Four Injured In Thomasville Car Crash At Lowe’s Display
Four men were injured when a Ford veered off the highway after being struck by another car three miles west of Thomasville. Driver W. W. Slack and passengers Austin Fine Frank Wall and Jake Owens were hurt. Morris, the other driver, was arrested for intoxication. Meanwhile George Lowe’s showroom drew hundreds to view Buick’s new 1930 models in three wheelbase sizes with open and closed bodies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Ford
Thomas A. Early
State Highway Patrol
W. W. Slack
Austin Fine
Frank Wall
Jake Owens
Wall
Owens
R. L. Morris
H. A. Greenway
Morris
Here
Early
George Lowe
Buick
Buick Motor Company
MISS FRANCES COMSTOCK TO SING AT MEMORIAL SUNDAY
Miss Frances Comstock of New York City visits High Point and will sing at Wesley Memorial Church services Sunday. She is the daughter of Mrs Rhett Leach Comstock, a former resident, and will perform Come Ye Blessed by John Prindle Scott in the morning and an aria from Mendelssohn's St Paul in the evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frances Comstock
New York City
High Point
Wesley Memorial Church
Rhett Leach Comstock
Blackwelder’s Barbecue Lunch at 119 North Wrenn Street
Daily barbecue served in old Southern style at Blackwelder’s Barbecue. Mrs FE W Blackwelder proprietary notice. Located at 119 North Wrenn Street. Open for lunch and casual meals in a neighborhood setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blackwelder
FE. W. Blackwelder
North Wrenn Street
Seven Days Draw Crowds At Southern Furniture Market
The first week of the ninth annual mid summer exposition wraps as doors close at 1 pm. North Carolina buyers predominated with notable registrants from New York and Louisiana among yesterday’s list. Exhibitors report solid sales and anticipate a strong week ahead with Monday’s reopening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
New York
Louisiana
Co. P. Marquelin
Gimbel Bros
N. Y
R. R. Raynor
Belmont, Furn.Co
Belmont
H. S. Zeigler
L. F
Sevierville
Tenn
C. T. Ernest
Holland Radio Co
Greensboro
J. B. Beck
Linnock Furniture Co
Spencer
D. H. Burtner
Burtner F. Co
A. L. Burtner
Burtner, Furn, Co
J Greensboro
W.W. H. Simmons
Burtner Furn, Co
High Point
A. L. Morris
Logan Morris Co
Notice of Valuable Land Sale in High Point
Under a 1926 deed of trust C C H Branch and Mary Branch defaulted on indebtedness. The Commercial National Bank of High Point as trustee will sell at 11:00 AM in front of City Hall High Point on the Sunday of August 1929 the Branch lot Nos 30 and 31 in the Elliott lot map, near Sunset Drive Prospect Road, Guilford County NC, to the highest cash bidder. Sale is subject to 1929 taxes. Garland B. Daniel attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cc. H. Branch
Mary Branch
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
High Point
N. C
County of
Guilford
State of North Carolina
Sunset Drive
Prospect Road
C. H. Branch
Gurvey
June A. Johnson
C. E
J. H. Elliott Lote
Branch
J. H. Elliott
D. B
Office of
the Register of Deeds
Commercial National Bank OF
Garland B. Daniel
Russell Funeral Draws Large Local Attendance
Funeral services for Charles D. Russell, a noted local merchant, were held at Main Street M E Church with Rev. M. T. Smathers officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood Memorial Park with High Point council No 430 Junior Order United American Mechanics in charge at the grave. Pallbearers and honorary pallbearers were named, and a large circle of friends attended. choir selections included Lead Me Gently Home Beautiful Isle of Somewhere and Shall We Gather at the River.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles D. Russell
Grace Street
Main Street
M. E
M. T. Smathers
Oakwood Memorial Park
High Point Council No
United American Mechanics
Russell
Isle of
Somewhere
W. W. Preddy
Byrum
G. Fowler
J. G. Connor
J. W. Conard
J. A. Davis
R. C. Sawyer
R. H. Garland
D. Clapp
J. V. Secrest
A. W. Morris
Vernon Hoskins
C. D. Johnson
L. D. Ridge
J. O. Connor
J. B. Jester
Carl Wright
O. D. Stutts
S. G. Fowler
A. B. Wall
C. Snider
Hayworth
Adolph to Take Over New Job September 1
Frank J. Adolph formerly secretary of the Hickory chamber of commerce has been elected all time secretary of the Lexington chamber of commerce. He will arrive in Lexington next month and begin duties September 1 due to organization work in eastern North Carolina. The board hails him as a capable worker and regards the hiring fortunate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
Chamber of Commerce
Hickory
Adolph
Palatia Station Plans World Class Motor Bus Hub at Euston
London plans a vast new motor bus station beside Euston to serve 2500 daily departures and arrivals. The complex will include restaurants waiting rooms information bureaus book stalls hairdressing salons cloak rooms theater ticket offices and a booking office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Ist
Euston Station
Sunday Church Services Announced Citywide
City churches plan regular Sunday services with multiple pastors preaching. Rev. Chas P Coble at First Presbyterian on The Christ Mind. Rev H T Stevens at Green Street Baptist. St Mary’s Episcopal offers Holy Communion and Glimpses of the Divine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chas. P. Coble
First Presbyterian
H. T. Stevens
Green Street Baptist Church
St. Mary’s Episecopal Church
Church School
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends
Archdale Playground
Ward Street Methodist Church
First Reformed Church
Daniel
W. R. Shaffer
George Curry
The
Christian Endeavor
J. L. Underwood
