Man Missing From Hamlet Home
Hamlet police seek L. H. Le Gette traveling salesman missing since October 14 from his Hamlet residence. A 5 ft 8 in, 160 lb fair complexioned man with sandy hair and blue eyes, driving a tan 4 29 Chrysler roadster. Hamlets authorities ask grocers and customers in the western North Carolina territory to assist in locating him. His wife and child are anxious for his return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. H. LeGette
Hamlet
North Carolina
R. C Williams Company
New York
LeGetter
Liquor Consumption Value in the United States Pre 1918
The article estimates annual liquor consumption value in the United States before 1918 ranged from 2.5 to 3 million dollars. It highlights widespread spending on alcohol prior to Prohibition and notes the scale of the industry in terms of consumer expenditure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Warning Signs Erected At Curve On Highway 10
New large arch signs, 14 feet high, span the road at Lexington avenue west and Highway 10. Erected near the High Point city limit and 15 yards below the curve to curb accidents blamed on carelessness and ignoring existing signs. Lieutenant T A Farly, state highways patrol, says signs aim to draw attention to the curve danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pwo
Lexington Avenue West
Highway Patrol
High Point City Limit
T. A. Farly
State Highways Patrol
Will Present Charity Play at High Point High School
The American Business club will stage Noel Coward's Hay Fever for charity at High Point high school auditorium on Friday night November 7. A nine person cast includes Misses Johnnie Muse Mary Simmons B Walker Virginia Frank Marian Shipman Elliott Wood Ralph Slate Dr J B Richardson and Howard Blair. Rehearsals are at the Country club under Miss Margaret Hauser and tickets go on sale tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Business Club
High Point High School
Noel Coward
London
New York
Laura Hope Crews
America
Johnnie Muse
Mary Simmons
B. Walker
Virginia Frank
Marian Shipman
Elliott Wood
Ralph Slate
J. B. Richardson
Howard Blair
Country Club
Margaret Hauser
Mocksville Young Voters Rally Ahead of Election
High Point Young Voters' Republican club plans a rally at Wrenn Street headquarters in Mocksville tonight at 8. State Senator A Turner Grant and Z J Walser will speak while a string band entertains. President Silas B. Casey expects 400 to 500 attendees, and Conrad's Tate Street talk was canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Young Voters’ Republican Club
Wrenn Street
A. Turner Grant
Mocksville
Z. J. Walser
Silas B. Casey
Conrad
Tate Street
Thomas A Spencer Dies At Local Hospital
Thomas A Spencer aged 54 died this morning in a local hospital after a week’s illness. He was born in Montgomery County and lived in the city 13 years, employed by Marsh Furniture. Survived by wife Ada Crawford, three sons Paul Jordan and Winfred, three daughters Pearl Lax Dora Jewel, two brothers Rev C T Spencer and Lee, two sisters Ida Lawrence and Mary McNeil. Funeral at Pilgrim Holiness church Wednesday at 11 conducted by Rev O L Ruth. interment in Siloam cemetery near Denton.
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Mr. Spencer
Montgomery County
Jordan
Melvina Cox Spencer
Marsh Furniture Company
Ada Crawford
Paul
Winfred
Lexington
Pearl Lax
Denton
Dora Jennings
Jewel Spencer
This City
C. T. Spencer
Henderson
Lee Spencer
Dr Walker to Attend Optometric Meeting in Winston-Salem
Dr Nat Walker president of the North Carolina State Optometric Society will attend the Administrative Council meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Robert E Lee hotel Winston-Salem. He will also join the Scientific Monthly Study group Wednesday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nat Walker
N. C
New Barbecue Stand Opens At 117 West Commerce Street
Freeman's Barbecue Lunch announces its opening at 117 West Commerce Street behind the Commercial National Bank building. Owners W. J. Freeman and J. W. Freeman, Salisbury, bring years of barbecue experience to the new enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Commerce Street
Commercial National Bank
W. J
J. W. Freeman
Salisbury
Safety official visits city for statewide conference
KE. G. Padgett director of the division of safety of the North Carolina industrial commission visited the city yesterday to promote the state wide Industrial Safety conference to be held here November 13 and 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
KE. G. Padgett
Division of Safety
North Carolina Industrial Commission
Washington State Surface Highway Miles Report
Washington records 16 718 miles of surfaced highways with ongoing maintenance and designation updates across counties, highlighting state and local infrastructure efforts and planning for future improvements.
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State of
Washington
Sale of Land Under Mortgage Foreclosure in High Point
The High Point Insurance & Real Estate Company, mortgagee, will sell at public auction for cash on November 29 1930 at 2 p m the parcel in High Point township Guilford County North Carolina described as 9875 square feet bounded by New street and Malinda Smiths corner with coordinates 19712 and 19715 feet. The sale follows default on a December 22 1922 mortgage by J D Powell and Flora Powell. Atty C C Barnhart to handle the proceedings.
