Communion Service at St Mary's Episcopal Chapel
A Holy Communion service will be held in the chapel of St Marys Episcopal church tomorrow at 10 30 a m per rector Rev Thomas J C Smyth Also Mr and Mrs Herman Smith and Mr and Mrs John Spencer of High Point will fly to Sea Island Ga Saturday for the Ninety Nines annual section meeting where officers will be elected They will return Sunday Mrs J M Shore of 614 North Hamilton street reports the death of her brother W Greene Holcomb in Cycle funeral plans not yet set but services expected tomorrow at Mt View Baptist Church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Thomas J. C. Smyth
Herman Smith
John Spencer
High Point
Sea Island
Ninety-Nines
J. M. Shore
North
Hamilton Street
W. Greene Holcomb
Mt. View Baptist Church
Zion Reformed Women Hold Chicken Pie Supper Saturday
The Women’s Guild of Zion Reformed Church will sponsor a chicken pie supper at the church Saturday evening September 9 from 5 p m to 8 p m.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Women's Guild of Zion Reformed Church
Missing 21 year old Nancy McDowell Located by Father
Nancy McDowell aged 21 of 407 Walnut Street who had been reported missing since September 3 was found yesterday afternoon by her father. Police said today she is safe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy McDowell
Walnut Street
Gantt-Welch suit seeks $170 and goods in mortgage case
Mr. and Mrs. R. B. Gantt sue Mr. and Mrs. M. E. Welch for $170 and possession of household goods. They allege the money is balance due on a promissory note secured by a chattel mortgage transferring the goods to the plaintiffs. Arthur C. Jones vs. Mary T Jones seeks an absolute divorce on separation grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Gantt
M. E. Welch
Arthur C. Jones
Mary T Jones
Marines recall 67 reserve sergeants to active duty
Three reserve sergeants from High Point and one from Asheboro are among 67 Marines recalled to active duty. They are to report for physical examinations late this month. From High Point: William E. Clifton, John E. Peeler and Lewis D. Stoves. from Asheboro: Alfred Potts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Asheboro
William E. Clifton
John E. Peeler
Lewis D. Stoves
Alfred Potts
Shoplifting Charge Against Local Woman
Mrs. Ben L. Herman of 605 West Farriss Street was arrested in Greensboro on shoplifting a $5.98 blouse from Meyers Department Store. She said the charge is a terrible mistake and the investigation will prove it. The Greensboro municipal court trial is set for September 26.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben L. Herman
West Farriss Street
Greensboro
Meyers Department Store
Herman
Indians Used Animal Fat for War Paint Base
Encyclopedia Britannica states that Native Americans used animal fat as a base to create their cold cream for war paint, reflecting traditional cosmetic practice.
Boyd to Address Hosiery Makers in Roanoke Meeting
Joe Boyd the Melrose hosiery mill personnel director will speak on Training of Loopers at a two day Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association gathering at the Hotel Roanoke Roanoke Virginia. He is joined by Thomas N Ingram Cecil F Adamson and other mills officials with sessions 8 o clock tomorrow night and Friday morning plus a banquet and social sports events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Hosiery Manufacturers Association
Roanoke
Joe Boyd
Melrose Hosiery Mill
Boyd
Thomas N. Ingram
Chedbourne Hosiery Mills
Cecil F. Adamson
Wilkes Hosiery Mills Company
Roanoke Country Club
Miss Margaret Rainey To Lead City Speech Classes
Miss Margaret Rainey arrives to take over the city schools’ speech therapy program replacing Mrs. Margaret McNeely in a swap of duties with Kalamazoo. Rainey, with training at Western Michigan and Indiana University, will oversee classes for at least 75 students in elementary and two high schools, screening Thursday and then scheduling visits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Flagler
Enterprise
Margaret Rainey
High Point
Margaret McNeely
Indiana University
Ohio State University
Miss Rainey
McNeely
Junior Service League
Family Service Bureau
Service League
Charles F. Carroll
Death of Eva Jean Douglas Ends Murder Probe
