High Point Man Killed In Car Crash Near Lexington
Jehu Mullies, 49, of 804 Carrick Avenue, died last night after his sedan crashed into a concrete bridge railing on Highway 10 five miles south of Lexington. He was dead at the scene. no other vehicle was involved. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. from his residence. He leaves a wife, daughter Mary, son William Vance Mullies, and his father Andrew Abel Mullies.
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Jehu Mullies
Carrick Avenue
Lexington
Norcott’s Creek
Mullins
Mullies
Imperial Furniture Company
Statesville
Mary Mullies
William Vance Mullies
Andrew Abel Mullies
Winthrop Church
Bible Class Names Officers For Year
Willis Johnson was yesterday elected president of the Farriss Bible class of the First Baptist church for the new year. Other officers elected were J. F. Hart first vice president A. J. Bolling second vice president Mr. Dennis third vice president Harvey Seward secretary W. J. Goldsmith treasurer R. W. Seward music leader Miss Irene Seward pianist T. Wingate Andrews teacher Earl Andrews L. B. Williams and Mr. Spence assistant teachers and F. B. Starner usher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis Johnson
First Baptist Church
J. F. Hart
A. J. Bolling
Mr. Dennis
Harvey Seward
W. J. Goldsmith
R. W. Seward
Irene Seward
T. Wingate Andrews
Earl Andrews
L. B. Williams
Mr. Spence
F. B. Starner
Cox Heads to New York for Duke Foundation Trustees Meeting
J. Elwood Cox president of the Commercial National Bank left last night for New York to attend the monthly meeting of the trustees of the Duke foundation. He is expected to return to High Point sometime Wednesday.
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J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
New York
Duke Foundation
High Point
Numa F. Reid Lodge to Convene St Johns Night Meeting
Master Masons gather for a regular communication of Numa F. Reid Lodge No. 344 A F and A M on Monday at 7 30 PM St Johns Night urged attendance for all members and visiting brothers will be cordial received By order G HOWARD W M H MASSEY Secy
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Numa F. Reid Lodge No
A. F
St. John’s
Howard
Massey
Sec'y
Watch Service on New Year's Eve at South Main tabernacle
A four hour watch service for the New Year will be held at the huge tabernacle on South Main street from 8 to 12. Rev Geo T Stephens will lead with his brother Rev H L Stephens in charge. A male quartet will provide special music and the public is invited. Rev H L Stephens travels from Jersey City New Jersey after leading a meeting at North Baptist Church.
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Tabernacle
South Main Street
Geo. T. Stephens
Ducal
H. L. Stephens
Canada
United States
High Point
Jersey City
N. J
North Baptist Church
Local Barber Shop Reorganized With New Manager Team
The Sheraton hotel Barber Shop will be taken over tomorrow morning by J. M. Campbell assisted by B. C. Rogers who have long been associated with the Wachovia Bank building barber shop. L. G. Lee joins the new operators. They plan up to date service matching top hotel barber shops with hours 7 am to 7 pm daily and 7 am to 10 pm on Saturdays.
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Sheraton Hotel
J. M. Campbell
B. C. Rogers
Wachovian Bank
L. G. Lee
Plan for Sunday School Junior Basketball Tournament
Sunday school representatives from bur city churches will meet tomorrow night at 7 30 in the Y M C A lobby to draw up plans for a Sunday school junior basketball tournament The league will play its games in the Y gymnasium Edgar Hartley secretary of the Y M C A announced The Employed Boys Brotherhood will hold its regular meeting in the Y M C A tomorrow night at 7 o'clock.
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Bur City
Edgar Hartley
Farmer Develops Excellent Sweet Feed From Locust Pods
Raleigh Charles R. Hall a Lee County farmer says he has created an excellent sweet feed for cattle by grinding 100 pounds of honey locust pods with 100 pounds of ear corn and 100 pounds each of mill feed and cottonseed meal.
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Raleigh
Charles R. Hall
Lee County
Negro Rosber Shot While Fleeing Store Robbery
Walter Watson one of five African American suspects in a Salem Street Stadium store break in was shot in the leg by officers during a running confrontation. His leg was later amputated and the group fled after stealing a car tied to salesman J. W. Poe. Police pursued four other suspects with clues guiding the search.
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Walter Watson
Stadium
Salem _ Street
Thomasville
City Memorial Hospital
Watson
West Main Street
T. J. York
G. H. Fair
Gilbert Byerly
L. R. French
R. K. Farrington
Winston-Salem
J. W. Poe
Ths
Pinewoods Church
Wood's Attacker Is Given Fine
Sherman McCoy a negro who stabbed Paul H. Wood last Wednesday afternoon was fined $5 and costs for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill in municipal court. Wood a city truck driver is resting at his home after the affray on Fast Washington street.
