Labor's Non-Partisan League To Hear Oliver At Mass Meet
High Point residents will hear E. L. Oliver executive vice president of Labor's Non-Partisan League speak at Union Hall 127% North Wrenn Street at 7 30 Sunday night. Oliver will discuss aims and purposes of the league and the North Carolina section's role amid current politics. A showing of The River documentary will follow the rally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Labor
League
Oliver
E. L. Oliver
National Labor
Washington, D. C
Union Hall
North Wrenn Street
E. L. Sandefur
North Carolina
Hall S
Sandefur
U. S. Film Service
National Emergency Council
Waters
League of North Carolina
Biggs Named Receiver for Three Additional Banks
John D. Biggs, receiver of Commercial National Bank, will take over the American National and the First National in Asheville and Statesville. On June 20 he will also assume the First National Bank in Charlotte and will split time among High Point, Charlotte, Asheville, and Statesville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Biggs
Commercial National Bank
Asheville
Statesville
Othr
American National
First National
Mr. Biggs
First National Bank
Charlotte
High Point
Huffman Reunion Fetes W P Huffman Family at Emmanuel Church
Yesterday in Hickory North Carolina the Huffman family held its fifth biennial reunion at Emmanuel Lutheran Church. Attendees included sons and daughters from Raleigh High Point Asheville Brookfield Statesville and Knoxville with Washington DC member E W G Huffman absent. A dinner followed by a program featured performances by seven children including piano solos oboe and English horn selections and a reading reflecting family ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. P. Huffman
Hickory
N. C
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
E. E. Randolph Raleigh
F. L. Conrad
High Point
A. E. Huffman
Asheville
R. L. Huffman
Brookfield
C. Ee
E. E. Randolph
David Conrad
Rachel Conrad
Barbara Ann Hugman
Mary Miller Huffman
Jewelry stolen from car at Lake High Point
Special Officers report a theft from a parked car at the lake last night. A quantity of jewelry was taken from the unlocked glove compartment, including four watches, a class ring, a birthstone ring, and a watch chain belonging to Ned Owens of Asheboro.
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High Point City Lake
Ned Owens
Asheboro
Tri City Groups Plan Feeder Airline Petition
High Point, Greensboro and Winston Salem chambers discuss submitting briefs for a Civil Aeronautics Authority hearing on an east west feeder line from Norfolk Virginia to Knoxville Tennessee. Norfolk Knoxville route will be weighed against other coast to inland proposals as data are prepared for the hearing. Present were J L Weeks and Charles Norfleet from Winston Salem. J T Ryan and Frank J Size more from High Point. J S Patterson and J T Martin from Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
J. L. Weeks
Charles Norfleet
Winston-Salem
High Point
J. T. Ryan
Frank J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Greensboro
J. 8. Patterson
J. T. Martin
Vacation Reading Club Registers Sixty Seven Story Hour At Ten
Registration for the Vacation Reading Club at High Point Public Library totals 67 members from Ada Blair Brentwood Cloverdale Elm Street Emma Blair Johnson Street Ray Street ak Hill Junior High. Story Hour starts at 7 pm tomorrow with further Friday registration and a post program record keeping option for juvenile members.
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High Point Public Library
Ada Blair
Brentwood
Cloverdale
Elm Street
Emma Blair
Johnson Street
Ray Street
Ak Hill
Junior High
Reading Club
Funeral services for Mrs Wood set for Friday morning
Mrs Celia A Wood 41 died suddenly Wednesday morning at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 30 from the residence 308 Mangum Avenue with Rev F C Myers of Bethel Temple Church and Rev C N Royal of Green Street Baptist Church officiating.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Celia A. Wood
Mangum Avenue
F. C. Myers
Bethel Temple Church
C. N. Royal
Green Street Baptist Church
Workers at Three Mills Back Highland Cotton Strike
An increasing number of workers at Adams Mill, Full Fashioned Mill, Piedmont Hosiery Mill and Cloverdale Dye Works pledge support to the Highland Cotton Mills strike. A mass meeting drew 500 to 600 people as TWOC organizer C W Dannenburg urged recruitment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Mill
Piedmont Hosiery
Cloverdale Dye Works
Highland Cotton Mills
C. W. Dannenburg
TWOC
Danenburg
Adams- Millis
Piedmont
Cloverdale
Highland Front
Highland
Talking Picture Luncheon Feature At Rotary Meeting
A talking picture on the hazards of reckless driving was shown at the Rotary club meeting by T. J. McCarty of the Chrysler Corporation. The presentation stressed late night dangers and fatigue reducing driver vigilance. Betsy Dupuy of the YWCA and Bunn W. Hackney of the local Boy Scout council announced upcoming summer camps for girls and boys. Rotarian Noble T. Craig’s father is seriously ill, announced by President Amos Kearns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
T. J. McCarty
Chrysler Corporation
Betsy Dupuy
Planning Board May Be Created in Asheboro
The Asheboro Chamber of Commerce discussed forming a planning and zoning commission. President S. B. Stedman and Secretary Cleveland Thayer were joined by new appointees Henry Redding and James Neely to study Greensboro and Chapel Hill ordinances and report definite recommendations next meeting. The group may forward findings to the city council and plans to issue a development booklet for industries considering Asheboro Randolph County.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Chamber of Commerce
S. B. Stedman
Cleveland Thayer
Greensboro
Chapel Hill
Henry Redding
James Neely
Stedman
Thayer
Randolph County
Waynick's Name Omitted From Juvenile Committee List
The Enterprise editor Capus M Waynick's name was accidentally left out of the City Council committee appointed yesterday to study juvenile court and delinquency issues in the city.
