Y M C A Plans Citywide Membership Drive Tuesday
The first Y M C A citywide drive in twelve years will occur next Tuesday December 7 with Nathan Ayers named general chairman. About 140 workers will meet at Wesley Memorial church for final preparations and 32 captains will select teams aiming to recruit 1000 members and aid 500 underprivileged boys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Y.M.C.A
Edgar Hartley
Nathan Ayers
Wesley Memorial Church
Ayers
Amos R. Kearns
J. Welch Harriss
J. Clay Madison
L. R. Stewart
Sanders Dallas
Thomas Turner, Jr
Dr. Walkup McCain
H. M
Dick) White
Boyd
J. Ed. Millis
Marine Corps enlistment drive to visit Greensboro
Marine Corps recruiting representatives from Savannah will interview white single men aged 18 to 25 at the Greensboro post office on December 7 and 8. Selected applicants will be transported to Savannah for enlistment and then sent to Parris Island for training before assignment aboard ship or at service schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Motte VV. Griffith
Charles T. White
United States Marine Corps Recruiting Service
Savannah
Greensboro
Marine Corps
Marine Barracks
Parris Island
S. C
Commission Pays Respects To Departed Commissioner Ed H Smith
The High Paint Civil Service Commission adopted a resolution of respect for Ed H Smith, a commissioner who died Monday afternoon. The meeting was held last night to honor his service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Paint Civil Service Commission
Ed. H. Smith
Aim of Crusade to Be Discussed Here on Sunday
The first general meeting of the Fellowship Crusade of the Methodist Protestant church will be held Sunday at 2 30 in the auditorium of the First Methodist Protestant church. Rev J Clay Madison says the session is educational to explain the crusade goals. Dr R M Andrews director of the crusade and Dr G I Humphreys president of High Point College are slated speakers. The event is for all Methodist Protestant members in the district including Guilford charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fellowship Crusade
Methodist Protestant Church
First Methodist Protestant Church
J. Clay Madison
Madison
R. M. Andrews
Local Boys Attend 18th Older Boys Conference in Charleston
Ten delegates from High Point travel to Charleston SC for the 18th Older Boys Conference of the Carolinas. About 350 boys from NC and SC expected. Sam Graffin of New York will be a feature speaker. Delegates plan to return Sunday morning at 9.
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High Point
The
Carolinas
Charleston
North
South Carolina
Charles Crane
Presbyterian Sunday
Edward Short
John Diffendale
Carey Iderton
George Stewart
Episcopal Church
Warren Godwin
Bill Simmons
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Jimmy Ellis
First Baptist Sunday School
Neal Pierce
Central Friends Sunday School
Bill Curry
George Humphreys
Clyde Teague
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Sam Graffin
New York
Death of John B. Dickson in Fayetteville Hospital
John Bryan Dickson eldest son of Dr A P Dickson and Frances Dickson of 414 Gatewood Avenue died suddenly in a Fayetteville hospital after a brief stay. Survivors include mother two brothers R D and F F Dickson and two sisters Mrs Harry Lindeman and Miss Helen Dickson. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 11 am at the Raeford home with interment in Raeford Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Bryan Dickson
A. P. Dickson
Frances Dickson
Gatewood Avenue
Fayetteville
R. D
F. F. Dickson
Harry Lindeman
Helen Dickson
Raeford
Continentals in Early American Commerce Noted in Promissory Context
Historical note on continentals as promissory notes drawn on the faith of the United States. A suit of clothes once required expenditures totaling eighty two thousand five hundred continentals in a single transaction.
