Employers Align With Recovery Plan Cut Store Hours
Hundreds of High Point employers lined up under the National Recovery Act plan with certificates filed at the post office. A citywide campaign will organize 500 supporters with a 23-group advisory board and a three-branch leadership, including a woman lieutenant general. Retail hours shift to 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. weekdays and 9 p.m. Saturdays as most stores sign the agreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Recovery Program
National Recovery Sales Army
Recovery Sales Army
Grocers Adopt Uniform Code To Begin Thursday
A tentative uniform code and hours schedule for High Point grocery and meat markets was drafted at a Sheraton meeting of 30 local dealers. The plan aims to go into effect Thursday with stores opening 7:30 a.m. and closing 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. Saturdays, while clerks are limited to 48 hours per week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grocers
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Local stores adopt uniform hours of operation
A range of shops including J. C. Penney Co Jacobs Mens Shop Belk-Stevens Co Richard sons Department Store N H Silver and Co Rose Marie Shop Efird s Dept Store Cannon Fetz er Co Gooch Thomas Inc O Neill Shoe Store Grace s Flower Shop Perkinson s Jewelry Co Inc Lloyd s Ruby s Inc Quality Shoe Store Merit Shoe Co Tomlinson Ladies Shop Wageger s Ladies Shop A R Rabhan s Wright s Clothing Store Wilson s Shoe Store Thompson Shoe Store Miller Jones Co Fashion Shop Beavan s Co Meakins Credit Clothing Co Schulman s Boot Shop Redwine Hardware Co The Watch Shop Hyman s Jewelry Co Jake Harris Store The Boston Store Clein s Store Rose Furniture Co Ing ram Furniture Co Household Appliance Co Qui Rate Furniture Co Bloom Furniture Exchange Hendrix Furniture Co Traxler Furniture Co Jarrett Stationery Co
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Penney Co
Jacobs Mens
Belk-Stevens Co
Richardson’s Department
N. H. Silver and Co
Rose Marie
Efird’s
Cannon-Fetzer Co
Gooch-Thomas Inc
O'Neill
Grace's
Perkinson’s Jewelry Co
Lloyd’s
Ruby's, Inc
Quality Shoe
Merit Shoe Co
Burton
Carolina Veneer Company
Wolfe and Crane Company
Virginia-Carolina Mfg
Industrial Photo Service, Inc
Wagger Jewelry Company, Inc
Jarrett Stationery Company
Pilot Life Insurance Company
J. BE Ward Grocery Company
Moffitt Furnishing Company, Inc
High Poiat Shop
Lae Recatatte Gry Company
the Braie
Cavalier Service
Moffitt Printing Company
Lewis Riswright-Cline Shop
INC
Lyles Chevrolet Company, Inc
Save IT Market
Tomlinson’s
High Point Creamery
Boston
Eckerd’s, Inc
High Point
Kester Machinery Company
Hart's Pharmacy, Inc
Kearn’s Furniture Company
High Point Morris-Plan Bank
High Point Job Department
Creative Print Shop
Imperial Life Insurance Company
William London Hosiery Rex Barber Shop
Moskin’s Clothing Company
W. C. Brown Shoe Shop
Bryant Electric Company
Household Appliance Company
Miller-Jones Company
Gibson's Ice Cream Company
Brentwood Grocery Wow. C. T. Carter Beavan’s Company
MacKenzie Face Veneer Company
Heath's Grocer, Pickett Cotton Mills
Shelton Machinery Company, Inc
High Point Yarn Mill
Tate Furniture Company
Guilford Machine Works Furniture Upholstering Company
Implied Tornado Wind Estimate Soars to Vast Speeds
A historical note states wind velocity inside a tornado has never been measured but is believed to reach around 500 miles per hour, highlighting uncertainty in early storm science.
Housekeepers Walk Nearly Eight Miles Daily Inside Homes
The report notes housekeepers cover close to eight miles each day while performing cleaning tasks entirely within the living spaces. The finding highlights the hidden physical effort involved in domestic work and its impact on workers.
