Growth of High Point Shown in Postal Receipts Over Years
A High Point postal history notes population and business growth reflected in postal receipts from 1869 to 1934. Receipts rose from 28,148 in 1908 to 244,639 in 1937, with staffing increases and route consolidations. Postmaster Clark cites anticipated delivery extensions amid expanded rural routes and daily parcel activity.
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Clark
High Point
United States Post Office
Refa
L. Clark
Ial
Aia
Gites
Austin Welch
Buchanan
Johnson
Eli Denny
W. C. Denny
Grant
Mani? Jarrell
Hayes
Mra. M. &. Robbing
Garfield
A. A. Holton
Washington
Denny
Cleveland
Ed T L. Ragan
Harrison
RR. C. Charlies
W. HB. Snow
WB. Steele
W. FE. Snow
Theodore Roosevelt
W. P. Ragan
Taft
W. G. Bradshaw
J. J. Parkes
Wilsen
The Dominion of Canada Holds 959 Theaters
There are 959 motion picture theaters in the Dominion of Canada, averaging one theater for every 11 500 people.
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Dominion of Canada
Curious list of common knowledge myths and misstatements
A string of asserted facts is debunked or corrected, covering topics from biology and history to geography and culture. The passage presents popular beliefs about cowboy origins, Shakespearean shorthand, and famous figures, often contrasting them with accurate details, arranged as a series of misleading statements to be clarified.
Regal lily bred to remain pollen free gains patent
Years of breeder effort aimed to produce a regal lily with anthers that do not shed pollen on petals. A chance result from X-ray treated bulbs yielded the desired plant. It has been registered in the U S Patent Office.
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U. S
Patent Office
Robert R Parsons Rites Held After Darlington Hospital Death
Funeral services for Robert P Parsons 21 were conducted Saturday at 4 pm from Koonce Funeral Home chapel. Rev C N Royal and Rev A C Kennedy led with gospel quartets and piano accompaniment. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery. pallbearers named.
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Robert P. Parsons
Darlington
Koonce Funeral Home
C. N. Royal
Green Street Baptist Church
A. C. Kennedy
Thomasville
Thomesville
Gwendolyn Clodfelter
Misa Ethel Samuels
Wade Koonts
W CC, Brawley
A. J. Kaeonce
A. R. Banter
Hubert Barrier
Harold Berrier
Raymond Lindley
Freeman Well
Roy Yates
J. E. Lytdon
Oakwood Cemetery
Silk Garment Rule Among Mohammedans Cited
An ancient note states that Mohammedans avoid silk garments because silkworms are deemed unclean. The remark reflects historical textile customs and religious considerations cited in the period.
One Week Civil Court Term Opens With Judge Teague
A one week term of civil court opens here with Judge Lewis B. Teague presiding. Five divorce cases are set for trial Tuesday morning, followed by a motion docket on Saturday. The docket lists numerous suits including Wright v Wright and several against the American Discount Company and Universal Credit Company among others. Jurors are named for the term.
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Lewis BE. Teague
Teague
Jefferson Standard moves to new city offices
Jefferson Standard Life Insurance Company relocates to 213 214 Professional Building at the corner of South Main and Wear Green streets. The local staff is ready in the new location to service policyholders.
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Jefferson Standard = Sife Insurance Company
South Main
Wear Green
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Hitler
Berchtesgaden
Kurt Schuschnigg
Adolf Hitler
Bavaria
Austria
Konrad Henlein
Czechoslovakia
Europe
Walter Winchell
Ringling Bros
America
el Arendel
Philadelphia
Joe Penner
RKO Chieftaine
France
United States
St. Luke
Mark Twain
Charlies Darwin
Louie XIV
Marcel Proust
Thomas Carlyle
Helen Wille Moody
University of Calif
Threadneedie Street
Bank of England
Ben Franklin
Franklin
Piedmont
Piedmont Engraving Company
Winston-Salem
Robert R. Parsons
A. F
Vas
Ol Cs
Viekgiata
Belk - Stevens Co
Belks
Lauree Wright
Clint M. Wright
Gertrude P
Aetna Casualty & Surety Co
Gate City Motor Company
Bessie Anderson
John Kilby
Ray J. Brown
Universal Credit Company
William McKenley
J. H. Huskine
Lindale Dairy Corporation
Elsie Lee
American Discount Company
Vere A. C. Ridge Vs. Southern Railway Company
William Meniniey
Bill Thompson
Samuel L. Dorsett
Va City Transfer and Storage, Inc
Bergen Land Company
J. N. Harney
Ruth BE. Ludwick
Southern Railway Company
J. FP
Floyd
Et al
Lillian Jennings
Silas RB. Casey
A. M. Swaim
Ve. L. W. Kennedy
W. T. Smith
Garland Distributing Company
Ed Millikan
Garnet Ewing
Jolly Cab Company
John Crawford
Earl Smith
G. Snider
Harold Tullis
American Oil Company
Southland Finance and
I Inaurafee Company
Mable Bray
Ve. W
Motor Company
Melrose Hosiery Mille
Efird Manufacturing Company
D. FE
Marlee
S. Carolina Coach Company
J. PD
Garnerva
Mra
Lyman G. Atwell
Jefferson Standard
Belk-Stevens
Mr. York
Mr. Height
Belk—Stevens Co
Belk's
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