Hundreds Are Given Work on Grade Crossing Project
Nearly 500 people are employed on grade crossing elimination work, greatly reducing local unemployment. Blythe Brothers Contractors employ 258 on grading with 20 supervisors, 47 skilled, 103 semi skilled, and the rest unskilled. City payroll reaches 171 workers with fluctuating totals. A. H. Guion and Company supervise 51. State inspectors staff consists of six. Most hires go through the local state employment service lists with priority to residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. A. Davis
North Carolina
Blythe Brothers Company
Department of Public Works
A. H. Guion and Company
State Highway and Pubiic Works Commission
City
State Employment Service
Snapshot entrants may pick up prints at Enterprise
Entrants in the first week amateur snapshot contest may secure their pictures Friday afternoon at The Enterprise office. Second week contestants with baby and child photos may collect them Friday, August 6, at The Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Washington Council Birthday Party at Daughters of America
Washington Council No. 4 Daughters of America will hold a birthday party at the hall tonight at 8 o'clock honoring July birthdays and all members. Members are urged to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Council No. 4
Daughters of America
Williamsburg Gallery and Tomlinson Guild Showcase
Dorothy Bell reports a private viewing at the Tomlinson Exhibition Building featuring 400 feet of Williamsburg, Virginia film and authentically styled furniture. The Williamsburg Gallery promotes period pieces and a Guild of Quality Dealers led by Tomlinson, with annual requalification. Simmons introduces new baby beds and sofa beds, Athens Table Company markets radio tables, and Belgium and Japan damask tablecloths appear in Cotton Belt space. A lamp salesman is joked about waving a white flag.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Bell
Tomlinson
W. A. Tomlinson
Williamsburg
Virginia
America
Simmons
Athens Table Company
Athens, Tenn
H. D. Martin
Employment Service Places Several In Jobs At Present
The North Carolina State Employment Service has openings it can fill. Needs include one experienced nurse maid to stay on the lot, four general maids aged 22 to 30 to stay on the lot, and a white woman with no family ties for light housework and elder companion duties. Also a local firm seeks three household appliance salesmen, prior experience not required but preferred. Contact the N C State Employment Service on the Arcade building’s second floor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
N. C. State Employment Service
Association Formed by High Point Coal Dealers
The High Point Retail Coal association was formed at a meeting of local coal dealers. Joseph E. Bird was elected president and Mrs. C. F. Blake named secretary. The cooperative group aims to aid dealers and plans bimonthly meetings with members including American Coal and Wood, J. R. Boone Coal, City Fuel, Cash Fuel, Hedrick Coal, High Point Ice and Coal, Hunter Coal, D. F. Loop Coal, Spencer Coal, and West End Coal and Wood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Retail Coal Association
Joseph E. Bird
C. F. Blake
High Point
American Coal and Wood Company
J. R. Boone Coal Company
City Fuel Company
Cash Fuel Company
Hedrick Coal Company
High Point Ice and Coal Company
Hunter Coal Company
D. F. Loop Coal Company
Spencer Coal Company
West End Coal and Wood Company
Death of D S Hinshaw in Asheboro
David S. Hinshaw thirty seven died in a local hospital at 5 40 am after a brief illness from a broken neck due to a fall. He was a resident of Asheboro and is survived by his mother Mrs Nannie Hinshaw of High Point four brothers and five sisters. Funeral services set for 11 am Friday at Marlboro Friends church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David S. Hinshaw
Asheboro
Nannie Hinshaw
High Point
Wiley Hinshaw
North Wilkesboro
Boyd
Jack
John Hinshaw
W. F. Benson
Route One
Randleman
Randleman, Mrs. Lee Fields
Pleasaant Garden
C. L. Coggins
Nora Hinshaw
Ancy Hinshaw
Marlboro Friends Church
Elks Club Plans Regular Meeting With Initiation
The Elks club announced a regular meeting for tonight including an initiation and a Dutch supper at 6 30. All members are urged to attend.
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Elks Club
Police search for two juveniles in auto larceny case
Police seek two juveniles after a theft from a parked car in front of High Point Furniture. The owner says the pair tore a rubber molding from the vehicle and fled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Furniture Company
Watch and Generator Found on Main Street
Police report locating a watch on Main Street and an electric generator at the corner of Main and Washington Streets. Owners may claim by contacting the police department and describing the items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Police Department
Main Street
Main
Washington Streets
Callihan's Driver License Revoked in High Point
The state driver’s license bureau revokes Brooke G. Callihan’s license at 613 Bridges Street High Point for operating an automobile while intoxicated.
