John Cecil Targeted In Attempted Hold Up At Filling Station
Police hunt two armed Black suspects after they entered John Cecil's filling station on Kivett drive firing a shotgun. Cecil ducked behind a door as two shots pierced the door, narrowly missing his head. Detectives link the perpetrators to a prior Nance Grocery Store robbery in the city.
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John Cecil
Kivett Drive
Rewis Shnead
Mr. Cecil
Bud Jordan
Mr. Jordan
Whitlow
Smith
Nance
Mr. Nance
Two Weeks Term of Civil Court Opens Here
The two weeks term of civil court will begin here Tuesday with Judge Teague presiding. A large calendar of important cases is set for trial, sessions starting tomorrow morning.
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Teague
Police Chief Notes Low Crime So Far in Region
Chief of Police BE A McGhee stated this morning that local communities have been fortunate to avoid a major crime outbreak while noting that many towns in the area are currently experiencing difficulties and heavy impacts from crime elsewhere.
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BE. A. McGhee
Optometric Association to Host SE Congress Meeting in Winston-Salem
The Southeastern Congress of the American Optometric Association announces its annual meeting will be held in Winston-Salem in May 2022. Officials confirmed the event details and location.
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Winston-Salem
The
Southeastern Congress of the American Optometric Association
Height of Washington and Lincoln Compared
George Washington stood six feet two inches during his prime and Abraham Lincoln reached six feet four inches, the tallest among U S presidents.
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George Washington
Lincoln
United States
Adults Prefer No Dosing For Colds In Vicks Ads
A historical ad notes a shift from internal cold remedies to external treatments like Vicks VapoRub. The copy explains how rubbing provides a poultice effect and inhaled vapors ease breathing. It claims over 26 million jars used yearly.
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Vicks VapoRub
Vicks
Vick
Auto Crash Injures Three in City Near Five Points
An early morning crash on Montlieu Avenue left three people injured. An 18 year old girl named Jackie Johnson of Rock Hill South Carolina and two High Point youths, Frank and Joe Pegg, were in a Pontiac coach driven by Roy Dorsett who was arrested for reckless driving. Johnson was taken to Guilford General Hospital with a chest injury. The Pegg brothers suffered minor wounds but were not kept at the hospital. Dorsett was uninjured.
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Jackie Johnson
Rock Hill
S. C
High Point
Frank
Joe Pegg
Roy Dorsett
United States Navy
Z. O. Dorsett
Montlieu Avenue
Five Points
Dorsett
State Highway Patrol
Johnson
Guilford General Hospital
Pegg
Miss Johnson
Mother Mrs Pegram Dies In Indiana
Mrs. Sarah Smitherman 69 mother of Mrs. R B Pegram of 07 Jones street High Point died this morning at her Mooresville Indiana home. Paraylsis listed as cause. She had been a frequent visitor to High Point and spent two winters here. Mrs Pegram was at the bedside. funeral to be held in Mooresville tomorrow afternoon.
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Sarah Smitherman
R. B. Pegram
Jones Street
Mooresville
Ind
High Point
Sister of Teachers Here Dies At Monroe
News from Monroe reports the death of Miss Elizabeth Lemmond, sister of teachers Mamie and Mary Frances Lemmond of Cloverdale school. The death, the second in the family in recent weeks, follows their mother’s passing in mid December. Local teachers traveled to Monroe last Friday as Elizabeth’s illness worsened.
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Monroe
Elizabeth Lemmond
Mamie
Mary Frances Lemmond
Cloverdale School
Lemmond
Decenioe
Grand Canyon of the Colorado River Described
The Grand Canyon of the Colorado in Arizona is the greatest canyon. It spans over 300 miles with vertical walls rising 3000 to 5000 feet and typically measures 8 to 10 miles across from rim to rim.
