Gale and Wind Carve City With Smashed Roofs and Uprooted Trees
A violent gale reached 72 mph, uprooting trees and tearing roofs across the city. Buildings struck include 1310 North Main Street apartment, Kearns Manufacturing, Carolina Bonded Warehouse, and a bank building. 20 light poles and a Globe Parlor smokestack were down. The city plans to auction the former post office building to satisfy a federal sale under Public Law 330.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Perkins
City Department of Public Utilities
Wachovia Bank
City Building
Smith Street
Green Street
Hillcrest Drive
North Main Street
Kearns Manufacturing Company
Mallory and
Hamilton Street
Carolina Bonded
Manning Street
Tom Richardson
Asheboro
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
Mangum Avenue
W. G. Friddle
Ben Ridge
Police Department
B. C. Ridge
White Oak Street
Elwood Hotel
Democratic Execu tive Committee Sets Special Meeting
The Point Democratic Executive Committee schedules a special meeting for next Friday night at 7 PM in the County Building on South Street. Chairman and other leaders declined to disclose the nature of an unexpected development involving airman Walter E Criss, urging full attendance by all committee members from the 12 precincts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Point Democratic Execu- Committee
Walter E. Criss
Sttee
Jounty Building
South Street
Hanes Seen As Likely AGE Co Receiver In Gas and Electric
Raleigh February 15 A Winston-Salem magnate John W Hanes is expected to become a co receiver for Associated Gas and Electric the bankrupt utility. The appointment may split the role among three managers amid New Deal opposition and aims to ease the company into administration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill
Raleigh
John W. Hanes
Treasury Department
Washington
Winston-Salem
Associated Gas and Electric
Hanes
New Deal
Certificate plan backed by Wallace
Secretary Wallace told the House Agriculture Committee that his income certificate system offers the best way to help farmers withstand wartime stresses and boost farm income. He outlined four methods including subsidies, price fixing, government loans, and the marketing certificate plan, calling the latter clearly superior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wallace
House Agriculture Committee
National Welfare
Congress
Cotton Man John H. Rodgers Dies in Norfolk
John H. Rodgers 75 prominent in the cotton trade across the South died at his Norfolk residence after a long illness. A native of England, he had lived in Norfolk for more than thirty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
John H. Rodgers
South
England
Air raid alarm rattles Helsinki for one hour
Helsinki endured an air raid alarm from 3 p m to 4 p m local time. Anti aircraft fire was audible on the city outskirts during the siege drill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helsinki
Sunlight Extremes Highlight Pole Life Times
A note explains that at the North Pole sunrise occurs around March 21 and sunset around September 23, illustrating extreme polar day and night cycles and how daylight shifts with seasons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Pole
Funeral Rites for John Tru man Hilton Held in Zion Community
Funeral services for John Truman Hilton 76 died at his home in the Zion Community Davidson County were conducted at Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church at 2 p m. Surviving children include Kerney Everett Meichair Deloyd Virgil all of Thomasville route 1 and Shuford Hilton of this city plus Mrs Stamey Mendenhall. Two sisters Mrs Alice Tice of Greensboro and Mrs Lucia Tice of High Point. Grandchildren total 21 with eight more. Burial followed in Zion Church Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Hilton
John Truman Hilton
Zion
Davidson County
Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church
J. A. Palmer
W. ©. Lyerly
C. C. Wagner
Mr. Hilton
Zion Church
Kerney
Everett
Meichair
Deloyd
Virgil
Thomasville
Route 1
Stamey Mendenhall
Shuford Hilton
City
Alice Tice
Greensboro
Lucia Tice
High Point
Hall Speaker At Rotary Luncheon
Professor A C Hall of the University of North Carolina spoke to the Rotary Club about his hobby collecting old cemetery epitaphs. He noted many epitaphs are humorous and found nationwide. The club discussed Anchors Aweigh preparations. tickets are selling and rehearsals are set nightly at 9:15 except weekends. Rotarian Gwynne Price and Judson C Jones attended as visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Hall
Woman's College
