New Broadcasting Station Opens at Al Sheraton Hotel
High Point launched a new radio station Monday at 7 45 with R C Barry as manager and headquarters by the Radio Broadcasters company. The studio sits on the Sheraton hotel mezzanine with a daily schedule from 7 45 to 6 and 6 15 to 7 00 with evening hours to expand.
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High Point
R. C. Barry
WSPA
Spartanburg
S. C
Barry
Radio Broadcasters Company
WNBC
Greensboro
Sheraton Hotel
High Point Chamber of Commerce
High Point Ministerial Association
al Fuller
WSY
Birmingham
WSMB
New Orleans
Longest U S Crocodiles and Alligators Hit Twenty Feet
The longest crocodiles and alligators measured in the United States did not exceed twenty feet in length. The remark notes that records fall short of the widely cited giant sizes and emphasizes empirical measurements rather than legend or lore.
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United States
Laughinghouse Improves After Hospital Admission
Dr. Charles C O H Laughinghouse head of the North Carolina state board of health has shown improvement since admission to High Point hospital on Wednesday afternoon. He suffers from phlebitis due to varicose veins after a long walk while inspecting sanitary conditions. Doctors Burrus Taylor Brockman Flagg Sumner report a comfortable night and reduced symptoms with no new swelling in the left leg.
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Charles O’h. Laughinghouse
North Carolina
F. R. Taylor
H. L. Brockman
P. W. Flagg
KE. A. Sumner
Associated Press
John T. Burrus
Charles Co’'H
Laughinghouse
High Point Hospital
Archdale Y Camp Meeting Wins High Honors
Archdale chapter of the High Point Epworth League Union won top honors at the Union monthly meeting at Wesley Memorial church. They captured both the attendance and singing banners, with Rev. Tuttle delivering devotionals and emphasizing spiritual questions and meditating on Christ. Social hour followed in the church basement.
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Archdale
Hear Hartley
Epworth League Union
Wesley Memorial Church
High Point Epworth League Union
Mr. Tuttle
West
Robert Byrum
Calvary
Main Street Church
Tuttle
Unusual Plant Grown by City Youths Seeks Name
Strange plant grown in High Point by Stamey Henderson and Adder son Brown from Union street and shown in The Enterprise window. They ask readers to suggest a name for the two sharp runners and the unusual shape, grown by a relative Mrs. Sam Brown.
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Stamey Henderson
Adderson Brown
High Point
Sam Brown
Union Street
Enterprise
Mr Crowell Speaks At Asheboro Rotary Club
Prof. George H. Crowell of Asheboro was the principal speaker at the Asheboro Rotary Club meeting today at noon. He has long ties to Randolph County and taught in Asheboro, serving as superintendent of the graded schools from 1895 to 1897.
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George H. Crowell
Asheboro
Gluconic acid price slashed by new process
A recently developed production method cut gluconic acid price from 190 dollars to 50 cents per pound. The advance stems from cheaper processing and targeted chemical research reducing manufacturing costs.
Osteopathic Meet Planned in Norfolk at Month's End
Local osteopathic physicians and surgeons from North Carolina Virginia and the District of Columbia prepare to attend the Mid Atlantic States Osteopathic Association convention at the Monticello hotel Norfolk Virginia August 28 29 and 30 The program includes notable speakers from Chicago Memphis Boston Lancaster and Philadelphia with a city tour Hampton Roads cruise Cape Henry Ocean View and Virginia Beach leisure activities and a Saturday golf tournament at Truxtun Manor led by President Dr T J Howerton and officers Dr O N Donnahoe Dr L C McCoy and Dr S H Bright.
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Osteopathic Association
Monticello Hotel
Norfolk
North Carolina
Virginia
District of Columbia
Stinson
Chicago College of Osteopathy
H. R. Bynum
Memphis
Cervase G. Flick
Boston
Ralph P. Baker
Lancaster
Cc. J. Muttart
C. Paul Snyder
Edward G. Drewall
Philadelphia
Merton A. English
Washington
M. L. Richardson
U. S. Naval Operating Base
Ocean View
Cape Henry
Virginia Beach
Hampton Roads
Chesapeake Bay
T. J. Howerton
O. N. Donnahoe
Asheville
L. C. McCoy
S. H. Bright
Sargeant-At-Arms
Story Hour Set For 10 At Public Library
The High Point public library will hold regular story hour tomorrow at 10 in the court room. Mrs. W. A. Harper of the city serves as the storyteller for the children.
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High Point Public Library
W. A. Harper
Cagle Moves to Hiatt Motor Co As Salesman
C. J. Cagle, long associated with Starr Motor, accepts a salesman position with Hiatt Motor Company.
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Cagle
Hiatt Motor Co
C. J. Cagle
Starr Motor Company
Hiatt Motor Company
Terrible Joke Bawber and Paris Model Pele Mele
The exchange notes a girl’s face described as terribly drawn. Dawber confirms the appearance, calling her an amateur artist’s model in Paris.
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Bawber
Dawber
Pele Mele
Paris
Melons Delivered To Poor In High Point Today
G L Wimberly in charge of the city farm delivered 48 large watermelons to the board of public welfare. This afternoon Boy Scouts will deliver them to the poor who depend on welfare. Mrs Hammond said city autos would deliver with scouts assisting. The melons are described as large and fine.