Mrs. M. E. Allred Dies at Home in City
Mrs. Mary R. Allred 78 wife of N. B. Allred died at 8 this morning at 433 East Washington after four years of declining health. Born April 18 1866 in Guilford County she lived in this city since 1877. Survived by husband son Arthur A. Allred two nephews a niece two grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral Wednesday at 4 from Wesley Memorial M E church with interment in Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary R. Allred
N. B. Allred
East Washington Street
Alfred
Guilford County
Greensboro
John Rigler
Charlotte
N. C
Allred
Wesley Memorial M. ©. Church
Arthur A. Allred
Frank Stewart
Atlanta
Malcome Stewart
Cincinnati
Mia. J. Bib Davis
Baltimore
Wesley Memorial M. E. Church
Liston Pope
J. M. Hilliard
Oakwood Cemetery
Furniture Show Attendance Near One Thousand as Exhibitors Pour In
The mid summer furniture show drew close to 1000 attendees this afternoon at the Southern Furniture Exhibition Building with over 125 registered buyers. The brisk activity mirrored last week’s trading and organizers expect peak attendance Wednesday and Thursday as the event continues. Registered attendees include J. H. Councilman Asheboro and B C Snider Winston-Salem among many others from North Carolina Virginia and Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Exposition
J. H. Councilman
Asheboro
C. Snider
Winston-Salem
W. R. Broxton
Greensboro
F. J. Hunter
F. D. Lazenby
J. T. McClung
B. McClung
Bluefield
W. Va
H. Brownston
Huntington
Amos
Greenville
C. B. Clements
C. B. Clemente
Danville
Mise Sayde Gordon
Farmville
P. J. Honicutt
Mise Honicutt
Albemarle
K. EE. Deaver
M. Hamilton
Hope Mill
Miles Stryker
G. W. Hanshaw
H. J. Shumat
Goldsboro
J. G. Jones
Spartanburg
8. C
Lorris
C. Miller
C. P. Miller
Mra
O. P. Miller
Snow HN
F. Clapp
Graham
W. °. Woodall
Benson
Tarpon Springs
Fla
W. H. Upehurch
M. Upehurch
Nellie Upehurch
Oxford
John M. Presnell
E. F. Bentley
Augusta
Drabkin
Youngstown
W. Bcauthen
D. C
P. A. Clifton
High
Isbell Eichelberger
Eichelberger
Lynchburg
Zeb Hatcher
Airy
EB. A. Brogden
W. G. Edwards
Robert Neal
Caroleen
H. A. Scott
Kannapolice
Arliss Malone
C. F. Malone
Kingsport
Tenn
J. A. Lee
R. F. Martin
Firms pledge NRA compliance on wages and hours
Roll of firms in High Point showing signed employers' agreements with President Roosevelt under the National Recovery Administration. The list includes Intercontinental Furniture Company, Burton Upholstering, Carolina Veneer, Wolfe and Crane, Virginia Carolina Mfg, Industrial Photo Service, Wagger Jewelry, Jarrett Stationery, Pilot Life, Moffitt Furnishing, High Point Mattress, Royal Pilsen Desk, and many others. Certifications reflect conformity with NRA wage and hour standards.
High Point Woman Takes Poison Dose
Thelma Southern of Highland avenue High Point was discharged from Clinic hospital after ingesting a small amount of poisonous fluid. She was found by motorists on West Market and Hillcrest around 12:30 this morning near a curbstone, with a bottle half filled and a spill on the pavement. She said she had been put out of a car nearby but refused to elaborate.
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Enterf
MSE
Greensboro
Thelma Southern
Highland Avenue
High Point
Clinic
West Market
Hillcrest
Civitan Club Highlights Magic Exhibition
The High Point Civitan club staged a dark magic exhibition for the second time this month led by Milton Crowson and Howard Petros to enthusiastic applause. David T. Yow and George Hutchens ran the program while W. F. Batley presided at the Elwood hotel meeting. A September picnic is planned.
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High Point Civitan Club
Milton Crowson
Howard Petros
David T. Yow
George Hutchens
W. F. Batley
Elwood Hotel
Local Names Listed From Virginia and West Virginia Notice
A partial list of individuals and places appears in a regional notice including Steele Logan from West Virginia, C Stephens of Brookheal Virginia, J Miler of Covington Virginia, BE T Reynolds of Troy, and R E Lineberger of Greensboro.
