Ward Street Underpass Nears Completion in City Plan
Ward Street underpass work by Porter Construction nears finish after excavation and paving. Project cost around 26 000 dollars with city and Southern Railway sharing half each. Manager KE M Knox says good weather could wrap remaining tasks within two weeks and open the route from South Main to English. The long dead end at Southern Railway tracks will be removed as the thoroughfare connects to the city core. Porter bid 25 170.89 was the lowest among several.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ward Street
Porter Construction Company
Charlotte
KE. M. Knox
South Main Street
English
Ward Street
Southern Railway
Southern Railway Company
Charlotte Concern
Civitan Officers Installed Today at High Point Club
New officers and directors of the High Point Civitan club for 1931 were installed at the Elwood hotel luncheon. W. B. Hall as president, Forrest H. Murray VP, Joe F. Hoffman secretary treasurer, Dr. S. B. Coe, Cecil H. Marriner, Dr. P. W. Flagge, H. G. Siderson directors, Walter Murray sergeant at arms. Murray named membership chair, Flagge program chair. Farewell by retiring president Dr. S. B. Coe. Club aided Mountain Training for two boys, donated $1,000 to High Point college, supplied milk for 57 days to two undernourished children, and sent 450 magazines to Guilford county sanitarium. Over 60 percent of revenues spent on benevolent causes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Civitan Club
Elwood
W. B. Hall
Forrest H. Murray
Joe F. Hoffman
S. 8. Coe
Cecil H. Marriner
P. W. Flagge
H. G. Siderson
Walter Murray
Dr. Flagge
8. 8. Coe
Hoffman
Jack O'Brien
High Point
Appalachia
Graham Paschall
Guilford County
Union
High Point College
Ray Street
Hollow street lamps vent gas to curb explosion risk
An English scientist proposes hollow street lamp posts as vents for gas leaks from mains and sewers to reduce the danger of explosions in cities. The idea would channel escaping gas safely away from streets, potentially lowering ignition chances.
Jury Panels Set for Guilford Superior Court Terms
Guilford County commissioners drew five weeks of juries for the superior court in Greensboro. Civil terms begin February 2 and 9, with a special criminal term the same week, and February 16 and 25 also listed. High Point names appear on civil juror lists, with multiple individuals named for each term.
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Guilford Superior Court
Board of
County Commissioners
Greensboro
High Point
W. B. Thacker
J. R. Dixon
R. B. Langley
J. A. Murray
S. 8. Wilson
R. W. Davis
W. C. Craven
J. W. Atkinson
J. W. Paisley
H. H. Kennedy
Anthony
Spencer Epps
L. G. Winfrey
H. A. Hodgin
R. BE. Smith
A. D. Creech
Bruce B. Miller
C. D. Alexander
S. L. Phillips
W. J. Montsinger
W. W. Payne
J. W. Layton
J. R. Andrews
Walter E. Anderson
J. A. Barker
L. M. Farrington
Stamey Mendenhall
C. J. Enoch
FE. D. Foughee
John L. Dwiggins
D. A. Powell
G. L. Oliver
BE. D. Andrews
J. William Pegram
M. &. Fink
I. D. Barrier
Charles R. Wood
W. B. Hunt, Sr
W. Banner Davis
W. T. Pennington
C. A. Lewis
John M. Campbell
E. M. Shipman
J. W. Carmichael
E. M. Scott
E. J. Zachary
Emory C. Green
J. R. Painter
George T. Wood
J. T. Whiteley
FE. M. Parrish
C. L. Weill
L. 8. Howerton
T. M. Stroud
J. E. Persnell
A.L. Causey
W. W. Dykes
A. M. Deviney
R. L. Warren
D. M. Humble
C. E. Sloan
W. Allen Clodfelter
W. C. Gross
D. F. Crews
M. C. Bame
R. A
R. C. Soyars
W. Es Ben- Pe
Fred Younts
J. D. Straer
J. M. Beeson
M. J. Crowder
J. W. Terrell
L. J. Marshall
C. B. Pittman
B. B. Gregson
John Underwood
J. T. Albright
J. M. King
W. F. Wrenn
8. A. Bunting
Max Coble
C. E. Lee
C. P. Langley
W. H. Simpson
George Johnson
R- R. Kearns
W. L. Moore
B. Frank Copeland
T. F. Shoaf
Thomas B. Pickard
M. E. Howell
Adam Thompson
J. R. Stone
H. C. Shields
J. C. Dillon
L. H. Beck
W. R. Lewis
G. O. Coble, and
W. M. Weatherly
19 Year Old Boy Dies of Pneumonia in High Point
Banks McCoy Fields 19 year old son of Mr and Mrs C H Fields died at his parents home in High Point route 4 yesterday afternoon after nine days with pneumonia. Survived by parents three brothers Percy Fletcher Levi Fields and sister Mrs W R Kennedy all of High Point. Funeral services set for Spring Hill M P church tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock with burial in church cemetery.
