Yearly Meeting closes at Guilford with appeals for China and disarmament
North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends at Guilford College ends as leaders from Duke University and West China University speakers urge sympathy for China and disarmament. An anti lynching petition signed by many North Carolina Quakers is sent to Washington. Simkin discusses China politics and nationalism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
North Carolina
Minner Wines
Robert L. Simkin
West China University
Chenetu
Szechwan
Elbert Russell
School of Religion
Duke University
Erroll T. El-iott
Richmond
Ind
David Kay
Lewis McFarland
Yearly Meeting
Hoover
Washington
New Garden Meeting House
Reading
Joseph J. Peele
Guilford College
Simkin
China
Master Masons Meeting at Numa F Reid Lodge 344
Numa F Reid Lodge No 344 A F and A M announces a regular meeting on Monday at 8:00 PM. Members are urged to attend and visiting Master Masons are invited. Signed E T Gregory W M M Gueth Secy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
Extra Charge for Bedside Meals Quips at Dinner
Witty exchange about dining etiquette reveals guests charged for meals served in bed. Maid confirms the policy, noting that all meals taken in bed incur an extra charge, reflecting sharp social banter from the scene.
Weekend Arrests Highlight Liquor Violations
Police reports show 40 weekend arrests with 24 tied to liquor violations. Saturday had nine arrests on drunkenness and liquor offenses, while Sunday featured 15 more liquor-related arrests among 26 total, plus several assault cases with liquor elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Keycorn
Sanday
High Point official to attend Y M C A convention in Cleveland
L R Johnston principal of High Point High School travels to Cleveland Ohio as eastern district delegate to the National Council of the Y M C A for a two day meeting. President Hoover set to address via radio from Washington. J Wilson Smith of Charlotte and state Y M C A secretary also attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. R. Johnston
High Point High School
Cleveland
National Council
National Young Men's Christian Association
Y. M. C. A. World's Alliance
Ohio City
Hoover
Washington
Johnston
J. Wilson Smith
Charlotte
Old Letter Details Early Steam Wagon From 1831 Baltimore
An ancient letter dated August 9 1831 from Baltimore to James Hays Randolph County North Carolina discusses early rail travel and a steam wagon being built in Baltimore. The writer notes two railroads then under construction and that steam powered carriages reached about 20 miles per hour.
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Baltimore
James Hays
Randolph County
Randolph
More Vegetables Added to Display
Edwin Gatlin, son of W. D. Gatlin of 608 Richardson Street, brought a corn stalk with five ears to The Enterprise display. The collection has many twin vegetables, but this quintet is the first seen in this area for some time. Edwin also contributed a yard bean grown by his father. Robert Johnson of Springfield Road submitted a deformed corn ear with kernels growing irregularly on the silk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edwin Gatlin
W. D. Gatlin
Richardson Street
Enterprise
Edwin
Robert Johnson
Springfield Road
Proper Use Of Leisure Time Urged By Dr. Ried
Dr. Leslie Ried of University Presbyterian Church Buffalo urged the Wesley Memorial congregation to use leisure time wisely. He warned that unscreened entertainment such as moving pictures and certain radio programs could erode spiritual reserves while praising disciplined use of time to build a lasting spiritual life.
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Dr. Ried
Buffalo
Wesley Memorial
Leslie Ried
University Presbyterian Church
N. Y
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Alhough
Walter Damrosch
Heaven
Permanent Displays At Building Grow In Favor
The Southern Furniture Exposition closing show leaves the building nearly deserted after two weeks with about 400 remaining exhibitors and buyers. Managers expect more permanent displays and daily operation with weekly dealer access, boosting High Point publicity as 1,200 buyers attended.
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Paul W. Casey
High Point
New York
Chicago
July 1931 Furniture Firms Survive North Carolina
Despite pessimism about the industry, Lyon Furniture Merchantile Agency reports no North Carolina firms failed in July 1931. Across the nation 84 retailers and 20 factories closed, with most retail losses in New York and some in California, Illinois, and Massachusetts.
