Eitzel Homeplace to Become Office Building
Drs. J. G. Groome and L. Lackey announced purchase of the old Reitzel homeplace at 507 North Main Street for about 20000 dollars. They will take possession February 1 with remodeling to convert a two story home into offices by March, relocating Groome and Lackey from the Commercial Bank building and adding space for other offices and musicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. G. Groome
M. L. Lackey
North Main Street
North Main Reet
L. Lackey
Commercial Bank
Buildiig
Vs. Groome
Lackey
Panthers Face Independents in Saturday Night Showdown
High Point College Panthers host Meyer's Independent of Greensboro at Harrison Gymnasium at 8 p m Saturday. Gibbs Harris Martin Hampton Intrieri Towery likely start for the Panthers. The juniors face Polkville High in the preliminary game.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panthers Warriors
High Point College
Meyer
Greensboro
Harrison Gymnasium
Gate City
Invaders
Yow
Harris
Martin
Hampton
Intrieri
Towery
Polkville High
Porcupines Said to Carry Up to 40 000 Quills
A scientific note claims large porcupines can bear as many as 40 000 quills. Researchers explain the dense protective coat helps deter predators and insulates the animal in varied climates.
Six Suspects Held After Lambeth Grocery Break In
Police rounded up three men and three women within two hours of a break in at Lambeth Grocery, 713 Mangum Avenue. The suspects named are Margaret Safriet, Verta Harris, Thelma Jackson, S. L. Shipwash, Jack Safriet, and Ruel Shumaker. Missing items included flour, cakes, candy, tobacco, neckties, cigars, shirts, cigarettes, gum, shoe strings, and sodas. Warrant efforts target larceny and receiving. some merchandise recovered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lambeth Grocery Company
Mangum Avenue
Margaret Safriet
Park Street
Verta Harris
Cassell Street
Thelma Jackson
Doris Stret
S. L. Shipwash
Winston-Salem Highway
Jack Safriet
Purse Snatching Reported From Leonard Street
H E Thorpe of 209 Lindsay street reported his pocketbook containing between eight and nine dollars was snatched last night by a man described as a friendly Negro who asked for change for a dollar and ran after Thorpe produced the pocketbook. Thorpe searched the area this morning but did not locate the suspect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Thorpe
Lindsay Street
Leonard Street
Thorpe
Uwharrie Council Set for Annual Meeting on January 19
The Uwharrie Council Boy Scouts of America will hold its annual dinner meeting on Tuesday January 19 in the Sheraton hotel ball room. More than 100 attendees are expected with district committeemen and volunteers from Asheboro Thomasville Lexington Salisbury and High Point. Troop 20 of First Presbyterian Church will present a playlet Boy For Sale and reports from committee members will outline the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwharrie Council
Boy Scouts of America
Sheraton Hotel
B. W. Hackney, Jr
H. A. Millis
Asheboro
Thomasville
Lexington
Salisbury
High Point
Hackney
First Presbyterian Church
Frank J. Sizemore
8. C. Clark
M. L. Patrick
H. P. Williamson
C. B. Diffendal
Rites Held for Col. A Selders
Funeral services for Col. A. Selders 81 were held at 10 30 this morning at Koonce Funeral Home led by Rev. George L Reynolds and Miss Clara I Cox. Flowers were arranged by Mrs. H P McCain and Mrs. Frank Beasley with pallbearers Roger Hales Frank Beasley Horace Haworth A F Clinard Mack Rutherford and H P McCain. Temporary interment followed at Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Col. A. Selders
Marie Ward
North
Hamilton Street
Koonce
Geo. L. Reynolds
Clara I. Cox
H. P. McCain
Frank Beasley
Roger Hales
Horace Haworth
A. F. Clinard
Mack Rutherford
Oakwood Cemetery
Alleged Swindler Is Held By G Men
Mrs. Maude Robinson, linked to the London Mr. A blackmail case, was freed on a $500 bond as labor department decides on deportation. Her husband Charles E. Robinson, also tied to Mr. A, stays jailed in Jersey City for allegedly swindling Frederick C. Tuttle of Cincinnati out of $30,000 in a May horse racing scheme at Charleston, D. C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Maude Robinson
Department of Justice
London
Labor Department
Charles E. Robinson
Jersey City
Frederick C. Tuttle
Cincinnati
Charleston
D. C
Large Sum Paid Out By RFC
The reconstruction finance corporation has paid out more than 9.5 billion dollars since 1932. A survey shows it has already been repaid over 4.5 billion dollars on the loans it made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RFC
