Landrace Barrows Shown As Ideal U S Swine
At the international live stock exposition in Chicago two Landrace barrows were shown as the ideal American hog type. Shown by the U S Department of Agriculture swine research unit, the white barrows have longer snouts and smaller heels and promise heavier hams better quality pork and 25 percent more loin. The department notes Denmark first imported the breed in 1934 for experiments and says no breeding stock is yet available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul D. Shoemaker
Associated Press
Chicago
United States
Swine Research Department
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Denmark
Department of Agriculture
Hugh E Taylor Dies in City After Illness at 55
Hugh E Taylor 55 former Rowan county legislator and High Point resident died at a local hospital after a two month illness. He was born February 2 1882 in Kentucky and worked as a salesman for L B Price Mercantile. Surviving: widow Sarah Blackburn six sons six daughters two half siblings and many extended relatives. Funeral at Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church Friday at 3 30 p m with burial at Oakwood Memorial Park cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh E. Taylor
Rowan County
High Point
Mr. Taylor
Kentucky
Perry
Sarah Elliott Taylor
L. B. Price Mercantile Company
Sarah D. Blackburn
Robert
Cecil
Paul
Vernon
Jack Taylor
Airo Alexander
Landis
Mesdames Lee Flowers
Paul Hoffman
Glenn Marley
George Bean
Christine Taylor
Raleigh
Jesse Taylor
Corbett, Ky
Lucy Ratliff
Lily Taylor
New London
Taylor
Hilliard Memorial Baptist Church
Hilliard Memorial Church
H. O. Miller
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Rental Shelf Expands at High Point College Library
Wrenn Memorial Library adds a rental shelf led by librarian Mrs. Alice Paige White with titles like The Rains Come and Life With Mother. New regular shelves feature Morley revision of Bartletts Familiar Quotations and The Reader's Digest of Books. Eccles Everhart funds art history volumes and Horace Haworth donates The Quarterly Review of the Michigan Alumnus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrenn Memorial Library
High Point College
Alice Paige White
Louis Bromfield
India
Mother
Clarence Day
Father
A. J. Cronin
Parker
Christopher
Morley
Bartlett
Toads Valued At Twenty Dollars Each For Pest Control
The article estimates toads cost twenty dollars each annually as cytaworm destroyers. It notes their use in pest management and assigns a clear monetary value to these amphibians for controlling pests.
Funeral Home to Move Body to Church Tomorrow
The body will remain at Sechrest Funeral Home until 3 o'clock tomorrow afternoon when it will be moved to the church for services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sechrest Funeral Home
City of Los Angeles Diesels Loom in Rail Power Race
Chicago engineers unveil the world’s largest diesel electric locomotive for the Chicago and Northwestern Union Pacific railroads. The 5400 horsepower monster, 210 feet long, uses three units with six 900 HP diesels and 12 450 HP motors, enabling up to 125 mph with 14 to 18 cars and powerful mountain cruising.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pioneer
Charles F. A. Mann
Electromotive Corporation
Chicago and Northwestern Union Pacific
San Francisco
New York
Cave Saviors in Darkness Depths
Barry and Melissa, stranded after a lantern is dropped in a cavern, cling to each other as they inch through darkness. They reassess risks, share fears, and plan to conserve supplies while Honey Bee Girl may hold the key to their rescue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Melissa
Bob
Robert Barry
Mary Melissa
Lissa
Bob Barry
Rey
Monster of Rails Diesels Drive Record Speed Claim
A new diesel locomotive claims 125 miles per hour with a 14 car train at 100 mph and a braking system of 72 brakes, water cooled for descents, emergency signaling power, and four cylinders per six wheeled trucks. City of Los Angeles and City of San Francisco names appear as projected leaders of this steam era shift.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Iron Horse
Sears
Cotton acreage allotments show state by state totals
A Congressional Record table estimates 1938 cotton acreage allotments by state based on a 28 million acre national cap. Major states like Alabama, Arkansas, Louisiana, and others show increases over 1937 figures, reflecting a shift under the farm bill proposal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congressional
Doxey
D-Miss
Alabama
Guilford County Real Estate Transfers Summary
Guilford County real estate transfers listed by township. Albert M. Edwards to Clyde R. Edwards on Ray Street. J B Latham Co to G W Wyrick on Greensboro High Point highway. Makenworth Co to Lou X McAllister on North Greene Street. R Backus and E R Shaw to Columbus Mutual Life Insurance on Wilson. Mrs H J Crutchfield to C R Crutchfield Jr on Barker Street. Mena Sutton to Albert F P Sutton on McConnell Road. T C Hoyle Jr and others to R W O Ferrell on Ward property. Egbert Truitt to R K Smith on J M Smith property. A Parker to L Warren on Kernersville Oak Ridge road. Regina R Bowman to David Smith on property adjoining Clay Tucker. R G Peebles to Clyde D Cummings on Battle Ground Summerfield road.