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Lyon Furniture Merchantile Agency
New York
North Carolina
California
Illinois
Massachusetts
Clyde Dickens Slightly Injured in Argument
Clyde Dickens of 3038 Osborne Street sustained cuts to his face and eye in a physical dispute last night. He was treated at Guilford General Hospital.
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Clyde Dickens
Osborne Street
Mr. Dickens
Guilford General Hospital
Eleven hurt in auto crash near Union Cross
W J White of 1109 Richland avenue and ten other local residents, including six children, were injured in a High Point Winston-Salem highway crash last night. Driggers family members and Paul Carter among the injured. two cars, one carrying several negro occupants, reported fleeing the scene.
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W. J. White
Richland Avenue
Guilford General Hospital
High Point
Winston- Salem
Vogler
H. E. Driggers
Mallory Street
Paul Carter
Yadkinville
Union Cross
Harold Driggers
Rites Held for Mrs Alma Self at Spray Church
Funeral services for Alma Self 29 were held Sunday at 2 PM at the First Christian church in Spray. Rev. J E B Vance Rev W P McCarter and Rev John Suttonfield officiated with interment in Spray cemetery. A large crowd attended amid numerous floral tributes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alma Self
First Christian Church
Spray
J. EB. Vance
W. P. McCarter
North Main Baptist Church
John Suttonfield
Lynchburg
D. R. Setliff
Robert Blackwell
William Wall
Stokes Gallimore
Marcus Edmonds
Ralph Rickert
D. R. Setlif
Hal Sechrest
A. A. Mylton
Louise Edmonds
Mattie Blackwell
Bonnie Lee Hendricks
Lora Danford
A. E. Fair
J. E. Vance
Vennie Walker
E. B. Cheek
Spirit Topic Featured in Christian Science Lesson
The Sunday lesson-sermon on Spirit centered on Galatians 5 25 and Jer 23 24 with citations from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy. It states Spirit is the sole substance and consciousness and that matter has no mind or reality.
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Societies of Christ
Scientist
Mary Baker Eddy
God
Suit Started For Dining Car Payment
The J. G. Brill Company of Philadelphia sues Angle Kotsios owner of the De Luxe dining car in municipal court for about 5000 dollars. They seek payment on a 10000 dollar sale made September 1928 with 4867.25 due under terms, 5132.75 already paid, plus six percent interest from September 1928.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Brill Company
Philadelphia
Angle Kotsios
Wool produced in England by living skin pieces in vats
Experimenters in England claim to have produced wool by cutting live sheepskin pieces and placing them in vats with a chemical solution, yielding definite wool growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Freak Potato Display At The Enterprise Window
A freak potato resembling a duck mouse or centipede was added to The Enterprise display. Donor H B Johnson of 1611 North Main Street grew the oddly shaped potato in his garden. It measures about three inches long and has a head-like attachment on the body.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Johnson
North Main Street
New Bed Clamp Lamp Aims at Quiet Reading
A new reading lamp clamps onto the book cover and stays put when you turn pages. It shines on the print rather than into the reader’s eyes, making late night reading more comfortable.
When Skin Itches Don’t Give Up Petersen’s Ointment Ad
An old advertisement promises instant relief and quick healing for itchy skin and eczema. It claims Peterson’s Ointment never disappoints and is sold for 35 cents a box at any drug store.
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Peterson
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Guilford
Master Masons
E. T. Gregory
W. M
M. Gueth
Sec'y
North Main
Sears, Roebuck and CO
LR. Johnston
National Council of Y. M. Gis
Drs Ried
America
Charles Lamb
Spinoza
E. Black
Mrs
Asia
Spray Cemetery
Suit
Wilson Motor Company
West Broac
Schwab Tailoring Company
East Broad Street
United States Depository For Postal Savings Funds
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
The
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J, Idol, Vice-Pres
Treas
C. A. Elis, Sec'y
Certified Public Accountants
Commercial Bank
G. E. Klanderman
Cleopatra
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