Fewer Lynchings In 1920 Than In 1919 Report
Tuskegee Institute’s year end tally shows 61 Lynchings in 1920 down from 83 in 1919 and 64 in 1918. Eight white men among the victims, with 56 in the South and 9 in the North and West, and Texas leading with 10. Three victims were burned to death during disputes.
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Tuskegee
Ala
Dee
Tuskegee Institute
Texas
Georgia
Mississippi
Alabama
Florida
Minnesota
North Carolina
Oklahoma
California
Arkansas
Illinois
Kentucky
Sassouri
Ohio
South Carolina
Virginia
West Virginia
High Point Men Held for Theft
Thomas Hagan and J H Gardner of High Point were arrested in Winston Salem on charges of stealing a Ford roadster owned by H J Gentry of Stokesdale. About $1300 was found on Gardner. They claim to be brothers in law and bought the car December 18 six miles from Greensboro. The car tires stolen from Gentry were found in the auto. They will be held for Rockingham county authorities.
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High Point
Thomas Hagan
J. H. Gardner
Winston-Salem
H. J. Gentry
Stokesdale
Mr. Gentry
Winston- Salem
Gentry
Hagan
Gardner
Rockingham County
High Point Road
Greensboro
Fannie Johnson
June A. Johnson
Centennial Avenue
Johnson
Greensboro College
Randolph County
Malcolm
Charity Shaw
Jane A. Johnson
Mary
Rona
Margaret Johnson
Malcolm Johnson
Charles P. Coble
First Presbyterian Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Last Call For New Resolutions
A reflective piece notes the approaching New Year and the common habit of making resolutions. It contrasts the high point pledge with the likelihood many will not keep them, while urging those of character to begin now rather than wait for midnight.
Duster Walter Mails Coaches Winter League in Sacramento
Dus ter Walter Mails, rookie pitcher for the Cleveland Indians, is coaching a ball club in Sacramento's winter league. Watch us go, he says as he leads the team through practice and plans for the season.
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Sacramento
Duster
Walter Mails
Jewel
Cleveland Indians
Who Can Loan This Railroad A Locomotive
Fredericksburg and Northern Texas railroad seeks a $290000 federal loan to buy a good second hand engine The officials warned the Interstate Commerce Commission that without a replacement locomotive the line will be forced to suspend operations on the Fredericksburg and Northern Texas route as of December 31.
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Washington
Fredericksburg and Northern Texas Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
Speakers named for mass meetings on central high school
W M Marr announced the speaker list for mass meetings across High Point township to support a proposed central high school. Meetings run through Thursday with speakers at Springfield Delano Deep River Welch Mechanicsville and a mass meeting Friday night in the auditorium expected to be highly attended.
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Central High School
High Point Township
W. M. Marr
Thomas R. Foust
High Point
Springfield School
W. C. Jones
C. Dunbar
S. L. Haworth
J. E. Cox
J. J. Blair
Delano
J. Matt Hedgecock
C. F. Tomlinson
T. St. Foust
S. L. Davis
J. B. Blair
Dan Hill
R. E. Ranson
J. J. Farriss
R. E. Uleinbach
Fred Peacock
Meryr
Dan Cupid Hangs Up Great Record
Register of Deeds R H Wharton in Greensboro reports 1187 marriage licenses issued in the year ending today, far above 1919’s total of 1040. He notes December has produced 164 licenses so far and may push the year total beyond 1200, aided by licenses issued at his home.
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Office of Register of Deeds
R. H. Wharton
Greensboro
Mr. Wharton
Dan Cupid
Register Wharton
Wharton
Methodists Hold Watchnight Service At Main Street Church
A watchnight service is set for tonight at 8 o'clock at the Main Street Methodist church. The program includes songs recitations readings reports addresses prayers and a social hour announced by the pulpit's Rev. S T Barber.
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Main Street Methodist Church
S. T. Barber
Local High Point business men welcome new year with cautious optimism
Business leaders in High Point predict gradual improvement after a difficult year marked by overproduction and plant suspensions. They cite improved orders, a hopeful turn in the Piedmont region, and calls for conservatism as 192? begins. Mixed views on timing remain, with bankers and manufacturers stressing gradual recovery.
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Digat
High Point
Hig Point
Enterprise
Ciligeng
Ae Ee
Latercc
J Elwood’ Cox
Commercial National Bank
Piedmont
Guilford County
R. B. Terry
High Point Enterprise
Square
Carter Dalton
High Point Rotary Club
Elbert H. Gray
United States Steel Corporation
Gary
Wall Street Journal
Dalton
W. C. Idol
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
J. W. Harriss
Consumers Tire and Supply acquires Motor Service garage
The Consumers Tire and Supply company based in Charlotte buys the Motor Service garage on Fashion Commerce Street in High Point. Marshal W Thacker will manage the new location with David Stanton as assistant as 24 hour service and planned renovations are announced. The store will stock over $25,000 in tires and accessories and serve motorists citywide. Local stockholders will be served by the expanded chain including eight stores in total.
