Leadership Training School Opens In City
The 16th annual Leadership Education school of the Methodist Protestant church in North Carolina opened registration at High Point college. Tonight at 8 the first event features a Taubweil guest. Dean is Rev J Elwood Carroll with staff Rev J Clyde Allman Rev J W Braxton Rev EB Lester Ballard and Mrs J M Millikan assisting. Evening services run daily in the college chapel with choirs play talks and religious life addresses. Public invited. A young people banquet is planned for Friday at 6 in the college dining hall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conference Council of Religious Education
Methodist Protestant Church
North Carolina
High Point College
Taub Wéil Gasee
J. Elwood Carroll
Grace Methodist Protestant Church
Greensboro
Dean Carroll
J. Clyde Allman
Community Church
Thomasville
J. W. Braxton
Mt. Pleasant
Violations Of Law Show Big Increase This Weekend
The docket at police headquarters shows 65 arrests from Saturday through 0 oclock this morning with traffic violations leading. Fourteen people faced reckless driving charges, nine faced traffic ordinance violations, and others included drunken driving not licensed, speeding, no city tag, improper brakes, and running a red light.
Four Morning Addresses Set for Youth Assembly Week
Four speakers are scheduled for morning addresses including Rev. J W Braxton, Rev J Clay Madison, Dr F D Taylor and Rev Olin T Binkley with a concluding Saturday assembly. Afterward the youth group splits into four discussion groups led by Braxton Madison Carroll and Rev Robert M Smith on topics Leisure Time and Recreation Religious Problems of Youth Young People Relationships and Being a Christian Citizen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Braxton
J. Clay Madison
Firstchurch
High Point
F. D. Taylor
Olin T. Binkley
D. D
Milo
Hinckle
Asheboro Street
J. Elwood Carroll
Robert M. Smith
Liberty and Siler City Charge
Western Union Names Local Branch Manager Clark
Postmaster Stephen C. Clark may need to sort personal mail as the new Western Union branch manager arrived last night succeeding M. A. Temple. Clark joined the telegraph company in 1924 and has since held roles from messenger to night manager at Winston-Salem main office. he plans to bring his wife and daughter Peggy Anne to High Point soon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stephen C. Clark
Western Union
M. A. Temple
Telegraph Company
Clark
Winston-Salem
Peggy Anne
High Point
Jessie W. Davis Dies at 86 in Archdale
Jessie W. Davis age 86 died at his Archdale home Sunday at 3 am after a six month illness. His wife Mary Jane Coletrane Davis died December 12 1936. He leaves a son Wilson Davis Snow Camp six daughters and several siblings. Funeral at Marlboro Friends church today at 3 pm with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie W. Davis
Archdale
Mary Jane Coletrane Davis
Springfield
Snow Camp
James H. Turner
Boothwyn
Alice Davis
Chester
Mise Belle Davis
High Point
J. C. Milligan
Trinity
Laura Davis
A. M. Spencer
Sophia
Cyrus Davis
Sybie Farlow
Della Farlow
Asheboro
Abbie
Riva Davis
Marlboro Friends Church
Clara I. Cox
Mrs. Paul Westmoreland Rites Friday Near Thomasville
Mrs. Paul Westmoreland died at her home near Thomasville Sunday night after an illness. She was born April 24, 1915, daughter of J. R. Freeman of High Point. Surviving: parents, husband Paul Westmoreland, two sons Clifford and Thomas Austin, daughter Betty Joyce, four brothers Grady Calvin J T and Colden, one sister Marguerite. Funeral at Ward Street M E B Church with Rev. J W Grace and Rev W C Darnell. interment Why-Not church cemetery near Seagrove. Funeral home to deliver body to Freeman home at 3329 English Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul Westmoreland
Thomasville
J. R. Freeman
High Point
Clifford
Thomas Austin
Betty Joyce Westmoreland
Grady
Colvin
J. T
Colden Freeman
Marguerite Freeman
English Street
Ward Street
M. EB
J. W. Grace
W. C. Darnell
Southside
Seagrove
Funeral Services for George C. Mendenhall
Funeral services for George C. Mendenhall, a well known farmer from near Highland Cotton Mills, were held at Springfield Friends Church at 11 o'clock this morning. Miss Clara Cox and Rev. E. W. Jones officiated. Ruth and Richard Hendrix sang multiple hymns. Pallbearers were P. M. Davis, Blair Richardson, J. E. Hayworth, G. F. Rice, C. E. Rice and T. M. Briles. Interment followed in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George C. Mendenhall
Highland Cotton Mills
