Washington Starts An Onslaught On Rum Dealers
Raleigh February 17 The Senate passes local and statewide bills in a short session. Local measures aid Mecklenburg courthouse construction and High Point development funded by small property levies. House to consider measures including a proposed cousin marriage ban and primary law amendments.
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Raleigh
Associated Press
Senate
House of Representatives
Mecklenburg County
Charlotte
High Point
Chamber of Commerce Promotion
House
North Carolina
Parker
Wayne
Parker and
Armfield
Cabarrus County
Minstrel agent raids capital bootleggers in crackdown
In Washington a second city-wide anti liquor raid began with 50 warrants and 600 arrests reported by early afternoon. J L Asher a revenue agent disguised as a wandering minstrel played a violin while police and officers seized liquor totaling about 1,200 gallons in multiple districts under Lt Davs and District Revenue Chief Ruby.
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Washington
J. L. Asher
Kentucky
Asher
Davs
Fore
George Rabner
Rabner
North Carolina Legislature Faces Tight Schedule Amid Absences
Raleigh officials report a thin operating majority as lawmakers push to finish the revenue act and 25 statewide bills. Absenteeism remains high but all members are expected back Monday, with debates over solicitors salaries and teacher pay cuts shaping the session.
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Raleigh
Sams
Forsyth
Farmers’ Union
Senate
North Carolina
General Assembly
Wade Urges Citizens to Buy at Home in Fight Against Impostors
Charlotte February 17 Stacey Wade North and South Carolina commercial secretaries convened as the state insurance commissioner warned against fake stock schemes sold under legitimate enterprise names. He urged investment in home corporations and urged newspapers to help educate the public while noting vast profits to promoters in 1922 and ongoing risks to teachers merchants and ministers.
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Charlotte
Associated Press
Stacey W. Wade
North
South Carolina
North Carolina
Insurance Department
Dennison
House Holds Long Listless Session in Raleigh
Raleigh Feb 17 The North Carolina House ended a long listless day with several public measures passing without debate while others were held over. A bill proposed printing the records of the state superintendent of public instruction and another bill sought a board of trustees for cemeteries.
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Raleigh
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Beloved Woman Dora Cecil Dies at 48 in High Point
Miss Dora Cecil age 48 died suddenly at 11 last night from heart trouble at her father W W Cecil’s home 931 Adams Street High Point She had been ill since Thursday Funeral services will be at Jerusalem Davidson County Monday 11 am Interment there Surviving are her father two brothers five sisters with names listed and all residents of local area She was a Lutheran church member and well regarded in the community
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Dora Cecil
W. W. Cecil
Adams Street
Cecil
Jerusalem
Davidson County
Lutheran Church
City
Melvin Cecil
Oklahoma
C. M. Cecil
Greensboro
F. G. Beck
Lexington
W. H. Workman
J. C. Cross
Jim Griffin
Tenie Cecil
High Point
Scoutmaster Bruce Carraway Hosts Troop No 2 at Provision Store
Bruce Carraway recently elected scoutmaster of Troop No 2 announced plans to entertain the troop Monday night at 8 in the rear of the United States Provision store. He promised ample food and a good time with punch stew served.
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Bruce Carraway
United States
Carraway
Parker bars Klan members from Louisiana offices
Governor Parker declares in a letter that no member of the Ku Klux Klan will be appointed to public office while he is governor of Louisiana. The statement responds to an open letter from State Representative L. B. Baynard accusing him of failing to appoint two men as requested by a majority vote.
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Alenamdria, I
Ka Kinx Klan
Louisiana
Parker
L. B. Baynard
Cloverdale School Project Moves Forward In High Point
The High Point school board approved forming a committee to plan a new Cloverdale school with designer Herbert B. Hunter. The old Payne property on about two acres was purchased as the site. Construction aims to start within a month and finish by the next fall opening.
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W. M. Marr
C. Fr. Tomlinson
J. A. Davis
Herbert B. Hunter
Cloverdale
Payne
Tomlinson
Davis
Methodist Protestant College
High Point
Fire alarms answer chaos at Griffin home roof blaze
Fire alarm No 26 rang out today to extinguish a small roof fire at A J Griffin principal of the negro normal school. The blaze was put out with little damage. Authorities believe a chimney spark started it. North Side and West End companies responded.
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A. J. Griffin
Negro Normal School
North Side
West End
Medical Association to Meet at High Point
Richmond physicians will charter a special car to attend the Tri State Medical association’s 25th annual convention in High Point New York on February 21 and 22 About 25 Richmond doctors will join the meeting with several scheduled to read papers and deliver addresses on medical topics.
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Richmond
Tri-State Medical Association
High Point
N. Y
Fire and shootings rock Essen and Ruhr area
Reports from Essen say a French soldier was killed and two wounded in a restaurant clash with Belgian troops after police were summoned when a Belgian drew a revolver. In the Ruhr, bomb throwing damaged the Kaiserhof hotel and sabotage disrupted canal shipping as French forces arrest mine officials and miners walk out.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Essen
Belgium
Dusseldorf
Ruhr
Kaiserhof
Rhine-Herne Canal
Krupp
Bochum
Woman Testifies as Trial Begins in Thomas Murder Case
Mrs. Robert Lowe of Nashville testifies at the O. G. Thomas murder trial in Salisbury. She parallels the defendant’s version of the shooting in Concord, saying a man stopped their car, commanded hands up, and Thomas fired after being followed to a motion picture.
