Virginia League to Finalize 1927 Schedule
The Virginia League will complete its 1927 baseball schedule this week with Kinston, Wilson and the four Old Dominion clubs Norfolk, Portsmouth, Richmond and Petersburg included. The season opens April 13 and ends September 10 with a post season series starting September 12. Roanoke eyes a franchise next year.
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Frank Lawrence
Portsmouth Truckers
J. W. Mason
Petersburg
Sam Potts
Norfolk
Kinston
Wilson
Old Dominion Nines
Portsmouth
Richmond
Roanoke
Light Tobacco Sale Hits Winston-Salem Auction Market
The lightest sale of the season at the Winston-Salem tobacco auction market sold 74,826 pounds for 12,731.32 dollars at an average of 17.01 dollars per hundred. Sales today were heavier than Monday, with about 150,000 pounds expected to be sold.
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Winston-Salem
Faith Lane in Chicago Fur Trade Scandal
Faith Lane encounters a ruthless Chicago fur dealer after arriving with two suitcases and a drastic fall from grace. A Jew shopkeeper pressures her into a deal on a mink coat, coercing a dubious sale with the threat of jail and exposing her fear and desperation in a sprawling city.
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Faith
Chicago
Faith Lane
Jacob Blumfield
Coat Dispute Sparks Threats of Police In Argument
A heated exchange over a coat escalates as one person demands return of the garment and warns the other they will call the police. The quarrel centers on ownership and fear of authorities.
Faith Meets Encouragement in Disposing of the Coat
A brief note indicates a faith gathering tomorrow will offer encouragement as a person disposes of a coat. The item is described in a concise church or community notices style typical of the period.
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NEA Service, Inc
Markets Potatoes Trade Sluggish in Chicago Bid
Receipts 77 cars with 196 on track and total U S shipments 636. Supplies remain liberal and trading flow dull. Wisconsin sacked whites mostly 195 200, Idaho sacked russets 270 275 with commercial pack 240 260.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Idaho
New Orleans Cotton Prices Rise Through Morning Trading
Liverpool spot sales of 12 000 bales are reported as New Orleans prices move higher. Cotton futures open 5 to 7 points up and climb to 1375 for March 1393 for May and 1410 for July, with 6 to 7 point gains from yesterday but some profit taking limits gains by mid session.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Market opens with rail and industrial averages at 1910 highs
The New York stock market starts higher as the average of 20 leading railroads hits a 1910 high and the 20 leading industrials reach new high ground for the year. Baldwin, Western Maryland common and R Hoe post small gains while General Motors, Atchison, International Telephone and others show fractional advances.
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New York
Baldwin
Western Maryland Common
R. Hoe
General Motors
Atchison
International Telephone
Foreign exchange quotas quoted in cents worldwide
Foreign exchanges ease quota quotations in cents for major currencies. Britain, France, Germany, Holland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, Switzerland, Spain, Greece, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, Austria, Romania, Argentina, Brazil, Tokyo, Shanghai and Montreal show various bid and cable rates with multiple decimals and dates noted.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Noorway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czechoslovakia
Jugoslavia
Austria
Roumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
Cotton futures open steady on Liverpool strength
New York cotton market opens firm with early advances of 1 to 3 points as Liverpool support prompts covering. Traders note southern selling pressures limit gains and prices finish the first hour mixed near unchanged to 3 points lower.
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New York
Liverpool
Reiselt to Defend Three-Cushion Title in Chicago Showdown
Otto Reiselt of Philadelphia meets Augie Kiecknefer of Chicago in the final 45 game national three cushion billiards championship. The event ends tonight after 12 days of competition with Denton and Kenney yet to play.
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Chicago
Otto Reiselt
Philadelphia
Reiselt
Augie Kiecknefer
Kieckhofer-Reiselt
Tilford Denton
Kansas City
Len Kenney
Y W G A Girls to Meet Trinity Tonight in Local Bout
High Point Y W C A girls basketball team hosts Trinity high school on the local Y M C A court tonight in a rematch after a prior defeat. Coach Miss Justine Harvey and secretary Miss Vivian Matson attended a noon luncheon at the association building.
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High Point Y. W. C. A
Trinity High School
Trinity Girls
Justine Harvey
Association
Vivian Matson
Miners Trapped at Hazel Brook Mine After Coal Fall
In Pottsville Pennsylvania on Feb 15 two of nine miners remained trapped after a coal fall in the raven run mine of Hazel Brook Coal company. Six miners were rescued unharmed and one died. Rescuers found debris blocking the gangway and signals remained unanswered. The bodies of Frank Jacobs was located about 1,000 feet from the mine entrance.
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Pottsville
Raven Run
Hazel Brook Coal Company
John Davis
Max Kosody
Frank Jacobs
New House Bills Thrown In Hopper
The Associated reports new legislation introduced in the state House as several bills are filed and placed into the hopper for consideration. Lawmakers seek reforms on various topics including budgeting, governance, and public services.
County and state bills on government reform and local issues
A long list of proposed bills affects Buncombe and surrounding counties on matters from school advisory laws and land purchases to bonds and charters. Other items cover agricultural funds, juvenile prisons, barbering regulation, and county fiscal powers. A Providence note mocks extreme bootlegger Nick Tartaglione with unrealistic prison fare.
