Red Cross Roll Call Underway With 250 Workers Aiming 3000 Members
Red Cross volunteers launched a house to house canvass following a rally at Wesley Memorial church. W F Pleming directed final instructions as 250 workers seek 3000 members before tomorrow night. Reports show good response with funds and life memberships being gathered at Cox building and High Point Savings and Trust.
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Red Cross
Wesley Memorial Church
W. F. Pleming
Roll Call
Cox
South Main Street
Pleming
H. N., Williard
High Point Savings and Trust Company
T. W. Sprinkle
T. Wingate Andrews
Geneois Roll Call
Are You Violating This Traffic Law
A city ordinance prohibits parking in front of theaters. State law bans parking within fifteen feet of a fire hydrant and within twenty feet of any intersection. Local motorists are urged to observe these laws carefully.
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Parkes
Terry Chairs Trustees In Ragan Bankruptcy Case
R. B. Terry named chairman and R. H. Wheeler secretary of the trustees in the R. R. Ragan bankruptcy at the organization meeting held Monday afternoon. Administration began yesterday with transfer of assets from receiver Thomas J. Gold Jr. Details await the referee on schedules filed prior to the bankruptcy order. Trusteeship offices to be kept at the 815 Commercial Bank building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Terry
R. H. Wheeler
R. R. Ragan
Thomas J. Gold, Jr
Commercial Bank
Local Red Cross Chairmen Named in Friends Church Talk
E Diffendale chairs the local Red Cross chapter Liston C Pope leads the speakers bureau and Rev Tom Alderman Sykes pastors the Central Friends church as featured in a community notice.
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E. Diffendale
Red Cross
Liston C. Pope
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
New License Plates To Be Smaller Than Present Auto Tags
North Carolina announces smaller motor vehicle license plates with black backgrounds and yellow figures. The redesigned plates weigh less, will go on sale December 1 at the Carolina Motor Club on North Main Street, with no extension after display limit. Mrs. Owen-Smith, manager of the club, says plates have not yet been mailed from Raleigh and motorists will receive them later this month.
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North Carolina
Carolina Motor Club
North Main Street
Owen-Smith
Three-Act Play To Be Presented Again Wednesday Night
The three-act play An Old Fashioned Mother will be repeated at 7 45 PM Wednesday night at the Junior Order hall on North Main street. Presented by the Christian Endeavor Society of Lebanon Methodist Protestant church, the show benefits the church and drew 300 to 400 spectators at Oak View school recently. A large crowd is expected to attend the revival performance.
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Oak View School
North Main Street
Christian Endeavor Society of Lebanon Methodist Protestant Church
Bible Society Issues Bibles in Six Hundred Eighteen Languages
The British and Foreign Bible Society reports the issuance of Bibles in 618 languages expanding access to scripture worldwide. The milestone highlights ongoing translation and distribution efforts across diverse regions and linguistic groups.
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The
British and Foreign Bible Society
BU KETS Bladder Laxative Adboasts Night Sleep Help
A 25 cent BU KETS box is marketed to relieve nighttime urination by cleansing impurities and acids. It claims to ease bladder irritation and back or leg pains linked to bladder disorders, with a four day trial and money back if not relieved. Eckerd's of High Point and Mann Drug Stores Inc endorse it as a best seller.
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Eckerd's
High Point
Mann Drug Stores, Inc
Adv
Drunken Drivers and Youthful Gamblers Targeted by North Carolina Judge
Judge Frank Hill of Murphy presided over a one week term in Greensboro focusing on drunken driving and youthful gambling. He urged grand jurors to report offenses and to keep youths in school or at work to curb crime. Assistant solicitor D Newton Farnell led cases due to the illness of H L Koontz.
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Greensboro
H. Hoyle Sink
12Th Judicial District
Frank 8. Hill
Murphy
Superior Court
H. L. Koontz
Koontz
Wesley Long Hospital
Walter D. Ashton
Security National Bank
Farnell
Ashton
Guilford
American Express Company
Forsyth
Winston-Salem
General Meeting of All Committees by I W A
Industrial Workers Association calls a general committee meeting at the new I W A hall on South Main street Wednesday night at 7 o clock. D W Bradley says the gathering will not interfere with the sanitary and street department workers meeting set for the same night. All committees urged to attend due to important discussions.
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Industrial Workers Association
I. W. A. Hall
South Main Street
D. W. Bradley
Bradley
Red Shield Club Sets Wednesday Assembly at Citadel
The Red Shield club of the Salvation Army will meet at the army citadel tomorrow afternoon at 5 o'clock to join members of the Young Men's Auxiliary to the advisory board. Adjutant John O Beirne announced the meeting and said the Young Men's board will direct the winter program for the club’s activities.
