Nine depositors sue directors of closed Commercial Bank
Directives and officers of the defunct Commercial National Bank face nine suits in Guilford Superior Court over alleged misrepresentation, negligent statements, and improper handling of deposits. Plaintiffs seek personal liability for losses totaling 27 252.27 plus broader claims affecting all depositors as the bank's unsecured deposits neared 750 000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial National Bank
Guilford Superior Court
J. Elwood Cox
C. ‘MM. Hauser
R. R. Ragan
Greensboro
S. G. Daniel
Garland B. Daniel
J. F. Wright
D. Ic. Brown
Stanley G. Davie
J. C. Woodard
W. L. Sapp
C. E. Miller
J. M. Bulla
J. R. Hill
H.C. Miller
John D. Biggs
R. H. Wheeler
J. T. Hedrick
W. A. J. Idol
H. Tomlinson
Pickett
BE. D. Pitcher
Carter Dalton
A. 8
Parker
R. Walker
C. H. Marriner
J. Biggs
J. T. W. L. Abernathy
High Point
R. RK. Ragan
Thieves Take Oil From Local Gas Station
Unidentified thieves emptied eleven gallons of oil from a High Point gas station at Wrenn and Washington Streets. The drum was rolled to the rear of a nearby church and found this morning. Police advise station operators to move drums indoors at night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Wrenn and
Washington Streets
Lucky Strike Alleys Open All Night For Armistice Eve
Lucky Strike bowling alleys will stay open tonight for a special pre Armistice day event. Management invites bowlers to enjoy extended hours with games and prizes continuing into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucky Strike Bowling Alleys
Greensboro Superior Court Opens With 77 Cases Planned
Guilford county Superior Court for the trial of criminal cases begins Monday in Greensboro with 77 cases docketed. Judge W P Harding of Charlotte presides. Notable entries include Paul Johnson charged with eight counts of breaking and entering and Red Evans facing riot related charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Greensboro
W. P. Harding
Charlotte
Paul Johnson
Johnson
High Point
Red Evans
Evans
Ernest Williams
Floyd Rankin
Wright Jones
John Thomas
Henry Odom
G. T. Ashwell
Curtis McNeil
Ernest Fausner
Leroy Grant
Waymard Warren
Jack Smith
Ernest Stroud
Roy Hunt
Leo Barnes
Robert Caffey
Doak Rankin
Booker T. Belton
Charlie Fitzgerald
Irvin Taylor
Dan Ferguson
Moses Wynn
Sam Kennedy
Roy Byerly
Jasper Wall
Woodson Seward
Charles Hall
J. P. Lowe
Clyde Wright
W. V. Meadow
M. C. Voss
Verna Bracewell
Sherman Amick
Hassell Arrington
Tom Arrington
Fred Winkler
Paul Spencer
In Riley
Watt Davis
Cletus Idol
Stephen Economy
John Cumba
James Cutlew
Robert Weae
Fred Courtney
J. A. Parks
C. C. Reddick
J. L. Coleman
John Fogieman
W. A. Humble
W. FB. Powell
Mrs. Clara Bell Byerly Laid To Rest In Lincolnton
Funeral services were held for Mrs. Clara Bell Byerly wife of E. M. Byerly at New Hope Baptist church Lincolnton Ga The church choir sang In the Hour of Trial and Asleep in Jesus Pallbearers included J M Wells W J Wells J G CiHatt R O CiHatt W C Graves and W W Spires Interment followed in the church cemetery
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Bell Byerly
E. M. Byerly
A. P. CiHatt
Howell Street
New Hope Baptist Church
Lincolnton
Jesus
J. M. Wells
W. J. Wells
J. G. Ciia
Mexican Zinnia on Display at Enterprise Office Window
Mrs. Dan Compton of 212 Steele Street showcases a Mexican A Tithonia or Mexican Zinnia in the Enterprise office window. The plant features seventeen separate flowers with stems fused into one stalk six to eight inches in circumference and bright orange blooms with large centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Compton
Steele Street
Enterprise Office
Armistice Day Celebrated With Citywide Parade and Events
Thousands will join a joint Armistice Day program by the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars in High Point. The schedule spans bugler reveille 6 am, parade at 10 am, address at 11 am, a football game at 2:30 pm, and dances and a film at the Paramount theater, with schools closed and many businesses shuttered for the day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main Street
W. B. Umstead
Main
Church Street
High Point
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
General Committee
City Hall
Legion Hall
South Main Street
Army
Legion and
Otf
Foreign War
America
A. B. Conrad
North Carolina Davision
United Daughters of the Confederacy
J. F. Hayden
Glenn Long
North Carolina
Daughers of the Confederacy
Lewis E. Teague
William B. Umstead
Durham
Star Spangled Banner
High Point College
Appalachian Gtatcliers College
Ted Metzger
Stella Goldsmith
Paramount
Douglas Fairbanks
Guilford County Dominates North Carolina Election Totals
Guilford County led the state in unofficial returns from 52 precincts with the largest vote totals. Roscoe C. Causey topped county commissioner ballots with 19,779 votes, and J. C. B. Ehringhaus led governor candidates in Guilford with 18,536.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
North Caroli
