City mobilizes snow cleanup after record 17 inch storm
Under Public Works Director S H Strickland, High Point employed 85 men and 20 trucks to clear streets after the city's largest snow fall since 1927. Additional tractors and road machines aided outlying districts while the Emergency Committee on Employment placed over 20 more men to clear sidewalks and driveways. Many workers lacked proper clothing and overshoes, prompting a call for heavier footwear donations to the welfare department to keep crews from weather related illness.
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S. H. Strickland
High Point
Mr. Strickland
Board of Public Welfare
Welfare Department
Companion Royal Arch Masons Meet Friday Night
Regular meeting of High Point Chapter No 70 R A M Friday night at 7 30 p m urged attendance of all members and invitation extended to visiting Royal Arch Masons by order Claude E Smith High Priest J M Thomas Sr Secretary
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High Point
Royal Arch
Hold Last Rites For Local Woman Ida Henderson
Funeral services for Ida Jewel Henderson were held yesterday at Eldorado Baptist Church with Rev. L W Harris officiating. She died last Monday at 1209 Gregory Street after a four week illness. Interment was in the family plot with many friends and relatives in attendance and numerous floral tributes received.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ida Jewel Henderson
Gregory Street
Eldorado Baptist Church
Rev
L. W. Harris
Program Postponed Until Monday Night At Church
The program at the Church of the Living God at Grace and Lake streets is postponed due to weather. Participants are asked to meet Saturday night at the church for rescheduled arrangements.
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Church of the Living God
Grace and
Lake Streets
Easy Method for Pecan Shelling with Boiling Water
Boiling water poured over pecans before shelling loosens shells and makes kernels come out intact. A simple prep step to speed up cracking and reduce breakage during nut processing.
Library To Close For Christmas Holidays
High Point public library will be closed Christmas Eve and Christmas Day along with other offices at city hall. Miss Willie Welch, librarian, announced the holiday shutdown.
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High Point Public
Willie Welch
Citizens Due Ten Clean Sidewalks
High Point police chief E A McGhee warns residents of a city ordinance imposing a 1 fine for each sidewalk left uncleared within 12 hours after snowfall. The law covers dirt snow ice and sweepings with daily cleaning near fire limits and Saturday business districts, fines escalating per day as separate offenses.
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E. A. McGhee
High Point
To Hold Rites For Mrs T A Hancock
Funeral services for Mrs. T. A. Hancock who died yesterday at her home 1417 English Street will be held tomorrow at 10 30 A M at the home with Rev. G Ray Jordan pastor of Wesley Memorial Church. The party will proceed to Whiteman's Church near Wadesboro for additional services and interment.
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T. A. Hancock
English Street
G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial Church
Whiteman’s Church
Wadesboro
American vexes Scot guide at Holyrood Palace
An American guide at Holyrood Palace chafes at visitors' questions about public access. He recalls an American woman asking why a sentry wore a kilt and quips about showing him without the garment. The exchange highlights odd inquiries and the guide's candid retorts.
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Holyrood Palace
Scotland
Coat of Arms Passed From 1302 for Peter Dodge Honor
E W Dodge of Augusta aged 79 holds a coat of arms presented in 1302 by the English king to Peter Dodge a British Army major for valiant service. The artifact ties to royal reward and long British lineage.
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Augusta
E. W. Dodge
England
Peter Dodge
Buried Cafe Robbery Loot Found After Snow Drift
Approximately $600 stolen from Mrs. A. J. Sowers at her Oak Street cafe was recovered buried under a two foot snow drift in a wooded area beyond Highland mills. The money, in twenty ten and one dollar bills, was located after Raymond Ragan, a 22 year old painter who confessed to the hold up in Greensboro, guided officers to the spot. Ragan aided the dig with police, and he is held in city jail pending Guilford Superior court action. Detectives Whitlow Smith Batley Nance and M. C. Hoover assisted in the search.
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A. J. Sowers
Oak Street
Highland Mills
Raymond Ragan
Greensboro
Maga
Rign Point
Guilford
Christmas Holidays Begin at High Point College
High Point College ends academic activities at noon and about 300 students and faculty depart as the Christmas recess starts. Dormitories close tomorrow and reopen January 2, with many students traveling home due to winter travel conditions. Several faculty members head to various hometowns including Naomi Morris to Salisbury and H L Spessard to Hagerstown as others plan holiday trips.