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Hoover
Sprinkle Discusses Juvenile Court Civic Role at High Point
Thomas J. Sprinkle former juvenile court judge addressed High Point college students in a chapel lecture inaugurating civic affairs series. He described the juvenile court as a modern justice system aiming to save children, with informal hearings and broader jurisdiction over underage dependent and neglected youths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas J. Sprinkle
Juvenile Court
High Point College
Sprinkle
Judge Sprinkle
Court of Criminal Justice
Criminal Court
Pieee
Depenent
Nights Are Most Dangerous Times For Fires Here
Fire Chief E. K. Ingram cites 1936 records showing 18 fires from 6 P M to midnight with $19,645 in damage, the highest six hour total. He notes poor closing checks by businesses and families as a key hazard and urges nightly inspections to prevent fires and keep stoves furnaces away from materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Freight Lines Seek $300 From Durham Man
G. K. Loftin and R. L. Hon filed suit in High Point municipal court to recover 300.41 from D. C. Munford of Durham. They allege he handled freight consignments under agreement between Feb 28 and Nov 9, 1928 and refused to remit collections. If judgment is not satisfied, they seek imprisonment as a possible consequence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. K. Loftin
R. L. Honbarrer
Colonial Motor Freight Lines
High Point
D. C. Munford
Durham
Municipal Court Suspends Sentences in Friday Docket
Judge Lewis E. Teague handed down suspended terms to ten defendants in municipal court this morning. Anderson Threadgill was dismissed on presented facts. W. E. Martin received 15 months on county roads suspended with weekly $5 support and costs. Others include Clara Robinson five months on county roads suspended for three years, W. P. Harris $50 and costs with driving ban, Fred Smith $50 and costs with driving ban, and several probationary or dismissed cases among Bennett Sherrill, Bruce Atkins, Charles Byrd, Phelix Craig, Jim Simpson, and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Teague
Anderson Threadgill
Tooke
W. E. Martin
Clara Robinson
W. P. Harris
Fred Smith
C. P. Mitchell
Percy McCauley
J. C. Moore
Bennie Sherrill
Bruce Atkins
Charles R. Byrd
Phelix Craig
Jim Simpson
Amos Hosiery Firms Form New Organized Structure
Charles L. Amos founder of a major hosiery maker becomes president and treasurer of Melrose Hosiery Mills after corporate perfection. He also leads Glenn Hosiery Company as president with Melrose showing 230000 dollars paid-in capital. Board includes Amos, Jr., Davis, Mitchell, Burton. Glenn Hosiery capital stands at 11500 dollars with C. L. Amos and Amos Jr. in top roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. Amos
Melrose Hosiery Mills
Glenn Hot Company
Charles L. Amos, Jr
Davis
W. EB. Mitchell
W. A. Burton
New York
Glenn Hosiery Company
C. L. Amos
C. L. Amos, Jr
A. Glenn Smith
Traffic Violations Reported In 24 Hours
One person was charged by police during the 24 hour period with speeding. Authorities warn drivers to slow down and drive carefully.
Uw Harrie Council Scout Bobby Carpenter to International Jam boree
Bobby Carpenter of Troop 21 Thomasville signs to attend the International Jamboree in July August in Vogelenzang Bloemendaal Holland. He is among the Uwharrie Councils leading Scouts and is the second from the local council to plan the trip following David Steadman of Asheboro who was announced as the first.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uwharrie Council
Bobby Carpenter
R. B. Carpenter
Thomasville
Vogelenzang- Bloemendaal
Holland
Bobby
First Methodist Church
David Steadman
Asheboro
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Eitzel
High Point Floral Co. H. EB. O’connor
Mer
St. Dial
Drug Co
Panthers
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
General Offices
High Point, N. C
Lyle’s O. K.’d
Chevrolet
Plymouth
Lucas
G-Men
THE
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
W. Clinard
Pres
Johnson
E. K. Ingram
Alabama
Mobile Bay
Clara
Shepard's Grocery
Main Street
Asheboro Highway
Certified Public
Seidman & Seidman
Security Bank
North Main ST
Head Properties
Genasco
Ward St. Dial
Sadlers
HEELS
City Shoe Shop
West Commerce S&t
Peice
Penn Vita Motor O
Pennsylvania
Defroster
Commercial Ins. & Investment CO
Wachovia
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