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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Feb 15, 1938

Page

10

Emory Glee Club To Sing In City Tonight

The Emory Glee Club appears tonight at 8 in the Junior High auditorium sponsored by the Junior Service League. The program includes Handel Haydn Welsh Brahms and listed choral works with Negro spirituals and a Lindsay poem musical setting. Tickets are on sale by Junior League members and at the door.

Washington Emory Glee Club High Point Junior Service League Emory Singers Woman’s College of Furman University Greenville D. C Converse College Spartanburg S. C Lander College Greenwood 8. C Shoreham Capitol Theatre NBC Red Harrisonburg Crueger-Mendelsoohn Lvovsky Rio Bartholomew Pierrot Leoncavallo Protheroe E. Doctor Foster Hughes J. Daniel Enders Vachel Lindsay

President Ice League Charity Program Tonight

Mrs. Forrest Muray president announces the President Ice League sponsors a charity program with proceeds aiding the milk fund. The Junior Service League supports city efforts and asks for public cooperation to ensure tonight's event at 8 o'clock succeeds.

Ice League Forrest Muray Murray

Prof Anscombe to Speak Here This Wednesday

Prof Francis E. Anscombe of Salem College Winston Salem will speak Wednesday night at the Friends church annex. The talk titled The Slumber ing Giant and the Impudent Mid get follows a 6 30 supper with the address around 7 15.

Francis E. Anscombe Salem College Winston-Salem Friends Church Peace and Service Committee Anna Mendenhall Anscombe

Elks Will Hold Meet Tomorrow

A meeting of Elks at the High Point Elks club is planned for tomorrow night. The session is part of a nationwide series called by Grand Exalted Ruler Charles Spencer Hart of New York to observe the 70th anniversary of the B P O E founded February 16 1868. A Dutch lunch at 6 o'clock will precede an initiation.

Elke High Point Elks Club Charles Spencer Hart New York

Rev W A Hale To Lead Youth Revival In High Point

Rev W A Hale pastor of Central Methodist Church Mooresville will lead revival services for the High Point M E Young People's Union from May 29 to June 1. Hale is experienced with youth and taught at Lake Junaluska during last summer assembly.

W. A. Hale Central Methodist Church of Mooresville High Point High Point M. E. Young People’s Union Hale Lake Junaluska

J. F. Tanner Dies At Hospital In Durham

Funeral services for Joseph F. Tanner, who died in a Durham hospital after a nine month illness, will be held in Douglass, Georgia. Survived by his widow Jessie Belle Solomon Tanner, two sons Billy Joe and Johnnie, his mother Mrs. A F Tanner, and eight brothers and one sister, all of Douglass.

Joseph F. Tanner Durham Douglass Tanner Jessie Belle Solomon Tanner Billy Joe Johnnie A. F. Tanner

Oral Examinations Held Tonight for City Collector

Nine candidates who passed the written test for city collector face oral exams tonight at 7:30 in the civil service office. The commission will pick three for an eligible list from which the city manager will choose one to replace A. Lee Gibson, who resigned last November.

Civil Service Commission Commission A. Lee Gibson M. L. Patrick Cloverdale School

Ruling expected Friday in Dyer case

Dr. John W. Dyer of High Point appeared before Judge E. C. Bivens in Guilford superior court to explain his failure to pay $75 monthly installments to his former wife Mrs. Edith Dyer and to seek a compromise pending Supreme Court action. The compromise failed and the judge indicated a definite ruling Friday.

Greensboro John W. Dyer High Point E. C. Bivens Guilford Superior Dyer Dr. Dyer Bivens Supreme Court

Mrs Vitura Gray Made Executrix of Ida V Stanford Estate

Mrs Vitura L Gray of Jamestown yesterday qualified as executrix for the estate of her sister Ida V Stanford who died December 27 The estate includes real estate valued at 3555 dollars and personal property worth 265 dollars Heirs named in the will are Mrs Gray W W Stanford husband of the deceased and two grandchildren Virginia Grahame Stanford and Barbara Lee Stanford

Greensboro Vitura L. Gray Jamestown Ida V. Stanford

Traffic arrests tallied for violations and drunken driving

Police report five arrests for traffic ordinances, one for failure to stop when entering the highway, one for speeding, one for driving drunk, and two for reckless driving. Frank McDowell, 30, of Trinity, was arrested for driving under the influence.

Whem Frank McDowell Trinity

Murder Case Will Proceed Wednesday

Greensboro Feb 15. Counsel for Ben Lewis a Greensboro Negro charged with murder attempted to squash the indictment in Guilford superior court claiming no women were chosen in the jury panel. Judge Will C. Pless denied the motion and action will proceed tomorrow morning.

Greensboro Ben Lewis Guilford Superior Court Will C. Pless Lewis

British Belts See Sports Wear Uptick in Men’s Wardrobe

A report notes that men's belts are used mostly for sports wear in Great Britain, highlighting their role in athletic outfits and casual ensembles.

Great Britain

Ogontz School Maintains Half-Century Military Training

The Ogontz School for Girls near Philadelphia continues mandatory military training a half century after its introduction. The policy requires all students to participate in structured drills and discipline aligned with the school’s curriculum and traditions.

