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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1926
Page
9
Main Street glowed last night under the citys new white way lighting with pedestrians admiring the bright display. Some streets remained dark due to a factory failure supplying the city with lights and delayed illumination.
The equipment toss notes the new lights are superior in lighting range and ornamentation. Each post of the old system held five lights for 300 candle power, while the new system uses one light with 600 candle power. The design is the latest in ornamental street lighting and is adopted by the largest cities.
Durham dated report says Charlotte was selected as the meeting site for the North Carolina Council of English Teachers. Dates set for April 16 and 17, with focus on classroom instruction effectiveness. Miss Marguerite Herr, president, announced the topic.
Powdered coal is converted into liquid fuel by heating to high temperature in a hydrogen atmosphere under great pressure.
Rev. W. B. Davis presides with services at 11 a.m. and 7 30 p.m. Sunday school at 9 30 a.m. J W Clinard superintendent. Senior and Intermediate League at 6 30 p.m. Luther League at 6 45 p.m. Sunday school at 9 45 a.m.
Wesle y Memorial Methodist Church announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m with B C Harmon as superintendent Preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Epworth League at 6 30 p m and a players service Wednesday evening at 7 30 p m Dr E K McLarty is the pastor
Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant at corner Mangum and Lake with Rev T BE Pierce as pastor. Sunday school at 9 30 led by C R Ward superintendent. Worship at 11 a m and 7 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday night at 7 30 Christian Endeavor Sunday at 6 p m.
East End Methodist lists Rev. E J Harbison as pastor with Sunday school at 9 45 and preaching at 11 am and 730 pm. Prayer meeting is every Wednesday night at 730. A H Holton is superintendent.
Southside Baptist at High land avenue and Stanton street led by Rev W P Page holds worship at 12 a m and 7 30 p m Bible school at 9 45 a m senior and intermediate B Y P A each Sunday at 6 p m prayer service Wednesday at 7 30 p m Mechanicsville Baptist with Rev J M Hilliard offers Sunday school at 9 45 a m Rasco Clinard superintendent Preaching at 11 a m and 7 p m on the second and fourth Sundays prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m B Y Y P A each Sunday night at 6 o'clock
Rev Tom A Sykes minister leads Bible school 9 45 Horace Haworth superintendent hosts Brotherhood in annex 9 45 Worship services 11 am and 7 40 pm Mid week prayer Wednesday 7 45 Young People's Christian Endeavor Friday 7 30 Junior Christian Endeavor Saturday 3 o clock afternoon
Pastor Rev. O. J. Ruth leads Sunday school at 9 30 a m with G O Heyworth as superintendent. Preaching at 11 30 a m and 7 p m each Sunday. Church service at 7 30.
Salvation Army officers Adjutant and Mrs. V Breascale oversee activities. Sunday school at 9 45 a m, Holies at 11 a m, prayer meeting, Y P L gathering at 6 30 pm, and Salvation meeting at 7 30 pm. Services held at the corner of Main and Broad streets.
Dr Lloyd T Wil son pastor conducts services at First Baptist Church with Sunday school at 9 30 a m for all ages led by A E Tate superintendent Worship and sermon at 11 a m and 7 30 p m Junior and Intermediate B Y P U Sunday 6 30 p m Senior B Y P V U Fridays 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesdays 7 30 p m Public invited to all services
Emmanuel Lutheran announces worship led by Pastor F. L. Conrad at 11 a m. service details indicate parish activities and weekly schedule.
The Cent 1 Christian Disciples church holds Bible school at 9 45 a m and morning worship at 11 o clock at the Masonic temple on North Main street Evening services are at 730 with Paul Southard as minister and officiant.
Dr George R Brown is pastor at Main Street church. Sunday school begins 9 45 a m with morning service at 11 a m and evening service at 7 30 p m Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7 30 p m Christian Endeavor Monday at 7 30 p m
The First Reformed Church at South Main and Russell streets announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m led by Edgar Whitener, worship services at 11 a m and 7 p m, with mid week service Wednesday at 7 30 p m led by Pastor Milton Whitener.
Saint Marys Episcopal at College and Washington hosts Holy Communion at 8 a m weekly. Church school and adult Bible class at 9 30 a m led by H S Coffield. Morning prayer and sermon at 11 a m. Evening prayer and sermon at 7 30 p m. Holy communion on Holy Days at 10 A M 38.
