Bank President Heads East For Foundation and Highway Meetings
J Elwood Cox president of the Commercial National bank leaves Monday for New York to attend a Yuke Foundation trustees meeting the following day. He will then go to Raleigh for a North Carolina highway commissioners meeting summoned by Governor McLean for April 5 6 and 7. Washington Bowand a prominent Winston Salem resident visits High Point today on business.
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J. Elwood Cox
Commercial National Bank
New York
Yuke Foundation
Sesson
Raleigh
North Carolina Highway Commissioners
McLean
Wingate Andrews Named President by School People
Raleigh March 26 The North Carolina Education Association in its annual convention adopted the statewide eight months school term as its chief objective. The vote was unanimous Andrews of High Point was elected president for the ensuing year succeeding Dr Edgar Knight. F P Hall Gaston County schools superintendent won the three cornered race for vice president and will be in line for presidency in 1928.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Education Association
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point
Edgar Knight
University of North Carolina
F. P. Hall
Gaston County
Freshman-Sophomore Club Presents Ruth Play
A dramatization of the Book of Ruth will be staged by the Freshman-Sophomore club of girl reserves at 3 15 this Monday in the YWCA building on East Commerce Street. Miss Ruth Wofford chairs the program committee and cast members include Dorothy Smith Ruth Margaret Poole Orpah Rose Askew Leona Frances Douglas Boaz Alma Andrews Kinsman Mary Wicks Dorothy Compton Mary Reid Idol Eloise Wilson Margaret York Minnie Main Mildred Schultheiss and Juanita Evans as reapers and citizens.
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East Commerce Street
Ruth Wofford
Dorothy Smith
Ruth
Margaret Poole
Orpah
Rose Askew
Leona
Frances Douglas
Boaz
Alma Andrews
Kinsman
Mary Wicks
Blues Awarded League Championship in City Basketball
The Blues were named 1927 City wide Amateur Basketball champions after beating the Trinity eagers 26 to 17 in a final that preceded the state YMCA title tilt between Charlotte and Rocky Mount. Chet Smith Carl Smith Wade Davis Marion Wild man Marvin Davis led the team with Davis scoring ten points and four field goals plus a foul.
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Rowland Real Estate Company
Blues
Trinity Eagers
Charlotte
Rocky Mount
Chet Smith
Carl Smith
Wade Davis
Marion Wildman
Marvin Davis
Davis
Cambridge Wins Tough Oxford Track Meet at Queen's Club
Cambridge defeated Oxford University in the fifty ninth annual track meet held at the Queen's Club in London. The event marked another installment of the historic rivalry as Cambridge claimed the victory in this year's meet.
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Cambridge
London
Oxford University
Queen’s Club
Greensboro Extends Mail Delivery to Mill Villages
Postmaster R C Chandley announced federal approval of extended mail service in Greensboro covering northern mill villages. A new central office will be at Denimear White Oak with carriers operating from that point and two clerks stationed there.
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Greensboro
Mar
R. C. Chandley
Denimear White Oak
Woman Sought by Police In Colored Town Witch Case
A story from the city describes a self proclaimed witch who, posing as a healer, befriended an elderly Black woman and obtained $200 with promises to locate money left by the woman's deceased husband. Police are seeking the accused witch, warning about her claimed powers as residents fear further fraud.
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Salisbury
Poolice
Tentile Goods Movement Heats Up In New York Markets
Cotton goods movement into distribution is vigorous with white goods and prints in demand. Wash goods rayon and cotton silk blends lead, draperies active, towels rising from new mills. Prices hold with steady prints, denims, and dress fabrics amid large mill production and abundant orders.
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Tentile Goods
New York
Southern Standards
Cotton futures close with steadying after Liverpool
Markets report New York opens unchanged to one point lower on selling orders. Liverpool steadies after call amid private cables noting buying and covering. Week end ship board cotton estimated at 180000 bales versus 97000 last year. Cotton futures closed.
