Fine Riding Racing Horses Bred By Davidson Settlers
The Davidson County tale recalls Captain Jesse Harris and his descendants as they host a two mile racecourse on their plantation near Lick Creek. Prominent riders include Harris, Ward, and Garner heirs. the event blends sport with regional pride amid Revolutionary era tensions.
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Davidson
John 0
Garner
Jesse Harris
Thomas Jefferson
Europe
Corsica
France
United States of America
American
Boston Commons
Charleston Harbor
Union of States
England
Camden
Guilford Court House
Yorktown
Muster Field
Upper Lick Creek
Davidson County
Philip Garner
Liverpool
Wilmington
John Ward
Rowan County
Continental Congress
John Garner
Henry
David
Philip
Ramsom Harris
Jesse
Court of Common Pleas
William Harris
Frances Ward Harris
Ransom
House of Representatives
Hammett J. Harris
Randolph County
Ransom Harris
Sam W. Kinch
W. C. Harris
Boy Scouts Hold Annual Camporee At Camp Uwharrie
The Uwharrie Councill Boy Scouts conducted their annual camporee at Camp Uwharrie. Kenneth Stephens stands as a judge examining a first aid kit owned by Charles Shields, with Homer Holton and Gilbert Furgurson nearby. Other scouts, James Baucom Victory Byerly and Douglas Bryant, help tend the camp fire as food prep proceeds.
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Uwharrie
Camp Uwharrie
Gladstone
John Bean
Uwharrie Council
Unidentified Vessel Sinks Near Drogden Lightship
An unnamed 3000 ton British ship struck a mine and sank near Drogden lightship off the Danish coast this afternoon, according to Route A news agency in London.
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London
Drogden
Hancock backs Roosevelt in North Carolina rally
Frank W. Hancock Jr. of Oxford, former U S representative and Federal Home Loan Bank Board member, aligned with the Roosevelt draft forces saying the people want Roosevelt. His rally in Reidsville supported a North Carolina for President movement by fifth district Democrats.
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Reidsville
Frank W. Hancock, Jr
Oxford
U. S
Roosevelt
Fifth Congressional District
Hancock
Federal Home Loan Bank Board
Franklin Roosevelt
North Carolina
Fred J Flagler Heads to Washington for ICC Case
Fred J Flagler departs this afternoon for Washington D C to appear in a case before the Interstate Commerce Commission linked to the High Point Thomasville and Denton Railroad. Flagler serves as general freight agent for that railroad.
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Fred J. Flagler
Washington, D. C
Interstate Commerce Commission
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Mr. Flagler
Eight Ecuadorans Arrested In Plot To Start Revolution
Quito April 27. The government announced the arrest of eight men who met for a revolutionary gathering in a house owned by General Alberto Enriquez, provisional president and dictator of Ecuador in 1937 and 1938. Enriquez remains at large but his arrest has been ordered. London is reviving old operas.
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Quito
Ecuador
Alberto Enriquez
Equador
Enriquez
Netherlands Trawler Willy Sunk by Mine Near Terschelling
The Dutch trawler Willy of 147 tons is believed sunk by a mine about 40 miles north of Terschelling, according to Reuters.
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London
Netherlands
Willy
Terschelling
Reuters
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