Major Snow to Inspect Bentonville Battlefield for Park Survey
Major W A Snow district engineer plans a May 4 visit to Bentonville Johnston County to estimate costs for surveying the battlefield and explore marking methods. He will meet locals at the Bentonville post office at 10 AM and discuss the national park proposal with Governor McLean and Mrs. John H. Anderson.
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Raleigh
W. A. Snow
Wilmington
U. S. Engineers Office
Bentonville
Johnston County
McLean
Major Snow
John H. Anderson
Fayetteville
Congress
Battle of
Davis
Snow
North Carolina
Beisenberg
Huntingdon
War Department
Italia dirigible overhauled for 1700 mile polar hop
In Stolp Germany on April 17 General Umberto Nobile announced the Italia engines will be overhauled for a 1700 mile hop to King's Bay Spitzbergen, northern base for polar exploration. The crew, praised as men with hearts of iron, were honored by Stolp's lord mayor and entered in the town's Golden Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italia
Hasenjaeger of
Stolp
Nobile
von Hindenburg
Mackensen
State Commission to Continue Aid if Piedmont and Northern Goes to Supreme Court
The North Carolina State Corporation Commission says it will continue to assist Piedmont and Northern if the case reaches the U S Supreme Court. The ICC rejected the line extension from Charlotte to Winston-Salem and Greensboro, citing parallel tracks with the Southern Railway. Commissioner George Pell and special counsel I M Bailey expressed no surprise, noting the examiner’s unfavorable recommendation often guides ICC decisions.
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Piedmont and Northern
Supreme Court State Corporation
Raleigh
State Corporation Commission
United States Supreme Court
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Southern Railway
Piedmont
George P. Pell
I. M. Bailey
Bailey
Nervous Folks Praise Capudine Ad
Advertisers hail Capudine as a quick safe relief for nerves headaches and pains. The liquid formula soothes nerves rather than dulling them and contains no opiates. Available at drug stores in 30c and 60c sizes.
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Ady
Piedmont and Northern Line Extension Hope To Go To Supreme Court
Commission members split on grant of petition leaving room for reversal if the case reaches the supreme court. Support for extending Piedmont and Northern lines persists despite dissent within the panel.
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Supreme Court
Piedmont and Northern
Byrd Party Physician Already a Globetrotter
Dr. Francis D. Coman, 33, native of Wellsville New York, will serve as physician and surgeon for the Byrd south pole expedition. He studied at Syracuse Harvard and Johns Hopkins, served in WWI, toured Switzerland and climbed Mont Blanc, joined Grenfell's Labrador expedition, and later returned to Johns Hopkins.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Francis D. Coman
Coman
Wellsville
Syracuse
Harvard
Johns Hopkins
Syracuse University Medical Ambulance Corps
Switzerland
Mount Blanc
America
Wilfred Grenfell
Labrador
Boy christened Colonel wins fame as auctioneer
Skeedee Oklahoma Colonel Ellsworth Walters known as Colonel for his auctioneering of leases on Indian oil lands reveals his given name is Col onel. His statue with Osage Chief Bacon Rind honors Walters for aiding Osage financial interests and friendship.
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Skeedee
Okla
E. Walters
Ellsworth
Walters
Bacon Rind
Osages
House Resists Quakes in Sicily After 1908 Design
In Messina Sicily residents praise quake proof homes built after the 1908 temblor. The structures withstood strong tremors on March 7, sparing many from disaster and offering a model for future safety.
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Messina
Sicily
North Carolina reports March fire losses at $482934
Raleigh April 17 figures from the state department of insurance show NC fire loss for March totaled 482934 from 252 fires, down from 725494 from 212 fires in March 1927. Wilmington led with 94509, Sanford 89000. Graham posted 5000, and 21 towns had no damage.
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Dan C. Boney
Wilmington
Sanford
Charlotte
Raleigh
Greensboro
Asheville
Durham
Rocky Mount
Henderson
Graham
Roxboro
High Point
Moore County
Lumberton
Buncombe County
Louisburg
Concord
Washington
Nashville
Albemarle
Siler City
Beaufort
Lincolnton
Mooresville
Elm City
Rutherford College
Raeford
East Spencer
Burnsville
Pinebluff
Pinehurst
Brevard
Kernersville
Wake Forest
Spruce Pine
Leaksville
North Carolina
C. V. Weserole
R. Cholmeley Jones
Maiden Lane
New York City
Insurance Commissione
N. C
Former Guilford Dean III In Indianapolis
Miss Louise Osborne long serving Guilford College professor and dean of women for 34 years is hospitalized in Indianapolis in serious condition after recent abdominal surgery and hernia operation. Relatives and college officials report evolving, precarious status with Miss Maude L. Gainey traveling to assist.
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Guilford College
Louise Osborne
Indianapolis
Ind
Louise
Max Kendall
Maude L. Gainey
Miss Gainey
Indiana
The Rebound in Bits and Wit
A witty remark from Tit-Bits contrasts a great author who compares his wife to a book with a reply that one cannot compare a wife to a book. The quip ends with a playful note that you can shut a book.
North Carolina Corporations Pay Nearly 1.9 Million Tax
Raleigh April 17 Corporations chartered in North Carolina last year paid income taxes totaling 1 897 281 from an earnings of about 47 500 000 while individual taxes reached 1 625 730 for the year ending January 1 1927. The state board of equalization uses these figures to gauge county prosperity and adjust valuations.
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Board of Equalization
LeRoy Martin
Martin
Guilford County
North Carolina counties-by-donor contributions totaled large gifts
The report shows Mecklenburg County leading with 206 078 in donations while Cabarrus Forsyth Gaston Buncombe New Hanover Rowan Wake receive 140 724 139 470 133 132 123 094 64 788 59 488 45 506 respectively. The county addresses indicate primary contributors reside within these jurisdictions.
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Mecklenburg
Cabarrus
Forsyth
Gaston
Buncombe
New Hanover
Rowan
Wake
Oak Ridge cadets hold spring review with Metz presence
Oak Ridge Institute cadets will stage the second spring term parade and review on Sunday May 22 at 3 30 p m General Metz will be present The American Legion of Winston Salem is invited to attend In the morning at 11 o clock Mr W T Best of Raleigh will address the cadets on the campus church President Whit is joined by several invited guests
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Oak Ridge
Oak Ridge Institute
Metz
American Legion of Winston-Salem
W. T. Best
Raleigh
Whit
Oak Ridge Team Wins Freshmen and Military School Games
The Oak Ridge baseball team posted a strong week defeating University Freshmen 9 to 4, Oak Freshmen 14 to 4, and Dannyvill Military Academy 16 to 3. Bynum Westmoreland, a three year pitcher for Oak Ridge, joined the Patriots and pitched in his first game last Saturday.
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Aker
Aih
Usua
Oakidge
University
Oak
Danyvill Military Academy
Bynum Westmoreland
Oak Ridge
Patriots
Bridegroom Flees Altar After Sudden Fit in Avellino
In Lacedonia near Avellino Italy a groom fainted and fled from the church door as he and his bride prepared to marry at the church of San Rocco. Neighbors say he collapsed after a sudden attack leaving the bride waiting at the altar.
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Avellino
Italy
Lacedonia
San Rocco
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