Record Wholesale Market Attendance Boosts Mid-Summer Week
Attendance at the Southern Furniture and Rug Market during the first four days of the mid-summer session neared 1,100 buyers as registration surpassed 960 by 10 AM and passed 1,000 by noon. Officials expect continued strong attendance into early next week with many buyers from North Carolina and nearby states. Wednesday marked the peak day with the largest daily registrations in market history and solid wholesale activity.
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Endance
Southern Furniture and
Southern *Furniture Exposition
O.ne
North Carolina
Liee
New England
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Packard Parade Here on Friday
A parade of new Packard 120 cars will be held here tomorrow before a Packard display opens at Gate City Motor. Between 10 and 12 latest models will be in the parade, with Mayor Grayson and City Manager Knox among participants. The route runs from Five Points through East Lexington, Main, to the post office, ending at Gate City Motor. Burris notes several orders placed in the last three days.
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Gate City Motor Company
Jack Burris
Packard
C. §. Grayson
B. M. Knox
Lexington
Main Street
Main
Burris
Furniture Market Injects New Life Into Industry
High Point Chicago and Grand Rapids spark optimism for the furniture sector. Experts note a rising trend in recent months with summer market orders boosting the industry. Large producers reportedly cap bookings to secure shipments. A meeting of the Southern Manufacturers' and Salesmen's association is slated for next week, confirmed by president John Stellings.
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High Point
Chicago
Grand Rapids
Southern Manufacturers’ and Salesmen's Association
John Stellings
Charleston
8. C
Paul W. Casey
Taylor Host To Employes At Dinner Near Jamestown
H M Taylor president and general manager of Martin Dry Cleaning and the Dutch Laundry hosted a chicken dinner for 85 employees and families at his lodge two miles east of Jamestown. More than 100 others from the Winston Salem plant attended as games and singing followed. Holt McPherson editor of The Enterprise praised the firm’s growth from a six-person start 14 years ago to a major Carolina laundry and dry cleaning operation.
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H. M. Taylor
Martin Dry Cleaning Company
Jamestown
inston-Salem
Holt McPherson
Enterprise
Taylor
Ths
Carolinas
Millikan Rites Conducted Here
Funeral services for T. Oscar Millikan, 38, who died at a Durham hospital after an illness, were held at his father in law W. H. Pegram’s home. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery. Pallbearers and flower attendants named. music included a quartet and duets. Large crowd attended.
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Durham
Oakwood
T. Oscar Millikan
W. H. Pegram
East Green Street
Hoy L. Fesperman
First Evangelical and Reformed Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Jake Allman
O. M. Hayworth
W. A. Metcalfe
Tim Ridge
Paul Charping
William Gregory
Flowers
Katherine Howard
Rachel
Rosa Long
John Hedrick
M. F. Crooks
Elks Plan Dutch Supper After Meeting
High Point Lodge No. 1155 Elks will host a Dutch supper at the West Broad street home after the 8 o'clock regular meeting. Secretary-treasurer W. Carson Burns announced the plan today.
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High Point Lodge No
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
West Broad Street
W. Carson Burns
Civitan Clubs to play return diamond game at Jamestown
The High Point Civitan club faces Greensboro Civitan in a diamond ball match at Jamestown Municipal Park tomorrow at 5 pm. The local team won the first game at Guilford College recently. members should arrive by 4 30 pm.
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High Point Civitan
Greensboro Civitan Club
Municipal Park
Jamestown
Guilford College
Young Man Sought by Mail Request in Missing Person Case
Postmaster S. Clark was asked by letter to help locate J. M. Paris, 23, who has been missing from his Georgia home for years. Mrs. Gussie Christian, his sister, says she last saw him 18 years ago and heard he may have been in High Point.
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Posmaster S
Clark
J. M. Paris
Georgia
Gussie Christian
High Point
Unusually Designed Tomato Shown at The Enterprise Window
Max D. Gordy of 440 South Matin street brings a remarkable tomato to The Enterprise displaying about 14 distinct parts and a modern designer look. The fruit may be viewed in The Enterprise window this month.
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Max D. Gordy
South Matin Street
Enterprise
Interviewer Appointment at Federal Reemployment Office
Mrs. May Thompson Evans, state director, named Mrs. Rachel Suggs former secretary to Irene W Price, social service supervisor, as interviewer for the Federal Reemployment Office at the local branch. The appointment was announced this morning.
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Rachel Suggs
Irene W. Price
Emergency Relief Administration
May Thompson Evans
Large North Main Street apartment permit eyed for May
Building permit valued at $17,000 in estimated construction costs may be issued this afternoon for an apartment house on North Main Street. July permits to date total $25,105 and would rise to about $42,000 for the month with the new approval.
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North Main Street
Unclear health update from city physician on infant cases
The City Physician said no paralysis has appeared in the child so far and that if the child survives today no paralysis will develop. No new infantile lysis cases were reported, and two more whooping cough cases were confirmed today by Dr. W J McAnally.
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W. J. McAnally
National Furniture Week plan gains momentum nationwide
Plans for a National Furniture Week September 30 to October 6 are gaining momentum led by James T. Ryan secretary of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers association. A prospectus outlining materials for dealers is nearing completion and will be distributed to industry personnel within ten days.
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James T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Ryan
National Retail Furniture Association
Chicago
United States
Southern
Southern Association
National Furniture Week
Lake Shore Drive
Culiagy
Big catch at Nag's Head nets 600 pounds of channel bass
A local party at Nag's Head North Carolina hauled about 600 pounds of channel bass weighing 20 to 47 pounds each. The group included J. C. Payne assistant postmaster and his family along with Earl and Roy Lambeth and their families. They fished with Sam Till ett of Roanoke Island and were ashore in a few hours.
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Nag's Head
N. C
J. C. Payne
Earl
Roy Lambeth
Sam Tillett
Roanoke Island
Mr. Payne
Infantile Paralysis Status Report for Local Boy
The condition of eight year old James Lewis Jr of 122 Virginia Avenue who has developed infantile paralysis was reported by his physician Dr J G Groome as favorable today. The stiffness of the neck has gone and his temperature has fallen.
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James Lewis, Jr
Virginia Avenue
J. G. Groome
Thrilling fish fight and corn dodger treat at party
The catch described a big fight from each fish that thrilled the party. The women of the party baked corn dodgers and beer, attributed to Egyptians 5000 years ago, added another thrill to the occasion.
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Women of' S Party
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