Resignation of Councilman R K Young Moves to First Ward
R K Young resigns from the Fourth Ward seat on the city council after moving with his family to the First Ward at 1207 Hardover Street. The council will fill the vacancy at its next regular meeting on February 20, with possible special session if needed. Young, longtime Elwood hotel manager, led efforts to reroute highways through High Point and to establish the old post office as the Public Library, serving on public works and utilities and heading the Kiwanis club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. K. Young
Fourth Ward
C. 8. Grayson
Mrs. Young
Kronheimer
Hardover Street
Young
Elwood
South
High Point
Public Works
Public Utilities
Kiwanis Club
Grayson
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Resigns From City Council
R. K. Young resigns from the fourth ward council seat after moving residence to the first ward. The action ends his term and prompts election or appointment procedures to fill the vacancy.
Distinction Given to High Point Council Member
The report notes a council member received distinguished service recognition and regrets that removal from the governing board requires severing his connection with the council and High Point.
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Council
High Point
Services Held For Lloyd F Pierce Jr
Funeral services for Lloyd Frederick Pierce Jr., nine-day old son of Mr. and Mrs. L F Pierce, were held at the family home on South Hamilton Street. Miss Clara I Cox officiated assisted by song from Pauline Hicks and Ruth Hendricks. Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd Frederick Pierce, Jr
L. F. Pierce
J. W. Wilson
South Hamilton Street
Clara I. Cox
Springfield Friends Church
Pauline Hicks
Ruth Hendricks
Veterans of Foreign Wars to Meet at East Washington Hall
There will be a VFW meeting for Post No. 619 at the V Kr V hall on East Washington street tomorrow night at 7:30. All members urged to attend as initiation work is planned.
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Vv. F. W
High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
V. Kr. W. Hall
East Washington Street
Erosion Service Aides Speak At North Carolina Meetings
W. E. Bowers of the Soil Erosion Service addresses the Durham Rotary Club in Durham today. J. R. Herman speaks to farmers at Bain High School. Tomorrow at 8 p m T. C. Murer will meet Greensboro agronomy staff at Cresweld. Herman also talks at Matthews High School. A. H. Veazey meets farmers at Summerfield High School at 7 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Bowers
Soil Erosion Service
Durham
A. H. Veazey
Summerfield High School
Miss Moss Elected Senior Class President
Miss Anna Laurie Moss of High Point, a High Point college senior, was elected president of the senior class for the remainder of the school year at a special meeting last week. She succeeds Larry Yount of Reidsville who resigned recently. Moss had served as class vice president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Moss
Anna Laurie Moss
High Point
High Point College
Larry Yount
Reidsville
Lincoln Address at High Point College Tomorrow Night
Lincoln's Day address titled Immortal Granite will be delivered in Roberts Hall at High Point College tomorrow night at 8 o'clock. John M. Erickson head of the speech department and debating coach announced the open public event with no admission charge.
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Lincoln
Roberts Hall
High Point College
John M. Erickson
Department of
Republican Lincoln Day Dinner Planned in Greensboro Hotel
Several city residents plan to attend the state wide Republican Lincoln Day dinner at the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro beginning at 6 30 tonight.
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Greensboro
King Cotton Hotel
Chamber committees to meet on finance and membership
The Finance and Membership committees of the Chamber of Commerce will meet tomorrow afternoon at 4 30 to check the organization's financial condition and discuss possible sources of new membership, announced today by Frank J Sizemore secretary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Frank J. Sizemore
Sec
Library Board Meets for Regular Monthly Session
The High Point Public Library board of trustees will hold its regular monthly meeting at the library Tuesday afternoon at 1 30 oclock. City librarian Mrs Nancy K Posten announced the gathering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Public Library
Nancy K. Posten
Seed Improvement Association Announces Dr Stallings Talks
The North Carolina Seed Improvement association meets in Salisbury Wednesday at 10 am with Dr. J. H. Stallings regional Soil Erosion Service director as speaker. He also addresses Moore County farmers at the Carthage courthouse Friday at 3 pm and speaks at the Better Farmers banquet in Charlotte Saturday at 12:30 pm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina Seed Improvement Association
Salisbury
J. H. Stallings
Soil Erosion Service
Stallings
Moore County
Carthage
Better Farmers
Charlotte
Knife Wounds Reported in Laurinburg Fight
