Bible 165 Years Old In Possession Of Minister Here
Rev George L. Curry pastor of Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant Church holds a 1765 Luther Bible from Nuremburg. The massive 1749 page work measures 15 by 10 by 6 inches, bound in wood and leather, with rope binding and missing brass clamps.
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Martin Luther
Georgel. Curry
Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant
Nuremburg
Germany
J. Normen Wills
Willis
Greesboro
Johann Michael Dillherr
Nurnberg
Herr T. A. Delfenbach
Curry
Mary Smith
Davidson County
Ireland
David Curry
Frederick County
Maryland
Robert Strawbridge
America
Great Oak
Dr. Curry
Yadkin County
Criminal Ledger Lists Dozens Charged With Offenses
A long continued listing shows numerous defendants facing charges from drunkenness and disorderly conduct to assault and violations of prohibition. Names include John Brown Ed Jackson Lonnie Jackson and many others with varied alleged crimes such as issuing worthless checks blackmail reckless driving and abandonment and non support. District records reflect a broad sweep of offenses in a single docket.
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Willet Dixon
John Brown
Ed Jackson
Lonnie Jackson
Henry Stanton
KE. M. Stanton
Lee Cecil
A. L. Chapman
Robert Mecham
Otis Clement
D. Cook
Nate Briggs
Lorraine Clement
Essie Hines
J. A. Hulin
Lewis Davis
John Hiatt
D. H. Hancock
B. M. Shankle
Herman Williams
S. B. Pierce
D. E. Kidd
Eugene Scearce
Mallory Stanley
Dewey Stanley
E. B. Teague
D. R. Tanner
Ferrell Holder
John Witcher
Ralph Doster
W. T. Gibson
Vernon Medlin
John B. Smith
Gurney Meredith
Herman Bodenhamer
Roy Tillman
J. W. Whitener
Robert Brooks
J. E. McLain
J. F E. McLaine
R. G. Martin
Local business listings of High Point firms and outlets
A compilation of numerous High Point businesses including furniture firms Clifton and Modern, hardware shops High Point Hardware Co, nurseries, lenders Commercial National Bank, drugstores Cecil's Drug Store, Kress Co, and local services from Davis Electric to Publix Saenger Theaters listed among assorted merchants and utilities.
Business group lists a long highway of local shops
A regional association displays numerous members including Gate City Motor Co High Point Enterprise Garland Motor Co Schiffmans Inc Coffield Furniture Mann Drug Sears Roebuck G E Hutchens W C Beavans Kester Furniture Beeson Hardware Co McDonalds Service Station Waggers Jewelry Store Rubys Inc Cut Rate Furniture Wilson Motor Co O D Stutts Perfection Auto Laundry Smith Supply Co City Fuel Co Sunshine Laundry Moores Book Store Worths Max Bones High Point Hospital Chestnut Street Grocery Hiatt Motor Co Ingrams Pharmacy Hearns Grocery Aarhus Pharmacy Bradner Kennedy C A Lewis Sheroff Hardware Rose Furniture Co Efirds Snow Lumber Co Gateway Stores Eckerds City Service Station S W Horne Askins Londons Inc Hurham Market American Service Co N H W Silver Co and other members have not yet re-insisted but signaled intent to join.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gate City Motor Co
High Point Enterprise
Garland Motor Co
Schiffman’s Inc
Coffield Furniture Co
Mann Drug Co
Sears- Roebuck
G. E. Hutchens
W. C. Beavans
Kester Furniture Cas
Beeson Hardware Co
McDonald's
Wagger’s Jewelry Store
Ruby’s Inc
Cut-Rate Furniture Co
Wilson Motor Co
O. D. Stutts
Perfection Auto Laundry
Smith Supply Co
S. W. Horne, Askin’s
London’s Inc
Hurham Market
American Service Co
N. H W. Silver Co
Cotton slips on liquidation and hedge selling in New Orleans
The cotton market opened weak and extended losses through a short Saturday session in New Orleans. October fell to 10.12 and December to 10.38, with declines of about 12 to 16 points from the prior close due to hedge selling, liquidation, and unsettled grain and commodity sentiment.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Galveston
Houston
University Enrolls 200 Women Students
About 200 women are enrolled at the University of North Carolina in Chapel Hill. The number shows an increase of roughly 40 from the fall quarter of 1929. Spencer Hall houses about 100 students while others live in village homes.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Spencer Hall
University Commerce School Emphasizes Broad Business Training
Chapel Hill Sept 27 The University of North Carolina School of Commerce aims to provide a broad business education rather than specialized stenography or typewriting training. Dean Dudley D Carroll stresses grounding in economics and core business principles with only minimal focus on technique, noting rapid changes mean firms vary in methods. The program, started in 1919, grows with 220 students this fall and 17 faculty, preparing graduates for diverse executive paths without a formal employment bureau.
