W B M Ewen Re elected President Of Chamber Of Commerce
W B McEwen of McEwen Lumber was re elected president of the High Point chamber of commerce for a third year. Logan F Porter named vice president. secretary and treasurer merged. 25 directors elected. board to meet monthly. Major goals include a tri city civic center, clean water, and eliminating railroad grade crossings. Freight rate work, attracting industry, and a municipal airport are emphasized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. McEwen
McEwen Lumber Company
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
Logan F. Porter
A. & Caldwell
F. J. Sizemore
Mann
C. M. Waynick
W. C. Idol
R. K. Stewart
C. S. Grayson
Fred N. Tate
Nat Walker
High Point
McEwen
J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Chamber
Public Library To Be Closed Two Days
The High Point Public Library will be closed Tuesday and Wednesday for Christmas. Miss Willie Welch, librarian, announced the short holiday. Other city hall offices except emergency departments will close for three days. The library re opens Thursday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Willie Welch
Two Boys Injured In Collision On Asheboro Highway
Benton Skeene and Lester Maness, Asheboro youths, were badly injured last night in a motorcycle collision with a truck of the Glenola Brick Company on the Asheboro highway near Cable filling station. Both boys suffered broken right legs and were taken to Guilford General Hospital by Yow's ambulance. A third rider escaped unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benton Skeene
Lester Maness
Asheboro
Guilford General Hospital
Glenola Brick Company
Mrs Annie Smith Dies After Heart Attack At Cozy Inn
Mrs. Annie C Smith 66 wife of the late W H Smith died suddenly at 6 pm yesterday at the Cozy Inn Apartments 1548 English Street after returning home with family. Survived by three sons Luther H Smith Ernest E Smith and C L Smith and two daughters T A Brown and R E Griffin. Funeral at Sechrest Tonight 8 o'clock conducted by Rev S T Hensley with body shipped to Anderson South Carolina for Monday interment at Eureka Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nannie C. Smith
W. H. Smith
Cozy Inn
English Street
Ernest E. Smith
Green Street
Anderson
Ss. C
Eureka Cemetery
Earl Brooks Hosts Light Department Dinner At Home
Superintendent F Brooks of the city light department hosted a Christmas dinner at his home for department members and guests. Attendees included T D Wells Guy White W C Causey M S Barbee B F Saunders Arch Marshburn and others with P J Dishner water superintendent and W P Renfrow among the guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Brooks
Department
F. Brooks
City Light Department
Bost
Light Department
Mr. Brooks
T. D. Wells
Guy White
W. C. Causey
M. S. Barbee
B. F. Saunders
Arch Marshburn
R. E. Hutchinson
C. W. Davis
C. F. Causey
W. W. Gordon
W. C. Casstevens
J. A. Barringer
W. J. Little
M. V. Gibson
Howard Saunders
Hermit York
P. J. Dishner
The
Water Department
W. P. Renfrow
Steam's Early Industrial Use Emerges Around 1750
Steam began serving industrial needs around 1750 marking a turning point in manufacturing and technology. The adoption reflected shifts in production methods and energy use influencing later advances.
Christmas Church Services Span Multiple Organizations
Churches across town promote a busy Christmas weekend with sermons, music, and special services. First Baptist features Prof T C Johnson sermons The Incar Nate Word and Wise Christmas Gifts with Prof L L Stookey directing music. St Marys Episcopal offers Holy Communion Morning Prayer and sermons The Soul s Cry and John Baptist s Message. Reformers highlight choir anthems and a sermon Following the Star by Rev W R Shaffer. A visiting Japanese pastor Rev Shiro Takagi will deliver a Christmas Eve night message. Monday night hosts Christmas entertainment inviting all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
T. C. Johnson
Prof
L. L. Stookey
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
John Baptist
Church School
Young Peoples’ Service League
Reformed Church
W. R. Shaffer
The
Christian Endeavor
Shiro Takagi
Japan
America
Theological Seminary
Lancaster
Orient
Advent Sermons At St Edward s And Green Street
Rev John P Manley will preach on The Two Wages Gods Wages and Man s at St Edward s church Sunday evening at 7 30 as part of The Moral Life Advent series The Green Street Baptist church will hold regular services with Dr H T Stevens at morning and night worship and a Christmas offering for church expenses Special music led by Rev J D Barnette is planned
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Manley
St. Edward's
Fast Green Street
Green Street Baptist Church
H. T. Stevens
J. D. Barnette
West End Baptist Preacher Offers Two Sermons
Rev Hoyle Love of West End Baptist Church will preach tomorrow morning on The Story That Never Grows Old and Sunday night on The Love and Sacrifice of Christ. An ordination of ministers will follow the morning service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West End Baptist
Hoyle Love
West End
Central Friends Church Christmas Services Panel
Rev Tom Akderman Sykes speaks at Central Friends on putting the True Christ into Christmas. A Christmas cantata The Cradle of Bethlehem by Berge and a play They That Sit in Darkness by Dorothy Clarke Wilson close the 7 30 program. Wesley Memorial Church hosts morning sermon The Divine Son and an evening White Gifts for the King program. Everyone is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Friends
Tom Akderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Berge
Dorothy Clarke Wilson
Wesley Memorial Church
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial
Christmas Messages at First Methodist Church
At First Methodist Church corner of North Main and Richardson Rev. R S Farmer leads both services. Morning subject God's Unspeakable Gift. Evening sermon at seven thirty The Reality of God in Christ. Messages focus on Christmas themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Protestant Church
North Main and
Richardson Streets
R. S. Farmer
God
Christ
New Additions To Chest Honor Roll
Two new additions to the Chest Honor Roll for 100 percent subscriber support were announced today in High Point. The list includes The High Point Hospital Office Southern Furniture Journal and related supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Community Chest
High Point Hospital
Southern Furniture Journal
Christmas Worship: Voices and Carols Planned
Morning service features Mrs J H Allred soloing O Lovely Voices Of The Sky. A duet by Mesdames Allred and Whitesell O Little Town of Bethlehem. Evening service includes Prof FE Stimson singing Lo The Angel Of The Lord. A quartet of Mesdames Alfred Whitesell and Messrs Koonce and Stimson will perform Silent Night Holy Night.