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Nettles and Lee
Buncombe
Nettles
Flannagan
Pitt
North Carolina
Martin
Washington
Mitss McLean
Stancil
Mecklenburg
Graham
Orange
Board of
Dunn
Craven
Craven County
Sampson
Winston
Bertie
Federal Commission
George Washington
Poole
Hines
Guilford
Johnson, Moore and Hines
Spain
Burke
Smith
Stanly
Rowan, Swain
Graham County
Ebbs, Buncombe
Great Smoky Mountains
Moore
Providence
Nick Tartaglione
Nick
Pearl necklace swap highlights Senate fashion low
Mrs Edward Hines who lost an $85000 pearl necklace on a train now wears a $1.85 replacement. In Washington vice president Dawes attends night Senate sessions with full dress while Montana figures Moses Cope land Deneen Watson and Walsh adopt the same style.
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Chicago
Edward Hines
Washington
Senate
Neely
West Virginia
Dawes
Messrs
Moses. Copeland
Deneen
Watson
Walsh
Montana
Bride and husband pursue new careers in circus sideshow
Los Angeles reports 22 year old Jolly Josephine and her 24 year old husband Karl Otto Klein plan bold career moves. He will abandon painting cars to manage the circus sideshow act of his wife as they pursue entertainment work.
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Los Angeles
Jolly Josephine
Karl Otto Klein
Parents urged for Schick test consent in Harrison NJ
The Harrison board of health asks parents to consent to Schick test for children amid a case where a mother of two refuses saying she has read and seen materials and does not approve. A diphtheria pamphlet was sent to her.
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Harrison
N. J
Board of Health
Schick
Spats Rally in Farm Relief Debate
Washington debate on the farm relief bill features Representative William of Illinois arguing a dirt farmer has right to wear spats and noting the constitution and cheaper footwear as reasons during discussion of footwear and policy.
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Washington
William
Illinois
Princess Mary Receives Honorary Fellowship in Surgery
London reports Princess Mary has been named a fellow and an honorary fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. The designation marks a notable recognition of her contributions to medical service and public health.
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London
Princess Mary
The
Royal College of Surgeons
Chamberlain asserts he has no Chinese news
London February 15 AP With no official dispatches from China in 36 hours the British government awaited Hankow talks news. In the House of Commons Philip Snowden pressed if Cantonese Foreign Minister Eugene Chen and British Chargé Owen O’Malley negotiations had broken down. Austen Chamberlain said no information had been received.
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London
China
Hankow
House of Commons
Philip Snowden
Lator
Austen Chamlain
Eugene Chen
Owen O'Malley
Aspirin Gargle for Sore Throat and Tonsillitis
A simple remedy suggests dissolving two Bayer Tablets of Aspirin in four tablespoonfuls of water to gargle the throat. Use genuine Bayer Aspirin with the Bayer Cross, sold in twelve tablet tins for a few cents. Repeat every two hours if needed.
Grimes Held on Murder Charge After Wreck Death
Grimes, held by Buncombe County Sheriff in Asheville, faces a murder warrant over the death of his wife in a car crash at Tuxedo. Coroner's office issued the warrant. deputies proceed to Asheville to return Grimes for inquest testimony.
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Hendersonville
A. L. Beck
Henderson County
Sam
Tuxedo
Indigestion Relief From Black Draught in Pilot Mountain
Mrs. Sam C. Inman of Pilot Mountain North Carolina reports years of chronic indigestion and severe stomach pains. After her husband recommended Black Draught she notes rapid relief and improved general health. She says they keep it in the house and use it to avert bad spells. It is sold everywhere.
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Pilot Mountain
N. C
Sam C. Inman
Thedford
Crash Kills Mrs Grimes as Grimes Family Injured
A crash killed Mrs Grimes and left Grimes and his daughter with minor injuries.
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Grimes
Pageant Planned by PTA for Child Welfare Day
In observance of Child Welfare Day the Parent-Teacher Association of High Point will present the pageant The Gift Bearers at the high school auditorium Thursday night. A large number will participate. The program also features music by the high school faculty orchestra and a talk by Mrs George Stephens.
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High Point High School
Young Women’s Christian Association
Frances Douglas
Mildred Schultheiss
Elizabeth Greenleaf
Helen Osborne
The
Mary Reid Idol
Hawaii
Dorothy Smith
Carlotta
Margaret Neese
Helen Osborn
Elgina McCain
Mechanicsville School
Girl Reserve Corp
Parent-Teacher Associations
High Point
George Stephens
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Virginia
Virginia League
Kannapolis
Cchampions
South
Kannapolites
Bill Raper
Edgar Hartley
John Raper
Gordon Blair
C. I M. Waynick
Britt Armfield
T. V. Rochelle
Ben Moore
L. L. Stookey
M. L. Patrick
Greensboro
Sheraton Chevrolet Co
N. Wrenn St
Chay
Atlanta
Wilton
Jake L. Welborn, Inc
Wall Street
Trinity
Hazel Brook
Wake
Pasquotank
Sutton, Lenoir
Squires
Caldwell
Federal Fund For Agricultural Experiment
W. T. Settle
Indiana Farm Bureau Federation
Chamberlain
Vicks
C. E. Phippen
Milk Street
Salem
Mass
Mr. Phippen
Pape
South Main Street
W. Washington St
Jack Taylor
Secy
Sunshine Laundry
Pine Street
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