Eighth District Doctors Convene Here on Thursday
The Eighth District Medical Society will hold its first 1940 meeting in High Point on Thursday April 6 with Dr P W Flagge as president. A 2 pm program at the Sheraton Hotel includes talks by Dr J T Burrus and Dr H B Hiatt. An afternoon tea at Mrs W L Jackson's home and a garden tour are planned for visiting ladies.
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Eighth District Medical Society
Alleghany
Forsyth
Guilford
Randolph
Rockingham
Stokes
Surry
Yadkin
High Point
P. W. Flagge
Sheraton Hotel
J. T. Burrus
Burrus Memorial Hospital
State Board of Health
H. B. Hiatt
Guilford General Hospital
R. A. Moore
Winston-Salem
C. C. Hubbard
Farmer
H. L. Johnson
Elkin
H. B. Smith
North Wilkesboro
Society
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point City
McKim Marriott
St. Louis
Marriott
Medical Department of
Washington University
W. L. Jackson
Two Hurt In City Vehicle Collision At Woodberry
Mrs. Alice Baldwin passenger in a car driven by her daughter Miss Swaine Baldwin collided with a Public Service bus at Woodberry and East Green streets yesterday. Mrs. Baldwin and the Madden child aboard the bus sustained injuries and were taken to Guilford General Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Baldwin
Franklin Street
Miss Swaine Baldwin
Woodberry
East Green
L. C. Madden
Guilfora General Hospital
Thomasville Wins In Triangular Debate
Thomasville high school won both sides of a triangular debate on the sales tax. James Lambeth and Katherine Covington defeated Hilda Handsell and Ira Heatwole of Burlington, while Mary Johnson Lambeth and Colin Westmoreland beat Molly Rose and Bill Haughton of Reidsville. Judges were A. J. Newton Rev H W wean and Rev Warford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Thomasville High School
James Lambeth
Katherine Covington
Hilda Handsell
Ira Heatwole
Burlington
Mary Johnson Lambeth
Colin Westmoreland
Molly Rose
Bill Haughton
Reidsville
A. J. Newton
H. W. Wean
Warford
Local Legion Post To Induct Officers At Meeting Tuesday
Andrew Jackson Post No. 7 American Legion will meet at its hall on Wrenn Street Tuesday night at 8 o clock to induct the new officers elected at the last meeting. Commander George F. Edwards announced the plan and urges all members to attend.
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Legion
Andrew Jackson Post No
American Legion
Wrenn Street
George F. Edwards
City Charter Of 1858 Blocks Beer Sales In High Point
Observers note North Carolina may allow beer by May 1 but High Point cannot sell intoxicating drinks inside the city limits under the 1858 charter Section 43. The 1931 act preserves existing ordinances unless amended, so repeal of that section by the legislature would be needed to permit beer sales.
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North Carolina
City of
High Point
In Concert Tonight Sparks Liquor Lease Talks
The article recalls requests to lease property for selling 3.2 beer and hints that repeal of the liquor prohibition act may or may not occur. It notes Randolph county history of liquor absence, Quaker land deeds, and a tale of a Quaker deemed too virtuous to sell whiskey during Alan Tomlinson’s Randolph commission tenure.
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Alan Tomlinson
C. F
S. H. Tomlinson
Randolph County Commissioners
Tomlinson
Randolph
A Capella Choir Presents Sacred Concert Tonight
The High Point college A Cappella Choir directed by Prof HB B Stimson performs its annual sacred music concert at Central Friends church tonight at 8 o'clock. The 35 member group, organized three years ago, has toured widely and earned high praise for artistry. The program features solos and pieces by Tschaikowsky, Christiansen, Rheinberger, Stults, Bowles, Dett, Grieg, and others, including Hearl My Cry and Canzonetta.
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B. B. Stimson
High Point College
Central Friends Church
Sammy Taylor
H. O. Steele
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
Tschaikowsky
Vera Smith
Martin
Christiansen
Bowles
Jewell
Dorothy Hoskins
Ericson
Mulligan Co
L. Gray
Burleigh
Sam Troutman
Gounod
Jesus
Friends of Sinners
Grieg
Stainer
Romanza
Region Camporee Set by Regions Six Scouts
The Regions six Camporee will be held at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill on April 28 29 with 32 scouts from Salisbury Thomasville andington. Registration April 28 4 to 5 PM under O B Gorman. Camp Chief Herbert Stuckey directs setup and opening camp fire.
