High Point County Fair Promises Bigger Event Next Year
Lively music and a thrifty, well decorated fair attract crowds. Salisbury brass band provides outdoor concerts and Judge Gilbert Stephenson addresses War and Our Duty. A. L. Brooks of Greensboro speaks on farmers day with large attendance expected Friday and Saturday.
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High Point
Salisbury Brass Band
Nusic
Exhait Hall
Gilbert Stephenson
Winston
A. L. Brooks
Greensboro
Prize list for Farm Products Department exhibits
The document lists numerous prizes in the Farm Products Department with names of exhibitors and awards. Awards include best 10 stalks corn, best display of fruit and vegetables, best half bushel sweet potatoes, best ears yellow corn, best half bushel wheat, oats, tomatoes, onions, popcorn, pears, pumpkins, beets and more. Prizes range from merchandise to cash and household items, sponsored by local businesses and suppliers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farm Products Dept
Clarence Smith
E H C Field
Wol Stumey
Edlochelter
Union Furniture Co
John Welbarn
Swift & Co
Clarence A Smith
Southern Mirror Co
Geo
W P Gordon
Commonwealth Hosiery Mill
J E Meredith
W L Stamey
P Gordon
Commonwealth Hosiery Co
Ideal Table Co
High Point Metallic Bed Co
Siehli Silk Mill
Clodfelter
Commonwealt Osiery Co
Blair’s Dairy
Crown Hosiery Mills
David Welborn
Dunbar Grotery Co
J A Mellichampe
Hart Co
Ae Tilley
G Martin
Fouts
High Point
Blair's Dairy
L Stamey
C C Covington
P H Johnson
J C Motsinger
Commonwealth Hosiery Mills
AB Kidd
Earl Thurber
Moore’s
J B Swain
Moffitt's
Reitzel Weloin
Alexander’s
Alvin Kennedy
WL Stamey
Wm Johnson
W L Stain
Domestic Science and Art Winners Listed with Vendors
Long list of prize winners across domestic science and art departments. Names include Mrs J J Welch, Jace Hedgecock, Mrs C W Davis, Mrs W L Smith, Jessie Giles, Miss E Blair, and many more. Awards cover best vegetables, preserves, jelly, cake, bread, and various craft categories with sponsoring local businesses.
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Rankin Coffin Co
J J Welch
Wisdel
Jace Hedgecock
W L Stamey
C W Davis
Kernersville
L Stamey
W L Smith
Home Banking Co
Muncannon
T ‘Ker
E D Steele
Miss Elvaair
Bestham
Jessie Giles
Pittsburg Plate Glass Co
Ed Clodfelter
Amos
T J Murphy
Amos Furniture Co
Best Buiter
James Meredith
Beeson Hardware Cyp
Ed Fields
Stamey
Ring Drug. Co
Jesse Giles
Crown Hosiery Mills
Miss E Blair
McLellan’s
P M Davis
Fmos
C C Muse
Sheroff Hardware Co
Perryman’s
Muscata Vase
Staley’s
Idol’s Grace
Matton Dreg Co
Miss N White
Greene Drug Co
Kress
J Elwood Cox
WC Idol
J J Farriss
J Adams
E Cox
LL Wheeler
Iason Chair Co
Health Cascade touted as remedy for life ills
Advertisement promotes the Health Cascade as a natural treatment for various ailments with dramatic claimed results and urges readers to read the ad.
Community Notes Highlight Local Life And Deaths
Local items cover a high school enrollment note, church services by Archdeacon Salisbury, a court bond forfeiture involving Pauline Evans, a singing class at the Oxford Orph Home, and soldiers sent off from the depot. Other briefs mention grand juries, marriages, births, hospital updates, and community appointments.
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Oxford Orph Home
Main Street
Deppot
C. E. Mendenhall
Greensboro
Rs. W. J. McAnally
Camp Co
S.C
Tires Stolen From Ford Car At West High Point
Weekend thefts report two rear tires with inner tubes taken from Jake L Newton’s Ford in West High Point while he was at his store. Separately M A Kellam, book keeper in the city manager’s office, died Monday night of ty id fever after a two week illness. Kellam formerly ran Peerless foundry and machine works, lived in Greensboro, and left surviving several siblings including C E Kellam of Biscoe. Funeral at South Main M E church with Masons and fraternal orders in attendance. Interment followed in town.
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Jake L Newton
West High Point
Jake
M. A. Kellam
South Main Street
Kellam
Greensboro
High Point
C. E. Kellam
Biscoe
At the Front With the Al lies
A film titled At the Front With the Ali es will play tomorrow at the Rese theatre. It shows genuine battle scenes captured on grim warfields with no posed moments. Admission 15c and 25c. See advertisement.
