City council backs school bond plan at High Point meeting
The High Point Parent-Teacher Association held its first year 2026 meeting at the Junior high school with representatives from all city schools. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews and Mrs W A Gopeland urged bond funding for expanded facilities. council favored the issue. Enrollment this month nears 8,000 with 7,919 students, 6,928 average daily attendance, and detailed school by school figures led by Senior High and Emma Blair Elementary. Founder's Day planning and program chair Miss Burgess were noted.
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High Point
Parent-Teacher Association
T. Wingate Andrews
W. A. Gopeland
Ann Albright
K. C. Denny
Robert Ransom
Burgess
Emma _ Blair
Ois
Ae Ee Ye Ee
Ray Street
Elm Street
Oak Hill
Vena Rae
Johnson Street
Emma Blair
Grimes Street
Cloverdale
Negro Wm
Penn High
Sacrain Sass
Hieonard Occ
Geneva Raper Dies at Local Hospital in High Point
Geneva Raper daughter of Pleasant Raper a prominent colored farmer of High Point route 4 died at a local hospital Monday. Born in Davidson county in 1903 she worked in the home of Mrs Charlies Hayworth for years. Survived by parents seven sisters and two brothers. Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon with burial in Georgetown cemetery.
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Geneva Raper
Pleasant Raper
High Point
Route 4
Davidson County
Charlies Hayworth
Georgetown Cemetery
Castoria a trusted remedy for common infancy ailments
The passage promotes Castoria as a safe gentle remedy for babies and young children with unsettled stomachs constipation or general fussiness. It advises avoiding adult medicines and urges calling a doctor if symptoms persist while assuring the product bears Chas. H. Fletcher’s signature.
One Romance Wrecked Each Hour In Chicago
Chicago records show 1929 had 9 669 divorces with wives filing three times as often as husbands. Unfaithful wives outnumbered unfaithful husbands, native Americans received only 15 percent of divorces, and 80 percent of marriages produced children.
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Chicago
Destructive Plains Blizzard Pattern Across Midwestern States
The plains region from North Dakota through Kansas and east to Ohio experiences the most destructive blizzards. The pattern highlights severe winter storms impacting agriculture transportation and daily life across these states.
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Plains
North Dakota
Kansas
Ohio
One Hundred Criminal Cases Docketed For Teague Term
One hundred cases are set for the next term of criminal court to begin Tuesday January 28 for a one week session in which Judge Lewis F. E. Teague will preside. The docket includes many prohibited liquor violations and numerous auto intoxicated offenses among other crimes.
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Criminal Court
Lewis FE. Teague
World Y W C A Leader Miss Mary Dingman to Visit
Miss Mary Dingman secretary of the World's Committee of the YWCA London will visit the city January 27 and 28. She speaks at the annual membership meeting at a city church and at the employers banquet at the YWCA building. Her career spans China France and England with recent work in Geneva and Jerusalem.
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Mary Dingman
London
Young Women’s Christian Association
East Commerce Street
Dingman
YWCA Leader Visits Before China Trip
The woman served as industrial secretary for the National Board YWCA in the United States and did major war work in France during the war. She was decorated for services and is currently visiting centers and attending the National YWCA convention in Detroit next spring.
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China
National Board
United States
Organization
France
Detroit
Dr J L Morgan to Speak at Emmanuel Lutheran
The Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran Church invites members to a Friday 6 45 P M meeting in the church Sunday school rooms. Dr Jacob L Morgan of Salisbury and president of the North Carolina Lutheran Synod will deliver the message titled Attaining the Goal in brotherhood work. Morgan organized Emmanuel church in 1907 and served as its pastor for several years, with many expected to attend.
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Brotherhood of Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Jacob L. Morgan
Salisbury
North Carolina Lutheran Synod
Morgan
Emmanuel Church
Salvation Army Revival Draws Large Crowd in Statesville
Interest grows in Rev. Geo. T. Stephens revival at the Salvation Army building with a Wesley Memorial quartet number Shall Crucify My Lord Again. Envoy Craig of Statesville Salvation Army attends with a business men’s delegation. Many make personal testimonies and seek prayer. conversions reported. A 3:45 PM young people meeting Friday invites school children. Stephens will speak on A House To Rent.
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Geo. T. Stephens
Salvation Army
Lord
Wesley Memorial Church
Craig
Statesville
Army Hall
Stephens
Central Friends Annex
C. E. Mendenhall
H. A. White
Florence Blair
Tom Alderman Sykes
Brotherhood
Paradise Point
Archdale
Marvin Shore
Christian Andeavyer
Industrial Arts Conference Planned in High Point
A statewide industrial arts conference to promote industrial education in public schools and coursework at State College will convene in High Point January 17 and 18. Professor Edward W. Boshart will chair, with speakers including Dr. J Henry Highsmith and George W Coggins.
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State College
Edward W. Boshart
High Point
Boshart
Professor Boshart
J. Henry Highsmith
Raleigh
Forest T. Selby
Charlotte
George W. Coggins
J. Warren Smith
Winston-Salem
Charles B. Mills
Greensboro
Woman from Rankin Endorses Lydia E Pinkham Product
Mrs Ben Open of Rankin Illinois reports using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound before and after her two pregnancies and during heavy field and housework. She says she feels better and her mother also used the remedy with good results. She offers to answer letters.
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Ben
Route
Rankin
Illinois
Opera line prompts remark on after-effects
A witty exchange notes that the subject did not suffer after the operation while joking that everybody else did. The brief quip highlights mixed outcomes and social reaction in a concise dialogue.
Marmola Prescription Tablets Claim to Fight Fat
Modern authorities link weight gain to a weak gland and endorse Marmola tablets as a method to reduce fat. The ad claims 22 years and millions of boxes sold, touting health and vigor without exercise or diet. Each box includes the formula and reasons, with price stated at $1.
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High Point P. 7. A
Geneva
Gastori
Chas. H. Fletcher
Clinard Electric Co
A. D. Blackwell
S. B. Hemrick
Burch Welborn
H. T. Byrum
F. L. Morton
Cc. Newman
David M. Lester
Albert Pruett
Cleveland Gaddy
Bill Young
Frank Rooks
Numa Hill
Gus Tipp
Wilmer Shue
Fred Massey
J. B. Adkins
Fred Jones
Ruth Duff
Tom McRae
J. A. Welch
N. H. Howard
Jessie McBride
Joe Carter
W. J. Bennett
Robert C. Branch
C. D. Baker
John Swaim
Pearl Boger
W. C. Raby
Fred Williams
Gladys Furgurson
Gus Tip
John Burleson
Gladys Williams
June Lindsay
William H. Simmons
Fred Hartman
Georgia Weatherspoon
Eugene Lumley
Coy Royals
Vernon Medlin
Jack Burris
J. M
R. G. Martin
H. H. Bean
Casper Mumford
Stanback
Cassie S. Johnson
Trinity Road
John Wesley Johnson
J. L. Morgan
High Point Radiator and Body Shop
Willowbrook Street
Will Friends Church
Lydia E. Pinkham
Carolina Coal
Carolina Coal and Transfer Company
Eureka Pet Shop
T. Reighter
Enterprise
Commercial Bank
Drs. Staley & Staley
Staley Brothers
Thomasville
Denton
High Point, Thomasville
Denton Railroad
American Service Company
W. A. Davis Ice and Coal
Arctic Ice and Coal CO
ALA Carte Service
Elwood Dining Room
P. S
New Elwood Cafe
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
Piedmont Building & Loan
Wachovia Bank & Trust Co
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