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State
Brooke G. Callihan
Bridges Street
High Point
Baby found dead near Deep River church ditch
A prematurely born infant, about five months in gestation, was discovered in a ditch roughly 200 yards west of the Deep River church. Deputy Sheriff C L Gray reported the baby appeared to have been born about three days earlier. Coroner James M Simpson confirmed the infant's recent birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River Church
C. L. Gray
James M. Simpson
Local Group Goes To Washington To Discuss Property
A High Point delegation led by Milton Silver and his attorney traveled to Washington to confer with Treasury Department officials about bids on the old post office site at Main and Commerce streets. Silver said the group aims to build a store on the property if purchasing is possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Milton Silver
Washington
Treasury Department
Main and
Commerce Streets
Silver
Prizes Announced for Next Week’s Snapshot Contest
The Enterprise hosts Amateur Snapshot Contest with prizes from Eckerd's for first, Hart's Pharmacy for second, and Mann's Cut Rate Drug Stores for third. Recreational and agricultural categories accept various photos, deadlines and judging details await entrants. Cooperators listed include Eckerd's Hart's Ingram's Mann's Stone's Cecil's and Smith's Studios.
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Eckerd’s
Hart’s
Mann
Soil Conservation Service
Hart's Pharmacy
Ingram's Pharmacy
Mann's Cut Rate Drug Stores
Stone's Studio
Cecil's Drug Stores
Smith’s Studio
Medical convention set for August 6 in Wilmington
The third district medical society announces its annual convention will take place in Wilmington on August 6. Notables include attendees from local medical groups and related organizations. The event highlights medical progress and professional exchange within the district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
The
Third District Medical Society
Brooklyn Concern Seeks Occupancy for Textile Oil Plant
The George F. Sherman Company of Brooklyn applies for a certificate of occupancy to use 1403 South Main street for storage distributing and manufacturing textile oils soaps and chlorine bleach. Fire Chief Ingram will likely refer the petition to the board of adjustments for final decision amid city ordinance restrictions on inside city soap manufacture.
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George F. Sherman Company, Incorporated
Brooklyn
New York
South Main Street
Marietta Paint Company
English Street
E. K. Ingram
Board of Adjustments
Ingram
New Grocery Hours Set Citywide by Merchants
August 1 marks the rollout of new closing hours after meetings with the Merchants Association. Placards list 6 PM closing through Friday and 9 PM on Saturday. Grace Baker, secretary of the association, notes broad cooperation with only a few stragglers.
Counties plan ad booklet to showcase Guilford life
High Point and Greensboro chambers of commerce announce a wide advertising drive to highlight social, industrial, sporting and farm life in Guilford county. Amateur and professional photographers nationwide are invited to contribute images with credits and cash prizes or contest rewards. A Greensboro Camera club meeting Friday at 7:45 pm in the Jefferson building art center will outline plans, with Dr A D Ownbey as club president.
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Chambers of Commerce
High Point
Greensboro
Guilford County
Charles M. Ketchum
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Greensboro Camera Club
Art Center of the
Jefferson Building
A. D. Ownbey
Rides Proposal Denied for City Lake Park
The City Parks and Juvenile Commission unanimously rejected a private plan by High Point Park and Amusement to install rides at City Lake park. The proposal sought space by the bathhouse and amphitheatre with a rental guarantee. The advisory panel noted the city council must make final decisions and the vote precludes council action.
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City Parks and Juvenile Commission
High Point Park and Amusement Company
City Lake Park
R. P B. Penny
Amusement Concern
Parks and Juvenile Commission
H. A. Millis
Horace Haworth
Silas B. Casey
O. Arthur Kirkman
Lewis E. Teague
David T. Yow
Charlotte Carrier Boys Picnic At City Lake Park
A group of 130 carrier bays from The Charlotte Observer visited High Point City Lake Park in Jamestown for their annual picnic. Officials supervised the outing with swimming, lunch, entertainment on riding devices and games. A new swing ride and loudspeaking system were installed at the park rides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte Observer
Charlotte
High Point City Lake Park
Jamestown
City Lake
Local firefighters displays unusual corn and insect at Enterprise
J. L. Medlin a city firefighter and part time farmer showed an ear of corn growing from the very top of the tassel and a freak insect about an inch long and nearly square found by Bette Ruth Burns at 614 Prospect Street. Both items were displayed at The Enterprise today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Medlin
English Street
Enterprise
Mr. Medlin
Bette Ruth Burns
Prospect Street
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Washington Council
Ajfi
Suk
Motorola
Anenten
Che
Goodrich
Kathanode
Economy Auto Store
E. M. Dudley
North Main Street
East Main Street
Thomasville
United States
Guild of
Chicago
Belgium
Japan
D.S Hinshaw
ELKS
Rose Furniture
Kester Bros
South Main
Brooklyn Concern
Charlotte Carrier Boys
Neve
Mag Storrt
Tropics
Westinghouse
Belem
Brazil
Equator
Rasan Cpertme
Rose Furniture Co
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