Thomasville Church Growth Ties To City Progress
A Sunday article traces Thomasville religious development from its first brush arbor meetings to the Main Street M E church. It notes the 1863 move to the old Methodist church, Civil War hospital use, and the 1887 split from High Point with a full-time pastor. The 1909 building of the present Main Street church and its influential leadership are highlighted along with the First Baptist Church’s status.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Childestre
Thomasville
Methodist Church
M. E
R. P. Bibb
King
Old Methodist Church
High Point
W. C. Wilson, Jr
Parker Holmes
Main Street M. E
Cornelius Miller Pickens
Main Street
First Baptist Church
Baptist Church
Amazon Mill Village
Southside Baptist
First Baptist Church of
Liberty Baptist Association
Heidelberg Reform Church
J. C. Leonard
T. A. Livengood
West Main Street
Heidelburg Reform Church
Salem Street
J. A. Palmer
Rev. Palmer
Thomasville Churches Tell Local Religious History
The article traces the early history and current status of Thomasville churches including First Baptist, Heidelberg Reform, First Presbyterian, First Methodist, Community Methodist, and Grace Lutheran. It notes founders, building milestones, parsonages, renovations, and current pastors, with emphasis on church leadership and architectural changes over time.
Grace Lutheran Church History in Thomasville Chronicle
The piece traces Grace Lutheran church origins from 1911 in Lexington and High Point, moving to Masonic Hall and then a new building by 1922. It notes growth to about 200 members, current pastor Rev. C. R. Patterson, and ties to Thomasville religious life including 18 city churches, ministerial association activities, and Mills Home Orphanage education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McGee
W. Y. Boozer
D.D
First Lutheran Church of
Lexington
M. L. Camp
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
High Point
Grace Lutheran Church
Heidelberg Reform Church
Boozer
Presbyterian
J. B. Moose
Masonic Hall
G. O. Ritchie
C. R. Patterson
Thomasville
Pilgrim Holiness Church
T. C. Vaughn
Trinity M. KE
Bethel M
J. Clyde Allman
W. R. Jenkins
Lambeth
Mills Home Orphanage
Mills Home Baptist Church
J. A. Neilson
Funeral services for Mrs Clay Hilton
Mrs Clay Hilton who died in a Thom asville hospital Friday night will be laid to rest Sunday at Zion Reformed church at 2 30 p m with Rev W C Lyerly and Rev J A Palmer officiating. Interment follows in the church cemetery with the body lying in state at Zion church from 1 30 p m until the service time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clayton Hilton
Thomasville
Zion Reformed Church
W. C. Lyerly
J. A. Palmer
Ztonechurch
Arrests Reported by Thomasville Police in February
Thomasville police recorded 100 arrests in February, up from 91 in January and 63 a year ago. There were 103 indictments, including 85 convictions, with 49 indictments for drunkenness, and nine to jail or roads for a total of 13 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Sheriff deputizes star sprinter to serve warrant
Deputy Sheriff K B Morse deputized Odell Childers, a former North Carolina football end, to arrest a man believed to be a swift runner. Childers located and captured the suspect, according to the sheriff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockingham
K. B. Morse
Odell Childlers
North Carolina
Childers
Circle Week in Review with Rathbone Grant Tibbetts and Marx Starring
Walter Winchell reviews a busy week noting Basil Rathbone Cary Grant Lawrence Tibbetts and Groucho Marx in lively Sunday night circles. Rex Stout faced criticism on Information Please and Paderewski drew praise from critics while Gangster films and stage shows drew mixed reactions. Walter Wanger and Mickey Rooney headline in Hollywood while censorship and liberty debates surface amid foreign and domestic pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Basil Rathbone
Cary Grant
Lawrence Tibbett
Groucho Marx
Rex Stout
Klass
Paderewski
Stagecoach
Walter Wanger
Mickey Rooney
Mark Twain
Huckleberry Finn
Huck
John Garfield
Champs Elysees
Sacha Guitry
Josephine Baker
France
Devil's Island
Casts Announced For One Act Plays At High School Friday
Senior High School Dramatic Club schedules three one act plays for Friday at 8 pm. Audition features lead roles and ensembles in Au dition The White Phantom and Woman's Night with casts listing students and staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francine McCartney
Donner
Miss Pound
Wanda Harville
Bobs
Margaret Harris
Dinty
Carolina York
Eleanor
Shirley Welborne
Grandma
Edyth
Seckler
Mac
Luther Brown
the Boss
Paul Dobbins
Eddie Valleys
Roger Taylor
Aline Taylor
Eloise Rankin
Jim Saxon
Baxter Stapleton
Violet Yokely
Doris Snider
Viola Byrum
Miss Ruth Goodman
Judge Gilliam Returns to Bench After Illness
Judge C W Gilliam resumes duties at Recorder's Court after influenza recovery. The docket features multiple drunk and disorderly cases from Thomasville Greensboro and High Point suspects such as T H McKinney and Willie Mack with various penalties, including fines costs and suspended sentences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
C. W. Gilliam
Recorder's Court
T. H. McKinney
Charlotte
Willie Mack
Negro
Greensboro
Mack
Virdell Duff
Lee Hunt
Herman Ginn
William Glenn
John Dowdey
High Point
Russell Moss
Alexander Ingram
Man makes six futile attempts to end life with gas
A press report notes a man attempted suicide six times using fatal gas. He also reportedly considered smoking a cheap cigar inside a telephone booth as part of his dire actions.
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M. E. It Church
Legion
the Enterprise Bureau
Commerce Street
Masville
Chairtown
Enterprise Bureau
W. Gilliam
North State Baseball League
The
Enterprise
League
Gene Lawing
Gilliam
Hoyle Koontz
Charlotte Legion
Koontz
Thomasville Legion
E. W. Cates
Old
Cates Chair Company
Mills Home
G. P. Harrill
First Presbyterian Church
Lambeth Hall
Presbytery
J. N. Clegg
W. B. MeKwaine, Jr
Meliwaine
Presbyterian Church
Samuel Wiley
Community Methodist Church
James T. Bowman
Community Methodist
C.F. Finch
M. P
R. S. Troxler
Civic Clubs of
Norma Jean Davis
Ervin Davis
High Point Route One
Smith
Fem St
Thomasville, N. C
Clay Hilton
Penney's
Chennille
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Penney’s Penney Company, Incorporated
T'Ville Police
Deputy Mercury
Walter Winchell
Karl H. von Wiegand
Hitler
Adolf
Katherine Roberts
Collier's
Elsa Lanchester
Archibald MacLeish
Judge Gilliam
MacLeish
Coronet
Frank Sullivan
Swanee Taylor
Guilford Memorial Park
Point Administration
Ore
Emery Industr
Sartin Dry Cleaning CO
Certified
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English St
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