Captain A. M. Rankin recalls fifty years of High Point progress
Captain Rankin, first Asheboro Railroad conductor, reflects on High Point's growth from a 1000-person crossroads village to a thriving industrial city over five decades. Born October 29, 1857 in Guilford, he recalls 80 years past and the city’s 1938 milestone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. M. Rankin
High Point
Asheboro
Zeke
Zeke Farrabee
Captain Rankin
Guilford
Guilford County
Benaja
Brown Summitt
Yadkin College
Richmond and
Danville
Southern
Richmond
Greensboro
Rankin
Col. A. B. Andrews
President Andrews
Rankin Remembered as Rail Era Shaped High Point
The narrative recounts Captain Rankin’s rail career from 1877 in High Point to 1888 on the Asheboro line then onward through local business leadership. It highlights his duties as conductor, bank messenger, pest house inmate, and his role in High Point’s early growth, with memory of the city’s 1 000 residents and surrounding shops and mills.
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Sissy
Captain Rankin
Asheboro
High Point
Troy
Snow Cow Pasture
Snow Park
Randleman
Main Street
Sheraton Hotel
Burns Farm
Princess Cafe
Ezekiel Farrabee
Mr. Farrabee
Farrabee
Campbell’s
Ham Lindsay
Elwood
Hunt Hotel
Welch
J. C. Welch
Welch Motor Company
Printers See Early Glimpse of Budget Plans in Washington
Secrecy-bound printers viewed next year’s budget figures, with January release to show whether receipts and expenditures can balance. Roosevelt and Morgenthau aim to balance income and outgo, while recession could push more relief spending.
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Washington
Treasury
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
American Federation of Labor
Congress
Army
Navy
Past Achievements Highlight Future Promises
A retrospective note praises prior successes and expresses confidence in forthcoming achievements. The piece frames future progress as inevitable, referencing continued effort and expected milestones ahead.
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John Mebane
Madame Meredith
Main
High Point, N. C
W. C. Brown Shoe Shop
North Wrenn Street
Pea Ti Tieg
General Tire
Neal’s Auto Service
South Main Street
Exposition Building
Glenda
Sophia
Jack-Of
Seaborn Perry
Alec Cecil
Frank Dalton
Jarrell’s
Wright's Clothing
High Streets
Bellevue
T. F. Wrenn
M. J. Wrenn
J. H. Tate
Tate Furniture Company
Mr. Rankin
A. E. Tate
Home Furniture Company
Rankin Coffin and Casket Company
Alma Furniture Company
High Point Mantel and Table Company
National Bank of High Point
Rankin Memorial Methodist Protestant Church
Henry Millis
Sandhill
Baland
Torrid
Arctics
Ford
Pat Brown
Incorporated
Washington Street
Madam Ardell
Madam Ardelle
Winston-Saiedigh
City Shoe Shop
North Main Street
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