Camp Leaders for Uwharrie Report for Duty Monday
Leaders lined up to guide summer activities at Camp Uwharrie will report Monday at 8 am to finish preliminaries ahead of the first group of boys arriving Friday, June 29. Scout executive Bunn W. Hackney Jr. lists Covington Parker Howel Hackney Coble Jr Asbury Hubbard Long Bowzer and three scouts Frances Sizemore Harold Simpson and Harry Williamson as the preparatory team.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Camp Uwharrie
Bunn W. Hackney, Jr
Council
S. M. Covington
Oxford
University of North Carolina
Charles M Parker
High Point
James Howell
Durham
R. R. Hackney Durham
Frances Sizemore
Harold Simpson
Harry Williamson
Mr. Hackney
Children’s Day Observed at First Methodist Church
The annual Children’s Day service will be held tomorrow at 9 30 a m with a 10 o’clock program in the Assembly Room. Miss Mary Shepard chairs a committee including Dennyce MacAdams Nellie Martin Kathryn Askea and C E Bulla. Offerings support foreign missionary work in China Japan and India.
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First Methodist Protestant Church
Mary Shepard
Dennyce MacAdams
Nellie Martin
Kathryn Askea
C. E. Bulla
China
Japan
India
Rain Fills Vast Reservoir With Massive Daily Inflow
Daily rain accumulates to fill a 400 mile square reservoir to ten feet depth at a rate of sixteen million tons per second. The passage ends with an unfinished comparison noting the Suez Canal length is greater than another measure.
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Suez Canal
Mother of Donald C. MacRae Dies at 70
Mrs. Robert S. MacRae mother of prominent local attorney Donald C. MacRae died at her Chapel Hill home after a lingering illness. She suffered a cerebral hemorrhage months ago and remained increasingly ill. Age 71. Funeral at Episcopal Church Sunday 4 PM, Chapel Hill Cemetery burial. Her husband, the late Robert Strange MacRae, was a merchant and former postmaster.
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Robert S. MacRae
Donald C. MacRae
Chapel Hill
MacRae
Episcopal Church
Robert Strange MacRae
Officers Uncover Corn Liquor In Teapot Dome Raid
High Point officers led by Captain Taylor remove a teapot at Walt Welborn's East High street home. They arrest Welborn for possessing liquor, seize a pint strawberry flavored bottle and three glasses, and note two white men fled the scene.
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High Point
Taylor
T. C. Stamey
W. E. Kiger
Walt Welborn
East High Street
Welborn
Yow Returns from Danville Funeral Directors Meeting
Mr. and Mrs. David T. Yow returned home after David attended the 41st annual Virginia Funeral Directors' association convention in Danville. The event at Hotel Danvillsie ran Wednesday to Friday with strong attendance and insightful lectures including an embalming demonstration by Thomas Hirst of Brooklyn, New York.
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David T. Yow
Danville
Yow
Virginia Funeral Directors’ Association
Danvillsie
Thomas Hirst
Brooklyn
N. Y
Sykes Subjects for Tomorrow Announced
Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes will preach at Central Friends church on Thoughts Upon Being Rich Toward God. Vesper service at Archdale playground at 6:30 p.m. subjects Goodness that is Not Good Enough. New members welcome at morning service. violin solo by Arthur Fidler during offertory.
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Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Archdale
Arthur Fidler
South Side Baptist Revival Services Start Tomorrow
Evangelistic services begin at 11 a m Sunday at South Side Baptist Church with Rev Samuel T Hensley of the state mission board in charge Two services Sunday at 11 and 730 p m the meeting lasts ten days or two weeks The topics are The New Testament Church and An Old Time Revival and How to Have One E L Rhyne leads singing with Mrs Ethel Ward at the piano Public is invited to attend
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Samuel T. Hensley
State Mission Board of the Baptist Denomination
South Side Baptist Church
Hensley
Laurinburg
E. L. Rhyne
Ethel Ward
Casts Named for Archdale Play by Woman’s Auxiliary
Archdale playground Monday night at 8 features two plays Just a Little Mistake and So’s Your Aunt Anna with cast lists. Anita Raper Elsie. Ruth Farlow Casey Helen. Marvin Shore Ray. Mabel Griffith cook. Ione Lowe Jerry. In So’s Your Aunt Anna Grace Frazier Vivian Hunt. Jane Lowe Mrs Lake. Beanice Cruch Lucille. Ruth Farlow Casey Jean. Marie Caddell Mrs Knox. Lucy Peace Nellie Blake. Margaret Willis Miss Gardner.
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Archdale Playground
Woman’s Auxiliary
Central Friends Church
Luther Barker
Mrs. Ball
Annie Raper
Elsie
Jerry
Anna
Annie
Grace Frazier
Vivian Hunt
Jane Lowe
Mrs. Lake
Beanice Cruch
Lucille
Ruth Farlow Casey
Jean
Marie Caddell
Knox
Lucy Peace
Nellie Blake
Margaret Willis
Miss Gardner
Mt Gilean Matron Dies At Local Hospital
Mrs. Birtie Lilly 29 wife of Fred A. Lilly of Mt Gilead died last night at 8 in a local hospital after several days illness. Survived by husband, son Fred Jr, her parents Mr and Mrs J C Smith, two brothers Thomas and Connie Smith, and sister Miss Jennie Smith all of Mt Gilead. Body to Mt Gilead for funeral at Bethel church tomorrow.
