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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 06, 1938

Page

2

Growth Of Service League Milk Fund Progress Slow

The Junior Service League Milk Fund rose to 232.50 with a new 25 gift. The fund aids undernourished local children through the league program at Brentwood nursery school and the baby clinic. Previous gifts include 207.50 from Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Millis.

Service League Milk Fund Junior Service League Brentwood League Junior Service League Milk Fund Dorothy Bell J. E. Millis

Believe It Or Not: Reading Skill Lapse Yet Writing Soars

Bamberg resident Ben Jones cannot read or distinguish letters though he can produce any text asked. He once discovered a writing ability without remembering how he learned this skill. In Kensington Conn a Phoebe used a garden hoe as a nest support atop a shed, in fall 1987.

Ben Jones Bamberg Kensington Conn

Desperadoes Sought as Shootings Link Prisoner Pair

The escapees tied to a July 29 gun battle near a county farm home led to Donald Moss being fatally shot in High Point. Police link the incident to the two desperadoes, with prosecutors predicting a minimum four year prison term for the young woman if convicted. Attorneys note the danger of aiding convicts under state law.

Wilson Lexington Donald Moss

New Hosiery Plant To Begin Operations Here October 15

Zenith Hosiery Mills will start up in High Point around October 15 with 50 workers in a new English Street extension building. J. A. Myatt owns the site, E. W. Saunders and George Haltom will run the plant making high grade anklets using 75 new machines already ordered.

Zenith Hosiery Mills High Point J. A. Myatt English Street E. W. Saunders George Haltom Myatt

Base Hendrix Held On Liquor Charges

Police stopped two cars parked side by side amid suspicions about the drivers. Hal Hendrix of Winston-Salem was found with 24 pints of whisky. Boots Buie went to the station to post bond when a warrant charging violation of the prohibition law was discovered. Both men were released on bond.

Hal Hendrix Winston-Salem W. C Bule Hendrix Buie

Commission Strikes Snag in South Zone

A report describes reparations talk for Sudeten damages at Munich and a map for the first four zones ceded by Czechoslovakia. Occupation of zones one to three is done or underway, with zone four to begin and finish by Friday. The commission will decide remaining areas and zones to vote by plebiscite, amid Hitler’s demands.

Munich Czechoslovakia International Commission Adolf Hitler

Local Noon Weather Outlook

Noon weather briefing notes daytime conditions for the area with cloud cover and temperature hints. Overnight trends and yesterday’s high are referenced, but exact figures are unreadable in the fragment.

Jeff Culler Dies at Home in High Point

Allan Jefferson Culler aged 66 died at his home 709 West Lexington Avenue after a two week illness. He was born in 1872 in Stokes County and was longtime superintendent of the Thomasville Dog Kennels. Surviving are six children, sixteen grandchildren, one great grandchild, and three brothers. Funeral Thursday at 3 from Spring Hill Missionary Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery.

Allan Jefferson Culler Lexington Avenue Mr. Culler Stokes County Alfred and Anna Dugan Culler Emma Wright C. M. Whitlow Ida May Hines I. J. Craven D. E. Culler L. B. Culler George Culler High Point C. C T. R. Culler Randleman J. M. Culler Thomasville Culler Friends and Bisiness Jeff" Culler Spring Hill MP FE. W. Jones Weslyn Methodist Church G. H. Liner South Side Baptist Church

McLarty Opens New Drug Store on North Main Street

George McLarty formally opens the McLarty Drug Store in a new North Main Street building. He has 18 years as a pharmacist and eight years with Ring Drug, lately selling his Ring interest to run the new venture.

McLarty North Main Street George McLarty Ring Drug Company

Young Demo Bigwigs at Guilford Rally in Oct

Gordon Gray president of the state Young Democrats and Arch T. Allen former president will headline the Guilford county Young Democrats rally at Jefferson Country Club on October 28. Democratic candidates including Lewis E. Teague for Congress and local constable hopefuls will speak. The event caps a drive to recruit new members as club memberships expired September 20.

Enterprise Greensboro Gordon Gray State Organization of Young Democrats Arch T. Allen Guilford County Young Democrats Jefferson Country Club Lewis E. Teague Congress Constable

Pumpkin Buyer Receives Hidden Patch Surprise

Mrs. A. Coke Cecil bought a pumpkin at a curb market and found a miniature pumpkin patch growing inside after slicing it open. The vendor reportedly included the sprouting pumpkin seeds as a surprise. the small patch is thriving.

A. Coke Cecil

Polident Deep Clean Promises Denture Shine Longevity

Polident cleans and pulses denture plates without brushing, dissolving scum tarnish and odor to leave plates looking like new. It claims fresher breath and longer plate life, approved by dental authorities, Good Housekeeping, and many users. A 30 cent price is noted at drug stores.

Polident

Two Defendants Bound Over In Municipal Court Today

Two defendants were bound over to Guilford County superior court after probable cause was found on larceny and breaking and entering charges. Bond was set at $1000 each for James Gray and Clyde Payne, with Gray accused of stealing money and jewelry from Mrs. A. L. Ellison on October 1 and Payne charged with larceny of $140 from Mrs. Lena G. Modlin on October 3. Other cases resolved included drunken driving and assault with a deadly weapon, with fines, costs, and jail terms noted.

Guilford County Superior Court James Gray W. B. Ridge A. L. Ellison Ellison Clyde Payne Route One Lena G. Modlin J. A. Rhinehart Randolph Street L. R. Davis Winston-Salem Clyde Oliver Farrington Phoenix Street Sam Whitworth Taylor Street Ernest McCants Pearson Street P. R. Spencer Roy Smallwood Willow

Drunkenness Charges Levied in Two Local Cases

Grover Johnson of 1217 Kivett Drive Hattie Gibbs of the city and Will Morris of Thomasville were charged with drunkenness and ordered to pay the costs in their respective cases.

Brook Street Grover Johnson Kivett Drive Hattie Gibbs City Will Morris Thomasville

Old Man Mose Dead Key to Dismissal in Prohibition Case

Constance Caldwell, a Negress, was charged with violating the prohibition law after two and a half quarts of white liquor were found at Mose Murray’s home where she was present. The case was dismissed on jury costs and good behavior conditions after Murray’s death, with defense claiming the whiskey belonged to Murray and Caldwell having no prior record.

Mose Constance Caldwell Constance Mose Murray Murray

Building and Loan District Meeting Set for October 28

The North Carolina Building and Loan association will hold a district meeting here on October 28 at the Sheraton hotel. Delegates from associations across the state are expected, announced by secretary-treasurer B F Johnson.

North Carolina Building and Loan Association B. F. Johnson High Point Building and Loan Association Sheraton Hotel

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