Local Leaders See Economic Betterment in 1937 High Point
High Point residents viewed 1937 as a year of brightness despite war months and recession fears. Major city efforts included grade crossing elimination and a proposed hydroelectric project under Public Works Administration oversight, with progress on retaining walls, bridges, and drainage while federal decisions linger.
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High Point
Yadkin River
Ower
Hercy of High Tribunals
PWA
Public Works Administration
Point
Long Channel
Main Street
State Highway and Public Arks Commission
Kivett Drive
Dalton Street
Wrenn Street
Willowbrook Jreet
Expenditure Over One Million Dollars In High Point Building
Expenditure in High Point topped one million dollars in 1937 for new construction and improvements, with Chief E K Ingram estimating total building activity at 1,000,000 plus and noting a 30 percent upward adjustment to permit estimates. The city saw 745,922 in permits, and trends suggest a link between local construction and national business cycles.
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E. K. Ingram
High Point
Ingram
High Point Scouts Help Deliver Christmas Toys
In High Point the annual Boy Scout Firemen toy repair project collects, repairs, and distributes toys to needy children. Images show Scouts gathering toys from a home, firemen repainting, boys packing, and delivering a box to a family.
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Boy Scout-Firemen
High Point
Church to Have Sermon Series for Young People
The First Methodist Protestant church will host a youth series led by Pastor J Clay Madison. Topics include Things That Make Worth Living on January 2, Is Religion Necessary for Success on January 16, What is the Ideal for Young Men and Women on January 23, and What Death the Mr On January 30 Poovie's Day. A consecration service with student music is planned at 6 o'clock and discussions follow in the basement auditorium.
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J. Clay Madison
Pipstine People's
B. Society
Plans For Celebration Here Endorsed By Greensboro Man
Greensboro resident 8. D. Scott endorses Captain A. M. Rankin's proposal for a fifty year High Point celebration in 1938. Scott recalls Rankin’s 50 year old article and offers support to organize a year long observance spanning Guilford and Piedmont North Carolina communities.
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Greensboro
High Point
A. M. Rankin
8. D. Scott
Randolph County
Captain Rankin
Scott
Asheboro
Guilford County
Piedmont North Carolina
Two High Point Firms Mark 1938 Anniversaries
Local High Point firms celebrate anniversaries in hosiery and furniture. High Point Furniture marks fifty years with new suites for the Mid-Winter Market January 17, led by Mrs. M. J. Wrenn. Crown Hosiery, founded 1913 by Gurney Harris Kearns, now employs 800 workers and 600 machines with 40 hosiery styles.
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High Point
High Point Furniture Company
Crown Hosiery Company
M. J. Wrenn
Crown Hosiery Mill
Gurney Harris Kearns
Mr. Kearns
High Polat
Unemployment Compensation Eligibility and Process
Questions arise in High Point about who qualifies for unemployment compensation under the act, how to apply, and benefit amounts. The process includes obtaining a separation notice, registering at the State Employment Service, re-registering after one week, and filing continued claims by the end of the second week.
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Unemployment Insurance Commission
Peraoe
State Employment Service Office
Employment Service Office
Police Must Go To School Is Decree Of Chief Friddle
High Point police officers must attend a general police school starting Tuesday January 4, as announced by Chief W. G. Friddle. The class meets at 7 pm in the city courtroom for instruction on operation, courses, and requirements. Sergeants on duty may be exempt after January 4 if afternoon sessions are not held.
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Alton Hardee
T. P. Hardee
Bay Street
Scout Hardee
Wesley Memorial Church
W. G. Friddle
High Point Police Department
Church Crusade Leaders To Meet In High Point Monday
North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Protestant church will hold a High Point college meeting Monday with Dr. R. M. Andrews announcing a 10 30 a m start in the auditorium. Speakers include Rev. W L Hutchens and Dr James H Straugh. The event runs through June with a $30000 conference goal.
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High Point
Fellowship Crusade
North Carolina
Methodist Protestant Church
High Point College
R. M. Andrews
Crusade
J. E. Carroll
Grace Church
Greensboro
W. L. Hutchens
M. E. Church South
Aldersgate
James H. Straugh
General Conference
The
M. P. Church
Lewis BE. Teague
G. J. Humphreys
North Carolina Conference
Boards of Missions and Education
N. C
Dr. Blackard Opens Sermon Series Tonight at Wesley Memorial
This evening at 7 30 at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Dr Embree H tenet will begin a seven Sunday sermon series titled Perplexing Questions The first message Why I Believe in God will ask if we can prove God what God is like and whether we can know and have fellowship with God. The schedule runs seven Sundays.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Embree H
God
Upturn Seen in Last Half Year by Local Business Leaders
Local business leaders in High Point predict 1938 will show gradual improvement after a solid 90-day period. They expect the second quarter and rest of the year to bring a upturn, aided by a tempered presidential message and possible industry administration compromise.
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Congress
Bness
Washington
Ickes
du Pont
Students of Economics
Porsees
W. W. Carroll
Searse-Roebuck
R. K. Stewart
High Point
Guilford Superior Court Opens First Term in Greensboro
The 1938 first term of Guilford Superior Court convenes in Greensboro with Judge J. Will Pleas Jr presiding for a special two week term. The first week’s calendar lists cases including abandonment non-support larceny embezzlement and various offenses across each weekday from Monday to Friday.
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Superior Court
Greensboro
Guilford Superior
Olin F. Wolfe
Sommers
Steve Brown
L. E. McClamroch
Etta Timmons
Harry A. Tshumas
George Wilkins
Thurman King
J. B. Holder
G Ver Harris
Broadus Stanler
Lowe Tolbert
James H. Bu
Fletcher Yow
Orvel Blarceny
Elbert Carter
F. A. Dorsett
BE. W. Kearns
Millard Todd, Jr
W. WN. Holt
J. W. T Linson
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Cauom
United States
Hurch
Ermon
Clay Madison
Kearns
Crown Hosiery
Amos Ragan Kearns
Charles Leslie Kearns
Frank Kearns
New York
Standard Hosiery Mills Sales Corporation
Man On the Streets
O. M. Smith
Enterprise
United States Treasury
Willowbrook Street
Bill Payne
Hugh Smart
Bob Lee
Captain Will Long
Sam McInnis
Jamestown
A. N. Johnson
A. H. Guion and Company
Bilas McBee
Gene Horney
Jack Dunn
Alma Desk Company
Ben Renfrow
M. L. Patrick
Friddle
Department
J. W. McMahon
Bureau of Investigation
Lewis BE
Williams
Dr. Blackard
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