No Change Of Date Of Southern Show Despite N. Y. Shift
The Southern Furniture Market will hold its summer showing July 16 to 28 despite New York moving its show to June 11 23. A. E. Tate says advancing the Southern dates would be impractical and notes New York aims to draw large store attendance, potentially shifting emphasis from Midwest markets. Southern manufacturers increasingly favor New York and the coast, with fewer showing at midwestern fairs.
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N. Y
Southern Furniture Market
New York
High Point
A. E. Tate
Southern Furniture Exposition
Mev Ble Mises
Sulit Lomparhy
Tate
Grand Rapids
Chicago
Bonus opponents invited to meet on April 4 rally
The Veterans of Foreign Wars post in High Point announces a April 4 meeting at the VFW hall to promote the bonus bill H R 1 while inviting opponents to attend and present objections. Commander C E Stuart says the bill is economically sound and aims to honor service in 1917 18 with reduced costs and long term savings.
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House
V. F. W. Post
House of Representatives
V. F. W. Hall
C. E.tuart
High Point Post No. 19
Veterans of Foreign Ware
United States
V. F
Wart
Senate
Uart
Stuart
W Wright Taken By Death At Home of Sister Carboro
W Wright 70 of Burling died shortly after 1 o clock yesterday morning at the home of his daughter Mrs Elizabeth Mor of Carboro He is survived by two brothers A L Wright of High Point and A Z Wright of Thompsontown a sister Mrs J M Weller of High Point six daughters Mrs Ruth Watts Mrs Row an of Hillsboro Mrs Dalrymple of Jamestown Elizabeth Morris of Carboro and Mrs Jessie Haney of Point and two sons Wil and James Wright of High Point Funeral services will be conducted this morning in Chapel and the body will be returned to High Point for interment at Oakwood cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Wright
Burling
Elizabeth Mor
Carboro
Wright
A. L. Wright
High
A. Z. Wright
Thom
J. M. Welof
High Point
Ruth Watts
Rowan
Hillsboro
Dalrymple
Jamestown
Elizabeth Morris
Car
Jessie Haney
Point
Wil and
James Wright
Hill
Oakwood Cemetery
Important Meeting of Retail Council for Monday Night
The Retail Trade Council calls a special meeting Monday night at eight in the municipal courtroom at city hall to address alleged retail code violations and interpretation requests. Vice-chairman Phillip Silver announced the session, with chairman W. Riggins presiding after returning from Atlantic City.
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Retail Trade Council
Phillip Silver
W. Riggins
Penney Managers
Atlantic City
Silver Stat
Banking changes cited in review
The Wachovia notes that 1933 and 1934 mark immense banking changes after the March 1933 banking holiday and the 1933 banking act. New laws, federal actions, and state rules reshaped bank customer relations, limiting certain practices while raising safety and reliability. An article by H F Shaffner discusses cost analysis in banking and how credit and service are priced through customer balances.
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Wachovia
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Congress
Federal Reserve Banks
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Code
H. F. Shaffner
Shaffner
Levi Foust Dies After Illness in Thomasville
Levi Foust dies at home on Thomasville route one after an illness. He is survived by his son John K. Foust and four daughters Roxana May Lorinda and Sarah. Funeral at Fairview M E Church Sunday at 2 pm with Rev. John Cline officiating and Rev. P E Parker assisting. burial in church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Levi Foust
John K. Foust
Roxana
May
Lorinda
Sarah
Fairview M. E
John Cline
P. E. Parker
School for Parents and Teachers opens in High Point
Visiting teachers from Little Rock Greensboro and Atlanta arrive to conduct classes at Wesley Memorial church for parents and teachers of children up to 11 years. Open sessions start this afternoon with sessions scheduled weekly through Friday and hundreds from multiple churches expected to enroll.
