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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 23, 1939

Page

5

Grand Jury To Quiz Browder In Passport Ring Probe

Federal action against Earl Browder looms as a grand jury probes a fraudulent passport network. The Dies Committee had disclosed Browder admitted using a false passport and the inquiry widens with subpoenas issued for other Communist figures and groups.

Grand Jury Browder New York Earl Browder United States Communist Party In America Ies Federal Grand Jury U. S John T. Cahill Communist Party Department of Justice Washington Republican National Committee Frank Murphy Rep. J. Parnell Thomas RNJ Dies Committee Dies

High Point Auction of Griffin Park Lot 29 in 1939

The City of High Point reveals a public auction of Lot 29, Griffin Park, Block in Guilford County. The sale, to start November 7, 1939 at 11:00 AM at the Guilford County Building east door, will be to the highest cash bidder after court approval.

Trustee's Sale Of Real Estate In Guilford County NC

Substituted Trustee to sell at public auction for cash at the Guilford County Court House Greensboro at noon on November 10 1939. Property in High Point Townshi p Guilford County described as Lot 10 Quaker Church Place with plat by Wm Freeman and earlier deeds. subject to 1939 taxes. 5 percent cash deposit required. vT Abernethy substituted trustee. Carter Dalton attorney.

Maggie H. Farlow L. L. Farlow Nobdie Office of the Register of Deeds Guilford County North Carolina Home Owners’ Loan Corporation Noble Court House Greensboro Towit High Point High Point Township County of Guilford State of Quaker Church Place N. C Wm. F. Freeman C. E Silas B. Casey R. T. Chappel

Sinking of Whitemantle Claims 14 Missing With 5 Survivors

The British steamer Whitemantle of 1692 tons was sunk in the North Sea with 14 crew missing. Five survivors were landed at an east coast port and hospitalized. The published account did not state the sinking’s cause.

London North Sea

Greensboro man named state VFW commander

L Chandler of Greensboro was chosen to lead the North Carolina Department of the Veterans of Foreign Wars succeeding Claude J. Drexdale who died in Asheville October 12. Chandler, formerly senior vice commander, will assume duties as commander with R B Handy Jr announcing the appointment. Greensboros Otis N Brown is noted as national commander of the VFW.

Greensboro V. L. Chandler R. B. Handy, Jr Veterans of Foreign Wars North Carolina Claude J. Drexdale State Department Asheville Chandler Otis N Brown

North Carolina Pentecostal Holiness Church Meets

Election of officers and reading of ministerial appointments dominate the final agenda before the 29th annual North Carolina Conference gathers in Williamston on October 23.

Williamston North Carolina the Pentecostal Holiness Church

Public Auction Notice in High Point for 635 Park Street Lot

In Guilford County North Carolina the commissioner will sell at public auction on November 13 1939 at 11 00 AM at the east door of the Guilford County Building High Point to the highest cash bidder subject to court confirmation the property described as 635 Park Street Lot 16 Section 4 High Point Development Company Plat See Plat Book 53 page 561 Guilford County Deeds Book 687 page 433 H C Taylor for year 1935 this 9th day of October 1939 10 19 16 23 30

A. Ring C. A. Ring, Jr Commercial National Bank D. A. Stanton J. A. Myatt Catherine Myatt City of High Int North Carolina City of Igh Point C. A. Ring C. A. Ing, Jr Regr of Guilford County Register of Deeds Ilford County H. L. Baumgardner S. Anna B&b. Sensenback Husd E. EB. Sensenback Atlantic Rance & Reality Company Nder Thenicipal City of High Nt City of Point Anna E. Sensenback J A. Myatt Atlanticurance & Realty Company Itford County High Point High Point Township Guila County N. C Burton's Mer R. R J. G. Ander Hedgecock Hedgecock's Mining Co G. Anderson Smith English St English St. S Baie Gantt's Anna Belle Sensenback T. Willis Office of Regis of Deeds Anna B. Sensenback N. C. Mutual Life Insurance Co., Inc L. Ragan John D. Biggs Guilford N.C Underhill Avenue Hoover Price Scott H. Donald Scott's Jenning Price Street N. C. Mutual Life Ins. Co W. L. Smith, Jr Millie S. Smith Wacho Office of Register of Deeds W.L. Smith, Jr H. C. Taylor High Point Savings and Trust Company Park Street High Point Development Company Office of Reg. of Deeds Sarah Boone Carter Street Carter St Said St J. Elwood Cox

