High Point Main Street Reforms Through Old Plank Road Era
Two historic views show the Old Plank Road through central North Carolina with High Point’s Main Street. The Enterprise’s new headquarters and the Sheraton hotel appear in a developing business block as shade trees line the busy thoroughfare once famous as North Carolina’s Main Street.
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Central Carolina
Fayetteville
Salem
High Point
Enterprise
Sheraton
North Carolina
High Point City Debt Reduced in Current Fiscal Year
City of High Point shows a net debt drop of 473563 in the first ten months of the current fiscal year ending June 30. Revenues reached 1,142,000 with expenses at 1,019,306, while cash and investments on hand total 1,275,294 and must be deducted from gross debt to reveal a net balance of 10,829,288.
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High Point
High Point Leader Outlines City’s Planned Progress
Mayor C. B. Grayson asserts High Point is well equipped for continued progress driven by industrial strength and agricultural growth. He cites scientific farming, rising local industries, and a young leadership as keys to a brigher future with streets schools and utilities expanding in step with business growth.
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Grayson
Alidy
Impetua
Prohan
Uda
Nam
Soll Brosion Bervof
Buale
Geayson
T. High Point
Ufe
High Point Furniture Industry as Global Advertising
A long portrait of High Point North Carolina's furniture trade, showing how local products serve as free marketing worldwide. The piece notes tens of thousands in annual advertising value, the city’s name on countless items, and reach across 33 countries and every U S state. It highlights factories, workers, and the widespread demand from metropolitan stores and chein shops nationwide.
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High Point
N. C
John
High Point Furniture
England
Chein
Oskosh
Amarillo
Tax Valuation Figures Show Steady Increase
County tax records reveal High Point township peaked in 1932 with property valued at 49 237 507. The 1933 cut by 26 percent lowered the figure, but the city and township are gradually rising back toward earlier highs as 1935 listings emerge.
Seamless Hosiery Pact Developing
The Charlotte meeting of the voluntary wage and hours committee included Earl Constantine of the National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers. The plan targets signatures from mills operating 85 percent of capacity by May 15 with 56 percent signed and more pledges secured. Constantine urged remaining mills to accept the agreement in a May 1 letter.
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Charlotte
Earl Constantine
National Association of Hosiery Manufacturers
Mil
Constantine
All Milla
Tax rates and property values show steady recovery in county
Property valued at 40 397 991 compared with 35 401 064 in 1926 indicates rapid recovery for city and township. The 1935 county tax rate for High Point is 68 2 8 cents per 100 value and may change with future adjustments by county commissioners. The county tax collecting office moved from near the city hall in 1927 to West Washington street, with Greensboro court house serving as the general office. Seborn Perry remains the largest individual taxpayer in the township, though many large taxpayers file under corporate names.
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High Point
West
Washington Street
Greensboro
Seborn Perry
High Point Emerges as Major Regional Distributing Center
The article highlights High Point North Carolina as a pivotal distributing hub within 75 miles serving NC SC and VA. It cites a strong retail base population 155 000 in the trade area and compares manufacturing farm product value automobile counts paved road miles and rail connections with Atlanta and Richmond to illustrate its growing warehousing transportation and service industries.
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Piedmont
High Point
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Richmond
Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce
Southern Railroad
Thomasville
Denton
Norfolk and Western
Atlantic Coast Line
Randleman
Asheboro
Southern
High Point Marches Forward as Industrial Hub
High Point accelerates growth with new factories expanding mills and plants. Major paint and finishing firms relocate here while hosiery and furniture operations add jobs. Recent expansions include Guilford Diamond Terry Hosiery mills and Premier Silk and High Point Furniture units. The city also modernizes with a large cold storage plant and new electric shop as evidence of a maturing regional economy.
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Southern Furniture Market
Baltimore
Bigelow-Sanford
Mohawk, Wolf and Crane
George T. Wood and Sons
Glasgow- Allison
Jacobs Stove Company
Simmons Company
High Point
Commerce
Stehli
Hillcrest
Thomas Car Works
Pittsburgh Pilate Glass
Marietta Paint and Color Company
Lilly Varnish Company
Stille- Young Corporation
Grand Rapids Varnish Company
Hici Point
Bet
Guilford, Diamond
Terry
Glant Furniture Company
Snyder Hosiery
Carolina Container Company
H. P
Prospect
Burlington Mills Company
Stehli Silk Mills
Premier Silk Mill
High Point Furniture Company
M Wrenn
North Carolina
Wilson Packing Company
Russell Street
Bryant Electric Company
Eles Point
Orbs
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Mann
Invest- Coss
Guilford County
T. R. Short
State
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