Ingram at 80 Reflects on High Point's Changing Face
L. J. Ingram, who turned 80, recalls High Point's early days. He has 65 years of marriage and remembers a quiet town with a frame hardware store and drug shops. He notes growth into a city as industry reshaped the landscape and prospects for the future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Mebane
J. Ingram
Ingram
High Point
Mr. Ingram
Highs’ Point
Anson County
North Main Street
West Washington
King’s Drug Store
Alexander Smith
Smith's Drug Store
Ragan and Millis
Earlie Clodfelter Taken By Death at 19
Earlie Lindsay Clodfelter 19 of Teaguetown died at a Winston-Salem hospital after a brief illness attributed to spinal meningitis. He was a farmer, son of J. L. and his wife, survived by three sisters Ivey Phillips Ola Willard Alta Green and one brother Ernest Clodfelter. Funeral at Abbotts Creek Primitive Baptist Church Saturday at 2 pm. Interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earlie Lindsay Clodfelter
Teaguetown
Winston-Salem
Clodfelter
J. L. Clodfelter
Ivey Phillips
High Point
Ola Willard
Alta Green
Kernersville
Ernest Clodfelt
Registered Today At The Furniture Market
List of attendees and locations from the furniture market, naming numerous individuals and towns across North Carolina Virginia and South Carolina. The roster includes J Talmadge G R Marshall J B Andrews Frank Brown P N Baldwin and many others spanning Lincolnton Winston Salem Durham Greenville Danville and more.
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J. T. Talmadge
G. R. Marshall
J. B. Andrews
Frank Brown
P. N. Baldwin
Durham
Frank P. Parker
Mrs. Warlick
W. EE. Garrison
Lincolnton
G. C. Brown
P. W. Brown
Hickory
M. J. Stanley
Winston- Salem
D. W. Yancey
Clarksville
Mra
C. T. Sinclair
Cc. T. Sinclair
Carthage
A. M. Clay
A. M. Clay, Jr
Roanoke
C. G. Harrell
B. B. Roush
N. EK. Dowling
H Stevenson
Frank Dowling
Robert Dowling
Greenville
Lewis Boggan
Rockingham
Cc. F. Williams
Geo. F Smith
Martinsville
B. E. Holland
H. Holland
Caroleen
G. P. Wolf
Vivid portrait of an active 80 year old Mr Ingram
The subject, Mr Ingram, speaks of managing trouble with a balanced outlook. He claims to live life day by day, gaining fullness from each moment. Despite age, friends note his lively conversation, sharp hearing, keen eyesight, and spry walking.
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Ingram
Three Bound Over In Cotton Mill Robbery Case
Judge Lewis Teague found probable cause at municipal court arraignment for G. W. Pattillo of Atlanta Georgia Robert Miller and W A Bradberry of High Point in a Pickett Cotton Mill robbery. They face breaking and entering and larceny charges with $1000 bond each and are said to have confessed to police.
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Pickett
Lewis
Teague
G. W. Patillo
Atlanta, Ga
Robert Miller
W. A. Bradberry
High Point
Atlanta Detectives Probe Patillo and Two Atlanta Girls
Authorities seek Kendrix an escaped Alabama convict in connection with a crime. Atlanta detectives questioned Patillo and two Atlanta girls about multiple offenses including transporting a stolen car and white slavery. Patillo, alleged leader of the Pickett mill robbery group, gave one brief statement and has since remained silent.
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Kendrix
Alabama
Atlanta
Patillo
Kiwanis Hear Senator Burrus on North Carolina Legislation
Dr J T Burrus addressed the High Point Kiwanis at noon outlining legislative challenges. He discussed rising state institution funding, tax gaps, agriculture neglected in NC, and calls to abolish the Turlington act amid shifting school appropriations and calls for better coordination among agricultural departments.
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J. T. Burrus
High Point Kiwanis Club
General Assembly
Burrus
North Carolina
McLean
Death claims WMUS A. Gray 9 at High Point home
Junius A. Gray 62, president of High Point Hardware, died at 308 Lindsay Street about 6 30 p m after several months illness. He was born June 20 1872 in Guilford County and married Irene Hutchison in 1916. Survived by wife four sons Alson Gilbert Joe Billy, one brother C L Gray, one sister Mrs J B Spencer. Interment Oakwood Cemetery after service from his residence.
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C. L. Gray
J. B. Spencer
High Point
Mr. Gray
High Point Hardware Company
First Methodist Protestant Church
J. Clay Madison
George — KR. Brown
Reidsville
Oakwood Cemetery
Retail sales decline of 48 percent 1928 to 1933
Between 1928 and 1933 retail sales in the country fell by 48 percent, reflecting a severe downturn in consumer demand and economic hardship during the period.
Market Continues Strong at Southern Furniture Exposition
The 27th semi annual Southern Furniture and Rug Market nears closure with registrations surpassing 1700, a record ahead of the final day. Manufacturers report very satisfactory sales and a hopeful profit outlook for 1935 amid firm prices and robust orders.
Manslaughter Case Is Continued After Mistrial Declared
Clarence Sa faces manslaughter charges in the death of Mamie Ruth Burton. The case, tried before Judge Lewis B. Teague, ended in mistrial as a juror was withdrawn after hours of testimony. The court continued the case to the next term to reach a verdict, with other minor cases tried this morning.
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Clarence Sa
Mamie Ruth Burton
Ornicipal Criminal Jury Court
Lewis BE
Teague
New Modern Medicine Promised by Jeff Pierce
Jeff Pierce promotes a new medicine claiming universal physical improvement. The ad offers a fifty cent price during Friday and Saturday at Mann's Cut Rate Drug Store No. 1 and the Thomasville location in North Carolina, with a coupon included.
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Mann’s
Mann
Ae Sto Thomasville
POW O LIN Medicine Promises Quick Relief This Week
A florid ad touts POW O LIN as a modern botanical medicine claiming fast relief from stomach trouble, liver and kidney issues, gas pains, and backaches. It emphasizes a Friday Saturday sale price of fifty cents, down from $1.25, with guidance to adjust dosing to avoid discomfort.
POW O LIN Coupon Offer at Mann's Cut Rate Drug Store
An advertisement promotes Pow O Lin as a premium medicine for cleansing the system and aiding kidneys liver and stomach. It urges readers to use a Friday Saturday coupon at Mann's Cut Rate Drug Store to buy a regular dollar twenty five size bottle for fifty cents, claiming dramatic health benefits and a limited time offer.
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Mann's
CUT Rate Drug Store
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STOCO
China
OUR Window Bones Jewelry Co
South Main Street
High Point, N
Tara
Pyrofl Dist
Pat Brown
Incibators
Earlie Clodfelter
Raymond Mitchell
Danville
Cc. F. Meroney, Jr
Mocksville
Kyle Hayes
N. Wilkesporo
Mrs. Neese
Burlington
KE. R. Oettinger
R. Deoettinger
Kinston
Miss
Tweeetie Davis
8. C
Margaret Bell
H. V. Wootall
H. Thurston
Wilson
T. Lucas
Fayetteville
Starr
W. KE. Harris
Roanoke Rapids
Viola Saunders
Denville
J. W. Thomas
Co. D. Waters
Florence
W. H. Whitely
Kannapolis
H. B. Wilkinson
Concord
R. L. Griffin
Miley C. Clover
High Point Perpetual
High Point Perpetual Building &Loan Ass'n
J. W. Clinard
B. F. Johnson
Aks
DOWDY
Alil— Mann
Wmus A. Gray
Jeff Pierce
Thomasville
N. C
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