In Laurinburg North Carolina February 11 1936 a CCC enrollee Frank McArthur age 22 from Camden New Jersey suffered severe knife wounds during a clash between CCC cadets and local youths near the camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laurinburg
8. C
Frank McArthur
CCC
Camden
N. J
Here
Papuan Women With Extensive Body Tattoos Highlighted
Natives of Papua delight in tattooing with women showing almost full body inking by maturity. The article notes widespread facial and limb designs among females as a cultural hallmark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papua
Colored Attorneys Among U S Lawyers Counted
Among 160,605 attorneys in the United States , 1,230 are described as colored in the report. The data highlights racial representation within the legal profession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Judgment Suspended in G. R. Shiplett Hunting Case
Judge Lewis F. Teague suspended judgment in the municipal court for G. R. Shiplett and co defendant Wade P. Renfrow in a case over hunting without a license or permission on city lands near the municipal lake. Evidence showed Mackay interests posted the property with city knowledge but no legal transfer of possession, leading to mixed testimony on permissions. The defense argued Shiplett had a license. part of the charge was dismissed and judgment suspended, with other cases listed including assaults and violations of the prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis F. Teague
G. R. Shiplett
Wade P. Renfrow
Mr. Renfrow
Shiplett
Renfrew
L. L. Davis
Clarence H. Mackay
New York
High Point
Mackay
E. M. Knox
Mackay Interests
Mr. Shiplett
Knox
Bernie
Norman Smith
William Covington
Wesley Talent
Alfred Crowder
Julius Stack
Richard Tysinger
Johnny Covington
Walter Barringer
Ben Moore
State Planning Board to Meet in Raleigh Tomorrow
RALEIGH February 11 The North Carolina state planning board will meet here tomorrow to consider drawing up a list of work projects to be sent to President Roosevelt for federal relief. Chairman Capus M. Waynick said counties and municipalities have until February 15 to file lists of needed work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina State Planning Board
Roosevelt
Capus M. Waynick
Brideless Youth Returns to His Parents in Belligerent Mood
George Scarlett arrived in Winston-Salem with a defiant stance after an elopement romance with Washington socialite Jane Cook ended in parental wrath a larceny charge and abandonment by his bride He vowed he still loved the missing woman and said he might issue a statement in a few days as his Washington attorneys confer with in laws
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
George Scarlett
Washington
Jane Cook
Scarlett
Dr Jester Resigns From Local Baptist Church
Dr John R Jester resigns as pastor of the First Baptist church to pursue evangelistic work. The move ends his tenure and opens a vacancy at the local congregation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
First Baptist Church
Talking Out Of School YESTERDAY Sabbath Discovery
A writer recalls a Sabbath with a curious sequence. The day began with a coal bin discovery of a serpent and a swift decapitation by the author. Later he attended Farriss Bible class where Superintendent T Win gate Andrews spoke on spiritual power.
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Farriss Bible
T. Wingate Andrews
Green Street Baptist reports boost Sunday school finances
I joined Green Street Baptist for their preaching service and, alongside B. G. Leonard, observed day reports from Sunday school classes and church programs. Teachers and leaders reported heavy collections and rising memberships, showing clear support for financing church activities as a Christian cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. McFarland
Green Street Baptist
B. G. Leonard
Sincerity in Ministers Highlighted by Rev C N Royal
In a thoughtful address Rev C N Royal stressed sincerity as a core ministerial virtue. He urged a broadened view of debtorship noting we owe not only to lenders but to all, linked to a humane, accessible gospel message.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luthers
Cantor Film Pleases Our Party At Paramount
A reader recalls viewing Eddie Cantor in Kid Mil lions at the Paramount theater, replacing a different film. The narrator and party including Mrs Henry Grady Owens, her son James, Mr and Mrs J J Ellington, and the charge d affaires of my domesticity enjoyed the pleasant substitute.
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Paramount Theater
Eddie Cantor
Eddie
Henry Grady Owens
James
J. J. Ellington
Warming Up Epworth League at Wesley Memorial Church
A Wesley Memorial gathering for Epworth League at 6:30 featured carroms and ping pong before worship. The speaker noted the open minds of the youth and recalled Miss Anna Gertrude Douglass, a Duke graduate and Phi Beta Kappa, as a memorable student. The day closed with writing eight to ten business letters.
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Epworth
Wesley Memorial Church
Anna Gertrude Douglass
Duke
Phi Beta Kappa
Crop Improvement Association to Hold Annual Meeting
Salisbury report says the North Carolina Crop Improvement association will hold its annual meeting in the city on Tuesday and Wednesday. A number of agriculturists will deliver addresses.
