Roll Call Nears Goal of 1250 Members Here
High Point Red Cross Roll Call nears its goal of 1250 memberships with 650 counted at noon today. Industrial division led by Rev. H Norwood Bowne plans a stronger push tomorrow to push the total over the top as other groups join the 100 percent effort. Numerous local businesses and civic groups reported joins, listing Cannon-Ferrer Co Gulf Oil Station Perkinson Jewelry Altrusa Club Rotary Civitan Kiwanis and more among the 100 percent contributors.
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High Point
American Red Cross
Plete
J. W. Poole
Roll Call Drive
Tojow
Ev. H. Norwood Bowne
Ar el
Cam
Holmes Trucking Co
Force
Cannon-Ferrer Co
Ts & White
Mike Cline
Kennedy Oi Co
Gulfree Station
Thomasville Road
Can Business Club
Rotary Civitan Club
Kiwanis Club
H Cub
Perkinson Jewelry Altrusa Club
Atlantic Inesur Co
Public Library
Se Drug Store
Pat Brown's
Southland Finance Co
Rhodes Press, Plumbing Co
Washine A. & P
Hutchen’s
Inal Food
East Wash Street
Hart In Wreck Injures Johnson In Town Collision
M and M Johnson age 26 of James town suffered painful injuries when his car went out of control at the intersection of Kivett drive and Garden street about 9 46 last night. He was taken to Guilford General hospital with lacerations across his nose and hand. Police said the car struck an embankment and swung around. Officers filed driving drunk charges and a warrant is expected today. Hospital attendants said release is possible this afternoon.
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M. &. Johnson
Jamestown
Kivett Drive
Garden Street
Guilford General Hospital
Public Library Book Fair Showcases New Children's Books
Public Library hosts a Book Week display featuring new children's titles and classic tales. Exhibits include Pinocchio Peter Pan Hansel and Gretel Grimms Fairy Tales and Little Black Sambo with Sambo and the Twins. Older readers find picture books about Washington state bridges and American houses plus sea and adventure stories.
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Pinocchio
Peter J. Hansel
Gretel
Red Hen
Jack and
Them
Billy Goat Gruff
Wanda
Remeni
Helen Bannerman
Wiggles
Dean
Don
George Washington
America
Snipp Snapp
Snarf and the
Rowena Tenna
Tot
Turkey
Phil Strong
Hound
Hank
Moose
High Point
Merchants Urged to Avoid Flammable Window Displays
Chief ER K Ingram, city fire hazard inspector, warns merchants not to use inflammable materials in Christmas window displays. The state law requires removal of any combustible decor and mandates strict compliance to prevent costly teardowns for holiday setups.
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ER. K. Ingram
Ingram
Frederick Jagel Headlines Cooperative Concert Season Opener
Metropolitan Opera tenor Frederick Jagel opens the 1936 37 season for the Cooperative Concert Association at the Junior high school 8 30 tonight. Admittance by membership card only. The program blends Handel Schubert Puccini with popular numbers, promising universal appeal.
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Frederick Jageci
Metropolitan Opera Company
Wil
Cooperative Concert Association
Association
C. F. Tomlinson
Handel
Judas Maccabeus
Schubert
Jagel
R. T. Amos
J. G. Felton
Community Concern Association of
Fredrick Jagel
High Point Cooperative Concert Association
Rambling Reporter Reports Hit-and-Run Damage
J. P. Prentiss of Rowella apartments told police a hit-and-run struck his parked car about 9:20 last night. He gave a license number and police work to identify the driver today. Estimated damage about $10.
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J. P. Prentiss
Rowella Apartments
Robbery in Triangle Hosiery Mill Area Reported
Luther Presnell of 1106 Doris Street said two Negro youths held him up near the Triangle Hosiery mill and robbed him of $1. He supplied police with a description of the suspects.
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Luther Presnell
Doris Street
Triangle
Service Held for Mrs Ellen Allen
Funeral services for Mrs Ellen Allen 66 widow of 8 P Allen of 807 Tryon Street were held at Hayworth Wesleyan church with ministers Rev Gentry Ruth Jones officiating A male quartet and mixed quartet sang selected hymns and interment followed at Fairfield cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen Allen
P. Allen
Tryon Street
Hayworth Wesleyan Church
Co. K. Gentry
C. L. Ruth
E. W. Jones
I. L. Sisk, Jr
Earl Gentry
Irving Stratton
Abram White
Obram White
Gentry
Velma Gentry
8. B. Dannard
Glenn Kid
R. M. Douglas
H. C. Dixon
John Faulkenbury
Fairfield Cemetery
Honor Rolls Named for Trinity and Archdale Schools
Principal A R Bullock released the honor roll lists for Trinity and Archdale schools. Trinity grade students include Charles Fulp Ray Arnold Underwood and Elizabeth Gatewood among others. Trinity High School names Jerodean Cagle Frances Parrish David Williams Josephine Yates. Archdale students include Clara Gene Peace Elizabeth Ann Tuttle Maxine Coltrane Joreen Kearns Lucille Lowe and Gilbert White among others.
