City Charter Likely To Be A Party Battle
The High Point city charter faces a partisan fight as a state bill to convert the non partisan government to party lines in city elections appears likely in the January session. Democrats and Republicans in Guilford County support change, with leaders predicting a heated contest and possible mayoral bids. Rumors place councilman J W Clinard as a potential mayoral candidate, while Mayor Davis denies plans to run or retire.
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State Legislaw
Igh Point
Guilford County
Senate
Orhaw
Shnning
J. W. Clin
influenza grips High Point College students and faculty
influenza epidemic hit High Point College in the past week leaving four faculty members unable to meet classes. Many students avoided illness and some recovered quickly. officials believed the spread had been halted by week’s end and several returning to duties.
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High Point College
Shelby Evangelist to Conduct Sunday Service for Deaf High Point Bible
Rev. A. C. Miller Jr of Shelby will conduct the morning service at Wesley Memorial Church for the Deaf in the Sunday school building for the High Point Bible class. Visitors are invited to attend.
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A. C. Miller, Jr
Shelby
Will Cnach
Wesley Memorial Church
High Point Bible Ass
O Henry Agency Wins National Insurance Contest
The O Henry Insurance Agency representing Pilot Life in High Point and Greensboro captured the national agency tourney title and the North Carolina state championship. W B Richardson led with 253 500 in applications during the contest month, and a dinner at King Cotton hotel Greensboro will honor the winners.
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O. Henry Insurance Agency
Pilot Life Insurance Company
High Point
Greensboro
North Carolina
Henry
W. B. Richardson
Pilot Life
King Cotton
W. H. Currie
B. Compton
RE. D. Taylor
O. Henry
Postmaster Urges Early Mail to Ease Christmas Congestion
Postmaster O R York in High Point warns of heavy holiday mail and urges early mailing to ensure prompt delivery. He notes a nationwide drive, cites Postmaster General Harry S New statements, and offers packing tips for fragile items to prevent damage.
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O. R. York
York
Harry S. New
High Point
Councilmen Yet to Name Conrad Successor
The city manager reported Monday that multiple applicants have applied for the Conrad successor as councilmen have not yet named a successor. The number of contenders remains high, excitement grows as the search continues. The council is expected to review candidates in upcoming meetings.
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Conrad
City Council Dithers On Ward Seat And Police Tests
City Hall delays on electing a fourth ward councilman and appointing four police officers. Mayor Davis and City Manager Knox have held tests and discussions, with potential extra examinations planned as applicants surge.
Mrs Estella Primm Stoner Rites Held At First Baptist
Funeral services for Mrs Estella Primm Stoner wife of the late James I Stoner were held at the First Baptist church. Dr Lloyd T Wilson pastor officiated with a large turnout of friends and relatives. Choir selections included In the Garden The Old Rugged Cross and Have Thine Own Way Lord. Pallbearers listed. She died at 301 Thurston Street after an extended illness at age 73.
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Estella Primm Stoner
James I. Stoner
First Baptist Church
Lloyd T. Wilson
Rugged Cross
J. K. Bivens
Claud Ellington
G. A. Ausband
Indianapolis Friend to Address Brotherhood
The Brotherhood of Central Friends church will hold their regular monthly dinner at the church annex tomorrow night at 7 o clock. Rev. Eldon Mills, pastor of First Friends church Indianapolis, will be the speaker. Mr Mills is a popular after dinner talker and a large number is expected to hear him here.
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Brotherhood of Central Friends Church
Eldon Mills
First Friends Church
Indianapolis
Indiana
Mills
Shufelt Preaches Twice Today at St Luke's Lutheran
Rev. J. E. Shufelt will deliver sermons at both morning and evening services at St. Luke's Lutheran Church in the city. The announcement notes the church serves the colored community.
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J. E. Shufelt
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Colored
Honor Roll List At Local High School Honors Many Students
Approximately fifteen percent of students earned honor roll for the second six weeks. Freshmen lead with 43 students on the list, followed by 42 sophomores and 33 juniors along with 24 seniors. The record shows numerous named students across the four classes.
