News From Old Trinity Warns of Friendly Summer Picnic Echoes
A Trinity column reports a Wesley Memorial Sunday School picnic on the old college campus with 300 attendees and 78 autos. It notes fried chicken and cake, welcomes Rev. Gilbert Rowe, and mentions local visits, travels, and weather affecting Children’s Day events.
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Wesley Memorial Sunday School
Old College
Uwharrie
Wesley Memorial Church
Gilbert Rowe
High Point
Trinity
Percy Bullard
Raleigh
Benson Parker
Parker
College
Mangum W. Weeks
Washington, D. C
Steven Weeks
Washington
Thelma Ritchie
Mary Ritchie Johnson
Sunnyside
New London
Nannie Craven
Chase City
George Craven
Maud Carpenter
McCuiston
Browne
John Browne
North Wilkesboro
Marvin Browne
Mt. Vernon
R. St
High Point R F D No 1 News Highlights
Route residents attended the city Saturday to bid farewell to military personnel. W W Guyer E C Henderson Mrs G R Henderson T W Welch W P Jester Mr and Mrs Alfred Pearce attended. James Lowe moved to J Lewis Woodson's farm taking charge of farming and dairying. E C Grissom recovered from a two week illness. Mrs J W Guyer hosted visitors. Thomas Hilton returns home.
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W. W. Guyer
E. C. Henderson
J. W. Guyer
High Point
Jester
Thomas Hilton
North Carolina Graduates Secure Early Jobs in State Growth
Ninety young men recently graduated from the Agricultural and Mechanical College report immediate employment with positions waiting on graduation day. The class promises leaders in the state's agricultural industrial and civic development as the college highlights its technical role.
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Agricultural and Mechanical College
Turner fined in assault with pistol over chicken dispute
In Recorder's Court Friday Mrs. J. A. Turner was assessed costs in an assault with a pistol on neighbor E. R. Keerans. Evidence said Keerans was chasing Turner’s chickens from her garden when she asked him to stop. a pistol shot followed and he fled. The court ruled the act unlawful and dangerous despite her claim it was to frighten.
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J. A. Turner
E. R. Keerans
Boiled to Death in a Local Veneer Plant Vat
Ike Hargrave a well known Black resident died Saturday night from burns after falling into a hot liquid vat at Lee Veneer Co. Giles Holt a young Black man assisting him was pulled in and severely burned. The incident occurred when a log hook slipped causing Hargrave to fall and break a protective sill.
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Ike Hargrave
Burns
Lee Veneer Co
Giles Holt
Hargrave
Holt
Month-End Specials At Moffitt Furnishings Co
Yard wide Garbadines Beech Cloth Basket weaves Pajamas fabric and long cloth offered at low prices. 36-inch Batiste white and colored Voiles Lane and Mulls feature at extra good grade. Palm Beach suits in best styles of the season priced to clear.
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Hales
Palm Beach
Mewest
Moffitt Furnishing CO
Middy Blouses In Demand For Hot Days At College Shops
Retail notes highlight middy blouses selling well in hot weather. Featured are college stripes and plain tailored middies, designed to pair with white skirts, with special quality and seasonally smart styling emphasized.
Special Net Dresses On Sale This Week At 4 93
Ten new net dresses in white with pink trim white and light blue and yellow offered for day or evening wear. Prices set at 4 93 this week, described as handsome stylish and attractive.
Stylish Hosiery for the Ladies in New Arrivals
A local shop advertises ladies hosiery with stylish stripes and plain shades priced at 25¢ 50¢ and 1.00. Shown as part of new clothes displays to attract customers.
Muslin Underwear sale offers new gowns and corset covers
Advertises new gowns skirts drawers and corset covers in muslin at 49c 98c and 25c. Emphasizes value and assorted pieces including drawers and corset covers with low prices.
Striking rail workers would paralyze the nation
A National Magazine extract argues a nationwide railroad walkout would halt nearly three hundred thousand miles of track. Food supplies would dwindle in eastern cities, farmers lose markets, industries halt, and millions lose income, driving the country into a virtual siege and possible starvation.
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Seaboard
Railroads Face Wage Demands and Investment Tradeoff
The Detroit Free Press notes railroads cannot fund larger payrolls and big purchases simultaneously. Giving in to wage demands may stall purchases, harming steel mills and the economic boom. It credits heavy locomotives and trains for fewer employee deaths and injuries, with fatalities dropping from 620 in 1911 to 452 in 1914 and injuries from 6601 to 4823.
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Detroit Free Press
Labor dispute hours and wages debate cited by World
The New York World argues that pursuing a wage dispute to claim full pay from employers is not the best path to long term labor welfare, warning against extreme demands by workers.
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New York World
Wage scales and job class pay for southeastern railway workers
The article details daily minimum wages for six worker classes in through and local freight service, including engineers, firemen, conductors, and brakemen, with ranges from $2.75 to $7.00 per day. It explains overtime, earnings on fast freights, and yard worker rates, noting proposed increases under the men’s plan and the effect on current 10 hour days.
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Washington, D. C
Freizhr
Freiz
Niet Yard
Public interference in arbitration fuels national trade debate
The editorial argues that the public bears responsibility in business disputes as unions resist arbitration and government fails to close national trade routes, criticizing the administration for neglecting its duty to keep commerce paths open. The tone reflects a strong stance on civic involvement in business affairs.
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Mos
Times-Picayune
Editorial rebuts mad freight train idea for wage demands
Washington editorial notes four railway unions press for higher pay while urging shorter trains. It argues reduced trains raise operating costs, require more crews and new equipment, and would hurt efficiency, contrasting manager claims with economic reality. It cites a Washington Times piece from April 19 to illustrate the flawed logic.
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Washington, D. C
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