Actors honored in 1939 American Screen Favorites poll
Spencer Tracy leads the annual nationwide poll for the most popular actor with Myrna Loy close behind. Others named include Clark Gable, Ingrid Bergman, James Stewart, Judy Garland, and Elizabeth Power, highlighting a star-studded list.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spencer Tracy
Spencer Tracy and
Myrnay
Ginger Rogers Ames Stewart Jean Arthur Rone Power
Alice Faye Aud Muni
Irene Dunne Trol Flynn
Judy Garland
Illiam Powell
Shirley Temple
Famous Male Glee Club To Give Program Here
Dale Carnegie column widely read over the U.S. mentions an address at Senior High School auditorium on February 1 at 8 o clock under the auspices of the Continued on Page 8 Sec. B. Dr James R Houghton internationally famous baritone with his Boston University Glee Club of 36 voices comes to Wesley Memorial Methodist Church Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock. He is professor of music at Boston University and conductor of the seminary Singers. He has served on Methodist music committees and will lead music at the General Conference in Atlantic City. He studied at Iowa Harvard and Berlin and has performed with the Boston Symphony and New York Symphony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston University Glee Club
Wesley Memorial Church
James R. Houghton
United States
Dale Carnegie
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Boston University
Houghton
Seminary Singers
General Conference Commission of
The
Methodist Church
New Methodist Hymnal
Uniting Conference of Methodism
Kansas City
Atlantic City
Federal Council Commission of Church Music and
New York Hymn Society
New York Singing Teachers’ Association
University of Iowa
Harvard University
Archibald T. Davison
Harvard Glee Club
New York
Boston
Berlin
Dresden Opera Company
Boston Symphony Orchestra
New York Symphony Orchestra
Dinner Honors Dr. John D. Biggs as Bank Receiver Retires
High Point men toasted Dr. John D. Biggs at the Sheraton Hotel for guiding the liquidation of Commercial National Bank. Receiver quits after eight years. Judson C. Jones to take over from the comptroller’s office. Biggs resigns for health reasons and may settle in High Point with Mrs. Biggs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
High Point
Biggs
Sheraton Hotel
Judson C. Jones
Comptroller’s Office
Williamston
Martin County
Jones
Dunn
Harnett County
Mrs. Biggs
Dr. Biggs
Frank Wineskie
C. L. Amos
W. H. Slane
James W. Poole
W. C. Idol
Horace Hayworth
E. W. Freeze, Sr
E. C. Cridlebaugh
Capus M. Waynick
O. Arthur Kirkman
C. F. Tomlinson
High Point Band Invited to Play at World Fair
The High Point High School Band received an invitation from Capt Gene La Barre of the New York Police Band to perform at the New York World's Fair next summer. Band director Fred Kimball said a decision on the trip will be made later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Gene la Barre
City of
New York
Fred Kimball
Personnel Study Proposed For High Point This Week
Experts from Chicago based Public Service Administration arrive in High Point to survey personnel, salaries, and position classifications. The goal is to prepare a report with a salary standardization plan and position classifications. Services are provided at cost. similar surveys have been done in Greensboro and over 100 other cities. The council seeks a yardstick to guide classifications and salary decisions, with eventual adoption potentially in cooperation with the Civil Service Commission.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Public Service Administration of
Chicago
High Point
National Municipal Association
Greensboro
Civil Service Commission
Schoolboy Confesses to Breaking School Windows
A 12 year old boy admitted breaking four school windows and knocking a radio from the auditorium stage after being kept after class. Superintendent Claude Gaddy said he would discuss the case with the family before involving juvenile authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Claude Gaddy
Ball to climax March of Dimes drive at Armory
The 1940 March of Dimes campaign opens with Junior High School students selling buttons citywide. A charity ball at the Armory on January 26, with John Peddicord and his Winston-Salem orchestra, will conclude the drive, backed by Mayor Kirkman and local civic leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Foundation For
Thelma Connell
O. Arthur Kirkman
H. Irwin Coffield, Jr
City Armory
Roosevelt
John Peddicord
Winston- Salem
Coffield
Betty Sechrest
Betty Gwyn Weaver
Ruth Pollock
Eileen Thomas
Margaret Briggs
Frances Mann
New Schedule For Listing Announced
Guilford County official T R Short, assistant tax supervisor, announced a new schedule for listing property. Starting Thursday the county building will be open daily from 7 30 a m to 9 p m until January 31, with midnight hours on that final night. High Point Township owners who fail to list by January 31 face a 10 percent penalty with a minimum $1 fine. Only nine listing days remain as 6 965 persons had listed since January 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. R. Short
Guilford County
Davis Named to State NYA Office in North Carolina