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Sherman McCoy
Paul H. Wood
J. O
Daddy” Wood
Wood
Washington Street
McCoy
Cable Street
C. A. Johnson
Bill
Lewis Teague
Johnson
Manuel Marshall
Claud Millington
Dave Reed
B. L. Prevo
Willie Harris
J. C. Spencer
W. E. Burton
W. A. Linville
Isaiah Thompson
Richard Carpenter
Lucinda Wallace
Wade Saunders
Quincey Freeman
Walker Williams
N. C. Dills
Walter Ragan
Ida Staton
W. M. Presnell
Lawson Tucker
George Harrison
North Carolina
Melvin Hudson
L. B. Boykin
Delon Johnson
S. P. Edwards
Arthur Martin
Will Theodors
James Young
Curtis Horton
Green and
Chiner Clement
Viola Yates
F. J. Doby
Farmer Kensler
William McCarter
Coleman Welch
Maurice Knox
W. M. Knox
Wite-Oh and Pathfinder Conflict Sparks Marital Jibe
Cartoon dialogue shows Wite-Oh scolding a spouse and Pathfinder quipping about thoughts before marriage, highlighting a lighthearted marital friction with sharp one liners.
Local Soldier Hero Of San Antonio Shooting
The body of Vester Coltrane of San Antonio arrived for funeral arrangements after a Christmas Eve shooting at Fort Sam Houston. The incident involved Alexander James and William Bryan, with Coltrane acting to aid a hostess before being killed. Interment is at Oakwood Cemetery.
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San Antonio
Vester Coltrane
M. T. Coltrane
Fort
Sam Houston
Tex
Yow’s
Park Street
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Daughtery
Fort Sam Houston
Coltrane
Alexander James
William Bryan
Dickey Avenue
Company D
Ninth Infantry
James
McCoy
Howard and
Poplar
Bryan
Battlers
Johnny
Street Work Reopens This Week to Employ 260
About 100 unemployed will return to work Wednesday as dirt street resurfacing restarts. City aims to add 60 more jobs after January using extra gravel pits. City Hall staff handle a holiday backlog and some workers are placed in private homes for odd jobs. Officials expect several public works projects to start within a week to feed and house families during winter.
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H. Strickland
Knox Today
Scots Measure Dropped From Old Liquid Ounce
In Scotland a drop was once counted as one sixteenth of a liquid ounce, reflecting a now obsolete measurement practice and culinary standard long replaced by modern units.
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Scotland
Orlando plans plant to freeze orange juice for morning delivery
A new facility in Orlando Florida is planned to freeze orange juice so it can be delivered in the mornings like milk. The project aims to speed supply and modernize distribution for local consumers.
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Orlando
Fla
Tax Assessors Meet in Guilford County Listing Plan
Fifty-one of 54 Guilford county tax listers and assessors gathered with Auditor Willis Booth and George L. Stansbury to map listing and assessment work. High Point reps C. Clark J D Brame and C A Smith attended. Officials expect real estate value readjustments, property class changes, and removal of a $300 personal property exemption.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Willis Booth
George L. Stansbury
High Point
C. Clark
J. D. Brame
C. A. Smith
Willard M. Dyer 9 Defendants in Suit of Former Wife
In Greensboro a suit was filed by Nina Barnes Dyer Adams and her daughter Jarr elyn Dyer against Willard M. Dyer demanding 4960 arrears for child support and 100 per month until the child reaches age. Dyer denies arrears, claims three years of support, and questions his means. He notes his remarriage and modest income while asserting the plaintiffs have their own income and a husband of means. He seeks strict scrutiny of the claims and asks the court to align support with his ability to pay.
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Greensboro
Superior Court
Nina Barnes Dyer Adams
Asheville
Jarrelyn Dyer
Willard M. Dyer
High Point
Adams
Dyer
Main
High Streets
Three Weekend Fires Cause 1000 Dollar Damage
Three fires kept local firefighters busy over the weekend causing an estimated total of 1000 dollars in damage. A blaze at 1203 Brooks street damaged the kitchen dining room and roof of C. C. Elliott's house and origin was undetermined. Another fire at 430 Tate street damaged the basement and first floor of an apartment building owned by Hood Industrial Bank. A small blaze at Blackwelder's Barbecue Stand on 119 North Wrenn street was subdued with minor damage.
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C. C. Elliott
Brooks Street
Tate Street
Hood Industrial Bank
G. E. Lumley
North Wrenn Street
Hard On Arthur Pendleton Arrested After Whisky Box Find
In Washington a man named Arthur Pendleton slept on a pile of boxes in a deserted house. Loud knocks woke him and police entered, taking Pendleton and the boxes to jail. The boxes contained whisky.
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Arthur Washington
Arthur Pendleton
Arthur
Doctor's Thoxine Prescription Promises Quick Sore Throat Relief
An advertisement touts Thox ine as a doctor prescribed remedy for sore throat. It claims quick relief after the first swallow, unlike gargles, with a pleasant taste and direct action on the internal cause.
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Bible Class
Cox
Master Masons
Seidman
Certified Public Accountants
Commercial Bank
TAX Service
Treasury Department
Rene
Rae
Dees Co
Kita Kineranc Co
Spencer’s Taxi & Transfer
Robert Brockett
Negro Rosber
Pathfinder
Clark
Brame
Smith
E. J. Deane
Johnson Street
High Point, N
Carolina Coal & Transfer Company
Matton
Matton Drug Company
W. M. Tucker
Mgr
North Main Street
Schwab Tailoring Company
East Broad Street
W. Broad
Charlie Hodgins
Minnesota Mining Co’s
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor Express Lines
City Transfer and Storage CO
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
V. A. J. Idol V.pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
Atlantic Building & Loan Association
North Carolina Bank & Trust CO
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