Cecil Named General Manager Of The Enterprise
H A Cecil is appointed general manager of The High Point Enterprise and its advertising manager position is filled by Charles W Patterson. Patterson, formerly with The Asheville Citizen Times, comes to High Point after a career in advertising and circulation. John Mebane becomes acting editor following Holt McPherson's resignation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Cecil
Charles W. Patterson
R. B. Terry
High Point Enterprise, Inc
Cecil
Enterprise
J. P. Rawley
Patterson
Mr. Cecil
Asheville
Gh Point
John Mebane
Holt McPherson
Wrenn Street Warehouse Burglary Reported
Police say juveniles broke into Mann Drug Co. warehouse on South Wrenn Street between Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. Entry made through a rear window by breaking a glass above the latch. small quantity of merchandise stolen. Report filed Sunday morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mann Drug Company
South Wrenn Street
Divorce Suit Filed In Municipal Court
Peulah Wilborn Pitts of High Point files for absolute divorce from Carl Pitts of Winston-Salem in municipal court. They were married September 18, 1924 and separated January 15, 1927 after living apart for more than two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peulah Wilborn Pitts
High Point
Carl Pitts
Winston-Salem
Monarch Clubs Hear National Treasurer In High Point
Herbert Hirzel national treasurer of Monarch clubs Wilmington Delaware spoke at the Elwood hotel for the local Monarchs. John Kalte announced support for the Davidson Duke freshman football game to be played October 27 at the new High Point college stadium. EF Z Jones led the program. Escaped prisoners Albert Hagar and Howard Brackett may appear here. Richmond County officers report their escape and search is ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert Hirzel
Monarch Clubs
Wilmington
Delaware
Monarchs
Elwood
John Kalte
Davidson-Duke
High Point College Stadium
EF. Z. Jones
Richmond County
Albert Hagar
High Point
Hagar
Howard Brackett
Wreck Kills Negro Near Dunn
Merle Gamon aged 35 was killed when his automobile overturned near Dunn North Carolina last night according to a dispatch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Negro Dunn
N. C
Merle Gamon
Local Woodmen Attend Meeting Across District Reach
Fifteen representatives from the High Point Woodmen of the World camp joined about 200 attendees from several North Carolina communities for a Daniel Boone district meeting in Burlington. Charles A. Hines of Greensboro presided. Burlington Mayor Earl T. Horner gave the welcome. Effie Rogers and W. L. Hunt delivered responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Woodmen of the World
Daniel Boone
Burlington
Asheboro
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
Charles A. Hines
Earl T. Horner
Effie Rogers
Raleigh
Woodmen Circle
W. L. Hunt
T. E. Newton
Kinston
W. L. Ross
William Ruth
Salisbury
American Legion
Mr. Hines
G. D. Walter
Services Held For Purvey M. Osborne
Funeral services for Purvey Mayfield Osborne 39 of near Jamestown were held at Mitchell Grove M P church Sunday at 2 30 pm conducted by Rev Arthur Moorefield. Interment followed at Mitchell Grove cemetery with pallbearers Joe Barber Hubert Leonard Kent Proctor Henry Gardner Jessie Carroll Reeford Leonard. Choir sang Nearer My God To Thee and Does Jesus Care. A large crowd attended and many flowers were on display.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Purvey Mayfield Osborne
Jamestown
Mitchell Grove M. P
Arthur 8
Moorefield
Bales Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church
Mitchell Grove
Joe Barber
Hubert Leonard
Kent Proctor
Henry Gardner
Jessie Carroll
Reeford Leonard
God
Four Tuberculosis Cases Reported This Month
Four tuberculosis cases were reported for September and six contagious diseases were listed for the past week by City Health Officer Dr. R. A. Herring today. The contagious cases included four chicken pox, one septic sore throat, and one whooping cough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. A. Herring
Eighty Workers Placed by State Employment Office
North Carolina State Employment Service reports 80 placements last week. J A Gawthrop, manager, says 53 went to private industry and 27 to public works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Dolphus M Cable Injured In Scaffold Fall
Dolphus M Cable of 616 Cable street was seriously injured this morning at 11:20 while working on a scaffold at 508 White Oak street. Both arms broken at the wrists, facial injuries, possible internal injuries. He was taken by Yow's ambulance to Guilford General Hospital. Cable is a carpenter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dolphus M. Cable
Cable Street
White Oak Street
Mr. Cable
Guilford General Hospital
Tax Statements For 1937 Mailed
High Point township mailed 1937 tax statements today, with Guilford county deputy tax collector T. R. Short stating over 12 000 statements will go out by week’s end. A one per cent discount applies to payments this month. Also included are reprints of an article on Guilford county government and tax rate from Popular Government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Township
T. R. Short
Guilford County
Reverend’s vow: mortgage paid if 2300 attend weekly
The Rev. James F. Halliday told La Canada church-goers that John Doe and Jane Doe have deposited a check to cover the church's $12,900 mortgage if weekly Sunday attendance reaches at least 2300 for six consecutive months. Attendance has risen notably.