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Salisbury
North Carolina Crop Improvement Association
Agreements cover over a thousand farms in Deep River area
Cooperative erosion control pacts span more than 82 000 acres in Deep River watershed with 1500 invitations and 429 extensions. Dr. J H Stallings notes rapid acceptance. 80 percent of the area is under agreement or invited to cooperate. Expected full coverage by June 1935.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
J. H. Stallings
Soil Erosion Service
North Carolina
High Point
Interior Department
Ickes
H. H. Bennett
Presbyterian Choir Presents Cantata To Capacity Audience
A capacity crowd at First Presbyterian church heard The Good Samaritan cantata. Soloists included Mrs. J H Allred Clarence Schultheiss Elizabeth Monroe and A C Lovelace. Prof Dan W Smith announced an Easter cantata and choir openings. rehearsals are Wednesdays. New officers include Mrs Brockmann president Miss Hicks vice president and Reginald Rogers publicity chairman. Dr Joseph Rennie read the Good Samaritan story.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Presbyterian Church
Dan W. Smith
J. H. Allred
Clarence Schultheiss
Elizabeth Monroe
A. C. Lovelace
Presbyterian
Mra. H. T
Brockmann
Adele Hicks
Reginald Rogers
Joseph Rennie
Farmer endows home in Winston-Salem endowment gift
A Surry county farmer donated five thousand dollars to the Methodist Children's Home endowment in Winston-Salem. The gift was invested by the orphanage trust agents and adds to the home’s existing three endowment funds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Surry County
Methodist Children's Home
Home Invasion Leaves Jewelry Stolen From Price Residence
Thieves entered W. E. Price's residence at 703 Carr Street over the weekend and stole several articles of jewelry, value not estimated, through the front door. A Highland Street cafe run by John Beach was entered, with a small quantity of merchandise, mainly candy and chewing gum, taken through the back. Chicken thieves took six hens from Otis Riley's chicken lot at 517 Willowbrook Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. E. Price
Carr Street
Highland Street
John Beach
Otis Riley
Willowbrook Street
Mrs Eliz abeth Kyle Selders Rites Held Here
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Kyle Selders wife of Col. A Selders were held at Sechrest Funeral Home yesterday afternoon at 3 o clock conducted by Dr Joseph Rennie pastor of the First Presbyterian church The body accompanied by Mrs Hall and Miss Patricia Hall granddaughter was taken to Wadsworth Ohio this morning for further services Tuesday afternoon and interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Kyle Selders
Col. A. Selders
M.S. Hall
Montheu Avenue
Sechrest Funeral Home
Joseph Rennie
First Presbyterian Church
Hall
Patricia Hall
Wadsworth
Coroner rules exposure as cause of Brackett death
In Gastonia on February 11 Coroner L E Kincaid ruled exposure caused the death of 45 year old cotton mill worker Robert Brackett. His body was found in a field near the town with an empty liquor bottle nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
L. E. Kincaid
Robert Brackett
Banks In North Carolina See Large Deposit Rise In 1934
Raleigh February 11. Deposits in national and state banks in North Carolina rose by 12 260 323 73 from June 30 1934 to December 31 1934 according to state bank commissioner Gurn P Hood Total assets of state and national banks on December 31 stood at 351 190 471 83 up 78 587 071 27 from December 30 1933 Loans and discounts increased 6 598 811 55 while capital stock rose 4 369 455 70 and cash held reached 173 000 000 Both checking and savings accounts climbed during 1934 aggregate resources of banks and trust companies totaled 263 092 471 83 December 31 1934 up from 203 295 400 56 a year earlier, the highest level since 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Gurn P. Hood
State Bank
Commissior
Commere
Hood
Call
Tober Call
Financial Institute of
Banks and Trust
Barbed wire patent issued in the United States in 1874
A 1874 patent grant marks the barbed wire innovation used for fencing in America. The device featured sharpened barbs on wire strands to deter livestock and intruders, influencing subsequent pasture and security fencing practices.
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America
Reidsville Man Praises Pow-O-Lin As Greatest Medicine
Mr. F. B. Blackwell of Reidsville, longtime American Tobacco Co. employee, credits Pow-O-Lin with solving chronic constipation and related ailments after years of failed remedies. He and his wife report improved digestion, energy, and regular bowels, calling the medicine the best they have used. Pow-O-Lin is described as a strictly vegetable laxative developed by scientists, inexpensive at five cents a day, with a local Mann's Drug representative promoting official directions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. 8. Blackwell
American Tobacco Co
Mr. Blackwell
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First Ward
M Enamel
Maynard Hardware Co
Washington Street
Carter
Cecil
Office Equipment Company
North Main Street
Lloyd F. Pierce, Jr
Pyroil Distri
PAT Brown, Inc
Seed Improvement Association
Dr. Stallings
Omer
ResiIne
State Planning Board
DR. Jester
M. L. Patrick
Presbyterian Choir
Bailey Si
Vex Plumbing
P.d.bailey
R. J. Payne
Max Bones
N. C
World Rerom
Mann's
MR. F. & Blackwell
National Market CO
North Main
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