Davidson's 4-1 Clubs Reorganize in Davidson County
Davidson County 4-H clubs complete reorganization with 621 members for the coming year. Enrollment includes 217 boys and 404 girls in fourteen clubs across Welcome Linwood Reedy Creek Sandy Grove Arcadia Reeds Midway Denton Fair Grove Pilot Tyre Churchland Wallburg and Hasty. Girls study Room Improvement while boys pursue poultry calves pigs and various crops and farm projects.
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Lexington
Davidson County
C. A. Leonard
Sadie Hendley
Welcome
Linwood
Reedy Creek
Sandy Grove
Arcadia
Reeds
Midway
Denton
Fair Grove
Pilot
Tyre
Churchland
Wallburg
Hasty
Five NEW North Carolina Corporations Filed for Charter
Charters granted include Cunningham and Co Inc of Gastonia a general mercantile business with 100000 authorized capital stock and 300 subscribed by J W Cunningham F H Cunningham and T C Beamguard. Snowbird Supply Company of Andrews authorized stock 3000 by E A Wood Lee Watkins and R T Heaton. Wayne Mutual Exchange of Goldsboro to develop group marketing with authorized capital stock.
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Raleigh
Cunningham and Co., Inc
Gastonia
J. W. Cunningham
F. H. Cunningham
T. C. Beamguard
Snowbird Supply Company
Andrews
E. A. Wood
Lee Watkins
R. T. Heaton
Wayne Mutual Exchange
Goldsboro
Local stock subscriptions filed for several North Carolina firms
Subscribed stocks total for multiple firms including Parker and Cox interests in Goldsboro and Roanoke Rapids, Shearin Motor Company of Roanoke Rapids with Weldon and Roanoke Rapids backers, and Banner Insurance Agency of Winston-Salem with directors Je rome Pollard and Cox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. B. Parker
BE. F. Cox
W. D. Burton
Goldsboro
Shearin Motor Company, Inc
Roanoke Rapids
N. M. Shearin
Weldon
H. H. White
E. Matthews
Banner Insurance Agency, Inc
Winston-Salem
W. G. Jerome
H. C. Pollard
E. L. Cox
Man Arrested For Theft of Chickens in Randolph County
Asheboro a man Clyde Bailey of Spero was arrested Monday afternoon on larceny charges for stealing chickens from Mrs. Tom Robins two miles north of Asheboro. The stolen fowl were found at Bailey home and he faces additional charges for a ham and a shoulder taken from Claude Hicks. No bond set and a preliminary hearing will be held Tuesday as new evidence may surface. Also at large is Daniel Hogan, a Ramseur car thief who escaped from the chain gang while working between Ramseur and Coleridge. hunted by officers and bloodhounds.
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Asheboro
Randolph
Clyde Bailey
Spero
Tom Robins
Bailey
Claude Hicks
Daniel Hogan
Randolph County
Ramseur
Coleridge
Hogan
Southern States Race to Cut Illiteracy by April 1
Washington reports a census drive listing illiterates and addresses as states push to reduce illiteracy. Five southern states Louisiana Georgia South Carolina Mississippi and Alabama lead efforts with night schools funds and campaigns as Mrs Cora Wilson Stewart heads the national crusade.
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Louisiana
Georgia
South Carolina
Mississippi
Alabama
Cora Wilson Stewart
Square Dances Flourish In Asheboro As Association Forms
In Asheboro, square dances at the National Guard armory draw large crowds. A recent meeting formed an association with rules and regulations for the dances. O. L. McDaniel was elected dance leader. The revival began just before Randolph County fair last fall with nightly exhibition dances.
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Asheboro
National Guard
O. L. McDaniel
Randolph County
Illiteracy Drama Shapes Census Predictions Across States
The article notes Iowa leading in illiteracy with 1.1 million illiterates in 1920 while Nebraska fights to regain top rank. North Dakota pushes ahead after four years of illiteracy campaigns and Mrs. Stewart forecasts a national drop from about five million ill literates to two or two and a half million. Stewart started moonlight schools in Kentucky and chairs Hoover advisory panel on illiteracy.
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Iowa
Nebraska
North Dakota
Stewart
Kentucky
Hoover
Flashes Of Life and Notable Sights Across Cities
Vignettes from New York London and New Brunswick share diverse scenes. Ice bridge players entered for eastern championships with Mrs Dorothy Rice Sims and Mrs Emory Clement among the notable competitors. A Westminster flat preserves a brass Arabian welcome hand from T P O Connor. New York features Alaster Mackintosh arriving from Europe with his new wife and flamboyant attire. Firefighters quell a New Jersey blaze as children charm the scene with ingenuity. Jimmy de Forest contesting boxing costs seeks injunctive relief over a price drop claim.
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New York
Dorothy Rice Sims
Emory Clement
London
T. P. O'Connor
Westminster
Mail Courtship Leads to Canadian Farm Wedding
London reports a long distance courtship by mail between Ethel Whitehead and Canadian farmer Louis Gillett. They began after a friend’s advice, grew closer, and he proposed by mail. She has traveled to Canada to help on his farm.
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Mail
London
Ethel Whitehead
Louis Gillett
Canada
Italy to Introduce Smaller Denomination Notes by Value
Italian authorities push for a redesigned currency system with smaller banknotes issued in graduated sizes according to their value. The plan aims to improve handling and security while modernizing national money.
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Italy
Hair cutting gang case unsettled at State College
Raleigh reports say no further gang attacks on sleeping students at State College since Saturday while officials probe the assault on Charles Kellenberger Jr of Greensboro. A letter from a writer claiming to be one intruder says hair cutting occurred but no blackjack was used.
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Raleigh
State College
Charles Kellenberger
Greensboro
Kellenberger
Woman Rumored to Challenge World Motor-Boat Record
In London Sir Henry Segrave may lose the speed record to Miss M B Carstairs a renowned figure in motorboat circles. She reportedly plans to bid for the world record and operates her own shipyard where she is building her craft.
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Feamvale Segrave
London
Sir Henry Segrave
M. B. Carstairs
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Death Valley
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Eve
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