Mayor Grayson appoints five to new board of health
Mayor Grayson announced a five member board of health created by an ordinance. The appointees are Dr I T Mann Dr A A York Dr Phillip B Davis Dr W T Tice and Dr A C Jones with Jones the only non physician. The board will advise the city health department and meet soon to elect a chairman. Four members must be physicians and appointments are by the mayor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grayson
New Board of Health
Drs. A. A. York, I. T. Mann
Phillip B. Davis
W. T. Tice, and
A. ©. Jones
New Health Body
Board of Health
I. T. Mann
A. A. York
W. T. Tice
A. C. Jones
Jones
City Health Department
F. Logan Porter, Sr
Council
Public Health
Porter
Health Department
Fifteen Scouts Awarded at October Court of Honor
At Wesley Memorial church last night fifteen High Point Boy Scouts received awards during the October Court of Honor. Presenters included Delk Smith George C Covington C E Difa and Bunn W Hackney with J Honored Scouts and their awards listed for Alton Hardee Ernest Freeman Jr Arthur Kaplan Wade Morgan Roland Gorman James Russell Bryan Jones Howard George Bill Simmons Arthur Utley Geo Shelhorse Sidney Bailey Ralph Cox George Connor and Jesse W Wall among others.
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High Point Boy Scouts
Wesley Memorial Church
Delk Smith
George C. Covington
C. E. Difa
Bunn W. Hackney
Alton Hardee
Ernest Freeman, Jr
Arthur Kaplan
Wade Morgan
Roland Gorman
James Russell
Bryan Jones
Howard George
Bill Simmons
Arthur Utley
Star
Geo. Shelhorse
Simal
Sidney Bailey
Reading
Ralph Cox
George Connor
Jesse W. Wall
County Farm and Home Agents Conference Set in Greensboro
A conference of home and farm demonstration agents will convene at the King Cotton hotel in Greensboro on Thursday and Friday with 33 counties represented. About 100 people are expected for the meetings, with a general business session Thursday morning followed by discussion groups.
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Greensboro
King Cotton Hotel
Buenos Aires Opens Free Municipal School of Beekeeping
Buenos Aires establishes a free municipal beekeeping school to train residents in hive management, pollination practices, and honey production. The program aims to support urban agriculture, local biodiversity, and small pollinator-friendly businesses.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
Mitchell Elected Chairman Of Wesley Memorial Board
W E Mitchell was elected chairman of the associate board of stewards at Wesley Memorial Methodist church during a reorganization meeting. He succeeds Charles Kearns, who hosted a supper. Officers named: Fred Haeflinger vice chair, W B Stone secretary, Bascom Bundy treasurer. New members elected include John Austin C C Bedford Sal Calvert Jr E M Dudley B F Johnson John Myers Ray Nibbelink Lee Schaner Edgar Snider.
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W. E. Mitchell
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Charles Kearns
Fred Haeflinger
W. 8. Stone
Bascom Bundy
John Austin
C. C. Bedford
Sal Calvert, Jr
E. M. Dudley
B. F. Johnson
John Myers
Ray Nibbelink
Lee Schaner
Edgar Snider
Licenses Revoked in State Driver DWI Convictions
The state highway safety division lists revocations for Blaine Norman and others. Names include W. G. Phillips J. L. Phillips Joe Bush C. C. Camp and Shube Robbins. Convictions for driving drunk led to license revocation.
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State Highway Safety Division
Blaine Norman
Hamilton Street
High Point
W. G. Phillips
Biltmore
J. L. Phillips
da Street
Joe Bush
C. C. Camp
Lexington
Shube Robbins
Randieman
Moose Lodge to Hear High Point Police Officials Tonight
The Moose lodge at North Main street hosts an 8 p m meeting with Detective Sergeant Jack W McMahon head of the bureau of investigation and Lewis E Williams assistant discussing crime investigation and identification. Desk Sergeant Kenneth Ellington covers desk handling of complaints. McMahon uses crime exhibits and photos, Williams covers fingerprinting. Chief W G Friddle leads the series educating the public on law enforcement challenges.
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Moose Lodge
High Point Police Department
North Main Street
Jack W. McMahon
Bureau of Investigation
Lewis E. Williams
Bureau
Kenneth Ellington
McMahon
Williams
W. G. Friddle
Lodge
Reitzel Wagner Taken By Death
James Reitzel Wagner 36 longtime local resident died at home 409 Parkway Monday after a three week illness. He was born July 21 1901 in the city and earlier ran a theater in South Carolina and the Broadway theater here. Surviving are his widow Miss Bessie Morris a son Reitzel Jr his mother Mrs J E Wagner two sisters Mrs Wray Ward and Mrs J Woodrow Matthews and step grandmother Mrs R J Wagner. Funeral from First M P Church Wednesday at 2 with Rev J Clay Madison in charge. Interment Oakwood Memorial Park. pallbearers named.
