Ship by truck parade promotes good roads in three cities
About 100 trucks formed a parade from High Point to Greensboro via Winston-Salem to promote truck transport and hard surface roads. The event, despite bad weather, featured speeches, a Firestone ship by truck bureau outing, a touring band, and substantial shipments including 15 tons beef to Morrison and company. The effort aims to link High Point Greensboro and Winston-Salem with better highway connections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Firestone Ship
Morris and Company
Winston- Salem Sentinel
Daily News
W. D. Hamilton
Firestone
Dunn
Winston-Salem Board of Trade
Bobbie Burns
Spectacular Gun Fight in Norfolk Shocks City
Norfolk police killed one of four bandits and arrested three in a dramatic raid on the Virginia Railway and Power car barns. The robbers entered offices, demanded cash, and were met by detectives tipped off to the plan. The clash marked one of the era's most notable gun battles in Norfolk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New
York
Norfolk
Virginia Railway and Power Company
I W W Circulars Target Black Workers in Greensboro Plan
The IWW circulated pamphlets urging negroes to join or stir unrest while praising them as citizens before urging disassociation. Delegates expected in Greensboro for an IWW planning session, amid broader labor and farm union talks across the state.
Sugar Control Bill Delayed Ahead of Senate Vote
Washington December 9 advocates of the McNary sugar equalization board bill failed to press the measure today before the Senate. Leaders moved forward with the railroad bill, leaving the sugar bill to a later vote tomorrow or Thursday. Mrs. Charles Ragan departed for a trip to South Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McNary
United States Sugar Equalization Board
Senate
Charles Ragan
Points
South Carolina
Canvass for Salvation Army Auto Mobile Purchase
Merchants and business men will canvass tomorrow to raise funds for an automobile for the Salvation Army in High Point. Wilson Motor Co offers a car at 275 dollars. funds are to be raised in the next days. Captain Mills and his wife report hard travel without transport and cite aid given to a Highland Cotton Mills family with shoe and stocking needs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Wilson Motor Company
H. B. Mills
High Point
Mills
Highland Cotton Mills
Man and Woman Held for Murder in New Jersey Case
Charles S. White son of Councilman Edward J. White and Edith Jones housekeeper for the councilman were held awaiting grand jury action in the death of 3 year old Billy Dansey. White is charged with murder and Jones is accused of being an accessory after the fact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward J. White
Edith Jones
Billy’ Dansey
White
Maynard to Visit Father Then Heads to New York
Lieutenant Belvin W. Maynard, in Savannah for the Southern Commercial congress, will travel to Sampson County, North Carolina to visit his father before proceeding to New York. He plans to reach his father’s home in three hours after leaving.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savannah
Belvin W. Maynard
Southern Commercial Congress
Sampson County
N. C
New York
Eastern Star Weekly Meeting Set for 7:30 PM
The local chapter of the order of the Eastern Star will meet this evening at 7 30 in the Masonic hall on East Washington street. Full attendance of members is requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Order of the Eastern Star
Masonic Hall
East Washington Street
Mrs Kennedy 86 Dies at Pleasant Grove Funeral
Mrs Cyrtha Kennedy, 86, died Sunday at the home of her son in law Jacob Newton. Funeral services were held yesterday at Pleasant Grove conducted by Rev Suits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cyrtha Kennedy
Jacob New
Pleasant Grove
Rev. Suits
Mrs Charles M Gueth and son return from Richmond trip
Mrs Charles M Gueth and her son Charles Jr returned yesterday after several weeks away in Richmond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles M. .Gueth
Charles, Jr
Richmond
Futures dominate London car show as buyers pay for non existent features
London December report says buyers at the city automobile show pay for options and priority rights on cars not yet built. High demand for expensive models prompts futures deals with non negotiable contracts and thousands of orders without delivery promises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
House agricultural committee defers repeal of wartime prohibition act
Washington December 9 The house agricultural committee voted to defer indefinitely further consideration of resolutions proposing repeal of the wartime prohibition act delaying action on liquor control policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House Agricultural Committee
Italian destroyer arrives with Millo squadron in Spalato
Dispatches from Spalato report the arrival of an Italian destroyer belonging to Admiral Millo's squadron, which has aligned with d'Annunzio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgrade
Spalato
Millo
d'An
Railroad Legislation Report Hines Delivers to Wilson
Director General Hines has drawn a report with recommendations for President Wilson after talks with Senate and House Interstate Commerce Committee leaders. Officials say the plan may be presented today or tomorrow, as debate over returning railroads to private operation on January 1 continues with possible delay pending permanent legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cummins and Este
Senate
House Interstate Commerce Committee
Hines
Wilson
White House
Mexico City rents soar past U S levels
Mexico City house rents run four times higher than in the United States, according to commerce and industry figures. Newspapers note a fifty percent rise in rents over the past two years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
United States
Department of Commerce and Industry
Albert Stanley Says High Paying Posts Hard to Fill
Sir Albert Stanley, former Board of Trade president, says many jobs offering 25000 dollar salaries are vacant while finding capable men is difficult. easier to fill roles paying 2500 to 5000 dollars a year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Albert Stanley
Board of Trade
Opening chapter note for Taming My Husband
The teaser references the first chapter of the work Taming My Husband, signaling the start of the narrative with the author or publisher framing the initial portion. It hints at themes of marriage, power dynamics, and domestic expectations within a literary framework.
