Frivol-Oddities at the Orpheum Delivers Broad Vaudeville
The Orpheum presents Frivol-Oddities led by Arthur McWatters and Grace Tyson with a strong supporting cast. A Keith vaudeville headliner is featured, plus dancing, singing and burlesque sketches. The revue offers clever humor, graceful dance, and a night club finale, running through the week with changes Wednesday and Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arthur McWatters
Grace Tyson
Orpheum
Mr. McWatters
Miss Tyson
George White
McWatters
New York
Epworth League Holds Meeting At Wesley Memorial
Mrs. H L Collie led Epworth League talks on The Call to the Ministry with speakers Raymond A Smith James B Lovelace and Charles Farriss. Policy questions included forming Junior and Intermediate leagues and a Halloween party was planned for next Monday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. L. Collie
Epworth League
Wesley Memorial Church
Raymond A. Smith
James B. Lovelace
Charles Farriss
Howard L. Collie
League
C. A. Whitley
Hallowe’en
Inquest Set Today On Asheville Woman Slain By Rifle
An inquest opened in Asheville into the death of Mrs. Cora Warren Taylor, 34, killed by a rifle bullet as she sat in her home. Her husband Burgin L. Taylor testified the shooting was an accident while he tried to eject shells from a rifle he was working on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Cora Warren Taylor
Burgin L. Taylor
Taylor
Art Club Concert Delights Greensboro Audience
The Choral Art club of Greensboro under Charles Troxell wowed the high school audience with polished choruses and solos led by Miss Helena Troxell. Sponsoring music department director Lewis L. Stookey, the program featured Grieg, Sullivan, Verdi and others with soloists Miss Nell Clapp Mrs Edith Clark Miss Blanche Keith Miss Mildred Leak and Miss Helena Troxell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Choral Art Club of
Greensboro
Charles Troxell
Troxell
Helena Troxell
North Carolina
Lewis L. Stookey
Howard Brockway
Jackson County
Nell Clapp
Harlan County
Edith Clark
Pulaski County
Blanche Keith
Old Timer and Driver Share Humble Name Exchange
A traveler in South Georgia asks a seasoned cab driver for his name. The driver replies George Washington, noting his forty years behind the wheel. The quip highlights a man’s pride in long service and a famous namesake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Georgia
George Washington
Mortgagee Sale of Tracts in High Point Guilford County NC
By virtue of a mortgage deed dated September 26 1922 to G Y Stone the holder will sell at public auction November 25 1927 at twelve noon in front of Wachovia Bank High Point NC for cash two described tracts in High Point Township. The sale follows default on principal and interest. boundaries reference West Point Avenue S H Peace and H B Pendry with see deed May 3 1911. Mortgagee G Y Stone Attorney T W Albertson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarah Peace
G. Y. Stone
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Wachovia Bank
High Point
High Point Township
E. C. Woodall
West Point Avenue
H. B. Pendry
Pendry
Point Avenue
John Gurley
S. H. Peace
Parents Night at Wesley Church Presented Play Pageant
On Thursday night October 27 Wesley Memorial church will stage a play pageant The Holy Alliance by Leonidas W Crawford directed by Mrs Willis H Slane and sponsored by the Children s Week Committee chaired by Mrs Robert W Morrow Members of the church with a child in church school are urged to attend The pageant depicts environmental forces shaping a child from infancy to adulthood and advocates a Holy Alliance of home school state and church to foster citizenship health and moral character Cast includes Judge Lang Austin Clark Mrs Lang Elizabeth Lang Olive Chandler Fred Lang Billy Fraley Albert Sherrod Morrow Alice Elizabeth S Welborn and others with symbolic figures Disease Ignorance Sin Powdery Extravagance and Dr Nat Walker among the roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wesley Memorial Church
Holy Alliance
Leonidas W. Crawford
Willis H. Slane
Robert W. Morrow
Judge Lang
Austin Clark
Lang
Chandler
Elizabeth Lang
Olive Chandler
Fred Lang
Group Forms City Community Band at YMCA Meeting
A group of 28 musicians gathered in the YMCA lobby to form a community band. Edgar Hartley introduced Andrew O Butler, who was named director. All present agreed to join, and a committee was formed to select music for the first rehearsal set for Monday at 7 30 PM in the YMCA lobby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edgar Hartley
Train Runs Over Man's Left Foot at High Rock
C F Morris of Troy an employee of the High Point Thomasville and Denton railroad was injured at 3 am when the locomotive moved while he was coupling air holes on two freight cars. His left foot was badly crushed and amputation may be needed. He was taken to High Point hospital by Yow's ambulant. Only train crew members were nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. F. Morris
Troy
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
High Rock
Morris
High Point Hospital
Yow’s
Ambulant
Minister Sentenced for Bigamy Is Moved to State Prison
The Rev Willis T Jordan of Columbus Ga after an 18 months to two year sentence for marrying Emma Lagridge of Washington DC while still married was conveyed by car to the state prison at Raleigh. His wife Vesey Snyder Jordan who came to Charlotte after the conviction will stay employed there, claiming mental illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Willis T. Jordan
Columbus
Raleigh
Emma Lagridge
Washington, D. C
Vesey V. Snyder- Jordan
Jordan
Miller did not flee after wreck that killed man
Greensboro report says E. T. Miller, driver of the car that crashed west of the city, did not attempt to escape. He later told Sheriff Stafford he left the scene to return to Winston-Salem to relay news. A manslaughter charge was filed with a $1,000 bond. hearing set in a few days. Miller claims he could not see the wagon due to a passing car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Greensboro
E. T. Miller
Here
W. P. Southern
Winston- Salem
Miller
D. B. Stafford
Winston-Salem
Stafford
Verge Brown
Sue Murphy
Brown
River deepening on Main between Frankfort and Mainz planned
The lower Main River between Frankfort and Mainz will be deepened at an estimated total cost of about 7 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Mainz
Busy Court Week Ahead at Greensboro
The Greensboro superior court opens a one week criminal term with nearly 50 grand jury cases on the calendar. Trials include W G Wilson a High Point fireman on a slander charge, W Nelson Harris of Danville for a fatal rear end collision on Winston Salem road, Everett McKnight of Charlotte on highway robbery charges, and R F New with Bennie Boswell charged in a Snyder station robbery last week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Superior Court
W. G. Wilson
High Point
Wilson
George P. Crutchfield
W. Nelson Harris
Danville
Winston-Salem Road
Harris
Everett McKnight
Charlotte
R. F. New
Bennie Boswell
Snyder Station
Also Mentioned on This Page
L. ¢. Smith
L. A. Smith
L. C. Smith & Corona Typewriters
Asheboro Printing Company
Asheboro, N. C
Greensboro, N. C
Epworth
Stanback
Goodyear
Hiatt Tire CO
West High Street
Lord Niklosky
the Club
Love
Gladys Gladys Pettit Bumstead
Peer Gynt
Grieg
Women’s Chorus
John Peel
Mark Andrews
Beethoven
Godard
Palmgren
Elgar
Sylvia
Daniel Protheroe
County
Derry
William Arms Fisher
Niagara
Henry Hadley
G. O. Burton
T. W. Albertson
Wesley
H. P., T. & D. Railroad
STATE
Petruiy Andertel
Meadow
Southern
Japan
Entral
R. E. Kelliher
E. N. Mathews
Allen
Allens
Allen’s
Bartner Furniure CO
South Elm Street
East Green St
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!