Woodmen Camp No. 62 Plans Banquet and Dance
The Woodmen Camp No. 62 of this city will hold a banquet at 6 p m and a dance on February 25 at the Jon Hotel to honor high and national officers. L Hunt Point T E Newton Kinston J Love Wilmington L Ross Salisbury F P Barclay non J M d Winston-Salem P C White White head watchman C W Is Charlotte A O Kiff Ahoskie J W Jernegan Fayetteville J H Patterson Charlotte J W Lyda Henrico Charles tes Greensboro D E Henderson national law committee W M Rush Salisbury Hill Wadesboro R F Pat Kannapolis and others. The program includes songs by the group, talks by speakers, piano solos, and an address by T B Newton. John Ord’s orchestra will furnish music for the dance for visitors and guests. Piedmont Camp No. 62 and their families will act as chaperones.
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Mont Camp
Jon Hotel
L. Hunt
Point
T. E. Newton
Kinston
J. Love
Wilmington
Frazier
Randleman Ender
C. 8. Grayson
High Point
Mem
Order
D. E. Rson
Charlotte
R. L. Pope
Thomasfill
T. B. Newton Mston
Thomasville Maps Printed For City Demand
Thomasville city officials announce printing 500 city maps priced at 25 cents each. Maps illustrate various zones and are available at the city clerk or city manager’s office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imasville
Roksey
Thomasville
Uals
Head Of General M P Conference Speaker Tonight at M P Church
Dr James H Straughn president of the General Conference Methodist Protestant church speaks at First Methodist church High Point at 7 30 tonight. He helped lead the church to the presidency at the 1936 conference and will also address Greensboro leaders Monday on the Appreciation Year. His sermon will honor a century of Methodist Protestant achievements and urge support for missions and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James H. Straughn
Methodist Protestant Church
J. Clay Madison
Straughn
High Point
Greensboro
Methodist Protestant Conference
American
Church In
Uniting Conference
Kansas City
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Local Commission to Conduct Civil Service Exam
Michigan selects the High Point Civil Service Commission to administer a nationwide civil service exam for an extension librarian position. Two Raleigh applicants will report Monday at 10 a.m. for testing by Wade P. Renfrow, with Kenneth C. Pennebaker coordinating from Lansing.
Drowning Near Mt. Holly Bridge Claims Paul Burris
Paul Burris aged 22 from Mt. Holly drowned in the Catawba River near the Mt. Holly bridge. Witnesses saw him swim to the center of the stream, wave, then vanish. His body was recovered about an hour later.
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Charlotte
Paul Burris
Mt. Holly
Catawba River
Mt. Holly Bridge
Fatal Auto Truck Crash Claims Six Near Greenville
A two-vehicle collision near Greenville at 5 am killed six people and injured four others. Driver Toy Eugene Miller and helper Murrell Deal escaped injury. Coroner McCoy investigates as relatives identify victims including Mrs Laura Walker Reece and her children Kathel and Emma Jean. Reece had been divorced from Lonnie Reece last month.
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Greenville
S. C
Sive
Laura Walker Reece
Oakman
Lonnie D. Reece
Kathel Reece
Emma Jean Reece
Reece
Frankie Dockery
Robert L. Johnson
Charlie Moss Johnson
Leonard Reece
James Davis
Spartanburg
Toy Eugene Miller
Claremont
N. C
Murrell Deal
Miller
George W. McCoy
Frank Mahon
Davis
Charlotte
Funeral for Jane Miller Held at Pleasant Grove
Funeral services for Jane Miller were held Friday afternoon at 2:30 at the Pleasant Grove M E church in Trinity route 1. Rev A C Kennedy and Rev W M Rathburn officiated with church quartette singing. Pallbearers were six grandchildren Roy Hill James Warner Walter Warner Quint ony Miller Robert Miller and Will Miller. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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Thomasville
Jane Miller
Trinity
Route 1
Pleasant Grove M. E
A. C. Kennedy
W. M. Rathburn
Roy Hill
James
Walter Warner
Quintony
Robert
Will Miller
March of Progress Shown In City Figures
High Point Chamber of Commerce figures trace growth from 1930 to 1938 across population, school enrollment, autos, phones, electric sales, and power usage. They cite increases in residences, building permits, post office receipts, plants, and employment, highlighting urban expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Allied Lines
Textile
Rev L B Hayes to Preach at Wesley Memorial Church Today
Reverend L B Hayes presiding elder of Greensboro district will preach at Wesley Memorial Church at 11 this morning. This marks his first appearance since elevation at the Western North Carolina conference in Charlotte last October. Hayes previously led Hawthorne Lane church in Charlotte and is expected to draw a large congregation to hear the sermon titled The Lord's Elation.
