Resignation of L R Johnston as High Point High principal
L R Johnston resigns after 12 years at the High Point high school to accept a Hawthorne New Jersey principalship. Henry Grady Owens, longtime assistant principal, is named as potential successor, while Owens attends New York University summer sessions and no decision has been announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. BR. Johnston
Hawthorne
N. J
T. Wingate Andrews
Henry Grady Owens
Owens
New York
New York University
Johnston
Andrews
High Point
United States
L. RK. Johnston
N. 4
School shakeup as NJ assignment moves officials
The English department head and an assistant principal will accept posts in New Jersey. Mr Owens attends NYU. Mr Johnson moves to a new Hawthorne plant near Patterson, with family scheduled to relocate around September 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owens
New York University
Johnson
Hawthorne
Patterson
N. J
Johnston
Mewen Named General NRA Drive Leader in City
Mewen named General in charge of re employment forces with Mrs J B Millis as Lieutenant General and George F Edwards as Colonel of publicity to direct the President emergency re employment drive in High Point. The advisory committee lists 23 civic organizations and plans seven divisions with six teams each led by captains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
NRA
W. B. McEwen
McEwen Lumber Company
Mra
J. B. Millia
George F. Edwards
Andrew Jackson
American Legion
T. Wingate Andrews
N. L. Garner
F. J. Slaemore
F. Logan Porter
Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Sizemore
Keithan Receives Legion Post 87 Commanders Role
Andrew Jackson Post No 87, American Legion, elected A P McKeithan as Commander and W Mengel Ney Evans Farlow Mann etc for next year. Delegates to state convention named with Wilmingto n August 17 1819. Next meeting postponed to September 6. church service at West End Methodist next Sunday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson
American Legion
A. P. McKeithan
W. Mengel
Ney Evans
J. C. Farlow
Felix Brockmann
G. Ray Jordan
Pr. M. A. Lackey
W. J. Bennett
George FP
F Edwards
R. P. McKelt
Wilmington
Fred McPherson
Gurney H. King
Port
West End Methodist Church
English
Phillips Streets
Committees Meet Thursday at High Point Plants
A joint meeting of the Overall and Shirt plant committees in High Point will gather at 1 o clock Thursday morning in the Industrial Workers Association hall. The gathering was announced today by organizers seeking coordination on plant matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Overall
High Point
The
Industrial Workers Association
Barber Shops Adopt Uniform Hours and Prices in High Point
Simultaneous move by High Point barber shops sets 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. five days a week and 9 p.m. closing on Saturdays. Prices rise to 20 cents for shaves and 40 cents for haircuts effective next Monday, restoring prior rates. The plan was approved at a meeting led by F. J. Sizemore of the Chamber of Commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Young High Point Boys Depart for Chicago Exposition Visit
A group of High Point youths left this morning just after 7 to visit the Progress Exposition in Chicago to study the city layout. Led by Bunn W. Hackney, the party includes many local boys and neighbors, who plan to reach Charleston West Virginia tonight and move on to Indianapolis tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chicago
Thin City
Bunn W. Hackney
Soul
Hackney
Charleston
West Virginia
Indianapolis
Tod
Absolution Claim Shifts Blame in Taylorsville Robbery
Ed Black, detained on death row, claims High Point officer Ray Nance had no role in the Taylorsville bank robbery and murder plot. Black says he sought Nance’s help to gain advance information and to verify details of past crimes, while Stevenson claimed outside guard duties during the bank robbery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black
Ray Nance
Rancheman
High Point
Nance
Mr. Fisher
L. J. Fisher
Mr. McAnally
Charlies W. McAnally
Mr. Nance
Fisher
Randleman
Mike Stevenson
Wilkes County
Taylorsville
Stevenson
B. G
Lester Green
Schools to have 13 fewer teachers than last year
