Birth of a Son James Allen for the McMahan Family
Mr. and Mrs. Leroy McMahan announce the birth of a son, James Allen, on July 24 at their home, 416 Welborn Street. Mrs. McMahan was formerly Miss Madre Morris. The notice appears amid a series of church and social announcements from the Calvary M E Church and community groups.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leroy McMahan
James Allen
Welborn Street
McMahan
Madre Morris
Culler
Jeff Culler
Lexington Avenue
George
Ruby Lee
Beatrice Cook
Stella Hines
Edna Anderson
Lillian Welborn
Effie Hines
Thelma Hines
Hazel Lee
Bertha Bodenheimer
Jewell Bodenheimer
Dorothy Hayworth
Rogers Family Visits and Local Moves Reported
About People Miss Wilma Rogers visits relatives in Atlanta and Rome. Eunice Rogers of Greensboro visits Mrs. B. C. Rogers on Woodrow Avenue. Genevieve Brown, recently released from High Point Hospital, returns home. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Matthews and children, with Miss Bernice Matthews of East Bend, return from Selma Alabama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilma Rogers
Atlanta
Rome
Guerre
Genevieve Brown
High Point Hospital
S. R. Matthews
Bernice Matthews
East Bend
Selma
Ala
Salvation Army to Open Swimming Pool This Friday
The Salvation Army High Point post will formally open its reinforced concrete pool behind its building at South Main and Clay streets. Adjutant John O Beirne says Red Cross lifeguards will supervise. separate bathrooms and showers for boys and girls. water tested twice weekly. age specific hours from 9 to 11 for 8–12 year olds, 1 to 3 for 11–15 year olds, and 3 to 5 for 15–17 year olds.
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High Point
Salvation Army
South Main
Clay Streets
John O’beirne
Adjutant O' Beirne
Red Cross
Adjutant O’beirne
Notice of Sale of Land by Crescent Lumber Mortgagees
Public auction at 10 00 a m on August 24 1929 on the High Point Township Guilford County North Carolina property described as Victor Chair Company area beginning at Harvey Davis corner Hamilton Street to J C Penny line and A R RR line containing 11660 square feet more or less. Mortgagees J F McDonald J H Smitherman Administrator. Co C Barnhart Attorney.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crescent Lumber Company
R. L. Pickett
J. F. McDonald
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
High Point Township
Nort Carolina
Harvey Davis
Hamilton Street
J. C. Penny
A. R. So. RR
A. R
Victor Chair Company
President Hoover to dedicate new navigable Ohio line
President Hoover will attend the dedication of the Ohio River canalization in Cincinnati on October 15. The $110 million project creates a year round 9 foot depth with 48 dams and locks from Pittsburgh to Cairo. James W. Good and Col. Harley Ferguson note improved commerce and larger tonnages, with 21 million tons moved in 1928 and oil, coal, steel, cement and petroleum shipments expected to rise.
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Ray Wilkerson
Associated Press
Cincinnati
Ohio River
Hoover
Pittsburgh
Cincin
Ohio
Cairo
Ill
Louisville
James W. Good
Secretary of War
Harley B. Ferguson
United States Division
Ohio River Improvement
Panama Canal
Steubenville
Wheeling
Huntington
Ashland
Onesboro
Paducah
Ferguson
Memphis
Modern Salvation Army Headquarters to Be Dedicated
The new Salvation Army building, described as one of the south’s most modern and best equipped headquarters, is expected to be dedicated around the first of September. It includes separate facilities for men and for working women.
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Salvation Army
Baby
Farm Picnic 10 to Be Held Thursday in Granville County
The eighth annual field day and farm picnic take place at the Tobacco Branch station near Oxford on Thursday August 1. Addresses by Dr Clarence Poe Prof W H Durst and Dr F A Wolfe. Welcome by E G Moss presided by John S Watkins. Music by M P Chamblee pageant by Mrs J Y Crews and singing contest by Chamblee. Rotary clubs of Henderson Roxboro Oxford join the event and a silver loving cup is offered to the township with the largest delegation.
