High Point Guests Attend Mary Turner and Ellie White Wedding
The wedding at Muir's Chapel Greensboro united Miss Mary Frances Turner of Guilford College and Ellie J. White of High Point. Attendees included numerous High Point residents and Guilford College alumni. the couple plans to reside at 805 West Fifth Street, High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Mary Frances Turner
Guilford College
Ellie J. White
Muir's Chapel
Gear Greensboro
Gladis Kivett
Geora
Erma Sunts
Ruth Horney
Martha Parsons
Ruby Wood
Feral Green
Evelyn
Doris Hayworth
Norine Horney
W. L. Horney
O. R
Robert Turner
Tunstall
G. W. Dick
Muirs Chapel
Henry Clay Turner
Garza
Catherine Turner
Elizabeth
Safrah Reed
D. W. Reed
Charlotte
Isaac R. White
Turner Page
Cleveland
Charles P
Clay Turner
Mise Helen Page
John Reynolds
Burlington
Misa Page
Traumerer
Schumann
White
Hannah Blair White
N. F. White
J. C. Malpass Grocery Company
Meeting Postponed for Business-Professional Girls Club
The Business and Professional Girls Club of the YWCA postponed its meeting from tomorrow evening to Tuesday evening of next week. A splendid program is planned for the new date. Carl Vaughn was born Saturday August 11 at Ranchman to Mr. and Mrs. Harry Vaughn. Baby and mother are resting at the home of Mr Vaughn's mother, Mrs. J W Vaughn, 1814 Branch Street. Mrs. Vaughn's maiden name was Lucille Heilig of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Business and Professional Girls Club
Carl Vaughn
Harry Vaughn
Carl
Rancheman
Vaughn
Mr. Vaughn
J. W. Vaughn
Branch Street
Lucille Heilig
High Point
Social Roundup of Visits and Travels Across Towns
Local residents record a week of visits and departures. Patricia Thomas visits the Hearn cottage at Shocco Springs Alabama. Daisy Smith plans a business trip to Atlanta and a stop at Stone Mountain. Senator A B Palmer and Mrs Hinton hosted by Mr and Mrs Baker, Palmer a relative of the Baker family. Phillip Schnell returns to Niagara Falls after visiting W J McAnally family. Helen Bowling returns from Camp Shirl y Ros ors with Betsy Heyward. Margaret and Virginia Dixon back from ten days at Reidsville. Elsie Veatch guest of Sarah Parish. Veatch on Bellevue hospital staff New York City. Ross Lackey recovering well from appendicitis at Burrus Memorial Hospital. Mrs Alton Wilson improving after a recent operation. James McDaniel leaves Wise Street for Bristol Tennessee. Mr and Mrs D A Cook back from Myrtle Beach. Paul Haney and Bunch Kimmons return from Norfolk. D F Kinkler and Edith Love visit High Point with accompanying family members Juanita and Wallace Love.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. F. Kinkler
Simpsonville
S. C
Edith Love
Adams Street
High Point
W. O. Pruitt
Italian inventor unveils fast sea shipment loading device
An Italian inventor developed a loading device for motor vehicles shipped by sea. The mechanism reportedly speeds loading and unloading a car to about three or four minutes, improving port efficiency and turnover.
Local women named to state D A R committees
Mrs. W. H. Belk of Charlotte announced three High Point women for state D A R committees. A 8. Caldwell will chair preservation of historic spots. Phillip W. Flagge becomes state legislation committee member. J. S. Welborn serves on three committees and led a tombstone record drive totaling over 13 000 items presented to the North Carolina Historical Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Belk
Charlotte
North Carolina
Belk
Flagge
Welborn
Alexander Martin
North Carolina Historical Commission
Raleigh
W. R. Newsome
North Carolina Historical Society
State Ways and Means
Croasnore School
Holy Roller Evangelist Survives Rattlesnake Bite Miracle
Sylva, Aug 13 Albert Teester a Holy Roller evangelist who survived a deadly rattlesnake bite exposed himself to followers as living proof miracles exist. He said God told him to pick up the snake and would do it again. A healing service followed with saints praying around his arm as they sang and spoke in tongues. The snake was killed by an irate congregant as the preacher fled the pulpit a week ago.
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Sylva
Albert Teester
Jesus Christ
Here
Teester House
Preacher Teester
Teester
Kentucky man claims John Dillinger son slain in Chicago
R M Green of London Kentucky writes Cook County coroner after seeing a photograph he believes proves the man killed as Dillinger is his son Billy B Green The coroner says fingerprints confirm Dillinger’s identity and the body has been buried Green provides details of his son including age height hair and build and offers proofs to verify the claim.
