Greensboro Woman Reunites With Jackson Carved Cane After 40 Years
Elizabeth Cooley Harllee, 82, of Greensboro, has recovered a hickory walking cane carved by Andrew Jackson in 1833 and gifted to Earl Cooley of Connecticut. The ivory head and silver band bear the inscription Presented to Earl Cooley by Andrew Jackson President U S A 1833. The relic, missing for decades, was found in Connecticut near its origin and returns to Harllee at her West Market Street home.
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Andrew Jackson
Hermitage
Greensboro
Elizabeth Cooley Harllee
Republic
Jackson
New Orleans
Earl Cooley
Connecticut
Far Cooley
Harllee
New England
Middletown
Conn
Democratic Club
Tennessee
High Point Sales Crusade Opens Monday For Jobs
Preparations for the Salesmen's Crusade meeting at the Junior High School auditorium are nearing completion. Local leaders from the Merchants Association and Chamber of Commerce plan three minute talks and badges will be distributed. The event aims to boost business and create employment, with Duke Power Company speaker John Paul Lucas among guests.
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Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commercce
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
John Paul Lucas
Duke Power Company
Charlotte
High Point Merchants’ Association
Chamber of Commerce
Salesmen's Crusade
G. BE. Hutchens
C. W. Patterson
FE. L. Chitwood
H. M. Taylor
BE. M. Dudley
H. G. Siderton
Amos R. Kearns
C. M. Waynick
H. M. Schadt
A. H. Holton
Caleamen
High Point
Funeral Services Held for Mrs Efie Smith
Funeral services for Mrs. Ef fie Smith 64 widow of Rev W C Smith were held at North Main Baptist church Saturday at 10 30 am with Rev A Lincoln Falk and Rev J M Hilliard officiating. Burial was in Oakwood cemetery. Pallbearers were J T Adams Bens Marsh J W Kler and R Clinard. Songs included We'll Work Till Jesus Comes Blessed Assurance When They Ring Those Golden Bells and Shall We Gather at the River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Effie Smith
W. C. Smith
Idol Street
North Main Baptist Church
A. Lincoln Falk
J. M. Hilliard
The
Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
J. T. Adams
Bens Marsh
J. W. Kler
R. Clinard
Jesus
Medlin to speak at Young People's Christian Endeavor meet
The Young People's Christian Endeavor Society of the First Methodist Protestant church will meet Sunday at 7 PM in the Philathea classroom. Devotional leads by Bill Wall with Luther Medlin, North Carolina Christian Endeavor secretary, as guest speaker. A quartet will provide special music.
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Medlin
Young People's Christian Endeavor Society
First Methodist Protestant Church
Philathea
Bill Wall
Luther Medlin
Christian Endeavor For
North Carolina
High Point Library to Adopt Summer Hours Schedule
The High Point public library will start a new summer hours system next Monday, operating daily from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., then 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. The change runs through September 1 and aims to give staff a day off, with workdays Monday through Monday.
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High Point Public Library
Pew
Mayor Grayson Proclaims National Salesmen's Crusade Start
High Point Mayor C L Grayson designates July 19 as the inaugural date for the National Salesmen's Crusade in High Point. The proclamation urges citywide cooperation to stimulate demand, create jobs, and nationally align local efforts with a broader movement.
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Grayson
City of
High Point
Seal) Co
North Carolina Spares Randoloph and Davidson Counties
The article extols Randolph and Davidson counties as beautiful, inviting regions worthy of praise and publicity. It contrasts coastal and mountain resorts with the counties, highlighting their neighborly appeal and proximity to Guilford.
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North Carolina
Randolph
Davidson
Guilford
Baptist Training Union Meeting At North Park Church
City-wide Baptist Training Union to gather this afternoon at 2 30 at North Park Baptist church. J F Hedrick president announced reports on the recent Baptist Training Union convention held last week at Ridgecrest. All union members urged to attend.
