Four Divorces Granted As Civil Court Term Convenes
The first session of a two week civil term of High Point municipal court opened with Judge Lewis E Teague in charge. Four uncontested divorce decrees were issued under a two year separation statute: Gray v Gray, Huff v Huff, Morgan v Morgan, Brown v Brown. The Davidson Publishing Co. v Harris case moves toward a $175 magistrate count. The court schedule lists appeals, inquiries, and trials, plus jurors selected for service.
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Municipal Court
City of
High Point
Lewis E. Teague
Davidson Publishing Company
Robert J. Harris
Lincoln Gray
Inez Ferguson Gray
John T. Huff
Orphie Alberta Huff
J. D. Morgan
Velva Freedie Morgan
W. H. Brown
Della Brown
Harris
Southern Loan Company
Julius Rogers
J. C. Roach
W. W. Horton
Southern Finance Company
R. A. Gibbs
Gibbs Machine Company
W.G. Friddle
David Tilley
R. A. Henderson
Blue Bird Cab Company
Esther Hilton Hedgecock
A. L. Hedgecock
Elizabeth MccIntire
Charles Kinney
E. P. Loflin
Mamie Loflin
L. B. Welborn
Roger Loughbridge
M. A. Jolly
A. E. White
Carolina Mortgage Company
L. H. Bottoms Truck Line, Inc
Ira Evans
Piedmont Oil Company
J. R. Boone
Beeson Hardware
W. Evan Cecil
N. E. Weathers
J. L. White
W. H. Evans
L. BE. York
R.A. McPheeters
Herbert Potts
J. B. Phillips
C. M. Gatton
W. H. Prince
M. S. Ward
D. W. White
M. L. Bull
L. Carpenter
G. L. Asbury
W. C. Beck
D. C. Overcash
J. R. Carrick
C. ©. Wiley
D. M. Fain
A. B. Mitchell
Birds Grow Extra Feathers to Weather Winter
Birds extend plumage as a natural adaptation to cold. Researchers note insulation improves with additional feather layers, helping to retain body heat and reduce energy needs during low temperatures.
City Commended for Cautious Hydro Project Stance
After a luncheon by City Manager B M Knox the Manufacturers' Club agreed unanimously with the city’s plan to halt commitments. He said the hydro electric project will stay tentative until a preliminary survey proves practicability, legal questions are settled, and council reviews economic feasibility.
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B. M. Knox
Manufacturers’ Club
Knox
Drunken Driver Receives Road Term In Thomasville
Thomas W. Bird of Thomasville was convicted of drunken driving in municipal court. He received a four month road sentence and had his state license revoked for 12 months. Bird also convicted of disorderly conduct with judgment suspended on costs. J Stanley convicted of reckless driving with costs and damages to a car. Lula Fairleth, colored, found guilty of liquor law violation for possessing five gallons of white corn liquor. 12 month road sentence with one month immediate, and return to court after period for further action.
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Thomasville
Thomas W. Bird
C. W. Gilllam
Bird
J. ¥. Stanley
J. L. Safrell
Lula Fairleth
Smith Street
Deaths Staunch Thomasville Citizen John D. Sullivan
John D. Sullivan aged 67 died at 8 40 a m at his home 310 Foster Street after a long illness Funeral will be at his home with Rev J A Palmer and Rev E S Troutman officiating Burial will be in Emmanuel Reformed Church Cemetery with the Junior Order conducting at the grave He was born July 24 1870 in Davidson County and survived by his wife two daughters six sons three brothers three sisters 20 grandchildren and two great grandchildren.
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John D. Sullivan
Thomasville
Foster Street
William and
Mary Conrad Sullivan
Davidson County
Magey Sechrest Sullivan
D. J. Lohr
Harvey Leonard
Greensboro
Fred
Howard
Walter
Paul
John
James
E. H. Sullivan
A. L. Sullivan
Flay Sullivan
Route One
Miss Osborne Added to Local Employment Office
Miss Jewell Osborne joins the North Carolina state employment service office in High Point. J A Gawthrop, manager, says the move aligns with headquarters to meet growing local demand and stresses the office serves all workers, professionals, skilled laborers, and employers alike.
