Armistice Day Observances In City Notables To Speak
Armistice Day activities will close banks and government offices while schools hold programs commemorating the nine year anniversary of the armistice. A banquet at the Sheraton hotel will honor Duke Power, Duke Endowment officials, with speakers W S Lee and Dr W S Rankin among those listed by F J Sizemore of the chamber of commerce. Several hundred reservations are expected.
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America
High Point
Greens Tro
The
American Legion
Gate City
Sheraton
Duke Power Company
Duke Endowment
F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Sizemore
W. S. Lee
Southern Power Company
Piedmont and Northern Railway Company
Wall Street Opening Shows Mixed Early Stock Moves
Prices were irregular at the opening with Commercial Solvents down about four points and Pittsburgh Coal and American Agricultural Chemical preferred lower by roughly a point. Early gains of a point or more appeared for Houston Oil, Texas Gulf Sulphur and Allied Chemical.
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Wall Street
New York
Pittsburgh Coal
American Agricultural Chemical Preferred
Houston Oil
Texas Gulf Sulphur
Allied Chemical
Benjamin Dies Prominent Lawyer and Mechanics Expert
George Hillard Benjamin, a distinguished lawyer and authority on applied mechanics, died after a month of illness in New York at age 75. He was the son of the late patent lawyer Park Benjamin.
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Benjamin
New York
George Hillard Benjamin
Park Benjamin
Inventor touts portable coin collecting device for churches
A quoted passage from Tit-Bits shows an inventor boasting a new collecting box that sorts coins by metal. Silver money would land on velvet, while copper coins would drop on a large bell, promising millions as every church buys the device.
Dr. Perisho Speaks at Central Friends Supper on Education Week
Dr Elwood C Perisho of Guilford College spoke at Central Friends Church Wednesday night about Ioan Education Week and the fight against illiteracy among soldiers. The event drew about 100 people and featured remarks on adult education and the work of schools.
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Elwood C. Perisho
Guilford College
Central Friends Church
Perisho
Europe
American Education Association
National Education Association
Dr. Perisho
David H. Parsons
Dorothy Gardyne
Beatrice Crouch
Sykes
Davis
Dean
Cagle
Henry A. White
Joseph Weaver
C. F. Tomlinson
Quaker Round Table
The
Friends Church
Indianapolis
Carolina Wood
New York City
Miss Wood
Nicaragua
American Commission
Republic
United States
P T A Meeting Tonight At High Point High School
The High Point High School P T A invites all parents to the first regular meeting this evening at 7 30 in the school auditorium. The program features a Tom Sawyer fence whitewashing demonstration and a discussion on children and books. A report on the Charlotte P T A convention and a Children’s Book Week poster display by pupils will be presented.
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High Point High School
Association
Tom Sawyer
Charlotte
Quarrelled Husband Recalls Summer Flame Count
A London Tit Bits item reports a quarrel where a wife asks her husband how many girls he slept with at a seaside hotel before meeting her. He groans that the number was twelve, saying he only remembered too late.
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Seaside
London
Wesley Memorial Bazaar Opens With Flower Show and Banquet
Wesley Memorial church hosts its annual flower show and bazaar under the Ladies Aid Society. Hundreds view chrysanthemums ferns and roses and lunch in the church dining room as the event runs through tomorrow with a dinner tonight and meals tomorrow. Proceeds go to charitable ends.
