Enterprise Joins In State 500 Prize Photo Contest
The Enterprise partners with the North Carolina Conservation and Development department to join a statewide amateur photo contest offering 500 in prizes. Entries focus on babies and children this week and must be taken by amateurs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
High Point
North Carolina Department of Conservation and Development
Ando
Conservation and Development Department
North Carolina
Enterprise Office
Mid-Summer Furniture and Rug Market Sidelights
A roundup of happenings at the Mid-Summer Furniture and Rug Market notes trends, exhibitor highlights, and buyer interest. Vendors showcase new lines, pricing, and design signals across the market floors.
Noted long-time furniture men and period pieces on display
Dororthy Bell notes Pop Crabbe of J J Haines turns 80 after 61 years with the firm born in Westmoreland Va George H Feagle Florida rep for Continental Furniture 35 years in one region Davis of Phillips Davis misses Europe stateroom later taken by Californians Globe Parlor shows 18th to Victorian reproductions Marsh Furniture man Jim Clifton praised for storer skills Primavera suite by Thomasville shines with gold and onyx Pulaski Veneer brings African mahogany tables to draw room.
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Dorothy Bell Co
Pop
Globe Parlor Company
Colony Court
North Carolina
Duncan Phyfe
Pulaski Veneer Company
Pulaski, Va
Iron Fireman Group Sets 3 Day Meet July 27 29
About 100 dealers from North Carolina Virginia and South Carolina will attend a district school and sales meeting at the O Henry hotel July 27 29 announced by Glover Bedford Bedford Sales local Iron Fireman dealer. Greensboro is one of 20 U S points hosting the events with E C Sammons vice president and C T Burg in charge engineers and district reps will attend. Two days cover service and engineering with one day on merchandising and sales plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
O’henry Hotel
Iron Fireman Manufacturing Company
Glover Bedford
Bedford Sales Company
Iron Fireman
Bedford
Greensboro
United States
E. C. Sammons
Cleveland, O
C. T. Burg
Sykes Rend ers Valedictory at Union Service
Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes of Central Friends church delivered a farewell style sermon at First Baptist in High Point while moving to a suburb to become personnel director at Thomasville Chair company. He urged church unity beyond creeds and urged focus on spiritual renewal and social duties. Assistants included Rev. Lovelace Blackwell and Hilliard.
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Church Universal
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
First Baptist Church
Sykes
Thomasville Chair Company
Texas Baptists
Christ
Universal
Jesus Christ
Mr. Sykes
Jesus
High Point
A. C. Lovelace
H. Conrad Blackwell
Wesley Memorial Church
J. M. Hilliard
Quiet Weekend Fruitful for High Point Township Police
County law enforcement officers reported the quietest weekend in six months with no calls received, according to Deputy Sheriff J F Jones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
J. F. Jones
Rabies Under Control In City After Weeks of Reports
Rabies cases have been limited since June 18 with no new animal reports. City health officer Dr. R A Herring said the slight outbreak appears completely controlled.
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R. A. Herring
Thomasville Child Hurt When Car Backed Over
The son of Mr and Mrs Henry Huffman was accidentally struck by a car while backing out the driveway at his grandparents home on West Main street Thomasville. He was taken to City Memorial hospital where attendants reported he was not seriously injured.
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Thomasville
Henry Huffman
J. W. Huffman
West Main Street
City Memorial Hospital
Australia origins as convict colony and Mingland settlement
Australia began as a convict colony and Mingland settled it as a place to send her criminals, reflecting early penal intentions shaping its development.
