Outlook Brightens As January Furniture Market Opens
The second week of the mid winter Southern Furniture market opened with 58 registrants before 10 am and attendance expected to rise above 150 by noon. Exhibitors predicted a stronger week than the first, barring bad weather, with many buyers from firms such as Atlanta Fur Co, Colonial Shop, Kirksey & Co, Sterchi Bros, and others registering in Greensboro and nearby areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hackett Applewhite
R. Bor
C. H. Hartsell
ER. W. Bagley
Colonial Shop
Greensboro
Walter T. Cox
Cox Fur. Co
Belton
W. C. Flury
Denton & Co
Asheville
J. L. Dray
W. C. Dray
Buford
L. H. Redman
Empire Corp
HrowRion
J.B. Soyne
Farmville Fur Co
Farmville
Hillsboro
W. Co
Flury
Pinehurst
Sam House
J. B. Johnson
Robinson Fur. Co
Winder, Ga
Gee
H. Shamel
Rominger Fur. Co
Winston-Salem
W. T. Shepperd
H. W. Kimbrell
Shepperd Fur. Co
Durham
Freel
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Endorsed for Vitality
An advertisement urges readers to try Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic for a few days to regain vigor and strength. The note invites purchase at all drug stores and highlights quick uplifting effects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Membership Meet of Y W C A Is Tonight
The High Point Y M C A annual membership meeting is tonight at 6:30 in the First M P church community room. Miss Mary Dingman world wide Y W C A industrial secretary will be principal speaker and new directors will be elected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Young Women’s Christian Association
First M. P. Church
Mary Dingman
Europe
Coal’s power fuels progress every day
A bold six word slogan contest announces a chance to win one ton of coal. Entrants must submit a short catchline supporting coal as a reliable energy source. the winner receives a substantial prize while the ad campaign launches immediately.
Norman Boren to Keynote Legion Meeting in Greensboro
Norman Boren a Greensboro attorney and Legion leader will speak at the local post meeting tomorrow night at 8 in the Junior hall East Washington street. The state wide drive was postponed to Wednesday and Thursday as some members were called out of town. the push aims to add 50 to 100 members with 100+ already in the Andrew Jackson post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norman Boren
Greensboro
American Legion
Post
East Washington Street
Legion
I. T. Mann
Burlington
Jack Edwards
Mebane
James Lyon
Andrew Jackson Post
Banquet Tonight At Sheraton Honors Earl Whitehorne
A banquet at 6:30 p.m. in the Sheraton hotel ballroom will honor Earl Whitehorne assistant vice president McGraw Hill Publishing Company New York who will share impressions of Piedmont North Carolina from his spring trip. Over 200 guests expected with delegations from Charlotte Winston Salem Greensboro Lexington Thomasville and Asheboro and High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheraton Hotel
Earl Whitehorne
McGraw-Hill Publishing Ecompany
New York City
Piedmont North Carolina
McGraw-Hill
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Lexington
Thomasville
Asheboro
High Point
Rome Cabinet Company Enters Bankruptcy in Georgia
Rome Cabinet company of Rome Georgia has filed for bankruptcy. A sale of its entire plant machinery stock and accessories appraised at 53000 will be held in Rome on February 17 at noon, announced by Wright and Coyington trustees, via J A Eshelman Lyon Mercantile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Georgia
J. A. Eshelman
Lyon Mercantile Agency
Maranville Signs Return of Unsigned Braves Contract
Rochester date January 27 Walter Rabbit Maranville Boston Braves shortstop announced he had returned his unsigned contract to club president Emil Fuchs in Rochester.
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Maranville
Rochester
N. Y
Walter
Boston Braves
Shorstop
Emil Fuchs
Parasol Ants Bite Leaves and Carry Them Aerially
Parasol ants earn their name from a habit of biting off large leaf pieces and carrying them over their heads as they move. This behavior highlights their unique foraging method and collective leaf transport.
