Funeral Services for J. H. Petty at First Baptist
Funeral services for J. H. Petty, well known in the city, were held at the First Baptist church yesterday afternoon with Dr. Lloyd T. Wilson and Rev. John V. Moore officiating. Burial followed in the Oakwood Cemetery family plot. A large gathering attended. out of town relatives came from Franklin North Carolina Raleigh Henderson Charlotte Broadway and more. Active pallbearers included A M Rankin F M Pickett C Walker G W Rhodes H A Moffitt W A J Idol R R Ragan and John W Tate. Honorary pallbearers were the church deacons. Flowerbearers named were Mrs S L Javis Mrs G W Rhodes Mrs Fred Thomas and many others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Petty
Richardson Street
First Baptist Church
Lloyd T. Wilson
John V. Moore
Wesley Memorial Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Surney Briggs
Richard Hudson
Franklin
N. C
Palmer Jergan
Raleigh
William Naddell
James Brodie
Henderson
William Petty
Charlotte
Luther Byrd
Broadway
Captan A M. Rankin
F. M. Pickett
C. Walker
G. W. Rhodes
H. A. Moffitt
W. A. J. Idol
R. R. Ragan
John W. Tate
L. Javis
Fred Thomas
C. H. Ellis
A. Moffitt
W. F. Clayon
C. KE. Sheroff
H. Moffitt
Bruce Carraway
C. S. Grayson
C. E. Teitzel
J. M. Rankin
A. Sherrod
I. T. Mann
John H. Fate
E. L. Allman
E. ‘. Harman
P. A. Thomas
Virginia Clinard
Daughters of the Confederacy Elect New Officers at 33rd Convention
Mrs. W. E. R. Byrstle of Virginia was re elected first vice president general and Mrs. H Lane of Philadelphia was elected second vice president general. New officers include Elizabeth Bertha Bashinsky recording secretary general J P Higgins registrar general Sage Alexander honorary president general and others reelected to continued posts within the organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daughters of the Confederacy
W. E. R. Byrstle
Virginia
H. Lane
Philadelphia
Elizabeth Bertha Bashinsky Troy
Ala
Neral
J. P. Higgins
St.ouis
Sage Alexander
Richmond
Daffan
Texas
Fred C. Folman
New Orleans
W. A. Ramsey
Little Rock
Ark
John L. Woodbury
Louisville
R. Philip Holt
Jocky Mount
N. C
Irs
Jackson Brant
Baltimore
Fire breaks out at Strickland residence
A small blaze this morning at the corner of Papi and Price streets caused about 10 worth of damage. The fire started between the over end ceiling and roof and was extinguished before spreading. Firemen from stations No 1 and 2 responded to the alarm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. B. Strickland
Papi and
Price Streets
Siremen
Nainty to Speak at Society Meet by London Visitor
The Senior Christian Endeavor Society of the Friends church will close its prayer meeting at the church annex Friday night at 7:30. Fred B. Sainty of London England will address the young people and all Be church youths are urged to attend. A social hour will follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soiety
Friends Church
Fred B. Sainty
London
England
Be Church
Special Stockholders Meeting at Commercial National Bank
A special meeting of the stockholders of the Commercial National Bank of High Point North Carolina is called for Thursday December 16 1926 at 10 oclock in the directors room to consider increasing the capital stock and surplus accounts and to transact other business as may come before the meeting. President J Elwood Cox signs the notice dated November 15 1926.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commercial National Bank of
High Point
N. C
J. Elwood Cox
Cross Word Puzzle Reveals Popular Maxim After Fill
A cross word puzzle clue set asks solvers to place correct letters in a circled square to reveal a popular maxim. Horizontal and vertical entries include spout, concede, preposition, biased, neuter pronoun, rush, black, devour, plateau, June flowers, band leader’s stick, order, inns, exists, ocean, employ,.
Marr Delivers Forceful Address at Local Rotary Meeting
S Wade Marr governor of Rotary International's 57th district urged members to see beyond their clubs and embrace trust and friendship to unite world affairs. He stressed Rotary classification strength and warned against unfilled slots, calling service the district's duty and highlighting personal responsibility to the community. The luncheon was at First Baptist Church with T Wingate Andrews introducing the governor.
