Monarch Club to Meet at Sheraton Hotel Tomorrow
The Monarch club of High Point will hold a regular meeting tomorrow at 12 15 pm at the Sheraton hotel. Air mail service committee members of the local chamber will travel tonight to Winston Salem for a joint committee meeting at the Robert E Lee hotel with triangle cities officials. Irving Berlin musical edition to be shown tomorrow night at the American theater staged by John Murray Anderson. Building permits issued include S S Plummer for a five room frame dwelling on Ridgecrest street cost 2000 and Gertrude Kennedy for a wooden garage cost 75. Y M C A season opener with Gibsonville Athletic Club set for Thursday night. Kate Douglas Wiggin play The Birds Christmas Carol to be presented Thursday night at YWCA. Reverend Edward Suits, longtime resident and pastor, leaving High Point today for Mebane to pastor the Mebane M P church.
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Monarch Club of
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Irving Berlin
Wil
American Theater
John Murray Anderson
New York
S. S. Plummer
Ridgecrest Street
Gertrude Kennedy
Kate Douglas Wiggin
Young Women’s Christian Association
Industrial Committee of the
Gountry Lads Not Only Devotees of Horseshoes
Chicago hosts a world championship night with Frank Jackson of Kellerton Iowa challenging Patt Mossman of El Dora Iowa. Chicago counts 25 000 sold sets and Lincoln Park club tops with over 1 000 members. Miss Caroline Schultz holds Cook county title with a 25 ringers and four double ringers game followed by Christmas basket fundraising.
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Chicago
Frank Jackson
Kellerton
Iowa
King
Patt Mossman
el Dora
Lincoln Park Horse Shoe Club
Cook County
Caroline Schultz
Red Shirt veterans honored in South Carolina jubilee
In Columbia South Carolina on December 14 AP recounts the fiftieth anniversary parade for Wady Hampton’s 1876 red shirts who helped overthrow negro republican rule. Thousands attended as Major J. C. Hemphill eulogized Hampton while Governor Thomas G. McLeod presided and James Dozier, a red shirt descendant, received a medal of honor.
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Columbia
S. C
Hampton
South Carolina
J. C. Hemphill
Asheville
Thomas G. McLeod
James (. Dozier
Car Overturn Kills Two in Coral Gables
In Coral Gables a car carrying three carpenters rolled over three times on December 14. Driver Charles Stewart and an unidentified passenger died at a hospital. J W Hardcastle was in critical condition.
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Miami
Fla
Coral Gables
Charles Stewart
J. W. Hardcastle
William A Jen White and belief in Santa Claus
Lawrence Kansas resident William A Jen White asserts Santa Claus is a spirit guiding people to acts of happiness by doing the utterly unreasonable things the belief inspires.
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Lawrence
Kan
William A Jen White
Santa Claus
Dam work to start with rush after new year says mayor
Grier Lowrance of Statesville, awarded a near half million dollar contract to build a Deep River dam for High Point's water supply, reports say machinery and pipe are en route and work will begin soon. Officials expect many High Point residents to be employed once construction starts early next year.
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Grier Lowrance Construction Company
Statesville
High Point
Moffitt
W. B. Higgins and Company
Grier Lowrance Company
Odd Fellows Plan State Degree Demonstration in NC
Plans for the first state wide degree demonstration among North Carolina Odd Fellows are progressing at the American theatre on December 30. Five applicants have passed and over twenty more are expected. High Point chapter to help with the degree ceremonies. Dr L B MecBrayer sends letters to chapters to drum up delegates with a stirring slogan attached.
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International Order of Odd Fellows
North Carolina
Odd Fellows’ Hall
East Commerce Street
High Point
Ameican Theatre
L. B. MecBrayer
Southern Pines
The
Odd Fellows In
North Carolina Bottlers Elect Officers In Durham Meeting
On the second and final day in Durham, about 250 delegates gathered for the North Carolina Bottlers association session. Frank L. Johnson of Statesville was elected president and urged sanitation and improved public service as members discussed business, sessions, and informal talks with Tar Heel peers.