Direct Cold Relief Promotes Vicks VapoRub Appeal
An ad notes a shift from internal cold remedies to direct treatments with Vicks VapoRub. Medicated vapors reach air passages and the skin eases soreness, appealing to mothers who prefer non dosing. The slogan reports rising jar usage from 17 to over 26 million yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicks VapoRub
Vicks
United States
Sunday School Institute Closes with Officer Elections
The High Point township Sunday School Institute closes tonight at Central Friends church with the election of new officers. Nominating committee members include Rev. George L. Curry and J. W Clinard. Speakers include Miss Daisy Magee and Miss Flora Davis. Prof. Lawrence Little headlined yesterday, stressing religious education versus secular schooling. An all day conference for youths follows, capped by a banquet at the Sheraton hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
Central Friends Church
George L. Curry
Welch Memorial M. P
J. W Clinard
Main Street M. KE
Anna Mendenhall
Edgar Hartley
W. F. Clayton
Josie Wood
Daisy Magee
Raleigh
North Carolina Sunday School Association
Flora Davis
State Association
J. D. Barnette
Green
Township Institute
Power of Prayer Moore Preaches stirring sermons
Father Manley speaks on the necessity and power of prayer at St Edward's church. He cites Saint Monica and Augustine to illustrate prayer's impact and notes that prayer links believers with God and aids conversion. Rev John W Moore preaches Creating a Christian Mind and Assurances of Safety at Wesley Memorial with a Southern String Quartet program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
St. Edward's Church
Father Manley
St. Monica
Augustine
Manley
St. Augustine
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Church
Major Marshall Conducts Services At Army Building
Major Norman Marshall of Atlanta directed Salvation Army services at the Salvation Army building here with Ensign Henry Wilkins of Charlotte assisting. He preached from Ezekiel nine and Isaiah six, drawing a fine turnout and a single convert, with a special meeting and awards planned for tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Norman Marshall
Atlanta
Ensign Henry Wilkins
Charlotte
North
South Carolina
Major Marshall
Ezekiel
Princess Ida's Fall Echoes Postwar Hardship in Vienna
A report from Vienna notes Princess Ida daughter of Prince Sulkovsky now works as a suburban household scrubwoman. After a string of unhappy marriages that wasted her fortune, she faces near poverty in the postwar era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Europe
Ida
Sulkovsky
Speaker Tired of Interruptions Calls for Order
A speaker laments frequent interruptions and asks for one at a time. A voice agrees and urges the speaker to proceed, reflecting a moment of public discourse captured in Tit-Bits.
Parting Address of Rev Coble Closes Long Pastorate
Rev Charles P Coble ends sixteen years as pastor at First Presbyterian Church with a parting sermon on January 26 1930. He reflects on providence and his tenure saying he tarried long and may have tarried too long while stressing obedience to divine leading. He hints at continuing preaching only by invitation and notes the remarks will continue on page four.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles P. Coble
First Presbyterian Church
Jesus
Jesus Christ
Paul
Corinth
Earnest Christians urged as path to better community
Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes preached at Central Friends church urging church leaders to live by Christ's example. He said church officials must oppose wickedness and truly serve others, stressing Sabbath observance and the need for earnest Christians to lead and inspire youth and citizens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Christ
Funeral Held For Marshall L. Jones
Funeral services for Marshall J. Jones who died Saturday morning at a local hospital were conducted Sunday afternoon at 209 West Willis Street by Co. C. Earnhardt. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery with pallbearers Paul Yokely Lawrence Leonard Robbie Cook Winfred Little Hubert Ellington Emmitt Cordal Herman Brown and Tommie Moran. Flowers were carried by Mildred Lotts Marjorie Sprye Louise Smith Drucilla Majeskie Thelma Lotts Kate Powers Blanch Powers Felia McKenny Claudia Leonard Pearle Walker Eunice Williams and Ruth Hayworth.
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Marshall J. Jones
West Willis Street
Co. C. Earnhardt
Oakwood Cemetery
Mildred Lotts
Marjorie Sprye
Louise Smith
Drucilla Majeskie
Thelma Lotts
Kate Powers
Blanch Powers
Felia McKenny
Claudia Leonard
Pearle Walker
Eunice Williams
Ruth Hayworth
Paul
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Elwood
Carolina Coal and Transfer CO
Humphrey Radianthre
Humphrey
North Carolina Public Service CO
Sheraton
Rome Cabinet Company
Young People’s Conference
Wesley Memorial Pastor
String Quartette of Charlotte
Wesley Memorial
Hi League
Epworth
Army Building
Little Willie
Coble
The
Presbyterian Church
Bayer
Willowbrook Street
Equitable
W. J. Fraley
Nat Walker
Optometrist
Hart Drug Store
Postoffice
Friends
Marshall L. Jones
W. B. Caldwell
Doctors
Bank AT the Commercial Bank
Perpetual Building & Loan Family of Savers
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
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