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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Dec 23, 1926

Page

8

Carols to Ring Through Streets Tomorrow Night

Christmas carolers from churches and schools will tour the city by car tomorrow night. They meet at the YWCA on East Commerce Street at 7 30 PM and visit homes with lights or needs. five carols will be sung and flashlights encouraged. Supper will follow at 9 PM.

Young Women's Christian Association Fast Commerce Street Musical Arts Club Woman's Club Herald Angels Bethlehem Greensboro

Yuletide Services at St Marys Episcopal Church

Christmas Eve service at St Marys Episcopal Church Washington and College streets at 11 30 PM with sermon by Rev H N Bowne Miss Clara Boyd organist. program includes Stillness of the Night Silent Night Rejoice Rejoice Believers O Little Town Bethlehem O Come All Ye Faithful and other hymns and an organ postlude Festival March Kern. Public invited.

St. Mary’s Episcopal Church Washington and College Streets Clara Boyd H. N. Bowne Chubb Gruber Avison Kern

Case Not Pressed in Alms Solicitation Case

Salisbury on December 23 AP reports Mrs. W. E. Lawson of Charlotte, an American Rescue Worker, arrested for soliciting alms without a permit, had the case not pressed after she agreed in writing not to solicit alms in Rowan County without permission.

Salisbury W. E. Lawson Charlotte

Gifts for the King Christmas Pageant at First Methodist

Tonight at 7 30 the annual Christmas pageant titled Gifts for the King will be held in the main auditorium of the First Methodist Protestant church. The event features the church choir Sunday school departments and other groups in a symbolic service and elaborate pageant portraying Christ’s birth with Reader as Word of God and traditional carols. Lester Teague leads program planning as pageant roles include prophets angels shepherds kings and carolers. The offering supports denom ination budget work across church projects and the public is invited to attend.

First Methodist Protestant Church Christ Angels Shepherds Lester Teague Methodist Protestant Church

Market tops $2000 as Texas and Land shares surge

New York on December 23 reports Texas and Land company stock jumping up to 2040 a share on the New York Stock Exchange. Early gains faded as liquidation increased before the holidays with little buying support. January and March contracts declined from earlier highs.

New York Texas and Land Company New York Stock Exchange Stock Exchange Atlantic Refining Shorts

Grief stricken mother acquitted in vigilante murder

Mrs. Joseph Cagno, 45, was acquitted on temporary insanity after tracking down Andrea Figarello and killing him for the Ignacia Cagno killing, a case police failed to solve for six years. The jury deliberated two hours before delivering the verdict.

New York Joseph Cagno Andrea Figarello

School Out Brightens Charlotte Holiday Mood

Joy among youth in Charlotte and Mecklenburg county as school ends for the holiday season.

Charlotte Mecklenburg County

Central Friends Church Hosts Large Children’s Party

About 140 members of the Junior and Senior Christian Endeavor societies attended a Christmas party at Central Friends Church annex last night. Miss Jennie Hayworth led the event with helpers. Santa Claus visited and distributed gifts along with refreshments and fruit. cradle roll members received presents. Horace Hayworth spoke briefly. games and contests had lively winners among the boys and girls.

Christian Endeavor Societies Central Friends Church Jennie Hayworth Annie Lee Jarrell W. T. Saunders F. R. Taylor C. F. Tomlinson Luther Barker Tom Alderman Sykes Helen Jones Martha Taylor Nancy Hill Clarice Robert Parker Chester Causey Bob Wilson Santa Claus Beeson Hardware Saint Nick Santa Horace Hayworth Sykes

Tableaux at Wesley Memorial Christmas Eve Service

A Christmas tableaux program will be presented tonight at 7 30 at Wesley Memorial Church. The Rev John W Moore will read Bible passages while carols are sung. Scenes include The Annunciation The Shepherds and the Star The Manger Scene and The Procession of the Three Wise Men with participants drawn from the congregation.

Wesley Memorial Methodist Church John W. Moore

McDermott Denies Trip With Rudner After Telegram

McDermott testified he received a telegram and left town at four o clock that afternoon. He denied memory of a trip to Masillon with Ben Rudner or being accompanied by Rudner, and said two unnamed women were with him. Defense questioned alleged talks about offers of money and immunity to testify against Rudner and Louis Mazer, with the state objecting to some questions.

Masillon Ben Rudner Rudner Elmer

Davie County Holds Suspect in Olson Wisconsin Murder Case

Davie county jail holds a man possibly Erdman Olson who Wisconsin authorities say murdered his sweetheart Clara Olson. Sheriff Cope confirmed a suspect was arrested on a charge, noting a resemblance to Olson after imprisonment, but declined to release details. Mocksville residents recall the stranger had been in town briefly before arrest.

