Leagues Meet in State Exhibition Games Set
The Boston club of the National league will meet the Rocky Mount club of the Virginia league in Rocky Mount on April 6. Exhibition games follow spring training, with stops in Columbia South Carolina Florence South Carolina Southern Pines North Carolina and Wilmington before a final Rocky Mount game and a trip to Washington.
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Boston
Virginia League
Rocky Mount
Boston Club
Walter E. Hapgood
Braves
New York Americans
Columbia
Health as a new valued concept in public life
The state board of health argues health now means energy, efficiency, service, prosperity and happiness. It emphasizes living not just long but broadly, with health stock rising to high commercial value and the need to be efficient and fully able today for a productive future.
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State Board of Health
Hosiery Mills Company Incorporation Filed in Greensboro
Certificate of incorporation for the Hosiery Mills company filed in Greensboro. Authorized capital stock of 125000 with 735000 paid in. Incorporators listed as R. T. Amos Charles L. Amos J. W. Harries R. B. Terry Wescott Roberson and M. B. Smith.
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Greensboro
R. T. Amos
Charles L. Amos
J. W. Harries
R. B. Terry
Wescott Roberson
M. B. Smith
Erect Monument for Confederate Memorial Near Riverside Park
The $15,000 Confederate monument donated by R. S. Hicks of Nash County is advancing toward completion in Rocky Mount. It is to be unveiled early next year at Riverside Park in the city’s northern section.
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Rocky Mount
R. S&l Hicks
Nash County
Riverside Park
Wisconsin Prohibition Fight Planned as Legislature Opens
Madison voters and lawmakers brace for a state wide vote on a constitutional amendment to ban liquor in 1918. The Wisconsin Anti-Saloon league pursues victory while brewers plan counterarguments to limit the vote to dry areas and ward units. A bitter regional split p r esents western Scandinavian support for prohibition and eastern German opposition. Lobbying will intensify as the session approaches with dry and wet camps preparing for a long, heated battle.
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Madison
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Wisconsin
Wisconsin Anti-Saloon League
William T. Evine
Dane County
Milwaukee
Tev
Wiconsin Anti-Saloon League
Dity
Asm
General Assembly
Deed Records Transfer 17.65 Acres in High Point Township
One deed affecting the sale of High Point real estate was recorded in Greensboro yesterday. P. J. L. Payne transfers 17.65 acres in High Point township to C. C. Robbins, adjoining W. S. Richardson, Joseph Ward, Jack Gannaway, Dougan Davis and others, for $10 and other considerations.
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High Point
Greensboro
P. JL. Payne
C C. Robbins
High Point Township
W. S. Richardson
Joseph Ward
Jack Gannaway
Dougan Davis
North Carolina Publishers Meet in Raleigh Tonight
Raleigh report says members of the North Carolina Association of Afternoon Newspapers planned a special meeting in Raleigh. The call gave no agenda, but the newsprint shortage was presumed to be discussed after a prior hearing before the Federal Trade Commission in Washington last week.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina Association of Afternoon Newspapers
Federal Trade Commission
Washington
Kansas “Drys” to Aid Sister States
Foes of the liquor traffic rallied in Lawrence to form a Kansas branch of the Anti Saloon league of America. Despite long dry status, organizers view the group as supporting enforcement of prohibitions in Kansas and aiding neighboring states pursuing prohibition.
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Kansas “Drys
Lawrence
Kans
Kansas
Kausas
Altrock Transforms From Baseball Coach to Vaudeville Comic
Nick Altrock once famed as Washington baseball coach and known for his comedy bits has now blossomed into a full fledged vaudeville performer. He brings his baseball persona to the stage alongside established comic acts.
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Nick Altrock
Washington
Dubuc Eyes Minor League Franchise Bid for Detroit Tigers Pitcher
Pitcher Jean Dubuc of the Detroit Tigers aims to purchase a minor league franchise, hoping to become a regular baseball magnate.
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Jean Dubuc
Detroit Tigers
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