Elks Better Baby contest adds 35 candidates at High Point
A long list of 35 new babies, ages six months to four years, has been added to the Elks Better Baby health contest at the Sheraton Hotel Ball Room this November. The event will health-examine every entrant and compare physical conditions to award 25 prizes. Babies from High Point and surrounding cities are eligible. registration is at Elks Better Baby headquarters 120 South Main Street.
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Elks
Sheraton Hotel
Novetber
High Point
Elks “Better
South Main Street
Jack Walker
P. G. Walker
West Ennis Street
Ernest Clay Cox
B. C. Cox
Betty Jane Carrigan
J. B. Dickerson
Monthey Avenue
Jack Raper Ridge
G. R. Ridge
N. Main Street
Bertha Ophelia Cooper
C. ©. Cooper
Green Street
James Ronald Rickert
J. R. Rickert
Johnson
M. M. King
Commerce Street
James Allen Hall
Troy Hall
Box
Sophia
Nancy Ann Greer
C. H. Greer
Monthern Avenue
James Windham
Edgar Windham
Mallory Street
Bobby Burleson
W. J. Willis
Denny Street
James Carlyle Hayworth
T. R. Hayworth
Sunset Drive
Barbara Ann Smith
F. W. Smith
Clyde F. Conner, Jr
H. J. Oglesby
Welborn Street
Billy Reid Shelton
T. R. Shelton
Shelton Street
Patricia Ann Blair
W. I. Blair
N. Hamilton Street
Bobby Glenn May
J. G. May
Fife Street
Thomasville
Charlotte Colen Wade
G. W. Wade
Granby Street
Billy R. Ballard
O. Ballard
Willowbrook Street
John R. Breedlove
J. W. Breedlove
Jamestown
Harold Ray Reeves
Clyde Reeves
Gurley Street
Barbaras J. Spencer
C. P. Spencer
White Street
Gena Glenn Browne
Gilbert Browne
Firstreet
Huston Sloan
M. H. Sloan
Kenneth Win Welch
Denny
Lou Pope
R. Pope
Lake St
Mrs. Emma Morris Dies After Illness at Home in Abbotts Creek
Mrs Emma Morris widow of A B Morris died at her home in Abbotts Creek township yester day afternoon after a year of declining health. Born September 24 1864 in Davidson county she was 68. She belonged to Pleasant Grove M P church and funeral services will be held there Thursday at 10 AM conducted by Rev J D Williams and Rev D C Cox. Survivors include two sons Gurney K E Hilton and Virgil Morris and a stepson Virgil Morris of Davidson county. Burial will be in the family plot at the church cemetery. Her husband died in May 1925.
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Emma Morris
A. 8. Morris
Thomasville
Route One
Abbotts Creek Township
Davidson County
Zebulon
Claricia Mendenhall Hilton
Pleasant Grove M. P
J. D. Williams
D. C. Cox
Gurney KE. Hilton
High Point
Virgil Morris
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures October Report
Treasury receipts for October 29 totaled 3 464 884 44 dollars with expenditures at 8 201 230 81 and a balance of 761 841 916 51. Customs duties for 29 days of October reached 23 512 651 49 dollars.
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Washington
Treasury
Miss Sophronia Hiatt Dies at Home in Guilford County
Miss Sophronia Hiatt died at 7 30 PM at her home on High Point Route 1 five miles north of the city after months of illness. daughter of Zebulon and Julia Wheeler Hiatt she taught school in Guilford and North Hampton counties for about 20 years and served as an officer at Norman College Greensboro. Surviving are her sister Miss Roline Hiatt and brothers Marshall Frank and Lawrence Hiatt. Funeral at Deep River Friends church Thursday at 11 AM, Rev. Joseph Peele officiating. burial in the church cemetery.