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Clay E. Smith
Little Rock
Ark
Corinne Little
Greensboro
High Point
H. D. Guerrant
Atlanta
Wesley Memorial Church
Liston Pope
Board of Managers
North Main Street
Parent-Teacher Associations Win Superior Certificates in North Carolina
The Brentwood Johnson street Kay and Elim street schools earned Superior Certificate ratings at the North Carolina P T A Congress in Durham. Certificates were presented by Mrs. Hugh Bradford as 650 delegates heard educators discuss character citizenship and cultural skills.
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Brentwood
Johnson Street
Kay
Elim Street
North Carolina
Parent-Teacher Associations
Durham
Hugh Bradford
Sacramento
Calif
P.T. A. Congress
High Point
Parent-Teacher Council
Elm Street
Parent-Teacher Association
National Congress of Parents and Teachers
Mason Crum
Duke University
Frank P. Graham
Greater University of North Carolina
Bradford
Marion M. Miller
New York City
Clyde Milner
Guilford College
F. H. Richardson
Black Mountain
T. Wingate Andrews
R. F. J. Johnson
Floyd Wilson
C. C
Barnhart
Johnson Street School
Dan Schroder
H. I. Coffield
W. L. Edwards
Mias Loriie Ellison
Cloverdale
A. J. Carmichael
Oak Hill
B. W. Manley
J. F. Hoffman
Emma Blair
J. O. Morgan
Dean Lindley to Speak at Welch Memorial C E Society
Dean P. E. Lindley of High Point college will address the Welch Memorial C E society tonight at 6 15. All society members are urged to attend and others interested are invited.
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P. E. Lindley
High Point College
Welch Memorial C. E. Society
Successful Merchant George E Hutchens National Food Stores leader
George E Hutchens a High Point business figure built a grocery empire starting with a family store in Virginia born 1894. He opened Hutchens Department Food Store in 1916 and expanded to eight National Food Stores in High Point plus a Greensboro location. He leads Commerce Wholesale Grocery, chairs church and civic groups, and summers on his West Lexington log cabin and farm with his wife Elizabeth Lineback and five children.
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George E. Hutchens
National Food Stores
Patrick County
Mr. Hutchens
Virginia
Stewart High School
Stewart
Central Academy
Galex
Hutchens
High Point
Dunbar’s
Hutchens Department Food
Hutchens Grocery
Washington Street
Piedmont Building and Loan Association
Civitan Club
Elizabeth Lineback
West Lexington
Emery Wood
Collector's Interest Runs To Odd Things
Winfred Miller a Clinard farm resident has spent ten years collecting relics from the past. His trove includes an old cannon shell, a 300 year old pipe, and journals from Jamestown church 1824 to 1839. He plans to donate items to a local museum and notes 1866 North Carolina geography showing Wilmington as the largest city then.
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Jack Appleyard
Winfred Miller
Clinard Farm
Greensboro Road
Miller
Confederacy
Jamestown
North Carolina
Wilmington
New Bern
Raleigh
Municipal Court of
Lexington
M. H. Pinnex
Corporation of
Miss Verta Cockman Dies at 19
Miss Verta Lee Cockman 19 died at a local hospital after a ten day illness. Born in Siler City she was daughter of J. C. Cockman. Funeral services Sunday at home 411 Mangum Avenue and Monday at Boyles Chapel Stokes County at 2 PM with Elders J. W. Tuttle and Reed. Interment in chapel cemetery.
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Verta Lee Cockman
Siler City
J. C. Cockman
Cockman
Cloverdale Dye Works
F. B. Cockman
F. B. Cockman; the Grandmothers, Mrs. 8. A. Cockman
Eliza East
Mangum Avenue
Boyles Chapel
Stokes County
J. W. Tuttle
Reed
Planning Campaign To Grow Membership In Mechanicsville
R L Briggs outlines a three month membership drive by Mechanicsville council No 347 Jr O U A M He secured 26 new members in month one as a charter member now with High Point council No 430 and prizes from National council and local council.
