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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1927
Page
5
Duke University opens a new era with the first units of a $20 million expansion. A grand new auditorium and an unmatched library rise beside the Union Building, shifting undergraduate life as the university evolves toward becoming a women’s college.
Construction details highlight a red brick and Indiana limestone complex in Georgian style. The Auditorium with dome and colonnades links to dorms, theater and lighting facilities, a student chapel role, and modern acoustics. The Library and Union feature grandeur dining foyers, stores, post office, and culinary shops. Duke men will dine at the Commons.
Assault charges were filed against Deputy Sheriff Frank Norton Constable Charlie Oliver and Special Officer Raleigh Norris after Cecil Holt was shot in Rocky Gorge a gateway between North Carolina and Georgia. All three posted bond for court appearance and denied blocking the highway amid Holt’s account. Mrs. Harry Sheppard in the car with Holt reported being badly frightened.
Kings Mountain civil cases facing a crowded docket are set to conclude during a two week term of the superior court opening today. Judge Clayton Moore of Wilmington presides as the long series of refuse disposal suits against the town nears its end.
Vaughn Faulkner aged 18 fell asleep on a railway track in Gastonia and was struck by a Southern train shortly before midnight. He died in a hospital the next day from injuries. He worked at a textile plant in east Gastonia and will be buried in Sutherd, Ga.
A narrow strip of board placed above the sink with hooks holds the most used utensils. This simple addition can streamline kitchen work by keeping essential tools within easy reach and reducing search time during prep, cooking, and cleanup.
The phonograph industry’s entry into national broadcasting will be celebrated with a two hour gala program Sunday afternoon September 18. Columbia broadcasting network of sixteen stations will carry the premiere from new studios at 1440 Broadway New York to stations across the east. The program features entertainment talents and musical celebrities under exclusive contract and will be hosted by Major J Andrew White Arthur Judson and Columbia staff. The network reaches from New York to Chicago and Baltimore and includes WOR WEAN WNAC WFBL WMAK WCAU WJAS WDAC WAIU WKRC WGHP WMAQ KMOX WCAC WOWO with KOIL delayed. Also notes preliminary speed tests for the Caroling motor speedway on September 19.
Advertises MELLO GLO French process face powder by Randall's Pharmacy. Claims include oil protection, long wear, skin seeking a peach tone, youthful complexion, and pore minimization. Women praise purity and quality of the product.
An earthquake lasting several seconds was felt in Constantinople at 12:20 a.m. local time. No injuries or damage reported in initial AP bulletin.
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