Roy Wagner Found Dead In Despondent Christmas Tragedy
Roy Wagner 29, a Princess cafe employee, was found dead at 306 Thurston Street this morning. Coroner ruled asphyxiation from inhaling gas. family said despondency and financial worry preceded the death. Wagner leaves a wife and young son Julian. funeral plans pending relatives arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Wagner
The
Princess Cafe
Mr. Wagner
Julian
Ruth Wagner
Thurston Street
Baeeuwe
Ana Tie
Umm
J. McAnally
W. W. Harvey
A. D. Hugh
Mt. Airy
Wagner
Wag
Broodi
Davidson County
R. J. Wagner
Lexington
Clio Carter
J. B
Samuel R
Edward
Oklahoma
Jessie
Detroit
William
Panama
Tom
J. E
Ella Perman
Near
Edward Tatum
Sechrest
Youths Steal Bulbs From Christmas Tree Nearby Theft Alerts
Mrs. HW Mitchell reported colored lights missing from her Christmas tree in front of 800 Carrick Avenue. A neighbor saw youths peeking in windows and removing items as they fled before the homeowner reached the scene around 8:30 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HW. L. Mitchell
Carrick Avenue
Injured In Auto Collision Near Asheboro Road
Three local residents sustained injuries in a car crash just beyond the city limits on the Asheboro road shortly before 10:30 p m yesterday. Cletha French suffered a broken nose while Mrs. W S Cain had a severe forehead cut and body bruises. Will M Jones endured multiple bruises and lacerations.
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Asheboro Road
Cletha French
Bridges Street
W. S. Cain
Will M. Jones
Tryons Street
Three-Eared Calf Attracts Attention In Local Farm News
Three legged calves are rare yet a three eared calf is reported as the property of Mrs. J. L. Thrift of route 1. W. H. Grady of 1000 South Main street says the calf appears normal except for an ear shaped growth in the center of the head about six inches long.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Thrift
Route 1
W. H. Grady
1000 South Main Street
Jail Sentences Given in Court for Drunken Driving
In municipal court Judge Lewis E Teague sentenced Watt Myers to four months and William Jones to fifteen months in the county jail for operating a car while intoxicated. Daniel Dunlap received twelve months for assaulting his mother and sister. The docket also included multiple prohibition violations and related offenses with various fines and short jail terms. Seven drunk and disorderly cases were disposed of this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watt Myers
William Jones
Lewis E. Teague
Daniel Dunlap
T. D. Dunlap
Stephen Economy
Howard Livengood
Clenand Mack
Gordon
Jesse Stanton
Wade Bean
William Childers
John Roach Welborn
Brown Marshall
Alton Malpass
Herman
Grady Mann
Henry Dobbs
Mack Belt
Raymond Delapp
P. L. Loflin
Wayne Brown
Lester Weaver
Silas Harris
C. R. Covington
Harrison Quick
Nathaniel Chaplin
Levi Trivett
Thomas Saunders
Bill Hayes
Homer Jarrell
David Dunlap
Raymond Odum
Wrenn Sues For 1403 In Rent From Salisbury Firm
Judgment of 1403 is sought against the Cohen Company of Salisbury in municipal court. T. F. Wrenn, as lessor, alleges the rent due under a default clause plus 3 for dishonored checks. The lease covers a building rented at 200 monthly through April 30 1932, with all rent due on default.
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Cohen Company of
Salisbury
Clerk of Municipal Court
T. F. Wrenn
Wrenn
Cohen Company
College Boys Invited To Visit YMCA During Holidays
YMCA officials extend a holiday invitation to all college boys home for Christmas. Edgar Hartley, general secretary, says not required to be members and that any student may participate in activities at the Y during vacation.
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Edgar Hartley
Firemen Repair Dolls Then Dash to Fire
In Kitchener Ontario firefighters shown adept at mending dolls for a relief drive. When the relief committee women asked for the dolls to be dressed, the crew seized a ladder and rushed to a fire instead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kitchener
Relief Committee
Empty Stocking Fund Surpasses $3000 Gap With Gifts
The Empty Stocking Fund exceeded its $3000 goal early today and reached $3050.66 by mid afternoon. Donations from High Point College faculty, the J. H. Adams family, the Junior Service League, charity athletic events, and local workers helped fund Christmas relief. Food boxes were distributed and over 1000 toys repaired by firemen were readied for Santa Claus. The Enterprise will publish a final donor list in tomorrow’s edition.
