Division Leaders Named For Canvass Of City For Community Chest Work
City Community Chest plans a May 92 canvass with six divisions each led by a colonel and lieutenant-colonel, six captains per division and at least six workers per captain. Major officers include General chairman C E Diffendal and Vice Chairman Fred J Bartlett. Total fundraising goal is 58469.37 for sixteen months’ operation. Departments funded include Y M C A Y W C A Salvation Army Boy Scouts and Board of Public Welfare.
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Community Chest
Commercial Club
C. E. Diffendal
Fred J. Bartlett
W. B. Hall
Sam Denney
T. Wingate Andrews
Logan F. Porter
John R. Peacock
S. C. Clark
L. R. Stewart
C. W. Perry
R. K. Stewart
Leutenant
John O’bierne
Salvation Army
Boy Scouts
Board of Public Welfare
High Point
Redpath Chautauqua to Tour High Point for Seven Days
The Redpath Chautauqua comes to High Point for seven days starting May 17. It will perform at Hamilton and Richardson streets or the Pickett property on Ray street with three plays, lectures, and music. Plays include Tommy, The Cotter’s Saturday Night, and The Shepherd of the Hills.
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High Point
Hamilton
Richardson Streets
Pickett
Ray Street
Tommy
New York City
Coolidge
Black Hills
Ramos Mexican Orchestra
A Gray Sisters
Eastern Star
Stolen Buick and Chevrolet Reported in City
A Buick sedan owned by Mr. W. O. Moll vanished yesterday and remains missing. Police seek information on license 282 872. A Chevrolet coach was stolen but recovered about 15 miles below Lexington. stripped and owner unidentified, car held at city building.
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W. O. Moll
Lexington
Powell Sermon on Sampsons Barber draws crowd
Dr. W F Powell preached at First Baptist on Sampsons Barber in five acts from nativity to death. He warned against gambling and warns that love choices shape youths, denouncing marriage for money. He urged repentance and highlighted E Powell Lee as song leader with further talks planned on husband issues and being Twice Born.
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Sampson
W. F. Powell
First Baptist Church
Powell
Dr. Powell
Evangelist
America
Lampson
E. Powell Lee
Clever wood carvings show evolution of steam locomotives
The exhibit at the corner of Wrenn street and E Commerce features 17 walnut models carved with ivory and ebony tracing railway progress from 1680 to today. Artist Ernest Watker works on the Lord Washington centennial, aiming to complete Spirit of St. Louis and Washington models before museum display.
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Wrenn Street
E. Commerce
Pennsylvania
Ernest Watker
Lord Washington
Ohio Steel Worker
Kirkman seeks permit for filling station on East Washington
Public notice states J. E. Kirkman filed to erect a filling station on East Washington street between North Hamilton and Steele streets. Council will consider the application at the next regular meeting on May 15, 1928 at 8 p.m. City Manager P. P. Pilcher notes the filing in May 1, 1928 notice.
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J. E. Kirkman
East Washington Street
North Hamilton
Steele Streets
P. P. Pilcher
Boys Civic Day Observed In High Point Week
The city marks the third day of Boys Week with Civic Day as boys run city government for an hour. Officials consider street lights on Jones Street, sewage fixes in Oak Hill, and a $40,000 city school repair budget. Action on an underpass and a new fire station were discussed.
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Jones Street
Oak Hill
John Clinard
Hoyle Lopp
Sherrod Morrow
Wilson Goeble
Whitener
Pierze
Main Street
Scout
Ed Freeze, Jr
Gilbert Bernard
Eccles Scott
Magnum Avenue
Ollie Shelton
Kermit York
Elford Yord
Pre School Clinic Examines Incoming Students Citywide
City physicians plan a pre school clinic in Emma Blair and all grammar schools to fully examine children entering school next fall. Dr Coe notes checks cover heart lungs abdomen eyes ears throat and teeth to correct defects before term begins.
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Emma Blair
Coe
Emma zBlair
Delegates Arrive for Woman's Foreign Missionary Conference
Delegates for the Woman's Foreign Missionary Conference of the Methodist Protestant churches begin arriving in the city for the forty-ninth annual meeting at the First M. P. church. Delegates from twenty states, 40 representatives, officers, and eight foreign missionaries attend through May 13 with programs in Greensboro and a Friday banquet.
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Woman's Foreign
Methodist Protestant Churches
Greensboro
Ladies of Grace Church
C. G. Soderbom
Kalgan
China
Clyde Allman
Nagoya
Japan
Roberta Steagle
Mildred Miskmen
Dhalia
India
Annie Forest
Littlestown
Pennsylvania
Henry Hupfield
Cantonsville
C. E. Wilbur
Believe
Andrew Lester
New Brighton
W. M. Sturgeon
Pittsburgh
Ely D. Miller
Columbus
Ohio
Young People’s Work
Lee N. Satterfield
Fairmont
W. Va
Mattie Rittel
Elkhart
Indiana
George R. Brown
Reidsville
N. C
Intercersors and Tithers League
F. W. Stevenson
Bellevue
J. W. Gray
Adrian
Mich
E. C. Chandler
Los Angeles
California
Ethel Hepstead
8. S. Coe
J. W. Armstrong
Friends of Africa
E. J. Burley
Lida K. East
North Carolina Chief Justice Stacy to Speak at Wesley Memorial Club
W P Stacy chief justice of the North Carolina supreme court at Raleigh will address the Wesley Memorial church Men's club tomorrow night. The five hundred member group hosts prominent speakers each month and Stacy will speak after the 6 30 dinner served by the church ladies.
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North Carolina Supreme Court
W. P. Stacy
Raleigh
Wesley Memorial Church
Stacy
Copeland Products to Expand to Meet Rising Demand
Copeland Products Co. will begin immediate construction to handle higher orders. Vice president W D McElhinny says the expansion covers existing work, not new contracts, after a 20 to 45 percent business rise over the past two years. George W Mason was elected president after resigning from Chrysler Corp to join Copeland.
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Copeland Products Co
W. D. McElhinny
George W. Mason
Mason
Chrysler Corporation
The
Copeland Co
Miss Annie Scott Remains in Tsinan Missionary Note
Miss Annie V. Scott of High Point North Carolina missionary to China stays in Tsinan per cables to the Presbyterian board of Foreign Missions. The dispatches say Shantung missionaries moved from inland posts to port cities Tsiwan and Chefoo with few exceptions Miss Arabella S Gault of South Portland Maine remains with Miss Scott.
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Annie V. Scott
High Point
China
Tsinan
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Shanghai
Shantung
Tsiwan
Chefoo
Arabella S. Gault
South Portland
Scott
Thieves Break Into King Pin Bowling Alley
Thieves broke into the King Pin Bowling Alley late last night and stole cigars cigarettes and a small amount of change. Police investigated clues but had not found any suspects by noon and indicated the culprits may have been local to the nearby Negro section.
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King Pin
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Greensboro Bond & Mortgage CO
R. A. Colvin
Commercial National Bank
Moore’s Motor Express
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Graham
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Klon
Winston-Salem
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Hillsboro
Durham
Morrisville
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Breamship
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
V.A. J. Idol V. Pres
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Globe Realty Company
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High Point Tent and Awning Co
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Coffield Furniture Co
Ben Franklin
Benjamin Franklin
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Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
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