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Los Angeles
James F. Halliday
la Canada Community
John Doe
Jane Doe
Community Chest Drive Planned At Board Meeting
High Point's new Community Chest program will be mapped out at a Sheraton hotel meeting this afternoon at 4 80. The 384 board members will elect six at large, choose a campaign director, set fall campaign dates, and review the tentative budget for approval. W B Hall urged all board members to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Sheraton
Bers-At-Large
Community Chest Board
W. B. Hall
Local Men Escape Serious Injury By Almost a Miracle
Five High Point men returning to the city narrowly escaped severe injury after a hit-and-run collision three miles from Hillsboro. Their car, owned by W A Parham, flipped several times and was nearly demolished. Passengers Jack Ferguson J L Carr Elmer D Hedrick and Buren F Andrews suffered bruises and abrasions. Parham remained in bed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Hillsboro
W. A. Parham
Mr. Parham
Jack Ferguson
J.L. Carr
Elmer D. Hedrick
Buren F. Andrews
First Aid Course to Finish in City Next Week
W. L. Powell of the North Carolina Industrial Commission will conclude a standard first aid course sponsored by the local Red Cross for employes of several area firms. Classes meet daily 4 to 6 p m at the North State Telephone warehouse with Bryant Electric Blythe Brothers Construction and Snow Lumber among registrants.
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W. L. Powell
North Carolina Industrial Commission
American Red Cross
North State Telephone Company
North Hamilton Street
Bryant Electric Company
Blythe Brothers Construction Company
Snow Lumber Company
Duke Alumni Plan Guilford County Meeting at Elwood Hotel
The Guilford county unit of the Duke University Alumni Association will hold a Friday 6 30 p m meeting at the Elwood hotel with a Saturday 12 15 p m luncheon at the Sheraton. President Byron Haworth announced plans for the annual alumni gathering and attendance drive inviting wives husbands and family members to participate. Committee members urged to attend tomorrow include J Welch Harriss Amos R Kearns Mrs E B Freeze Jr W D Lemmons John Myers Murray Miller John R Peacock T V Rochelle Frank Sizemore Jr Everett Marsh A Glenn Smith and Mrs R H Sechrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Duke University Alumni Association
Elwood Hotel
Sheraton Hotel
Byron Haworth
Haworth
Duke
Bunn W. Hackney Praised for World Jamboree Exhibit
Bunn W. Hackney Jr., executive for the Uwharrie Council of the Boy Scouts of America, received high commendation in a World Jamboree report by H. F. Pote. The exhibit was praised as possibly the best yet and well managed, drawing thousands of visitors who lauded Hackney’s work.
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Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Uwharrie Council
Boy Scouts of America
H. F. Pote
James FE. West
Hackney Xxxx
Hackney
Rites Held for G. E. Barber in Reidsville
Funeral services for George Edward Barber Sr., 65, who died at his home in Reidsville on Friday, were held at the Baptist church in Reidsville Saturday at 3 p.m. Interment followed at Green View cemetery. Barber, father of Mrs. James Moffitt of this city, was a well known Reidsville citizen and longtime county board of commissioners member and building contractor. He was a member of the
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Edward Barber, Sr
Reidsville
Baptist
Green View
Barber
James Moffitt
County Board of Commissioners
Negro Held On Assault Charge
Hubert Cherry, a Black man, was held in Nash county jail on a warrant alleging he attempted to rape a white woman in Sandy Cross township yesterday. Police said the alleged assault occurred in Wilson County area.
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Wilson
Hubert Cherry
Sandy Cross
Nash County
Steel shares pull market down with new lows
New York stocks waver as major steel issues lead the decline on October 11, touching new yearly or longer lows and dragging leaders down several points.
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New York
Surviving Family of First Baptist Church Member Listed
The notice lists the widow Mrs Celeste Palmer Barber and three sons W J Barber of Bryn Mawr Pennsylvania B J Barber of Columbia South Carolina and G E B Barber Jr of Reidsville plus two daughters Mrs James Moffitt of High Point and Mrs H G Poole of Carthage along with five grandchildren.
