Siler City nonogenerian keeps country store legacy alive
James Jordan born 1850 four miles west of Siler City still runs a small early era store from a white house with a large staircased interior. The Jordan home dates to 1838 built by Dr. William Underwood, later owned by Marsh and Bowen families. He and his wife celebrate birthdays while keeping family and town memory alive with stories of the old goods and candy sticks.
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Harriette Hammer Walker
Siler City
Chatham County
Jer City
Ain Highway
Jordan
Not
Mr. Jordan
Harris Jordan
Wincey Lane Jordan
Jack Lane
James Jordan
James
Young Jim
Margaret Crabtree Siler
Akle
Young
William Erwood
Underwood
Marsh
Wil Bowen
Liam Bowen
Young Jameson
Will Wrenn
Alma Corbitt
Roy Corbitt
State Historical Department
Raleigh
Former High Point Resident Passes
William Thomas Black a Forsyth County resident for 18 years died at his daughter’s home in Winston-Salem route five after a ten day illness. Born February 21 1852 in Mecklenburg County he was a carpenter and member of Central Terrace Methodist Church. Surviving are three daughters a son a brother and several grandchildren. Funeral Monday at 11 from the home with interment in Oakwood Cemetery High Point.
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Winston-Salem
William Thomas Black
Winston- Salem
Lee Charles
Route Five
Black
Forsyth County
High Point
Mecklenburg Countay
Joseph
Jennie Quary Black
Central Terrace Methodist Church
Charles
Fred L. Brown
Fredericksburg
Ira B. Hayes
Thomasville
E. T. Black
J. R. Black
Charlotte
C. B. Newton
C. R. Hunter
Charles Stevens
J S. Carter
Oakwood Cemetery
Moving Evergreens: Best Timing and Nursery Prep
The piece explains how evergreens resist transplanting due to year round foliage and moisture loss. It recommends nursery origin with root pruning to form a strong root ball and notes spring and fall as ideal periods, with work feasible from mid month to mid May.
Local Delegates At Youth Congress
Ten delegates from North Carolina attend the American Youth Congress in Washington with four from High Point representing the Pioneer Youth Movement. Delegates include Dwight Upton J C Davis Vera Gillis and Donald Upton of High Point Lou Ellen Duncan Pete Walter Roy Wray Leathen Wray Wimpy Mills and Douglas Hodges also attend. The group plans to present youth problems to congressmen and federal administrators while expenses are shared by Pioneer Youth Amal America Greensboro local and the Textile Workers Union America. Attorney General Robert H Jackson opened the Congress Friday night.
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North Carolina
American Youth Congress
Washington
High Point
Pioneer Youth Movement
Dwight Upton
J. C. Davis
Vera Gillis
Donald Upton
Lou Ellen Duncan
Pete Walter
Greensboro
Roy and
Leathen Wray
Mayodan
Wimpy Mills
Douglas Hodges
Draper
Pioneer Youth
Amal
America
Textile Workers Union America
Bac
Robert H. Jackson
J. B. Leighton
Southern
Clothing Workers
Woodhouse Speaks at Third District Young Democrats Rally
Prof. E J Woodhouse of the University of North Carolina addressed a Third Congressional District Young Democratic Rally in Richlands last night. The event highlighted party youth engagement as officials and attendees discussed political futures.
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Woodhouse
Richlands
E. J. Woodhouse
University of North Caroli
Young Democratic
Sykes Will Preach at Springfield Friends Church
Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes of Thomasville will fill the pulpit at the Springfield Friends Church for the 11 o clock service this morning.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
Thomasville
Springfield Friends
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Snow Lumber Co
Thelma Spear
Baltimore
Ludwig Lewishohn
Edna Manley
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Miss Spear
Lewisohn
Jimmy Spear
Derby
Southern Mills Fabric Co
South Main Street
C. B. Crawley
New York School of Interior Decoration
C. I. Clark
Richmond
Jefferson Standard
United States
Price
Financial Statement
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company
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C. C. Hooks
W. Dick Hinton
Geo. E. Morganstern
R. J. Terry
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Co
Julian Price
Sykes
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