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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1929
Page
12
In Asheboro a construction crew under J C Redding clears the site of the burned Asheboro Chair company. A brick and steel plant 60 by 190 feet will rise with a 40 by 200 foot finishing building and a 40 by 100 foot dry kiln. The plant should resume operations by year’s start, restoring about 75 jobs.
C. E. Parlier is gravely ill at his Central hotel apartment. He and his wife moved to Asheboro about a year ago where he has run a poultry exchange. He is the father of Mrs. M. G. Edwards of Asheboro. Mrs. W. C. Boren of Greensboro has visited her daughter Mrs. J. A. Spence on Worth street for a week. Joseph Ross of Asheboro and...
U N C victim who underwent an operation at High Point hospital Monday is reported recovering satisfactorily.
Hundreds gathered before opening at 4 am for Happy Cow Day at the Happy Feed Store. Dairry feed sold briskly from 4 am to 7 30 am and again into the afternoon as customers crowded the street and sales were described as highly successful.
A new Dutch doorbell invention rings only after a penny is dropped into a slot and returns the penny when the door is opened. The device could curb door to door solicitors and tramps by requiring coin payment for a greeting.
Loy alty Day services mark the Sunday before Greensboro conference. Rev. Roy I Farmer leads First Methodist Protestant with lessons on Under Marching Orders. Other churches feature varied organ preludes hymns and anthems as congregations gather for morning and evening worship services.
A church service schedule features readings, hymns, an anthem, and offertories led by Rev. L. F. Tuttle and organist Harris with titles from Whittier Wesley and Havergal. Prize details follow for chrysanthemums and garden flowers donated by local businesses, listing various prizes and donors.
The article lists multiple prize categories and donors for a local fair. Awards include first prize roses worth 3.00 dollars, second prize boudoir tray by Eckard Drug Co, and numerous items donated by Belk-Stephens, C lL Amos, Max Bones, W C Beavens, Kester Furniture Co, and W T Powell for various groups including Dahlias and Ladies' hose.
A. E. Futrelle of the High Point branch received a prize from Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance for the largest paid for business and the greatest number of lives written in North Carolina. The award acknowledges both magnitude of business and volume of policy issuance.
A life-size lion head mosaic made from fifty thousand postage stamps was exhibited by a French painter. The artwork, created from stamps from many countries, required about 3000 hours of meticulous labor to achieve its striking realism.
India states that for every 65 pounds of narcotics legally imported 265 pounds are confiscated from illegal traffickers, highlighting a strong enforcement stance and large seizure volume relative to legal imports.
October’s report shows 4467 books circulated over 22 open days, with 1802 reserved and 1840 fiction volumes used. Compared to last year’s 4047, this year’s figure marks a 420 increase, reflecting growing pupil reading and broader curriculum enrichment through reference and reserve materials.
Raleigh Nov 2 Collector Gilliam Grissom has posted a 250000 bond and begun a third term as collector. His eight years span three administrations. the office is praised for efficiency in collecting Uncle Sam's funds, with Grissom noting a strong team and rapid work.
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