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever Prevalent Here
The report notes several local cases of Rocky Mountain spotted fever including one death. A prominent local physician urges caution to avoid ticks and infection. Dogs should be checked for ticks and bathed frequently to aid tick removal. The fever can be virulent and fatal, though current cases are not considered critical.
Quivering Nerves Remedy for Women Revealed
A fragment describes a medication said to calm nerves for women, promising relief from irritability and sensitivity to children’s noise. The text references a female user base of 190 women named Reese T. and suggests the remedy will produce a steadying effect though details are unclear.
Legion Post Sets Tonight Meeting and Officer Election
Legion Post calls all paid up members from 1988 to attend tonight’s meeting. Election of officers will be conducted during the session and preparations are underway for ongoing post activities.
Hussey bound over in poultry dealer larceny case
E A Hussey a Moore county farmer who sells poultry in High Point was bound over to superior court after probable cause found in a larceny charge. Robber was alleged to have taken 20 to 35 dollars from a fish market cash register on Wrenn street during business hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. A. Hussey
Moore County
High Point
Lewis E. Teague
L. M. Hussey
W. B. Hussey
E. A. Hussey
F. L. Robbins
Wrenn Street
Robbins
Hussey
L. M
Lester Spain
Alton Wilson
Clyde Carr
A. B. Howard
Vergil Bryant
C. F. Jarrett
Roy Alexander
Norman Hoover
W. H. Mooney
Pen Farrington
L. Salley
James Glenn
Winfred Miller
W. E. Way
Owen Ballard
Pickett Mill Workers Return To Work Pending Code Adjustments
Workers at Pickett Cotton Mill vote to resume operations next Monday based on July 17 code, after a morning meeting led by D W Bradley. A key 11 member committee will meet with mill management Tuesday at 10 to discuss adjustments under the textile code with labor department official E H Dunnigan present. Over 300 idle workers will resume work while negotiations proceed, as Bradley addresses a mass gathering of more than 2,000 on the Senior high campus, signaling readiness to stay out for six months if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. W. Bradley
Industrial Workers Association
Association
Bradley
E. H. Dunnigan
Department of Labor
Circularizing U8 In An Effort To Capture Greens
Bulletin broadcasts with descriptions photographs and fingerprints of B G and Lester Green local men suspected in a Taylorsville bank murder and attempted robbery. Police and Sheriff Mays search the Brushy mountains and tracks lead toward Columbia S C and Denver Colo. Cashier T C Barnes who died from wounds is buried. Solon Little from Statesville is mentioned.
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B. G
Lester Green
Taylorsville
United States
H. L. Mays
Alexander County
Thomasville
Davidson County
Green
R. E. Black
Raleigh
Black
Mike Stevenson
Wilkes County
Brushy Mountain
Columbia
S. C
Denver
Colo
T. C. Barnes
Statesville
Solon Little
Man Injured In Shooting Shows Slight Improvement
A second man wounded in the shooting is hospitalized and has shown slight improvement though doctors warn that full recovery remains uncertain.
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City Shoe Shop
N. R.A
Max Bones Tyes
N. Main &T
High Point, N
Norfolk
Richmond, Va
Weashington, D. C
New York
HPS
Atlantic City
N. J
Southern Railway
Washington
Pullman
Southern Railway System
H. D. Saunders
High Point, N. C
Building and Loan
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Asso
W. Cianard
South Main
HW. Blaas
Southern Furniture Exportion Building
Roosevelt
NRA
Civitans
Rocky Mountain
Lydia E. Pinkham
Legion
Ghege
Wielizka
Poland
High Point Ice and Coal CO
PHOND
Pickett
Eeee Ee City
J. Wo Realty CO
Washington St
Delicatessen Sandwiches Draught and Bottled Beer Club
Brass Rail
Main & Washington
M. L. Slate
M.D
Stanton Clinic
B. Green St
Mem
THE
Gibson Ice Cream Company
High Point Creamery Company
Lindale Dairy Corporation
N. R. A. Movement
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