Walter Bain recalls four years in the Great Northwest
A feature on C. Walter Bain of High Point and Kernersville recounts his early life as a hunter, rancher, and outdoorsman before World War I and through the Twenties. It previews chapters of a forthcoming memoir detailing his experiences in Washington and Idaho, including rugged mountain winters and frontier adventures.
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C. Walter Bain
Great Northwest
Mr. Bain
Northwest Country
America
Rockies
Pacific Coast
Ite
C. Walter
High Point
Kerners
Hunter
Anld
Amer
Bain
Washington
Idaho
Mount Adams
Ratie
High Mountains
Chamberlain's Basin
Antiques Display Opens Here Monday At Tomlinson
An antiques exhibit opens Monday October 24 at the Tomlinson Exhibition Building and runs through October 29. Curated by Tomlinson dealers from North and South Carolina Virginia and Tennessee the show features antebellum pieces from Old Charleston Natchez and the Vieux Carré New Orleans as well as four floors of fine furniture. Invitations are issued by local Tomlinson dealers.
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Tomlinson Exhibition
High Point
South
Tomlinson Dealers
North
South Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Deep South
Old Charleston
Natchez
Mississippi
New Orleans
Wheless Captures 75-Gallon Still Near City
Deputy Sheriff W. L. Wheless found a 75 gallon still and five gallons of beer in woods near the city sand pit off Winston Salgm road yesterday afternoon about 4. The still, a galvanized submarine type, was not operating on arrival and no one was present. He destroyed the apparatus and beverage.
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W. L. Wheless
City
Winston-Salgm Road
Wheless
Dentist Dr Adams Moves Office to New Professional Building
Dr. P. Y. Adams announces relocation of his dental office from 623 North Main Street to the new Professional Building at the corner of South Main and East Green streets.
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Offich
P. Y. Adams
North Main Street
South Main
East Green Streets
Valuation Of High Point Township Tax Roll Revealed
T R Short deputy tax collector reports 1938 High Point township property value at 42 937 233 down from 43 972 947 in 1937 after intangibles deduction. Real estate up due to new buildings. personal property down with intangibles loss offset by motor vehicles gain. Taxes total 339 629 83 with timing discounts and penalties noted.
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Guilford County
High Point
T. R. Short
High Point Township
Short
Better Business Conditions Noted
Frank J. Sizemore reports a trend toward better business and current food industry activity from many executives. They express confidence for the coming year and say they had described summer conditions as rotten, but now see improvement.
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Frank J. Sizemore
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Sizemore
Lebanon Church Cemetery Committees Meet Monday Night
The cemetery committees of Lebanon church will meet at the church hut Monday night October 24. Persons interested in the cemetery are urged to attend.
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Lebanon
Lebanon Church
WPA Approves Two High Point Area Projects
Two new WPA projects totaling nearly 19000 dollars receive approval in High Point. Blair Park recreation facilities get 12681 from WPA for an extra tennis court and beautification works. Wellington street sewer project costs 2800 with 675 funded by the city and the rest by WPA. Work starts with the upcoming pay period.
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WPA
High Point
W. L. Smith
Blair Park
Wellington Street
Fridy to Leave High Point Church for South Carolina
Rev W W Fridy long time director of Christian education at Wesley Memorial church will depart early this week for Greenwood Washington D C for assignment by the Upper South Carolina conference He and Mrs Fridy have many friends here and regret their departure Fridy a Clemson Yale alumnus previously served as assistant pastor in Stamford Conn He will preach at 11 Am on Power for Daily Living and at 730 PM on Lifes Great Adventure before leaving.
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W. Wallace Fridy
Wesley Memorial Church
Greenwood
D. C
Upper South Carolina
Fridy
High Point
S. C
Clemson College
Yale University
First Presbyterian Church
Stamford
Conn
Christian Education
Stewards
Creditors set meeting on Ragan property bids
A meeting of creditors for bankrupt R. R. Ragan is scheduled with referee Kenneth M. Brim in Greensboro on November 7 at 10 am to confirm or reject bids on Ragan property. Bids include Occidental Life Insurance stock, Southern Furniture Exposition Building stock, Hood System Industrial Bank stock, High Point Hotel Company stock, Alberta Apartments trustee half interest, a North Wrenn street house and lot, and the Elliott Wood building on East Commerce Street.