Guilford
Roscoe C. Causey
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Clifford Frazier
W. C. Cobb
Klaner L. Shipwash
Joe F. Hoffman, Jr
J. D. Clapp
M. Waynick
Estate Senate
Allen H. Gwyn
Reidsville
Thomas v. Hoyle, Jr
Greensboro
Thomas Turner, Jr
J. Tracy Moore
Roosevelt
Hoover
Thomas
Ehringhaus
Frazier
United States Senate
Reynolds
Newell
Congress
Amatead
Ward
Graham
Tillett
Secretary of State
Parade Notice for Armistice Day Junior Order Units
Junior Order of four High Point councils to meet at Main and Mallory at 9 30 tomorrow morning to participate in the Armistice day parade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Main
Mallory Streets
Red Cross Roll Call Underway in High Point Drive
Preparations finished for the annual Red Cross Roll Call set to start Friday and run several days. Willard leads the drive with aims for 100 percent local club pledges, four membership levels from one to twenty five dollars, and downtown headquarters for materials.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Cross
CC. Williard
Roll Call
W. B. McHwen
American Legion Auxiliary
Paul Ingle
Leucal
High Point
Library Marks Sixth Anniversary With Open House
The High Point Public Library celebrates six years of service with a 9 am to 9 pm open house tomorrow. Visitors can view the library scrapbook and a birthday box for donations of books or money. The doll party for children at 4 pm features dolls in historical American costumes with prizes for best outfits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Public Library
Dewean
Marianne Martin
Lucille Pickens
Martha Kendrick
Kendrick
Willie Welch
Nancy Kirkman Poston
Highland
G. L.pugh
All Veterans Asked to March in Armistice Parade
Veterans of all conflicts are invited to join tomorrow's Armistice Parade in conjunction with the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars celebration. Veterans should meet at the armory on South Main by 9 30, wear uniforms if possible, and be assigned marching spots.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
John
American Legion Veterans of Foreign
South Main Street
George F. Edwards
American Legion
J. W. McMahon
M. C. Stirewalt
Disabled American Veterans
Receivers Ordered to Report in High Point Court
Receivers in High Point have been ordered to appear in Municipal Court on Saturday, November 26, to give comprehensive reports on their handling of accounts in receivership. Judge Lewis E. Teague signed the orders naming receivers for Perry A. Thomas Car Works, Friendly Cafeteria, The Emily Shop, Smith Supply, High Point Marble and Tile, Harllee Equipment, W. and M. Motor, Redding Jones Furniture, C W Tew Grocery, Crescent Lumber, Waterman Plumbing and Heating, Shelton Woodworking Machinery, and related banks involved with these firms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Lewis E. Teague
J. W. Thomas
W. W. Idol
Perry A. Thomas Car Works
R. D
G. G. Dickson
Friendly Cafeteria
Thomas J. Gold, Jr
Emily Shop
D. 8. Hedgecock
Smith Supply Company
W. Ney Evans
High Point Marble and Tile Company
George H. Whitehurst
Harllee Equipment Company
Roy C. Wellborn
W. and M. Motor Company
John D. Biggs
The
Commercial National Bank
Redding-Jones Furniture, Inc
W. L. York
C. W. Tew Grocery
Lions Club Hears Appeal For A. B. Club Play
At noon in the Elwood hotel High Point Lions heard Walter Crissman of the American Business club urge support for a benefit play to aid High Point College. Proceeds fund gym construction. show dates are Thursday and Friday at the Junior high school. June Woollen received a baby spoon for his two week old son James Millikan Woollen. President W. R. Shaffer led the meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
High Point Lions Club
Walter Crissman
American Business Club
High Point College
Crisesman
A. A. Milne
Dover Road
Woollen
James Millikan
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Commercial Bank
India
Co. J. Templeton Radio Technican
Genmena Nsurance
Piedmont Ins. & Realty Co
College &T. Phome
Cita Prasanna Carolina Coal Co
Ofw
North Main
Wrod
Superior Court
W. F. Harding
Lincoln County
Georgia
E. M. Knox
C. &. Grayson
Drum and Bugle Corps
Legion
Battery E
North Carolina National Guard
Asheboro Company
National Guard
Asheboro
Boy Scouts
Boy Patrol
Alexander Martin Chapter
William Umstead
Stedman
Gwynn
Allen
Butler
Brummitt
Williams
Phelps
Fletcher
Ferree
Winborne
McClure
Insurce
Grogan
McClamroch
12Th Judicial Dises
Gifford
Gwyn
Waynick
Davis
Wray
Hoyle
Moore
Turner
Blair
Hendricks
Hodgin
Phipps
Lowdermilk
Wharton
Nicholson
Coble
Shipwash
Harvey
McGee
Edmunds
Taplin
Causey
Hoffman
Clapp
McEwen
Henry W. Lambeth
Bivee VR Jusmaitu Ahtap
Selv UV
Lions Club
A. B. Club
Rohan
Cee
June
Teh
Bradfield Avanta
Franklin CO
Commercial
Bank
Oual&h
Lopp & Howell Coal Co
Ee Smn
W. G. Bridges
Mgr
Carolina Bonded Warehouse
Treasury Department Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
Washington, DB. C
Commerce National Bank of
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