Springfield Friends Church
Clara Cox
E. W. Jones
Providence Wesleyan Methodist Church
P. M. Davis
Blair Richardson
J. E. Hayworth
G. F. Rice
C. E. Rice
T. M. Briles
High Point Lake to Re stock with Bass and Bream
William F. Bailey parks and juvenile commissioner announced near term restocking of High Point Lake with several thousand bass and bream fingerlings after receiving a letter from J. D. Chalk of the state conservation division. Chalk promised fingerlings once proper application is filed. three years ago the lake received 100000 fingerlings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lake
William F. Bailey
Parks and Juvenile
J. D. Chalk
Division of Inland Game and Fisheries
State Department of Conservation
Raleigh
Chalk
Bailey
Report Eight Cases Of Measles In City
City Health Officer Dr. R. A. Herring released a weekly contagious diseases report noting eight measles cases in the city last week along with one scarlet fever and nine whooping cough cases. Diptheria was not reported. the prior week had two measles and ten whooping cough cases with two venereal diseases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Herring
Confederate veteran preaches at 93 in High Point
Winfield Scott Brittain, 93, a Confederate veteran born June 19, 1844, has preached across Guilford County for 52 years in High Point. He recounts enlistment in 1863, transfers, a near impossible veteran claim, a long battle with memory, a stroke 18 years ago, and a vow to clean living after giving up tobacco. He celebrates his ninety third birthday and reflects on faith and education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothy Bell
Winfield Scott Brittain
Longstreet
Winfield
Burlington
Friendship
Oak Ridge
Brittain
Wilson
Minis
Ter
Missionary Baptists
Guilford College
High Point
Guilford County
Bruce Carraway
Unhappy North Carolina restaurateurs over bottled cocktail ruling
Raleigh readers learn that Attorney General Seawell ruled bottled cocktails containing gin or liquor illegal under the 1937 wine law. The Federal Alcohol Administration will aid enforcement to stop shipments of illegal bottled cocktails. Licenses to sell wine now permit only natural wines or wines fortified with grain alcohol or brandy, barring gin or whiskey in mixed drinks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
A. A. F. Seawell
Federal Alcohol Administration
Seawell
Washington
North Carolina
Memorial Body Hears G. H. Jones Address
City Attorney Grover H. Jones gave the keynote at the third annual meeting of the Deep River Memorial Association at Deep River Friends church. More than one hundred members attended as the group reaffirmed its aim to preserve the Deep River Quaker area's history dating to about 1740. Officers were reelected: W. C. Idol president, William G. Wiley first vice president, J. Gurney Briggs second vice president, H. Clay Briggs treasurer, and Mrs. Oriana B. Jones secretary and assistant treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover H. Jones
Deep River Memorial Association
Deep River Friends Church
Deep River
W. C. Idol
William G. Wiley
Greensboro
J. Gurney Briggs
H. Clay Briggs
Oriana B. Jones
Swimming Classes Open At City Pool
City Lake pool opened free swimming lessons with 38 boys and 32 girls, ages up to 14, taught by Toney Simeon and Lloyd Whitley with assistants Edgar Hartley and Dick Meiskey. Classes run all week with boys at 9:30 and girls at 10:39.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Lake Swimming Pool
Toney Simeon
Lloyd Whitley
Edgar Hartley
Dick Meiskey
Local Men Attend Kiwanis International Convention in Indianapolis
R D Dickson and G E Klanderman of the city travel to Indianapolis for the 21st annual Kiwanis International convention opening today. Four days of sessions will shape 1937 38 child welfare safety taxation education agriculture and youth programs. A Copeland Callen Urbana president urges stronger community service and peace. Jed C W Parker Chicago international secretary emphasizes preventing underprivileged environments and smarter government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. D. Dickson
G. E. Klanderman
Indianapolis
Ind
Kiwanis International
A. Copeland Callen
Urbana
Ill
Kiwanis
Jed C. W. Parker
Chicago
Bats and Women Fear in Superstitious Folklore
The article notes a superstition that bats can enter women's hair, while stating there are no recorded cases. It discusses how this belief reflects broader fears about bats and is contrasted with science and observation.
