North Carolinians Seek Licenses for Tennessee River Power
North Carolina civic groups urged the Senate Agricultural Committee to grant immediate licenses for water power development on the Tennessee River and its tributaries. They opposed Senator Norris's resolution delaying federal permits until Muscle Shoals policy is set. Delegates argued delayed development harms industry and warns of power shortages.
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Washington
Senate Agricultural Committee
North Carolina
Tennessee River
Norris
Federal Power Commission
Congress
Marcus W. Brown
Asheville
Tennessee
Southeast
Canada
Brown
Army Engineers
Roger Miller
Asheville Board of Trade
John H. Cappey
Muscle Shoals
Muscle Shoal
Charles A. Webb
The
Pigeon River
French Broad River
Julius C. Martin
Pigeon River Power Company
Mixed Stock Trading Opens Higher on Reserve News
Wall Street opens mixed as speculative issues rise on strong bank reserve gains last week. American Can DuPont and Southern Railway each up a point while Hudson Motors advances two points on short covering. Marland Oil gains one point.
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New York
American Can
DuPont and Southern Railway
Hudson Motors
Marland Oil
New Refractory Table Showcased At Southern Furniture Market
A new Refractory table from Piedmont Manufacturing leads the display at the Southern Furniture Market show. The piece opens to a dining table and folds leaves beneath the surface, with automatic locks for both open and closed positions. Several new chair designs and beds are also on view.
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Southern Furniture Market Association
Piedmont Manufacturing Company
Supreme Court Dismisses Southern Cotton Oil Appeal
The Supreme Court dismissed for want of jurisdiction the appeal of Southern Cotton Oil Co from North Carolina state court rulings. It held the oil company suit against Atlantic Coast Line for damages over late delivery of cottonseed oil was time barred by the statute of limitations, leaving no reviewable question before the court.
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Washington
Jan
Supreme Court
Southern Cotton Oil Company
State Courts
North Carolina
Oil Company
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Men's Club Supper at St Mary's Episcopal Church
Members of the St Marys Episcopal Church Men's Club will hold a supper in the parish house tomorrow night at 6 30 o clock An interesting program has been prepared and all members are urged to attend.
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St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Eight Year Old Lad Makes New York Debut As Violinist
Eight year old Yehudi Menuhin made his New York debut at the Manhattan Opera House performing standard adult violin repertoire. Born in New York to Jewish parents from Palestine, he has lived in San Francisco where he played twice before. Sponsors say he performs for experience, not exploitation as a prodigy.
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New York
Yehudi Menuhin
Manhattan Opera House
Palestine
Young Menuhin
San Francisco
Evander Sedberry Dies After Poison Incident
Evander Dewey Sedberry, a 25 year old High Point man, drank five grains of bichloride of mercury tablets dissolved in water last Monday and died at 3:30 this morning after initial hope of recovery. He left no clear reason, saying only "trouble." Funeral services are set for 11 a.m. tomorrow at Wesley Memorial church with interment in Oakwood Cemetery. Sedberry is survived by his parents, five brothers and two sisters.
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Evander Dewey Sedberry
High Point
Sedberry
Mr. Sedberry
J. W. Sedberry
James M. Sedberry
G. F. Sedberry
Wilmington
Del
J. C. Sedberry
Rockingham
Esta
Ada Sedberry
Wesley Memorial Church
E. K. McLarty
State Auditor Schedules Office Closure For Generals Day
Raleigh January 18 AP With the exception of the state auditor office all state departments will stay open tomorrow for Lee's birthday January 19 is not recognized by the salary and wage commission. A legal holiday dismisses vacation time while Armistice Day is recognized by the commission.
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Raleigh
State Auditor
Lee
State
Salary and Wage Commission
Baxter W. Durham
Trains Collide on Williamsburg Bridge Injuring Thirty Four
A foggy morning collision between Brooklyn Manhattan trains on the Williamsburg Bridge injured thirty four people. Twenty were taken to hospitals with injuries.
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New York
Brooklyn-Manhattan
Williamsburg Bridge
Morrison Visit Highlights Governor's Open Forum
Former governor CAM Morrison attended a visit with the present governor and urged an open discussion. The event featured both leaders speaking on state issues and addressing questions from local residents.
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Cam Morrison
But Chance Refuses to Join Gov McLean in Debates
McLean maintains independence, refrains from participating in heated discussions. He presses his policy agenda while avoiding the public clash over strategy.
Morrison Critique of State Governance Draws Mixed North Carolina Response
The Raleigh column details Governor Morrison’s attack on state governance and officials, noting Governor McLean’s one year in office and the push toward centralized management. It highlights tensions over salaries, hiring practices, and the drive to issue law licenses, with 115 candidates in the current class.
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the Enterprise Raleigh
Morrison
Copital
McLean
Charlotte
Gillen
Wisconsin
Burke
Louisiana
Rome
Hose-Wilson
Raleigh
Thomas P. Jimison
Western North Carolina Ministry
Winston-Salem
la Follette
Charlotte Courts
Jimison
Wake Forest
University
Gloria Swanson Tours Raleigh and Trades at Local Store
Glor ia Swanson visiting Raleigh last week traded at a 5 and 10 cent store and in a brief crowd moment a fan recognized her. Raleigh already hosted famous visitors such as Young Stribling Jack Dempsey Black Jack Pershing and Slim Anderson.
