Monarchs Dine At Reformed Church Meeting
The Monarch Club held its weekly lunch meeting at the First Reformed Church as part of its summer policy. N L Garner national first vice president spoke briefly before a map demonstration by R E Betts of Matton Rug Co with tricks. Next week’s gathering is set for St Mary’s Episcopal Church.
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Monarch Club
First Reformed Church
N. L. Garner
Monarch Clubs
R. E. Betts
Matton Rug Company
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Robbers Steal Twenty Cases Of Prewar Whiskey In Evanston
A gang seized the home of Mrs. Charles Deering in Evanston Illinois and stole twenty cases of prewar whiskey after taking four household members and a visitor hostage. The Ex-Harvester chairman's widow was among the victims.
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Evanston, Ill
Charles Deering
International Harvester Company
Cotton opens steady as foreign markets drag prices
New York July 22 cotton edges lower amid selling in London Paris markets and Wall Street. Traders cite Liverpool cable declines and favorable crop prospects as factors behind the 8 to 13 point drop.
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New York
Wall Street
Liverpool
London
Paris
Cotton Opens Easier on Poor Cables and Conference News
New Orleans July 22 cotton markets opened softer as Liverpool cables were weak and London conference news dampened sentiment. First trades showed declines of 9 to 4 points amid cautious trading.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Watch the Gutters Inspection Importance
Gutter and down spout upkeep prevents damp cellars. A yearly inspection helps ensure water flows away from the house. A wire screen over the down spout reduces dirt and debris buildup.
Cotton rates scrutinized by commerce board
The Interstate Commerce Commission issued supplementary opinions on cotton rate structures under the Hoch-Smith resolution. It based eastward heating cotton rates from Helena Arkansas on inter territorial bounds and cancelled compressed-if transit rates to Galveston and Texas City from non published points. The three Gulf cities form a single territory for rate setting and new methods were prescribed for rates to Mobile to restore preference to New Orleans and Texas ports.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hélena
Arkansas
Galveston
Texa City
Texas
Houston
Texas City
Mobile
Alabama
New Orleans
Teasports
Lenoir Executive Declared Suicide in Kings Mountain Shooting
Shelby N C July 22 sheriff Irwin Allen of Cleveland county said Thomas J Phillips a 4 year old Lenoir business man died by his own hand after a shooting during an auto ride with Mrs Charlotte Yount of Newton and Kings Mountain Phillips married father of two was said to have threatened suicide over financial worries An inquest is set for Friday at Kings Mountain Phillips body to be buried in Wilkesboro later today
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Shelby
N. C
Irwin Allen
Cleveland County
Thomas J. Phillips
Lenoir
Phillips
Kings Mountain
Charlotte Yount
Newton
Yount
Allen
Lénoir
Wilkesboro
S D legislator urges federal aid for needy relief
Rep Royal Johnson of South Dakota urged public appropriations with federal participation for state and local relief. He called for municipal state and federal cooperation and urged governors to act, saying relief must be initiated locally to avoid a dole and that federal help is needed where needs are actual.
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Washington
Royal ©. Johnson
South Dakota
Johnson
House Veterans Committee
Congress
Outbreaks Rise in Seville As Syndicalists Clash
In Seville on July 22 fighting erupted in several districts after an attack on the governor's residence failed. Syndicalists fired on police at the telephone building and at Puerto de Triana, causing a bread line panic. Ten wounded, one woman spectator. Troops reinforced with machine guns. governor orders closure of syndicalist centers.
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Seville
Spain
Puerto de Trisna
Radio Broadcast From Stratosphere Reaches 50000 Feet
The first stratosphere radio broadcast came from a small balloon during Graf Zeppelin's final Arctic trial. The eight foot diameter craft carried automatic registration gear and a pocket radio transmitter. It signalled humidity temperature and air pressure to the crew.
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Friedrichsafen
Germany
Graf Zeppelin
Arctic
Té&T
Suits Filed in High Point Court on Various Claims
Several minor suits were started in High Point municipal court over two days. Claims include Wilson and company versus PB A McGhee and A L McGhee for 372.12 on a wholesale grocery and meat account, and Ethel Lesva G Morrison and wife with others against W T Lockwell for deed adjustment on Hamlin development land.
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High Point
Wilson and Company
PB. A. McGhee
A. L. McGhee
M & M Market
Ethel Les Va G. F. Morrison
E. B. Lowdermilk
W. T. Lockwell
Permits Issued for Three Homes This Week
Three new building permits were issued this week by Chief A B Horney. The largest went to Mrs Sarah Hyman for a Woodrow Avenue residence valued at about 9000. R B Shelton builds two other houses on the same street for Everett Bryant and another client. Hedrick received a permit for a Kennedy Street home costing 2300 and Frances Allen for a Fourth Street residence estimated at 1800. Work has begun on nearly twenty homes with many in the 5000 to 10000 range and more plans awaiting start before fall.
