Sunrise Thanksgiving Service by High Point Endeavor Union
The annual sunrise Thanksgiving service of the High Point Christian Endeavor union will be held tomorrow at 7 AM at Central Friends church. A. J. Koonce will preside, Rev. Tom Alder man Sykes will speak, and a local Endeavor quartet will sing. Afterward a light breakfast of hot rolls and coffee will be served. baskets of provisions will be distributed to the city's poor, with donations coordinated by Miss Mary Shepard.
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High Point Christian Endeavor Union
Central Friends Church
A. J. Koonce
Tom Alderman Sykes
Mabel Griffith
High Point College
Miss Shepard
Christian Endeavor Society
First Friends Church
Nikanthan Literary Society
Secretary Speaks at Concord Merchants Gathering
Lexington November 23 Herbert Q O Sink field secretary of the North Carolina Retail Merchants association delivered an address to merchants in Concord at a super given by the Concord Retail Merchants association.
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Lexington
Herbert QO. Sink
North Carolina Retail Merchants Association
Conocord
Concord Retail Merchants Association
Thanksgiving Day Holiday Observed in High Point
Businesses in High Point will close tomorrow for Thanksgiving Day. Banks, the public library, post office and municipal buildings will shut except for emergency services. Many residents will travel to Chapel Hill to watch the University of North Carolina vs North Carolina State game.
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High Point
High Point Public Library
Chapel Hill
University of
Uni
Quiet Thanksgiving at High Point College
A calm holiday plan unfolds as many students head home for the break while others attend the Carolina Virginia game in Chapel Hill. Dormitory girls host the M P Orphanage children, the Christian Endeavor society attends sunrise services and donates baskets, and the Nikanthan Literary society presents a Thanksgiving program.
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High Point College
Chapel Hill
M. P
Depot to Chase Thanksgiving Depot Closure
Freight agent R. E. Brown announced this morning that the freight depot would be closed tomorrow for Thanksgiving Day.
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Chase
R. E. Brown
High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railway Improves Lines
The railway company based here expands Thomasville warehousing and yard tracks, extends its High Rock main line and side-tracks, and connects with the southbound route. Officials say the enhanced tracks will handle much larger loads and compare with the best in the region.
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High Point
Thomasville
Denton
High Rock
Southern To Build Addition To Local Freight Warehouse
The Southern Railway Company will enlarge its freight warehouse in High Point at a total cost around 18000 dollars. A west end one story tin structure 30 by 40 feet and an east end two story brick addition will provide new offices on the second floor and more freight space on the first floor. Permits from the city were issued, with expected total month permits around 85000 dollars, though below last year’s 3500000 dollars.
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The
Southern Railway Company
R. E. Brown
West End
High Point
A. B. Horney
Hill Funeral 13 Conducted at Home
Funeral services for Solomon Hill died at his home 628 Park Street Sunday night were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 at the residence by Rev O L Ruth Pilgrim Holiness pastor. Burial followed in Oakwood cemetery with pallbearers T C Allred Web Elliott D M Bondurant Ralph Pierce Rome E Sales and A N Greer. Flowers carried by Dana Gray Edna Gray Virginia Hill Elsie Pierce Nellie Beck.
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Solomon Hill
Park Street
O. L. Ruth
Pilgrim Holiness Churches
Oakwood Cemetery
T . C. Allred
Web. Elliott
D. M. Bondurant
Ralph Pierce
Rome E. Sales
A. N. Greer
Attractive Display of Books in Window
The High Point Public Library presents a window display at Jarrett's Stationery featuring posters by fourth and fifth grade students. The posters promote books from a library poster contest held for Book Week to spark youth interest in reading.
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High Point
Jarrett
Madam May Private Parlors Offer Help to All
An advertisement invites readers to visit Madam May private parlors for white and colored assistance in love, business, and personal troubles. It promises to set patrons on the right path of life and to help with loss of faith or bad luck, regardless of race.
O Briant Committed To Insane Asylum After Murder Trial
Walter D. O Briant, charged with killing Mrs Sallie Williams July 19, was ordered detained in the state insane asylum by Judge M W Barnhill after medical testimony on his mental condition. He shot Williams in a car at Mangan and Chapel streets, then killed himself and survived. He will stay at the asylum until declared mentally competent to enter a plea.
