City Schools Enrollment Shows Small Rise in 1944
Enrollment at High Point public schools on opening day reached 8 178, up from 7 978 last year. White students totaled 6 670 and 1 508 were Negro. two schools reported declines while the Senior High led with 1 829 pupils and the Junior High with 1 240.
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High Point
T. Wingate Andrews
Ed Piuwarn
Ada Blair
Elm Street
Oak Hill
Johnson St
Treet Ee Eerr
Blair
Twood
Werdale
Ads
Befriends Girl Then Captured in Local Hotel Case
Jimmie O'Neil, 17, of Alexandria, Va., jailed on assault with intent to commit criminal attack and for registering at a hotel under an assumed name. He allegedly lured a 19 year old Winston-Salem woman to his room after paying court costs, leaving her a prisoner yesterday. The woman escaped this morning and notified police.
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Jimmie O'Neil
Alexandria
Jimmie
Davie Spriggs
Winston-Salem
City Lake
Winston-Selem
Thacker Opens Revival at First Presbyterian Thomasville
Dr J Ernest Thacker of Norfolk Va opened an evangelistic meeting at the First Presbyterian church in Thomasville with a large crowd. He will preach tonight on The Most Important Subject for a Christian. Services run nightly at 7 with Mr and Mrs Robert White of Noblesville Ind leading music. White quartet aims to form junior and senior choirs.
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J. Ernest Thacker
Norfolk
First Presbyterian Church
Thomasville
Thacker
Greensboro
Robert White
Noblesville
Ind
White
Roper Sees Constitution as Living Tool for Change
Roosevelt aide argues the constitution must adapt to the times and that amending it could be necessary if New Deal measures fail. He urges moving forward with the constitution rather than retreating to it and says practical tests of federal power will dictate the path for democracy.
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Roosevelt
Roper
NRA
Sunday movie question sparks talk in High Point
Ministers from the High Point Association and city council met to discuss Sunday motion pictures. The talks showed no city law against Sunday theaters beyond a $1 state penalty, with officials noting nearby towns permit Sunday shows while some ministers urged an ordinance banning them.
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Ministers Association
High Point Ministers Association
C. 8. Grayson
Howard Hartsell
St. Mary's Episcopal Church
Association
F. L. Conrad
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Edgar Hartley, Sr
Hartley
Ecouncil
Hugh Smart
North Carolina Theaters, Inc
Durham
Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Norwood H. Bowne
St. Mary's
Bowne
J. PP. Williamson
Hartsell
C. N. Royal
Green Street Baptist Church
C. A. Lewis
Grayson
Lewis
Guilford County Alumni Meeting Plans Reportedly Under Way
In High Point sources note J Legtie Andre puffing a cigar as plans unfold for a Guilford County state college alumni meeting. The brief mentions a forthcoming gathering and city context.
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J. Legtie AndreWe
State College
Guilford County
Daughters of America official to visit High Point
Mrs Willie Abernathy state councilor will visit High Point Thursday meeting Washington council No 4 at 7 80 oclock. Police report a car parked in the 400 block East Washington street for two days possibly stolen and abandoned. vehicle bears Virginia license.
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Willie Abernathy
The
Daughters of America
High Point
Washington Council No. 4
East Washington Street
Virginia
Boy nabbed in butter and lottery ticket racket
Henry Wright a 13 year old was arrested by plainclothes officers this morning for attempting to take butter and lottery tickets believed for his mother at 624 East High Street. He signed a sworn statement at police headquarters later as police continue efforts to stop the racket.
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Henry Wright
East High Street
Robber Breaks In Steals Suit Dress Pocket Book and Clock
A thief entered a residence through a rear window last night and carried off a dark gray suit a black woolen dress a lady's black pocket book and an electric clock.
Seed-Bearing Southern Pines Reach Record Crop
The Soil Conservation Service in High Point notes this season yields the best pine seed crop in 15 years. A Forest Service cone supply estimate covers Maryland to Florida and west to Texas and Oklahoma, aiding forest restoration by the CCC and others. Fire suppression is urged to protect seed fall areas, ensuring winter and spring seedlings survive. Public cooperation will turn the bumper crop into productive land restocking. The article also mentions the quieting effect of large propellers on air transport.
