Twenty Four Candidates Enter City Race With Three For Mayor
Twenty four men qualified with City Manager Pickett as municipal candidates. The mayoral field includes H A Moffitt the incumbent W A Davis a former councilman and Dr D A Stanton. Nine days remain before the primary and campaigns begin in earnest with stump speeches and work among voters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
H. A. Moffitt
W. A. Davis
D. A. Stanton
C. S. Grayson
J. M. Thomas, Sr
Ross Lanier
H. A. Millis
D. O. Cecil
Charles F. Blake
A. C. Sheroff
Jack Burris
M. Ernest Welch
S. P. Montgomery
W. T. Taylor
George Alexander
George Kersey
L. H. Martin
J. W. Clinard
B. H. Bradner
J. S. Worth
L. S. Ford
L. F
Be Snow
Snow
Grayson
Worth
Davis
Moffitt
Conrad
E. K. Ingram
Third Ward
John W. Clinard
Ingram
Clinard
Igram
Inram
Case Begins In Slaying Of Sheriff Turner At Sanford
Trial of Bud Davis Tom McArgeney Macon Harrison and Parker Robbins opens with testimony on wounded deputies Will Utley and Leonard Craig from alleged moonshiners during a raid. Led by Dr J P Monroe the injuries and shots near the swamp are described as deputies recount the pursuit and arrests across multiple counties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monroe
Robbins
Harrison
Davis
McAvenew
Dickens
McAveney
Moncure Road
J. F. Howard
Durham County
Bill Tilley
New Light Township
Dad Stell
Wake County
Burton Tilley
Nat Ray
Macon Harrison
Workmen Buried Under Clay At Washington Dam
Three workers were buried under tons of clay at a dam site near Shelan Washington today. About 150 colleagues dug frantically as a slide trapped three men while others escaped the pit unharmed. Early reports had claimed thirty missing but later confirmed only three.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Wash
Shelan
Levees Hold River While On A Rampage
Mis sissippi River flood from Cairo to New Orleans intact as government levees hold with a crest near 42.5 feet forecast for Memphis. At Columbus private dykes relieved as waters fall, while Laconia Circle Arkansas fights flood with sandbagging. New Orleans crews repair minor dyke defects as flood safety seen holding. Kansas reports thousands of acres underwater with deaths from a train wreck adding to flood losses as rail service remains disrupted.
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Memphis
Tenn
Mississippi River
Cairo
Ill
New Orleans
Columbus
Hickman
Memphis Weather Office
White River
D. H. Connolly
U. S
Circle Levee
Laconia Circle
Ark
W. H. Holcombe
Third District
Donaldsonville
Arkansas River
Fort Smith
Mississippi
Kansas City
Kansas
Wilmington Hs Boys Win Dual Track Meet
New Hanover high school edged Fayetteville 61 to 47 in a dual track meet at Wilmington. New Hanover took six firsts and five seconds with eight thirds while sharing the high jump top spots. Fayetteville claimed four firsts five seconds and three thirds and had four athletes Smith Ewing Bundy and Davey tied for first in pole vault.
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Fayetteville
New Hanover High School
Fayetteville High
Wilmington
Smith
Ewing
Bundy
Davey
Soviet Recall of Chargé D affaires Over Peking Embassy Raid
Soviet Russia recalls her charge d afffairs in Peking to protest the raid by northern Chinese authorities on the Soviet embassy compound. All embassy officials ordered to leave the city except those handling consular functions.
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Moscow
Soviet
Russia
Peking
State elementary text book commission named by governor
The commission for five years includes A. E. Akers Roanoke Rapids R. G. Fitzgerald Greenville A. S. Webb Concord B L Smith Rutherfordton Miss Anne Holdford Raleigh Miss Ethel McNairy Statesville Miss Ira Johnston Hendersonville. Members were named by the department of education and Governor McLean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raliwigh
Department of Education
McLean
A. E. Akers
Roanoke Rapids
R. G. Fitzgerald
Greenville
A. S. Webb
Concord
B. L. Smith
Rutherfordton
Anne Holdford
Raleigh
Ethel McNairy
Statesville
Ira Johnston
Hendersonville
Wiscassett Mills Ordered to Distribute Surplus to Stockholders
Shelby April 9 AP Judge James L Webb of superior court ordered Wiscassett Cotton Mills Albemarle to distribute about 1 495 694 40 in surplus to stockholders The surplus above paid in capital 3 600 000 and reserve working capital 1 800 000 is invested in federal securities The mandamus suit by Joseph F Cannon and Martin L Cannon seeks compliance with state law and the order may yield a large dividend for stockholders
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Albemarle
Webb
North Carolina Consolidated Statutes
Cannon Brothers
Brothers of
C. A. Cannon
Joseph F. Cannon
Wiscassett
Veteran Civil War Vet Weds in Asheville Hallmark Ceremony
Ervin Guthrie an 86 year old Civil War veteran marries Laurtie Rice age 33 in Asheville. Justice of the peace M T Arrow wood performs ceremony. Guthrie married previously in 1861, widowed in 1865. Rice has two children and was previously married to Fuller Bucker. Guthrie a prosperous Buncombe County farmer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Ervin Guthrie
Laurtie Rice
M. T., Arrowwood
Guthrie
Death sentence for Sacco and Vanzetti after seven years
Nicola Sacco and Bartholomeo Vanzetti were condemned to death by electrocution in the week of July 10 for the murder of two payroll guards at a South Braintree shoe factory. Judge Webster Thayer delivered the sentence after seven years of appeals and protests over their trial.