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Raleigh
Tobacco Branch
Oxford
Granville County
Clarence Poe
Progressive Farmer
W. H. Durst
State College
F. A. Wolfe
Duke University
E. G. Mose
John S. Watkins
County Board of Agriculture
R. R. McCulloch
M. P. Chamblee
J. H. Blackwell
Moss
J. Y. Crews
Chamble
Boxer's Hat Loss Triggers a Worryful Visitor
A Yorkshire Evening News item notes a heavyweight boxer loses his new hat, prompting a sad, puzzled response from a man who says he wore the hat when the incident occurred. The exchange mixes humor with a light local incident and regional speech.
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Yorkshire Evening News
Reverend Wilson Highlights Day of Pentecost Sermon
Dr. Lloyd T. Wilson delivered a strong sermon at First Baptist on the Day of Pentecost. He urged Christians to seek duty in the mind of the Spirit, noting repentance as the gateway to the Kingdom, baptism to the church, and surrender to the Holy Spirit as the path to service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lloyd T. Wilson
First Baptist Church
Wilson
Jerusalem
Sinai
Egypt
Calvary
Pentecost
No Wonder Kasper’s Cement Tart Mystery
A cryptic exchange references tough tart and cement from a flour sack behind a door. Kasper in Stockholm features in a quirky vignette that hints at kitchen misfires and local humor.
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Kasper
Stockholm
Sea and Mountains Remedy Quip From Paris Cartoon
A Paris cartoon caption shows a wife asking a doctor if her nervous husband would improve at the sea while she goes to the mountains. The doctor agrees, joking that she must go to the sea and he to the mountains.
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le Rire
Paris
Havana Bar Floor Uses Silver Dollars for Tiles
A Havana bar features an unusual floor made from silver dollars set as tiles. The gleaming surface highlights a bold design choice driving curiosity among patrons and visitors.
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Havana
Notice of Sale of Lemonade Co Interest in Thom asville
J E Hayworth declares sale of all interest and title in Macon & Hayworth Lemonade Co of Thomasville NC to Walter Price of Thomasville NC. He releases liability for any claims or debts of the company. Dated July 29 1929. High Point NC route 3 7529.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon & Hayworth Lemonade Co
Thomasville
N. C
Walter Price
Macon-Hayworth Lemonade Company
J. E. Hayworth
High Point
Randolph Youth Nearly Loses Arm in Binder Incident
Austin Sprinkle eleven and son of Ernest Sprinkle of Fullers Randolph County sat atop a straw baler to set it in motion. His arm was caught in the revolving mechanism and the elbow tip was severed with deep flesh lacerations requiring surgical sewing by Dr. Phillips. He was brought to Randolph for medical care.
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Thomasville
Austin Sprinkle
Ernest Sprinkle
Fullers
Randolph County
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Calvary Philatheas
Calvary M. E. Church
C. S. Farlow
Cable Street
Archdale
Archdale Friends Church
West End B. Y. P. U. Social
The
Baptist Young People’s Union
West End
Green Street Baptist Church
Leone Stout
Miss Berta Andrews
Pauline Culler
Leone
Margaret Longworth
Winston-Salem
Frank Campbell
Elizabeth Teague
City
Edith Culler
Tate Street
Mabel Ritchie
Ruth Goodnight
Kannapolis
R. T. Ritchie
Lindsay Street
John Lindsay
John, Jr
Veigh Hutchison
Lexington
Washington
Baltimore
Hobart M
St. N.mam
TUG
Biel
Wifilii
J. H. Smitherman
R.L. Pickett
Rium Bhuture
J. Edgar Holt
Jefferson Standard Building
Greensboro
Ube
Iiasaie
Grove
Hart Drug Company
Randolph
Binder
Phillips
C. M. Howell
Asheville
E. G. Barlow
W. T. Barlow
Elk Park
Barlow
Quality Shoe Store
Beavan’s
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