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Consumers Tire and Supply Company
Charlotte
Afternoh
Ee Rata
Fash Commerce Street
Jerty Garland
Motor Service Company
Consumers’ Company
Garland
Hudson
Essex
City
Section
Consumers Company
High Point
Gastonia
Concord
Fayetteville
Durham
Kinston
Washington
Oklahoma Bride Issues Her Own Marriage License
Miss Victoria Fournier deputy county clerk issued her own marriage license at Bafhellville Oklahoma on December 31 The groom Warren Milligan a newspaper reporter stood as the second party and swore to the truth of the statement by raising his right hand per her directions.
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Bafhellville
Okla
Victoria Fournier
Warren Milligan
North Carolina Legislature to Study Roads and Reforms in 1921
The 1921 North Carolina General Assembly opens January 5 with plans for a modern highway system and possible changes to the primary law. Other issues include tax reform, education funding, workmen compensation, health, prison, and railroad safety, with UNC expansion approved by trustees. Secretary of the Navy Josephus Daniels attended the UNC meeting. The Baptist hospital site decision may choose among Charlotte Raleigh Greensboro or Winston-Salem.
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Raleigh
Det
General Assembly
North Carolina
North Carolina Good Roads Association
Citizens Highway Association
Will Neal
McDowell
Walter Murphy
Rowan
Tom Bowie
Ashe
Congress
Educational Commission
University of North Carolina
H. W. Chase
State Budget Commission
Dr. Chase
Secretary of the Navy
Josephus Daniels
Chapel Hill
Baptist Committee
Baptist Hospital
Charlote
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Western Union Ordered to Extend Postal Credit
The Interstate Commerce Commission required Western Union to extend credit on tolls for messages sent via Postal Telegraph. The ICC ruled that denying credit while giving it through Postal or to the same senders was unreasonable. It said Western Union may require a bond or other security from Postal if Postal’s reliability is questioned.
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Washington
Western Union Telegraph Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Postal Telegraph Company
Western Union
Commission
Postal
New Year Service Planned at Wesley Memorial Church
Plans were completed for a nightwatch service at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church in High Point. The 9 o clock program includes a Sunday school room entertainment with music readings and storytelling followed by a social session in the basement. The main auditorium program features addresses discussions Christmas carols and hymns with chimes at midnight to welcome 1921. Dr. Fred Tesh leads the Elks band continuing music throughout the evening. Rev. W A Lambeth invites all to attend.
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Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Fred Tesh
Elks’ Band
W. A. Lambeth
Mansion Hotel Fire Kills Express Messenger in Fort Worth
Fire swept the Mansion hotel in Fort Worth destroying the landmark and injuring nearby buildings on Main and Commerce streets. J. O. Russell, an express messenger, died in the blaze. Loss estimated at 150000 dollars.
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Fort Worth
Texas
J. O. Russell
Mansion
Main
Commerce
MekKeesport ministers push ban on Sunday funerals
In MekKeesport Pennsylvania a movement led by the local ministerial association aims to ban Sunday funerals. Undertakers in the city have joined the effort by agreeing not to hold Sunday services, arguing the practice forces many workers to labor on their day of rest.
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Pittsburgh
MekKeesport
MekKeesport Ministerial Association
Mekkeesport Undertakers
Youth Sentenced on Larceny Charge in Municipal Court
Ernest Meredith a white youth pleaded guilty to larceny of a bicycle in municipal court today. Judge Kirkman sentenced him to three months on the county roads. Fmory Coe a Negro charged with reckless driving was found not guilty.
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Ernest Meredith
Kirkman
Meredith
Fmory Coe
Extra Tax on the Boys in Virginia Apartments
Cincinnati dispatch reports a new rent rule at Virginia apartments requiring boys to enter by rear doors. Owner Co. A. Faber says boys slide banisters and stomp through halls, prompting higher rents for those using rage doors.
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Cincinnati
Virginia Apartments
Co. A. Faber
Gavvy Craveth Named Manager of Salt Lake Club
Full Swine reports Gavvy Craveth has been given full rein as manager of the Salt Lake club. Proxy Bill Lane hired him noting Craveth’s needed ability, with Lane endorsing the appointment.
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Salt Lake City
Craveth
Salt Lake
Bill Lane
Gatun Dam Hosts Golf Course On Canal Zone
Golfers in the Canal Zone play on a course built beside the Gatun Dam valued at eight million dollars. The unique arrangement provides a links style setting within the canal region and has drawn players for its scenic course near the dam.
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Gatun
Canal Zone
Gatun Dam
Notre Dame Scored 5742 Points in 220 Games Since 1887
Dust Statistics notes Notre Dame has played 220 football games since 1887, scoring 5742 points while opponents amassed 1004. The data highlights ND's scoring dominance over the period in South Bend.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Thermos bottle inspired house in Omaha
D C Patterson constructs an eight room home in Omaha modeled after a thermos bottle with extra dead air spaces between walls floors and ceilings He claims the house can be heated for 75 dollars in winter and tied to a thermal efficiency idea from the era.
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Omaha
D. C
Patterson
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