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Sophronia Hiatt
High Point
Miss Hiatt
Zebulon
Julia Wheeler Hiatt
Guilford
Hampton Counties
Old Norman College of
Greensboro
Charles D. McIver
Old Home Place
Deep River Friends Church
Roline Hiatt
Marshall
Frank
Lawrence Hiatt
Home Place
Joseph Peele
Will Make Effort To Give This City More Service At Air Port
J C Shewmake of Eastern Air Transport says efforts begin immediately to place Winston-Salem and High Point on equal footing with Greensboro for EAT service at the Tri City Port Friendship. He plans publicity for the three towns and aims to provide the same taxi facilities for Winston-Salem and High Point as Greensboro currently has.
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Air Port
J. C. Shewmake
Eastern Air Transport Lines
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greensboro
Tri-City
Hotel executive reveals High Point share at Tri-City airport
A Greensboro Grand Hotel executive said November was the company’s strongest month and that one quarter of Tri city airport business originated from High Point.
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Able
Greensboro
Tri-City
High Point
October Weather Report for High Point
The October report from Observer A. B. Horney records a max mean 74, min mean 49, and overall mean 61. The month’s high was 82 on October 3 and low 36 on the 7th. Total rainfall reached 5.79 inches with 3.48 inches on the 17th and seventeen clear days, four partly cloudy, ten cloudy.
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Observer
A. B. Horney
Apple Tree In City Blooms Second Time
W. L. Lee reports his apple tree at 5 Fisher Street bloomed again this year despite seasons. He submitted branches in full bloom as evidence, noting the tree has already borne fruit this season.
Service Committee of Y. W. C. A. To Meet
The service committee of the Y. W. C. A. will meet at the Y. W. C. A. cottage on East Green Street Thursday afternoon at 3 o clock. All members are urged to attend as important matters will be discussed.
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East Green Street
Car feud over milk duties ends in friendly settlement
Two drivers argue after a minor collision on a street in Atlanta. Brownlee and Kersh blame each other until Brownlee, a dairy salesman, shifts the dispute to milk delivery. They agree Brownlee will use his dairy and refrain from suing, with police relieved as car damage totals about $2.
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Tlanta
Lb. Brownlee
Kersh
Mr. Brownee
Mr. Kersh
Brownlee
Wynnewood Baby Claims Wide Ancestry Record
Griffith Bishop, a nine month old in Wynnewood, reportedly holds a large family lineage. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Harold Bishop and has 32 living ancestors including four grandparents and nine great-grandparents. The item references an odd regional claim and a separate, unclear note about a 1981 bank robbery in River Grove.
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Griffith Bishop
Itchy
Kitchry
Wynnewood
Harold Bishop
Chicago
River Grove
Santa’s thief denied gifts and ordered to walk to school
A boy who stole his mother's purse faces a Christmas and birthday no present sentence. The judge also orders him to walk to school from now on. His parents are forbidden to provide him with warfare or weaponry.
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Santina Huff
Santa Claus
Individuality gowns with lace jackets and jewelry adorn winter evenings
A stylish overview of black velvet evening gowns featuring a low back and cross-shoulder straps. Accessories include a tailored lace jacket, pendant rhinestone earrings, and ruby color triple strand necklaces with crystal catches, offering two necklace options to pair with high or low necklines.
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Arnold Constable
New York
Cohn and Rosenberger
Savoy Nea
Etiquette dispute ends with injury at 200
In Memphis Tennessee Super intendent McElroy of the 200 was involved in an incident described as an etiquette matter. A person lunged and tore away McElroy's nail and a piece of the fingertip causing injury.
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Memphis
Tenn
McElroy
Finicky Fellows Minneapolis Beauty Parlor Trend
More men frequent beauty parlors in Minneapolis than ever before as grooming culture grows. The shift signals changing attitudes toward personal care and urban style.
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Minneapolis
Whistling Sam Shaw Seeks Help After Toy Whistle Lodged
Eight-year-old Sammerl Shaw, described as Negro, could whistle unusually. He was taken to Emergency hospital after a small whistle lodged in his throat and then slipped into his stomach as doctors prepared to examine him. Doctors advised a dough diet and X-ray.
