Retired Civil War Soldier Letters on furlough rules
A grandson of Capt J G Wil of the 7th Carolina Regulars from N C discusses new furlough regulations for injured soldiers in the War Be States. The letter explains certificates required, examinations by surgeons, and sending documents to the conscript board district. A political remark questions spending on campaigns and job promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Xander Bulla
Jackll
N. C
Enterprise
J. G. Wil
Company F
7Th Carolina
Bulla
Conscript Board
WARD FENNER BILL ARGUED IN STATE HOUSE
City officials fear the Fenner Ward bill would require certificates of convenience from the Utilities Commission for all membership corporations and government agencies delaying the $6 million Yadkin River hydro project. City Attorney Grover H. Jones predicted unconstitutionality if enacted, noting Duke Power opposition would extend proceedings and slow progress.
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State House
Grover H. Jones
The
Utilities Commission
Yadkin
Jones
Duke Power Company
Civil Service Bill Likely Headed to Assembly This Week
Representative Rupert T. Pickens said the civil service bill will be introduced in the lower house within a week. The proposed measure faces opposition over a self perpetuating commission board of Democrats with no minority representation, replacing a Republican member with a Democrat and proposing reduced meeting stipends for most members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickens
Rupert T. Pickens
Enterprise
General Assembly
Commission
Fire work and repairs advance with new residential permits
On Page Sixteen, activity increases as Fire K. Ingram issues permits for work and repairs to existing structures. McLeod expands by $3,000 for a new six room brick residence on Arbordale drive heated by air. Armentrout gets four six room huts and Carter plans a four room home with costs around $1,000 to $1,200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K. Ingram
McLeod
Arbordale Drive
Drive
Florham
J. W. Coletrane Mn
Armentrout
Coolidgey
Carter
Thisselloodberry Streets
Usury Alleged in Action In High Point Suit
Beeson Hardware and High Point Hardware file in High Point municipal court seeking 4,108.26 from Asheville Safe Deposit and United Mortgage Corp. over five 1927 loans totaling 15,000 tied to properties on Green Park Denny and Woodrow avenues. Plaintiffs claim usury due to repayment exceeding the original 15,000 and seek full accounting and assignment of notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Beeson Hardware Company
High Point Hardware Company
Asheville Safe Deposit Company
United Mortgage Corporation
George F. Alexander
Green, Park and Denny Streets
Woodrow Avenue
Have A Heart drive plans aid hungry local children
Community leaders Grover H. Jones and Mrs. H. S. Coffield prepare to mobilize volunteers Friday as part of the Have A Heart campaign. The effort aims to raise 2000 dollars to feed 430 hungry youngsters at the school for March. Red heart badges will designate workers from Barber Hall Printing Company contributions funded two months of meals.
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High Point
Grover H. Jones
H. S. Coffield
Barber-Hall
Special Series Concludes With The Light of the World Theme
Dr. E H Blackard presents Holman Hunt painting The Light of the World at Wesley Memorial Church tonight at 7 30. The series centers on I am the Light of the World with a women choir singing I am the Light and the Light of the Cross appearing during the service. The worship closes with the hymn O Jesus Thou Art Standing and color copies of the masterpiece will be given to each member.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H. Blackard
Holman Hunt
Wesley Memorial Church
Jesus
City Readies Valentine Day Observance Next Sunday
High Point prepares for St. Valentine’s Day with candy, bouquets, corsages and jewelry purchases. Florists report orders as men shop, while stores explain the holiday’s traditions and historic roots from ancient Roman rites to modern gift giving.
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High Point
America
Encyclopedia Americana
Gold Teeth Stolen From Uncle Charlie’s Home
Police learned Friday night breaking at Charlee T. Willis known as Uncle Charlie. Thieves took two old guns and his lower gold set of false teeth. Willis died Saturday at his niece’s home on Colonial Drive after a stroke two weeks earlier. His Oak Hill house had been unprotected since his move.
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Charlee T. Willis
Charlie
Willis
F. E. Sensenbach
Colonial Drive
Oak Hill
Evanglism Theme to Lead Easter Awakening in Church
Morning sermon series by Dr Blackard on Evangelism runs through Easter. Sunday topic is Becoming a Moulder of Souls. Adult and young people's classes join the theme as preparation for a period of spiritual awakening during Lent.
Foscue And Casey On Florida Univ Short Course
Henry Foscue secretary and sales manager for Globe Parlor Furniture will speak on The Conception of Upholstered Furniture at the University of Florida Gainesville February 15. The program in Home Furnishings is sponsored by the extension division for the Florida Retail Furniture Dealers association. Paul W Casey manager of the Southern Furniture and Rug Market also participates.
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Henry Foscue
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
University of Florida
Gainesville
Fla
Foscue
Florida Retail Furniture Dealers Association
Paul W. Casey
Southern Furniture and Rug Market
State Freshmen defeat Kannapolis YMCA 32 to 25 in Raleigh
North Carolina State freshmen beat Kannapolis YMCA 32 to 25 in Raleigh. Crawford of State and Bonds of Kannapolis led scoring with 12 points each.
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Raleigh
N. C. State
Kannapolis Y. M. C. A
Crawford
State
Bonds
Kannapolis
Mann Drug chief named trustee in Ragan bankruptcy
D A Dowdy president and general manager of Mann Drug Co and eight stores in NC was appointed trustee in bankruptcy of R R Ragan estate, succeeding the late D R York. Judge Hayes signed the order in Greensboro. Dowdy will serve with R B Terry and R H Wheeler.
