City reports 41 deaths and 71 births in March
High Point records show 41 deaths and 71 births in March per Dr. T. M. Stanton city vital statistics. Births dipped from February and March 1926 while deaths rose from last year. 71 of the 79 births were white with many named families and infants listed.
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High Point
T. M. Stanton
Calvin Samuel
C. S. Spainhour
Andrew Kypris
J. M. Nance
W. W. Lewis
Charlie Perdue
Arthur Burton
Mary Elizabeth
B. Wall
Doris Louise
A. B. Guyer
George Ritchie
George Hedrick
Peggy Maxine
A. C. Morris
B. F. Pearson
Paul Theodore
P. B. Cooper
C. F. Collins
W. H. Caffey, Jr
William Chase
BE. E. White
F. C. Burney
E. R. Charles
Lucy Eunice
E. A. Ferguson
A. J. Steed
James Eugene
W. E. Tucker
T. i. Kennedy
William Lee
Jesse C. White
Carolyn
S. C. Brown
T. P. Smith
JL. M. Braswell
Roy Southern
Bobby Lee
R. L. McGhee
Willie Mae
J. R. Davis
L. E. Presnell
Pearl
Ernest Smith
Robert A. Foust
Robert M. Nunn
Gregory Creel
Getty Strickland
Sol
Sam Shayitz
John Roland Armstrong, Jr
Richard Lee
W. L. Eller
Eurath Ann
J. OD. Hardy
Sarah Ellen
G. A. Brown
George Pickett
Franklin C. Suratt
Legion Meeting 10 To Be Held Tonight
The Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion will meet at the local legion hall on College Street tonight at 7 45. Post commander David T Yow announced the semi monthly gathering with letters sent to ex service men inviting attendance. An entertaining program has been arranged and several short addresses will be delivered. All World War veterans in the area are urged to attend regardless of membership.
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Andrew Jackson
American Legion
College Street
David T. Yow
Minister urges students to shape their future at high school
Tom Alderman Sykes of Central Friends church spoke to high school students during the morning assembly. He urged personal responsibility, citing the good Samaritan, and said each student must be captain of fate, building on past foundations. He emphasized body care and discipline to support an active brain.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Good Samaritan
Sykes
Four Men Running For Council In Greer Announces
Four candidates filed for the city council election in Greer’s fourth ward with A N Greer entering the race. Incumbent Joe Worth and others from the fourth ward along with candidates from the second ward signal a crowded contest as city officials brace for a rush on filing before the final deadline. Mayor hopefuls include W A Davis and rumors tie Dr D A Stanton and J W Hedrick to a possible mayoral run.
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Joe Worth
L. F. Ferree
L. §. Ford
Mr. Greer
M. Ernest Welch
Charlie Blake
W. A. Davis
Welch
Davis
Pickett
C. S. Grayson
R. B. Snow
E. K. Ingram
Moffitt
D. A. Stanton
Puckett
J. W. Hedrick
Mr. Hedrick
Grayson
Stewart urges ethics over wealth in American Business club speech
R K Stewart, a local contractor, urged honesty as the goal of young business people at a dinner of the American Business club. He warned against unfair practices, urged fair dealing, and said wealth should not override conscience or service.
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R. K. Stewart
American Business Club
Stewart
High Point
Florida
Army good will squadron planes depart Port of Spain for Grenada
At Port of Spain four United States army goodwill squadron planes left at 9 a m for St George Grenada in the Windward Islands. The hop covers about one hundred miles.
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Port of Spain
Island of Trinidad
United States Army
Good Will Squadron
St. George
Grenada
Winward Islands
Charles E Moore Jr In Serious Automobile Accident
Charles E Moore Jr a prominent Greensboro cotton broker was seriously injured in a car crash near Spencer. Hospital officials reported he is critically hurt but as well as could be expected with full extent of injuries still undetermined. I S Hale and E W McNairy also from Greensboro fared fairly well and suffered less severe injuries.
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Salisbury
Charles E. Moore, Jr
Greensboro
Spencer
Salisbury Hospital
Moore
I. S. Hale
E. W. McNairy
Death of 17 month old Freeman child Measles claims life
Mary Freeman aged 17 months, daughter of Mr and Mrs L E Freeman of 1308 Bradshaw Street, died at 10 15 this morning after a nine day illness of measles and pneumonia. Survived by three brothers Holley Freeman in the U S Navy at Portsmouth and Charlie and Frank Freeman, and three sisters Mae Minnie and Edith Freeman all of High Point.