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Australia
Mingland
Register of Names Cited Across States in Local Notices
A long list of residents and spouses from West Virginia to Texas appears in a regional roster. Names include B F Pinkerd, Mrs Frank Shoaf, Roy Ortmeyer, W B Whitley, Albert Berhardt, D M Cavender, Rudolph Cavender, J Cavender, Cawley, Gobble, Chatman, Connacher, Lanneau, Robbins, Bubanks, Freel, Robinson, Freeman, Morris Stein, R E Smith, Robert L Johnson, multiple towns such as Charleston, Huntington, Roanoke, Knoxville, Tampa, High Point, and Charleston appear alongside dozens of others in a compiled registered notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. F. Pinkerd
McComes
W. Va
Frank Shoaf
Lexington
Roy Ortmeyer
Tampa
Fla
W. B. Whitley
High Point
Albert Berhardt
Knoxville
Freel
C. F. Robinson
Canton
T. R. Freeman
Steeds
van Gunter
Sanford
Morris Stein
R. E. Smith
Huntington
Robert L. Johnson
C. H. Frick
Park
Bassett
Carol Colley
Columbus
J. A. Lee
R. F. Martin
Roncovert
A. F. Clark
Saltville
Lester Maxwell
Tenn
Harry Miller
Stoney Point
R. E. Hedrick
Salisbury
J. W. Hardwick
Loris
8. C
W. C. Bogar
Williamson
C. S. Reed
Roanoke
B. F. Jacobs
W. F. Jacobs
St. Petersburg
Jack Douglas
Augusta
Bernice Stanton
Flomaton
Ala
A. H. Ennis
Crowds Observe Pile Hoisting For Main Street Bridge
A large crowd gathers around the Main street railway crossing to watch the hoisting of 40 foot pine piles to be driven for a temporary overhead bridge at that location.
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Main Street Railroad
Main Street Railway
Williams back on police job after Washington academy graduation
Detective Sergeant Lewis Williams resumes duties as assistant superintendent of the High Point bureau of identification. He returned from a 12 week Washington program at the National Police Academy, the fifth class for 36 officers nationwide. Williams will head a new training school and oversee a bridge project’s early stages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis . Williams
Bureau of Identification
High Point Police Department
Washington
National Police Academy
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Williams
Federal Bureau
W. G. Friddle
J. Paul Williamson
City Civil Service Commission
Friddle
J. Edgar Hoover
Homers. Cumminge
Pat McCarran
Nevada
National Academy
Decrease In Whooping Cough Cases Reported
City Health Officer Dr. R. A. Herring reports a drop in new whooping cough cases for last week to 16, down from 26 the prior week and over 39 three weeks ago. The seven day period also includes one measles case and two cases of general disease.
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R. A. Herring
Meridian Standard Time Divider Between Hemispheres
The note states that the 20th meridian west of Greenwich serves as the official dividing line for time zones between the eastern and western hemispheres.
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Greenwich
Knowledge shared to enhance identification bureau duties
The knowledge he obtained might be imparted to other department members and to himself to render him more capable of discharging duties as a member of the bureau of identification.
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Department
Bureau of Identification
Siler City hosts Piedmont District Sons of America meeting
J A Sloop of High Point was elected president of Piedmont District No. 1 Sons of America at the Siler City quarterly meeting. Other officers include H D Bass Thomasville vice president and Ray Thomas Asheboro master of forms. The gathering, with camps from High Point Asheboro Greensboro Thomasville Lexington and Siler City, adjourned after a banquet with Hugh G. Mitchell as speaker.
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J. A. Sloop of
High Profit
Piedmont District
Patriotic Order, Sons of America
Siler City
H. D. Bass
Thomasville
Ray Thomas
Asheboro
E. M. Blakely
High Point
C. H. Foreman
Lexington
F. EB. Howard
Greensboro
Fleet Baldwin
George Brooks
Hugh G. Mitchell
Statesville
Hoey
J. ©. Kesler
Rowan
High Point City Lake
W. G. Johnson Held for Theft
A warrant issued for Wesley G. Johnson 34 of Chestnut Street extension charges him with breaking and entering the Ten A service station on Thomasville Road near the city. Entry was by rear window. about 150 dollars in merchandise vanished including 14 cigarette cartons a vending machine and two suits. Another suspect released after a hat tied to him proved unrelated. Johnson remains in jail denying involvement.
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Wesley G. Johnson
Chestnut Street
Thomasville Road
Johnson
Interesting Missionaries to India Visit High Point Speakers
Rev Jay W Ranson and wife visited High Point as guests of Robert E B Ranson on Colonial Drive. The Ransons are United Presbyterian missionaries bound for the Punjab in India, joining the Rawsons and Miss Alexander in 1913 and planning to depart September 3.
