Doughton Umstead And Hoey Will Speak Here
High Point Democrats launch active election campaign with a rally at Democratic headquarters on Main Street. Planned addresses include R. La Doughton Clyde Hoey and William B Umstead with Dr John T Burrus and Judge Lewis B Teague as principal speakers. Additional events are scheduled October 24 28 and Umstead has previously drawn crowds here.
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High Point
Eaird
Main Street
R. la Doughton
North Carolina
Clyde Hoey
Shelby
William B. Umstead
Durham
John T. Burrus
State Senate
Lewis BE. Teague
Democratic Executive Committee
Man Doughton
Bob
House of Representatives
Hoey
Umstead
Andy Devine Claims Longest Football Career In History
The article credits Andy Devine with a 115 year span across two high school years prep school four college years and eight years in films. It notes this is the first autumn in years he did not appear in a gridiron film due to prior commitments in The President Vanishes and studio plans to cast him again.
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Andy Devine
Andy
Government offices join Grand Central Air Terminal
Grand Central Air Terminal in Glendale California now hosts four federal agencies the Customs House Branch Immigration Bureau Quarantine Station and Agriculture Inspection Service enhancing aviation security and border control at the facility.
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Grand Central Air Terminal
Glendale
Calif
United States
Customs House
Immigration Bureau
Quarantine Station
Agriculture Inspection Service
Municipal Court Wipes Out Nearly Thirty Civil Cases
The High Point Municipal court finished a one week October term with nearly thirty cases disposed. Judge Lewis E Teague signed most judgments while two thirds of the calendar remained unreached. The Andrews Cooper Lumber Co vs B M Hayworth case ruled for the defendant for the third time over a disputed cashier’s check tied to a bank failure. Nine divorces were granted by juries, many after two years of separation.
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High Point
Lewis E. Teague
Andrews-Cooper Lumber Company
Hayworth
Lumber Company
Teague
State Supreme Court
Prudential Insurance Company
High Pointers Traits From An Inquiring Reporter
The Inquiring Reporter lists city residents and officials with notable traits such as Pope’s frequent use of the word popey, superintendent T Wingate Andrews studying astronomy, Judge Lewis Teague’s speech when public addressing, funeral director David Yow as a sportsman with insider baseball knowledge, and other idiosyncrasies. Names include Pope, Andrews, Teague, Yow, Brockmann, Bailey, Apple Yard, Ranson, Brown, Casey, Craven, Field, Ryan, Ruth, Sykes, Bonner, Mendenhall, Moore.
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Pope
Popey
T. Wingate Andrews
Hollywood
Lewis Teague
David T. Yow
Harry Brockmann
W. F. Bailey
Jack Apple Yard
R. B. Ranson
J. D. Ryan
Edgar Hartley
C. L. Ruth
Virginia Frank
Nijinsky
C. Muse
Tom A. Sykes
Rotary
O. B. Bonner
E. Mendenhall, Jr
Malcolm Moore
Thomasville to Erect New Big Chair as Supremacy Symbol
Thomasville plans a new modern "big chair" to replace the weathered 10 year symbol of the city's chair industry. The project is a joint effort of the Thom asville Rotary Club and the Thomasville Chair Company with design by Leo Jiranek. Plans are being drafted and production may occur at Mr Finch's plants, aiming to boost Thomasville's image as the world's largest chair producer.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Rotary Club
T. Austin Finch
Finch
Thomasville Chair Company
Leo 8. Jiranek
Grand Rapids
Mr. Jiranek
Otto Jiranek
Hurdis Burns Dies After Long Illness In Winston-Salem
J Hurdis Burns longtime Reynolds Tobacco employee died at his home 4015 West Fourteenth Street after a three year decline in health He born 1876 in Guilford County leaves son Lewis H Burns sister Eugenia Burns five brothers and funeral services planned in Winston-Salem and High Point Oakwood Cemetery interment mentioned.
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Winston-Salem
J. Hurdis Burns
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
West Fourteenth Street
Reynolds Company
Me Burns
Guilford County
Zimri
Mary Clinard Burns
Burns
High Point
Oakwood Cemetery
Many Arrests For Drunkenness Here
Police filled the city jail to near capacity last night and early today with arrests for public drunkenness and minor violations of the prohibition law. Authorities anticipated moving prisoners to Guilford County jail in Greensboro to free space for further arrests.
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Guilford County
Greensboro
New Adjustable Propeller Lets Planes Land Within Sixty Feet
A pilot can land his plane in under 60 feet using a new adjustable reversible pitch propeller. By flipping the propeller to reverse the forward motion is retarded during the landing.
Bias Charge Against Peacock's Committee Revealed By Persons
The United States Employment Service sent a PWA investigator to High Point to look into bias accusations against the local National Reemployment committee and Wade Renfrow. Committee members and Wade Renfrow deny any bias, while Thomas Turner Jr. disputed making such charges. General Toomes conducted prior questioning. a formal report date remains undecided. Renfrow remains in charge of the Reemployment office.
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Wade Renfrow
W. Frank Persons
United States Employment Service
Washington
PWA
Biwoe Te Jha Ecaddee
Person
Thomas Turner, Jr
Renfrow
John R. Peacock
Lewis BE. Teague
Frank J. Sizemore
W. B. McEwen
J. O. House
W. Ney Evans
R. K. Stewart
Peacock
Turner
Renfrew
Enterprise
L. A. Toomes
Persons
High Point
North Carolina
Toomes
General Toomes
Mr. Peacock
Mr. Turner
Drastic Cut In Relief Working Hours Declared
Irene W. Price announces that the Emergency Relief Administration will cut work hours by half for the last two weeks of October due to reduced local funds and a 10 percent rise in case load. All ERA projects including City Lake recreation and sewing room programs will be suspended until funds resume, with no grocery orders for now.