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Miss Osborne
Office of Employment Service
Jewell Osborne
North Carolina
Rambling Reporter Goes to Atlanta on Association Business
J. T. Ryan, secretary of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers association, has traveled to Atlanta on official business. An unidentified insect caught in Smith's Studio was brought to The Enterprise office by Ralph Smith. The insect resembled an oversized ant with large brown and white wing markings.
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Atlanta
J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Smith
Enterprise
Ralph Smith
Freak apple grows from side of larger fruit on Hayworth farm
Dave Hayworth displayed a freak apple at The Enterprise. The fruit came from the Hayworths farm route three and features a small apple growing from the side of a larger one.
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Dave Hayworth
Enterprise
G. W. Hayworth
Thieves Break Into Asheboro Jewelry Store
Thieves broke into the Grimes Hollingsworth Jewelry store in Asheboro early Sunday morning and took an undetermined number of watches and rings. Receiver M. S. Younts of Greensboro will arrive to determine the loss. Entrance was gained by breaking a back door window. a safe was not opened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Grimes - Hollingsworth
M. S. Younts
Greensboro
Pontiac Dealers Attend National Meeting in Detroit
T. Je Laughlin president J. DPD Johnson secretary treasurer and J. H. Uuck salesman of the Johnson Pontiac company travel from High Point at 5 57 p m on a special train to Detroit for a two day national Pontiac dealers meeting October 6 and 7. The 1938 Pontiac will be displayed and they plan to return late in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Je Laughlin
J. Dpd. Johnson
J. H. Uuck
Johnson Pontiac Company
Pontiac
Mich
High Point
Detroit
Ferree Returns From Sea Island Convention
L F Ferree local New England Mutual representative returns from southern regional convention at Sea Island with home office officials and 76 general agents and special representatives from North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama and Tennessee also noted a nation wide convention planned for Banff Alberta Canada in September 1938
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L. F. Ferree
New England Mutual Representaive
Sea Island
Home Office
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Tennesee
Banff
Alberta
Canada
French ships firing guns trigger Lorient quake scare
Residents near Lorient France reported a 12 minute tremor fear during the night firing practice by three French battleships Bretagne Lorraine and Provence off Belle Ile their 13-inch guns were blamed for the quake scare later explained by authorities
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Lorient
France
Bretagne
Lorraine
Provence
Belle Ile
Pickett Cotton Mills Not Awarded Government Contract
Officials of Pickett Cotton Mills denied any government contract with the War Department quartermaster corps. They said a report arose from a naming error confusing the bidding firm with the supplier of raw materials.
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Pickett Cotton Mills
Quartermaster Corps
War Department
Washington
New York
Pickett Cotton Mill
Strickland Attends Public Works Congress in Atlanta
Sam H. Strickland director of public works for High Point attends the 1937 Public Works Congress in session at Atlanta Georgia. Officials from across the country gather for meetings and the session will run through Thursday with Strickland returning Thursday night or Friday morning.
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Sam H. Strickland
High Point
Atlanta
Mr. Strickland
Opposition Voiced To Speeding Autos In Congested Areas
Civitan meeting at Elwood hotel heard opposition to speeding by cars in busy areas where children play. Vice President Percy Neal presided. Henry V. Koonts reported on the Charlotte district council. January High Point meeting planned. motorcade on Scenic Highway delayed. club planning to boost attendance and enthusiasm.
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Civitan Club
Elwood Hotel
Percy Neal
Civitan
Henry V. Koonts
Charlotte
High Point
Koonts
President's Message Triggers Stock Slide In New York
Stocks opened with sharp declines as leaders fell 1 to 4 points to yearly lows and some losses reached 10. Dealers cited rumors that the President would deliver a grim assessment of world conditions in his Chicago speech, fueling selling pressure before mild support emerged for depressed groups.
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New York
Wall Street
Chicago
United States
Bear Hurls Rocks Defeats Dogs In Macedonian Farm Fight
Report from near Polog Macedonia describes a large bear attacking a farm area. The bear allegedly threw rocks at hunting dogs, killing two and scattering the rest before vanishing into the forest with a killed sheep.
