Gathering Tonight to Promote High Point Tourism Trade
Dinner at the Sheraton tonight at 6:30 pm invites hotel operators and merchants to discuss boosting tourism in High Point. Ted Barrow, hotel manager and convention bureau chair, says attendees from cafes, hotels, and other tourist-linked businesses will attend. The plan is to divert traffic from Washington to Florida via Highway 29 to benefit local merchants.
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Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Ted Barrow
Convention Bureau
The
Washington
Florida
U. S
Shenandoah Valley
Hutchens Rites Held for Longtime Local resident
P D Hutchens 59 longtime Snow Lumber employee and Green Street Baptist member died at 1204 Salem Street after a two week illness. Born March 24 1878 in Stokes County he leaves wife Evie Lee Welborn. sons Melvin Ollie Raymond and others. daughters Lula McLean Naomi Ruby and others. sisters Mrs Tom Moser Mrs Squire Moser Mrs BB G Edwards. Funeral at Green Street Baptist Church Wednesday at 11 with interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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P. D. Hutchens
Snow Lumber Company
Salem Street
Stokes County
R. P. Hutchens
Evie Lee Welborn
Melvin
Ollie Hutchens
High Point
Raymond Hutchens
Greensboro
Lula McLean
Lois
Naomi
Ruby Hutchens
EB. G. Morris
Troy
Tom Moser
Charlotte
Squire Moser
BB. G. Edwards
Jamestown
Green Street
Guilford Council No. 23
Green Street Baptist Church
C. N. Royal
N. F. Britt
North Park
Promotional manager backs Great Smokies tourist route
Over 10,000 guide slips distributed to direct visitors along the skyline route in the Great Smokies. A full-time promotional manager has been hired to promote the route and spur tourist consideration. Officials say tourist trade rose sharply after winter months, benefiting the city.
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Great Smokies
Barrow
The Ace Of SPADES by John Mebane
A humorous essay on coffee making as an art with precise steps, then a rambling series of observations about coffee, etiquette, Bozo the dog and a toddler’s bath time speech, all delivered in a lighthearted private voice. The writer mocks pretentiousness and ends with a note of domestic warmth.
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John Mebane
York Qualifies As Administrator Of C. H. Sexton Estate
High Point man C A York qualified as administrator of the estate of C H Sexton who died in 1932 in Greensboro. The estate value includes $1500 in real estate. Heirs listed are sons Marvin Lonnie and Elmer Sexton and daughters Lillie Cook and Bessie Smith.
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Greensboro
C. A. York
High Point
Superior Court
C. H. Sexton
Marvin
Lonnie
Elmer Sexton
Lillie Cook
Bessie Smith
Campaigning For Peace York Speaks At No War Crusade
Sergeant Alvin C. York, famed World War I hero and conscientious objector, will headline the Emergency Peace Campaign No Foreign War Crusade tonight at 7:45 at the High Point junior high auditorium. D. C. McRae and W. B. Hall introduce the event with Rev. J. Clay Madison presiding. York plans to discuss peace aided by a short musical program. The meeting also features Rev. Tom A. Sykes on preventing war and Dr. E. H. Blackard for benediction.
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Alvin
York
Tom A. Sykes
Alvin C. York
America
Hergeanone
D. C
Tennessee Mountains
Marshal Foch
Europe
York Foundation
The
Agriculture Institute
Church of Christ In Christian Union
Pall Mall
Tennessee
Central Friends Church
E. H. Blackard
Workers Walkout At Carolina Container Over Wages
About 40 employees of the Carolina Container Co walked off the job amid wage dispute. Supervisors report that roughly 60 percent received raises last week, with the rest deemed not yet due while talks with plant superintendent H L Mitchell continue.
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Carolina Container Company
H. L. Mitchell
C. T. Ingram
Mr. Ingram
Woman injured in Roanoke Rapids car crash
Mrs. Richard Lloyd wife of the Rev. Richard Lloyd of Jackson was hurt when their automobile collided with another car near Roanoke Rapids last night. The injuries were described as minor and no further details were provided.
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Roanoke Rapids
Richard Lloyd
Jackson
Here
Commissioner Announces Weights and Measures Inspectors Exam
Raleigh April 27. Commissioner W. Kerr Scott announced four competitive examinations to select three inspectors for the division of weights and measures to be held Friday at 11 o clock. The Zeppelin Hindenburg maiden flight is set for May 4 landing at Lakehurst New Jersey.
