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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1920
Page
7
James A. Clarke pastor of the First Baptist Church was granted a salary raise of over 30 percent by church members during a special meeting after prayers. Absent at the time, he learned of the vote with thanks, as the congregation praised his faithful service over the years. After the meeting, the pastor expressed appreciation and smiled broadly at the outcome.
Gilmer Brothers to stage a downtown furniture sale in High Point with recently acquired Amos Furniture stock. Officials rejected bids, aiming to offer patrons deep discounts. Managers Oliver Means and Voltz supervise marking down as prices tumble for a whirlwind sale to benefit shoppers in the region.
D B Gregg resigns as manager of the High Point Burber Furniture Co store effective January 1. He will join William Tate and associates of the Keystone Cabinet Co, taking a manufacturing role yet to be announced. Gregg and his wife plan to remain in High Point.
Greensboro January announcement from Prof John H Cook head of education at North Carolina College for Women. Six week summer session opens June 9 and runs to July 1 to allow teachers time for fire work and vacations. Facilities of college will be available to summer students including library laboratories and buildings.
From Tokso January 15 Colonel R B Teusler American Red Cross commissioner reports death trains pack about 500 refugees at the front most suffer from typhus and vermin. Trains run east from Vladivostock to Viladivestock where many die before reaching destinations.
Boomer West Virginia January 15. Mr and Mrs George Hemmings return from their church wedding to find their home completely destroyed by a gas explosion. The house had been prepared by the groom and all contents were lost in the blaze.
Newark January 15 an Internal Revenue Office agent asserts whiskey was concealed in shipments of Christmas trees from Canada. He says thousands of trees entered the U S with hidden liquor while dealers saw only the trees. In India a girl’s marriage is tied to her father receiving gifts of rice and rupees.
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