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High Point Rotary Club
S. Wade Marr
Rotary International
Marr
Rotary
First Baptist Church
T. Wingate Andrews
Rotary Speaker S Wade Marr Delivers Address at Luncheon
Rotary district governor S Wade Marr gave the principal address at a morning luncheon in the club’s business session. Visitors from Thomasville and the city attended. Fred N Tate announced North Carolinians Incorporated will start in Raleigh next Monday and urged luncheon guests to attend the opening program. The club canceled next week’s regular meeting due to Thanksgiving. the next gathering will be the following week. On Friday December 10, teachers from the local school system will be guests of the Rotary club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Fred N. Tate
North Carolinians, Incorporated
Raleigh
Marr
Tate
Rotary Club
Miss Buss Dead Aunt of AP executive dies in Atlanta
Miss Helen J. Buss born January 4 1839 in Dunkirk New York died early today in Atlanta. She had been an educator in Illinois and lived with Mr and Mrs A L McCall for the last decade. Her body will be moved to Wilmington Illinois for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Buss
Atlanta
Helen J. Buss
A. L. McCall
Southern Division
Associated Press
Dunkirk
N. Y
Wilmington
Ill
Illinois
McCall
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
New York
O. H. P. Belmont
W. AK. Vanderbilt
Paris
Consuelo
Col
Jacques Balsan
Hub marks first anniversary with big sale in High Point
The Hub, a young High Point clothing store, celebrates its first birthday with an anniversary sale that manager Sam Shavitz says has exceeded expectations. The sale runs through this week and a commemorative record will be displayed for a week reflecting the store's opening a year ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Sam Shavitz
Market Report Chicago Grain Wheat Rises on Argentina Rains
In Chicago today Nov 18 rains in Argentina and higher Liverpool quotes lifted wheat prices during early dealings. Gains stem from firmer export demand for North American wheat with corn oats and provisions also firm though corn paused after an initial advance. Prices fluctuated as market activity showed strengthening tendencies across grains and related commodities.
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Chicago
Argentina
Liverpool
North America
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel Raleigh
Department of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
Cotton market opens steady in New Orleans trading
The New Orleans cotton market opened steady with early bids showing little change. December rose to 1275, January to 1280, and March to 1292 as trade buying buoyed prices before the market quieted amid fears of December liquidation before first notice day and an upcoming government report.
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New Orleans
Foreign exchange quotes from New York banks and cities
The New York market reports mixed foreign exchange with British pounds at 4841 and 4841-16, 60 day bills on banks at 480, France at 347 and 348, Italy at 4419 and 420, Belgium at 1390, Holland 399316, Sweden 2667, Switzerland 1928, Greece 124, Czecho-Slovakia 296, Austria 1412, Argentina 4056, Tokyo 4912, Germany 2 7, Norway 2585, Denmark 2662, Spain 1522, Poland 1162, Javo Slavia 176, Romania 55, Brazil 1275, Shanghai 6187, Montreal 100.155.
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New York
Navy
Great Britain
France
Italy
Holland
Sweden
Switzerland
Greece
Czecho-Slovakia
Austria
Argentina
Tokyo
Germany
Norway
Denmark
Spain
Poland
Jvo- Slavia
Rumania
Brazil
Shanghai
Montreal
New York Cotton Market Shows Renewed Steadiness
The cotton market opens steady on talk of bad Southern weather for picking and ginning, steady Liverpool cables, and optimistic reports from Lancashire cotton goods trade. Futures close barely steady with small declines. December 1268, January 1270, March 1291, May 1310, July 1329, with opening quotes listed.
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New York
Liverpool
Lancashire
Stocks Edge Higher on Opening Trading Day
Wall Street opens with mixed moves as pulls and declines appear in early listings. United States Steel holds at 147.5, General Motors up slightly, and several major equities show fractional shifts amid a narrow, irregular first session.
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New York
Pullman
United States Steel
General _ Motors
Baldwin
Windham Hurt After Auto Crash at Russell and Hamilton
T. T. Windham suffered internal injuries and scalp bleeding after a car struck him at Russell and Hamilton streets last night around 6. O R Huffines, alleged driver, was arrested for assault with a deadly weapon and released on $500 bond. Witnesses including Lewis Yother Dan Yother John Harville and Walter Holt described the accident as unavoidable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. T. Windham
High Point Hospital
O. R. Huffines
Russell
Hamilton
Huffines
W. C.agner
Lewis Yother
Dan Yother
John Harville
Walter Holt
R. L. Davis
High Point Featured in Dixie Magazine Preview
High Point is to be represented in a Dixie magazine issue with photographs and stories from the city. Frank Size more confirms a request from Dr. William McComb during his Arkansas goodwill visit. The chamber of commerce bureau interior finished in Arkansas hardwood will be showcased along with the Southern Furniture Exposition building and Commercial National Bank.
