Rural Fire Department Forming Along Highway 10 A
Residents and business owners push to establish a ten a rural fire department to protect areas outside the city. Supporters report over four thousand dollars pledged toward a ten thousand dollar goal and outline plans for a two ton truck with 1000 gallons of water and hoses. Members will be contributors only and funds are sent to David A. Fiske Sr. at Bottoms Fiske Truck Lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fiske
Siderton's Inc
Botfms - Fiske Truck Lines
David A. Fiske Sr
Bottoms + Fiske Truck Lines, Inc
P. O
High Point
Building Board to Study Pine St Petitions Thursday
The city board of adjustment will meet Thursday at 4 p.m. to consider three petitions. N. C. Gupton requests a variance to erect a 48 by 20 foot frame building at the rear of 207 Pine St. for manufacturing and storage. Warren J. Godwin seeks a three foot rear yard variance to build a house with carport at Edgedale and Hillcresters. Wallace Kennedy asks for a use permit to construct a service station at the northwest corner of Ward and Green streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Board of Adjustment
Pine St
N. C. Gupton
Gupton’s
Warren J. Godwin
Edgedale and
Hillcresters
Wallace Kennedy
Ward and
Green Sts
Sagan Involved In Second Collision After Minor Crash
Water Mill resident Ed Mund Sagan 43 was in a minor crash with Dr. David Edwards from East Hampton. Shortly after, Edwards was called to a fatal head on crash where Sagan died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Water Mill
N.Y
Edmund Sagan
East Hampton
David Edwards
Sagan
Fugitive J L McCall Arrested on South Carolina Warrant
J L McCall, 24, of 622 Hulda Street, described as a Negro, was arrested as a fugitive from justice. The warrant states he is wanted in South Carolina for abandonment and non support, violation of probation, and failure to comply with a court order. He had not posted a $300 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. McCall
Hulda St
South Carolina
Realty Transfers Across Local Properties in Jamestown Township
Realty transfers list numerous conveyances in Jamestown Township including Petee J C Collett to H H Crate and wife for Collett land and Yokely to All eed samen for three Daveler land lots. Security Development Co transfers to Robert Miller and wife and back to the company, with several other correlations among Rhodes Mallory Campbell and Fogleman land parcels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Collett
H.H Crate
Collett
Yokely
Alleed Samen
Daveler
Security Deveent Co
Robert Miller
Lot of Security Co
Security Development Co
Mystery surrounds injury of Johnson Rd man
Deputies probe the unexplained injuries to 24 year old Horace C. Carmichael found unconscious on Trinity Ave near Johnson Rd. He remains semi conscious with fractured pelvis and hip injury. Foul play not ruled out as investigators consider being pushed from a moving vehicle. An auto strike is essentially discounted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Here
Sheriff's
Horace C. Carmichael
Trinity Ave
Baiiseet
Winston
Burrows
Carmichael
Johnson Rd
Sheriff's Department
Two Hurt In Wave Of Accidents
Two separate morning crashes left drivers injured and vehicles damaged. In one collision at Park and E Green Streets Jesse James McNeil 25 Asheboro sustained a head laceration and toe injury after being thrown from his car. The other motorist Mrs C D Smith was uninjured. Police noted drizzling rain may have contributed and no charges yet filed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Motor Company
Aienel
Park and
E. Green Sts
Jesse James McNeil
Asheboro
C. D. Smith
N. Main St
McNeil
Park St
E. Green St
State Highway Patrol
John L. Murrow
Homestead Ave
Chestnut St
Murrow
Montlieu
Centennial Aves
David Jones
N. Main
State Sts
Jack G. Patterson
Peachtree St
W. H. Collins
Raleigh
Condition Of Girl Termed Critical In Highway Accident
The 4 7 year old girl Brenda Grace Grubb of Thomasville remained in critical condition after being struck by a car on Highway 62 while crossing toward a mailbox near her grandmother’s home. She suffered serious head injuries and was treated locally before transfer to a Greensboro hospital for specialist care.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Greensboro
Brenda Grace Grubb
James Grubb
Toy
Weather forecast lowers temperatures for High Point area
The Weather Bureau at Friendship reports tomorrow will be mostly fair with moderate temperatures in High Point. Expect mid eighties today or tomorrow, with scattered thundershowers this afternoon or evening. Last night’s low was 69 degrees and tonight’s low should be similar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Friendship
Union Extension Sought at Melrose Hosiery Mills
United Textile Workers of America requests Melrose Hosiery Mills recognize the union as bargaining agent for all production and maintenance workers. A NLRB election petition was filed if the request is denied. W. E. Mitchell promised a reply by Wednesday as wage talks for boarders are set to resume September 15 after the prior four week strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Textile Workers of America
AFL
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Radford International
W. E. Mitchell
Melrose
Cope
National Labor Relations Board
Mitchell
Life on a bicycle trip through Belgium and France Aug 15 1935
The letter describes a Belgian farewell in American style with pot luck and dancing, then a cycling journey through the Ardennes. It notes Belgian hospitality, sleeping in barns, budget meals of bread and jam, early morning farm sounds, and the challenges of navigation, rain, and terrain as they travel from Bruxelles toward Reims and beyond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reims
France
America
High Point Square
Bruxelles
Ardennes
Belgium
Court orders man held in reported incident case
Richard Sedberry, 32, was held after a municipal court found probable cause on assault and larceny charges linked to an alleged incident involving an unconscious woman, Laura Sanders, at a Leonard Street residence. Sedberry received 12 months on the roads for larceny. bonds were set at 1500 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Myatt