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Chapel Hill
Boy Scouts of America
University of North Carolina At
Uwharrie Council
Salisbury
Thomasville
Ington
O. B. Gorman
Cherokee Council
Ress
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Classified Help Wanted Listings at the Exchange
Many registered at the exchange yesterday detailing a range of jobs and care tasks. Entries include women and men seeking light office, house, yard, sewing, and child care work for cash, board, or pay, with ages and references noted. Street Methodist church will have charge of the exchange this week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Youngeri
Street Methodist Church
Edward L Marshall Laid To Rest After Forsyth County Death
Edward Lee Marshall died at his Forsyth county home Monday night at 71. Funeral services were held at Salem Chapel Church with Rev. Sidney Reid. burial in the church cemetery. Survived by brother Wells Marshall of this city and three sisters Melva D. Baker Winston Salem R J Fair Rock Hill NC and Jeanette Davis Forsyth county.
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Wells Marshall
Forsyth County
Edward Lee Marshall
Salem Chapel
Sidney Reid
Marshall
Melva D. Baker
Winston-Salem
R. J. Fair
Rock Hill
N. C
Jeanette Davis
Care in Pressing Delicate Fabrics
The guide advises pressing rough silk with a warm iron only when the fabric is completely dry. Linen and organdy should be ironed while still very wet. Do not use a hot iron on artificial silk. place a dry cloth over it and use a warm iron.
Dr G A Martin To Preach At North Main Baptist
Dr G A Martin of Denton will preach at the 11 a m morning service and again at 7 39 p m at the North Main Street Baptist church today. Sunday school meets this morning at 9 45. Revival services run nightly at 7 30 with each guest preacher scheduled through Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main Street Baptist Church
G. A. Martin
Denton
Hoyle Love
West End Baptist Church
Geo. T. Tunstall
Green Street Baptist Church
Mr. Pierce
Geo. L. Liner
Southside Baptist Church
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
Quality Shoe Store to Hold Formal Reopening
The Quality Shoe store at 135 South Main Street, remodeled and stocked with new merchandise, reopened yesterday under J. L. Chernault. First day business was encouraging, with a formal reopening to be announced next week.
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South Main Street
J. L. Chernault
Alumni of Local College Return 10 Meeting Here
Twenty three High Point College graduates now teaching in North Carolina schools gathered at Roberts Hall for talks by President G I Humphreys and others. They toured the campus, discussed the college role, and watched the High Point College nine defeat Mock-Judson 16 to 1 at afternoon game.
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High Point College
North Carolina
Roberts Hall
G. I. Humphreys
N. M. Harrison
C. R. Hinshaw
Harrison
Greensboro
H. C. Coble
Alta Allen
Elda Clark
Ralph Vance
BE. C. Glasgow
Elizabeth Hanner
Lucy Nunery
Edna Nicholson
Hunt
G. R. Madison
J. Taft White
Plane drops handbills for Blue Bird play at high school
EB Howard of the Senior high school faculty will fly over the city Tuesday afternoon dropping ten thousand handbills promoting the Senior Green Mask Dramatic club production of Maeterlinck's The Blue Bird. The April 7 performance in the high school auditorium features a cast of over 75 students with Free Ticket labels exchangeable for reserved seats.
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EB. T. Howard
Green Mask Dramatic Club
Maeterlinck
Harriett Skull
Lawrence Wagger
Mytyl and
Lytyl
Maeterlink
Blue Bird
Father and Son Injured by Dynamite Cap Blast
A man and his son on Randolph Street were treated at Guilford General Hospital after a dynamite cap exploded as the father tried to grind it on a wheel. The father lost his thumb and index finger. the son was peppered by small fragments from the cap or the wheel. The son said he urged his father not to grind the cap, but his pleas were ignored.
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Ing
Randolph Street
Guilford General Hospital
King
Direct-O-Graph Directs City Streets While Advertising
A Direct-O-Graph device by LV. Orange, applying for a patent, sits in the parking space at the eastern end of the Southern allway passenger station. It provides street directions and points inquirers to listed business houses on its scroll. Proposers plan to expand to other cities as municipal directories.
