City considers widening South Main to railroad crossing
A petition to widen South Main from Ward street to the High Point Asheboro and Sandleman railroad crossing prompted the city to authorize a street check up. Property owners would supply land and the city would cover moving buildings and paving costs. The plan aims to prevent a narrow five block gap between Russell and Ward streets.
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South Main Street
Ward Street
High Point, Asheboro and
Sandleman
Commerce
Russell
Ward Streets
Russell Street
Hem Roid promising relief for piles by relieving congestion
Dr Leonhardt's Hem Roid is a tablet claimed to cure piles by reducing blood congestion in the lower bowel. The ad promises quick lasting relief and a money back guarantee, with Mann Drug Co. and druggists selling it nationwide.
Corrections To Aged Errorgram Notes
A list of five corrections fixes writer attribution to Thackeray for Vanity Fair, identifies Poor Butterfly as a popular song, notes the radio works despite a disconnected plug, corrects Plane Geometry spelling, and resolves a scrambled word FEDORA.
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Thackeray
Dickens
Vanity Fair
Asheville Poised to House New U.S. Forest Service Office
Charles F. Evans of the gulf states district forest office will succeed S. H. Marsh as district inspector in the southeastern district. Asheville likely to be named headquarters. Evans, Yale forestry graduate, has served in the service since 1912 in roles from forest assistant to supervisor.
Giraffe Reaches 18 to 20 Feet When Fully Grown
The animal attains a height between 18 and 20 feet in maturity. This range reflects the typical adult stature for giraffes observed in zoological discussions.
Lose Fat With Kruschen Salts Claim
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a fat loss aid for women and promises a 3 week scale drop. It claims improved energy skin clarity and alertness with daily half teaspoonful in hot water, urging purchase of an 85 cent bottle from Hart Drug Co. or other druggists with a money back guarantee.
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Hart Drug Co
America
Adv
Knox Recommends Surfacing Main Street Section
City Manager Knox urged the council to resurface Main Street from Commerce to English with sheet asphalt. He estimated a one-half inch depth would cost about 83,000. A committee of Councilmen Parker and Holton will study the proposal and report next meeting.
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Knox
Main Street
Commerce
Parker and
Holton
Budget Adopted by School Board for 1929–30
The adjourned meeting of the school board approved a 1929–30 budget totaling 452075 dollars with an increase under ten thousand dollars. Citizens from Oak Hill asked for school transportation to the Junior high as grades were moved and county plans were discussed for relief.
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Oak Hill
T. Wingate Andrews
Andrews
School Boy Struck By Car Near Highway Junction
T J Marsh seven year old son of Mrs John Marsh of Thomasville route three was injured this morning at 7 20 when hit by an automobile driven by C J Morgan of Thomasville at the point where the new route of highway No 10 enters the old Thomasville road. He was taken to High Point hospital and is resting after suffering a forehead swelling and minor bruises.
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T. J. Marsh
John Marsh
Thomasville
Route Three
C. J. Morgan
Thomasville Road
Oak Hill School
H. L. Brockman
Pool Room Tax Fight Faces City Council
D. C. MacRae, attorney for pool room operators, urged council members to reconsider the city tax on pool rooms and the bonding requirement. Current rules require a $50 tax per table and a $3,000 bond by a surety company. A proposed change would allow bonds from any approved surety, but the tax reduction was not acted upon and the council took the matter under advisement.
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D. C. MacRae
Elm Street Parent-Teachers Meet Opens School Year
Elm Street school hosts its Parent-Teachers association first meeting with T Wingate Andrews superintendent and Miss Edna Morgenthaler elementary supervisor as principal speakers. Parents visit home rooms to meet teachers. talks cover aims of public education and book rental system care. C A Smith praises talks as Solon Williamson presides. Blair Spencer's fourth grade sings lullabies.
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T. Wingate Andrews
Edna Morgenthaler
Elm Street
Parent-Teachers Association
Mr. Andrews
Miss Morgenthaler
C. A. Smith
Solon Williamson
State aids training for cripples via Cobb visit
C N Cobb traveling assistant in the State Board of Education came to the municipal building to discuss state funded training and placement for cripples. He said funds from state and federal sources are available to assist those unable to train themselves. He noted the Success Business College will soon serve as the commercial training site for willing cripples with aptitude for business.
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C. N. Cobb
Vocational Department
State Board of Education
City Welfare Department
Success Business’ College
Cobb
Success Business College
Johnson Rites Held at Prospect Church
Funeral services for C. L. Johnson, a well known farmer who died at his Trinity area home Tuesday afternoon, were conducted at Prospect M E church by Rev. Seymore Taylor. Interment followed in the church cemetery with pallbearers G. L. Younts Paul Slate R. C. Coltrane Gray Collett W. E. Younts and Robert Lohr and flower bearers Misses Sadie Johnson May Johnson Kathleen Johnson Florence Johnson and Mrs. Lee Johnson.
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C. L. Johnson
Trinity
Prospect M. E. Church
Seymore Taylor
G. L. Younts
Paul Slate
R. C. Coltrane
Gray Collett
W. E. Younts
Robert Lohr
Sadie Johnson
May Johnson
Kathleen Johnson
Florence Johnson
Lee Johnson
Report on All-Friends conference to be given at church meet
Members of the Senior Christian Endeavor Society of the Central Friends church will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 at the church annex. Elwood Marshall will report on the All-Friends conference held recently at Penn College Oskaloosa Iowa. A game period follows the regular meeting. The Junior Christian Endeavor society will meet Saturday at 3 PM at the annex.
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The
Central Friends Church
Church Annex
Elwood Marshall
All-Friends Conference
Penn College
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Junior Christian Endeavor Society
the Annex
Cardus credited for relief of chronic backache
Hillsboro Texas resident Mrs. 8 P Hudson recalls lifelong backache and monthly headaches in youth. She credits Cardus with rapid relief after a few bottles and says it helped her regain health and energy, noting she has used it again since marriage and believes in its benefits.
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Hillsboro
Texas
8. P. Hudson
Covington Street
Cardus
Notre Dame Ramblers Live Up to Name in Fall Return
Notre Dame football fans expect the Ramblers to fulfill their nickname this fall as Rockne era plans are set, with a new stadium looming and construction advancing.
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Notre Dame
Ramblers
Rockne
Seaboard Air Line Bond Deposits Reach 86 Percent
The company reports that 86 percent of the five percent bonds under its recapitalization plan have been deposited. The note appears amid discussion of restructuring and timing for exchange procedures.
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Seaboard Air Line
Junior Y Club Formed at Junior High School
A Junior Y M C A style club organized at the junior high with 36 charter members from 12 seventh grade classes. Officers are Allen Parker president James Parsoms vice president and Liloyd Whitley secretary. Program committee includes Charles Barnhart Bobby Rankin and Alson Hoover. Weekly meetings set for Wednesday at 1 PM under Y M C A guidance.
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Allen Parker
James Parsoms
Liloyd Whitley
Charles Barnhart
Bobby Rankin
Alson Hoover
Orthodontist Dr Dennis Keel Opens Office in Bridgton
Dr Dennis Keel announces the opening of his orthodontia practice at 415 Wachovia Bank Building. Office hours are 9 to 6 each Wednesday and the phone number is 2013.
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Dennis Keel
Wachovia Bank Bridg
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