Railway Labor Board Looms Over Wage Cut Plans
Chicago June 3 A potential railway wage cut threatens a national strike as the United States Railway Labor Board is expected to announce reductions for shopmen and other classes. B M Jewell AF of L says a strike vote may follow next Tuesday’s chiefs meeting in Cincinnati with ballots already issued by maintenance of way unions.
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Chicago
United States Railway Labor Board
B. M. Jewell
American Federation of Labor
Cincinnati
Jewell
Way Wen
Maintenance of Way
Riots and shootings near Kirvin scene of race tensions
Reports of a serious race riot near Kirvin failed to materialize as armed men guarded a farmhouse and officers pursued Leroy Gibson who was shot while attempting to aid his brother. A 17 year old girl’s murder nearby is mentioned with three alleged accomplices executed recently.
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Kirvin
Texas
Simmesboro
Leroy Gibson
Gibson
Georgian Assails Nations Day Law Speech in Savannah
Judge Arthur G. Powell, Georg ia Bar Association leader and drafter of Georgia's 1907 prohibition act, denounces the prohibition enforcement laws as a tool of tyranny and argues crime and poverty rose after Prohibition began. He says public opinion drives enforcement and cites 1907 as a turning point.
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Savannah
Arthur G. Powell
Georgia Bar Association
State Bar Association
Powell
Georgia
Happy Felsch Seeks Pay From Comiskey
Milwaukee Wis June 3 Judge John Gregory denied the motion of Oscar Happy Felsch to have Charles Comiskey and Louis Comiskey appear in Milwaukee under the discovery statute. Felsch sues for back pay bonus and damages arising from his expulsion from organized baseball.
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Milwaukee
Wis
John Gregory
Circuit Cour
Oscar
Happy) Felsch
Charles Comiskey
Chicago White Sox
Louis
Felsch
Charges In Senate On Harding Shielding Daugherty
Senator Stanley of Kentucky charged in the senate that President Harding tried to muzzle the press to block publication of attacks on Attorney General Daugherty. He said the president shields a man who cannot shield himself and protects a man who cannot protect himself.
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Washington
Harding
Senate
Stanley
Kentucky
Daugherty
High Point Awards Contract for City Hall Construction
The High Point city council awarded J A Jones Construction the main bid of 167000 for the city hall erection. City Plumbing and Heating won 7124 for plumbing, Pauly Jail Building 6783 for cell equipment, and Otis Elevator 3750 for the elevator. Heating and electrical contracts postponed to next week. Work start date not set. site at Commerce and Rankin streets.
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High Point
J. A. Jones Construction Company
Charlotte
Pickett
City Plumbing and Heating Company
Pauly Jail Building Company
Otis Elevator Company
Commerce
Rankin Streets
Light Primary Vote Cast in High Point Township
Little interest shown in the primary election as reports at 3 PM list only 347 votes across seven precincts in High Point township.
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High Point Township
Revival Beginnings Start Tomorrow at Main Street Church
A series of revival meetings begins tomorrow at 11 a.m. at Main Street Methodist Church. The eight to ten day program features pastor Rev T J Rogers delivering sermons each day.
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Main Street Methodist Church
T. J. Rogers
Closing Cotton Futures Steady in New York Trade
Cotton futures opened barely steady with July at 20.90 and December at 20.39 while October stood at 20.58 and January 20.17. The session closed barely steady with July 20.63 and January 20.15, spot market quiet.
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New York
Miss Mungo Improves After Illness
Friends report Miss Lucile Mungo is much improved after several days of illness due to tonsillitis.
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Miss Mungo
Lucile Mungo
Circle Meeting of Woman's Missionary Society
Circle number one of the Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church will meet Monday afternoon at 3 30 at Mrs. H R Williams 403 Johnson Street. Mrs S M Pickett will lead.
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Woman’s Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
H. R. Williams
Johnson Street
S. M. Pickett
No Crime Wave in England Claims Sir Basil Thomson
London reports flood of sensational crime tales but Sir Basil Thomson says crime not at wave level. He notes postwar fear faded, crime statistics are signals of social health, and prison population now at historic lows despite public appetite for crime news.
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London
Sritsin
Basil Thomson
Scotland Yard
Great Britain
Sir Basil
Mathilde McCormick Marriage Halted by Mother's Withdrawal
In Chicago on June 3 the probate court heard Mathilde McCormick's international marriage to Max Oser but ended within two minutes as her mother Edith Rockefeller McCormick withdrew the petition for a restraining order to stop the marriage.
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Chicago
Mathilde McCormick
Max Oser
Edith Rockefeller McCormick
Diplomas Awarded as High Point High School Honors 1932 Class
The 1932 High Point High School commencement featured 48 diplomas and 10 certificates as Mr. W. A. Blair of Winston-Salem urged students to pursue higher learning and cultivate character, industry, tact, and punctuality. Over 1,200 spectators attended the ceremony in the school auditorium.
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High Point
W. A. Blair
Winston-Salem
Ersons
Ralph Asbury
Clarence Schultheiss
Thema Wineskie
Blair
America
W A. Blair
Paul
Mr. Blair
Class Farewell Speech and Benediction Note
The passage notes a class farewell with the valedictorian Walter Crisman delivering the address. The class song was sung and the benediction was spoken by Rey, S SL, Haworth.
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Walter Crisman
Rey
SSL
Haworth
Prolonged Warfare in Ireland Reported Near Border
Belfast dispatch says large parties of British troops left Ennis Killen for the border in military lorries. They carried many machine guns, a kitchen outfit, and appeared prepared for a long stay, signaling extended warfare conditions in the region.