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Red Shield Club
The
Salvation Army
Army Citadel
Young Men's Auxiliary
John O'Beirne
Mrs. Eliza Payne Funeral Tomorrow At Pleasant Grove
Funeral services for Mrs. Eliza Payne widow of Alfred Payne will be held tomorrow at 11 oclock from Pleasant Grove M P church. Rev J A Palmer First Reformed church Thomanville will officiate and interment will follow in the church cemetery.
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Eliza Payne
Alfred Payne
A. D. Craven
Chestnut Street
Pleasant Grove M. P
J. A. Palmer
First Reformed Church
Thomanville
A Baby For You Adv Line Claims Simple Home Method
A Kansas City Maryland address advertises a method to overcome infertility after 15 years. The notice promises many have found happiness and urges writing to Fred Owens at 4542 Coates for details.
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Fred Owens
Coates
Kansas City
Security National Opens Branch Here Tomorrow
Security National Bank will open its High Point branch in the former Commercial National Bank space tomorrow morning with James W. Poole in charge. E. W. Freeze joins the board, Clarence M. Allred becomes assistant cashier, and Cary Howard will serve as teller. The bank will follow local hours from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. weekdays with Saturday noon close. John D. Biggs retains the former directors room as his office for liquidation work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James W. Poole
Greensboro
Security National Bank
High Point
The
Commercial National Bank
N. 8. Calhoun
E. W. Freeze
Clarence M. Allred
Guilford County
American Institute of Banking
Cary Howard
Poole
High Point Clearing House Association
John D. Biggs
Free talking pictures scheduled at Ilderton showroom
Horace G. Ilderton Inc in High Point hosts a Wednesday night free screening at the showroom corner West Commerce and Willowbrook. The double feature includes Hell Drivers with Barney Oldfield and Billy Arnold and Three A Minute about modern industrial methods in a manufacturing plant.
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Horace G. Ilderton, Inc
West Commerce
Willowbrook Street
High Point
Hell
Hollywood
Barney Oldfield
Billy Arnold
Schoolmasters to Hear Mr Kirkman Address at Greensboro Dinner
Arthur Kirkman general manager of the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad will address the Schoolmasters club at its monthly dinner at the King Cotton Hotel in Greensboro Wednesday night at 6 30 o clock. Vocal selections by Billy Melver will open the program and many school men from the city are expected to attend.
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Arthur Kirkman
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Schoolmasters Club
King Cotton Hotel
Greensboro
Billy Melver
Ingram Plans Gold Mining on Old Cameron Property
A. A. Ingram announces purchase of the old Cameron mining property on highway 90 in Randolph County and says mining will start immediately. The 80 acre site reportedly holds a 16 foot vein and has not been mined for years with gold around 33.45 an ounce enhancing prospects of further work in the area.
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Cameron
Randolph County
A. A. Ingram
Ingram
J. M. Arnold
Floyd
P M Davis Named Head Exhibitor For High Point Fair
P M Davis appointed superintendent of agricultural exhibits for the High Point Fair opening Monday at Welch Field November 20. Officials highlight agriculture and invite entries by contacting Davis. The fair runs daily through Saturday with emphasis also on industrial and merchants exhibits and a planned school children’s day for local and Guilford county students.
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P. M. Davis
High Point Farmers Civic Organization
Welch Field
High Point Fair Association
Davis
The
Fair Association
J. W. McMahon
High Point
Guilford
High Point Post
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Mr. McMahon
T. C. Potts
W. L. Langdon
Ira P. Walker
A. C. Ingram
R. T. Myers
W. C. York
Sidney Ross
C. Cecil
J. T. Chaney
C. E. Stuart
Dr. W. J. McAnally
Board of
Directors
Mischievous Wind Rips Through High Point Streets
A brisk wind swept through High Point ripping hats and skirts, lifting debris and even stripping a parked car of its top on Sheraton Place. It toppled an awning on North Main and scattered leaves and trash after yesterday's rain and cold snap.
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Sheraton Place
North Main Street
Colorful school production Folks of Many Lands staged
A junior high school class presented a colorful play Folks of Many Lands written by Miss Birdie Walker. Students built stage scenery and a jinrikisha. Cast included Clayton Pell as Joel and Virginia Coltrane as Fairy Queen with many named classmates portraying characters from various nations.
