Memorial Gateway Unveiling At Springfield Association Meeting
The Springfield Memorial Association holds its twenty fourth annual meeting at the historic Springfield Friends church starting 10:45 AM with a picnic lunch at noon. A memorial gateway by the Haworth Hayworth and Howard families honors five pioneers. presentation by Hubert Hayworth and acceptance by Sohn Jay Blair.
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Springfield Memorial Association
Springfield
Haworth
Hayworth
Howard
Hubert Hayworth
Sohn Jay Blair
Raleigh
George the
Emigrant
Herbert Howard
Michiah Haworth
Grace Haworth
Henry Haworth
Jesse Hayworth
Eli Haworth
Davie Hayworth
George Worth
Willard W. Ellington
Frank English
Sucar VY
Hotlewen
Anne A. Mendenhall
Josie T. Mauney
Jessie Millikan
Thomas L. Jones
Deborah H. Straw
Mary
Jane Stuart
Henry A. White
William Worth
Abigail K. White
Funeral Rites Planned for Mrs Ida J Stone
Funeral services for Ida J Stone 63 who died at her home three miles west of Thodthaville will be held tomorrow at 2 30 PM at Pine Wood Church. Rev P E Parker of Thomasville will officiate with interment in the church cemetery. Arrangements were postponed awaiting her son Odell Stone from Illinois. Mrs Stone was well known in the area having lived there most of her life.
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Ida J. Stone
George M. Smith Dies In Engine Collision
In fogbound yards of the Southern Railway at Mooresville a freight engine collision killed George M. Smith of Charlotte and injured four others. The brakeman died of injuries in a local hospital. Surviving family includes his widow and three children. Funeral services were planned at his parents home in Mooresville. Injured were T. R. Holder of Winston-Salem engineer W. S. Wendell of Asheville and J. B. Johnston and R. C. Kerr of Asheville.
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Mooresville
Southern Railway
George M. Smith
Charlotte
Smith
T. Branch Smith
T. R
Bob) Holder
Winston-Salem
W. S. Wendell
Asheville
J. B. Johnston
R. C. Kerr
Well Known Negro Citizen Dies Here
Harrison Matthews aged 60 a longtime High Point resident died at 800 Hoover Street early today He had lived in the city 36 years and worked for the Southern Railroad before turning to the transfer business Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 PM at the First Baptist Church and the body will lie in state at Hoover Funeral Home until tomorrow afternoon before burial at his home residence
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Harrison Matthews
High Point
Hoover Street
Southern Railroad
First Baptist Church
Hoover Funeral Home
Visits Home 84th Time
Col. J. R. Boardman of Brooklyn made his 84th annual visit to his boyhood home near Clayton New York. Since he was 11 he has never failed to return each year to the scene of his youth.
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Clayton
N. Y
Col. J. R. Boardman
Brooklyn
Here
Colonel Boardman
Local Democrats To Honor Guilford Legislators
High Point Democrats plan a August 27 barbecue at Municipal Lake Park to honor Guilford county’s four 1931 general assembly members. Three are High Point residents: Dr J T Kurrus senate C M Waynick and Thomas Turner house, plus E B Jeffress of Greensboro who chairs the state highway commission. Wade Renfrow announced the event and said invitations will be issued after planning today.
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High Point
Democratic Executive Committee
Municipal Lake Park
Wade Renfrow
Guilford County
J. T. Kurrus
Senate
C. M. Waynick
Thomas Turner
House
Guilford
E. Bi. Jeffress
Greensboro
State Highway Commission
Renfrow
Services Held for Mrs Fields
Funeral services for Mrs. Cora Fields 36 who died after an extended illness at her East Green street home were held yesterday afternoon at Hickory Chapel Weselyan Methodist church. Interment was in the church cemetery with pallbearers Colon Kirkman Lindsay Kirkman C C Haddon Emmett Kidd Lloyd Brower. Flower bearers included Margie Hicks Iris Hunsucker Hyacinth Cox Annie Haddon T O Whittington Bascom Jarrell Clara Hall Hattie Alfred Esther Feds. A large crowd attended the services and the flowers were numerous.
