Epworth League meeting features Victrola program
W B Hall led an Epworth League program at Wesley Memorial church using the Orthophonic Victrola to present musical numbers and discuss authorship history and significance. Howard I Collie presided and plans for the West Market Greensboro district meeting were outlined with expectant large attendance. Members will propose a policy for the coming conference year to guide the league’s activities.
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Epworth Uague
Young People’s Society
Wesley Memorial Church
W. B. Hall
Howard I. Collie
West Market Street
Greensboro
League
High Point College Opens For Glasses Tomorrow Morning
Freshmen registered yesterday as High Point College readies for its fourth session. Upperclassmen arrive today with officials forecasting the largest student body in the school's history, over 100 freshmen already signed up.
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High Point College
August births and deaths listed in High Point report
The August vital statistics report by Dr. T. M. Stanton records 188 births and 26 deaths in High Point. White births dominate, with numerous named individuals listed, including Thomas Marshall Kellam and many others. The total births exceed July and August 1926 figures, while deaths are fewer than prior months.
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High Point
T. M. Stanton
Thomas Marshall Kellam
Marshall C. Kellam
Cecil Ray Hill
Charles Hill
Lawrence Edward Padgett, Jr
A. F. Hofman
Amanda Johnson
T. E. Johnson
George Ruskin Crone
Ollie C. Crone
Opal Frances Jessup
S. W. Jessup
Beatrice Morrison
Lynnie C. Morrison
Eva Lee Weir
William H. Weir
A. C. Parsons
John Brinson Ridge, Jr
Alice Louise King
Ben Edward King
Robert Neil Farlow
Ralph Clay Farlow
Roy B. Johnson
Clyde Lewallen Silman
Dalton Silman
Allan Brockman
T. R. Wall
William A. Green
Roberta Elizabeth Lyon
James Lyon
Mary Elizabeth Steed
Edna Mary Bean
A. H. Bean
Eugene W. Bean
Abner Hower Holton
Clarence Odel Andrews, Jr
Fred Art Saunders
Ben H. Saunders
Audrey Mae Latham
Davidson N. M. Latham
Dorothy Marie Colbert
Ellis R. Colbert
Mary Christine Glover
Edwin Monroe Glover
Delos S. Hedgecock
J. T. Carter
J. B. Crawford
Cathleen Yates
W. D. Yates
J. W. Long
J. F. Jordan
J. W Broadwell
Milton Donald Williard
M. S. Williard
F. KL. Bundy
M. L. Vincannon
Baxter Shore
L. W. Glenn
C. F. Logan
William L. Allred
James Harold Craven
J. Braxton Craven
William H. Price
B. F. Morris
B. L. Southern
Wanda Marie Whitlow
W. L. Whitlow
Cullen Richard Cecil
R. Reitzel Cecil
Frances Darcas Perry
H. D. Perry
D. M. Cable, Jr
E. B. Robbins
Local Army Officer Promotes War Reality in Big Parade
Sergeant D L Ward, a local army recruiting officer, says the army remains the same since the Bag Parade and that the Big Parade offers a real taste of army life in wartime. He notes the scene is peaceful now and invites questions for peace time information.
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D. L. Ward
Sgt. Ward
September 1927 Municipal Court Docket Prepared for Jury Trials
The September term criminal docket lists 39 cases, 14 set for Monday September 12 and 25 for Tuesday September 13. Prohibition violations dominate, with numerous assaults, vagrancy, drunkenness, reckless driving, and abandonment charges. Abstracted defendants include C B Mitchell, Walter Hinson, Clark Beeson, and J G Joyner among others.
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A. J. Myatt
Worth
Meredith
B. Mitchell
Cc. B. Mitchell
Mildred Hinson
Walter B. Hinson
Julia Craven
Rome M. Albra
Clark Beeson
Ernest Siler
Four Year-Old Girl Hit by Car On Greensboro High Point Road
Grover Linwood Brown’s daughter Grover C Brown of Brown Brothers was struck around 10 am while crossing the Greensboro High Point highway near his home. She suffered a fracture and possible internal injuries, transported to High Point Hospital. The Ford driver stopped, aided the girl, and remained at the hospital during examination.
