City Expands Church Construction In High Point
High Point gains multiple new church sites with three under construction or planned, plus two recent builds and a modern Sunday school facility. The Presbyterian cornerstone was laid April 10, with Rev. Charles P. Cobb leading. Episcopalians plan to worship at the Masonic Temple after Easter until their new church is ready.
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High Point
East Green Street
Charles P. Cobb
First Baptist Church
Masonic Temple
Episcopalians
Emerywood
Main Street
Episcopal Church
Emma Lewis Whitaker
Central Friends Church
Mount of Olives
Fidler
Olivet
Calvary
Jerusalem
Temple
Mount
Jesus
Garden
Gethsemane
Pilate
Judgment Hall
Equitable
W. J. Fraley Hood Bank
Strong Debate Delivers Closest Judge’s Decision at High Point
Four girls from Nikanthan and Artemesian societies staged a sharp public debate at High Point College last night on the question Should the United States Have a Uniform Divorce Law. The Artemesian team led by Helen Hayes and Minnie Caffey won by a narrow two to one judges vote. Annie Lee Jarrel and Claire Douglas debated the negative with calm delivery and manuscript references, highlighting the refined debating style of the era.
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High Point College
Nikanthan and
Artemesian
Nikanthan Society
Helen Hayes
Minnie Caffey
United States
Annie Lee Jarrel
Claire Douglas
Debate on Uniform Divorce Law and Student Contest
Miss Hayes advocates a uniform divorce law while critics highlight limits of migratory divorces. A Silver loving cup was awarded to the Arte Mesian literary society by Miss Mary Young. The audience praised the high quality debates, with judges L. R. Johnston, Miss Marianna Martin, and S. L. Davis.
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United States
Miss Hayes
U.S
Mary Young
Artemesian Literary Society
L. R. Johnston
Marianna Martin
L. Davis
Armour Grain Co. Barred From Pit On Chicago Board
Armour Grain Co once a major Armours holding is expelled from the Chicago board of trade pit after an order suspends its activities. The firm once traded up to 5 million bushels of cash wheat daily, dating back to 1890, as investigators allege wrongful acts linked to its defunct grain marketing company.
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Chicago
Armour Grain Company
Armours
Chicago Board of Trade
Board of Trade
Armour Family
High Point Seen From Top of Bank and College Tower
Canary Johnson describes the city of High Point from the Sheraton hotel, Commercial National Bank building, and the college tower. He notes factories belching smoke, green trees, and dense industry with 124 industries, plus distant views of Greensboro, Winston-Salem, Pilot Mountain, and neighboring towns.
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Sheraton
Commercial National Bank
College Tower
High Point
Commercial Bank
City Water Supply
Welch Ball Park
Bay Street School
Park Street
High Point Hospital
Tower of the College
Highland Cotton Mills
Jefferson Standard Building
City
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Pilot Mountain
Shepherd Mountains
Thomasville
Aegin
Canary Johnson
Big Rise in Chevrolet Sales in First Two Months
Chevrolet Motor Co reports a nationwide surge in new car deliveries in early 1927, with 32 major trading areas showing an average 97.4 percent rise from the same period in 1926. The data underscore strong, expanding demand for Chevrolet cars nationwide.
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Chevrolet
Chevrolet Motor Company
United States
Chevrolet Production Reaches Record February Peak
Chevrolet Motor Company reached a February production high of 85 821 cars marking its preeminence as the world’s largest manufacturer of gear shift automobiles.
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Chevrolet Motor Company
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D. O. Cecil
Central Friends Choir
Armour Grain CO
Advan
Macon Linotype and Intertype School
Georgia-Alabama Business College
Macon
Georgia
Denton, N. C
Ardale
Carolina Star
Clinard Milling Company
J. W. Clinard, Prop
G. B
C. E. Miller
Carolina Mortgage Co
Raleigh
Southern Mortgage Loan & Land Co
Wachovia Bank Building
The
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Idol
V.pres
Treas
H. Ellis
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
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