Fall and winter merchandise sale at Gilmer Bros Co
Gilmer Bros Co invites inspection of their fall and winter lines this week. Manager Oliver and staff are on the job to help with a smooth shopping trip. Also notice annex at The People s House Furnishing Co offering medium priced furniture under new management below the main store. Read the High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association ad today. Visit Loflin s millinery and jewelry store for special values this week.
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Gilmer Bros. Co
Oliver
People’s House Furnishing Co
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Governor Thwarts Raleigh Mob At Capitol Jail
In Raleigh early Friday Governor Bickett intervened as a mob surrounded the jail demanding a Black suspect. He pled for dispersal and threatened an extra-session court. After several shots the mob dispersed, and Neville, accused of breaking and harming a woman, was safe from mob violence.
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Raleigh
Bickett
Capitol City
Neville
High Point Banks Report Healthy Growth and Deposits
Bank figures show deposits subject to check and time certificates near eleven million dollars. About eight million is subject to check, savings accounts total 3 49766386 dollars. The data indicate local prosperity and a habit of saving despite high living costs.
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High Point
Free Admission For Country Exhibitors This Week
All exhibitors and country people will be admitted to the exhibit hall free this week. The offer invites rural attendees to browse displays and participate in the event without charge.
City Council session weighs bond bids and street plans
Tuesday session debated a $330000 bond issue with bids to bring par. A $39000 bond at par plus $1170 premium from Provident Savings and Trust Co was accepted. Other bids were rejected for not meeting par, with further bids to be advertised or privately pursued. Additional items covered water overflow on Best street, a $200 damage claim from Snow Park, electricity asks, school enrollment growth, opening Vai street, a fire truck purchase, Richardson street improvements, and staff reductions. President Wilson seen enjoying a rare vacation while maintaining robust health despite scrutiny.
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BBI
Provident Savings and Trust Co
Philadelphia
Sorenpis
Ceek
Main Street
Vai Street
la France
Seagraves
Wilson
Washington
New York
the Post
Charlotte Observer
America Will Awake to Greatness and Justice
An editorial voice urges America to awaken and cast aside indifference embracing liberty. It echoes Lincoln and Grant, calling citizens to unity in time of need and to strike for justice. Local notes mention visits by Mr and Mrs Welborn and Reitzel, and a notice requesting prize winners furnish accurate addresses.
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America
Lincoln
Bunker
Pat
Grant
A High Point Woman Praises Doan’s Kidney Pills
Mrs. R B Atkins of 500 Willowbrook St High Point endorses Doan’s Kidney Pills after three years praising relief from backache headaches and kidney discomfort. She says a few boxes restored her kidneys and she remains convinced. 60c at all dealers Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
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High Point
Doan
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Lancing
Lois Smith
Blair Hoskins Co
Ruth Kidd
Gilmer Bros
W C Jones
Mans Drug Co
J F Hayden
Continental Furniture Co
Eccles Everhart
Alma Furniture Co
Julius C Smith
Welch Furniture Co
Best Still Fe
Leroy Earnhardt
Clarence A. Smith
Truty High ‘School
Wm. H. E Salisbury
Mary's Episcopal Church
Pauline Evans
Jud Austin
A. M. Rankin
David Wel
Eva Brown
Tives
Catawba
D. H. Milton
Soldiers At Home
Balgine
W. L. Jackson
The
Review
Berta Cook
Percy Payne
A. G. Dixon
High Point Motor Co
Noah Motsinger
Lane Sechrest
John Welborn
David Welton
Route 1
Thomasville
Davidson County
G. F. Duncan
F.G Woodruff
W. L Jackson
Andrew Lindsay
Camp Jackson
Geo. R. Brown
Mr. Brown
Main Street M. P
Geo. R. Brown, Jr
Fort Leavenworth
Rev
Kirmess
Gaston Means
Maude King
Concord
Roberson-Earnhardt-Smith
Julius Smith
Insurance Department of
Wachovia Bank
Loflin’s
T. W. Albertson
Best St
J. M. Brown
W. A. Jester
Snow Park
Sail Street
Wise Street
Taplin
Richardson Street
Steele
Richardson Streets
Burns Saw Mill Place
Richardson
Steele Streets
Civic League
A. E. Tate
Murphy
Midway
Vestal
Son Reitzel
Mrs. Wharton
Jamestown
W. L Stamey
Stamney Printing House
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