Meeting on Carolina and Yadkin stock list tomorrow
North Carolina citizens from High Point Thomasville and Denton plan to raise funds to buy the Carolina and Yadkin River railroad. A meeting tomorrow at 4 PM will decide if sufficient subscriptions are gathered by March 1 to bid on the line, with purchase only by local residents and no foreign stock. The auction sale previously prompted protests to preserve the railroad as a viable local line.
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Guilford Superior Court
Greensboro
High Point
Thomasville
Dentson
Denton
Mission 15 Opens at St Marys with Bishop Penick
The Rt. Rev. Edwin A. Penick opens a week long parish mission at St Marys church in Greensboro conducted nightly at 8 o clock. He emphasizes repentance as a personal response to divine love and will host informal Q A discussions and intercessory prayer.
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Edwin A. Penick
Norwood Bowne
Penick
Bishop Penick
Christ
Simon Peter
Peter
St. Mary’s Church
Urge a Conference For Settlement of European Affairs
The Federal Council of Churches appeals to mobilize American support for a conference to address Europe’s entire economic and political situation including reparations debts and armament. It urges U S leadership and willingness to share concessions to achieve an orderly international life and prevent further civilizational setback.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States
Europe
Federal Counsel of Churches
Walger study taken to Danville home in Virginia
Funeral services likely to be held at his old home on Wednesday morning after he died by his own action at his residence. Randleman merchant identified as the deceased. Local health authorities note the death as a self-inflicted suicide.
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Walger
Danville
Virginia
Randleman Merchant
Tragic suicide of Max Wagger shocks Randleman community
Max Wagger merchant of Randleman shot himself in his home, dying of a self inflicted wound after a period of ill health. His brother Robert Wagger and Harry Fine arranged the remains for shipment to Danville Virginia for burial. Wagger left a will and about $25 000 in insurance to his wife and brother with I D Wagger of Asheboro as business partner.
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Max Wagger
Randieman
Danville
Robert Wagger
High Point Jeweler
Harry Fine
Randleman
Tam
Mayo Clinic
Rochester
Minn
Wagger
Fine
Mr. Wageger
Betsy Dean Wagger
Lawrence Wagger
Burton Wageger
Oasis Temple of
Charlotte
Abe Kopley
Joe Watt
Kinston
A. Bernard
High Point
Eli Wagger
New York City
Barn Fire Destroys Swaim Property and More Local News
Thomasville reports Eu gene Swaim loses barn and horse, tools, feed in a Sunday night blaze. Edwin Troxler dies at High Point hospital age 7. funeral for the Troxlers' son held. Mrs. Arthur Newman dies at Leaksville, sister of Harville family. Zula Shirley marries R K Black with Dr Kesler officiating. Pennington couple returns from honeymoon aboard No 35. Cora Jeffcoat oversees 76 county schools. County teachers institute to be held in Lexington next Saturday led by Supt Hasty and Miss Jeffcoat.
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Thomasville
Eugene Swaim
M. C. Wagner
Mr. Swaim
Edwin Troxler
High Point Hospital
Troxler
M. P
Edwin
Arthur Newman
Leaksville
R. L
R. C. Harville
R. L. Harville
Florida
Zula Shirley
R. K. Black
M. J. Kesler
John Pennington
Supt. S. C. Hasty
State Senate Passes Prohibition Conformity Bill in North Carolina
The North Carolina senate approved a bill aligning state law with the Volstead Act with specific provisions retained. The measure passed 10 million dollar appropriation bill also moved, including 500000 for oyster and fishing industries rehabilitation in the east. A separate house vote finalized an aid reimbursement proposal for A. D. Watts related to the Commercial National bank failure.
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Raleigh
Associated Press
Senate
North Carolina
Squires
Caldwell
Woodson
W.L. Long
McBey Pny
House
Wards
Long
Stubbs
Papp
Hargges
Baggett
Harnette
House of Representatives
Murphy
Rowan County
Hove Today
John G. Dawson
A. D. Watts
Watts
Commercial National Bank of
Wilmington
Burgwyn
Fountain
Pharr
Bennett
Anson
Gas Station Proprieter Arrested in Mechanicsville Case
Oscar Holder, owner of a Greensboro gas station, was arrested in Mechanicsville by Deputy Sheriff C L Gray and prohibition officers after failing to appear for sentencing on a liquor retailing conviction. He was jailed in High Point and later moved to Greensboro to await the next superior court term under a $1000 bond.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oscar Holder
Greensboro
Mechanicsville
C. L. Gray
R. B. Sams
Holder
Gray
Tyson McMillan
High Point
British WWI veteran dies after discharge at sea voyage
Mrs Emma Robinson mourns her husband who returned from England after twenty seven years in the British army. He could not return to England to see her, was sent to Egypt with General Allenby, and after discharge in London hurried to America. He was found dead in bed the morning after boarding the ship in Vineland New Jersey.
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Vineland
N. J
Emma Robinson
London
England
Robinson
Flanders Field
Egypt
Allenby
America
Saltzman to contest Maryland primary results
Moses Saltzman, a defeated candidate, charged that an old hat was used as a ballot box and polls opened early. He announced he would contest the primary result, which gave G. D. Alexander 108 votes to 5.
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Hagerstown Mad
Moses Saltzman
G. D. Alexander
Fire at Cecil Chair Co. minor damage reported
A small fire at the Cecil Chair Company on English Street extension called to firemen just before noon. The blaze started in the finishing department but was quickly extinguished with little damage.
