Wesley Stewards Meet and Accept Two Resignations
A Wesley Memorial church joint meeting of senior and junior stewards accepted the resignations of Dr. Raymond A. Smith religious education director and Mrs. W L Watson church treasurer. The committee proposed merging the two offices and expected a junior preacher to arrive by November 1 to take duties and assist Rev. John W. Moore in church bookkeeping sermons and education work. A junior board meeting followed with Moore presiding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial Church
Raymond A. Smith
W. L. Watson
Fred N. Tate
Tate
J. H. Adams
W. T. Powell
J. HE
Marsh
O. KE. Kearns
C. L. Amos
Smith
John W. Moore
Moore
Mr. Moore
Storm warning advisory issued for Caribbean seas
The weather bureau issued a storm advisory at 10 30 a m for a tropical disturbance moving east or east northeast near latitude 19 12 longitude 79. In the last 24 hours winds were only fresh to strong but cautions for smaller vessels remain next 24 hours over eastern Cuba and the southern Bahamas and Windward Passage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Bahamas
Windward Passage
Rabalm Claimed to Heal Varicose Veins in Letter test
A letter from Mrs. Clara Kennedy of New York City dated January 27 1927 touts Rabalm as a remedy for ulcerated varicose veins. She says it relieved pain and enabled easier movement after years of suffering and sleepless nights. The ad notes Rabalm sold in 50 cent and one dollar sizes through druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara Kennedy
West 48Th Street
New York City
High Point High School PTA Organizing Tonight
A parent-teacher association will be organized tonight at 7 30 in the High Point high school auditorium. Letters were mailed to all parents and officers will be elected. Talks will cover cooperation between parents and teachers and outline preliminary policies to improve education and understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
L. R. Johnston
Odd Fellows District Meeting Set Tonight in High Point
An Odd Fellows district meeting for Guilford Randolph Rockingham and Alamance counties is planned for 7:30 PM at the Odd Fellows hall on East Commerce Street High Point. Six candidates will receive the Degree of Truth, followed by a business session and a social hour with the Simmons Quartett performing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odd Fellows
High Point
Guilford
Randolph
Rockingham
Alamance
Simmons Quartett
Odd Fellows Hall
East Commerce Street
Man frees skunk stuck on street in Batavia
In Batavia New York on October 18 an anonymous caller reported a skunk with a salmon can stuck on its head. Harry Russell and Lockwood Ager, factory workers, removed the can with shears before police arrived, allowing the animal to escape unharmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Batavia
N. Y
Androcles
Harry Russell
Lockwood Ager
Franklin Street
Russell and Ager
Filling Station Held Up By Three Robbers Near Greensboro
Three young men robbed Mileview gasoline station operators near Greensboro ten miles south on Route 70 at 9 p.m. They held up L. E. Snyder, took $150 from the till and Snyder's watch, then fled toward Randleman. Police have found no trace of the suspects.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Mileview
Here
L. E. Snyder
Snyder
Randleman
Auction firm to sell two Greensboro properties
Officials of the American Land Company Greensboro announced contracts closed with Lewis Harris and Max Bones for the sale of the old Henry Harris home on North Main Street at a public auction October 28. The property sits on Burrus Clinic’s south side on a 61 by 210 foot lot. A contract was also closed with Max Rone for the sale of the Rone property at the Richardson and Hamilton streets intersection.
