Ice And Snow Is Traffic Menace
An icy, snow coated morning disrupted traffic across the region with several accidents and near misses. A truck hit a telephone pole at English and Kennedy, a Western Union messenger fell on ice, and a Buick skid near Lexington leaving the driver injured. Highway officials report main roads open despite ice and road crews clearing routes on Route 10.
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English and
Kennedy
Western Union
Mr. McLary
Charlotte
Lexington
R. W. Martin
Greensboro
Carolina Baking Company
J. W. Mills
Glebane
Salisbury
Mills
Randolph
Moore
Montgomery
Hoke
Companion Royal Arch Masons Meeting Notice
High Point Chapter No 70 R A M holds a regular meeting Friday at 7 30 PM All members urged to attend Visiting Royal Arch Masons invited By order Claude E Smith High Priest J M Thomas Sr Secretary
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High Point
Royal Arch
Institute Opens St Marys Church Training School
Representatives from numerous churches attended a one day training session for church school teachers at St Marys Church under the North Carolina diocese of the Episcopal Church. Rev H Norwood Bowne led the opening service with a schedule including a 5 45 PM supper and talks by Rev John L Jackson of Charlotte and Miss Annie Morton Stout of Sewanee province on the diocese and religious education.
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St. Mary's Church
North Carolina
Episcopal Church
H. Norwood Bowne
John L. Jackson
St. Martin’s Church
Charlotte
Weber's First Opera Produced at Age Fourteen
Notable early work by Carl Maria von Weber, a distinguished German composer, premiered when he was just 14 years old creating a rare glimpse of prodigious talent in a precocious youth.
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Carl Maria von Weber
Amos Re-Elected to 710 Bank Board Position at Greensboro
Charlies L. Amos, a leading High Point businessman, was re elected to the general board of the North Carolina Bank and Trust company at the Greensboro annual stockholders meeting. Willis Johnson and T. W. Steed were confirmed as vice president and assistant cashier. The report cited 1930 dividends totaling 200,000 on 2.5 million in capital, deposits of 36,815,537.23, and year end resources of 41,529,995.38, with a broad lineup of new general directors and executive officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlies L. Amos
High Point
Willis Johnson
T. W. Steed
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Greensboro
Amos
High Point Unit
C. L. Amos
J. Allen Austin
J. J. Corrigan
W. G. Foy
R. B. Gantt
Homer Hudson
J. P. Rawley
J. C. Sheroff
D. T. Yow
C. C. Crawford
A. W. McLean
Lumberton
Col
A. B. Andrews
Raleigh
A. L. Brooks
Julius W. Cone
Thomas W. Davis
Wilmington
N. A. Dunn
J. V. Grainger
I. B. Grainger
L. E. Hall
R. L. Huffines
Rocky
H. Smith Richardson
New York
William
Ryland
North Carolina Bank
High Point Board of Directors
Tobacco Averages Over 12 Cents a Ld
Walter A. Shore, vice-president and treasurer, announced that tobacco sold over 12 cents per pound on January 13 at the Liberty warehouse in Winston-Salem. He noted the market’s strength, with Tuesday’s average at 12.01 cents per hundred pounds and some sales reaching as high as 55 dollars.
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Liberty Warehouse
Winston-Salem
Walter A. Shore
Chip rule at Monte Carlo bar stays on floor
A Monte Carlo venue enforces a floor rule where any chip dropped cannot be picked up by the person who dropped it. The rule stands as part of the house policy affecting patrons at the gaming floor.
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Monte Carlo
Dead Horse Reanimated Sparks Street Fight over Ownership
A horse thought dead was revived from a ditch by sanitary workers and incinerated. The animal sprang to life at the incinerator, eluding capture, then fled to a wood yard. A second owner claimed the horse, a brawl erupted with Craven disputing possession, ending with Craven reclaiming the horse.
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Sanitary Department
M. G. Campbell
Long Reed Street
Will Craven
Craven
Cherry Street
Dobbin
John Austin
Moontown
Black Boy
Thunder
Robbin
Rotary Club Hosts Civic Club Presidents
Incoming civic club presidents and representatives visited the High Point Rotary club for a luncheon at the Sheraton hotel. Speakers included Roy J. Spearman A. C. Cecil J. W. Woollen John T. Moffitt and F. J. Sizemore who urged studies of the city’s finances and support for the city Beautiful movement and floral festival plans.