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Bear Huris
Polog
Macedonia
British cooks attacked over poor public digestion
Doctors and dentists in London and other English cities condemn British cooking citing widespread dental decay and stomach problems. Dame Louise Mellroy, household economics expert, says the average woman does not even know how to boil a potato.
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London
England
Louise Mellroy
Flying Thieves Called Agile Peiping Bandits
Chinese papers describe recent Peiping thieves as flying thieves for their agility. They are said to walk rooftops and scale walls with ease and to be hard to capture by authorities.
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Peiping
Statistical Claim About Midget Births and Families
The text asserts that among one million births, one child becomes a midget and that midgets are always children of normally minded parents. It presents a deterministic pattern without citation or broader context.
Camera Club Forming In Guilford Wednesday Evening
Amateur camera enthusiasts will meet at the Guilford Radio Service shop at 518 North Main Street tomorrow night at 7:80 o'clock to organize a camera club. Interest in photography is high and an organizational meeting is announced for attendees.
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Guilford Radio Service Shop
North Main Street
Raleigh Rotary Leader John Park to Visit Local Club
John A. Park Raleigh publisher and Rotary district governor visits the local club next Thursday October 7 after a Europe trip and France Rotary convention. He will talk with President W. C. Idol and Secretary Forest Johnson then attend the luncheon at 12 15 PM at the Sheraton hotel. Park represents Rotary International in its 33rd year with about 185 000 members in 4 400 clubs across 82 countries. District 189 includes 35 clubs from High Point to Englehard and eastern North Carolina.
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Europe
Park
Rotary
France
John A. Park
Raleigh
Civic
Rotary District 189
W. C. Idol
Forest Johnson
Sheraton Hotel
Rotary International
High Point
Englehard
Hyde County
North Carolina
Revival series ends at Mitchells Grove Church
The annual revival at Mitchell's Grove Methodist Protestant church concluded Friday night. Rev. E. P. Hamilton a sophomore at High Point College preached during the series.
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Jamestown
Mitchell's Grove Methodist Protestant Church
E. P. Hamilton
High Point College
Jamestown High School Gains Teacher for 1937 38 Term
Jamestown high school adds an teacher after state commission approval at Raleigh. The decision reflects excessive load for high school teachers. Total high school enrollment is 308, up 56 from last year, while eighth grade records 123 students per Principal White.
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Jamestown High School
State School Commission
Raleigh
White
Local social notices from Statesville and nearby towns
Mr. and Mrs. N. P. Alexander spent the weekend with relatives in Statesville. Miss Mildred Way a High Point College freshman, visited her parents Rev. and Mrs. Co. B. Way. Miss Elizabeth Hanner a Jamestown school faculty member spent a few days with her parents at Julian. Miss Gertrude Moore has been visiting relatives at Waxhaw for some time.
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N. P. Alexander
Statesville
Mildred Way
High Point College
Co. B. Way
Elizabeth Hanner
Jamestown School
Julian
Gertrude Moore
Waxhaw
Chamber Commerce Today Publicity Plans Wednesday
Members of the High Point Chamber of Commerce publicity committee will hold a luncheon meeting tomorrow at noon at the Sheraton hotel. The group will discuss publicity for the city and surrounding area, focusing on the state tour later this month. Committee members include O. A. Kirkman chairman Holt McPherson Hugh J. Smart Horace G. Ilderton Morris Jones and Henry Foscue.
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High Point Chamber of Comerce
Sheraton Hotel
O. A. Kirkman
Holt McPherson
Hugh J. Smart
Horace G. Ilderton
Morris Jones
Henry Foscue
Den Mothers Plan Fall Program for Cub Pack No 1
Den Mothers of Cub Pack No. 1 Bay Street School met in the school yesterday afternoon to set plans for the fall program. Achievement night is scheduled for Tuesday October 19. Present were Mrs A W Kilemme Mrs Marshall Kellam Mrs Ernest Welch Mrs W W Lewis Mrs J T Robinson and Mrs J F Carriker.
