Plans for New Club House at Old Highory Club
Plans for an eleven room log club house with dance halls and modern conveniences were submitted by the Old Highory club building committee. Contract for the structure will be awarded soon and it will sit on Mackay lodge property. A dam covering about two acres is to begin construction, with water and electric light systems to be installed. The club is backed by High Point business and professional men as stockholders in the newly chartered corporation.
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Highory Club
High Point
Heak Mackay Lodge
officin@rs
Club
Secretary of State
Robert Lee Gray Dies in Virginia
The body of 57 year old Robert Lee Gray died Thursday night at his Petersville Virginia home. He arrived in High Point on train No. 11 and was taken to sister Mrs. R B Strickland's home. Funeral at Ebenezer Church at 2 30 this afternoon with Rev J G Woosley. burial in church graveyard. Survived by three sisters and one half brother.
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Robert Lee Gray
Petersville
High Point
R. B. Strickland
East Russell Street
Ebenezer Hirch
J. G. Woosley
Gray
C. P. Jeromes
Winfore
N. Y
Emma Gray
Oxford
George Gray
Randolph County
Elks Band Charms kiddies at orphanage and church event
The Elks band gave a New Year concert for children at the orphanage near here. Dr J Fred Tesh directed the program with music the kids enjoyed. Applause greeted the numbers and organizers plan a return engagement. The band played from 9 PM to midnight at Wesley Memorial Church watch night service.
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Elks Band
J. Fred Tesh
Wesley Memorial Church
Italians Rush For America Amid Immigration Waves
A chaotic Venice scene shows a long queue of Italian emigrants seeking passage to the United States. The crowd, aging laborers and families, faces high costs and restrictive immigration rules as they await travel amid broad demand and uncertain quotas.
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Venice
America
Canada Faces Prosperity After 1920 Harvest
Ottawa reports Canada entered the new year with widespread prosperity praised by agricultural leaders. The 1920 harvest was the largest on record with gains in farming, mining, and fisheries boosting national wealth across many regions.
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Ottawa
Mitbec
Dominion of
Cada
Canada
J Elwood Cox Named To Guilford Highway Commission
W C Jones says J Elwood Cox of High Point will join Guilford County highway commission. The three member body, likely appointed at January meeting, will oversee the 2 000 900 road fund approved by citizens. One member will come from High Point Greensboro and the county at large.
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W. C. Jones
Board of Commissioners
Guilford County
J. Elwood Cox
High Point
County Highway Commission
Guilford
Highway Commission
Greensboro
Five Youths Arrested in $72000 Centilee Heist Recovery
In Norfolk Virginia, about ten thousand dollars of seventy two thousand stolen from the U S destroyer Centilee was recovered at noon. Five suspects, all under twenty one and identified as former seamen trained on the Centilee in Miami during the war, were arrested after going to a railway express office with a package addressed to Walter Johnson. Police refuse to name the suspects.
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Miami
Fila
U. S
Centilee
Norfolk Navy Yard
Railway Express’ Company
Walter Johnson
Bank Robber Steals 50000 in Bonds Then Is Killed
An unidentified former sailor robbed the People's bank in Springfield Tennessee taking bonds valued at $50,000. He fired at officers wounding Lytle Dillard in the leg before taking refuge in a store room and being killed by Springfield officers.
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Nashville
Tenn
People’s Bank
Springfield
Lytle Dillard
Ford Highland Park Plant to Remain Closed Indefinitely
Detroit officials announced the Highland Park plant of Ford Motor Co will stay closed after its December 24 invoicing shutdown. About fifty thousand workers were employed at the plant when it closed for inventory.
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Detroit
Highland Park
Ford Motor Company
Payroll Bandits Slay Two Men at Fly Manufacturing Plant
In Cleveland Ohio this morning five payroll bandits held up the Fly Manufacturing company plant. They murdered W W Fly president and George J Fenner general manager, killing both instantly and escaping with 4200 dollars in cash.
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Cleveland
Ohio
W. W. Fly
George J. Fenner
Fly Manufacturing Company
Carpenters Accept Wage Reduction to Boost Local Building
About 50 carpenters employed by E. T. Hedrick in High Point volunteered to cut their wages from 60 65 and 70 cents per hour to 50 cents to spur construction activity. The move reflects industry efforts to sustain projects amid slow demand.
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E. T. Hedrick
High Point
Capitol Pauses for New Year
Washington observances marked the new year with a scaled back White House event due to President Wilson’s illness. The diplomatic corps were invited to Secretary Davis’s home and Baker and Daniels hosted open house for the public and military families. Congress paused after a brief pre New Year session. departments began the holiday with half day work.
