High Point Passes Loitering Ban Near Tracks
The High Point city council adopted an ordinance making loitering within the tracks limits a five dollar fine to curb dangerous spectator behavior. The measure follows repeated requests for cooperation that failed to reduce hazards around the railway area. Everett Zane Muse of Greensboro was awarded the annual city audit with a maximum bid of 1650 dollars, with Williams and Wall of Raleigh and others bidding. The council set Friday at 11 am to receive bids for city automobiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Everett, Zane and Muse
Greensboro
Williams and Wall
Raleigh
Carbis Walker and Associates
Winston-Salem
Negro 17 jailed for breaking out of store
Thurmond Brown a 17 year old Negro is jailed in the city lockup after confessing he hid in the A and P store at 616 English Street last Saturday night and escaped with merchandise he took after breaking the back window. He faces city court trial for breaking and entering.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thurmond Brown
A. and P
English Street
Brown
County to fund booster campaign with city match
Guilford county commissioners voted to invest $2,000 in a county campaign to advertise Guilford. Cities High Point and Greensboro would contribute $1,000 each. Campaigns align with state advertising program authorized by the 1937 General Assembly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford
North Carolina Bank Declares 10 Percent Dividend to Depositors
The North Carolina Bank and Trust Company of Greensboro paid a 10 percent dividend to 34,754 depositors today totaling $710,734.01. The state banking department issued the payment, bringing overall disbursements to $3,932,083.50 for common claimants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company of
Greensboro
State Banking Department
Gurney P. Hood
County Leads State In Total Payrolls in 1935
Guilford county topped North Carolina with a $29,058,000 total payroll and 32,173 employees in industry and business for 1935. Mecklenburg ranked second with $26,516,000 payroll and 25,452 workers. eight counties exceed $10,000,000 payrolls while Clay county posts the smallest payroll of $12,000 with 33 workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
Department of Commerce
Mecklenburg County
Guilford
Mecklenburg
Forsyth
Cabarrus
Alamance
Buncombe
Durham
Gaston Counties
Clay County
Scouts Arrive Back Friday Night From National Jamboree
Forty six Boy Scouts from the Uwharrie Council will return to the city Friday night after attending the National Jamboree in Washington. The group includes scouts from Lexington Thomasville Asheboro Salisbury and High Point led by Uwharie Council executive Bunn W Hackney Jr.
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Washington
Uwharrie Council
Lexington
Thomasville
Asheboro
Salisbury
High Point
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Suits Filed in Municipal Court Over Damages and Incidents
A series of civil actions were filed in municipal court. Calvin Williams sues Joe Frazier for 1000 dollars claiming mental anguish after Frazier brandished a pistol at him near Colfax on June 17 1937. Robert Tedder seeks 1000 dollars via EB H Tedder for injuries from a wreck at Church and Pine streets on April 13 1937. Lester Saunders sues N B Handy and James Jennings for 1000 dollars for injuries from a sidewalk collision. Robert G Weant sues Missouri State Life and General American Life for 1000 dollars claiming denial of workers compensation for a board injury at Myrtle Desk company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Calvin Williams
Joe Frazier
Jamestown
Colfax
Williams
Frazier
Robert Tedder
EB. H. Tedder
Martin Dry Cleaning Company
Corner Church
Pine Streets
Lester Saunders
N. B. Handy
James Jennings
Mr. Saunders
Jennings
Handy
Robert G. Weant
Missouri State Life Insurance Company
General American Life Insurance ¢ Company
Mr. Weant
Myrtle Desk Company
Plants observe daily recess periods at Briggs and Marsh
Briggs Manufacturing in High Point has been enforcing two daily recesses for about four months from 9 20 to 9 30 a m and 3 25 to 2 30 p m. Marsh Furniture Co also follows a similar plan giving workers time to relax.
