United States cotton crop seen at 18.6 million bales in 1926
Department of Agriculture estimates the 1926 cotton crop at 18,618,000 bales of 500 pounds gross, with 47,663,000 acres expected to bear, down to 2.9 percent abandonment. States listed include Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Missouri, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, with yields and regional totals given.
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Washington
United States
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Missouri
Wennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Lower
Old Mexico
Cotton crop gains by state reach record pre December 1 totals
Washington AP reports this year’s cotton ginned before December 1 totals 14,644,966 running bales and 613,840 round and half bales, up from last year and 1924 figures. State gains listed include Alabama, California, Georgia, Texas, North Carolina, Mississippi, Oklahoma, and others with varied increases.
Court Dockets Show Multiple Violations and Fines
Judge MacRae P. E. Grubb cases include failure to comply with 2445 ¢. s. Will Martin faces assault and slander costs. W. G. Barton carries forward with a worthless check. K. E. Miller fined for drunk and disorderly conduct. C. E. Castevens convicted of violating prohibition and liquor impairment. Will Williams charged with drunk and disorderly and larceny costs.
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P. E. Grubb
Will Martin
W. G. Barton
K. E. Miller
C. KE. Castevens
Will Williams
Mrs Goodman Heads Home From Visit
Mrs. J. A. Goodman, who has been visiting Mrs. John Fambrough for several days, leaves today for her home in Concord.
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J. A. Goodman
John Fambrough
Concord
High Point man seeks permit for filling station on South Main
D. O. Cecil has applied to the City Council of High Point for a permit to erect a filling station on South Main street between Lake and Clay streets. The council will consider the application at the next regular meeting on December 21, 1926 at 7:30 p m with allegations heard. By order of the City Council on December 7 1926. R L Pickett City Clerk
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D. O. Cecil
City of
High Point
South Main Street
Lake and
Clay Streets
R. L. Pickett
City Mer
Market Reports Metals New York Copper and Tin Price Notes
Copper and zinc steadier while tin eases with nearby and February bids noted. Lead remains quiet with spot around 7.90 and antimony quoted at 13 75 with mixed bank rates. Demand figures span Europe, the Americas, and Asia with varied country tallies and regional quotes.
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New York
Eastern Pa
Buffalo
Alabama
East St. Louis
Cotton futures edge up on报告 ahead of government estimate
Prices rose in New Orleans on December contracts to 12.06 for December 12.07 for January and 12.13 for March as shorts awaited the government crop report. Early trades held steady, then eased slightly after shorts were satisfied. The market then stayed quiet awaiting the government estimate.
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New Orleans
Shorts
Chicago Grain Sees Wheat Rise on Wet Argentina Harvest
Wet weather delaying Argentina harvest lifts Chicago wheat values as Liverpool quotes stay firm. Wheat opens 1-4 to 1-4 cents higher, then edges up. corn eases, oats steady, and provisions rise amid improving demand.
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Chicago
Argentina
Liverpool
Great Britain Demand and Cable Rates Reported
Foreign exchange notes show Great Britain demand at 48442 cents and cable quotes 48415 48416 for 60 day bills, reflecting market pricing on short term sterling transfers and international settlement terms.
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New York
Great Britain
Cotton opens steady as traders brace for government report
The New York cotton market opens steady with a 3 point advance to a 2 point dip. Prices for January hover 11.95 to 12.02 as traders await the government report. Private cables credit Liverpool London and continental buying for the firmness while hedge selling is absorbed by covering.
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Liverpool
London
Continental
Wall Street
Fire Chief Urges Night Firemen and Police Reform
Mechanicsville needs more men at the night fire station and a heating plant. Chief A B Horney told the city council to act by year’s start and pressed police enforcement of traffic ordinances, warning of ruined cars if not. He endorsed the American Business club spokesman’s points and urged stricter police action.
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Mechanicsville
Horney
Moffitt
American Business Club
Main Street
Washington Street
Council Chamber
Judge Orders Immediate Trial as Absent Witness Not Subpoenaed
The judge refused to delay the case citing state law. Defense said Winfred Miller had a subpoena but was unavailable, with sheriff efforts ongoing. Jury selection continued as the court adjourned for lunch, keeping the calendar on track.
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Winfred Miller
Gold
Spruill
Miller
Ayail
Bowie
Came Back Strong Leaf Tobacco Market Rebounds in Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem leaf tobacco market sold 703,146 pounds on Tuesday at an average of 23.09 per hundred, the highest daily average since opening after Thanksgiving. Total day receipts were 162,344.24 with half a million pounds anticipated for Wednesday. Since October 5 sales total 3,637,009 pounds.
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Winston-Salem
Newspaperman of Salisbury Dead
Henderson M. Brown, 65, died suddenly at his Salisbury home shortly after 5 this morning due to heart trouble. He leaves a widow, two sons, two daughters, three brothers, and one sister. A native of Rowan County he spent 25 years in local newspapers, 15 as collector for the Post. Funeral at St John’s Lutheran Church Thursday at 3:30 p.m. Interment in Chestnut Hill cemetery.
