Southern Furniture Market Opens With 42 Buyers Attending
The ninth annual mid-winter Southern Furniture Market opened at the Ex position building with forty two buyers from eight states and the District of Columbia in the first two hours. The show runs through January 31 and features 125 plants with notable displays across ten floors. Buyers praised the attendance and optimism, though purchase activity was gradual as lines and inventories are watched closely by retailers nationwide.
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District of Columbia
High Point Market
Chicago
Grand Rapids
High Point
Howard Johnson
Graf and Johnson, Inc
Buffalo
N. Y
Johnson
Giant Furniture Company
Southern Chair Company
B. F. Huntley Company
Simmons Company
Heywood- Wakefield
High Point Furniture Company
Continental Furniture Company
Tate Furniture Company
Globe
Webb Furniture Company
Galax
North Carolina
Wilson Furniture Company
Carthage
J. W. Wilson
Walter Kirkman
Donnell van Noppen
White Furniture Company
Mebane
van Noppen
Fred Fogle
Fogle Furniture Company
Forsyth Lines
W. H. Price
T. C. Dickson
Atlanta
Elnora Gabriel
W. B. Cauthen
Greenville
8. C
M. D. Gordon
Sam Burton
Asheville
J. L. Drake
Buford
W. O. Shadburn
R. W. Wentz
Gettiesburg
H. W. Wentz
F. W. Smith
Richmond
Garland Peery
N. Tazewell
R. L. Gibson
Covington
J. Rule
Clifton Forge
H. E. Rosenberg
Washington, D. C
C. F. Smith
J. C. O'Neal
Tampa
Fla
M. C. Stagg
J. EB. Reid
Rock Hill
T. F. Trimble
Atlanta, Ga
J. Lawson
I. Grossberg
Brooklyn, NY
M. Bloom
Brooklyn
L. Detelbach
Allsworth
Miami
Fila
Thomas Sledge Funeral Held At Pleasant Grove
Funeral services for Thomas Sledge a 75 year old pioneer resident were held yesterday at Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant church in Davidson county with Rev. D R Williams officiating. A large crowd attended the service with pallbearers named Earl Cecil Grady Newton Dad Brewer J E Davis and Edgar Kennedy. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
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Thomas Sledge
Bradshaw Street
Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant Church
Davidson County
D. R. Williams
Earl Cecil
Grady Newton
Dad Brewer
J. E. Davis
Edgar Kennedy
Autogiro Hovers Over High Point Sighted by Residents
Veteran mail and test pilot James G. Ray circled and hovered above High Point for several minutes after noon, then flew toward Friendship airport eight miles north. The autogiro, seen by scores, showed mid air suspension and vertical descent before heading toward Philadelphia via Richmond and Washington.
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High Point
James G. Ray
Friendship
Here
Ray
Miami
Philadelphia
Southern Railway
Charlotte
Jamestown
Mr. Ray
Richmond
Washington
Randolph Outlaw Believed in City Involved Car Theft
Police in Randolph County search for Richard Croker the outlaw after a stolen Graham-Paige sedan linked to him was found parked at 708 East Russell Street. Officers questioned occupants, recovered the car from J. C. Welch Motor Co, and noted two men were stopped, one possibly the desperado, as investigators pursue leads from a disturbance call.
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Tofay
Richard Croker
Randolph County
Miami
Fla
High Point
Asheboro
East Russell Street
Croker
Smith and Whitlow
J. C. Welch Motor Company
"Daddy" Wood Stricken Critically Ill in High Point
Former Police Sergeant J O Wood known as Daddy by residents is reported in a weak condition at Guilford General Hospital after an appendicitis operation that doctors say went well.
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J. O. Wood
High Point
Guilford General Hospital
Merchants Rally Against North Carolina Sales Tax Proposal
Local business leaders meeting at the Sheraton pledge vigorous opposition to a sales tax and a gross income tax. Senators Burrus and Turner vow to oppose tax proposals while urging revenue from untapped sources such as corporate and power company taxes. The High Point Merchants Association calls residents to sign petitions as lawmakers prepare in Raleigh.
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Sheraton Hotel
High Point Merchants’ Association
John T. Burrus
Thomas Turner, Jr
Dr. Burrus
Mr. Turner
Burrus
North Carolina
Turner
Carter Dalton
T. C. Johnson
Local Merchants Association
State Association
D. A. Dowdy
High Point Merchants Association
Dowdy
T High Point Merchants Association
General Assembly of
General Assembly
American Legion To Meet Tonight
The American Legion will hold its regular weekly meeting at 8 o'clock in the Andrew Jackson Post headquarters 110 East Washington street. All members and ex-service men are urged to attend.
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The
American Legion
Andrew Jackson Post
East Washington Street
P. W. Lawrence Rites At Pilot Mountain
Funeral services for P Lawrence, a well known Confederate veteran who died at his home, 412 Otteray Drive, were held Sunday in Pilot Mountain. Elders Moses Willard and George Key led the service at the Primitive Baptist church with Rev J M Hilliard, chaplain of the local Confederate Veterans, taking part. Interment followed at Pilot Mountain Cemetery. pallbearers named.
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P. Lawrence
Otteray Drive
Earl
Pilot Mountain
Moses
P. W Williard
Geor Key
J. M. Hilliard
States
A. Hammer
W. F. Swandson
P. E. Simmons
D. H. Fagg
John H. Sheetz
J. N. Napier
L. D. Denny
W. F. Bowles
Pilo Mountain
General Summerall to Succeed Bond as Head of Institution
General Summerall will succeed Col. Oliver J. Bond, who has headed the institution since 1908. The change signals a leadership transition after decades of service by Bond.
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Summerall
Col
Oliver J. Bond
Special Communication of Numa F Reid Lodge 344 AOF and A M
Master Masons are urged to attend a special Lodge of Numa F Reid 344 in fellow craft degree on Monday night at 7 30. All visiting brothers will be cordially received by order W M G Howard and Secy Massey.
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Numa F. Reid Lodge
Monda
G. ©. Howard
Massey
Sec’y
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A&p
Atlantic
Pacific
Southern Furniture Market
Dean’s
Doan
Leonard and
Younts
North
Maio
Seidman
Certified Public Accountants
Commercial Bank
Treasury Department
Pleasant Grove
Spencer’s Taxi & Transfer
Guilford Radio Service CO
N. Wrenn
Sunshine Genuine Dry Cleaning
Randolph
Asheboro Highway
Wood
E. J. Deane
Johnson Street
High Point, N
Tyes
Phuwae
Princess
Thomas Turner
Sheraton
Grove
Hudson Motor & Body Co
Hudson
Essex
Packard
Wilson Motor Company
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor Express Lines
City Transfer and Storage CO
P. W. Lawrence Rites
Master Masons
Commercial National Bank
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Commercial National Bank Vo
J. Idol
I’res. & Treas
Cc. H. Ellis
Pauline
North Main Street
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