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Mary Freeman
L. E. Freeman
Bradshaw Street
Holley Freeman
U. S. Navy
Portsmouth
Charlie
Frank Freeman
Mae
Minnie
Edith Freeman
High Point
Wesley Memorial Revival Attracts Large Crowd
A large audience attended Wesley Memorial church last night as Rev. John W. Moore preached The More Excellent Righteousness in a revival series. The sermon contrasted Pharisaic formalism with heart religion and urged a high standard for disciples.
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Wesley Memorial Church
John W. Moore
Moore
Jesus
Supper program at Central Friends Church showcases student art
The closing supper and church night at Central Friends Church featured awards for winter work by boys and girls classes. Judges Miss Morganthaler and Miss Luxheim praised uniform quality, versatility, neatness, and artistic ability across senior and junior divisions, with prizes awarded to top contestants and commendations for many students.
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Central Friends Church
Annex
Tom A. Sykes
H. A. White
Robert Smith
J. Winston Blair
Samuel Anderson
Cora White
Bessie Saunders
Artau
Nancy Hill
Sara Taylor
Cora Parker
Sarah Jones
Sara L. Tomlinson
Mary Frances Parker
Helen Jones
Clarice Williams
Mary K. Crouch
Martha Taylor
Kinley Frazier
John Denny Hill
George Armfield
Frederick Taylor
Allen Parker
Morganthaler
Miss Luxheim
C. F. Tomlinson
King Ferdinand Strength Improves Amid Influenza Care
Bucharest Roumania April AP The condition of King Ferdinand who is ill with influenza improved overnight He seemed to have more strength and had been able to sleep well this morning
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Bucharest
Roumania
Ferdinand
Sixteen Dead in Wyoming Oil Plant Explosion
PARGO, Wyo. April 7 AP The death toll from the oil still explosion at the Producers and Refiners Corporation plant rose to 16 with three of the six survivors in Rawlins hospital in critical condition. George Currey, among seven taken from the burning plant after severe burns, died last night as little hope remained for three others.
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Pargo
Wyo
Producers and Refiners Corporation
Rawlins Hospital
George Currey
Chatter-Latter Club Meeting Set At Rogers Residence
The Chatter-Latter club will meet tomorrow at 2 o clock at the Woodrow avenue home of Mrs. B. C. Rogers.
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B. C. Rogers
Woodrow Avenue
Twin City editor delivers speech at college here
Dr. Charles P. Weaver associate editor of the Winston-Salem Journal spoke to High Point College students on happiness in a quiet impressive address. He urged that wealth and health do not determine happiness and offered three formulas to achieve it including helping others daily. He also lectured to the journalism class on newspaper careers.
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Charles P. Weaver
Winston-Salem Journal
High Point College
Weaver
Robert Louis Stevenson
Winston-Salem
High School Singers Headed to Richmond for Conference
About sixty Winston-Salem city high school students departed for Richmond Virginia to join the Southern Conference of Musical Education gathering. Only two southern cities join with the group. Special buses were chartered and they will return Saturday.
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Winston-Salem
Richmond
Southern Conference of Musical Education
Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin Promises Gentle Relief
A Monticello physician known for 47 years promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a humane laxative. The ad claims it establishes natural bowel regularity without gripping or upsetting the system and suits all ages including children. It offers a 60 cent bottle and a free sample by mail.
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W. B. Caldwell
Monticello
Lil
Dr. Caldwell
Illinois
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Charles F. More, JR
Mrs. L. E. Freeman
Wesley
F. R. Taylor
Fidler
Gardyne
Paradise Point
Jacksonville
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Brotherhood
Friends Church
W. Broad St
Schwartz Shoe Shop
South Main Street
Pepsin
PR. W. B. Caldwell
Randleman
Commercial National Bank
The
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Idol
V.pres. and
Treas. Co
H, Ellis
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
G. B
C. E. Miller
Commercial Bank
Carolina Mortgage Co
Raleigh
Southern Mortgage Loan
É Land Co
Frank Crane
Hood System Industrial Bank
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