Wesley Memorial workers council hears Dwire on Sunday school work
Workers' council of Wesley Memorial Sunday school hosted a dinner with Methodist teachers from city schools. Henry W. Dwire of Winston-Salem spoke on Sunday school as church feeder, urging efficiency, enthusiasm, adaptability, generosity and co operation to guide youth amid modern temptations and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Workers’ Council
Wesley Memorial Sunday School
Henry W. Dwire
Winston-Salem
Fred N. Tate
Dwire
Gotha Singles Tax Seen as Mass Public Burden
In Gotha Germany bachelors aged 20 and over with annual income above 750 dollars face a monthly tax of about 2.5 dollars while remaining single. The levy targets unmarried men and applies continuously until marriage or change in status.
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Gotha
Germany
Colored teachers hold first session at William Penn High
The colored schools in the city opened preparations for the new term with a morning general meeting at William Penn high school led by Superintendent T Wingate Andrews. Registration for William Penn students starts tomorrow with eight grade pupils Thursday at 10 o clock and sophomores juniors and seniors Friday at 10 o clock. Improvements funded this summer include four new classrooms at Leonard street and two at Fairview street to ease crowding, plus a new science laboratory and drinking fountains at William Penn and Congdon Hall improvements.
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William Penn High School
T. Wingate Andrews
Leonard Street School
Fairview Street School
William Penn School
Congdon Hall
August Weather Summary from Greensboro Station
The Greensboro weather bureau reports nine totally clear August days and twelve rainy days with storms on eleven. Temperatures ranged from 61 to 91 degrees, with August 6 showing the largest swing of 31 degrees. August 19 yielded 1.46 inches of rain, August 7 had 1.23 inches, and August 17 had 1.00 inch, totaling 4.32 inches of precipitation.
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Weather Bureau
Greensboro
Mrs Elizabeth Hanson of Wombwell Learns to Swim
London report notes Mrs Elizabeth Hanson age 50, mother of six, finished learning to swim and now teaches other women. Her swift progress highlights a new zeal in personal development.
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London
Elizabeth Hanson
Wombwell
Registration And Book Fee Payments Start In City Schools
White school children in High Point begin registering and paying half the book rental fees for the new school year starting tomorrow. Seventh graders register Friday at the Junior High. sixth graders on Monday. High school registrations run Thursday and Friday. first time students register Friday. Fees by grade: one and two $1.00, three $1.25, four and five $1.50, six and seven $1.75, high school $2.00. Books for purchase available at the high school Thursday through Saturday. No elementary sales until next week.
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High Point
Motorcyclist Ben Lowe Reported Improving After Crash
Police officer Ben R. Lowe remained at Guilford General Hospital after being thrown from his motorcycle while pursuing a speeder at Ward and Tryon streets. He is breathing with effort, conscious at times, and shows no internal injuries per X ray. Paul Bulla remains jailed on assault with a deadly weapon charges.
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Ben R. Lowe
Guilford General Hospital
E. A. McGhee
Ward
Tryon
T. M. Stanton
Lowe
Cabinet of Girl Reserves in Meet
Senior club cabinet of the High Point High School girl reserves met at the YWCA on East Commerce Street to plan next year’s work. They approved a biweekly meeting schedule and a monthly general event at the YMCA, with Lucille Litaker to visit in the first week of November.
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High Point High School
East Commerce Street
Lucille Litaker
Man Dismissed By Police Chief Back With City
Dr. H Hancock, dismissed after an assault on Leroy Stevenson, is rehired in the sanitary department driving a garbage truck. Hancock was arrested after the incident, found guilty in municipal court, ordered to pay costs and a $50 fine, and has appealed to the superior court where the case remains pending.
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H. Hancock
Police
Leroy Stevenson
Hancock
Stevenson
Night schools for adults to begin at Green Street Baptist Church
The first of several night schools for adults who never learned to read or write will open next Monday at 7 30 pm at Green Street Baptist Church. Miss Eva Edgerton of Asheville assists the High Point Woman's Club in organizing and supervising the program which offers free instruction to anyone over 14. Additional schools will follow at Highland mill and another community center as enrollment grows. Mrs Henry A White leads the organizing committee and has spent weeks arranging the program.
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Green Street Baptist Church
High Point Woman's Club
Eva Edgerton
Asheville
Highland Mill
Henry A. White
Committee Judges 1929 Yard Improvements Contest
Members of the City Beautiful organization judging 1929 yard improvements inspect 208 or 300 entries after a preliminary meeting at the chamber of commerce. The awards will be announced soon. Committee members include A. E. Tate Mrs S C Clark and R T Amos.
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City Beautiful
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
A. BE. Tate
S. C. Clark
R. T. Amos
Famed Scientist Pursues Spark Formula to Detect Hidden Munitions
A renowned scientist develops a controlled spark formula intended to locate concealed munitions and trigger their explosion. The project aims to reveal hidden weapons by producing a detectable, safe-in-principle spark.
Woman Injured in City Auto Crash At Main Street Pole
Mrs S R Matthews of 640 Colonial Drive was severely injured when the car she rode in with her husband struck a telephone pole on North Main Street inside the city limits. She was taken by Yow's ambulance to High Point hospital and rested well today. Mr Matthews escaped unharmed after trying to avoid another car. The couple's vehicle was badly damaged in the incident.
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S. R. Matthews
Colonial Drive
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
North Main Street
Matthews
High Point Hospital
Donnellan loans 400 phonograph records of Irish tunes
Father Luke Donnellan lends the Irish Folklore Society four hundred phonographic records. He collected the folk songs from remote districts of Ireland and Gaelic Scotland for the project.
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Dublin
Irish Folklore Society
Luke Donnellan
Ireland
Gaelic
Scotland
City Manager To Pay $15 500 For Welborn Property
City Manager Knox authorized to pay 15 500 to S S Welborn and others from Davidson county clerk’s office for land needed for a sewer disposal plant in the western city. Only spectator urged paving a southern street.
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Welborn
Knox
Superior Court
Davidson County
S. S. Welborn
Strange companions in Olympia horse sale and hawk terrier bond
In London at an Olympia horse show a prize horse sold to a French buyer with a chicken added to the deal due to unusual companionship. A hawk and terrier pair also feature the strange ties between hunter and animal helper.
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London
Olympia
France
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Wesley Memorial Workers
COUNC
Winston - Salem
City
Home Bond & Mtg. Co
Howard L. Collie, Mgr
Prudential Ins. Co
Southern Bond & Mtg. Co
West Washington
Supt. Andrews
Robert's Clothing Company
Eva
Robert’s Clothing Co
Washington
C. Earl Steele
Russell Mossman
Chicago
St. Louis
Wilson Herren
Steele
Mossman
COP Hart
Bulla
Virginia Carrier
Girl Reserve
Genevieve Sheetz
Dorothy Fritz
Anna Lanier
Rose Askew
Louise Kearns
FORD
Chrysler
Hudson
ESSEX
Jefferson
Motor Company
Hudson-Essex Dealers
Wrenn Street
Schwab Tailoring CO
East Broad St
Dennis Keel
Wachovia Bank
Johnnie
Mary
Aladdin
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
The
Commercial National Bank
C. H. Ellis
V.A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
W. State St
O. E. Mendenhall
Grove
Tennial Ave
E. P. Jacobs
O. B. Mendenhall
Pres
Roy C. Welborn, V.pres
H. E. Johnson
Secy
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
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