Record opening draws thirteen states to Southern Furniture Market
Thirteen states attended the market opening with 264 potential buyers listed at the gate. North and South Carolina led registrants with 104 and 53 respectively, followed by Georgia 53 and Virginia 48. Kentucky submitted a notable showing, while other states included Tennessee, Alabama, West Virginia, Indiana, Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey, Connecticut, and more. Paul Asey, market manager, called the distribution pleasing to officials and exhibitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Outhern
Carolina
Georgia
Virginia
Ida
Tennessee
Ala
West Virginia
Ciy
Indiana
Chusetts
Illinois
New Jorth
Connecticut
Paul Asey
Ten
Kentucky
Municipally Owned Power Plants Face Franchise Tax Debate
State Utilities Commission data shows municipally owned electric systems pay little to no state taxes and contribute to local schools via indirect charges. Private utilities paid millions in state taxes last year, supporting talk of extending franchise tax to municipal plants to shore up state revenue. Lawmakers weigh 6 percent gross receipts tax, while cities resist lowering local rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utili Commission
Iran
Reptive Vogler
Ilsties Commission
Adto
Ned Electric Sysan
Stock market sustains slide amid labor tension
YORK January 19 stocks opened weak as fears of labor unrest lingered. The market showed fractions of points movement with mixed results as automotive, metals, utilities and aircraft shares drifted, while investors kept to the sidelines amid labor disputes and cautious trading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
York
Eherfal Motors
Club Meeting Discusses Boosting Cooperation at Elwood Hotel
An informal luncheon meeting of the club at the Elwood hotel today focused on increasing member participation and building a better program. All members pledged to work toward improved cooperation and growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pforma
Feahe
Elwood Hotel
Rainy Day in High Point Records Heavy 1.58 Inch Fall
Rain fell in High Point with 1.58 inches recorded between 6 PM and noon by meteorologist A B Horney. The unusually heavy 18 hour rainfall caused road wash and deterioration but no reported damage. Forecast unclear for tomorrow as rain slowed near noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Tony
A. B. Horney
Flood Threat Spreads Across Eight States Amid River Crises
Ohio River hits 56.5 feet at Cincinnati, flooding Newport Kentucky and forcing 500 families from lowlands. In Missouri Arkansas and Kentucky, levees break and towns evacuate as 1,750 engineers reinforce dikes and 100 homes along Paragould Arkansas flood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Evansville
Ohio
Cincinnati
Newport
Parkersburg
W. Va
Red Cross
Ohio River
Ind
St. Francis
Missouri
WU. S. Army
Kennett
Moark
Ark
Paragould
Kidnap Case Suspect Grows Beard in Search Efforts
The man suspected in the Mattson kidnapping remains in solitary at Whatcom County Jail awaiting transfer to Walla Walla for a 20 year sentence for a December holdup in Bellingham. Investigations span multiple states as leads fade and suspects are questioned in Everett, Culver City, Seattle, and Astoria though no decisive break has emerged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellingham Wash
Fowler
Mattson
Whatcom County
State Penitentiary
Walla Walla
Bellingham
W. T. Farmer
Tacoma
Everett
Wash
Charles
Culver City
Calif
Joseph Mitchell
Harold Nathan
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Nathan
Los Angeles
Mitchell
Compton
Seattle
Marshal Scrafford
Wastang Tavdeuskidse
Tucson
Aziz
John Rubin Nicholas
Astoria
Ore
W. W. Mattaon
Massive list of registrants spans many states and towns
A long register shows names and addresses across Tennessee Virginia North Carolina Georgia Florida South Carolina West Virginia and beyond. The list includes Mrs Roy Card La Follett Tenn Frank Agee La Follette Tenn and many others with varied hometowns and affiliations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roy Card
la Follett
Tenn
Frank Agee
la Follette
W. Goodman
Norfolk
Bruce
High Point
W. Bruce
James Taylor
Otis P. Brower
Liberty
F. P. Womack
Lenoir
F. H. Brown
Joseph Barr
B. B. Wagner
Winston-Salem
H. C. Butterworth
Hopewell
L. H. Bowling
Central
D. C
J. T. Talley
Siler City
E. G. White
Bluefield
R. G. Carr
Durham
H. W. Kimbell
H. A. Mason
Otis Clark
Chattanooga
Ray Jackson
Thomas R. Boggs
W. R. Colvard
Mooreville
Timmonsville
R. B. McBrayer