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Grover Linwood Brown
Ford
Grover C. Brown
Brown Brothers
Greensboro-High Point
High Point Hospital
Joe Buchanan Wins Big in City Tennis Tourney Elimination
Joe Buchanan defeated Carlton Hooks 6 1, 6 0 in the only match yesterday in the elimination round of the fourth annual citywide boys tournament sponsored by the High Point Y M C A. Semifinals are set for Thursday and finals Friday and Saturday with the finalists to play a best of three matches series.
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Joe Buchanan
Carlton Hooks
High Point Y. M.C. A
New Commerce Department At High Point College
High Point College launches a commerce department led by Prof. Stanley E. Pugh of Findlay Ohio. The program aims at local students entering business with secretarial and accountancy tracks, offering diplomas after one year for graduates and certificates for special students, including shorthand and office training.
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Stanley Pugh
Findlay
Ohio
Commerce
High Point College
Stanley E. Pugh
High Point
Morday
Pugh
Gold Wire Drawn Very Fine to Weigh One Ounce per 3500 Yards
A report notes gold wire has been drawn to extreme fineness, such that 3500 yards of the filament weigh only one ounce. The observation highlights advances in wire production for precision work.
Bayer Pain Remedies Ad Mix Claims Easy Use
Handy boxes of twelve cost a few cents each with proven directions. Druggists offer bottles of 24 and 100 for headaches lumbago rheumatism and general pain.
Reverend R. O. Eller to Speak at Wesley Memorial Supper
The Rev. R. O. Eller of Central Methodist Church Spencer will address the Wesley Memorial church Sunday school workers council supper. He will discuss How to Achieve Efficiency in the Sunday School. The meeting plans to draw representatives from all seven departments of the church school with more than a thousand members.
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Wesley Memorial Church
R. O. Eller
Central Methodist Church
Spencer
Eller
W. L. Jackson
J. J. Hamlin
W. R. Morrow
F. P. Ingram
P. W. Flagge
Raymond A. Smith
Wesley
Susannah Wesley
Peacock
J. F. Hayden
Jessie Young
J. E. Millis
J. W. Kearns
Vera Idol
Dred Peacock
Belvin C. Harmon
A. B. Horney
O. Delk Smith
C. S. Welborn
Ed Gurley
Rachel Wall
S. C. Kirkman
W. C. Ferree
Dorothy Hoskins
Frank Sizemore
Holiday in Raleigh State offices closed for Labor Day
Raleigh observed Labor Day with state federal and municipal offices closed. Vishing, swimming and flying activities drew residents to the capital while labor unions did not hold formal celebrations.
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Raleigh
Randolph County Tax Rate Kept At One Dollar
Asheboro tax rate stays at one dollar for another year as county commissioners vote to leave the rate unchanged. City property tax remains 1.80 per hundred, totaling 2.80 for city property, a level residents deem high.
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Randolph County
Asheboro
Randolph
Permit Issued for S. D. Frolinger Home
A permit was issued to S. D. Frolinger for a one story six room wooden dwelling at Underhill and West streets. Estimated cost is $2,900. City building inspector A. B. Horney approved the permit.
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S. D. Frolinger
Underhill
West Streets
A. B. Horney
Tennis title at stake as Y M C A teams near clash
High Point and Charlotte Y M C A tennis squads are set to meet Saturday in Greensboro or Sedgefield to decide the 1927 state Y M C A tennis championship. Edgar Hartley announces only five teams started the event. Greensboro Proximity and Concord were the other entrants, with High Point and Charlotte as district champions.
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High Point
Charlotte Y. M. C
Greensboro
Sedgefield
Five-Ounce Dress Described as Lightweight Wool Fashion
The article explains the new five-ounce street dress made from lightweight wool. A yard of this fabric weighs five ounces, signaling a smart frock design that emphasizes casual urban style.
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Carl
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North Wrenn
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Stamey
Selig
Rshassware
Myatt
D. B. Benson
Bill Trotter
W. L. Pitts
W. A. Parham
Will Long
Black Diamond
Carl Jones
A. M. Haney
Elwood Medlin
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W. P. Parks
H. K E. Hendricks
Goldie Long
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Charles Underwood
Irvin Hill
Frank Byerly
Clifford McQuake
Hadley Brady
J. G. Joyner
NEW College
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Selig Co
Atlante
Randall’s
Pharmacy
Service Store
Workers’ Council
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Greensboro Bond & Mortgage CO
J. Lee Newby
Commercial National Bank Bldg
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W. Commerce
Clinard Electric Co
R. R. Blackburn
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C. H. Ellis
W. A. J. Idol
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