First Baptist Church to Sell Main Street Property at Auction
Trustees voted to auction North Main and Ray Streets land on Wednesday October 3. The 17 business lots were planned for a church site but zoning changed to business. George Penny's American Land Company will manage the sale with 10 percent cash, 15 percent in 90 days, 25 percent in one to three years, and a 2 percent cash discount.
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First Baptist Church
Main and
Ray Streets
American Land Company
George Penny
W. C. Idol
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
First Baptist
Main Street
Baptist Church
High Point
A. E. Tate
Wachovia Bank
Tate
Parker anxious for crowd at meeting
R Br Parker president of the High Point Democratic Club said he hopes many members attend Thursday night for the first business meeting in a month. The gathering will discuss a new registration for residents in wards one two and three after subdivision and new precincts.
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R. BR. Parker
High Point
Democratic Club
Thomas Turner, Jr
Thos J Gold to Address First Voters League Meeting
Thomas J Gold a Guilford County lawyer and state senate candidate will address High Point First Voters league Tuesday at 7 30 pm in the Jarrell building South Main St The event aims to urge civic participation and fair campaign conduct with many first time voters in attendance Leaders include L Holt McPherson R B Parker and Thomas Turner and officers elected James B Lovelace president O A Kirkman Jr first vice president Matt Wall second vice president William F Renfrow secretary
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Thomas J. Gold
State Senate
Guilford County
First Voters’ League of
High Point
Democratic Club
Jarrell Building
South Main Street
L. Holt McPherson
Gold
League
Democratc Club
First
Voters’ League
R. B. Parker
Thomas Turner
Owen-Smith
The
New League
James B. Lovelace
O. A. Kirkman, Jr
Matt Wall
William F. Renfrow
Anti-Smithites Plan Opening of High Point Headquarters
Guilford County Anti-Smith Club executives meet at the Sheraton tonight at 8 to outline plans for an Anti-Smith headquarters in High Point. The central office remains in Greensboro with a branch here under Greensboro, with A. E. Tate or M. J. Wrenn likely to lead the High Point office. Tate invites all pro-Democrats who oppose Governor Smith, but excludes Republicans.
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Guilford County
Democratic
Anti-Smith Club
Sheraton
Anti-Smith
Greensboro
A. E. Tate
M. J. Wrenn
Tate
Smith
Anti- Smith
Down
Constable
Anti- Smith Club
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Attention Masons Called to Numa Reid Lodge Meeting
Communication of Numa F Reid Lodge No 344 A F and A M announced for Monday night September 17 at 7 Fellowcraft Degree. All Fellowcraft cordially invited to attend.
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Numa F. Reid Lodge
Fellowcraft
Local man reports storm via amateur radio set
John F. Bivins of 512 Worth Drive received late hurricane reports on his unique amateur radio receiving set 4AEW. Messages came from Tampa St Augustine Clearwater and Homestead. The storm center lay between Jacksonville and Titusville with a 40 mile gale in St Augustine and 110 mile per hour winds over Homestead.
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Florida Peninsula
John F. Bivins
Worth Drive
Tampa
St. Augustine
Clearwater
Homstead
Prohibition Agents Arrest 164 in August in North Carolina
Federal agents in North Carolina arrested 164 people in August, destroyed 189 stills, and seized eighteen rum running cars. The August reports show increased activity from July, with 159 arrests and 21 cars seized. For the fiscal year ending June, 1,643 people statewide were arrested for liquor offenses.
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Charlotte N. C
North Carolina
Ben C. Sharpe
Cox disapproves of whispering campaign targets
J Ewiood Cox, president of the Hoover-For-President club in North Carolina, denounces the nationwide whispering campaign targeting both Governor Alfred E Smith and Herbert Hoover. He cites a magazine item and asserts Mellon had no ongoing interest in distilling. Cox says he disapproves of the campaign against either candidate.
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Hoover- For-President Club
J. Ewiood Cox
Hoover-For-President Club
North Carolina
Alfred B. Smith
Herbert Hoover
Cox
Andrew W. Mellon
the Treasury
Smith
Hoover
Lindsay Davis Place to Be Sold Wednesday
The Lindsay Davis home on South Main street will be sold at public auction Wednesday at 11 a.m. N. C. Hines of Winston-Salem will conduct the sale for the estate. The property has been subdivided into business lots and bids may be confirmed the day of sale. Lots extend over 159 feet deep to the Welch Furniture company plant.
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Lindsay Davis
South Main Street
N. C. Hines
Winston-Salem
Welch Furniture Company
Young man falls from motorcycle in South Main collision
A.L. Lucas age 25 of High Point route 3 was injured in a 2:45 PM crash at South Main and Davis streets when his motorcycle collided with a car making a left turn without signaling. Lucas suffered a severely cut left foot and facial cuts and was taken to Guilford General Hospital by ambulance. The car’s driver escaped injury.
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A.L. Lucas
Perry Plywood Corporation
High Point
South Main
Davis Streets
Lucas
Ile
Yow
Guilford General Hospital
Main Street
Rites Held For Barbara Anne Winfrey
Funeral services for Barbara Anne Winfrey were held at 11:30 a.m. yesterday from the family home at 703 Kennedy street with Father A. C. Adler of Greensboro and St. Edward's parish officiating. Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery. Pallbearers included J. A. Michael Fred Brown D. F. McCarthy and Carl Payne. Flowers were carried by Helen Von Drehle Mildred Von Drehle Margaret Wilhelm Marie Wilhelm Virginia Holcker Cecelia Hill Mary Thomas and Margaret Tull. A large crowd attended.
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Barbara Anne Winfrey
Kennedy Street
A. C. Adler
Greensboro
St. Edward’s Parish
Oakwood Cemetery
J. A. Michael
Fred Brown
D. F. McCarthy
Carl Payne
Helen von Drehle
Mildred von Drehle
Margaret Wilhelm
Marie Wilhelm
Virginia Holcker
Cecelia Hill
Mary Thomas
Margaret Tull
Missionaries Teach Cannibals Tables of Etiquette
A humorous exchange about foreign mission work asks if cannibals were helped. The lady missionary replies that they have taught them to eat with knives and forks.
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Foreign Mission
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Winfrey Baby
W. E. Siler
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Atwater Kent
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Kester Furniture Company
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High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
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