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High Point
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Marsh Furniture Company
Red Cross Directors Hold Routine Meeting
The local Red Cross chapter board met at noon yesterday in the Elwood hotel with chairman C. E. Diffendal presiding. Routine business was reviewed and committee reports given. A vacancy on the life saving committee was created by Peter Hairston’s move to Charlotte and a replacement was to be selected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Red Cross
Elwood Hotel
C. E. Diffendal
Peter Hairston
Charotte
Italian Boxer Enzo Fikermonte Sentenced on Speeding Charge
Enzo Fikermonte an Italian boxer and husband of Mrs Madelaide Force Astor Dick was sentenced to five days in jail after pleading guilty to a speeding violation dating three years back The case was decided in New York on July 7 and involves prominent social circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Enzo Fikermonte
Madelaide Force
Astor Dick
Man Falls Into Niagara River During July Incident
Lawrence Peer, 48, allegedly thrust a spear at a large sturgeon in the Niagara River near Falisa New York. He lost balance and was swept away by the swift current. coast guard teams searched for his body without success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palia
River Niagara
Falisa
N. Y
Lawrence Peer
Niagara River
Coast Guard
State Sets Assayment For North Carolina Old Age Plan
Washington July 7 The social security board announced an initial allotment of 236,250 to North Carolina for the state's approved plan for old age assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
The
Social Security Board
North Carolina
Deprived Driver Purchases Deformed Bull in High Point Cart
J M Curley Jenkins of route three bought a deformed bull after losing his license and had it hitched to a cart for a ride through High Point, delighting pedestrians and astonishing drivers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M
Curley) Jenkins
Route Three
High Point
Order report on library to be made soon
The American Business club debated the library’s future as the old post office lot, offered for sale by the government, could be bought by the city for 45000. A committee will study keeping the library in its current quarters and location. Liston C. Pope of Yale spoke on New England and the South.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Business Club Committee
Liston Pope
American Business Club
O. Arthur Kirkman
Liston C. Pope
Yale University
New Haven, Conn
New England
South
Services Held For Mrs. Louisa Haltom
Funeral services for 84 year old Mrs. Louisa Haltom were held at the Denton Methodist Protestant church with Rev. J T Bowman and Rev. J C Madison officiating. Interment followed in Denton cemetery. Pallbearers listed include W N Garner L W Chesson L E Hedrick C L Clark W E Hayworth and D W Lynch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisa Haltom
Linda A. Morris
East Commerce Street
Methodist Protestant
Denton
J. T. Bowman
J. C. Madison
M. P
W. N. Garner
L. W. Chesson
L. E. Hedrick
C. L. Clark
W. E. Hayworth
D. W. Lynch
Jordan Spencer
Davis Brothers
Rugged Cross
Rock of Ages
Guilford County Realty Transfers Listing Noted
County wide notices show multiple transfers of tracts across High Point Township Clay Gilmer Sumner Morehead and surrounding areas. Transactions include Home Owners Loan Corp to Mamie Waroner and others, with prices listed as $10 or $4 500, plus various transfers to and from individuals and companies on streets such as South Main East Green Macon Spring Kensington North Mendenhall and College Terrace.
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High Point
College Terrace
Clay Township
Coble
C. A. Cobie
Sumner Township
W. Siler
J. W. Swiggett
Sumner School
Morehead Township
Quy BE Hill
J. H. Hill
Residence Development Company
Ashe Street
Ida A. Roberta
E. J. Schiffman
Spring Street
J. van Lindley Nursery Company
D. B Mason
Henry P. Foust
F. Rudd
Kensington Road
Eleanor M. Gorrell
Mary Olive Perkins
Mendenhall Street
Maxton Edwards
J. L. Osteen
Hester
Ebert’s Rise From Harness Maker to German Leader
Friedrich Ebert, born in Heidelberg and raised among socialists, rose from a Bremen saddler to Bremen city council in 1900 and Reichstag member in 1912. He became Germany’s president after WWI, supported the war effort, and died in 1925. his portrait appeared on a 1928 German stamp.
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VW/HEN
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Germany
Kaiser
Sentie Dent
Friedrich Ebert
Ebert
Heidelberg
Bremen
Ger- Aaseeseeamoom
NEA Service, Inc
Dismissal of Two Pender County Prison Camp Guards
Two guards at the Pender county prison camp were dismissed for negligence related to an escape on June 27. Oscar Pitts, acting director, cited the incident and noted six convicts remained at large with the seventh recaptured in South Carolina shortly after the breakout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. C
Pender County
Oscar Pitts
State Penal System
Viets
Sevonth
South Carolina
Kings of Harmony to Sing at Mt. Vernon Church
The Kings of Harmony a Birmingham Alabama based B Y P A quartet will perform at Mt. Vernon church Thursday night at 8 oclock. The group has appeared here before and has been well received.
