Weather notes with scattered storms across Carolinas and Georgia
Partly cloudy and unsettled conditions sweep the southeast with thundershowers along the coast. Fresh to gentle winds shift from southwest to south, with cooler coastal sections and showers Wednesday night. Local cotton belt readings show varied temperatures and little rainfall in many cities.
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Worth
Carolina
Georgia
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Charlotte
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Notice of sale of lands in Guilford County North Carolina
Under a deed of trust from A. D. Burnette to B. Lovelace trustee dated September 1930 and recorded in Guilford County North Carolina, defaulted on debt, property to be sold at public auction to the highest cash bidder at two PM July 28 at the Greensboro Superior Court door. Parcel described as Lot No. 5 in College Park plat, Guilford County NW Carolina, tax status unpaid, June 26 1937 James B. Lovelace Trustee Kirkman Attorneys.
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A. D. Burnette
B. Lovelace
North Carolina
Greensboro
Ted
High Point Township
Guil County
College Park
Office of Register of Deeds
Guilford Coun
NW. C
James B. Lovelace
Kirkman
Damages Sought From Railroads Over Fatal Crossing Crash
Mrs Pearl Pierce sues North Carolina Railroad Co and Southern Railway for 50000 dollars claiming negligence caused her husband L T Pierce to die in a January 28 1937 truck train collision at Tomlinson Street crossing Foggy conditions headlights not used or warnings given cited as factors The suit was filed in municipal court with administratrix representing the estate Also notices include a separate collection action by Garland Distributing against Swartzberg Taylor and McCollum The Smoke Shop lien case Nely Breedlove vs Jack Nolls and Railway Express Agency Inc seeks damages from an auto wreck at Montlieu Avenue and West College Drive A divorce action Marjorie Huff vs John Durwood Huff is noted.
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Pearl Pierce
North Carolina Railroad Company
The
Southern Railway Company
L. T. Pierce
Pierce
Tomlinson Street
Taylor
McCollum
Swartzburg
Nely Breedlove
Jack Nolls
Railway Express Agency, Inc
Montlieu Avenue
West College Drive
Marjorie Huff
John Durwood Huff
Grocers Plan Uniform Closing Hours Citywide
About 75 food store reps at city hall approved a uniform closing hour of 54 o clock Monday through Friday and 9 o clock on Saturday. A committee of ten will recruit nonattending merchants to sign the agreement before the schedule takes effect. No opening hours were decided.
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City Hall Court Room
Mrs. Todd Indicted For Embezzlement Of Motor Club Funds
Greensboro July 13 A Guilford county grand jury returned a true bill of indictment against Mrs. Millard Todd Jr former High Point manager of the Carolina Motor Club for embezzling 756 dollars from club funds. Todd's husband said a deposit slip for 756 dated January 20 to the NC Department of Revenue exists. The case stems from a High Point bank transaction where funds were deposited into Mrs Todd's personal account while the club maintained an account there.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Millard Todd, Jr
High Point
Carolina Motor Club
Todd
Motor Club
High Point Bank
Remera Bird Builds Bottle-Shaped Nest in Turkey
The remera, a bird native to Turkey, constructs a bottle-shaped nest that provides protection against intruders and predators.
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Remera
Turkey
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic PSA Promotes Quick Malaria Relief
An advertisement urges readers to treat chills and fever with Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic. It claims quick relief from malaria symptoms and notes the product contains tasteless quinidine and iron. Available at drug stores in 50 cent and 1 dollar sizes, with the larger bottle touted as more economical.
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Grove
All Candidates To Take Standard Civil Service Exams Here
The High Point civil service commission will host standard civil service exams prepared by the Civil Service assembly of Chicago for positions including girls' commissioner, bookkeeper, rodman, store manager’s assistant, labor foreman, store manager, warden of municipal lake, sanitation division superintendent, plumbing inspector, electrical inspector, mechanic and assistant mechanic. Examinations will be given at Elm Street school on Monday night July 19 to form an eligible list.
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High Point Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Assembly of
Chicago
Ill
Elm Street
Wade P. Renfrow
Civil Service Assembly
Legion Post Meeting Tonight to Discuss Conventions
Andrew Jackson Post No. 87 American Legion will meet at the Legion hall on Washington Street with Commander J. E. Thomas announcing a special order to instruct delegates for the state convention in Durham on July 25. A large High Point delegation is expected, along with plans to push for an eastern state veterans hospital in Goldsboro or Wilmington.
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Legionnaires
Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
Legion Hall
Washington Street
J. E. Thomas
Durham
Thomas
High Point
New York
Goldsboro
Wilmington
Rites Are Held For H. H. Kennedy
Funeral services for Harrison H. Kennedy were held at Mt. Vernon M E church with Rev. T J Shore and Dr B W Taylor officiating. A mixed quartet and church choir performed selections. Pallbearers included Joe White Tom Redding Tom Osborne Charles Kennedy Walter Farlowe and George Frazier. Interment followed in the family plot at the church cemetery.