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Raymond Ritchie
Anna
Gertrude Douglas
Virginia Diffee
Lucille Dunn
Jewell Hill
Dot Rankin
Clarice Snipes
Katie Sue Stanfield
Beverly Bradner
Gladys Culler
Elizabeth Gurley
Adele Hicks
Virginia Hunt
Mary Holley
Wilbur Hutchins
Mildred Hamil
William Cobl
Robert Davis
David Parsons
Mayna Allen
Eloise Best
Beulah Lavender
Mary Elizabeth Harlee
Ivan Crispman
Sarah
Training School for Scoutmasters Opens Tuesday
A Scoutmasters training school begins Tuesday night in High Point with a 6:30 banquet at First Presbyterian. City Superintendent T. Wingate Andrews will open the program, outlining goals for a five year course run by the Uwharrie council.
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Uwharrie Council of Boy Scouts
First Presbyterian Church
T. Wingate Andrews
Harold D. Myers
University of North Carolina
High Point
St Stephen's Church to Hold Quarterly Meeting
The quarterly meeting of St Stephen's Metropolitan A M E Zion church on Price street will be held tomorrow and Monday night at 8 oclock. Dr T J Houston presiding elder of the Greensboro district will preach the 11 oclock sermon Sunday. Special music will be provided by the church choir for both services and the public is invited.
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St. Stephen’s
A. M. E. Zion Church
Price Street
T. J. Houston
Greensboro
Infant Daughter of R S Hunsucker Dies
Friends sympathize with Mr and Mrs R S Hunsucker of 1308 Ragan street in the loss of their infant daughter Mary Magdalene Hunsucker who died yesterday morning at the parents home. She is survived by a sister Frances. Graveside services are set at Hickory Chapel cemetery this afternoon at 2 o'clock.
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R. S. Hunsucker
Ragan Street
Mary Magdalene Hunsucker
Frances
Hickory Chapel Cemetery
Millions of Chinese lack schools in Kiangsi province
The government estimates about twenty million people in Kiangsi Province crave education but cannot obtain it due to extreme poverty and a shortage of schools. This reflects nationwide concerns over access to schooling.
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Shanghai
Kiangsi
Verdict Set Aside in High Point Water Reservoir Case
A Superior Court judge set aside the $17 200 verdict against the City of High Point in favor of Lois Gertude Lambert and Ednad Potter. The land, 125 acres total, was taken for the Deep River raw water reservoir on the High Point Greensboro highway. 41 acres were seized, 74 remained. Witnesses valued the land from 60 to 150 per acre, some claiming 1 000 per acre. The city plans to retry and seeks a satisfactory settlement under attorney G H Jones.
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Superior Court
High Point
Lois Gertrude Lambert
Ednad Potter
Shaw
Greensboro
G. H. Jones
Jones
Ray Farlow
H. N. Willard
A. E. Futrelle
Whichard
Davidson Bar Association seeks two special court terms
A Davidson County Bar Association meeting approved a formal request to Governor Angus W. McLean for two special terms of Davidson Superior Court. They seek one week of criminal court after the January 28, 1929 term and two weeks of civil court starting April 15 to alleviate docket congestion. grant depends on judge availability.
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Lexington
Davidson County Bar Association
Davidson Superior Court
Bar Association
Angus W. McLean
Minister Preaches Twice at First Methodist Protestant
Rev. R L Farmer of the First Methodist Protestant church will deliver two sermons today on life troubles and spiritual guidance. The morning topic is The Man With a Handicap while the evening message is The Gospel In Guide-Posts. All in High Point without a church home are welcome.
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R. L. Farmer
First Methodist Protestant Church
North Main
Richardson Streets
High Point
Schools Not Close On Monday Denied By City Superintendent
City schools in High Point will not close tomorrow as rumor claimed. Superintendent T. Wingate Andrews denied any official action to close schools for Christmas holidays due to influenza, though chapel programs have been discontinued to limit student gatherings.
