Nomination Looms For High Point College President
Following Dr. R M Andrews resignation a trustee committee is considering a successor with strong internal and external candidates. Dean P B Lindley, a popular, well trained leader with Elon Vanderbilt Chicago and Columbia ties, leads the field alongside Professors Kennett and Hinshaw. Other named possibles include Dr J S Straughn Prof Laurence Little and local pastors plus a preferred one year delay option.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
R. M. Andrews
P. B. Lindley
Lindley
M. P
Elon
Vanderbilt
University of Chicago
Columbia University
P. S. Kennett
C. R. Winshawes
Kennett
Hinshaw
J. S. Straughn
Baltimore
Laurence Little
Duke University
Ronald Tamblyn
Grace Methodist Protestant Church
Greensboro
Roy I. Farmer
A. G. Dixon
Children’s Home
S. Taylor
North Carolina
M. V. Conference
Flood light aids pedestrians at Main Street crossing
A flood light was installed midway on Main Street between the post office and railroad intersection to guide pedestrians across the street. A traffic cop stands under the light during peak traffic as police urge jaywalking to end and Friday night use reported as a boon, reducing accident risk.
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Main Street
Ten Minutes Darkness At 1st Baptist Tonight
An unusual service at First Baptist Church features ten minutes of darkness during a sermon by acting pastor Rev. T. C. Johnson. The talk titled What the Darkness Save will be followed by special choir music for an unusually impressive evening.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Baptist Church
T. C. Johnson
Jeanne Ladies Shop Opens To Public At High Point
The Jeanne Ladies Shop, High Point's newest specialty store, opened yesterday with large attendance. Mrs. R. L. Leflin will personally direct the shop which will deal exclusively in ladies wearing apparel.
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Jeanne Ladies’ Shop
Jeanne
High Point
R. L. Léflin
Garland B Daniel Named Simmons Campaign Manager
Garland B Daniel a well known young attorney was named manager of the Senator Simmons campaign in High Point Headquarters are in the Ingram and Vail building and a vigorous drive for Simmons voters will be conducted from this base Daniel, who came to the city from Littleton four and a half years ago, has long supported Senator Simmons He defended the senator on concerns about party unity and warned that defeat of Alfred E Smith could disrupt the democratic party in the south and endanger the ticket
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Garland B. Daniel
Senator Simmons
High Point
Ingram and Vail
West Washington
North Main Streets
Simmons
Daniel
Littleton
N. C
F. M. Simmons
North Carolina
Senate
Democratic Party
Alfred RE. Smith
South
Smith
Raskob
High Point Democracy
Raleigh
Young People’s Democratic Club
Harry Flood Byrd
Virginia
Jouett Shouse
National Democratic Executive Committee
Austin and Turner
Guilford County
Lewis F. Teague
O. A. Kirkman, Jr
W. J. McAnally
W. P. Renfrow
High Point Enterprise
D. L. Bouldin
Bailey For Senator
Frank Hart
Gurney Royals
Millis and Dalton to Lead Bailey Campaign in High Point
AdamsMillis official J E Millis and attorney Carter Dalton will manage the Bailey for Senate primary effort in High Point subject to the June Democratic race. Bailey headquarters open with D L Bouldin in charge and a secretary hired to assist. The scene shifts to planning and active campaigning as supporters push for early mobilization.
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J. Ed Millis
Adams-Millis Corporation
Carter Dalton
High Point
J. W. Bailey
United States Senate
Bailey
Raleigh
Millis
Dalton
Simmons and Bailey
J. T. 3Urrus
Norman Boren
Greensboro
State Senate
Dr. Burrus
Greensburg
Pointer High School Newspaper Wins Third Place
SPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE Pointer of High Point high school earned third place in its class at the Columbia Scholastic Press association sixth annual convention. The Pointer was judged among 700 school publications by a special committee at Columbia University. Colonel F D Minnegerodse of the New York Times addressed the gathering.
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New York
Columbia Scholastic Press Association
Columbia University
Pointer
High Point High School
F. D. Minnegerodse
New York Times
Andrews To Deliver Commencement Talk At Asheboro High
Wingate Andrews superintendent of High Point city schools will deliver the commencement address to Asheboro High School's senior class on graduation night. R J Hilker Asheboro superintendent announced the June 3 date.
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Andrews
Asheboro
Wingate Andrews
High Point City
Asheboro High School
R. J. Hilker
Fireside Quartet 10 to Give Concert in Thomasville High School
The Fireside Quartette will present a program in the Thomasville high school auditorium Tuesday at 8 PM under the Wesley Philathea class of the Thomasville Main Street M E church. Members are Clarence Schultheiss Norman Ficher Dan W Smith and Frank Tucker with a varied lineup of dances classics and songs including Love’s Garden of Roses Must Down to the Sea Again and Farewell tunes.
