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!
This newspaper page contains 19 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1933
Page
8
The Industrial Works Association marks its first anniversary as a strike by sev eral thousand seamless hosiery workers continues with no incidents. A mass meeting is set for 7:30 PM at the Senior high school, after a daytime parade through the business district. Mills stay idle. furniture unions report settlements and ongoing wage talks.
An open air mass meeting of Industrial Workers Association members and other hosiery and furniture workers idle due to yesterday's strike was called for tonight at 7 30 on the Senior High School campus by D V Bradley president of the association. Bradley gave no hint on the meeting’s business.
Growing belief hosiery manufacturers may not reopen until the industry code, soon to be presented in Washington, becomes effective. The labor department will send a conciliator Thursday to study strike conditions and seek settlement so closed plants can resume operations and workers return to the payrolls.
John Richardson manager of Richardson's Department store reports a theft from his Archdale road residence. A sunball and stand weighing about 75 pounds were taken from his garden, and no leads have emerged. The owner seeks the missing garden equipment.
Amos Hosiery Mills proprietor R T Amos found himself part of the Industrial Workers Association anniversary parade as his car inadvertently wedged into the line. He could not break away until two blocks later while appearing in the strikers' procession.
Robert B. Hubbard of High Point North Carolina has been sworn in as a cadet at the U S Military Academy West Point and assigned to the second company by General W D Connor. The class of 415 will undergo six weeks of drills lectures and an early August march through Catskill foothills before the September 1 start of the academic year.
Mrs Julia A Smith widow of Charles C Smith died about 9 AM at her daughter Mrs W M Johnsons home on Melborne Heights. Born February 9 1860 in Randolph County she moved here 30 years ago. Survived by two children Mrs Johnson and Mrs Russell Smith, three brothers, one sister, six grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Funeral Wednesday at First Reformed Church Rev W K Shaffer officiating. Interment Oakwood Cemetery.
SPEC, TO the EN TEarenne A. Newton, 41, white, lives on Deep River road, is jailed in default of 5000 bond on drunkenness and attempted rape charges. He was arrested at Mamie Jones's home after allegedly entering Rosa Wood's room, making advances, and being struck with a stick. Four stitches were needed for a head wound.
Jack Whitey Wray, who escaped from the Durham county prison camp about ten days ago, was captured here today at noon by Officers Ridge Bettiey and Venable.
Negotiations push toward settlements ease furniture workers strike with three new deals affecting about 300 employees. Tate Furniture resumes at noon after a 15 percent wage increase. Globe Parlor and Fly-Back report returns as typical operations resume or begin Wednesday. Continentals remain uninterrupted.
An offer by H. L. Tomlinson of High Point to raise wages by 21 percent is under study by company and worker committees. The plan adds six cents per hour for base rates 27 percent and below, boosting about 73 percent of workers by 60 cents per day, and three cents per hour for base rates 30 cents and higher, about 100 workers gaining 30 cents daily. Earned premiums above base rates would continue at eight percent of payroll.
The Commun ity Exchange at 887 North Wrenn Street lists multiple registrations today. Requests include an expert painter and carpenter seeking work, a white housekeeper for one month, and several youth and adult workers of various ages and races seeking factory, housekeeping, pressing, kitchen, and yard work opportunities.
Classes begin today in the second term of the sixth annual summer school at High Point College. Dr. C. R. Hinshaw, director, notes registrations are still arriving and expect a term about three fourths of last term. He adds last term drew more students than in the previous two years. Registrations will continue through the week with many expected soon.
Funeral services were held at 11 o clock this morning at Centenary Methodist church Greensboro for Robert M. Waugh 76 who died yesterday at Clinic hospital after six months illness Rev J C Corbett officiated He was a native of Iradell county and lived in Greensboro 15 years working with the A and Y railroad Recently he resided in the city He is survived by his wife two sons seven daughters and pallbearers included T J Hill C H Whittemore Robert Morrison T A Glascock N R Ham and Owen Trogdon Interment was in the church cemetery family plot
Dr. D. W. Daniel of Clemson College has been secured to address the North Carolina Dairymen's Association banquet at North Carolina State College on Wednesday night July 26.
June Auman, a High Point magician, astonished the Civitan club by performing a dozen new tricks for about 30 minutes, drawing hearty applause. The program was directed by Allen Welborn and Steve Ingram, with Rev H Norwood Bowne reading a letter from Arthur Cundy praising Frances Gordon Lindsay’s Civitan high school essay.
A freak egg, bought at a nearby curb market by H. B. Price, arrived at The Enterprise this morning. The egg is perfectly shaped but bears the letter Cc on one end and is now on display in The Enterprise window.
A concise note observes that the words abstemiously facetiously and arsenious all contain the vowels in their correct order. The remark highlights a linguistic quirk of English spelling and vowel sequence without additional context.
New York July 18 committees from the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association and the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers meet to finalize a code for industry approval by the government. Delegations include T Austin Finch from Thomasville and leaders from Virginia North Carolina Illinois and Pennsylvania with a West Coast invitation. The outcome and terms are not yet disclosed as the meeting may finish the draft and reveal recommendations.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.