Ambitious city extensions push Asheville toward 40000
The Asheville movement seeks to extend corporate limits absorbing Biltmore Grace Norwood Park Kenilworth and surrounding areas. It aims to elevate Asheville to a 40000 population by January 1 with bonds of 1020000 for water without raising taxes. Other cities like High Point Greensboro Knoxville and Winston-Salem are cited as precedents for growth through annexation and expanded utilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sion
Biltmore
Grace
Norwood Park
Kenilworth
High Point Municipal Court Tackles Weekend Gambling Boom
Judge Walter Royal presided as twelve gambling cases and nine intoxication charges were disposed in a busy High Point session. A four cell lockup filled with black inmates, police vow to curb gambling, and fines varied from five to twenty dollars with costs in multiple cases.
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Walter Royal
High Point
Saids
Ruben Thompson
Henry Jackson
Floyd CoHett
Thomas Phtin’x
O. B. Roberts
Lee Deary
Arthur Harrell
Ed Dawson
Robert Bruton
Herbert Harrell
Chas Laveing
Robert Futler
Jim Greer
Rube
Thompson
W. H. Gurley
Harry Craig
Gus Griffin
City Growth Goals Include Parks Rail Station and Schools
The plan calls for extending city limits in all directions to 20 000 population, building a sizable library, expanding parks and playgrounds, adding a passenger station and elevated tracks, establishing city planning, increasing housing, paving streets, and extending sewer and water systems with hard surfaced roads.
The Miracle and a City Clock Question
A fragmentary poem describes a fair young woman surviving in a rank tenement, praising resilience and beauty amid taint. The page also notes Braley’s quote about men who mean what they say and a street remark about saving cigarette ashes for winter. The closing line asks if the clock is right.
Giants Triumph Sparks Talk of Fixed World Series
Baseball fans speculate on the Giants decisive victory while questioning claims that the World Series was fixed for gate receipts. Babe Ruth’s fame as a mighty figure contrasts with the controversy over the outcome.
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Giants
Saturday Football Games Dominate Week End View
A lighthearted column surveys Saturday football slated ahead and notes assorted tidbits. It mentions Thomas W. Lawson moving to Boston to recover fortune, aviator Hinton near Rio returning to base, and the Navy’s duties in American waters. It also briefly touches on politics and local road work toward Winston-Salem.
Public School Music in Winston-Salem Advances
Winston-Salem public schools lead North Carolina in music education with extended daily instruction and a formal program. The school board invested 150 or more orchestra instruments for students and hired instructors to teach, with a bond system ensuring instruments are returned in good condition.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina
Twin City
Fake mob party must face trial in Taylorsville case
Winston Salem Oct 9 Defendants linked to a Taylorsville hold up and mock whipping of S L Jenkins and mistreatment of Margaret Jones will face Magistrate Coleman Payne. Juror cases involve F A Tucker posting bond and warrants for John Black Dan Jones George Halsey Mack Joes from Ashe and Alleghany counties.
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Winston-Salem
Taylorsville
S. L. Jenkins
Margaret Jones
Charles Webb
Coleman Payne
J. C. Gold
Ku Klux Klan
F. A. Fucker
New York
John Black
Dan Jones
George Halsey
Mack Joes
Ashe
Alleghany
Tucker
Thomasville to Have a Modern City Hospital
Plans mature for a new city hospital in Thomasville the first in Davidson county. Local resident T J Finch has donated five acres south of the railroad for hospital use adjacent to the E W Cates lot. Financing and building plans are underway with expectant funds to follow, creating a Thomasville possession to serve Davidson and Lexington communities.
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Thomasville
Davidson’ County
Rothry Club
T. J. Finch
Tizéen
E. W. Cates
Davidso County
Léxington
Local Band to Be Heard at the Fair
High Point will feature the Elks' bank providing four days of music at the Central Carolina fair. The band plays for grandstand crowds during afternoon races and hosts evening concerts before fireworks. Now in its second year the group builds a strong regional reputation with a rehearsal tonight in preparation for Greensboro.
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High Point
Elks’ Bank
Negro to Face Serious Charge in Cow Tuberculosis Case
Joe Steele, a Black man living two miles southwest of the city, is charged with selling a condemned tuberculous cow. State inspectors tested and condemned the animal. Steele allegedly refused their offer to purchase and later directed the cow to be moved to another location. City veterinarian Dr A Jones stopped the butchered animal, preventing further danger to the public. Steele is to be arraigned for a preliminary hearing before Squire Brown once witnesses are assembled. If convicted, he faces a heavy penalty, with potential imprisonment up to 12 months in the state penitentiary.
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Joe Steele
Squire
Brown
Steels
Tran
Denton
High Pont City
A. Jones
Steele
Funeral Services for Al Hedgecock
Funeral services for Andrew J Hedgecock aged 63, a Abbott Creek farmer, were held yesterday at Abbott's Creek Baptist Church by Rev Neice Davis. Four nephews served as pallbearers. burial followed in Abbott's Creek Cemetery.
