High Point Road Rebuild Plan Moves Forward
A Winston-Salem High Point road reconstruction plan gains support with aims to hard surface the route, first between High Point and Winston-Salem, then extending through Forsyth, Davidson and Guilford counties. At a High Point Chamber meeting, J J Farriss was re elected president. Fred N Tate named vice president with W A Idol as treasurer. Directors include J Elwood Cox A E Tate W C Idol A T Wishart and others. The group vows to boost High Point as Furniture City and to hire a secretary to lead ongoing efforts for better roads and new housing with civic cooperation urged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. Os
High Point Road
Winston-Salem
Ate
Board of Trade
High Point
Winston
Forsyth
Davilson
Guilford
inston-Salem
J. J. Farrisd
F. N. Tate
Chamber of Commerce
Fred N. Tate
J. J. Farriss
J. Elwood Cox
W. A J. Idol
A. E. Tate
W. C. Idol
A. T. Wishart
G. W. Clarke
David Harris
J. D. Cox
W. B. Snow
W. A. J. Idol
H. A. Moffitt
A. Sherrod
Frank Sizemore
C. F. Long
C. F. Tomlinson
O. K B. Kearns
Furniture City
Tate Alse
Parents Teachers Meeting At High Point High School
A Thursday night meeting in the soul auditorium aims to organize a parent teachers association with input from teachers and patrons. Also reports a birth and several court outcomes including fines for disorderly conduct and a drunk and disorderly charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Soul
Funeral of Henry B Stevenson at Ivestown
The funeral for Henry B Stevenson aged 76, who died at his home in Ivestown, was held Sunday at noon led by Rev. Hamilton. Burial followed at Conemaugh church in Townsboro. He was born August 4, 1848, married to Miss Ale Phillips on November 21, 1872, and survived by his widow, five children J R Stevenson of Sturgis Michigan A L Stevenson of Greensburg Mrs Carolin Woods and Mrs Mary Jonesell of Jamestown, 20 grandchildren, two sisters and a brother. He belonged to the Patriotic Sons of America at Pointesnmp.
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Stevenson
Henry B. Stevenson
Ivestown
Hamlon
Conem Church
Townsboro
M. Stevensson
Ale Phillips
J. R. Stevenson
Stuchis
Mic
Ilizh Point Plans 3 Million Dollar Improvement Push
Ilizh Point authorities announce a multi year program to spend about three million dollars over the next 18 months on buildings, streets, water and sewer improvements. The plan signals a major civic investment in infrastructure.
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Ilizh Point
Death Claims Mrs Tine Floyd Near Trinity
Mrs Tine Floyd wife of B C Floyd a prominent local farmer near Trinity was found dead in bed Friday morning She had suffered heart trouble and it is believed she died from a heart attack Joesed Briles a daughter was born February 9 1863 in Puxdolph County She is survived by her husband sons Charles F and Cicero Floyd and daughters Clara Vickery Daisy Eng lich Myrtle Floyd and Mary Hayworth The funeral was held at Hope will church Sunday at 11 oclock with interment in the church Haveyard
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Tine Floyd
B. C. Floyd
Trinity
Clara Vickery
Pleasant Garden
Daisy Englich
Myrtle Floyd
Mary Hayworth
High Point
Hopewill
Haveyard
New Dyer Building Pushed As Beauty Forever
The new Dyer building will be a thing of beauty and joy forever according to the plans of the owners and work is being pushed on the building.
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Dyer
Masons to Erect Home in Town
The Masons will erect a modern home here at an early date. Saturday morning was a real March day and the wind was cool enough to light.
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Masons
The
Supt Marr Makes A Plea For Delinquent Boys
Weever M Marr juvenile court judge urged High Point citizens to act as brothers to delinquent youths at Wesley Memorial Church. He said solving the boy problem requires immediate local effort and that rich and poor alike should open their homes to troubled youths.
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Mr. Marr
Marr
Harvest Two Crops of Corn a Year in the Philippines
The article notes Filipino schoolboys grow two corn crops yearly in the Philippines, supported by strong agricultural schools and a Filipino legislature funding the effort. It cites rice as the staple, with corn rising in popularity due to a rice shortage, and mentions other crops and idle land awaiting development. The piece portrays optimism for future Philippine population growth and citizenship.
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Philippines
United States
Philippine Islands
Islands
Philippine
Japan
Orient
Philippine Republic
Fire destroys Williamson Veneer Company plant
Fire Thursday morning gutted the Williamson Veneer Company plant along the Carolina and Yadkin River railroad. An office boy heating tar caused the blaze after an attempt to fling it outside sent tar into a varnish barrel. Firemen arrived to find the building doomed and little insurance coverage reported. Earlier, Wednesday night, firefighters fought a burning field nearby after a mistaken alarm.