University of North Carolina
Rotary Club
Professor Hall
Gwynne Price
West Jefferson
Judson C. Jones
Indemnification Demanded For Burgerdijk Sinking
The Netherlands announced it would demand full indemnification from Germany for the torpedoing and sinking of the Holland America liner Burgerdijk. The vessel, en route from New York to Rotterdam, was attacked 15 miles south of Bishop's Rock off England's southwest tip. German officials in Berlin denied submarine involvement while justifying the action as legal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Germany
Burgerdijk
Rotterdam
New York
Bishop's Rock
England
Berlin
Evidence Of One Age Gains In Importance In Social Security
Social Security official W L O Brien says documentary proof of age will become essential as benefits expand. Birth certificates, church records, family bibles, or statements from others may be used if standard records are unavailable, with authorities weighing the whole body of evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. O'Brien
Social Security Board
Greensboro
O'Brien
District of Columbia
Virginia
Florida
Massachusetts
Michigan
New Hampshire
New Jersey
Rhode Island
Vermont
North Carolina
O’brien
Mr. O'Brien
Mad dog alarm issued by police department
A mad dog alarm was issued this morning to residents around Leonard Fur lough Hoover Commerce Meredith streets and Kivett Drive after a report that a dog owned by Charlie Smith of 1205 Leonard Street had rabies The warning urged all dogs in the area be confined or killed as the dangerous animal roamed the district before it was stalked and killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leonard, Furlough
Hoover
Commerce
Meredith Streets
Kivett Drive
Charlie Smith
Leonard Street
W. G. Friddle
Smith
High Point Earns Excellent Accident Rating From Council
National Safety Council 1939 data place High Point at 9.9 deaths per 100 000, well below state and national averages. Greensboro Durham Raleigh figures listed. High Point records one fewer crash than 1938. Housing officials Cox and Waynick return from Washington meeting on subsidy reductions. Mass wedding in Tokyo ties 15 brides to 15 grooms headed for Manchukuo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Safety Council
High Point
North Carolina
Greensboro
Durham
Raleigh
Bulgarian cabinet resigns as Kiosseivanoff quits
In Sofia on February 15 Premier George Kiosseivanoff resigned after a bitter clash with Agriculture Minister Ivan Bogranoff over Soviet relations. King Boris named Bogdan Philoff to form a new government, with prospects of a shift toward Belgrade and a possible move of the foreign portfolio to Ivan Popoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sofia
George Kiosseivanoff
Boris
Bogdan Philoff
Kiosseivanoff
Ivan Bogranoff
Russia
Bogranoff
Kiossievanoff
Moscow
Philoff
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences
Ivan Popoff
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Belgrade
War Threatening To Hit Near East
The French-language La Republique warned in Istanbul on February 15 that Near East peoples should prepare for a possible spread of war through the region. It said war seems unlikely now but noted that health-minded peoples should watch the risk as the Western Front remains the focal point while Germany pursues what it calls Lebensraum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Instanbul
la Republique
Near East
Western Front
Germany
Anne Liza Dennis dies at 69 in Asheboro
Anne Liza Dennis about 69 died at her Uwharrie home. Survived by two sons A C of Charlotte and J L of Eldorado and four daughters M C C Furr of Albemarle J E Morton of Asheboro J D Clodfelter of Asheboro and George Clodfelter of Uwhar rie. Funeral at Bethany Church Friday at two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anne Liza Dennis
Enterprise
Asheboro
Uwharrie
A. C
Charlotte
J. L
Eldorado
M. CC. Furr
Albemarle
J. E. Morton
J. D. Clodfelter
George Clodfelter
Also Mentioned on This Page
France
Gibraltar
Federal Works
Dailey, Jr
Dalton
Chamber of Fee
Library Board
Mr. Dailey
FWA
Hip
Goodrich
E. M. Dudley
North Main Street Highoint
N. C
Thomasville, N. C
Treasury
Utility
Rotary
Britain
Council
Joseph D. Cox
C. M. Waynick
High Point Housing Authority
Hous
Ing
National Association of Housing Officials
Hotel Washington
United States Housing Authority
Tokyo
Japan
Bride Training School
Manchukuo
Near
Istanbul
Bethany, Church
Browning
Westinghouse
COROX
Hoover Factory
Hoover Company
Rose Furniture CO
South Main
East Main
Bill Givens
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