Christmas shopping gala planned for High Point
Local officials outline a one hour Christmas celebration with old fashioned street entertainment clowns bands and new light decorations to launch the holiday shopping season in High Point on December 1 2 It will include street events from the post office Sheraton hotel to Main Street with two or three bands and live performances by Saint Nick and mascots aimed at families and merchants anticipate record holiday commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Hutchens
Ants’ Association
Yale
Kants
Sheraton Hotel
Onington and Commerce
G. J. Smart
A. Coke George Rankin
A. H. Holton
O. V. Kes
Cherry Trees In Victoria Evans Grove Yield Mixed Crop
Reports from the Enterprise office indicate a cherry tree in Victoria Evans 407 Osborne Street produced fruit earlier than usual. A warm fall left many trees green while two ripe specimens were picked, with several others appearing in a late May crop.
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Enterprise Office
Victoria Evans
Osborne
Police officers plan meeting in Greensboro
About fifteen high police officers planned to attend the Association of Law Enforcement Officers meeting in Greensboro. The session starts at o oclock this morning. Bates of New York City, director of the Boys' of America, is slated to give the principal address. He previously directed prisons and is known for penal problems. W Hammond, chief of de af Greenville, S. C., will discuss organization and funding of police schools.
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Association of Law Ent
Greensbor
San. Bates
New York City
Boys’ of America
Bates
W. Hammond
Deaf Greenville
8. C
Three Face Shoplifting Charges In High Point
Police jailed three young men believed to be in an organized shoplifting ring. Eddie Satterwhite 25 John Wesley McMillan 25 and Henry McNair 19 are charged with larceny and receiving and held on bonds totaling 2300 dollars. Satterwhite faces thefts at Belk Stevens Wrights and Charles stores McMillan and McNair face single jacket or shirt thefts. Police say arrests may help solve many local shoplifting cases.
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Eddie Satterwhite
John Wesley McMillan
Henry McNair
Eccles Street
Satterwhite
Washington
Belk
Pretty Little Suspect Cries at Police Station Cage
A young woman of about 23 enters a police cage in Greensboro asking for a cigarette and to call a bond for her jailed boyfriend. She jokes about fingerprints and visits, then laments his confinement before breaking into tears when pressed about her address, leaving reporters puzzled.
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Greensboro
Sign Belief Bets On Parking Sign Absence
A woman paid a parking overtime fine after claiming there were no signs in the Main Street block. An officer wagered there was a sign and later reports found none. the desk sergeant collected the quarter and sent it to the woman at her home.
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Sergeant House
Main Street
W. B. Ridge
Milk Production Hits High for October in North Carolina
Raleigh reports milk production as October 1 reached a new high for that date according to extension dairyman John A. Arey at State College. Decline has begun but output is expected to stay comparatively heavy through winter months.
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College Station
Raleigh
John A. Arey
Extension Dairyman
State College
Oosthuizem celebrates 70th birthday in Vrede fort
M Oosthuizem marked his seventieth birthday in Vrede fort South Africa surrounded by family including two sons seven daughters fifty seven grandchildren and six great grandchildren, a large clan sharing in the milestone.
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M. Oosthuizem
Vredefort
South Africa
Sane Hallowe'en Observance Urged By Chief Friddle
Police Chief W G Friddle urged a sane Hallowe en observance for October 31. He advised grownups not to wear masks on streets for safety and noted past identity issues from masks. Children in masks should cross streets carefully. no streets will be roped off this year. He appealed to High Point residents to act cautiously during the celebration.
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Friddle
W. G. Friddle
Hallowe'en
B'nai B'rith Lodges Stage North Carolina Convention in High Point
Dr. Alexander Lyons of Brooklyn N Y will address the North Carolina B'nai B'rith Lodges convention at the Sheraton High Point. Sessions open at 11 with an open conference and mayoral welcome. Luncheon features William Winter. officers to be elected. Gastonia lodge installation at 3. musicale and tea follow. Banquet at 7:30 with Rabbi J M Freedman as toastmaster and Lyons as principal speaker.
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Alexander Lyons
Ofrooklyn
N. Y
North Carolina
B'nai B’rith
Sheraton Hotel
Lewis Bernstein
Moses Shapiro
B'nai B'rith
Max Bones
High Point Lodge
William Winter
Charlotte
Gastonia, North Carolina
Harry Adelberg
Milton Silver
J. M. Freedman
Alvin Kartus
Sidney J. Stern
Grand Lodge
I Hate You I Hate You All Aboard The Front
A distraught woman in a wartime setting causes humor and tension as soldiers including Sergeants House Battley and Hubbard respond with grins. She rails against brass buttons and men she loves, asks for a cigarette, wine, and water, while an officer, Stout, enters as the scene shifts toward more dialogue.
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Sergeant House
Sergeant Battley
Sergeant Hubbard
House
Community Chest Campaign Week Set to Begin Monday
Capus M. Waynick, director, announces high optimism for the Community Chest drive on November 3 and 4. He reports broad citizen response, no refusals for unit roles except when excused. Workers selection done and an organizing dinner is planned at Wesley Memorial Church on November 2.
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Community Chest
Capus M. Waynick
Waynick
Wesley Memorial Church
City Replies To Demand For Special Election
City officials reject holding a special vote on hydro electric bonds totaling 3.571 million and 2.921 million gift and loan offers The response argues the state constitution limits debt and taxes without a public vote while noting petitions from residents misread consequences.