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Fireside Quartette
Thomasville
Wesley Philathea
M. E. Church
Clarence Schultheiss
Norman Ficher
Dan W. Smith
Frank Tucker
Gaul
Henry Highth
Toreh
Densmore
Garland McPherson Completes Degree At UNC
Garland McPherson returns to the city from Chapel Hill after finishing the normal four year course in three and two thirds years and earning an A B degree. He will not receive his diploma until the regular commencement in June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garland McPherson
Chapel Hill
Local High School Honors 106 Students On Honor Roll
Slightly over thirteen percent of the student body earned honor roll for the fourteenth term ending March 7. Of 106 honorees 20 are seniors, 29 juniors, 29 sophomores, and 28 freshmen, with girls outnumbering boys in every class. Names listed by class include Dorothy Compton and Nell McMillan among seniors. Winford Hinkle and Dorothy Forward among juniors. Byron Abels and Walter Hargett among sophomores. and Byron Abels appears again as a sophomore entry with others in the list.
Witcher Wins S190 Land Damage Judgment
In a local civil trial concluded yesterday the plaintiff, Witcher, received $100 in actual damages for road damage. Tucker and Laxton, Incorporated found guilty of trespass and road damage by their trucks. W E Linthicum and Son were acquitted on all counts. The case claimed up to $5,000 in damages. The land in question sits at the old White-Downey farm on East Green street extension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. ©. Witcher
Tucker and Laxton, Incorporated
W. E. Linthicum and Son
W. Eb, Linthicum and Son
High Point motorcade leaves Saturday for Miami tour
A Piedmont sponsored motorcade party from High Point will depart Saturday morning by bus for Charlotte and onward to Miami Florida. About 20 people have signed up and more seats are available. The trip runs to Monday March 31 with visits to many towns including Charlotte Rock Hill Chester Columbia Aiken Augusta Jacksonville St Augustine Tampa Orlando and Miami Beach. The trip aims to attract tourists and build on prior Washington motorcade gains.
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High Point
Charlotte
Miami
Florida
Chambers of Commerce
Piedmont North Carolina
F. J. Sizemore
Rock Hill
Chester
Columbia
Aiken
Augusta
Lyons
Waycross
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Flagler Beach
Daytona Beach
New Smyrna
Titusville
Cocoa
Eau Gallie
Melbourne
Vero Beach
Fort Pierce
Stuart
Leesburg
Helleview
Ocala
Silver Springs
Gainesville
Starke
Baldwin
Fla
Charleston
D. C
Magnolia Gardens
Piedmont Chambers of Commerce
Washington
Johnson Street School Teachers Present Miss Fearless and Company
Johnson street school faculty stage Miss Fearless and Company in the school auditorium Tuesday at 7:30. Directed by Misses Victoria Mial and Ivey Paylor the play promises rich humor and Irish wit. Proceeds fund beautification of school grounds and building.
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Johnson Street School
Miss Fearless and Company
Victoria Mial
Ivey Paylor
Wm Penn High School Additions Approved
The William Penn High School board approved preliminary plans for auditorium and gymnasium additions and remodeling. Architect Fred B Klein was told to proceed with specifications and to push bids within 30 days. The board also moved plans for a fourth ward elementary school and a two room addition at Oak Hill schools.
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William Penn High School
Fred B. Klein
Ppeen
The
Colored High School
Klein
School Board
Fourth Ward
Eccles Everhart
Hide
T Wingate Andrews
Oak Hill
National Read of Elanom 10 Vim City This Week
A visiting party including Exalted Secretary Job Masters from Chicago arrives in Vim City this week for a national read event. Other delegates and city officials are expected to attend as part of the program.
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Elanom
Masters
Chicago
North Carolina born Elk leader to visit local lodge
Walter P. Andrews grand exalted ruler of the Elks and J F Masters grand secretary from Chicago will headline a Friday night meeting at the Elks club. They arrive at 2 pm and stay overnight before heading to Winston-Salem. Andrews, a Duke University alum and lawyer from Atlanta, has held multiple state and national roles and was a key Pan American exposition commissioner.
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Walter P. Andrews
Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks
United States of America
Elks Club
Mr. Andrews
Atlanta
O. A. Kirkman, Sr
R. A. Wheeler
E. W. Freeze, Sr
O. EF. Wilson
Montgomery County
North Carolina
Trinity College
Duke Uiversity
Washington and Lee University
Lexington
Atlanta Lodge No. 78
Woodrow Wilson
Mediterranean
Balkan
San Francisco
Fulton County
General Assembly
Georgia
Friends of York confident York will win convention
O R York a Republican state executive committee candidate sees strong local backing despite rival J S Duncan claims. York says campaign is steady and reports from across North Carolina show growing support while Duncan focuses on the eastern region.
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O. R. York
Republican State Executive Committee
J. S. Duncan
Greensboro
York
Friends
North Carolina
Duncan
Chance to Make an Easy 50 Reward for False Alarms
Fire Chief Horney appeals for tips as four false Wire-track alarm calls have already been logged this month. A $50 reward awaits any informer who catches a serial prankster in the act behind a telephone pole on a Sunday or holiday night. The chief warns this wastes city funds and burdens taxpayers.
