Three Negroes Held on Slaying Confession Near Raeford
Three men William Young 92 Nathaniel Bryant 18 and Nettie Clinard 210 Gordy Street remained jailed in Hoke County for questioning after confessing to car thefts robberies and involvement in the killing of Tommy Moore at a service station near Montrose. Officials say the trio admitted thefts spanning two states with a spree ending in the fatal shooting. The sheriff was en route to assist the investigation following Youngs sensational arrest last Tuesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tommy Moore
Raeford
Hoke County
William Young
Nathaniel Bryant
Gordy Street
Nettie “Sis
High Point
O. A. Kirkman
Jack W. McMahon
Young
Slate Takes Oath on High Point Elections Board
Dr J W Slate was sworn in as minority member of the High Point Municipal Board of Elections for two years. He succeeds Willis H Slane who resigned. Slate was recommended by Republican Chairman Walter L York and appointed by Guilford County Board of Elections at a Greensboro meeting. Arch K Schoch and J Frank Powers remain on the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Slate
High Point
Noted Confessions Close Hoke County Shooting Case
Plainclothes officers pursue interrogations and obtain admissions from Nettie Clinard and two others. After the testimonies, the detective bureau reports its backlog of unsolved cases nearly cleared as the trio’s statements are reduced to writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detective Bureau
Nettie Clinard
Hoke County
Police Department
King of Kings to be shown at Wesley Memorial Church
The motion picture King of Kings will be shown at Wesley Memorial Church Sunday night with free admission. Due to high demand last year there will be two showings at 6 30 and 8 45 p m and the public is invited to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial Church
Routine Survey of Sales Tax in High Point Area
Special investigators under W Parham of the state internal revenue department conduct a routine survey of High Point area sales tax and schedule B licenses revenues. Deputy commissioner Bayless says seven agents including London Green Armour Warren Jenkins Buie Allen join the team. Payments and records are reportedly improving versus two years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. Brooks Parham
State Internal Revenue Department
High Point
W. E. Bayless
Mr. Parham
F. W. London
George C. Green
R. L. Armour
J. B. Warren
Harry Jenkins
Sam Buie
Burrell Allen
Powell Delivers Stirring Message at South Main Church
Dr. Howard P. Powell delivered a stirring address at the South Main Street Methodist Church evening service on Wednesday. He urged confession of sins, moving religion with us, and addressed four kinds of people listeners know, with Psalm 51 and 10: Create in me a clean heart O God. The series continues through Friday with daily services and a WMFR radio broadcast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Howard P. Powell
South Main Street Methodist Church
Earl Stapleton
Fielding Kearns
Powell
Dr. Powell
God
Heaven
Earth
WMFR
Young Baritone Hatfield Delivers Broad Co op Concert Night
Lan sing Hatfield, a Hickory bound baritone from Virginia, presented a wide program in the Cooperative Concert Association series. The evening showcased rigorous vocal works, lighter pieces, and encores, with Amos Allen on piano and praise for both voice control and dramatic delivery. The program closed the 1938 39 Hickory series, with announcements about memberships and an upcoming Norman Cordon recital in April.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing Hatfield
Hickory
Virginia
Cooperative Concert Association
K. P.E. Bach
Loewe
Schubert
Wolf
Schumann
Napoleon
Russia
Mr. Hatfield
Georges Bizet
W. H. Squires
Ernest Charles
Amos Allen
Mr. Allen
Wilmington
Tschaikowsky
Simon the Cellarer
Hatton
Stanford
John Masefield
Angelique
Bonnie Earl O'Moray
Bonnie Earl O’moray
North Carolina
Old Man River
Jerome Kern
Vincent Newman
C. F. Tomlinson
Concert Association
R. T. Amos
Tomlinson
High Point Cooperative Concert Association
Norman Cordon
Hatfield
Mother of Trinity Woman Dies in King County
Word was received of the death at home of Mrs. Eliza Gordon Gentry of King North Carolina. The funeral is planned for Friday at Chestnut Grove M E Church. She was the mother of Mrs Myron Bouldin of Trinity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trinity
King
Eliza Gordon Gentry
King, N. C
Chestnut Grove M. E. Church
Myron Bouldin
Three Chosen As Candidates For College Queen
High Point College selects three senior girls Dorothy Jones Virginia Dixon and Nancy Parham by secret ballot for May Court May 6 One will be crowned queen with the other two as attendants The May Day tradition continues with former queens Ay Holt and Ann Ross listed and the 1938 queen to be announced on May Day eve
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High Point College
Dorothy Jones
High Point
Virginia Dixon
Nancy Parham
Henderson
Ay Holt
Ann Ross
Old Plank Road Council to Present Tonight Program
The Old Plank Road Council Royal Arcanum will host a talent filled evening featuring wives and friends of members. A brief business meeting precedes performances including stunts singing dancing and harmonica. A professional act is promised along with refreshments and dancing to close.
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Old Plank Road Council
Royal Arcanum
Old Plank Road
Funeral Services for James Dillard Robertson
Funeral services were held for James Dillard Robertson age 2 at Capella Christian Church in Stokes county. Rev R A Helsaback of Denton and Rev W D Helsaback of High Point conducted the service. Pallbearers were Holder Lasley Billie Venable William Hemer and Donald East. Burial followed in the church cemetery with the choir singing Safe In the Arms Of Jesus and Rock Of Ages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Dillard Robertson
D. R. Robertson
Capella Christian Church
Stokes County
R. A. Helsaback
Denton
W. D. Helsaback
High Point
Holder Lasley
Billie Venable
William Hemer
Donald East
Jesus
Rock of Ages
Government Aid To Cripples Is Topic At Meeting
The High Point Rotary Club heard James T. Barnes discuss Federal and State efforts for crippled children. He cited 14 000 observed in North Carolina with 13 000 in clinics and over 3 000 receiving hospital care, urging local support for an underfunded yet vital program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Rotary Club
James T. Barnes
Crippled Children
State Department of Health
R. A. Herring
Herring
North Carolina
Barnes
State Health Department
John Lloyd
Thomasville
D. W. Copeland
Lynchburg
Donald Fisher
Charlotte
Phil Grandjean
Homer Hudson
High Point Man Receives Eight Month Term
Special to The Enterprise. In Greensboro on March 30 Judge G Vernon Cooper sentenced Marion Weaver a High Point man to eight months to two years on the roads for breaking and entering. Weaver was found guilty yesterday in Guilford Superior Court of breaking into the filling station of J R Hendrix Jr at the intersection of Highways 60 and 601 near the High Point Greensboro Road city limits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Greensboro
G. Vernon Cooper
Marion Weaver
Weaver
Guilford Superior Court
J. R. Hendrix, Jr
High Point
Greensboro Road
Emerywood Stag Golf Tourney Set For Saturday
Emerywood Country Club hosts a golf tournament for members and non members Saturday at 1 PM as the first in a series of stag parties. Tickets for the 6 PM stag party grant admission to the course with no extra charge. At least three prizes will be awarded. Ollie Simmons and his singers will head the evening program, attracting a likely record crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
Phil Warner
Country Club
Ollie Simmons
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Trip
Slate
Goodrich
Ted
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
Thomasville, N. C
Young Baritone
BY W. Chase Idol, JR
College Queen
Robertson Child
Stokes
Emerywood Stag
Westinghouse
Rose Furniture CO
South Main Street
Dasag and Peatay
Winter Woolens
Lane
Lane Cedar Hope Chest
Rose Furniture Company
South Main ST
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