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Kentucky
John Dillinger
Chicago
R. M. Green
London
Cook County
Frank J. Walsh
Green
Dillinger
Billy B. Green
Courier Journal
Fair Tax Group Sets First NC Convention Tuesday
North Carolina Fair Tax association holds its first annual convention in Sanford with delegates from across the state. Dr J T Burrus New Guilford state senator and sales tax repeal advocate will speak at the night session. Other attendees include R W Vaughn Efird L Hines A A Chapman M B Patton Joe Garibaldi and T L Gardner among prominent business and civic leaders. Additions from Statesville Winston Salem Henderson and Charlotte are expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph McDonald
Winston-Salem
Salem College
North Carolina
Forsyth
R. W. Vaughn
Henderson
Railway Employees and Taxpayers Association
Efird L. Hines
Winston- Salem
A. A. Chapman
Oxford
Granville County Tax Relief Association
M. B. Patton
Marion
McDowell Fair Taxation League
Joe Garibaldi
Charlotte
Mecklenburg Merchants League
T. L. Gardner
Reids
Political figures named in North Carolina party slate
Ville Republican leader A. W. Bunch of Statesville, former president of the State Merchants association, Oliver A. Swaringen of Concord Cabarrus senator ial nominee, and Clyde Greene of Boone, Watauga Republican leader.
Graeber To Visit CCC Camps Here To Lecture
R L Graeber ex extension forester at State College will tour CCC camps in North Carolina delivering evening talks on Woodlands in Relation to Economic Agriculture and their management. Film strips accompany the lectures with post talk forestry discussions.
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College Station
Raleigh
R. W. Graeber
State College
CCC
North Carolina
Graeber
Jackson Springs
Polkton
Lake Lure
Hendersonville
Pisgah Forest
Balsam Grove
Old Fort
Marion
Morganton
High Point
Durham
Sunflower Mystery Tallied in Saxonburg
Residents praise unusually tall sunflowers but Frank Siebert claims the standout bloom is 5 feet high due to a seed planted in an apple tree knot hole by a squirrel or bird. The plant then grew 12 feet more, creating a remarkable total height.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Saxonburg, Pa
Saxonburg
Frank Siebert
Signs of Christ's Coming Highlighted at Local Church Series
Evangelist John B. Allin spoke at the Carolina theatre on Sunday detailing signs of the end times. He linked world events to biblical prophecy, noting gospel spread to many languages and celestial signs as proof that Christ's Kingdom nears.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Evangelist John B
Carolina Theatre
Jesus
Satan
Olmstead
Yale
American Journal of Science
Alfred Griffin Pioneer in Negro Education in North Carolina
Professor Alfred James Griffin, longtime educator and leader at High Point institutions, is celebrated as a pioneer in Negro education in North Carolina. Born in Tarboro, he joined the High Point Normal and Industrial Institute in 1897, guiding expansion from a single building to a full campus and normal school program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfred James Griffin
High Point
North Carolina
High Point Normal and Industrial Institute
William Penn High School
Griffin
Tarboro
St. Augustine College
Raleigh
Society of Friends
New York Society of Friends
Frank H. Clark
New York
Congdon Hall
Mrs. W. C. Hammer Injured in Church Steps Fall
Mrs. W. C. Hanmer, prominent local woman, was hospitalized at Duke Hospital, Durham, with a broken knee cap after a fall down church steps in Asheboro yesterday morning. Her husband was treated as well and conveyed to the same facility by ambulance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
W. C. Hanmer
Duke Hospital
Durham
Institute Date Set for Government Meeting in Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill news confirms the annual meeting of the institute of government will be held September 13 and 14. The event gathers scholars and officials for policy discussion and presentations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
The
Institute of Government
Jeffress Takes Two Week Vacation From Raleigh Post
B. B. Jeffress chairman of the state highway and public works commission is away on a two weeks vacation in Raleigh.
Prof Griffin and the High Point Normal Pioneer of NC Education
The article recalls Prof Griffin a key figure in North Carolina Black education with 37 years in the High Point school system. His wife Miss Ophelia A Thompson of Asheville. children include Dr Agnes C Griffin a Columbia University medical graduate and specialist. Caroline Griffin with a Columbia MS in biology. The text credits his work for a superior Negro educational system and interracial goodwill.
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Griffin
Ophelia A. Thompson
Asheville
Agnes C. Griffin
Columbia University College
North Carolina
High Point Normal
Public School Marks Fifty Years With Principal’s Resignation
Industrial Institute became a public school in 1923. Prof. Griffin resigned from the principalship and joined the faculty as history instructor. He remains active in his field and a stabilizing influence and source of inspiration to the students he meets.
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Miss Madeline Hoover
R. F. Brower
Miss Virginia
Mesere Albert
Garland Brower
Sarah Parish
Greensboro Road
N. C
Pisgah Hospital and Sanitarium
Parisii
Bellevue Hospital
Columbia University
New Yore City
Wyatt A. Pickens
Louisiana State University
Baton Rouge
Blanche A. Pickens
Wooodrow Avenue
Lindsay Lamar
Ercel
Kan
Moffitt’s
N. Main
Patricia Thomas
Mrs. Millard Hearn
Shocco Springs
Talladega, Ala
Daisy Smith
Atlanta
Stone Mountain
Phillip Schnell
Niagara Falls N. Y
Helen Bowling
Shirley Rosors
Roaring Gap
Betsy Heyward
Goldsboro
Margaret
Virginia Dixon
Reidsville
Elsie K. Veatch
Miss Veatch
New York City
Ross Lackey
Thurston Street
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Alton Wilson
James McDaniel
Wise Street
Bristol
Tenn
D. A. Cook
Myrtle Beach
Paul Haney
Bunch Kimmons
Norfolk, Va
Holy-Roller
Fair Tax Group
Thomas B. Smith
W. C. Hammer
High Point Creamery Co
Gover
Clover Brand
Clover
West Broad
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