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Harrison H. Kennedy
Mt. Vernon M. E
T. J. Shore
8. W. Taylor
M. P. Church
Asheboro
M. P. Church of
G. P. Pritchard
Lawrence Sowers
Robert Lloyd
John Taylor
Sane
Joe White
Tom Redding
Tom Osborne
Charles Kennedy
Walter Farlowe
George Frazier
Deaths H G Myers Carthage Resident Dies at 46
H G Myers, 46, a Carthage resident for nine years, died Sunday of a heart attack. Funeral services were held Monday at 5 p.m. at the Carthage Methodist church with Rev C C Durham and Rev Mr Golden officiating. Pallbearers were from the Junior Order United American Mechanics, of which he was a member. Survived by wife and five children Noah G Myers of High Point D H Gardner of Camden S C Edwin Grace and Margaret Myers of Carthage and three sisters.
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H. G. Myers
Carthage
C. C. Durham
Mr. Golden
United American Mechanics
Mr. Myers
Noah G. Myers
High Point
D. H. Gardner
Camden
8. C
Edwin
Grace
Margaret Myers
Funeral services for Mrs Mary Johnson Shaw
Mrs Mary Johnson Shaw 26 died at Randolph hospital from a heart ailment. Funeral services will be held at New Hope church tomorrow morning at 11 oclock with interment in the church cemetery. She is survived by her husband Cal Shaw and two children Rex and Louise.
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Mary Johnson Shaw
Asheboro
N. C
Randolph Hospital
New Hope Church
Cal Shaw
Rex
Louise
Optimism Wavers for Mid-Summer Southern Furniture Market
Market observers in the South anticipate a softer opening for the Mid-Summer Southern Furniture and Rug market starting July 19 due to labor and federal policy uncertainties. Despite strong New York and Chicago sales, local dealers remain cautious as exhibitors revamp showrooms and prepare to showcase new rug colors and patterns.
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Southern
New York
Chicago
A. G. Douglas
Wolfe and Crane Company
Dan C. Curran
Chicago Mart
Douglas
Southern Mart
Southern Furniture Exposition
Asheboro Boy Bitten By Copperhead Snake
Five year old Frank Robbins son of farmer Luther Robbins was bitten by a copperhead while picking blackberries near his Asheboro home. He received anti venom treatment and his physician reports his condition not serious.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Frank Robbins
Luther Robbins
Notice of Service by Publication in Guilford County
In Guilford County Superior Court A N Greer et al against B W Elliott and Hanes Electric Company et al the action seeks to enforce a tax lien on real estate in High Point Township for 1930. Defendants must answer within 30 days from August 3 1937 or relief will be granted. A Wayland Cooke Clerk. July 12 1997.
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A. N. Greer
B. W. Elliott
C. S. Hanes
Hanes Electric Company
Morris Plan Bank of Virginia
Assignee
Industrial Bank of Richmond
B. W. Eiliot
B. Hanes
Hanes Electric Cco
Industrial Bank of Virginia
Indus
Bank of Richmond
Superior Court
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point Township
A. Wayland Cooke
Cerk
Superior Court of
Notice of Truster's Sale of Land in High Point
Public sale of the property at 512 Hill Street High Point Guilford County North Carolina to satisfy the note secured by a deed of trust recorded in Book 782 Page 372 executed February 29 1936 by John F Garner and Betty Bogan Garner for Wachovia Bank as trustee for The Prudential Insurance Company of America. Sale at 11 00 A M Tuesday July 2 1937 at the Municipal Building entrance.
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Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
John F. Garner
Betty Bogan Garner
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
North Carolina
Prudential Insurance Company of America
High Point
County of Guilford
Hill Street
East Green Street
June A. Johnson
Own-A-Home Company
Wachovia Bank and Trust Co
Red Sox top Ramblers 5 4 in Willis Park thriller
High Point Red Sox beat the Charlotte Ramblers 5 to 4 at Willis Park on Sunday. A seventh inning double by A Gibson and a Ramblers error on Sam Phyne’s grounder broke a tie, sending Gibson home. John Gregory allowed eight hits for the Red Sox. H Scott pitched well for the Ramblers. Low attendance due to threatening weather.
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Red Sox
Charlotte Ramblers
High Point Red Sox
Willis Park
High Point
Ramblers
A. Gibson
Sam Phyne
Stafford
Othewise
Gibson
H. Scott
John Gregory
Gregory
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Daughters of Doracs Tea at Henley’s Lawn
The Daughters of Dorac club of the First Baptist church hosted a Sunday tea on Henley’s lawn. Lovely refreshments were served.