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High Point
Jay W. Ranson
Ranson
Robert EB. Ranson
Colonial Drive
Ransons
United Presbyterian Church
Punjab
India
Mr. Ranson
Mecklenburg County
Ohio
A. J. Rawson
Mecklenburg
Minnie Alexander
Mission Board
A. J. Ranson
Associate Reformed Presbyterian Church
South
Alexander
Janet Alexander
Miss Alexander
Alexanders
J. W. Ranson
Toronto
North Carolina
Karachi
Arabian Sea
Ranone
Virginia Dare
B. C
Alexander the Great
Rites Held for Hal A. Bencini
Funeral services for Hal A. Bencini were held at 4:30 PM at 757 North Main Street with Dr. A G Dixon and Dr. J D Williams officiating. A large gathering attended as Cary Davis Noah Davis and Hubert Miller sang. Pallbearers from The High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad included Arthur Kirkman and others. Interment at Oakwood cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hal A. Bencini
Fort Meyers
Florida
North Main Street
A. G. Dixon
Methodist Protestant Children’s Home
J. D. Williams
Welch Memorial M. P
Cary Davis
Noah Davis
Hubert Miller
Old Rugged Cross
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Arthur Kirkman
Schaub
R. G. Callicutt
C. M. Freeman
C. M. Miller
J. D. Hoskina
Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral for Charles Draughn Child Held at Home
Funeral services for ten month old Charles Gable Draughn son of Samuel W and Jessie Lois Draughn were conducted at the Tryon Street home with Rev O L Ruth of the Pilgrim Holiness church officiating. A duet by Mrs Elma Warner and Miss Marie Strother sang My Faith Looks Up to Thee Jewels and Safe in the Arms of Jesus as flowers were placed by neighbors. Pallbearers Seldon Craughn Aubry Hall Dolphus Draughn Solen Hall. Interment followed at Floral Garden.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. G. Draughn
Charles Gable Draughn
Samuel W
Jessie Lois Draughn
Tryon Street
Elma Warner
Marie Strother
Jesus
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Seldon Craughn
Aubry Hall
Dolphus Draughn
Solen Hall
Silvertowns protect family from tire blowouts on vacation
Rogers Cox of Newton Highlands Massachusetts enjoyed two weeks of recreation with family and friends before a front tire blew on the Newburyport Turnpike. The car careened into trees but the family escaped with safety thanks to Silvertown tires featuring Life Saver Golden Ply that resists internal tire heat.
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Rogers Cox
Newton Highlands
Mass
Rogers
Newburyport
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Madam Ardelle
Winston-Salem Highway
Lewis Body & Motor CO
George H. Feagle
Continental Furniture Company
George
Continental
Valdosta
Stanley Davis
Phillips-Davis Company
Europe
Jim Clifton
Tennessee
Marsh Furniture Company
Graham Wimbish
Thomasville Furniture Company
Iron Fireman Group
Lowell
The
Biglow Papers
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
Friends
City
T. M. Adkins
Vaughan Waldrop
J. E. Anderson
Richmond
W. J. Buchanan
W. L. Russell
Waynesboro
W. A. Kees
Batesburg
D. C
J. E. Garrison
Beckley
Katie Lee Rivers
Chesterfield
S. C
G. G. Taylor
A. BE. Cromer
J. W. Pepper
Christiansburg
J. R. Dougherty
Fort Mountain
D. K. Tranum
Johnson City
Lewis Barber
Tom Fulton
D. F. Hord
Kings Mountain
T. J. Mason
Opelika
W. G. Jones
Jacksonville
F. G. Southerland
Grundy
Wharl King
Ralph King
Orangeburg
J. W. McNutt
Princeton
J. W. Miller
Savannah
Lawrence
A. H. Guion and Company
A. Head
J. A. Sloop
W. G. Johnson
Montrom
A. R. P. Missia
A. J Ranson
Ransonbad
Ransonabad
Simiar
Jay Ranson
America
Cook
Pakpattan
Montgomery
Rev
A. Ranson
Cat
Cranaghn
Mme
Alfie
Bige Point Road
N. C
West Commerce Street
Security National Bank
Clarence Budington Kelland
Scattergood Baines
Economy Auto Store, Inc
Carolina Vulcanizing
Clarence Budington Killant
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