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Chapel Hill
School of Commerce
University of North Carolina
University
Dudley D. Carroll
Harvard
Columbia
Pennsylvania
Edward Kidder Graham
Harry W. Chase
Dean Carroll
South
Bingham Hall
Department of Economics and Commerce
Eood
Dudley DeWitt Carroll
Business optimism mixed as stores report slow gains in outlook
Local merchants and executives express cautious optimism about the economy. McLellan's five and ten cent store manager W T Seagrove notes current sales below standard but a promising future, while Willis Johnson of a North Carolina bank cites rising deposits and overall improvement. Other businessmen—The Gate City Motor Company, American theater, Sheloff Hardware, Hiatt Tire, Publix-Saenger theaters, and High Point Hardware—report gradual gains, brighter signals, and a hard work needed path to restore pre downturn levels.
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W. T. Seagrove
MclLellan
Willis Johnson
North Carolina Bank
Jack Burris
Gate City Motor Company
Burris
High Point
Don Nichols
American Theater
Nichols
John Sheloff
Sheloff Hardware Company
Garland Chappell
Hiatt Tire Company
Chappell
Roy Smart
Publix- Saenger
Smart
J. B. Spencer
High Point Hardware Company
Wenal
Commerce School Leader DeWitt Carroll Heads Growth
Dean Dudley DeWitt Carroll leads the School of Commerce since its 1919 organization. His leadership is credited with the school’s remarkable growth, based on his strategic decisions influencing its development here.
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Dudley DeWitt Carroll
School of Commerce
University of North Carolina
Local merchants report cautiously improving trade
Business mood across area shows modest gains led by mill supplies and winter apparel. J W Frazier of Beeson Hardware notes slight uptick in some lines while M P Quinn of Sears Roebuck North Carolina reports a 100 percent rise in last week tied to an anniversary sale and growing optimism. J C Welch cautions on definitive trends, and Lizzie Gooch and R J Wagger express cautious optimism pending cooler weather and steady consumer confidence.
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M. P. Quinn
Sears Roebuck
North
South Carolina
J. C. Welch
Welch
Lizzie Gooch
R. J. Wagger
Wagger
Valley Shipments Set Vege Tables Record High
The lower Rio Grande valley shipped 28 113 carloads of vegetables and fruits during the just closed shipping season, 4000 more than any previous year, signaling a new peak in produce transport.
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Rio Grande Valley
Wright Memorial Bridge Opens North Carolina Coast
The Wright Memorial bridge over Currituck Sound opens linking Point Harbor to Kitty Hawk and ending isolation for the northeast coast of North Carolina. A motorcade crosses the span while a new hard surfaced road progresses past Kill Devil Hill and Nags Head toward Manto on Roanoke Island.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Currituck Sound
North Carolina
Point Harbor
Kitty Hawk
Dare County
Wright Brothers
Kill Devil Hill
Nags Head
Manto
Roanoke Island
Seek Air Pact Between U S and Canada
A reciprocal air navigation agreement is in force allowing civil aircraft of the United States and Canada to enter each other’s territory with interplanting of pilots licenses. Similar proposals have been offered to Great Britain Ireland Free State Union of South Africa Australia New Zealand France Germany Italy Spain and the Netherlands.
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Washington, D. C
United States
Canada
Great Britain
Irish Free State
Union of South Africa
Australia
New Zealand
France
Geree
Italy
Spain
Netherands
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George L. Curry
Penmar
Gettysburg
George Pickett
Pickett
Pawer
I - Radio
U. S
Bloom’s Furniture Exchange
East
Washington Street
University Commerce School
Percales
Prine
Pongee
Rayon
HAM
Madras
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