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Cora Fields
East Green Street
Hickory Chapel Weselyan Methodist Church
E. W. Jones
J. R. Anderson
Welch Memorial M. P. Church
Colon Kirkman
Lindsay Kirkman
C. C. Haddon
Emmett Kidd
Lloyd Brower
Last Rites Held For Mrs Medlin At Springfield Friends Church
Funeral services for Mrs Per dida Medlin 68 of 1010 Smith Street were held at Springfield Friends church following a paralytic stroke two weeks earlier. The service featured pastors Miss Clara I Cox Rev J Waldo Woody and Rev O L Ruth with interment in the church cemetery. Pallbearers and floral attendants were listed, with songs including Rock of Ages Safe In the Arms of Jesus and In the Land Where We’ll Never Grow Old. A home service preceded the church ceremony attracting many friends.
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Perdida Medlin
Smith Street
Springfield
L. P. Mikles
H. D. Hobbs
B. F. Varner
G. T. Prendergest
W. W. Leonard
Mesdames R. E. Evertte
D. A. Ritch
J. Roy Teague
Catherine Foster
Edith Varner
Laura McPherson
Etta May MclIntyre
Jesus
Pauline Hicks
Nellie Ellington
Aldah Burton
County property listings under review for tax indictments
Deputy Sheriff T. R. Short and assistant D. V. Hoskins are checking tax year listings at the county tax office. Listing for taxes is due in April by law, and several individuals have not yet listed. Unlisted persons may still file to avoid possible indictment and fines.
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T. R. Short
D. V. Hoskins
Girl Swallows Lysol In Apparent Death Attempt
Maxine Kirkman 17, daughter of Mr and Mrs J Day, 1401 Franklin St, was rushed to Guilford General Hospital after swallowing a large dose of Lysol in what authorities describe as an apparent suicide attempt. Doctors pumped the stomach and said there was no immediate danger. The incident followed domestic troubles as Maxine, recently married to Wiley Kirkman, faced financial strain and job loss.
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Maxine Kirkman
Day
Franklin Street
Guilford General Hospital
Kirkman
Sherrod Shirt Company
Charges Against Kennedy Dropped in Burn Case
In a March 29 fire at 610 Willowbrook Street Providence, Maynard Kennedy and Thurman Wall were badly burned. Wall died days later. Kennedy lost use of limbs and sight. Judge Teague granted leniency, dropping the case against Kennedy after evidence showed severe injuries and mounting medical costs.
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Maynard Kennedy
Thurman Wall
W. A. Scott
Willowbrook Street
James B. Lovelace
Kennedy
Teague
Wall
Non-Suit Denied In Durham Hit and Run Case
In Greensboro Judge Shaw denied a motion for non suit after the state rested in the Burch Durham hit and run murder case. The defense sought dismissal for lack of direct evidence linking Durham to the Springfield avenue killing of Woodrow Medlin. Witnesses described Durhams car and possible blood traces, while a repairman testified about radiator damage and a Ford roadster sighting prior to the incident. Dr W W Harvey described medlins fatal crushing injuries.
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Burch
Durham
Shaw
Greensboro
Burch Durham
High Pointer
Woodrow Medlin
Springfield Avenue
Thomas J. Shaw
Young Medlin
Upton
Blackwelder
Odell Teague
Teague
Medlin
W. W. Harvey
Lye and Grease Clog Sink Damages Home
Mrs Madison Perry poured half a can of lye into a sink on Prospect road to clear a clog. The lye mixed with grease and soap, forming a hard obstruction. Her husband separated the pipe and found a channel of grease lye and hot water creating a soapy blockage in the drain.
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Madison Perry
Prospect Road
Police recover stolen Ford coupe in 40 minutes
The Ford coupe theft from 905 English Street was reported early today. Officers Ball and Hoover located the car within 40 minutes at the corner of Chestnut and Aldridge streets. the vehicle had a drained battery but no other damage.