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James Reitzel Wagner
Parkway
Mr. Wagner
J. E
Minnie Evans Wagner
South Carolina
Wag’s
High Point
J. Clay Madison
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Howard Shaw
Herman Teague
Grady Goldston
Pleasant Fogleman
Paul Armstrong
Charles Hodgins
A. R B. Huff
Paul Jones
Whiteville Man Hurt In South Main Street Collision
L M White of Whiteville N C suffered a nasal laceration and facial cuts when struck by an automobile in the 1100 block of South Main Street this morning about 1145 o clock Police said the driver was not at fault and White was treated at Guilford General Hospital after being taken there by Yows ambulance
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L. M. White
Whiteville
N. C
South Main Street
White
Guilford General Hospital
Brigadiers To Meet At Vernon Idol Home
The Brigadier club holds its regular meeting this evening at Vernon Idol's residence. Gathering time is 7 45 oclock with members expected to attend.
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Brigadier Club
Vernon Idol
Action For $25 000 Damages Transferred
Rosa Mack as administratrix of John Hunter sues Marshall Field and Company of Spray Roberts and Company Inc of Atlanta Southeast Construction company of Charlotte and W F Humbert engineer. suit seeks 25000 dollars for death of Hunter after beam struck a high voltage wire. Case moved from High Point to Superior Court. Roberts and company dismissed from suit by order signed October 16 by Judge Lewis B Teague.
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Greensboro
High Point Municipal Court
Rosa Mack
John Hunter
Marshall Field and Company
Spray, Roberts and Company, Inc
Atlanta
Southeastern Construction Company
Charlotte
W. F. Humbert
Hunter
Draper
Lewis BE. Teague
High Point
Roberts and Company, Inc
First Gas Light Company Formed in United States
The Gas Light company of Baltimore became the first gas company in the United States, organized in 1816.
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The
Gas Light Company, of
Baltimore
United States
Lonnie M Bowman Rites Held At Walnut Cove
Funeral services for Lonnie M Bowman of Walnut Cove were held at Rosebud Christ on church near Walnut Cove with Rev John J Langston and Rev J C Preston presiding. The choir sang Abide With Me They Are Waiting Over There How Beautiful Heaven Must Be and Where We'll Never Grow Old. Pallbearers were Isaac Bowman Charles Bowman Ralph Miller Nabb Wagner Ira Bowman and Grady Bowman. Interment followed in Rosebud cemetery.
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Lonnie M. Bowman
Walnut Cove
Guilford County
Jamestown
Rosebud Christ On
John J. Langston
J. C. Preston
First Christian Church
Stokesdale
Heaven
Isaac Bowman
Charles Bowman
Ralph Miller
Nabb Wagner
Ira Bowman
Grady Bowman
Rosebud Cemetery
George H Strother Jr Dies at Local Hospital
Funeral services for 11 year old George H Strother Jr son of Mr and Mrs G H Strother were held Monday at 2 30 pm from their home 1108 Anderson street. Rev C K Gentry officiated with church quartet singing Gathering Buds Home On The Banks and Safe In The Arms of Jesus. Flowers carried by Brentwood school sixth grade. Pallbearers J L Sisk Jr Glenn Kidd Eugene Gentry Evan Cecil A B Oldham Aubrey Blanchard. Interment Floral Garden cemetery.
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Ghko
H. Strother
George H. Strother
G. H. Strother
Anderson Street
C. K. Gentry
Hayworth Memorial Wesleyan Methodist Church
Jesus
Brentwood School
J. L. Sisk, Jr
Glenn Kidd
Eugene Gentry
Evan Cecil
A. B. Oldham
Aubrey Blanchard
Floral Garden Cemetery
Old Age Pension Checks Distributed in Guilford County
County Auditor Willis Booth announced 749 old age pension checks totaling 10 220 dollars were received for Guilford residents and will be distributed in the welfare department over the next days. The report notes these cover the September payments. A separate item mentions silk worms spinning bite threads after colored matter was introduced into their food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Willis Booth
Guilford County
Welfare Department
Y M C A Beneficiary Of Local Community Chest
Y M C A in High Point is a principal beneficiary of the 1937 Community Chest campaign. The organization reports 14 years of youth outreach, 22 groups served, and strong ties with Red Cross life saving, juvenile commission, and National Youth Administration. The year saw 79 men and 24 boys on committees, over 250 boys learning to swim, and multiple championship teams.
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Community Chest
High Point
Young Men's Christian Association
Community
Lexington
Asheboro
Thomasville
National Youth Administration
Y’s
Church
High Point Association
Southern Y. M. C. A
Man's Will Free Says Dr. Tucker Sermon Focuses On Choice
Dr. J Powell Tucker argues in a Monday sermon that God grants free will and that humans are sovereigns of their choices. He denies fate, cites the prodigal son, and says salvation offers no neutral ground, urging daily services through Friday at 10 am and 7 30 pm.
