Chamber Board to Discuss City Hall Remodeling Plan
High Point chamber of commerce directors will meet at the Commercial club tomorrow at 7 30 p m to decide what action the chamber will take in backing city hall remodeling. Secretary F J Sizemore said the board will push for a permanent improvement to handle the city's business for years and review other agenda items.
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Commercial Club
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
F. J. Sizemore
Surprising Banquet Stunt Sparks Panic at Sheraton
During a Junior Order banquet at the Sheraton, two waiters staged a staged fight that escalated to gunfire, shocking more than 60 attendees including state and national officers. D. W. Sorrell restored order as the mock battle ended, followed by talks on the organization's finances and orphanage efforts in North Carolina.
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Sheraton
United American Mechanics
D. W. Sorrell
Durham
State Council
Elm Street
North Carolina
Junior Order
Lexington
Sorrell
Sam F. Vance
Kernersville
Gurney P. Hood
Goldsboro
Hood
W. M. Shuford
Charles E. Hamilton
Monroe
Hamilton
Walter L. Cohoon
Elizabeth City
Union
Cohoon
United States
Army
Navy
Charles W. Snyder
Winston-Salem
J. H. Gillie
Maiden
Pritchard Carlton
Salisbury
R. T. Pool
Troy
John F. Reynolds
Reidsville
N. L. Eure
Greensboro
J. W. Sechrest
High Point
Numa R. Reid
Wentworth
J. M. Sharpe
CC. E. Brewer
Raleigh
Omer C. Stubbs
National Councilor
Kentucky
Switzerland completes 1390 miles of rail electrification
Switzerland finishes electrifying 1390 miles along the federal railways main line system. The project wraps up the long running upgrade, expanding electric traction across major routes and boosting efficiency.
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Switzerland
Federal Railways
Two Large Beets Displayed In City
Two of the largest beets ever seen in the city were shown this morning. The roots were grown on a Davie county farm owned and operated by A M Stroud, who resides in the city. One beet weighed seven and a quarter pounds and the other six and a half pounds.
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Davie County
A. M. Stroud
Mr. Stroud
Steady Growth Reported for North Carolina Junior Order
The North Carolina Junior Order shows steady growth in membership and wealth per annual state council reports led by D W Sorrell of Durham and Sam F Vance of Kernersville. The year ends with 52 400 members, 296 249 cash, and 891 783 in receipts, aided by 21 new councils and 842 new members.
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North Carolina
D. W. Sorrell
Durham
Sam F. Vance
Kernersville
State Council
State Council of the
Junior Order
G. P. Hood
Goldsboro
Lexington
Ewart
Aberdeen
Old Fort
Bostic
Woodville
Indian Trail
Elberton
Plymouth
Polkton
Rock Springs
Matthews
Peachland
Snow Camp
Stedman
Spindale
Roseboro
Turkey
Beaufort
Garland
Morehead
Chief McGhee and Sergeant Attend Police School
Chief of Police E A McGhee and Sergeant W G Friddle left yesterday for Chapel Hill to attend the police school now in progress at the University. Four patrolmen joined the school on opening day more than a week ago.
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E. A. McGhee
W. G. Friddle
Chapel Hill
University
Radio signals Heard in Mammoth Cave Tests
Reception tests in Mammoth Cave show WHAS WLW and WSM broadcasts reachable in some areas and blocked in others, likely due to roof thickness. A six tube superheterodyne receiver was used in the experiments.
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Cave
Louisville
Mammoth Cave
WHAS
WLW
WSM
Slavery Trade Flourishes Near Red Sea Markets
Report notes ongoing slave trade in East Africa with about 2,900 people sold yearly in Arabian markets, highlighting regional inhumanity and economic factors driving the practice.
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Red Sea
East Africa
Blackwelder's Barbecue Lunch Serves Daily Southern Style
Mrs. FE. W. Blackwelder, proprietor, offers daily barbecue at Blackwelder's Barbecue Lunch. Old Southern style cooking featured at 419 North Wrenn Street.
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Blackwelder
FE. W. Blackwelder
North Wrenn Street
Two Injured In Wreck At W Lexington Ave Curve
A morning crash at the curve where Highway 16 turns into West Lexington avenue injured Pete Leventis of Tarboro and his wife. The car left the road, overturned into bushes, injuring both. they were treated at High Point Hospital and Elwood Hotel before returning home. The other passenger was unhurt.
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Lexington Ave
Lexington Avenue
Pete Leventis
Tarboro
Sechrest
High Point
Elwood
Thomasville
Vote On Proposed Change In Zone Tonight
City council plans a vote tonight on rezoning a Broad Street lot from Business to Industrial for an ice plant. McKinley Davis and attorneys press for change after initial permit and hearing drew protests from nearby property owners.
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Oakwood Court
McKinley Davis
Davis
A. B. Horney
Z. J. Walser
Tri City Laundrymen to Hold Banquet Meeting
The Tri-City Laundrymen association of Winston Salem Greensboro and High Point will hold its monthly banquet Thursday at 7 30 PM at the Sheraton hotel with 40 to 50 guests expected Wallace Dunn of Dunn's laundry in Winston Salem will lead the program and several short talks will cover current laundry problems for discussion.
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Tri-City Laundrymen’s Association
Winston, Salem
Greensboro
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Wallace Dunn
Dunn’s Laundry
Winston-Salem
Tri-City
Plan to Manufacture Patent Window and Screen at Denton Lexington
Incor poration papers filed with Raleigh by Davidson County businessmen for Byars Manufacturing Company to produce a patent window and screen invented by George W. Byars of Welcome. Authorized capital of 100000 dollars, with 600 dollars paid in by George W. Byars L C Ripple Clarence Hinkle J J Hedrick P V Critcher and J R Myers. Plant location decision delayed though authority indicates the plant will be established.
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Lexington
Byars Manufacturing Company
Raleigh
Davidson County
George W. Byars
Welcome
County
L. C. Ripple
Clarence Hinkle
J. J. Hedrick
P. V. Critcher
J. R. Myers
Thomasville
Factory to Locate at Welcome or Thomasville
The plant building is set to begin soon with the new factory likely to be built at Welcome, the home of the patent inventor, while Thomasville also appears as a possible site.
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Welcome
Lexington
Thomasville
First American Train Runs 16 Miles In 46 Minutes
Ninety eight years ago the first U.S. train on the Mohawk and Hudson line achieved 16 miles in 46 minutes, about 21 miles per hour, marking a historic early speed record for rail travel.
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America
Mohawk and Hudson
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