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Washington
White House
W'Ison
Diplomatic Corps
Davis
Sto‘e Department
Baker
Daniels
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
House
Mis
Houses
Congress
Americans Win the Davis Cup in New Zealand Victory
William and Johnston of Philadelphia and San Francisco swept the Davis Cup lawn tennis championship defeating Gerald Patterson and Norman Brookes in singles. Tilden and Johnston had earlier won the doubles against Australia and will return the cup to the United States.
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New Zealand
Willian
Anden
Philadelphia
William M. Johnston
San Francisco
Gerald S. Patterson
Norman FE
Tilden
Johnston
United States
New Year Will Bring Changes In U S Policy
Washington expects a new foreign policy and a shake up in the federal government with a new legislative program. The peace plan and commercial treaties are key items for the Republican agenda. Revenue revision and urgent business in a special session are also noted. President elect Harding to call for inaugurations.
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Washington
Congress
Harding
Emigration from Ireland Falls to Half Prewar Levels
Dublin reports the first ten months of the year show 12,752 emigrants, including 7,808 women, about half of the prewar average. Ulster accounts for 4,368 emigrants, with 78 percent heading to the United States.
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Dublin
Ireland
Ulster
United States
Four Killed At R R Crossing Near Charlotte
In Charlotte North Carolina a car carrying Mrs and Mrs T A Deal Mr E M Deal 36 and Miss Rena Bell Deal son and daughter of K V M Deal of Newton was struck by a freight train at a grade crossing on the outskirts of the city at 845 this morning. The driver and Rena Bell Deal were killed and the remaining passenger was seriously injured.
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Charlotte
N. C
T.A. Deal
E. M. Deal
Rena Bell Deal
K. VM. Dela
Newton
Ister
Two Negroes Arrested After Train Stop Near New Bern
Calvin Rodman and Nathan Hale of Norfolk Virginia were arrested aboard Norfolk Southern passenger train No 15 near New Bern by Revenue Officer Evans after a gun was allegedly pointed at the engineer. The pair, both described as negroes, were jailed in Washington NC and to be taken to Craven County tonight.
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Washington
N. C
Calvin Rodman
Nathan Hale
Norfolk
Norfolk and Southern
New Bern
Evans
Craven County
Arson Suspect Confesses in Fayette County Fires
Pittsburg reports 13 of 40 fires solved after Albert Smith confession. $750,000 in losses include Redstone Church and other public buildings. The 19 year old admits no accomplices, while another suspect has claimed two fires. Vigilance committees formed and a $6,000 reward posted.
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Pittsburg
Fayette County
Albert Smith
Smith
Tornent
Redstone Church
Funeral Held For Mrs. Johnson
The funeral for Mrs. Fannie Johnson who died yesterday morning at a local sanatorium will be held this afternoon at 3 o'clock at 421 Centennial Avenue. Rev. Charles P. Coble of First Presbyterian Church will officiate with pallbearers listed as W. W. Smith A. B. Caldwell S. E. Tucker W. F. Norman P. H. Johnson George F. Wilson and Carter Dalton.
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Fannie Johnson
Centennial Avenue
Charles P. Coble
First Presbyterian Church
W. W. Smith
A. 8. Caldwell
S. E. Tucker
W. F. Norman
P H. Johnson
George F. Wilson
Carter Dalton
Hotel owner Frank Elliot dies in Hickory at 63
Frank QO Elliot, co owner of the Catawba Springs hotel property and a popular tourist resort figure for 25 years, died of pneumonia early today at his home in Hickory. He was 63.
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Hickory
Frank QO. Elliot
Catawba Springs
Former Officer Sentenced for Desertion in Army Court Martial
John Willis a former U S Army captain arrested in New York on December 7 claimed he acted as a German spy while in service. He was convicted by court martial of desertion and sentenced to five years at Leavenworth. He still faces trial on theft and forgery charges.
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Washington
John Willis
United States Army
New York
Leavenworth
Kansas
Will
Graham urges patience on cotton cutbacks in 1921 plan
North Carolina farmers urged to cut cotton acreage slowly while boosting food crops. Commissioner Graham warns that reducing cotton too much could harm profits, urging more food to sustain households. Job seekers press farms amid widespread industrial layoffs and a looming state-wide tie law debate.
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Max Abernethy
Raleigh
North Carolina
Commissioner - Agriculture
W. A. Graham
Graham
Far
Ays
Isk
M .J. Shipman
Federal Employment Bureau
Ollie
Shipman
South
Bulletin
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George Elliott
Floss
Rob Amos
Mary Muse
Helen Reynolds
Genevieve Moore
Edith Moore
Kreisler
Robert Cruise
Elks’ Band
Freq Tesh
B. C. Harmon
J. F. Hayden
Ladies Aid Society
J. J. Farriss
Virginia
Sifate
Nerica
Ted
HVE
Capitol
R. R. Crossing
Marie Curtis
Marie
Norfolk Southern
Pennsylvania
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