Floral Shop Showcases Spring Flowers at High Point
Hugh O'Conor, owner of High Point Floral, notes a lavish spring display at the Floral company on English Street. The shop promises a large Easter bedding supply as customers visit greenhouses and enjoy a profusion of hyacinths tulips and other potted plants.
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Point Floral Company
Pint Floral Company
English Street
Hugh O
High Point Floral Comill
Eenhouses
High Point Floral
Hugh O'Connor
High Point, N
Vultures Track Dead Carcass by Following Flocking Birds
It is believed vultures travel long distances to a source after spotting a gathering of other vultures heading toward a carcass. The behavior suggests collective scavenging driven by social cues and shared navigation.
Paramount Furniture Firm Serves High Point Area
Paramount Furniture of High Point reports strong local business with orders from Bel Haven Maryland by mail. The store at 327 North Wretin Street showcases baby furniture and a full line of bedroom suites living room and household items including Sendura and Congoleum rugs. Manager and proprietor is W. W. Cecil.
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High Point
Paramount Furniture Company
Bel Haven
North Wretin Street
Paramount Company
W. W. Cecil
Central Ice Delivery Co Moves to Broad Street
The Central Ice Delivery Co relocates from 216 West High Street to 512 West Broad Street. The remodeled offices beside High Point Ice & Coal plant include a new display room for ice refrig erators. Manager McKinley Davie says service improves in the new quarters.
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Central Tee Delivery Company
West High Street
West Broad Street
High Point Ice & Coal Company
McKinley Davie
Japan Imports Tin Billets From California since 1932
California supplied Japan with over 56 000 tons of scrap tin pressed into 100 pound billets since 1932. The import reflects long standing postwar trade in recycled metal for industrial use.
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California
Japan
Shackelford Tailoring A Forty Year Local Institution
J B Shackelford of Shackelford Tailoring, established 1934 over Woolworths, built a growing High Point business on hand tailored garments. The firm offers custom menswear and a ladies department with prices from 22.75. The Selblér Tailoring company marks forty years of operation.
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J. B. Shackelford
Shackelford Tailoring Company
High Point
Surry County
Mount Airy
Old Dixie Roller Mills
Sunshine Laundry
Calesman
Shackelford
Siebier ‘Tailoring Company
Cincinnati
Woolworth’'s
Selblér Tailoring Company
High Point Barber Shop Opens on Main Street
The High Point Barber Shop has opened in the former Arcade Barber Shop at 300 North Main Street next to Eagle Sandwich Shop. It is managed by J. B. Petty and Bill Foster with C. F. Tyndall and T. J. Hicks as associates. The shop offers shower baths shoe shine and full modern barber services and operates daily 8 am to 6 pm and Saturday 4 am to 9 pm.
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High Point Barber Shop
Old Arcade
Eagle Sandwich Shop
High Point
North Main Street
Eagle
J. B. Petty
Bill Foster
Petty
Foster
C. F. Tyndall
T. J. Hicks
Method Of Shrinking Heads Is Explained
Mrs M W Russell of this city explains the shrinking of Jivaro heads as seen in The Enterprise Sunday. The Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago prepared the process. Brains and bones are removed and heads boiled with herbs. A heated stone is placed inside and the exterior smoothed with another stone.
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M. W. Russell
Enterprise
Field Museum of Natural History
Chicago
Ecuador
Peru
Pmield Museum
Russell
Hong Kong Harbor Key in Britain’s China Strategy
Britain uses Hong Kong as a strategic imperial outpost in the China crisis the port hub at the mouths of major rivers links Canton and the interior trade and defense. Victoria centers a city with five mile waterfront under British administration as tensions rise over ammunition flows and attacks.
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Great Britain
Hong Kong
England
Orient
Britain
Canton
New York City
China
Victoria
NBA Service, Inc
Space Has No Temperature and African Porcupines
A quirky note states space has no temperature while an odd fact claims African porcupines grow quilts two feet long. The pair of statements blends science and trivia in a single eyebrow raising item.
Spencer Coal Company Gives Prompt Service
The Spencer Coal Company at Broad and Phillips streets in High Point offers quick coal deliveries to prevent cold houses. Manager John C. Spencer notes ready stock for heaters and stoves, with 100 pound bags at 40 cents and sack service. Call 4874 for prompt delivery.
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Spencer Coal Company
Broad and
Phillips Streets
High Point
Jrust
John C. Spencer
Gall
Vultures Found With Underdeveloped Nasal Organs
Tests show vultures have nasal organs of very low development, challenging long held belief that they scent carrion from miles away.
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Usion Ufing Flowers Floral Shop
Woolworth
Stoker
Sideloff
ICE & Coal
W. Russet
Justice
Kévin Butler
Pierce Butler
U.S. Supreme Court
Greensburg
Tion Co
Carolina Music CO
Vietrolas
F. Commerce St. High Point
Warner
A. Warner
Abs
Collier Ellis
Arthur
Maryland
Central Ice Delivery Co
Broad St
DELA
South Main
William Ross
Cambridge
London
Ross
Barrain
Kore Rome
O. Main and
Taylor Streets
Ken Watson
ESSO
North Main and
Monthey
ED Mendenhall
Charles Mendenhall
Paramount Furniture CO
North Wrenn Street
General Electric
Guilford Radio Servicer Company
North Main St
W. Belinthicum & Son
Boulevard
B. F. Hendrix
South Wrenn Street
Hart’s Pharmacy
Bupert
Elling
J. L. Grubb
Southside Lumber Company
Grimes Street
B. C
ASH Fuel CO
OAL & Wood
Bouth Main
L. Froctor
D. H. Watson
H. Gordon & Son
Flick Point
Hamilton
Williamson
Supreme Heating CO
Wreéenne St
Phene
Ang
Mr. Merchant
Fie
Tri-City Billiard Porter
J. E. Poovey
Royal Curb Market
I. Gordon Fredt Furniture Store
Parker-Brown Co. Industrial Finance Co. Bee-Glad Shopwood
Uilford Radio Service Ca
Ter
Aramount Furniture Co
Ae Pharmacy Pharmacy
T Co
Tite & ‘ Staltnee
Lewin
Wate
Pretty Bill Foster
C. F
Tyndall
High Point Barker Shop
West End Coal and Wood CO
D. Michael
Satisfaction Panensees
Mt Heart and Isn
Gente Gaal
Herb
Rose Furniture Ce
C. M. Stansell
N. Main &T
Fuso
Spencer Coal Co
Phillips
Clinchfield Coal
City Fuel Co
Fred Ingram
Fred L. Ingram
South Main St
Coal Company
LT Aere
Gaddy
Mafigum Avenue
Elwood Cafe
Ingram
Boone Coal Co
Mayflower
Furniture City Motors, Inc
Desoto
Plymouth
Seo
Eas
la Daca
Emerywood
DAY Cleaners
Centennial Avenue i
Tri City
Billiard Parlor
Moderly
Aemenes Billiard Parlor
New York
Atlanta
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