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Newspaper

High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Oct 14, 1927

Page

6

Wimberly and Sears Improving. Club Meet and Wedding Plans

Friends report Claude Wimberly and Mrs. D E Sears improving after Guilford General Hospital operations. The Musical Art Club meets Oct 17 at 8 pm with Mrs. John Walker to discuss Chopin and Massenet. A community singing is set at Salem Chapel Oct 16 led by Mr Morrow. Mrs Conrad Jamieson’s father J J White of Bluefield Va dies. funeral planned. Miss Nellie Dobbs reads The Colors at D A R meeting. The Smith Barbee wedding of Lucile Barbee to Daugh Smith planned for tomorrow at First Presbyterian Church.

Wimberly Claude Wimberly Guilford General Hospital Sears D. E. Sears Musical-Art Club John Walker Colonial Drive H. D. Sears Chopin and Massenet Salem Chapel Walnut Cove Walburg Morrow

Mrs Cummins Hosts Tea for Mrs Tompkins Guests

Mrs C J Cummins hosted a lovely tea at the Country club honoring Mrs Eustace Tompkins of Spartanburg South Carolina. The event featured chrysanthemums dahlias cosmos and roses with a decorated tea table and a receiving line of Spartanburg and Reno New guests from Nashville and Thomasville attended.

Ed. Wearns E. G. Strieter C. J. Cummins Eustace Tompkins Ogden Geilfuss Asas Geilfuss Spartanburg Harlan Howard Reno New Violet Geilfuss David Mackester C. E. Diffendale C. E. Reitzel O. J. McCoy Thomasville R. H. Walker Cummins

Social notes from Greensboro area visitors and guests

Mr and Mrs R H Wheeler spend the week end at the Sedgefield Inn. R B Terry returns from Washington. Mrs A G Geilfuss Mrs Eustace Tompkins and Mrs Ogden Geilfuss of Spartanburg D C visit Mrs C J Cummins on Edgedale drive. Mr and Mrs H A Cecil and Mr and Mrs Baxter attend the Greensboro fair yesterday. Mrs Bynum Laxton of Lenoir arrives to spend a few days with Miss Ruth Smith and Miss Lillian Maeney.

Mrs. R. H. Wheeler Sedgefield Inn A. G. Geilfuss Eustace Tompkins Ogden Geilfuss Spartanburg, D. C C. J. Cummins Edgedale Drive H. A. Cecil B. Baxter Greensboro Fair Bynum Laxton of Lenoir Ruth Smith Lillian Maeney

Tweezers Ease Removal of Can Vas from Cross Stitch

Small tweezers remove the can vas from cross stitching far more easily and surely than fingers or scissors.

Stolen 60000 Cigarettes From High Point Grocery

O P Moffett president and manager reports entry to High Point Grocery last night. Thieves broke the front door glass and picked the lock, taking 60000 Chesterfield cigarettes valued at 384 dollars. A liberal reward is offered for information leading to arrest and conviction.

O. P. Moffett High Point Grocery Company

Three Firms Receive State Charters in North Carolina

The state grants charters to three companies: Sanford Carolina Hotel Company of Sanford to operate a hotel with $50,000 authorized and $300 subscribed by O P Makepeace H F Makepeace and H T Makepeace. H D and G Motor Company of Charlotte to deal in motor vehicles with $50,000 authorized and $6,000 subscribed by H M Davega W A Guy and Paul Hardin. Paul H Waddill Incorporated of Clayton to deal in motor vehicles with $50,000 authorized and $10,000 subscribed by Paul H Waddill J Dwight Barbour and John T Dalton.

Raleigh Sanford Carolina Hotel Company of Sanford N. GC O. P. Makepeace H. F. Makepeace H. T. Makepeace G. Motor Company Charlotte N. C H. M. Davega W. A. Guy Paul Hardin N. Cc Paul H. Waddill Incorporated Clayton Paul H. Waddill J. Dwight Barbour John T. Dalton Clayton, N

Party Returns From European Trip Tonight

Mr. and Mrs. O. A. Kirkman and Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Wrenn, who have been traveling in Europe for several months, will return to High Point tonight.

O. A. Kirkman M. J. Wrenn Europe High Point

Lindbergh Tours Greensboro Area In Aviation Drive

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh visits Greensboro High Point and Winston Salem in North Carolina to promote aviation. He addresses crowds, dedicates the Winston-Salem airport, and plans further stops with school children and local officials participating.