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New York
Liverpool
Bombay
Foreign exchange rates listed by New York banks
Foreign exchange quotations in cents show Great Britain at 485 5-16 for demand and 485 5-4 for cables with 60 day bills at 481 5-16. Italy at 458 1-4, Belgium 1489 1-2, Germany 2370 1-2, Holland 998, Norway 2605 1-2, Sweden 2677, Denmark 2665, Switzerland 1923 93-4, Spain 1788 1-2, Poland 1140, Czecho Slovakia 296, Yugoslavia 176, Austria 1412 1-8, Romania 66, Argentina 4225, Brazil 1185, Tokyo 4918 3-4, Shanghai 6135, Montreal 100.08.
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Denmark
Switz
Spain
Greece
Poland
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Jugo Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
New Orleans Cotton Market Opens With Light Trade Ahead of Weevil Report
Trading was light as traders waited for the boll weevil infestation report. First sales were steady to up five points with buying pushing May to 1414, July to 1430 and October to 1439, 3 to 5 points above yesterday's close.
Irregular Stock Opens Higher on Fox Inter ests Roxy Buy
Stocks opened unevenly higher with notable gains for Fox Film due to Fox interests purchasing the Roxy theater in New York. Rail, steel, and chemical stocks showed mixed early movement as investors absorbed mixed market cues and initial upticks.
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New York
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CER
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Milinois Central Coi Iiss
Mid-Continent
Missouri
Montgomery Ward
Nsgh Molore
Nbh
Hud
Norfolk and Western
Mie Aries Oo
Emerthern
ROD
St L
San Fran
Seaboard Air Line
China Crisis Sends U S Marines To Shanghai
Brigadier General Smedley T. Butler commands a force in Shanghai as part of a 4500 strong Chinese contingent under Admiral Williams. About 1500 marines are ashore, with 400 to 500 of 1200 sailors from three Honolulu–bound cruisers potentially landing. Six destroyers carry about 100 men each en route, while landable army units would come from the Philippines and Hawaii after a personnel survey.
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Shanghai
China
Peking
Admiral Williams
Honolulu
Philippines
Hawaii
San Diego
Calif
Henderson
Central America
Pacific
Nanking
Living flags movement launched for sesquicentennial
Colonel James A. Moss of Washington spoke at Broadhurst theatre urging the creation of thousands of living flags in 1927 to mark the 150th anniversary of the flag adoption. He outlined aims to foster reverence for the flag, raise funds, and counter anti American propaganda while noting prior talks across multiple North Carolina cities.
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James A. Moss
Washington
United States Flag Association
Broadhurst Theatre
United States
America
North Carolina
Moss
Gastonia
Concord
Kannapolis
Charlotte
Statesville
Lexington
Salisbury
Winston- Salem
High Point
Durham
Raleigh
Goldsboro
Wilmington
Greensboro
United States Army
Oak Hill Nine Defeats Grimes Street 8 to 1
Oak Hill nine defeated Grimes Street by eight to one. Harris pitched superbly for Oak Hill while the Oak Hill hitters connected well and Grimes Street shuffled pitchers to keep the score down early.
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Oak Hill
Grimes Street
Harris
John Harris Heath 74 Dies After Five Month Illness
John Harris Heath 74 died at his home in Fentress township Greensboro after a five month illness at 8 25 o clock last night He leaves his widow and one daughter Bertie Heath Funeral arrangements had not been made at this writing.
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the Enterprise Bureau
Greensboro
John Harris Heath
Fentress Township
Bertie Heath
Jones Leads Southern Open Tees Off With Sweetser MacFarlane
Bobby Jones, after a sensational 66 yesterday to lead the Southern Open, starts his round at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta at 10:55 AM alongside Jess Sweetser and Willie MacFarlane.
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East Lake Country Club
Atlanta
Bobby Jones
Jess Sweetser
Willie MacFarlane
Special communication of Numa F Reid Lodge 344
A special communication of Numa F Reid Lodge No 344 A F and A M is held Monday evening at 7 50 for work in the Fellow Craft degree All Master Masons invited to attend By order H R Williamson W M W E Herndon Sec
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Numa F. Reid Lodge
A. F
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