Ogontz School For Girls Philadelphia

Woman Flees State To Save Beloved Great Dane

Eleanor Ailinger of Kenmore New York left family friends and her job after the court ordered the execution of Symbol the Great Dane. The SPCAs complaint cited clipped ears violating state law and her intense bond led to a dramatic state flight to save the dog.

Eleanor Ailinger Miss Ailinger Kenmore N. Y

County seeks male holly tree to pollinate two females

County Commissioner Joe Hoffman launched a search for a male holly tree to accompany two female trees at the new county courthouse. Without a male, the female trees cannot bear berries because pollen from insects is required for pollination.

Joe F. Hoffman Hoffman

Former Austrian Official Arrested in Berlin

Winkler, former Austrian vice-chancellor Ley? Gelbert Doll fuss assassin claim, arrested in Berlin. Winkler, now a newspaper correspondent, is accused of foreign exchange irregularities.

Winkler Whengelbert Dollfuss Berlin

Civitan club hears Dr Humphreys on High Point College value

Dr G I Humphreys president of High Point College spoke to the Civitan club at the Elwood hotel on tangible and intangible values the college brings to the city. He cited campus beauty student body finances and cultural contributions and urged stronger sports facilities and a broader community program.

G. I. Humphreys High Point College Civitan Club Elwood Hotel Humphreys Silas B. Casey Civitan

Old Timepieces Shown In High Point Display

Displays at Perkinson Jewelry on North Main Street feature a water powered clock known as a clepsydra and a rare sun dial gun from Paris circa 1650. The clepsydra traces time via water flow while the sun dial gun uses a burning glass lens to discharge a powder charge at noon, guided by a cannon-like dial.

High Point Perkinson Jewelry Company North Main Street Hwangti China Paris

Noahs Ark Race Draws Goat Horse and Elephant

In Calcutta an annual Noahs Ark race featured an unusual ensemble with a goat a horse and an elephant competing, highlighting the quirky tradition and local spectacle.

Calcutta

Family trouble aired in civil cases

A suit filed in municipal court by Addie Lena Manners against husband H. F. Manners alleges infidelity and non support and seeks alimony without divorce alimony pendente lite and counsel fees. The couple married in Greenwood Georgia in 1906 and have five children. Separately Luna Cox Ray sues for absolute divorce from Schley Sloan Ray citing more than two years apart and seeks custody of daughter Sarah Sloan Ray. Leslie Gurley sues Sharpe Funeral Service Inc for 419.05 on an open account from business transactions.

Addie Lena Manners H. F. Manners Greenwood Luna Cox Ray Schley Sloan Ray Sarah Sloan Ray Leslie Gurley High Point Sharpe Funeral Service, Inc Greensboro

London under-river railway carries mail and parcels

A subterranean rail line under London connects Whitechapel and Paddington a distance of sixty miles. It handles about 850 trips daily at an average speed of twenty miles an hour.

London Whitechapel Paddington

Emmanuel Lutheran Brotherhood to Meet in Church Basement

The Emmanuel Lutheran Brotherhood will hold its regular monthly meeting Wednesday evening at 6 30 in the church basement. Supper will be served promptly, followed by the program of work for the coming year.

Emmanuel Lutheran Brotherhood

Preaching Service at High Point Church

Elder Dancy of western North Carolina will preach at the High Point Primitive Baptist church Wednesday night at 7 45. The public is invited.

Elder Dancy North Carolina High Point Primitive Baptist Church

Union Meeting at Trinity Church Thursday Night

The High Point Union of M. E. Young People holds its monthly session Thursday at 7 45 o clock at Trinity church Rev N C Williams pastor of North Main Street M E church will preach on the Aldersgate Commemoration.

High Point Union of M. E. Young People Trinity Church N. C. Williams North Main Street M. E. Church Aldersgate

Harter Sought by State Group

Preparations by J. W. McMahon and Lewis F. Williams of the North Carolina identification experts to apply for a charter with the International Association for Identification as the state division. They plan to attach charter member names and submit the application, following a recent officers meeting. John H. Pierczynski of Char.

J. W. McMahon Lewis F. Williams Association of North Carolina Identification Experts International Association For Identification McMahon Mr. Williams International Association North Carolina John H. Pierczynski Char

Officers raid lottery operation on East High Street

Three officers checked a local numbers operation on East High street finding tickets and paraphernalia. They arrested Jones 48 of 1211 Kivett drive and Mary Eccles on charges of creating a lottery and jailed them after posting $500 bonds each. case set for trial Wednesday morning.

East High Street Jones Kivett Drive Am Eccles Mary Eccle Munich

Unclear Facts on Sahara Depressions and Mard Statement

The text references the Sahara desert depressions at 230 feet below sea level and an estimate about a guilty person taking life for every four mard, but the source is fragmented and lacks coherent context or identifiable entities.

Sahara Desert

Charlotte Meeting Set After Lotte Elected Vice President

Lotte was elected vice president of the state association and the group voted to hold the upcoming meeting in Charlotte, reflecting plans for the organization’s regional leadership.

Lotte State Association Charlotte

Capias Issued for Walter Royals in Guilford Court

In Greensboro on February 15 Judge Will C. Pless ordered an immediate arrest capias for Walter Royals of High Point after he failed to appear as chief prosecuting witness in Guilford county superior court. Royals faces a $25 fine. charges stem from an alleged September 28 razor assault on J. B. Holder.

Grensboro Will C. Pless Walter Royals High Point Guilford County Superior Court

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