Columbia
Robert Dinkins
W. A. Henson
Greensboro
Oren L. Herring
Spartanburg
S. C
Martha Doughton
Guilford College
J. S. Jones
Newbern
H. G. Lewis
R. S&s. Park
Pageland
A. G. Mayfield
Cowpens
B. F. Mayfield
E. H. Hopper
Mary ‘.Midkiff
Mt. Airy
John Midkiff
A. M. Moore
J. W. McFarland
Daytona Beach
Fla
E R. Smith
Virginia Gibboney
Wytheville
Mrs. Huske
George Suttenfield
Leaksville
J H. Bryan
Henderson
Harry McCulloh
Piedmont
W. Va
Kirk McKay
Lakeland
J. Leon Teffeteller
Maryville
Albert Nash
Statesville
C. C. Covey
Atlanta
D. W. Oulla
Florence
T. R. Padgett
Forest City
Padgett
Miss Padgett
C. W. Parker
LaGrange
A. J. Hellman
Chester
F. L. Peake
Rocky Mount
H. P. Vail
Covington
E. Summerour
Winder
O. V. Kester
L. Overstreet
R. G. Alison
Gaffney
S .C
R. BE. LeMaster
O. G. Skinner
West Point
Wm. T. Nowell
Raleigh
M. Shapiro
South Bend
Ind
R. H. Sterchi
Knoxville
R. L. Sterchi
R. L. Megrimm
Charlotte
Mia
J. F. Swinell
Jacksonville
A. F. Atkisson
Richmond
W. O. Givens
Erwin, Tenn
EB. J. Mizell
J. F. Wallace
Stanley
H. F. Weaver
Montgomery
Ala
J. B. Wells, Sr
Paintsville
Charles J. Wells
B. A. Vann
Evergreen
H. G. Robinson
Strom
McCormick
J. H. Teuchton
Valdosta
Norfolk, Va
M. F. Vaught
Benham
Inauguration Crowds Face Rough Weather
News reports describe rough weather during inauguration as Democrats and two Republicans discuss reorganization. Representative Buchanan of Texas is named chairman. Roosevelt's monetary policies face reapproval: continuation of the $2 billion stabilization fund and the power to devalue the dollar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crats
Representative Buchanan
Tex
Roosevelt
Congress
Treasury
France
England
Seek Safety Backing in Mobilization for Highway Safety
A. M. Huggins, safety director of the Carolina motor club, says he has asked Governors Hoey of North Carolina and Johnston of South Carolina to endorse a mobilization for highway safety movement organized in the two states by the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
A. M. Huggins
The
Carolina Motor Club
Clyde R. Hoey
North Carolina
Olin D. Johnston
South Carolina
Eight firemen hurt in Paducah blaze
In Paducah Kentucky on January 19 eight firefighters including Chief John M Slaughter sustained injuries while battling a blaze. The report notes the absence of fatalities. Authorities expect full recoveries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paducah, Ky
John M. Slaughter
Oil Heiress to Wed New York Broker in February
Sara Jane Phillips, heiress to the Phillips Petroleum fortune, will marry Frank M. Hegrish, a New York broker, on February 19. Her father, also named Frank, started as an Iowa barber and now leads the Phillips Petroleum empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sara Jane Phillips
Frank M. Hegrish
New York
Frank
Iowa
Phillips Petroleum Company
Sidelights on Southern Mart and Market Rumor
Frank Barfield of A. G. Rhodes & Sons in Atlanta is busiest as he coordinates arrivals for 28 stores during the Southern Furniture and Rug Market. The National Furniture Stores delegation of 16 buyers fills two elevators. A Florida African domino championship rumor names a Tampa and Gainesville pair sparking talk of a public event and admission charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Collins
A. G. Rhodes & Sons
Atlanta
National Furniture Stores
Florida
Tampa
Gainesville
Fla
Salesman Sully Oldham Missed From Glasgow Allison
Sully Oldham a friendly salesman for the Glasgow Allison company was missing this morning and is reported confined to his bed. Friends express concern over his absence from the market and wish him a swift recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. HK
Sully
Oldham
Glasgow-Allison Company
Former High Pointer Tom Gilliam Returns with Carolina Parlor
Tom Gilliam once of High Pointer fame arrives in town with Carolina Parlor Furniture of Statesville. He is said to be again teaching locals how to move merchandise and dispose of merchan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Gilliam
High Pointer
Carolina Parlor Furniture Company
Statesville
Scalper Charged Over Head Lines Revue Ticket Steal
Jake Thomas of Unique Furniture Winston-Salem is charged with buying a block of tickets to the Rotary club event Head lines Revue and trying to corner the market. Several customers plan to attend the show without paying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Thomas
Unique Furniture Company
Winston-Salem
Rotary Club
Thomas
Briggs chair wheel tops High Point display