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Birdie Walker
Miss Walker
Joel
Clayton Pell
Alice
Ruth Combs
Ted
Grace Roberts
Billy Briles
Iris Welborn
Virginia Coltrane
Kathryn Allen
Roberta Hedrick
Sedia Dyer
Helen Hill
Estelle Smith
June Zachary
Ross Farlowe
Adam Thomason
Doris Robbins
Gwiss
Billy Harbin
Juanita Will
Greta
Sweden
Mozelle Royals
Marie and
Pierre
France
Eunice Parker
Jack
Dorothy Vincannon
Broadhurst To Show Pageant of Progress Film
A one reel film of High Point Pageant of Progress from 1923 will be shown at the Broadhurst theater Thursday and Friday as part of a Century of Progress Exposition feature. Hugh Smart announced after arranging with the Chamber of Commerce for its use. Guests of honor then included Dr. Hubert Work and Governor Cameron Morrison among others.
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High Point
Broadhurst
Hugh Smart
North Carolina Theaters, Inc
Chamber of Commerce
Hubert Work
Interior
Bartlett
New Hampshire
David H. Blair
Internal Revenue
Frank Page
North Carolina Highway Commission
J. R. Saunders
Virginia
Cameron Morrison
A. J. Bowley
Camp Bragg
W. A. Blair
Charles C. Tabor Dies at 48 After Illness
Charles C. Tabor 48 a well known specialty salesman of 807 East Lexington Avenue died yesterday at a local hospital after a week with pneumonia. He was born in Ellijay Georgia June 9 1885 and lived here since 1924. He married Bernice Barbare March 12 1921 and leaves a daughter Ice Clarice and sons Thomas and Charles Tabor of High Point. Funeral services will be held at his home Wednesday at 3 30 p m with Oakwood cemetery interment. Pallbearers will be from Numa F Reid Lodge of Masons.
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Charles C. Tabor
Lexington Avenue
Mr. Tabor
Ellijay
Georgia
Thomas and
Anna Cole Tabor
Bernice Barbare
Clarice Tabor
Thomas
Charles Tabor
High Point
Anna Tabor
Murryville
Mra.th. A. Martin
F. B. Haigler
Miami
Florida
S. A. West
Dahlonga
Oakwood Cemetery
Numa F. Reid Lodge of Masons
Federal suit moved in Greensboro over misdelivered funeral message
Civil action by Frank Jonesinson and Marie Evelyn Rosen against Western Union seeks 2,000,000 in damages. Pleadings filed after removal from High Point. Allegations state a misaddressed telegram delayed delivery, causing hardship and bereavement for Mrs Rosen’s family.
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Frank Jones Inson
Marie Evelyn Rosen
Western U Telegraph Company
Uni States
Greensboro
Lowing
Mapal Court of
High Point
William Jo Murphee
Rosen
Louisville
Robinson
W. Frank Robi
P Tffs
W. Frank Ro
Georgia City
Dillon
Ant
County Association For the Blind Meets in Greensboro
The Guilford County Association For The Blind will meet at the King Cotton hotel at 8:15 tomorrow. High Point supporters are expected, led by Mrs. Meyer Sternberger who helped found the group. High Point officers include Mrs. R. T. Amos and Mrs. J. E. Millis, with R. C. Boyce, Rev. W. R. Shaffer, F. J. Sizemore, and H. A. Cecil serving as officers and directors.
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Guilford County Association
King Cotton Hotel
Greensboro
High Point
Meyer Sternberger
Guilford Association
R. T. Amos
J. E. Millis
R. C. Boyce
W. R. Shaffer
F. J. Sizemore
H. A. Cecil
S. R. Matthews
High Point Committee For the
Snuff Usage In 1923 Reaches 38 Million Pounds
United States consumption totaled about 38,034,923 pounds of snuff in 1923, reflecting strong demand across age groups and regions for this tobacco product.
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United States
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Richardson
D. F. Lopp Coal CO
W. High St
St Clyde Farley
Max Bones
N. Main
Coleman
High Point Ice and Coal CO
Terry
Biltmore
Ella S. Dallas
Biltmore Hotel
A. Sefferson
Russell L
Lowf
Brooks
I.W.A
Kamakshi
Laksamarashihba Rao Pantalu Garu
Security National
Ilderton
Mr. Kirkman
P.M. Davis
Milbourne Amos
Frederick Jerome
Boston
Dr. James 8. Richardson
Stubbs
Captain Heathcote
American Business Club
Telegra Company
Scapa Flow
Kingdom of the Netherlands
Juliana
Voxz
Commerce
Willowbrook
Oldfield
Plymouth
Arnold
Indianapolis
Horace G.ilderton, Inc
Dodge & Plymouth
Commerce and
County Association For the Blind
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