Birth notices and society happenings in High Point
Local news item highlights births at High Point Hospital including Fletcher Cox son and Charles Harriss, plus several hospital patient updates. Social events feature Mid Week Garden Club, Philathea class, and Aurora Delphian meeting. Also reports a large reception at the new St Edward's rectory and residents visiting relatives in Gulfport, with several locals and students mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher Cox
Arddigon Fletcher Cox
Tradt
High Point Hospital
W. DD. Simmons, Jr
Charles Harriss
St. Edward's Catholic Church
High Point
Bridge Club Hosts Friday Morning Games and Prizes
Friday morning at her Parkway home eight members played at three tables. The club prize cards went to Mrs. A G Douglas and the guest prize dainty handkerchiefs to Mrs. John Henry. Refreshments in two courses followed. Members present included Mrs. John C Abels and Mrs. A S Parker among others with guests Mrs. Whitmire from Michigan and Mrs. H J Coffield.
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Parkway
A. G. Douglas
Gust
John Henry
John C. Abels
A. S. Caldwell
Carter Dalton
W. J. Fraley
K. J. Sizemore
J. A. Morris
A.S. Parker
Whitmire
Michigan
H. J. Coffield
R. H. Wheeler
North Carolina Highway Funds Will Be Spent This Year
Highway commissioner J Eilwood Cox said the district has about 13 250 900 dollars for building and maintaining highways this year and expected to urge the commission to proceed with the program.
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North Carolina
J. Eilwood Cox
North Carolina road plan under relief program
The state will spend 11 million dollars on roads this year with 5 million for new highways and 6 million for upkeep. The federal government will send about 2.5 million for highway work. A recent snow storm caused little damage and highways were quickly cleared.
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Ing
North Carolina
Cox
Former resident visits High Point business leader from Trenton
R C Maxwell, once a High Point youth, now head of a sign company in Trenton New Jersey, arrives with son Arthur for a few days at Sedzee Field Inn to attend to business and golf. He is nephew of the late Mrs Betty Clark and keeps ties with local friends after about 30 years away. Maxwell, a World War I era dollar a year man, bases his main office in Trenton and lives in Princeton.
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R. C. Maxwell
Trenton, N. J
Betty Clark
High Point
Trenton
N. J
Arthur Maxwell
Pinehurst
Sedzeefield Inn
Mr. Maxwell
North
Washington
Princeton
Editor Quarrel Sparks Court Action Over Spartanburg Paper
Lavarre arrives with a group claiming to act for the Piedmont Press Association and to hold a long lease on the Spartanburg Herald-Journal. J. T Webb, a Macon federal court commissioner, is ejected from the Columbia plant and later obtains a criminal trespass warrant against Lavarre. Webb’s takeover follows a judge ordered seizure amid reports of drastic measures to bar the paper’s access.
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Webb
Columbia
Lavarre
J. T Webb
Macon
Columbia Record
Spartanburg Trevald
Bascom
S. Deayrer
Spartanburg
Disputes Over Piedmont Press Association Ownership
Plant funds were said to have been diverted to the Herald-Journal company. Heaton and Holland were discharged for refusing to obey orders. Lavarre had owned the papers, then sold them, and Webb would remain editor and business manager. Marx Bridges, the cashier, was also discharged for noncompliance. Judge Deaver said he had not been officially advised of Lavarre’s action in taking two Spartanburg papers and would review the matter after court action.
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Piedmont Press Association
Spartanburg Herald-Journal Company
Herald-Journal Company
Heaton
Holland
Lavarre
Webb
Marx Bridges
Deaver
Macon
Bascom &. Deaver
United States District Court
Hall-Lavarre
South Carolina
Georgia
William Lavarre
Spartanburg
S. C
J. T., Webb
The
Columbia, S
Record
Jackson Day dinner tickets allotted in North Carolina
Quotas for ten congressional districts in North Carolina for the Jackson Day dinner have all been taken. The state treasurer said each district chairman disposed of the full ticket allotment. Preparations to feed 809 persons are under way with a list of 50 honor guests including Jouett Shouse and Governor Harry Byrd.
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North Carolina
Young People's Democratic
J. Dewey Dorsett
J. M. Glenn
Gatesville
John Kerr, Jr
Rocky Mount
Hugh Dortch
Goldsboro
W. B. Umstead
Durham
David M. Williford
Dunn
Edwin Gill
Laurinburg
Baron Jarnesy
Statesville
Henry Fisher
Charlotte
J. S&s. Massenburg
Tryon
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Committee
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
J. W. Bailey
F. M. Simmons
Congress
O. Max Gardner
Taft Resigns Due to Ill Health Say Doctor Reports
Dr. Francis Hagner of Washington states Mr. Taft, described as a "pretty sick man," has decided to resign, with the decision announced today amid bad health concerns.
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Francis Hagner
Washington
Local court case ends with another chance for habitual drinker
In municipal court Judge Lewis H. Teagan grants Bill Crin a final chance after a recent 60 day county road sentence. Bill’s history of drinking leads to tight warnings and a demand to search the Silver Moon Cafe daily for strong coffee mistaken as whisky.
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W. B. Crin) Horney
Lewis H. Teagan
Bill
Judge Teague
Compt
Silver Moon Cafe
Silver Moon
Garage Worker Faces Amputation After Collision
Greensboro report states O. R. Modlin, garage worker, was seriously injured at 2 p m when struck by a Universal Cab driven by John Burkheimer. Modlin is expected to lose an arm and sustain additional injuries after stepping from his parked car into the cab’s path.
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Greensboro
N. C
O. R. Modlin
Universal
John Burkheimer
Modlin
Put Em Up And Take Em Down To Save a Fine
Advertisers for the Chicken Dinner Company visited High Point and began an alert campaign that drew attention. They sought a permit to display chicken dinner signs, were told it unlawful, and warned not to place them. Signs remained citywide, a warrant followed arrest in Greensboro, and Judge Teague allowed payment of court costs in exchange for removing the signs. Sign removal was underway this afternoon.
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Chicken Dinner Company
High Point
A. B. Horney
Horney
Greensboro
Teague
Welfare Workers In City Helped By Court Fines
Judge Teague in Municipal Court fined defendants for minor offenses and ordered payments to the welfare department. Drunk and disorderly cases got 10 dollar fines plus 10 dollar welfare payments. prohibition violations received 10 dollar fines plus 15 dollar welfare contributions. Welfare chief Mrs. W. C. Hammond reported about 300 city families lacking food and fuel, describing unprecedented suffering.
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Teague
Welfare Department
W. C. Hammond
Rev Newell to Speak at City Peacock Class Meeting
Rev W A Newell presiding elder of the Greensboro district Methodist Episcopal church will speak at a Peacock Bible Class meeting Wednesday night at 6 30 o clock Invitation extends to all male church members and guests Attendees should contact the class secretary before noon Wednesday
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Pauline Culler
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Thilathea
Philathea
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M. EF. Church
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W. A. Newell
Greensboro
Methodist Episcopal Church
Building Industry Second Largest National Sector
The building industry ranks as the nation’s second largest sector with about 8 billion dollars in annual business volume. The figure underscores heavy activity across construction, contracting, and allied trades nationwide.
Printing Industry Sees 2.5 Billion Dollar Annual Sales
The sector has grown into a two and a half billion dollar annual volume of sales, ranking as the sixth largest industry in the United States.
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United States
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