The Haggard Evangelistic club will hold a prayer meeting at Charles Gurley’s residence on Centennial Avenue at 2 30 Sunday afternoon. Everyone is cordially invited to attend.
Rev. Herman T. Stevens pastors Green Street Baptist now meeting in the high school on South Main. Sunday school at 9 a m preaching at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Street preaching near the passenger station Saturdays at 7 36 p m prayer meeting Wednesdays at 7 3 p m. Public invited to all services.
Rev C P Cobl pastor. Sunday school 9 45 a m with F Logan Porter as superintendent. Public worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m. Christian Endeavor at 6 45 p m. Mid week prayer conference and Bible study Wednesday at 7 30 p m.
First Christian Disciples holds Bible school in the Junior Order hall Harris building on East Washington Street at 9 45 a m. Communion service follows at 10 45 and preaching by the pastor at 11 a m on the second and fourth Sundays each month.
The Rev. E. Roach pastors Trinity Baptist Church. Sunday school meets every Sunday at 9:45. W. E. Bowman serves as superintendent. The pastor preaches on the first and third Sundays. A cordial welcome to all.
Sunday school starts at 9 45 a m with F Logan Porter as superintendent Public worship at 11 a m and 7 30 p m The pastor preaches The Church We Forget Ordination and installation of new deacons Evening service features sermon and good music.
The Moravian Sunday school will be held tomorrow afternoon at the Broadhurst building at 2 o clock. The public is invited to attend. All members urged to be present.
The Boy Scout movement marks its sixteenth anniversary with body attendance at church services and special sermons on scouting the church. National council calls for trusted men as scoutmasters amid 169,681 active leaders and 8,000,000 scouts. Education and leadership are emphasized across occupations and sponsoring churches, with 55 percent of troops church-sponsored and a push to recruit more leaders nationwide.
James Henry Moore 74 died last night at his daughter’s home one mile west of the city after a weeks illness with dropsy. He was a lifelong farmer, survived by son Joe Moore of Utah, daughters G W Bennett Walters Bettie Smith, and brother John Moore of Independence Kansas. Funeral Monday at 2 PM at the Primitive Baptist church Mechanicsville with burial in the church cemetery.
Fred N. Tate will speak to the Business Men's Evangelistic class and The Gang during the regular Sunday service at the YMCA at 2 30. All business men are urged to attend. The service opens with a song program and personal testimonies have aided The Gang meetings with opportunities for testimony to the Christian faith.
The year 1923 saw more than 165,000 divorces granted across the United States. Data highlights rising cases, with several states recording notable increases compared to prior years.
The First Presbyterian Church announces Sunday programs led by Rev. Charles P. Coble. Sunday school at 9 45 a m led by F Logan Prater. public worship at 11 a m and 7 38 p m with sermons by the pastor. Scout troops in uniform attend morning service. The World Greatest Discovery is the morning subject and Weariness of Responsibility the evening. Music will be provided at both services.
Paul C Southard of Stokesdale, a ministerial student at Atlantic Christian College in Wilson, will conduct morning services tomorrow at 11 and the evening service at 7 30 for the Christians church. The church meets in the Junior Order hall in the Harris building and urges members to hear the young preacher.
In Sioux City Iowa on February 6 AP reports George Solomon 73 was charged with first degree murder after his wife was found burned to death in a furnace at their home Wednesday night Solomon says the death was accidental and the charge follows the fatal blaze.
The advertisement touts Miller's Antiseptic Oil nicknamed Snake Oil as a liniment that penetrates thick leather soles in three minutes and relieves rheumatism neuralgia stiff joints chest colds and sore throat. It claims over five million bottles sold with few returns and urges purchase at Mann Drug Company.
Bishop H W DuRose of Winston Salem will deliver a lecture on archaeology at Wesley Memorial church tonight. The lecture begins promptly at 7 30 p m with the bishop sharing his expertise from a special study of archaeology.
New York February 6 AP report that Associated Oil Co. sold in a landmark industrial transaction valued around 165 million dollars. Blair company Inc. involved in the deal alongside other major players in a historic market event.
Chase Securities Corporation today acquired control of Associated Oil Company one of the largest producers on the Pacific coast. Plans are under way to merge with Pan-America Petroleum Transport California Petroleum or Barnsdall. A cash bid of 59 a share was offered to Blair group and to all minority stockholders.
A damaged fragment notes the German fleet scuttled at Scapa Flow with an estimated cost around two hundred dollars in early records.
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