Warren T. Davis Jr. of Nashville North Carolina was appointed assistant state administrator on the NYA state office staff by John A. Lang. He succeeds Carl G. Thompson Jr. and will supervise personnel procedures and public relations and represent the administrator in NYA field activities. Davis is a 1933 UNC graduate and has led NYA resident training centers since 1938.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warren T. Davis, Jr
Nashville
N. C
NYA
National Youth Administration
John A. Lang
Carl G. Thompson, Jr
High Point
Davis
University of North Carolina
High Point Attorney Keith Harrison Seeks Guilford The Lower House Seat
Keith Harrison, a High Point attorney and civic leader, announced his Democratic primary bid for one of Guilford County’s three seats in the North Carolina General Assembly’s lower house. He has practiced since 1933, holds a BS from High Point College, studied at Duke and UNC law schools, and serves on several local boards. Harrison runs without party organization support in a field of eight candidates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Keith Harrison
High Point
Guilford County
High Point College
Duke University
University of North Carolina Law School
First Presbyterian Church
Red Cross
Sigma Nu Phi
Sigma Nu Phi National Legal Fraternity
High Point Bar Association
Neave Heads Furniture City Motorcycle Club Officers
Richard Neave was elected president with Zeb Hester as vice president and Mrs. Martha Creasey as secretary-treasurer. Jack Anderson serves as referee, Wilson Luther and Harold Creasey head tour committee, Woodrow Reddick leads house committee along with Olin Chappell Albert Wilson Kendall Mendenhall and Hoyt Collier. Delegates attend an American Motorcycle Association meeting in Greensboro this afternoon at 1 oclock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furniture City Motorcycle Club
Richard Neave
Zeb Hester
Martha Creasey
Jack Anderson
Wilson Luther
Harold Creasey
Albert Wilson
Woodrow Reddick
Olin Chappell
Kendall Mendenhall
Hoyt Collier
American Motorcycle Association
Greensboro
Local Attorney Announces House Run After Primary
Rison, a local attorney, announced last night he would be a candidate for a seat in the House of Representatives, pending the Democratic primary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rison
House of Representatives
First Aid Course To Begin In High Point Next Week
Dr. Otis Marshall of the Red Cross will inaugurate first aid classes in High Point tomorrow night. A large group from schools, industries, funeral homes, utilities, WPA, adult education, police and Boy Scouts has registered. Classes start 7 30 p m on January 22 and run through February 16 with certification to teach standard first aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otis Marshall
American Red Cross
Red Cross
High Point
John Mebane
WPA
Police Department
Boy Scouts
Social Study Yields Major Community Achievements Here
Miss Elsie Larson directed a community social study months ago. Olin W. LeBaron outlines four achieved goals by the High Point Community Chest including a social service exchange, transient service through the Salvation Army, a private case work bureau, and expanded recreational programs for needy children. He notes three future aims such as completing the Council of Social Agencies, studying a unified domestic relations and juvenile court, and exploring day care centers in mill districts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elsie Larson
Olin W. LeBaron
High Point Community Chest
Salvation Army
Council of Social Agencies
Mr. LeBaron
Heavy Registration Expected for Southern Furniture Show
Exhibitors and buyers from across the South will arrive for the two week Southern Furniture and Rug Market opening tomorrow. Officials anticipate a strong turnout, with inventories low and late 1939 business favorable. Prices may rise slightly on living room furniture with imported materials, while innovations in style center on 18th century designs and mahogany finishes. Promotional items and aggressive marketing are emphasized as managers hope to set a winter attendance record. Centennial Furniture of High Point will feature Honduras mahogany bedroom pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Paul W. Casey
Tomlinson Exhibition Building
Honduras
Centennial Furniture Company
High Point
Pupils Impressed By Safe Driving at WPA Taught School
Letters from the latest graduating class of Chap Bodenheimer's driving school, sponsored by the WPA, praise safety rules and driving laws. One student vows to follow laws to keep highways safer, while others stress new learning and recommend the course as part of a safety program. A visitor notes the high automobile death toll versus World War casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chap Bodenheimer
WPA
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Bing Cross
James Cagney
Norma Shear
Jeanette MacDonald
Paul Muni
Tyrone Power
Errol Flynn
Fanthas
Ooth Main
English Streets
Esterday
Trafdivision
English Street
Eli Ingram
Havy
Ingram
Jam
U.S
Boston University ‘Singing Preachers
Wesley Memorial
Dr. Jno
D. Biggs
Commercial Bank
Armory
Climax
Tax Department
State
Lewis
Teague Co
Parnture
General Assembly
Neave
Keith Har
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