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English Street
Paul Freeze
Police Department
Ball and Hoover
Chestnut and
Aldridge Streets
Hoover Named Messenger for Department of Justice
Melvin C. Hoover, formerly a local police fingerprint expert, was appointed to a messenger position with the Department of Justice in Washington. He will leave the city Sunday after receiving notice of his acceptance.
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Melvin C. Hoover
Department of Justice
Washington
Mr. Hoover
No Chance To Wash Barber Joke From Das Kleine Witz Blatt
A short caption notes a barber shop gag from Das Kleine Witz Blatt in Leipzig with an apprentice asking why hands are dirty and the barber replying no shampoo was used that day.
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Kleine Witzblatt
Leipzig
Bold Thief Crushed In Big Steel Trap
A pestiferous thief roamed the city pilfering hens until trapped in a heavy steel device in the basement of 213 Ward Street. The 17 percent inch long rodent weighed a pound four ounces and was captured by A. M. Voncannon after setting meat bait. The trap dragged about 14 feet before the creature died under a box.
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Ward Street
A. M. Voncannon
Piedmont Highway Association Formed as Corporation
Members of the Pied High Way association organized the Piedmont Highway Association, Inc. to promote United States Highway No. 29 as a main north south route. Bailey T Groome was named traveling representative and will visit Greensboro with Ketchum and Spence as plans unfold. New directors include Frank J. Sizemore and R. K. Young.
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Pied High Way Association
Charlotte
Piedmont Highway Association, Inc
Bailey T .Groome
Groome
Mecklenburg
Greensboro
Charles M. Ketchum
Spence
King Cotton Hotel
South Carolina
Georgia
Frank J. Sizemore
High Point
Labor federation and railroad unions forge state alliance
A Raleigh conference at the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro linked the North Carolina labor federation with four railroad brotherhoods. Aims include united political action and legislative effort. A follow up meeting will finalize plans as complete harmony was reported. Participants included A. R. Harrison representing local interests.
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A. R. Harrison
King Cotton Hotel
Greensboro
North Carolina Labor Federation
Labor Federation
Harrison
Railway labor leaders named for state federation
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers R. R. Lawrence of Winston Salem heads the State Federation of Labor with executive board members C. O. Hice of Salisbury representing the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen, J. E. Baumberger of Asheville representing the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen, and C. W. Fowler of Greensboro representing the order of Railway Conductors.
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Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
R. R. Lawrence
Winston-Salem
State Federation of Labor
C. 0. Hice
Salisbury
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
J. E. Baumberger
Asheville
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
C. W. Fowler
Greensboro
Order of Railway Conductors
Ironsides Not To Tour River
The U S S Constitution will not visit Ohio river towns. Navy department says the Ohio River is too shallow to float the ship.
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Cincinnati
U. S. S&s. Constitution
Ohio River
Navy Department
Ohio
Scotland population falls eight percent in decade
The population of Scotland has declined by eight percent over the last ten years, marking a notable demographic shift. Demographers cite aging trends and migration patterns as key factors influencing the drop across the region.
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Scotland
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Elgin
Hamiltons
Jewel Hamilton
Ruby’s Inc
South Main
Mrs. Stone
New
U. S
Bloom Furniture Co
East Washington
Mrs. Fields
Hickory ‘Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church
Mrs. Medlin
Springfield Friends Church Cemetery
Schwab Tailoring Company
East Broad Street
Girl
Lysol
Fannie Kennedy
Albert Ridge
Kennedy Home
Kennedy’s
Hoover
Messenger
O'Connor Flower Shop
Hamilton Florist
Highway Group IS Incorporated
Wilson Motor Company
West Broad
United States Depository For Postal Savings Funds
High Point Perpetual
Perpetual
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
the Commercial National Bank Vv. A. J. An
Vice-Pres, & Treas Co. H, Elias, Sec’y
Can Valley
Phillip
Amour
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