High Point Merchants Association Re organizes
The High Point Merchants Association held a dinner meeting at the Elwood hotel to reorganize after five to six months inactivity. Officers elected were D A Dowdy president H J Coffield vice president J R Reitzel temporary secretary and Willis Johnson treasurer with a five member committee to hire a permanent secretary. Fourteen new directors joined the board joining ex officio member J B Spencer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LD. A. Dowdy
Elwood K Hotel
High Point Merchants Association
Elwood Hotel
D. A. Dowdy
H. J. Coffield
J. R. Reitzel
Willis Johnson
High Point Chamber Opens New Member Drive
The High Point chamber of commerce launches a campaign to recruit over 500 new members in its first drive in more than five years. Secretary F. J. Sizemore cites stagnant revenue with a 36,741 population and urges support for freight rate fights and city promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
LSU Educates 7100 in Diverse Departments Last Year
Seven thousand one hundred persons were instructed across Louisiana State University departments during the previous year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisiana State University
Linen Trade Across Jugoslavia Booms
Flax is cultivated throughout Jugoslavia and its mills produce about 2,700,000 yards of linen goods annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jugoslavia
Committee Probes Police Ties in Closed Hearing
City council committee continues closed door questioning of police department figures and witnesses in the Goodman case. Notable names questioned include Judge Teague Archie Myatt and Detective Nance as the probe seeks clarity on raid details and inconsistent witness accounts. Local officials urge anyone with information to testify.
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Knox
R. N. (Neese) Williard
Ray Gurley
Lewis E. Teague
Archie Myatt
KK. F. Ellington
L. B. Williams
Johnnie Goodman
G. Roy Shiplett
Goodman House
W. F. Taylor
Goodman
C. W
Morrie
Taylor
Ray Nance
Haworth
Police Department
Wade Renfrow
Enterprise
Smith
Roy Shiplett
Nance
Shiplett
K. F. Bellington
Jim Allen
Allen
AB Club Dinner Draws Crowd At Country Club
The American Business club held a well attended dinner meeting at the Country club with Norman Fidler singing three songs piano accompaniment by Dan W. Smith. Charles McAnally announced inter club tennis pairings and a golf tournament to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Fidler
Dan W. Smith
American Business Club
Country Club
Herbert E. Johnson
Charles McAnally
Mr. McAnally
Chappell
Crissman
Davis
Denny
Diffee
Duke
Fidler
Foscue
Green
Johnson
Lovelace
McPherson
McAnally
Murr
E. L. Mitchell
Pete Moffitt
W. E. Mitchell
John T. Moffitt
Richardson
Reitzel
Myatt
Perry
Rountree
Slate
Smith
Strickland
Thompson
Walker
White
Welborn
Orphans to Sing at Reformed Church Sunday
Children from the Nazareth Orphans Home in Crescent will appear at the Reformed church Sunday morning for an 11 o clock recital. Rev. W H McNary, superintendent of the home, will accompany the children.
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Nazareth Orphans Home
Crescent
The
Reformed Church
W. H. McNary
Injured Worker Hurt At New Fourth Ward School
George Nicholson an employee of Wilson and Keziah local contractors was injured this morning at 11 o clock while working on the new Fourth Ward elementary School on Springfield avenue. He was badly bruised and cut when knocked against the wall by a swinging block he and coworkers were lifting. Yow's ambulance took him to Guilford General hospital where he remained a patient.
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George Nicholson
Wilson and
Keziah
Fourth Ward
Springfield Avenue
Nicholson
Guilford General Hospital
North Carolina Licenses 52 Cotton Warehouses
North Carolina reports 52 licensed cotton warehouses with total capacity around 200,900 bales, reflecting industry scale in the state.
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North Carolina
Splendid Guilford Meeting Draws Local Delegates
Local delegates return from the 233rd North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends held at New Garden Meeting House Guilford College. Opening Aug 9, the session features foreign epistles from Germany Ireland and Britain plus visitors from New York Ram Allah Palestine and Mount Airy. Speakers include Clarence E. Pickett and Dr Harlow Lindley with daily Bible half hours led by J Passmore Elkinton.
