Major O'Beirne Visits High Point With Family
Major John O'Beirne and his daughters Florence Charlotte Luella and Elsie Rose arrived from South Bend Indiana for a two day visit among friends en route to Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach The family is noted for Salvation Army service including building a new hall in High Point and leadership roles held by Florence and Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John O’beirne
Florence
Charlotte
Luella
Elsie Rose
South Bend
Ind
Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
O'Beirne
Salvation Army
High Point
O’beirne
Salvation Army Hall
South Main Street
Penny
Russell Street
High Point High School
Rotary Club
Indiana
High Mount
Grand Rapids
Mich
Archdale Trinity Residents Split Over Water Sewer Bond Vote
Archdale Trinity residents divide into rival camps over a July 23 bond election to fund a water and sewer project. A series of mass meetings feature experts from UNC and PWA advocating the plan, while opponents plan a Trinity school meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Archdale-Trinity Sanitary District
Allen Jay School
Board of Commissioners
H. G. Baily
University of North Carolina
Thomas D. Rose
PWA
George B. Cravén
Baity
Water sewer project town hall in Trinity Archdale district
A mass meeting of the Trinity Archdale district for a round table discussion of the water sewer project will be held at the Trinity school building Friday night at unspecified hour.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity- Archdale
Trinity School
Joseph W Sechrest Buried At Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral services for J W Sechrest known as Uncle Joe were held at his son Robert H Sechrest's home and conducted by multiple ministers. Burial occurred in the Oakwood family plot. Pallbearers included seven men from his circle and colleagues. A male quartet sang and tributes praised his character. Attendance spanned this state and neighboring areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W
Joe) Sechrest
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Robert H. Sechrest
South Main Street
Wallace Fridy
Wesley Memorial Church
J. Milliard
The
Baptist
H. Norwood Bowne
Erie
Lina Funeral Salesmen's Supply Club
J. Gurney Briggs
John Gurney Briggs, Jr
Roy Padgette
J.W. Garrett
J. M. Hilliard
H. N. Bowne
Sechrest
High Point WPA Employees To Get Wage Increases
About 600 WPA workers in the High Point area will begin earning higher wages under a new schedule starting the next pay period on July 10. WPA supervisor William L. Smith will travel to Winston-Salem to obtain the exact figures, with roughly 500 of the 625 employees slated for wage hikes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WPA
High Point
Willam L. Smith
Winston-Salem
South
Harry L. Hopkins
First Aid Club Hears Harrison at Lake Park
The Red Cross First Aid club met at the High Point city lake park for a 6 o'clock weiner roast and lecture. Dr. E T Harrison urged ongoing study and practice of first aid. Frank Sizemore Jr joined as a new member and spoke on teaching first aid. R L Proctor presided outlining club aims. Next meeting set for Thursday August 4 with location to be announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baity
Baily
Knox
High Point
PWA
R. M. Buie
George H. Sumner
Guilford
Randolph
L. H. Smith
Liberty
Thos, D. Rose
Public Works Administration
Rose
Red Cross
High Point City Lake Park
E. T. Harrison
Red Cross Board
Frank Sizemore, Jr
R. L. Proctor
Meeting Open to All Citizens Announced Today
An announcement states the upcoming meeting is open to all citizens interested. The notice emphasizes public participation and invites residents to attend.
Linesman L B Hewitt Dies From Workplace Burns
L B Hewitt a 40 year old Duke Power Company linesman died at 5 this morning from burns suffered in an electrical explosion last Tuesday afternoon. Hewitt had been hospitalized in critical condition since the incident at Willowbrook and West Green where he and L A York were installing a power line. York remains in serious condition at Guilford General Hospital. Hewitt lived in High Point after moving from Chester, D C, and is survived by parents wife a stepson eight brothers and six sisters. Funeral plans set for Catawba with services at 11 o clock and burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. B. Hewitt
Duke Power Company
Willowbrook
West Green Streets
L. A. York
Hewitt
Guilford General Hospital
High Point
Chester
D. C
The
Power Company
H. C. and
Mittle Gant Hewitt
Catawba
N. C
Hallie Hewitt
G. C
Newport
J. H
Elwood
C. C
Detroit
Mich
Centris
P. D
T. C
G. P
R. L
Averna
Bertie Hewitt
Adolph Newman
Roy Henderson
Daisy Hewitt
A. K. McElroy
Belle Plains
Iowa
Noted squash reaches 19 inches in Mrs Burton’s garden
The Enterprise reports a squash grown by Mrs C M Burton at 804 Tatestret measures 19 inches tip to tip, surpassing the 16 inch record set by Dewey Cates noted in Tuesday's issue of The Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
C. M. Burton
Tatestret
Marietta Paint merges with Stille Young in major merger
The Marietta Paint Corporation and the Stille Young Company announce a merger creating the largest wood finishes and paint maker in the area. John H. Kalte will lead sales and production after the move of Stille Young to the Marietta plant on English Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marietta Paint and Color Company
High
Stille Young Corporation
C. 8. Beaver
John H. Kalte
Stille-Young Company
Marietta Company
Marietta
English Street
Carolinas
India
Kauri
Pontianak
Congo
Damar
New Zealand
Africa
East Indies
High Point
Kalte
Stille-Young
Rev Liston Pope Visits City For Short Stay
Rev Liston Pope of New Haven Connecticut visited Thomasville for a few hours with Mrs Pope and their young daughter. He is former director of religious education at Wesley Memorial church and now pursues studies at Yale University while serving as pastor of a Congregational church in New Haven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liston Pope
New Haven
Conn
Also Mentioned on This Page
Major O’beirne
Will Wicker
Goodrich Silvertown Tire
Goodrich
E. M. Dudley
North Main Street
High Point, N. D
Thomasville, N. D
Archdale-Trinity
Joseph W. Sechrest
Oakwood Cemetery
First Aid
Harrison
City Lake
Marietta Paint Corporation
Stille Young
Rev. Liston Pope
Rose Furniture CO
Kester Bros
South Main
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!