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Birtie Lilly
Fred A. Lilly
Mt. Gilead
State Highwavy Commission
Fred Jr
J. C. Smith
Thomas
Connie Smith
Jennie Smith
Mt Gilead
Bethel
New Leather Accessories Steer Fashion To Maroon Shade
Fashion writers note a new line of leather shoes purses and travel bags in maroon as a compromise between flaming red and soft brown highlighting rich tones and versatile styling for fall and winter wardrobes.
Sunday Services at Green Street Baptist Church
Green Street Baptist Church holds regular services with morning worship at 11 and evening sermon at 8 led by Rev. Herman T. Stevens. The Lord's Supper will be administered at 11. A tent meeting at Snow and Harmon streets follows, starting Sunday night at 6 to avoid clashing with the 8 pm service. The public is invited.
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Green Street Baptist Church
Stevens
Green Street
Snow and
Harmon Streets
Lilly Fails to Reach Dying Wife in Wreck
F A Lilly of the state highway commission from Biscoe failed to reach his dying wife at High Point hospital. His car struck Chevrolet coach driven by Sam Strickland at Howell and North Main streets. Lilly’s car overturned Strickland’s vehicle. Lilly rushed to the hospital finding his wife had died five minutes earlier. He took blame. Strickland made no charges. No one else was injured.
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F. A. Lilly
State Highway Commission
Biscoe
High Point Hospital
Howell
North Main Streets
Sam Strickland
Lily
Strickland
Children’s Day Observances at A M E Zion Church
Children day exercises will be held at the A M E Zion Church tomorrow with Rev C W Carver as pastor. A special sermon for young people at 11 in the morning followed by an afternoon program by the children. Brief note on the Panama Canal length mentioned in the text.
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A. M. E. Zion
Rev
C. W. Carver
Expenditures Of High Point Schools In 1927 28
The High Point school board met to review the treasurer’s year end report and discuss next year’s budget. Total expenditures for 1927 28 amounted to 394 490 94 with income of 395 467 28 leaving a net balance of 976 34. About 25 000 was invested in permanent improvements including repairs and beautification. No 1928 29 budget amount was set yet while plans for Johnson Street Cloverdale and Ray Street projects proceed.
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High Point School Board of Commissioners
C. F. Tomlinson
Parkway
Tomlinson
D. A. Stanton
John W. Hedrick
C. L. Amos
T. Wingate Andrews
Johnson Street
Cloverdale
Ray Street
Loving Gets Contract for Alamance Bridge
T. A. Loving, bridge contractor, was awarded contract 5010 for a concrete bridge over Big Alamance creek between Graham and Pittsboro on route 93 in Alamance county. The project was announced by J. W. Mills, engineer of the fifth highway district, and was the only contract awarded in that district at this time.
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T. A. Loving
Alamance County
Big Alamance Creek
Graham
Pittsboro
Raleigh
J. W. Mills
Three Services at St Marys Sunday
Holy Communion at 7 30 am. Church school and Bible class at 9 30 am. Morning worship and sermon at 11 am. No service at night. Location given as St Marys Episcopal church at North Main street and Farriss avenue announced by Rev H Norwood Bowne.
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
North Main Street
Farriss Avenue
H. Norwood Bowne
Iron Freight Totals Reported for Pennsylvania Railroad
The railroad moved ten million tons of bar and sheet iron and 2 800 600 tons of pig and bloom iron as freight last year, reflecting heavy iron ore and steel product traffic handled by the system.
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Pennsylvania Railroad
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Prudential Insurance Company
Home Bond and
MIG. CO
Howard L. Collie
Manager Loan Correspondents
Prudential Insurance Co
Piedmont Body
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B. E. Campbell
Greensboro Bond & Mortgage CO
S. E. Walters
Commercial National Bank Bldg
High Point Mortgage CO
J. Y. Morris
Mgr. Penny Bidg
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Washington
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Sykes
Commercial Nat'l Bank
High Point, N. C
South Side Baptist Revival
MT. Gilean
Southern Mortgage Loan and Land Company
Wachovia Bank
BE. Mendenhall
Pres
Roy . Welborn
H. BF. Johnson
See
Enterprise
Piedmont Building & Loan Association
The
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
Green ST. Church
Lilly
A. M. E. Church
Panama Canal
Loving
Alamance Bridge
ST. Mary's
Globe Realty Company
Washington, College
Atlantic Bank & Trust Company
Elwood Hotel
Atlantic Building & Loan Association
J.P. Brawley
W. E. Snow
L. BR. Terry
V. Pres
EB. C. Cridlebaugh, Sec.Tr
Commercial National Bank
High Point Perpetual Building
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
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