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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Mar 18, 1934
Page
11
The February traffic report shows 18 accidents in the city, with 45 vehicles involved. One fatality, three injuries, and 14 property damages. peak crash hours 7 to 10 am. 13 at intersections. 17 were two vehicle crashes. no weather defects blamed.
Robert C. Miller an 88 year old Spring Lake contractor faced a murder charge for allegedly trying to poison his wife on the eve of their baby’s birth. His wife is pictured with him and a material witness, Mildred A. Conklin, is shown in Freehold.
Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret Littleton 72 wife of J D Littleton were held at her home 318 North Wrenn Street Saturday afternoon at 2 oclock conducted by Rev C L Ruth of Pilgrim Holiness church A male quartet sang How Beautiful Heaven Must Be Pallbearers A P Smith Roy Jones J D Jones R G Weant John Deligney and Arthur Allred Interment followed in Oakwood cemetery Mrs Littleton a resident of the city for ten years is survived by her husband and five sons W J Littleton of Norris S C J E Littleton of Winston Salem B T Littleton of Martins Ga C G Littleton of Clemson College S C and D O Littleton of High Point
A new home making class led by Mrs. M. T. Hicks and Mrs. A. B. Caldwell Sr will host an old fashioned quilting party at the Kirkman store building corner Oak and West Green streets Tuesday night from 7 to 9. A second class opens Wednesday 4 to 6 at the Community Exchange on North Wrenn street offering cooking and sewing with refreshments and prizes for attendees.
J. J. Garland, a well known local automobile man and former owner of the Garland Motor Company, has joined Pat Brown Inc as a salesman for Fords. Pat Brown, operator of the local Ford dealership, announced the hire yesterday.
Scoutmasters and patrol leaders from four troops spent the day at Camp Uwharrie near Jamestown. They concluded with a camp supper. Present were O. Delk Smith D. H. Parnell E. A. McEachern and Sergeant A. P. Samuels with Assistant Scoutmaster Richard Samuels.
A community singing session is planned today from 2 to 4 PM at the I W A hall located at 8151 2 South Main Street. The event invites all singers and the general public to attend and enjoy refreshments during a social gathering with special entertainment for workers from local mills.
Henry I. Adams will be the principal speaker at a special meeting of branch No. 82 of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers at the Central Labor Union hall Monday night at 7. The gathering will discuss the Wagner bill and labor issues.
A Yale University campus mascot bulldog named Handsome Dan disappeared from Yale’s New Haven quarters and sparked threats of action unless located. He was located soon after on Harvard University grounds and returned to his owners.
All hosiery workers in the city are urged to attend a forthcoming meeting. Expected speakers include several prominent figures, with emphasis on both seamless and full-fashioned workers and others interested in the industry.
Grass fires kept local firemen on the run throughout the day Saturday. Before 6 o'clock last night the firemen had answered five calls to extinguish grass fires. No damage was done.
W. W. Lewis of Beeson Hardware, Frigidaire dealer, reports 1934 Frigidaire models shipped from Dayton and arriving for a March 21 showing as the first day of spring. A Frigidaire VP notes the line meets varied needs and promises enhanced refrigeration efficiency for American homes in 1934.
Funeral services for Maude Stacey, 38, who died at her mother's home, 836 Putnam Avenue, will be held today at 10 o'clock from the mother's home. Rev C L Ruth and Rev L K Pulliam will officiate. Interment in Oakwood Cemetery.
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