Broadway Night Life Closed In Prohibition Raids
Federal agents closed fifty eight New York clubs and restaurants after midnight raids aimed at preventing holiday wet parties. Notable venues including Texas Guinan's and Helen Morgan's clubs were shut. liquor was seized as agents posed as London widows and cotton brokers to infiltrate the scene.
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Greenwich Village
Emory R. Buckner
Texas Guinan
Helen Morgan
Fifty Fourth Street
Cafe de Paris
Wdnity
London
South
Cazar
Florida
King Ben Faces Trial on Stretcher at Benton Harbor Court
Benjamin Purnell known as king of the House of David colony was carried on a stretcher into Justice Arn Weldon's court in Benton Harbor Michigan to be arraigned on a first of two criminal assault warrants. The case involves former member Mrs Bessie Woodworth who helped police locate him last November. The aging cult leader appeared with his wife Queen Mary and lawyers as prosecutors and observers filled the crowded docket.
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Mich
Benjamin Purnell
House of David
Arn Weldon
Bessie Woodworth
Benjamin
Mary
T. T. Dewhirst
W. J. Barnard
George H. Bookwalter
Berrien County
Clare Retan
Michigan
Purnell
Elizabeth Fordan
Gladys Bamford Rube
Ruth Bamford Reed
Purvells
Funeral Rites Set for Albertson in High Point
Funeral services for Burley Cleveland Albertson 386 formerly of High Point killed by a Southern train in Chattanooga will be held here tomorrow at Sechrest funeral home at 2 oclock. Burial in Oakwood cemetery with Masonic rites. Surviving are widow two daughters his mother three brothers and eight sisters. He was a World War I veteran and former real estate and touring actor.
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Cleveland Albertson
High Point
Southern
Chattanooga
Tenn
Sechrest Funerst
Oakwood Cemetery
Masonic Order
Albertson
Southern Railroad Company
Fort Myers
Florida
J. W. Andrs. Albertson
Randolph County
Rance
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Repeton Lodge
Trinity
Tobi Waggner
B. J. Gordon
Ricehhmond
Griffin
Rural Hall
State Briefs: Boswell murder case delayed to February
In Raleigh the state education commission plans a January report on funding methods for schools after adjourning a two day session without agreement. The Boswell murder case heads for a second continuance after a new trial was granted by the supreme court.
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Raleigh
State Education Commission
Duke students to play Santa Claus for Durham poor
More than 150 Christmas stockings bulging with gifts have been turned over to local welfare officials for distribution among Durham's needy.
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Durham
Duke University
Santa Claus
Newton road case may reach court in spring
Raleigh dates the Newton road dispute could go to the supreme court in the spring term. W C Feimster of Newton informed assistant attorney general Charles Ross of the highway commission of plaintiffs intent to appeal. The case began over Route 10 and Newton objections, then a new route was proposed after a commission survey, with Newton again objecting before the latest trial which the commission won.
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Newton Road
Supreme Court
Charles Ross
Highway Commission
W. C. Feimster
Newton
Statesville-Newton
State Education Commission weighs raising school revenue
In Raleigh on December 22 the State Educational Commission, amid looming eight month terms, examined possible methods to increase school funding. The two day session, led by chairman J. O. Carr, reviewed taxation avenues and invited experts such as A. J. Maxwell R. A. Doughton Dr. A. S. Keister John C. Lockhart and Jule Warren to advise on finance options for longer terms.
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State Educational Commission
J. O. Carr
Wilmington
Carr
A. J. Maxwell
Corporation Commission
R. A. Doughton
A. S.S. Keister
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro
John C. Lockhart
Wake County Schools
Jule Warren
North Carolina Educational Association
Congress Schedules Christmas Recess After Busy Session
Congress shifts to holiday slowdown with House voting to do nothing until January 2 and Senate awaiting action on interior and agriculture supply bills. The alien property bill passes the House as tax bills stall and McNary-Haugen arm relief moves forward amid political sparring.
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Congress
House
Senate
Interior Department
Santa Claus
Dawes
Executive Department
Coolidge
Treasury
Post Office
Joint Conference Committee
Agriculture Department
Foreign Relations Committee
Two Days Left to Help Empty Stocking Fund
Donations pour in for the Empty Stocking fund as local Boy Scout troops from Uwharrie council contribute ten dollars. Troops eight one and seven join St Marys Episcopal Sunday School boys in giving, with the goal still about 383.75 away from the 1500 dollar target before Christmas. The Enterprise notes rising urgency as holiday needs grow.
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Uwharrie Council
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Abe
Prohibition Chief Reinstated After Acquittal
Colonel Ned M. Green, acquitted in San Francisco of embezzling confiscated liquor, was ordered reinstated today as prohibition administrator in that city.
