High Point Charter Amendment Supporters Travel to Raleigh
About 100 backers of the city charter change to elected wards for councilmen and a mayor-less at large seat traveled to Raleigh to press for a favorable committee report. Leaders cited strong party support and anticipated a partisan floor fight only if the bill clears the committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Thomas Turner, Jr
Turner
M. Ernest Welch
Welch
George Younce
House of Representatives
Norman Boren
House
C. L. Shuping
O. M. Mull
Senate
That Baby You've Longed For Mrs Burton Advises Women
Mrs Margaret Burton of Kansas City shares her journey from severe nervousness and melancholia to motherhood with a baby girl. She offers free confidential advice to married women seeking happiness through motherhood and companionship and invites letters to 8760 Massachusetts, Kansas City MO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Burton
Kansas’ City
Massachusetts
Kansas City
Negro Revue Delights Large Audience at William Penn High
About 1,000 attendees at the American theater enjoyed the third annual William Penn high school revue. The program featured song, dance, and minstrel numbers directed by George F. Alen, with a finale of old southern songs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Theater
William Penn High School
Thomasville
Dixie
George F. Alen
High School Forms Local Quill and Scroll Chapter
The High Point high school earned a charter to establish a local Quill and Scroll chapter, inviting top student journalists to join. Members must rank in the upper third, receive recommendations, show distinctive journalism work, and be approved by a national officer before an initiation in the chapel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Quill and Scroll
National Honor Society For
University of Iowa
Helen Derrick
Pointer
Derrick
National Society
Need a Million to Rid Texas of Prairie Dogs
San Angelo reports L. C. Whitehead of the United States biological survey says Texas would require about $1,000,000 to eradicate prairie dogs. He recommends annual appropriations of $49,600 from state and federal governments for ten years to accomplish the task.
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Texas
San Angelo
Tex
L. C. Whitehead
United States Biological Survey
City Beautiful group delays meeting in High Point
The City Beautiful campaign group postpones tonight’s Commercial club gathering for the 1929 contest due to conflicts and illness. The meeting will be held within a week to finalize plans, elect new officers, appoint committees, and outline awards as garden clubs are invited to participate.
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Commercial Club
High Point
F. J. Sizemore
Greensboro
Harry Culver
Los Angeles
National Association of Real Estate Boards
Winston-Salem
Wing Cotton Hotel
Woman's Missionary Union of the State Baptist Organization
Green Street Baptist Church
Sizemore
Delegates Arrive For State Baptist Women Meet
High Point welcomes hundreds of delegates to the 39th annual State Baptist Woman's Missionary Union convention at Green Street Baptist church. Notable speakers include Mrs. W. J. Cox and Dr. F. P. Gaines. Sessions run through Thursday with programs on youth work and racial issues and officer elections planned Thursday afternoon.
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High Point
State Baptist Woman's Missionary Union
South
W. J. Cox
Memphis
Tenn
Southern Baptist Convention
Janie Cree Rose
Louisville
W. N. Jones
Raleigh
State Union
F. P. Gaines
Wake Forest College
Green Street Baptist Church
Herman T. Stevens
Lloyd T. Wilson
J. Powell Tucker
First Baptist Church
North Carolina
Dorothy Kellan
Isaih
H. T. Stevens
C. E. Steeloff
High ‘' Point
Chester Brown
Asheville
Edna R. Harris
Dorothy Kellam
Elsie Kk. Hunter
Jesus
Wesley N. Jones
Local High Point Students Attend State Meeting
Local High Point High School delegates returned from a state meeting of AA-1 high schools. Rose Askew was elected secretary for next year and Wilbur Hutchins spoke on student council work. John Mason was named president, Boyd Morris vice president, with Rose Askew handling minutes. The trip included tours of Asheville and a banquet at the senior high building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Rose Askew
Wilbur Hutchins
High Point
Asheville
John Mason
Charlotte
Boyd Morris
Greensboro
Spring Suit Trends Highlight Silk and Faille Cuts
The era favors spring suits with pleated or circular skirts and matching unlined cardigans. Silk plays a key role with faille and refined cuts that flatter the female silhouette, signaling chic popularity.
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Faille
Child Died of Bright's Disease at Home
Eleanor Louise Jackson eighteen month old daughter of Mr and Mrs L C Jackson died last night at 11 o clock at the family residence 118 Culler Street after a brief illness with Brights disease She leaves parents a brother Harold and a sister Elizabeth Funeral services were held at the home this afternoon at 8 o clock conducted by Rev Mr Womble pastor of Highland M E church and burial was in Oakwood Cemetery
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Eleanor Louise Jackson
L. C. Jackson
Culler Street
Bright
Harold
Elizabeth
Mr. Womble
Highland M. E. Church
Oakwood
Central Friends Postpones Mid-Week Supper to Friday
The Central Friends church postpones its Wednesday mid-week supper and all mid-week classes to Friday to host Judge Hoge Ricks of the Richmond Court of Domestic Relations as guest speaker. Choir rehearsal remains Thursday at 7 45 p m. Judge Ricks is a renowned southern jurist.
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Central Friends Church
Hoge Ricks
Court of Domestic Relations
Richmond
Anna Mendenhall
Judge Ricks
Richmond Court
South
Central Friends Program Committee
Midol Offers Safe Relief For Menstrual Pain
An advertisement promotes Midol as a non narcotic remedy that eases menstrual pain without affecting the cycle. It claims the product is safe, effective, inexpensive, and widely used with a portable aluminum case sold for fifty cents. The copy urges daily use for persistent cramps and urges women to carry Midol in purses.
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Mrs. Burton
Home Bond & Mig. CO
Howard L. Collie
Mgr
West Washington Street
Prudential Insurance Coo
Southern Bond & Mtg. CO
Negro Revue
Writers’ Club
National Society of School Journalists
Mex
Security Bond and Mortgage Co
Commercial Bank
R. N. Christopher
Mer
City Beautiful
Baptist Women of State
Hifth
Griassware
Camel City Coach Lines
Charleston
South Carolina
Magnolia
Middleton Place
Danville
Roanoke
Statesville
Martinsville
Carolinas
Call Union Bus Stations
Clothes Spring Lines Inc
Schwab the Tailor
East Broad St
Friends
Ruth
Advt
Motor Service Co
South Wrenn St
Breamship
High Point Perpetual Building
The
Commercial National Bank
V. A. J. Idol V. Pres
Treas
C. H. Ellis
Ci Ue
Southern Mortgage Loan and Land Co
O. E. Mendenhall
Roy C. Welborn
H. E. Johnson
Wachovia Bank Bldg
Meredith Wood & Coal CO
West High Street
High Point, N. C
J. A. Dalton and
J. Dillon
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
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