Adams to move headquarters for hosiery union drive
Henry I. Adams named North Carolina district director for the American Federation of Hosiery Workers and Textile Workers Organization Committee. He will move his headquarters from High Point to Charlotte to direct the drive and district work while maintaining ties to High Point offices. The campaign is planned to launch July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry I. Adams
North Carolina
Heb Point
Charlotte
Adams
Te American Federation of Hosiery Workers
AFHW
American Federation of Hosiers Workers
Death claims Hilliard J. Staley at 61 in High Point
Hilliard J. Staley of 122 Fowler Street died at a local hospital after a short illness. He was a Randolph County native who lived in High Point. Survived by wife Ada Upton Staley and son Ralph, plus three sisters and a half brother. Funeral at Country Holiness Church near Randleman Monday at 2 PM, with interment in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hilliard J. Staley
Fowler Street
Randolph County
High Point
Ada Upton Staley
Ralph
Randieman
Mealey Sawyer
Martha Johnson
Greensboro
Sleta Highsinger
Worthville
Harvey Staley
Country Holiness Church
Randleman
C. L. Ruth
Walter Cotman
Funeral Services Held for Elizabeth Nelson
Elizabeth Nelson died Friday morning at her mother's home in High Point route 3. Funeral services were held Saturday at Bunker Hill Baptist church with Elders J. A. Fagge and F. R. Moore officiating. Burial was in Bunker Hill cemetery. Pallbearers: Winfred McDowell, Floyd McDowell, Jay Hendricks, Bill Hendricks, Glenn Ward, Herman Shackleford. Flowers arranged by Mrs. G. B. McDowell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Nelson
A. B. Nelson
High Point
Bunker Hill Baptist Church
J. A. Fagge
F. R. Moore
Bunker Hill Cemetery
Winfred McDowell
Floyd McDowell
Jay Hendricks
Bill Hendricks
Glenn Ward
Herman Shackleford
Mra. G. B. McDowell
Who Says The Fish Ain't Bitin At The City Lake
By John Mebane the piece celebrates a strong day of fishing at High Point City Lake. Colonel Milton and others report large carp brim and crappie bites with warden Hull confirming excellent conditions. Local anglers including Jimmy Welborn Bud Calloway and Mary Percival share successful catches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Cry Lake
Jimmy Welborn
Robert
Bud) Calloway
City
Mary Percival
J. W. Percival
W. L. Percival
Sam Reavis
Winston-Salem
Col
D. H. Milton
Colonel Milton
High Point City Lake
John Mebane
Milton
Isaac Walton
Bud Calloway
City Lake
W. R. Hull
Bill Moffitt
Hbo
Enterprise to Install Large Modern Press
The Enterprise plans immediate installation of a Hoe standard pattern sextuple press replacing the longtime unit. It can print 12 page papers at 172000 copies per hour or 24 page papers at 36000 copies per hour, per one section.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Sextuple Presse
High Point Merchants to Hear Charles Newcomb Address
Charles Milton Newcomb of Candler North Carolina will deliver the principal address at the High Point Merchants Association annual meeting at the Elwood hotel dining room on Wednesday June 29 at 630 PM The gathering will include out of town guests and local invitees with A H Holton presiding Directors will be elected and officers chosen Newcomb recently spoke at the North Carolina Merchants association meeting in Blowing Rock About 125 people are expected to attend
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Milton Newcomb
Candler
N. C
Ohio Wesleyan University
High Point Merchants Association
Elwood Hotel
Grace C. Baker
Assortation
A. H. Holton
Newcombe
Newcomb
North Carolina Merchants Association
Blowing Rock
High Point permits total 85 540 with new theatre project
Permit values in High Point for the past week reached 85 540 almost all from the motion picture theatre on South Main. G H Kearns for North Carolina Theatres Inc builds the two story brick structure costing about 85 000 with R K Stewart and Son as general contractor. Other permits include home roofings garages and a mercantile store project on Kivett drive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Orpheum Theatre
G. H. Kearns
North Carolina Theatres, Inc
R. K. Stewart and Son
Reva Gills
West Street
D. E. Cauble
Sunset Avenue
J. H. Davis
Tate Street
Sadie Jordan
New Mercantile
Kivett Drive
Coolidge
Hay Streets
J. W. Blair
Redding Street
Stansell Receives Fingerprint Diploma and Merit Award
Co M Stansell of 206 Thurston street is awarded a fingerprint classification diploma from the Institute of Applied Science Chicago for 18 months of study. Director T G Cooke notes the work as exceptionally done and grants a personal recommendation as an award of merit. The course covers ten finger print classification by Henry method, government bureau extensions, Battley single print system, and photography basics for court evidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Stansell
Thurston Street
Institute of Applied Science
Chicago
Ill
Stansell
T. G. Cooke
Purebred Guernsey Sold to Local Man in North Carolina
