Plans Completed for Ku Klux Klan Meeting and Parade
Readied for a Klan celebration and business meeting tonight with members from across the state. The ceremony includes a fiery cross, barbecue supper, and a parade expected to start about 8:15 near Main Street, followed by the cross burning and a later business session.
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Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan
Willis Park
Chevrolet
Wrenn Street
Sheraton
Main Street
US Tractor Shipments Reach 57 700 in 1928
Shipments of tractors from the United States in 1928 exceeded 57 700 units and were valued at over £37 700 000, reflecting strong export activity and rising agricultural mechanization during the period.
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United States
Real Stimulant for Torpid Liver Promised Free Proof
A bold advertisement claims Dodson's Levertone is a real stimulant for torpid liver and bowels. It promises quick relief from biliousness and symptoms like dizziness and bad breath, asserting it regulates and energizes the organs. A free bottle offer is extended by Sterling Products in Wheeling West Virginia.
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Dodson
Levertone
Sterling Products
Wheeling
Nina White Made Notary Here in Raleigh
Notaries public commissioned include Miss Mamie L. Cain of Wilmington C E Durham of Charlotte Miss Ruth Eisenhart of Raleigh H R Harris of Seaboard Mrs Nannie McGuire of Cullowhee R A Newberne of Raleigh and Miss Nina White of High Point announced in Raleigh on June 27.
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Raleigh
Mamie L. Cain
Wilmington
C. E. Durham
Charlotte
Ruth Eisenhart
H. R. Harris
Seaboard
Nannie McGuire
Cullowhee
R. A. Newberne
Nina White
High Point
Officials Weigh City Owned Power Plant in High Point
High Point city officials discuss building and operating a municipal power plant. A consulting engineer will be hired soon to draft plans, with council members consulting an experienced NC plant designer. The move aims to cut Duke Power rates, following profitable city light operations last year.
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High Point
North Carolina
Duke Power Company
City Light Department
Visiting Educators Pay Visit To Schools Here
Five to ten visiting educators and superintendents from three states toured High Point schools and Emerywood residences en route to Atlanta for the National Education Association meeting. They praised High Point’s new high school and plans included further visits to Winston-Salem Lexington and Salisbury before continuing to Atlanta.
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High Point
Atlanta
National Education Association
South
Emerywood
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
Greensboro
T. Wingate Andrews
C. F. Tomlinson
City School Board of Commissioners
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
C. W. Perry
Joseph D. Cox
W. J. Fraley
A. T. Allen
North Carolina
Winston-Salem
Lexington
Salisbury
Pickens Chosen by Hoover for Pan American Highway Delegation
Professor Wyatt A. Pickens of Louisiana State University Romance Languages is named by President Hoover to join a U S delegation representing the United States at the Pan American Highway congress. The group sails July 27 from New York to Rio de Janeiro and travels through Paraguay Argentina Peru Bolivia and Colombia returning in October.
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Wyatt A. Pickens
Louisiana State University
Hoover
United States
Pickens
Baton Rouge
Thos. W. Atkinson
Walter Drake
Washington, D. C
University of North Carolina
Harvard
R. T. Pickens
Lexington
High Point
Pan-American Highway Commission
South America
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Paraguay
Argentina
Peru
Bolivia
Colombia
Panama
Palmist Clara Palmist Offer At 143 South Wrenn
Advertises Madam Clara Palmist who reads palms for white and colored clients. Claims to reveal past present and future including love and business affairs and marriage timing. Charges $1.00 per palm with hours 10 A M to 9 P M at 143 South Wrenn Street.
Kirkman Named National President of Alpha Kappa Psi
O A Kirkman Jr of this city was elected national president of Alpha Kappa Psi at the annual convention held at Troutdale in the Pines near Denver Colorado last week. Kirkman has long served on the national executive committee and was active with the University of Virginia chapter. The Duke petitioning body was approved for a new chapter this year. The fraternity now lists over fifty chapters. Kirkman was accompanied by James B Lovelace on the trip to Denver.
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O. Arthur Kirkman, Jr
Alpha Kappa Psi
National Commerce Fraternity
Troutdale-in-the-Pines
Denver
Kirkman
J. P. Rawley
Association of Railway Superintendents
Windy City Wins Derby as Owner's Wife Faints in Stands
Mrs. Frederick M. Grabiner fainted in the Washington Park clubhouse as Windy City beat Naishapur in the American derby. The owner collected the $47,550 purse and gold cup after the stirring stretch run, unaware of his wife’s collapse.
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Windy City
RAGE
Chicago
Frederick M. Grabiner
Washington Park
Naishapur
Grahmer
Sweden Sees Rising Demand for High priced American Cars
The department of commerce reports growing interest in high priced American motor cars in Sweden, indicating stronger demand in the Swedish market for luxury U.S. autos.
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Sweden
Department of Commerce
Setting Aside Assessment Roll for High Point Street Opening
City of High Point in Guilford County North Carolina seeks certified copy of the report of benefits after an error by the Clerk of Superior Court The City Council requests delivery of the certified report by T R Short Jack Edwards and J R Miss to hold a hearing as required by law This notice dated June 26 1929 signed E M Knox City Manager.
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Howerby, Street, Cit’s
High Point
North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
Draper
Superior Court
T. R. Short
Jack Edwards
J. R. Miss
E. M. Knox
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L. M. Price
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