Piedmont Playground Dreams at Hanging Rock in Lauratown
An article profiles D. D. Smith and the Hanging Rock development in the Lauratown mountains Stokes County promising a massive Piedmont recreation area. Landscape architect E. S. Draper designs the plan while planners tout a high altitude resort near Triangle Cities and the potential to attract a million and a half visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont Playground
Lauratown
Stokes County
Rocky
North Carolina
Sauratown Mountains
D. D. Smith
Hanging Rock
Sauratown
Piedmont
Smith
Unsound Objection From Carolina Motor Club Over Traffic Law
The Carolina Motor Club with about 1 700 members says the Stop Look and Listen law places too heavy a burden on motorists. The Carolina Motorist official organ argues the law favors railroads and insurers, offering only limited accident benefits while inconveniencing the driving public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolina Motor Club
North Carolina
The
Carolina Motorist
Carolina
The Rich Reward of Rotary School Support
The High Point Rotary club promotes an effort to keep about one hundred percent of 900 local students in high school. The campaign argues that schooling boosts earning potential and overall community betterment, with past results showing more students returning to school due to Rotary influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Rotarians
Pageant of Progress to open October 25 in High Point
Announcement confirms October 25 as the Pageant of Progress celebrating North Carolina highway development. State support is pledged with Governors Lee Trinkle of Virginia and Peay of Tennessee likely to attend, and Governor McLeod of South Carolina invited. J Elwood Cox of the highway commission leads planning for a large interstate audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Lee Trinkle
Virginia
Peay
Tennessee
McLeod
South Carolina
North Carolina
J. Elwood Cox
State Highway Commission
Sunday Enterprise praised as High Point gains Sunday morning paper
Greensboro Daily Record lauds the Sunday Enterprise for expanding to seven issues a week. It notes High Point's first Sunday morning edition of 52 pages with news features and advertising and predicts growing popularity as readers appreciate an enterprise that knows what it wants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunday Enterprise
Greensboro Daily Record
Guilford County
High Point Enterprise
Furniture City
Enterprise
High Point
Judge's Advice Averts Quick Verdict in Virginia Murder Trial
After nearly two hours of discussion the Garrett jury at Cumberland Courthouse Virginia reported a mistrial as twelve jurors remained unconvinced. Judge White urged them to deliberate further without sacrificing conscience. The case underscores that a murder verdict must originate from genuine conviction rather than compromise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garrett
Cumberland Courthouse
Virginia
White
North Carolina Cotton Crop Ranks High in Belt
Government figures show North Carolina expected to yield 885000 bales, ranking second after Texas and Arkansas in the cotton belt. The Tar Heel crop stands at 71 percent of normal, with Virginia at 93 percent and other states like Georgia Alabama and Mississippi near similar levels, highlighting boll weevil impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
Texas
Arkansas
Virginia
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Reviews Work of State Playmakers in High Point Visit
George Denny of Chapel Hill assistant head of the Carolina Playmakers is in High Point visiting Mr. and Mrs. Kenneth Denny on Hamilton Street. He recently returned from New York City where he spent the summer studying play making and production techniques, delivering an extended talk on the craft.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Denny
Chapel Hill
Carolina Playmakers
High Point
Kenneth Denny
Hamilton Street
New York City
Playmakers Movement Aims At Columbia Summer School
A theater movement addressing aims before thousands at Columbia University summer school. Mr Denny praised Dr Frederick Koch of the People's theater in North Carolina and announced bigger plans for the Playmakers with improved stage equipment and experimental work in writing and interpretation. Ernest Thompson of Goldsboro won a $500 fellowship for play writing and will return this winter for graduate study.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia University
Frederick Koch
People’s Theater
North Carolina
Denny
State University
North Carolina University
Ernest Thompson
Goldsboro
Wilbur
Thompson
Tokio Ablaze Severe Earthquake Chronicle
