Record of High Point traffic safety concerns and bicyclist behavior
A High Point newspaper column discusses dangerous bicycle riding on city streets. Riders ignore lights and safety rules, posing risks at main intersections. The piece urges stricter enforcement of bicycle laws and notes traffic light violations by riders. It also mentions rumors about a local pool closure and addresses pedestrian right of way and jaywalking observations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
South Main
Davis Street
Construction Here Shows Tremendous Gain During July
The July 1936 building report by E. K. Ingram shows 64 construction permits totaling $124,604, up from 42 permits and $27,930 in July 1935. Twenty seven new residences cost $47,375. ten new non-residences cost $65,000. 19 repairs to residences $8,309. eight repairs to non-residences $3,720.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. K. Ingram
Fifates
Ingram
Ing
Consolidated
Pickett Cotton Plant Names New Superintendent
A Hunt of Mills Eastman Ga is named successor to T B Moore as superintendent of the Pickett Cotton plant. Hunt has long served at the plant and takes over after Moore’s resignation. Workers returned to duty after a four week strike with harmony anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Hunt
Mills
Eastman, Ga
Hunt
T. B. Moore
Pod
T On
Redding Street
Negro Woman Hurt When She Falls From Auto Door
Susie Patterson a 46 year old Negro woman of 17 Hilltop street suffered scalp wound facial bruises and abrasions after falling from the door of a car in the 300 block of Willowbrook street about 6 46 PM while attempting to close the door. She was taken by Yow s ambulance to Burrus Memorial hospital with unconsciousness reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susie Patterson
Hilltop Street
Archie P. Patterson
Willowbrook Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Court of Honor To Be Held On Monday
The August Court of Honor of the High Point Boy Scout Council will be held Monday August 19 at Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal South Church. The Junior Court of Honor will meet the same day in the afternoon at Scout headquarters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Boy Scout Council
Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal, South
B W. Hackney, Jr
Scout Headquarters
High Point Pool Water Declared Pure By Officials
City pool at City Lake in Jamestown faced rumors about sanitation but district sanitary inspector M M Melvin and Dr Warren H Booker from the State Board of Health affirmed the water is as pure as drinking water. They praised the pool’s operation, noting up to 685 bathers in an hour and 2,197 in a day with no bacteriological issues and weekly health reports.
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City Lake Pool
Toto
High Point
Jamestown
M. M. Melvin
North Carolina
Guilford County
Mr. Melvin
W. F. Bailey
Warren H. Booker
Division of Sanitary Engineering
State Board of Health
Bailey
City Lake
High Point Municipal
Water control key to conserving soil says agronomist
James M. Parks of the Soil Conservation Service argues that erosion is driven by unmanaged rainfall and runoff. He says agronomic covering and proper water control can harness free soil and water to create wealth, reducing the annual loss of fertile soil to streams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nature
James M. Parks
Agronomist
Soil Conservation Service
High Point
Mr. Parks
Myatt to Return to Greece on Legal Mission
Local attorney A J Myatt completes Superior Court formal adoption proceedings for Haralampos Stergou renamed Harry Kotsios and will travel to Greece to finalize property matters with Angelila and Harry Kotsios. He sails August 8 on the Europa via Southampton and Naples to Athens, accompanied by Holt McPherson and the Cecil party. Odessa Myers and Dr A A York join the voyage with York heading to Berlin for the Olympics and return via Paris and London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Myatt
Angel H. Angelila
Kotsios
Haralampos Stergou
Harry Kotsios
Greece
Angelila
Mr. Myatt
Athens
Wayland Cooke
Superior Court
Myatt
Europa
Southhampton
Europe
Naples
Holt McPherson
The
Enterprise
A. Coke Cecil
Mary Lou Cecil
Odessa Myers
A. A. York
Berlin
Paris
Lonon
Employment Service Places 211 In Jobs in July
The North Carolina State Employment Service office reports 211 people placed in July including 191 in private industry and 20 on public works. July filings declined to 121 new applications. Four plasterers and one sheet metal worker were requested for out of town assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina State Employment Service
Irene W. Price
Reverend John Lee to Preach at Wesley Memorial Church
Rev John Lee a Boston University doctorate candidate will preach at the 11 o clock service at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church this morning A large congregation is expected to attend Leo Duke University class of 1934 and classmate of Rev EB Wiley Jr assistant pastor at Wesley Memorial church is noted
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John, Lee
Boston University
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Mr. Lee
Duke University
EB. B. Wiley, Jr
Wesley Memorial Church
Yearly Meeting of Friends convenes at Guilford College
North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends opens August 4 at the New Garden Meeting House Guilford College with 239th annual sessions through August 9. Activities include ministers oversight, business sessions, child meetings, and talks by Guilford College leaders and regional educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends
New Garden
Guilford College
Central Friends
Sevilla P. Johnson
Clyde A. Milner
Friends
Tom A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
Peace Committee
Clara I. Cox
Springfield Friends Church
Dale K. Burgess
Raleigh
T. Wingate Andrews
Philip W. Furnas
A. D. Beittel
Palestine