Camp Willamoore Attendance From Asheboro Students
Asheboro area youths including Robert Moore Wescott Moser James Nance Billy Moore Juanita Bruton Gwendolyn Lambert and Juanita Stone plan to attend Camp Willamoore a six weeks band camp between Asheboro and Lexington starting June 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Willamoore
Lexington
Robert Moore
Wescott Moser
James Nance
Billy Moore
Juanita Bruton
Gwendolyn Lambert
Juanita Stone
Farmers to receive soil benefit payments in Randolph County
Two thousand checks totaling about $68,000 were mailed in May to 1 573 Randolph County farmers as soil benefit payments. Additional checks are expected and recipients will be notified upon receipt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Randolph County
Arriva
Treland Ships Over $100000 Handkerchiefs to America Monthly
Treland ships more than $100000 worth of handkerchiefs to the United States each month. The trade shows steady demand as exports flow through the port and distribution centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treland
America
Williams To Face Forgery Charges In High Point City
Charles Albert Williams a High Point laboratory technician 410 Park Street will be brought from Raleigh to face three forgery counts. Detective Sergeant Jack W. McMahon said he was convicted today in Wake Superior Court of a forgery count and given 12 months. Williams allegedly forged three checks totaling about 50 dollars using Dr H L Brockmann s name and cashed them at Rose Furniture Lucy Long s Cafe and McLarty Drug Store. Williams has prior forgery and embezzlement sentences in Georgia Guilford County and Charlotte and was arrested in 1937 for forging I T Mann s name. He recently worked part time at Burrus Memorial Hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Albert Williams
High Point
Park Street
Raleigh
Jack W. McMahon
Williams
Wake Superior Court
McMahon
H. L. Brockmann
Rose Furniture Company
Lucien Long
McLarty Drug Store
Bureau of Investigation
Georgia
Guilford County
Charlotte
I. T. Mann
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Firemen To Hold Memorial Service
High Point firemen plan a memorial service next Sunday at the Paramount Theatre starting at 2 pm Rev C N Royal of Green Street Baptist Church will give the memorial address East Green Street Baptist Church choir will provide music The entire fire department will attend along with invited guests Simultaneous services are planned in other state fire departments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
C. N. Royal
Green Street Baptist Church
Paramount Theatre
East Green Street
Asheboro Legion Names Officers
J. C. Senter elected commander of Dixon Post 45. Ralph Whatley steps down after a year. Dave Kennedy becomes first vice commander, succeeding Henry L. Ingram. D. D. Almond becomes post adjutant, Cleveland Thayer athletic officer. Rufus Routh chairs the Sons of the Legion. Delegates to Raleigh convention include Senter Whatley Grimes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
J. C. Senter
Dixon Post
American Legion Hall
Ralph Whatley
Dave Kennedy
Henry L. Ingram
D. D. Almond
Don Alexander
Cleveland Thayer
Rufus Routh
Sons of the Legion
Raleigh
W. H. Grimes
Whatley
Grimes
M. H. Birkhead
B. L. Walker
Columnist Garnett Keller Dies At 54 In Louisville
Garnett V. Keller known as "Bings" and a columnist for the Louisville Times, died at his home in Louisville Kentucky early today at age 54. A turf expert, he wrote both sports and literary features and had battled heart disease for several years.
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Louisville
Garnett V. Keller
Bings
Louisville Times
Keller
Bailey Proposes War and Marine Insurance Bill
Senator Bailey of North Carolina introduces a bill to provide war and marine risk insurance for American and allied vessels and crews via the U S Maritime Commission to boost commerce and a stronger merchant fleet. He says insurance would follow a review showing private rates are not reasonable.
