Harmful drugs claim filed against Eckerd's in city court
A suit for $3,000 was filed in Municipal court by P. P. Brown alleging a drug store clerk gave a harmful drug instead of a prescribed harmless one. Eckerd's Inc. of High Point is named as defendant. Separately W. B. Bowen sued B. S. Gamble and wife and L. H. Johnson and wife for $659 plus interest from April 1928 on a note, endorsed by Gamble and Johnson and secured by real estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P. P. Brown
Eckerd’s Inc
High Point
W. B. Bowen
B. S. Gamble and
L. H. Johnson
Gamble
Johnson
Justified Suspicion in a Youthful Engagement Scene
A playful exchange reveals a young man boasting about past engagements while his fiancée questions the six prior romances. The dialogue suggests light romantic intrigue as the pair navigate trust and certainty.
Sparger to Help Taxpayers in High Point Through Tomorrow
FP. J. Sparger deputy commissioner of state revenue will stay in High Point through Friday to aid taxpayers with state income tax returns. T. R. Short announces the schedule. after Friday Sparger goes to Greensboro. Call the tax office on West Washington street for assistance tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Sparger
State Revenue
High Point
T. R. Short
Sparger
Greensboro
West Washington Street
Women Faculty Members Play At High Point Tonight
A benefit basketball game featuring women faculty from the Junior high and Senior high schools will be staged at High Point high school tonight. The event begins around 8 15 with a wrestling clash between High Point and Salisbury high schools at 7 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
High Point
Salisbury High School
Grapplers
Mrs D V Hoskins Dies At Home In High Point
Mrs Hattie Sechrest Hoskins longtime High Point resident wife of D V Hoskins died at 427 East Washington street this afternoon at 12 15 following extended illness She born Sept 8 1884 daughter of Joseph W and Elizabeth Welch Sechrest married January 29 1908 to D W Hoskins now Guilford County Tax Office assistant manager Survived by husband two sons D W Hoskins Jr and Robert two daughters Mrs Ralph Rickert and Dorothy two sisters Mrs Edward Gurley Mrs A W Gagley Greensboro one brother R H Sechrest Funeral Saturday at 2 30 from Wesley Memorial church interment Oakwood cemetery with Rev G Ray Jordan Liston Pope and Rev J M Hilliard officiating
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hattie Sechrest Hoskins
D. V. Hoskins
High Point
East Washington Street
Hoskins
Joseph W
Elizabeth Welch Sechrest
D. W. Hoskins
Guilford County
J. W. Sechrest
Mis
Edward Gurley
A. W. Gagley
Greensboro
R. H. Sechrest
G. Ray Jordan
Wesley Memorial Church
Liston Pope
J. M. Hilliard
North Main Baptist Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Rotary Club Mini League of Nations Meets Today
Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes presides as chairman of the Rotary International Service Committee over a miniature League of Nations event. Representatives attending include Britain West Indies Roy Preston China Charlie Long Canada Fred Tate Joe Packer Denmark Gustav Jensen England William Hinton Norman Fidler R K Stewart France August Germaine Herbert C Barthmailor Greece Pete Antonakos Nick Drakalakos Germany Rev Mr Gross India Frank Sowers Japan Elizabeth Monroe Latvia Lewis Harris Norway Mrs J Sherman Ray Romania.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Alderman Sykes
International Service Committee
Rotary Club
League of Nations
Rotary
British West Indies
Roy Preston
China
Charlie Long
Canada
Fred Tate
Joe Packer
Denmark
Gustav Jensen
England
Wm. Hinton
Norman Fidler
R. K. Stewart
France
August Germaine
Herbert C. Barthmailer
Greece
Pete Antonakos
Nick Drakalakos
Germany
Mr. Gross
India
Frank Sowers
Japan
Elizabeth Monroe
Monroe
Latvia
Lewis Harris
Norway
J. Sherman Ray
Rumania
The Great War Sailor Traps Submarines In Storm Tale
G A Lewallen recalls a World War I voyage from 1304 Park Street. He describes a seven quart water supply and a staged swim against German submarines as the crew fights storms. The captain orders retreat to the lower deck and the gun crew sinks subs, delaying the planned swim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. A. Lewallen
Park Street
Europe
Andrew Mallon
North Sea
Randleman Strives to Beat Economic Downturn with Sparing Measures
