Millions buried in undeveloped mineral supply
Senator R. J. Roane of North Carolina advocates state leadership to develop vast mineral wealth in the Appalachian region. He cites asbestos, building stones, gold and silver among resources in Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Macon and Swain counties, and notes highway construction as a key to exploitation. Roane also supports establishing the Great Smoky Mountain National Park to preserve the area.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. J. Roane
Senate Committee On Mines
Senate
Roane
Department of Conservation and Development
Reane
Cherokee
Clay
Graham
Macon
Swain
Tire
Tennessee
Fontana
State Senate
Committee of Mines
Whittier
Methodist
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
Three Days Cough Warning and Creomulsion Claim
An advertisement promotes Creomulsion as a twofold remedy for persistent coughs and colds. It claims creosote soothes inflamed membranes and inhibits germ growth while other ingredients aid healing and absorption. The ad guarantees satisfaction and offers money back if relief is not achieved.
State briefs touch eight month school plea in education issue
Raleigh reports indirect plea for an eight month school term in the latest issue of a state education department publication. William S. Ryland of Richmond elected president of Citizens' National Bank. In Wilson, Ernest Boswell stands trial for the slaying of Clayton F. Bea man in Wilson Superior Court before Judge Albion Dunn of Greenville.
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Raleigh
State Department of Education
William S. Ryland
Richmond, Va
Citizens’ National Bank
Dail Charged With Murder After Duel in Goldsboro
In Goldsboro a jury heard the case of Normal Dail accused of murdering Charles Masengill after a recent duel. The trial centers on the fatal confrontation and processes leading to the murder charge.
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Goldsboro
Normal Dail
Charles Masengill
Raleigh humorist rejects graft gag in North Carolina
Raleigh humorist Will Rogers says he cannot use his pet highway commission graft gag in North Carolina and nominates Governor McLean for president.
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Raleigh
Will Rogers
Highway Commission
North Carolina
McLean
Raleigh Police Report Records Ten Arrests A Day In January
In Raleigh January patrol data show an average of ten arrests per day as a police record. The report highlights persistent enforcement activity during the month.
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Raleigh
Largest Sale On Winston-Salem Auction Leaf Tobacco Market
Winston-Salem on February 2 reports the largest sale since before Christmas with 764462 pounds offered. Total receipts reached 1352711.09 dollars at an average of 17.04 per hundred. Low grades keep the average down. Sales today expected at about 5906000 pounds with an average near 18 cents per pound.
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Winston-Salem
Market summary of potato receipts and prices in Chicago
Chicago market report shows 79 carload receipts with total U S shipments at 704. Demand and trading slow and market dull. Wisconsin sacked round whites quoted 200 220, Idaho sacked russets 270 285, commercial pack 250 260.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Idaho
Cotton market gains on bullish weekly report brief rise
In New Orleans on February 2 the cotton market opened strong on bullish weekly report and active buying. Prices advanced four to six points before turning lower. March was at 1332, May 1350, and July 1368 as Liverpool cables disappointed and the opening tone remained easy.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Wall Street Opens With Merger Rail Rally
New York Feb 2 Western Maryland common and preferred rose one point to new highs on initial 2,500 shares traded. Wheeling and Lake Erie common and preferred advanced, with the former up one point from overnight gains. Industrials fell with Remington Typewriter dropping about one point.
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Wall Street
New York
Western Maryland
Farm relief hoped to lift grain futures on wheat and corn
Chicago area wheat and corn futures rose on news of possible farm relief legislation. Wheat closed unsettled to 1/2 cent higher, corn up 5 to 8 cents, oats modestly higher, and provisions down 7 to 17 cents. Vessel chartering from Argentina and Australia remained active amid tight domestic supplies.
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Chicago
Congress
Argentina
Australia
Foreign exchange rates steady in New York
Foreign exchanges in New York held steady with quotes in cents for several currencies. London and Paris demand figures, plus bank bill data, cover Great Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Holland Norway Sweden and other major markets.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho Slovakia
Jugo Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
New York Cotton Opens Barely Steady Amid Light Selloff
The cotton market opened barely steady with declines of 3 to 6 points as local liquidation and light southern selling pressed prices. Liver pool showed steadier trade while May rose from 13.50 and October from 13.94 to 13.97 before trading ended about 3 points higher.