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High Point Township
Albert M. Edwards
Clyde R. Eawards
Ray Street
Morehead Township
J. B. Latham Company
G. W. Wyrick
Greensboro High Point Highway
Makenworth Company
Lou XK. McAllister
North Greene Street
Co. R. Backus
Eugene R. Shaw
Columbus Mutual Life Insurance Company
Ohio
Wilson Street
Mrs
H. J. Crutchfield
Cc. R. Crutchfield, Jr
Three Women Held For Shoplifting in City
Police say three women were arrested after allegedly shoplifting in five city stores. Mrs. Grady Carroll of 218 East High Street, Mrs. Beulah Stephenson of 415 East Russell Street, and Mrs. Sallie Scarlett of Hillsboro were jailed after being caught with toys and two sweaters. Five larceny warrants were issued against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grady Carroll
East High Street
Beulah Stephenson
East Russell Street
Sallie Scarlett
Hillsboro
Woolworth’s
Kress
Charles
J. ©. Penny
Negro Medical Body Meets At Sanitorium
Dr. J. R. Hawkins of Greensboro presented a paper on Early Diagnosis of Tuberculosis at the Guilford County Negro Medical Society gathering held at the Jamestown County Sanatorium last night. Dr. M. D. Bonner discussed the paper and TB treatment as members toured the colored wards. Dr. M. B. Davis presided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Hawkins
Greensboro
Guilford County
Negro Medical Society
Jamestown
M. D. Bonner
M. B. Davis
New York Requires Nonshatter Glass for Cars in 1935
The state mandates that all passenger car windows and windshields sold in New York use nonshatter glass starting January 1, 1935, enforcing a new safety standard for vehicles sold within the state.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of
New York
Rites Held for Ed H. Smith at West End Baptist Church
Funeral services for Ed H. Smith were held Wednesday at 3 30 p m from West End Baptist Church. The Rev J N Botan and Rev Tom A Sykes of Thomasville officiated with city officials police and fire department members among the attendees. Psalms and hymns were sung by the church choir and Masonic pallbearers from Numa F Reidlodge attended. The ceremony reflected the high esteem in which Smith was held by the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ed H. Smith
West End Baptist Church
J. N. Botan
Tom A. Sykes
Thomasville
Civil Service Commission
Police Department
Fire Department
High Point Bar Association
Jesus
Numa F
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City
College
Boudoir
Main
Addiion
Esky
Obert Barry
Melissa Lane
Barry
Honey Bee Girl
Haden Jones
Blanco Canyon
Monster of Rails
Guilford County Realty
Center Grove Township
R. G. Peebles
Clyde D. Cummings
Battleground
Summerfield Road
Negro Medical Body
ED. H. Smith
Wes
Beautiful Binet
Motorola Auto Radio
Mir
Orld
Trone
E. M. Dudley
North Main Street
East Main Street
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