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Washington
Bailey
North Carolina
United States Maritime Commission
Reynolds
Coast Guard
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
High Point Youth Drowns While Rescuing Friend
William Poage a 15 year old High Point boy drowned in Deep River below Jamestown while attempting to rescue fellow swimmer Glenn Smith. Poage drowned after both boys fell into water six feet deep. Smith nearly drowned while retrieving a tube. Coroner ruled death accidental. Poage to be buried in Harriman Tennessee.
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High Point
Jamestown
William Poage
Young Poage
Glenn Smith
Young Smith
East
Washington Street
Poage
Smith
Tenn
Funeral Services For Mrs Cauble
Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Ellen Cauble 64 wife of F P Cauble Sr were held at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in High Point following a brief illness. The service was led by Rev F L Conrad Dr J L Morgan and Rev George Bowden with prayers and hymns and a solo. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery with pallbearers and honorary pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ellen Cauble
F. P. Cauble
High Point
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
F. L. Conrad
J. L. Morgan
Synod
George Bowden
Gastonia
Conrad
Morgan
David Conrad
Bruce Conrad
R. Smith
Ivey Metsinger
E. W. Freeze, Jr
Newell Black
Chris Schultheiss
J. E. Wise
G. E. Klanderman
J. R. Curry
R. T. Setzer
G. W. Stroupe
D. M. Burgess
Dr. L. R. Zimmerman
May Fire Loss in High Point Totals $80
The High Point fire department reports 26 fires in May with total loss of $80 or about two-tenths of a cent per capita. For the first 11 months, 383 fires occurred with estimated loss on buildings and contents at $44,814. Chief E. K. Ingram released the monthly comparative report noting five fires from physical hazards, 17 from personal hazards and four from occupational hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
E. K. Ingram
Divorce Granted in Local Court as Wreck Trial Proceeds
Everett C. Peace was granted a divorce from Jewell Baker Peace this morning in Municipal Court a jury term of civil cases in progress. The divorce rests on two years of separation. The pending trials include Cox versus Motor Transit Corporation and Coggins versus the same company of wreck-related civil suits begun yesterday now in progress at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Everett C. Peace
Jewell Baker Peace
Cox
Motor Transit Corporation
Coggins
High Point Y Hosts Z Youngsters Learning To Swim
A police chase at No 601 near the High Point high school ends safely after a youth who drank a small amount of medicine is found behind a tree. Digitalis was deemed harmless, and he is later released. Meanwhile the High Point Y M C A runs a week long swimming program for 295 boys from several schools, culminating with a final test Saturday to swim the pool width and earn a gold seal certificate signed by city officials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones Street
No. 601
Venable
A. B. Coppedge
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Coppedge
E. A. Sumner
High Point
Varius
Paul Koontz
Sunda
Kennon Child Dies At Local Hospital
Shirley Rebecca Kennon aged four died in a local hospital shortly before 10 last night after a brief illness. She was born in High Point on July 16, 1936. Survived by parents Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Kennon, three sisters Lillian New Ruth Kennon and Gladys Kennon, one brother Jimmie Kennon, all of High Point, paternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. James Kennon of Reidsville, maternal grandmother Mrs. Dora Eaves of High Point. Funeral from 318 Walker Street Friday at 2 pm. Interment Floral Garden Cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shirley Rebecca Kennon
H. J. Kennon
High Point
Lillian New
Ruth Kennon
Gladys Kennon
Jimmie Kennon
James Kennon
Reidsville
Dora Eaves
Walker Street
Floral Garden Cemetery
Woman Injured in Two Car Collision
Mrs Maude Prye of 1212 Pa Street was slightly injured when two cars collided at the intersection of Mallory and South Main Streets at 7 56 last night. The car driven by J C Boy 21 of 1212 Park Street struck a vehicle driven by A Faircloth 31 listed as Colonial Motor Company. Mrs Prye was taken to Burra Memorial Hospital for treatment of slight back injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maude Prye
Pa Street
Mallory
South Mai Streets
J. C. Boy
Park Street
A. Faircloth
Colonial Motor Company
Prye
Burra Memorial Hospital
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Biggs
Huffman
Tri-City
Chambers of Commerce of
Rose Furniture CO
South Main ST
Talking Picture
C. A. Williams
Asheboro Legion
YMCA
Kennon Child
goonRite
Regor
Economy Auto Store
E. M. Dudley
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
East Main Street
Thomasville, N. C
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