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Horney
City Government Grants Jobs to Over Thirty Locals
Over 30 local workers received municipal employment last week to ease unemployment, mostly ditch digging for sewer lines. The Welfare Department, led by secretary Mrs. W. C. Hammond, handles applications and placements as conditions improve and fewer needy cases remain urgent.
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Welfare Department
W. C. Hammond
Greek Citizens To Honor Mrs Antonakos Funeral Closures
Greek citizens will close all city cafes restaurants and hat shops from 2 30 to 5 pm for the funeral of Mrs Peter Antonakos wife of the Washington cafe proprietor. The funeral is at St Marys Episcopal church at 3 pm with ministers from Winston Salem Augusta Ga and the burial at Oakwood Memorial Park. Closed outlets include Princess White House De Luxe Broadway Tropical Sanitary Carolina Piedmont High Point Eagle Wienie High Point Hat Liberty hat shops.
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Peter Antonakos
Washington Cafe
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
H. Norwood Bowne
B. Panmiazopoulos
Winston-Salem
Constantine Geovanopoulos
Augusta
Oakwood Memorial Park
White House
High Point Hat Shop
Liberty Hat Shop
Four year-old dies of tetanus in High Point
Howard Glenn Jackson aged four, son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Jackson, died at their Fairfield road home after sudden illness starting from a thumb sore. Born February 26, 1926 in Stokes County, he moved to High Point last January. Survived by five brothers Willie Alexander Charlie Claude and Robert. sister Margaret. grandparents Alexander Collins of Moore County and T. J. Jackson of Stokes County. Funeral at Springfield Friends church Monday at 2 pm, burial in church cemetery.
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Howard Glenn Jackson
J. M. Jackson
Fairfield Road
High Point
Stokes County
Willie
Alexander
Charlie
Claude
Robert
Margaret
Alexander Collins
Moore County
T. J. Jackson
Ada Collins
Springfield
Um brellas T' Mend at First Methodist Church
Mrs. Poplin urges Mr. Winn not to reveal her location as the umbrella mend plays a comic scene in the church social room. Myrtle Davis and Rev. E L Ballard star in the two evening performances with directing by L R Johnston under the Christian Endeavor Society.
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Josiah Tizzard
Mrs. Poplin
Martin Winn
Winn
First Methodist Protestant Church
Harold Vincent
Charles Robbins, Jr
Mr. Winn
R. I. Farmer
Harold
Christian Endeavor Society
Ruth Winn
New York
Ina McAdams
Edward A. Eve Makes Brief High Point Stop
Edward A. Eve formerly served as local Copeland refrigerator agent in High Point and now living in Beaufort South Carolina returns for a short business visit.
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Edward A. Eve
Copeland Electric Refrigerator
High Point
Beaufort, S. C
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P. BK. Lindley
1St Baptist
Burrus
Fireside Quartet
Ekramer
Lekar
John Peel
oOld English
Zamecnik
Marcheta
Schartzinger
Norman Fidler
Rio
Bartholomew
U.N. C
Dorothy Compton
Nell McMullan
Harry Cobl
Hazel Anderson
Rose Askew
Carey Atkins
Helen Betts
Agnes Boyrum
Mildred Schultheiss
Robert Guarino
Helen Wilson
Thomas Carpenter
Mary Esther Barker
Sarah Holmes
Lucille Ramseur
Mary Doane Rankin
Susan Sharpe
Mary Edith Woody
Marion Williams
Adelaide Crowell
Winford Hinkle
Dorothy
Byron Abels
Walter Hargett
John Mungan
Ruth Spicer Clark
Catherine James
Virginia Thayer
Lona Belle Grant
Harlan Reid
Milford Byerly
Thurman Kennedy
Iris Andrews
Lucille Payne
Leila Scott
Hazel Bolt
Esther Murphy
Flossie Swaney
Nettie Waynick
Kate Powers
Juanita Hayworth
Hortense McDonald
Clarence Keever
Hubert Moore
Leon Thompson
Phoeba Dickerson
Elizabeth Ellis
Lois Hedgecock
Helen Jones
Mabel Koontz
Frances Gordon Lindsay
Barbara Winslow
Kathleen Embler
Jewel Spencer
Alma Lee Shumaker
Virgil Carrick
Verna Winslow
Catherine Shell
Una Blackburn
George Armfield
N. ix. Smith
Eva Craig
Mildred Crowder
Margaret Dixon
Mildred Fergurson
Ruth Mengel
Alma Virginia McCain
Charlotte Parker
Margaret Shillington
Hulda Whitley
Allen Austin
Arah Grace Easterling
Louise Southern
Louise Stevenson
Doris Lee Wright
Gus Antonakos
Edwin Rankin
Billy Weisner
Lucille Dever
Katherine Morris
Leone Stout
Witcher
Johnson
Wm. Penn High School
Trinity College, New Duke University
Friends OF
City Auditorium
Antonakos
C. E. Society
Church
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