Automobiles Rise in Postwar High Point 1919 Scene
In 1919 High Point shifts from horse drawn transport to cars as macadam streets replace mud and vendors debate street assessments. Notable locals and vehicles include Sam Davis Jr in a Stutz Bearcat, the Redding Boys in Kissell and Apperson models, and George Simmons’s Kissell speedster. Dr J R Reitzel dies in a Ford crash near a streetcar switch.
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High Point
Sam Davis Jr
Redding Boys
Kissell
Apperson
Sidney Gayle Sr
George Simmons
Deep River Church
J. R. Reitzel
Greensboro
Gate City Motor Company Versus Auto Age Shift 1919
From 1919 Gate City Motor Company opened a Greensboro branch under Jack Burris handling Maxwell and Chandler cars later adding Chrysler. Burris ran an early conglomerate featuring Roamer, Winton, Cole, American Beauty and Vaughan among others. American Beauty and Vaughan were briefly manufactured in Greensboro in an ill starred attempt by banker R G Vaughan to build local auto production.
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Buick
Gate City Motor Company
Jack Burris
Maxwell and Chalmers
Chrysler
Ated
Roamer, Anderson
Winton
Cole
Chandler
American Beauty
Franklin
Dusenberg
Stutz
Vaughan
Beauty and Vaughan
Greensboro
R. G. Vaughan
Gate City
High Point City Profile Projects 50 Year Growth
High Point, an industrial hub famed for furniture and hosiery, spans 30.62 square miles with 73 000 residents in 1968. Projections foresee growth to about 200 000 in 50 years as planners expect continued diversification and closer ties with Winston Salem Greensboro and nearby towns.
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High Point
Piedmont Area
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Thomasville
Jamestown
Randolph County
Archdale
Trinity
Piedmont Triad
Sizemore Led High Point Chamber 1921 1959
Sizemore served as High Point Chamber of Commerce president from 1921 until his death in 1959. Barbara Brooks long helped as secretary to Sizemore and later ran a letter shop. The Chamber has grown from a $1000 budget 50 years ago to a wide range of services with active citizen committees and a strong enduring spirit.
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Sizemore
Barbara Brooks
N. Main
Church Street
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
High Point Ware feature by Holt McPherson in The Enterprise
Special section on early High Point Ware includes authorship by Holt McPherson editor and Robert Marks Sunday editor. Photographs credit Art Richardson with Main Street 1949 image. City planning department prepared the sketch and the section was produced under Martha Clontz with the High Point Chamber of Commerce PR.
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High Point
Holt McPherson
High Point Enterprise
High Point Today
Fiure
Robert Marks
High Point childhood memories from a past era
A reminiscence of 1919 High Point detailing daily life and local places. Sam Shelton and Snow Lumber stocked waste lumber for the stove while kids biked, rode in Cadillacs, found a buried dollar, and worked paper routes. The piece recalls a tight knit community, church Sundays, theater outings, and the value of work in shaping responsible youths.
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High Point
Sam Shelton
Cin Ae Gariey Kirkman
Snow Lumber Co
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Elwood Cox
Alston Clark
Steve Clark
Studebaker
J. J. Hamlin
Stanley
F. E. Creelman
Crealman
North Main
Harry Raymond
R. B. Terry
Henry Ford
Fords
George F. Wilson
Pat Brown
Ford
Jetty Garland
Sam Davis
J. Ed Kirkman
Peerless
R. L
Bob’ Pickett
Willys-Knight and Overland
Jordan Street
Rankin
Wrenn Street
Bud Wrenn
Henry White
Briggs
High Point Buggy
Ign
Guilford General Hospital
High Point High School
High Point Memorial Hospital
T. Wingate Andrews High School
Nk Sizemore
Wis
Th Point
Southern Furniture Exposition Building
Ist
Lee Meredith
Jones Street
Fern
Dale
Enterprise
US & Wesstwou
Christian Endeavor Society
Tom Trott
Mr. Trott
Joe Cox
The
Chicago Tribune
Ben Moore
Matton’s
Alexanders
E. M. Brawer
Pete Antonakas
Eagle Theater
Harllee
Elwood Hotel
Bellevue
Sion
Medical Center
Country Club
College
Emerywood
Nter of Commerce
Ryan
W. 8. McEwen
Lote Porter
de de Ferriss
Fred Tate
Garrett
O. K
Hutenens
Clarence M. Allred
A. Rawdy
George Lyla Jr
R. Kearns
Paul Jawie
Poole
Erat
Jean
Elieth S. Wove
Het
Réreen
Jack H. Compeant R
Adame
Keterl
B. Aarkin
Frank
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