City Beautiful Campaign Set to Start Here Thursday
The High Point City Beautiful organization plans its second annual campaign beginning Thursday at 1 30 with last year's committees meeting at the Commercial Club to set officers, prizes, and a spring drive opening date. Contests for parks, gardens, and grounds plus essay contests are planned with cash prizes. Rev Tom Alderman Sykes will preside and urge full committee attendance.
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High Point City Beautiful
City Beautiful
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Comercial Club
Offi Srs
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Club merger to be aired at MCT tomorrow night
The High Point Country and Commercial clubs plan a joint meeting at 7 30 tomorrow at the downtown club to consider a proposed consolidation. No action is expected. any agreement will be sent to stockholders for approval. The plan would liquidate the Commercial club, use funds to improve the country club, and issue proportional stock in exchange for Commercial shares.
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High Point Country and Commercial Clubs
Country Club
Commercial Club
Dutch Invention Spins Cocoanut Fibre for Packing
A device has been invented in Holland to spin cocoanut fibre for making packing material and sacks. The innovation promises a new process for turning the hard husk into usable packing products.
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Holland
Adlerika Promises Quick Relief From Constipation
An old advertisement claims Adlerika mixed with glycerin and buckthorn bark relieves gas and constipation on the first day. It asserts both upper and lower bowel action remove foul matter, with one spoonful easing gas headaches and general discomfort. Sold by druggists.
Women billiards title delivered to Miss Lennan of Glasgow
Miss Margaret Lennan of Glasgow won Britain's first women billiards championship. She frequently made breaks of 100 and over, while runner up Miss Joyce Gardner did not reach 100 but scored 99.
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Margaret Lennan
Glasgow
Scotland
Britain
Joyce Gardner
Velvet calth imports exceed one million pounds last year
Officials report that over 1,000,000 pounds of velvet calth were imported into the country during the previous year, reflecting strong demand and cross border trade dynamics.
Kitagran Promises Fast Pimples Vanishing Remedy
A new remedy Kitagran is advertised as a pleasant harmless tablet that clears impurities in the blood and often makes pimples disappear within 24 hours. It is available at Mann Drug Co. and leading druggists who offer a full refund if not satisfied.
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Mann Drug Co
Special Masons Meeting at Numa F Reid Lodge
A special meeting of Numa F Reid Lodge No. 3844 A F and A M is planned Monday night at 7 30. The Fellowcraft degree will be conferred. All members and visiting brothers are urged and cordially invited to attend.
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Numa F. Reid
A. F
A. M
Fellowcraft
Sacrifices are necessary says Rev. Sykes at Central Friends
Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes preached at Central Friends church on self sacrifice and self fulfillment. He urged abandoning prejudices and rights to gain a closer walk with the Master and urged serving others through love, restraint, and faith.
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Central Friends Church
Tom Alderman Sykes
Peter
Paul
Jesus
God
Christ
Revival opens at Glenola Baptist Church led by Rev. Samuel Hensley
A large crowd attended the opening of revival services at Glenola Baptist Church six miles from the city. Evangelist Rev. Samuel T. Hensley of the State Baptist Mission board directs the services which will run through the week and possibly longer. Night services shift to 7 30 from 7 and daytime sessions begin at 3 o'clock starting tomorrow.
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Glenola Baptist Church
Samuel T. Hensley
State Baptist Mission Board
Alarm clock in pajamas revives London sleepwear
London designers unveil novelty pajamas with a tiny embedded alarm clock in a pocket. The device tinkles like bells and is loud enough to wake the sleeper without discomfort.
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London
Administratrix Notice for Chas Hoertel Estate
Elizabeth Hoertel administratrix of Chas Hoertel deceased urges all creditors to present claims by February 18 1930 at 901 Johnson Street High Point NC and requires immediate settlement of any debts owed to the estate.
