S C Clark Commissioned As Postmaster Furniture Market Opening
S C Clark is named postmaster as furniture market posts an opening week attendance record. The Tennessee Emergency Relief Administration faces questions about entering private industry with a Knoxville plant. J T Ryan of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association questions cost figures and unemployment impact, urging private factories to meet relief demand and control surplus. He cites 1200 U S. furniture plants closed and argues private capital could meet needs more cheaply without government ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. C. Clark
Tennessee Emergency Relief Administration
Knoxville
J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Claude Callicott
TERA
Tennessee
Ryan
Chattanooga
Memphis
United States
Highway Board Delays Contract Letting For English Street Widening
The city expects widening from Main to Phillips streets after Washington approval. Right of way to Main is secured, with condemnation actions against holdouts. The Aug. 15 state letting date likely includes local project agreements. Budgeted $14,975 funds cover Main street frontage, avoiding tax rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
English Street
Washington
State Highway Commission
E. M. Knox
Main Street
College Street
Main
Knox
Highway Commission
The
Phillips Street
Prospects Rise for Dividend as Commercial Bank Liquidates
John D. Biggs, receiver for the defunct Commercial National Bank, reports improved prospects for a dividend within months. Total recoveries reach 3,569,038.70, with secured creditor claims substantially cleared except for 450,000 owed to the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. Unsecured creditors and depositors have received 25 percent of 3,311,718.33.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial National Bank
John D. Biggs
Biggs
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
City of High Point
Philadelphia
RFC
Mercury Sweat Hits 130 in Sun as City Hammers Heat
Sun soaked city amid record heat with official noon reading over 98 and reports of 130 in the sun. Ice cream shops booming while many head to beaches or mountains and retailers tout High Point Days as a relief to downtown business. Fatalities noted nationwide with one linked to a ball game heat incident amid ongoing heat wave coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
High Point Civil Court Term Opens July 31
The High Point Municipal court for civil cases will convene for a one week term starting Tuesday July 31 with Judge Lewis E Teague presiding. Nine divorces are listed along with six bank company cases including Gurney P Hood and the High Point Morris Plan Bank as plaintiffs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Municipal Court
Lewis E. Teague
Gurney P. Hood
Commissioner of Banks
High Point Morris Plan Bank 4S
G. C. Mercer
Ruby May Mercer
Embry Alger
JI Jr
Mary Stevenson
Thelma Jones Hughes
L. A. Hughes, Jr
Dora Trodgen ¢A
Russell Trogden
Lilyan Bulla Tate
Charles Tate
Vera Jones McCain
Hobson McCain
Warren Atkinson
Carrie Lee Atkinson
Mount Airy Chair Company
Record Cotton Market Registration At Southern Furniture Exposition
The opening week set a new attendance record with 768 buyers from many eastern states. Prospects for week two look brighter as reservations exceed week one, aided by stabilizing cotton prices and strong buying interest from major Southern retailers. New York critics Charlies Messer Stow and Ed Justice visited, urging purity of design in furniture to boost consumer taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Mar
Southern Furniture Exposition
United States
Cotton Mather
Georgia
Florida
Charlies Messer Stow
New York
Roaring Gap
Ed Justice
North Wilkesboro
Stow
Southern Market Association
America
York Retiring to Law New Postmaster Will Begin Office Monday
Stephen C. Clark, prominent local real estate man and civic leader, becomes High Point postmaster after Washington approval. He takes office Monday, succeeding R. York who retires to practice law and will operate from the Commercial Bank building with his brother C. A. York. Clark previously served as state appraiser for the Home Owners Loan Corporation and prepared to resign that post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen C. Clark
High Point
Washington
William B. Umstead
Senate
Mr. Clark
Roosevelt
Clark
R. York
Federal
Commercial Bank
C. A. York
York
R. R. Ragan Properties
Home Owners Loan Corporation
Salisbury
Union Service Speakers Lead City Churches Tonight
Eight principal churches join in a union service at First Methodist Protestant tonight at 8 o clock. Rev W A Lambeth of Wesley Memorial M E Church will preach on That Old Rugged Cross with Rev Tom Alderman Sykes and other pastors assisting. A large attendance from the eight churches is anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Methodist Protestant
W. A. Lambeth
Wesley Memorial M. BE
Lambeth
Old
Rugged Cross
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Joseph Rennie
Captive snakes hunger strikes in zoos and circuses
Captive snakes in zoos and circuses often go on hunger strikes and would die of starvation if they were not forcibly fed. Large snakes dislike to be seen eating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Circuses
