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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1927

Page

12

Davidson College ninety- first commencement scheduled May 29 to June 1

Davidson college announces its ninety first commencement from Sunday May 29 through Wednesday June 1. The program includes baccalaureate and Y M C A sermons, Judge W P Stacey literary address, alumni luncheon, faculty reception, and senior oratorical medal contest with diplomas awarded June 1 to ninety plus seniors.

Dwight Chalmers Greensboro W. P. Stacy Supreme Court of North Carolina Davidson College Davidson J. L. McMillan D. D First Presbyterian Church of Norfolk W. H. Branch, Jr Atlanta L. D. Wharton, Jr Smithfield N. C W. T. Covington, Jr Raeford Davidson College Board of Trustees W. P. Stacey General Alumni Association

Classified Ads Urgently Seek Items and Services

A compact notice notes readers are scanning classified ads for items for sale services and job leads. It urges involvement from residents to check listings for opportunities and bargains across local categories.

Leased Hours Cited From Evansville Sanford notes

Fragmentary OCR lists times and references Evansville Sanford and other points with repeated entries. The text reads like a schedule or logs of lease related times and code numbers without clear context or complete sentences.

New Rotary Officers Assume Duties at Thursday Meet

High Point Rotary Club greets its new officers Logan Porter president Homer Hudson vice president and W C Idol secretary treasurer at the Country club meeting Thursday at 6 30 PM. Idol is serving again after reelection to the post succeeding T Win gate Andrews and Fred N Tate. An evening program includes a High School music faculty recital with Virginia Frank Virginia Ashtin L L Stookey and Andrew O Butler performing with violin trombone piano and trumpet.

High Point Rotary Club Country Club Logan Porter Homer Hudson W. C. Idol Andrews Virginia Frank Virginia Ashtin L.L. Stookey Andrew O. Butler

Chief Horney Re-elected Fire Chief in City Council Vote

A. B. Horney was re-elected as fire chief by the city council, with a $200 monthly salary unchanged. Grover H. Jones won the juvenile judge post over four other applicants, including W. G. Brown, D. H. Milton, and Garland Daniel, in a secret ballot after four rounds.

A. B. Horney Horney E. K. Ingram E. . Ingram Ingram Grover H. Jones W. G. Brown D. H. Milton Garland Daniel Jones Daniel Hedgecock Mr. Jones

Boxing bouts entertain Civitan club luncheon at Country Club

W F Bailey chaired the Civitan club luncheon entertainment at the Country Club. Two boxing bouts, each two rounds, ended in draws. O R York Jr faced Albert McAnally, and Roland Greer fought Claude Sechrest with James Groome and David J Yow as seconds and Lewis Teague as referee. Guests included BR Dillon High Point C Guthenberg New York and S K Blackley M F McGrath Charlotte.

W. F. Bailey Civitan Club Country Club O. R. York D Jr Albert McAnally Roland Greer Claude Sechrest James Groome David J. Yow Lewis Teague BR. &. Dillon High Point C. Guthenberg New York City S. K. Blackley M. F. McGrath Charlotte Green Street Baptist Church

Grain Advances Fuel Upswing Across Markets

Grain traders surged to buy across all pits as prices jumped. Poor Texas Oklahoma and Kansas crop reports and heavy rains in Canada and the corn belt spurred the rally. Diplomatic tensions between England and Russia also added to market excitement.

Chicago Texas Oklahoma Kansas Canada Corn England Russia

Open Week at Y Promotes Free Swimming Instruction

Annual open week at the High Point Y M C A swimming pool offers free instruction for all boys aged 19 and over. Non members may participate with parental consent, and all swimmers are supervised by qualified lifeguards under the slogan Every Boy a Swimmer. Last year over fifty youths learned to swim, with numbers expected to rise.

Physical Education Department High Point Association

Governor to Buy New State Automobile

Raleigh May 24 AP Members of the state committee of buildings and grounds approved Governor McLean to purchase a new automobile not to exceed 4100 dollars. The car will be bought with funds for the governor's mansion and follows last session action authorizing the purchase. The current Cadillac, once Cameron Morrison's car, is about six years old and over 100000 miles.

Raleigh State Committee of Buildings and Grounds McLean Cameron Morrison

Community Chest events alter High Point club schedule

High Point chapters of the American Business club cancel this week meeting due to Community Chest drive and banquet at First Methodist Protestant church. The campaign is supported by several club members.

First Methodist Protestant High Point American Business Club America East Green Street Baptist Church Industrial Department The Young Women’s Christian Association Conference For Industrial Girls Camp Graystone Tuxedo N. C Sweet Briar College Wanda Penny Pleasure Helen Kemp Herman T. Stevens John R. Peacock Community Chest Presbyterian Hut East Green Street Hiden Ramsay Asheville Ramsay

Headlight clinics set in nine NC cities this week

A second series of headlight testing clinics will be held in nine North Carolina cities this and next week. The program, organized by the Carolina Motor Club with the state highway commission, follows the first successful run in ten cities and aims to train garage and service station workers on the new headlight law effective July 1.

Greensboro North Carolina C. W. Roberts The Carolina Motor Club H. K. Witherspoon Frank Page State Highway Commission Motor Club J. C. Laurence Winston-Salem Salisbury Durham Henderson Wilson Washington New Bern Kinston Goldsboro

Three Trustees Appointed to Cullowhee School

Raleigh May 24 Governor A W McLean announced the appointment of three additional trustees for Cullowhee Normal and Industrial school They are C Baccanan Sylvais Elizabeth Kelly Franklin Madon county and N B McDevitt Marshall

Raleigh Cullowhee Normal and Industrial School Cullowhee A. W. McLean C. Baccanan Sylvais Elizabeth Kelly Franklin Madon County N. B. McDevitt Marshall

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