Carolinas Hear Question On Richmond Bank Branch
Representatives from North and South Carolina urged the Federal Reserve Board to approve a Richmond bank branch. Speakers cited rapid industrial growth, currency delays, and foreign exchange needs as reasons for a nearer facility.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve Board
North Carolina
South Carolina
Reserve Board
Richmond
Ohn
A. Law
Spartanburg
D. C
Frank H. Fries
Winston-Salem
N. C
Federal Reserve Bank
Law
Tyro
Richmond Bank
Fries
Federal Reserve System
Reserve
Fifth Federal Reserve Bank
Federal Reserve
Carolinas
McCall Outlines True Nature of the Associated Press
A. L. McCall, head of the Southern Division, told the North Carolina press gathering that cooperation binds the AP’s 1300 members. He urged using AP resources to serve editorial needs, educate officials, and share advance information to promote world peace and public good.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Associated Press
A. L. McCall
McCall
Newspaper Institute
North Carolina Press Association
University of North Carolina Extension Division
Department of Journalism News Bureau
Smith Will Quit Politics At End Of Current Term
New York Governor Smith says he will retire to private life at the end of his present term, a move that unsettles state politics. Observers weigh its impact on the 1924 Democratic presidential prospects and potential New York gubernatorial contenders including Roosevelt and Young while noting possible shifts in party strength and Walker’s alliance building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Smith
Walker
Southern Democracy
Tammany Hall
Charles Evans Hughes
Hughes
George W. McLaughlin
New York City
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Owen D. Young
Theodore Roosevelt
United States Trucking Corporation
Reynolds Profits Rise for 1925 Net Income
Reynolds Tobacco reports 1925 net income of 25,221,579 after interest depreciation and taxes, 7.44 a share on 80 million common and class B stock. This compares with 23,777,716 or 6.99 a share in 1924. Profit gain surplus sits at 39,154,393 versus 29,732,814 the prior year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reynolds
New York
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Berlin Declines Interviews Aboard Leviathan
Cherbourg January 15 The Leviathan docks with Irving Berlin and Ellin Mackay aboard. Captain Hartley says the couple stay in their cabin and will not see reporters from France England or the United States, planning to remain aboard until Southampton. The ship had a rough crossing and Berlin offered no music performances during concerts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherbourg
France
Leviathan
Irving Berlin
Ellin Mackay
Clarence H. Mackay
Hartley
Southampton
England
Berlin
Welborn Exits Welborn Furniture Company
Announcement states J. T. Welborn withdraws from the Welborn Furniture company with a management change. The store will continue under the same name and policies, now operated by G. W. Stroupe, W. M. Barker, and J. A. Marsh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. T. Welborn
Welborn Furniture Company
Mr. Welborn
G. W. Stroupe
W. M. Barker
J. A. Marsh
United States Ready to Transfer All Treaties to League
Geneva, Switzerland January 15 The United States government has informed the League of Nations it is willing to transmit all treaties and other international agreements contracted by the United States and has no objection to their inclusion in the league treaties series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
Geneva
Switz
United States
League of Nations
League
Largest British Empire Building Planned for Karachi
London reports a massive structure to be built in Karachi to house giant dirigibles for a proposed airship service between London and India, with service planned to begin late in 1527.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Karachi
India
England
World Court 10 Vote Looms as Debate Intensifies
Senate debates American adherence to the world court with Chairman Borah opposing ratification and Senator Lenroot pressing for a vote. After a quorum check and a half hour attack by Senator Blease, night sessions and proposed reservations delay the proceeding as Borah and Lenroot clash over party policy and decades of Republican support for the court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
World Court
Senate
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Lenroot
Wisconsin
Blease
South Carolina
Republican Party
Bingham
Connecticut
Four Miners Dead In Farmington Mine Explosion
In Farmington West Virginia the Jamison Coal and Coke company mine number eight was wrecked by an explosion. Four bodies were recovered including W E Myers 53 and his son Herbert 27 both of West Chester. Thirty four men remain unaccounted for as rescuers search the wreckage. The bodies were badly burned but not mutilated, sparking hopes some may still be alive. Two bodies remain unidentified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairmont
W. Va
Jamison Coal and Coke Company
Farmington
Here
W. E. Myers
Herbert Myers
West Chester
One Case Tried In Municipal Court
In municipal court this morning only one case was tried as the docket proved light. Andrew Mobley was found probable on two forgery counts and held for the Superior Court on $500 bond. The non support case against C. J. Swift was continued to February 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Munciipal Court
Andrew Mobley
C. J. Swift
Mountain Youth Who Shot Up Town Held In Gaston Jail
Jesse Van Dyke 23 a Cherryville butcher was arrested in Gastonia after a drunken spree on South Mountain Street Cherryville during which he shot Officer Painter seriously wounded Horace Harnsworth also hurt. Painter hospitalized in Lincolnton and Van Dyke held without bond.