Mechanicsville "Baptist Church
West End
Hoyle Love
Mechanicsville
God
R. J. Farmer
M. P
C. P. Cobl
Fairmont
Thomasville Road
Mr. Haggard
S. T. Hensley
Asheville
Hensley
O. A. Elmore
Southside Baptist Church
Beautiful Gate
Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant Church
George L. Curry
Lloyd T. Wilson
First Baptist Church
Mrs Northcutt Died Here Today In High Point
Mrs Sarah A Northcutt wife of W M Northcutt died at 417 Park Street at 5 30 this morning after pellagra illness She was born September 13 1877 in Randolph County and moved to High Point 27 years ago Survived by husband three daughters two sons four brothers and one sister Funeral at Christian Union church beyond Seagrove Sunday at 3 00 with a 1 00 service at Green Street church in High Point
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah A. Northcutt
W. M. Northcutt
Park Street
Randolph County
S. H
Sallie Brown Way
High Point
Green Street
Sanford
Christian Union Church
Seagrove
J. D. Barnette
Green Street Church
Notice of Sale of Land in Guilford County
Public auction to the highest bidder for cash on August 21, 1929 at two o'clock P M at the courthouse door Guilford County. Property described as Lot 39 of J Ellwood Cox plat in Plat Book 5 Page 298 conveyed to Gussey Flora Kirby. Sale by First National Bank of Durham as Trustee due to default on deed of trust. Attorneys listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gussie F. Kirby
J. W. Kirby
First National Bank of
Durham
North Carolina
Guilford County
Carter Street
East Green Street
Carter St
J. Ellwood Cox
Office of the Register of Deeds
N. C
Gussey Flora Kirby
T. Cami Brown
First National Bank OF Durham
DH. Covington, Atty
Equalization Board Distributes $1,087,435 Across 96 Counties
Raleigh July 27 The state board of equalization distributed 1,087,435 of the 1,250,000 tax reduction fund from the Hancock bill among 96 participating counties. The exact county figures await further calculations due to district valuation changes. Part of the fund was held back amid concerns of a potential deficit and horizontal cuts in appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Board of Equalization
Hancock
General Assembly
Heat Claims Lives in Italy as Sunstroke Rages
Daily heat bites Italy with a day of extreme temperatures. In Milan two people died and three are dying from sunstroke, while a second death is reported in Venice amid continuing heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Rome
Milan
Ven
Notice to creditors in the A B Nelson estate
Nettie Nelson administratrix of the estate of A B Nelson deceased calls all creditors to present claims by July 20 1930 duly authenticated or be barred. All debtors urged to pay promptly. Address R F D No 3 High Point North Carolina dated July 20 1929.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Nelson
Nettie Nelson
High Point
N. C
High Point seeks bids for activated sludge sewage plant
The city invites sealed proposals for a complete activated sludge sewage disposal plant on the West Side Oak Hill District. Bids due August 14 1929 at City Hall. five percent certified check required. bids from NC licensed contractors only. Plans and specs available from William C Olsen Inc consulting engineers Raleigh NC.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oak Hill
High Point
N. C
City of
North Carolina
C. A. York
E. M. Knox
William C. Olsen
Heat Scorches Italian Cities With High Temps
The report notes heat waves across Italy with Genoa and Bologna recording prostrations. Florence reached 193 Fahrenheit in the heat, while Parma hit 101.8, Turin 98.8, Trento 97, and Perugia and Rome 95. Naples registered 93. The figures illustrate widespread extreme heat across major urban centers.
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Genoa
Bologna
Florence
Parma
Turin
Trento
Perugia
Rome
Naples
Australia Bans Alsatian Imports to Curb Wild Dog Issue
Australia acts to curb a growing wild dog problem by prohibiting the import of Alsatian dogs. The move draws ire from dog fanciers and breeders. The policy aims to reduce unleashed dog numbers affecting livestock and wildlife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Australia
Missionary to the Deaf to Speak at St Marys Church
The Rev. Roma C. Fortune of Durham, missionary to the deaf, will conduct a service at the parish hall of St. Marys Episcopal Church at the corner of North Main street and Farriss avenue tomorrow morning at 11 o clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roma C. Fortune
Durham
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
North Main Street
Farriss Avenue
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Lowes
New Gard
Dennis Keel
Wachovia Bank
J. Edgar Holt
Jefferson Standard Building
N.C
Hart Drug Company
City Hall
Robert Brockett
Col. H. H. Rogers
Europe
Paris
Markei
Rutherfordton
Fayetteville
A. Vv
Rountree
Rountree Corp
Richmond
F. D. Morris
Morris Early & Co
Winston-Salem
Clyde Hedgecock
Rose Furn. Co
W. W. Cecil
A. R. Holland
Holland Bros
N. B. Braswell
M. Vance Fulp
Wm. Fulp
A. P. Sands
Austin & Turner
Attys
Equalization Board
Home Bond & Mtg. Co
Howard L. Collye, Mgr
Prudential Ins. Co
Southern Bond & Mtg. Co
West Washington
Ring Drug CO
Wachovia
Building & Loan
Perpetual Building & Loan
High Point Perpetual Building
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
N. Hamilton St
Lexington Ave
Cassell St
Sherrod St
Grace St
Brentwood Ave
N. Main St
N. Main &St
Callus
O. E. Mendenhall
Mortagage
Pres
H. E. Johnson
Secy
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
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