Roanoke Island 350th Birthday Gets National Notice
North Carolina gains publicity from the Roanoke Island celebration opening July 4 marking the 350th anniversary of Sir Walter Raleighs Lost Colony and Virginia Dare birth. Officials credit island civic group and Dare County with most of the funding and attention, while foreign papers also request coverage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. C. Baskervill
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
North Carolina
Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh
Dare County
America
R. Bruce Etheridge
Department of Conservation and Development
Island
Old Fort Raleigh
Virginia Dare
United States
Memorial Association
London
England
Black Woman Delivers Second Quadruplets in 16 Months
Sallie Glover of Meggett, a Black mother, gave birth to quadruplets again after a February 1986 birth. Two of yesterday's quadruplets died before hospital transfer. nine children survive, including the three living quadruplets. Health officer Dr. Leon Danov notes the rarity of a second quadruplet birth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
8. C
Sallie Glover
Meggett
Leon Danov
Glover
Danov
Rambling Reporter G T Matthews Visits High Point
G T Matthews representing The Orphans' Friend and Masonic Journal of Oxford is in High Point this week to promote the building fund advertising and circulation of the Masonic publication. He will stay through the rest of the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. T. Matthews
the Orphans’ Friend and Masonic Journal
Oxford
High Point
Stout Granted Permit for Home and Garage on Arbordale Drive
Boyd FE Stout receives permit to build a new home on Arbordale drive costing 4300 dollars and a 200 dollar garage. J W Col trans is contractor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boyd FE. Stout
Arbordale Drive
J. W. Coltrans
Chicken thief hits Corbitt street home
A. and Patterson of 304 Corbitt Street reported to police that 30 chickens were stolen yesterday from his property. The incident marks a series of poultry thefts in the area.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. &. Patterson
Corbitt Street
Bicycle Stolen From Front Of Broadhurst Theatre
Mrs. J. M. Sechrest reports a black Elgin bicycle stolen over the weekend from in front of the Broadhurst theatre at 117 Weet Willis Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Sechrest
Weet Willis Street
Broadhurst Theatre
Indians’ cup and saucer corn bin keeps maize safe
Southern Mexican Indians build a curved cup and saucer shaped storage bin for shelled corn. A thatched roof tops the cup, and the saucer is filled with water to deter weather damage and harvester ant raids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Child Labor Laws Outlined by State Official
Pierce explains North Carolina child labor rules and penalties for noncompliance. He details ages allowed in factories and street trade, delivery limits for youths, and certificate requirements issued at the County Welfare Office. Officials offer further guidance at his office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Labor of
North Carolina
James R. Pierce
State
Child Law
Department of Labor
County Welfare Office
East Commerce Street
Pierce
Sechrest to Attend State Inspectors Meeting at Wrightsville
J. L. Sechrest city inspector will leave tomorrow for Wrightsville to attend a two day state wide meeting of inspectors and expects to return Thursday night. The article notes internal tensions as Adams claims firings were due to fear and that the organization violated no rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J.L. Sechrest
Wrightsvil
Pects
Nebel Knitting Mill Denies NLRB Charges
William Nebel president of Nebel Knitting Mill in Charlotte denies NLRB charges by Henry Adams of High Point alleging interference with workers joining CIO. NLRB regional director Bennett Schauffer said the complaint will be investigated to determine if a hearing is warranted. Nebel employs about 350 workers and plans to leave North Carolina citing taxes and business climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
N. C
William Nebel
Nebel Knitting Mill
National Labor Relations Board
Henry I. Adams
High Point
Virginia
Carolina Federation of Hosiery Workers
Nebel Company
Adams
Nebel Mill
CIO
Bennett F. Schauffer
Baltimore
NLRB
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M. P. Conference Council of Religious Education
Moore's Paints
City Shoe Shop
West Commerce Street
Security National Bank
Ree Leef
Capudine
Macauley
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
General Offices
High Point, N. G
High Point Lake
City
G. H. Jones
R. G. Dickson
Kiwanis International Meeting
Ony
Negress
Jimmy Johnston
Madigan Square Garden
Jimmy Braddock
Joe Louis
New York City
Pierce Ass
J. L. Sechrest M
Wrightsville
Arkansas
Kentucky
Jayne
Charlotte Mill
Dethol Day
Ayne
Vermii
Aaa
Kaltenborn
H. V. Kaltenborn
Beechhurst
New York
Whitestone
Mr. Mitchell
Mitchell
H. Vv. Kaltenborn
Goodrich
Silvertowns
Silverton
Economy Auto Store, Inc
North Main Street
Carolina
North Wrenn Street
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