City Plans Wide Thanksgiving Worship Across Churches
High Point will observe Thanksgiving with multiple worship services and charitable acts. Methodist, First M P, and Calvary pastors lead union and joint services, while a sunrise program at Central Friends Church annex collects food for needy families. Additional services at St Mary’s, First Presbyterian, Central Friends, and Emmanuel Lutheran highlight the day with music and charity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
All Methodist Episcopal
Main Street
M. E
First M. P
First
M. P
E. J. Kirk
Calvary M. E
High Point Christian Endeavor Union
Central Friends Church
T. A. Sykes
Friends
W. C. Hammond
High Point Board of Public Welfare
Chester C. Smith, Jr
Transportation Committee
Bayer Aspirin for Sore Throat and Pain Relief
An old guidance note promotes Bayer Aspirin for sore throat easing after dissolving two tablets in a quarter glass of water. It claims quick relief for neuralgia neuritis rheumatism lumbago and other aches and says it does not depress the heart.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bayer
Jewel safety plan urged for protecting valuable stones
A guidance note recommends regularly taking jewels to a reliable store to ensure settings are secure, noting many losses could be prevented if this practice were followed.
Well Known Author to Speak in City This Week
John Sale renowned author and UNC Press lecturer will appear at the public library Saturday night at eight o clock. He will also speak at Moore's Book Store at noon the same day, announced city librarian Miss Winnie Welch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sale
University of North Carolina Press
Winnie Welch
Mr. Sale
Moore's
Main
Washington Streets
American Legion Post 87 Holds Large Meeting and Planned Boy Scout Patrol
Members of Andrew Jackson Post No. 87 of the American Legion enjoyed their largest weekly meeting in some time. Reports on membership and a Boy Scout patrol in the Highland mill area were heard. A site for a permanent post home remains under study. Rev H T Stevens spoke on Down on the Farm. Coffee and sandwiches followed as plans for next Tuesday’s 8 pm meeting drew emphasis for all legionnaires and ex-service men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Jackson Post
No. 87
American Legion
Highland Mill
H. T. Stevens
Green Street Baptist Church
George Edwards
Stevens
Bill Bennett
Elks Lodge Postpones Meeting Ahead of Memorial Day
The High Point Elks lodge moved its weekly meeting from Thursday to Friday due to Thanksgiving. Secretary Col D H Milton urged officers to attend for Memorial Day preparations at the American theater Sunday at 3 pm. Exalted ruler Owen Reese approved the delay. T Wingate Andrews will give the address with choir and soloist. The lodge roster now lists over 50 members. The Memorial Day committee named Carter Dalton, O A Kirkman Sr, Thomas J Gold, Owen Reese and Col D H Milton.
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High Point Elks Lodge
Col
D. H. Milton
American Theater
Owen Reese
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point
Carter Dalton
O. A. Kirkman
Thomas J. Gold
Thanksgiving Holiday To Be General Here
Practically the entire city will observe the Thanksgiving holiday with stores closed and only essential work proceeding. Banks post office and city offices shut except police and fire. churches hold services while many attend college football games and a Y M C A track meet opens at 9:30 am. A Broadhurst theater free show raises food or money for needy families. crowds expected at Chapel Hill and Davidson games. festive events include a Country club dance with Whitey Kaufman orchestra and two ballroom performances by Dornberger and Crawford at the Washington Duke hotel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. R. Reitzel
High Point Merchants’ Association
High Point
Carolina
Virginia
Chapel Hill
Duke
Davidson
Roanoke
Broadhurst
Country Club
Ace of Clubs
Whitey Kaufman
Victor Recording Orchestra
North Carolina
Durham
Charles Dornberger
Jack Crawford
Victor Recording
Washington- Duke Hotel
Crawford
Dornberger
Bellas Hess Folk Hold Local Banquet at First Presbyterian
The National Bellas Hess chain held its annual local store banquet in the First Presbyterian church dining room with C. C. Newton as toastmaster. Twenty five staff members and six visitors attended a feasting program featuring baked chicken and a Yo-Yo contest won by J. W. Gordon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Bellas Hess Company
United States
First Presbyterian Church
C. C. Newton
D. C. Mowrer
J. W. Gordon
North Carolina
Virginia
Tennessee
Dan R., Schroder
Enterprise
Myree Baird
Curtiss Newton
Newton
Gordon
Schrader
DeHart Seeks 17th Win in 21 So Conference Games
Durham November 27 Duke coach Jimmie DeHart could reach 17 victories in 21 Southern Conference games if Duke defeats Carolina on December 7. DeHart previously coached at Washington and Lee for four years, where his teams won 14 and lost four. This season Duke already has two wins and no losses in the conference with the Carolina game pending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
Duke
Carolina
Jimmie DeHart
DeHart
Washington and Lee
Blue Devils
Clear Vases Highlight Unusual Glass Shapes
Unconventional glass bottles make striking vases for roses and decorative stems. The article notes how unique forms enhance the visual appeal of cut flowers through transparent vessels.