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Wesley Memorial Church
Ladies Aid Society
Oscar E. Kearns
S. C. Clark
L. R. Terry
Cy Wheeler
Zilliah Smith
Shubal Kirkman
Harry Hanson
Everett Marsh
E. D. Steel
Belvin Harmon
John Sheloff
Charles Amos
Oscar C. Durland
O. P. Moffitt
Tom Alderman Sykes
A. E. Tate
Arthur Bodenheimer
J. M. Hayworth
J. M. Milikin
John S. Campbell
Pittsburgh Plate Glass Company
Beeson Hardware Company
High Point Hardware
High Point Hardware Company
Melissa Kenner
J. J. Peeler
S. J. Morton Jewelry Company
M. V. Andrews
Trinity
A. E. Alexander
G. W. Hunnycutt
Randall’s Pharmacy
C. W. Cagle
H. C. Kersey
Houbigant
Hart Drug Company
John Campbell
Max Bones Jewelry Company
Lee Andrews
Archdale
Stamey Jewelry Company
R. M. Andrews
Edward J. Hearst
W. C. Linden
Minnie Hinkle
Matton Drug Company
J. M. McAdams
Edward Hearst
L. L. Davis
Spaugh
J. W Swiggett
W. A. Davis
E. M. Brower
J. W. Swiggett
J. G. Snipe
R. R. Ragan
Fred N. Tate
M. J. Wrenn
C. E. Hayworth
R. T. Amos
J. E. Millis
O. E. Kearns
J. H. Adams
W. C. Jones
W. H. Slane
London racehorse man drains fortune after workhouse discharge
Edward Glover, recently discharged from a London workhouse, earned $200,000 in one year at horse racing and enjoyed long success until two years ago when ill health depleted his finances, leaving him penniless.
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Edward Glover
London
Daily global thunderstorms estimate reported
The world experiences an average of about 4,400 thunderstorms each day, scattered across continents and oceans. This figure highlights the widespread and frequent nature of thunderstorm activity globally.
Local party hunting at Paradise Point
Knox Wilson left yesterday for Paradise Point taking 14 fine dogs. W. C. Idol and J. W. Wilson will join the party today for a big deer and bear hunt. They will return to the city Sunday afternoon.
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Knox Wilson
Paradise Point
W. C. Idol
J. W. Wilson
Plans Completed for Talk Tonight by Democratic Club
R. B. Parker announced readiness for a 7 30 pm rally at the club room over Mc Corys on South Main across from Cannon Fetzer. Hundreds expected to hear Congressman W C Hammer of the seventh NC district with O E Mendenhall to introduce him and other local speakers planned.
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R. B. Parker
Democratic Club
McCory
South Main Street
Cannon-Fetzer Company
W. C. Hammer
North Carolina
Mr. Parker
Hammer
Congress
O. E. Mendenhall
Forget-Me-Not Sale Supports Disabled Veterans
The Andrew Jackson post American Legion Auxiliary in 1920s will conduct its annual forget-me-not sale on Armistice Day November 11 to aid 27,000 disabled veterans in hospitals. Mrs. Charles W. Perry leads local efforts with Mrs. I. Paul Ingle directing publicity.
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Woman’s Auxiliary
Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
Coolidge
William E. Tate
Veterans’ Bureau
Congress
Charles W. Perry
I. Paul Ingle
Not Complimentary Very Loud Young Person Punch Quip
A sharp exchange pits a loud young person against an older man. The youngster accuses elders of lacking modern subtlety and easy comprehension. The old gentleman retorts that he may seem rude but remains undeterred.
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Punch
Last Rites Held for Dorothy Lee
Dorothy Lee six notes of sorrow marked her death at her parents home near Hedgecock and Whitehall streets. The service was at Lebanon M P Church with Rev J R Hutton and associates, followed by interment in Oakwood Cemetery with cousins as pallbearers and flower bearers.
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Dorothy Lee
Henry Lee
Hedgecock
Whitehall Streets
Lebanon M. P. Church
J. R. Hutton
J. M. Hilliard
Mechanicsville Baptist Church
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Church
Wade Lee
Oscar Lee
Dallas Lee
Guy Lee
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G. B. & C. E. Miller
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Raleigh
Greensboro Bond & Mortgage CO
J. Lee Newby
Commercial National Bank
Southern Mortgage Loan & Land Co. UK
Buailding
Rowland Real Estate Co
North Main
Frost
Commercial Bank
L. B. Jarvis
S. Main St
Southern Railway System
Wesley Memorial
Talk Tonight
Congressman Hammer
Legion Auxiliary
Forget-Me-Nots
Main Drug Co. No
N. Main
Ice and Coal Co
Optometry
N. C
Maskins Store
Madame Melba
S. Wrenn St
N. G
King Pin Bowling
East Broad St
High Point Perpetual Building and Loan Association
C. H. Ellis
V. A. Jd. Idol
Treas
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
Real Estate Loan Co
M. Ernest Webb
B. M
Globe Realty Company
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