Furniture Dealers Arrive For Northern Show Crowds
Buyers from across the country converge as the Southern Furniture Market opens its two week run. Officials predict the event will set records, with about a hundred buyers registered by mid afternoon and hotels near full capacity. The crowd includes buyers from North and South, with firms such as Peoples Furniture, American Chair, Russell Brokerage, and Geo. Spindler prominent among attendees.
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Southern Furniture Market Association
C. L. Long
Association
Roland, R. Raynor
Peoples’ Furniture Company
Dunn
N. C
M. M. Kaplan
American Chair Company
Macon
W. T. McCoy
W. T. McCoy & Company
Charlotte
B. H. Piper
A. G. Russell
Russell Brokerage Company
Thomasville
H. E. MacDiarmid
Harrison & Malley
Nyack
N. Y
W. A. MaGee
MaGee Furniture Company
Richmond
Eugene Lenoir
M. Goldenberg
Washington, D. C
J. Goldenberg
A. B. Gilman
McNeely Furniture Company
Mann
W. W
A. Hiatt
S. F. Johnson
Morrison-Neese Furniture Company
Greensboro
M. Wireless
the Wireless Company
S. C
J. B
Piedmont Furniture & Stores Fixtures Company
Greenville
S. C. Shirkey
J. S. Denton & Sons
Harrisonburg
W. Denton
J.S. Denton & Sons
I. L. Bridgers
Convenient Prenicure
Chattanooga
Tenn
Tobacco Co-ops 10 Solvency Hearing Scheduled
Judge T. H. Calvert will preside in Wake County as tobacco cooperatives seek solvency or appoint a receiver with a hearing set for February. The matter centers on the status of ten tobacco co-ops and potential court actions.
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T. H. Calvert
Wake County
Frankin County Senator Sues Over Tobacco Growers Group
Franklin county state senator W M Person sues the Tri State Tobacco Growers Association alleging officer waste and exorbitant salaries. A Wake County judge ordered the group to appear February 5 to show cause why it should not be dissolved and a receiver named. Overhead costs and losses cited threaten member farmers with bankruptcy without dissolution.
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Rocky Mount
Tri-State Tobacco Growers’ Cooperative Association
M. V. Barnhill
T. H. Calvert
Wake County
Raleigh
W. M. Person
Franklin County
Tri-State Tobacco Growers Association
North Carolina
Stevens Speaks at Lee and Jackson Birth Anniversary Talk
Henry L. Stevens of Warsaw led the NC division of the American Legion in the main address at Trinity Methodist church commemorating the birth anniversaries of Lee and Jackson. The event was sponsored by the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
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Stevens
Charlotte
Henry L. Stevens
Warsaw
North Carolina
The
American Legion
Lee
Jackson
Trinity Methodist Church
United Daughters of the Confederacy
War department board of review approves legal aspects in Mitchell case
The War Department board of review upheld the legal findings of Colonel William Mitchell's court martial. The record will go to the judge advocate general, then to Secretary Davis and President Coolidge for action on the five year suspension and pay forfeiture. Some expect a possible commutation or partial pay restoration, while Mitchell continues his push for stronger national defense and air service.
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Washington
William Mitchell
War Department Board of Review
Judge Advocate General of the Army
Davis
Coolidge
Board of Review
Mitchell
J. A. Hull
General Hull
State Opposes Insurance Rate Hearing in Raleigh
In Raleigh on January 19 the Southeast ern Underwriters association faced state Insurance Commissioner Stacey Wade to justify a 25 percent rise in North Carolina school fire rates. Wade called the move high handed for not being filed with the department, noting notice only reached officials January 11 though the change occurred weeks earlier. W. F. Dunbar led the underwriters defense at the hearing that began at 2:30 p.m.
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Raleigh
Southeastern Underwriters Association
Stacey Wade
North Carolina
Wade
Underwriters Association
W. F. Dunbar
High Point Man Taken At Randleman With Liquor Cargo
Asheboro Jan 19 Deputy Sheriff T A Brookshire arrested Sam Spencer of High Point a young white man and seized 80 gallons of liquor and a car in which he rode Spencer was jailed in Asheboro and later released on 1000 bond He is son of Joe Spencer of High Point.
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Asheboro
Randleman
Here
T. A. Brookshire
Sam Spencer
High Point
Spencer
Joe Spencer
Man Dies After Falling From Car On Asheboro Highway
Grover C. McCain, 44, of Asheboro, died at a local hospital after falling from the running board of a car near Blair's Dairy on the High Point Asheboro road shortly after 7 AM. He was traveling with his nephew and another man when the driver slowed and McCain slipped, sustaining a concussion. He is survived by his widow and four children. Burial followed at Charlotte church cemetery in Randolph County.
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Grover C. McCain
Ashbor
Blair’s
High Point
Ashboro
Mr. McCain
G. C. McCain
C. E. Cox
Grover McCain
McCain
Clay
Gilbert McCain
Hazel Lee
Elinor McCain
Asheboro
Acme Hosiery
J. W. Sechrest and Son
Charlotte Church
Randolph County
Church
Japanese Royal Family Have Own Ball Field
Baseball has entered the Imperial Palace grounds with a diamond laid near the palace. For the first time, two teams from the Imperial Household played a game, Prince Sumi pitching the first ball before royal spectators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Imperial Palace
Prince Sumi
Negro appeals for clemency in death decree
A Black inmate requests clemency for a death sentence but denies any crime. He claims others drugged him and he was not of sound mind at the time of the alleged offense.
