Real Estate Activity Highlights In High Point Area
Numerous residential purchases and lot sales are listed across High Point and nearby areas. Notable buyers include Fred G. Noah, Geneva Wallace, Frances Investment Co., C Wendell Dunbar, Earnest and Mrs McCall, David and Mrs Phillips, Annie Livengood, O D Wright, Delmar and Mrs Evans, Hoytt and Mrs Zachary, Charles Johnson, Jacob Wilson, Melvin and Mrs Wilson, James Bullin, A L Stinson, Taylor Kennerly, A R Rabhan, Paul Floyd, Matthew Dunn, and various firms Smithdeal Realtors Idol Green Koonts Realty and others. Homes and lots on Harmon Street, Edgewood Avenue, Worth Avenue, Lexington Avenue, Williams Street, Rock Spring Road, Radford Street, Bristol Street, Mount Paramount Avenue, and Forrest Avenue are cited. Builders include Kavanagh Smith & Co and R A Phipps & Son.
Decorating Questions and Home Purchases Highlight Spring Living
A column on redecorating suggests monthly or biannual refreshes with paint wallpaper and fabrics. It shares reader questions about color schemes and layout, offering practical tips like half window drapes, plus notices of local home purchases and a church site acquisition in Hillsville, and a brief historical note on Libya’s name.
Home Building Outlook Brighter for 1959
Mortgage bankers predict record home construction and higher prices in 1959. Walter C. Nelson says spending on bricks and steel will surge, while favorable balance of factors supports stronger buyer interest despite inflation and deflation worries.
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Walter C. Nelson
Mortgage Bankers Association of America
First solo circumnavigator sails from Boston in 1895
Captain Joshua Slocum left Boston aboard a 36 foot sloop on April 24 1895 to sail solo around the world and returned to Massachusetts on July 3 1898 completing history making voyage.
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Joshua Slocum
Globe
Boston
Massachusetts
Statistical Rundown On Homes By Andrew C Lang
AP News outlines 1959 housing trends with buyers earning 5000 to 10000 spending 9000 to 20000 on homes. Typical buyer 37, income 7300, buys 6 room home for 17100 with 11100 mortgage. FHA VA loans go to middle income while low income rely more on conventional loans.
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FHA
Darby car test ends in mistaken abduction claim
Two 10 year olds alerted police after reporting four men beating a man in a white apron and tossing him in a car trunk. Investigators found only two men Angelo De Natale 23 and John Romanchick 33 road testing a customer's car. De Natale had crawled into the trunk to check noises.
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Philadelphia
Darby
Angelo de Natale
John Romanchick
de Natale
Dear to Her Heart is the kitchen feature
A reader notes the kitchen as the heart of a home with colorful curtains harmonizing with the floor and countertops enhancing the Lady Of The House’s space and style.
Camel drivers force feed fodder to packed Yemen camels
Camel drivers in Yemen stuff bundles of fodder into their animals mouths before long journeys, since camels do not eat enough for a journey unless forced.
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Yemen
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Fred G. Noah
Harmon St
Noah
Paul Manufacturing Co
Smithdeal, Realtors
Geneva Wallace
Robbins, N. C
Edgewood Ave
Idol - Green Co., Realtors
Lexington Ave
C. Wendell Dunbar
Mendenhall - Moore Realtors
Earnest McCall
Otteray
McCall
Anvil Brand, Inc
High Point City
David E. Phillips
Annie L. Livengood
Paul Laws
Grace Martin
Central Realty Co
O. D. Wright
Williams St
George Wise
L. H. Bottoms
Levi Dills
Cook St
Delmar Evans
Player Dr
William Fagg
Evans
High Point Face Veneer Co
Charles Johnson
Bristol St
Bill Hall
Johnson
Kepley
Jacob Wilson
Sherbrook
Dr. Hall
Hall Printing Co
R. A. Phipps & Son
Smith Deal, Realtors
Rockspring Road
Wilber F. Harris
Harris
High Point Newstand
Ee Ee Ee Ae Wea
Ellen Oes
Melvin G. Wilson
Wilson
Heritage Furniture Co
Kavanagh - Smith & Co
James C. Bullin
Bullin
Marsh Furniture Co
Kavanagh - Smith Co
A. L. Stinson
Hillsville
J. D. Foust
Stinson
Klopman Mills
Koonts Realty, Inc
Taylor R. Kennerly
Forrest Avenue
A. L. Hazzard
W. Russell St
A. R. Rabhan
Frank Hicks
Rabhan
Guilford Lounge, Inc
Paramount Avenue
Paul E. Floyd
Centennial Ave
William C. Hutchings
Port St. Joe
Fla
Floyd
Time Payment Department
Security National Bank
Miller's TV
Idol Green Co., Realtors
Welch Drive
Matthew L. Dunn
Ozzie T. Stafford
Dunn
Globe Parlor Furniture Co
Cagle and Wallace
Penny Road
Idol - Green Co
By Vivian Brown
UP News
John W. McLean
McLean
Kay Manufacturing Co
Hugh W. Stroud
Wise St
Logan Porter Jr
Koonts Realty Inc
Caraway Baptist Church
Randolph County
Libya
Africa
Uy Bs
Aluminum
Kearns
S. Main ST
Clay Products CO
Ieee
Urei
Rman
Pittsburgh I Plate Glass Company
Ark
E. High Street
Charles Wardell
By Andrew C. Lang
AP News
General Electric
Refrigerattors, Inc
Swearner
Deslers
Jalousie
West Lee St
Greensboro, N. C
ABC Jalousie CO
W. Lee St
Winston-Salem Park
Greensboro
R.F.D
High Point Road
Central Savings Bank
FREE
Welborn Plumbing and Heating CO
Ward St
Lamb's Heating CO
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