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Gloria Swanson
Pinehurst
Raleigh
Stribling
Jack Dempsey
Jack Pershing
Slim Anderson
Democrats Hint At Field For 1928 Nomination
New York January reports name Albert C. Ritchie Victor Donahey Alfred E. Smith and William G. McAdoo as possible 1928 Democratic presidential aspirants. Shaver's chair could endure while others fret over Smith McAdoo deadlock risk.
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New York
New York Times
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
A. Victor Donahey
Ohio
Alfred E. Smith
Secretary of the Treasury
William G. McAdoo
Times
Smith
McAdoo
Ritchie
Bernard M. Baruch
Donahey
Albany
James J. Walker
Walker
South
Tammany Hall
the Times
J. Walsh
Montana
Three Mexican Bandits Executed Summarily
Pittsburgh January 18 AP report says the death toll stands at three after a street car plunged into the Ohio River at McKees Rocks. Conductor D E Snell is missing, while 22 people were injured and three deaths include Agnes Johnson 23 Rebecca McKee 69 and Marian Sigbet 7. River crews continue to search the river bottom for Snell and potential additional bodies.
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Pittsburgh
Ohio River
McKees Rocks
D. E. Snell
Agnes Johnson
Rebecca McKee
Marian Sigbet
Snell
Subway Trains Collide On Williamsburg Bridge
Two passengers died and 56 were injured in a rear end collision between two Brooklyn Manhattan Transit trains on the Williamsburg Bridge.
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New York
Brooklyn Manhattan Transit Corporation
Williamsburg Bridge
Wake Forest Coach Garrity Faces Pending Charges
A Wake Forest College special trustees committee will meet in Raleigh to act on pending charges against Hank Garrity, the football coach. Board officials say only that an investigation is under way and a settlement will be issued after Wednesday's meeting. Garrity denies resigning and will comment when the committee releases its statement.
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Raleigh
Board of
Wake Forest College
Hank Garrity
W. O. Parker
Garrity
Wake Forest
Parker
J. G. Carroll
Associated Press
Opening Day Delivers Record Crowd at High Point Furniture Show
North and south buyers flood High Point for the mid winter furniture show opening. Hotels report full houses and the six acre exhibition hall is crowded. Officials predict a record selling event over the two week run with exhibitors from 175 or more, many arriving from Chicago.
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High Point
Leviathan Furniture Exhibition
C. F. Long
Southern Furniture Market Association
Chicago
Long
Seven Injured As Car Plunges Into Creek on Gethsemane Road
Seven High Point residents escaped serious injury when the Essex coach ran off a bridge on Gethse man e road crossing Richmond Creek five miles north of Greensboro and overturned into the creek. The party included Mr and Mrs A Berry Lee Golden Lee his wife and three children. They received minor cuts and bruises, were treated at Greensboro, and returned home.
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High Point
Essex
Richmond Creek
Gethsemane Road
Greensboro
A. Berry Lee
Golden
R. P. Gordon
Lee
Predicted Olympic Arctic Flight from Alaska to Pole Hails Doubts
Seattle observers forecast failure of Captain George H Wilkins Arctic expedition from Point Barrow Alaska toward a transcontinental reach. E T McIntyre warns early departure to beat Arctic fogs may fail due to snow and ice obstacles. He doubts fuel logistics via tractors or dogs can cross the Endicott Range.
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Seattle
Wash
George Hubert Wilkins
Arctic Ocean
Point Barrow
Alaska
North Pole
E. T. McIntyre
Wilkins
McIntyre
Fairbanks
Endicott Range
Forty four killed by autos in southern week of crashes
AP survey shows forty four people died and 240 injured in traffic accidents across eleven southern states in the week ending last night. Florida led with 12 fatalities, North Carolina seven, while Arkansas reported no fatal crashes and South Carolina had the fewest injuries.
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Atlanta
Associated Press
Florida
North Carolina
Arkansas
South Carolina
Socthig
Wisps
Piotigs
Alabama
Cccsstee
Mississippi
Lowisian& Cumemea
Atkansas Asusecen
Tennessee
Moucgcr
True Bs Econ Unite
Solicitor Seeks Special Term to Try Alleged Murderer
Gastonia January 18 AP Solicitor John G Carpenter said he would ask Governor McLean for a special term of superior court in February or March to try Jesse Vandyke 28 alleged murderer of A L Painter Cherryville chief of police.
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Gastonia
John G. Carpenter
McLean
Superior Court
Jesse Vandyke
A. L. Painter
Cherryville
Sophie Tucker Brings Berlin Couple Before London Audience
In a London Kit Kat Club farewell act Sophie Tucker lured Irving and Ella Berlin from seclusion. Berlin sang his own ballad Remember to a roomful of actors and society figures as the shy honeymoon pair faced public gaze before Tucker’s departure for the United States.
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London
Sophie Tucker
Irving Berlin
Kit Hat Club
Irving
Ellin Mackay
Berlin
Miss Tucker
United States
Ellin
Mr. Berlin
Sophie
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Evelyn Nesbit
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