Garrity's Trouble Centers On Student Discipline
Report notes Garrity facing issues linked to poor student conduct amid questions about possible inquiry or investigation. A drinking charge is mentioned as part of the broader disturbance affecting school or campus discipline.
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Garrity
Governor Denies Commutation for Burke County Death Row Inmate
Governor McLean refused to commute Arthur Montague’s death sentence for the Morganton child assault. The 22 year old, convicted in Burke County in June 1925, faces electrocution Friday at 10:30 a.m. He told Pardon Commissioner H Hoyle Sink he blamed drugged drink and others for the crime, claiming partial recollection and stating he had a good reputation.
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Raleigh
McLean
Burke County
Arthur Montague
Morganton
Montague
Supreme Court
H. Hoyle Sink
Joe Leatherwood
Lush Tate
Blackshear
Masons Gather in Raleigh for North Carolina Grand Lodge Meeting
Masons from across North Carolina converge on Raleigh for the opening of the North Carolina Grand Lodge sessions in the Masonic temple. About one thousand attendees expected as Leon Cash of Winston-Salem delivers the opening address. Tonight includes officer and committee reports with tomorrow focused on business and the election of yearly officers.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Grand Lodge
Leon Cash
Winston-Salem
Cooper urges end to Sunday trains and papers
Noah Webster Cooper leader of a Sabbath crusade in the Tennessee Methodist Episcopal Church, South tours the country urging action to stop Sunday trains and newspapers. He seeks federal help and rails against Sabbath breaking, claiming millions lose virtue and wealth by shopping and reading on Sundays.
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New York
Noah Webster Cooper
Tennessee Conference
Washington
President Coolidge
Satan
America
Mr. Cooper
Dayton
Tenn
Erie Railroad
Auditors Celebrate Holiday As State Quiets Wage Board Rules
The Raleigh dispatch reports North Carolina aligns with state wage board rules while all departments except the auditor’s observe a legal holiday. Governor McLean delays the Hayes-Anderton hearing in New York to support extradition talks as Wake Forest coach Hank Garrity faces internal scrutiny. Cooperative marketing groups monitor courts amid Washington disclosures and a renewed Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association cycle begins despite industry pressure.
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Raleigh
Albany
New York
North Carolina
Blue Sky
Fisheries Products Company
McLean
J. C. B. Ebhrinhaur
Smith
Commonwealth
Hank Garrity
Wake Forest
Garrity
State
Davidson
Durham
Washington
South Carolina
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
Clarence Poe
Thomas Rankin of Rockingham Dies at Home Near Reidsville
Thomas F Rankin brother of Captain A M Rankin of this city died suddenly at his country home near Reidsville age 74. He was born in Guilford County August 31 1849 and survived by six children. Burial is expected at Speedwell Presbyterian Church graveyard or Guilford cemetery.
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Thomas F. Rankin
A. M. Rankin
Rankin
Reidsville
Captain Rankin
Rockingham County
Speedwell Presbyterian Church
Guilford County
Rockingham
Brown Summit
Benaja
W. W. Rankin
Louisa Roach Rankin
Guilford
Thomas Rankin
Mr. Rankin
Mollie Wade
Elisha Wade
Wade Rankin
Will Rankin
Louise
J. T. Taylor
Madison
Helen
Paul Prite
Mary Cline
J. Ben Balsiey
Wade
Will
Florida
Thomas
Redisville
Speedwell Church
Wades
Hibben Praises Lee as Model Citizen in Wake of Memorial Talk
Princeton President John Grier Hibben urged Americans to emulate General Robert E. Lee’s qualities of character and leadership. He warned that neglecting national morals and ideals risks disaster and emphasized the duty of educators to instill discipline, integrity, and spiritual insight in youth.
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John Grier Hibben
Lexington
Robert E. Lee
America
Washton and Lee
Princeton University
Hibben
United States
Lee
Fishman
Washington, Lee
Stonew Jackson
Widener Heiress Granted Divorce From Leidy
NORRISTOWN Pa Jan 19 Josephine Pancoast Widener Leidy daughter of Philadelphia financier Joseph B Widener has been granted a Montgomery county court divorce. She sued Carter Randolph Leidy of Philadelphia last October the grounds were undisclosed. The couple eloped to Knoxville in 1920, then Asheville to seek forgiveness and they have a daughter born at Newport RI in August 1923.
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Norristown
Josephine Pancoast Widener Leidy
Joseph B Widener
Philadelphia
Montgomery County Court
Leidy
Carter Randolph Leidy
Knoxville
Tenn
Asheville
Chancellor Luther to announce new cabinet lineup in Berlin
Berlin January 19 AP reports Chancellor Luther will unveil the members of his new cabinet after a leaders meeting at the party headquarters tonight. The move follows a recent reshuffle discussion among senior party figures.
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Berlin
Luther
Sly Coch
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Mr. Thomas
Lewis-Thomas
Oak Hill
W. Va
H. S. Cardy & Son
Clardy- Green Furniture Company
Andrews
C. I. Waldman
S. Newman
T. S. McNeil
McNeil Furniture Company
Bristol
S. M. Broadbelt Gen. Fur. Co
Promise City
Pattye Horn
Des Moines
Christian Church
Drake University
Barnhill
Tri-State Association
Judge Advocate General
Carolina
the Enterprise
Clean
Negro
Cooper
Hell
Richard V. Taylor
Mobile, Ala
Interstate Commerce Commission
Princeton
Fifi Widener
Mr. Leidy
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