Fuel Fund Project Receives Strong Backing and Donation
The American Business club endorsed the Fuel Fund to aid High Point families facing extreme cold and sickness. A $50 donation boosts the drive, with former MRA caseworkers volunteering and Irene W. Price directing the effort with Kiwanis cooperation. Coal orders will be placed through a dealer and eligible families notified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Business Club
The
Kiwanis Club
MRA
Irene W. Price
PRA
H. A. Cecil
A. B. Club
A B C Endorses Fuel Fund and Donations at Year End
The American Business Club endorsed the Fuel Fund to supply coal for city needy and unanimously voted $50 from its charity fund. W. E. Mitchell became president, Milbourne Amos moves to board chair. Guests included Listen C Pope and performers Jesse Coe Jr and Al Greenwood. Attendance prize to Carlton Kirkman. The Christian year exceeds the Muslim year by about 11 days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Business Club
W. E. Mitchell
Milbourne Amos
Listen C. Pope
Yale University
Jesse Coe, Jr
al Greenwood
Hollywood
Cal
Arthur Fidler
Coe
Mr. Greenwood
Florida
Moving Pictures
Formely
Ted Lewis
Alfred Grant
High Point Weaving Company
Carlton Kirkman
The
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lassiter Faces Sentencing Hearing Set for January 8
Greensboro special term judge H Hoyle Sink continued prayer for judgment to January 8 in the Bascom Lassiter case. Lassiter, 19, Oak Ridge Institute student from Thomasville, pled guilty to hit and run and nolo contendere to manslaughter in the April 26 1935 High Point fatality of 12 year old Mildred Burchfield.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
H. Hoyle Sink
Guilford Superior Court
Bascom Lassiter
Oak Ridge Institute
Thomasville
Iter
High Point
Mildred Burchfield
R. M. Burchfield
Leo Barnes
Ernest Stroud
E. B. Oldham
East Green Street
County Schools Delay Open For Snow Jan 6
County schools will not operate bus routes until Monday January 6 due to heavy snowfall and forecasted snow. Superintendent Thomas R. Foust announced after consulting highway officials and local principals that buses will not run until after the holiday break. seven rural schools without bus service may open earlier at local discretion.
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Thomas R. Foust
Greensboro
County Board of Education
Ceaser Cone
Proximity
Edgeville
Shaw
McLeansville
Jackson
North Washington
Stony Hill
East White Oak
Bass’ Chapel
Oak Springs
Fish scales used to make artificial pearls
A new process converts fish scales into artificial pearl nuclei and coating material. Researchers report scalable production potential and potential applications in jewelry and decorative items.
Woman Blacksmith Sticking to Her Job in Heart of Gotham
Martha Drew Smith, a 24 year old Manhattan village blacksmith, works up to 20 hours daily at a Greenwich Village forge with husband George. She moved from Dexter Michigan six years ago, shod horses since age 12, and aims to balance family plans with her demanding trade. Her strength and skill draw admiration from fellow smiths and her spouse.
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Heart OF Gotham
New York
Martha Drew Smith
Manhattan
George
Greenwich Village
Dexter, Mich
Mrs. Smith
Doris Duke Arrives in Hollywood with 30 Baggage Pieces
Doris Duke Cromwell arrives in Hollywood with her husband James Cromwell and about 30 baggage pieces after a Honolulu stopover en route from a year long honeymoon. The pair say they are not returning from a honeymoon tour and Cromwell notes antiques for four eastern mansions while he studies economic affairs. Forty trunks were shipped to New York.
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Doris Duke
Hollywood
Duke Power
Cromwell
New York
Dowdy’s Creosoted Emulsion Cure for Coughs Appears
Medicinal ad promotes Dowdy’s Creosoted Emulsion as a quick relief for coughs and throat irritation. It promises a money back refund if not satisfactory and notes sale restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowdy
Snow Comes and Goes in Humorous Riffs
The speaker muses on repeated snowfall and sleet with growing boredom and sarcasm. He notes initial charm from the snow turning to ice and laments lack of snow cream, concluding with a quip about wanting the weather to pass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Fire station help frees car trapped by snow
Narrator recounts getting stuck after a cinema trip during heavy snowfall. Captain Bill Long guides the rescue using a shovel, freeing the car in minutes. A light note follows about threats to buy a horse and New Year resolutions urged for motorists in The Enterprise.
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Bill Long
Sodium vapor bulbs lead in efficient commercial lighting
The sodium vapor bulb is cited as the most efficient light source for commercial use, praised for high energy efficiency and widespread applicability in business lighting installations.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fuel Fund
F. J. Sizemore, Sr
C. H. Ellis & Co
Public Accountants
W. Washington
Lewis Body and Motor Co
Willowbrook
Moffitt Furniture CO
A.B. C
Max Bones Prometrist
High Point, N.C
Snow Lumber CO
Webster
Says
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
General Offices
High Point, N. C
Herguccey
Lassiter
Judge Sink
Pat McGrady
Smith
Mann’s
Atlantic Building & Loan Association
Millard Todd
Jenny
Paschal Shoe Repair CO
North Main
Commercial Ins. & Investment CO
Wachovia Bank
Roy C
Welborn
Vance M. Welborn
FBI
Free Heels
City Shoe
West
Commerce Street
Horace Gilderton
Plymouth
Sheraton Shoe Repair Aere Delivery
North Main Streextro
Beeson Hardware Co
North Main Street
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
S. Main St
J. W. Clinard
B. F. Johnson
Plane
Federal Home Loan Bank
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