Prospects Bright for Large Buyers at Mid-Summer Furniture Market
The tenth annual midsummer southern furniture market opens tomorrow at the Southern Furniture Exposition Building with exhibitors arriving tonight and hundreds of buyers expected from across the nation. Organizers predict record attendance and strong purchases as new lines and higher value designs debut, with Tomason and Williams-Norris private show rooms plus entertainment plans for 2000 visitors.
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United States
A. E. Tate
Building Company
Paul Casey
High Point
Casey
Tomason
Williams-Norris
Old Knox Furniture Manufacturing Company
Chicago
New York
Tomlinson
George Feagle
Valdosta
Southern Furniture Market Association
Elwood Hotel
Fisher Selected To Collect Taxes In Guilford County
L. J. Fisher, local attorney, was elected by Guilford County Commissioners to serve the next year as collector of delinquent county taxes in High Point township Archie Myatt had held the post the previous year Two nominations were made with Fisher chosen over Myatt by a board chairman who favored rotating to a younger attorney while praising Myatt’s work
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. J. Fisher
Guilford County
High Point
Archie Myatt
F. P. Conrad
Myatt
J. T. Neese
Conrad
J. W. Burke
Gibsonville
Fisher
Flake Shaw
Greensboro
George L. Stansbury
Three Negroes Admit Role in Local Robberies
Three young men named Joseph Giles John Ellis and Josh Payne confessed to taking part in robberies aided by fingerprints from stolen ham and a hacksaw. John Winfield remained at large as police widened hunts across North Carolina. Police recover significant loot and expect the arrests to unravel a wave of small thefts in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Giles
John Eliis
Josh Payne
John Winfield
North Carolina
Durham
Giles
Wilson and Company
H. L. Lewis
West Russell Street
Ellis
Winfield
Southern Railway
Hig
George B. Wimberly
Ancient Buick On Display In City
Jim Burns of Asheboro shows a 1909 Buick touring car now 22 years old and still in good running condition. The white brass trimmed marvel drew gasps as it rolled through Greensboro streets at about 25 miles per hour, with spectators praising its longevity and charm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Burns
Asheboro
Mr. Burns
Greensboro
Guardsmen Return From Fort Moultrie Encampment in High Point
One hundred members from two local guard companies arrived by train in High Point at 10 am after completing their fifth encampment at Fort Moultrie South Carolina. Captain John Raper and Captain Sam Davis Jr led 68 and 28 men respectively with Staff Sergeant William F. Burnes among those returning.
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Fort Moultrie
S. C
High Point
Uncle Sam
John Raper
252Nd ¢. A
Sam Davis
Trollinger Family Reunion Held at Trollinger Memorial
The Trollinger family reunion meets at Trollinger Memorial church Haw River on Wednesday August 5 starting at 10 am. The morning features music and addresses followed by a noon dinner on the church lawn and afternoon games for children. Rev. James H Tollinger of Richmond County is president and Mrs H P D Lambeth of Elon College is secretary. The event draws a large attendance each year.
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Trollinger
Trollinger Memorial
Haw River
James H. Tollinger
Richmond County
H. PD. Lambeth
Elon College
Public urged not to park on South Main during furniture market
Chief W. G. Friddle appealed yesterday for public cooperation to keep South Main Street clear between Commerce and East Green streets during the furniture market. Police will assist visitors and avoid red tags on out of town cars, urging all day parkers to use back streets to free spaces for showroom guests.
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South Main Street
Commerce
East Green Streets
W. G. Friddle
Exposition Building
Friddie
Exposition
Four New Homes Erected In High Point Permits Issued
Building permits issued in the past week totaled $14,600 with five permits. Four are for dwellings: a $5,000 one story on Woodrow for Mrs. Sarah Hyman. a $3,500 two story for Dr. R. Myers on Boulevard. a $2,000 Alma Desk dry kiln on Grimes. a $2,300 one story on Kennedy for T. D. Hedrick. and a $1,800 one story on Fourth Street for Mrs. Frances Allen.
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A. B. Horney
High Point
Woodrow Avenue
Sarah Hyman
Dc. R. Myers
Boulevard
Alma Desk Company
Grimes Street
T. D. Hedrick
Kennedy Street
Frances Allen
Fourth Street
Two Men Accepted As Naval Recruits
Francis M. Oakley of Winston Salem and Bert A. Garner of Denton were enlisted in the navy at the local recruiting station. They will compete for entrance to the navy electrical school at Hampton Roads Virginia. Garner graduated from Denton high school in 1930 and Oakley completed his second year at North Carolina State College last June and was popular there as a wrestler.
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Francis M. Oakley
Winston- Salem
Bert A. Garner
Denton
Navy
Navy Electrical School
Hampton Roads
Garner
Oakley
N. C. State College
Legionnaires Headed to North Carolina Convention in Morehead City
Twenty members of the Andrew Jackson post and five from the auxiliary travel to Morehead City for the North Carolina Legion convention opening today. Delegates and alternates from High Point attend with other officials, while nineteen highway patrolmen help manage traffic during the three day event. A Fort Bragg band concert opens the festivities.