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Daughters of Doracs
Daughters of Dorac
The
First Baptist Church
Henley’s
National Singers Give Program at Zion Church
National Singers of Winston Salem presented a delightful program at the A. M. E. Zion church on Price street Sunday afternoon at 3 o clock. After the program refreshments were served in the basement of the church.
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National Singers of Winston
Mrs L W Strong ill. Thomas Smith heads to Atlantic City
Friends of Mrs. L W Strong of Kivett drive regret her illness. Thomas B Smith of 1223 Downing Street left Sunday for Atlantic City New Jersey for the summer.
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L. W. Strong
Kivett Drive
Thomas B. Smith
Downing Street
Atlantic City
N. J
Wandering Tarantula Found by Resident in Yard
Ralph H. Vance found a large tarantula crawling over grass at his home. The spider has a hard shell on its back, is solid black in color, and described as vicious.
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Trantulla
Tarantulla
Ralph H. Vance
Colar
Uwharrie Scouts Sail to Holland for International Jamboree
Uwharrie Council executive Bunn W Hackney Jr leaves by plane for New York to join the delegation heading to the International Boy Scout Jamboree in Amsterdam. The group sails tomorrow noon from Pier 90 aboard the Aquitania for Voegelenang Holland, with stops in Germany Switzerland and France en route back August 29 aboard the Samaria.
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Hackney
New York
Scout Council
Amsterdam
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharrie Council
Uwharrie
Holland
Aquitania
Philadelphia
Bobbo Carpenter
Thomasville
Dave Stedman
Asheboro
Charles Ward
Bobby Stroup
High Point
O. Delk Smith
Wesley Memorial Church
Washington
Jimmy Millis
Bob Amos
Europe
Pier 90
North River
Voegelenang
Bloemendaal
Germany
Switzerland
France
Samaria
Cox To Have Hearing On Manslaughter Charge
A preliminary hearing is set in municipal court for G. W. Cox of High Point route 8 on a manslaughter charge in the death of James Franklin Tysinger Jr. Tysinger, an employee of a local furniture plant, died after a July 3 accident at the Springfield Road Asheboro highway junction just outside High Point. The charge followed Tysinger’s death in a local hospital.
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G. W. Cox
High Point
James Franklin Tysinger
Tysinger
Springfield Road
Asheboro
Cox
Jacobs Men's Shop Damaged By Smoke blaze at 114 South Main street
City firemen extinguished a small blaze at Jacobs Men's Shop shortly after 1 am. An electric iron left on a pressing table started the fire, spotted by a night policeman. Minimal damage overall but merchandise suffered smoke damage, an employee said.
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Jacobs Men's Shop
South Main Street
J Odell Lineberry Taken By Death in Indianapolis
News of the death of J Odell Lineberry yesterday afternoon at 826 Eugene Street Indianapolis Indiana. Funeral services will be held tomorrow in Indianapolis. Lineberry formerly lived in Randleman. Closest surviving relative in this vicinity is a sister Mrs W C Brown of Jamestown.
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J. Odell Lineberry
Eugene Street
Indianapolis
Ind
Lineberry
Randleman
W. C. Brown
Jamestown
Gate City Motor bid omitted from bidders list
The Gate City Motor Company bid to furnish four Plymouth sedans at 635.03 each and one Plymouth coach at 598.14, with no allowance for old equipment. The bid omission was noted in publication of bidder names. Cheese consumption by the Dutch amounts to 15.4 pounds per capita annually.
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Gate City Motor Company
High Point
Plymouth
Civitan Club hear on aviation growth and boxing program
Dr. T R Zimmerman, local dentist, spoke at the Civitan club lunch about aviation development from dirigibles to airplanes and its progress. The program also introduced boxing participants for City Lake park Friday night with remarks from W F Bailey and others.
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T. R. Zimmerman
City Lake Park
Civitan Club
Elwood Hotel
Zimmerman
W. F. Bailey
Parks and Juvenile Commission
Ray Matulewicz
Duke University
Add Warren
Duke
Granger
Red” Lewis
Richmond
Mr. Bailey
Silas B. Casey
Osgood Rites Planned for Wednesday
Funeral services for Charles Vail Osgood will be held Wednesday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Episcopal church with Rev. Howard Hart sell officiating. Interment follows at Rocky Mount cemetery near Mooresville. The body goes to the Briggs home at 1511 Long Street this afternoon.
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Charles Vail Osgood
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Howard Hartsell
Rocky Mount Cemetery
Mooresville
Frank F. Briggs
Long Street
Administratrix Notice for George Mendenhall Estate
Clara I. Cox Administratrix of Georges Mendenhall Estate announces claims against the Guilford County North Carolina estate must be shown by July 17 1938 at her High Point NC home. Creditors must also settle debts promptly. July 13 1937. Arron Haworth Attorney.
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George Mendenhall
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point
Clara I. Cox
Georges Mendenhall
Arron Haworth
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Chas. Quigley
Legion Post
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