Thirteen fewer teachers than last year will serve the new school year starting in September. Last year 40 high school teachers were employed. 38 at the high school and two at the junior high. The number will drop to 84, with elementary staff falling from 144 to 137. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews said no contracts have been offers and he cannot know how many will rejoin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Wingate Andrews
Pennsylvania Adopts Financial Responsibility Law for Drivers
Pennsylvania lawmakers approve a financial responsibility requirement for motor vehicle operators. The measure aims to ensure drivers can cover damages in crashes, reflecting parallel moves in several other states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
New Hosiery Rates Posted by High Point Mills
The Enterprise reports that seamless hosiery manufacturers in High Point have posted new rate schedules on all local mills doors. The notice explains workers misunderstandings and states the new rates will take effect when operations resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Small Employers Entitled To Sign Re-employment Agreements
Pestmaster O. R. York notes many small employers fail to deliver the certificate of compliance to the local post office for insignia. Some certificates from Washington and Norfolk were mailed in, not handed to the local office. York adds that firms with under three employees may sign at the post office and need blank agreements, which can be obtained from Postmaster York J A Davis or Gorrell A Payne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
O. R. York
Norfolk
York
J. A. Davis
Gorrell A. Payne
Registrations at the Community Exchange
Fifteen colored women registered for work at the Community Exchange on Monday and Tuesday. Several can furnish good references. Among the registrants are young girls who can nurse and assist with housework for small pay. Four white women seek housekeeping jobs. Four colored men registered for work, including a firefighter and a steampipe fitter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Exchange
High Point Drugists Form New Local Association
A permanent High Point Retail Druggists Association was formed at the Elwood hotel. J. G. Greene was elected president with A. Ring Sr. as vice president and A. Coke Cecil as secretary treasurer. The group planned to confer with NC Pharmaceutical Association attorney F. O. Bowman and to address fountain sanitation as they consider replacing paper cups with glasses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Retail Druggists’ Association
Elwood Hotel
J. G. Greene
Greene Drug Company
Do. A. Ring, &Sr
A. Coke Cecil
F. O. Bowman
North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association
Joe Hoffman
Lawrence Ingram
R. E. Betts
Jack Rabbits Noted for High Speed Running
A fragment notes jack rabbits have been observed running at about 36 miles per hour. The brief cites no location or source authority.
Also Mentioned on This Page
L.R. Johnston
New School
Hawshorne
New Jersey
Sears, Roebuck
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
N. C
Beartie
Eee
Binoy. Pesates Ea
Southern Railway
BR. KR
Pullman
Southern Railway System
H. D. Saunders
Building and Loan
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Also
A. W. Clinard
South Main
HW. Miaas
Mewen
General N. R. A
J. Ed Millis
RP. Mpkeithan
Andrew Jackson Post
Main
Safegy Army
Roosevelt
Royal Pilsen Dist
Piedmont Insurance Realty Company
PAY Cash Grocery
Parker Paper and Twine Company
Philadelphia Belting Company
Packer Photo Company
Logan Porter Mirror Company
Robinowitz Stehli Silk Mills
N. H. Silver Company
Smith and Moore
W. D. Stroud
Troxler Furniture Company
Diamond Full Fashioned Hosiery CO
Welch Furniture Company
George T. Wood and Sons, Wright and Payne
Harry Raymond, Inc
Mechanicsville
Bennett, Advertising
Sterling Machine Works Arcade
A. E. Alexander and Company
Belk-Stevens and Company
Bartner Furniture Company
Carolina Food Store
Clifton Furniture Company
City Transfer and Storage Co., Inc
Dunbar’s Cash Grocery
Edmondson’'S
Eastside Grocery Company
Friendly Billiard Parlor
the Fashion Shop
Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea CO
Taylorsville Crime
Greensboro Y. M. C. A
Max Bones
N. Main St
J. W. McGuinn Realty
W. Washington St
M. L. Slate
M. D
Stanton Clinic
Green St
Nee
High Point Ice and Coal CO
PHOND
A. & P. Stores
the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company
Jamestown
Thomasville
Denton
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!