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D. A. Dowdy
Mann Drug Company
North Carolina
R. R. Ragan
D. R. York
Dowdy
Kenneth Brim
Mr. Ragan
Johnson J. Hayes
Greensboro
Mr. Dowdy
R. B. Terry
R. H. Wheeler
High Point Savings and Trust Company
York
January births outpace deaths in High Point says report
Vital statistics released by W. M. Tuck show 59 births in January 51 to whites and eight to Negroes. Deaths total 34 with three auto accidents and three disease related deaths. One still birth is recorded and one death undetermined.
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Grim Reaper
Dr. Stork
High Point
W. M. Tucker
Baptist Training Union Banquet Set at Green Street Church
The third annual city wide Baptist Training Union banquet will be held at Green Street Baptist church next Saturday night February 13. John Reavis, president, announced the event. Dr. L G Greer of Mills Home Thomasville will deliver the principal address. Between 200 and 250 people expected. Mills Home quartet to provide special music. A full program has been planned.
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Baptist Training Union
Green Street Baptist Church
John Reavis
L G. Greer
Mills Home
Thomasville
Louisville Courier Journal and Times Resumes Publishing
The Louisville Courier Journal and Times resumed publication in Louisville today after a two week shutdown due to flood conditions. The papers had been published in Shelbyville and Lexington during the period.
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Louisville
Louisville Courier- Journal and Times
Shelbyville
Lexington
Avera Claims Heir to Diamond Ring From Bradshaw Find
William W. Avera Jr of Rocky Mount declares he is the rightful heir to a diamond engagement ring lost by his mother Minnie Haynes more than 25 years ago in the W. G. Bradshaw home. He offers to provide proof of identity and seeks aid to recover the ring found by a workman during demolition.
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Old Bradshaw
Enterprise
William W
Billy) Avera, Jr
Rocky Mount
Bradshaw
Young Avera
Evening Telegram
High Point Enterprise
Minnie Haynes
C. H. Haynes
Mount Airy
Chang Bunker
Judge Edmonds
William W. Avera
Clem G. Wright Dies in Greensboro at 72
Clem G. Wright, 72, a prominent Greensboro business leader, died after an extended illness. Funeral services will be held in Greensboro tomorrow.
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Clem G. Wright
Greensboro
Florence Allen First Woman Ohio Supreme Court Justice
Florence E. Allen becomes the first woman to hold a state supreme court seat in the United States by being chosen for the Ohio supreme bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florence E. Allen
U. S
Ohio
High Point to Ship Furniture for Memphis Flood Victims
High Point furniture makers will donate a carload of new furniture for flood relief in Memphis Tennessee. The shipment, coordinated by Mrs M J Wrenn and the Red Cross, includes ten factories and free transport by the Southern Railway. The car will depart High Point for the Memphis Red Cross, with additional canned food and clothing from Scouts and a Broadhurst theatre drive aiding relief efforts.
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High Point
Memphis
Tenn
M. J. Wrenn
Red Cross
Southern Railway Company
High Point Furniture Company
T. D. Free
Kearns Furniture Company
John W. Walker
Welch Furniture Company
A. E. Tate
Tate Furniture Company
Miss Lillian Massey
Continental Furniture Company
Henry Foscue
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
LeRoy Briggs
Briggs Manufacturing Company
W. T. Powell
Myrtle Desk Company
Sanders Dallas
Furniture City
Boy Scouts of
Broadhurst Theatre
American Red Cross
Broadhurst
Avon Players Stage The Merchant of Venice Tuesday
The Avon Players a national Shakespearean repertory company will perform The Merchant of Venice Tuesday afternoon at 3 15 in the auditorium of Senior High School. The show is an educational feature for city school children, but townspeople may also attend.
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Avon Players
Shakespearean Repertory Company
Two Killed Four Injured In January Traffic Accidents
A January city traffic record shows two fatalities and four injuries across ten crashes. Chief W G Friddle notes fatalities are half of last year and vows stricter enforcement. incidents include a truck colliding with a train on Tomlinson street and a pedestrian death.
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W. G. Friddle
Chief Friddle
Tomlinson Street Crossing
Police in High Point report 426 January arrests
Monthly police report shows High Point officers made 462 arrests in January across offenses. Drunkenness accounted for 115 cases. one manslaughter case from a fatal auto accident. two criminal assaults. a robbery. 20 aggravated assaults. and 74 traffic related violations among totals. The list covers burglary, larceny, forgery, prostitution, liquor laws, disorderly conduct, and other offenses.
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High Point
W. G. Friddle
Flood relief donations lag as High Point pledges aid
The Enterprise reports only three donations for the Red Cross flood relief fund last night. High Point will ship a carload of food and clothing this morning and another carload of new furniture this week to flood areas. Total contributions reached 10,307.26 with names like J. A. Wagoner and Dorothy Irving listed among donors.
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Red Cross
High Point
Ccacces Ae
J. A. Wagoner
Dorothy Irving
Lebanon
Thom asville Woman Denies Being Missing Agnes Ty singer
Mrs. Merrit Tysinger of Thom asville requests The Enterprise to state she is not the missing Agnes Tysinger and has no relation to her.
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Merrit Tysinger
Thomasville
Agnes Newsom
The
Enterprise
Agnes Tysinger
Toads Absorb Moisture Through Skin to Quench Thirst
Toads quench their thirst by absorbing moisture through their skins. This adaptation allows them to take in water directly from damp environments without drinking.
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Ron
W. B. McEwen
J. Paul Williamson
Ingram
Hulda
Howard
Cassell
Drakulakos
Hamilton Street
Asheville Concern and Mortgage Company
Valentine
Foscue and
Casey
Florida University
A. Dowdy
Gity
Mr. Tucker
Louisville Paper Publishing
Avera
Avon
Tan
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