Guilford College Seeks Endowment of Hale a Million
More than 100 Guilford alumni and friends gathered at the Sheraton Hotel to back a campaign to raise a half million dollars for Guilford College’s endowment. Dr. Raymond Binford and Dr. E. C. Perisho led the talks with Col. W. A. Blair and J. Elwood Cox also speaking on plans to boost finances and preserve Guilford’s class A standing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Guilford College
Sheraton
Old Guilford
Raymond Binford
E. C. Perisho
J. Elwood Cox
Col. W. A. Blair
C. C. Smithdeal
Dr. Perisho
Guilford
Friends of Guilford
Perisho
North Carolina
Col. Blair
Haverford College
Col
W. A. Blair
Guilford County
Rockefeller Foundation
General Education Board
Binford
Cox
North Carolina Assembly Demands Full State Finances Probe
Governor Morrison denounces Maxwell's financial critique as untrue and calls for a comprehensive investigation. The Senate adopts a resolution empowering a committee to summon witnesses, examine books, and report findings on the state's finances, while Treasury deficits and budget figures are scrutinized to verify the fiscal condition.
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Raleigh
Associated Press
North Carolina General Assembly
Senate
Harris
Wake County
General Assembly
Corporation
A. J. Maxwell
Morrison
Maxwell
North Carolina
Assembly
Lacy
Budget Commission
French Level Big Guns at Trains Carrying Coal
Duesseldorf dispatch reports the Ruhr blockade is absolute with no coal entering Germany for 36 hours. One train of 46 loaded coal cars reportedly breached the blockade near Horde, while 75 French-commanded lines restrict escape. Rail workers show signs of resuming duties as Cologne traffic wakes. Tobacco taxes are to be paid at Essen despite Berlin orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duesseldorf
Associated Press
Ruhr
Germany
Horde
Dortmund
Cologne
Essen
Berlin
Meeting set on C and Y railroad sale plans
High Point chamber of commerce to hold a meeting Saturday at 1 30 PM to discuss the sale of the Carolina and Yadkin River railroad. Officials plan to consider bids and operation, amid fears that a sectional sale may end competitive service with Southern Railway. Thomasville and Denton interest expected. state-wide attention follows court action ordering the 41 mile line between High Point and High Rock to be auctioned at an upset price of 100000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Carolina and Yadkin River
Chamber of Commerce
C. and Y
A. M. Stack
Greensboro
Southern Railway Company
High Point
High Rock
North Carolina
Frank J. Sizemore
Tate
John W. Hedrick
D. R. Parker
Frank Wineskie
Rotary Club
C. C. Robbins
Kiwanis Club
Wade Marsh
Civitan Club
Horace Haworth
The
American Legion
Joseph D. Cox
C. C. Muse
A. S. Caldwell
J. Wilson Smith
Smith
Injury to Police Chief’s Wife From Dynamite Cap
Mrs. L. W. Blackwelder, wife of the police chief, was injured when her young son hammered a dynamite cap that exploded. A fragment shattered her right foot, fracturing a bone. She was treated at a local hospital and returned home on Steele Street. The boy found the cap at play and brought it to her unknowingly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. W. Blackwelder
Blackwelder
Steele Street
Four Murders Die by Electrocution in Arkansas Penitentiary
Four men convicted of murder were executed by electric chair at the Arkansas penitentiary. Duncan Richardson 29, Ben Richardson 19, E G Bullen, and Will Debord faced the switch in succession. Richardson greeted witnesses calmly and volunteered to sit, while Debord shouted at an attendant as the current was applied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Arkansas Penitentiary
Duncan Richardson
Ben Richardson
E. G. Bullen
Ira Culp
Farmer
Will Debord
W. M. Silsby
Stone County
Tioner
Richardson
Bullen
Debord
High Point Sees January Building Permits Hit 225000
High Point issued 36 building permits in January 1923 valued at about 225 550, with major outlays for two stores near the Commercial National Bank and North Carolina Public Service. Home construction ranged up to 16 000, including a 16 000 Rowland Park residence and 5 400 Steele street dwelling.
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A. B. Horney
High Point
J. J. Cox
Commercial National Bank
Parker and Hayworth
North Carolina Public Service Company
High Point Hosiery Mills
English Street
J. A. Morris
Rowland Park
G. E. Hutchins
Steele Street
Washington
Richardson Streets
W. G. Foy
Hilcrest Drive
Emerywood
Henry Beck
Smith Street
A. H. Idol
Mechanisville
William Barker
Thurston Street
Main
Elm
G. C. Kester
Willowbrook Street
G. E., Hutchins
W. CC. Aldridge
Snow Street
Peachtree
Harmon Streets
Mr. Jordan
Guilford Avenue
L. C. Andrews
Barker Street
W. W.cecil
Roland Park
Daniel Cagle
Thistle Street
Commerce
Green
E. D. Steele
Greensboro Avenue
KE. T. Hedrick
Boulevard
King and Howell Streets
W. F. Taylor
Sixth Street
Benneh Leach
Meadow Street
Chestnut
James Streets
T. A. Kearns
Pickett Street
G. B. Saunders
Saunders Street
N. G. Goodman
East Green Street
J. H. Adams
L. J. Jones
South Main Street
J. A. Kely
Admiral Sims Calls Harsh Action Against Mask Wearers
Rear Admiral William Sims condemned Ku Klux and Sinn Fein sympathizers in a Boston speech. He urged declaring mask wearing a crime and proposed an open season against masked men with a bounty for ears, likening it to wolves.