Winston-Salem Davie County Erdman Olson Wisconsin Clara Olson Cope Mocksville Olson

Community Christmas Fund Nears Goal With Donations

The community appeals for donations to reach 1500 for a Christmas fund as recorded gifts from numerous individuals and groups. Contributors include Kiwanis Club and many local residents and organizations providing varied amounts to support every poor child in the city.

Christmas Exercises at Archdale Church

Archdale Friends church hosts a Christmas program tomorrow at 7 30 with a pageant The Angels Message to the World and gift presentation by Sunday school members Over thirty participants transform the church background into a Bethlehem scene The public is invited.

Archdale Friends Church Bethlehem

Poultry Market Report From Chicago

Markets report from Chicago shows alive poultry clearer with receipts of 6 cars. Fowls priced 18 24 cents, springs 18 23 frac, turkeys 41, roosters 18, ducks 20 30, geese 20 25.

Chicago

Foreign exchange quotation report from New York market

Irregular foreign exchange quotations list currency demands and cables for multiple countries including Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Spain Greece Poland Austria Rumania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal with cent values and percentages shown for the holiday period.

New York Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden Denmark Spain Greece Poland Austria Rumania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal

Cotton Prices Edge Higher in Choppy Trade

New Orleans buyers short covering and favorable cables pushed cotton up 10 to 15 points in early trading. Prices steadied and by afternoon rose about 8 percent from the lows as exports reached 52,777 bales amid holiday influences and weather.

New Orleans

Market Opens with Active Bidding in Autos and Oil Stocks

Wall Street opened with active bidding for motor and accessory shares including General Motors Hudson Nash and Timken Roller Bearings. Rumeurs of favorable dividends or mergers helped Nash rise above 70 while oil stocks Marland Pan American B and Atlantic Refining gained on renewed accumulation.

Wall Street New York General Motors Hudson Nash and Timken Nash Marland Pan-American Atlantic Refining

New York Cotton Opens Steady on Weather and Short Covering

The New York cotton market opened steady with gains of 6 to 11 points as weather concerns for late southern cotton and near month short covering supported buying. Prices rose to 12.54 for January and 12.95 for May before trimming, with net early gains and some hedge selling by the south. Private cables cited Liver pool trade activity and rising demand for cotton cloths in Manchester.

New York

Inferior cream problem noted in North Carolina dairies

Enterprise Bureau reports in Raleigh that many North Carolina creameries suffer from patrons delivering under 200 pounds of butterfat annually and producing inferior cream. High costs for small quantities deter payout. best operations average 1,000 pounds of butterfat per farm. Farmers with five cows producing 200 pounds yearly gain $5 to $10 monthly.

Clevenger

India’s Crop Shrinks as Cotton Output Declines

Washington December 23. India’s cotton crop for the season is reported smaller than the previous year. A cablegram from the Indian Department of Statistics received here places the crop at 1,478,000 bales of 400 pounds each.

India Washington Indian Department of Statistics

Winnipeg theater collapse leaves three firemen missing

Three firemen were missing after bricks crashed down as the Winnipeg theatre burned and collapsed. Five rescuers were pulled from the wreckage with injuries. Loss was estimated at 125000 dollars.

Winnipeg Man

Eddie Collins Returns as Second Baseman for Athletics

Eddie Collins, former Chicago White Sox manager, today returned to the Philadelphia Athletics as second baseman in a surprise reentry to the team.

Athletics Philadelphia Eddie Collins Chicago White Sox Philadelphia Athletics

Ideal Table plant sold at auction in High Point

The Ideal Table company plant on Park Street High Point was sold at auction this morning to V. A. Idol vice president of Commercial National Bank for 47515 dollars. The sale awaits bankruptcy referee confirmation. The plant, a well equipped dining room furniture factory, had been operated by trustee A. S. Caldwell since September after bankruptcy. Idol has not decided on plans yet and the factory could resume operation once organized.

Ideal Table Company V. A. J. Idol Commercial National Bank Clifford Frazier Greensboro Park Street High Point A. 58 Caldwell Idol Ideal Table

Hardware store robbed at Leaks ville Spray

Burglars gained entry to Harris and Osborne Hardware on the Boulevard by unlocking a back door, took over 500 in cash, a 500 bond, and jewelry. An attempted holdup at Penders store the same night failed. Two men left behind drill holes and legible tracks. Sheriff W N Vernon leads the investigation.

Winston-Salem Harris and Osborne Hardware Leaksville-Spray United States Penders W. N. Vernon

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