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Kings of Harmony
Mt. Vernon
B. Y
P. A
Birmingham
Ala
Mt. Vernon Church
Funeral services for Blair Rush held at St Stephen’s
Blair Rush 28 died at 305 Coolidge Street. Funeral Thursday at 2 pm at St Stephen’s Methodist Church with the pastor officiating. Interment Green Hill cemetery. He worked 12 years for Marsh Furniture Co. Survived by wife Margie Bailey Rush, son Blair Rush Jr., father George Rush, Hamlet, two sisters Ethel Brown and Sue Bertha Rush, and brother Roosevelt Rush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blair Rush
Coolidge Street
St. Stephen's Methodist Church
Green Hill
Rush
Marsh Furniture Company
High Point
Hamlet
Margie Bailey Rush
Blair Rush, Jr
George Rush
Ethel Brown
Sue Bertha Rush
Roosevelt Rush
Tobacco Workers Needed In State
A call for 2,000 tobacco workers was issued by the North Carolina State Employment Bureau through its local office managed by Mrs. Irene W. Price. Work will be in the Eastern state and open to white and colored workers. Jobs expected to last two months. apply at the local employment office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina State Employment Bureau
Irene W. Price
Thief Believed To Have Robbed Home
Police believe a thief entered Mrs. Ester Jarrells home at 119 Lindsay Street and took two suitcases with men clothing after a family member returned from vacation. A side door was found unlocked during the investigation conducted last night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ester Jarrell
Lindsay Street
Jarrell
Woodmen Camp To Meet On Thursday
High Point camp of the Woodmen of the World will hold a special initiation ceremony Thursday night at 8 o clock in the W O W hall. W L Hunt head consul of the estate camp who recently returned from the convention at Los Angeles California will be the principal speaker for the meet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
The
Woodmen of the World
W. L. Hunt
Los Angeles
Calif
Troops Massed as Holy Land Royal Commission Report Nears
In Jerusalem 11,200 troops and police prepared for possible Arab Jewish flare up as the Royal Commission plan for Palestine was to be published. Sir Arthur Wauchope urged calm while the proposal reportedly envisages a Jewish state an Arab state and a British mandate territory. The Zionist congress election coincided with the report release fueling tension among Jews and Arabs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Royal Commission
Holy Land
Arthur Wauchope
Congress
Prayer Service at Wesley Memorial Tonight
The regular midweek preservice is at Wesley Memorial Church tonight at 7 o clock. Rev H Conrad Black the summer pastor will lead and will use Test of a Christian as his topic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley 3Morial Church
H. Conrad Black
Amat Magician Coke Cecil Delights Camp Unherr Audience
Local amateur magician Coke Cecil entertained Boy Scouts and visitors at Camp Unherr last night with a series of magic tricks and a demonstration of hypnotism.
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A. Coke Cecil
Sceos
Camp Unherr
Hot Weather Health Warning About Biliousness
In hot weather digestive and elimination organs slow, causing sour food, gas, belching, heartburn, restlessness, irritability, headaches, nausea, dizziness, and coated tongue. Warns against biliousness and promotes improved calomel tablets for relief, available at stores.
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Supreme Heating CO
S. Wrenn 8&T
Madam Ardelle
N. Main
Winston-Salem Highway
Mare
Ene Lee LL
North Carolina Bank
Aes
Knaviete & Ge
Tryon Edwards
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
High Point, N
Red Cross
Mme
Alfie
Greemaboro City Limits
Point Road
Toreador
Guilford County Realty
Gilmer Township
R. Thornton
Paul R. Holt
McKnight Mill Road
J. J. Peoples
W. C. Ashworth
Macon Street
Robert Kirk
BY I. S. Klein
Fotower
Glover
Oun
Frigidaire
Matn and
Richardson
City Shoe Shop
West Commerce Street
Security National Bare
Fryers
Fish, Ib
Lard
United Market
North Main ST
Essex
Dodge
Ford
Lyles
North Main Street
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