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A. B. Horney
Sarah Hyman
Woodrow Avenue
R. B. Shelton
Everett Bryant
Elf
T. D. Hedrick
Nedy Street
Frances Allen
Fourth Street
Seek to Acclimate Fall To Routine Of State Penitentiary
Santa Fe New Mexico July 22. El derly convict No. 6991 former secretary of the interior Albert Fall is in good spirits at the penitentiary hospital after his first day behind bars. Dr Eugene W Fiske says he will be kept by himself until his lifelong habits can be modified.
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Santa FE
N. M
Albert B
Tony
Secretary of the Interior
Eugene W. Fiske
Fall
Spanish Homes Bullet Ridden as Revolt Breaks
Seville battleground as Triana district sees troops fire on sniper nests. Civil guards killed two attackers early, then a laborer and a 16 year old girl die from machine gun and pistol fire as rooftops, walls, and windows are sprayed.
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Seville
Spain
Triana
More Rooms Sought For Mid-Summer Furniture Show
F J Sizemore secretary of the High Point chamber of commerce urged more room space for exhibitors and salesmen attending the mid summer furniture show to be held starting July 27. A complete list of rooms must be filed with hotels and the Exposition building by Saturday morning with many locations to be supplied by the chamber of commerce by Friday afternoon. Rooms in private homes will be used where possible to keep hotel space free for buyers.
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F. J. Sizemore
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Last Rites Held For S. G. Spencer
Funeral services for Shubal G. Spencer were held at Marlboro Friends church with Rev. E C Roach and Rev T J Hendrix officiating. The service drew a large crowd, with choir numbers and a solo, pallbearers named, and interment in the church cemetery.
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Shubal G. Spencer
Trinity
Marlboro
God
G. L. Gray, Jr
Old Rugged Cross
Troy Pool
M.L. Allen
Charlie Gray
Farie Marshall
C. D. Farlowe
Farie Bowman
Aliene Stroupe
Theresa Spencer
Ira Mae Stout
Sam Neece
Burleigh Wahl
J. K. Myrick
Jack Hartley
Emory Tillotson
Howard Stout
Routine Restored At Joilet Pen
Joilet Illinois July 22 routine was quietly restored at the New State Penitentiary Statesville after yesterday's call for extra guards to thwart a reported plot to bomb the walls. Warden Henry C Hill said the 2 pm explosion was not carried out and the 700 prisoners in the yard along with 1 400 inmates in cells showed no sign of tension.
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Joilet
Ill
New State Penitentiary
Statesville
Henry C. Hill
Penalties warned for Aug 1 tax unpaid in Greensboro
Deputy Commissioner B C Bogart of Greensboro warns merchants under schedule B license state tax that a 10 percent penalty will be added on all taxes due June 1 if unpaid by August 1. He will be in High Point July 27 28 to collect taxes before delinquency. Penalties also apply to county privilege taxes.
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CC. B. Bogart
Greensboro
Mr. Bogart
High Point
T. B. Short
Depuuty
Guiltora County
West Washington Street
Bogart
State P. O. S. Of A. Officials To Meet With Local Group
An open meeting of District No. 9 P O S of A is set for Friday night in the Washington camp hall at North Main Street. Members are urged to attend with wives and friends as out of town guests including H H Koonts national president Lexington Charles B Hoover state president Cooleemee Hugh G Mitchell past state president Statesville Fred W Sink state secretary Lexington and J C Kesler state treasurer Salisbury will attend.
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Hall of Washington
Enterprise
North Main Street
Order
A. String Orchestra
H. H. Koonts
Lexington
Charlies B. Hoover
Cooleemee
Hugh G. Mitchell
Statesville
Fred W.sink
J. C. Kesler
Salisbury
Council Debates Taxation Schedules In Four Hour Session
Privilege tax license schedules were nearly completed in a new ordinance after a four hour council session yesterday. No final action was taken as some figures remain to be finalized. Officials expect completion by next week ahead of the July 29 regular meeting.
Gov Murray Warns Texan Officials Over Red River Bridge
Oklahoma City July 22 Governor W H Murray stated that Texas would face removal of any obstruction to the free bridge across the Red River at Denison citing old Spanish treaties as authority He said Texas rangers and state military power would back the action if needed.
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Oklahoma City
W. H. Murray
Texas
Red River
Denison
Texas Rangers
Record flight sets distance time in Crusader to Montreal
James Goodwin Hall departed New York at 1 22 E 8 T for Montreal in the Crusader and landed 1 hour 57 minutes later, a duration sponsors say likely marks a new record for the flight.
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New York
James Goodwin Hall
Montreal
Night school teachers return from UNC program in High Point
Miss Eva Edgerton and Miss Louise Edwards return from a Chapel Hill adult literacy program funded by the University of North Carolina Extension Division and the State Commission on Adult Literacy. Fourteen trained teachers ready to combat North Carolina illiteracy. twelve women and two men applied theory in a model night school and will train more educators.
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Eva Edgerton
High Point
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Extension Division
State Commission On
Louise Edwards
Sunset Avenue
North Carolina
University Extension Division
R. M. Gruman
Rockingham County
Mount Airy
Salisbury
Elkin
Buncombe County
Charlotte
Wake County
High School Grads Honor M. E. Stone Memorial Stone Planned
A 165 student group from Spartanburg Washington offered a memorial stone to the national cathedral for Melville E. B. Stone whose ashes lie there. The group toured under Spartanburg Herald Journal auspices and noted Stone’s AP leadership tomb marker. The stone will be placed later.