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Dedham
Mass
Apr
Nicola Sacco
Bartholomeo Vanzetti
Webster Thayer
South Braintree
Thayer
Vanzetti
Sacco
United States Supreme Court
Fuller
William G. Thompson
Herbert G. Ehrmann
Sapiro Ford Libel Trial Pauses Before Next Round
Aaron Sapiro and Henry Ford face a renewed clash as the libel suit proceeds. Senator James A. Reed, Ford counsel, relaxed after nine days of testimony and prepared for more proceedings next week in Detroit.
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Detroit
Aaron Sapiro
Chicago
Henry Ford
James A. Reed
Ford Counsel
Dawes Senate Rules Spark Bitter Battle Over Committee
Vice President Dawes drew Senate ire by filling a vacancy on the campaign investigating committee. Senator Reed and Chairman Keyes dispute the move, calling the committee dead and awaiting a federal court ruling. The dispute centers on authority to appoint replacements and jurisdiction over future hearings. The campaign panel plans no meeting until late this month for hearings on ballot boxes seized last November in four counties.
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Washington
Dawes
Senate
Reed
Pennsylvania
Bermuda
Jim’’ Reed
Missouri
Keyes
Audit and Control Committee
Fess
Republican
Ohio
Campaign Investigating Committee
Early spring twists in 1928 presidential politics loom
Washington map signs indicate a shifting race as Coolidge faces questions over another term while Smith and Hoover potential challengers stir debate on religion prohibition and party strategy. The political scene grows crowded with bears on Lowden Dawes Reed and McAdoo, amid a backdrop of ongoing international focus on China and budget issues.
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Washington
Coolidge
Smith
China
Nicaragua
Albany
Borah
Nicholas Murray Butler
Glass
Edwards
Lowden
New York
Illinois
Lowdon
Dawes
Messary-Hagen
Hoover
McAdoo
Jim’ Reed
Missouri
Ritchie
Maryland
Donahey
Ohio
White House
Olivet to Calvary cantata at First Church Easter
The Choir of the First Methodist Protestant church will perform the sacred cantata Olivet to Calvary by Maunder at 5 o clock Easter Sunday. Clarence Schulthesis and Norman Fidler are soloists with a 25 voice augmented choir. The piece recounts the last days of Jesus with scenes from Olivet Jerusalem and Calvary including the Last Supper Gethsemane and the crucifixion.
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Olivet To Calvary
Maunder
Clarence Schulthesis
Norman Fidler
Jerusalem
Temple
Mount
Jesus
Pilate
Junior Club Organized in Stanley County
A county federation of junior clubs formed in Stanley county with 14 clubs and 405 members. Miss Elizabeth Bridge reports the turnout and Miss Maude E. Wallace outlines the organization plan at the meeting.
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Albemarle
Stanley County
Elizabeth Bridge
Maude E. Wallace
Charlotte High Lads Win Guilford Meeting Track Meet
Charlotte high school won the Guilford College High School Day track meet with 42 points. Leslie of Charlotte set a state javelin record with a throw of 158 feet eight inches. Other scores: Greensboro 32, High Point 20, Winston-Salem 16, Friendship 10, Burlington 9, Thomasville 3, Reidsville 3, King 1. Leroy Sams of Winston-Salem won first in the declamation contest on The Constitution.
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Guilford College
Charlotte High School
Greensboro
Leslie
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Friendship
Burlington
Thomasville
Reidsville
King High School
Leroy Sams
More Inspectors Added to the Motor Theft Bureau
The Enterprise Bureau in Raleigh reports four new inspectors joining the Motor Theft Bureau, bringing total inspectors to 15. Named are W. E. Koonce Jones County A A McKenzie Scotland County W T Landis Granville County and D D Wilkins Shelby County. They will train in Raleigh then be assigned to districts near their counties with plans to reach 18 inspectors overall.
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The
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Motor Theft Bureau
L. S. Harris
W. E. Koonce
Jones County
A. A. McKenzie
Scotland County
W. T. Landis
Granville County
D. D. Wilkins
Shelby County
Harris
Tragedy Strikes River Steamer Captain and Wife in Cincinnati
Wiley Claude Hill fifty was shot in the back by his wife Edna fifty one who then cut her throat with a razor. A neighbor intervened as Hill struggled for the revolver. The couple had just returned to Cincinnati after a Memphisburned Kate Adams fire left the vessel a charred wreck.
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Cincinnat
Wiley Claude Hill
Kate Adams
Edna
Hill
Abs. Hill
Dresser
Cincinnati
Memephis
Tenn
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Tientsin
Sun Chuan-Fang
Tientsin-Pukow
Grand Canal
Feng Yang
Nanking
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