Property auction notice on Carter Street keeps Cox lot

Miss Sarah Boone as highest bidder, cash price, subject to court confirmation. Beginning at a stake southeast corner of lot 35, extends along lines to stake on lot 36, then along Carter Street west line back to the start. Part of lot 36 of J. Elwood Cox. See plat book 5 page 298. Commissioner, 10 19 16 23 30.

Review Sought In AMA Hearing

Washington reports the government asked the Supreme Court to review its antitrust suit against the American Medical Association accusing it of conspiring to restrain trade to oppose a group health organization. The case questions applying the Sherman Act to physicians and could impact medical practice nationwide.

Washington Supreme Court American Medical Association High Tribunal Justice Department United States Federal District Court For District of Columbia Court of Appeals The Medical Association High Court Chicago Midwest

Chesterfield Series Promotes Advertisements With Tobacco Insight

Chesterfield launches a new advertising series with ads running from the week of October 23 through December. It features figures from sports and film including Grantland Rice Frank Fuller Bette Davis Loretta Young Errol Flynn David Niven and Misa Phil Off as Cotton Queen of 1839. The standout pieces are four text announcements about cigarette tobacco and its manufacture claiming openness about tobacco and a shift from grandfather era methods.

Chesterfield Grantland Rice Frank Fuller Bendix Bette Davis Loretta Young Errol Flynn David Niven Misa Phil Offer

State School Board meeting set for Charlotte Thursday

A district meeting of the North Carolina State School Board Association will be held in Charlotte on Thursday as part of the association's activities.

State School Board Charlotte North Carolina State School Board Association

Massachusetts trio missing on Mt Washington hike

Three Massachusetts hikers vanished on Mt. Washington as a snowstorm raged overnight. Forest rangers and guides searched the wind swept slopes for Robert Vastaw of Billerica and Edward Coughlin with Anne Pearsall of Lowell, after they failed to return from a Sunday ascent.

Massachusetts MT. Washington New England Robert Vastaw Billerica Edward Coughlin Anne Pearsall Lowell Mass

Minors in NC license revocations steady at 11 percent

In Raleigh on October 23, a state report shows 131 driving license revocations with 14 minors, tied to a Greensboro juvenile auto theft ring. Nine minors were jailed for drunken driving, while five Guilford County youths lost licenses after 17-year-old arrests.

Henry Averill Enterprise Bureau Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh North Carolina Greensboro Guilford

Circulation Managers Open Annual Meet in Columbia

The Mid Atlantic Circulation Managers Association of the Carolinas and Virginia opens its annual convention in Columbia. J G Ward of Charlotte is president. James C Derrieux of The State will speak this afternoon. Officers will be elected to close the meeting tomorrow.

Columbia N. C Mid-Atlantic Circulation Managers Association Carolinas Virginia J. G. Ward Charlotte James C. Derrieux

City Editors Elect Temporary Chairman in North Carolina Meeting

R. Alton Jackson of Winston-Salem Sentinel was named temporary chairman of the City Editors of North Carolina daily newspapers at a reorganizational meeting held here yesterday. France will care for mobilized Frenchmen’s dependents.

Charlotte R. Alton Jackson Winston-Salem Sentinel North Carolina Daily Newspapers France

BC Formula Promises Quick Headache Relief

The ad touts BC as a fast acting remedy for tense headaches. It encourages trying BC during pounding pain to see rapid relief and improved well being.

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