City Leads in North Carolina Industrial Population in 1933 Census
High Point employs 9,014 wage earners across 79 industries in 1933, leading the state’s industrial population. The 1938 census notes 2,084 plants above $5,000 output, down from 3,792 in 1929, with Greensboro and Charlotte showing shifts in value of output while Guilford County remains the industrial leader.
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High Point
University of North Carolina News
Winston-Salem
Ihs
Durham
Reidsville
Greensboro
Charlotte
Thomasville
Samuel Huntington Jr
Carolina
United
Guilford
North Carolina
Alamenco County
Gaston
St Marks Ladies Aid Circle Meets at Gill Home
St Marks Ladies Aid Circle No 1 met at the home of Mrs Reba Gill Tuesday evening June 25 for a pleasant meeting. Attendees included Mesdames Hinton Griffin Robbins Davis Barnhill Evans Ballenger Rice Hall Ola Peebles and Misses Robbins Spencer. A delicious repast followed. The club will serve dinner at the church Thursday afternoon and next meet at Maud Hintons Underhill Avenue home.
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St. Mark's
Ladies’ Aid No
St. Marks
Reba Gill
Mesdames M. Hinton
A. J. Griffin
J. C. Robbins
Sarah Davis
V. Barnhill
8. Evans
E. Ballenger
D. Rice
J. A. Hall
Ola Peebles
Misses A. Robbins
Frances Spencer
Maud Hinton
Underhill Avenue
Correction Of Date For Womaniless Wedding At Cherry Street
The Womaniless Wedding sponsored by the Cherry Street Usher board will be held at the church tonight at 8 o'clock, not Wednesday as announced earlier in Monday's column.
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Cherry Street
Boston Chamber Opera to Present Light Opera at A and T
The Boston Chamber Opera Company will bring well known light operas to Greensboro with a recital at A and T College on Wednesday at 11 30 AM. The event closes the lyceum circuit for the summer school session and admission is free to visitors and students.
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Hoston Chamber Opera Company
Greensboro
Boston Chamber Opera Company
Boston
Mass
A and T College
Lyceum
A. and T. College
Homes Here Are Robbed by Thief
A thief entered two Forest Hill drive homes through windows yesterday, taking a pocketbook a wooden bank and Indian head pennies from A H Holton 1109 and a blue suit from L H Cherry Jr 1110. Other thefts include golf shoes from J W Osborne West Washington, an Elgin watch from J W Osborne 1107 Smith, and a Pontiac car from J H Adams farm. A. Sherrod reported golf shoes stolen from his car. J H Jones, serving at county farm for forgery, escaped, and a lookout is on for him.
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A. H. Holton
Forest Hill Drive
L. H. Cherry, Jr
Holton
Cherry
A. Sherrod
West Washington Street
J. W. Osborne
Smith Street
Bob Alexander
J. H. Adams
J. H. Jones
David L Allred Dies at Home After Declining Health
David Lindsay Allred longtime city resident dies at 1201 East Lexington after years of declining health. He would have been 69 on the 16th. He worked with Rankin Coffin and Casket Company, now Carolina Casket Company. Survived by widow Mollie Wade, two sons Clyde and David, two step-sons, and one brother. Funeral from Yow's Funeral Home Wednesday at 10 with Dr W A Lambeth officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
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David Lindsay Allred
Lexington Avenue
Clyde
David Allred
J. ©. Allred
Belle, California
A. M. Allred
Richmond
Henry Allred
Randleman
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial Church
Oakwood Cemetery
City Pupils Receive 58440 Lunches in Schools
A local Emergency Relief Administration report shows 68440 lunches were given to 687 children across 13 city schools last school year. The Give-a-Lunch program supplied 19060 meals from the Woman's club, with rest from PTA groups funds and individuals. Milk, shoes, and clothing were provided, and over 10000 lunches aided 64 children in Emma Blair and Brentwood Nursery schools.
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Emergency Reltief Administration
Irene W. Price
Woman's Club
Junior Service League
Emma Blair
Brentwood
Hosiery Workers To Stage Open Meeting
Branch 82 of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers will hold its regular open meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Labor Temple 127 1 2 North Wrenn Street. Henry T Adams representative will speak. Meetings are held each Tuesday and Saturday sessions are set for workers unable to attend weekday events.
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American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Labor Temple
North Wrenn Street
Henry T. Adams
PLAN IMPORTANT MEET FOR LEGION POST AT EAST COMMERCE
All Legionnaires are urged to attend tonight at 8 oclock in the hall on East Commerce Street. The meeting will nominate officers for the coming year and discuss other matters of importance to the Post. The organizers call it the most interesting meeting of the year.
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East Commerce Street
Pepper Company
Brovidces
Dr. Deets Company
Posclese
Ppereel
Musical program at Civitan meeting in High Point
High Point Civitan luncheon at the Elwood hotel featured a musical program. Mrs. Charles Reisch played accordion, Mrs. W. B. Hall accompanied on piano, and Miss Adam Judy sang popular selections and led songs.