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Soil Conservation Service
High Point
Southern Pines
Forest Service
South
Southern Forest Experiment Station
Maryland
Florida
Texas
Olahoma
Civilian Conservation Corps
Labor contact drive and civic notes in city briefing
Mrs Irene W Price mails hundreds of letters urging firms and individuals to call her office about labor. Judge pro tem Owen Reese sits in for Judge Lewis Teague on municipal court. Chief of Police W G Friddle drinks buttermilk after quitting beer. James B Lyon American Legion commander dictates letters with tie off and collar unbuttoned.
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Irene W. Price
Owen Reese
Lewis FP. Teague
W. G. Friddle
James B. Lyon
American Legion Post
Salesman Wanted for Paper Products in Dayton Ohio
Experienced salesman sought to call on retailers wholesalers and business concerns for paper products in a restricted territory. Full time position with commissions averaging 80 percent and potential of $100 per week or more. Must be well recommended. Merchants Industries Inc Box 10628 Dayton Ohio.
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Merchants Industries, Inc
Dayton
Ohio
Lengthy session as municipal court convenes in town
Judge pro-tem Owen Reese presided in Teague’s absence as the municipal court conducted a long docket. Assault cases dominated a session that also included a dozen gambling charges with many defendants given suspended or partial sentences and costs.
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Owen Reese
Teague
Lewis E. Teague
Pete Carter
M. H. Gerndon
Avery Caldwell
N. E. Tucker
Raleigh Lovings
James McCorkle
James Crowder
William Long
Isaac Wood
L. G. Campbell
John C. Brown
Grady Whitley
C. J. Lee
J. H. Bryant
C. G. Newell
John Rich
R. J. Thomas
Ted Smith
James Fitzgerald
J. D. Butler
Mrs Price’s Circulars Hire Workers Through NC Employment Service
Irene W Price, manager of the North Carolina State Employment Service, distributed hundreds of notices announcing an office in the old federal building that has registered workers of many trades. The service promises qualified, references-checked workers with no charge to employers or applicants, and offers immediate matching by phone.
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Irene W. Price
North Carolina
Permit Issued For Building Residence In City
Fire Chief E K ram announces permits for new residence construction and repairs. Mrs W H English gets a one story six room brick veneer home on Westwood street cost about 3000 with contractor Joe Cagle and a two car garage for 75. Dr W A Hayes to re roof a home at 622 Cable street for 50. R M Williams to repair 1216 Pearson for 85. Joe Medhin to erect a garage and wood shed at 1106 Smith street for
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E. K. Ram
W. H. English
Westwood Street
Rotary
Lindsay
Joe Cagle
Cable Street
R. M. Williams
Pearson
Joe Medhin
Smith Street
Nature's Freaks Strange Insect Displayed
Nathaniel Bryant at 1309 Farlow Street showed a brown worm about one inch to one and a half inches long with a green coat on its back at The Enterprise yesterday afternoon.
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Nathaniel Bryant
Farlow Street
the Enterprise
High Point Council Shifts Meeting to Mornings
The High Point City Council voted to move regular meetings to 10 am on the first and third Wednesdays, citing evidence of irregular sessions. A special session is set for next Wednesday at 10 am for groups seeking audience. An ordinance requiring North Carolina farmers to obtain free permits to sell produce will be presented next meeting.
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High Point
North Carolina
Grover H. Jones
Hucketers
Kirkman Mitchell Wedding Announced
Announcement from here confirms the marriage of Miss Ruby Mitchell of Danville Virginia and Ben Kirkman of this city. The ceremony took place in Lexington North Carolina on Thursday August 1 1936. They reside with the groom’s sister Mrs Thelma Kettison 908 Asheboro Street High Point.
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Ruby Mitchell
Danville
Ben Kirkman
Lexington
WN. C
Thelma Kettison
Asheboro Street
High Point
Butter market trends show steady prices in Chicago
Butter market reports from Chicago list firm creamery specials at 93 score with 25 to 26 percent extras, firsts around 23 to 24 percent, seconds 22 to 23 percent, and standards at 15. Begs trade at 6,873 with prices steady.
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Chicago
Local Telephone Firms Seek Tax Valuation Reductions
Raleigh September 18 The state board of assessment heard representatives from Lee Board Air Line Railway South Railway System Southern Bell Telephone Co Elizabet City Telephone Co Nort State Telephone Co of Hig Point and other corporations seek reductions in property valuations for taxation. No decisions were reached immediately.
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Raleigh
State Board of Assessment
Toda
Leeboard Air Line Railway
South Railway System
Southern Be Telephone Company
Elizabet City Telephone Company
Nort State Telephone Company
Hig Point
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