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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 09, 1925

Page

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Crime Title and Its Reduction Discussed By Juvenile Agencies Leader

Jackson Mississippi November 9 AP Institutions and agencies handling juvenile offenders are praised for their 1870 framework. Burdette G. Lewis argues crime prevention requires reform in lawyers judges and politics, cites disintegration of American home life as a factor, calls for national coordinated effort.

Lewis Juvenile Agencies Group Jackson Miss United States Burdette G. Lewis National Conference of Juvenile Agencies Congress American Prison Association New Jersey New Jersey State Commission of Institutions and Agencies Trenton America

Football Star Baxter Gillon Dies From Game Injuries

The 23 year old Baxter M Gillon Jr Lenoir Rhyne captain and fullback died after injuries from the Saturday game with High Point college He died in Salisbury hospital and the funeral was attended by players from High Point and Lenoir Rhyne as well as family members His death was due to a broken neck and base of the brain. He had played two seasons at Lenoir Rhyne after transferring from the University of North Carolina Survivors include two brothers Charles and Paul and two sisters Mrs Conrad Hill and Lucile Gillon.

Baxter M. Gillon Lenoir-Rhyne High Point College Salisbury High Point Lenoir-Rhyne College Young Gillon Gillon B. M. Gillon University of North Carolina Charles Gillon Salis- Dury Ata Paul Gillon China Grove Conrad

Mrs Elizabeth Newsome Dies at 74 in Durham

Elizabeth Newsome aged 74 died at home 435 Mangum Avenue shortly after 11 Sunday morning. She leaves two daughters Margaret and Oline Newsome and two sons John and Harrison Newsome, a son in Fayetteville, and sister Mrs J M Woodell of High Point. Funeral from home Tuesday at 1 pm to High Pine church Randolph County. brief home services at 2:30 by Rev E W Jones.

Elizabeth Newsome Mangum Avenue High Point High Pine Church Ranulph County Rex E. W. Jones

Busy Woman's Club to Meet at Mrs Howard's Home

The Busy Woman's Club will meet this evening at 7 30 at Mrs G C Howard's home 204 Camel Street. Mrs Howard hosts as a member of the First Baptist church group and will welcome attendees.

First Baptist Church G. C. Howard Camel Street

Salisbury Player Baxter Gillon Buried After Fatal Game

Baxter Gillon 23 of Salisbury, captain and fullback for Lenoir Rhyne, died from injuries from the Lenoir Rhyne High Point game. He was buried at 10:30 a.m. in China Grove. Funeral at his home led by Rev. Edgar Woods with Lenoir Rhyne pallbearers and wide student attendance.

Salisbury Baxter Gillon Lenoir- Rhyne High Point Lenoir Lenoir-Rhyne

Gillon Remembered as Lenoir Rhyne Honors Captain

Le noir Rhyne college closed its doors and held morning services in memory of Baxter M. Gillon the Lenoir Rhyne football captain killed last Saturday in the High Point game. A large delegation including President P E Monroe traveled to Salisbury for the funeral as the team served as pallbearers.

Hickory Lenoir-Rhyne College Baxter M. Gillon High Point Gillon P. E. Monroe Lenoir-Rhyne Salisbury

Green Street Baptist Church Receives 1831 Thank Offering

The Green Street Baptist congregation in the high school auditorium took a thank offering of 1831 for the new church building under construction. Pastor Rev. H. T. Stevens said the amount is separate from prior pledges. Revival services continue nightly through Wednesday, with Mr. Stevens preaching Tuesday on Short Beds and Narrow Covers.

Green Street

Colored Quintet Organized In City

The New Colored Quintet of High Point is organized as one of the city’s best groups of colored singers. Members include Cornelius Pace captain and bass Eugene Cruse second bass Arthur Davis baritone Ernest Phelps tenor and Jonas Reed leader. They are ready to provide music for any occasion and will travel locally or beyond upon request.

New Colored Quintet High Point Cornelius Pace Eugene Cruse Arthur Davis Ernest Phelps Jonas Reed

Conference Resolution Opposes Evolution Teaching in State Schools

The North Carolina annual conference of the Methodist Protestant church closed with a resolution opposing any theory taught in state supported schools that unites man by blood with lower animals. Greensboro was chosen to host next year’s meeting, and ministers were assigned to serve across the state.

