Baptists Propose Property Swap For City Lot
A. E. Tate led a proposal from the Baptist church to trade its North Main and Church streets property for the adjoining city lot at the corner. The city would use the current building for archives and offices while the church builds a new structure. A study committee was appointed and no action was taken beyond this.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Main
Church Streets
A. E. Tate
Counciman Millis
English Street
Old Central Foundation
Tate
Baptist Church
News Tip Contest At The Enterprise
RK and Claude Hussey won the 81 for top news submissions from the last two days. Prizes may be collected at The Enterprise office. A dollar is offered daily for the best tip, with eligibility open to all who call 4565 and request a reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BK. Ranson
Claude Hussey
Enterprise
Planning Officials OK Prop erty Subdivision Map
City records show T. Y. Hamilton property subdivision map approved after Planning and Zoning commission ok. City Manager Knox urged attendance at the city and county officials convention at Wrightsville Beach August 7 8. A proposal to equip the police department with radio broadcasting gear for city use was referred to the Public Safety Committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Y. Hamilton
Planning and Zoning Commission
Knox
Wrightsville Beach
Public Safety Committee
Fire damages home on Underhill Avenue
Fire started by a stove in the kitchen damaged two rooms at 610 Underhill Avenue. Sadie Martin occupied the house. Discovered about 4:40 p.m. the blaze spread to an adjoining room but was halted by Fire Companies One and Two and the aerial unit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Underhill Avenue
Sadie Martin
R L Culler Grows Giant Sun Flower
R L Culler of 322 Greer street reports a sunflower towering 17 feet above the ground with a six inch stem and six blooms in his garden. He invites the public to come view the giant plant, one of the largest grown in the area in recent memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Culler
Greer Street
Mr. Culler
Tribute to Samuel L. Davis Sr. at Wesley Memorial Church
Hundreds gathered for the funeral of Samuel L. Davis Sr., a southern industry pioneer. Dr. W. A. Lambeth praised him as a religious, business and social leader who gave more than he took. The service included floral tributes, hymns, and a clerkly procession with a pilot son releasing rosebuds over the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel L. Davis
Wesley Memorial Church
W. A. Lambeth
Durham
Mr. Davis
Sam Davis
J. Gurney Briggs
Norman Fidler
Lawrence White
Dr. Nat. Walker
Emma Holladay
Beautiful Isle of Somewhere
Paul Davis
C. L. Amos
Davis
Lambeth
A. B. Conrad
First Baptist Church
H. N. Bowne
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
John Arch McMillan
Thomasville
Sechrests Host Fish Fry By Lake
Mr. and Mrs. Hubert M. Sechrest hosted a fish fry at City Park honoring members of the park and playground commission and the city council and their wives. Nearly a score of guests attended including Mayor C S Grayson, Robert H. Sechrest, Horace Haworth, Paul Williamson, E L Briggs, John S Pickett, and T Wingate Andrews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park and Playground Commission
Hubert M. Sechrest
Sechrest
Lake Land
J. E. Marsh
J. BE. Millis
C. M
Pleasant Weather News From South Dakota July Fourth
Heat sufferers in High Point may gain relief as South Dakota reports a July Fourth drop to the freezing point. Mrs. Clifford Cagle of Trinity received a letter from her brother R. J. Reddick with the news and crops in the region are in poor condition with wheat largely unsalvageable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Mercury
South Dakota
Clifford Cagle
Trinity
R. J. Reddick
Enterprise
Reddick
Light Garments Rise As July Swelters In High Point
High Point residents adapt to extreme heat with lighter clothing. Men abandon stiff collars and coats. women keep summer styles but with lighter fabrics. July records show days near 100 and mean temps higher than last year, with 3.22 inches of rain by July 20 and June drought easing slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Main Street
One-Week Winter Mart Question Up Tonight
The Southern Market Association meets at the Elwood hotel dining room at 7 PM to decide whether to shorten the winter furniture market to one week and to set January show dates. President Maseee Tonwin said speeches will be brief to finish in ninety minutes, with no entertainment out of respect for late leader Samuel L. Davis Sr. Dealers and buyers from multiple southeast cities attend as orders are written and trading opens strong.
