Veteran Tomlinson worker recalls 1903 wages and life in High Point
A. N. Weisner recalls starting at Tomlinson furniture factory in 1903 as a wrapper. He notes daily wage about 75 cents and board around $1.50 a week while housing cost about $5 a month. He describes 1900s High Point with mud streets, dirt sidewalks, and early Main Street improvements.
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High Point
A. N. Weisner
Lexington Avenue
Tomlinson Furniture
Tomlinson
Globe Furniture Company
Home Furniture Company
South
Weisner
South Main Street
Furniture Exposition
Washington
Main Street
Elwood Hotel
Hamilton Street
J. Elwood Cox
Snow Lumber Company
Home Furniture
High Point Civic Efforts Highlight Beer Debate and City Improvements
Local police favor legalized beer and wine to curb bootlegging and target problem spots. Green Street reopens with a fresh look as High Point advances its street program and a new Y building site nears. A citywide balloon parade from last Christmas draws praise, and a 1950 parade is planned with floats, balloons and bands.
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High Point Police Department
Boys In Blue
High Point
Duke Leader to Speak at Valdosta Junior College
Duke will address the Valdosta Junior College event as part of a local alumni gathering. The program includes a 6:45 p m banquet session, a brief business meeting electing new officers, and a screening of Duke vs Georgia Tech game footage. Reservations are via George Davis or Mrs. Nancy Poston.
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Valdosta Junior College
Emory
University System of Georgia
Georgia General Education Board
George Davis
Nancy Poston
Edens
Duke
Georgia Tech
Partly Blind Child Struck and Killed Near North Wilkesboro
Five year old Jerry Anthony Ellis died after being struck by a car near North Wilkesboro. Parents Paul Painter Ellis and his wife from McGrady said the boy was blind in one eye and the other vision defective. Sheriff Poindexter said no charges would be preferred. The article also notes a Britannica Britannica quote about mind-building through life.
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North Wilkesboro
Jerry Anthony Ellis
Here
Paul Painter Ellis
McGrady
I. M. Myers
C. G. Poindexter
Wilkes County
Accident Victims Improve in High Point Area
Two of three injured in recent traffic crashes in the High Point area show progress. Patrolman John R. Hedrick remains "mighty uncomfortable" but has slight improvement. four year old Kenry Malone Jr also improving though in critical condition after being run over by a bus. Mrs. Virgil Short, seriously hurt on Thamasville road, is “doing pretty well.” Her husband and two men in a second car survived with injuries. full injuries not yet determined.
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High Point
Winston-Salem
John R. Hedrick
Kenry Malone, Jr
Boulevard
Hedrick
Virgil Short
Wall Street
Thamasville Road
Baptist Pital
Free Tuberculosis Tests Offered at Guilford County Sanatorium
Dr Wallin reports most tuberculin checks in Greensboro High Point area are for food handlers. Free public testing available Wednesdays and Fridays. 11 fluroscope tests, 740 tuberculin tests, and 617 X-rays in 10 months found 17 new cases in High Point. 25 TB patients admitted to Guilford Sanitorium this year, thanks to Tuberculosis Association funds from Christmas stamps.
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M. D. Bonner
Guilford County
Wallin
High Point
Guilford
Tuberculosis Association
Delmoni Co. First American Bill of Fare Recalled
A waitress shows an old menu with prices from 1834 at Delmoni Co's restaurant in New York. The note contrasts then and now as customers squirm at the dollar values, and Mrs. Smith enjoys the playful display.
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Mrs. Smith
Delmonico’s
New York
America
Starch Found in Large Quantities in Various Staples
A report notes starch abundant in corn wheat rice beans potatoes sweet potatoes and cassava, highlighting widespread starch content across staple crops.
No Time If Earth Always Faced Sun No Moon Or Seasons
If the Earth kept the same face to the Sun and had no Moon with a perfectly perpendicular axis, there would be no days months or seasons and no awareness of time. Silk production began in China around 2600 B C.
Low Ebb of Education in Europe From 475 to 1150
The article notes the Dark Ages extended from the fall of Rome in 475 A.D. to the revival in 1150, about seven centuries, during which learning was at its lowest. It also mentions starch as a reserve supply in green plants.
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Wesner
Europe
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Tomlinson's
Pilgrim
Midway Road
Siberia
United States
Green Street
East Green Street
Encioclopedia Britannica
North State Telephone CO
Tom
Podden Summers South
China
Jindee
Crarraleea
Grandma
Quaker
Rodden
Kleer
the Underwriters Laboratories
General Electric
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