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L. B. Hayes
Greensboro
Southern Methodist Church
Wesley Memorial Church
Hayes
Western North Carolina Conference
Charlotte
Hawthorne Lane
The Joy of Amateur Photography
One hobbyist writes about pursuing photography from a box camera start to learning darkroom basics. He recalls early failed negatives, learning to develop one at a time, and the pleasure found in wandering countryside with a camera, planning to continue with weekly walks.
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C. R. Hook
City-Wide Junior Red Cross Council Organized Here
February 1939 marks the start of a city wide Junior Red Cross Council in High Point. Representatives from Junior High and all grade schools will meet monthly, with a first tour to The Enterprise to observe newspaper production.
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Red Cross Council
Junior Red Cross
James Moffitt
Red Cross
John Clinard, Jr
Robert Davis
Betty Jo Beeson
Jean Rike
Mary Faye Barger
Esther Marie Free
Helen Shoaf
Oak Hill School
Jean Dudley Rike
Elm Street S School
Doris
Junior Red Cross Council
High Point
Industrial accidents cost England billions annually
The report estimates industrial accidents in England cause about 45 million dollars yearly in losses and damages, highlighting significant impact on productivity and safety costs across industries.
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England
Committees Named for 49th State Baptist Meeting
Mrs. H A Knight announced committee appointments for the 49th annual State Baptist Woman's Missionary Union meeting to be held March 7 to 9 at Green Street Baptist Church in this city. The list includes Hospitality, Registration, Information, Transportation, Ushers, Pages, Music, Decorations, Nursery, and Post Office with numerous ladies and several chairmen named.
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H. A. Knight
State Baptist Women's Missionary Union Convention
T. C. Robbins
Green Street Baptist Church Woman's Missionary Union
State Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
High Point
Green Street Baptist Church
Knight
Mesdames M. C. Culler
Grover H. Jones
M. C. Holton
C. E. Sheloff
J. B. Ellis
S. E. Oldham
L. R. McNeil
Alice Davis
T. P. Andrews
C. N. Royal
Walter F. Hester
C. R. Harrison
L. A. Pegg
Jack Saunders
C. A. Ozment
E. E. Younts
R. T
Ineze Wytle
Mabel Koontz
Marie Snider
Ruth Culler
Ruth Koontz
Ruth Etta Leonard
Bernice Millikin
F. J. Flagler
Ruth Daves
M. Is
Slate
A. C. Lovelace, Jr
Carl Cronstedt
M. J
Municipal Officers Of Past Years Not Such Good Spellers
A 1909 High Point note reveals poor spelling in official letters. An inspector’s memo to Dr. D A Stanton complains about water works with misspellings and suggests ditching and cleaning ditches and ponds to improve water flow and appearance.
Reverend Townsend Quietly Observes Eighty Fourth Birthday
William H. Townsend age 84 marks his birthday at 803 Steele Street. A birthday dinner tomorrow will host relatives and his sister Mrs A T McCallum of Red Springs along with Dr Embree H Blackard and Mrs Blackard. Townsend was born February 19 1855 in Robeson County and had a long ministry before joining the superannuated list over 25 years ago. He remains active as a director of North State Telephone Company and reflects on a life of ministry shaping his business acumen.
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W. A. Emins
William H. Townsend
Steele Street
A. T. McCallum
Red Springs
Embree H. Blackard
Blackard
Mr. Townsend
Robeson County
Lumberton
Richard
Sarah Moore Townsend
Trinity College
Randolph County
High Point
Trinity
Vanderbilt University
Nashville
Conference Church
North State Telephone Company
Townsend
Minster
Fusion Talk Roils High Point Mayoral Race
Grapevine chatter and party caucuses signal a heated May 2 election in High Point with Democrats and Republicans eyeing the mayoralty and eight council seats. Rumors of a fusion remain unconfirmed as candidates prepare from both parties and street talk hints at new faces on the council.
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Grayson
Enterprise
John S. Picket
Council
Cheir
Republican
Republcan
R. B. Gantt
Gantt
A. Coke Cecil
Everett Marsh
Paul Ingle
Walter L. York
High Point Schools Not To Suspend Operations
Rumors of school closures due to pupil illness were denied by Charles F. Carroll Sr. superintendent. He confirmed some sickness and influenza but said it is not alarming and not enough to justify closing the schools.
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Charles F. Carroll
Carroll
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T. E. In
Foodmen of the World
Sville
the Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
M.P
J.h.straughn
M. P. Church
Michigan Board
The
Enterprise Bureau
City
Rev
John
Baptist Convention Chairman
W.H. Townsend
Grapevine
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High Point Schools
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