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Salisbury
Robert Lowe
Nashville
Tenn
O. G. Thomas
Charlotte
Arthur J. Allen
Concord
Thomas
Lowe
Kannapolis
State of Letters
Richmond
Leah C
Wildcats Battle Elon Players In 30 24 Victory
Davidson exposed Elon College’s passing game to hand the Elon ecagers a 30 to 24 defeat at Elon. The first three quarters showcased excellent basketball while the final period grew rougher. Crawford led the visitors and Fix starred for Davidson and the Presbyterians.
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Elon College
Davidson
Elon Ecagers
Presbyterian
Crawford
Fix
Harding Plans Florida Vacation Departure Dates
President and Mrs. Harding intend to leave Washington for a Florida vacation on March 5 and 6, with a firm date not yet announced. The White House released the information today.
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Washington
Harding
Florida
White House
Opening of Fairview Street Negro School Draws Large Crowd
About 600 people gathered in the new Fairview Street School auditorium for its formal opening. Speakers included Luther Kearns Mayor J W Hendrick and Rev Z Simmons with performances by the Robinson Simmons quartet. Principal O E Davis announced a library fundraising goal of 300 dollars.
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Fairview Street
Robinson-Simmons
Luther Kearns
Elder Brooks
Ossie Davis
Rev. Z. Simmons
High Point
J. W. Edmundson
J. W. Hendrick
D. A. Stanton
Simmons-Robinson
Blair
Negro Zion Church
C. S. Grayson
C. F. Tomlinson
W. M. Marr
O. E. Davis
Prominent Halifax County Figure John W Singleton Dies
John W. Singleton of Omega, Halifax County, a notable church and educational leader active in local politics, died yesterday at Catawba sanatorium. His funeral was held in Omega today.
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Danville
John W. Singleton
Halifax County
Omega
Catawba Sanatorium
Roxboro Man A G Winstead Dies At Brother's Home
A G Winstead of Roxboro Pond Roxboro died at his brother H W Winstead home on Monday at 12 30. Burial followed yesterday at Concord with funeral services led by Rev B C Thompson.
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A. G. Winstead
Roxboro
Pond
H. W. Winstead
Concord
Rev
B. C. Thompson
Funeral will be held for William A Vuncannon at home
Funeral services for William A Vuncannon brakeman with the Southern Railway killed at work will be held tomorrow at 11 a m at his home 827 West Green Street High Point with burial in Oakwood Cemetery Rev O L Ruth of the Holiness church will officiate pallbearers to be chosen from local trainmen brothers and sisters and parents survive the deceased who was 37 years old and had worked for five years with the railroad the family and friends are mourning a kindly industrious man with many relatives in High Point and elsewhere
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William A Vuncannon
Southern Railway
West Green Street
Mount Gilead Methodist
Vancannon
High Point
Southern Railway Company
C. A. Vuncannon
A. M. Vuncannon
Kansas
S. C
A. O. Vuncannon
R. C. Boyd
Arthur Devin
Cora
Alta
Leffie Vuncannon
Three Firms Granted Charters in North Carolina
The secretary of state issued charters to three firms. The United Dollar Stores Company Inc at Kinston has capital stock 50000 with 10000 paid in. incorporators include Eli Nachamson M L Bloom of Baltimore and S W Gayes. Grier Lowrance Construction Company of Statesville shows capital stock 100000 with 10000 paid in. founders are L B Bristol H P Grier and Fred Lowrance. Kirby Poster Advertising Company of Charlotte reports capital stock 10000 with 1660 paid in. incorporators are W C Kirby Anna D Kirby and G R Freeman Norwood.
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Raleigh
N. C
Secretary of State
United Dollar Stores Company, Inc
Kinston
Capital Stock
Eli Nachamson
M. L. Bloom
Baltimore
S. W. Gayes
Grier-Lowrance Construction Company
Statesville
L. B. Bristol
H. P. Grier
Fred Lowrance
Kirby Poster Advertising Company
Charlotte
W. C. Kirby
Anna D. Kirby
G. R. Freeman
Norwood
Chief Stringfield Not In Wrecked Machine In Feb Chase
Waynesville reports officer Will Whitner is seriously injured with a fractured skull and W T Moffit suffers a broken leg after a vehicle chase of a whiskey-loaded machine. The overturned rental car caused the damage on Main Street. Chief Stringfield was not in the wreck and is reported safe in Raleigh.
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Waynesville
Will Whitner
W. T. Moffit
Stringfield
Raleigh
Battling Budd Wins Wide Decision to Retain Title
RALEIGH February 17 Battling Budd the southern welterweight champion retained his crown last night by using his iron chin and aggressive headwork against Cole Miller Hamlet and Charlotte welter Hamlet took the title fight went the distance and Budd’s durable chin carried him to victory amid a hard hitting bout.
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Buddins
Raleigh
Battling Budd
Cole Miller Hamlet
Charlotte Welter
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Reynolds
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Yarborough
Stagy Wade
Insurance
North and
Kluckers
City School Board
Medical Association
Sei Tou
Asatile
Robert Loewe
Wildcats
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J. W. Hedrick
J. W. Singleton
Chinday
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