School Needs Discussed In 1939 40 Feature Meetings
Superintendent Carroll announces a program of study discussions to improve school operation. Meetings in Junior High auditoriums begin Oct 28 at 9 15 with panels from city schools. Topics cover distinctive character, general aims, pupil growth, and home room programs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trles F. Carroll, Jr
Dober
Anna Menden
Thelma Parker
Ada Blair
Verta Coe
Brentwood
Ja Shelton
Cloverdale
Abeth Kelly
Elm
Milt Chappell
Emma Blair
Ireas
May Meador
Pearl Baumer
Charlotte Len
Jewell Th
Hazelay
Elm Street
Henry Wall
Ja Blair
Thelma Mossison
Esther Kee
Oak
Rebecca Harrison
Rayet
Grady Moore
Bettie Fleming
Junfigh
Edna Ross
Evelyn Ballentine
Bernice Love
Muary
Fairman
Muriel Bulle
Ionee
Rebecca Olson
Henderson to Speak in City at Republican Club Meeting
Prominent Greensboro attorney and Guilford County Republican chairman Worth D. Henderson will address the Republican Club at 7:30 p.m. at 151 South Wrenn Street. Walter York announced the program includes Globe Parlor Ramblers Orchestra and two or more vocal quartets. Public invited.
Officers seize 37 pints tax paid whisky at diner
Police searched the Colonial Diner on South Main Street and seized 37 pints of tax paid whisky. They arrested Jimmie Morris aged 34 of 1506 South Main Street on a liquor charge with a $300 bond set and Morris released on the charge of violating the prohibition law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Jimmie Morris
Morris
Divorce suit filed in High Point Municipal Court
Mrs. Lanna Cayton filed suit for divorce from Gray den Cayton in High Point Municipal Court. The complaint states they were married December 11, 1911, and separated October 1937.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lanna Cayton
High Point
Grayden Cayton
Local School Names Listed in Senior and Junior High Attendees
A fragment lists individuals associated with Cloverdale and Oak Hill area schools. Names include Miss Margaret Andrews Elm, Miss Carmen Austin Emma Blair, Miss Bess Sheroff Johnson, Mrs Margaret Blair Oak Hill, Mrs Georgia Franklin Ray, Miss Helen Deans Junior High, Miss Lucille Browne Junior High, Miss Martha Thomas Junior High, Miss Eloise Best Senior High, Miss Ruth Goodman Senior High.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drew Lindsay
Cloverdale
Margaret Andrews
Elm
Carmen Austin
Emma Blair
Bess Sheroff
Johnson
Margaret Blair
Oak Hill
Georgia Franklin
Ray
Helen Deans
Lucille Browne
Martha Thomas
Eloise Best
Ruth Goodman
Monument craft trade group reelects officers at Carolina meeting
The Memorial Craftsmen of the Carolinas met at the Sheraton Hotel for their fall session. R. H. Warner of Raleigh was reelected president C. W. Brown of Florence treasurer and Walter E. Crissman of High Point secretary. They discussed a six month downturn in monument business blamed partly on tobacco market closures and planned a January meeting to set a legislative program for the two states. Greensboro submitted a bid to host but a site was not chosen. The session closed after a luncheon with a small crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
Sheraton Hotel
Memorial Craftsmen of
R. H. Warner
Raleigh
C. W. Brown
Florence
8. C
Walter E. Crissman
High Point
Greensboro
Earl Spicer Set To Present Recital At High Point College
New York baritone Earl Spicer will perform a lecture recital in Roberts Hall High Point College Friday night at 8 15. He charts Old English and American ballads from King Henry VIII to modern tunes in a varied program praised by European and American audiences and noted for its unorthodox blend of music and storytelling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earle Spicer
New York
Europe
America
Roberts Hall
High Point College
England
Landon Ronald
Henry Wood
Mr. Spicer
British Broadcasting Company
London
Manchester
Birmingham
Aberdeen
Glasgow
Edinborough
Dublin
Belfast
Cardiff
Henry VIII
Charles 1
Anne Boleyn
British Museum
Lord Lovell
Barbara Allen
Lord Randal
Zip Coon
Baron Munchausen
Spicer
Masons Set Annual Communication in City Friday
