Bankers Meet At Country Club in Singe Christmas Banquet
About 100 people from Atlantic Bank and Trust companies in Greensboro High Point Salisbury Burlington and Spencer attended the annual Christmas banquet and meeting at the country club. R B Terry served as toastmaster and a $12000 bonus distribution to officers and employees highlighted the program. Music by Lew Gogerty’s Robert E Lee hotel orchestra followed dinner and dancing.
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Atlantic Bank and Trust Company
Greensboro
High Point
Salisbury
Burlington and
Spencer
Country Club
Atlantic Bank and Trust Company of
R. B. Terry
J. W. Simpson
Greensboro Bank
J. M. Davis
Salisbury Bank
J. M. McCorkle
J. H. Cole
J. K. Dorsett
J. Norman Wills
Thurman Williams
Vce
High Point Bank
Simpson
Lew Gogerty
Robert E. Lee
Winston-Salem
Julius W. Cone
C. BE. Fleming
Bond
C. W. Cloniger
J. M. Wallace
Clyde L. Taylor
Widening of East Commerce Street High Point N C Hearing on Assessment Roll
Commissioners report on benefits for East Commerce Street widening in High Point Guilford County North Carolina presents an assessment roll. City Council will hear objections January 4 127 at 8 p m to confirm the roll. interested parties must show cause why confirmation should not occur.
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East Commerce Street
High Point
N.C
North Carolina
Guilford County
City of
Tomlinson Chair Manufacturing Co
Hyll. Pickett
North Carolina to name highway for Virginia Dare
Reports from Elizabeth City say a plan to name a main state highway Virginia Dare is moving forward. If approved by the January 1927 legislature, the Edenton to Currituck Roanoke Island Wan chase route would bear the first native American birth name as a roadway designation.
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Raleigh
INS
North Carolina
Virginia Dare
America
Elizabeth City
North America
Edenton
Currituck Peninsular
Roanoke Island
Wanchase
Seward Convicted of Violating Milk Ordinances
W. C. Seward was convicted in Municipal court for adulterating milk. Judge MacRae ordered court costs. defendant appealed and posted bond for Superior court. Dozens testified, city officials proving water in milk, while defense witnesses claimed the milk was good and testimonial weight changes linked to the milk.
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W. C. Seward
MacRae
Seward
Chicago dairy markets mixed with butter and egg gains
Chicago prices report butter prices easing at 60 49 cents a pound for extras and firsts around 45, while receipts reach 5,533 tubs. Eggs rise with 3,405 cases received as the AP notes.
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Chicago
Governor commutes death sentence to life for Johnsie Humbles
Montgomery December 22 AP Governor W. W. Brandon commuted the death sentence of Johnsie Humbles to life imprisonment. He was scheduled to be hanged December 28. Humbles had served as personal orderly to General John J. Pershing.
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Montgomery
Ala
W. W. Brandon
Johnsie Humbles
Humbles
John J. Pershing
Pan-American flyers set to resume South America journey
A slightly overcast sky with a light north wind greeted Pan-American flight aviators as they prepared to resume their journey to South America after beginning the trip yesterday from San Antonio. Breaks in the clouds suggested clearing skies before takeoff.
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Brownsville
Tex
South America
San Antonio
Legislature Likely to Clarify Road Act of 1921
Raleigh dispatch reports Newton plaintiffs plan to appeal a Newton decision delaying a highway contract. The case prompts expectations the legislature will be asked to define highway commission authority over routing between county seats to avoid further suits and delays in road work.
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Iredell County
Catawba County
Supreme Court
Walter C. Fermster
Newton
Charles Ross
Highway Commission
General Assembly
No More Opinions From North Carolina Supreme Court
Raleigh December 22 The North Carolina supreme court will not hand down any new opinions until after the holidays Officials said the high tribunal will adjourn formally late in January just before it begins its second term of the year
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Raleigh
North Carolina Supreme Court
High Tribunal
Otis Company Postpones Textile Plant Move Plans
The Otis company with mills in Ware Massachusetts and Greneville New Hampshire has decided to delay the proposed relocation of some plants to the south and the liquidation of other New England properties.
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Boston
Otis Company
Ware
Massachusetts
Greneville
N. H
New England
General Lazaro Chacon Assumes Salvadoran Presidency
Dispatches from Guatemala report General Lazaro Chacon has formally taken over the presidency of El Salvador, elected December 7. He succeeds the late President Crellana who died in September.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Guatemala
Lazaro Chacon
Crellana
Poultry Market Reports From Chicago and Cotton in New York
Chicago poultry receipts total nine cars with firm prices across fowls springs turkeys ducks and geese all showing gains. In New York the cotton market opens steady with a 5 to 11 point advance aided by weather optimism and firmer Liverpool cables.
