Reopening Of Switching Rate Case Here
The High Point Thomasville Denton Railroad asks the Interstate Commerce Commission to reopen the High Point switching rate case for further study and witnesses. It seeks switching rates equal to Raleigh and other North Carolina points, argues current costs favor industrial growth, and says Southern Railway cost studies are flawed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Interstate Commerce Commission
Washington
Thomasville Denton
High Fomt Railond
Raleigh
Durham
Greensboro
Charlotte
Henderson
Southern Railway Company
High Point Road
BL A. C
Southern
North Carolina Road
Carolina
Marion
Winston-Salem
Hickory
Thomasville & Denton
Annual Banquet of City-Wide Baptist Organization Held
About 200 attended the annual fellowship banquet of the city-wide Baptist Training Union at Green Street Baptist Church Saturday night. James Morgan, educational director of the First Baptist Church of Durham, was the principal speaker. Rev J A McMillen of Mills Home Thomasville also spoke. John Reavis presided as toastmaster. Music featured Margaret Sloan Claude Ath Miss Mabel Koonts and Mrs Holton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baptist Training Union
Green Street Baptist Church
James Morgan
First Baptist Church of
Durham
J. A. McMillen
Mills
Thomasville
John Reavis
Margaret Sloan
Claudeath
Mabel Koonts
Holton
Woodrow Hill
Thelma Patrick
Freeman
Oliie Hutchins
Addie Lomax
First machine for artificial ice by Dr William Cull en
A Scotchman Dr William Cullen is credited with inventing the first machine for making artificial ice. It was developed in the 18th century and used a vacuum principle with an air pump lowering air pressure to freeze water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Cullen
Relief Lists Highlight One Sixth City Population In February
The February monthly report from Irene W Price shows 6 968 people on relief in the city. It details 1 661 family cases and 175 non family persons across 1 740 cases with 106 new cases adding about 634 persons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene W. Price
North Carolina Emergency Relief Administration
Relief Administration
Watauga Prison Camp Praised By State Investigators
Senator J T Burrus and Representative Fred O Sink led a North Carolina inquiry into prison conditions in Watauga, Wilkes and Caldwell counties. They praised camp administration at Watauga noting 105 long term prisoners, effective handling of difficult inmates, and the work of Captain Brown and Dr Perry. No brutal treatment found in western camps, despite prior Mecklenburg claims.
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J. T. Burrus
Senate
Watauga
Wilkes
Caldwell
Burrus
Fred O. Sink
Davidson County
Captain Brown
Dr. Perry
Boone
North Carolina
Link
Mecklenburg
R. E. Sentelle
Brunswick
KE. Douglass
Wake County
Watauga County
North Carolina Reports No Furniture Failures in February
The Lyon Furniture Mercantile agency lists North Carolina as one of eight states with zero failures in retail wholesale and manufacturing for February. Nationwide there were 36 retail and 10 wholesale/manufacturer failures, with New York leading at 10, Pennsylvania second with four, while eight states posted no failures.
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North Carolina
Lyon Furniture Mercantile Agency
Lyon Agency
New York
Pennsylvania
Alabama
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Washington
Virginia
New Hampshire
Kansas
Man Charged After Wife Slashed At Russell Street Home
Carl Maynard, 49, of 326 West Russell Street, was charged yesterday with assault with a deadly weapon after slashing his wife at 227 West Russell Street. Mrs Maynard received sixty stitches at Burrus Memorial Hospital and was later dismissed. Maynard is free on $200 bond.
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Carl Maynard
West Russell Street
Maynard
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Services Held For Robt. Marion Grubb
Funeral services for Robert Meroin Grubb six year old son of Mr and Mrs A R Grubb were held at 2 30 PM at the home of Mr and Mrs 0 F Davis 2210 East Green Street The rites were led by Rev Reuben J Payne and Rev O L Ruth with Pilgrim Holiness church choir assisting Pallbearers were Carson Parrish Addison Brown and William and Howard Horney Interment followed in Oakwood cemetery
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Robert Meroin Grubb
A. R. Grubb
Fairfield Road
0. F. Davis
East Green Street
Reuben J. Payne
Archdale Friends Church
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Mesdames Dockery Nance
Elma Warner
W. E B. Kidd
Pilgrim Holiness Church Choir
A. J. Koonce
Jesus
Carson Parrish
Addison Brown
William and Howard Horney
Hazel Parrish
Elizabeth Reed
Ruby Williamson
Bertha King
Marguerite and
Frances Byerty
Inez Jones
Mary Lep Culler
Helen Gibson
Oakwood Cemetery
Dr Fred C Lindsay Named Postmaster in Greeneville Tenn
Dr. Fred C Lindsay of Greeneville Tennessee has been appointed postmaster of the city. He is well known locally and is brother to R O Lindsay and J W Lindsay. Educated in High Point he moved here at age 13 and has lived in Greeneville since 1921 involved in local politics.