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American Land Company
Greensboro
Lewis Harris
Max Bones
Henry Harris
North Main Street
Burrus Clinic
Max Rone
Rone
Richardson and
Hamilton Streets
Blake's Will Filed After Death In Auto Crash
The will of councilman Charles F. Blake, who died after an auto accident, is filed for probate in Guilford Superior Court. It leaves $3,000 to his mother in six yearly installments, with the widow Edna Earle Blake as executor. The estate totals about $15,500 with $8,000 in real estate and $7,500 in personal property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles F. Blake
Davidson Hospital
Lexington
Mason W. Gant
Guilford Superior Court
Bridget E. Blake
Amesbury
Mass
City Fuel Company
High Point
Edna Earle Blake
Fannie Newell
T‘ass
Sadie Vestal
Greensboro
W. M. Rucker
Wade M. Rucker
C. D. Goldsmith
High Point Notary Public
Doctor J L Spruill Addresses Civitan Meeting On Tuberculosis
Dr. J L Spruill of Guilford County sanitorium spoke at a Civitan luncheon about tuberculosis work and the need for more state support. He cited 900 clinic examinations last year and urged western sanatoriums and five beds for the poor, noting calls from Marion to Raleigh. A guest and committee appointments followed, including a library program group for High Point High School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Spruill
Guilford County
Marion
Raleigh
Spruill
Harry L. Brockman
Edward Hobgood
Civitan
Thomasville
High Point High School
Roy Johnston
Wade Hiatt
Vest
Last Will and Testament of Mrs. Debbie E. Swaim Probate
In Greensboro the probate of Mrs. Debbie E. Swaim s last will dated May 20 allocated most of an 11 500 estate to her son Sherman Swaim and daughter Cay Swaim Powell. Other heirs, including H L Swaim three daughters Cora Welch Marie Moore Mable Weir Annie May and Calvin May received smaller amounts and a grandchild Vatria Swaim was left 1000 plus an organ and candlestick. B A Welborn received an old toolbox and contents from the husband’s estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Debbie E. Swaim
High Point
Superior Court
Sherman Swaim
Cay Swaim Powell
J. A. Myatt
C. E. Reitzel
H. L
Oil promoter Gorgeon Campbell freed on parole
Gorgeon Campbell of Great Falls Montana was released on parole today from Leavenworth Federal penitentiary where he served a two year sentence for using the mails to defraud in connection with selling oil stock. He departed for Great Falls after his release.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Gorgeon Campbell
Great Falls
Mont
Greensboro to locate $1,000,000 high school on Scales site
Greensboro officials decide in executive session to place the city school system's new $1,000,000 high school on the Scales property in the northwest. Columbia University experts Strayer and Englehardt back the site, with plans to begin construction by 1929 and start Glenwood and a western school at once, though protests arise over distance from the city center.
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Greensboro
Greater Greensboro
Strayer and Englehardt
Columbia University
Glenwood
Unemployment placements rise in North Carolina offices
The North Carolina employment service reports 961 registrations and 776 placements for the week ending last Saturday. Badin leads with 209 jobs including 69 skilled and 172 domestic workers, while Wilmington and other cities show smaller totals.
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Raleigh
State Department of Labor and Printing
Badin
Employment Service
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Greensboro
Roof Show Pleasing One At The Orpheum
Jack Roof's Talk of the Town company opened a week at the Orpheum theatre with vaudeville features. The hour ten minute program sang and danced well with Kitty Hess and Eleanor Cook drawing applause. The act will remain through the week with changes on Wednesday and Friday.
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Jack Roof
Talk of the Town
Orpheum Theatre
Orphan Anne
Kitty Hess
Miss Hess
Jack Heath
Felix Martin
Billy Shuler
Eleanor Cook
The
Orpheum
Warren Infant Dies. Burial at Oakwood Cemetery
Friends of Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Warren regret the death of their infant son at 213 West Point Avenue yesterday afternoon. Funeral and interment occurred this afternoon with burial in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Warren
S. E. Warren
West Point Avenue
Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral Conducted for Mrs Cornelius Cagle
Funeral services for Mrs. Cornelius Cagle who died at her home were held at Springfield Friends church at 10 30 this morning. Rev T E Pierce officiated with burial in the church cemetery. Pallbearers included D E Auman Jacob Auman Eli Hussey CC F Cline Samuel Cagle and J R Freeman. Flowers carried by Virgie Kirkman Ruth Hopson Lillie Winslow and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cornelius Cagle
Springfield Friends Church
T. E. Pierce
Welch Memorial Methodist Protestant Church
D. E. Auman
Jacob Auman
Eli Hussey
CC. F
Cline
Samuel Cagle
J. R. Freeman
Virgie Kirk
Charles Myers Delivers Plane From Spokane Route
Charles Myers, winner of the three stage Spokane air derby, traveled by train to Greensboro and then flew a plane to Troy Ohio for an Atlanta buyer who will join him to fly the machine home. Myers completed the delivery flight yesterday from Troy.
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Greensboro
Charles Myers
Troy
Ohio
Atlanta
Myers
Ohio City
California Fig Syrup Promotes Bowels For Sick Children
An old advertisement urges mothers to use California Fig Syrup as a harmless laxative for constipated children. It claims quick relief, full bottle directions, and warns against counterfeit syrups from the California Fig Syrup Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
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the Weather Bureau
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Blake
Women’s Knit Union Suits
Esmond Cortex
Ecru
Gilmers
Yorks
Lth
Scales
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Employment Bureau
Charlie Myers
Tri-City
Havard
Princeton
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