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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1934
Page
5
The Sons and Daughters of Liberty hold their weekly dance this evening at their hall over the Princess Cafe. Dancing begins promptly with round and square dancing. members urged to attend and the public invited.
Washington buzz grows over Governor bid for Walter Lambeth of Thomasville as 1936 potential candidate while Robert L Coughton re election to the House keeps him in focus. Raleigh chatter also hints Lambeth would be a strong gubernatorial choice though he has said nothing publicly.
High Point Civitan Club at its meeting outlined plans for Ladies Night on February 22. A steel guitar program by Hawaiian Teacher Ltd. J. B. Latham of Greensboro was listed as speaker but illness prevented his attendance. W. F. Bailey presided.
The Good Fellows club of the Q C A will meet at the YWCA cottage tomorrow night at 6 30. The supper meeting is announced and all members are urged to attend.
High Point Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy met at Mrs. John S. Welborn’s on East Washington Street with Mrs. Hunter Sechrest and others assisting. Dr. C R Hill, High Point College faculty, spoke on “He Lived Pleasantly” sharing memories of Cambridge University Italy and Browning.
Laura Wesson chapter United Daughters of the Confederacy moved its meeting from the last Monday to the first Friday each month, now at 3 30 in the afternoon hosted by Mrs Joseph Snider. Mrs L G Robichaux presided with Mrs F J Flagler as associate hostess.
Extreme cold last night contracted copper in AP dispatch wires between this city and Greensboro causing routing delays for hours. North State Telephone lines between Asheboro and High Point and Thomasville also snapped. Linemen were deployed immediately after the fault was found.
Extreme cold delayed work at James Town city park but crews plan to resume on North Main Street tomorrow if weather improves. The bandstand was removed yesterday as landscaping proceeds to convert the lot into a brick walked, reflecting pool edged, rose garden central city park.
Firefighters responded to two city incidents. At 11:40 a.m. Mrs. S. B. Wall’s home on Campbell Street suffered slight damage from a hot flue. Later at 12:50 p.m. D. L. Hanes’s residence on Boulevard had an oil stove flare up but caused no damage.
J L Christian, long connected with the Jefferson Standard Life Insurance home office in Greensboro, is promoted to manager of the High Point office. He will move to High Point immediately to assume charge of the local agency.
Texas leads the United States with 18,868 miles of highways, more than any other state in the union, highlighting the scale of its road system and potential implications for travel and commerce.
Henry Grady Owens principal of the Senior high school will head a select group of not more than ten high school graduates in the new Lake extension course in practical accounting office organization and management. The course blends home study with local coaching and meets one evening every other week with Professor Owens as leader. It has national educator endorsements and is backed by city officials and local business leaders in High Point North Carolina.
York police believed Jim Thornberger was wanted for murder but after return from York, South Carolina investigators confirmed he faced assault with a deadly weapon charges for an September incident involving Jerry Bailey. Two officers brought Thornberger back after a telegram from York indicated authorities held him.
The battleship West Virginia was built for 20 510 000 dollars and stands as the costliest battleship in the United States Navy.
West Point became a military academy on July 4 1802 marking the formal start of its long tradition of officer training and academic discipline for United States armed forces.
Cherry Street Presbyterian hosts Young People's Day with music papers and talks. Clarence Yokely, Thomas B. Smith, and Leslie Truesdell address topics on cooperation, Afro American achievements, and life as it is in heaven. Several city churches represented.
Mrs. W. H. Hannon of Tulsa Oklahoma says she grew weak and nervous after childbirth. She credits Cardus with restoring her strength and lifting back pains she suffered, noting she felt built up and stronger after taking the product.
A fragment notes an arrangement to attend the school in the evening, indicating an after hours or dusk session for class or activities.
Athens January 80 The minister of the interior said he would reserve until tomorrow a final decision on Samuel Insull's request for an extension of his police residence permit which expires at midnight Wednesday He will consult with Premier Tsaldaris before deciding whether the former Chicagoan must leave by February 1.
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