Increased Travel In N. C. Revealed By Gas Consumption
North Carolina travel rose in 1939 as gasoline use hit 419,188,971 gallons, up 23,563,299 from 1938 and over 37 million more than 1937. Passenger cars used 272,472,831 gallons and traveled 3,814,619,634 miles. trucks used 146,716,140 gallons for 1,467,161,400 miles.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Jan
North Carolina
Department of Conservation and Development
Department of Revenue
American Automobile Association
AAA
Highway Accidents Claim 943 In N. C.
North Carolina traffic deaths reached 943 and 7,190 injuries in 1939 reports. Pedestrian fatalities held at 238 adults, while child deaths dropped to 93 from 98 in 1938. Director Ronald Hocutt calls for renewed safety efforts amid rising registrations and miles driven.
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Raleigh
Highway Safety Division
North Carolina
Ronald Hocutt
Henderson Preaches at Shady Grove in Kernersville
Rev. E. L. Henderson of High Point, president of the North Carolina conference of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, preached at Shady Grove Church in Kernersville in the pastor’s absence Rev. L. F. Lance.
Cranium Crackers Foreign Streams Challenge
A puzzle listing major rivers and three possible bodies of water for each. Participants must select the correct outlet for Jordan Po Rhine Amazon Nile from options provided.
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Jordan
Black Sea
Mediterranean Sea
Dead Sea
Adriatic Sea
Atlantic Ocean
Rhine
Danube River
North Sea
Amazon
Gulf of Mexico
Pacific Ocean
Nile
Indian Ocean
Hellespont River
Kernersville Clears Snow After Deep Winter Storm
Kernersville residents and businesses dig out from the deepest snowfall in a decade. Hand shovels crowd driveways and streets as auto use remains limited. A mule-drawn dairy wagon and a beauty shop closed under snow illustrate the disruption. schools and factories operate on reduced schedules with forecasts of more snow possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kernersville
John
Linville
House figures show 786 High Point residents would face super tax
In a prepared statement Rep James E Van Zandt says a ten percent super tax to fund defense would fall on about 786 of High Point's 36745 residents. He details two income groups affected and cites 32632 North Carolinians overall. He proposes a National Defense Commission to study needs and reduce or avoid new taxes.
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High Point
Washington
WNS
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Pennsylvania
The
Veterans of Foreign Wars
House
van Zandt
United States
North Carolina
Representative van Zandt
Artillery Duel Staged by French and Germans in Vosges
Paris reports a several hour artillery engagement on the West Front in the Vosges Mountains between French and German batteries. The French opened fire after outposts indicated German labor squads were reinforcing for an advance. Both sides dispatched reconnaissance planes in clear weather.
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Vosges Mountains
Paris
Vosges
Reggular
Americans Urged to Consider Leaving Stockholm
The United States legation in Stockholm advised Americans to consider returning home "because of the prevailing international situation." Officials call the message routine precaution with no mention of troop concentrations or urgency.
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Stockholm
United States
Legation
Winthrop
Green
Europe
Kernersville Educator Miss Newton Learns of Father’s Death
Miss Katie Mae Newton, a Kernersville faculty member, was summoned home from Kernersville to Myrtle Beach South Carolina yesterday due to the accidental death of her father BEC Newton, killed by an automobile on Myrtle Beach streets Tuesday night. The Transvaal bans drivers from using tires worn to expose the canvas.
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Kernersville
Katie Mae Newton
Kernersville School
Myrtle Beach
8. C
Be, C. Newton
Navy Army Bidding Duplicates Costly for Taxpayers
Van Zaandt cites repeated duplicative bidding between the navy and army, arguing the practice wastes taxpayer funds and slows procurement. He points to overlapping contracts and redundant processes that inflate costs without improving outcomes.
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van Zaandt
Navy
Army
Hospital Head Annoyed Aides
Dr. W. J. Johnson, 56, superintendent of the San Antonio State Hospital for the Insane, faced a board hearing on charges of moral unfitness. Five former staff members testified he made improper advances and comments. He denied the allegations calling them false and slanderous, claiming a conspiracy to oust him.
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Austin
Tex
W. J. Johnson
San Antonio State Hospital
Ruby Benton
Johnson
Carl Wright Johnson
Dr. Johnson
Adella Cooper
Ras Stockton
Maxwell Brothers Chain Meets Here
Twenty six representatives of the Maxwell Brothers chain of 24 furniture stores in North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia gathered in the Blue Room of the Sheraton Hotel for a semi annual meeting at the Southern Furniture and Rug Market. Bert Maxwell notes they keep visitors after dessert to focus on business. The brothers originated in Duplin County and began in Augusta in 1904. Last year the chain grossed nearly four million dollars. The parents reside in Seven Springs farming. On November 14 1940 all seven siblings will meet in Seven Springs to celebrate their parents 60th wedding anniversary.