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Southern Market Association
Elwood Hotel
Maseee Tonwin
F.t Austin
Mocuteet Feagic
VI Variuueta
Wha
Samuel L. Davis, Sr
H. P. Griffith
Bristol
R. M. Cooley
W. J. Boggs
J. E. Johnson
Wytheville
F. H. Brown
Lenoir
W. H. Channe
Portsmouth
N. E. Wykes
W. B. Green
J. G. McClurd
Graham
M. R. Wagner
Newton
H. B. Forrest
Norfolk, Va
A. M. Clay
Roanoke
C. W. Comba
Thomasville
A. C. Siviter
St. Petersburg
W. T. Ruse
Greensboro
E. W. Wilkins
B. O. Hill
Suffolk
T. E. Jones
Fountain Inn
J. M. Todd
Woodruff
M. E. Dowd
F. M. Carlisle
Pinehurst
T. R. Padgett
Forest City
K. Nicholson
Chase City
L. C. Dowd
Fayetteville
B. Rose
J. Rose
Durham
E. A. Helsabeck I. Lee Meredeth
Rural Hall
J. E. Reid
Rock Hill
8. C
J. H
High Points Legion Delegates Return From Morehead Meeting
High Point's 17 delegates to the North Carolina American Legion and Auxiliary convention returned home praising a highly successful gathering. Local delegates included George F. Edwards and Forrest H. Shuford among six official reps, while Dr. I. T. Mann chaired the rehabilitation report. Henry C. Bourne was elected state department commander for the coming year, Asheville chosen for the 1932 convention, and Governor Gardiner and Senators Bailey and Morrison were among speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
American Legion
Morehead
State Department of the American Legion and Legion Auxiliary
Morehead City
George F. Edwards
Forrest H. Shuford
Bruce H. Carraway
I. T. Mann
Fred W. McPherson
Gurney King
C. B. Houck
Dr. Mann
Henry C. Bourne
Tarboro
State Department
Con C. Johnston
Mooresville
Asheville
Henry L. Stevens
Warsaw
National Legion
Van Noppen Eyes Run for Congress in Sixth District
Charles L. Van Noppen of Greensboro signals serious consideration of a congressional bid in the newly created sixth district. He has not announced but expects to make his intentions clear soon, joining Norman A. Boren and Capus M. Waynick in regional jockeying for the seat representing Guilford and adjacent counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles L. van Noppen
Greensboro
Guilford
Mr. van Noppen
van Noppen
Norman A. Boren
Capus M. Waynick
High Point
Alamance
Durham
Orange
North Carolina
Twiney Delivers Monolog Program to Lions Club
At the High Point Lions Club meeting at the Methodist Protestant church noon program manager H. C. Twiney of Swift and Company entertained members with humorous and sentimental monologues. Stuart Stone introduced him and J. W. Woollen won the attendance prize.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Lions Club
H. C. Twiney
Swift and Company
Twiney
Stuart Stone
J. W. Woollen
Methodist Protestant Church
J. T. Keyser
Philadelphia
W. C. Tice
H. R. Broadhurst
High Point
Chicago
H. A. Cecil
A. J. Koonce
Bread Baked On Christmas Keeps Fresh, Old Superstition Says
An old superstition claims bread baked on Christmas will stay fresh and never go stale. The belief ties longevity of bread to the holiday’s blessing and the baking act performed on that day.
Eaton's Trial Delayed After Completing Current Sentence
Clay Eaton, 17, held on a double highway robbery charge, will be tried later after completing a prison sentence for larceny at the city prison farm. Witnesses were subpoenaed as Chief Friddle announced a postponement agreement. Eaton recently escaped the county chain gang and faces further time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Eaton
City
W. G. Friddle
Eaton
Officers Injured In Auto Crash Improving Today
High Point police officer A. P. Samuels rests after severe injuries when a patrol car was struck by S. J. Hawkins at Lexington and Centennial avenues. Clyde Hoover and G. T. Ball recover from minor hurts. Hawkins held for investigation but released with no charges. The government printing office is by far the largest book and job printing plant in the world.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. P. Samuels
High Point
S. J. Hawkins
Lexington and
Centennial Avenues
Mr. Samuels
Clyde Hoover
G. T. Ball
Hawkins
Missing Textile Foreman Seeks Wife in North Carolina Search
High Point police sought Eli H Mullis a 45 year old textile plant foreman and Marinda Norman 38 a mill employee who vanished from Greer street Saturday night Mullis reportedly studied for the ministry and left his wife and nine children while Norman is mother to seven children and had recently lived apart from him Mill workers and neighbors note the foreman favored Norman with work during a slow period and both disappeared after the same night missing persons case active involving local mill community
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Eli H. Mullis
Marinda Norman
Mullis
Greer Street
Norman
DeMolay Club Hears Colored Quartette
At the High Point Chapter meeting last night Albert Banks and his colored quartet provided entertainment with several solos. The well attended session included routine business and other program items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Albert Banks
Jessie Ders
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West Broad
Certified Public Accountants
Commercial Bank
G. E. Klanderman
Haizlip’s Funeral Home
Fairview
Louis B. Haizlip
Prop
Sechrests
S. Dakota
Robert Brockett
Winter Mart
H. Henley
J. L. Mahaffey
Greenville
Frank J. Stafford
James J. Stafford
Baltimore
W. F. Smith
Maiden
M. B. Smith
Burlington
Ben Schewel
Lynchburg
G. S. Tucker
Raleigh
J. L. Holcombe
W. L. Honeycutt
Winston-Salem
G. G. Woolard
Z. P. van Dyke
Julien Weinstein
Camden
Mich
R. H. Granger
T. F. Morgan
Albemarle
Csi
S. E. Rescoe
Reidsville
N. C
Katherine Albert
Margaret Sands
M. B. Walters
Reidsvile
Hugh White
H. A. Wickind
A. F. Sutter
A. J. Edwards
J. J. Jones
Elizabeth Miller
J. R. Miller
Lucy Burton
W.S. Allen
Dorothy Miler
J. M. Godfrey
J. E. Lesser
O. S. Perry
H. L. Kerr
Charlotte
P. M
E. T. Kirkby
W. M. Satterfield
E. E. Satterfield
Norfolk
Geo. W. Keys and Wife
Johnson City
Tenn
Nat Friedman
Iece Suddarth
Danville
A. B. Stubbs
Cheraw
L. M. Todd
Wilmington
N. Samuel
Legion
E. Black
Cable Street
Lions Club
Wilson Motor Company
DR. F. C. Sharp
Bank Building
O’connor
Hamilton Florist
High Point Ice and Coal CO
Radio Appeal
DeMolay Club Hears Colored Quartette
United States Depository For Postal Savings Funds
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High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
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