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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 18, 1940

Page

5

Illness Claims Life Of Mrs Mamie Hicks In Guilford County

Mrs Mamie Hicks wife of Ralph Hicks died Sunday afternoon at Guilford County Sanatorium after a two year decline in health. She had been a patient for 13 months. Funeral arrangements to be announced. The notice also includes a separate sale of property in High Point under court action with details of the lot at 1412 English Street and assignment to Geo W Payne estate and several creditors and receivers. The sale is set for April 1, 1940 at 11:00 a.m. at the Guilford County Building east door High Point. The property subject to street assessments and taxes will be sold for cash pending court confirmation.

Mamie Hicks Ralph Hicks Guilford County Sanatorium Hicks Geo. W Elizabeth) Payne William P. Payne Ava Hoover Harvey Hoover Giles F. Sullivan Susie Millikan High Point Savings & Trust Company J. Ed. Millikan City of High Point North Carolina City of Point Geo. W. i Elizabeth Payne Guilford County City Blair's Corner Geo. W. Payne H. L. Baumgardner

Notice of Real Estate Sale Under Deed of Trust

Trustees will sell at public auction for cash at the East Door of the Court House Greensboro NC at 2 PM on Tuesday March 26 1940 the property at 1507 Spring Garden Street Greensboro Guilford County described as part of the parcel conveyed to J Preston Scott. The sale follows a default under a 1927 deed of trust and an extension dated 1939 with references to related deeds and maps.

J. Preston Scott Addie Scott Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County North Carolina Court House Greensboro State of North Carolina Spring Garden Street Kenilworth Street W. B. Trogden, Jr Geo. Donnell Nook Register of Deeds North Lima Alexander Parker D MacKay Trustees

GMC Workers Vote April 17 in Nationwide Election

The National Labor Relations Board set April 17 for elections at about 125 000 GM workers across 59 plants to choose bargaining representation between CIO and AFL United Auto Workers or indicate no union. Voting occurs at individual plants during work hours and is to be counted the next day.

Detroit National Labor Relations Board General Motors Corporation NLRB CIO AFL United Automobile Workers of America General Motors

High Point Woman Dies. Survived by Family, 1937 Marriage

A High Point woman born 14 1905 to J T and Mary Walden died aged 32. She worked at Adams-Millis, attended Pilgrim Holiness Church, and was twice married first to Harry Oham. She wed Ralph Hicks on March 27 1937 and is survived by daughter Margaret Oham, father J T Waldon, three sisters Hallie Whitley Annie Haynes Lou Waldon, two brothers Dave Roy Waldon. Funeral at 926 Randolph Street Tuesday 2:30 pm conducted by Rev O L Ruth, Oakwood Cemetery.

J. T Mary Walden High Point Adams-Millis Corporation Pilgrim Holiness Church Harry Oham Ralph Hicks Margaret Oham J. T. Waldon Hallie Whitley Annie Haynes Lou Waldon Dave Roy Waldon Randolph Street O. L. Ruth Oakwood Cemetery

Gospel Tabernacle Extends Revival With Plans

Rev. George Stephens delivered a stirring message on Five Minutes After I Die to a large congregation at Gospel Tabernacle. The revival will continue another week with a 7 30 prayer service tonight and a special Tuesday night message. A children's service led by Miss Helen Stephens is set for Tuesday at 4 PM.

The Gospel Tabernacle George Stephens Mr. Stephens Helen Stephens the Tabernacle

High Point real estate sale in 1940 court action

A court ordered public auction will be held April 15 1940 at 11 00 A M at the Guilford County Building High Point to sell multiple parcels in High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina including Mint and Vine Streets North Park and Putnam lots Ward Street Cassell Street Kivett Drive and Ennis Street properties subject to court confirmation and outstanding street assessments and taxes. The sale names Futrelle Realty Co Wachovia Bank Ex Rel High Point Morris Plan Bank Page Trust Co Globe Mortgage Realty Co and others as parties in interest with C R McIver Jr guardian ad litem and R E Blair executor C M Pace estate among the commissioners.

