Jails and Public Welfare Highlight North Carolina Issues
The State Board of Charities criticizes county jails statewide over treatment and sanitation. Reports note overcrowding and inadequate facilities, with Guilford cited as a model but overall flaws seen in lighting, ventilation, and inmate welfare. The piece also discusses rail strikes, garden advice, and local sports notes.
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State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Guilford County
Welfare Board
County
Jaiis
State Board of Charities
North Carolina
State Department of Public Welfare
State Board of Health
Department of Public Welfare
Commissioner of Public Welfare
Thirl
Editorial Viewpoint on Rev Mel Trotter Major Trial
The piece critiques evangelist Rev Mel Trotter head of a Grand Rapids rescue mission as defendant in a sensational suit for separate maintenance. It notes alleged paternity and other faults while questioning his conduct during the trial and urging propriety for ministers under such charges. The author expresses sympathy for a possibly mentally unbalanced wife and calls for dignified conduct and ceasing preaching until vindication.
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Mel. Trotter
Grand Rapids Mich
Trotter
Real estate sales in Guilford County towns highlighted
Deeds filed in Greensboro list transfers in High Point and Morehead townships. Transactions include L A Oliver to G C Kester for $3000, Real Estate and Trust Co to Carl Lewis for $3000, Shugart to Grover Kester for $2000, J Van Lindley Nursery to Margaret Cotton for $1000, Neeley commissioner to Fred Fields for 1506, Wimbish to Chandley for 1500, J R Griffith to S D Griffith for valued terms, J E Latham to W M Long for $500.
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High Point
Morehead Townships
Guilford Realty
Office of
Register
R. H. Wharton
Greensboro
L. A. Oliver
G. C. Kester
Newlin
Willowbrook Street
Real Estate and Trust Company
Carl H. Lewis
Piedmont Heights
Morehead Township
F. ©. Shugart
Grover C. Kester
Carrick
J. van Lindley Nursery Company
Margaret L. Cotton
Greensboro Winston-Salem
Cecil A
J. R. Griffith
S. D. Griffith
W. G. Bradshaw
J. HE. Latham
W. M. Long
J. E Latham Company
College Heights
Gilmor Township
Woes of Spotlight: Harding longs for simple Marion life
In Marion, Warren G Harding half hides behind plain clothes and a longing for home as he and Mrs. Harding visit for two days. The crowd sees the strain behind the pomp with guard details and staged moments. The president’s dour mood contrasts with the hometown welcome during a stop near the Presbyterian church and a Columbus Glee Club performance.
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Columbia Record
Warren Harding
Marion
W. G
Harding
Ole Presbyterian Church
Columbus Glee Club
My Lady's Latchkey at Broadway in a tense diamond plot
Katherine MacDonald headlines the First National drama My Lady's Latchkey opening at Broadway. Annesley Grayle agrees to pose as a traveling companion to avoid a grim fate while Nelson Smith hides a stolen blue diamond. Amid suspenseful turns, the couple wed and face a surprising, upbeat finale.
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Katherine MacDonald
Europe
Ruthven Smith
London
Annesley Grayle
Miss MacDonald
Mrs. Ellsworth
Hotel Savoy
Annesley
Nelson Smith
Nelson
Mrs. Elksworth
Harding and the lure of simple life after public service
The Marion Star reflects on President Harding returning home to Marion and the mixed reactions of old friends. Observes the pull of fame and power, compares it to a moth drawn to a flame, and notes that happiness lies in simple living after a peak of public life. The piece suggests Harding will find contentment in resuming ordinary life.
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Hickory Daily Record
The
Record
Marion
Warren
Marion Star
Harding
Pests Ravage Millions of Acres in Soviet Grain Belt
Moscow reports field mice and locusts have damaged over 200 million acres across several Russian districts already strained by drought. Locusts from Persia join field mice in the invasion, and chemical squads struggle due to shortages of supplies and destructive agents.
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Moscow
Bureau of Agriculture
Persia
Court of Claims adjourns after disposing vast war claims
The Court of Claims ends its summer session having disposed of about 25 million dollars in suits since fall. War-related cases dominate, including Gulf Refining Co verdict of 499,565 dollars and a large potential bill from torpedo damages. Overall war claims filed approach three billion dollars. docket cleared to handle new actions rapidly.
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Washington
Court of Claims
Goourt
Gulf Refining Co
Electric Boat Company
Unchaperoned American Girls in Paris Advice on Safety
Paris dispatch notes American narrator’s view that simple dress avoids unwanted attention while Paris is safe for unchaperoned daughters. It contrasts French admiration with Italian and Spanish persistence and claims parents need not fear their daughters in the French capital.
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Aris
Georgette
Paris
Virgin Islands to introduce music course in public schools
Bandmaster Alton A. Adams of the naval band will supervise a new music program in Virgin Islands public schools. After two months in the United States he returns to Saint Thomas to adapt American methods. The plan includes bands in traded schools, a high school orchestra, and vocal instruction for all students.
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Hildren
Virgin Islanders
Adams
American Red Cross
Ben
Virgin Islands
Washington
Marine Band
Santelmann
Kittelle
Naval
Chinese Settlers in Sonora Face Mass Deportation Call
In Sonora a prolonged internecine struggle between Chinese National League and Chinese Free Masonry leads officials to seek immediate expulsion of leaders. Officials say wholesale deportation of agitators may restore calm amid murders and crimes linked to the two groups.
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Mexico City
Sonora
Chinese National League
Chinese Free Masonry
Thompson shines at bat and in the field
Gus Thompson starred in the second game with solid catching and a strong batting showing. He collected a double and a single in three at bats and contributed solidly behind the plate.
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Gus Thompson
Bulls Beat Raleigh in Slugfest at Durham
Raleigh dropped a loose game to the Bulls 11 to 8 in Durham. Raleigh led until the sixth before Durham rallied with two doubles a triple and six runs. Caviness earned the win while Friday took the loss as Raleigh stranded nine and Durham outhit them 19 to 9 in the afternoon tilt.
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Bulls
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Daviness
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Winston
Dannielly
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Hoou
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Lennox
Gooch
Benson
Resco
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Stitler
Hooper
O’keefe
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