Playground Commission Named By City Council
City council, in an executive session, named a five member playground and park commission led by Mayor C. A. York and including the city schools superintendent, Mrs. C. M. Waynick, John Abels, and J. Ed Millis. Surveying of the Blair estate land and initial work on the 75 acre High F Point park are to begin soon under the commission’s direction.
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High F Point
Blair Estate
C. A. York
C. M. Waynick
John Abels
J. Ed Millis
City Hall
Filing Tax Suits Prompt Complaints in High Point
Complaints filed in the municipal court by Lovelace and Kirkman attorneys on behalf of Co A Kirkman who bought 1926 27 delinquent taxes from the City of High Point. Residents sought extension or explanations, but city officials said the matter is private and not city business.
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Lovelace and Kirkman
Co. A. Kirkman
High Point
E. M. Knox
C. A. York
Messrs. Lovelace and
Kirkman
Plants on offer draw large crowd at chamber bureau
The plant and seed committee of the city beautiful contest attracted many visitors this morning as tens of yard and garden owners sought free plants at the chamber of commerce bureau. The committee, overwhelmed by women callers, issued a fresh appeal asking those with surplus plants to bring them in so others may receive them.
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City Beautiful
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
Chamber Bureau
Portable canvas pool for automobile tourist camps
A portable canvas tank that forms a swimming pool for several people at once has been invented for automobile tourists camps. The device unfolds to create a temporary pool enabling travelers to bathe during trips.
Scientists Extract Sugar Glycose From Cotton
Scientists report successful extraction of glycose sugar from cotton fibers. The breakthrough could open new industrial uses for cotton byproducts and impact textile processing and bio sugar markets.
Local jeweler W L Stamey dies at his High Point home
W L Stamey longtime leader of High Point jewelry industry died at 227 East Washington street at 6 45 pm after a period of ill health. He founded Stamey Jewelry which Schiffermans of Greensboro bought. He was active in Wesley Memorial church and several fraternal orders. He is survived by Mamie Smith Stamey wife two sons Paul A and W L Stamey Jr two daughters Fannie and Mrs Roy Welborn five sisters and other relatives. Funeral set for Thursday at 10 am at the Stamey home.
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W. L. Stamey
High Point
East
Washington Street
Mr. Stamey
Stamey Jewelry
Schiffman’s
Greensboro
Wesley Memorial Church
Woodmen of the World
Elks
Knights of Pythias
Red Men
Junior Order of United American Mechanics
Gaston County
North Carolina
Harriette Stamey
M. KE
Mamie Smith
Paul A
W. L. Stamey, Jr
Fannie Stamey
Roy Welborn
J. L. Kirkman
Bumgarner
Tulsa
Oklahoma
A. L. Gil
China Builds Ten Radio Stations in Mongolia and Tibet
SHANGHAI AP reports the ministry of communications plans construction of ten radio transmitting stations at centers in Mongolia and Tibet to expand broadcasting capabilities.
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Hina
Shanghat
Mongolia
Tibet
Minry of Communications
California Fig Syrup Ad Appeals to Parents in Raleigh
A Raleigh advertisement promotes California Fig Syrup for children. It features Mrs. L. Quinn of 525 Halifax St and her eight year old daughter Dolores. The copy claims the fruit syrup cleanses the system, relieves stomach and bowels, and restores appetite with a pleasant taste.
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L. Quinn
Halifax St
Raleigh
N.gc
Dolores
California
Prize Winners Named in City Essay Contest
Winners announced by Mrs. T Wingate Andrews for the city beautiful essay contest tied to the 1939 campaign. Prizes of 5 and 2.5 dollars will be awarded at the Flower and Vegetable show. List covers high school to colored schools with multiple first and second place recipients. Approximately 75 dollars funded by the city beautiful committee.
