National headlines mix wartime woes and high life in rare slice
A chaotic wartime column blends tales of authorities bandying budgets and salaries, hotel crowds, and luxury escalation with the plight of Italian attic tenants, plus wartime intrigue in diplomacy, outlawed resistance, and a rugby victory by U S Marines in China.
Armored Cars Used by Marines in 1916
The United States Marine Corps first deployed armored cars in 1916, capable of reaching speeds of 65 miles per hour.
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Receivers Appointed for Penny Property in Greensboro
Local reports state J. F. Latham and George Weill of Greensboro have been named receivers for the property of George T. Penny. The city council plans collections to reach a refunding condition. Attendance at the furniture mart surpassed 200 today. Miss Veigh Hutchinson, city school nurse, will address the Oak Hill Child Study Group Thursday. The Canterbury Club will meet with Mrs.
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Roosevelt Hoover talks set for Friday on national finances
GENERAL Franklin D. Roosevelt will confer with President Hoover Friday on the nation's financial condition. A coal mine is being dug in Chicago's south side. A proposal before the Legislature would allow motorists to buy license tags by March 1. Robbery last night netted $63 from an unnamed victim. PERSONAL Mrs. Harry Brockman spent yesterday in Greensboro. Miss Ruby Hicks left for Woman's College Greensboro. Mrs. R. T. Amos will host the Gamma Zeta Club Friday at 8 o'clock on Gatewood Avenue.
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Twenty Years Ago Highlights and Quiz Qs From 1928
A collection of items from January 18 1928 includes High Point capitalists considering buying the Carolina and Yadkin Railroad, Harvard President Lowell urged to address Freshman Hall segregation, and a note on Eton College’s main building fire. Also contains a tobacco market town, a furniture buying era, and a Q A quiz touching naval terms, Queen Anne racing, and Yamashita.
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Major General Siley D Butler Honored for China Service
The late Major General Siley D Butler of the United States Marines was once awarded a silver cup in China for his service during the troubled days of 1929 marking his recognition for bloodshed and duty during that period.
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United St Marines
China
Island natives dentally drop custard on Marine pilot head
Rescue attempt ends withLt Robert Rhode dentally doused as islanders near Haiti feed him after receiving food from Heave.
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