Exposition Display Showcases Colonial and Modern Furnishings
The Southern Furniture Exposition builds a diverse mix from colonial four posters to Queen Anne, Louis XV and Sheraton lines. Metal four poster beds imitate wood with high fidelity while two tone finishes gain popularity in bedrooms and dining suites. Most pieces are mid to high grade with rising demand for beauty and sturdiness, signaling a shift away from cheap, crude styles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Exposition
Sheraton
Wonkmanship
Seizure of Four Illicit Distilleries in Virginia
Prohibition agents announce four illicit stills seized in Virginia and sixteen arrests. Two stills in Princess Anne County with eight arrests. Stanton with three arrests. Botetourt County with five arrests. Names of agents withheld by order of headquarters to limit attention on officers.
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Virginia
R. B. Sams
Prohibition
North Carolina
Princess Anne County
Stanton
Botcourt
Spools of Thread Pay Rent in Postwar Berlin Story
Berlin reports a tenant in Celje Westphalia paid 900 marks yearly rent with a spool of sewing thread after short of cash. The landlord accepted 1 spool valued at 235 marks, plus 19 marks cash change. A German law ties rents to dollar exchange rates, with thread prices rising. A Thuringia town dubbed “A Town Without a Telephone” lost its only toll line when the mail carrier removed the device, leaving 400 residents waiting for mail to learn dollar rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Celje
Westphalia
Thuringia
Stedt
Iit Mehrstedt
Episcopal Membership Gains Reported by Living Church Annual
The Living Church Annual records a rise of 39 772 communicant members in the Episcopal church and a $875 404 increase in contributions. It also notes 34 132 in Sunday school membership and 5 022 new teachers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal
Chicago
Episcopal Church
Living Church
Confirmation and Baptism Totals Over Twenty Years
The record reports 026 confirmations and 4,459 baptisms over the last twenty years as part of church statistics.
Whisky Raid Foiled at Hallam Distillery Near York
An attempted raid on the New Hallam Distillery whisky warehouse at Hallam eight miles east of York failed early today. Eight men were arrested after fourteen trucks and about twenty men were involved in the scheme to steal liquor valued at $500 000.
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York
New Hallam Distil
Lery Company
Hallam
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Blackburn Johnson
High Point Savings & Trust Co
United States
Eee
Ier
St of North Carolina
Guilford
Id L. Reedn
ED L. Ragan
Pearl Leonard
M. Hauser
Wood Cox
Dred Peagock
Efird Department Store
Fourth Estate
High Point
EFIRD
Department Stores
South Carolina
Wachovia
Wachovia Service
Carolinas
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Raleigh Salisbury
Odd Fellows
Guilameg
Raleigh, N. C
Alue
First Mortgage
Raleigh Banking & Trust Company
Raleigh
N.C
Dborrower
Raligh
Morrison
R . Josephus Daniels
Secretary of the Navy
Hargett Street
Salisbury Street
Fayetteville Street
State Capitol
Orra Tas
Carbide & Carbon
East 42Nd Street
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Memphis
Wort
Atlanta
Georgia
Knoxville
Afi Rede
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