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R. L. Briggs
West State Street
Mechanicsville Council No. 347
Briggs
High Point Council
Mechanicsville Council
National Council of the Order
Community tax urged to aid local school teachers
Prominent High Point Chamber of Commerce notes suggest a special tax to supplement teacher salaries, plus calls to finish Athletic Field at High Point College. Readers praise current chamber efforts while one writer urges financial soundness and broader citizen support.
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Chamber of Commerce
Frank J. Sizemore
Sizemore
High Point College
High Point
Chamber
Gant Announces New Shell Gas Terminal in Sanford
R B Gantt Shell Oil distributor for much of North Carolina revealed plans to open a seventh wholesale terminal in Sanford coinciding with Shells launch of a Supercharged gasoline. John C Sheloff noted Marine Oil Company purchased three new trucks to handle growing business and expansion.
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R. B. Gantt
Shell Oil
North Carolina
Sanford
Shell
Mr. Gantt
John C. Sheloff
Marine Oil Company
Detroit
Mr. Sheloff
Gantt
Federal survey to study public utility rates in High Point
The Federal Power Commission will conduct a yearlong survey of public utility rates in High Point and other cities. It will not judge fairness but will provide data to local authorities. The study covers privately and publicly owned plants and must be completed for Congress by January 2, 1935.
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Washington
Federal Power Commission
High Point
Frank McNinech
Congress
McNinch
Landscaping at New Federal Building Under Way
The federal building landscaping program began last week with plant deliveries from Lowers Florists near Thomasville. The plan includes extensive plantings on three sides and lawn seeding, featuring junipers, pfitzer juniper, rhododendron, salvia, magnolia pine, and other species. Completion date not yet estimated.
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Post Office Department
Lowers Florists
Thomasville
Pfitzeraina
High Point Delegates to Attend YWCA National Convention
Five delegates from the High Point YWCA will represent the local associations at the 13th national convention in Philadelphia from May 2 to 4. Delegates include Mrs. H A Millis and Miss Virginia Carrier, with others from the Business and Professional Girls club and Industrial Girls. About 2,000 delegates and visitors are expected, with speeches by Mrs. Franklin D Roosevelt and leaders from the YWCA and other organizations.
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High Point Y. W. C. A
Philadelphia
H. A. Millis
H. A. White
Virginia Carrier
Spring Fair Opens At Willis Park In High Point
The High Point spring fair began at Willis Park with a good crowd gathered at 7 p m. Exhibits feature spring flowers poultry rabbits and merchants products and run through Saturday April 28. Cetlin and Wilson provide midway entertainment including the Dixie Land Minstrels monkey circus and the wall of death. Rides range from the ferris wheel to the merry go round with more displays added tomorrow as the exhibit strives to be one of the city's finest.
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High Point
Willis Park
Dixie Land Minstrels
Ihe City
Aero Club to Meet Monday for Aviation Plans
The Carolina Aero Club formed last Monday night in Greensboro will hold a planning meeting tomorrow in Greensboro. Charter members from Winston Salem Greensboro High Point and other cities are expected to attend to draft regulations by laws and outline future aviation activities and airport promotion.
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The
Carolina Aero Club
Greensboro
Mary Nicholson
Winston-Salem
High Point
Fred W. McPherson
Alston Clark
Joe E. Allen
Gene Benson
Owen Davis
Trinity Grange To Meet Monday Night
Trinity Grange will meet at the school auditorium in Trinity on Monday night at 7 30. The topic for discussion will be Gardening and this is expected to be one of the outstanding programs of the year. All members are urged to be present.
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Trinity Grange
Trinity
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Retail Council
Maining School
Wesley Memorial
P.I. A
Johnson and Elm Street
Dean Lindley
C. E
Verta Cockman
NEW Shell Gas
HVE
Aero Club
A.J. Koonce
Koonce
South Main ST
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