetery
A T Moffitt Dies Here After Brief Illness
Alpheus Thurman Moffitt died at his home 210 Richardson street at 12:30 this morning after a brief illness. He was born in Randolph county the son of the late Rev H T and Martha Brock Moffitt. He married Christine Clinard in 1909. she died in 1942. He owned a dry goods store for 33 years and later worked at J C Penney. He was a trustee of First Baptist church. Funeral Tuesday at Sechrest chapel at 3 o'clock. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Alpheus Thurman Moffitt
Richardson Street
Mr. Moffitt
Moffitt
Randolph County
H. T
Martha Brock Moffitt
Christine Clinard
Main
English Streets
J. C. Penney
First Baptist Church
H. T. Moffitt
Robert G. Moffitt
Greensboro
G. F. Griffin
R. I. Cox
A. T. Sherrill
S Cc. W. Smith
Myrtle Beach
Sechrest Funeral Chapel
W. Wilbur Hutchins
A. B. Conrad
Oakwood Ce
Tery
Executor's Notice in Will of W A Davis High Point NC
Executor under the will of W A Davis of High Point Guilford County North Carolina invites claims against the estate. Claimants must file with the Trust Department Wachovia Bank and Trust Company High Point NC within one year from first publication or be barred. Debts owed to the estate should be paid to Wachovia Bank and Trust Company at High Point NC.
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W. A. Davis
High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Trust Department of Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Wachovia Bank
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Ear Surgery Provides Hope For Otosclerosis Patients
The article explains otosclerosis a bone disease that narrows hearing by stiffening the small ear bones. Fenestration surgery under a microscope offers hearing restoration for those with remaining hearing, with low life risk and rare infection, best in patients not yet profoundly deaf.
ABC Election On In Hickory Today
Hickory voters cast ballots to decide if the city will allow ABC liquor stores as part of a summer regional vote. The measure follows earlier dry trends in Rowan and partial wetting in Mecklenburg, with 7 839 eligible voters in the city.
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Iity
Piedmont
Rowan County
Mecklenburg County
Durham
Drys
Catawba County
Newton, Conover
Claremont
Funeral Rites for John B. Austin Held at Main Street Church
John B. Austin died Friday night after a five week illness. Funeral service was held Sunday at 3 pm at Main Street Methodist with Rev. E M Jones and Rev Don Payne in charge. Organist Fielding Kearns led two hymns as flowers filled by churchwomen. Pallbearers included P E Moore Charles Byrd J B Fink Bill Robbinette Joe Foley J K Cole Reitzel Pitts Roscoe Adams. Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery. Austin resided at 1216 Cedrow Avenue.
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Main Street Methodist
E. M. Jones
Don Payne
Wesley Memorial
Fielding Kearns
P. E. Moore
Charles Byrd
J. B. Fink
Bill Robbinette
Joe Foley
Eskimo Men Consume Meat Equal to Five Percent of Body Weight
Eskimo men in a single meal have been observed to consume meat equivalent to five percent of their total body weight, highlighting remarkable endurance and appetite in extreme Arctic conditions.
England Employs Two Thousand Cats as Office Mice Hunters
About 2000 cats serve as mousers in English government offices. They are on the payroll and paid a shilling weekly.
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England
Skyway Plane Delegation to Visit Greensboro Tomorrow
A Los Angeles chamber of commerce president and John A. Reilly of the Washington board of trade lead a delegation arriving at Greensboro High Point airport at noon to promote a transcontinental Skyway air route. The east-west Skyway 1 would run from Washington through Richmond Greensboro Spartanburg Atlanta Montgomery Dallas to Los Angeles, creating a 40 mile wide corridor for private aircraft. Representatives from both chambers and the civil aeronautics administration accompany the delegation, who will be hosted at a lunch at the Sedgefield Inn at 12 30 tomorrow.
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Los Angeles
Washington, D. C
Young Thieves Have Coke Party At School
Evidence of a coke party found at Grimes Street School after a reported break in. Officers reported empty coke bottles and debris on a kitchen table and the gas stove turned on. They suspect teenage boys and girls. Entry gained via a second floor fire escape. This marks the fourth school B and E in ten days.
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Grimes Street
Gems and coins link ranks and rulers in historic context
Gems denote rank among Chinese mandarins with distinct stones for each level. Early coins bore ruler or town monograms per Britannica. The word moon may derive from to measure, as the moon measured time per Britannica.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Substance as God and Spirit in Sunday lessons
The Christian Science weekly lesson on September 14 centers on the unity of Spirit and God and the all-containing nature of divine creation. Golden text from Romans 1 20 and Eccl 3 14 anchor the theme that God s power is eternal and unalterable. Mary Baker Eddy's Science and Health emphasizes Spirit as the sole substance and the universal divine infinite God.
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Christian Science
Mary Baker Eddy
Blue-eyed Men Noted As Best Rifle Shots Says Study
A historical claim suggests men with blue eyes excel in marksmanship, highlighting perceived eye color influence on shooting accuracy. Researchers report observational links between iris color and rifle skills amid broader traits.
Names for thistles share one plant identity
The list lists multiple common thistle names including common burr blue roadside horse spear and button, all referring to a single species.
Mrs. Stokes Tysinger Dies at Home Near Denton
Mrs. Stokes Tysinger, 40, died suddenly at home near Denton on Sunday night. She is survived by her husband, seven children, four brothers, four sisters, and her mother. Funeral services will be held at the Denton Baptist church on Tuesday at 3 p.m. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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Stokes Tysinger
Kenneth
Ronald
Clarence
Robert
Maxine
Polly
Verona
Owen
Lexington
Austin
Mooresville
Austin Doby
B. Surratt
Glenn Gregory
Stacey Walser
Salisbury
Gray Garner
C. G. Doby
Baptist Church of
Church
False Teeth Hold Firm With New Powder Paste
An improved powder sprinkles on upper or lower plates to prevent rocking slipping or sliding. It is alkaline not sour and leaves no gooey taste or odor. The paste strengthens dentures and is sold at drug stores.
BC Headache Powder and Tablets Named Best Seller
The famous BC formula now comes in tablets as well as powder. Two tablets equal one powder and both forms provide fast relief from headaches neuralgia and minor muscular pains. BC Headache Powders 10¢ and 25c BC Headache Tablets 25c. Caution: use only as directed.
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