Thanksgiving Program At Local High School
A simple varied program at the high school commemorated Thanksgiving. Winnie Welch spoke on the season, Fanny Kilman read Widened Hearth, Tom Sykes recalled the Pilgrim Fathers voyage and Plymouth Rock, C L Gray sang Crown Him King of Kings, Ruth Gross led the service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnie Welch
Fanny Kilman
Tom Sykes
Friends Church
Plymouth Rock
Massachusetts
C. L. Gray
Ruth Gross
Legion Banquet In Raleigh Tonight
North Carolina fourth district American Legion posts and auxiliaries meet in Raleigh for a banquet. Col. George K. Freeman of Goldsboro, department commander, will be the principal speaker. Representation expected from Wake Vance Franklin Johnston Chatham and Nash counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
American Legion
Fourth District
North Carolina Legion
George K. Freeman
Goldsbroo
Wake
Vance
Franklin
Johnston
Chatham
Nash Counties
Imperial Life Insurance annual Santa Claus campaign begins
The Imperial Life Insurance Company announces its annual Santa Claus campaign will start in the coming days with local offices in Wachovia Bank and Trust Company. District manager C. R. Lanier notes strong growth in the past year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Imperial Life Insurance Company
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
C. R. Lanier
Winter Salads Add Color With Bright Condiments
A short guide to spicing winter salads with decorative canned items like pimentos green cherries stuffed olives and similar garnishes to tease the appetite and keep meals interesting.
Construction in North Carolina Contracts Jump in October
Construction contracts let in North Carolina for October totaled 5,949,300 dollars, up 24 percent from September but down 30 percent from October 1928. Public works and utilities led with 880,100 dollars, residential buildings 807,100, commercial plants 713,200, and industrial 177,100. First ten months total reached 44,281,900 dollars versus 94,254,900 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
F. W. Dodge Corporation
Local Youth Is Home On 12 Day Furlough
Kerney I. Smith, fireman in the U S Navy, who enlisted last August, has finished preliminary training at the Hampton Roads Training Station and is on a 12 day furlough with his mother, Mrs Mary Smith, 110 West Green Street. After Norfolk return he will study in the machinists school, having passed the entrance requirements. The nine month course combines practical and theoretical work.
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Kerney I. Smith
Hampton Roads
Mary Smith
W. Green Street
Smith
Norfolk
Machinists’ School
Home-Coming Service at Fairview M E Church
A home-coming service is planned at Fairview M E Church in Trinity on Sunday December 1 at 2 p m Rev H C Byrum former pastor of Calvary M E Church will deliver the sermon and a quartet from Thomasville will sing
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Fairview M. E
Trinity
H. C. Byrum
Calvary M. E. Church
Thomasville
Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Restorer Ad
A promotional ad touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur as a cheap home mix for restoring gray or faded hair. It claims savings of $4.25 versus rivals, promises a natural color, and offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Wyeth
Ady
Well Known Colored Woman Dies In City
Aunt Lizzie Hargrave a prominent colored resident of the city died at her Leonard street home after a long illness. She was 76 and had lived with the A. B. Smith family for over five decades, later staying with Mrs. W. N. Stamey. Ill health forced her to quit work about eight years ago.
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Lizzie Hargrave
Leonard Street
Lizzie
A. B. Smith
Funeral Plans Unsettled for Local Church Member
A member of the First Baptist Church on East Washington Street remained with arrangements for the funeral not yet determined early today.
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First Baptist Church
East Washington Street
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Samuel Haworth
Deep River
Norman Fidler
Arthur Fidler
Hopkirk
First Reformed Church
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Lutheran Orphan Home
Salem
Queen Olives
Elks Lodge
Coe
Schwab Tailoring Company
East Broad St
Bellas Hess
H. G. Ilderton Motor CO
Dodge Brothers
Plymouth Dealers
Willowbrook
Legion
Insurance Company
Fairview M. E. Church
U.S. A
Denton R. R
Carolina Coal & Transfer Co
Ring Drug CO
Wachovia Bank
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association
Commercial National Bank
Commercial National Bank V. A
Franklin St
Adams ST
College
Woodberry St
O. E. Mendenhall Company Realtors
Wachovia
Southern Mortgage Loan and Land Co
O. E. Mendenhall
Roy
Welborn
H. E. Johnson
Secy
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