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LV. Orange
Allway
Conoan Pene
Salem
Burlington
Salisbury
Concord
The Merchant of Venice Presented by Talented Players
James Hendrickson and Claire Bruce lead a touring company with a strong reputation to perform The Merchant of Venice at High Point College auditorium Monday night at 7 o clock. Educational groups increasingly host Shakespeare as schools mount productions.
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James Hendrickson
Claire Bruce
Mssrchant of
Venice
High Point College
National Dairy Award Won by Local Mendenhall Dairy
Mendenhall Brothers of the Prospect road two miles southwest of town earn a National Dairy association honor roll certificate for herds producing above 300 pounds butterfat per cow. Their cows exceeded that mark, some yielding over 600 pounds. The farm also holds a state health certificate for a clean herd after five years of tuberculosis and infectious abortion tests. The operation has about 100 milking cows and has operated locally for over eight years.
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Mendenhall Brothers
Prospect Road
National Dairy Association
Guernsey
Mendenhall
State Department of Agriculture
Department
Mendenhall Brothers Dairy
Funeral Rites for Mrs Idol with Local Clergy and Choir
Funeral services for Mrs. Louisa Idol widow of William Hussey Idol were held at her son W Chase Idol's home on North Main Street attended by ministers Dr B Conrad Rev G Ray Jordan and Rev J M Hilliard. A quartet and soloist performed hymns and a piano accompaniment supported the service. Interment followed at Deep River Cemetery.
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Louisa Raper Idol
William Hussey Idol
North Main Street
W. Chase Idol
Hillcrest Drive
B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial M. E
J. M. Hilliard
J. Gurney Briggs
H. I. Coffield
Dan W. Smith
Charles Kephart
Bascom Whitaker
Fire damages Frances Beamon home in Detroit street corner blaze
Fire of unknown origin badly damaged the house of Frances Beamon on the Price and Hoover corner Friday evening. Firemen from companies 1 and 2 answered the alarm and extinguished the blaze.
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Frances Beamon
Price
Hoover
Furniture Men Convene In May At Sedgefield
A May gathering of furniture men is noted at Sedgefield with details obscured. The fragmentary text references meetings and local industry figures but lacks clear dates or participants.
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Sedgefield
Officials Named for City Primaries and New Registrations
Municipal board of elections calls for the April 18 primary and May 2 general election and lists 10 of 14 precincts requiring full new registrations after a realignment. Chairman Sprinkle to issue final instructions Monday at 1 30 pm. registrars and judges appointed for each precinct.
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Municipal Board of Elections
Board of Aldermen
Election Board
Tom W. Sprinkle
Sprinkle
Wachovia Bank
C. M. Mason
George Dickson
C. P. Koontz
North Main Street
Claude Smith
George James
J. O. Connor
North Wrenn Street
Mra. A. Lee Gibson
D. A. Neese
Vernon Crouch
Louise Avenue
J. 8. Moffitt
D. D. Parsons
John A. Holbrook
Roberson
Plans For May Meeting By Guilford Junior Council
Guilford Council No. 23 discussed the sectional meet that will bring five Jr O U A M districts to the city on May 18. Committees from local councils prepared plans for the session and entertainment. R C Plummer chaired the meeting with Thomas C Godwin in charge of the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford Council
Council
East
Washington Street
R. C. Plummer
Thomas C. Godwin
H. O. Hayworth
C. W. Snider
J. W Saunders
J. F. Hart Wens
A. Net
Seongee
Eitan Trophy
Winston-Salem
Mirage Phenomena Draw Animals to Visionary Pools
Reports from South Africa describe striking mirages that fool animals into rushing toward apparent water sources. The illusion causes wildlife to crowd as if seeking real drinkable pools, revealing how heat and light distort distance in the desert landscape.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Africa
One Night in a Window Echoes Quiet Love
A reflective line contrasts a single intimate moment with Broadway lights, saying love found at home surpasses fame and public attention. The speaker notes the home path offers deeper comfort than the glitz of the road to stardom.
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Broadway
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Mc Kim Mariot
Sheraton
D Small Madden
Randolph County
Randolph Board
Stimson
Beautiful Savior
Rheinberger A Capella
Stults
Pierne
Ebersole
Edward L. Marshall
Quality Shoe Store
Shakespeare
Globe Theatre
Stratford-on-Avon
Deep River Cemetery
JO Jeanewer
Nexi
A.J. Koonce
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