You Know Him A Hotel Man With a Wide Reach
Arthur Corpening is manager of the Sheraton hotel in High Point since early this year. A North Carolina native born in 1909, he rose through hotels across Iowa Illinois and the Carolinas, served in the Air Corps, and became North and South Carolina representative for Nathan Straus Duparquet Inc. He is active in the Episcopal church Rotary and hotel associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur Corpening
Corpening
Sheraton Hotel
Sher- Corpening Atoa
North Carolina
Rockingham
Rockingham High School
Fishburne Military School
Waynesboro
Fishburne
Robert B. Lee
Winston-Salem
Atlantic City
Robert F. Lee
Sheraton
Middlewest
Storm Lake
Iowa
Lake Storm
Randolph
Des Moines
Ala
Algona
Newilson
Webster City
Warden
Fort
Arthur
Fort Dodge
sHayes Hotel
Hayes
Graemer
LaSalle
Churchill Apartments
Windy City
Chicago
Springfield
Dixie
Charlotte Hotel
Sarah Clay Paylor
Raleigh
Charlotte
Statesville
Vance Hotel
Nathan Straus Duparquet, Inc
South Carolina
High Point
Episcopal Church
Rotary = club
Hotel Cgireeters Association of America
American Hotel Association
Southern Hotel Association
New Bus Route In Effect Today By Council Action
The city council approved a new inter city bus route into High Point from Greensboro. Buses will travel Main Street to English Street then Lindsay Street to the new bus station, replacing the prior Lindsay Howell route due to school traffic concerns. The move aims to reduce congestion around Jones area and improve safety for students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Lindsay and
Howell Streets
Law and Public Safety Committee
Lindsay Street
English Street
Jones
Lindsay
Church Street
Thurston Street
Elm Street
Howell and
Construction permits total 58800 in city projects
City records show eight permits issued for 58800 in residential and commercial construction in the past week. The largest item was a 13000 warehouse for Rowland Supply at 300 North Hamilton, with seven of eight permits for residences. Other permits include homes at 608 Howell, West Howell, 222 Edgedale Drive, and Edgeworth Street apartments, plus residences on Dorris, Wendley, and Gatewood avenues ranging from 3500 to 9000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
City Building Inspector
Rowland Supply Company
North
Hamilton Strete
L. Freeman
Howell Street
Ralph ©. Smith
Locke and
Council Streets
Lewis CC
Kress
Edgedale Drive
F. W. McLendon
Edgeworth Street
J. H. Skelton
Dorris Street
Silk and Potts Streets
H. W. Cobb
Wendley Street
Hoover and
Leonard Streets
A. E. Galloway
Gatewood Avenue
Trenton
Western North Carolina Methodist Conference Opens
More than 1,000 church leaders arrive for the tenth Western North Carolina Methodist conference at Wesley Memorial in High Point. Bishop Costen J. Harrell will read appointments as the five day gathering begins with sermons by Duke Divinity School’s Dean Harold A. Bosley and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western North Carolina
Harrell
Harold A. Bosley
Duke Divinity School
Durham
Board of Missions and Church Extensions
W. 4. Greene
Wofford College
Spartanburg
S. C
Wilbur E. Hammaker
Denver
Colo
Hammaker
Methodist Temperance Commission
William L. Hutchins
Winston-Salem
Honor Court Largest In City History
Ninety four Boy Scouts from High Point and Jamestown troops attend the Court of Honor at the Junior High School, the largest in city history, to receive merit badges and advancement in class. Eleven Life Scouts are named, one step from Eagle, with 277 total awards to be presented. Field Executive Hoke Copeland outlines World Jamboree participation for 1951.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Jamestown
Hoke Copeland
Roscoe Sowers
Eleven Marriage Licenses Issued This Week
Eleven marriage licenses were issued this week by Deputy Register of Deeds D. W. Hoskins at the county building. Couples include White Joseph R. Teer Jr to Margaret VanCannon of High Point and Herman L. Lyons to Mary Elizabeth Sprinkle of Winston-Salem, among others. One interracial couple, Richard G. Simpson to Hazel L. Maryland, both of Winston-Salem, also listed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Register of Deeds
D. W. Hoskins
White
Joseph R. Teer, Jr
Margaret VanCannon
High Point
Herman L. Lyons
Mary Elizabeth Sprinkle
Winston-Salem
Wade H. Hearne
Albemarle
Francis L. Sloop
Calvin Dudley, Jr
Violet Kiger
Winston- Salem
Hubert D. Isley
Stokesdale
Vernice Louise White
Summerfield
Loyd Vernon
Thelma Harvel
George R. Leggett
Claxton
Rosa Lee Hornady
Raymond V. Snider