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Board of Public Welfare
High Point College
J. H. Adams
Owen Welding Company
M. J. Wrenn
Santa Claus
W. C. Hammond
W. D. Brooks
Civic Club Committee
Ray Smith
Cevesecscress
Mary C. Lee
EB. A. Neely
Victoria Lawrence
B. Bogs Secicscces
B. C. Harmon
Colored Relief Committee
Hobart M. Bryant
J. H. Agame
Nell Adams
Elizabeth Adams
Hartley Bos
Ckss Ccee
W. D. Simmons
R.O. Allman
Rosa Leo Shields
C. PP. Church
Louise Cook
Ray St
Midget child born to traveling show couple in Deland
In Deland Florida a five pound baby boy was delivered by caesarean to Leon Wyatt of High Point North Carolina and his wife Margarite Wyatt a French midget mother. Doctors reported mother and child in good condition and the child is described as normal in every respect. The Wyatts travel with the Johnny J. Jones show and researchers say the baby is the only midget known to medical science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leon Wyatt
Deland
Fla
High Point
N. C
Johnny J. Jones
Wyatts
Wyatt
France
Prince St. Denis
Johnny Winters
Los Angeles
Barber must trim eight heads for shop painting
Paul Byrum, a barber on South Main Street, agreed with T. Boyles to style seven of Boyles' children in exchange for painting his shop floor. A girl got a free haircut, raising the count to eight. a misunderstanding was settled when they realized the girl’s was a Christmas gift, not a paid head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Byrum
Volley Bay
South Main Street
Byrum
T. Boyles
Boyles
Santa Claus
First M. P. Church Presents Christmas Play The Big Red Chimney
An original four act Christmas play titled The Big Red Chimney will be presented at 7 30 this evening in the First Methodist Protestant church assembly room at North Main and Richardson streets. The church school Christmas program centers on acts of giving and the true spirit of Christmas.
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First Methodist Protestant Church
North Main and
Richardson Streets
Church School
Golden Holly Sold Here Third Supply Known To Uncle Sam
The Bureau of Plant Industry confirms a third golden holly specimen, Ilex opaca xan hocarpa, has reached Washington via B. W. Burr of Winston-Salem from a Dobson tree owned by C. L. Hodges father. Three trucks transported the rare holly from that tree, first introduced to the U.S. in 1901, with the Arnold Arboretum tree as the original source in Boston.
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Bureau of Plant Industry
B. W. Burr
Richardson Street
Washington
Mr. Burr
C. L. Hodges
Winston- Salem
Dobson
England
Arnold Arboretum
Boston
Maryland
Burr
Welfare Board Fund Drive Set With Special Program
The free will offering will be given to the Welfare Board. Mrs L R Johnston chairs the committee organizing the event inviting all to attend the program replacing the regular Wednesday evening service.
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Welfare Board
L. R. Johnston
Santa Distributes Gifts as 350 Children Cheer Tree Lighting
Faith of over 350 children is strengthened as Santa Claus gives candy and fruit amid the Salvation Army Christmas tree lighting at the chamber of commerce lot. Adjutant John O Beirne plans to make it annual. Frank J. Sizemore switches on the lights. Mayor Grayson misses due to an emergency. The tree stays lit nightly till New Year’s Day. Salvation Army appeals for donations to aid hungry families this Christmas.
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Santa
Santa Claus
Salvation Army
Chamber of Commerce
John O’beirne
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Adjutant O’beirne
Frank J. Sizemore
C. S. Grayson
Adjutant O'Beirne
Army
O’beirne
Joy Is Keynote Of Christian Holiday Rotary Program
The Rotary club program featured Christmas music by Mrs A Sherrod Miss Genevieve Moore Clarence Schultheiss and Dan W Smith. Dr John W Douglas pastor of Roland Park Presbyterian Baltimore delivered a Christmas message urging creed disputes be set aside for generosity and good will. The meal was in a candlelit upper room and the club sang Holy Night. Virgil Idol led the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Sherrod
Genevieve Moore
Clarence Schultheiss
Dan W. Smith
Rotary Club
John W. Douglas
Roland Park Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
A. G. Douglas
Douglas
Virgil Idol
Wagner Resignation Ties Up City Council Session
City council in special session received the resignation of C. B. Wagner as city auditor after three years of service effective January 1. The vacancy will be left open for now while Wagner plans private auditing and accounting work starting next year. Routine business included renewals on 467000 in notes due January 1 and the rescinding of a restricted parking ordinance on North Main Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Wagner
E. M. Knox
T. F. Wrenn
Earl N. Phillips
Stanley Davis
English Street
Sheraton Place
North Main Street
Mr. Knox
Nabers Speaks On Old Fashioned Christmas For Ys Club
Dr. Charles Haddon Nabers pastor at First Presbyterian addressed the Ys Men’s club at the Y M C A on the Old-Fashioned Christmas. He traced the first Christmas in Jerusalem and Bethlehem and compared it to the southern plantation Christmas and modern family reunions. He explained the gift tradition and said the club would not meet until January 5. The gathering was regarded as one of the year’s most successful.
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Charles Haddon Nabers
First Presbyterian Church
Dr. Nabers
Christ
Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Nabers Aleo
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Hauser
Manhattan
Y.M.C. A
Ine Wu
IE Cones
Wilson Motor Company
N. Main St
Barber
First
M. P. Church
Uncle Sam
Joy
Dr. Douglas
High Point Rotary Club
Council
Pickett
City
Mutual Building and Loan Association
Johns. Pickett
W. A. Davis
Building and Loan Association
Caroling Coal & Transfer Co
Mallory Street
Whitely Bros
Wrenn Street
J. E. Black
Cable Street
Ren G
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Sencielies
GEO. G. Scott& CO. Certified "Public Accountants
Charlotte
H. Bass
High Point Ice & Coal Company
West Broao
Co-Op Finance CO
Washington Street
H. P. T. and
Chicago
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
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