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J. H. Allred
Matthews
Town of
Bethlehem
Mesdames Allred
Whitesell
FE. B. Stimson
Angel of the Lord
Nevin
Mesdames Alfred
Messrs
Koonce
Stimson
Funeral Held for Mrs. Camilla Brewer
Funeral services for Mrs. Camilla Brewer wife of J F Brewer were held at 123 Elm Street yesterday afternoon conducted by Rev O L Ruth pastor of Pilgrim Holiness church Choir members from the Holiness church sang Abide With Me and Will the Circle Be Unbroken Burial was in Oakwood cemetery Pallbearers were W J Hooker W M Hooker W E Luther FF W Justice L J Ridge and J Q McCrary Flowers were carried by Mrs O L Ruth Mrs Emma Kidd Mrs Lula Oakey Mrs Ila Hodgin Mrs H J Stepp Miss Lillian Westmoreland and Miss Bertha Padget
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camilla Brewer
J. F. Brewer
Elm Street
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Holiness Church
FF. W. Justice
L. J. Ridge
J. QO. McCrary
Emma Kidd
Lula Oakey
Ila Hodgin
H. J. Stepp
Lillian Westmoreland
Bertha Padget
Lighthouse Keeper Trapped by Gale Suffering Pneumonia Fears
Waukegan lighthouse assistant keeper Joseph Stodola aged 40 remained imprisoned for thirty hours as a gale battered the structure. Waves shattered lower windows and put out the heating plant forcing him to climb to the light room. He was under a physician’s care with pneumonia feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waukegan, Hl
Joseph Stodola
Waukegan
Stodola
Notice of Real Estate Sale Under Deed of Trust
Notice is given of a public auction of Lots 5 and 6, College Terrace Guilford County NC, sold to satisfy a deed of trust from J A Mizell and Maude P Mizell to W C Idol dated July 24 1928 recorded Book 563 page 348. The sale is Jan 22 1930 at 11 AM in front of the High Point Municipal Building. 5 percent cash deposit required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. A. Mizell
Maude P. Mizell
W. C. Idol
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
City of
High Point
N. C
College Terrace
Office of the Register of Deeds
R. H. Younts
Estella Younts
For Sale Room Bungalow on Asheboro Road
Bargain notice promoting a room bungalow on Asheboro Road Garege seeks buyers with a viewing offer. Promotional language emphasizes value and quick showings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro Road
Garege
High School Library Sees 430 Books Borrowed in Holiday Readings
Miss Flossie Foster reports 430 volumes checked out by students, with 245 fiction titles dominating. Poetry and literary criticism totaled 77 titles, biographies 20, history 15, sociology 11, and two books on useful arts. Individual interests included fine arts and religion, while 60 pupils borrowed reserve books for class assignments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flossie Maria Foster
Administrator's Notice for A. W. Lanier Estate Guilford NC
North Carolina Guilford County administrator B C Lanier notifies all claims against the estate of A W Lanier to be presented by November 25, 1930 at his High Point home care of Highland Station. Creditors urged to immediate payment of debts. Dated November 19, 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Guilford
A. W. Lanier
Guilford County
High Point
Highland Station
Sale of High Point land by trustee on Dec 28 1929
Public auction to sell Lots 33 and 34 in Fairmont Park High Point Guilford County North Carolina on December 28 1929 at 2 15 PM. The property fronts on the High Point Thomasville Asphalt Road measures 25 feet by 150 feet by 25 feet and is sold for cash under a deed of trust dated September 14 1925. Trustees name V A Idol and attorneys Peacock Dalton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Bost
Esther Bost
E. Wray Farlow
A. J. Idol
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Office of the Register of Deeds of
Guilford County
High Point
Guilford
State of
North Carolina
Fairmont Park
Office of the Register of Deeds
Thomasville
V. A. J. Idol
Peacock & Dalton
E. W. Reynolds
Iro
Gale Cash
W. A. J. Idol
Peacock and Dalton
Atty’s
Sale of Land by Trustee High Point Building & Loan
A public auction of a tract of land in High Point Guilford County North Carolina will be held at 2 30 P M on Saturday December 28 1929 on the premises. The sale arises from a deed executed November 18 1927 by E W Reynolds and Maude Reynolds to W A J Idol trustee for High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association and recorded in Guilford County Book 579 page 135 with a default of more than ninety days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. W. Reynolds
Maude Reynolds
W. A. J. Idol
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
High Point
County of
Guilford
North Caro
Property Boundaries and Sale Terms for 1929 Trust Property
Property description outlines two parcels with iron stakes and road lines near Prospect Road and Ed Albertson’s, L. F P. Cagle, and E. W. Reynolds corners. Sale terms listed as CASH with a November 27 1929 date and attorney references Peacock and Dalton.
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Attys
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Lina
Trollows
L. F P. Cagle
Prospect Road
Ed Albertson
L. P. Cagle
Commercial National Bank
Building & Loan Way
C. H. Ellis
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
Isels
Southern Mortgage Loan & Land Co
Wachovia Bank
Sale City Auto
City Hall
Robert Brockett
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