A refugee described widespread fires in Tokio after a strong earthquake, with Mit sukoshi department store and the Imperial theater among total losses. Fire spread from Senju to Shinagawa, railways disabled, casualties incalculable, and aid discussions with the Japanese Red Cross underway. The article recounts Japan’s seismic history, noting frequent quakes and historic events from 684 to 1896, including major tsunamis and deadly shocks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitsukoshi
Metropolitan Police Board
Imperial Theater
Senju
Shinagawa
Tokio
Red Cross
Tidal Wave Reported Along Puna Coast
Reports from HIO dated Sept 1 say a slight tidal wave was noticed along the Puna coast on this island with no damage reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hio
T. H
Puna
Pinchot Urges Public Opinion Amid Anthracite Dispute
Governor Pinchot appeals to both miners and operators to consider the public suffering from a prolonged anthracite strike. He notes 15 million customers rely on coal for warmth and health and warns patience is near its end. A conference adjourned to Wednesday with leaders urged to stay silent and seek a public-minded solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Harrisburg
Pinchot
Asheboro Hosts Medical Clinic For County Children
The county plans a child clinic at the Asheboro courthouse with Miss Buchan in charge and nine nurses, a surgeon, and an anesthetist offering services to children ages 6 to 12 at nominal charges. The Ramseur summer school ends this week after a six week session, led by Prof. T. E. Storey with Miss Mary McCullers assisting. Mrs. Elvira Moffitt visits Asheboro and advocates a veterans memorial library. Community fairs are set for Flint Hill on September 19 Holly Springs on September 20 and a farmer community fair on September 21, aiding local farmers alongside the Randolph County fair in late September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Miss Buchan
Ramseur
T. E. Storey
Mary McCullers
Cullers
Richmond
Williaps, Jr
Flint Hill
Holly Springs
Local Visitors Reach Thomasville for Extended Sojourn
Thomasville society notes show Mrs Alta Barricklow of Crawfords ville Ind visiting Mr and Mrs Luther Grimes. D R Thomas and son of Tennille Ga are guests of Mr and Mrs George M Hoover. Kathleen Westmoreland travels to Richmond Va for family illness. Ollie May Tally of Winston Salem visits Miss Ethel Ogburne and parents. Ora Boggs spent the day in town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Alta Barricklow
Crawfordsville
Ind
Luther Grimes
D. R. Thomas
Small Son
Tennille
George M. Hoover
Kathleen Westmoreland
Richmond
Margaret Raper
Ollie May Tally
Winston- Salem
Ethel Ogburne
John Ogburne
Ora Boggs
Local visitors share news across North Carolina towns
A long list of social visits fills the week as residents travel to Winston Salem High Point Greensboro Durham and Asheville. Notables include Sallie Clodfelter Mildred Long and Ruth Coltrane among others visiting relatives and attending camps and markets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Sallie Clodfelter
Banner Graves
High Point
Martine Barker Injured After Fall at Home
Friends report Martine Barker sustained injuries from a fall at his Thurston street home yesterday. While carrying a baby, he slipped on stairs and struck his head but is not seriously hurt, though it may keep him confined for several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martine Barker
Thurston Street
Barker
Hay Fever season and civic notes in High Point
A retrospective column blends reflections on loss and resilience with local trivia. It comments on Hay Fever menace and seasonal jokes, street-level attention to beautifying the red bank east of Wrenn Street, and police duties at fire alarms and parking etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wrenn Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Sunday Enterprise
High Point Enterprise, Inc
J. P. Rawley
Mgr
Telephones Business and Circulation
Advertising Department
News Department
Society
Associated Press
N. C
Congress
National Advertising
Frost, Landis & Kohn
Brunswick Building
Fifth Ave
New York
People’s Gas
Michigan Boulevard
Chicago
General Assembly
Rist
White House
Columbias
City
Mga One
Japan
Pacific Ocean
San Francisco
San Diego
Mutsu
Koyu
Tokaido
Hamana
Bungo
Kyushu
Kyoti
Hizen
Shina
Sanriku
Asheboro Society
B. F. Long
Jeb. V. Long
Statesville
Randolph County
State Board of Health
Thomasville Society
Mildred Long
Reidsville
John Clodfelter
Vira
Wanda Clodfelter
Ruth Coltrane
Sophia
Ralph Wilson
Wilson Mills
T. J. Edwards
Frances Atkins Edwards
Brevard
A. L. Stone
J. T. Jackson
C. T. White
Estelle White
Emma Shaw
Greensboro
J. W. Matthews
Commerce
R. C. Ritchie
Lida Ruth Yow
George Yow
Durham
G. H. Yow
Lois Rives
Newport News
Alliene Kaneer
Beulah Wagstaff
Georgianna Byrd
Joseph Byrd
Hendersonville
Blue Ridge School
Harry Brown Finch
Idalene Gulledge
Albemarle
C. M. Sturkey
Jack
Mother Earth
Franklin
Owen Moore
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!