Welfare survey counts 582 cases in High Point effort
The American Legion and Auxiliary funded child welfare survey reports 582 total cases in High Point after four weeks. Of these 326 are non veteran, 175 children located, with disabilities including rickets pallalgia and infantile paralysis. Sixty of the cases are veterans and extensions will extend the survey seven weeks.
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American Legion and Auxiliary
Legion
Fowler
High Point
Board of Welfare
Sprinkle Reports At Kiwanis Meet In Toronto Visit
Thomas W. Sprinkie recounts a trip to the international Kiwanis convention in Toronto Canada. He traveled via Washington Niagara Falls and Montreal and notes the four day session was highly successful. Visitors included W R Smith of Grand Rapids Michigan and J P Leonard of Statesville Kiwanian.
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Thomas W. Sprinkie
Toronto
Canada
Kiwanis Club
Washington
Niagara Falls
Montreal
Quebec
Hudson River
W. R. Smith
Grand Rapids
Mich
J. P. Leonard
Kiwanian
Statesville
Rites For Ragan Baby Held Today
Funeral services for Roy Lee Ragan eleven month old son of H V Ragan were held at Pine Woods church this afternoon with Rev John Cline Rev Kendall Shoffner and Rev J A Palmer in charge Interment followed in the family mausoleum Surviving are the father and two sisters Lucille and Evelyn Ragan Wales is now canning a species of seaweed for food.
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Thomasville
Roy Lee Ragan
H. V. Ragan
Pinewoods ‘Church
John Cline
Kendall Shoffner
J. A. Palmer
Lucille
Evelyn Ragan
City Survey Efforts Continue Amid Local Work
Officials press forward with survey work in the city to map infrastructure, plan improvements, and assess community needs. The effort involves municipal staff and contracted teams surveying streets, utilities, and public spaces for data collection.
Electrical Inspectors to Meet in High Point Next January
North Carolina Chapter of Electrical Inspectors may hold its semi annual meeting in High Point in January. City electrical inspector J L Sechrest extended the invitation after representing High Point at a Wilmington meeting. The executive committee will make a definite decision later. Mayor Grayson and Chamber secretary Sizemore supported hosting the event. Sechrest returned to the city after the Wilmington session.
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North Carolina
Electrical Inspectors
High Point
J. L. Sechrest
Wilmington
Sechrest
C. §. Grayson
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of
John W Lambeth of Thomasville Critically Ill
John W. Lambeth a prominent banker and manufacturer in Thomasville remains critically ill at Baptist Memorial Hospital in Winston-Salem after several weeks of illness. Congressman J Walter Lambeth is at his father’s bedside in the Thomasville area.
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John W. Lambeth
Thomasville
Baptist
Best Books for Children Display at High Point Library
A display of 62 outstanding children’s books from the past year is on view at the High Point Public Library through July 10. Courtesy of the North Carolina Library Commission, the collection covers ages from toddlers to teens, with lists available for interested readers.
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N. C. Library Commission
Public Library
High* Point Public Library
North Carolina Library Commission
Raleigh
Nancy Kirkman Poston
Louisa May Alcote
Rosemary Benet
Jeanette Eaton
Lafayette
Harold Lamb
Kirby
Belle Roses
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Wanda Gag
Marjorie Flack
Ping
Berta Hader
National Guard Entrain For Fort Moultrie Encampment
National Guard units entrain for a week long encampment at Fort Moultrie near Charleston. High Point units include Battery B 252nd Coast Artillery under Captain John L. Raper with 65 men and four officers and the Combat Train with 28 men and three officers under Captain Sam H. Strickland. Officers listed include Lieutenants Glenn C. Southern Sam E B Holt Raymond Watson Charles W. McAnally and George Dickson. A notable feature will be Case Three firing a moving target for the first time.
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252Nd Coast Artillery
John L. Raper
Sam H. Strickland
Glenn C. Southern
Sam EB. Holt
Raymond Watson
Charles W. McAnally
George Dickson
Edwin W. Lyon Dies in Baltimore After Heart Attack
Edwin W. Lyon formerly of this city died in Baltimore Md this morning after a heart attack. Son of Ben B. Lyon Jr of 1211 Johnson Street he had lived here several years and worked in the furniture and poultry trades. Survived by father mother wife Florence Lyon three daughters a brother Ben B Lyon Jr of Hollywood Calif two sisters Mrs Ben Meyer and Mrs Gilbert Rosenthal of Baltimore Md Mrs G B Forbes.
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Baltimore
Edwin W. Lyon
Ben B. Lyon, Jr
Johnson Street
Lyon
Florence Lyon
Hollywood
Calif
Ben Meyer
Gilbert Rosenthal
G. B. Forbes
Golf balls were feathered and leather covered
A historical note states early golf balls were crafted by feathering and encasing them in leather, reflecting primitive ball-making techniques used in earlier eras.
Family Ties Mentioned Amid Puzzle Boom Era
The text notes relatives in the city and discusses a large production spike in puzzles during 1992 with about ten million dollars spent that year. Funeral arrangements were not yet finalized at the time.
Rats Descend From 1925 USDA Nutriti on Study Pair
More than 93,000 white rats trace their lineage to two individuals brought to the U S Department of Agriculture in 1925 for nutrition experiments, expanding into a vast laboratory stock used in research.
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U. S. Department of Agriculture
England Attracts Record Foreign Visitors In 1933
England reported 186 370 foreign visitors in 1933, about 5 000 more than the previous year, signaling continued growth in tourism and international travel to the country.
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England
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Legion and Auxiliary
Kiwanis
Wales
Penney’s Great
Beach Aunt
Ladies
Rayon
J. C. Benney
John B. Payne
Agricultural Adjustment Istration
Chester Tobacco
Otal
Alamance
Alexander Anson
Beaufort
Bertie
Bladen
Brunswick
Urke
Cabarrus
Caldwell
Camden
Carteret
Well
Catawba
Chatham
Chowan
Cleveland
Columbus
Craven
Cumberland
Currituck
Davidson
Davie
Duplin
Durham
Edgecombe
Forsyth
Franklin
Gaston
Gates
Granville
Greene
Guilford
Halifax
Harnett
Hertford
Hoke
Iredell Hyde
Johnston
Jones
Socate
Lincoln
Martin
Mecklenburg
Montgomery
Moore
Nash
New Hanover
Perquimans
Pitt
Polk
Randolph
Richmond
Robeson
Rockingham
Rowan
Rutherford
Plon
Scotland
Stan
Stokes
Surry
Union
Vance
Wake
de Warren
Wayne
Wilkes
Wilson
Yadkin
Roc
Rose Marie
South Main
Astor
John Jacob Astor
Ellen Tuck French
Trinity Church
Newport
R. 1
National Guard
Fort Moultrie
Charleston
D. C
8. P. Chandler
Seward’s
East Commerce
Ket
Hamburger
Fryers
Jacobs Ave
Guilford Feed & Grain
Jacobs Avenue
Houbi
S. Main Street
Jug
BLACK
Eckerd’s
Scott Tissue Special
Dic
SK Value
Woodbury’s Creams
SK Stillman
Io. Valuer
Norwich Sun Tan Oil
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