Signs of a Brightening Economy Seen in Diverse Firms
The Manufacturers Record notes December signs of better business and life insurance premiums totaling 846 million for November, down 1.7 percent from 1930. Eleven months show 9.97 billion in new life business, 12.2 percent below the prior year. Ingalla Iron Works in Alabama leases ship plant space near Mobile to assemble water craft. Goodyear to boost Gadsden tire output. Auburn Auto Co orders over 11 million for 1932. Textile print cloths improve amid curtailment. Regular dividends from General Tire and Rubber Company continue for the 58th year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Association of Life Insurance Presidents
United States
Ingalla Iron Works
Birmingham
Ala
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railroad Co
Chickasaw
Mobile
Warrior River
H. C. Frick Coke Co
United States Steel Corporation
Mt. Pleasant
Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Ste Gadsden
Auburn Automobile Co
General Tire and Rubber Company
City Recovers Quiet Christmas After Busy Holiday
The city resumes normal life after a quiet Christmas with Santa Claus visit and warm weather. Two minor accidents occurred on Montlieu Avenue injuring two people and a hotel maid sustained a fall. A shooting in Holton remains a local topic as civic groups aided families through welfare efforts. Stores reopen while city offices stay closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont- Meu Avenue
Walter Johnson
Eccles Street
Montlieu
Ida Parker
Danville
Johnson
Sechrest
High Point Hospital
Maggie Barnhart
Sheraton
Holton
Board of Welfare
Salvation Army
Junior Service League
Guilford County
Midnight Service Observes Christmas at St Edward's Church
Father C. E. Murphy led a Christmas midnight service at St. Edward's Church. He compared life now with biblical times, praising Christian spirit and morals and declaring divine gifts secure life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Edward’s Church
St. Edward's
Vather
C. E. Murphy
Bethlehem
Jesus Christ
Father Murphy
Strange Pranks By Winter Bring Extra Fruit Crop
Mr. Webster of 1515 Long Street reports a second crop of pears and cherries this winter. He brought twig branches bearing fruit to The Enterprise to prove the odd weather has affected his trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. T. Webster
Long Street
Mr. Webster
Webster
Enterprise Office
Twin hickory nuts found near Trinity by Emma Pope
Mrs Emma Pope of Trinity route 1 reports finding twin hickory nuts near her home yesterday. The nuts are perfect in every detail and are fastened together at the sides.
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Emma Pope
Trinity
Route 1
Enterprise
Iris in Bloom Reported at 1009 North Hamilton Street
Miss Lala Gallimore reported an iris in full bloom in her yard at 1009 North Hamilton Street this morning. She noted two buds on the plant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lala Gallimore
North
Hamilton Street
Calf with three ears earns local news tip prize
W H Gray of 1000 South Main wins The Enterprise best news tip prize for a three ear calf story. D G Greene of Greenway earned a second prize for accident information. Winners may claim awards at the business office. all contributors are thanked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Gray
South Main Street
Enterprise
Grady
Bruce heiress alive baffled by fake will claim
Grace Katherine Bruce, 80, is puzzled by reports that Lance-Corporal H. W. Merry inherited $125,000 from her will. She is very much alive and questions who spread the erroneous tale claiming she is deceased.
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London
Grace Katherine Bruce
H. W. Merry
Royal Engineers
Chatham
Miss Bruce
Century-Old Cypress Cut for Lumber in Louisiana
A Louisiana cypress felled measured 1283 years in age and yielded six large logs totaling 14162 feet of lumber. Experts estimate the tree increased its diameter by one inch every 28 years of life.
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Louisiana
Flying instinct saves aviator life in crash
Newark dispatch reports air mail pilot James Johnson of Cleveland bailed out when a wing broke on a regular eastbound route. He regained consciousness after a two mile dive, was found entangled in his parachute, and the 1490 pounds of Christmas mail were salvaged largely undamaged. Johnson resumed flight to Cleveland.
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Newark
N. J
James Johnson
Cleveland
Allport
Johnson
Pennsylvania
Bellefonte
Eight Women Enter Saratoga Thoroughbred Races
Eight new women owners have nominated entries for major stakes at Saratoga in August, including Mary Parker Corning daughter of Rep Parker Corning. Riders Mrs John Hay Whitney Mrs George D Widner and Mrs John D Hertz return with horses, while Miss Corning follows her parents as an expert rider.
