Automobiles and Local Happenings Stir Thomasville
In Thomasville Police Chief Wilson Shore trades for a new Ford just as a Ford plant strike is announced. He jokes he barely got under the wire for a dark blue deluxe model. The piece also notes High Point’s national exposure from Pure Oil News and outlines a photo feature of the city’s business district and schools in the May issue.
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Thomasville
Wilson Shore
Chief Shore
Ford
High Point
Pure Oil News
City of
Curtain To Rise On New Council Tuesday Morning
New council members expected to take seats Tuesday morning as city officials prepare for the new administration. Predictions focus on policy directions and early agenda items.
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New Council
Farr Phillips
W. F. Bailey
Jesse Washburn
R. R. Culler
Bill Burris
C. A. Lewis
W. L. Hunt
Herman Teague
Robert Rankin
John Clinard
New City Administration Takes Oath as Employment Slides
The High Point city administration changes hands with W. F. Bailey and others sworn in, while the local employment picture shows a 4.3 percent drop in total jobs in the first quarter. Retail, veneer, and furniture sectors lead losses, with 86 local openings and 148 outside postings noted. A retirement system for 350 workers is under study with an estimated $50 000 annual cost.
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High Point
Bailey
Lake Crowe
T. E. Hinson
Hinson
Local Firm Fined in New York Municipal Court
The Re ble Manufacturing Company of gh Point was fined 100 in Muni 1 Term Court for selling furniture with misleading tags to a New York wholesale firm. Edward Deutch of the Labor Department testified about mislabeling including a divan tagged as upholstering with 100 percent cotton felt and a hair piece claimed to use palm fibre and cotton felt. The fine was paid.
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New York
Reble Manufacturing Company
Gh Point
Edward Deutch
Labor Department
Schulte Ture Company
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Local Doctor Reflects on 52 Years of Service
Dr. William Robert McCain, 75, marks 52 years in medicine with ties to Waxhaw and High Point North Carolina. Born May 9, 1874 in Union County he trained at UNC and Maryland before practicing from 1897. He notes delivering twins twelve times in High Point and twice triplets since moving into the city.
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W. R. McCain
North Main Street
High Point
William Robert McCain
Union County
Col
William Johnson McCain
Mary Jane Walker McCain
McCain
Walker
Old School
John Walker
George Alison
James Ervin
Hugh White McCain
Margaret E. McCain McMurray
Laura Jane McCain Whennett
William McCain
Florida
Jackson Township
Huntersville High School
University of North Carolina
School of Medicine
University of Maryland
Baltimore
Harvard University School of Medicine
Cambridge
Mass
Waxhaw
Clyde Virginia Niven
C. Niven
Tra M
New York
Felix R. McCain
New Bern
Wrapped Coin Shakes Loose From Meter
Dr. C. L. Gray found a nickel wrapped in paper behind a parking meter at the Sheraton. He turned the coin over to the city manager to deposit with the collections department, illustrating an act of honesty amid meter disputes.
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Dr. C. L. Gray
Sheraton Hotel
Dr. Gray
Looking Backward by Joe Leslie May 8 1929
A retrospective column notes Congress defeat of Hoover era export debenture provisions with a 47 44 Senate vote. It cites AFL leader William Green urging Senate inquiry into southern textile strikes, Sinclair jailed for contempt, jurors bribery in Nashville, Mexican President Emiko Gil hints at church state settlement, Capone-era deaths in Hammond Indiana, and the Yankees leading the American League after a western trip. Also mentions Baltimore and Rail tests choosing Old Golds in a four brand trial.
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Herbert Hoover
Congress
Senate
Washington
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Sena
Nashville
Defendan
Emiko Gil
Mexico
Indiana
Capone
Hammond
Chicago
New York Yankees
Baltimores
Bailey Family Debuts in Public Life
The Bailey family prepares for public life after the breadwinner was elected mayor of High Point. The Baileys feel apprehensive about the new experience as they adjust to their rising prominence and duties.
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Bailey
High Point
W. F. Baileys
Baileys
Dad
Jack Green Named Jaycee State Officer
Jack Green of High Point was named fourth district vice president of the North Carolina Junior Chamber of Commerce at the state convention in Asheville. The High Point Mile of Dimes project won top state honors for community welfare service, with about 80 clubs in contention and the national contest to follow the Colorado Springs convention in June. Green, a High Point realtor, also heads the district and was praised for rallying support for a polio hospital last summer.
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Junior Chamber of Commerce
Asheville
High Point Jaycee
Bill Lee
Jack Green
High Point Club
Walter Hagan
Charlotte
High Point Jaycees
Jaycees
North Carolina
Idol Green
High Point
Thomasville
Winston-Salem
Asheboro
Siler City
Greensboro
Reidsville
Leaksville
Green
Edgar Snider
Mile of Dimes Project
North Caro
Service Station Operator Joins Ark Trek to Turkey
EK J Newton, a Greensboro road filling station operator and ex High Pointer, will join a 14 American expedition to Mount Ararat to locate Noahs Ark. Led by Dr A J Smith, the party includes archeological and biblical experts and aims to prove the Ark exists despite costs.
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Jor Brown
Mount
Ararat
Turkey
EK. J. Newton
Greensboro Road
Newton
A. J. Smith
Peoples Bible School
Greensboro
Mrs. Newton
Young Carrier Earns Honor From Local Route
A 16 year old named James town Carrier wins recognition as a competent Carrier-Salesman over the past five years. He named “Rudy” for pride in his business venture and looks forward to training and self reliance. He owns war bonds and a savings account to fund college education.
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Rudy
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