Mrs C V Staley Dies After Seven Week Illness
Mrs. Edith Elevia Staley, wife of Charles V Staley, died at 1502 North Main Street yesterday afternoon shortly after 2 o clock following a seven week illness. She was born August 5 1884 just beyond the city northern boundary and lived most of her life in High Point. She was a member of the First Baptist church and was active in the community.
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Edrth Elevia Staley
Charles V. Staley
North Main Street
Public Notch Notice On Filling Station Permit
Mrs. B A Bencini seeks permission to install a filling station on Mangum Avenue between Wise and Mallory Streets. City Council will meet at 3 o clock Tuesday April 26 1927 to hear allegations concerning this application. City Manager Me ie FP rCR et.
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Mangum Avenue
Wise
Mallory Streets
Public notice of permit application for public garage
Seborn Perry applies to City Council for a permit to erect a building on East Washington Street between North Wrenn and North Hamilton for use as a public garage. City Council adjourned meeting set for April 26, 1927 to consider the application. By order of the City Council this 3rd day of April, 1927. Pickett.
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Seborn Perry
East Washington Street
North Wrenn
North Hamilton
Pickett
City Street Closed For Brick Demolition On East Commerce
East Commerce Street between South Hamilton and the H P R A and 8 Railroad will close to traffic and pedestrians from 7 AM Monday April 25 until the brick on the south side is torn down. Public safety motive given. Reopens at earliest moment. By order of the City Council dated April 13 1927. R J Pickett.
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East Commerce Street
South Hamilton
R. J. Pickett
Obituary: Mrs. Crouch Succumbs After Illness in High Point
The deceased, widow of a local husband, leaves two sons Weston and Banks Staley and four brothers from Virginia and North Carolina. She is survived by nine sisters. Funeral services are set for tomorrow at 2 PM at the residence with Dr. Lloyd T. Wilson and Rev. J. M. Hilliard officiating. Burial follows at Lebanon cemetery, Mechanicsville, with Farriss Bible class pallbearers and T. E. L. class flowerbearers attending.
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Weston
Banks Staley
M. H. Crouch
R. H. Crouch
Pulaski
O. E. Crouch
Martinsville
W. M. Crouch
High Point
S. M. Hines
William Hayworth
L. B. Moore
J. W. Reddick
Farriss
First Baptist Church
Sykes 15 10 Preach as but services today at church
Central Itiends church holds morning and evening services led by Rev. Tom Alder man Sykes. He will preach The Unfinished Task That Is Ours in the morning and The Gospel Way of Salvation in the evening with special music and a full order of worship including hymns and choir numbers.
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Central Itiends Church
Tom Alderman Sykes
Sykes
Lemare
Kate Harrison
Barrett
Brotherhood Hymnal
Jesus
Brotherhood
River Flood Threatens Mississippis Town and Levee System
The article describes levee protection at Cowan Hotel with sandbag barriers and evacuations on the Mississippi flood crest. It notes thousands stranded on levees awaiting boat evacuation to Vicksburg, widespread business closures, scarce drinking water, and marooned residents including hundreds in trees and a group of 300 marooned on an Indian mound. It also reports forecast crest at 35.6 feet in St. Louis and warnings from engineers about the lower valley danger with urging vigilance and hard work to win the flood fight.
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Mississippi River
Cowan Hotel
Vicksburg
ST. Louis
Weather Bureau
Mississippi
Missouri
Potato Bend
Deconia
Fountain Bluff
Gorham
Ill
New Orleans
Mississippi Valley
Fifth Louisiana Levee Board
Armies Move Against Chiang Kai Shek As New China Emerges
Reports say forces totaling thousands march on Nanking from Hankow after Chiang Kai Shek split from the nationalist regime. Southern troops move north from Nanking to Suchonfu and from Chinkiang toward Yangchow. In Shanghai rumors allege Red labor union recruitment for a communist army. General Sun Chuan Fang is said to direct plans from Yangchun toward Cantonese forces and ordered Yangchow to fund military needs.
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Chiang Kai- Shek
Hankow
Nanking
Suchonfu
Chinkiang
Yangchow
Shanghai
Red
Chiang Kai-Shek
Sun Chuan-Fang
Yangcchn
Yangtse
Health investigation pushed to full conclusion
The piece notes pressure for a complete probe directed by the Governor into health matters. It highlights Dr. Wright as a board of health member whose charges before the legislature spurred calls for action and oversight, with the attorney general now expected to decide the next move.