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Durham
North Carolina Bottlers Association
Frank L. Johnson
Statesville
High Point Chamber Plans Air Mail Route Meeting
High Point chamber of commerce air mail committee chairman J E Marsh Jr. will join Greensboro and Winston Salem committees tonight at 8 at the Robert E Lee hotel to discuss a proposed New York to Atlanta air mail route via the triangle cities. The meeting follows notification that bids for operating the service will be called soon and notes favorable outlook for the Richmond Greensboro High Point Winston Salem Greenville path as the best revenue prospect.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Post Office and Commerce Departments
Richmond
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Greenville
Washington Dispatch
Raleigh
Columbia
Augusta
Roanoke
Bristol
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Philadelphia
Washington
Baltimore
Frank Sizemore
Shuford denies plans to prosecute local mills over child labor
Forrest H. Shuford, Boy's Commissioner, says he is not considering action against manufacturers in High Point for child labor violations. He claims no local firm employs underage workers and he has no authority to conduct mill surveys. Welfare records indicate child labor laws are closely observed locally.
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Shuford
Augusta Attorney Joseph Watkins Dies After Fall
Augusta Georgia December 14 Joseph S Watkins a noted attorney fell from a fourth floor office window in the Marion building and was instantly killed officials said. He was a prominent local figure and his death shocked the legal community.
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Pell
Augusta
Joseph
Watkins
Marion
Guilford College Minister to Speak at Meeting Here
The Rev. Joseph Peele of Guilford College Friends church will speak at 6 30 tonight at the Wednesday supper meeting of Central Friends church. He may give a Christmas reading and is known for travel and sermons nationwide. The event is hosted by Mrs C F Tomlinson as toast mistress with Mrs Banner Davis leading the supper committee and Norman Fidler directing music.
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Joseph Peele
Guilford College Friends Church
Aenetral Friends Church
Peele
Friends
Pasadena
California
Jd. Elwood Cox
C. F. Tomlinson
Banner Davis
Elizabeth Fry
Norman Fidler
Guilford College
Citizens urge action to lower tracks at High Point crossings
City officials debate eliminating the railroad crossing menace with Southern Rail Way and regional lines. Council members show support for lowering tracks but have not taken formal action, while legal advisors say the city could compel a lower through-rail alignment. Officials now await a decisive move.
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Southern Rail Way Company
High Point
Randleman, Asteboro and Southern Railway Company
Snow
Joe Worth
Real estate man in Florida charged with manslaughter
Eugene M. Elliott, St. Petersburg real estate developer, indicted for manslaughter over his wife’s June death from a fractured skull after a coroner’s inquest claimed a fall caused the injury. Elliott pleaded not guilty, posted 20000 bond, trial set for February 7.
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Clear Water
Fla
Eugene M._ Elliott
St. Petersburg
Elliott
Freeman P. Lane
E. F P. Wilson
Methodist Church Completed in Southwest High Point
The High Point Methodist Extension board completed a new church in southwest High Point forming a local congregation. A Christmas program and tree are planned with gifts for children and a debt payoff challenge offering 50 dollars per 30 new members to erase an outstanding 1500 dollars.
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High Point
J. W. Clinard
Clinard
Tri City high schools meet to foster sportsmanship and ethics
Representatives from High Point Winston-Salem and Greensboro high schools gather at North Carolina College for Women Greensboro Wednesday at 6 30 pm for a joint conference. Topics include fellowship democracy sportsmanship and cooperation with emphasis on athletics and ethical standards.
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High Point High School
Delsu
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
North Carolina College For Women
High Point
T. Wingate Andrews
F City
L. R. Johnston
Marlette
King
Enrollment in High Point Schools Rises Sharply
After three months of the 1926 27 session High Point schools report 6584 pupils enrolled, up 625 from last year. Average daily attendance stands at 5914, 576 higher than the prior year with 350 more registrations in 1926 than 1925. Officials project about 8000 pupils next year, a rise of roughly 1000.
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High Point
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Air Mail Service Committee
Triangle Cities
Robert E. Lee Hotel
Gibsonville Athletic Club
Edward Suits
Mechanicsville M. P
Mebane
Suits
Mebane M. P
S$. Carolina
G. B. & C. E. Miller
Carolina Mortgage Co
Commercial Bank Uldg
Hateigh
Triangle
Robert I. Lee
Winston
Stamey’s
Dewelis
Central Friends Church
Mus
Civitans
Rea Estate
Roumania
Miron Christea
Kionania
Ferdinands
Carol
Methodist
Methodist Board
Iregity
Winston Salem
Gate City
Sanitary Barber Shop
High St
Phillips
Sykes Florist, Inc
van Lindley
Wachovia Bank
North Main
Ervin Dpetlar
Luis
Finan
Cial
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
the Commercial National Bank
H. Ellis
V. A. J. Idol, Vice Pres. and
Treas
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
High Point Realty Investment Co
D. H. Parsons
Pres
O. G. Alten
Sec
Commercial Bank Bldg
Westview
H. PP
G. Allen
Commercial Gank Bidz
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