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North Carolina
George Evans
New York
Harlow Lindley
Ohio State Historical Society
W. T. Best
Raleigh
Charities and Public Welfare
Central Friends Church
Anna Mendenhall
Countries create federal districts for capitals
Australia Argentina Brazil Venezuela and Mexico have created federal districts for their capitals. This move centralizes capital administration and signals a formal separation between national governance and state or provincial jurisdictions.
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Australia
Argentina
Brazil
Venezuela
Mexico
Beckerdite to Celebrate 90th Birthday at Randleman Home
Relatives friends and neighbors of J T Beckerdite will gather at his Route 3 Randleman Randolph County home on August 19 to share in his 90th birthday. Attendees are asked to bring a basket of food.
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J. T. Beckerdite
Beckerdite
Route
Randleman
Randolph County
Elks To Hold Meet Tomorrow Night
The High Point Elks lodge will hold a meeting at 8 PM tomorrow at the Elks club on West Broad street. A memorial ceremony for deceased members O A Kirkman Sr and W L Stamey will be conducted. Col D H Milton, secretary, said several important matters will be discussed in the session. The text urges all members to attend.
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O. A. Kirkman
W. L. Stamey
High Point Elks Lodge
Elks Club
West Broad Street
Col
D. H. Milton
Miss Rose Roscoe Returns Home After Western Tour
Miss Rose Roscoe returns to her sister's home after an extended tour of the west including a stay in California.
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Miss Rose Roscoe
West
California
Sea Shells From southern England Inspire Toothpaste
The famous chain cliffs of southern England provide abundant sea shells supplying material used in toothpaste.
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Chain Cliffs
Southern
England
Banquet Tonight Honoring North Carolina Masonic Officers
O M OLAY Chapter 70 to host banquet at Mrs. Ella Dallas home on South Main Street honoring newly elected officers of the state association. Guests include Harry Gump Clyde Pugh Frank Mund James Lindsay and Allan S O Neal. An executive meeting of officers follows the banquet.
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His Point
Order of Demolay
Ella Dallas
South Main Street
State Association
Harry Gump
Greensboro
Clyde Pugh
High Point
Frank Mund
Concord
James Lindsay
Gastonia
Allan S. O’neal
Winston-Salem
Grand Council of
North Carolina
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Tric Company
H. IL. Coffield
Coffield Furniture Company
A. C. Cecil
Cecil Drug Company
Brantley McAdoo
Schiffman’s
Fred W. McPherson
Sunshine Laundry
Dr. Stutts
Stutts Grocery
Philip Silver
N. H. Silver Clothing Company
Charlie Hodgin
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Roy I. Smart
Publix-Saenger Theaters
H. A. Cecil
High Point Enterprise
E. K. Ingram
Ingram’s Grocery
John English
Belk Stevens
John T. Burrus
High Point Hospital
H. S. Coffield
Spencer
Arnold Shiffman
State Merchants Association
R. G. Trosper
Greensboro Association
Fred W McPherson
Shiffman
High Point Association
Harry Doctor
Clay Lambeth
Joe Hoffman
C B. Solomon
Jack Kester
W. D. Stroud
Roy Fowler
C. B.elch
A. C. Dowdy
Sample Furniture Company
GROVE
Grove’s
Schwab Tailoring Company
East Broad St
Indi
Hudson
JOS50
Detroit
Factory
Jefferson Motor Company
North Main
NEW School
College St
W. Broad
Guilford
Stein’s
Bernard’s Tailoring Co
High Street
North Main St
Schiffman’s Jewelry Co
Auto Tire Accessory Co
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor
O. Des
City Transilr and Storage CO. Moving, Packing, Crating and Shipping
Joan Crawford
Anita Page
Dorothy Sebastian
Robt. Montgomery
Raymond Hackett
Counis
Paramount R.K.O
First National
Fox, Metro
United Artists
Warner and Pathe Pictures
Elks
O'Neal
West Broad St
National Bank
the Bank of Service
Perpetual Building and Loan Association of
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
City Hall
Robert Brockett
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