Early Industrialist Harriss Memorialized in High Point Museum
Julius Ward Harriss, an early High Point industrial teacher and businessman, is memorialized at the High Point Museum. He built Welch Furniture Co and Marsh Furniture Co, started Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills, and held roles in banks, railroads, and local institutions. Born Oct 28 1866 in Randolph County, he died March 19 1921 aged 54. burial at Oakwood Cemetery. Memorial donation made by Elizabeth Harriss Covington and J Welch Harriss.
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Julius Ward Harriss
High Point
Mr. Harriss
Randolph County
Ransom Wesley Harriss
Margaret Ward Harriss
Blair's School
Trinity College
Florence Welch
Jacob Jasper Welch
Elizabeth Pickett Welch
Elizabeth Harriss Covington
Julius Welch Harriss
Welch Furniture Co
J.E. Marsh
Marsh Furniture Co
W. C. Covington
Harriss & Covington Hosiery Mills
Harriss
Commercial National Bank and
High Point Savings and Trust Co
The
Ring Drug Co
Southern Furniture Exposition
High Point, Randleman, Asheboro and Southern Railroad
High Point Hotel Co
Pickett Cotton Mills
Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Greensboro College
Oak Ridge Institute
Manufacturer’s Club
Commercial Club
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
J. Welch Harriss
Storytellers Conference at High Point Public Library
Visiting children and guest storytellers join a free four hour conference from 1 to 5 p.m. in the audio visual room. Elizabeth Gurley and Casey Smith lead demonstrations for preschoolers and third graders with Carolyn Spillman and two films on storytelling techniques.
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High Point Public Library
Green Street Baptist Church
Christ the King School
Elizabeth Gurley
Casey Smith
Clara Cox
Granny” Smith
Hickory Chapel Woods
Carolyn Spillman
High Point College
Sidney Poitier
Library Community Services Department
Convention Move Hurts Merchants
The Republicans moved their national convention to Miami Beach leaving San Diego merchants with unsold stock. Gift shop operator Mrs Michael Mooney offers GOP initial rhinestone pins at cost to those in the telephone book with those initials. George Snell of a downtown store seeks buyers for 600 dozen ashtrays and 600 dozen glasses inscribed with San Diego Republican Convention City. Democrats reportedly purchase some as gag gifts for friends.
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San Diego
Calif
Miami Beach
Fla
Michael Mooney
GOP
George Snell
Unmoved Crowd Eats On Train
Chicago diners can eat in a full dinerlounge aboard a Rock Island Lines car at La Salle Street Station. The former Golden State Limited diner and club car, used with Southern Pacific on the Chicago Los Angeles route, now operates as a restaurant serving lunch and dinner in station tracks.
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Chicago
Rock Island Lines
Golden State Limited
la Salle Street
Southern Pacific
Rock Island
Los Angeles
Liberty Legion honors policemen and officer of the year
Liberty Liberty's American Legion Post No 81 named Cecil Williams as officer of the year and Arnold Davis as deputy of the year at Police Operation Night. Williams is assistant police chief. Davis is Randolph County jailer. Charles Eldon Jones was installed as the new post president.
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Don Wrenn
Liberty
American Legion Post No. 81
Red Liberty
Cecil Williams
Arnold Davis
Williams
Davis
Randolph County
Charles Eldon Jones
Also Mentioned on This Page
Julius Ward Harris
Storyteller
Dad
A Optical Co
Westchester Mall
Maupintour
Siberia
Central Asia
Moscow
Leningrad
Irkutsk
Bratsk
Alma-Ata
Tashkent
Samarkand
Bukhara
Dushanbe
Baku
Erevan
Tbilisi
Kiev
Oriental
Russia
Dalmatia
Balkans
Danube
Adriatic
Hungary
Rumania
Bulgaria
Yugoslavia
Scandinavia
Ussr
Eastern Europe
Travels Unlimited of
High Point, Inc
Hamilton St
Wrenn
Legion Post
State Legion
Charles B. Hodson
Liberty Club
Automare
North Caro
Randleman
Randleman Lions Club
Lions
Asheboro
Charlie Casper
Randolph Democratic
Casper
Jane Burrow Hayworth
Leo Hughes
Joe Delk
Janice Scarborough
Helen Y. Spencer
Clyde Lucas
Bertha Fitzgerald
Joe Ross Jr
Don Miller
Archie Smith
Adam Beck
Dean Bell
Charles Sanford
T. R. Hendrix
House of Representatives
Russell Walker
Raeford Gaddis
U. S
Randolph
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Magnavox
Beautiful
Phonos
Spot Bank
Styles
Steals
High Point College Village
Vic
Steele & Vaughn TV & Appliances
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!