R M. Campbell Molly Campbell J. C. Holmes Lumber Company C.S. Hanes Andrewas- Cooper Lumber Company Beeson Hardware Company Wachovia Bank & Trust Company Salem Steele Company Davis Electric Company High Point Mortgage & Investment Company John D. Biggs Commercial National Bank City of High Point North Carolina City of Point R. M. Campbell Hanes Andrews- Cooper Lumber Company Guilford County High Point Township N. C Snow Park Register of Deeds Office ER. M. Campbell H. L. Baumgardner A. E. Putrelle D. L. Bouldin Owen Reese Futrelle Realty Co Wachovia Bank & Tr. Co Hood System Industrial Bank of Wachovia Bank & Trust Co Gurney P. Hood High Point Morris Plan Bank Page Trust Co Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States Mint and Vine Sts Mint St Mint and Denny Sts Vine Sts Vine St FE. H. C Belllands North Park Office the Register of Deeds Putnam Office of the Register of Deeds A. F E. Putrelle R. E. Blair Maude S. Blair C. M. Pace C. C. Edwards, Myers Department Store, Inc High Point Mortgage & Investment Company, Inc J. N. Brown C. R. McIver Guardian-ad-litem R. R. E. Blair Maude Blair High Point Mortgage & Investment Company Inc C. R. McIver, Jr C. M Globe Mortgage & Realty Co A. Lee Gibson Callie D. Gibson Atlantic Life Ins Co Carrie L Welch Bresson Hardware Co A. J. Maxwell C. A. York J. W. State Guardian A. N. Greer Horney Heirs John Nelson Greer J. W. Slate Ward St C. T Willis Office of Register of Deeds Cassell St Kearns St E. A. Bencini N.C Kivett Kivett Road J. L. Kivett Esther Lamb Parale Nellie Ellis Ennis St Summit Ennis) Ave Mortgage & Realty Co H. L.baumgardner

Rose in Durham speaks to American Legion post

Durham March 18 June Rose of Greenville state department commander will address the Durham American Legion post tonight.

Durham June Rose of Greenville State Department

Fellowship of Prayer by Dr Gaius Glen Atkins

A prepared text for the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America dated 1940 outlines a national program of prayer and ecumenical cooperation. The piece credits Dr Gaius Glen Atkins as author and reflects interdenominational aims for united prayer and action.

Gaius Glen” Atkins Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America

If Thou Hadst Known The Things That Belong To Peace

A reflective meditation on Luke 19 41 48 urging readers to recognize love and gentleness offered by Christ. It laments spiritual ignorance, pleads for forgiveness, and asks for wisdom to seek peace before time runs out. The prayer concludes with a plea for prudence and mercy.

Jesus Old Jerusalem

Daniel E Osborn Claimed By Death

Daniel Edward Osborn 70 died at his son N A Osborn’s Jamestown route one home Sunday morning after a yearlong illness. Born April 1 1869 in Guilford County he was married to Adelaide Meee who preceded him. Survived by two sons Cecil and N A Osborn and daughter Elsie Davis, plus a sister Jane Doctor and 13 grandchildren. Funeral at Fairfield Methodist Church this afternoon with interment in Fairfield Cemetery.

Daniel Edward Osborn N. A. Osborn Jamestown Guilford County Daniel and Delphina Hodgin Osborn Adelaide Meee Cecil Osborn High Point Elsie Davis Jane Doctor Randleman Fairfield Methodist Church E. W. Jones A. J. Argo Fairfield Cemetery

Flashes Of Life Foolish Fellows Boston

Three Brookline youngsters sought to prank novelist Edna Ferber by tickling her feet with a feather after reading she would pay $100 for a good laugh. They went to her hotel but Ferber had already checked out.

Boston Brookline Edna Ferber Miss Ferber

Man trades horse for sawhorse in Wanda dispute

Walter Finch and Glenn Brenchley agreed to swap horses sight unseen. Finch says he delivered his horse but received only a wooden sawhorse in return and filed a complaint accusing Brenchley of larceny.

Wanda Walter Finch Glenn Brenchley Brenchley Finch

Sewage Plant Construction Planned in Siler City

AP reports construction of a $42,000 sewage disposal plant in Siler City will begin this week, marking a new sanitation project for the town with funding details noted.

Siler City

Eight Die As Cars And Trains Crash Across North Carolina

Automobiles and trains killed at least eight people in North Carolina over the weekend. Two Tennesseans, Raleigh Lynch and Harley Davenport of Elizabethton, died when their car vaulted 200 feet over a cliff near Linville Falls. Two sisters, Mabel Stout and Marie Greer, also of Elizabethton, were seriously injured. A car at Stantonsburg plunged through a bridge into Contemtea Creek, drowning Catherine Gardner, 15, of Sharpsburg.

Charlotte North Carolina Raleigh H. Lynch Harley Davenport Elizabethton Tenn Linville Falls Mabel Stout Marie Greer Elizabethton Stantonsburg Contemtea Creek Catherine Gardner Sharpsburg

Southeastern adult education conference set for Atlanta in May

R M Grumman announced that the Southeastern Association for Adult Education and the Southeastern Conference on Cooperation will sponsor a conference in Atlanta May 8 to 11. An unidentified man was killed after being run over on a railroad track near Statesville. S E Parham of Rocky Mount, an express flagman for the A C L Railroad, was killed near Dunn after falling from a boxcar. John Melton 23 and Arthur Melton 34 were fatally injured near Marion when struck by a northbound freight train. Coroner G B Justice said the men were sitting on the tracks.

Chapel Hill R. M. Grumman Southeastern Association For Adult Education Southeastern Conference On Cooperation Southeastern Conference On Adult Education and Cooperation Atlanta Henry F. Beckett Champsville W. Va Statesville S. E. Parham Rocky Mount Dunn Marion John Melton Arthur Melton G. B. Justice

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