Greensboro North Carolina Methodist Protestant Church S. W. Taylor Burlington N. G. Bethea Lexington J. A. Burgess J. R. Hutton T. H. Lewis Washington,d. C Lewis Grace Methodist Protestant Church Alamance Albemarle Anderson R. G. Koons Asheboro J. E. Pritchard Asheville C. W. Bates Bess Chapel E. A. Bingham Bessemer City W. L. Carson Charlotte H. F. Surratt Chase City J. H. Trollinger Chatham J. H. Bowman Cleveland J. D. Morris Concord H. F. Fogleman Connelly Springs J. R. Gurtner Supply Cornelius C. E. Phillips Creswell R. L. Hethcox Davidson C. E. Ridge Democrat M. C. Henderson Denton Glenn Madison J. Elwood Carroll Draper J. S. Riddle Enfield R. C. Stubbings Fairview C. G. Isley Fallston J. M. Morgan Flat Rock J. B. Trogdon Forsyth Geo. L. Curry Fountain Place G. H. Hendry Friendship A. Ridge Gibsonville Glen Raven

Fair loses money and policy shifts fail to help

The article notes a financial setback for a fair tied to Mrs. Vanderbilt’s policy changes that did not improve finances. It highlights the state–N. C. game as the main feature preventing deeper losses and suggests the event drew attention despite overall negativity.

End of Carolina State football clash may kill state fair

Raleigh reports conflict over a November football game jeopardizes the state fair which has shown losses for three years. The Carolina State match has drawn crowds, but funding and terms remain unsettled. O Max Gardner of Shelby leads the North Carolina agricultural society, with supporters backing his bid amid ongoing financial woes.

Raleigh Carolina and State College Carolina Fair Association Vanderbilt O. Max Gardner Shelby North Carolina Agricultural Society

Southern states record 43 deaths in week of wrecks

AP tally from eleven states shows 43 killed and 208 injured in ten southern states last week. A Nahunta Georgia bus collision with an Atlantic Coast Line train killed eight and injured 22, later rising to 12 fatalities. Florida reported seven deaths and 91 injuries, while Georgia counted 36 injuries and deaths linked to Atlanta incidents. Mississippi reportedly had no fatalities or injuries.

Birmingham Ala Associated Press Nahunta Atlantic Coast Line Georgia Florida Atlanta Mississippi

Revival Begins at Oak Hill Friends Church This Week

A religious revival started Sunday morning at Oak Hill Friends Church with daily services planned at 7 30 each evening. Pastor Rev Cora Lee Norman leads most sermons with assistance expected from Mrs Key who arrives this afternoon.

Oak Hill Friend's Church Cora Lee Norman Key

Blazer Denial Focuses on Killing Case Testimony

Dr. Harold Elmer Blazer testifies in the trial over the death of Hazel Blazer aged 34. He denies slaying his daughter claiming he remembers nothing of the events surrounding the discovery of her body in the same room. The courtroom heard a grim account of the "human husk" and the care he offered his severely deformed child.

Littleton Colo Hazel Blazer Harold Elmer Blazer Joel Stone Stone Frances Bishop

European money used in fight 10 defeat prohibition

Chicago reports William E. Johnson alleging European bootlegging interests plan a Washington anti prohibition drive on January 16 funded by European distillers and brewers. The group behind the push includes Berlin figures Wilhelm Rosenkranz Franz Braum and Wilhelm Kiesehhe and the Schultheiss brewery family. Otto Schultheiss travels to America but stays by the Atlantic coast.

Chicago William E. Johnson Washington Johnson Ernest H. Cherrington World League Against Alcoholism Washington, D. C Europe Belgium France Czecho Slovakia Internationaler Verein Zur Hebung der Secretary For the Liberty To Otto America Atlantic Coast St. Paul Minneapolis Delaware Bay Minnesota

Hazel Blazer murder case enters second week in Littleton

In Littleton Colorado on November 9 the Hazel Blazer matter continues as the defense of Dr Harold Blazer charged with killing his daughter prepares to reveal its next phase in court.

Littleton Col Hazel Blazer Harold Blazer

Northern hotel growth plans target North Carolina sites

The Continental Leland Corp formed by Continental Hotels and Leland Hotels aims to build a string of nine hotels with investments over twenty million dollars. One site mentioned is Sedgefield between Greensboro and the city, where a large Pinehurst style resort is discussed though no facilities are advertised yet.

Continental-Leland Corporation New York Wall Street Journal North Carolina Sedgefield Greensboro A. W. McAlister Sedgefield, Inc Acount Continental- Leland Corp Leland Hotels, Inc Sweet

Boy Scouts of High School Hold Meeting

All the boy scouts of the high school met today with principal L R Johnson and scout executive Gordon Blair in the school auditorium. Johnson praised the scouts for their fine work and spirit and interest in their studies. Plans were discussed for a scout day at the school with uniforms and honor badges.