Coroner reports no external violence in the death of 17 year old Eva Jean Douglas of 115 Brooks Street. Tests will determine if acute alcoholism or poisoning caused her death after her body was found in weeds near Leonard and Hoover streets. Police had suspected strangulation until the coroner halted the investigation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Harvey
Eva Jean Douglas
Brooks Street
Leonard and
Hoover
Harvey
Derailed Train Kills Twenty in Sao Paulo State
Five cars of a railway train derailed in southern Sao Paulo today, killing 20 people including two children and injuring 25. The disaster occurred as authorities investigated the wreckage and began aid operations. Nearby, Edinburg Texas hosts a large cactus garden that ships up to 5000 plants daily.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Edinburg, Tex
Deaths and Funerals Mrs Louella Lamb Randleman
Mrs. Louella McDaniel Lamb widow of C A Lamb of Randleman died at her home after several weeks illness. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 4 PM from Mt Lebanon Methodist church. Surviving: four daughters Mrs Ira Fields Mrs Mack Gray Mrs R B Hutcheson Mrs Mellise Worsham. one son Gray Lamb. five grandchildren. Burial in Oakwood Cemetery Eddinger plot. Body at Sechrest's.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louella Lamb
Mellise, Worsham
Asheboro
Gray Lamb
Randleman
L. B. Reavis
Green Street Baptist Church
George Richman
Conrad Memorial Baptist Church
Eddinger
Oakwood Cemetery
Sechrest’s
Funeral services for Mrs Ethel Davis Hohn
Funeral services for 58 year old Mrs Ethel Davis Hohn wife of E J Hohn of Randleman Rt 1 were held at Fairfield Methodist church Tuesday at 3 30 pm Reverend Vernie Stanley and Minister Elbert Newlin officiated Burial was in the family plot at Fairfield cemetery Pallbearers were nephews Jesse D S Richard Edward and Sonny Davis and Junior Hohn Floral offerings were carried by nieces and neighbors directed by Mrs L E Modlin and Mrs James Swiggett During the services a trio Mrs J M Futrelle Mrs Stacy Kirkman and Mrs Floyd Davis with Mrs Kirkman playing the accompaniments sang two selections and Mrs J M Futrelle sang a solo The body was placed in the church thirty minutes before the services
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ethel Davis Hohn
E. J. Hohn
Randleman Rt
Fairfield Methodist Church
Vernie Stanley
Elbert Newlin
Fairfield Cemetery
Dozier R Hardy Rites Held In Lexington
Funeral services for Dozier Rufus Hardy 28 of 516 East Lexington Avenue were conducted Tuesday at 4 PM in Sechrest chapel. Rev Woodrow Robbins presided with church members serving flowers and a church choir providing music. Burial followed at Floral Garden Park cemetery. Mrs D M Baker is his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dozier R. Hardy
Dozier Rufus Hardy
East
Lexington Avenue
Sechrest Chapel
Woodrow Robbins
Lexington Avenue Baptist Church
W. W Campbell
Barbara
Jean Short
P. K. Frye
Glenn Leach
Tommy Ridenhour
E. J. Lindsay
L. 5. Gregory
G. H. Perry
E. W. Peele
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
Hardy
D. M. Baker
Funeral services for Mrs Jeanette Carroll Eddinger
Funeral services for Mrs Jeanette Carroll Eddinger 77 widow of D W Eddinger who died at her home 114 East Lexington avenue Tuesday morning at 9 oclock will be held in the chapel of Sechrest Funeral home Saturday morning at 11 oclock by Dr.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette Eddinger
Jeanette Carroll Eddinger
D. W. Eddinger
East
Lexington Avenue
Sechrest Funeral Home
Last rites held for Mrs Hattie Myers Ward in Thom asville
Mrs Hattie Myers Ward 62 died after a six month illness. Funeral at Johnson town Methodist Church with Rev C O Plyler and Rev D A Oakley officiating. Pallbearers named Myers family. floral tributes from Johnsontown Methodist Church. Burial in Emmanuel Reformed cemetery. She died Monday morning in local hospital after critical last weeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Hattie Myers Ward
Johnsontown Methodist Church
C. O. Plyler
D. A. Oakley
High Point
Clayton
Cletus
Joe
Glenn
James
Leo
Carlton
Aubrey Myers
Ita Petree
Jack Phillips
Linda Whitley
Colon Kennedy
Everette Hilton
Perry Hilton
Vonzo Sink
Ward
Emmanuel Reformed Church