High Point hosts the Annual Communication of the 23rd Masonic District of North Carolina with Deputy Grand Master E. T. Howard presiding. Representatives from Denton to Thomasville attend, about 250 Masons expected. A 6 p.m. barbecue at the Masonic Temple precedes a 7:30 p.m. session featuring Judge D. C. MacRae, Charles T. Boyd, A. Coke Cecil the mystifier, and music.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Masonic District
North Carolina
E. T. Howard
Greensboro
Denton
Gibsonville
Leaksville
Lexington
Madison
Mayodan
Reidsville
Stokesdale
Spray
Thomasville
Numa F. Reid
Masonic Temple
D. C. MacRae
Charles T. Boyd
A. Coke Cecil
Rotary Governor Highlights International Reach At High Point Club
W B Kiker of Reidsville district governor addressed the High Point Rotary Club urging broader sympathy and understanding among nations. He noted Rotary’s 5000 clubs and 210000 members worldwide, except for Germany Italy Russia and recently overrun nations, and cited past successes in Peru Chile Cuba. He outlined plans to extend local club influence and welcomed visiting Rotarians from Akron Birmingham Statesville and Portsmouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rotary Club
W. B. Kiker
Reidsville
Rotary
Germany
Italy
Russia
Riker
Peru
Chile
Republic of Cuba
Latin America
R. T. Griffiths
Akron
Ohio
C. A. Moffitt
Birmingham
Ala
W. A. Thomas
Statesville
S. W. Taylor
Asheboro
T. J. Wright
Portsmouth
W. L. Stewart
Tomlinson staff changes announced at bi monthly meeting
Charles J. Schwem resigned as general superintendent of Tomlinson High Point effective November 1 to join a group of consulting engineers. G. D. Pettibone named general superintendent. New internal appointments include A Dunbar head of Bedaux Engineering and Costs, J McMahon superintendent of Hamilton Street operations, and Boyd Stout as methods engineer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Schwem
Tomlinson
High Point
Tomlinson Exhibition Building
A. D. Grant
Schwem
Mr. Schwem
University of Pennsylvania
G. D. Pettibone
Pettibone
Hamilton Street
A. Dunbar
Bedaux
J. McMahon
Boyd Stout
Masons Prepare for Grand Master Visit in Greensboro
Immediate Past Grand Master John J. Phoenix of Greensboro to introduce principal speaker Grand Master J Edward Allen of Warrenton at an evening gathering. Delegates and visiting Masons from out-of-state lodges expected. program complete with invitations mailed. Large attendance anticipated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John J. Phoenix
Greensboro
J. Edward Allen
Warrenton
Howard
Reckless Driving Hearings Across Local Court Session
A long traffic court session led by Judge D. C. MacRae handled multiple reckless driving cases. The manslaughter charge against A. R. Martin was continued until November 9 due to the mother’s condition, with the judge reserving judgment on other reckless driving matters, including Lee Durham and Iris Lohr. Several defendants faced penalties or continuances, and some cases were dismissed or set for further hearings, reflecting a busy morning at Johnson and State Streets intersection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
A. R. Martin
Lindsay Street
Frances Pegg
MacRae
Lee Durham
Hicks Street
Iris Lohr
Johnson and
State Streets
Margaret Stephens
Greensboro
North Carolina
C. S. Moore
John Younts
Trinity
Wilford Farrington
Phoenix Street
Ray Johnson Abbott
High Point
Mrs Cora E Cook Dies After Stroke at 69
Mrs. Cora E. Cook 69 widow of Armistead E. Cook died at her Homestead Avenue home after a stroke last Saturday. Born Guilford County November 23 1869 she married February 16 1890. Surviving Vernon O. Cook Detroit Michigan brother C B Welch High Point Route 1 and two grandchildren. Funeral Friday at Lebanon Church 4 PM with interment there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cora E. Cook
Armistead E. Cook
Homestead Avenue
Guilford County
William and
Rachel Welborn Welch
Armistead B. Cook
Vernon O. Cook
Detroit
Michigan
C. B. Welch
High Point
Route 1
Vergil B. Cook
Lebanon Methodist Church
Lebanon Church
Church
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Samei Iat O
Henderson
Goodrich
Exch
Crissman
South Carolina
Carolina Group
Bergdoll
Grover Bergdoll
Philadelphia
Berti
Earl Spicer
Masons
City
Ew Goodrich Bicycle To
Anta
Economy Auto Store
North Main Street
High Point, N. C
E. M. Dudley
Thomasville, N. C
High Point Club
C. J. Schwem
Fleming
Philip Fleming
Washington
South Main ST
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