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Salisbury
Henderson M. Brown
Rowan County
Post
St. John’s Lutheran Church
Chestnut Hill Cemetery
Linville elected superintendent at state hospital for Negro insane
Linville elected superintendent of the state hospital for negro insane in Goldsboro by unanimous board vote. He succeeds Dr. W. W. Faison who died Oct 23 after 42 years of service. Linville, a Forsyth County native, has 12 years at the hospital as assistant superintendent.
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Linville
Goldsboro
W. C. Linville
State Hospital For
W. W. Faison
Forsyth County
King Ferdinand Undergoes Second Operation In Bucharest
In Bucharest on December 8 AP reports King Ferdinand underwent a second operation at eleven this morning. Doctors say the procedure was successful and the king is reported to be recovering.
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Bucharest
Romania
Ferdinand
Morehead elected captain of UNC Tar Heel football team
Chapel Hill Dec 8 Garret Morehead star tackle of the University of North Carolina was elected captain for the 1927 season. A Charlotte native, he completes his second year as a regular lineman and will anchor the Carolina forward wall with returning veterans Schwartz Shuler and Warren.
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Garrett Morehead
University of North Carolina
Morehead
Charlotte
Woodberry Forest
Collins
Fetzer
Carolina
Schwartz
Shuler
Warren
D. E. Hudgins
Marion
Robert H. Williamson
Fayetteville
Max Barker
Salisbury
Andrew §. Cowles
Statesville
Excellent Cast in Big Musical Comedy Music Box Revue at American Theatre
The fourth edition of Irving Berlin's Music Box Revue comes to the American Theatre on December 15 featuring lavish production values, a large cast of about one hundred, and numbers like Tokio Blues and Alice in Wonderland. The cast includes Helen Brown Dave Burns Sonia De Caly Jenny Lind Ames Harper and many others with the Famous Music JL Girls.
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Irving Berlin
Regal Entertainment
John Murray Anderson
New York
Helen Brown
Dave Burns
Sonia de Caly
Jenny Lind
Ames Harper
Hen. Thompson
Alvarado
Jen. Snyder
Sifrit
Jo Jesters
Curley Monnett
L. Besson
Joe Smith
Lyo Sisters
Florence Ward
Jeanny Brown
Varda Chalmers
J Hart
Billie Fanning
An Bowles
Togeth
New Universities Dictionary Adds Sports Dictionary Section
Publishers include a complete sports vocabulary in the new dictionary covering lacrosse football polo baseball boxing and basketball. The educational addition helps players and nonparticipants use sport terms accurately. Look for an issue coupon to obtain this extensive sports reference.
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New Universities
County Wide Plan Of School Control Studied
Southern public school heads and state superintendents studied county wide school organization. Consolidated county systems were observed in Wilson Wayne Wake Lenoir Durham and Granville counties as delegates from the Southeastern states conference of rural school supervisors linger for inspection after a three day ideas swap.
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Wilson
Wayne
Wake
Lenoir
Durham
Granville
Southeastern States Conference of State
Infant Charles White Jr Dies Suddenly at Home
Charles Wiley White Jr the infant son of Mr and Mrs Charles Wiley White of Guilford county died this morning just before 3 at the home. He was found by his mother with no prior illness noted. Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 2 30 pm at Mount Vernon Methodist church with Rev W R Harris officiating. Burial will follow in the family plot.
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Charles Wiley White, Jr
Charles Wiley White
Guilford County
Mount Vernon Methodist Church
W. R. Harris
High Point Woman Dies at Home and Guilford Contest Win
Mrs. Ira Nichols age 20 wife of P C Nichols died at 807 Tate Street after 12 o clock today in ill health since Thanksgiving from Mount Airy to be with her husband Surviving include her husband her father Ira W Horkises of Dobson N C one sister Mrs May Hodges of High Point and one brother Philemon Hodges of Mount Airy Funeral arrangements pending body to Flat Top Primitive church Miss Lorens Booker of High Point wins Guilford College eighteenth annual oratorical contest Other speakers Frances Osborne Pleasant Garden and Mary Ellen Lassiter Rich Square subject Shall We Abandon the 18th Amendment Booker receives Shakespeare set as prize
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Ira Nichols
P. C. Nichols
Tate Street
Flat Top Primitive Church
Guilford College
Zatasian Literary Society
Lorens Booker
High Point
Frances Osborne
Pleasant Garden
Mary Ellen Lassiter
Rich Square
N. C
Miss Booker
South
Miss Lassiter
United States
Tempest Strands Cannery Crew Off Squaw Harbor
A Pacific American fishery cannery staff at Squaw Harbor in the Aleutians vanished after a storm swept the Bering Sea and the Aleutians westward from Gordova Alaska. No sightings of the crew have been reported since the tempest began yesterday.
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Gordova
Alaska
Bering Sea
Aleutian Islands
Squaw Harbor
Aleutians
It Played Dead Auto Salesman Pokes Fun
A brisk quip from The Passing Show in London hints at a car’s performance on the road. A customer recalls a prior vehicle that also “performed” in a humorous way, illustrating the show’s satirical tone.
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London
Murrills To Visit Prince Couple In Otteray Drive
Mr and Mrs Hugh Murrill of Charlotte will arrive tomorrow for a short visit to Mr and Mrs Co C Prince on Otteray drive.
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Hugh Murrill
Charlotte
Co. C. Prince
Otteray Drive
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