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den Mothers
Cub Pack No. 1
Bay Street School
Den
A. W. Kilemme
Marshal Kellam
Ernest Welch
W. W. Lewis
J. T. Robinson
J. F. Carriker
Schedule For Court Of Honor In Uwharrie District
Courts of Honor for the Uwharrie district of the Boy Scouts are listed by the local office. Asheboro hosts October 25 at 6 p m, High Point October 25 at 7 30 p m, Thomasville October 26 at 5 80 p m, Lexington October 26 at 30 p m, and Salisbury October 33 at 7 p m.
Power lines extended in North Carolina cities
Fourteen municipalities have laid 460.3 miles of rural lines, with 18 miles under construction and 27.6 miles authorized, serving 2,811 customers. Wilson leads with 115 miles and 670 customers. Apex has the shortest at half a mile.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Rural Electrification Authority
Wilson Municipal
Apex
Wilson
Tarboro
Southport
Aurora
Concord
Drexel
Farmville
Greenville
Kinston
New Bern
Rocky Mount
Robersville
Washington
Employees to vote on bargaining agency at American Furniture
Martinsville Virginia special report workers at the American Furniture company will vote Wednesday from 2 to 6 pm to determine a collective bargaining agency. William Archer of the National Labor Relations Board will conduct the election amid a stipulation entered at a board hearing. The firm employs about 1 000 people across four plants and argues the union is non existent. James Gibson Ewell of the NLRB presided at the hearing.
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Martinsville
American Furniture Company
William Archer
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Washington
James Gibson Ewell
Report Cards To Be Given At End Of Second Month
Charles F. Carroll Jr superintendent announced that pupils in High Point public schools from elementary to high school will receive report cards at the end of the second month of the term and at the end of each subsequent month. The report cards and grading system will be the same in all grades.
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High Point
Charles F. Carroll, Jr
Carroll
Two Injured When Raleigh Bus Overturns
Mrs. Mary Bolton and Miss Geneva Edwards, both of this city, were bruised but not seriously hurt when a Raleigh bound bus overturned near South Potts Creek on highway No. 29 Sunday night. Three other passengers escaped injury as the bus skidded on the slippery road.
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Mary Bolton
Geneva Edwards
South Potts Creek
Bolton
Miss Edwards
High Point Fire Loss For September Shows One Cent Per Capita
Comparative fire department report shows 24 fires in September with total city loss of 590 including buildings 27 750 and contents 63 150. Buildings insured 21 800 contents 56 700. Per capita loss one cent for September and five cents for the first quarter of the fiscal year.
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High Point
Charles Abney Freed By Governor Hogsy Paroled
Raleigh plainspoken dispatch reports Governor Hogsy granted parole to Steven Powell serving a Halifax county second degree murder term of six to ten years. The governor denied fifteen requests but also released Charles Abney who had been sentenced to nine months in High Point for larceny.
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Raleigh
N. C
Steven
Stephen) Powell
Halifax County
Hogsy
Charles Abney
High Point
North Carolina Reports Two Furniture Failures in Month
Lyon mercantile agency notes two furniture failures in North Carolina during the month, with none at manufacturers or wholesalers. Nationally, furniture failures rise to 29 retail cases, up from 14 a year earlier, while manufacturing and wholesale failures total four, down from seven in the previous year. New York leads states with seven total failures.
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North Carolina
Lyon Furnith Mercantile Agency
Todi
New York
Chicago produce market notes and prices
Chicago reports mixed price movements on October 5 with butter and eggs showing changes in local receipts. Fresh graded firsts and current receipts influence local market prices and trade activity in the morning session.
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Chicago
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Winston-Salem
Hishwah
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LOWES
Quality Shoe
City Shoe Shop
West Commerce Street
Security N
Sonal Bank
Ben Swartzberg
Credit Clothing
North Main
Beeson How. Co
Signor
Michele
Michele Cochrane
Mickey
Black Mike
Detroit Tigers
Naples
Mike
Pickett
Strickland
Camera Club
Jamestown News
Chamber Commerce Today
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Employes
American Furniture Co
Madame Meredith
Good South Main
Paul Younts
North Main & Phone
Surtaare
Unig
Grimmer
Nuremberg
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