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Trinity
Archdale
A. R. Bullock
Trinity School
Charles Fulp
Ray Arnold Underwood
Dorothy Parrish
Doris Royals
Iris Payne
Edna L. Walters
Hilda Johnson
Magalene McDowell
Joel Williams
Ruth Hamlet
Lucille Redding
Harold Jordan
Aileen Tatum
Frances Gatewood
Bettie McDowell
Marjorie English
Gwendolyn Walters
Marie Brinkey
Jerodean
Footless Negro Held In Shooting
Charlotte dispatch reports Robert Barnes held after a shooting that left Odell Harris seriously wounded. Barnes and fellow convict William Shropshire were previously confined in a Mecklenburg county prison camp where their feet froze, prompting a prior investigation into camp conditions.
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Charlotte
Robert Barnes
Mecklenburg County
Barnes
William Shropshire
Homer Gardner
Starnes
Odell Harris
Harris
Sedative Fatal To Freelance Writer
Charlotte police investigated the death of Charles Vance Cotter a middle aged freelance newsman and director of the Federal Writers' Project in Charlotte. He died in his hotel room yesterday from an overdose of a sedative. A friend suggested Cotter may be a native of LaGrange Georgia and that he had a brother in New Orleans but no definite details were known. Cotter had lived in Charlotte two years and his belongings included clippings showing work for various papers across the country. He recently wrote an article for a local paper on the dangers of sleeping potions and border line narcotics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Charles Vance Cotter
Federal Writers’ Project
Cotter
Lagrange
New Orleans
Book Fair Scenes Bring Classics To Life Across Schools
Exhibits feature Hen sel and Gretel Ray Street school presents an arrangement. Kip ling All the Mowgli Stories shown by Oak Hill children. Children of the North Lights Brentwood school. Tom Sawyer fence scene Ada Blair school. Elm street Happy Animals of Atagah with Away With the Circus. Smoky Day's Wigwam Evenings and The Good Master Austrian Street Fair from Johnson Street. Pied Piper of Hamlin by Emma Blair. Book fair closes Saturday.
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Hansel and Gretel
Ray Street
Kipling
Mowgli
Oak Hill
North Lights
Brentwood
Tom Sawyer
Ada Blair
Elm Street
Johnson Street
Emma Blair
Hamlin
Textile Workers Get Wage Raise in South Carolina Mills
Charlotte reports wage increases for 6 000 employees in seven Elliott White Springs mills in Fort Mill Chester Kershaw and Lancaster. The new pay scale takes effect Monday and will be based on a wage study nearing completion. Prior Carolinas mills with over 65 000 workers had announced raises.
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Charlotte
South Carolina
Elliott White Springs
Springs
Fort Mill
Chester
Kershaw
Lancaster
Carolinas
Citywide speeding crackdown yields dozen charges
Over 24 hours police charged 12 motorists with speeding as part of a city effort to cap speeds at 30 mph. Two were cited for running red lights, one for illegal left turn and one for overparking. Drive Carefully and Save a Life.
Local Students From City Named College Marshals
Three juniors at High Point college from this city are named assistant marshals for the year, with Occo Gibbs of Gibsonville chosen as chief marshal. Honored students are Hildreth Gabriel James Mattocks and Alson Gray, selected from the upper third of the junior class for academic standing plus character service and leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
P. E. Ludley
Occo Gibbs
Gibsonville
Hildreth Gabriel
James Mattocks
Alson Gray
Spectator Triggers Alarm Over Steaming Heater
Firemen rushed to 1105 Centennial Avenue after a spectator alarmed by an Arcola heater emitting steam. Companies one and four and an aerial unit responded with no damage. Soon after, a call went to Blair property to extinguish a roof fire. Company ix assisted, with only slight damage reported.
