Weeks Condemns Mitchell in Vigorous Letter to Coolidge
A War Department letter by Secretary Weeks calling Colonel William Mitchell lawless and unfit for high office was read at the Mitchell court martial. Weeks cited Mitchell’s war service record and questioned his honesty on air force readiness. The letter argued Mitchell’s testimony misrepresented aircraft numbers and urged prudent support for national defense.
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Weeks
Mitchell
Coolidge
Washington
John W. Weeks
William Mitchell
President Coolidge
Army Air Service
Dennis E. Nolan
Mittchell
Ashington
R. Weeks
War Department
Jeeks
Department
Kindergarten Here To Close For Holidays Friday
Mrs J W Kearns announces a kindergarten class excise Friday at 9 in the Oadhurst building. Mothers invited to attend as the group closes for Christmas holidays and reopens January 4 with the city schools. The class has 28 children led by Mrs Kearns whose work is praised as among the best in the south.
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J. W. Kearns
Oadhurst
Theildren
Kearns
Boadhurst
Senate Debt Settlements Protested By Both Parties
Washington December 16 The debt settlements with Italy and Belgium faced intense Senate opposition as Reed Norris Johnson urged thorough study. Smoot defended four of six deals saying they align with the British settlement but Robinson challenged the claim. Reed charged whitewashing by international bankers and Howell asserted the Italian settlement yields no principal and only 1.8 percent interest over 62 years.
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Washington
A. P
Italy
Belgium
Senate
Chamber
Reed
Missouri
Norris
Nebraska
Johnson
California
Smoot
Finance Committee
Curtis
Kansas
Congress
Robinson
Howell
United States
Hill Succeeds as Father as Chief of Tobacco Company
George W. Hill was elected president of the American Tobacco Company to succeed his late father Percival S. Hill. Julius Parker became chairman of the board, a new office. Hill, 42, had been a vice president since 1912 and rose through company ranks under his father.
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New York
George W. Hill
American Tobacco Company
Percival S. Hill
Julius Parker
Great Tobacco Company
James B. Duke
Hill
Great Corporations
American Tobacco
Tobacco Trust
New York State Bar Association
James H. Perkins
Farmers Loan and Trust Company
Donald Geddes
Clark, Dodge and Company
Insurgents Barred From Key Posts in Tariff Debate
Washington dispatch reports Republicans plac ing insurgents at the bottom of the committee list a move seen as punishment for standing for Lincoln ideals. Democrats vow to challenge the rule change as a device to block tariff revision while Tilson defends the action saying insurgents deserted the party in time of need and were not placed in key positions.
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Tilson
Washington
House
Garrett
Abraham Lincoln
Representative Frear
Wisconsin
Representative Tilson
Connecticut
Tincher
Kansas
Six Buildings Burned In Spray North Carolina
Six business structures were destroyed and three others seriously damaged by a fire in Spray North Carolina early today. The telephone exchange and the Ku Klux Klan hall were among the losses, with a boy asleep inside narrowly escaping death. Damaged firms include T. W. Dunn, Harris and Osborne, Boulevard Theatre, Smith and Company, Atlantic and Pacific store, Joyce Drug Company, Adneption oatflite, and Jones Motor Company plant. Loss estimated at 125000, partly insured.
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Danville
A. P
Spray
N. C
Telephone Exchange
Ku Klux Klan
T. W. Dunn
Harris and Oseborne
Boulevard Theatre
Smith and Company
Atlantic and Pacific
Joyce Drug Company
Adneption Oatflite
Jones Motor Company
Briand Names Senator Doumer as Finance Minister
After a cabinet council Premier Briand met key ministers and sent Senator Paul Doumer to the Quai dOrsay confirming reports he would replace Louis Loucheur as minister of finance.
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Paris
Briand
Paul Doumer
Quain D’orsay
Doumer
Louis Loucheur
Finance
Morrison Bridge Opens Over Pee Dee River
The Morrison Bridge in Richmond County North Carolina opens as a 1585 foot steel and concrete link spanning the Pee Dee river. Governor Cameron Morrison delivers the principal address as thousands from Anson Richmond and nearby cities attend the formal ceremonies marking the bridge as a vital mountain to seashore trail connector linking Wilmington Charlotte and Asheville.
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Morrison Bridge
Richmond County
N. C
North Carolina
Pee Dee River
Anson
Richmond
Charlotte
Cameron Morrison
Wilmington
Asheville
Jury Still Out In Norwood Bank Case Verdict Delayed
Greensboro dispatch reports the jury in the J. D. Norwood case had not returned a verdict by 2 PM. Deliberations began at 5:35 PM Tuesday after more than 21 hours of discussion with no agreement yet.
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Rowan County
Greensboro
J. D. Norwood
People’s National Bank Directorate of
Salisbury
McLean Holds Back on Eight Months Term In North Carolina
Governor McLean pledged support to state schools but refused to commit to an eight months term, citing fiscal concerns. School leaders want a referendum while farmers and chemists voice opposition to salary classifications. The issue dominates party campaigning and state policy debates.