Briggs Manufacturing of High Point presents a novel seating display with a revolving wheel of chairs under a canopy. The chairs are arranged for visitors to sit as the wheel turns, a merry go round style feature without horses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Briggs Manufacturing Company
High Point
Buzzard Roost Power Case Set For February Rehearing
Senator W. H. Nicholson said the Buzzard Roost power case will be reheard February 23 by Federal Judge Lyles Glenn at Rock Hill. The Supreme Court remanded the case for proper procedure after the Fourth Circuit upheld WPA funding of 2 800 000 dollars to Greenwood county for the Buzzard Roost project, a suit by Duke Power Company to stop it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grebenwoot
S. C
W. H. Nicholson
Index Journal
Columbia
Buzzard Roost
Fed
Lyles Glenn
Rock
U. S. Supreme Court
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
WPA
Greenwood County
H. H. Watkins
Duke Power Company
Chicago Produce Butter Prices Decline on Weak Creamery Offers
Jan 10 AP report shows butter prices at Chicago market weak with creamery specials near 32.40 dollars per cwt and extras around 31.40, firsts and standards listed with varied figures reflecting current receipts and car lots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
New York York
New Orleans
New Jan
Fire destroys buildings housing two produce firms
A blaze this morning leveled structures housing two produce companies, prompting emergency crews to battle the flames and investigate the cause. No injuries were reported, and investigators began surveying the site for accountable sources and potential containment measures.
Cigarette Prices Raised by Manufacturers in New York
Leading tobacco firms announce a 15 cent per thousand rise in wholesale cigarette prices. The new price is 6.25 dollars per thousand, before typical trade discounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Continued Glass Strike Looms Over Furniture Market
The ongoing glass industry strike raises concerns at the Southern Furniture and Rug market. Manufacturers fear shortages of mirrors and supplies, with two months needed to resume normal glass production after settlement. Limited stock adds to worries about fulfilling near term orders.
Rambling Reporter Hurt in Automobiles Accident
C. D. Haggard of the Biltmore hotel received treatment at Guilford General hospital for a minor chin laceration after an automobile accident last night. He was discharged after treatment and did not specify the accident location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. D. Haggard
Biltmore Hotel
Guilford General Hospital
Car Crash Victim Leo Schwab Improves in Hospital
Leo Schwab, injured when the car he rode in collided with a truck near Siler City, remained a Guilford General patient today but was reported improving. He was seriously shaken but stable. Passenger Wade P. Renfrow is improving at his home, 315 Louise Avenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Schwab
Siler City
Guilford General Hospital
Wade P. Renfrow
Louise Avenue
Beeson Improves after Factory Burn Incident
Earl Beeson, burned after a fall into a vat of hot water at a local furniture plant yesterday, is reported considerably improved at Guilford General Hospital today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earl Beeson
Guilford General Hospital
Local Leaders Will Attend Roosevelt Inauguration Parade
Among those joining the inaugural ceremonies in Washington are Judge Lewis E. Teague L. J. Fisher Jr Walter E. Crissman Houston Groome Wilbur Groome John Herndon and Bruce Carraway. Efforts to form additional trip parties were in progress but no definite details were known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Lewis E. Teague
L. J. Fisher, Jr
Walter E. Crissman
Houston Groome
Wilbur Groome
John Herndon
Bruce Carraway
Parsons Qualifies As Administrator in High Point
D. H. Parsons of High Point qualified today as administrator of the estate of Rachel E. B. Wrightenberry in Greensboro. The estate is valued at 3400 dollars personal property and 500 dollars real estate. Heirs named are Minnie L. Cole Mollie E. Hunt and Bessie Wrightenberry all of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
D. H. Parsons
High Point
Superior Court
Rachel EB. Wrightenberry
Minnie L. Cole
Mollie E. Hunt
Bessie Wrightenberry
True Bill In Edward Patrum Case
Grand Jury in Guilford Superior court returned a true bill in the case charging Edward Patrum with crime against nature and ordered his immediate arrest. Patrum is put under bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court