Sentinel Mills Opens New Hosiery Plant in High Point
Sentinel Mills Inc plans to open a new infant and children's hosiery plant in High Point around August 15. Ww. Priamnos serves as general manager. Co. W. Ellington will be superintendent. The Grimes street building used by K & E Hosiery is leased, employing about 590 workers. The move signals ongoing growth in High Point as a major hosiery center.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sentinel Mills, Inc
High Point
South
Commonwealth Hosiery Mills
Randleman
Deep River Mills
E. W. Freeze
K & E Mills
Cecil's Drug Store Robbery Reveals Loot Recovered
Four underage African American youths allegedly robbed Cecil's Drug Store from its old storage site, taking merchandise and magic equipment valued near 59 dollars. Police recovered part of the loot by Saturday, aided by a frightened youth returning a magician's uniform. access was gained through a coal chute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil
A. Coke Cecil
New Deal Support Split In Poll Of Citizens
Final vote shows 24 in favor and 23 against the New Deal with four split on personal impact. A confectioner, a school teacher, and a prominent Republican voiced negative views while others cited improved conditions amid the administration’s measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roosevelt
Congressman Walter Lambeth Visits Erosion Service Office
Hon. Walter Lambeth of Thom asville, representative for the eighth district, visited the Soil Erosion Service offices yesterday. He aided the Deep River and Brown Creek watershed erosion project and praised regional director Dr. J H Stallings for progress, hoping to extend the program in North Carolina.
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Walter Lambeth
Thomasville
Eighth Congressional District
Soil Erosion Service
Lambeth
Deep River
Brown Creek
J. H. Stallings
North Carolina
Rawley Attending Board Meeting in Morehead City
J. P. Rawley, member of the State Board of Conservation and Development, left with Mrs. Rawley for Morehead City to attend the board meeting. They expect to return to their city early next week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rawley
Morehead City
J. P. Rawley
State Board of Conservation and Development
James C Fisher Appointed Draftsman in Erosion Work
Dr J H Stallings regional director of the soil erosion service in High Point announced James C Fisher’s appointment as draftsman on the service staff. Fisher joins a program aimed at soil conservation efforts in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James C. Fisher
J. H. Stallings
Soil Erosion Service
High Point
Young Democrats Meet in Asheville Aims to Expand Role
More than 500 members of the North Carolina Clubs of Young Democrats will gather in Asheville Friday through Sunday for conferences a convention and cavalcade. Mrs May Thompson Evans of High Point heads the group which notes increasing female participation with three women elected as local club presidents. Speakers include Stanley Wimborne Dennis G Brummitt A J Maxwell and Albert Coates. Governor Ehringhaus and Senator Reynolds attend. A motorcade through the Great Smokies closes the three day meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Young Democrats
May Thompson Evans
High Point
Asheville
Evans
Stanley Winborne
Dennis G. Brummitt
A. J. Maxwell
Albert Coates
Sam Cathey
Ehringhaus
Fleetion of
Robert R. Reynolds
R. L. Coughton
Josiah W. Bailey
Clyde R. Hoey
Friddle Reunion Held Today With Chief Friddle
Chief of Police W G Friddle his wife and four children attend a Friddle family reunion at Mrs J T Troxler’s home in Rockingham county. More than 200 Friddle family members are expected, with 69 members being children or grandchildren of Chief Friddle’s parents. The Friddle family is the only representation in this area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Friddle
Friddle
J. T. Troxler
Rockingham County
Chief Friddie
W. G. Friddie
Lighted Bicycles At Night Required
Chief Friddle orders police to enforce bicycle lights after motorists report near misses at night. Riders must have rear red reflector and front headlamp at all times after dark to reduce driver risk and share safety duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. G. Friddle
Friddle
Friddie
Istanbul Bans Drinking Smoking Cards for Bus Drivers
Istanbul authorities prohibit bus drivers from drinking smoking playing cards using drugs or remaining single under new discipline rules. The measure aims to ensure conduct and safety across public transport services.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Istanbul
Turkey
Stronger Beer Eases Local Liquor Demand
In High Point, beer becomes stronger and liquor demand shifts. A local retailer and the police chief note beer potency has risen, making spiking unnecessary. Police reports corroborate the trend, contrasting past incidents with current observations.
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W. W. Howes
Gov’t
Best Buy
Highway Board
Carter
Teague
First M. P. Church
Sentinel Mills
W. ©. Phillips
W. Ellington
Collier's
Applejack
Likker
Police Department
Law Enforcement Agency
A.J. Koonce
Koonce
Xoence Funeral
Rome, Inc
South Main ST
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