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High Point
Dixie Magazine
Little Rock
Arkansas
Frank Sizemore
High Point Chamber of Commerce
William McComb
Arkansas Good-Will Party
Chamber of Commerce Bureau
Southern Furniture Exposition
Commercial National Bank
Juniors Stage Original Play Based on Idylls of the King
The high school junior class presented a dramatized adaptation of Gareth and Lynette from Tennyson’s Idylls of the King in the auditorium. Directed by Miss Meak Beard with assistants, the production featured costumes by Eleanor Idol and a cast including John Clinard Leslie Johnson Kitchen Baynes Parrish Clodfelter Paul Wright James Whiteley and others. An illustrated notebook on the four Idylls by Mattie Kerr is displayed in the library.
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Tennyson
Gareth
Lynette
Meak Beard
Eleanor Idol
John Clinard
Leslie Johnson
Kitchen Baynes
Parrish Clodfelter
Paul Wright
James Whiteley
Louise Salisbury
Sherrod Morrow
Aline Wrenn
Iris Welborn
Orville Hendricks
E. W. Freeze, Jr
Vernon Idol
Betsy Durland
Jester Pierce
Lynn Morton
Fielding Karns
Ivan Hill
Carson Hill
Gay Kensley
Treva Porter
Grace Bull
Louise Harbison
Burkett Sauls
Emma Fritz
Hazel Harmes
Miss Beard
Flossie Foster
Mary Johnston
Mattie Kerr
Trial Testimony Details Faces and Shots at Hall Case
A witness describes hearing voices about letters, seeing two faces including Henry Stevens, and Willie Stevens not identified. She recalls three gunshots, a running mule, a missing moccasin, and recognizing Mrs Hall during testimony. The scene includes a woman with white hair and a confrontation with Detective Di Martini.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Stevens
Willie Stevens
Ell
Henry
Mrs. Hall
Mrs. Gibson
Martini
Simpson
Senator Case Read Despite Objection
The court ordered the Senate case object to be read aloud after Senator Case raised objections. The ruling overruled the initial protest and mandated transcription in court records.
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Senator
Gibson to testify at Hall Mills case in Somerset court
Mrs Jane Gibson, star witness in the Hall Mills case, left Jersey City hospital by ambulance at 7 35 a m for the 37 mile trip to Somerville to recount what she saw in Derussey Lane the night Rev Edward Hall and Mrs Eleanor Mills were killed. She will likely testify from the stretcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
N. J
Hall-Mills
Jane Gibson
Jersey City Hospital
Somerset County Court House
Somerville
de Russey
Edward W. Hall
Eleanor R. Mills
Frances Stevens Hall
Willie
Henry Stevens
Gibson
Ambulance carries key witness to Hall Mills case
Mrs. Jane Gibson, gravely ill, is transported by ambulance from Jersey City hospital to Somerville court to testify in the Hall Mills murder trial despite medical advice. Special Prosecutor Simpson insists on her appearance, with police and medical staff accompanying her and her young daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gibson
Frances Stevens Hall
Henry
Willie Stevens
Mr. Simpson
Gibson cries truth in Hall Mills courtroom
Jane Gibson testified in the Hall Mills case, crying out I told the truth as she was carried from the courtroom on a stretcher after a three hour proceeding. She gestured toward defendants Henry and Willie Stevens who sat unmoved as the session adjourned.
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Somerville
N. J
Jane Gibson
Hall-Mills
Frances Stevens Hall
Henry
Willie Stevens
Gibson
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Hl. Petty
First Baptist
Raines
Nainty
Special
W. Russel St
Ges Srs
Chicago Grain
Biocuerron OU Iscsi
ST Southern Dairies
Southern Pacific
Momtmere Nee
Ces
Standard Oil
Cal
Puucougrse Les Us Des Sick Cos
Tesae
Texas Gulf
Texas and
Pacific
Wogiworen
Merucigs Jae
Liggett Myers
Wall Street
Car & Fay
Roel
Cixvasaue
Obacco
Chies
Caeekes
Timr
Cock Case
Cem Chile Copper
Curveler Corp
Coca Cola
Atl
Coast Line
Cseseces
Baldwin Log
Cacaccesnes
Electric
Erie Railroad
S. Fish Rubber
Foundation Co
Freeport-Texas
Eees General Asphalt
General Electric, New
General Motors
Iron Cre Cits
Northern Pfd
Gulf States Steel
Houston Oil
Hudson Motors
Illinois Central
Combustion Eng
Harvester
Mar
Kansas City
Kennecott
Lehigh Valley
Louisville and Nash
Sensa de Mariana
Mid-Continent
Paceara
Iseekne
Worboviveee
Deawen
Pierce-Arrow
Steel
St. L
San Fran
Seaboard Air Line
Ikcasces
Ekhld
Windham
Huffiness
UITY
Arkansas Paper
Gareth and
Lefy
North Carolina
Hart Drug Company
Worth Place
Springfield Avenue
Halisted
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