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Gaston
Gastonia
Jesse van Dyke
Cherryville
Painter
Farnsworth
van Dyke
N. C
South Mountain Street
A. L. Painter
Lincolnton Hospital
Horace
Harnsworth
Lester Dellinger
Lincolnton
Gaston County
High Point College Fund Drives Toward Goal
The High Point college fund drive collected over 12000 in a single day, far short of half the target. Campaign chair John Peacock expects about 18000 to be listed by day's end as volunteers press on for several more days. Local citizens see the pledge as clearing a long standing debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point College
John Peacock
North Carolinian Couple Die in Car Crash Near Macon Georgia
MACON, Ga. Jan 15 Two people identified as Mr and Mrs J Belcher of Leaksville North Carolina were burned to death when their small roadster overturned three miles from Macon on Clinton road and caught fire. The car bore North Carolina tag 39 251 issued in July and the man's suit indicated a Baltimore Maryland tailoring firm name Belcher.
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Macon
J. Belcher
Leaksville
N. C
Clinton Road
North Carolina
Baltimore
Belcher
Creelman Home Slightly Damaged by Chimney Sparks
F. E. Creelman residence on North Main Street sustained slight roof damage after sparks from a chimney shortly after noon. Fire officials estimated total damages at 25 dollars and the fire was put out with chemicals.
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F. E. Creelman
North Main Street
World drama convention to host playwrights from around the globe
Paris hosts a spring convention inviting dramatists from every country. The French Playwrights society will gather international representatives to exchange ideas and discuss royalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
French Playwrights Society
City Nurses Busy in 1925 Vaccinations and Visits
The High Point welfare board reports 2,846 vaccinations by nurses Doris Crook Mabel Patten and Anna Saunders in 1925. They also served at typhoid clinics in mills and made 2,016 visits for Metropolitan Life Insurance. Total cases reached 2,327 with 7,272 visits across prenatal, infant, TB and general nursing services.
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Doris Crook
Mabel Patten
Anna Saunders
Welfare Board
City of
High Point
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Metropolitan Service
Spies Leaving High Point for Atlanta Film Work
H. W. Spies long time publicity manager for the High Point Amusement company will move to Atlanta Georgia to join Famous Players and Paramount moving picture producers. He recently married Queen Olive of High Point.
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H. W. Spies
High Point Amusement Company
High Point
Atlanta
Georgia
Famous Players
Paramount Moving Picture Producers
Mr. Spies
Queen Olive
Ponz Offers Florida Acreage for Experiment at 15 Dollars per Acre
A branch manager of the Bostonian has been arrested for operations tied to a plan involving Florida farmland offered at 15 dollars an acre. Authorities allege the scheme sought investors for land purchases and research activities.
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PONZ
Florida
The
Bostonian
Ponzi Plans to Sell $230 Per Acre Land in Florida
Charles Ponzi intends to continue selling Columbia county land near Jacksonville at $230 an acre despite the arrest of Boston office manager Caledonio Alviti on blue sky law charges. Ponzi outlines a subdivided scheme using unit certificates and staged dividends, claiming $40 per acre total costs and that he has sold about seven thousand lots.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Charles Ponzi
Columbia County
Caledonio Alviti
Boston
Ponzi
Florida
Here
Jacksonville Realtors
Columbia
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
State Chamber of Commerce
Jacksonville Real Estate Board
Ponci
Chateau Frontenac Destroyed by Fire in Quebec
The eastern wing of the Chateau Frontenac hotel overlooking the St. Lawrence burned, causing heavy damage. Five firemen were injured by falling walls and a traveling man named Boyd suffered partial asphyxiation. The loss is estimated at 2.006 million dollars. the hotel owner Canadian Pacific Railway sent 25 sleeping cars to house displaced guests. The fire began at 5 30 p m and raged about five hours.
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Quebec
Chateau Frontenac
St. Lawrence River
Boyd
Canadian Pacific Railway
Fate of Doctor Who Aided Patients and Mercy Show
Inspectors oppose mercy show over doctor aided patients. License for Dr Robertson was restored to him by the Medical Board after the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robertson
Board of the State
Narcotic inspectors swirl as Bowing license fight rages
In Raleigh a surge of narcotic inspectors crowds the scene amid a drive to restore Dr. E H Bowling of Durham to practice. Judges Meekins Grady support Bowling while inspectors oppose clemency. Nearby, Broadus H Glover notes Whitakers Bank failures shock Nash County and notes impact on notes and cash. District Attorney Tucker praises Wilson court term with hard sentences for liquor violators.
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Raleigh
Medical Board
Isaac M. Meekins
Superior Court
Henry A. Grady
E. H. Bowling
Durham
Dr. Bowling
Meekins
Grady
State Board
Grissom
Hience
Robertson
Bowling
Broadus H. Glover
Nash
Whitakers Bank
D. B. Gaskill
Glover
Gaskill
New York
Whch
Irvin B. Tucker
Wilson
Tucker
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McAll
Mr. McCall
A. P
Berlins
Welborn
James Parmelee
Washington Society
Dinance
World Court 10
H. P. College
Chateau
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