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City Beautiful
T. Wingate Andrews
Patty Thomas
Johnson Street
Dorothy Clod
Felter
Eleanor Welch
Cloverdale
Maurice (Marie) Grant
Lorene Miller
Oak Hill
Teena Overton
Madge Anthony
Ada Blair
Ruby Rose
Mamie Lee Smith
Emma Blair
Russell Hale
Grover Cramer
Kim Street
Gladys Nunn
Ronald Jacobs
Ray Street
Sarah Taylor
Betty Lou Jackson
William Penn
Josephine Griffith
Clarice Mack
Fairview
Fletcher Baldwin
Walter Flowers
Leonard Street
Margie McCollum
Sarah Frances Carter
Treasury of
City Beautiful’ Committee
Brown Wins Suit for Compensation at Hearing Here
Dewey Dorsett of the Industrial Commission ruled Brown entitled to 400 weeks of compensation after a chair fell from a second floor at Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing. Brown suffered a head wound and now is said to be neurotic, with Drs Burrus and Flagge confirming recovery but ongoing impairment. Insurance to cover weekly payments and a $100 lump sum for Pink Royals's finger injury were noted. Lambeth case referenced as pending brief.
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Dewey Dorsett
The
Industrial Commission
J. S. Brown
Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Company
Burrus
Brown
Dorsett
Dr. Burrus
Examiner Dorsett
Robert W. Lambeth
Highland Cotton Mills
Lambeth
W. L. Jackson
Archie Myatt
A. W. Sapp
Greensboro
Pink Royals
Number of Guilford Postoffices Are Cut Exactly In Half
Greensboro reports that in 27 years Guilford County has reduced post offices and stations from 51 and 1 to 20 and 6. Officials credit better roads and modern mail handling for the decline, noting mail volume now serves about 133,000 people versus three decades ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Guilford County
London Taxi Fleet Shrinks by War Losses and Bus Boom
London now operates about 2000 fewer taxi cabs than before the war as the modern bus era drives a decline in taxi demand. The change reflects shifts in urban transport preference and fleet composition.
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London
Gan
Local Boys Attend State Y M C A Camp in North Carolina
Camp Elliott on Bat Cave highway opened for the season with five boys from High Point and Greensboro registered. Local attendees include John C. Abels Jr, Edgar Hartley Jr, and Robert Hartley, joined by Herman Ellison and Robert Varnon from Greensboro. Edgar Hartley, camp secretary, drove the group to the camp yesterday as more High Point youths are expected over the two month operation period.
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Elliott
Bat Cave Highway
Old Fort
Chimney Rock
North Carolina
High Point
Greensboro
John C. Abels, Jr
Edgar Hartley
Robert Hartley
Herman Ellison
Robert Varnon
Reynolds School Reunion Set for Sumter Township
The fourth annual reunion of Reynolds school alumni in Sumter township will be held at the school house on Sunday July 18. The program includes speaking and music by a string band and a picnic dinner at noon. Everyone is invited with baskets. Last year drew several hundred attendees and this year is expected to exceed that turnout.
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Reynolds
Sumter Township
Wilkes Farmers Target 10000 Lbs Milk Daily
Wilkes county farmers aim for an average of 10 000 pounds of milk each day for a cheese plant in West Jefferson. Already about 4 000 pounds are collected daily via several milk routes, with butter fat tests reportedly high.
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Wilkes Farmer
North Wilkesboro
Wilkes County
West Jefferson
Deputy Commissioner Collets Taxes in High Point
B Bogart deputy commissioner of Raleigh is in High Point to collect schedule B taxes and issue new licenses. He operates from the county tax office on West Washington Street and warns that fees unpaid before July 1 incur a heavy penalty.
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B. Bogart
Raleigh
High Point
Wisconsin Woman Sheds 11 Lbs With Kruschen Salts
A Wisconsin woman reports losing 11 pounds in six weeks using Kruschen Salts. She claims daily use boosts energy, mood, and overall vigor, noting the product’s affordable four week bottle and benefits for digestion and general well being.
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Mann Drug Co
America Over
City Band 10 Plans First Public Concert Friday Night
The Fligh Point civic band, recently formed, will give its first public concert Friday at 7 45 PM in City Park bandstand North Main Street. Director Lewis L Stookey announced plans to attract a record crowd and a one hour program. Ten new members joined last night at the high school auditorium bring ing total near 50.
