City Hall to Close for New Year Holiday Observance
City Hall and city employees will observe New Year’s Day on Tuesday January 1 1935 with only essential departments in operation. A group of Bethel Hill farmers will visit the Deep River erosion control area Monday to study Soil Erosion Service methods, led by A G Bullard vocational ag teacher.
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City Hall
Bethel Hill
Soil Erosion Service
J. H. Stallings
A. G. Bullard
Bethel Hill High School
Woodsdale
January Relief Cuts to Drop 13000 Unemployables in State
North Carolina will drop about 13 000 unemployables from relief rolls on January 1 with county and city agencies taking over. High Point faces funding challenges as officials await details on who will receive aid and how programs will be consolidated into Greensboro based headquarters. State relief administrators say surveys determine needs while a new system reduces offices from over 100 to 33 to streamline aid distribution.
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High Point
North Carolina
Padaral Wmarganse Ralaf AA
Islue
Washington
FERA
E. M. Knox
State Relief Headquarters
Thomas O'Berry
High Point Relief Administration
Guilford County
Rockingham County
Greensboro
Last Day for Straw Ballots on Veterans' Cash Payment
Today is the final day to cast straw ballots on immediate cash payment of veterans' adjusted compensation certificates. Veterans may return ballots to Commander A C Ingram of High Post 619 VFW or to Harry My Snyder at the Princesa.
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Comnder
A. C. Ingram
High Post No
Veterans Foreign Wars
Harry My Snyder
The
Princesa
Noted Foust Disavows Motive Relation to Court
Noting a man identified as M. L. Foust of 1519 Long Street asserts he is not the same M. L. Foust who appeared in municipal court Friday. The En terprise records his denial and request for clarification.
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Foust
M. L. Foust
Longstreet
Boswell to Hold Office Hours at Chamber of Commerce
L M Boswell assistant county agent Greensboro will meet residents at the High Point Chamber of Commerce every Wednesday and Saturday morning to discuss matters or problems and offer guidance.
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Herp. L. M. Boswell
Greensboro
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Homemaking Classes At Brentwood Schedule Announced
The Brentwood school homemaking classes led by Mrs. A S Caldwell and Anna Warner will meet Monday at Mrs Z B M Blakely’s home at 1218 Higgins and Wednesday with Frank Seltz, announced yesterday.
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Brentwood School
A. S. Caldwell
Anna Warner
ZB. M. Blakely
Higgins
Frank Seltz
Legion supper and dance announced for Drum and Bugle Corps
A special supper for American Legion Drum and Bugle Corps members and their families will be held tomorrow night at 7 o clock on Commerce Street. Entertainment is planned for the occasion and there will be dancing after the meal.
Harilee's Director Goes to New York for Purchases
E Harilee of Harilee's travels to New York to supervise buying of new and used stock for the Harilee firm.
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Gors
New York
E. Harilee
Harilee’s
Harilee
Industrial Workers Dance At South Main Hall New Year’s Eve
The Industrial Workers ation will offer a New Year’s Eve dance at its hall 651/2 South Main Street beginning at 9 o'clock tomorrow. Special music has been arranged and an invitation to attend has been extended to the public.
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Industrial Workers
South Main Street
Veterans of Foreign Wars Meeting Tonight Urges Attendance
The Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold their regular meeting Tuesday night as a vote on the U S issue from this week is counted. Members are urged to attend and participate in the proceedings.
Young Hunter Tops Family Hunt For Three Squirrels
NM L Smith Jr son of Mr and Mrs N L Smith of 217 street remains in grade school. Before Christ season he never led a gun yet on a hunting trip with father and uncle the sea and luck aided him. He shot straight and returned home with three squirrels.
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NM. L. Smith, Jr
N. L. Smith
217 Street
Grammar 1
Charlie F. Davis Rites Are Today
Funeral services for Charlie F. Davis 41 who died at his home on Angum Avenue after a spinal meningitis illness will be held at 2 30 this afternoon at Fairfield Cemetery led by BE W Jones pastor of Bates Wesleyan Methodist Church
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Charlie F. 41
Angum Avenue
Fairfield Cemetery
BE. W. Jones
Bates Wesleyan Methodist
High Point Sees Record Year for Building and Expansion
The city ends a progressive year for building and expansion with estimated permits surpassing 218 thousand dollars since January 1 1934. December activity reached 25 909 dollars as observers estimate actual spending near half a million due to diverse remodeling and new constructions.
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High Point
English Street
Farriss Bible Class Reunion Set for January 6
A Farriss Bible class reunion at First Baptist Church, tracing its origins to 1907 08 and former Baraca roots, will gather Jan 5 to honor six founders and welcome living members. The class, once small, has grown into a major men’s Bible group, with Dr. T Win gate Andrews as current teacher and Gilbert W. Clark as founding president.