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Washington
Spartanburg
D. C
National Cathedral
Melville EB. Stone
Spartanburg Herald-Journal
J. M. Blalock
Herald-Journal
Associated Press
One Killed When Gun Discharges at Camp Devens
AYER Mass July 22. Thomas F Guilfoil was killed and Richard Nordstrom wounded in an accidental discharge of a machine gun among national guardsmen at Camp Devens. The gun was moved when it discharged striking Guilfoil in the head instantly and Nordstrom in the hip.
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Ayer
Mass
Thomas F. Guilfoil
Richard Nordstrom
Camp Devens
Guilfoil
Nordstrom
Deaths From Fire At Oil Well Mount
Mount Pleasant Mich July 22 The death toll from the Struble Number 1 oil well fire near here rose to nine with the death of Thomas D Lamb a driller. Four other victims still in hospital were reported to have good chances of recovery.
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MT. Pleasant
Mich
Thomas D. Lamb
Potatoes Market Report From Chicago July 22
U S Department of Agriculture reports weak trading for potatoes in Chicago with 135 on track 334 and total U S shipments 590. Missouri Cobblers fetch 1.00 to 1.10 per cwt while Kansas prices run 95 to 1.05. Louisiana Triumphs 1.50 to 1.60 and East Shore Virginia Barrel Cobblers 2.25 to 2.50.
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Chicago
U. S
Tongue Lashing Awaits Husband Led Home By Wife
Mrs Margaret Lucas orchestrates saving her husband Jerome Lucas from a kidnaping ordeal after he calls for police from a hotel room. He says a big man locked him in a room with a friend and he escaped by wriggling free from bed sheets and clothing. Police traced the call and returned him home.
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Jerome Lucas
Lucas
Mrs. Lucas
Lieut. Sullive
Wealthy widow shifts fortune inernest legal fight
Washington July 22. The late Mrs Mary F Henderson sought to disinherit adopted granddaughter Beatrice Wholean in her will leaving most assets to a New York niece and nephew Frances A Arnold and Henry N Arnold. If Viktor Hendersons will stands, Wholean may inherit the bulk of the estate. Mrs Wholean argued Mrs Henderson was incompetent to handle the estate after a dispute over a mansion gift for the vice president. Attorneys have not yet decided to challenge the will.
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Washington
Mary F. Henderson
Capital Society
Henderson Millons
Beatrice H. Wholen
Missouri
John B. Henderson
New York Broker Would Beat Hall
Capt Frank Hawks announces a Havana round trip to regain records lost to James Goodwin Hall. He will stop for fuel at Wilmington North Carolina and Miami Florida, charted course 1403 miles with hops of 507, 656 and 240 miles. Hall has beaten the previous time records in both directions.
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New York
Frank Hawks
Havana
James Goodwin Hall
Wilmington
N. C
Miami
Fila
Manks
Hall
New York Broker Aims to Beat Hawks Record from Montreal
James Goodwin Hall of New York flew from Roosevelt Field at 12 22 E S T toward Montreal with plans to return and surpass Frank Hawks' one hour 45 minute record for the city to city trip.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
James Goodwin Hall
New York
Montreal
Frank Hawks
Officers Examine Check Artists Record
Charlotte July 22 An investigation into the record of John W. Jones arrested last week on a charge of check flashing and false pretense began today by U S immigration inspector Jennings Otts Wilmington Jones said he was deported from Galveston Texas last April Otts will trace his deportation record Jones and companion John Pickett have been bound over to superior court They were held in jail in lieu of 2000 and 1000 bonds The check they tried to cash was marked certified and drawn on the South Carolina National Bank at Columbia 7 on
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Charlotte
John W. Jones
Jennings Otts
Wilmington
U. S
Jones
Galveston
Texas
Otts
John Pickett
South Carolina National Bank
Columbia
Bad Boy Mayor Launches Unbridled Newspaper
Newburyport Mass July 2 Andrew J Gil lis known as Bossy mayor buys the Newburyport Commercial Press to publish an unbridled weekly. He vows to print facts without censorship and warns he may print on asbestos to combat criticism from newspapers.
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Newburyport
Mass
Andrew J. “Bossy” Gillis
Newburyport Commercial Press
Uncle Sam to Confiscate Phoenix Brewery and Site
Attorney Medalie said the federal government will begin proceedings to confiscate the five story Phoenix brewery in New York raided by Administrator Andrew McCampbell and his men. The Consumers' brewery plant and site in Sutton Place district has also been targeted. Phoenix valued about 1 050 000 dollars Consumers 2 000 000 dollars.
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York
Medalie
Phoenix
Andrew McCampbell
Consumers’ Brewery
Sutton Place
Consumers
Governor Gardner Heads to New York City for Private Business
Governor O Max Gardner departed Raleigh with O M Mull of Shelby for several days in New York to handle private business, the governor's office announced today.
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Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
O. M. Mull
Shelby
New York
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