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J. Powell Tucker
Tucker
God
Dr. Tucker
Case Against Hart Being Tried Today In Superior Court
In Greensboro on October 26 a case against C. M. Hart of High Point for disposing of mortgaged property proceeded in Superior Court. Hart is accused of selling a ring and watch he bought from J. D. Ross on mortgage terms. The state says Hart sold to J. P. Hollingsworth. Hart claims he did not sell and his wife did. Hollingsworth testified he bought the ring from Hart’s wife, not Hart. Defense testimony has begun. the solicitor is expected to finish the state's case later today.
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Greensboro
C. M. Hart
High Point
Superior Court
J. D. Ross
Ross
Hart
J. P. Hollingsworth
Skunk Stamps Ground and Eels Capable of Electrocuting
A playful observation notes a skunk stamping ground when angry and Brazilian electric eels can electrocute a person. It adds that a Saturn year lasts 30 Earth years and that Korean children learn the alphabet by drawing sand symbols.
Local Woman To Head N C Nurses in 1988 Bid Picks
Mrs EB Irby Long of High Point to lead the North Carolina Nurses Association after unopposed nominations. Emily Pickard and Adelaide Perry named first and second VP with a slate of officers and directors. Salem College president Dr Howard Rondthaler to address. Winston-Salem and Asheville bid for 1988 convention.
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Durham
EB. Irby Long
High Point
North Carolina Nurses’ Association
Emily Pickard
Adelaide Perry
Asheville
Catherine Campbell Battle
Greensboro
Davis Dickens
Weldon
Ruth Council
Winston-Salem
Nellie I. Roop
Shelby
Flora Wakefield
Raleigh
Edna Henizerling
Dorothy Wallace
Howard Rondthaler
Salem College
Winston- Salem
Nurses Association
Mise Claribe Wheeler
New York
League
R. Joyner
Reynolds High School
Aho
Raymond Crispell
Duke University
Frederick Taylor
RE. E. Robertson
Cannon Mills, Inc
Ministers Hear Dr. T. D. Collins Overview of NC Council
Dr. Trela D. Collins, executive secretary, outlined the North Carolina Council of Churches aims at a Sheraton event attended by over 40 ministers and laymen from High Point. He said the cooperative movement includes 12 officially represented churches and one unofficial. Plans proceed for a January Raleigh convocation with notable speakers open to ministers and laymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Divorce Suit Filed In Municipal Court
Magdalene Rector seeks a decree of divorce from Roy Rector in Municipal Court. They wed October 12, 1932 and separated January 1, 1938 under the two year separation statute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Magdalene Rector
Roy Rector
Rev J W Groce Accepts Oak View Church Pastorship
Friends learn Rev J W Groce will continue ministry in High Point and take the pastorate of Oakview Methodist church which he built and organized. He will also conduct evangelistic work across North Carolina while continuing his duties at Ward Street and Archdale churches.
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J. W. Groce
High Point
Groce
Oakview Methodist Church
North Carolina
Grace
Ward Street
Archdale
Methodist
Gawthrop speaks on State Employment Service at Civitan
J A Gawthrop manager of the High Point office outlined the State Employment Service before the Civitan club at the Elwood hotel. He stressed merit tests for staff, free service to employers and job seekers, and noted 84 000 unemployed registered in six weeks with about 450 000 positions secured since inception. He cited 60 to 100 weekly placements in High Point and described varied registrants from skilled to casual workers.
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J. A. Gawthrop
High Point
North Carolina
Gawthropaid
Frank Tucker
O. Davidson
St. Mary's
Charles Risch
W. B. Hall
Frank Sizemore
Carroll Cooper
Silas B. Casey
Lang and Bandy to Speak Tonight at Gospel Tabernacle
The annual missionary convention holds its second service of the week at Gospel Tabernacle tonight. Rev H E Lang of South China discusses missionary work in China with stereoptical slides. Rev Julian Bandy, pastor of Gospel Tabernacle in Asheville, also speaks. Services continue through the week ending with a special Sunday night service.
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Gospel Tabernacle
H. E. Lang
South China
China
Julian Bandy
Asheville
Mr. Bandy
High Poin
the Tabernacle
Jaipur Maharajah's fortune valued over four hundred sixty million
The Maharajah of Jaipur possesses a vast wealth including a magnificent jewelry collection valued at more than 460 million dollars. The estate highlights royal treasures and vast assets in gold and gems amid royal holdings.
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India
Maharajah of
Jaipur
Alpha-anti-sidex ime compound equals sugar in sweetness
The claim states one pound of alpha-anti-sidex ime of perrillaldehyde can sweeten as much as one ton of sugar. Details on source, context, and reliability are not provided, limiting verification of the comparison and chemical terminology.