A purebred Guernsey cow named Hickory King's Gladys 478378 was sold from J. G. Bingham of Asheboro to RR. Ferrell of High Point, according to the American Guernsey Cattle Club based in Peterborough New Hampshire. The sale occurred in Petersborough North Carolina on June 25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Petersborough
WN. C
J. G. Bingham
Asheboro
N. C
To & RR. Ferrell
High Point
American Guernsey Cattle Club
Peterborough
New Hampshire
Far Cry From City's First Freight Depot To New Modern Structure
The old freight depot at College and Broad will be dismantled as a new facility near Park street is prepared. The brick depot stood in 1861, with North Carolina railroad ownership, while a later wooden station served passengers. Notable figures include agent Schaub recalling Bell of Washington, and Fred N. Tate who rose with the R and D railroad before entering furniture manufacturing in 1901.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Park Street
College and
Broad Streets
High Point
Southern
O. Schaub
Bell
Washington
North Carolina
The
North Carolina Railroad
Danville
Greensboro
Richmond and
Willowbrook Street
Bellevue Hotel
English Street
Fred N. Tate
Continental Furniture Company
Danville Railroad Company
Mr. Tate
Charlotte
Southern Railway Company
Tate
Randleman, Asheboro and Southern
Runaway horse fatality in Burton English intersection
A 65 year old man, Jess Davis, died from a fractured skull after a runaway horse in a two wheeled carriage kicked him in the face at the Burton and English streets intersection Saturday. Davis died late yesterday afternoon at Burrus Clinic after ambulance transport. He left a widow and several siblings, with funeral services led by Rev. O. R. Miller at his home. Burial was planned at Floral Garden cemetery with pallbearers named.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jess Davis
Burton Street
Burton
English Streets
Mr. Davis
Burrus Clinic
Yow
H. A. Freeman
Beda Davis
Novella Conner
High Point
W. B. Davis
O. R. Miller
Floral Garden
R. C. Thrower
G. B. Foster
Clay Dean
EB. A. Whidden
A. EB. Samn
Billy Hutchina
Enterprise Want Ads Help Find Lost Fox Terrier
Lieut J B Horney of fire station No 2 used the Enterprise Lost and Found ads to locate a fox terrier. An ad run Saturday prompted a call from a boy who had found the dog after reading the description and getting a telephone number.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Horney
Liieutenant Horney
Enterprise
Eee
Dr. J. EB Pritchard Attends Planning for Methodist Union
Dr J B Pritchard president of the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Protestant church will travel to Evanston Michigan to join the committee on entertainment for the uniting conference of the three Methodist denominations set for April 26 1939. The conference expects 900 official delegates and thousands of visitors with bids from Baltimore Memphis St Louis Kansas City Cincinnati Columbus and Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. EB. Pritchard
North Carolina
Methodist Protestant Church
Evanston
Uniting Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Pritchard
Baltimore
Memphis
Elementary Enrollment Here Dropping High School Gains
Charlies F. Carroll Jr superintendent of High Point city schools released decade statistics showing elementary enrollment declining while high school enrollment rose. He said figures were released without comment or explanation and noted city population has grown about 32 percent since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lambeth
High Point
Mr. Lambeth
Greensboro
Brown Summit
Charlies F. Carroll, Jr
High Point City
Enterprise
Carrell
Freight Station Opening Planned Amid Bridge Work
The city advances on the Southern Railway freight station project with opening planned next Saturday. Contractors race to finish railings on the Kivett drive bridge and concrete walls, while Wrenn Street bridge nears completion. Sub drain installation and embankment stabilization are ongoing to prevent slides as grading continues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kivett Drive
Eleion
Southern Railway
Pany
R. K. Stewart
H. Guion Company
Wrenn Street
Highway and Public Works Mission
Main Street
Drainage Engineering Com
Middletown
Ohio
Final stretch for Teague Barker in Democratic congressional race
Judge Lewis E Teague and Oscar G Barker race toward the Democratic nomination with a closing speech by Teague at Guilford county court house in Greensboro. Campaigns focus on Greensboro and surrounding counties as grand jury investigations loom over the High Point candidate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Teague
Oscar G. Barker
Congress
Teague
Guilford
Greensboro
High Point
Orange
Alamance
Durham
Barker
Guilford County
Also Mentioned on This Page
Charles Newcomb
C. M. Stansell
Goldston
C. M. Gueth
Clodie Stone
C. Vick
V. ©. Reynolds
I. 2. Hunter
Lester Teague
M. L. Dunn
M. Gueth
S. C. Schaub
By W. A. Bmins
G. W. Satten
High Point Exchange Club
Dr. Pritchard
United Church Conference
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