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High Point
T. Wingate Andrews
Mr. Andrews
City Board of School Commissioners
High Point Contractors to Attend AGC Convention in Charlotte
A group of High Point contractors will travel to Charlotte to join the annual convention of the Associated General Contractors of America Carolina branch at the Charlotte Hotel. Hundreds from North and South Carolina are expected. R. K. Stewart of R. K. Stewart and Son will report on the special committee on contracts and specifications at Thursday morning sessions. Four sessions are planned with three on Wednesday afternoon and one Thursday morning covering building highway and public works divisions.
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High Point
Charlotte
Associated General Contractors of America
Carolina
Charlotte Hotel
North and
South Carolina
R. K. Stewart
R. K. Stewart and Son
William Penn High honors list swells in second six weeks
At William Penn High School the second six weeks saw 44 students on the honor roll, up from 34. Top honors went to senior Leslie Truesdell, with named juniors, sophomores, and freshmen including Josephine Griffin Clara Humphrey Elwood Tyson Walter Golston J Vernell Caveness Talmage Carter and Minnie Haywood among the distinguished ranks.
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William Penn High School
Colored
Leslie Truesdell
Clara Humphrey
Elwood Tyson
Walter R. Golston
J. Vernell Caveness
Talmage Carter
Minnie Haywood
E. E. Cartright
Allie Blanton
Williard Brincefield
Coriene Humphrey
Thomas Parker
Ethel Walker
Valeria Brooks
Lester Boyd
Charles Carver
Loriene Goins
Thomas Smith
Josephine T. Griffin
Pecolia Stanback
Janie Perdue
Marie Graves
Henrieta Truesdell
Flora Miller
Magolia Mock
Charles Whitaker
High Point Chamber Sets 1929 Goals And Projects
The High Point chamber of commerce outlines fourteen objectives for 1929 under executive secretary F. J. Sizemore. Plans include a city athletic field stadium post office upgrade grade crossing elimination and strengthened city institutions to attract business and residents.
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F. J. Sizemore
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Mr. Sizemore
High Point
High Point College
Chamber of Commerce
Organization
Booster Club
Mr. Cox Returns From Northern Trip
J. Elwood Cox president of the Commercial National Bank returned home from New York Chicago and Washington after several days on business He attended a meeting of the agricultural committee of the American Bankers association and visited the livestock show in Chicago.
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J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
New York
Chicago
Washington
Mr. Cox
American Bankers’ Association
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J. J. Stoner
Anne Maude Wellesley
Marquis Duoro
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Anne
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Rose Askew
Mildred Schultheise
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Margia Hancock
Albert Pruitt
Dorothy Forward
Muriel Gomo
Pearley Walker
Hessie White
Walter Murray
Billy Sheloff
Frank Sizemore
Charles Tomlinson
Dorothy Bowen
Mary Drew Dalton
Margaret Hedrick
Mildred Lotts
Helen Marshall
Elizabeth Mitchell
Annie Laura Patterson
Bryce Baker Rawson
Helen Raper
Miriam Sloan
Eleanor Stephens
Mildred Yates
Mary Eve
Ruth Gross
Marie Payne
Norton Jeffers
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Mildred Stewart
William Myers
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Bernice Peace
Ruth Poole
Helen Readdick
Lee Forward
Kate Workman
Lorraine Cox
Verna Cundiff
Jacklyn McMullan
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Benveneda Ketchie
Beatrice Stroud
Margaret Underwood
Leila Scott
Iris Welch
Myrtle Epps
Catharine Eve
Martha Jerrett
Hazel Wright
Kathleen Embler
Gladys Hodgin
Esther Murphy
Louise Nance
Nick Antonakos
William Shillington
Mary Byrum Marze
Austin Watson
Oscar Chastian
Kelman Gomo
Elizabeth Ellis
Lois Hedgecock
Mabel Koont
ST. Stephen's Church
Hunsuckers
Deep River
Davidson
Farmer
Andrews
R. K. Stewart, R. K. Stewart & Son
William Penn
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