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Cecil Chair Company
Ecity
English Street
London Newspapers Favor the Plan of President Harding
London papers welcome President Harding s proposal for United States participation in the permanent court of international justice. The Times calls aloofness a worn creed no longer suited to current conditions and predicts broad league acceptance. The Telegraph notes the plan involves no league adherents but may gain ultimate approval.
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London
Harding
United States
Permanent Court of Interna National Justice
the Times
The
Telegraph
Details promised on Morgan confession in girl kidnapping case
Philadelphia police said further details of Willie Morgan's signed confession would be released today. Morgan admitted abducting and killing six year old Lillian Gilmore and abducting her sister Dorothy, leading to the discovery of the body along Neshaminy creek nearCroydon. He faces murder kidnapping and assault charges as his arraignment looms and investigators rush the case.
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Philadelphia
Willie
Vexas
Morgan
Lillian Gilmore
Neshaminy Creek
Croydon
Director of Public Safety
Curtulyou
Liman
Dorothy
Smithfield to Own Its Hotel
Raleigh Feb 27 A bill to authorize Smithfield town commissioners to issue bonds for a municipal hotel passed its third senate reading and became law after already passing the house. Also considered was a bill by Senator Boyette to amend absentee voters law by allowing registration by mail, referred to the committee on election laws.
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Raleigh
Smithfield
Senate
House
Boyette
Stanley County
Committee On Election Laws
Infant Dwight Powers Dies At One Morning
Dwight Warner Powers six months old son of Mr and Mrs S D Powers of 212 West Willowbrook street died at home shortly after 1 o clock this morning after only a few hours of illness. Funeral services led by Rev O L Ruth pastor of the Holiness church will be held tomorrow at 2 PM with interment in Oakwood cemetery.
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Dwight Warner Powers
S. D. Powers
West Willowbrook Street
O. L. Ruth
Holiness Church
Oakwood Cemetery
Pred Hardison Dies in New Bern Alderman
Fred D. Hardison age 38 9 member of the New Bern board of aldermen died at a local hospital after a two week illness. Funeral from Avenue A home Tuesday at 8 30 p m with Rev W A Ayers and Rev Guy Hamilton officiating. Interment Cedar Grove cemetery. A Craven County native long a resident of the county.
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New Bern
Fred D. Hardison
Arms cache in New York may trace to World War I Ireland
Police probe discovers arms and ammunition in a basement on West Twenty Fourth Street New York. The theory posits munitions date to early World War I shipments intended for Ireland.
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New York
West Twenty-fourth Street
Ireland
Civitan Club leaders plan Queen City gathering
High Point Civitan Club members met at the Sheraton to decide attendance for a Queen City civitan meeting with representatives from several cities. At least 15 members intend to attend and two new members Dr. F. R. Taylor and David Yow joined today. Violet Johnson could not attend to discuss the Passion play.
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High Point
Vitans
Charlotte
Civitan
High Point Club
Sheraton
F. R. Taylor
David Yow
Violet Johnson
Civitans
Prisoner Freed After Slayer Confesses
Clarence L. McKinney, who served five months of a life sentence for murder of Policeman Emery McCreight, is officially freed in Wilmington Ohio after Louis E. Vandervoort confessed. McKinney and his wife, along with officials, arrived from Columbus as the common pleas court nullified the indictment.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Clarence L. McKinney
Emery McCreight
Louis E. Vandervoort
Common Pleas Court
McKinney
Columbus
Senate Delays Action On Harding Plan For League Court
Senate Foreign Relations Committee deferred action on President Harding's request to authorize creation of an international court under the League of Nations. No vote was taken as the panel agreed time remaining before the session ends is insufficient. Senator Lodge said he would confer with President Harding tomorrow.
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Harding
Senate
Washington
Congress
League of Nations
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senator Lodge
Massachusetts
Serial Numbers Traced to Marcino in Banknote Trail
Federal agents broadcast serial numbers of twenty $10,000 national bank notes used by Joseph Marcino in a bank fraud scheme. The notes were connected to a Warren, Massachusetts bank theft and a request to cash a $10,000 check at a Buffalo, New York bank.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Joseph
Marcino
Niagara Life Insurance Company
First National Bank
Warren
Mass
Prop Blaze Burns Ten Actors at Universal City Set
A prop fire at Universal City injures ten, including Esther Ralston Cathleen Calhoun and William Desmond. Flames ignited woodwork during a Cappin set scene. Desmond carried Ralston to safety and rolled burning clothing in weeds to extinguish it. Ralston suffered facial and body burns and fainted en route to hospital. Damage estimated at ten dollars.
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Los Angeles
Universal City
Esther Ralston
Cathleen Calhoun
William Desmond
Desmond
Miss Ralston
Zelma Brown a TwoYearOld Scalded in Winston-Salem
Friends of C H Brown pastor of Calvary Baptist Church report Zelma Brown two year old daughter of the family was badly scalded yesterday afternoon at their Winston-Salem home. Details of the accident are not known. The pastor preaches in High Point on Sundays and teaches at the Depot Street graded school in Winston-Salem.
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C. H. Brown
Calvary Baptist Church
Zelma Brown
Winston- Salem
High Point
Depot Street
Winston-Salem
Pittsburg Eyeing Rain Making From Electrified Sand
Pittsburg scientists explore a method to dissipate the city smoke by adapting the Bancroft Warren rain making process. Dr J H Clo of the University of Pittsburgh suggests spraying cloud roots with electrified sand from an airplane might clear the air someday.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
J. H. Clo
University of Pittsburgh
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