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Maxwell Brothers
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Bert Maxwell
Duplin County
Augusta
T. R. Maxwell
R. J
G. C. Maxwell
United States
Seven Springs
G. M. Maxwell
Forty Flint sailors ready to paint the town red
Forty City of Flint seamen arrive in Baltimore after a voyage from New York with a prize crew voyage that included Murmansk. They have not been paid since October 3. United States Lines officials board the ship with payroll funds as it nears home at Virginia Capes. Civil defense workers in London report a mysterious insect bite outbreak.
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City OF Flint
Washington
Baltimore
New York
Cross Word Puzzle Clue Set Horizontal One Pictorial Map
Pictured is the map of Eurasia map clues cover hedgepods white pop malt kiln Ottoman empire Mexican animal common quaint Greek street century fiber electrific particles deputy barren diner pertaining in the nose go on music notation.
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Calle the
Map Puzzle Answer Sheet Entry
The puzzle lists clues with numbered positions across vertical items and across clues such as Toward Rubber tree Border Mountain Charge for use of a yal Thing EI Nut Snake Upright shat Cow-headed goddess Court Sleeper's couch Particle To bury English money Auriculate Split pulse Old card game Part of ear Domesticated Overpowering fright Spanish dollar To assist Destiny Morindin dye To cry Mineral spring Company Gems of cattle Old wheel track To suffice.
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Destiny
Guilford County Realty Transfers Sparse Lot Packages
Guilford County transfers include Gilmer and Morehead townships with parcels in College Park U G Thompson subdivision and Greensboro High Point highway Pine Street lots. Monroes Township deeds show Wyrick families with plat references. High Point city reserves bid rejection rights. Adminstratrix notice for Thomas G Marsh estate set claims deadline December 22 1940. debts to estate payable to Mrs J M Thomas.
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Gilmer Township
Guilford County
D. E. Beal
College Park
Thomas J. Hill
J. A. Way
U. G. Thompson
Morehead Township
Clyde W. Kindley
Esther D. Michael
Greensboro High Point
Pine Street
W. W. Stone
Ruby Cox
George W. Kindley
Monroe Township
J. EB. Wyrick
J. 8. Wyrick
W. T. Wyrick
Thomas G Marsh
J. M. Thomas
Byron Haworth
High Point
N. C
Notice of Service by Publication in High Point NC
In Guilford County North Carolina the Municipal Court of the City of High Point orders Esther Hargraves to answer a tax lien action for 1935 real estate. Esther Hargraves must respond within thirty days from February 3 1940 or the relief prayed for will be granted. Clerk Irvin B Ingram signs the notice.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
Globe Mortgage & Realty Co
C. R. McIver, Jr
A. Lee Gibson
Callie D. Gibson
Atlantic Life Ins. Co
Carrie L. Welch
Guardian
A. N Greer
Horney Heirs
John Nelson Greer
Esther Hargraves
Annie Roger
Elizabeth Hargraves
Irvin
Ingram
Kathryn Westmoreland Smith
A. E. Futrelle
Kathryn Westmoreland Smith vs City of High Point
A municipal court matter from High Point, North Carolina, lists Kathryn Westmoreland Smith as plaintiff against the City of High Point. Details of the suit, including claims, relief sought, and case number, are not provided in the fragment.
City of High Point Auction Notice From 1940
By order of the City Council of High Point the undersigned will offer for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash at the Guilford County Building east door in High Point at 11 00 a m on the Sunday of February 1940 the described property in Guilford County North Carolina.
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North Carolina
Sherrod Park
Office of Register of Deeds
Guilford County
High Point
D. A. Kirkman
City of
High Pont
High Vommt
Cuillord County
Notice in Re Futrelle Realty Company and Related Banks
The document names A E Putrelle D L Bouldin Owen Reese and others as trustees and guardians linked to Futrelle Realty Co and multiple banks including Wachovia and Gurney Hood as commissioner ex-rel and ex-real for Page Trust Co and Morris Plan Bank. John D Biggs appointed receiver for Commercial National Bank and related parties. The notice invites all unknown stockholders officers directors and others with interests to appear or respond.
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North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
High Point
A. E. Putrelle
D. L. Bouldin
Owen Reese
Futrelle Realty Co
Wachovia Bank & Tr. Co
Hood System Industrial Bank of
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
Gurney P. Hood
High Point Morris Plan Bank
Real Page Trust Co
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
United States
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
General Contract Purchase Corporation
C. R. McIver, Jr
Guardian Ad Litem
Futrelle Realty Company
Pucreile Realty Vo
Will
Ouen Wtilied
Notice to Defendants in Municipal Court Action
Citation announces defendants must appear at the Clerk's office in High Point North Carolina to answer the complaint within ten days. Document dated January 3 1940 signed by IRVIN B INGRAM Clerk of the Municipal Court with four weekly notice stamps 1 5 12 19 26.
High Point to Issue Bonds to Refinance Existing Debt
City council adopts ordinance to issue up to 3 931 000 dollars in new bonds to refinance 3 931 000 dollars of outstanding high point debt. The schedule lists numerous funded bonds dated between 1933 and 1953 and refunding bonds dated 1933 to 1938. Bonds mature in 30 years, redeemable on any interest date with 30 days notice prior to redemption, redemption to occur within one year of passage.
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City OF
High Point
City of High Point
Lou Welborn
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