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Saratoga Meat
Albany
N. Y
Mary Parker Corning
Parker Corning
Saratoga
John Hay Whitney
George D. Widner
John D. Hertz
Miss Corning
Special Services For Young People Tomorrow
Wesley Memorial Methodist church plans a 7 30 evening service led by the young people with choirs and a Young People band. Anna Gertrude Douglas will speak on The College Student and the Home Church. 11 o clock Sunday morning Rev G Ray Jordan preaches If Jesus Has Not Come. Visitors welcomed.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Edgar Allen
Young People’s
Anna Gertrude Douglas
Duke University
G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial
Jesus
Reverend Tunstall Preaches Christ And Character At Green Street
Rev George T Tunstall will preach at Green Street Baptist church tomorrow at 11 AM on Christ the Preeminent Man. The evening sermon title is Building a Great Character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Green Street Baptist
George T. Tunstall
Green Street Baptist Church
Christ
Regular services at First Baptist Church Tomorrow
The First Baptist church holds regular services tomorrow. Pastor Dr. A B Conrad will preach at both sessions. Morning topic is The New Road and evening subject The Spirit of the New Year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
A. B. Conrad
First Methodist Protestant Church Sets New Year Services
First M P church at North Main and Richardson will host New Year services with Rev R S Farmer delivering mornings subject The Gift That Christ Brought and evenings subject Two Things Required, continuing the One Two Three Four Five series. Church school at 945 with J H Jennings. Young People's group at 630. Senior Society Monday at 730 led by Nellie Martin. Mid week service moved to Thursday with Fellowship Supper and program to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Protestant Church
North Main
Richardson Streets
R. S. Farmer
Christ
Church
J. H. Jennings
Young People’s Christian Endeavor Society
Nellie Martin
First
Emmanuel Lutheran to present sermon Sunday at 11
Emmanuel Lutheran will hold morning worship at 11 with the sermon Our Response To the Christmas Message. Sunday school gathers at 9 45. no evening service is planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmanuel Lutheran
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Sunday School Plans Record Attendance at Year End
First Reformed Church Sunday school will gather tomorrow at 9 45 in the morning for a record attendance on the last Sunday of the year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Reformed Sunday School
Central Friends Church Sunday Services and Talks
Central Friends Church schedules regular services this Sunday with minister Tom A. Sykes present in all rites including the Brotherhood class during Sunday School at 9 45. At 11 am he discusses A Check the Bank Cannot Cash to children and After Christmas What for older attendees. The 7 30 evening service features The New Year and the Coming Resolution. A warm welcome awaits all.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Friends Church
Tom A. Sykes
Brotherhood
Pastor E L Kirk to Lead Morning and Evening Services
Rev. E L Kirk will be in the pulpit for both morning and evening services. The 11 o'clock study topic is The Kingdom of God. Evening topic is New Year Resolutions at 7 30. Church school departments meet at 9 45. Manley Bible Class to hold social business meeting in church basement Thursday at 7 30. All members urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. L. Kirk
Kingdom of God
Church School
Manley Bible
Mass Schedule And Birth Replica At St Edward Church
The pastor Rev C E Murphy announces a 9 oclock mass tomorrow morning to start the day s services at St Edward s Catholic Church. Evening services are at 730. The church will stay open all week for observers to view the Christ birth replica on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Edward's Catholic Church
C. E. Murphy
Reverend Hoyle Love to Preach at West End Baptist
Rev Hoyle Love pastor of the West End Baptist church will preach at both services tomorrow. Morning subject Christ the Light and in the evening a talk on the latter part of Romans chapter six. Regular business meeting is scheduled for Wednesday evening and all are urged to attend and finish the year’s work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoyle Love
West End Baptist Church
Christmas Music Program Set For 11 OClock Service
St Marys Episcopal Church repeats its special Christmas music program at the 11 oclock service tomorrow. Regular services include Holy Communion at 8 oclock, church school at 9:30 and a 11 oclock sermon by the pastor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Two Floridians Killed When Truck Hits Car
Sarasota Florida December 26 Garrett McAllister 19 son of Venice Police Chief J C McAllister and an unidentified companion died in a car crash on the Tamiami Trail near Sarasota. A heavy truck struck their car and fled the scene leaving the bodies in the wreckage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota, Fla
Garland McAllister
J. C. McAllister
Venice
Fla
Tamiami Trail
Here
Dozen Lemons Hang From Red Wing Tree
Mrs. M. Buchholz of Red Wing Minn reports a lemon tree bearing unusually large fruit labeled doze n in one lemons. Each lemon weighs about a pound and a half far exceeding the usual four ounce fruit.
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Red Wing
Minn
Christmas Day Heat Stuns Santa with Record 68 Degrees
Mercury hit 68 as Santa Claus sweltered under a clear sun in a warm Christmas display. Overnight a chill wind lowered the temperature to 44, with the sun expected to lift temperatures later. The day contrasted with last Christmas when cold breezes dominated.
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Santa Claus
Funeral Services Held for Chas C Holton in Town
Funeral services for Chas C Holton were held at his parents home in Jamestown with Reverends G Ray Jordan and Tom A Sykes officiating. A mixed quartet performed hymns including In the Hour of Trial Lead Kindly Light and Abide With Me. Pallbearers included Dr John W Dyer Frank Simmons F M Cralle Rodney R Snow C G Bedford A H Holton Sport Council Bobbie and Caper Bevans. Interment followed in Deep River cemetery family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. C. Holton
Jamestown
G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial
Wer E Church
Tom A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
Margarette Gurley
David T. Yow
Sidney Gayle
W. C. Phillips
Amos Rides Horse Into Drug Store For a Drink
J. E. Amos rode a brown horse to Matton's Drug Store on Main Street drawing a curious crowd. He treated a young girl to a drink at the fountain and played Santa Claus, boosting holiday cheer in the city.