Attacker of Girl 10 to Die Next Monday
Churchill Godley of Johnson county, convicted last June of attacking a 10 year old girl, will be executed in the electric chair at the state prison next Monday, with Governor Bickett declining to intervene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Churchill Godley
Johnson County
Bickett
Infant Child of Mr and Mrs Tuttle Dies
The 1 year old child of Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Tuttle died after a brief illness. The funeral will be from the home tomorrow with time to be announced. Interment will be at Mechanicsville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Tuttle
Mechanicsville
Drastic fuel economy rules amid coal strike
The fuel administration imposed severe fuel saving measures in Washington as a possible Indianapolis coal strike looms. Regular production plants face three days a week operation, with exceptions for essential products and certain fuel users. The order, run by the railroad administration, cuts street lighting, office heat, and street railway power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dec
Indianapolis
Fuel Administration
Garfield
Railroad Administration
Await Orders From Atlanta Committee On Merchants
Pending official orders from the regional coal committee in Atlanta High Point merchants will follow yesterday’s rules open at 9 a.m. with drug and food stores exempt from closing. Food stores may stay open until 6 p.m. Drug stores may sell only drugs. Washington also limits non essential manufacturing to three days a week. manufacturers have not yet arranged operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Southern Regional Core Committee
Fuel Administration
Washington
Regional Coal Committee
High Point
New York Cotton Open With Nervous Market Tone
Renewed nerves over the coal situation and weak foreign exchange weighed on early cotton trading in New York. Prices opened 2 to 18 points lower amid scattered liquidation, with Dec at 39.26, Jan at 37.48, March 34.90, May 22.77, and July 34.48 as contracts drifted lower.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southern
Liverpool
Inauguration Brings Huge Crowd to Kentucky Capitol
FRANKFORT Ky Dec 9 Inauguration of Edwin P the first Republican governor of Kentucky in 16 years drew a great throng to the capital today. A formal ceremony marked the transfer of power as supporters gathered outside the capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
Edwin P. A
Kentucky
Tody
Also Mentioned on This Page
Gate City
Rived
Princi
Bration
Triangle
Erlander Band
Shakespeare
Felipe Angeles
el Paso
Rome
Episcopalians
Settle
State Department
American Note
United Mine Workers
Pec
Detroit
New York City
City of
Herald
Frank West
Yegrermen
J. J. Murphy
Pennsylvania
J. J. Upland
Jimmy the Wop
R. E. Decker
West
Episcopal Church
Council of the
Protestant Episcopal Church
Thomas Gaylor
Princess
Episcopal Diocese of
Tennes
Gaylor
Wilson Ito
John L. Lewis
William Green
Palmer
United Mine Workers of America
United States District
A. B. Anderson
C. B. Ames
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
UNION
National Farmers’ Organization
Douglas
Industrial Workers of the World
North Carolina Farmers’ Union
O. Henry
H. Q. Alexander
Matthews
J. A. Smith
Bessemer City
Smith
Mem
Phis
National Farmers’ Educational and Cooperative Union of America
North Carolina Union
Alexander
Memphis
North Carolina
National Union
Greensboro Daily News
Dr. Poe
State Union
Dr. Alexander
Federal Fuel Administration
Birmingham
Auto Salvation Army
Post
Hammondton, N. J
Charles S. White
Maynard
Nunzio
Court
Atlanta Committee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!