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Grand Canyon
Colorado River
Arizona
High School Maintains Operation After Meningitis Death
The board decided not to close the senior high school after the death of a student from epidemic cerebro-spinal meningitis. Dr S S Coe and Dr C A Shore advised continuing classes while health officials examine students and trace contacts. A quarantine was placed on the deceased student’s home and attendance remains near normal.
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S. S. Coe
C. A. Shore
State Laboratory of Hygiene
State Board of Health
Coe
Veigh Hutchinson
Joe Harris Barker
Look to the Future Promised at First Baptist as 1930 Begins
Rev. T. C. Johnson urged optimism for the new year at the First Baptist church. He called for forgetting past troubles, looking ahead to growth, and launching construction on a new church building this year. George F. Alexander was badly injured in a crash near Reidsville when his Chrysler collided with a Danville Ford. Five others, four from Danville and Mrs Jeanette Alexander, were hurt. Alexander, a former real estate man, plans to open a furniture plant here soon.
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First Baptist Church
T. C. Johnson
Jesus
Jerusalem
George F. Alexander
Montheu Avenue
Danville
Reidsville
Leaksville
Alexander
Greenville
Jeanette Alexander
J. H. Giles
Julian Taylor
Irvin Taylor
Joseph Taylor
Local Ministers To Elect Officers At Next Meeting
A nominating committee was appointed to select new officers for the High Point Ministers' association at the weekly Wesley Memorial church gathering. Members are Rev. Hoyle Love chairman Rev. E L Ballard and Edgar Hartley. They report next Monday morning for annual election. Past year officers included Rev. John W. Moore president Dr Herman Stevens vice president and Edgar Hartley secretary. Father John Pr Manley of St Edward's Catholic church gave a brief address.
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High Point Ministers’ Association
Wesley Memorial Church
Hoyle Love
E. L. Ballard
Edgar Hartley
John W. Moore
Herman Stevens
Green Street Baptist Church
John Pr. Manley
St. Edward's Catholic Church
Time as God's Gift Urges Wise Use at St Edward's
Father Manley at St Edward's Church spoke on time as a divine gift whose value lies in use not length. He cited St Paul and church Fathers to warn against wasted time and urged Christians to redeem the hours for eternal happiness.
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Father Manley
St. Edward’s Church
St. Paul
Fathers of the Church
Maness Freed After Municipal Court Hearing
Frank Maness was released after a municipal court hearing for manslaughter in the death of Anderson Gray on Saturday night October 19 1929. The truck struck the buggy as it traveled on Trinity road causing the fatal crash and a subsequent overturn. No probable cause was found for superior court action though the judge questioned witnesses further before release.
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Frank Maness
Anderson Gray
Gray
Maness
Trinity Road
Asheboro
Archie Myatt
Teague
C. H. Whitlow
Whitlow
Myatt
T. J. Gold
Indifference Within Churches Warned by Rev Sykes Sermon
Rev T A Sykes of Central Friends church warns that the church faces a modern menace from within its members indifference and complacency. He cites the Corinthians' steadfast faith under Nero and urges Christians in 1930 to become spiritual giants and channels through which God can influence the world. Hawaii's Heleakala volcano boasts a crater 20 miles around.
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T. A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
Corinthians
Nero
Heleakala
Hawaii
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Optometric Congress
Vicks Vapor
Ring Drug CO
Wachovia Bank Bldg
Monthew Avenue
Pegram
Indiana
Seesata
Paul Joofre
Beauville Co
George I F. Alexander
God
ALA Carte Service
Elwood Dining Room
P. S
New Elwood Cafe
Carolina Coal
Carolina Coal and Transfer Company
Eccles Everhart
Commercial Bank Building
Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
J. H. Jennings
Fleet Lewis
Fisher Body Company of
Detroit
Willowbrook Street
Atlantic Building and Loan Association
North Carolina Bank & Trust Co
Sykes
Commercial National Bank
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
A. J. Idol
C. H. Ellis
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