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Amos
J. E. Amos
Matton's
Tom Mixenea
Mr. Amos
Santa Claus
Firecrackers Spark Grass Fire on Montlieu Avenue
Naughty boys celebrating Christmas lit firecrackers into a dry grass field in the 1000 block on Montlieu Avenue after dark. Neighbors summoned firefighters but the grass fire caused no damage.
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Montlieu Avenue
France's married couples by family size
Census style figures show among hundred couples in France 23 with no children 25 with one child 22 with two children. Fewer than three percent have more than seven children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Harper Recovers From Nervousness in Greensboro
In Greensboro on December 26 Terry H. Harper, jailed on a charge of fatally shooting Charles C. Holton, showed signs of recovery from nervousness. Attorney T. J. Gold delayed meeting with Harper as the case files and possible statements remain under review. Mrs. Harper, hospitalized for nervousness, has not spoken since the shooting.
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Greensboro
Aera
Terry H. Harper
Charles C. Holton
T. J. Gold
High Point
Harper
Holton
Harper's
Three boys terrorize constables with air rifles in Parama
Three youths on a plow horse each with an air gun opened fire on Constables Guy Black and John Shiever after spotting Patrolman Walter Meese. The officers endured a withering air rifle barrage but ultimately captured the trio, labeling them trespassers and troublemakers.
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Parama
Guy Black
John Shiever
Walter Meese
Meese
Black
Shiever
Saugus Police Hunt for Missing Cats Amid Theft Ring
Chief John T. Stuart oversees an probe into a cat theft spree in Saugus where unemployed residents allegedly swap stolen felines for 50 cents each through a New York buyer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saugus
Mass
John T. Stuart
New York
Only Bachelor King England William Rufus King of England
William Rufus, also known as William I, was the sole bachelor king of England. Edward V and Edward VI never married and died before reaching adulthood.
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England
William Rufus
William I
William the Conqueror
Edward V
Edward VI
James T Holt 19 Claimed by Death
James Thomas Holt age 19 died at a local hospital after a brief illness. He was born February 8 1912 in Stanley County the son of F B Holt and Mary Lesler Holt. He lived at 1513 King Street with his mother and was a member of the First Methodist Church of Oxford. He worked recently for Continental Furniture Co. Surviving are his mother a brother Joseph Holt and a sister Ladie Francis Holt. Funeral at Main Street M E Church Sunday at 2 30 with Rev A L Aycock in charge. Pallbearers from Numa F Reid Lodge 344 A F and A M. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thomas’ Holt
Stanley County
F. B
Mary Lesler Holt
Masonic
Oxford
Mary Holt Brown
King Street
First Methodist Church of
Continental Furniture Co
Joseph Holt
Ladie Francis Holt
Main Street
M. E
A. L. Aycock
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
A. M
Oakwood Cemetery
Stolen Gray Buick From Broadhurst Theater
A gray 1928 Buick coach owned by Roy L. Smart was stolen in front of the Broadhurst theater last night. Police in several cities are on the lookout for the vehicle after Smart had just fitted new tires and brakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy L. Smart
Broadhurst Theater
Notaries Public Commissioned Across North Carolina
Raleigh dispatch lists new notaries public including Joseph J. Cox of High Point C S Fullbright of Hendersonville Lis Parker of Marshville Mrs Wagoner of Sparta and H Williams of Washington with commission dates this December.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Joseph J. Cox
High Point
C. S. Fullbright
Hendersonville
Lis Parker
Marshville
Mra.Wagoner
Sparta
8. H. Williams
Washington
Livestock Added To Products To Come From State Prison Farms
North Carolina's Caledonia Prison Farm fattens 500 cattle to profit from cotton seed and hulls while yielding about 4000 loads of fertilizer. Director George Ross notes prior drought trials and a richer winter ration to boost gains, with cattle acting as a factory for non saleable byproducts into marketable beef.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Caledonia
George Ross
State Farms
Mr. Ross
North Carolina
Ross
Carolina
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St. Nicholas
Waren
Wilson Motor Company
N. Main &T
E. Black
Cable Street
Cummings
Whitely Bros
Wrenn Street
Goin Con Coal & Transfer Co
High Point Ice & Coal Company
Co-Op Finance CO
West Washington Street
Eefuns
Genuine Dry Cleaning
West Broao
Mother Nature
Blom
W. R. Shaffer
Christian Endeavor
First Baptist
Kentucky
Pretty Floy Bowling
University of Kentucky
Calvary Methodist
West End
ST. Mary's Episcopal
James T. Holt
South Main M. E. Church
Smart
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Commercial National Bank V. A
Jd. Idol
Vice-Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellas
Sec'y
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