Archdale Woman's Will Meeting Scheduled for Wednesday
Archdale women will gather at 3 o'clock at Herbert Hodgin's home to discuss the will. The notice appears among local church and club events with other society items listed for the day.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 10, 1928
Page
6
Archdale women will gather at 3 o'clock at Herbert Hodgin's home to discuss the will. The notice appears among local church and club events with other society items listed for the day.
Mrs A C Beeson and Miss Gladys Beeson spent holidays in Spencer and Concord visiting relatives. Miss Gladys Kelly joined Mr and Mrs George C Graves and children near Sanford. Dr Ross V Patterson and Dr J W Tankersley were guests of Dr I T Mann in Greensboro and Washington, D C for business. Families across the area report illness and Easter trips to Henderson and the Sand Hills with returns from High Point Plymouth and Lynchburg.
Chicago voters focus on ward committeemen in a heated primary with an unusually large Democratic turnout. Early turnout estimates suggest about 800000 of 1221000 registered voters may cast ballots, with Republicans around 550000. unofficial reports claim police jailed Deneen faction workers without charges.
In Chicago's early hours of voting at the April primary, reports spread of kidnappings, ballot stuffing, shootings, and disorder in several wards. Police and detectives rushed to precincts as officials noted extensive patrols and warnings to protect voters and ballots while candidates faced allegations and arrests.
Frank L. Smith, who has twice been denied a Senate seat, expressed strong confidence he will win the Republican senatorial nomination today. He joked about buying a railroad reservation now, saying he was certain of being sent back to the Senate.
State's Attorney Robert E. Crowe led betting odds to win renomination today with wagers of eight to five and two to one. A $1000 even money bet supported the Crowe Thompson "America first" slate against the Deneen faction.
Chicago April 10 Six armed men kidnapped PR Taylor a Republican precinct captain in the 5th ward from in front of a polling place just before polls opened. They beat him and forced him into an automobile. Police were informed of the assault and abduction.
President Coolidge argued that any postal rate modification by Congress should not lower revenues further. He noted the post office department operates at a loss and warned against increasing losses to an uneconomical level.
Opinion by Robert M. Lynn discusses how the coming election may frame the nation’s wealth and joblessness. He warns against partisan manipulation and urges citizens to seek independent data from bankers, court clerks, newspapers, and neighbors to form informed judgments.
Testimony in a federal court case alleges Jon Barclay planned to be chief of Pennsylvania Klan detectives and describes a statewide network. Judge W H Thomson overruled a motion to strike Barclay’s testimony. Clarence W Ludlow testifies in Texas about witnessing seven or eight men burned alive by Klansmen in a federal suit.
The New York athletic commission will approve the Gene Tunney Tom Heeney heavyweight title bout once contracts are presented by Tex Rickard. The announcement came in New York on April 10.
A sheriff reports night riders halted both Black and white citizens on the streets. When questions went unanswered, people were shoved aside and a riot erupted. Bareclarry notes the Lilly confrontation was between klansmen and locals.
In Washington DC the trial of Harry F. Sinclair resumes with a 12 member jury for the second time on charges of conspiring to defraud the United States regarding the Teapot Dome lease. Prosecution outlines include payments of 233000 in liberty bonds and 35000 in cash to Fall, with secrecy and lacking receipts.
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