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State of
North Carolina
North Carolina Supreme Court
Duke Power Company
Everett Marsh
PWA
High Pain Enterprise
High Point
Doctor Holladay to Speak at Urology Meeting
Greensboro, Oct 29 A gathering of urologists from across the state begins the 13th annual North Carolina Urological Association meeting at Sedgefield Inn. A 1:30 luncheon precedes the scientific program. Dr. J Mason Hundley Jr of Baltimore will keynote the banquet.
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Greensboro
Sedgefield Inn
North Carolina Urological Association
J. Mason Hundley, Jr
Baltimore
Cotton Ginning Totals Near 75 000 Bales in North Carolina
Up to October 1 nearly 75 000 bales of 1948 cotton had been ginned in North Carolina according to a U S Bureau of Agricultural Economics report with Oct 29 reference.
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College Station
Raleigh
North Carolina
U. S. Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Winners in Movie Memory contest announced at Paramount
Prize winners in the Movie Memory contest tied to the Paramount theater and the film Stable mates were announced. First prize went to Olean Hucks, second to Peggy Peters, with two additional prizes for Iris Byrum Mildred Stroud Mabel Davis and Maxine Craven. Winners must claim prizes at the Paramount box office.
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Paramount Theater
Paramount
Olean Hucks
East
Russell Street
Peggy Peters
Sunset Drive
Mickey Rooney
Wallace Beery
Iris Byrum
Bain Avenue
Mildred Stroud
South Hamilton Street
Mabel Davis
Fourth Street
Maxine Craven
West High Street
Enterprise
Lord Jeff
Andy Hardy
Rooney
Mrs John Lee Injured After Fall From Porch
Mrs John Lee of 428 Ennis street was seriously injured when she fell ten feet from her porch while holding a child. She received head injuries but her condition last night was not serious. She was taken to Guilford General hospital by Yow's Ambulance.
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John Lee
Ennis Street
Guilford General Hospital
France coal mines to raise output and wages
After extending worker hours beyond the forty hour limit, French coal mines plan to lift production by 2 200 000 tons before March 1 1939 and raise wages by about six percent.
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France
Mount Fuji ascent by German Hitler Youth party
A Japanese crowd shouted banzai and hell as 300 Japanese boys guided a visiting German Hitler Jugend delegation up Mount Fuji near Tokyo, reinforcing wartime ties between Japan and Nazi Germany.
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Hell
Mount
Fuji
Japan
Hitler Jugend
Germany
Tokyo
Small Building Permits Approved in High Point
E K Ingram permits clerk reports seven thousand three hundred forty dollars in new building and remodeling work authorized last week. Largest permit goes to Gus Paulos for a cafe on North Main about two thousand six hundred fifty dollars.
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High Point
E. K. Ingram
Gus Paulos
North Main Street
J. Welch Harriss
East Washington Street
Pickett and Welch Estate
A. Coke Cecil
Ots Franklin Street
Davis
Menunse
Local Attorney Appointed High Point Judge By Governor
Governor Hoey named Donald C. MacRae to fill the late Lewis Teague's seat on the High Point Municipal Court. MacRae will take the oath Monday and resign as assistant solicitor and Civil Service Commission chairman. His term runs to May 31, 1939.
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Hoey
Donald C. MacRae
Lewis E. Teague
High Point
MacRae
Teague
Congress
Capus M. Waynick
The
Enterprise
Bryce R. Holt
Greensboro
R. M. Gantt
Durham
Durham County
Oscar Barker
A. H
Sandy) Graham
Hillsboro
High Point Bar Association
Democratic Executive Committee
High Point Civil Service Commission
J. Archie Cannon, Jr
Board of
Guilford County Commissioners
Judge MacRae
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Robert Strange
Dora Daingerfield MacRae
Thomasville
United States Army
120Th Infantry
James C. MacRae
North Carolina Supreme Court
American Legion
North Carolina Bar Association
Kiwanis Club
Elks, Masons
Episcopal Church
Francis Hendrix and J B Lee Injured in Automobile Crash
Francis Hendrix of Arbordale drive remained in Burrus Memorial Hospital with a dislocated hip after a crash near Liberty last evening. J B Lee of Hillcrest drive sustained minor injuries and was discharged after first aid. The couple had been returning from the Carolina Duke football game when the accident happened.
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Francis Hendrix
Arbordale Drive
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Liberty
J. B. Lee
Hillcrest Drive
Arcade Skating Rink Reopens Monday Evening
The Arcade Skating Rink reopens Monday at 7 30 pm after summer repairs and ventilation improvements. Arcade Amusement Company announces permanent reopening and anticipates a record Halloween night crowd.
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Arcade
Arcade Amusement Company
Hallowe'en
Harbin Golf Course Under Fire as Guns Range Harbin Links
Golfing in Harbin Manchuria has become tough as anti aircraft guns are installed on the course and several greens are marked out of bounds. Local players face danger and altered play as authorities modify the layout amid military activity on the grounds.
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Harbin
Manchuria
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D.C. Mrae
Ening
Ries
Eld
Russell Hughes
Spencer
W. Va
High Point College
Lily
Emma Whitaker
Enfield
N.C
John Mebane
S. E. Battley
J. H. Hubbard
J. O. House
Larry Thean Harris
J. M. Harris
DR. Holladay
M'Rae
D. C. Macrae
D. H. Bodenheimer
North Main
H. H. Simpson
West Lexington
E. L. Briggs
East Green
Dallas
Rotary
Julia Brown
Ardmore
McLellan
South Main
Co. W. Cummings
Willowbrook
Zillh Twity
Reed
Co. F. White
White Oak
B. G. Leonard
G. C. Hudson
Grace Street
Coe
Hillcrest
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