Dinosaur saurian invasion noted in prehistoric times
A line reports that twenty types of plated dino saurue existed and are said to have inhabited the earth in ancient eras.
Police Break Up Gang Of Young Shoplifters
Police say a juvenile theft at a downtown department store led to the capture of a gang of youths who take orders for goods and then steal from counters. The arrested boy confessed to stealing a sweater and hosiery and implicated three others. Plainclothes officers stopped two more boys with new sweaters and admitted theft from a store. All youths are in juvenile custody for disposition.
Hoover and Landon Rivalry Dominates GOP Pulse
Washington reports Hoover to deliver a nationwide radio address from Boston at 9:00 p m eastern time while Alf Landon meets with John Hamilton in Topeka. The two events stir debate ahead of a possible 1938 GOP convention and a Republican national committee meeting in Chicago.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Topeka
Kans
John Hamilton
Hoover
Boston
Republicanational Committee
Chicago
Vention
London
Hamilton
Thesachusetts
Blood smeared stranger asks ride to Shameen police
A Japanese airman, downed over the area more than a week ago, stopped a Hongkong jinrikisha coolie with a pistol and a wad of cash offering a thousand dollars for a lift to Shameen. The coolie ferried him to a police station where he was captured and later treated after a period of hiding.
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Hongkong
Canton
Death of G Aldine Fritts Lexington Leader and churchman
G Aldine Fritts merchant and leading churchman of Lexington died at home after a heart attack Sunday night. Funeral set for First Reformed church with Rev Odell Leonard and Rev John C Peeler officiating. Survived by wife Maude, nephew John Reeves, brother John Fritts and three sisters.
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Aldine Frits
Lexington
G. Aldine Fritts
Fifth Avenue
First Reformed Church
Odell Leonard
Second Reformed Church
John C. Peeler
Catawba College
Lower Davidson
4 Smith
I. L. Sink
Cliff Pickett
W. W. Greer
Perry Vance Jones dies after illness in Thomasville
Perry Vance Jones 45 of route one Thomasville died at his home at 10 30 this morning after an extended illness. He was born in Davidson county and was a Woodmen of the World member. Surviving are his wife Nora Hilton Jones a daughter Bonnie Jones two sisters Mrs Vaughn Hines and Miss Audry Jones both of near High Point Funeral services Thursday at 2 o clock from Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant church with Rev F R Love and Rev W R Jenkins officiating Burial will be in the church cemetery.
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Perry Vance Jones
Thomasville
Route One
Henry J
Mary Hilton Jones
Davidson County
The
Woodmen of the World
Nora Hilton Jones
Bonnie Jones
Vaughn Hines
Audry Jones
High Point
Pleasant Grove Methodist Protestant Church
F. R. Love
W. R. Jenkins
Hallowe'en Gala At Fairview School Tuesday Evening
Fairview Street School hosts its annual Hallowe en gala in the auditorium Tuesday at 8 o clock. An amateur show is the main feature and a small admission will be charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairview Street School
Fairview School
White's School of Beauty Cuts Opens with Style Show
The White's School of Beauty culture opened at the old Dixie Theatre building after remodeling. A style show by the faculty featured coiffures and demonstrations. Speakers included Madame Lena White and Dr. J A Martin, with talks by Dr. J C Gan Dr M B Davis and Mrs Lyn T White, among others.
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White School of Culture
Bers
Dixie Theatre
Teac
Madame Lena White
J. A. Martin
Cration
J. C.gan
M. B. Davis
Lyn T. White
W. Robinson
Lena C. White
Carolys T. White
Daisy B. Johnson
Birds Half Found Only in That Country in Philippines
A note reports that half of the seven species of birds discovered on the Philippines are unique to the country. Researchers catalogued the endemic birds, highlighting the unique avian diversity found there.
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County Farm
N. Main St
Fn Barsieed
Etatates
A. M. Swaim
Sec
NiTauiry’s
Wilson's Shoek Store
Hodgin Servich Station
Curtis Hollingsworth
Novt A WO
Real Chine
Church Board
W. EB. Mitchell
Ellington
Moose Order
Ben Swartzberg
Credit Clothing Store
Ladies’ and Men's Clothing
North Main
Beeson
Hew
Local Community Chest
Christian Organization
Man
Saturn
Earth
N.C
T. D. Collins
N. C. Council of Churches
Oak View Church
Gawthrop
Civitan Club
North Carolina State Employment Service
E. H. Lang
Hamilto
Madam Ardelle
Winston-salew'wighway
Thomas
SMITH
School of Beauty
Madame Merediti
East High Street
Chevrolet
Chevrolet Chevrolet
Lylet
City Shoe Shop
Herla
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