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Raleigh
Commissioner of Agriculture
W. Kerr Scott
Division of Weights and Measures
Bishop William McDowell Dies in Washington D C
Bishop William Fraser McDowell dies in Washington D C after a heart attack scenes of mourning across Methodism. The 79 year old leader, longtime head of the Washington area and ardent unity advocate, lectured nationwide and abroad and helped push merger plans among Methodist denominations.
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Washington, D. C
William Fraser McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bishop McDowell
Washington
Morganton
N. C
Wesley Memorial Church
W. A. Lambeth
Winston-Salem
Methodist Church
United States
India
China
Philippine Islands
Japan
Methodist Protestant Church
Lambeth
Winston- Salem
Northern Committee On Unification of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Lindsay Hopes For Change And Return Of NRA
R O Lindsay president of Guilford Hosiery Mills of High Point North Carolina visited the Knitting Arts Exhibition in Philadelphia. He argued prices for fancy hose are too low for profit and urged a possible return of the NRA to set minimum wages and maximum hours. He noted longer hours and lower pay in rural mills as a cause of low prices and supported a 40 hour week. Lindsay’s Guilford mill now runs 18 000 to 20 000 dozen fancy socks weekly and has expanded machines from 350 to 450.
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Philadelphia
R. O. Lindsay
Guilford Hosiery Mills, Inc
High Point
N. C
New York
Japan
NRA
Lindsay
Adams-Millis Corp
Guilford Company
Guilford Mill
J. W. Lindsay
Negro Acquitted In Larceny Case
Charlie Thomas a 22 year old Black man from High Point was acquitted in Guilford Superior Court after Judge Frank Armstrong found insufficient evidence to convict him of stealing a pistol from R. B. Carpenter's home.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Charlie Thomas
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
R. B. Carpenter
Frank Armstrong
Civilian club meeting notes on awards and speakers
Henry Grady Owens explained the award and presented Mr. Von Drehle and Miss Wilson. Silas B. Casey reported on the Civitan district meeting in Greensboro. W. B. Hall urged attendance at the Emergency Peace Campaign talk by Sergeant Alvin C. York. Dr. R. A. Herring attended as guest.
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Henry Grady Owens
von Drehle
Contract Approved for Rafus to Manage Greens boro Airport
Guilford county commissioners approved a four year contract with Henry W. Rafus to operate the Greens boro High Point airport with 24 hour service. Rafus posted bonds of 20000 each for surety and property damage and 2500 for operation. The deal allocates 60 percent of hangar fees to Rafus and 40 percent to the county.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Conty
Rafus
Andrew Jackson Post 87 Meeting Tonight at City Hall
American Legion Andrew Jackson Post 87 will meet at 7:30 PM in the council chamber at City Hall. Commander J. E. Thomas announced and all members are asked to attend.
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Andrew Jackson
American Legion
J. E. Thomas
Woodmen of the World Holds State Conclave in Hendersonville
W L Hunt of High Point participated as a counselor in the annual session of the Woodmen of the World state organization held in Hendersonville. Other officers were elected including E Newton of Kinston as advisor and J Love Davis of Wilmington as recorder. Delegates and alternates were named from multiple towns. The report notes membership grew by 5 266 in the year and 180 000 added over two years.
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Hendersonville
W. L. Hunt
High Point
Woodmen of World
Thomas Lexington
Asheboro
E. Newton
Kinston
J. Love Davis
Wilmington
W. L. Ross
Sal
Citizenship award winners speak at Civitan luncheon
Ray Wilson and other Citizenship award winners addressed the High Point Civitan club at noon today in the Elwood hotel luncheon meeting. The speakers discussed citizenship as practiced in the high school and expressed appreciation for the sponsor.
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Civitant Club
Ray Wilson
High Point Civitan Club
Civitan Club
Elwood Hotel
Mail Delivery Service Is Extended To New Streets
The Post Office in Washington authorized Postmaster Clark to extend carrier service of High Point to streets previously not served. Effective May 1, the reorganization aims to speed mail across the city with two additional carriers from an eligible civil service list. Streets added include Carter, Ragan, East Russell, Grace, West Davis, Tryon, Pickett, Bradshaw, Chester, Chestnut, Tipton, Welborn, Dayton, and Coltrane blocks.
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Post Office Department
Washington
8. C. Clark
High Point
Thie Astian
Clark
Civil Service Commission
Carter Street
Ragan Street
East Russell Street
Grace Street
West Davis Avenue
Tryon Street
Pickett Street
Bradshaw Street
Chester Street
Chestnut Street
Tipton Street
Welborn Street
Dayton Street
Coltrane Street
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