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Andrew J Hedgecock
Abbott’s Creek
Monument Unveiled For Edgar L. Henley by Woodmen Group
About 20 members of the local Woodmen of the World camp gathered in Greensboro yesterday afternoon for the unveiling of a monument on the grave of Edgar L. Henley a Woodman killed last year in a train accident. The ceremony followed the order of the order holding memorial services at unveiling.
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Woodmen of the World
Greensboro Y
Edgar L. Henley
Tresensboro
Lanier Captured in Richmond Virginia
Local authorities were notified of the apprehension on October 4 in Richmond, Virginia, of Lacy Lanier, a former High Point youth who escaped July 17 from a chain gang where he was serving seven years for automobile larceny. Lanier was convicted May 1 in Buncombe Superior Court and sent to the state penitentiary, later escaping from a prison camp at Mount Holly where he had been assigned to road work.
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Richmond
Lacy Lanier
High Pont
Lanier
Buncombe Superior Court
State
Mount Holly
D A R Plans State Convention in High Point
Alexander Martin chapter of the D A R meets Tuesday at 3 30 p m with Mrs. Houston Hiatt in Roland Park to finalize details for the North Carolina division annual conference to be held in High Point this fall. Reports from convention committees, election of state officers, and welcome arrangements are on the agenda with local hotels reporting room reservations.
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BP. A. KR
Alexander Martin
Houston Hiatt
Roland Park
High Point
North Carolina
The
Daughters of the American Revlution
Hiatt
S. 5. Coe
Lé@éwis Tabb
Presbyterian Party Delights City Schools Faculty
A Woman's Auxiliary hosted a rock party for Presbyterian faculty members on Saturday afternoon from 3:30 to 6 in the Presbyterian hut on Green Street. Ten card tables were arranged, autumn blossom baskets adorned the rooms, and hand painted place cards marked guest seats. After several games, Mrs. W G Shipman and her committee served fruit, sandwiches, and coffee. Receivers at the event included Misses Annie Rawkins, Lois Smith, Carolie Dick, Emma Young, and many others, along with Mrs. R E B Ranson and Mrs. Emmett Holton.
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First Church
Presbyterian
Green Street
W. G. Ship Man
A. 8. Caldwell
Roy
C. P. Cobl
Annie Rawkins
Lois Smith
Carolie Dick
Emma Young
Katie Lee MecLea
Florine Rawlins
Willie Choate
Annie Albright
Myrtle Titman
Anna Bernard Benson
Pearl Niblock
Vanessa MclLean
Jennie Gallant
Elsie Davis
Evlyn Gallant
Eva Bullock
Isadora Kinsman
Mary Harrell
Carolyn Croll
Lettie Smith
Hattie Fowler
Grace Tyson
Annie Pegram
Hortense Mosley
R. EB. Ranson
Emmett Holton
Cooperative Men to Have Sapiro's Help in Actions
The article discusses political maneuvering in Wake County as Democratic leaders shape judicial appointments and prosecutions. It notes Judge Lyon's past cases, Meekins and Connor potential candidates, and the influence of Taft and Roosevelt factions. It also covers the trial of Boots Mw. 6 KEY for Detective Crabtree's killing and the embezzlement case against W V Guerrard. Chairman Bramham prepares to travel to Washington to influence the judgeship.
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Lyon
Wakecourt
Washington
W. G. Bramham
Ee Meekins
Duncan
Henry
Connor
Judge Connor
Col
Meekins
Taft
Butler
Herbert Seawell
Harding
Seawell
Roosevelt
Tucker
Bramham
Wake County Court
Charles Mw
Key
Boots
Tom Crabtree
Morris Plan Bank Delegate Attends New York Convention
Ottis Mendenhall of High Point represents the Morris Plan Bank at a New York convention of Morris Plan bank representatives. He left yesterday at noon to attend.
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Ottis Mendenhall
New York City
Morris Plan Banks
Mendenhall
Morris Plan Bank
High Point
Mrs R B Terry Ill At Home In Roland Park
Mrs R B Terry remains ill at her Roland Park home and is not allowed visitors due to the condition. Her status is described as not serious but requires absence of visitors.
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R. B. Terry
Roland Park
Thomasville Big Celebration Draws Thousands
Thomasville hosts a Saturday celebration attracting several thousand despite morning showers. The pageant impressed with brilliance, circus acts, and Vietnam concert band music. Farm displays and awards drew crowds from Guilford Randolph and Davidson counties with heavy parking. Winners included best decorated automobile Hartville Drug Co and several floats from local groups and businesses.
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Thomasville
Vietna
Helen Hinkle
Cyrus Howell
Catherine Lambeth
Fire Department
Boy Scouts
Walter Beck
Louis Bird
J. C. Green
Amazon Gallon Mills
Jewel Cotton Mills
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