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Chicago
Poultry Alive
Cotton market opens firm in New Orleans as futures rise
New Orleans December 22 AP The cotton market opened firm despite weak Liverpool cables. Unfavorable weather spurred covering and early trades rose five points. Futures continued higher into the first half hour with January at 1240 March 1256 and May 1274, about 9 to 10 points above prior close.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Wheat Prices Dip on Government Winter Wheat Seed Report
Chicago reports a mixed commodity day as a government winter wheat seeding report sparked an early drop in prices. Wheat fell about 1 percent at first, then recovered above previous close in some cases before slipping again. Corn and oats opened down modestly with limited rebound, while provisions held steady.
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Chicago
Dam Project To Rush Start Deep River Construction
A Deep River dam will begin in January with a rushed start, said Harry T. Grier Jr. of Grier Lowrance Construction. Machinery is en route and local labor will be used as much as possible, with initial work focusing on detail tasks before the main construction begins. A rock quarry may be dug nearby and rock samples sent to Raleigh for tests.
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Deep River
Harry T. Grier, Jr
Grier-Lowrance Construction Company
Grier
Grier Lowrance Construction Company
High Point
Mr. Grier
Financial demands by nations and cables across Europe
Britain calls for 484 percent and 60 day bills on banks at 480. France seeks 396 percent, Italy 445, and Belgium 13909 with other nations like Germany 2381 and Holland 3995 showing large demands. Sweden 2672, Denmark 266342, Spain 1524, Greece 125, Poland 1175, Czechoslovakia 296, Yugoslavia 176, Austria 1412, Romania 53.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Spain
Greece
Poland
Oil shares rise as commodity issues offset demand dip
Opening stock market sees oil shares trading heavy led by Marland and Mid-Continent Petroleum. Union Pacific slips on weak November earnings while Erie first preferred Frisco and Delaware Hudson rise notably.
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New York
Marland
Mid-Continent
Union Pacific
Erie
Frisco
Delaware and Hudson
Hremen of Local Department Give Christmas Gifts
Members of the High Point fire department met at station number two and presented Christmas gifts to Chief A B Horney and several officers. T J Gold delivered the gifts on behalf of the local fire men. Captain Church and Lieutenant Benson Pierce awarded tokens to station number three for cooperation.
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High Point Fire Department
A. B. Horney
H. A. Oakes
J. R. Long
W. L. Hepler
Jones Burns
W. H. Long
R. D. Church
F. K. Kaiser
T. J. Gold
Church
Benson Pierce
Scandal Over 1919 Detroit Cleveland Game Hits Baseball
The seven year old 1919 Detroit vs Cleveland game looms in a widening probe. Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker deny fixing charges as Commissioner Landis releases testimony and calls for forthcoming action. Leonard claims misstatements while Wood and Cobb face questions on wagering letters and motives.
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Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Hubert
Dutch) Leonard
Landis
Leonard
California
Cobb
Speaker
Tigers
Joe Wood
Wood
Navin Field
Georgia Peach
Linesker
Fresno
Cal
Frank J. Navin
Navin
FE. C. Barnard
Cleveland Club
Ban Johnson
American League
Frederick
Dick Nallip
Yale
New Haven
Yale Athletic Association
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York World
Baseball Commissioner's Office
Philippines autonomy plan urged for internal affairs
Washington December 22 Carmi Thompson's report to President Coolidge recommends postponing full independence for the Philippines and granting greater autonomy in internal affairs as circumstances allow.
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Washington
Philippines
Coolidge
Carmi Thompson
Southern rain soaks three states as floods rise
Heavy unseasonable rainfall drenched Kentucky Arkansas and Tennessee with four to seven inches in many cities. Five lives were lost in Arkansas and Kentucky as bridges failed and boats overturned while levees broke and roads flooded across the region.
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Louisville
Kentucky
Arkansas
Tenessee
Hot Springs
Ark
Winfield Crowson
Vamely
Felleta
Mellie
Merle
Blue Grass
A. B. Howard
Hal Goings
Valley View
Tennessee
Millington
Tenn
Johnsville
Dyersburg
Mobile and Ohio Railroad
Camden
Tilson of W and L married last June
Richmond Virginia announces the marriage last June of Warren E Tilson former Washington and Lee star athlete and Miss Virginia Peery of Bluefield West Virginia Tilson now assists football and wrestling coach at Duke University and they plan a belated honeymoon in the north before settling in Durham North Carolina He captained football and wrestling teams and was student body president at Washington and Lee Mrs Tilson a Radford State Teachers College graduate with basketball honors.
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Richmond
Warren E
Tex) Tilson
Washington and Lee
Virginia Peery
Bluefield
W. Va
Tilson
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Matador
Texas
Radford State Teachers College
Use For Cotton Resolution Proposed By McDuffie Aims to Aid Growers
An exhaustive commerce department inquiry into new uses for cotton was approved in a resolution by Representative McDuffie of Alabama. The measure seeks to open commercial avenues for cotton to balance production and consumption and help millions of cotton farmers.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Representative McDuffie
Democrat
Alabama
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George T. Wood
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Joseph H. Hoover
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Malo Bier
J. W. Lamar
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High Point Weiner
J. Cotfield
Boy Scouts
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M. G. Alderman
J. H. Gree Beg
Bey
Jacqueline Price
Forrest Murray
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