Richard Sedberry
Sedberry
Laura Sanders
Leonard St
Sam Dumas Jr
Davis Ave
Keith A. Marlow
Lindsay St
James Riddle
Textile St
Miller Named Chairman of Area 2 Legislative Group
Ralph E. Miller manager of the local state employment office was elected chairman of the legislative committee of the Area 2 North Carolina State Employer Association at a Greensboro meeting Howard Winstead manager of the Greensboro Employment Security Commission office previously chaired the group
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ralph E. Miller
North Carolina
Greensboro
Howard Winstead
Employment Security Commission
Adventure Through Belgium To France On A Rainy Ride
Donna Burns recounts biking twenty miles daily in good weather and suffering a downpour on her last day in Belgium. A cedar log bridge helped the group cross a river and reach a distant hill where friends were heard. They entered France by passport check, then rode a train to Provence to rest and write letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
No Man’s Land
Belgium
France
Provence
Donna Burns
Explosions Kill One at High Penn Oil Plant near Airport
Investigation crews work to determine blast cause after an explosion at the High Penn Oil Co. refinery two miles south of the High Point Greensboro Airport injures three others and kills Rufus Marvin Whitaker 45 of 333 Elmhurst St. All four men were soaked in oil and fired debris caused extensive damage. Whitaker’s body was recovered under debris. three injured workers are hospitalized in serious to critical condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High-Penn Oil Co
Highway 421
Rufus Whitaker
Gene Brown
High Point-Greensboro
Rufus Marvin Whitaker
Elmhurst St
High Penn Oil Co
High Point
Carl Thompson
Greensboro
John Peeler
Henry Ingram
Lexington
Peeler
Ingram
Joe Brinson
Penn Co
Hinka
Hinkle
Guilford
Sedgefield
Whitaker
High Penn Co
Brinson
Davie County
Mocksville
Mattie Howard Whitaker
Rufus Melvin Whitaker
Mattie Whitaker
Washington, D. C
Luther Howard
Clemmons
N. C
Floyd E. Whitaker
Point
Lawrence Whitaker
Harrisburg
Roy Saunders
Florida
W. O. Stephens
Albertson Rd. Baptist Church
C. C. Vaughn
J. R. Reece
The
Lord's Tabernacle
Deep River Friends Church
Orrell
City Plans Year s First Spending
The city will open bids for an electrical substation at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building to support air conditioning. On Aug 31 bids will be sought for sidewalks streets crushed stone a Dempster Dumpster hoist police and fire uniforms a truck chassis autos for utilities and public safety and street improvements. Major street contracts delayed until spring.
Four Boys Accused in Miniature Golf Course Break-In
Four youths aged 12 to 14 were apprehended for breaking into a miniature golf course office and stealing merchandise valued at 2.15 dollars. Co owner Carl reported the theft. A witness across the street saw the break in Sunday night. Stolen items included 15 soft drinks six chewing gum packages five cigarette packs two light bulbs and four hubcaps from a car at 225 Shirley Ave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main St
Carl
W. A. Price
Shirley Ave
Construction Firm Seeks Annexation of North Lexington Tract
A local construction firm petitioned the city to annex a small tract north of E Lexington Ave for four residential lots. Tr is filed by Connollis Construction Co and is bounded by Woodruff to the a side and Fields to the west. The proposal will go to the planning and zoning commission before City Council action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. Lexington Ave
Tr ‘Ition
Connollis Construction Co
Woodruff
Fields
City Planning and Zoning Commission
City Council
Three Local Men Sent For Military Induction
Three young area men left for induction into the armed services. Iry J. King Jr William R. Fowler and William C. Morton head to the Charlotte induction station where they will be sworn in and sent to Fort Jackson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armed Services
Draft Board
Janervee
Iry J. King Jr
William R. Fowler
William C. Morton
Charlotte
Mother and Daughter Admit Killing Boy in Detroit
In Detroit a mother Lila Carter and her 17 year old daughter Mattie Brown pleaded guilty to second degree murder for beating four year old Erick Carter to death. Prosecutors say the child was beaten with a rubber hose a broomstick and a belt because he was unruly. The body was found in a sewer. Sentencing is set for September 7.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Lila Carter
Mattie Brown
Local People Injured In Accident
A charge of reckless driving was filed against Arthur Clinton Edwards 24 of High Point after his car struck railroad tracks on Hilltop Road Greensboro and overturned injuring three High Pointers Shirley Ann Bowers 18 Albert Rudy Brown 57 and Edwards. All were treated at Cone Hospital Greensboro. Edwards cited to appear in Municipal County Court in August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Clinton Edwards
High Point
Hilltop Rd
Greensboro
Edwards
Shirley Ann Bowers
Ries
Albert Rudy Brown
Cone Hospital
Municipal County Court
Employees Training Stressed At AB Club Meet Here
The AB Club hears emphasis on training programs and record keeping as essential to harmony in industrial organizations. The club sets September 19 6 30 p m for its next meeting at Rainbow Supper Club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department
Rainbow Supper Club
Prayer for Today Promises Polio Deliverance
Almighty God we thank you for the promise of universal deliverance from polio and bless the physicians and scientists who fight this crippling disease. Pray speedily that all may be free from its threat in Christ's name. Amen. W Emory Hartman minister Bexley Methodist Church Ohio bus
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Emory Hartman
Bus
Ohio
Bexley Methodist Church
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L. R. Rhodes
J. R. Or
Lot of
Mallory
J. R. Rhodes
L. R. Aaten
Lot of Mallory
Jamestown Township
Herman E. Goodman
Lawrence Charles Carter
Colonial Heights
W. m
Jackson
Reddick Land
Napoleon
Waterloo
Sador
Europe
Mary Ann Sigmund
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