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Baptist Training Union
North Park
J. FE. Hedrick
Baptist Training Union Convention
Ridgecrest
The Bumping Buckaroo on the High Point to High Rock Trip
A narrator recalls a rail journey aboard a Ford vehicle atop iron wheels with Arthur Kirkman general manager, W B Warner superintendent, and L B Dutton head of repairs. The trip followed High Point to High Rock along the High Point Thomasville and Denton railroad, amid local project debates and election results.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Arthur Kirkman
W. B. Warner
L. B. Dutton
High Rock
Armored Field Trip With Cameras On The Iron Colt
A narrator describes traveling by the Iron Colt armed with cameras film meters and notebook. Engineer Mr Dutton impresses with precise horn signals as they pause at crossings and stop frequently enjoying flexible travel.
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Dutton
Brick for Brick Top
The narrator recalls a visit to Cunningham Brick Company between Thomasville and Denton. Mr. Cunningham guided a tour of the brickmaking process, noting shale from his nearby property and the heat of kilns on hot days.
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Cunningham Brick Company
Thomasville
Denton
Cunningham
Farming districts near Thome and Den ton feature lush lands
Between Thome ashliie and Den ton and between Denton and High Rock are some of the most attractive farms one can imagine. They would have made the home sick had come from the farm.
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Thome@ashliie
Denton
High Rock
Ghost Woman Haunts High Point High Pointers Tale Of Mysterious Driverless Passenger
A nocturnal encounter near the Sanatorium ends with a young man picking up a stylish woman who vanishes from the back seat. She supposedly is the dead daughter of a Jamestown resident, killed in a Greensboro road crash, with sightings continuing nightly near the Jamestown underpass.
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Greensboro
High Point
Pageant plans advance for High Point anniversary
The Pageant of Progress committee led by A. E. Tate gears up for High Point’s 50th manufacturing anniversary. Ted Hill of John B. Rogers Producing Company will arrive July 25 to direct the pageant, showcasing the city’s achievements from 1888 to the present. Hill is well known in High Point for directing Rotary shows.
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High Point
A. E. Tate
Pageant of Progress Committee
Tate
Ted Hill
John B. Rogers
Hill
Rotary
Mid-Summer Southern Furniture Market Opens with Cautious Buyer Activity
Furniture men forecast fair business at the mid-summer Southern Furniture and Rug Market opening tomorrow at the exposition building. The market aims for steady price structure, brighter trading than a few weeks ago, and cautious buying to replenish low inventories. Hotel reservations indicate good attendance for two weeks, with a new cafeteria operated by the Junior Service League.
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Paul W. Casey
Junior Service League
Eighteen Building Permits Issued By High Point Last Week
Eighteen building permits were issued totaling 14901 for repairs and improvements in High Point. Notices list Alberta Simpson new five room frame home on Hoover street. J H Chamelin addition to Bain street residence. E B Benjamin front of 215 1 2 North Main. E C Conrad re roof garage 230 Willowbrook. C Cecil heirs re roof 511 Farlow. Koonte and White paint 1421 Tryon. Mrs J E Millikan one room addition Gurley. Wesley Memorial church plastering painting re roof on North Main 5000. Florence Brown fire repairs 222 Hobson. J S Daling two six room on Hay between Hoover and Leonard. Emma Brower and Pis Nell Brower new nine room on Flarham. G Curtis Smith paint and re roof 225 Woodrow. CC M Alfred six room brick veneer on Arbordale with garage. High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association re roof 712 Morris. Globe Parlor Furniture new machine shop Mangum Avenue.
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High Point
Alberta Simpson
Hoover Street
Price and Coolidge Streets
J. H. Chamelin
Bain Street
E. B. Benjamin
North
North Main Street
Florence Brown
Hobson Street
Daling
Hay Street
Hoover and
Leonard Streets
Emma Brower
Pis
Nell Brower
Flarham Avenue
Chestnut Street
Arbordale Drive
G. Curtis Smith
Woodrow Avenue
M. Alfred
Rotary
Florham
High Point Perpetual Building
Morris Street
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
Mangum Avenue
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Earl Cooley, II
Harllea
Southern Furniture
Shere
Southern Furniture Exposition
Southern Furniture and
Bigelow-Sanford “Wrecking Crew
Joe Korodin
Ralph Small, Jr
Ed Watkins
Ben Allen
Jack Noble
Bowles Brothers
Louvis
Bill
Drexel Furniture Company
Drexel
N. C
J. H. E. Stellings
Charleston
Palmetto
al Resch
Buckaroo
Jamestown
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