Two Policemen Run for Chief of Police Job
Captain J. P. Myers and Sergeant G. R. Shiplett filed official applications with the city council for chief of police. Applications opened at a semi monthly council meeting with no action taken and temporary head Captain D. W. Elliott continues command. Both candidates are respected. some expect no action until next fiscal year's appointment.
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J. P. Myers
G. R. Shiplett
Police Department
D. W. Elliott
Gibson
Myers
Sergeant Shiplett
Captain Myers
Department
Hospital Bond Election Is Postponed Until July
The High Point hospital bond election planned for June 12 was postponed after City Attorney A. York said legal requirements could not be met in time. July 3 was proposed if doctors approve, with Duke Foundation funds earmarked for 100000 toward a 200000 municipal hospital. A new registration is required.
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Do. A. York
York
Duke Foundation Fund
High Point
Elm Street P T A Meeting Sees Health Speaker
Members of the Elm Street Parent-Teachers Association will meet at the school at 3 15 o clock tomorrow afternoon. Miss Dansdell of the state board of health will speak. All members are urged to attend.
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Elm Street
Parent-Teachers Association
Miss Dansdell
State Board of Health
Councilmen Study Candy Slot Machines In City
City council members viewed a slot machine display and tested operation to decide if it is a gambling device. Archie Myatt, the prosecuting attorney, labels every machine in the city as gambling. Police have orders to lock such machines and some candy gum machines have sought council guidance on their status.
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Archie Myatt
Tax listing time opens in township offices
Tax list officers announce books are open in the building at Commerce and Wrenn streets. Two men are employed to list taxes and residents are urged to list promptly.
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Commerce and
Wrenn Streets
Crowell to Attend Annual Insurance Meet
George H. Crowell, local representative of New York Life Insurance, will depart Thursday at 1 30 PM for Savannah Georgia to attend the southern department spring meeting at the General Oglethorpe hotel Friday and Saturday. He travels as a guest of his company after winning a recent southern territory agent contest by a large margin.
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George H. Crowell
New York Life Insurance Company
Savannah
Southern Department
General Oglethorpe Hotel
Mr. Crowell
Canadian General Currie Cleared of War Charge in Suit
Sir Arthur Currie commander of Canadian forces is cleared of charges of sacrificing lives on Armistice Day. A jury awarded Currie $5400 damages in his libel suit against F. W. Wilson and W. T. R. Preston for publishing the allegations in the Port Hope Guide. Currie is now principal of McGill University. one juror dissented.
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Cobourg
Ont
Sir Arthur Currie
Arthur
F. W. Wilson
W. T. R. Preston
Port Hope
City Manager Gets Approval to Borrow Large Sum
The council voted to authorize City Manager Pilcher to borrow $300,000 to renew notes and cover current estimates.
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Pilcher
Gears Show High Efficiency When Properly Made
The article notes that well manufactured gears achieve efficiency up to 98.5 percent, highlighting the importance of quality in gear production.
Building Permits Show Sharp Decline in Past Month
Building permits for the past month totaled 157 725 dollars, down from 277 120 dollars in April 1927, a loss of 119 395 dollars according to city building inspector A R Horney. Six permits exceeded 10 000 dollars with the largest to Rankin Teague and Welch for a store and office on Washington Street near College Street. A major second permit went to R B Ganett and J C Sheliff for a West English Street building housing a theater stores and apartments. Most other permits covered small buildings.
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A. R. Horney
Rankin, Teague and Welch
Washington Street
College Street
R. B. Ganett
J. C. Sheloff
West English Street
Dairymen Grade Milk in High Point Issued by City Lab
Dairymen selling milk in High Point received grades from Miss A. E. Hazard of the city laboratory. The list shows numerous producers with grades from B to A, including several farms and creameries such as Chinquapin Dairy and High Point Creamery with pasteurized or raw classifications.
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High Point
A. E. Hazard
City Laboratory
C. E. Armfield
Enos Blair
Bundy Brothers
Eugene Clodfelter
Chinquapin Dairy
Coltrane
J. R. Cook
C. C. Covington
Henry Davis
A. L. Fuquay
O O. L. Hethcock
J. E. Holton
E. O. Kearns
Lindale Dairy Farm
Montsinger Brothers
Oak Grove
H. C. ‘Frit
Jane Wiley
W. G. Wiley
L. Q. Williard
S. K. Wilson
High Point Creamery
Andrews Dairy
Blair Dairy Farm
Clover Hill Dairy
Fairfield Dairy
J. E. Hayworth
T. P. Kimrey
Mendenhall Brothers
J. E. Meredith
Model Dairy
R. B. Royal
Seward Brothers
J.W. Thacker
No Prayer Meeting Canceled at Presbyterian Church
There will be no prayer meeting at the Presbyterian church tonight due to Sunday school teachers training at Wesley Memorial church in which Presbyterians participate. A prayer service will be held in connection with the school.
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Presbyterian Church
Wesley Memorial Church
Japan braces for coronation with massive police deployment
In Kyoto, May 2, authorities plan more than 25,000 police in plain clothes and uniform for November coronation ceremonies. Radicals and fanatic natives are feared, and guarding the emperor, empress, and royal princesses is treated as a sacred duty. Extra guards include 6,500 picked police in Kyoto and heavy patrols along the Kyoto Tokyo railway.
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Japan
Kyoto
Kyoto-Tokyo
Diffendal Elected General Chairman Of the Community Chest
C E Diffendal has been selected to serve as general chairman for the Community Chest. A meeting of the new board old board and five participating organizations is set for Saturday at 7:30 PM at the Commercial Club. Budget figures for the five groups Young Men’s and Women’s Christian Associations Boy Scouts Salvation Army and Board of Public Welfare will be presented.
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C. E. Diffendal
Community Chest
Commercial Club
Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Young Men’s Christian Association
Young Women's’ Christian Association
Boy Scouts, Salvation Army
Board of Public Welfare
Art Colony Waxes In New Orleans
In New Orleans historic Vieux Carre bounded by Canal street Esplanade Rampart and the Mississippi River becomes a magnet for world class artists. Noted painters like Knute Heldner Weeks Hall and Jewell Foster live there with historic figures such as Sherwood Anderson and Jenny Lind having occupied quarters. The art colony evolved from earlier clubs into the New Orleans Art League led by Harry A. Nolan with other groups forming as the movement grew.
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New Orleans
Canal Street
Esplanade Avenue
Rampart Street
Mississippi River
Vieux Carre
Sherwood Anderson
Pontalba
Jenny Lind
Wilson Irvine
National Academy
Knute Heldner
Stockholm
Jewell Foster
Grand Rapids
Weeks Hall
William Ratcliffe Irby
Irby
Paul Murphey
Welsh asylum genius at mental arithmetic amazes staff
A woman confined in a Welsh asylum, unable to read or write, displays extraordinary talent in mental arithmetic. Her quick calculations astonish carers and challenge assumptions about mental deficiency. The article notes her condition and remarkable numerical skill within the institution.
Georgette Sportswear Outfit Debuts in Vivid Orchids
Orchid and fuchsia georgette create a pleated skirt overblouse and a three quarter coat for a snap py sports ensemble. A floppy fuchsia straw hat finishes the look.
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Georgette
Orchid and Fuchsia Georgette
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