Building Permits Totaling 12750 Topped City Activity
High Point issued building permits totaling 12750 for the new fiscal year 1935 1936 led by a 7000 brick dwelling for Dr. W K McCain on Sunset Avenue. A Southern Oil Co filling station at Howell and North Main began brick construction. Other permits ranged from 150 to 600, with five making up the total. R B Gantt sought a fish street building housing three stores and 20 room apartments, awaiting final approval. More large permits are anticipated in July.
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High Point
W. K. McCain
Sunset Avenue
Southern Oil Company
Howell and
North Main Streets
R. B. Gantt
Fish Street
Bearias
Clipper Takes Off Charleston, 8 Capt Cul
Clipper flight departs Charleston amid brief report noting pilot Captain E. A. Cul- command. Details sparse, timeline unclear, no further individuals or organizations named.
Police seize wine hidden at English Street theater
Officers captured 21 fifths of quarts of wine at the old Delano theater on English Street after Rev. Edward Suits of Rankin Memorial church reported the wine to police. The church is housed there temporarily and the owner has not come forward. It is believed a local seller hid the wine after being informed by a federal agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delano Theater
English Street
Edward Suits
Rankin Memorial Church
Suits
Sikorsky Pan American Clipper Lands In New York
Igor Sikorsky designed Pan American Clipper amphibian with bertson and carrying as passengers departed Stratford Conn yesterday and arrived here this morning en route to Miami for service. It is the largest Sikorsky design to date.
Judges Selected for Industrial High Point Beauty Contest
Three judges named for Thursdays final of Miss Industrial High Point 1935 are E B Witherspoon editor of the Lexington Dispatch Worth Bacon news editor of the Winston Salem Journal Sentinel and Mrs Harriett Hammer Walker editor of the Asheboro Courier daughter of late Congressman W C Hammer The winner will receive a silver cup donated by Perkinsons with name and title engraved Over 8000 votes were cast in city mills as 16 finalists were chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. B E. Witherspoon
Lexington Dispatch
Worth Bacon
Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel
Harriett Hammer Walker
Asheboro Courier
W. C. Hammer
Dustrial High Point
Willis Ball Park
Perkinson's
Truck wreck injures two near Jamestown underpass
Two men, J. Jarrett and W. Jordan, were hurt when a truck lost control near the Jamestown underpass, with Jarrett suffering a possible serious head injury and Jordan bruises and neck sprain. Both were hospitalized as deputies noted a second wreck nearby involving a string bean truck with two uninjured occupants.
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J. Jarrett
Church Street
W. S. Jordan
College Street
Jamestown
Jarrett
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Jordan
Guilford General Hospital
Norfolk
Dave Cecil
West End
Presbyterians To Close Sunday School Departments
The First Presbyterian Church will close its Sunday school from the junior to beginners departments as a precaution against infantile paralysis until further notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Presbyterians
First Presbyterian Church
The Ace of Spades Nomination Page and Personal Musings
A column blends playful nominations for townsfolk with quick personal essays. Highlights include colorful labels for local figures, anecdotes about car woes and summer heat, and a church session action inviting adult members to alternative Sunday school classes.
County clinics schedule anti typhoid and diphtheria shots
The county health department announces a series of anti typhoid and anti diphtheria clinics in the western part of the county under Dr R M Bule. Clinics run July 8 at Guilford College Ridgefield Summerfield and follow daily schedules at Colfax Florence Jamestown Oakdale Union Hill Allen Jay Oak View Sedgefield Pomona Oak Ridge Stokesdale Maiden s Store Bass Chapel Sumner Goshen Jesse Wharton with times listed. Carbon forms only four hundredths of one percent of the earth s the life would perish without it.
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County Health Department
R. M. Bule
Guilford College
Ridgefield
Summerfield
Colfax
Florence
Jamestown
Oakdale
Union Hill
Allen Jay
Oak View
Sedgefield
Pomona
Oak Ridge
Stokesdale
Maiden’s Store
Bass Chapel
Sumner
Goshen
Jesse Wharton
Appointment of deputy sheriff gets approval
Greensboro July 2 County commissioners in monthly session approved the appointment of a deputy sheriff at High Point city lake near Jamestown for 90 days. They adopted a $155,000 refinancing bond order to retire maturing road and bridge bonds and reviewed health and sheriff's monthly reports detailing warrants, seizures, and duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point City Lake
Jamestown
Sedgefield
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Simite Road
R. M. Bute
Buie
Joe S. Phipps
High Point
Automatic oiling device maintains crankcase level
A new oiling device on the market automatically maintains the oil level in the crankcase keeping it full at all times preventing overheating from too little oil and reducing carbon formation and fouling of spark plugs caused by excess oil.
Young speedster learns strict law lessons in local court
A youth from a prominent family faced speeding charges amid strong enforcement efforts. His mother publicly praised the arresting officer Frank Shields while stressing parental support of law enforcement. Parker Waynick begins docket work, aided by Gaston Johnson, as the city fills the prosecuting attorney post left by J. W. Fambrough’s resignation. The new regime aims to handle court business efficiently.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Smith
Jim
Frank Shields
Parker Waynick
Gaston A. Johnson
Parker
Eddie Knox
J. W. Fambrough
L G Jones Named Sheriff At City Lake Jamestown
L G Jones, former city police deputy, was named by Sheriff S Phipps to serve as sheriff at City Lake Jamestown for July through September. Jones took an oath of office and will be paid from the sheriff's budget. Sam McGinnis joins as another city recreation appointee. Jones pledged no drinking or disorderly conduct at the lake and said no alcohol sales will occur under the contract.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. G. Jones
Depo
S. Phipps
Lake
Jamestown
Joe F. Hoffman
Phipps
Total number of persons in school in US in 1933
The estimate places the number of people in school in the United States in 1933 at about 2.5 million. The figure reflects schooling participation during the period and underscores the scale of American education.
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United States
City Tax Department Faces Hiring Challenge
The city tax department reviews multiple job applications, noting many are not properly qualified to handle the work. It underscores the demanding nature and high responsibility of the position as it seeks suitable candidates.
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Clipper
Charleston
8. C
E. A. Cul
Cy2eyz
Roa
Deno
Fen
I. Aa
Silvertown
Goodrich
Economy Auto Store
North Main
R. H. Gunn
John Cannon
Roy Black
B. M. Brown
J. A. Green
C. L. Gray
Dick White
L. H. Cherry, Jr
L. W. Apple
E. W. Freeze
W. L. Hunt
Samuel Hyman
T. R. Short
W. W. King
C. C. Muse
Jeff Pierce
Cc. C., Jr
Frank Robbins
George Scarce
T. W. Sprinkle
H. F. Wright
C. C. Love
Ned McEachern
W. L. York
A. M. Swalm
Newark
Ins
A. C. White
Getentn
Ghamette
Werren Pl
P. D
Bailey
Lake Pari
City Shoe Shop
Jose
Atlantic Building
Security National Bank
Gulf
Gress
Gulf Refining Company
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