Death of Arthur H. Small veteran Casard plant worker
Arthur H. Small 54 died at a local hospital shortly after 5 AM Wednesday following a heart attack a week earlier. Born June 16 1896 in Randolph County he moved to the city 45 years ago. Survived by wife four sisters one brother two stepsons and a stepdaughter all of this city. Funeral arrangements set with Koonce Funeral Home and at Friendly Baptist Church with interment in Floral Garden Park. The report notes a pine needle browning in western state tied to aphid infestation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur H. Small
Randolph County
Thomas and
Tishey Miller Small
Casard Manufacturing Corp
Robert Small
Bessie Morgan
Lillian Wagner
Alice Scarce
Vercey Brittain
John W.pierce
Ronald E. Pierce
Mary E. Yates
Koonce
W. L. Smith
The
Friendly Baptist Church
Floral Garden Park Cemetery
August Crime and Crash Totals Show Rise in Local Offenses
Police reports indicate a near record 47 traffic accidents in August, with 782 total crimes known to police up 58 from July. Parking violations surged while most other categories dipped. no homicides or rapes were reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Traffic Bureau
Mother Gets A Swimming Pool
ATLANTA Mrs Higgins a frugal homeowner builds a backyard pool costing 15 dollars. The 15 by 7 foot wading pool provides a play space for her children with sand cement waterproof paint and salvaged lumber and pipe. She did most of the work herself with some help from her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lewis Higgins
Higgins
Galax Man Killed In South Carolina Traffic Crash
Ray Lester Crouse 29 of Galax Virginia was fatally injured when his tractor trailer rolled over an embankment on highway 29 south of Anderson South Carolina. He was en route from Pell City Alabama to Lenoir North Carolina for a Greensboro trucking firm with a load of textiles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anderson
S. C
Ray Lester Crouse
Galax
Highway 29
Crouse
Greensboro
N. C
Pell City
Ala
Lenoir
High Point National Guard Leaves for Fort Bragg
National Guard units from High Point begin mobilization with personnel and equipment moving toward Fort Bragg. The 540th Field Artillery battalion gathers teams from High Point Thomasville and Monroe for joint training with basic instruction for new members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Fort Bragg
540Th Field Artillery
Thomasville
Monroe
County Loans to Fire Group in Trinity Archdale Area
Guilford county commissioners approved a loan of 1 500 to the fire protection program for the Trinity Archdale Allen Jay section. The group reports 850 members and a one week term for Superior court for High Point division may be requested. A civilian defense board was named with four locals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
Trinity-Archdale-Allen Jay
Byron
Haworth
M. R. Ingram
Archdale
Superior Court
High Point Division
Logan Porter
Billi Ragsdale
Lloyd Amos
J. Harry Weatherly
High Point
Greensboro
Julius Green Named City Councilman for Ward 2
Julius Green of 111 Salem Street, Security Life and Trust’s general agent for the region, was appointed to fill the unexpired Ward 2 term of Carry Regan. The 30 year old insurance agent and civic leader takes office immediately. term ends next May. Regan, a lieutenant with Battery B, 540th Field Artillery, left for Fort Bragg with his unit, on active duty. Major Harry B. Finch noted the session hoped Regan would attend to be honored. Council planned to present Regan a 100 United States Savings Bond plus 100 to cover six months salary, four months owed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Julius Green
Salem Street
Security Life and Trust Company
Carry Regan
Regan
National Guard
540Th Field Artillery
Fort Bragg
Harry B. Finch
United States
Price Range For School Cafeteria Meals
Prices for school lunchroom fare range from one cent to 15 cents per serving. Five cent bowls of soup or side dishes, seven cents for most vegetables, eight cents for milk, seven to ten cents for sandwiches, and 10 cents for several combination dishes. The 15 cent items include baked ham roast beef and similar entrees. Cafeterias start Thursday, with prices set as of August 30 and similar to last year.