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Dr. Wright
Board of Health
Wright
Cut Rate Furniture Buys Welborn Bankruptcy Stock
Officials of the Cut Rate Furniture company announced last night that they have purchased the remainder of the Welborn Furniture stock. The material will be placed on sale at retail Tuesday morning, April 26.
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Cut Rate Furniture Company
Welborn Furniture Company
Government launch Pelican lost with 19 aboard
Memphis reporters confirm the loss of the government launch Pelican at Knowlton's Landing Arkansas. Army engineers received the消息 stating 19 persons were aboard when the incident occurred.
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Memphis
Tenn
Knowlton’s Landing
Ark
Army
Cantata by First Baptist Choir Tonight
The First Baptist Church choir directed by Lewis J. Stookey presents Mark's cantata Victory Divine at 8 o'clock with soloists Miss Maud L. Davis J Gurney Briggs and W C Phillips and Mrs H D Sears on accompaniment. Numbers include In the place Behold There Was a Great Earthquake It Is the Hour of Morning At the tomb and By Gift of Love.
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Mark
First Baptist Church
Maud L. Davis
J. Gurney Briggs
W. C. Phillips
H. D. Sears
Cuban President Machado Meets Coolidge at White House
President Machado of Cuba conferred for over an hour with President Coolidge at the White House in a social visit. Coolidge promised to consider inviting Cuba to attend the sixth Pan American Conference in January. Ferrara the Cuban ambassador and a state department interpreter accompanied Machado who does not speak English. Coolidge does not speak Spanish.
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Washington
Machado
Cuba
Coolidge
White House
Orestes Ferrara
State Department
Germans Buy More Pictures in London Galleries
Germans are purchasing more London gallery paintings than Americans and are paying high prices for early Dutch masters while also buying other popular works. This trend highlights German collectors expanding influence in the European art market.
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London
Massive Mississippi flood leaves hundreds dead and homeless
More than sixty killed with unconfirmed reports of up to 150 drownings in the Mississippi Valley flood. About 100,000 displaced across Mississippi, Arkansas and six other states as towns like Leland and Cleveland suffer. Red Cross and federal agencies rush relief while naval seaplanes aid rescues from Pensacola.
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Studebaker Commander
United States
Mississippi Valley
Mississippi
Arkansas
Leland
Cleveland
Shaw
Benoit
Louisiana
Red
Ouichita
Natchez
Baton Rouge
New Orleans
Weather Bureau
Red Cross
Greenville
Miss
Pensacola
Fla
Barnes and Houses
Strawberry shipments lead North Carolina in state rankings
North Carolina again tops the nation in strawberry shipments with 709 cars sent of 1,616 nationwide, as the season nears peak. Labor officials report about 2,000 pickers worked last week and expect 500 to 1,000 more to meet demand. Funeral services for Mrs. Tiney Morgan were held at Limeberry Methodist Protestant Church with Rev. C. E. Ridge and Rev. T. E. Pierce officiating.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
United States
State Department of Agriculture
Wallace and
Chadbourn
Louisiana
Department of Labor
Tiney Morgan
K. J. Snider
Limeberry Methodist Protestant Church
Denton
C. E. Ridge
T. E. Pierce
Welch Memorial ‘Church
Mr. Pierce
L. F. Royall
M. L. Vincannon
W.C. Skeen
V. EK. Lanier
Irving Lanier
Henry Lax
Misses Inca Ridge
Frada Smith
Hope Ballard
Lillian Lanier
Freda Loflin
Ruby Harrison
Mildred Loflin
Maggie Reid
Eunice Smith
Ida Russel
Pauline Loflin
Aileen Reid
Hawaii Birth Rate Rises While Death Rate Falls
The latest statistics show Hawaii experiencing a higher birth rate and a lower death rate than in recent periods, suggesting a shift in demographic trends for the state.
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Hawaii
High Point mayoral race urged for Stanton and four councilmen
A political advertisement argues for a clean sweep in High Point on May 3 to elect Dr. D A Stanton as Mayor and four capable councilmen. It claims the city’s finances require a single minded business approach to prevent bankruptcy and protect taxpayers.
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High Point
D. A. Stanton
Stanton
Mr. Davis
Davis
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American Automobile Association
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