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Durham
Walter D. O’briant
State Insane Asylum
M. W. Barnhill
O’briant
Sallie Smith Williams
Adams
State Hospital For Insane
Funeral for Ransom Wood Myres at Old Union
Funeral services for Ransom Wood Myres who died at the Guilford county sanatorium were held at Old Union M E church Randolph county. Rev E M Jones officiated with pallbearers R L Gardner Jerome Davis F O Johnson William Coltrane J E Swaim Gilbert Price B J Whitehead and floral attendants Miss Estelle Price Mrs W L Myres Mrs W A Willard Mrs L W Hughes. Burial was in Old Union cemetery.
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Ransom Wood Myres
Guilford County
Old Union M. E
Randolph County
E. M. Jones
Highland M. E. Church
R. L. Gardner
Jerome Davis
F. O. Johnson
William Coltrane
J. E. Swaim
Gilbert Price
B. J. Whitehead
Estelle Price
Welfare workers place two children in Bethel Home Kingswood
Mrs. W. C. Hammond executive secretary of the Board of Public Welfare left the city for Kingswood Tennessee at noon to place two small children in Bethel Children's Home. She will return home Sunday morning.
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W. C. Hammond
Board of Public Welfare
Kingswood
Tenn
Bethel
Hammond
New mayor named by court edict in Smithfield
In Smithfield North Carolina on November 23 a superior court jury ruled incumbent C W Carter not legally entitled to hold office. Dr F G Gower who defeated Carter by one vote in the last election takes over the post after Carter’s suit alleging illegal votes by several school teachers.
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Smithfield
N. C
Ay Clayton
Superior Court
C. W. Carter
F. G. Gower
Gower
Carter
Junkers crew given free hand in Azores action
Berlin reports the new crew of the C 1230 in the Azores will decide further action. Pilots Johann Risticz and Wilhelm Niemann replace Ralph Starke and Karl Koebe who flew the plane from Germany and asked to be relieved after disagreements arose.
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Berlin
Azores
Johann Risticz
Wilhelm Niemann
Junkers
Ralph Starke
Karl "Oebe
Germany
Fifty Wesleyan Chapels Opened in London in Year
Fifty new Wesleyan chapels have opened in London over the past year, expanding the denomination's reach. The rapid growth reflects sustained church-building activity and broader urban expansion by religious groups in the capital.
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London
Chief Gibson Heads To Chapel Hill With Six Aides
Chief of Police L. R. Gibson announces six men for the trip to Chapel Hill to assist at the UNC and Virginia game. The group includes W. F. Taylor R. F. Russell A. P. Samuels R. G. Shiplett T. B. Walls and G. Y. Stone to manage thousands of attendees tomorrow afternoon.
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L. R. Gibson
Chapel Hill
W. F. Taylor
R. F. Russell
A. P. Samuels
R. G. Shiplett
T. B. Walls
G. Y. Stone
University of North Carolina
University of Virginia
Special Combined Thanksgiving Service At Wesley Church
A citywide Methodist Episcopal service is set for 7:30 p.m. at Wesley Memorial church led by Rev. E. J. Harbison with Rev. H. C. Byrum delivering the message. The closing feature is Maunder’s five part cantata Song of Thanksgiving with soloists Mrs. John Peacock Mrs. R. T. Amos Miss Dorothy Hoskins W. C. Phillips and J. Gurney Briggs. printed words will be distributed by John R. Peacock. The order includes organ prelude Hymn 717 prayer Byrum talk offertory violin solo Miss Virginia Frank and the cantata take the stage.
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Methodist Episcopal
Wesley Memorial Church
E. J. Harbison
Wesley Memorial
H. C. Byrum
Calvary M. E. Church
Maunder
John Peacock
R. T. Amos
Dorothy Hoskins
W. C. Phillips
J. Gurney Briggs
John R. Peacock
Virginia Frank
Hunting Convicts Escape Captured After Breakout
Wilmington November 23 Deputy sheriffs today sought to recapture 13 Negro convicts who escaped last night from the New Hanover county stockade. They were lost in a dense fog that shrouded the surrounding woods.
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Wilmington
New Hanover County
Stocktade
Williams' Body Shipped to Wadley for Funeral
The body of W T Williams who died yesterday in a local hospital was sent at 4 AM to Wadley Georgia for funeral and burial services. Accompanied by his son Roy Williams he leaves a widow four children and three brothers all of Wadley.
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W.T. Williams
Wadley
Roy Williams
Williams
Roy
Annie May
Sadie Williams
Castoria Promises Gentle Aid for Baby Stomach
An advertisement extols Fletcher's Castoria as a safe, all vegetable remedy for colic, constipation, diarrhea, and sleep issues in infants. It praises the product's pleasant taste, lack of harsh drugs, and claims physicians recommend it, adding a free care and feeding booklet as added value.
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Fletcher
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