Republicans Meet in Greensboro To Plot Unified Campaign
North Carolina Republican leaders and state and congressional candidates plan a 10 AM gathering in Greensboro led by Brownlow Jackson at the King Cotton hotel. Notables from D. H. Blair to Charles A. Jones will attend as part of a push for a unified county by county platform and a daily party organ.
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Republican Executive Committee
North Carolina
Kansas City
Greensboro
Brownlow Jackson
King Cotton Hotel
Republican Party
High Point
D. H. Blair
Internal Revenue
Washington
William G. Bramham
Durham
Charles A. Jones
Lincolnton
H. ¥. Seawell
Carthage
E. L. Gavin
Sanford
George Butler
Clinton
Junior Hi-Y Club Holds Meet Today
Members of the Junior Hi-Y club held their last meeting of the school year at the high school. Mr Hooks, faculty member and senior advisor, will teach next year at the Georgia Tech. Officers elected include Ted Thomas president Winford Hinkle vice president Gatewood Shipman secretary and Charles Hayworth treasurer. Former President Edgar Allen lauded the club’s fellowship and service opportunities. The club aims to foster Christian character standards in school and community.
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Hooks
Georgia School of Technology
Ted Thomas
Winford Hinkle
Gatewood Shipman
Charles Hayworth
Edgar Allen
Local delegates to attend NC Reformed church classis meet
Rev. Milton Whitener of First Reformed Church will lead the local delegation to the classis of the Reformed Church in North Carolina at Le noir. Edgar Whitener will travel as representative elder. Whitener to preach and report as treasurer. new president to be chosen Wednesday. Delegates plan to return Thursday night or Friday morning.
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Milton Whitener
First Reformed Church
Lenoir
Cclassis
Reformed Church
North Carolina
Edgar Whitener
H. A. Fesperman
Greensboro
Classis
Whitener
Last Rites For Fannie Ennis Gray
Funeral services for 13 year old Fannie Ennis Gray daughter of Mr and Mrs R E Gray were held at 2 pm yesterday at the Primitive Baptist church Mechanicsville with Elder Tucker officiating Pallbearers included L H Wicks Hubert Welch A U Williamson Adam Newsom Vance Lannier and Virgil Epting Flower bearers were Ruth Carden Myrtle Carden Alice Lanier and Katherine Tucker Interment was in the church cemetery A large gathering attended the rites
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Fannie Ennis Gray
R. E. Gray
Primitive Baptist Church
Mechanicsville
Elder Tucker
L. H. Wicks
Hubert Welch
A. U. Williamson
Adam Newsom
Vance Lannier
Virgil Epting
Ruth Carden
Myrtle Carden
Alice Lanier
Katherine Tucker
Bishop Rondthaler to Speak at Local Father Son Banquet
Bishop Edward Rondthaler of the Moravian church Winston-Salem will address the father son banquet tonight at 6 45 at the Central Friends church annex. Rev Tom Alderman Sykes leads arrangements and Elizabeth Fry class members will serve dinner.
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Edward Rondthaler
Moravian Church
Winston-Salem
Central Friends Church Annex
Tom Alderman Sykes
Elizabeth Fry
Revival Services at West End Baptist Church
Revival services began yesterday at the West End Baptist Church and will continue for a week or 10 days. The pastor is in charge and will deliver the sermons.
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West End
West End Baptist Church
Zion City flat earth colony leader begins edge world trek
In Zion City Illinois Wilbur G Voliva head of the flat earth group starts a walking tour aimed at reaching the earth edge. The movement centers on Volia who leads the community with a literal interpretation of global shape.
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Zion City
Illinois
Wilbur G. Voliva
Air Mail Week Observed Marking First Service Anniversary
Postmaster General designates this week as air mail week to celebrate ten years since the first air mail service began. The New York to Atlanta and Atlanta to New Orleans routes now connect High Point and much of the nation by air with rail links.
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New
New York
Atlanta
New Orleans
High Point
United States
Washington
District of Columbia
Rhode Island
Maine
New Hampshire
Vermont
Maryland
Delaware
Funeral services held for L. R. Gibson former police chief
Funeral services for L R Gibson former police chief who died yesterday morning of a heart attack were conducted at the First Methodist Protestant church with three ministers officiating. Burial followed at Oakwood Memorial Park. Gibson, 51, had recently resigned as chief and operated a meat business. He was born October 4 1876 in Randolph county and survived by his wife two sons a daughter his mother a sister two brothers and several friends and associates in High Point.
