October Brings Two Plants Into Operation
Whistles sounded as two idle furniture plants restarted in October. Williams-Norris reopened case goods production at English Street, hiring 200 to 300 workers as schedules expand, with a focus on employing city residents. Briggs Manufacturing on Reed Street reopened after reorganization, with about 50 workers, as operations resume.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Premier Manufacturing Company
English Street
Williams- Norris Company
Briggs Manufacturing Company
Williams-Norris Company
Thomasville
Municipal Employment Bureau
Reed Street
Insurance Agents of City Guests of Greensboro Men
Ten High Point Continental Life Insurance Company employees were guests of Greensboro agents at a banquet at the O. Henry hotel in Greensboro last night. Attendants from this city included Supt. A. A. Wayne, Supt. G. L. Hawks, and Agents M. C. Johnson, H. Hawks, E. L. Taylor, L. H. Efird, J. E B. Williams, H. C. Powell, W. H. Herrin and A. N. Denny. W. J. Whedbee served as toastmaster. About 55 in attendance, with Winston-Salem agents as guests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Continental Life Insurance Company
Greensboro
O. Henry
A. A. Wayne
G. L. Hawks
M. C. Johnson
H. Hawks
E. L. Taylor
L. H. Efird
J. E B. Williams
H. C. Powell
W. H. Herrin
A. N. Denny
W. J. Whedbee
High Point
Winston- Salem
Repo
Elkin Authorities Take Alleged Auto Thief Caught Here
Landon Macemore a young white man from Elkin was turned over to Chief W G Church after his arrest on a charge of stealing a automobile. The car, believed stolen from W L Swann in Elkin on September 24, was recovered in Greensboro last night and Macemore was arrested nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Landon Macemore
Elkin
W. G. Church
W. L. Swann
Greensboro
Macemore
Funeral Service For Carleen Cecil Held At Zion Church
Funeral services for ten year old Carleen Cecil daughter of Mr and Mrs E L Cecil were held at Zion Reformed church with Rev Saffrit Dugan Cox and C R Harris officiating. Pallbearers included Allen Jay teachers and students as flowers and offerings filled the church. Interment was at the church cemetery. The Cecil family is prominent in the community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carleen Cecil
E. L. Cecil
Fairfield Road
Zion Reformed Church
C. Saffrit
Dugan Cox
Thomasville
C. R. Harris
Allen Jay School
Carleen
Frances Hatton
Madge Greenwood
Ola Mendenhall
Aileen Hendrix
Bowman
Ingram
Gouger
Rucker
Davis
Mesdames Wood
Purvis
J. A. Hylton
Everett Hylton
Cecil Family
Concert Correction For Cherry Street Church Recital
The Enterprise corrects previous notice correcting the venue and date. Walter L McNair and Madame G A Bridges were listed for last night but the event will be at Cherry Street Church tonight. The paper apologizes for the error and confirms the concert location.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Walter L. McNair
Madame G. A. Bridges
Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
Cherry Street Church
High Point Schools Get First State Allotment
High Point city schools received their first state allotment for the six month term, totaling 28 668.59 dollars, deposited in Commercial National Bank Raleigh officials say funds will reach the board mid next week. Vouchers by six officials are required before the money is signed for and the monthly allotments will vary though salaries and janitors’ wages stay constant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial National Bank
High Point
High Point City
North Carolina
T. Wingate Andrews
State Board of Equalization
Raleigh
County Board of Education
End of September closes American School of Fine Arts at Fontainebleau
The American School of Fine Arts in Fontainebleau France closes at month end with 160 students from Sumter Winston-Salem and High Point among its attendees. Founded in 1923 as an extension of wartime art training for American soldiers, the center now operates under French administration while headed by Walter Damrosch as president of the combined schools.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Thomas Harmon
West Liberty Street
Sumter
8. C
Luther Lashmit
Holly Avenue
Winston-Salem
N. C
Charles Salsbury
Roland Park
High Point
School of Fine Arts
Belle Cheminee
Magnificent Palace
France
United States
Lloyd Warren
Walter Damrosch
Center For
Musicians
Fine Arts
Rites Planned for John Lee Kennedy at Hopewell
Funeral services are set for 2:00 PM Friday at Hopewell Church for John Lee Kennedy 68, who died at his Trinity area home overnight. Rev. W. R. Harris will officiate, with interment in the church cemetery. The body will stay at Sechrest Funeral Home until moved Friday to his brother C. M. Kennedy’s house near Trinity. Also noted, London boy scouts served as guides at York House, Prince of Wales’s bachelor residence, with one scout overseeing offices during the royal holiday in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Lee Kennedy
Trinity
Hopewell Church
W. R. Harris
Sechrest
C. M. Kennedy
Scouts
Wales
House Guides
London
York House
France
Prince of Wales
Liquor Prohibition Cases Heard In Court Today
Municipal court devoted its session to violations of prohibition laws. Five defendants faced charges with four sentenced. Luther Lane received eight months for prohibition violations. Dexter Welborn was not pros. A nol pros was issued against Roby Osborne for the same offense. Gaston Johnson’s sentence is pending. he and Lane are charged jointly. Johnson claimed liquor found at his home was placed there by the co defendant without his knowledge. J. H. Carter paid the costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luther Lane
Dexter Welborn
Roby Osborne
Gaston Johnson
Gaston
J. H. Carter
Julian Franklin Wins Race With Cops But Judge To Hear of It
Julian Franklin assistant clerk of the High Point municipal court won an automobile race with two policemen on East Lexington avenue before officers halted pursuit. He returned to city hall to face a warrant charging reckless driving and speeding with bond set at 50 dollars and trial scheduled for October 12. Sergeant A P Samuel and Officer L G Jones witnessed Franklin depart with a young woman inside a running car. The chase ended when Franklin’s vehicle pulled away and outran the officers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Julian Franklin