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Superior Court
Guilford County
Chas. Hoertel
Johnson Street
High Point
North Carolina
Elizabeth Hoertel
Trial Of Stout Set For Monday In Greensboro Court
Policeman H D Stout charged with murder in the death of Sumter Harris is slated for a preliminary hearing Monday at 2 PM before Justice W S Lyon in Greensboro. His lawyers include Gold and York and Horace Haworth with private prosecution possible by the dead man’s friends. Witnesses from the local Black community are expected to testify. venue may shift to municipal court if desired by the defense.
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H. D. Stout
Sumter Harris
Justice of the Peace
W. S. Lyon
of Gold and York
Horace Haworth
Friends of
Justice Lyon
Greensboro
Stout
Gold
R. P. Porteet
Simplex Printer to be Installed in High Point Office
Western Union will install the Simplex Printer Telegraph at its High Point office on Monday March 18. The device replaces Morse with a keyboard driven typewriter like system, sending letters as electrical impulses to a distant end where they are printed on tape and later glued to a telegraph blank for delivery. It weighs about 70 pounds and is operated by a young woman at a super typewriter, improving speed and accuracy in long distance messages.
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Charlotte
High Point
Western Union Telegraph Company
Western Union
Mallison
When Youth Plays the Fool Sermon at First Methodist Protestant
Rev. R. I. Farmer preached on the Prodigal Son last evening using Luke's parable. He stressed repentance and return to God, noting the prodigal's ring sandals and fatted calf as emblems of renewal, and urged that nearness to the Father brings forgiveness.
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First Methodist Protestant Church
R. I. Farmer
Luke
Charles Dickens
David
Joseph
Surprise 77th Birthday Party for Henry Winslow
Henry Winslow of 1205 East Green Street enjoyed a surprise dinner yesterday for his 77th birthday. His six children and many relatives from Guilford College High Point Asheboro Trinity and Central Friends Church attended, with a 77 candle cake and hymns concluding the celebration.
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Henry Winslow
East Green Street
Robert Winslow
G. B. Winslow
C. N. Knight
Guilford College
Jeane
Edna
Ida Winslow
High Point
G. T. Winslow
Asheboro
Moris Osborne
Trinity
Baxter Allred
Henry
Ministers Launch Drive to Enroll City Children in Sunday Schools
The High Point Ministers association will identify all children in the city with no Sunday school affiliation. A survey of city schools provided names on cards, distributed at Wesley Memorial church to plan lining up these prospects with Sunday schools before Easter.
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High Point
Painted Legs Spark Paris Bare-Leg Craze
Paris women remain enthusiastic about the bare leg fashion renewed last summer. Distemper ankle paintings have joined the trend, spreading from the seashore to indoor wear as painted legs appear in fashion circles.
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Paris
High School Drama Repeats Two Plays Next Wednesday
R. K. Marshall announces a repeat showing of The Valiant and The Man in the Bowler Hat at 8 40 A M in the high school auditorium to meet demand. A small royalty fee will be charged. The Friday performance was praised for its quality, staging, and precise acting.
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R. K. Marshall
Man In
Marshall
Large Imports of Perfumes and Toilet Preparations Reported
Nearly six million nine hundred thousand dollars worth of perfumes and toilet preparations were imported into the United States in the previous year, reflecting strong consumer demand and cross border trade data.
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United States
Cystex 48 Hour Test Promises Relief for Urinary Symptoms
An OTC ad urges readers to try Cystex for backache frequent urination and burning sensations. It promises renewed energy and sleep within 48 hours with a money back guarantee if not satisfied, and sells for 60 cents at drug stores.
Local student reaches finals in Duke declamation contest
Ralto Farlow, senior at the local high school, advanced to the finals of the declamation contest sponsored by Duke University's scholarship fraternity last Friday night. The event is highly competitive, open to schools from several states, making the finals a notable achievement.
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Ralto Farlow
Duke University
Don’t fool with indigestion warns patients and doctors
A health message warns of illness from indigestion and urges premeal use of Dr Siegent’s Angostura to improve digestion. It claims the tonic increases gastric juices and helps many people, suggesting relief is available without continued suffering.
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