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Emergency Relief Administration
Irene W. Price
High Point
City Lake Recreation
Mattress Project
Sewing Room
Relief Administration
Two highwaymen fatally shoot William Davis in North Carolina
William Davis, a Sumner community youth, is killed after highwaymen rob him and his father Ed D. Davis of nearly 400 dollars near Greensboro. The father is seriously injured with a fractured skull. both men were attacked as they returned from selling produce. Sheriff J B Phipps reports a clue exists but suspects’ names are withheld.
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Greensboro
William Davis
Sumner Scchool
Ed D. Davis
Davises
Sumner Road
Highway 70
Phipps
Share Your Clothes drive urged to aid High Point families
Intensive campaign calls on residents to donate usable clothing for the needy as dozens of families face winter with worn or missing garments. House-to-house collection starts Saturday. donations may be left at the Emergency Relief Administration offices or brought to the Exposition building area.
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Welfare Department
Emergency Relief Administration
Exposition Building
High Point
N. 8
Stirewall
Garment Workers Union Plans Monday Night Meeting
Garment Workers Union No 161 will hold a special open meeting at Raitters Hall 1241 2 North Main street Monday night at 7 30 p m Henry I Adams AF of Hosiery Works representative will speak A short closed session on matters of great importance will follow Everett Morris president of the union announces
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Garment Workers Union No. 161
Raitters Hall
North Main Street
Henry I. Adams
American Federation of Hosiery Works
Everett Morris
Eee Labor Union
Election Board Will Name New Chairman This Week
The Guilford board of elections will meet mid next week to elect a chairman to replace Don C. MacRae of High Point. Secretary George Hampton said today the Democratic executive committee will also meet to confirm High Point Democrats for the vice chairmanship after L. J. Fisher resigns to accept the elections board vacancy.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Fiddlers Meet Schedules Set For Week at S W A and I W A Halls
Sunday school at 2 30 P M at S W A hall with W R Hobson as president and C P Johnson as secretary. A steering committee meeting Tuesday at 7 30 P M for all general committee members. Thursday mass meeting open to the public with Atlanta Wash Board band. Friday Old Time Fiddlers convention at I W A hall 15 1 2 South Main with prizes for best fiddler and best dressed, all musicians welcome.
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S. W. A. Hall
W. R. Hobson
C. P. Johnson
Atlanta Wash Board
South Main Street
Trinity Grange to Meet Monday Evening
Trinity Grange will meet Monday night at 7:30 in regular session. New members will be admitted. The group pursues community betterment, better farming practices, and legislative reforms to aid agriculture. A farmers mutual exchange was started and operates at the Old Metallic building on South Main Street.
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Trinity Grange
Grange
South Main Street
Cers
City Manager Knox Heads to Missouri for Convention
City Manager EB M Knox departed last night for St Louis Missouri to attend the national convention of City Managers remaining in session all week The regular city council meeting scheduled for Wednesday is postponed until next week due to his absence
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EB. M. Knox
St. Louis
Missouri
Cityanagers
Knox
Mrs J E Weaver Keeps Old Enterprise Copy
Mrs J E Weaver of Pairfield road owns an Enterprise issue dated September 7 1887 as among the oldest surfaced in a search for 1884 founding copies. Two earlier copies have also been reported.
North Carolina Collegiate Press to Meet at High Point
The North Carolina Collegiate Press Association will hold its fall convention at High Point on November 8 to 10 with editors and business managers from NC colleges attending. Larry Martin of State College leads as president with officers including Thompson Greenwood of Wake Forest and Monk Livengood of Duke. High Point College plans entertainment and a full program for the gathering.
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North Carolina Collegiate Press Association
High Point
Larry Martin
State College
Association
High Point College
North Carolina
Thompson Greenwood
Wake Forest
Catherine Hines
Monk Livengood
Duke University
Becks Host Good Fellows In Opening Season Event
Mr and Mrs W Beck entertain members of the Good Fellows club at Friends playground Friday night inaugurating the season for their organizations. A meal by Chef Atkins preceded a news meeting with round table discussions on summer activities. Next meeting set for Friday night October 19.
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Good Fellows Club
W. Beck
Friends Playground
Chef Atkins
Wesleyan Church Schedule Highlights Corner Newton and Meadow
Sunday school at 9 45 A M led by superintendent A R L Tucker with proactive sermon at 11 A M. The Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society takes charge of the 7 30 P M service featuring Miss Mary Greene of Flat Rock Indiana, a furloughed missionary, as speaker.
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First Wesleyan Church
A. RL Tucker
Woman's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Mary Greene
Flat Rock
Indiana
Fromdia
Newton and
Meadow Streets
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Doughton
Listen Pope
Dr. Brockmann
Pat Brown
Rudyard Kipling
Silas B. Casey
James Whitcomb Riley
Bruce Craven
Trinity
Jack Field
Thomasville 10
STREE
Austin Finch
Thomasville Rotary Club and
Hurdis
Zimri and
Reynolds Tobacco Co
Election Board
W.A. Planning
Fiddlers
Mee
L W. A. Hall
Trinty Grange
J. E. Weaver
N.C. Collegiate Press
College
Mr. and Mrs. Beck
Junatiy
Motter
South Main ST
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