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R. R. Ragan
Kenneth M. Brim
Greensboro
Mr. Ragan
Mr. Brim
Occidental Life Insurance Company
Southern Furniture Exposition Building, Inc
Hood System Industrial Bank
High Point
Alberta
North Wrenn Street
Elliott Wood
East Commerce Street
Community Chest Campaign Opens with Publicity Push
Promotional work starts in the city tomorrow to raise funds for the Community Chest supporting six agencies. The budget allocates 10135.86 to the Y M C A and 10412.97 to the Salvation Army with other amounts for Y W C A Boy Scouts Girl Scouts Red Cross and administration bringing the total to 40374.68. An organization dinner is set for Wesley Memorial Church on November 2 before canvassing on November 3 and 4.
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Red Cross
Girl Scout
Boy Scout
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Girl Scouts
Wesley Memorial Church
Community Chest
Teague Plans Alamance Drive In Campaign Visit
Judge H J Rhodes announces that Judge Lewis E Teague will open a county drive in Graham at 7 30 p m in the courthouse. Teague will address Elon Grange hall attendees Thursday night with refreshments after the talk. He will canvass Alamance County and hold precinct meetings. retiring Congressman Umstead to follow with similar addresses.
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Lewis E. Teague
High Point
Congress
Alamance County
Graham
H. J. Rhodes
Teague
Elon Grange Hall
Alamance
W. B. Umsteads
Asheboro Scout Troop Sets Up Model Camp
In Asheboro on Sunset avenue and Park street Troop 27 staged a model camp with parents and visitors invited to inspect. The meeting featured an overnight camp demonstration showing how to stay warm in cold weather and included a Red Cross first aid tent promoting National Red Cross Week and handling potential injuries at the busy intersection. Harris Coffin is scoutmaster.
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Asheboro
Sunset Avenue
Park Street
Red Cross
Harris Coffin
No Passengers Carried on Trips Flown in Darkness
Airline timetables from nine years ago warned that no passengers would be carried on flights conducted in darkness. The notice reflects era safety restrictions and operational limits cited in timetable language.
Streamlining of Automobiles Originated in Minds of Artists
A historical note attributes early car streamlining to artists rather than engineers. It states designers sought more graceful lines as the starting point for aerodynamic forms, shaping the evolution of automotive aesthetics.
Convention speakers listed for North Carolina Realtors meeting
The annual meeting program shows speakers including Elizabeth Gordon of Good Housekeeping Studio and J. W. Catherine of Brooklyn as president of the National Association of Real Estate Boards. The event occurs this Thursday and Friday in North Carolina.
City Considers Own Hydro Plant With Federal Financing
City officials publish the full details of a proposed hydro electric project after federal officials offer to fund the entire cost. The government grants 2 921 600 dollars and buys municipal revenue bonds totaling 3 571 000 dollars to begin construction. Citizens may ask questions at The Enterprise or city hall with daily answers printed.
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General Assembly
Murvray and Flood, Incorporated
PWA
Duke Power Company
Power Company
League Milk Fund drive ends with $539 contributions
The Junior Service League closes its milk aid drive after collecting $539. A $100 pledge would raise the total to $6389. The effort funds a program that provides daily milk to about 200 undernourished children in the city, through public schools and the league’s clinics.
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League
Junior Service League
Brentwood
High Point Hosts State Real Estate Board Meeting
High Point prepares to host the seventeenth annual state convention of the North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards at the Sheraton hotel. Ed Mendenhall leads the gathering with a program featuring J W Catherine and Herbert Nelson among others.
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L. Pope
Thomasville
North Carolina Bankers Association
Miss Gordon
Henry V. Koonts
Chapel Hill
Mendenhall
T. Henderson
State Association
Ed Mendenhall
Charlotte
A. Hicks
Rocky Mount
Meldon Holies
High Point
Roy Booth
Asheville
R. E. Agnew
O. A. Johnson
Durham
Baltimore’s Early Rail and Tidewater Airport Claim
Baltimore, home to the nation’s first railroad, also asserts the creation of the Atlantic Coast’s first tidewater airport, highlighting the city’s early transportation milestones and maritime access.
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Baltimore
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Northwest
Walter Bain
Greatorthwest
Nimrod
Washington State
Timit
Tomlinson Exhibition Building
Winston Road
High Point Area
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S.C
W. W. Pridy
Ragan Property
the North
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Elizabeth Gordon
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Brooklyn, N
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Bert A. Nelson
Chicago
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First Baptist Church
Woman's Club
William Penn High School
High Point Post
J. BE. Kirkman
Bee Saeeeedo
High Point Board
High Point Real Estate
North Carolina Association of Real Estate Boards, Inc
Sheraton Hotel
High Point Realtor
High Point Real Estate Board
Brooklyn
N. Y
National Association of Real Estate Boards
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National Association
Good Housekeeping Studio of Architecture, Building and Furnishing
New York City
Catherine
Real Estate Association
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Nelson
American Trade Association
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Enterprise
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Raleigh
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Clendinin
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