High Point Link to 15 Mile Superior Highway Planned
Guilford county commissioners unanimously authorize up to 125000 to build a concrete asphalt highway between Greensboro and High Point. About 10 miles remain with cost estimated at 12500 per mile. The project aims to use outside contractors to reserve county convict labor for other improvements.
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High Point
Guilford County
Board of County Commissioners
Greensboro
United States
North Carolina
Eshelman Opens Independent Insurance and Real Estate Agency
A. F. Eshelman, former Insurance Department Manager at Home Banking Company and four years as General Manager of Southern Live Stock Insurance Company, starts an independent insurance and real estate agency in the Peacock-Sherrard Building beside the post office. He has served six years as Local Secretary of the Board of Underwriters of High Point.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. F. Eshelman
Home Banking Company
Southern Live Stock Insurance Company
Peacock-Sherred
Eshelman
Board of Underwriters of
High Point
Review Issue Caps Highlights Across War News Economy and Floods
Clark and Mann unite on front lines as Colombia treaty stalls. The education board appropriates 335,250 dollars amid ongoing war coverage. Flood damage rises while German positions face pressure. Wilson hails Appam as a prize. Census data for Raleigh New Bern and Asheville released. Toy manufacturing urged amid economic debate. Shelby sees renewed development.
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Clark
Mann
Colombia
Education Board
Wilson
Appam
Raleigh
New Bern
Asheville
Shelby
Leather on the Jump Forces Higher Leather Prices
The article notes wartime leather shortages push costs up 5 to 25 percent, cutting profits for makers. British calf skins and sole leather buying drives hides higher, with U S government urged to cover a 12 1 2 percent rise. Shoes and leather will cost more in High Point. note St Valentine’s Day sale on Monday Feb 14.
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U. S
High Point
Local Happenings and Community Notes Highlight High Point
Archdeacon Welber will preach at Saint Marys Episcopal next Sunday morning. The Rebekahs held a social. High Point road talks. gin ad and bank changes. Births and deaths recorded. motor truck praised. long distance Bell link debated. Jamestown teams won basketball. weddings and visits noted across city and nearby towns.
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Archdeacon Welber
Boston
Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
Rebekahs
Lesd Sen
High Point
East Washington Street
A. C. Staley
Liberty
H. W. McCain
Charlotte
Waxhaw
J.C. Rowe
Gilbert Rowe
Greensboro
J. W. Harris
Commercial National Bank
W. G. Bradshaw
John P. Hayworth
Christian Endeavorers
Friends Church
Gilliam
Manufacturer's Club
Manufacturer's Club Has Appointed A Committee To Confer With the North State
Telephone Go
North State Telephone Company
E. E. Mendenhall
J. O. Apple
I. A Morris and Bros
H. E.elam
Bell Telephone Co
T. A. Morris
Hamlet
Jamestown Aggregations
Jamestown
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Elks
Lula Venable
Wm Miseneheimer
L.A. Peeler
Reformed Church
Stork
J. W. Austin
Sylvester Newlin
Beatriz Micrlena
Salomy Jane
Broadway Touy
Ths
W. Blanchard Moore
Siberia
Robert Parker
Salisbury
W. J. Parker
White Oak Street
O. C. Durland
Battle Creek
Mich
L. C. Sinclair
Florida
Edward K. Willis
Harmor
Local obituaries and telecommunication debate unfold in Greensboro area
Obituary notes for Miss Olive Hoover who died in Greensboro after a tuberculosis illness. Funeral arrangements to Marlboro church Randolph county. A separate meeting addressed telephony consolidation with Bell Telephone Co. Local manufacturers and merchants oppose consolidating with the Bell system citing burdens and current investments. a long distance link is preferred and deemed affordable for a few.
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Olive Hoover
Greensboro
Marlboro Church
Randolph County
R. H. Maxwell
Review
Woodmen Band Plans Best in Country, Officials Report
Republicans in High Point report unity and strong turnout at precinct conventions. Delegates elected in North High Point South High Point and other wards attend county and state conventions with lists of names and alternates. Wake pains to be faithful and conscientious in business. It will bring you success.
