Abandoned Baby Reunites With Mother In Jail
Hannah Mc Glendon a 19 year old Randolph County mother sits in Randolph County jail feeding her infant son she abandoned. Deputies traced clues including a paper in the baby’s clothing and sightings of the mother at her home. The mother says a dressed couple offered a good home and education for the child and she gave up her baby, now she faces trial for abandonment.
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Hannah McGlendon
Randolph County
Randolph
Miss McGlendon
Asheboro
Palmer
Liberty
Sanford
McGlendon
Celebration at Friedens Lutheran marks Augsburg Confession anniversary
Friends Church schedules a Sunday July 20 11 a m service with Friedens Lutheran near Gibsonville N C hosting an Augsburg Confession anniversary originally presented in 1539. Dr W T Whitsett will deliver the historical address, with additional features planned. Public invitation extended.
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Friedens Lutheran
Gibsonville
N. C
W. T. Whitsett
Whitsett
Andrews Returns from Canada Trip with Rare North Carolina Volumes
Superintendent T Wingate Andrews returned after three weeks traveling through the eastern and mid western United States and Canada. He attended the National Education Association meeting in Columbus and visited Quebec before continuing to New York and Chapel Hill. The High Point Public Library received rare North Carolina Colonial records, city charter, 1892 treasurer and voter registers, plus histories from Hendersonville and the chamber of commerce. The Salvation Army Sunday school held a rainy but lively picnic indoors for nearly 100 children at Jamestown.
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T. Wingate Andrews
United States
Canada
Andrews
National Education Association
Columbus
Ohio
Quebec
New York State
Mrs. Andrews
Chapel Hill
State Department of Education
High Point
North Carolina
North Q Carolina
Public Library
Hendersonville
Register of Voters
Chamber of Commerce
Willie Welch
Wheeler’s
Ashe
Judge Tourgee
Greensboro
P. M. Hale
R. K. Stewart
Salvation Army Sunday School
Jamestown
Main Street
Charles Brown
Furniture Show Attracts National Buyers
Manufacturers and salesmen began arriving today for the annual mid-summer Southern Furniture show to be held at the exposition building starting Monday July 21. Out of town exhibitors are filing into private homes plus many visitors registering at the Sheraton and Elwood hotels. The market is shaping up for a likely large attendance as samples arrive daily and are being arranged in exhibit spaces.
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Sheraton
Elwood
Baby Boy James Edgar Fowler Dies at Two Months
James Edgar Fowler junior, two months old and son of Mr and Mrs Edgar Fowler of 494 East Green, died this morning at 8 o clock. Born in High Point on May 6 1930 he is survived by his parents. The body rests with Mr and Mrs N R Johnson at 506 East Green. Funeral at New Center Church near Seagrive Friday at 2 pm with Rev Rufus Moffitt. Interment in church cemetery.
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James Edgar Fowler
Edgar Fowler
East Green Street
High Point
N. R. Johnson
New Center Church
Seagrive
Rufus Moffitt
Plans For Two Fairs In High Point This Fall
W G C York of Asheboro told High Point city council officials of an expanded fall fair tied to his prior host role. Meanwhile farmers and merchants plan a separate fair with no York ties, making two distinct fairs likely this season in High Point.
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W. GC. York
Asheboro
High Point
Annual Sunday School Picnic Set at Midway Church
The Midway Sunday school and church picnic will be held Wednesday July 23. Rev Is P Sadler of Welcome and O V Woosley of the Winston Salem Children’s Home will attend. A class of children will sing and recite. A large picnic table will be laid after morning exercises.
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Midway
Is. P. Sadler
O. V. Woosley
Winstonsalem
Councilmen Prepare For Budget Meeting Tonight
City council members hold a fourth meeting this week to finish items in the tentative budget submitted by City Manager Fef M. Knox. They review the budget item by item and aim to complete the task tonight.
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Fef. M. Knox
Leading Mineral Interests Study of North Carolina Gold Fields
Raleigh July 17. Interest in North Carolina gold deposits draws attention of leading minerals officials. Dr Henry Mace Payne consulting engineer and geologist with the American Mining Congress and State Geologist H J Bryson are investigating North Carolina gold properties this week. Bryson says lower grade ores are now more workable with improved recovery methods, improving prospects for opening North Carolina gold properties.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United States
Henry Mace Payne
American Mining Congress
H. J. Bryson
Payne
Bryson
High Point Boys Broadcast From Battery Pro gram
Members of Battery k 253rd CAC TD will broadcast a program of popular numbers over radio station WCSC Charleston tonight from 7 to 11. Participants are Lawrence O Hill James Happy F E Roach and Rome E Sales Jr all of High Point now in camp near Charleston. High Point residents may write to Raymond W Watson Second Lieutenant Battery BEY 252nd National Guard Camp Fort Moultrie S C for engagement.
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K”’ 253Rd Cac
WCSC
Charleston
S. C
Lawrence O. Hill
James
Happy) FE. Roach
Rome E. Sales
High Point
Raymond W. Watson
BEY
Mendenhall Will Filed For Probate
The holograph will of O. E. Mendenhall, High Point businessman and former state legislator, died in Greensboro, was filed for probate in Guilford County. It bequeaths the entire estate, to his widow Lizette Brown Mendenhall, dated August 27, 1917. no executor is named, widow qualifies as administratrix with the will annexed.
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O. E. Mendenhall
High Point
Mason W. Gant
Guilford County Superior Court
Greensboro
Lizette Brown Mendenhall
Sedgefield Father-Son 18-Hole Tourney Draws Clubs
The annual invitation father and son golf event will be held today at Sedgefield country club with entrants from Greensboro and High Point Country clubs and others in two states. Teams form Scotch foursomes for 18 holes with selective drive and alternating shots. Trophies awarded for net and gross honors.
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Sedgefield
Greensboro
High Point
Glider Launcher Designed for One Man Operation
A simple ground attached glider launcher uses a fixed tail release device and a stretched shock cord. A person in an automobile pulls to tension, then the device snaps the cord and launches the glider into the air.
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Washington
New York Plants 25 Million Trees in 1929
New York state reports a massive tree planting effort, confirming 25 million saplings were set in 1929. The program underscores public lands and reforestation initiatives amid growing conservation awareness.
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New York
Elwood Reopens Dining Room for Market Period
The Elwood hotel will reopen its main dining room from Sunday July 20 to Sunday August 3 to serve 150 guests at a time, with the cafe offering the same menu during the Southern Furniture market. Manager R. K. Young announced the temporary reopening and extension for the two week period.
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Elwood Hotel
R. K. Young
Young
Furniture Show Attracts Visitors And Regular Patrons
A plan to serve both regular patrons and furniture show visitors is outlined, aiming to balance crowds and provide suitable service. The note emphasizes accommodating diverse attendees during the event.
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Andrews Returns
Hendersonville Library
Sults
Bosch Radio
Bosch
Ceiver
Ing Quality
Wiggins, Inc
RADIO
Greensboro, N. C
BAYER
Hart's
Ingram'’S
College St
W. Broad
High Point Boys
Mendenhall
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor
Bradfield Co
Atlanta, Ga
RB. F. D
NEW York Shoe Shop
North Main
Goodyear
DE Luxe Cafe
Iss
Washington St
Elwood Cafe
la Carte
Commercial National Bank For Emergency Or Opportunity
the Bank of Service
Perpetual Building & Loan
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Piedmont Building & Loan
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
Geo. A. Matton
W. C. Idol
Sec
Homer
Estate Heatrolas
Burneil Heaters
Eureka Vacuum Cleaners
Majestic
Clinard Electic Company
College Street
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