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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 15, 1937
Page
9
Architects worked plans and specifications for city schools as Superintendent Carroll met with designers. Work aims to finish by next week and bids to be called by Guilford County Board of Education. Final opening set for September.
Funeral services for Jerre Lovelace 72 tobacconist and father of James B Lovelace well known attorney here were held at nine this morning from the Methodist church in Farmville where he died yesterday at his home Interment followed at three this afternoon in the family plot at South Boston Virginia He had lived in eastern Carolina for 25 years and had been ill for months His son resides here and another son Lieut Donald A Lovelace of the U S Naval Aviation base at Coronado Calif survives with his wife formerly Miss Lillian White of South Boston and five sisters including Mrs Henry Gunn Mrs Trene Lacy Miss Evelyn Lovelace of Halifax VA Mrs Sue Turner of Winston-Salem and Mrs Mattie Price near Roanoke and three grandchildren
The High Point Public Library will hold a regular story hour for children tomorrow at 10 30 in the morning. Librarian Mrs Nancy Kirkman Poston announced the event inviting all children to attend this summer story hour.
The ice cream supper and Friday night outing by the Bob Conrad Bible class of Emmanuel Lutheran church at Dr. L. R. Zimmerman’s home have been postponed. A new date will be announced later.
Guilford County real estate transfers listed across High Point, Morehead, Ridge, and Sumner townships. Transfers include multiple spouses, corporations, and receivers exchanging tracts on routes and streets such as Adams Street Ridgeway Drive Battleground Avenue West Lee. Values noted as ten dollars or similar, with several property moves involving co owners and lenders.
C C McKoin superintendent of Mills Home farm Thomasville will preside over Farm and Home Week at State College August 26. The extension service notes his eight years at Mills Home and his election as president of Farm and Home Week this summer. He leads a campaign for broad county representation by farmers and farm women and has built a purebred Holstein herd producing over 10 000 pounds of milk yearly. He collaborates with extension agronomist E C Blair on crop rotation to strengthen soil and supply crops for Mills Home.
A district police tale describes officers offering two options to violators, a $2.50 desk fee or court, and notes a Sunday incident where a youth settled for $7.25 after a judge’s notation. Another tale shows a humane resolution for an aggrieved wife chasing a warrant, and a bank dividend check typo yields a $90 windfall for a man who played the number 15.
Asheboro July 15 Special Bruce Craven chosen as principal speaker for the annual reunion of the Bulla Farlowe and Millikan families to be held at John Wesley's stand Sunday July 18. The meeting opens at 11 A M with W B Millikan presiding. Mrs Jenny Bulla Welborn will relate historical facts about the three families.
Revival services continue at Pleasant Grove M P Church with Rev Edmund Ridge preaching. Attendees are invited as services run daily at 2 30 PM and 7 30 PM this week and next, with public invitation extended.
Members of the Royal Arcanum and their ladies enjoyed a Wednesday evening picnic at the city lake. A Royal Arcanum nine faced a visiting club in a baseball game before dinner. After the meal attendees watched fight workouts at the amphitheater, then returned to the arbor for watermelons. About 60 people attended.
Funeral services for Charlee Vail Osgood 79 were conducted at St Marys Episcopal Church by Rev. Howard Hartzell and Rev. H N Bowne with interment in Rocky Mount Cemetery near Mooresville. Pallbearers included L RB.
Four local residents were injured when a tire blew out and the car overturned about 15 miles below Asheboro. Mrs. M. J. Davie suffered a broken shoulder. Mrs. Chandler, back and neck injuries. Miss Alice Chandler fractured left arm. Mr. Chandler bruises and abrasions. All were taken to Burrus Memorial hospital after initial treatment at Randolph hospital. The group was en route to Pinehurst to visit Mrs. Tugwell for a vacation.
Junius B. Woollen, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Woollen of High Point, sworn in as a cadet at United States Military Academy July 1. He is among 494 new cadets in the 1941 class assigned to First Company. The group will undergo a four week military instruction period at Fort Clinton camp before absorption into the Corps and participation in the academy parade.
The text lists Stewart H K Coffield C L Rowland F L Briggs Dallas Briggs and Grady Boles in a brief notice.
A building permit was issued by High Point to F. H. Hallenbeck for a seven room brick veneer dwelling on Forest Hill drive between Club drive and the city limits, cost estimated at 4865 dollars. Mrs. Cora M. Welch obtained a permit to build a six room home on West Lexington street between North Maine and Palatka, cost about 3950 dollars.
Creditors meet in Greensboro to consider offers for R. R. Ragan real estate. Three bids are listed: $38,000 cash for Fuller property on North Main High Point. $9,000 with $1,000 cash and two-year installments for 108 East Commerce street. $225 cash for multiple lots on Winston-Salem High Point highway.
Dr. Murry B. Davis of High Point was chosen president of the Guilford County Medical Society for Negroes at a Greensboro meeting held at Dr. J. B. McLaughlin’s office. About 18 Negro physicians in the county are eligible for membership. Dr. McLaughlin was elected secretary treasurer. A follow up meeting will be planned locally.
The Guilford county grand jury criticized the High Point city jail for poor upkeep and bad ventilation while noting other county facilities were in good or excellent condition. City officials defended operations and noted ongoing cleaning and a paint contract.
The quarterly statement by receiver John P D Biggs shows estimated uncollected assets of 802389.29 and uncollected stock assessments of 15978.85, totaling 818368.14. Total collections reach 8514929.75 with 3064.10 RC loans repaid. Liabilities total 6399576.43 and total accounted assets are 9519804.36.
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