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Boston
Mass
Tie Ku “Klux
Sinn Fein
Wm. S. Sims
Loyal Coalition
North Main Street dwelling and other listed properties sale
A catalog of properties including dwellings on North Main Street South Main Street Hilcrest drive Cable street White Oak Street Davis Street Alred street and Barbee Street, a factory addition at High Point Hosiery mill and a warehouse on Mallory Street with price tags from 500 to 50 000 dollars. The listings name Parker Hayworth W G Foy Dr F C Shugart L R Black J D Fuller FE Steele Minnie Edmundson Mrs Ida Haley High Point Insurance and Real Estate Co and J W Clinard among others.
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White Oak Street
Commerce
Lee Streets
J. D. Fuller
Davis Street
FE. D. Steele
T. J. Nicholson
Alred
High Point Hosiery Mill
English Street
Minnie Edmundson
Hilltop
Mrs. Ida Haley
High Point Insurance and Real Estate Company
Barbee Street
Fourth Street
J. W. Clinard
Mallory Street
German unions appeal to U S in Washington
Berlin February 2. The Associated Press reports that leading German union executives sent a message to the senate and house in Washington. They express alarm over Ruhr conditions and credit American honor and fair play, urging the United States to avoid actions that could annihilate the German people and noting that US army presence could avert disaster.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Senate
House
Washington
Ruhr
United States
Europe
Mrs Rosa McDowell Laid To Rest
The funeral for Rosa McDowell who died yesterday was held at 613 Hamilton Street at 2 pm conducted by Rev O L Ruth. Interment was in Oakwood Cemetery after a two week pneumonia illness.
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Rosa McDowell
Hamilton Street
O. L. Ruth
Oakwood
Auction Sale Here Saturday On East Green Street
The estate of the late W. T. Parker will be sold at auction tomorrow afternoon at 2 o clock by J Sib Burton auctioneer. The property includes land on East Green street and 172 shares of Parker Paper and Twine company stock.
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W. T. Parker
J. Sib Burton
East Green Street
Parker Paper and Twine Company
Ten Sailors Die In Flaming Oil Tanker Disaster
New Orleans reports recount the San Leonardo fire on January 25 as 35 crew members escaped by swimming through a harbor river while many others perished in the blaze. The tanker carried 30,000 barrels of mineral oil and was a total loss, flames reaching 400 feet high as the hull burned. In a separate note, plans for a $250,600 Y M C A building campaign in High Point, led by J Wilson Smith, were unveiled with March 1 as a target to fund a modern facility for local young men.
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New Orleans
Aigoula Petroleum Company
San Leonardo
Gulf Ports
Arturo M. Elias
Mexico
Tampico Harbor
Young Men’s Christian Association
High Point
Fred N. Tate
Chamber of Commerce
Tate
Cotton futures rise as March to October advance in New York
Active trading sees rallies in cotton futures with steady to higher quotes. May slips to 27.74 after opening at 27.47, October climbs to 25.00, and nearby active positions gain 10 to 22 points. March 27.15, May 27.47, July 27.07, October 24.88, December 24.57.
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New York
Liverpool
Collision between Coffield car and oil truck damage
A crash occurred near English and Lindsay streets involving H. S. Coffield in a car and a Southern Oil Co. truck. No injuries were reported. Coffield’s car sustained a broken wheel bent fenders and radiator with possible engine trouble. The oil tank truck was largely unharmed.
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H. S. Coffield
Southern Oil Co
English and
Lindsay Streets
Mr. Coffield
Elks and Moose Seek Conference to Limit Narcotics
A Chicago Elks delegation presented resolutions urging President Harding to convene a conference of nations to curb narcotic production. Harding indicated possible tightening of anti narcotic enforcement and expressed sympathy with the aim. Similar Moose Loyal Order resolutions were submitted by 600,000 members.
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Washington
Harding
Conference of Nations
Chicago Elks
Davis
Loyal Order of Moose
Buncombe Bill Is Given a Test in Buncombe County
Asheville February 2 The Nettles bill the first of its kind at this session resulted in a $50 fine and costs for Jack Glass a motorcyclist in police court this morning Judge Wells presiding The charge was speeding and the case raised questions about county versus state laws
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Asheville
General Assembly
Buncombe County
Jack Glass
Wells
Air Route Toulouse to Algiers to Open in April
Paris reports a new air link from Toulouse to Algiers set to begin in April. The flight will cover the France North Africa route in about six and three quarters hours.
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Algiers
Paris
Toulouse
France
North Africa
Heflin Charged With Impropriety In Debate
Washington February 2 with party line split the senate sustained Coolidge ruling that Senator Heflin Alabama in yesterday's debate over British debt funding had implied Senator Wadsworth New York did not represent bond sharks and Wall Street profiteers.
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Washington
Senate
Coolidge
Heflin
Alabama
Wadsworth
New York
Wall Street
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Guilford College
Sheraton Hotel
Mr. Tomlinson
Ake
Mares
TE C
Y. Matter
Thomasville
Denton
Admiral Sims
U. S
Alma Ane
IU Launun Unive
Buncombe
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