Forward Movement in Commerce Sparks NC Promotion Effort
Archival excerpt recalls 1838 advocacy for North Carolina’s growth through natural resources climate and ports. It cites The Advocate and Microcosm urging united effort, press support, and state trade rivalry with Virginia and South Carolina, praising progress and calling for sustained investment.
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Advocate
Jamestown
North Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Norfolk
Petersburg
Cheraw
Charleston
S. C
Local Railroad Expands to Eight Locomotives in North Carolina
The High Point Thomasville and Denton railroad adds three class W 2 freight locomotives, bringing total engines to eight and boosting power to handle rising business. New Baldwin 100 ton engines provide 40 000 traction, with five in service. other upgrades include shop machinery, coaches, box cars, a gondola, cabooses, and new sidings for local manufacturers. Officials hail record prospects and call the line among the state’s most successful.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
North Carolina
South
Baldwin
Rev Coble Returns. Pulpit To Open Morning Service
The Rev Charles P Coble and family return from a vacation visiting Massanutten Springs near Harrisonburg and the Shenandoah Valley then Washington DC. He resumes pulpit duties at First Presbyterian church today with no evening service. Police seek Mrs W V Lawson amid proxy fund solicitation concerns. Dr D D Carroll of UNC will attend 11 am service at Friends church. Bible school starts 945 am with no evening services.
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Charles P. Coble
Massannetta Springs Bible Conference
Harrisonburg
Shenandoah Valley
Washington, D. C
High Point
Coble
First Presbyterian Church
D. D. Carroll
School of Commerce
North Carolina University
Friends Church
Bible School
Local High Point college to graduate first class this year
High Point college opens September 7 for the 1926-27 term with 13 students in the first senior class. Enrollment is expected to exceed 250, with new faculty, expanded courses, and added dormitory space. Football schedule and improved athletics planned as the school advances toward a full Southern curriculum.
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High Point Methodist Protestant College
R. M. Andrews
High Point
High Point College
Boylin
Purple Panthers
T. G. Johnson
Anderson College
S. C
Johnson
Bessie Battle
M. B. Street
Andrews
New Weekly Paper Founded for High Point Watchman
The High Point Watchman, an independent weekly, will debut next Friday with a circulation of 1300. Printed by Golden Rule Publishing of Greensboro, it is owned by a corporation including John R. Hoffman and S. S. Nelson with M. S. Meacham as manager.
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High Point Watchman
High Point
Golden Rule Publishing Company
Greensboro
John R. Hoffman
M. S. Meacham
Citis
Gibsonville
Burlington
Graham
Mebane
Hillsboro
Durham
Liberty
Yanceyville
Winston-Salem
Reidsville
Meacham
Watchman
Furniture Sales Institute Planned for Market Here
Practical brass tack discussions of trade subjects mark plans by a committee to present an Institute to be held at the January market. The gathering aims to make arrangements and likely features discussions on trade subjects.
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Furniture Sales Institute
Virginia Tour Highlights Historic Highway Routes
The Virginia highway system concentrates tourists on a blend of Colonial sites and Civil War landmarks. The Midland Trail links Newport News to San Francisco via Yorktown Williamsburg Richmond and beyond, touching Petersburg Gordonsville Charlottesville Staunton Lexington and Harrodsburg with stops at Monticello and the University of Virginia.
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Richmond
Virginia
Newport News
San Francisco
Hampton Roads
Monitor
Merrimac
James River
Lee Hall
Yorktown
Lord Cornwallis
York River
United States
America
Williamsburg
William Berkeley
Jamestown
Nathanial Bacon
House of Burgesses
Mason
Lee
McClellan
Tarleton
City
Patrick Henry
John Marshall
Aaron Burr
Edgar Allen Poe
Messenger
Petersburg
Lincoln
Grant
Appomattox
Gordonsville
Charlottesville
Monticello
Thomas Jefferson
University of Virginia
Blue Ridge
Staunton
Woodrow Wilson
West Virginia
Hot Springs
Covington
Potomac
Alexandria
Lexington
Virginia Military Institute
Washington and Lee University
Bristol
Daniel Boone
Tennessee
Spottswood
Knights of the Golden Horseshoe
Gordsonville
Harrisonburg
Norfolk
Surry
High Point furniture market plans and murder probe update
The report covers new plans for the Southern Market in High Point including a furniture industry institute and hotel developments, plus an update on the Hall Mills murder probe. It notes discussions on salesmanship, advertising, and manufacturer dealer exchanges, with accommodations for visiting buyers and expansions to the market building. The article also reports changes in the Middlesex county investigation, criticisims of a detective, a missing gold brooch found, and Governor Moore involvement.
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High Point
Sedgefield
Greensboro Road
Southern Exposition Building Company
Hall- Mills
Francis Monaghan
Middlesex County
David
John A. Toolan
Edward Hall
Eleanor Mills
Derussy’s Lane
New Brunswick
Somerset County
Simpson
Davis Continues Center of Attack
Somerville New Jersey August 28 Fred A Davis chief of the Middlesex county detectives remains at the center of controversy as State Senator Alexander Simpson assumes a prominent role in ongoing political clashes.
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Davis
Somerville
N. J
Fred A. Davis
Middlesex County Detectives
Alexander Simpson
Gate City Motor Dang Hosts 2000 Attendees for Chrysler 50
About 2000 High Point residents attended a Gate City Motor Company dance Thursday night to celebrate the arrival of the Chrysler 50. Music from three orchestras and refreshments complemented the event, which was deemed a great success. The new Chrysler model 50 is praised as a standout, capturing features of higher priced models with essential running qualities at a lower price.
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Gate City Motor Company
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