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High Point
Greensboro
North High Point
Armory
Ed. L. Ragan
C. Robbins
Frank Wright
J. O. Connor
C. C. Robbins
W. J. Hedrick
A. A. Holton
D. L. Crouch
D. E. Spencer
Robert Ciceloff
J. J. Hayworth
James Hutchins
H. W. Scott
G. A. McGhee
Emery Henderson
Lane Sechrest
N. E. Braswell
L. O. Tadlock
R. H. Ring
Tom Hines
Charles Blake
B. C. Harmon
South
A. Teague
A. 8
J. Carl Hill
John Carroll
Webb Farrington
H. M. Armentrout
Will Carroll
Wyatt Friddle
J. R. Yates
D. E. Wagoner
N. R. Wood
W. P. Bynum
M. T
J. A. Hoskins
R. G. Campbell
J. S. Holton
C. R. Bowman
W. E. Bowman
Z. M. Silman
J. Elwood Cox
Congressional
C. E. Hornaday
M. T. Wagoner
W. J. Boone
M. D.stafford
E. A. Spencer
J. R. Schoolfield
D. J. Carey
J. A. Hunnicutt
L. Herbin
B. C. Sharpe
A. H. Crawford
W. L. Morten
J. Q. Hunniecutt
J. M. Millikan
A. B. Hinshaw
E. Murrow
R. H. Smith
L. C. Huffines
J. B. White
E. B. Atkins
E. L. Ragan
W. P. Ragan
J. S. Worth
Recorder's Court January roundup shows 36 convictions
In January Recorder's court tried forty one cases with thirty six convictions. Offenders faced charges including drunks and disorderlies health ordinance violations larceny forgery pistol toting and whiskey selling. Will Rankin received 30 days on the road and Walter Leach was fined with costs in a gambling case. Ed Medlin Mary Caldwell and Chase Wright with five dollar fines and costs for drunkenness and disorderly conduct. Joe Tyson's larceny case involving a pistol and liquor is disputed with another case to be tried. Welborn acquitted of selling liquor yesterday with another case pending.
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Recorder's Court
Will Rankin
Walter Leach
Ed Medlin
Mary Caldwell
Chase
Herbert Wright
Joe Tyson
Henry Peace
Tyson
Joe Welborn
Talks With Screen Struck Girls
Beatriz Michelena offers guidance to aspiring actresses in The Review column. She cautions against wishful myths of instant stardom and warns that success requires consistent hard work, patience, and perseverance despite doubting friends and flippant industry tales.
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United States
One Year Offer Ends February 15 for Five Magazines
The notice pitches a subscription deal offering Review and four magazines at 1.18 per year with a February 15 deadline. It states old and new subscribers can pay in advance to receive the offer and notes voting registration impacts on bond issue tallies. It ends with a tone about flattery and honest compliments.
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Splendid
Fathers Sons Banquet At South Main Street School
Tonight at South Main Street school the Fathers Sons banquet will be held with all boy scouts and their fathers expected to attend. An interesting program has been arranged and a large crowd is expected.
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South Main Street School
New Arrivals in Spring Attire at Leonard Beavans Stamey Co
The Leonard Beavans Stamey Co announces new spring suits skirts and waists now on display. Shoppers are invited to see the latest arrivals in ready to wear fashion at the downtown store.
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Leonard-Beavans-Stamey Co
Why Shoulder a White Elephant in High Point
A local debate argues against consolidating the High Point phone company with Bell. Critics say 86 Bell subscribers and a $50,000 investment offer little benefit, fearing higher rates and a two-system setup. They urge using current lines for long distance while preserving local access at lower cost.
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Gilliam
High Point
Thomasville
Lexington
Lexton
Bell Telephone Co
Hayden
North State Co
Ebnvern
A .White
Bell Corporation
Bell
New York
San Francisco
Postal Telegraph Company
Bell Company
North State Company
Spier
Free’ America
Social Visits and Local News in High Point
High Point area residents report visitors and family updates. Mr and Mrs Anaries Burns hosted over the weekend while Mr and Mrs W E Kirkman visited. J A Culler family welcomed a baby daughter Ethel Juanita and Ruth Lowe returns from grandparents. Hallie and Anice Welch with Virgil and Ashborn Elliot spent Sunday with Una Kirkman and Clyde Kirkman. Glad to note Mr JM Gordon’s new barn completed. Mrs W E Kirkman spent Thursday in High Point. Miss Cashwell of Welch School and her mother are ill. best wishes for recovery.
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Anaries Burns
W E Kirkman
J A Culler
Ethel Juanita
Hallie
Anice Welch
Virgil
Ashborn Elliot
Una
Clyde Kirkman
Ruth Lowe
Frank Welch
JM Smith
Calvin Hughes
Ruth Magdalene Hesay
Kiri
JM Gordon
W.E Kirkman
Miss Cashwell
Welch School
Telephone Men Gather for North Carolina Association Meeting
The North Carolina Independent Telephone Association will meet Tuesday February 22 at the Elwood hotel. Headquarters there, with around 100 visitors expected from other states and a large local attendance.
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North Carolina Independent Telephone Association
Elwood Hotel
Lands Sold by Kirkman and Horney in Tuesday Sale
Valuable lands were sold by Messers. A. Kirkman and M. J. Henna He toe on Tuesday for 500. If the sale is confirmed by the court the property will be greatly improved.
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Messers
A. Kirkman
M. J.enna
Horney
Million Dollar Berry Offered By The Review
The Review offers Macatawa Everly Blackberry plants for sale with prices six for $1.00 twelve for $2.00 fifty for $6.50 one hundred for $11.00 and two for 50c Orders may be placed at once or from the Home office in San Jose California Limited stock available locally Each garden should contain six or more of these berry plants.
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San Jose
California
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Gilmer Bros
Hauser
St. Valentine’s Day
Miss Hoover
Wresdmen
Beatriz Michelena
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Icy
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