Boy Scouts L. R. Johnson Gordon Blair Johnson Ile

Winston Musicians To Be Here Tuesday

Plans are complete for a large musical program at the tabernacle Tuesday evening. The seventy four piece orchestra and the Winston-Salem band from Winston will perform, promising to be one of the era’s most entertaining events.

Winston Tabernacle Winston-S Atremer

Spivey Baby Dies at Home of Parents

The infant son of Mr. and Mrs J W Spivey of 115 Ragan Street died Sunday morning shortly before 4 o'clock. The body was taken to Moore County yesterday afternoon for funeral and interment.

J. W. Spivey Ragan Street Moore County

Hampton Anglo Saxon Club Objects to UNC Glee Club

The Hampton Anglo Saxon club protests to North Carolina's governor over the UNC Glee Club's Hampton Normal Institute concert in Ogden Memorial hall. Admission is limited to whites who sit with the school's Black students and friends. A recent Hampton post objected to a Black instructor addressing a white YMCA conference. the instructor later did not appear.

Hampton Hampton Anglo- Saxon Club North Carolina University of North Carolina Glee Club Hampton Normal Institute Ogden Memorial Hall Hampton Post

Members of Mob to Be Tried for Tot Jail Attack

Judge overruled the defense motion holding the affairs were common. The defendants face separate trials for the assault on Tot Jail, with implications for coordinated mob action and accountability.

Tot

Real Estate Dealer Among Those Who Forfeited Bonds

In Asheville on November 9 AP reports Motions to separate trials of 32 men charged in the Buncombe county jail attack were overruled. All defendants face one trial as conspiracies tie the cases. Bonds set at 2507 each. Creaseman and Pegram did not appear and bonds were forfeited. Thirty two men pleaded not guilty.

Asheville Buncombe County A. M. Stack Superior Court Stack Lawrence Creaseman Paul Pegram R. M. Wells Creasman Rayburn Pegram Fred Smith Fred Fore Carl Swink Diamond Ward Harry Smith Luther Townsend Frank Gasheron Sam Stroupe Bud Wilson Charlie Penlan Alf Sams Steady Ball Herman Banks John Jarvis Delbert Martingale Swann Griffin Jim Redman Ossboss Hudgins Jenkins John Evans W. C. Scott Plnto Young Jim Morris Herschel King Peter Bell Delbert Shipman Douglas Bishop H. P. Rayburn Cap Hagan Charlie Hansley Robert Holcombe Lawrence Lyda J. Swain Mark W. Brown Iilis Jones Gallatin Roberts Laund Prown R. M. We

Death of E. Peyton After Cancer Battle

Washington report confirms correspondent E. Peyton died from stomach cancer. The Raleigh News and Observer and Greenville News writer was noted for cancer-related illness.

Washington E. Peyton Raleigh News and Observer Greenville

Dock N. Welborn Bloved Citizen Claimed by Death

Dock N Welborn, a longtime resident, died after a series of strokes. He suffered a first stroke last April and another in August, with paralysis listed as the cause in the notice.

Welborn Furniture Dealer Dock Welborn Dies in High Point

D N Welborn prominent High Point furniture dealer dies at home after six months illness and two strokes. Born April 22, 1876 near Trinity he was 49. Survived by widow six children four brothers two sisters. Funeral Wednesday 11 am at Wesley Memorial Church with Oakwood cemetery interment.

D. N. Welborn High Point Parkway Mr. Welborn E. K. McLarty Wesley Memorial Church Oakwood Cemetery Dock Welborn North Carolina Trinity Joseph A Mary Jane Welborn Allen Burton Elizabeth Snow Nancy David N., Jr Raymond Ellis Joseph A. Welborn Robert Charles John Jake Welborn Eugene Marsh Onslow Marsh Welborn Point Harllee-Welborn Furniture Company Welborn Furniture Company Wesley Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church High Point Lodge Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks

Offenses Grow Against Colonel of Air Service

Colonel William Mitchell, via his counsel Representative Frax R. Reid, tells a court martial he will prove criminal and almost treasonable negligence in government aviation. He cites the Shenandoah fatal trip, a naval officer pressuring Lansdowne’s widow, and efforts to aid a foreign flight organization near the Panama Canal, plus insufficient air protection for Hawaii and the Philippines.

Washington William Mitchell Military Naval Air Service Frax R. Reid Shenandoah Zachary Lansdowne Lansdowne Theat Panama Canal Hawaii Philippines

Also Mentioned on This Page

Conference N. C R. E. Powell Virginia South Carolina Alabama Louisiana Gere Arkansas Tennessee Kentucky Margaret Sanger American Birth Control League Harold E Balzer Littleton, Col Blazer Distillers Great Northern Hotel Promotion Corporation Boy Scouts of High School Spivey U. N. C. Glee Club Yee Ron
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