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Williamson Veneer Company
Carolina and Yadkin River
Local residents and visitors noted in High Point area
Miss Mary McGhee improves at East Green street. Many people from Greensboro, Raleigh, Winston-Salem and Mt. Airy visit High Point for business or social events. Obituary reports Fletcher Brannock of 25 died in Michigan last month. Several attendees and attendees from Greensboro college visit High Point.
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Mary McGhee
East Green Street
Anna Lee Grissom
L. Grissom
Rosalie Shields
Greensboro
T. J. Gold
Jas. O. Pickard
Randleman
W. A. Ring
Mary
Josephine Wood
High Point
C. W. Loftin
Chattanooga
Elwood
J. L. Harris
Raleigh
T. W. Huntley
Charlotte
G. W. Pritchett
Armory
Charles Redding
South Carolina
Needed institutions soon for High Point area
High Point will gain both a YMCA and a YWCA in the near future. Residents emphasize these two institutions are much needed locally and will be welcomed once signs confirm plans.
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High Point
Housing Proposition Aims to Build 1000 Homes in High Point
High Point faces a housing shortage as the city needs about a thousand new homes for a growing population. Citizens pledge to supply lots and construct houses, with 300 promised and 35 under construction in the Highland Cotton Mill community to relieve crowded living conditions.
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High Point
Highland Cotton Mill
Factory City Emerges as High Point Expands
High Point strides toward status as a factory city with a booming expo complex and anticipated soap plant. Rev T B Lingle of Spencer visits. R D Craven and two sons tour from Charlotte. Mis Fay Womble ill on East Green. G C Prince travels to Atlanta on business. H W Bentley and W W Lindley visit from Asheboro. S H Hilliard visits from Asheville. Miss Agnes Littleford returns to High Point. Mrs W Frank Luther slowly improves after ten days ill at Willowbrook Street.
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T. B. Lingle
Spencer
R. D. Craven
Charlotte
High Point
the Elwood
Agnes Littetford
Asheville
Busiess
Miss Littleford
Elwood
Dollar buying power and living costs in 1896 to 1919
A 1920 overview tracks the shrinking value of the dollar from 1896 to 1919 using Bradstreet price indices. It notes that a 1919 dollar buys about 29 percent of what $1 did in 1896, with wages needing corresponding rises. The piece critiques postwar inflation and quotes President Day on easy money and high living costs, followed by local society notes from High Point and surrounding areas.
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Bradstreet’s
B&d
President Day
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Mr. Day
J Elwood Cox Narrow Escape Near Greensboro Road
J Elwood Cox of High Point a leading citizen and former Republican gubernatorial candidate escaped serious harm when his Hudson supersix failed to take a curve on the Greensboro road. The car turned turtle and Cox was thrown out but unharmed.
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J. Elwood Cox
High Point
Greensboro
Mr. Cox
Commencement Date Set for May 2024 Address by Dr Brooks
The commencement date for this year is fixed for May 2024. Dr BE C Brooks will deliver the commencement address.
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BE. C. Brooks
Dolly Madison Name Favored for High Point Hotel
Dolly Madison is suggested for High Point's $800,000 hotel and appears to have popular approval.
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Dolly Madison
High Point
Watching Figures On City Growth By Decade
Citizen interest centers on ten year growth figures compiled by city enumerators. Officials expect data to reveal shifts in population and urban expansion across neighborhoods and districts.
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Ernest E. Carter
Charles Edward
J. S. Stowe
Bob Barrier
White
Barrier
Stowe
Lela Kenedy
Keown Brothers Nurseries
Rochester
Ty Et
H. W. Bentley
W. W. Lindley
Asheboro
S. H. Hilliard
Catherine Pickett
Miss Pickett
Frank J. Wood
Mr. Wood
Richmond
W. C. King
C. N. Wallace
Ruth Welborn
Boston
B. R. Albertson
Dalhart
Tex
M. F. Hicks
Russell Street
Margaret Mungo
Winston, Salem
Edward Mungo
Randall B. Terry
H. C. Poole
Marcus Taylor
F. R. Taylor
Johnson Street
Del
Alva Jones
Nellie Dodamead
Sarah Smith
Laurinburg
North Carolina College For Women
Mabel Davis
Laura Dodamead
W. L. Hargett
Thomasville
Mack
Martha
Grace Shields
C. A. Welch
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