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High Point
G. L. Wimberly
Hhus
Board of Public Welfare Department
Welfare Department
W. ©. Hammond
Wimberly
Drought Lowers Beef Prices in Local Market
Market men report a two month drop in beef prices due to drought. Steaks roast and stew cuts fall from late century highs with hoof price down to four to five cents per pound. Analysts expect more cattle imports from western states, likely pushing prices lower before winter.
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United States
North Carolina
Drive For Old Clothing For Children Is Begun
Officials of the board of public welfare in High Point begin a clothing drive for school age children as winter nears. Mrs. W C Hammond urges donations of clothes for ages 5 to 14, with Junior Service League volunteers collecting and delivering. The league will handle winter buying and distributing, stressing limited staff and high food demands draining the budget.
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Board of Public Welfare
W. C. Hammond
Welfare Department
Junior Service League
Ter
High Point
Prominent farmer Obed A Thrift dies near Deep River
Obed A Thrift, noted farmer born in Guilford County on September 2, 1851, died at his route 2 home near Deep River church after several weeks of illness. He married Ellen Handley in 1876 and leaves two sons PD B Thrift and Dr O W Thrift of Greensboro, three daughters E H Sampson of Greensboro, J E Copple of High Point route 2, and R E Smith of High Point route 2, plus Lindsay Thrift of High Point. Funeral services will be at Deep River Friends Church Sunday at 11, with interment in the church cemetery.
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Obed A.thrift
Route 2
Deep River Church
Mr. Thrift
Guilford County
Green and
Dorcas Gardner Thrift
Ellen Handley
PD. B. Thrift
O. W. Thrift
Greensboro
E. H. Sampson
J. E. Copple
R. E. Smith
High Point
Lindsay Thrift
Deep River
Clifton Pearse
Mt. Ashy
Church Cemetery
Cap Hatfield Dies in Baltimore at 67
William Anderson Cap Hatfield, reputed last Hatfield McCoy feudist, died in a Baltimore hospital at 67 after recent brain illness. From Logan, West Virginia, he faced the feud’s deadly past yet was said to have been shot at about 300 times and wounded only once. His father, Anderson Devil Anse Hatfield, died in 1921.
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Baltimore
William Anderson
Cap” Hatfield
West Virginia
Kentucky
Logan
W. Va
Anderson Hatfield
Devil Anse
Cap’’ Hatfield
Sands dodges superstition at state convention
Knoxvilles J B Sands state pharmacy board president arrived at the convention on July 13 at 8 13. He checked into a hotel and received registration number 13 and room 713, yet he remains unshaken by the superstition.
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Knoxville
Tenn
J. B. Sands
Sands
State Pharmacy
Photograph request sparks a negative reply
In the exchange Positively John asks for her photograph, and Jack notes she answered with a negative reply.
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John
Jack
Good Cheer Urged At Kiwanis Meet
Rev George Tunstall urged optimism at the Kiwanis luncheon, advocating kindness and fellowship to dispel gloom. Miss Dorothy Hoskins sang two solos, with Mary Louise Hubbard on piano, as the program was organized by C L Amos and Cam Criddiebaugh. Roy Spearman and Roy Smart will run the next meeting. Dan Hayworth named as district agriculture committee delegate to Hendersonville on Aug 23. Attendance prize went to A Sherrod. visitors F E Brown and F H Norvell from Richmond, Va.
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Kiwanis Club
George Tunstall
Green Street Baptist Church
Tunstall
Dorothy Hoskins
Mary Louise Hubbard
C. L. Amos
Cam Criddiebaugh
Roy Spearman
Roy Smart
Dan Hayworth
District Agriculture Committee
Hendersonville
A. Sherrod
F. E. Brown
F. H
Norvell
Richmond, Va
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Spencer Association
W. A. Carnes
Greensboro Association
Gordon E. Hase
Winston-Salem Association
Mr. Smith
W. L. Hampton
Durham Association
Y. M. Co
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Ronald Tamblin
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Edgar Hartley
A. L. Arnold
J. T. Fesperman
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M. M. Manger
R. H. Wing
Atlanta
Arnold Eugene Jenny
Durham
Lex Kluttz
Raleigh
George W. Fisher
Winston- Salem
Ford
F. O. B. Detroit
Inspection Service
East
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Shell Gas and Oils
Mr. Crowell
W. Broad
Auto Tire Accessory Co
Leadis Lutheran College Drive
F. L. Conrad
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Hickory
Collegiate Institute
Mt. Pleasant
Osteopathic
Truxtun Manor
Obed A. Thrift
Deep River Section
Kiwanis Meet
Miss Hoskins
College Street
the Bank of Service
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High Point Perpetual Building
The
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J. Idol
V. Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
Service Department
Gate City Motor Company
Jack Burris
Wrenn Street
Elwood Hote
Sky
Robert Brown
Chicago
William 8S. Brock
Powell Crosley, Jr
Cincinnati
Brown
Cleveland
F. C. Sharp
Commercial National Bank Bldz
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor
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H. D. Saunders
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