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America
United States
Jurist Denounces Bootleggers as Leeches in Prohibition Case
Judge Lewis E. Teague sentenced Clarence Cook of 145 Lindsay Street to 90 days suspended after hearing defense remarks in a prohibition case. The court also handed suspended terms and fines to three women for shoplifting across five stores, ordered two out of the city, and dealt with several other local cases including an assault and traffic offenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Teague
Clarence Cook
Lindsay Street
High Point
Magalene Carroll
East High Stret
Beulah Stevenson
East Russell Street
Sallie Scarlett
Hillsboro
Baxter Willie
Route 3
Willie al
Robert M. Stilley
Willie
Stilley
Teague
Thomas Young
Park Street
Asault
Walter Leo Cox
Jamestown
Annie Beckham
Pearson Street
Colie Hodges
Winston-Salem
I. L. Walls
R. D. Bolling
Coltrane Street
Joint Church Commission to Hold Area Meeting in High Point
The Joint Commission on Methodist Co operation plans a January 6 1938 central meeting in Greensboro Charlotte and Asheville with area meetings to follow In High Point an area session will be organized by Rev J Clay Madison and Rev J D Williams Local committee and Dr J E Pritchard indicated Bishop Hughes may attend one central conference A further planning meeting is set for 1 30 next Wednesday in Greensboro at the Advocate offices
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joint Commission On Methodist Co-operation
Methodist Church
High Point
Greensboro
Joint Commission
Charlotte
Asheville
North Carolina
Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant
Pritchard
Bishop Hughes
North Carolina Christian Advocate
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
H. S. Glass
W. L. Hutchins
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
J. E. Pritchard
F. W. Paschall
Methodist Protestant Church
Edward M. Graham
W. A. Morton
Christ
Commission
Advocate
Puritan Infant Diet Relies on Hickory Nut Milk Formula
Colonial caregivers, facing milk cow shortages, fed Puritan infants a corn meal gruel mixed with hickory nut milk from Indian mothers. The practice reflects adaptation to resource limits and intercultural influence in early colonial nutrition.
Boy Scouts Drive To Gather Toys For Christmas
Executive Bunn W. Hackney announced a city wide toy collection drive by more than 600 Boy Scouts and Cubs tomorrow. The group aims to collect 10 000 toys, with 38 000 toys previously repaired by the fire department. Local firms contribute materials to aid toy repairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boy Scouts
Bunn W. Hackney
Hackney
Reformed Church Plans Dollar Day Next Sunday
The First Evangelical and Reformed church will observe Dollar Day on Sunday December 6 to encourage special contributions and raise funds to meet immediate church obligations. Lee Howell chairs the committee, the consistory will set the 1938 budget, and a brief congregational meeting will follow services. Rev Hoy L Fesperman leads the church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First
Evangelical and Reformed
Lee Howell
Hoy L. Fesperman
Civil Service Rules Set Final Gibson Report Date
The Civil Service Commission approved submitting its final report and recommendations in the A. Lee Gibson case to the city manager after resuming the public hearing Friday December 10. The December 10 session aligns with the civil service act requiring final report within 30 days of dismissal notice. The Forsyth case stems from Gibson’s dismissal after court records showed a drunk driving conviction. The trial is set for the week of December 5 in Forsyth Superior Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
A. Lee Gibson
Grover H. Jones
Gibson
Knox
Winston-Salem
Forsyth Superior Court
Civil Service Act
Commission
State Plans Lic Revocations for Two Drivers
The state highway safety division announces the license revocations of Richard Wray of 327 Fisher Ferry Street Thomasville and Lee Cotis Lowery of 612 Gurley Street High Point after their drunken driving convictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Highway Safety Division
Richard Wray
Fisher Ferry Street
Thomasville
Lee Cotis Lowery
Gurley Street
High Point
Decline in High Point Construction Costs for 1937 38
A report by Inspector E. K. Ingram shows High Point construction costs for the first five months of the 1937 38 fiscal year running about 41 000 behind the prior year. November costs total 32 362 vs 39 115 in 1936 with 8 700 for new homes and 11 350 for non residences repairs 18 722 overall. Permits total 253 first five months with 47 in November. three new homes and 11 new non residences issued in November bring year totals to 47 each. Permit fees 365 75 for the year and 59 75 for November compared with 441 75 and 65 in 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
E. K. Ingram
Deep River Friends to Hold Quarterly Meeting at Central
The Deep River quarterly meeting of Friends will convene at Central Friends Church in this city with worship at 11 o’clock led by Cecil Haworth. Luncheon will follow in the church annex and a discussion is scheduled for noon. Friends in this community are asked to take notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River Quarterly of Friends
Central Friends
Friends
High Point
Cecil Haworth
New Central Friends Church
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Clarence Gook
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