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High Point Civitans
Elwood Hotel
Memrs
Charles Reisch
W. B. Hall
Adam Judy
Principals Detail plans in fatal Dickinson slaying
Prosecutor quotes Florence and McCrea on a murder plot and robbery linked to Dickinson. The quartet allegedly plotted to kill him after signaling Ferris, describes the shooting in Rouge Park, the coat and vest being removed, a $14 and $120 wallet taken, and Florence noting Bill's remark that the victim would be unable to talk. The prosecutor will not rush court action.
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Dickinson
Bill
Florence
Ferris
McCrea
Jean
Jackson Sisters
Miller
Rouge Park
Pickinson
Wilson's first legal liquor store opens in Wilson
In Wilson, crowds formed a orderly line as North Carolina's first legal liquor store in over 20 years began sales at 11 05 am. Workers finished renovations after the county voted two weeks earlier to legalize whisky under county supervision. Voters in Craven and New Hanover counties also flocked to polls under local option laws.
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Craven
New Hanover
Wilson
North Carolina
Wilson County
Early Morning Liquor Sale At Local Store
A carload of liquor valued at 12000 was unloaded from a siding and stocked by daylight. Purchasers rushed in with money, led by first buyer R L Perry of Raleigh who chose a pint of liquor followed by Wiley Burn of Wilson who selected a pint of gin.
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R. L. Perry
Raleigh
Wiley Burn
Wilson
Edgecombe County to Open Rocky Mount Liquor Store Soon
Rocky Mount July 2. Edgecombe county buys 1500 cases of liquor, selects Washington Street site opposite a drugstore near the post office and police HQ. H. W. Cutchin announces manager Kelly Gay will run the store with one assistant. opening date expected in a few days. Liquor supplies also sent to Tarboro and Wilson.
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Edgecombe County
H. W. Cutchin
County Board of Control
Tarboro
Wilson
Washington Street
Police
Post Office
Main Street
Federal Reeemployment Office
Kelly Gay
Turtoning act questioned on liquor transport in wet and dry NC counties
Raleigh legal opinion by A A Seawell says transporting whisky from wet to dry counties violates the Turlington act. Nash and Edgecombe counties edge toward mixed results as Edgecombe prepares liquor sales while Nash delays voting. A separate case tests the four quart provision and its reach, with Gaston and other counties watching closely. Wilson county begins liquor sales as New Hanover Craven voters decide on prohibition versus beverage stores.
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Raleigh
A. A. F.well
North Carolina
Rocky Mount
Nash
Edgecombe
Nquor
Nash County
Turlington
Seawell
Gome
Gaston
Superior
Wilson County
New Hanover
Craven
Paul Frizselle
Frizzelle
Craven County
High Point Savings and Trust Co Organizing Update
High Point Savings and Trust Co. was organized in 1905 with details noted around June 29 1935. The item records the formation and archival mention of the institution in historical notes.
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High Point Savings and Trust Co
Liquor Sales Rollout Across Counties Amid Legal Hurdles
A wave of liquor store openings spreads from Wilson with noon sales announced and Virginia price parity cited. Edgecombe votes 10 to 1 for control while similar moves occur in Vance Beaufort and Greene counties. legalization faces constitutional questions and Moore County petitions seek Turlington act voidance as tourist season approaches.
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Rockingham and
Greene
Greene County
New Hanover
Frizzelle
Moore County
Southern Pines
Predictions for Cooper liquor control act in New Hanover vote
In Wilmington on July 2 predictions from both sides said about 5,000 of 6,952 special registrations would support ratification. Early tallies from 18 polling places showed a heavy turnout. Drys counted against ratification if they did not vote. Control supporters cited 8,377 votes in favor to push ratification.
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Wilmington
New Hanover County
Drys
Soviets Protest Border Incidents In Strong Note
The Soviet government and public opinion will not permit frontier attacks to continue. In Tokyo, Ambassador Conti Yureneff presented a protest asserting that intrusions beyond Soviet borders would be the responsibility of the aggressor, marking a formal note on the issue.
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Tokyo
Ambasador Conti
Yureneff
Soviet protest accuses Japan over frontier violations
Russia lodges a formal protest to Japan citing repeated incursions by Manchoukuan ships and soldiers into Soviet territory. It claims Soviet guards were killed in several incidents and demands urgent measures to stop further provocative actions, urging Japan to restore peaceful frontier conduct.
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Japan
U. S
Far East
Japanese Jet Territory Violations Spark Sensational Headlines
Tokyo officials expressed concern over reports of five jet incursions provoking sharp headlines in vernacular papers. New Nichi described the threat while officials denied the phrase appeared in the Russian protest draft delivered to Foreign Minister Ko Hirota. Ambassador Yu and Yureneff communications followed with corrections. Army spokesmen questioned whether the incidents occurred.
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Tokyo
Niew Nichi
Constantin Yu
Ko ® Hirota
Foreign Office
Yureneff
Hirot
Youth Injured When Auto Hits Bicycle
Wyatt Richardson of Bascom suffered a back laceration and seventeen stitches after a bicycle collision with a car driven by Marvin Hammer on Kivett drive about four miles from town. He received treatment at Dr. A York’s office and was moved to his home.
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Wyatt Richardson
Bascom Richardson
Hi Point
Marvin Hammer
Kivett Drive
Dr. & A. York
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