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Raleigh
McLean
W. A. Graham
New Hanover
J. L. Hathcock
Sampson
Jule E. Warren
North Carolina Education Association
Graham
Farmers Union
E. D. Broadhurst
Greensboro
North Carolina
State College
Association
Norwood Trial Focuses on Bank Note Theft Charge
Judge H H Watkins presided as jurors began deliberations on whether J D Norwood former bank chairman abstracted three notes for 5000 dollars each to defraud the defunct Peoples National Bank of Salisbury The court recessed until 9 30 this morning with a special jury summoned for other charges against Norwood J K Coughton and M L Jackson and arguments centered on felonious intent and the notes total of 15000 dollars
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Greensboro
J. D. Norwood
Peoples National Bank, Directorate
Salisbury
H. H. Watkins
South Carolina
United District Court of West Carolina
Marshall
Watkins
Mr. Norwood
J. K. Coughton
M. L. Jackson
Salisbury Bank
Norwood
Thomas Harkins
Asheville
Peoples National Bank
Desperate Adventures End With Youths Arrest in Arkansas
Arnold Comer a self described 14 year old boy confessed to a chain of robberies and a Sunday shooting spree that left a woman and infant dead. He was captured by a sheriff s posse in Marion county Arkansas after a bloody week marked by thefts and a fatal assault.
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Yellville
Ark
Marion County
Arnold Comer
Comer
Letter to Santa Claus from Katharine G
A reader-letter to Santa Claus appeals for gifts for Katharine Greenleaf and for aid to a patient named Jimmy at a sanatorium. The note requests a wrist watch a doll a tea-set books writing paper and good food to help him recover. It asks the Enterprise to publish the letter so Santa can be sure to see it.
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Santa Claus
Santa
Jimmy
Katharine Greenleaf
P. S
Slow Response To High Point Ten Neediest Cases Appeal
Disappointment at slow High Point response to the Ten Neediest Cases fund as only two checks arrived today. While some substantial gifts exist, contributions are far below last year and a one week deadline remains to raise about 1000 dollars for Christmas relief. Dr John W and Willard M Dyer sent 20.00, M P Woodall 5.00, totaling 8486.05.
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John Ww
Willard M. Dyer
John W
New Orleans Cotton Opens Easier on Weather, Cables
The New Orleans cotton market opened weaker as disappointing cables and a rainy weather map influenced early trading. Prices slid 8 to 10 points from the prior close with January 18.80, March 18.52, and May 18.26 as traders digested favorable weekly weather and crop reports.
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New Orleans
Dee
Wife in custody in fatal axe attack on husband
Charlotte readers were to learn today that a coroner's inquest would begin into the death of George W. Franklin 50 in his home after an altercation Saturday night. Franklin died from axe blows with his wife in the county jail claiming she acted in defense of herself and her 75 year old father.
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Charlotte
George W. Franklin
Franklin
High Point Council Sets Building Line and Traffic Signals Plan
City council last night approved a building line on South Main Street and voted to advertise for bids on automatic traffic signals. A grade crossing ordinance limited blocking of Main and Wrenn streets to five minutes and aimed to speed traffic. Freight Agent Brown asked for watchmen at crossings. council discussed lowering tracks and forming a civic movement.
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Council
South Main Street
City Council
Wrenn
Southern Railway
Rodney Snow
High Point
Chamber of Commerce
J. T. Ryan
J. T. Burrus
Burrus
C. Ss. Grayson
N c
Main
Brown
Southern Railway Company
Asheboro
A. B. Horney
English
Main Streets
Washington
Commerce
Main Street
Judge Oliver H. Allen Dies At 75 In Kinston
Judge Oliver H. Allen born in Wake county and longtime jurist of North Carolina died at age 75 in Kinston. He served on the superior court bench from 1897 to 1923 and later as emergency judge, surviving a widow and five children. He opposed capital punishment and Prohibition, urging moderation and law delays to spare many from ruin.
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Kinston
Oliver H. Allen
Wake County
Allen
Superior Court
Supreme Court
William Allen
Benjamin Barnes
Maxton
Willliam A
Reynold Allen
Kineston
Mat and Conner Allen
Raleigh
Judge Allen
Kenansville
Dupelin County
North Carolina
Trinity Colege
Lee S. Overma
William A. Allen
R. W. Battle
Duplin County
A. B. Ward
Kingston
N. J. Rouse
A. M. Scales
Sixth Judicial District
Elias Carr
E. T. Boykin
Democratic Executive Committee
Allien
Associated Press
Aleth
Local Boy Appears in UNC Play Yes By Gosh
Abe Harris son of Mr and Mrs Lewis Harris of this city plays a character in Yes By Gosh at the University of North Carolina. Harris is a student at the university and a local youth in the performance.
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Carolina
Abe Harris
Lewis Harris
Yes
Gosh
University of North Carolina
Young Harris
University
Earthquake Ripples Through Belgrade and Adriatic Coast
An earthquake is checked as occurring today across much of Yugoslavia with considerable damage reported along the Adriatic coast and in Belgrade. The Associated Press dispatch notes widespread tremors and damage in multiple regions.
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Belgrade
Jugoslavia
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Tom Boyd
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England
C. J. Allen
Supersor Court of the State
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