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New York
Liverpool
Manchester
Bishop's Crusade Activities At Saint Mary's Episcopal Church
A series of mass meetings and services linked to the Bishop's Crusade are announced at Saint Mary's Episcopal Church. Events include a Thursday 7:30 p.m. mass meeting for all youths, Friday Holy Communion at 10 a.m., a 3 p.m. women's meeting led by Miss Lillie Hill, and Sunday morning 11 o'clock services with confirmation by Bishop Edwin A. Penick. Earlier, George W. Orr spoke at a men's mass meeting about the crusade, presenting a layman's view. A crusade mission is set for Feb 21 through the following Sunday, led by Rev. S. S. Bost of Saint Philip's, Durham.
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Episcopal Church
Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church
Lillie Hill
Edwin A. Penick
Penick
George W. Orr
Winston-Salem
S. S. Bost
Saint Philip's Church
Durham
Best
North Carolina
High Point Defeats Burlington 20-12 In Fast Contest
High Point high school defeated Burlington 20 to 12 on Burlington floor. Raper led High Point with 6 points while Isley topped Burlington with 4. Substitutions included Bryant, Watson, Gurley, and Game for High Point, Holt, Webster, K Jones, Isley more for Burlington.
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Burlington
Raper
Isley
High Point High School
Burlington Quint
Burlington Lads
High Point
Burlingtonians
High Point Quint
High Poin
Seeeee Ere Thompson
Byrant
Watson
Whitener
Gurley
Myers
Game
Kearns
Holt
Smith
Webster
Jones
K. Jones
Goodman
Thompson
Colonial Life Insurance Company Holds Annual Stockholders Meeting
The Colonial Life Insurance company held its annual stockholders meeting at the High Point home office in the Commercial National Bank building. Reports show 1926 assets rising from 281 726.40 to 409 106.12 with 3 200 000 in insurance enforced and 200 000 in premium income. No deaths losses were paid in 1926. Directors and officers were re elected, and plans announced for new general policies at low premiums to be marketed by March 1. The company operates in North Carolina and plans expansion to other states soon.
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Commercial National Bank
Fred N. Tate
J. Elwood Cox
Carter Dalton
John CC. Abels
Joseph Weaver
D. A. Stanton
George L. Hackney
Lexington
Herman F. Abels
J. H. Adams
T. A. Finch
C. M. Hauser
J. E. Kirkman
A. M. Kistler
J. W. Lambeth, Jr
Geo. W. Montecastre
R. R. Ragan
H. 8. Richardson
A. Sherrod
H. M. Wade
Frank Wineskie
Albert Cox
John C. Abels
H. F. Abels
High Point
North Carolina
Thieves Hit Davis Milling Firm Again
Chief McGhee confirmed the W A Davis Milling Company was entered last night, marking a second break in 48 hours as thieves target four city sites. He denied claims he had not visited the sites, saying the reporter misunderstood.
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W. A. Davis Milling Company
McGhee
Davis Milling Company
Ground Hog Sees Shadow Says 40 Days of Weather
An old saying persists that a ground hog seeing its shadow on February 2 predicts 40 days of bad weather. Locals cite the tale over weather forecasts, noting long-standing belief despite official reports.
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Washington
Tax hearings drag as revenue bill faces tough scrutiny
After two weeks of public hearings the joint finance committees see no end in sight. Contractors press the tax revisions while tobacco firms warn of moves to other states if rates rise. Bus taxes on weight per mile spark likely removal, while schedule B faces broad opposition. The committee foresees possible budget cuts and no tax increases.
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State College
Greenville Normal
Joint
Senate Finance Committee
General Assembly
Budget Commission
Appropriations Committee
Perjury Arrests in Prohibition Case Mention W F Cox
A bench warrant for perjury was issued in municipal court against W F Cox and Will Dunlapp state witnesses in the Robert Williard case on prohibition charges. Cox posted 390 bond and was released Dunlapp remained jailed. The state alleges their morning testimony differed from Monday when they testified Walker offered a pint of whiskey.
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W. F. Cox
Will Dunlapp
Robert Williard
Lewis Teague
Cox
Dunlapp
Dunilapp
Robert Walker
Sandhill Shrine Club Plans Costume Ball at Pinehurst
The Sandhill Shrine club hosts its fourth annual costume ball at Pinehurst country club on Friday night February 11. Invitations are mailed and a large crowd is expected. Proceeds benefit the cripple children fund supported by the Sandhill Shrine club.