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Fred C. Lindsay
Greeneville
Tenn
Lindsay
R. O. Lindsay
J. W. Lindsay
High Point
Prowler Breaks Into Home Of H. E. Thorpe
H. E. Thorpe, manager of Union Mattress, reports a prowler entered his home at 209 Lindsay street around 2 am. The intruder entered Miss Josephine Morrells room through an unlocked rear hall door and fled after a cough sounded. The rear door of the plant was found standing open in the morning. nothing was taken and police had not been notified yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. E. Thorpe
Union Mattress Company
Enterprise
Lindsay Street
Centennial Boulevard
Luelle Hayworth
White Oak Street
Green
Perry Streets
H. F P. Morrison
West Broad Street
High Point Glass Decorating Company
Thieves Rampage Across City Over Weekend
Police bulletin details widespread thefts across High Point with burglaries on homes dormitory entry at High Point college and business break ins. Victims include residents on Washington street Centennial boulevard and Green streets with valuables stolen such as a fur coat watches cash and personal items totaling around 165 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Oe
High Point College
Conflict In Codes of Furniture and Lumber Industries To Be Discussed
Conflicts in the codes for furniture manufacturing and lumber industries will be discussed at a hearing on April 15 at the Carlton Hotel in Washington. NRA officials will conduct the hearing to probe code disagreements and the impact of labor provisions on furniture wages and competition between sectors. The outcome could shape the industry’s stance toward the National Recovery Act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlton Hotel
Washington
National Recovery Administration
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
J. T. Ryan
W. P. Ellis
John W. Upp
A. Marshall Mays
NRA
Woman in Serious Condition After Attack at Home
Josie Sanders remains unconscious in Bur rus Memorial hospital several days after being struck with an iron bar by her husband John Sanders who told police he tried to kill her to collect a $300 life insurance. Police hold Sanders and Jeff Hurd on alleged conspiracy. no charges yet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josie Sanders
John Sanders
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Sanders
Jeff Hurd
Charlotte Mayor Faces Game Law Charges Over Possum Case
Charlotte Mayor Arthur Wearn was charged with violating state game laws for ordering the capture of a possum out of season. He defended his action as justified while a janitor, Walter Andrew, worked under orders in City Hall park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Arthur Wearn
Burton H. Smith
Walter Andrew
City Hall Park
Irene Austin Cut and Husband Accused in Hospital Incident
Police received word that Irene Austin was badly cut and taken to Berrys Memorial hospital. She alleged her husband cut her and another woman, who refused treatment at the hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Austin
Berrys Memorial Hospital
Vv. F. W. to Meet at Hall on East Washington Street
High Point post No. 619 Veterans of Foreign Wars schedules a meeting at the VFW hall on East Washington Street tomorrow night at 7 80 oclock. All members urged to attend as important business will be discussed.