Wide Variety of Cases To Be Tried Next Week
A four day criminal term of Municipal jury court begins Tuesday under Judge D C MacRae. Uncontested divorces on day one. Drunken driving leads with 26 cases, prohibition violations 19, plus various charges including assault, reckless driving, drunkenness, and others. Jurors listed include Clay Bean, E L Black, N F Bundy, and 22 more names.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
Local man cited for reckless driving after Elm Thurston crash
A 60 year old Gustav V Jensen of 216 Steele Street was cited to court for reckless driving after a collision at Elm and Thurston streets caused 700 in damages to two cars. Jensen’s car hit Charles E King’s vehicle, pushing it 75 feet into a yard. King’s car sustained 500 damage, Jensen 200. both drivers unharmed. In a second incident, Nolan Wells of Pontiac Michigan crashed into Jacob E Allman’s panel truck on South Main Street. Allman’s damages were 15, Wells 125. no injuries or arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustav V. Jensen
Steele Street
Elm
Thurston Streets
Jensen
Charles E. King
Charlotte
King
Nolan Wells
Pontiac
Mich
Jacob E. Allman
Jacob E. Allman As the Latter Slowed To Turn Off South Main Street
Nathan Hunt Drive
Allman
Public Health Group To Meet Tomorrow
The North Carolina Public Health association will meet here tomorrow night to discuss public health service in the state. Five state editors are scheduled to participate including H. W. Kendall Greensboro Daily News A. G. Ivory Winston Salem Journal Sentinel W. E. Horner Sanford Herald Don Shoemaker Asheville Citizen and C. A. McKnight Charlotte News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
North Carolina Public Health Association
H. W. Kendall
Greensboro Daily News
A. G. Ivory
Winston- Salem Journal-Sentinel
W. E. Horner
Sanford Herald
Don Shoemaker
Asheville Citizen
C. A. McKnight
Charlotte News
Hearing on Randleman High School Site Contest
Dr. C. D. Kistler of Randleman seeks an injunction against Randolph county and local boards over a High Point street extension site. A hearing is set for next Tuesday at 7 30 p m after a postponement. He argues the site is distant from town center and has poor utility access.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Randleman
C. D. Kistler
Randolph County Board of Education
Randleman School Board
High Point Street
Allen H. Gwyn
Asheboro
Kistler
7 200 School Students Go Back to Books
An estimated 7 200 students reported to the city's 14 public schools today with numbers likely rising to about 8 000 before the term ends. Classes suspended at noon today. regular hours resume tomorrow with first-graders dismissed at noon for the first month. Elementary hours 8 30 to 3 and high schools 8 30 to 3 30.
No Probable Cause Found In Two Capital Cases
Municipal Judge D C MacRae found no probable cause in two capital cases against Roosevelt Clark 42 of Beamon Street and a second defendant with other auto and traffic judgments. The report details multiple defendants with drunkenness speeding and assault charges, including Bracy Hamlin and Claude Dickey, with various sentences appeals and fines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. C. MacRae
Roosevelt Clark
Beamon Street
Pearl Chisholm
Bynum
Clark
Charles W. Stacy
South Wrenn
Superior Court
Glenn Collins
East Washington
George A. Idol
Old
Winston Road
Ralph W. Gray
Trinity
Broadus D. Casey
North Hamilton
South Main Street
Bracy Hamlin
Claude Dickey
Walker
Robert Davis
George D. Robbins
Robert E. Spoon
Leon C. Brooks
Simpsonville
S. C
Roba Wagner
Clyde Tucker
Ralph G. Chilton
Sam Caldwell
Herman Miller
Richmond Bean
Raymond Boland
Howard J. Hodge
C. C. Moore
Lewis Lambeth
Ray G. McQuaigue
Herbert W. Smith
Greensboro
Frederick Bean
Charlotte
John G. White
Thomas E. Carst
Rupert R. Jones
Mildred Cobb
Hoover
Marion Cobb
Frank Armstrong
Hilltop
Mary Peace
Arthur Lewis
Ennis
Lawrence Cooper
Redding
Woodrow Earley
Asault
James P. Hoover
Weather runs below normal in High Point area
The Friendship weather bureau reported temperatures about 16 degrees below normal with no records expected. Partly cloudy and cool conditions were forecast for today tonight and Wednesday with slightly warmer conditions tomorrow. High around 72 and low tonight near 5, last night’s low was 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Friendship Weather Bureau
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First Methodist Church
Worth B. Bowman
Rotary Drive
City News
Bruios
AIR Meet
Greene Holcomb
Marine
Hattie M. Ward
Galax Man
Tasket
S. H. Bruner
Pensacola
Fla
High Point National Guard
Fort
Hamburg
Offenburg
Clay Bean
E. L. Black
N. F. Bundy
G. C
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