Edward Patrum
High Point
Patrum
Mrs Mabel Davis Dies After Short Illness
Mrs. Mabel Davis died at 9 55 P M in a local hospital after several days of critical illness from diabetes She was born January 10 1897 in High Point and lived in the city all her life She leaves husband Fred M Davis Jr a son four brothers and three sisters with services set for Wednesday at 3 PM at Green Street Baptist Church Interment at Oakwood Cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mable Grady Davis
Fred M. Davis
Park Street
Green Street Baptist Church
C. N. Royal
R. L. Winders
W. L. Killen
Oakwood Cemetery
Lizzie Prevost
Springdale Avenue
Funeral services for W W Tise farmer 64 at Spring Hill
Funeral services for W W Tise 64 prominent Abbotts Creek farmer were held at the Spring Hill M P church this morning. The service featured a male quartet and floral tributes while interment followed in the church cemetery with active pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Hayworth
H. 8. Smith
J.B. Kelly
J. C. Hayworth
Jim Craven
John Glascoe
Funeral services for A. C. Hofman held at home
Funeral services for A C Hofman were conducted at his 410 Jones Street home. Rev F L Conrad, Rev J A L Miller, and Rev Olin L Sink led the rites. Choir sang Just As I Am and Nearer My God To Thee. Pallbearers named and interment in Oakwood cemetery followed in the family plot.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. C. Hofman
Jones Street
F. L. Conrad
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
J. A. L. Miller
Concord
Olin L. Sink
Holy Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church of
Charlotte
J. A. Sloop
Schultheiss
G. EB. Kianderman
R. A. Agner
Kester Burrow
I. D. Motsinger
Oakwood Cemetery
Solons Seek 600000 For School Buses
North Carolina legislators push for 600000 to buy school buses. House defers joint pledge to Roosevelt neutrality policy. A hearing is set January 26 on a four hour work week for tobacco and textile workers and 48 hours in other industries. A committee favors six associate justices for the Supreme Court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commission
House
Murphy
Rowan
Senate
Roosevelt
Uzzell of
House Committee On Manufacturing and Labor
McBryde
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Court opinions due January 27 in Raleigh
The State Supreme Court will release its next batch of opinions on January 27, marking the adjourned fall term end in Raleigh. The schedule outlines forthcoming rulings from the high court during the post-holiday term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Supreme Court
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ARKET
B. L. Ballenger
Tryon
L. O. Barksdale
Waynesboro
W.L. Russell
Mrs
B. L
Asheboro
H. V. Daffron
N. M. Moore
H. T. Hensley
Asheville
W. H. Fisher
J. W. Clenney
Edison
Clark Wise
Frank D. Johnson
H. A. Johnson
Giles Beal
Gastonia
W. R. Jennette
Olive
J. H. Hester
O.A. McKeithan
J. G. Jones, Jr
J. G. Jones
Fred Jones
Francis
R. C. King
Orangeburg
8. C
Archie King
Hartsville
Victor Seneker
Bristol
Johnson City
B. F. Taylor
Otis B. Brown
L. A. Dickens
J. B. Copple
Monroe
H. E. Copple, Jr
Glen E. Swaim
Winston- Salem
J. H. Crumpler
Clinton
G. C. Morris
George F. Harper
John Huffaker
A. F. Epting
B. T. Thomas
Erwin
H. M. Johnson
G. C. Richardson
Greenville
W. P. Bivins
Griff Smith
L. J. Hammond
J. Lb. Proctor
Lincolnton
T.B. Hewkins
A. M. Russell
Freemont
D. Schwartz
Wilmington
W.W. L Ricks
A. P. Dollar
C. T. Holland
T. Sterret
Staunton
H. L. Bolyn
Dillon
A. B. Watson
Roanoke
P. Stephenson
Ed Matthews
Whiteville
J. T. McKenasie
W. B. Ford, Jr
R. W. Norman
Salisbury
G. L. Parsons
Cherryville
Frank Smyth
Radford
Jack Power
Rainwater
Cheraw
W. L. Hartwell
Lawrenceville
Emory H. Thomas
Frase One
Frank Barfield
Adams
Adams Millis Peat
Alaska
Alleghany
Alco
Baldwin Aviat Corp Prr
THOR
B & O Sar R
Bendix Aviat
Beth Tee OM
Borden Boeing Airplane
Dessees
Cannon Mills
Case J
Champ P & F
Colum G & E Seer
Curtiss Pere
Curtiss Wright
Tay du Pont de Neomouts
Elec Auto
Fateh
Freeport Sul Eens Feet
Elec Upo
Gen Foods Foto
Gillette Oro
Nick Can
Kinney
Nash
Mokt McCrory
Mont Ward
NoAm Aviat
Otis
Pacg &E
Rene
Penn
Penney J C Foote
Ny Phillips Pet
Pullman
Pure
Sears
Petree
Shell UN
Sheen
Studebaker Tenner
Swift
Corp Eee
Pruit
Peres
U S
Warner Pic
Mary Western Union Pee
West Elec
Mfg
Wilson
Woolworth
D. Haggard
Parsons
Chicago Grain
Mabel Davis
A. C. Hopmann
Solons
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