Denton
Olene Morgan
Weldon A. Idol
Betty B. Wyatt
Kernersville
Tobe J. Shelton
Stuart
Edith FE. McGrady
Richard G. Simpson
Hazel L. Maryland
Bishop Harrell to Deliver Sermon at Wesley Memorial
The sermon in morning worship at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in Charlotte will be delivered by Bishop Costen J. Harrell at 11 a m today. The subject is The Faith That Changes All.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Costen J. Harrell
Charlotte
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Health Check Progresses: Wallin Eyes Strict Clean-Up Policy
Dr. Loren Wallin reports satisfaction with many of the 45 inspected food venues and moves to revoke Grade C permits, leaving only A and B ratings as a temporary measure during probation. After further inspections, permanent ratings will be issued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Health Department
Loren Wallin
City Health Department
Wallin
High Pointwoman’s song published by Hollywood firm
Virginia Proctor of 1505 King Street has a song published by Nordyke Music Publications in Hollywood. She wrote over 25 numbers over 20 years before this breakthrough, inspired by her father’s pioneer stories and wartime themes. Her patriotic piece Red White and Blue awaits further publication. She and her husband work at Cloverdale Dye Works with three married sons nearby and one in Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Virginia Proctor
King Street
Nordyke Music Publications
Hollywood
Calif
Jenny Proctor
United States
Nordyke
Looking Backward Highlights From September 26 1928
A police captain and 22 officers in Philadelphia faced arrest on extortion conspiracy and related charges as a grand jury probed bootlegging gang warfare. Other officers and a state representative were seized on bribery charges. Red Cross appealed for 12 million dollars for Florida hurricane relief. Al Smith campaigned in Minneapolis St Paul while Hoover kept plans private. Mellon denied liquor ties in Charlotte. Floods left 200 homeless in Kinston and Lincoln City. Democrats rallied in Jarrell building and formed a women’s club. A defendant in the Efland bank robbery was injured in a crash. A 25 year old man waited trial for killing a police captain during an arrest attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania House of Representatives
American Red Cross
Florida
al Smith
Twin Cities
Minneapolis-St. Paul
Herbert Hoover
Charlotte
Mecklenburg County Republican Executive Committee
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Mellon
South
Kinston
Lincoln City
Neuse
Norfolk - Southern
Jarrell
South Main Street
Democratic Club
Efland
West Broad
ORE
Police Graph Shows Rise In City Traffic Accidents
A three and a half month rise in traffic accidents prompts Capt. J. R. Teague to urge motorists to slow down and drive carefully. June had 19 crashes with injuries, July 23 with injuries, and August 35 as excessive speed and failure to yield were major causes. Teague notes more accidents in fall but urges caution in school zones and near playgrounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Teague
Teague
National Safety Council
Page &B
Second Degree Murder Charge Filed in Highland Barber Shop Death
Norwood Hutton, 27, faces second degree murder and assault charges after the death of Glen Ray, 26, in a Highland Mill Village barber shop fight. Three companions, Charles McDonald, 20, Herman Dennis, 19, and Roger Wood, 23, are also charged with assault counts. Ray died from a broken neck with no weapon found. Funeral services for Ray are set at 4:30 p.m. at Highland Methodist Church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norwood Hutton
Glen Bay
Highland Mih
Hutton
Highland Mill Village
Charles McDonald
Herman B. Dennis
Roger Wood
McDonald
Dennis
T. J. Goins
Goins
Ray
Guilford County
W. W. Harvey
Harvey
Highland Methodist Church
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward V. Mitchell
Hayes Hotel
Graemere
Fred Flagler
Howell
Schom
Methodists
Honor Court
Spring Hill Meth
Edward Vestal
Lonzo Vestal
Donald Sink
Dale Byerly
Harold Hughes
Herman Maynes
First Baptist Church
Roach
Joe Hester
Dickie Harris
Donnie Harris
Lane Green
Masonary
Dean Mac Pruett
Jerry Meeks
Sonny Sorrell
Eddie Ridge
Harold Martin
Ronnie Falls
Wesley Memorial Meth
Bobby Harrington
Bobby Culler
Thomas Kaneer
Kenneth Geddie
Johnny Bell
Tommy Wood
High Point Community Chest Fund
Curtis Smith Deal
Lowell Bucher
Captain Airlines
Smithdeal
Brant Snavely
Joe Leslie
Enterprise
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