In Randleman, a town of 1 500, residents battle unemployment and waning services. They cut street lights from 130 to 20, lower lamp wattage, slash the police chief’s salary by 25 percent, and reduce telephones from 101 to 82 as officials claim monthly savings exceed $200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randleman
Smail
Robbery at Peoples Bank in Randleman Three Bandits
Milton Silver, the sole witness and bank customer, recounts a ten minute hold up at Peoples Bank in Randleman. Three bandits forced staff to surrender cash including from the vault while a fourth outside guarded the scene. They fled in a maroon Chevrolet. a shotgun was fired at their car by a banker after they escaped.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton Silver
Peoples Bank
Randleman
Mr. Beasley
A. B. Beasley
C. C. Marek
J. C. Fox
Mr. Fox
Death of Mrs Eunice Jenkins at Local Hospital
Mrs Eunice Jenkins age 34 died at a local hospital at 5 20 am after a brief illness Born in Montgomery county June 8 1898 she was daughter of M F and Fannie Lassiter and wife of W R Jenkins Survived by four children two brothers five sisters and several half siblings all of High Point She was a Baptist at Mt Gilead with funeral services pending
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eunice Jenkins
Montgomery County
M. F
Fannie Bean Lassiter
W. R. Jenkins
Robert
Betty Sue
Harold Ray Jenkins
W. G. Lassiter
High Point
J. L. Lassiter
Norman
Remnant Request Echoes Sentiment for Deceased Husband
A reader pleads for a keepsake to remember a late husband, addressing Mrs. Hope with gentle tact. The reply reflects intimate sorrow, “There’s only me,” underscoring a quiet, personal loss. Tit-Bits preserves the small, poignant exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Hope
High Point College Hosts State Oration Essay Contest
Interest runs high as High Point college stages the state oration essay contest on March 24. Sixty five seniors from 30 high schools across the state submitted essays and orations to judges, with a March 23 preliminary to cut the field. Finals follow with judges adding delivery grades and scholarships awarded for 1933 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
College
High Point College
Morehead City
Asheville
Plowing Exchange Seeks Helpers at Community Center
Community Exchange at 837 North Wrenn Street reports many seeking plowing work and volunteers offering cooking nursing housework and laundering in exchange for food clothing or board. Several applications for work and workers were processed as local cooperation grows. Phone 4024.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Community Exchange
North Wrenn Street
Rites Held for Mrs Ada Stout at Shiloh Church
A large crowd attended the funeral of Mrs Ada R Stout wife of J E Stout near Ramseur. Services at home and church were led by Rev J C Cummings Rev T E White and Rev J F Apple. A quartet sang I Long to Meet Mother and It Is Well With My Soul. Pallbearers included Hubert Rockwell and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shiloh Christian Church
Randolph County
Ramseur
Ada R. Stout
J. E. Stout
Wallace Farrell
Roland Farrell
Ralph Riddie
J. F. Apple
Norma Beane
Wilma Shoaf
Edith Beal
Virginia Kidd
Flora Moffitt
Dorothy Rockwell
Doris Moffitt
Hubert Rockwell
Pearl Kennedy
Hubert Rock
Salvation Army Presents Play Tonight At 8 O'clock
Salvation Army will again present the play Join Owners In Spain at the Army chapel tonight at 8. A previous performance on February 6 drew an appreciative audience. There is no admission fee and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Spain
Armychapel
Final Rites Tomorrow for Raleigh County Clerk Royster
Funeral services will be held tomorrow for Vitruvious Royster 82 county superior court clerk who died here last night. Howard Rockwell Huber Moffitt Russell Moffitt Roy Moffitt and Russell Hodgin attended. Interment followed at church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Vitruvious Royster
County Superior Court
Howard Rockwell
Huber Moffitt
Russell Moffitt
Roy Moffitt
Russell Hodgin
Church Cemetery
Also Mentioned on This Page
P. P. Jones
E. J. Sparger
Swagger
New
Marvelous
Rose Marie
Civic Club
Albertson Street
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Lebanon Cemetery
Port Montgomery
Bob Smith
Sheraton Service
Wright & Payne” Barber
North Main St
Weill
Piedmont Ins. & Realty Co
College St
High Point Ice & Coal Co
Schwartz Shoe Shop
North Main
Certified Public Accountants
Commercial Bank
G. B. Kianderman
Ada Stout
Princess Anne
Hyman’s Jewelry Co
Commercial Bank Bldg
Adeo
IN Review
N. Main
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!