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Auxiliary
Morehead City
Andrew Jackson
American Legion
North Carolina Department of the Legion
High Point
George F. Edwards
Forrest Shuford
I. T. Mann
Bruce Carraway
Gurney King
Fred McPherson
John L
Fox Marshall
R. L. Waynick
Jack Burris
Fort Bragg
Press convention highlights from Morehead City trip
H A Cecil business manager of The Enterprise returned from the North Carolina Press association meeting at Morehead City. He joined over 100 editors for four days of talks led by Dr. Frank Graham and E B Jeffress with a concluding Swannsboro fish fry aboard a federal boat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Cecil
Enterprise
Morehead City
North Carolina Press Association
Morehead Villa
Cecil
Swannsboro
Assembly of Representatives
Frank Graham
University
E. B. Jeffress
State Highway Commission
Storm Wreaks Havoc in Randolph and Archdale Areas
A slashing storm caused heavy losses in Randolph and Archdale with a private bridge washed away, several streams overflowing, and golf course greens swamped. Damages to crops were suspected, two inches of rain fell, telephone lines went out, and a car accident at Montlieu avenue and Hamilton street left two injured.
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Randolph County
Archdale
Randolph
A. B. Horney
Curtis Frost
Montlieu Avenue
Hamilton Street
Louis Maxwell
High Point To Represent At Y M C A Meet In Cleveland
High Point may be represented by L R Johnston principal of the local high school at the National Council of Young Men's Christian Association meeting in Cleveland on August 16 and 17. The event follows the North American and World Y M C A gatherings with delegates from over 1 000 nations and prominent figures from around the world. President Hoover will address the Cleveland meeting by radio from Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
L. R. Johnston
National Council of Young Men's Christian Association
United States
Cleveland
Edgar Hartley
Y. M. C. A. World’s Alliance
England
Hoover
Washington
Toyohiko Kagawa
Japan
Orient
John A. Mackey
University of Peru
South America
William Russell Maltby
Edvard Rodhe
Lund
University of Upsala
Sweden
Erich Stange
Germany
Bahari Lal Rallia Ram
Indian Association Movement
Athenagoras
Greek Orthodox Church
North
Marc Boegner
French Protestant Federated Churches
K. F. Chang
Shanghai
China Y. M. C. A
Last Rites Held for Local Woman Sig nora Allen Bunnell
Funeral services for Mrs. Signora Allen Bunnell who died at 901 Tate Street were held at Green Street Baptist Church with Rev. Turnstall, Stevens, Hilliard and Ruth officiating. The church quartet sang three hymns and pallbearers included J. H. Vestal and others. Interment was in Oakwood cemetery.
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Signora Allen Bunnell
Tate Street
Green Street Baptist Church
Geo. T. Turnstall
Herman Stevens
J. M. Hilliard
C. L. Ruth
J. H. Vestal
S. M. Pope
J. J. Johnson
J. T. Dickerson
George L. Stovall
J. C. Shore
Lois Allen
Bertha Wright
Millie McNeil
Louise Edmonde
Hattie Hedgecock
Flossie Saunders
Edna Kennedy
Lillie Cook
Oakwood Cemetery
Nabers Delivers Open Air Sermon at First Presbyterian
Open air service on the church lawn features Dr Charles Hadden Nabers preaching Five Enemies the Christian Must Fight with two music selections by the church male quartet. Morning sermon titled Ancient Landmarks Ever Needed. Outdoor services draw large crowds. service lasts under fifty minutes starting 8 pm.
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First Presbyterian Church
Charles Haddon Nabers
Nabers
Woman's Auxiliary
Important Changes In Train Schedules
Three schedule changes announced by H D Saunders of Southern Railway affect trains 45 136 and 29. Train 45 now leaves High Point at 9 40 p m arriving in Atlanta around work time. Train 136 arrives Washington at 2 50 a m instead of 5 17 a m. Train 29 from Atlanta to Birmingham arrives at 12 45 a m instead of 1 a m.
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H. D. Saunders
High Point
Southern Railroad
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Washington
Reformed Church Mission Conference Opens at Catawba
The six day missionary conference at Catawba College opens with Rev W R Shaffer of the local church playing a key role. Opening sessions were yesterday and the conference runs through Friday with leaders from across the United States on the program.
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Reformed Church Mission Conference
Catawba
Missionary Conference of the Reformed Church
Catawba College
W. R. Shaffer
Milner To Preach At Central Friends
Dean Clyde Milner of Guilford College will serve as minister at Central Friends church morning services at 11 o'clock. He will also speak at the open air service at the playground at 6 this evening. Milner has filled the pulpit each Sunday except during pastor Sykes absence. Sunday school and Brotherhood meet at 9:45. All are invited.