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High Point College
Naomi Morris
Salisbury
H. L. Spessard
Hagerstown
Julian F. Beall
Columbia
S. C
Mabel Williams
Liberty
Mary Elizabeth Young
Henderson
Doris Keener
Asheville
Margaret Sloan
Statesville
E. B. Stimson
N. P. Yarborough
Hendersonville
R. H. Gunn
McFarlan
Charity Ball at Sedgefield Tomorrow Night Meets Holiday Spirit
The Junior Service League hosts its third annual Charity Ball at Sedgefield Manor Friday evening as Christmas festivities begin. Merchants from High Point Winston Salem and Greensboro donate gifts for Santa Claus to distribute by intermission. The event features Jelly Leftwich and his orchestra, two grace dance numbers, free air trips from Charles Kenner Flying Service, and proceeds fund local charities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Junior Service League
Sedgefield Manor
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Santa Claus
T. J. Gold
W. E. Davis
School of Dancing
Charles Kenner
Waller
Sedgefield Inn
Tobacco Co-ops In Contract Making
The North Carolina Cooperative Tobacco Marketing association advances with farm sign ups despite lukewarm state college and extension collaboration. Officials claim over 15 million pounds signed, focusing work in rural counties to keep money local, with strong backing from bankers and merchants.
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State College
Dean Schaub
Extension Division
E. C. Brooks
Tobacco Association
Schools To Re Open On January Fifth
City schools will reopen January 5 after holidays as announced by Superintendent T Wingate Andrews. To recover days lost to severe weather, the make up will occur at the end of the term rather than immediately after Christmas. Summer closing date set for June 5. Teachers met with principals for reopening instructions.
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T. Wingate Andrews
Snow Brings Acute Suffering to City Needy
Heavy snowfall leaves families dependent on social agencies for food and clothing. Diseases and cold worsen conditions among the poor. Two youths were found nearly frozen and sheltered at Salvation Army. Adjutant O Beirne appeals for funds to sustain relief work as school barrel collection plans collapse.
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City Transfer Company
Salvation Army
Army
John O’bierne
O’beirne
Man Who Rode With Czar Quits
John Bain of Aberdeen Scotland, once second in charge of the train conveying the Czarina from Aberdeen to Ballater en route to Balmoral Castle, has resigned from railway service at 65. He notes police were posted at intervals along the line during the Czar’s journey and has served as guard on trains carrying Queen Victoria King Edward King George and Queen Mary.
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John Bain
Aberdeen
Scotland
Russia
Ballater
Balmoral Castle
Bain
Queen Victoria
King Edward
King George
Queen Mary
Real estate expert foresees future flat roof living spaces
Herbert A. Nelson of the National Association of Real Estate Boards predicts homes years ahead will feature heaved flat roofs used as outdoor living rooms. He says these roofs will provide more light and air for dwellers.
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Washington (A
Herbert A. Nelson
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Mrs Davis Shows No Improvement After Mercury Ingestion
Mrs. Ralph Davis remains in critical condition at High Point hospital after swallowing bichromate tablets in an apparent suicide attempt upon learning her Davidson County husband, jailed for state offenses, was refused parole. Doctors say a week or ten days will reveal the outcome.
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High Point Hospital
Ralph Davis
Davidson County
Davis
High Point
Clara FE. Strayhorn
West Russell Street
Lutheran Brotherhood Postpones December Meeting
Inclement weather forces the Lutheran church group to delay its December meeting from Friday night. A new date will be announced later by the Brotherhood of Emanuel Lutheran.
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Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran Church
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Royal Arch Masons
Claude E. Smith
J. M. Thomas, SR
Sect
W. Broad
Lewis Harris
Snow’d
Ladies
Gaitars
McGhee
Spencer’s Taxi & Transfer
High Point Pepsi-Cola Co
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
Southern Beverage Co
Lexington Avenue
Lect
State
Michael Schenck
Ragan
Plainclothes Department
Whitlow, Smith, Batley
Nance
M. C. Hoover
Bureau of Identification
Sedgefield
C. C. Taylor
New Tobacco Association
State Department of Agriculture
Tobacco Cooperative Movement
Tobacco Organization
Charlie Hodgin
Carolina Coal & Transfer Company
Lutheran Brotherhood
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J. Idol V.pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
Schwab Tailoring Company
East Broad Street
E. J. Deane
Johnson Street
N. C
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor Express Lines
City Transfer and Storage CO
Ford
East
Washington St
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