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Sam Dallas
Sammerl Shaw
Dallas
Primary Council of Schools Meeting on Thursday Afternoon
The Primary Council of city schools will meet Thursday afternoon November 3 at 3 30 o clock in the Brentwood school with Brentwood faculty as hosts. All primary teachers invited. A program on children s poetry features talks by Martha Thompson Mary Frances Lemond Mamie Ellis Lelia Thomas Katherine Grantham Sarah Cook Louise Allen Irene Holton and Mrs Louis F Voorhees. Miss Hilda McCurdy will give a brief history of book week and a short musical program will precede the discussion. Mrs Myrta Root is president and Miss Elizabeth Cowan chairs the program committee.
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Brentwood
Martha Thompson
Mary Frances Lemond
Mamie Ellis
Lelia Thomas
Katherine Grantham
Sarah Cook
Louise Allen
Irene Holton
Louis F. Voorhees
Body of Mrs Cook To Arrive Here Tonight
The body of Mrs Lillie Cook wife of E L Cook who died from injuries in an automobile accident in Jamestown New York Sunday will arrive here tonight at 9 20 o clock and be taken to Sechrest Funeral Home.
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Mrs. Cook
Lillie Cook
E. L. Cook
Jamestown
N. Y
Sechrest Funeral Home
Monument to McIntyre Skirmish and Polk Unveiling
A monument to American soldiers from McIntyre's Revolutionary skirmish and a separate unveiling for President J. K. Polk will take place at the battle site six miles from here tomorrow.
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McIintyre
J. K. Polk
Funeral services for Mrs Cook set Thursday at 2:30 PM
From the chapel will conduct funeral services Thursday afternoon at 2 30 and interment will follow in Oakwood cemetery. Mrs Cook was formerly of this city.
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Oakwood Cemetery
Cook
Barbara L Landreth Laid To Final Rest
Funeral services for infant Barbara L Landreth, daughter of Mr and Mrs T L Landreth, were held at 2 88 pm yesterday at the home with Rev M C Connor officiating. Neighbors sang In the Sweet Bye and Bye and Jewels. Interment followed in Oakwood cemetery. Pallbearers were C F Landreth E Landreth M A Childress and M W Childress. Flowers carried by Doris Childress Opal Childress Lillian Lucille Kinnamon Betty Sattenfield Edith Shaw Frances Carter Brandell Clynard Dennis and Harold Carter Junior Sattenfield Rexwell Childress.
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Lee Landreth
M. A. Childress
M. W. Childress
Doris Childress
Opal Childress
Lillian
Lucille Kinnamon
Betty Sattenfield
Edith Shaw
Frances Carter
Brandell Clynard
Dennis
Harold Carter
Junior Sattenfield
Rexwell Childress
Police Find Body of Lafayette Wilson in Asheboro
High Point police were asked by the sister to locate the body of Lafayette Wilson a blacksmith for Mr Henry D Perry who died October 28. A telegram directed officers to locate the undertaker with the body and inform Jennie Mos Oithers. The body turned up with an Asheboro funeral director.
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High Point
Lafayette Wilson
Henry D. Perry
Jennie Mos
Action Instituted Against Matton Co.
The Matton company faced an involuntary bankruptcy in federal court after three creditors filed a petition alleging insolvency. They claim the bankruptcy act was triggered when the firm submitted to a receiver in a High Point Municipal Court action. Creditors named include Lexington Grocery Company, $500, and High Point Creamery Company, $324, ca-Barbee-Hayes Company.
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Matton
High Point
Lexington Grocery Company
High Point Creamery Company
ca —_ Barbee-Hayes company
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Sheraton
Morris
Old College
Grand Hotel
Lace Beery
Paramount Theater
Haloween
NEA Service, Inc
Joufre SF Life
Primary Council of Schools
Barbara L. Landreth
T. L. Landreth
Matton Co
Alachistan
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