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Clyde Milner
Guilford College
Central Friends Church
Dean Milner
Tom A. Sykes
Brotherhood
High Point Delegates Return From Industry Conference
Ten High Point delegates from the Hillcrest Silk Mill will head home tomorrow after attending the twelfth annual Human Relations In Industry Conference in Blue Ridge. Foremen W A Laney E M Spry Hoyt Laney Robert Fitch Elbert Tysinger and T B Moore heard speakers including Harry Holmes Reuben Robertson J Douglas Brown James F E Kavanagh Frank A Page and Harry N Clarke as the event closed.
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High Point
Blue Ridge
Edgar Hartley
W. A. Laney
Hillcrest
E. M. Spry
Hoyt Laney
Robert Fitch
Elbert Tysinger
Princeton University
President
James FE. Kavanagh
New York
The
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Frank A. Page
Raleigh
Harry N. Clarke
Cleveland, O
Prayer meeting announced for Cravens woodshed edge of city
A community prayer meeting is scheduled for Tuesday night at Craven's woodshed near Fisher Street and North Main in Craven. The announcement invites all residents to attend the service.
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Craven's
Fisher Street
North Main
Kiwanis Intercity Meeting set at Local Lake
High Point Kiwanis hosts clubs from Winston Salem Asheboro and Lexington for a formal inter city gathering at the Municipal lake Tuesday at 5 pm A barbecue supper is arranged and program features include remarks by Tom Pruett district governor of the Carolinas Dr A B Conrad and Roy Spearman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Kiwaniang
Winston-Salem
Asheboro
Lexington
Tom Pruett
Hickory
Carolinas
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
Roy J. Spearman
Kiwanis Club
Sam Holt
Percy E. Kindley
H. S. Coffield
Rodney E. Snow
Arthur Morrie
Dan W. Hayworth
Roy Ul, Smart
Lawrence Matton
J. Elwood Cox
J. Ed Kirkman
Inter-Club Council
High Point Group
Sunshine Laundry Installs $17,000 Worth of New Machines
Fred McPherson, owner and manager, announced the Sunshine Laundry completed installation of $17,000 in new equipment on Pine Street. The machines include silk and rayon handling to prevent fading or tearing, making the plant one of the best equipped in the state for laundry and dry cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred McPherson
Sunshine Laundry
Pine Street
Youth Heros Crashed by Live Wire Near High Point
A 11 year old boy Robert Kearns remained in critical condition at High Point hospital after a live wire touched him while walking with his brother Theodore 15 near a Duke Power tower on High Point route five. Doctors held little hope for recovery as mother Mrs Anna Kearns rushed him to hospital and Duke Power officials prepared to investigate the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Kearns
High Point
High Point Hospital
Theodore
Duke Power Company
Nobert
Robert
Anna Kearns
Yow
G. C. Howard
Leading Pastors Speak at Wesley Memorial in Church Services
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church conducts services as usual with Rev G Ray Jordan away. Morning speakers include Dr W A Jenkins of Davenport College and Rev L F Tuttle will preach in the evening on Whose The Credit. Future Sunday preachers named include Dr S Leslie Reid and Dr Paul Neff Garber.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
G. Ray Jordan
L. F. Tuttle
Wesley Memorial
W. A. Jenkins
Davenport College
Jenkins
Wesley Memorial Church
Nest
S. Leslie Reid
University Presbyterian Church
Buffalo
N. Y
Paul Neff Garber
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Walter Bridgeman Jailed For Theft of Brother's Car
Walter Bridgeman is jailed in default of a $1,000 bond after being charged with stealing his brother’s Chevrolet sedan. He was arrested Thursday at Shelby with the car following a trail set by John Bridgeman of Springfield road, owner of the vehicle.
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Walter Bridgeman
Bridgeman
Shelby
John Bridgeman
Springfield Road
Holland to Virginia for Barnes custody
Desk Sergeant G. Holland of the local police will depart for Newport News Virginia to take custody of BE Barnes who was arrested there yesterday at the request of local officers for skipping a $100 bond on a drunk and disorderly charge from July 2. Bondsman W C Brown accompanies Barnes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Holland
Newport News
BE. B. Barnes
Holland
W. C. Brown
Barnes
Peacock Bible Class To Hear Humphreys
Dr. G I Humphreys president of High Point College will address the Peacock Bible class this morning at 9 45 o clock in place of Dr Dred Peacock who is out of town according to A Johnson class president
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G. I. Humphreys
High Point College
Peacock Bible Cluss
Dred Peacock
By & A. Johnson
Clas
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High Point Township
Sam Davis, Jr
Southern Furniture Exposition
Wrenn
Legion Meeting
Friddle
National Council of Y. M. C. A
Henry P. van Dusen
Reinhold Niebuher
Union Theological Seminary
Rufus M. Jones
Haverford College
William F. McDowell
Methodist Episcopal Church
UBS
Municipal Lake
Dr. Jenkins
Jordan
Brother
Virginia
Peacock Bible Class
Humphreys
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