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Washington
Ned M. Green
San Francisco
Prohibition
Robbers Hold Up Olympic Auditorium for 15000
Three masked men robbed the Olympic Auditorium, the site of last night’s fights, escaping with $15,000 in cash. Police checked for leads as witnesses described the armed burglary in Los Angeles.
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Los Angeles
Olympic Auditorium
Baptists Face Money Issues In State Body
Raleigh December reports show the general board of the Baptist state convention debating plans to liquidate about 975000 dollars of indebtedness. Mortgage debt on Meredith college dominates. funds sought via short notes until denominational support can cover obligations. Board leaders propose a 1928 start for a fundraising drive, with varied targets from 1,000,000 dollars over three years to smaller sums.
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Raleigh
General Board of the
Baptist State Convention
Meredith College
Charles E. Maddry
Wilmington
John R. Jester
Winston Salem
Walter Gilmore
Maddry
Florida Officials Involved In Rum Running Reported
A major Florida liquor conspiracy case alleges state officials were involved in smuggling whiskey from the Bahamas to Florida. Arrests include Sheriff Joe D. Knight and 14 others tied to vessels carrying 30,000 quarts. investigations focus on bribery, property seizures, and mail fraud in multiple counties.
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Bahamas
Indian River County
Lakeworth
West Palm Beach
Fla
Joe D. Knight
Coast Guard
Bahama Islands
Vero
Melbourne
Tampa
Jacksonville
Knight
Barney Davis
Miami
Alford Realty Company
Horace C. Alford
Liberty
Lake Okeechobee
J. N. Ehrett
Southern Shores
Dade County
Cleveland Speaker Proclaims Innocence in Baseball Scandal
In Cleveland, an unnamed speaker asserts innocence amid ongoing baseball scandal charges. A White House spokesperson states President Coolidge doubts the Columbia professors debt conference proposal will ease the current situation.
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Cleveland
White House
Coolidge
Columbia
Senate Passes Rivers and Harbors Bill in Night Session
The Senate approved the rivers and harbors measure during a late session, advancing funding and projects for navigation, flood control, and harbor improvements nationwide. Officials hailed the action as needed infrastructure progress.
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Senate
Illinois Governor Says Smith Accepts Senate Appointment
Two moves aim to block Frank Smith from the senate while Illinois governor reports Smith has accepted the Senate appointment. The situation centers on political maneuvers and Smith's consent to serve.
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Frank Smith
Senate
Illinois
Smith
Japanese Navy Denies Building Light Cruisers Violation
Japanese naval authorities deny claims that Japan is constructing light cruisers in breach of the Washington Naval Treaty. They insist current programs comply with agreed limits and dispute reports of any policy deviation or secret production.
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Washington
Heavy Rains Cause Fatal Floods Across Four States
Five people are killed as intense pressure rains swell streams in Kentucky Arkansas Tennessee and West Virginia causing widespread damage and flooding across communities.
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Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
West Virginia
Courtney Glisson Surrenders After $465000 Bank Shortage
Memphis Tennessee court records reveal fugitive bank clerk Courtney Glisson turning herself in to police amid a $465000 shortage allegation. Authorities say Glisson faced charges related to the missing funds and is in custody for further proceedings.
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Courtney Glisson
Memphis
Tenn
Emperor Yoshihito Health Deteriorates, Tokyo Report Says
Reports from Hayama indicate Emperor Yoshihito’s condition worsened as earlier signs of improvement did not persist. The health update increases nationwide concern over the monarch’s status amid ongoing illness.
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Tokyo
Yoshihito
Hayama
Dean of State Prison Granted Freedom After 20 Years
Dean Moulden, a Black prisoner who had served twenty years for murder, was granted parole as a Christmas gift. Governor McLean and Pardon Commissioner Hoyle Sink ordered his release after an Associated Press report highlighted his forgotten record and years of peaceful conduct while three accomplices had long since received clemency.
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Moulden
State's
McDowell County
Associated Press
McLean
Hoyle Sink
North Carolina
George Ross Pou
Forsythe County
Wingate Andrews Attends Raleigh Education Meeting
Wingate Andrews, superintendent of High Point schools, returned from Raleigh where he attended a North Carolina Education commission meeting. A further session is planned Monday January 3 to shape the report for the governor. The commission is narrowing its inquiry to three areas: school financing, school term length, and teacher training.
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Wingate Andrews
High Point
Raleigh
North Carolina Education Commission
North Carolina
Record Heat and Cold in North Carolina November
The November weather report shows Rockingham reaching 80 degrees on the 24th, the state’s highest, while Banner Elk recorded the lowest at eight degrees on the 2nd. Meteorologist Lee S. Ven son of the U S Weather Bureau released the figures.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Lee 5
Venson
U. S
Storm sinks thirty boats off JOKYO coast
AP report from Mukpo Korea lists thirty fishing boats sunk in a heavy storm. Several fishermen are missing and rescue efforts are underway.
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Mukpo
Korea
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