Greensboro Central North Carolina Charles A. Lindbergh New York Paris High Point Guilford County Winston-Salem Col. Lindbergh Spartanburg S. C Tri-City Jefferson Standard Life Insurance E. B. Jeffress Davis World War Stadium Angus W. McLean Col. Lindberzh Danville Lindbergh Colonel Lindbergh Miller Municipal Airport Hanes Park

Lindbergh Flies Over North Carolina Cities In Spirit of St Louis

Col. Charles A. Lindbergh winged his Spirit of St Louis above High Point Winston Salem and Greensboro this morning at 11 05 before touring Spartanburg Gaffney and Salisbury. Crowds lined streets and rooftops while he circled the business districts dropping greetings and preparing for a banquet in his honor.

Greensboro North Carolina United States America Winston-Salem Charles A. Lindbergh High Point Lindbergh trans-Atlantic Spartanburg Municipal N. C Frank Evans St. Louis

Two Regulars Likely Out For Game Against Tar Heels

In Columbia South Carolina on October 14 two more regulars may miss the clash with North Carolina. Tom Magill injured his knee severely in scrimmage and Power Rogers is out with a severe cold. Wimberly has been sidelined all season with a broken leg and coach Harry Lightsey held a long practice focused on punting passing tackling and fundamentals with reserves scrimmaging afterward.

Columbia S. C South Carolina Tar Heels North Carolina Tom Magill Power Rogers Wimberly Harry Lightsey

Orthopaedic Hospital Contracts Are Let

Gastonia October 14 George Tennent of Gastonia was awarded the general contract for building new units at the North Carolina Orthopaedic hospital funded by a 175000 appropriation from the last legislature. Work starts next Monday and the hospital capacity rises to 139 on completion in June.

Gastonia George Tennent North Carolina

Foreign exchange quotations list across nations

New York October 14 Foreign exchanges show irregular quotations with currencies from Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Sweden and more. Rates include Great Britain around 4865 to 4871-16 and Shanghai 62.00 with Montreal at 100.09.

Foreign Exchange New York Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Sweden Holland Norway Denmark Switzerland Spain Greece Poland Czecho-Slovakia Jugoslavia Austria Rumania Argentina Brazil Tokyo Shanghai Montreal

Plane Wing Found East of Delaware Capes

A maroon and yellow section of an airplane wing was found about 580 miles east of the Delaware capes. The fragment was spotted last night by the shipping board freighter Youngstown, traveling from Houston to Hamlet and Rotterdam.

Washington Delaware Capes Shipping Board Youngstown Hamlet Rotterdam Houston Tex

Woman completes Channel swim amid rapid string of firsts

Dover reports Ivy Gill of Sheffield becomes the fourteenth overall English channel crossing and third woman in a week. Gill swam from Cape Gris Nez at 9 11 yesterday to Shakespeare Beach at 12 20 this morning, finishing in 15 hours 9 minutes, slower than the record held by Dorothy Logan and Gertrude Ederle. Gill notes tiring strokes and used the breast stroke for three hours in rough water.

Dover England Ivy Gill Sheffield Shakespeare Beach Here Dorothy Cochrane Logan Mona McLellan Gertrude Ederle Gill

Audit finds $448,355 deficit in tristate growers coop funds

A federal court audit covering June 19 1926 to May 1 1927 shows receipts of $6,011,338.35 and disbursements of $6,454,693.74 for the defunct TriState Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association. Court master Henry Bowden notes $20,000 in attorney fees and a $1,144.99 audit cost to be paid by receivers.

Raleigh Tri- State Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association Henry Bowden Richmond I. M. Meekins Federal Court Commercial National Bank of Virginia South Carolina North Carolina W. B. Jones A. E. Strode P. W. Glidewell E. P. Buford London Lowry W. M. Person

Market rally checked as call money rate rises

New York stocks opened with early gains of up to 17 points before broad declines in the afternoon. Money rates rose from 4 to 4% as about 15 million in bank loans were called, with Liberty Bond payments next day weighing on sentiment. Public Utilities weakened on American Telephone offerings.

New York Steel Common General Motors Hudson American Telephone Jewell Ta Lambert Tulsa Okla Prairie Oil & Gas Co

Stock prices rise at opening on Wall Street

Wall Street opened higher as stocks recovered with initial gains led by Bethlehem Steel General Asphalt Houston Oil and Phillips Petroleum. Many department stores and International Paper pushed to new yearly highs.

Wall Street New York Bethlehem Steel General Asphalt Houston Oil Phillips Petroleum International Paper

Army of 80 000 Virtually Annihilated

A Manchurian war lord Chang Tso Lin dictator of Peking, spokesman claims 80 000 troops suffered near total destruction in ongoing conflict near Peking. The claim comes from a spokesman in Peking as hostilities continue in Manchuria.

Northern Alliance Peking Chang Tso-Lin

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