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First Baptist Church
Celeste Palmer Barber
W. J. Barber
Bryn Mawr
J. Barber
Columbia
G. EB. Barber, Jr
Reidsville
James 8. Moffitt
High Point
H. G. Poole
Carthage
Dear Miss Mansfield on the modern independent woman
A reader writes praising working women and independence while facing family pressure and old-fashioned labels. The column reassures Mary that self reliance is valid, celebrates the able modern businesswoman, and notes the loss of the traditional aunt figure who helped others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Mansfield
Aunt Mary
Youth bound to Superior Court in serious case
Albert Hicks of Thomasville was bound over to Guilford Superior court on an attempted criminal assault charge after a hearing in Municipal court. Eva Lee Bentley testified Hicks made improper advances at the High Point city lake. Bond set at 1500 dollars. Also bound over for larceny from N A McDonald were Linda Luther Jr and Carlos Pressnell after McDonald allegedly had money stolen while others drank nearby. A heavy trial docket followed morning sessions with multiple cases heard and continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Hicks
Thomasville
Guillford Superior Court
Lewis B. Teague
Eva Lee Bentley
Hicks
High Point City Lake
City Lake
Guilford County
Linda Luther, Jr
Proctor Street
Carlos Pressnell
Dorris Street
Superior Court
N. A. McDonald
Highland Mills
McDonald
Highland Cotton Mills
Eliza Hopkins
Warren Price
Best Street
Robert Gates
Washington Street
Elizabeth Davis
Loflin Street
Sam Spencer
Rick Ellis
Downing Street
Vance Davis
Mangum Avenue
High Point Negro Held In Jail On DWI Fine
Gus Tipps of 6525 Fairview Street High Point is jailed for defaulting on a $100 fine for driving while intoxicated in Greensboro. He received a six month sentence on the roads suspended on payment of the fine and costs. his license is suspended for one year. Arrested yesterday by Patrolman A H Clark.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Gus Tipps
Fairview Street
High Point
A. H. Clark
Justice Stone Turns 66 Amid Court Session
Justice Harlan Fiske Stone of the Supreme Court marked his 66th birthday in Washington today as a court session proceeded. The event highlighted the jurist’s long tenure and ongoing duties on the bench.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Justice Stone
Washington
Harlan Fiske Stone
The
Supreme Court
Staff Photographer to Shoot City Structures From Air
Enterprise will publish a building progress section featuring air photos of new High Point structures this week. Good Will Flyers will provide planes from Willard Field at Five Points for daily aerials with Capt. Seymour Jessup Hugh Sullivan Lieut Art Foster and Tommy Baker. Baker will make parachute jumps and hourly exhibitions run daily. Passenger flights and free admission at the field are announced and ready for tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Enterprise
Good Will
Willard Field
Seymour Jessup
Hugh Sullivan
Art Foster
Tommy Baker
Jessup
Baker
Sullivan
W. C. Jones Estate Property Divided Into Lots
City council approved the segregation of street assessments on the W. C. Jones estate opposite the junior and senior high schools. The estate has been subdivided into about 260 to 270 lots to be placed on the market now that segregation is authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Jones
Jones Street
Judicial career continues as routine day passes
The remark notes that nothing unusual occurred as a judge moved through another ordinary day in his professional duties, underscoring the steady progression of his judicial career.
Child Dies After Sinus Infection At Parents Home
Ernest Lyndon Beat at home of parents in Oak Hill community died Sunday night from a sinus infection. Born September 17, 1937 in High to George Malcolm Lewis and Juanita Pier Lewis. Surviving grandparents and relatives listed. funeral set at home this afternoon with local pastors officiating. burial in Garden cemetery.
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Ernest Lyndon Lewis
Oak Hill
High
George Malcolm
Juanita Pier Lewis
Cnts
W. W. Lewis
Conway
S. C
Napier
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M. Gueth
Sec
Madame Meredith
Main
High Point, N. C
Lewis Body &Motor CO
Willowbrook ST. Beet
Wrenn St. Warehouse
Atality Shoe
West Commerce Street
LOWES
Ben Swartzberg
Credit Clothing Store
North Main
Beeson
Hdw
Denton Railroad
General Offices
High Point, NX
Purvey M. Osborne
Uick One
City
G. E. Barber
Marjorie
Mansfield
Marjorie Mansfield
Mary
Johnny
Carter
Dea Ernest Lyndon
Paren
Casalan
Paul Younts
North Main St
Madam Ardelu
Madam Ardelle
Main St
Winston-Salem High
Chevrolet
Roomy
Plymouth
Horace G. Slderton
Incorporated Commerce At
Willowbrook
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