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L. R. Gibson
First Methodist Protestant Church
Oakwood Memorial Park
Gibson
Eefore
High Point
Mr. Gibson
Randolph County
William
Martha Thompson Gibson
Lula Russell
Davidson County
Theodore
Marvin Gibson
Mary Gibson
Martha Gibson
Arthur Vincannon
Clark Gibson
L. E. Pierce
Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant Church
Harrison Hill
Albemarle
E. K. Ingram
George R. Henderson
John Peace
J. E. Forrest
John P. Perdue
C. R. Boyd
M. L. Boswell
C. Ross Lanier
G. Y. Stone
A. N. Greer
Coach Marlette Addresses Senior Hi Y Club on Habits
Coach W. KE Marlette spoke to the Senior Hi Y club at the high school about habitual smoking and intoxicants. He urged boys to avoid these habits to pursue athletic success and future life goals, using lantern slides for illustration. Edgar Hartley outlined plans for the fifth annual Hi Y trip, and a committee of Whitener York and Clodfelter was formed.
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W. KE. Marlette
Marlette
Edgar Hartley
Siso
James Whitener
Elford York
Lee Clodfelter
Guilford College Glee Club Returns for Concert
The Guilford College men's glee club will give a concert at Central Friends Church tomorrow night at 8 during its spring 1928 tour. About 25 students will perform solos duets quartets and chorals under Prof. Max Noah. Public invited.
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Guilford College
Central Friends Church
Max Noah
High Point Employment Figures From 1920 Census Data
High Point reports 15 607 residents in gainful occupations with 10 607 male workers and a population of 32 171. Winston-Salem remains higher in employed percentage with 44 574 employed from 82 272 population. Figures rely on 1920 census and Newspaper Feature Bureau surveys.
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High Point
Chamber of Commerce
Richard Mather Archer
United States
Winston-Salem
Newspaper
Feature Bureau
Rutherford junior college ace enters Hall of Fame for no hitter
Van Griffin, Rutherford junior college pitcher, earned induction after pitching a no hit game against Mars Hill College. The 8 to 1 victory featured Griffin striking out 11 and Mars Hill committing three infield errors in one inning.
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Connelly Springs
van Griffin
Rutherford Junior College
Baseball Hall of Fame
Mars Hill College
Mars Hill
Rutherford
Griffin
Masons Invite Members to Numa F Reid Lodge Meeting
Regular communication of Numa F Reid Lodge No 344 A F and A M set for Monday night at 8 00. Master Masons urged to attend. W M H C Massey and Sec W E Herndon sign.
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Numa F. Reid Lodge No
Commencement at Sykes Oak Ridge Opens Mother's Day Sermon
Oak Ridge Institute prepares for its 76th commencement exercises opening Sunday at 11 with Rev. Edmund Schwarze of Winston-Salem delivering the baccalaureate. Hon. J. W. Bailey of Raleigh gives the address May 25. exams, oratorical and debate contests mark the closing events. Rev Tom Alderman Sykes also speaks on Mother's Day stressing the home and mothers' influence on world progress.
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Sykes
Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Institute
Edmund Schwarze
Winston-Salem
J. W. Bailey
Raleigh
Athenian
Philomathean
R. F. Brendle
Benjamin Ornstein
Philadelphia
O. H. Umstead
Durham
N. O. van Nortwick, Jr
Parmele
Dwight Stokes
Newsom
F&. G. Kilgore
C. L. Kearns
High Point
J. O. White
T. C. Turnage Jr
W. C. Barrett
P. C. Baylor
R. L. Beaver
W. E. Bradish
J. P. Bunn, Jr
H. P. Butler
T. M
G. G. Newlin
L. S. Pierce
J. W. Price
J. S. Robeson
H. R. Sessoms
W. F. Sheep
W. L. Shelton
W. M. Slate
M. A. Solomon
J. W. Stone
J. E. Webb
B. C. Westmoreland
R. L. Whitener
J. C. Hayworth
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
Mr. Sykes
Silk mill contract awarded for A. Schottland plant
Rocky Mount officials said a one million dollar silk mill contract for A. Schottland Inc of New Jersey is awarded and construction rushes toward a July 11 occupancy. The steel brick building will cover about 30000 square feet with 200 looms and related machinery to employ around 300 people for making Japanese bread silks.
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Rocky Mount
A. Schottland, Inc
New Jersey Corporation
Three-Act Play to Be Given Tonight at Saint Marys
The Saint Marys Episcopal parish house hosts a three-act drama tonight titled A Southern Cinderella. Mrs W E Davis directs the event with a cast including Mrs Owen Smith as Madame Charteris Miss Elizabeth Brown as Enid Bellarmy Mrs H S Coffield as Miss Rose Winderberry Miss Evelyn Payne as Miss Johnnie Bell Randolph Mrs S S Saunders as Miss Katherine Hawke Miss Matt Wall as Miss Carolina Hawke and Mrs Walter Chandler as Mammy Lady Johnson The production promises an enjoyable evening by the ladies of the church.
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Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church
Ladies of the Church
Postponed Departure for Prince Carol from England
London May 14 Prince Carol’s departure from England in line with the home office request has been postponed briefly but he will depart for the continent before Thursday his host M Jonesecu announced today It had been expected he would leave today
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London
Prince Carol
England
British Home Office
M. Jonesecu
Carol
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