Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

High Point Enterprise in High Point, North Carolina

We have 6,271,698 pages in North Carolina

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 12 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Apr 24, 1947

Page

9

Domestic Help Available to Assist the Weary Housewife

The North Carolina Employment Service Negro office at 734 East Washington Street opens prewar domestic help listings. Ralph E. Miller says 100 Negro workers were laid off recently and many trained workers left domestic work for industry, so the office seeks housewives seeking help and job openings for yard men cooks maids and laundry staff.

North Carolina Employment Service East Washington Street Ralph E. Miller State Employment Service Miller

78 Year-Old Local Woman Dies After Sickness

Mary Ellen Vanover aged 78 died at 108 Elm Street shortly before 1 am after two months of illness and four weeks in critical condition. She came from Clintwood Virginia six months ago to live with daughter Lola. Survived by three daughters Lillie Mae Cox and Mrs Wilson Brannum and Lola Vanover and three sons G C Leonard H W. Widowed of Noah Vanover. Body to Clintwood for funeral and interment Saturday.

Mary Ellen Vanover Elm Street Clintwood Virginia Lola Vanover Kaney County West Virginia Eli and Jesten Belchen Lola

Trinity Woman Annie Johnson Dies After Illness

Mrs. Annie Tyndale Johnson 61 widow of Earl Johnson died at her Trinity home Wednesday afternoon after an extended illness. Born May 10, 1885 in Trinity she married Earl Johnson in 1914. Survived by three sons two daughters and five grandchildren. Funeral set Friday at Trinity Methodist Church with Rev. J. W. Vestal officiating. Interment in Trinity Cemetery.

Annie Tyndale Johnson Earl T. Johnson Trinity Morris Mary Anna Cornell Tyndale Thomasville Mr. Johnson Richard R. Johnson Point Is Welborn Green Funeral Home Trinity Home Woney Trinity Methodist Church J. W. Vestal Trinity Cemetery

Monkey Auto But Not Sailor Recovered After Theft

W. W. Wolfe of Greensboro travels to Cheraw to retrieve his stolen pet monkey and a 1942 Buick. Cheraw police report the navy uniformed man left the scene as investigators closed in. The missing trio had been linked in statewide alerts across the Carolinas. Wolfe values the monkey at 1000 dollars and the car at 2500 dollars.

W. W. Wolfe Greensboro Cheraw S.L. C Sheraton Carolinas Wolfe High Point

Two Jailed For Robbing H M Harvell

Boyce W. Garner 27 and Delmar Bunton 23 of 423 South Main Street were jailed on robbery charges after M. H. Harvell of Rt. 5 High Point identified them as his assailants. Harvell said he was beaten and robbed of 315 dollars on Prospect road Saturday afternoon after agreeing to give them a ride in his 1936 Chevrolet. The two men could not post 1000 bonds and await trial Friday in municipal court.

Boyce W. Garner Delmar Bunton South Main Street M. H. Harvell Rt. 5 High Point Prospect Road Garner Robbins Bunton Harvell Asheboro

Scout Review Board Meeting in High Point District

The High Point district Boy Scouts of America review board will meet Friday at 7 30 PM at Wesley Memorial church to review advancement awards and discuss final plans for a Saturday camporee. The Court of Honor will be held next Monday at the Junior High School. Scoutmasters urged to attend with their troops.

Board of Review High Point Boy Scouts of America Wesley Memorial Church Advancement Committee R. W. Sowers

Guidance Clinic At High School Tonight

A guidance conference is sponsored at the senior high school at 8 o clock tonight by the PTA and faculty. Miss Ella Stevens Barrett of the state department of public instruction will speak. Parents may meet counselors to discuss courses for their children. New PTA officers will be installed.

Parent-Teacher Association Ella Stevens Barrett State Department of Public Instruction Robert Fountain PTA

William Hall 85 dies at daughter's in Thom asville

William T Hall 85 a former near Denton resident died at his daughter's Thom asville home at 8 am after a two year illness He was born May 26 1862 in Davidson County and survived by three daughters four sons eight grandchildren and many relatives Funeral services set for Chapel Hill Methodist near Denton with ministers from Rural Hall Greensboro and Denton officiating burial in the family plot near the church

Thomasville William Thomas Hall Denton Theodore Hill Unity Street First Methodist Church Mount Babel Methodist Church Davidson County Wilkerson Linda Taylor Hall Rebecca Surratt Hill Walter S. Myers Eli Tysinger Pearlie R. Hall Edward Hall Greensboro Clifford Hall Vernon Hall Chapel Hill Methodist Church C. E. Ridge Rural Hall M. A. Pollard Lonnie Harmon Chapel Hill Church Church

Six Month Suspended Sentence For Non-Support

Theodore Funderburk, a local Black man, received a six month suspended sentence for failing to pay his family fifty dollars as ordered by the municipal court. He must appear to show cause why the judgment for old abandonment and non support has not been fulfilled, with time to be served on county roads. Two other defendants were sentenced for drunkenness, Paul Dannie to 30 days on county roads and Walter Watkins to 30 days work at the county building.

Theodore Funderburk Paul Dannie Oden Street Walter Watkins North Perry Street

Permits Issued for Two New Homes and Barber Shop

City building inspector issued permits today for two new residences and one barber shop. William Link of 112 West Bay Street seeks a one story four room frame house on Sherrod Street costing 6000 dollars. Stanford Smith of 823 Montlieu Venue plans a one story five room frame house on Woodrow Avenue costing 4000 dollars. Everett Cloud for a brick ve-

William Link West Bay Street Sherrod Street Stanford Smith Montlieuvenue Woodrow Avenue Everett Cloud

Song Fest Planned At Pleasant Garden Church

Closing exercises for the series of song services at the Baptist church in Pleasant Garden will be held Sunday afternoon at 1 30 o clock under the direction of A M Fentriss. A number of male quartets will take part along with the Victory trio of Liberty.

Baptist Church Pleasant Garden A. M. Fentriss Victory Trio of Liberty

Barber shop planned for Neer building on Kivett Drive

A Neer building on Kivett Drive is slated for conversion into a barber shop at an estimated cost of 1500 dollars. The project details include interior work and shop setup to serve local residents.

Neer Kivett Drive

Also Mentioned on This Page

Prunella Wood Ths Gary Cooper Ceid Warre— Machine Sachina Ee Princess Beauty Shop Guilford Vnetian Grace Flower Shop Washington Zephyr Guilford King's Esso GC. H. Allred T. Ming Monkey H. M. Harvell Scout Review Board Sigma Chi Carolina Jo Benton Brunette Jesse W. Benton Virginia Avenue Danville University of North Olina Miss Benton Carr William Hall Dean Doan Belk-Stevens Children’s Shop Belk-Stevens Co Pleasant Garden Church Lydia E. Pinkham Pinkham Dobbs Jeff's Drug Store N. Main ST Children’s Dept LOT NO
Search Courier

Search the High Point Enterprise Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The High Point Enterprise?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication