Local notes roam through Thomasville and Wallburg tales
In Thomasville the writer recalls snow and routines at City Hall Fire House and pokes fun at Police Chief Paul Shore’s quips about Cedrick Clinard’s license plate. Wallburg hosts the Davidson County Fox Hunters Association field trials and dog show with breakfast service, then a Guil-Rand ice incident prompts rescue by the Guild-Rand Rescue Squad for a father and son.
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Wallburg Way
Davidson County Fox Hunters Association
Gib Weavil
Wallburg School
George Matthews
Jamestown
Clyde Wilkerson
Guil-Rand
Wilkerson
Guil- Rand
Guild - Rand
Horneytown Fire Group moves to fund new truck
The Horneytown Fire Group reports a new fire truck order expected in about three months with the Howe Company of Anderson Indiana building the body. A Feb fund drive aims to cover the down payment and reduce indebtedness while volunteers train for delivery and the building is prepped for use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eres Ba Gross
Howe Company
Anderson
Ind
Waymouth Brooks
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Horneytown Department
Forsyth County Fire Departments
Gross
Gershwin Musical Hit Promises Jazz Age Charm
High Point College director Miss Jane DeSpain stages Girl Crazy on February 19 and 20 at Memorial Auditorium to show modern audiences the enduring energy of Jazz Age musical numbers by George Gershwin. The program features Embraceable You I Got Rhythm But Not For Me and I m Bidin My Time among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane DeSpain
High Point College Tower Players
Memorial Auditorium
Dad
Mom
Sandy Wilson
Miss DeSpain
George Gershwin
First Hague Peace Conference Opens by Czar Invitation
The 1899 Hague Peace Conference convened at the invitation of the Russian czar, marking the inaugural international assembly on arms control and diplomacy. The gathering brought delegates from multiple nations to discuss peace and conflict resolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hague
Russia
Police Nab Youth For Robbery
Officers arrested 18 year old Secolia Branch of F High Street on a robbery charge, identified as the third suspect in a months old attack. Brand was captured in Bennettsville after leaving town. Bond set at 1000 dollars pending a preliminary hearing.
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Secolia Branch
F. High Street
William Burris
Burris
Brand
Bennettsville
D. C
Harvey Clodfelter
Albertson Road
Teresa Mills
Greer Street
Clodfelter
Willie R. Holder
Lexington
Grace Flower Shop
Iris Gordy
Christmas holidays in Mexico extend after 20 Bes and 16
The notice reports holiday dates in Mexico extending to December 20 and extending through January 7, with a continuation into the new year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Honest man returns found check in Thomsville
In Thomsville, a man in painter's coveralls returned a $27 check found in the street. Clarence Mangum of Greensboro handed the check to police at the station claiming he found it. Police traced it to Matte Williams of Warner Street. Williams's wife thanked Mangum as he reportedly sought Motte, who was nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Clarence Mangum
Greensboro
Matte Williams
Warner St
William
Motte
Recreation Schedule for Goldston Park and Blair Park Activities
Goldston Park Recreation Department lists weekly programs for children ages 3 to 12 including playschool 9 a.m. to 12 noon and free play 3 p.m. to 6 p.m. at various facilities. Blair Park offers golf shop hours, arts, crafts, square dance and junior clubs, with Teen Night on Tuesdays and Thursdays and athletic events at the Armory.
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Goldston Park
Washington Terrace
Mother and ‘Daughter
Frank Sizemore Jr
Arts and Crafts
Armory
Steel
Mech
Comets
Life
Odell’s Grill
Ser
Battery
Merita Baktery
Dur
Odell's Grill
Gen
Clara Cox
Brooks Memorial Church
Senator Kirkman Speaks At UNC
State Sen. O. Arthur Kirkman addressed a school official dinner in Chapel Hill. He discussed findings of the State Commission for the Study of Public School Finance and potential General Assembly reaction to its proposals. Guy B. Phillips introduced the speaker to 65 educators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. Arthur Kirkman
Chapel Hill
State Commission For
Kirkman
General Assembly
Guy B. Phillips
UNC
Norgay Plans Dolomites Return For Ski Lessons
Tensing Norgay, Everest climber and chief instructor at an Indian mountaineering school, will return to the Dolomites in northern Italy next month for more skiing lessons after spending 40 days there last year observing and practicing slalom and skiing techniques.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trent
Italy
Norgay
Everest
Dolomite
India
Schuss and
Idlalom
Guilford County Superior Court Brings 55 Defendants to Trial
A one week term of Guilford County Superior Court opens with Judge Frank Armstrong presiding. Fifty five defendants face 63 charges across five days, including larceny, felonious and aggravated assaults, driving offenses, violations of prohibition, and related counts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford Fee Superior Court
Frank Armstrong
Troy
Tommy Jackson
Mae Moore
Clarence Flood
Eugene Pridgen
Robert Lee Pruett
Richard Crofts
Bobby Lee Farr
Mont Barnes
Joseph H
Wesley E. Lamb
William P. Earnhardt
Ozell Williams
Shelton R. Whitfield
Daniel E. Bongard
Alfred Ross Little
George Washington Cox
Mary Virginia Bates
Clarence William Steele
Joe Hinant
Willie Smith
Tra Marvin Gardner
Dewey Lee Overman Jr
Jack Gunter
Leroy Hilton
Irene Hornaday
James Martin Fine
Claude Curtis
Olive Riley
Earl Grant
John Hayes
Irvin Collins
Bonnie Covington
John Maybin Jr
Fred Gallman
Moravian Tile Stoves Warm Old Salem Homes
Old Salem craftsmen created tile stoves modeled on German Moravian examples using local terra cotta. Tile patterns varied with assembly and sealing methods, and stoves were later sold to other communities. A tile and mold collection is at Wachovia Museum with three complete stoves at local houses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Salem
Salem
Germany
Meadows
America
Wachovia Museum
John Vogler
Salem Tavern
Local Student Initiated Into Fraternity
Henry C. McPherson of High Point was initiated into the University of North Carolina chapter of Beta Gamma Sigma during a 25th anniversary celebration. He was among 16 men chosen for top scholastic ranking among juniors and seniors in the business college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry C. McPherson
High Point
University of North Carolina
Beta Gamma Sigma
McPherson
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Paul Shore
Joe Don
Cedrick) Clinard
Cedrick
Horneytown Fire Group
Pine &T
Fagle Scouters
Explorer Ee
Fair Grove
Fagle
Wilson Hepler
Luther Hepler
Joe Stanley
Wade Stanley
Tommy Swain
Austin Swain
Thomas Everhart
T. Austin Everhart
Paul Smith Studio
Police
Kentucky
Union
Singer Sewing Center
N. Main St
DIAL
N. Wrenn
the Recreation Department At
Blair Park
Scurtey
Senator Kirkman
The
YMCA
J. W. Sechrest & S04, Inc
Oia
Main St
Joe Austin Jr
Neely James Trotter
Richard T. Honeycutt
James Arthur Watson
Walter Lee Chandler
Sherman Hazlewood
Franklin B. Moon
C. J. Coleman
Charles Beauchamp
Andrew J. Stroud
Howard Leon Summers
Flowers Grace Flower Shop
Floris
Wrenn & Howe
Ada’s Shop
Stauffer’s
Family Weekly
Stauffer
South Road
High Point, N. C
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