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Farriss
First Baptist Church
W. J. Francis
Belmont
N. C
Thomas J. Gold
Sam Kellum
J. J. Farriss
T. Wingate Andrews
Gilbert W. Clark
West End Baptist Church
Clark
Francis
Mr. Clark
T. G. Shelton
Arthur
Construction boom at City Lake Park shows progress
City Lake Park work near Jamestown accelerates as crews add manpower and advance finishing stages. Key structures including the swimming pool bath house amphitheater and parade of terraces near completion with planting along lake shores and a new concrete walk in progress while a stone walk and rafted plant transport system aid landscaping.
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City Lake Park
Jamestown
C. G. Mackintosh
Highway No. 10
Ebbe, Younts
City Juvenile and Parks Commission
High Point Fire Loss Almost Halved From 1933 Levels
Fire Chief Ingram reports 1934 totals to noon yesterday show a loss of 38 669 dollars against 79 831 in 1933. Total fires reached 298 compared with 259 last year, with June and July on the national honor roll for two consecutive months with no loss. December losses stood at 996 dollars. contents losses 756 dollars and building losses 240 dollars.
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High Point
E B. K. Ingram
Ingram
City Utilities Show Steady Upturn Through Year
The High Point public utilities director says the city shows a steady upturn in electric and water services after the 1934 downturn. More home power meters indicate increased use of electric appliances, fewer cut-offs, and new connections. Water and sewer lines expanded with more customers. the abattoir dividend from relief cattle boosted city income in recent months.
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J. L. Perkins
Public Utilities Department
High Point
Mr. Perkins
Perkins
Elder Ail to Speak at Carolina Theater Service
Elder John H. Ail will address an evangelistic service at the Carolina theater tonight at 7 30. He will argue the identity of Jehovah and Michael of the Old Testament with Jesus and the Archangel of the New Testament.
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John EH. Ail
Carolina Theater
Jehovah and
Michael
Jesus
the Archangel
Postmaster Has Big Task
A morning’s official mail from Postmaster Stephen C. Clark highlights the wide duties of the local postmaster. He explained the supervision of mails and government postal interests is only part of the job as he must also act as a bureau of…
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Stephen C. Clark
Clark
January Southern Furniture and Rug Market Expected to Break Record
Indications point to a new all-time high for the January Southern Furniture and Rug Market opening January 21 and running through February 2. Paul W. Casey, manager of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building, reports every floor space filled with more than 20 000 square feet of additional demand rejected. Over 165 exhibitors will showcase what observers expect to be a superior merchandise class.
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Southern
Paul W. Casey
Southern Furniture Exposition
Casey
Postal Receipts in High Point Hit New All Time Peak
The High Point post office expects 1934 total receipts to top $185,000, surpassing 1929’s $179,044.44 record. December alone is projected to exceed last year by about $10,000 as Christmas business drives the upturn, with 1934 ten month receipts already up about $15,000 from 1933.
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High Point
Yesterae
8. C. Clark
Clark
Felonies In High Point Reach Over 500 Since 1934
Police report that since January 1 1934 more than 500 felonies have been committed in High Point 427 felonious cases with arrests this year plus over 100 unlisted auto thefts. Six murders remain unsolved one case outside city limits. Indictments for manslaughter total 11. Seven rape cases and 141 larcenies are noted along with multiple aggravated assaults burglaries and burglaries. The full year report will be released January 4 1935.
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C. G. Mackintosh
Police Department
Lee H. Harvell
Greensboro
Wiley Brown
George Lewis
Walnut Street
Rialto Theatre to Undergo Renovation at Once
Rialto Theatre closes for renovation with new paint, carpet, plaster repairs, decor, draperies and upgraded sound system. North Carolina Theatres, Inc announced the work by city manager Hugh Smart. Return showings will include Bing Crosby and Kitty Carlisle in She Loves Me Not and other classics.
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Rialto Theatre
Hugh Smart
North Carolina Theatres, Inc
Rialto
Bing Cray
Kitty Carlisle
Wallace Beery
Jackie Cooper
Shirley Temple
Clark Gable
Joan Crawford
Robert Montgomery
Mae West
Mre Wiges
Dames
Zane Grey
Hunters Return To City With Quarry
Members of a hunting party from High Point Trinity Asheboro and Asheboro returned home after a trip near Wadesboro North Carolina reporting a successful hunt They took many dogs and caught two foxes and several birds and squirrels
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H. H. Kennedy
J. C. Davis
High Point
B. T. Hunt
George Frazier
Cicero Peace
Ira Kennedy
Tom Ausburn
Walter Farlow
Trinity
Ernest Kearn
Asheboro
Wadesboro
N. C
Optimism Builds for 1935 Business Upturn
High Point business and industrial leaders express cautious optimism that 1935 will bring broad gains in nearly all sectors. They cite improving mindsets, higher rents and strong real estate absorption as signs of recovery, with expectations of a gradual rise unless inflation worsens.
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High Point
F. J. Sizemore
E. F E. Mendenhall, Jr
Dixie Realty Company
High Point Real Estate Board
Fred N. Tate
M. J. Wrenn
R. T. Amos
C. Clark
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Charlie F. Davis
Reunion
NALTO
A.J. Koonce
Expence Funeral Home
South Main ST
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