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Centennial Avenue
Companies One
Blair
Gannoway
Permit To Erect Home Is Granted
Fire Chief K. Ingram today issued building permits for four room dwelling on Ogden street near Greer street to Teddie Priest valued at 700 dollars. Harry L. Grimes received permit to construct a basement for a residence at 516 Cable street valued at 1000 dollars. B G Leonard got permission to reroof a residence and build a one car garage at 908 East Green street valued at 200 dollars.
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K. Ingram
Teddie Priest
Ogden Street
Greer Street
Harry L. Grimes
Cable Street
B. G. Leonard
East Green Street
Budgerigars Loved by King George, Rare Pet Hobby
The late King George of England kept a hobby of rearing budgerigars, the Australian love birds. His fondness for the birds reflected a gentler royal pastime beyond ceremonial duties.
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King George
England
Cutler Griffin Company to Perform Lyceum at High Point
The Cutler Griffin Company of Boston presents a musical production in High Point college auditorium Friday night as the second lyceum number for students and the public. Everett Cutler, Helen Griffin Cutler, and Gertrude Greeley headline with varied melodies and arrangements. The show starts at 8 and tickets are available at the door.
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Cutler-Griffin Company of
Boston
High Point College
Lyceum
Everett Cutler
Helen Griffin Cutler
Gertrude Greeley
Elwood T. Beiley
Glen-Wells
Collins Management Services
Hearing Continued in Clyde Morris Murder Case
Judge Teague granted a continuance until next Monday for the first degree murder charge against Clyde Morris after the fatal shooting of B. S. Garbee at his home. Morris sought presence of Prosecuting Attorney Parker Waynick at the preliminary hearing and a statement from Morris was obtained. Byron Haworth prosecuted the docket amid few cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis E. Teague
Clyde Morris
B. S. Garbee
Morris
Parker Waynick
Waynick
Teague
Byron Haworth
R. B. Skinner
Benglish Street
Kate Thomas
Peggie Williams
Ruth Rogers
Alvie Guyer
Raleigh Odom
E. B. Short
State mulls new office building in Raleigh
The Raleigh Times reports Governor Ehringhaus and officials are studying three proposals for a new state office building to relieve crowded, leased space. Options include a southeastern Fayet teville and Morgan streets site, replacing the red brick utilities building, or a Jones and McDowell streets site adjacent to the board of health offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Raleigh Times
Ehringhaus
Highway and Public Works Commission
Fayetteville and
Morgan Streets
Supreme Court
Utilities
Bank and Insurance Commission
Department of Education
Jones and
McDowell Streets
State Board of Health
Bottlers Meet Raleigh for 23rd North Carolina Convention
Delegates from across the state gather in Raleigh for the 23rd annual North Carolina Bottlers Association convention with its first business session held this afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bottlers
Raleigh
North Carolina Bottlers’ Association
Doan's Pills Marketed For Backache Relief
An advertisement urges Mary to suspect kidney or bladder issues behind backaches and urges Doan's Pills as a long used remedy. It claims relief from pain and removal of wastes, highlighting decades of success and urging readers to ask a druggist.
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Doan
Rural Dairymen and Poultrymen Barbecue Hosts
The Spartan Grain and Mill company of Spartanburg South Carolina and Wilson Feed and Seed store hosted dairymen and poultrymen from Guilford Davidson Randolph and Forsyth counties at Springfield Friends church for a barbecue last night. About 75 guests attended with talks by W. J. Dickerson J. Wagoner and C. H. Willard. John J. Blair led a tour of the church museum. The event is planned to become an annual affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spartan Grain and Mill Company
Spartanburg
8. C
Wilson Feed and Seed
Guilford
Davidson
Randolph
Forsyth
Springfield Friends Church
W. J. Dickerson
Mr. Beckwith
J. 4. Wagoner
C. H. Williard
Lindale Dairy Corporation
Church Museum
John J. Blair
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Nnual
Hart
Wreck
Blic Library
Lydia
Geo
E H. M. Dudley
North Main Street
N. C
Thomasville
Frederick Jagel
Met
Springfield
Bullock
Miss Gabriel
Artemesian Literary Society
Alpha Theta Psi Sorority
Mattocks
Gray
Akrothinian Literary Society
Epsilon Eta Phi Fraternity
Delta Alpha Epsilon Fraternity
Bernadine Hurley
Troy
Max Rogers
Denton
Elizabeth Bagwell
Henderson
Cutler-Griffin Company
Withnesa
Costa
Dainty
Elgin
Hamiltons
Elgins
Gruens
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