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Vv. F. W
High Point Post No
Veterans of Foreign Wars
East Washington Street
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association Publishes Directory
The Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association released a directory of about 200 members, sorted by location and product in alphabetical order. Secretary J. T. Ryan said the booklet is the third such publication in the last few years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
J. T. Ryan
Inet
Car overturns injuring two on Pair Field Road
A car driven by Dugan Bryant and a companion veered into a ditch on the Pair Field road six miles from the city. The vehicle struck a tile and rolled over, badly damaging the car. Sechrest's ambulance responded but the two injured were not taken to a hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dugan Bryant
Pairfield
Sechrest
Arthur
Non-Suit Filed in High Point Street Assessment Case
Papers requesting judgment as of non-suit filed in High Point municipal court in City of High Point vs Mary F. Hoover Hettle Graves Raleigh Banking and Trust Co L S Brassfield trustee O F E Mendenhall Guilford County et al. The action concerns a street assessment at Hoover Street now owned by Bettie Graves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
City of
Mary FE. Hoover
Hettle
Man seeks 8600 in Greensboro auto crash suit
George Curry filed in High Point municipal court a suit against J. T. Pigg of Mecklenburg county to recover 8600 and court costs for damages to his car from an automobile accident in Greensboro on November 8, 1984.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George ©. Curry
High Point
J. T. Pigg
Mecklenburg County
Greensboro
Permit Issued for Repairs on Swanson Residence
Fire Chief BE. K. Ingram issued a permit to Mrs. Lillie Swanson for repairs to her home at 8309 South Wrenn Street with an estimated cost of 8200.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. K. Ingram
Lillie Swanson
South
Wrenn Street
London and Cannon to Address High Point Lawyers Meeting
Henry M. London secretary treasurer of the North Carolina Bar and Edward L. Cannon president of the Junior Bar of Durham will speak at a High Point Barristers club meeting at 7 30 tonight at the Elwood hotel. London practices in Raleigh and Cannon in Durham. Claude McIver leads a committee presenting a draft constitution and by laws as Parker Waynick presides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry M. London
North Carolina Bar Association
Edward L. Cannon
Junior Bar Association of
Durham
North Carolina
Junior Bar Association
American Bar Association
High Point
Barristers’ Club
Elwood Hotel
London
Raleigh
Cannon
Claude McIver
Parker Waynick
Byron Haworth
Waynick
Thirty Former Greek Officers Placed On Trial
Thirty former Greek army officers were brought before a military court in Athens for court martial on charges of rebellion. They were transported in police wagons, stripped of weapons, and faced the docket as the trial opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Possum to Face Trial After Squirrels Flee Park Scene
The mayor recounts a humorous scene as a possum occupies a squirrel house and drives squirrels away. In a basement room he paces while amused witnesses watch squirrels cavort under chestnut trees in the park.
Bundle Day appeals aid for clothing to relief rolls
Mrs. Irene W. Price urged public support for Bundle Day to collect used garments for relief recipients. The drive, aided by the Junior Service League, seeks clothes and shoes, with bundles to be gathered by Friday via ERA offices or calls to 3385. Also noted: Soil Erosion Service in High Point received about 295,000 pounds of seed for Deep River area farmers, plus lime, fertilizer, and various seeds including lespedeza to aid erosion control and soil build-up.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River Area
Relief Administration
Irene W. Price
North Carolina Emergency Relief Administrati
T Camp Aten
Junior Service League
Acu
Service League
ERA
Furniture Exposition
South Main Street
FRA
Price
Soil Erosion Service
High Point
Deep River
A. H. Weazy
North Carolina
Richard Berry Harrison Laid To Rest After Notable Tributes
Richard Berry Harrison, known as De Land in The Green Pastures, lay in state in Chicago and was interred at Lincoln Cemetery after services in New York. Seven thousand attendees at St John the Divine praised his life and religious spirit, noting his rise from slave lineage to prominence in dramatic art. Fellow actors carried the coffin, including Moses Noah and Gabriel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Richard Berry Harrison
de Land
William T. Manning
Harrison
Moses
Noah
Gabriel
Court Expected to Rule on Athens Uprising Abettors
In front of the fortresslike court in Athens two groups of officers faced each other as their colleagues, loyal to the government, passed by without acknowledgment. The court sat through the day and may deliver verdicts by midnight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Bound over in court for breaking and entering and larceny
James Clark, a Negro, was bound over to the circuit court under a $75 bond after Judge Lewis E found probable cause. Harvey O'Ham, charged with bastardy, received a six month road sentence suspended on condition of paying court costs. Cases against J. Jason for drunkenness and violating prohibition were adjourned to Wednesday as Judge Teague seeks a swift trial. Prosecutor Gast Johnson hinted a statement about a local political leader. Judge Teague said the delay aimed to give Thomason a chance to raise court costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Clark
Perior
Lewis E
Harvey O'Ham
J. J.ason
Teague
Gast
Johnson
Thomason
Langston Visits Major Craven at Trinity Briefly
Col. John D. Langston of Goldsboro a longtime teacher in North Carolina stopped at the Trinity home of his friend Major Bruce Craven before returning to Sanford for the post officers convention of the American Legion state organization.
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John D. Langston
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Bruce Craven
Trinity
Col
Langston
Major Craven
Sanford
American Legion State Organization
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Prowler
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Mildred Lambe
Ruby Martin
Jeanette Harris
Pauline Parker
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