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High Point Rotary Club
Sheraton Hotel
Roy J. Spearman
Kiwanis Club
A. C. Cecil
Monarch Club
J. W. Woollen
Lions Club
John T. Moffitt
American Business Club
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Heartfest
Civic Club
Rotary
C. H. Rhodes
Sizemore
United States
T. A. Sykes
Fred N. Tate
Winchester
Asheville
Portland
Tate
Southern Exposition
Exposition Building
L .T. Ross Robinson
Asheboro
J. R. Oettinger
A. S. Parker
Norman Warner
W. E. Outen
Mr. Stone
R. H. Walker
Professor Hole Speaks at Friends Meet
Despite heavy snow about 85 people attended a supper program at Central Friends church. Prof. Edgar T. Hole of Guilford College spoke on Why Engage in Foreign Missions explaining obedience and the spread of Christianity abroad. The talk highlighted the export value of mission work and the transformative impact on both foreign converts and homeland Christianity.
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Central Friends Church
Edgar T. Hole
Guilford College
Hole
India
New Railway For Tennessee To Jamestown Branch Opens
A new railroad line, a branch of the Oneida and Western, begins service to Jamestown Tennessee home of the Alvin C York Memorial Institute. The extension from East Jamestown to Jamestown cost 30000 dollars raised by local merchants and mountain folk.
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Tennessee
Jamestown, Tenn
Oneida and Western
Jamestown
Alvin C. York
War on Tar Heel motorists with old plates
Highway patrols pressed a crackdown on drivers without 1931 plates, briefly paused due to road conditions, then resumed with Lt. T. A. Early and patrolmen driving motorcycles. Storage of unoperated cars was extended, with arrests and court fines for noncompliance. Fifteen cars were stored in the district. 1930 plates sold at the Carolina Motor Club branch through Saturday.
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Tar Heel
State Highway Patrol
T. A. Early
R. S. Harris
G. R. Duncan
Greensboro
Commercial Bank
Carolina Motor Club
George Lowe's
Ins
Tile Co Awarded Verdict in High Point Case
A jury in High Point municipal court awarded High Point Marble and Tile $210 against contractor R. E. Shelton after plaintiffs sought $600 on an open account. Shelton contended he owed $143.50. Plaintiffs were represented by Gold York and McAnally. Shelton by Jones and Fisher.
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High Point
High Point Marble and Tile Company
R. E. Shelton
Gold, York and McAnally
Shelton
Jones and Fisher
Hackney To Speak To Brotherhood Meeting
The Emmanuel Lutheran Brotherhood holds its regular monthly meeting Friday at 6 45 in the church Sunday school rooms. Burn Hackney a local scout executive will speak on scouting and all local Boy Scouts are invited as guests. Supper will be served by the Ladies Aid.
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Emmanuel Lutherap Brotherhood
Burn Hackney
Ladies’ Aid
Black-Draught Brought Relief Across Generations
A woman from Columbia states she has used Black-Draught for over thirty years and shared it with her children for colds and ailments. She reports taking it herself for constipation and indigestion, and notes its continued use among family members.
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Columbia, & O
Luther Seon
High Point Praised For Relief and Employment Efforts
R W Henninger commends High Point for its relief program while urging better organized work creation. He notes many days of work available through targeted efforts and provides a state employment survey, listing repairs from roofing to wiring and masonry as potential projects for city and rural areas.
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F. J. Sizemore
High Point Emergency Committee On
R. W. Henninger
State Council
High Point
Mr. Henninger
Henninger
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Royal Arch Masons
Claude E. Smith
J. M. Thomas, SR
Princess
Wilson Motor Company
Washington Street
Institute
St. Mary’s Church
The
Bradfield Co
Atlanta
R. F. Dd
Leny
Spencer’s Taxi & Transfer
Building and Loan
Piedmont
Geo. A. Matton
Pres
W. C. Idol
Sec’y Treas
McLean
Eres
EE Sales and Service
Negro
Rotary Club
Prof
EB. B. Stimson
Margaret Sloan
C. F. Tomlinson
E. H. Jarrett
Banner Davis
J. O. Wilkie
C. F. Allen
Will Thompson
Horace Haworth
Walter Beck
W. Broad
Seidman
Certified Public Accountants
TAX Service
Usury Department
Hackney
Brotherhood
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor Express Lines
City Transfer and Storage CO
E. J. Deane
Johnson Street
N. Y
Tyes
Commercial National Bank
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
the Commercial National Bank V. A
Pauline
Jawrveraat
North Main Street
Just
Schwab Tailoring Co
East Broad Street
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