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Fligh Point Civic Band
City Park
North Main Street
Lewis L. Stookey
M. C. Hoover
Harry Peters
John Clinard
Miriam Sloan
Iris Welch
Wilton Kreiger
Clifford Hedrick
Ernest Hedgecock
Joseph Montgomery
Jack Garrett
Roy I. Smart
Broadhurst Theater
Mr. Stookey
Trmmypets
James Hinkle, Jr
Gilbert Clinard
Wendall Dunbar
Bob Kiriakides, Jr
Bill Fe
James McCloud
Manes Johnson
David McHinnon
Bill O'Neal
J. W. Garrett
Harry Williamson
M. T. Hicke, Jr
Susan Sharp
Burt Asbury
J. B. Hensley
Funeral Held For Mrs J K Welborn
Funeral services for Mrs Joseph K Welborn who died at her home on Kivett Drive were conducted from the home by Rev John W Moore and Rev E W Jones. A quartet sang Rock of Ages and Going Down the Valley. Pallbearers included F E Lapisa C Hodgin E Hodgin F E L Bean Marvin Wade and Buter Cox. Interment followed in Oakwood cemetery.
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Joseph K. Welborn
Kivett Drive
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial Church
E. W., Jones
Hickory Chapel Wesleyan Methodist Church
J. Gurney Briggs
H. F. Jones
J. Lawrence White
Nat Walker
FE. Lk. Lapisa
Carl C. Hodgin
Edward Hodgin
FE. L. Bean
Marvin Wade
Bueter Cox
Elizabeth McLeod
Obraeto Jordan Dorothy Tuttle
Hyacinth Tuttle
Margaret McLeod
Eleanor Ketchie
W. M. Horney
Frank Brown
Oakwood Cemetery
Denver Smith To Be Buried Near Here
The body of Denver E. Smith, 24, World War veteran, of Colfax route three, who died early Sunday at Portsmouth Va Naval Hospital where he had been a patient since May, was received here this morning and carried to the Sech-
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Denver E. Smith
Colfax
Route Three
United States Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Funeral services for Lewis Smith to be held at Bunker Hill Church
The body will be removed this afternoon to the home of his sister Mrs Burke Idol for funeral services and burial tomorrow at 11 oclock. Elder P W Williard of the Primitive Baptist church will preside. He is survived by his sister, his disabled brother Mr Smith and his parents Mr and Mrs Lewis Smith of the Bunker Hill community.
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Rest Funeral
Burke Idol
Bunker Hill Church
P. W. Williard
Primitive Baptist Church
Mr. Smith
Lewis Smith
Bunker Hill
Bradshaw Funeral Held In Rockingham
Funeral services for W. E. Bradshaw were held Monday at Bethany church Rockingham county with Rev. Jennings Johnson officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery with pallbearers T R Simpson A J Allen John Wall B D Dixon G W Barham and Walt Simpson. Flower bearers included M iss Sadie Hudspeth Maggie Gore Della Sewell Gertrude Vincannon Georgia Mickle Marie Troutman Katherine Bradshaw and Mrs L Bardshaw. The choir sang Shall We Gather at the River Rock of Ages and Jesus Lover of My Soul.
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W. E. Bradshaw
Fowler Street
Bethany Church
Rockingham County
Jennings Johnson
Mayodan Baptist Church
T. R. Simpson
A. J. Allen
John Wall
B. D. Dixon
G. W. Barham
Walt Simpson
Sadie Hudspeth
B-C Stops Headaches And Quiets Nerves
A North Carolina druggist markets B-C as a fast safe remedy for headaches and nerve tension. Each 10¢ or 25¢ package promises relief in minutes without depression or after effects, claiming to ease sciatic neuralgic or female pain through a combined formula.
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North Carolina
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Tomlinson Chair Company
Guilford
Y.M.C. A
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W. Broad
City Band 10
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Walter T. Tice
North Main St
Sykes
MR. Shipper
MR. Consignee
Tri-City Motor
Courteome
J. K. Welborn
Denver Smith
Bradshaw
Rockingham
Commercial National Bank
Tegrity
the Bank of Service
Perpetual Building & Loan
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
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