High Point
A. P. Samuele
L. G. Jones
Franklin
Lexington Avenue
Delapp Court Fight Seen Over Custody
In a Reno telegram Captain George B. Wimberley said he won a preliminary court fight for custody of Fred Delapp, who is to face abandonment and non support charges. He noted Delapp pursued further proceedings and a hearing on the latest angle was expected today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George B. Wimberley
Reno
Nev
Fred Delapp
W. G. Friddle
Delapp
Imp of Hell Pit Idea Circulates Around Legion Post
In High Point rumors spread that the Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion may form an Imp and Hell Pit inspired by a Detroit temperance remark. Nashville already has such a pit and High Point officials discuss a possible No. 2 with a campfire gathering and playful devlish themes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imp
Hell Pit
Andrew Jackson
Post of
Legion
Andrew Jackson Post
Amercan Legion
High Point
Hell
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Episcopal Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
American Legion
Detroit
Wilson
Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Hell Pit No. 2
Satan
Grand Tail-Twister
Beelzebub
Mammon
High Point Girl Killed After Auto Crash Near Thomasville
Miss Hettie L. Sumner 21 of High Point died in a Thomasville hospital after a car driven by C L Rickert overturned near Thomasville. Born January 31 1910 in Virginia she lived in High Point and worked for High Point Overall Co. Survived by five brothers and three sisters. Funeral Friday at Mitchells Grove M P Church with interment in church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Hettie L. Sumner
Miss Sumner
C. L. Rickert
City Memorial Hospital
Sechrest
Virginia
Claude
Eliza Leonard Sumner
Davidson County
High Point Overall Company
C. G. Sumner
High Point
E. M. Sumner
Melia
C. L
C. R
Clifton Sumner
Amanda Beck
Clarice Tucker
Cora Sumner
Jamestown
Mitchell’s Grove M. P
Home Mortgage Co Sued For 17700 Deficiency Judgment
H A Millis filed in municipal court a suit against the Home Mortgage Company of Hickory seeking a deficiency judgment of 17700 on a promissory note dated August 21 1930. The 60-day note matured October 21 1930 and defaulted. Securities posted as collateral were sold and left a shortfall of 17700 plus interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Home Mortgage Company of
Hickory
H. A. Millis
Millis
Privileges Expanded for British Prisoners in Jails
Prisoners in certain British jails now gain weekly dancing classes and the right to keep animal pets as well as access to fitted gymnasiums. Educational talks by radio, and classes in shorthand and foreign languages are also allowed alongside other inmate activities.
Husband Slays Wife and Child Then Ends Own Life
A man murdered his wife and child and then killed himself at his home behind 115 Mallory Street yesterday. A puzzle arose from a guinea pig in Miss Elizabeth Speers care, as three of four small pigs were found dead with gnawed feet and heads, suggesting possible self-inflicted harm in the box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mallory Street
Elizabeth Speers
Miss Speers
DeMolay Takes In Three New Members at High Point
The High Point DeMolay chapter met with new officers elected for six months. Three boys Chase Idol Jr Charles Holley and Irvin Coffield received the initiatory degree. A business meeting planned a public installation of officers and degree teams at the Paramount Theater on Sunday October 11 with further announcements to follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Chase Idol, Jr
Charles Holley
Irvin Coffield
Paramount Theater
Retiring Captain Delays Retirement Over Local Murder Mystery
Boston police Captain James P. Smith of West Roxbury postpones his retirement after years of seeking to solve the unresolved Maybelle Matheson murder in his district. The case remains a mystery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
James P. Smith
West Roxbury
Maybelle Matheson
Logal Man Gives Officers Chase Before Capture
Emmett Franklin a 20 year old white youth from this city was held in Forsyth county jail in Winston Salem on 1000 bond after federal prohibition officers found 30 gallons of liquor in his car He led officers on a 35 to 40 mile chase at 60 to 85 mph before being overtaken by Agent L G Trexler near Walkertown The liquor was in the rear compartment Franklin and a companion fled on rough dusty roads before one man was captured Bonds set for 10 30 Saturday morning but he could not post bail
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emmett Franklin
Forsyth County
Winston-Salem
Franklin
L. G. Trexler
Trexler
N. A. Cooper
Marshall C. B. Winn
Mayodan
Walkertown
Route 48
Cooper
Winn
United States
Whitman
Farquer Furnaces Offer Safe Clean Economical Heat
Farquer Furnace Service Co promotes modern furnaces for home heating emphasizing safety cleanliness health and economy. Available sales and service at 713 Summit Avenue, by boro NC. Genuine Farquar units sold exclusively through this company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farquar
Farquer Furnace Service Co
Summit Ave
Boro
N. C
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Williams-Norris
Central Barber Shop
Commerce Street
City
Colored Church
Eckerd’s
Economy Drug Store
Mann Drug Store
Mattons Drug Co
Ring Drug Co
American School of Fine Arts At
Fontainebleau
American School of Fine Arts
Home Mortgage Co
Schwartz Shoe Shop
North Main
Wilson Motor Company
Flury
Ne’s Inc
Rniture Osures
N. Main
W. M. Barker
O’connor
Hamilton Florist
West Broad
Lazenby North Manin
City Limits
DeMolay
Logal
United States Depository For Postal Savings Funds
High Point Perpetual Building
As and Loan Association
The
Commercial National Bank Vo
A. J. Idol
Vice-Pres. & Treas. Co
BH. Ellis
Sec'y
Certified Public Accountants
Commercial Bank
G. E. Kianderman
P. A
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