Municipal recreation parks to open Saturday afternoon
High Point residents will find relief from the heat as the city lake park near Jamestown and the Negro recreational park start their 1939 season this Saturday at 1 PM. W F Bailey announces readiness, with M T Lambeth as new city lake park manager and William Boyd assisting. The pool has been refilled and repainted, and improvements aim to boost attendance after a poor swimming season. The Negro park, opened in 1937 with WPA funds, also begins its second season.
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High Point
City Lake Park
Jamestown
Negro Recreational Park
W. F. Bailey
Parks and Recreation
M. T. Lambeth
William Boyd
Local Lions Plan For State Meeting
The local Lions Club convened at the Elwood Hotel with guest speaker O. J. Allison from Winston-Salem. They outlined plans for the North Carolina Lions convention in Winston-Salem June 11 to 13 1939 including a parade and talks by Helen Keller and Melvin Jones.
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Lions Club
Elwood
O O. J. Allison
Winston- Salem
North Carolina Lions
J. B. Fink
Robert M. Cowan
Salvation Army
Lions
E. Stafford
High Point Club
Winston-Salem
W. T. Tice
June
George Johnson
Thomasville Lions
Allison
Helen Keller
P. B
Melvin Jones
Lions International
R. H. Smith
Hammett A. Cecil
Judge approves settlement in Kelly v Globe Parlor case
Greensboro May 26 Judge Sam Ervin in Guilford Superior Court approved a compromise in the suit by Theodore Kelly High Point and High Point Savings and Trust against Globe Parlor Furniture. Kelly claimed an injury at the plant on January 20 1937 that led to the amputation of his hand. After a February 10 Industrial Commission hearing damages of 1100 were awarded, and the settlement provides Kelly 550 plus 88 in medical bills.
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Greensboro
Sam Ervin
Guilford Superior Court
Theodore Kelly
High Point
High Point Savings and Trust Company
Globe Parlor Furniture Company
North Carolina Industrial Commission
Kelly
Ervin
Notice of Real Estate Sale in Guilford County
By virtue of a deed of trust dated November 7 1938 and recorded in Book 860 page 572 in Guilford County Register of Deeds the trustee will sell at public auction for cash at the east door of the Guilford County Building High Point on Saturday June 17 1939 at 12 o clock noon the land described as lot 27 College Park High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina as shown by plat book 7 page 11 dated May 11 1939 J A Myatt Trustee 2 19 26 6 2
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Joe King
Jadie King
J. A. Myatt
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. C
Guilfordunty
High Point
N. Cc. H
Tal Estate
High Point Township
Guira County
North Carolina
College Park
Office of of Deeds
Guilford
O N. C
Meeting of Workers Alliance set for 7 30 tonight at 127 North Wrenn
Jesse Evans announces a gathering of Workers Alliance members this evening at 7 30 at 127 North Wrenn Street to choose delegates for the Right to Work Congress in Washington on June 3.
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Workers’ Alliance Group
North Wrenn Street
Jesse Evans
Washington
Pentecost Sunday Focus At Local Church Service
The First Evangelical and Re formed Church will observe Pentecost Sunday at the morning service. Pastor Rev Hoy L Fesperman will deliver a special message. Church officers teachers and society officers will sit in a body as part of the denomination's emphasis on church year special days.
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First
Evangelical and Reformed
Hoy L. Fesperman
Woman’s Missionary Society
County Demands Tax on Rocky Mount Power Lines
Nash County officials informed Rocky Mount that electric power lines extending from the city plant into rural areas must be listed for Nash taxes. City Manager L B Aycock said the notice surprised city leaders as the line has operated for years without county taxation. He estimated about 40 000 in rural fines may be involved and the aldermen study the issue.
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Rocky Mount
Nash County
Nash
L. B. Aycock
Aycock
Board of Aldermen’s
Trinity Baptist Church Revival Begins Sunday Services
Revival services start at Trinity Baptist Church this Sunday at 11 am with Rev James B E Swinson preaching both morning and evening. Rev W B Cook of White Oak Baptist Church Greensboro will preach each evening at 7 30 during the week. H L Cumby will lead the singing.
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The
Baptist Church
Trinity
James BE. Swinson
Mr. Swinson
W. B. Cook
White Oak Baptist Church
Greensboro
Cook
H. L. Cumby
Group Leaves on Extended Trip from Mills Home
A Mills Home teaching group from Thomasville and others departed for a six week automobile journey to the California Exposition and the New York World's Fair. Members include Morris Eggers Misses Fan Best Myra Olive Julia Warner Lydia Beavers Waneta Motsinger Eugenia Booth Helen Stanbury Hazel Wooley and R L Beshears S C Eggers.
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Thomasville
Mills
New York
Morris Eggers
Fan Best
Myra Olive
Julia Warner
Lydia Beavers
Waneta Motsinger
Eugenia Booth
Thomasville School
Helen Stanbury
Boone
Hazel Wooley
Troy
R. L. Beshears
S. C. Eggers
Skilled French Workers Move to Plants With Government Orders
Skilled workers are leaving private plants in France to seek employment in facilities that hold government contracts or orders, reflecting a shift in labor demand toward state-supported production projects.
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France
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City Lake
Negro Recreation Park
Okey Allison
Winston
ABC
Rocky Moun
Valenciennes
West Africa
Dundee
Scotland
Trinity Baptist Church
Atlanta
California Fair
Canada
Porthcawl
Wales
Rome
Egypt
Greensboro Highway
Lindale
Lindale Dairy Corp
D. A. Neese
Ray Street School
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