High School Plays and Eye Health Talk Soon
The high school will stage The Tollivers and The Pot Boiler during chapel hour tomorrow with detailed cast lists. Dr. B Franklin Royer of New York gave a lecture on preventing blindness and conserving vision at the Sheraton hotel, urging eye exams, protective goggles, proper lighting, and early glasses for students.
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F. Royer
Pupilsn
New York
City
Sheraton Hotel
B. Franklin Royer
New York City
Parent-Teacher Association
Roger
City Health Department
State Health Board
Royer
S. S. Coe
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
National Society For the Prevention of Blindness
North Carolina
Pinehurst
Paris Imposes Balcony Tax on Residential Uptowns
A new municipal measure in Paris imposes a tax on balconies across residential buildings, aiming to fund urban maintenance. The move targets owners and tenants with balconies, raising property costs and prompting debate among residents and local officials.
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Paris
Police Shake-Up In City Continues With Arrests Looming
High Point police department remains in uproar as two officers are suspended and two more under investigation. Mayor Davis, acting spokesman, left the city to return Thursday while council members prepare to resume the inquiry and possibly suspend two additional personnel. Captain Elliott heads the force temporarily as the council weighs permanent leadership amid ongoing probes.
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L. R. Gibson
High Point
W. A. Davis
Gibson
J. P. Myers
D. W. Elliott
Captain Elliott
L. H. Robbins
G. Y. Stone
Davis
Bower Pledges to Deliver Address for Parker
R. B. Parker, president of the High Point Democratic club, announced a letter from John Bower of Lexington confirming he will deliver the principal address at the club’s Thursday meeting. Many candidates also promise attendance, though past conflicts have kept Bower from visiting.
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R. B. Parker
High Point Democratic Club
John Bower
Lexington
Bower
Parker
Boys Alter Scenery In Palmer Pond Drain Plot
SWAMPSCOTT MASS. Ten boys who wanted to skate plugged a drain pipe at Palmer Pond last winter. In spring ten feet of water submerged the surrounding landscape and altered the area.
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Swampscott
Mass
Palmer Pond
Fourth District U D C Meeting In City Tomorrow
The annual meeting of the Fourth District North Carolina Division United Daughters of the Confederacy will be held tomorrow at the Sheraton hotel with High Point and Laura Wesson chapters as hosts. Over 50 delegates from five towns and state officers are expected, with sessions from 11 to 1 followed by a luncheon.
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the Tollivers
Eleanor Tolol
Alice Gerstenberg
North Carolina
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Sheraton Hotel
High Point
Laura Wesson
Walter F. Woodard
Wilson
Garland Daniel
Greensboro
Henry Riggins
Winston- Salem
W. Ez. Write
Louisburg
J. Dolph Long
Graham
Sheraton
John S. Welborn
Woodard
J. Vassie Wilson
J. W. Hedrick
Violet Johnson
T. G. Holmes
North Wilkesboro
Forrest Murray
W. T. Powell
Lois Welborn
Susie Kirkman
Mount Airy
Sparta
Winston-Salem
Old North State
Wilkes Valley
Mesdames Slane and
Matton
N. C
Vassie Wilson
Children of the Confederacy
Super-hobo arrives in Keene after gas-fueled trek
A famed wanderer roams the nation by automobile and fuelless travel claiming to live off begged gasoline as he passes through Keene New Hampshire.
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Keene, N. H
Keene
City Beautiful contest makes rapid progress in High Point
High Point leaders report strong advances in the 1928 City Beautiful contest. Mrs. F R Taylor notes heavy planting on school grounds and expected transformation by fall. Mrs. T Wingate Andrews says essay entries flood in with prizes totaling 78 dollars from Harry Raymond. Bunn W Hackney adds 486 photographs were taken by scouts for cash prizes. BE A McGhee reports on city clean up efforts by the health department.
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High Point “City Beautiful
Commercial Club
F. R. Taylor
T. Wingate Andrews
Bunn W. Hackney
Taylor
Andrews
Harry Raymond
North Main Street
BE. A. McGhee
City Manager Pilcher May Decide Soon
High Point residents press City Manager P. P. Pilcher to stay as council defers resignation. Pilcher, earning 4500 dollars annually, may join Salisbury at 6000. Officials on both sides debate a possible retention deal while Pilcher has made no public statement.
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P. P. Pilcher
High Point
Pilcher
Salisbury
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Black Diamond Saw Tool & Knife Wks
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Home Bond
MIG. CO
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Cunningham
Southern Mortgage Loan
E. Mendenhall
Roy
Welborn
H. E. Johnson
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Greensboro Bond & Mortgage CO
R. A. Colvin
Commercial National Bank
Moore’s Motor Express
Gibsonville
Elon
Burlington
Hillsboro
Durham
Raleigh
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Morrisville
Cary
U. D.C
Hobo
NEW Series Building & Loan
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Piedmont Building and Loan Association
Wachovia Bank and Trust CO
City Beautiful
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Nat'l Bank
High Point, N. C
Nat'l. Bank Bldg
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W. L. Jackson
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Hood System Industrial Bank
Hiigit Point
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High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
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High Point Tent and Awning Co
Shade
Coffield Furniture Go
Globe Realty Company
West Washington
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
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