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Sandhill Shrine Club
Pinehurst Country Club
Pinehurst
Cripple Children Fund
Harrison attends railroad meet in Washington and earns posts
Arthur R. Harrison, a well known city resident, returned from Washington D C where he attended a meeting of the General Board of the Southern railroad system. He was elected to the legislative board of locomotive engineers and named local chairman of the Danville division.
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Arthur R. Harrison
Washington, D. C
General Board
Southern Railroad System
Harrison
Legislative Board of Locomotive Engineers
Locomotive Engineers
Danville
Grand Convention of
Cleveland
Southern Railroad
North Carolina
Monarchs Start Fund Drive to Secure Local Baseball
The High Point Monarch club, in a weekly meeting at the Shelton Sheraton, launched a drive to raise 7500 to insure baseball in the city for the 1927 season. About two thirds of the civic club attended and donated 500 toward the fund. If other clubs follow, canvassing will be reduced and baseball may reach the coming season. The group also set Ladies Night for February 17 and heard Dr. Lloyd T. Wilson discuss Florida real estate values.
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High Point Monarch Club
Civic Club
Sheraton Hotel
Monarchs
Rot
Lloyd T. Wilson
First Baptist Church
Florida
Wilson
North Carolina
New Oak Hill Elementary Opens in High Point
The New Oak Hill elementary school opened formally in High Point with an 8 o’clock program in the school auditorium. Mayor H A Moffitt delivered the principal address in C F Tomlinson's absence. The event featured a high school orchestra, patron talks, and a tour of the new building. Superintendent T Wingate Andrews praised the facility as among the best equipped in the city.
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Oak Hill
H. A. Moffitt
C. F. Tomlinson
High Point
T. Wingate Andrews
Highland changes name to Highview town status approved
RALEIGH Feb 2 committees pressed work as the sixty day session nears day thirty. Measures include a name change for Highland to Highview and bills on widows and orphans allowances and mortgage conditions on household furniture.
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Highland
Highview
Pete Murphy
Rowan
Kluttz
Raleigh
Tobacco to be counted in farm relief bill demand
Washington February 2 The inclusion of tobacco as a basic agriculture commodity in the McNary Haugen farm relief bill will be sought by Representative Kineheloe Democrat Kentucky acting at the request of the dark leaf tobacco cooperative association The move aims to broaden the bill to cover tobacco growers and stabilize prices.
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Washington
McNary-Haugen
Kineheloe
Kentucky
House
Dark Leaf Tobacco Cooperative Association
House rejects Senate amendment to naval bill for three cruisers
The house refused to adopt the senate amendment to the naval appropriation bill without debate. The measure, providing for three additional cruisers, was sent to conference for resolution of differences.
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Washington
House
Senate
House Military Committee Rejects Oil and Fertilizer Plan
The House Military Committee agreed today to reject in its present form the oils of the American Cyanamid company and the Farmers Federated Fertilizers corporation regarding Muscle Shoals project.
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Washington
American Cyanamid Company
Farmers Federated Fertilizers Corporation
House
City council debates Main Street business zone extension
R M Tudor of Carolina Homes seeks to extend the Main street business zone to Montlieu avenue or beyond. The zoning commission recommends no change unless a majority property owners sign a petition and a public hearing is held. Some council members favor broader inclusion while others resist moving into residential areas. A public meeting is likely to be called to discuss the proposal.
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R. M. Tudor
Carolina Homes, Incc
Howell Street
Montlieu Avenue
Main Street
W. A. Davis
Zoning Commission
Thos
Spring Football Drills Open At High Point High
High Point high school opened spring practice with veterans W Johnson C Johnson Turner Vance Thomas among the lettermen. Coach Matthews notes unusual prospects and predicts a winning season with new candidates Degleny and Hill among early hopefuls.
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High Point High School
High Point
W. Johnson
C. Johnson
Turner
Vance
Thomas
Delegney
Hill
Matthews
Negro lynching reported near Willis Texas
Willis Texas February 2 an unmasked white mob seized Tom Payne a 25 year old Black man from two officers and hanged him from a roadside tree near Willis according to AP reports. investigation expected.
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Willis
Tex
Tom Payne
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