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Banks McCoy Fields
C. H. Fields
High Point
Route 4
Percy
Fletcher
Levi Fields
W. R. Kennedy
Spring Hill M. P
Quality Shoe Store Plans New Stock After Repairs
J. I. and Clyde Chernault and Mrs. Paul Moss, hosiery buyer, of the Quality Shoe Store, depart tonight for New York to purchase spring stock for the reopened shop. They will be away ten days as renovations finish. The store was damaged by fire a month ago and will reopen in first class condition after interior repairs and repainting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 1
Clyde Chernault
Paul Moss
Quality Shoe
New York
Dog Hero Of Hour In Burning Apartment House
A Spitz dog alerted tenants at the Wagger apartments, 315 17 Richardson street, saving lives and belongings as the basement fire broke out. Mrs Williams, awakened by barking, notified others and the fire department. Firefighters arrived to find smoke and flames under the basement floor, with most damage confined there. The cause was overheated furnace pipes when contact with wooden planks. Loss estimated as small by Chief A B Horney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wagger
Richardson Street
W. F. Williams
Eckerd
Wagger's Ladies’ Shop
South Main Street
Aerng
A. B. Horney
Fire Department
Dr Anscombe to Speak at Friends Supper Program
Dr Francis Anscombe of Salem College will speak on A Changed England at a Friends supper program this week. The event includes a Margaret Fell Circle meeting at 5 pm, a Teacher Training class at 6 pm, supper at 6:45 pm, and a prayer meeting at 8 pm. Frank Tucker will provide special music. attendees should notify by Wednesday noon. Season ticket holders can use fall tickets for this dinner. new tickets go on sale next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salem College
England
Thal Friends
Margaret Fell
Fox Pioneers
H. A. White
J. W. Clinard
A. C Jones
Floyd Wilson
Margaret. Fell
Francis €. Anscombe
Anscombe
Frank Tucker
Anna Mendenhall
Local Legion to Host First Meeting of Year Tonight
The American Legion post will hold its first meeting of the year at 8 PM in the Junior Order hall above Rabinowitz' store at 110 East Washington. R Harde, ex French army officer now from Greensboro, will deliver the main address and is billed as a capable speaker. All ex-service men are invited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Legion
Rabinowitz
East
Washington Street
R. Harde
Greensboro
Harde
Legion
Patrolman Lentz Recovering After Crash
W. B. Lentz, fifth district state highway patrolman based in High Point, is reported resting better at Burlington hospital after a weekend auto motorcycle crash. He regained consciousness yesterday and recognized visitors, with a fractured skull from being thrown when his motorcycle collided with a turning car. The article notes the first concrete roads in Germany dates to 1890.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Lentz
Fifth
High Point
Burlington Hospital
New Series Of Suppers 10 Begin At First Methodist Church
The January to Easter Fellowship Supper Meetings start at 6 45 with a covered dish supper supplied by Auxiliary circle No 8 led by Mrs J G Snipes. Those not bringing food pay a quarter. At 7 20 an old fashioned sing and brief devotional follow, led by Rev R S Farmer. The event ends at 8 with choir rehearsal and committee meetings. Save Wednesday night for the Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Snipes
R. S. Farmer
Salvation Army relief aid report for High Point December
Adjutant John O Bierne reports High Point Salvation Army assisted 1 373 people with $838 in value of dispensed items. 137 families received aid, 92 areas served, 126 transients helped, 99 beds baths given. 135 hours of visitation to 250 families, War Cry sales 4 375 copies, 17 indoor classes serving 1 969 attendees, 9 375 pounds coal distributed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
John O’bierne
National Headquarters
High Point
Salvatory Army
Board of Public Welfare
Keys Found On Street Returned To High Point Chief
A ring of keys found on a High Point street was brought to Chief E A McGhee by the Danville Va police chief and may be claimed by the owner at The High Point Enterprise office after identification.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
E. A. McGhee
Danville
High Point Enterprise
Workers' Council 70 Holds Supper at Wesley Memorial
The Wesley Memorial Methodist church Workers' council meets in the basement to launch the New Year with cooperation. The Epworth League will prepare supper, and reports show 700 average weekly attendance with 48 extra students per Sunday, while 738 attended January 4. The Board of Christian Education follows, to discuss consolidation plans for the coming year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers’ Council
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Epworth League
Melvin A. Hayes
Church School
Board of Christian Education
Wesley Memorial Church
Futrelle Returns From New York Convention
A. E. Futrelle of Northwestern Mutual Life, based in the Wachovia Bank Building, returned from the 16th annual convention of agencies from New England, Middle Atlantic and South Atlantic states. Held at Hotel Pennsylvania, the meeting featured sessions and banquets. Futrelle earned the trip for his strong production record and reported a largely attended event with over 500 attendees from the eastern region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. E. Futrelle
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Wachovia Bank
New York City
New England
Middle Atlantic
South Atlantic
Pennsylvania
Futrelle
North Carolina
East
Guaranteed Cascara Quinine Cold Remedy Ad Copy
Don’t Pay ILLS Cascara Quinine guarantees to knock a cold in fifty. Take two tablets, follow box directions, drink water, and you’ll feel better quickly. Pain eased, congestion broken, mind cleared, you’ll be ready to return to work. If it fails, you pay nothing.