Shaffer
Young Friends
Eugene J. Coltrane
Brevard College
Mrs. Rebecca Elledge Dies at 62 in Thomasville
Mrs. Rebecca Elledge, 62, died at 1 20 PM in a local hospital after an operation. She leaves her husband M E Elledge a daughter Mrs Prevette Westmoreland four grandchildren her mother Mrs Mary J Gilliam four brothers and four sisters. Funeral services Sunday at 3 30 PM from 11 Second Ave by Rev M K McGee and Rev M C Alexander with burial in the city cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Rebecca Elledge
M. E. Elledge
Prevette Westmoreland
Mary J. Gilliam
C. W. and
Willie Gilliam
J. A. Gillam
Hayes
Wilkes County
R. L. Gill
July Weather Shifts From 161 to 65 Degrees in City
A. B. Horney’s records show July opened with a 161 degree high and dropped to 65 degrees by month end. The mean temperature was 79 degrees, precipitation reached 7.89 inches, the third highest in 14 years, with 2.08 inches in 24 hours on July 30 and thunderstorms on eight days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Horney
New Tax Rate Will Result In Total Levy Of $577000
The 1936 37 tax rate of 1.50 per 100 valuation will yield a total city levy of 577,500 for High Point’s 44,000 residents. Historical figures show taxes depend more on assessed value than rate, with 1930 and 1936 figures illustrating fluctuations in overall tax bills despite lower rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
E. M. Knox
High Point
Sue Cr
Eteeny Eee
Crace
Torr Caade
Cecce
Boston university speaker to address Wesley Memorial gathering
Rev J D Lee of Boston University will speak to the combined Young People's department and college group at Wesley Memorial church at 6 30 this evening in the Young People's room. A fellowship period precedes the address and supper will be served by the young people. All city youths are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ler
J. D. Lee
Boston University
Young People's Department
Wesley Memorial Church
Man Taken to Hospital After Alleged Mercury dose
Lee Bowers of 455 South Main Street was taken to Guilford General Hospital by Yow's ambulance shortly after 8 p m after allegedly taking bichloride of mercury. Doctors said the dose did not indicate poison and his condition was not serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee Bowers, White
South Main Street
Guilford General Hospital
West Virginia VFW Post 619 to Meet in High Point Hall
Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 619 will gather Monday night at the hall located at 310 North Main Street. All members are urged to attend at the usual meeting time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. W. Post
High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
North Main Street
Wage Increase for Granite City Steel Workers
F B Heavenridge announced that 2300 employees at Granite City Steel Co will receive a 2 percent wage increase. The Steel Workers' Union business agent stated this agreement was reached today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite City
F. B. Heavenridge
Steel Workers’ Unions
Granite City Steel Co
Crash kills five including veteran’s wife and children
A sedan carrying five people including the wife and three children of a hospitalized war veteran struck a bridge abutment today and killed all aboard. The incident occurred in Kilia, Harvard Iil. on August 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
Iil
Local Merchants Association Ranks Seventh In State
The High Point Merchants Association now ranks seventh among North Carolina’s 35 associations. It lists 100 members, two behind Raleigh and eight behind Asheville. Durham leads with 202 members, followed by Winston-Salem, Charlotte and Greensboro. Burlington is eighth with 97 members. The average membership across associations is 68.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Merchants Association
North Carolina
High Point Association
Raleigh
Asheville
Durham
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Greensboro
Burlington
Presbyterian Men To Hear R L Pope Talk Monday Night
R L Pope president of the First National Bank of Thomasville will speak to the Presbyterian Men at the First Presbyterian church Monday evening at 6 30 o clock. He is expected to deliver an inspiring message to the club. Logan Porter Sr will direct the program and the Woman's Circle will serve dinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Pope
First National Bank of
Thomasville
First Presbyterian Church
Pope
Logan Porter
New Public Health Nurse for County
Greensborough August 1 Miss Mary Elizabeth Allison of Yanceyville was employed today as a public health nurse, bringing the county’s total to three nurses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Mary Elizabeth Allison
Yanceyville
Allison
Campaign to Save Junaluska Faces Aug 15 Foreclosure
The Save Junaluska drive by the Methodist Episcopal South reports $33,000 raised of a $105,000 goal with $72,000 still needed by August 15 to pay first mortgages on Lake Junaluska grounds in Western North Carolina. Bishop Kern designates Save Junaluska Day as churches east of the Mississippi and south of the Potomac collect offerings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Methodist Episcopal, South, Church
Lake Junaluska
Southern Methodist Summer Assembly
W. A. Lambeth
Junaluska
Lambeth
North Carolina
Paul B. Kern
Wesley Memorial Church
Lynchburg
Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church
Rural Guilford Schools Set September 14 Opening
The county board of education met in adjourned session and fixed September 14 as the opening date for rural Guilford schools for the coming season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
County Board of Education
Guilford
Prison Population Estimate in United States
An estimate places the number of inmates in American prisons and penitentiaries at about 150000, reflecting the scale of incarceration in the United States.
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