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J. D. Powell
Flora Powell
High Point Insurance and Real Estate Company
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
N. C
High Point Township
North Carolina
New Street
Price Street
Malinda Smith
High Point Insurance & Real Estate CO
C. C. Barnhart, Atty
York Pays Cost On Assault Charge
Shelley C. York a local Republican settled an assault charge with Guilford county officials in Greensboro police court. She pleaded guilty paid court costs and was dismissed without argument. The case followed a political confrontation at the county courthouse with Wade P. Renfrow Democratic executive vice chairman reported ill at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shelley C. York
Wade P. Renfrow
Democratic Executive Committee
Guilford County
Greensboro
York
County Court House
Renfrew
Harville Funeral Held At Residence
Funeral services for D. D. Harville, a well known citizen, were conducted at his home 217 West Bay Street on Monday afternoon at 3 30 by Rev John W. Moore of Wesley Memorial M E church. The service included a quartet and prayers for the family with active and honorary pallbearers listed. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery in the family plot.
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D. D. Harville
West Bay Street
John W. Moore
Wesley Memorial M. E. Church
J. Gurney Briggs
H. E. Jones
J. Lawrence White
Nat Walker
Jesus
J. FE. Perryman
C. P. Koonce
J. M. Matthews
A. E. Futrelle
V. D. Sales
J. H. Pritchard
A. J. Rickel
L. C. Patxer
J. V. Garrett
2. C. Payne
C. Vv. Butcher
Joseph Johnson
E. W. Freeze
W. J. Paschall
H. G. Paschall
C. B. Baxter
C. W. Thompson
J. N. McCrary
C.L. Smith
W.W. J. Spaugh
George R. Henderson
Dr. Dred Peacock
D. W. Hoskins
W. T. Powell
J. W. Welborn
Flowers
Couple Hurt as Brawl at Charlotte Hotel Ends in Arrests
In Charlotte early today a gambling brawl at a local hotel left O. H. Lunsford shot under the right arm and James Baker cut in the head. C. W. Teague and aurry Poulos, both of Charlotte, were arrested as officers found the two men bloodied and fighting. injuries not serious.
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Hurt
Charlotte
O. H. Lunsford
Gastonia
James Baker
C. W. Teague
Aurry Poulos
Lunsford
Baker
Attending Supreme Court Session
D H Parsons attorney of High Point left today for Raleigh to attend the North Carolina supreme court session. He is expected to return to the city tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. H. Parsons
High Point
Raleigh
North Carolina Supreme Court
Guilford College Dean to Speak at Central Friends Supper
Central Friends church hosts a supper tomorrow with Prof. Claude Milner, new Guilford College dean, as speaker. Music by Mr. and Mrs. Max Noah of Guilford. Effie Cox, Mrs. C. F. Tomlinson, and Mamie Farlow organize. Margaret Fell Girls serve. Reservations urged with the church office by Wednesday morning. Junior boys and girls hold a Halloween party at 5 PM, followed by an 8 PM prayer meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Friends Church
Guilford College
Claude Milner
High Point
Max Noah
Gunford College
Effie Cox
C. F. Tomlinson
Mamie Farlow
Margaret Fell
Attending Group Meet In Raleigh
Johnson an executive secretary of the High Point Merchants association attends the North Carolina secretaries conference in Raleigh today and tomorrow. W L Dowell state secretary calls the meeting to discuss matters for retail and wholesale dealers. Dowell praises the local association reorganization and predicts High Point will become a leading state local association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. €. Johnson
High Point Merchants Association
North Carolina
Raleigh
W. L. Dowell
Dowell
Ndt
High Point Association
Panama Canal pictures show at Salvation Army hall
Pictures of the Panama Canal will be shown Thursday night at 8 o clock at the Salvation Army building 801 South Main Street under the auspices of the army A small admission fee will be charged and proceeds will buy uniforms for Salvation Army basketball teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama Canal
Salvation Army
South Main Street
Army
Three Grass Fires Struck City In One Hour
The local fire department battled three fires within an hour yesterday afternoon. At 1 pm a grass fire near Snow Lumber company caused no damage. At 1:20 pm a blaze at Zeb Anderson’s home on Willowbrook street damaged weatherboarding for about 10 to 15 dollars. At 2 pm a grass fire in a vacant lot on Jacobs avenue caused no damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Snow Lumber Company
East Commerce Street
Zeb Anderson
Willowbrook Street
J. A. Clinard
Jacobs Avenue
Los Angeles Plans Major Street Widening and Caltech Expansion
Los Angeles commits 8 307 453 dollars over six months to widen streets. California Institute of Technology adds seven buildings valued at 2 500 000 dollars as enrollment remains capped at 160 students annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
California Institute of Technology
Felt She Was Getting Weaker From Ill Health
Mrs G. Camp of Dothan Alabama describes years of severe weakness and constant side pain then reports improvement after taking Cardail. She says her strength returned and the pain disappeared, lasting after continued use to ensure a permanent gain.
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Dothan
Ala
Camp
East Adams Street
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