Enlightening Them Wife Why Do You Stand at the Front Door
A husband explains his front door stance while his wife asks why he sings. He says neighbors must see that he is not beating his wife, clarifying the reason is to prove nonviolence to onlookers.
Elected Members Named to Guilford County Health Board
Dr. John T. Burrus of High Point and Dr. J. T. Battle of Greensboro were elected as the two representatives from the Guilford County Medical Society to the county board of health at the Greensboro meeting yesterday afternoon. A further meeting will select a county health officer with Dr. R. M. Buie slated to report. no other applicants for the post are known. The board also includes Mayor R. R. King Jr of Greensboro, George L. Stansbury, and T. R. Foust. The law requires the two elected members to come from the medical society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John T. Burrus
High Point Hospital
Guilford County
A. Coke Cecil Profile Highlighted in Carolina Journal
A full page feature in the December Carolina Journal honors A. Coke Cecil, a prominent local druggist and owner with key roles in several city businesses, alongside a photograph and career sketches. The piece showcases Cecil's impact on the local pharmacy scene and his business ventures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. Coke Cecil
Carolina Journal
Pioneering Pharmacist Cecil Highlighted in Local History
The feature traces Cecil’s drug industry career from early work with J. G. Greene and the late J. D. Mann to his chemist role at Vick Chemical and his current prominent position in High Point and North Carolina’s pharmaceutical scene.
Latvia Places Seed Trade Under Agriculture Ministry
The Latvian government has centralized control of all seed trade and importation with the Ministry of Agriculture responsible for regulation and oversight of seed sources and distribution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ministry of Agriculture
Woman Loses Weight With Kruschen Salts Ad
Carolina woman reports losing 47 pounds over three months using one teaspoonful daily in warm water. She started at 217 pounds, suffered back and side pains, and now weighs 170, claiming renewed strength and youth. The testimonial from Mrs. S A Solomon, New Bern, NC, 1930, endorses Kruschen Salts with a money back guarantee and 4 week bottle cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. A. Solomon
New Bern
N. C
Mann Drug Co
Adv
Report of Condition Of The Commercial National Bank
Report of Condition Of The Commercial National Bank shows figures for loans and discounts overdrafts securities owned and other assets and liabilities. Notable totals include cash and due from banks and reserve with the Federal Reserve Bank as part of the bank’s balance sheet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial National Bank
United States
Cccee
Banking House Reserve
Federal Reserve Bank
U.S
U. S&s
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Civitan
Elwood Hotel
Chichesters
E. J. Deane
Johnson Street
Prince Cafe
Seidman
Certified Public Accountants
Commercial Bank
Treasury Department
A. O. Brown
The
Sheraton Bar
Ber
George Clemmons
Smith & Moore
Eaird
Vis
Him
Carolina Coal & Transfer Company
Roger Babson
Ture
Atlantic Building & Loan Association
North Carolina Bank & Trust CO
Board of County Commissioners
Spencer's Taxi & Transfer
DR. Anscombe
Local Legion
Lentz
Geremany
Pauline
Fleure
North Main Street
Worker's Council
Wesley Memorial Church School
Hill’s “Sess Suni
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor Express Lines
Co. O. D's
City Transfer and Storage CO
County Medical Society
Pharmacy Journal
Carolina
Total
Guilford
Ss. I. C
Cc. H. Marriner
J. Elwood Cox
Fred N. Tate
W. T. Powell
Essie A. Foster
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
V. A. J. Idol V.pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
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