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Belfast
Ennis Killen
Two Flyers Drowned in English Channel Near Folkestone
A French airplane from Croydon bound for Paris crashed into the English Channel. A cross channel boat found two bodies, one bearing the passport of Gordon Lay.
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Folkstone
England
Croydon
London
Paris
Gordon Lay
Marion Harland Dies in New York Author of Etiquette Books
Mary Virginia Terhune who wrote as Marion Harland died at her New York home after a short illness. A Virginia native, she authored many novels but was best known for her cookbooks and etiquette works. She married Albert Payson Terhune in 1846.
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New York
Mary Virginia Terhune
Marion Harland
Virginia
Albert Payson Terhune
Local inquiry fails to reveal Richard G. Allen status
Fayetteville June 3. An inquiry among several residents failed to yield information about Richard G. Allen who was arrested in Washington on charges of stealing an automobile. He is not known to the local authorities.
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Washington
Richard G. Allen
Fayetteville
Shipping Board
Allen
Universiy of
North Carolina
Josephus Daniels, Jr
Secretary of the Navy
Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Daniels
Worth Daniels
Johns Hopking University
Baltimore
Illicit Still Seized by Officers at Hayworths Springs
Chief L. W. Blackwelder and Officer Friddle recovered a complete illicit liquor still at Hayworths Springs around 6 30 last night. The frame with cap worm and other utensils sat ready for operation but the officers did not start it. Two men fled as the duo interrupted the setup and onlookers marveled at the device and its maker’s mountain origins.
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L. W Blackwelder
W. G. Friddie
Hayworth’s Springs
Law
Blackwelder
Friddle
Cop
Davie County
Davie
Laburnum estate sold to Life Insurance of Virginia
The Laburnum Corporation holding Bryan estate was sold to Life Insurance Company of Virginia. The Lyric building and the entire block bounded by Ninth Broad Tenth Capitol streets in Richmond were included. Price paid was 325000.
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Kelhood Realty
Richmond
Laburnum Corporation
Bryan
The
Life Insurance Company of Virginia
Lyric
Insurance Company
Ninth
Broad
Tenth
Capitol Streets
Perfect Attendance for Spencer High School Class
The Spencer high school graduating class of 19 members achieved perfect attendance for the year. They received diplomas at exercises Tuesday night.
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Spencer
Spencer High School
Three Die In Auto Crash On Avery County Bridge
In Avery County on Sunday night a car ran off a bridge and overturned killing Lynn Hughes 20, Nettie Lou Cline 8, and Jim Johnson 20. The trio were in a high speed crash reported from Lenoir.
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Lenoir
Lynn Hughes
Nettie Lou Cline
Jim Johnson
Avery County
Wo mans Missionary circle meets at Mrs Yorks home
Circle five of the Women s Missionary society of the First Baptist church will meet Monday afternoon at 3 o clock at the home of Mrs. Lacy York.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church
Lacy York
Civitan Clubs Organized in City in High Point
About 25 business and professional men attended a Sheraton hotel meeting to plan a permanent Civitan club in High Point. Over 20 signed membership blanks and a temporary committee was formed. Guests from Greensboro explained Civitan’s aims and creed, with Horace Haworth as temporary chair and Forrest Murray as secretary treasurer. A further meeting is likely to finalize the charter.
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High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Civitan
Charles A. Hines
J. C. Turner
Greensboro
Frank Brown
International Civitan
Kiwanis
Rotary
Horace S. Haworth
Forrest Murray
Fight Expected Over Army Personnel Size Dispute
Washington June 3 promise of a clash between the senate and house over the army size for the next fiscal year loomed as conference talks were not expected to start before Tuesday. The Senate bill fixes the army at 12 530 officers with an overall appropriation of 340 756 000, above the House figure of 11 000 officers.
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Washington
Senate
House
Balloon Pilot Reed Reported Lost After Race Start
Chicago June 3 government weather bureau officials say naval pilot Lient. W. F. Reed of the national balloon race began in Milwaukee and may have crashed in Canadian wilderness or encountered a serious accident while en route.
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Chicago
Lient
W. F. Reed
Milwaukee
Wilds
Canada
Weather Bureau
Hickory resident Ben elected permanent local chamber secretary
Commerce Secretary June Bertie al Van Hervie of WADESHORO announces Ben of Hickory as the new permanent secretary to the local chamber of commerce and to assume duties at once.
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Wadeshoro
June Bertie al van Hervie
Hickory
Ben
Chamber of Commerce
Gece
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White House
Elbertine Reeder
Walter Reeder
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Ivan Chaulin
Stanley Clark
Fort Worth
Happy Felsch
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Furniture City
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High Point High School
WM. A. Blair
Man
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Claude Reitzl
Minnie Caffey
Kacy Griffith
Vreva Barker
Elizabeth Cownell
Gladys Foust
Edith Hedgecock
Judy Hicks
Ruth Harrison
Marian Rogers
Boyd Royal
Edith Pope
Ruth Miller
Frances Welch
Rex
Montgomery
de Hest & Headen
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Ene Suits
Edna Swartz
Mildred Tabb
Fred Pritchard
Lucile Albertson
Leo M. Jirown
Frank Cauble
Dorothy Croaker
Wesley Damison
Whence
Nina Livengood
Lizzie Mae Me Ice
Roscoe Sowers
Tyree Nabors
Robert Ingram
Odell Hepler
Douglas Fambrough
Earnest Dowdy
Kearney Crissman
Clyde Chernault
Nady Cates
Bonnie Raper
Mabel Russell
Rachel Wall
Frances Woolen
Carl Wood
Elvin Stone
James Keehorn
George Woolen
Carmen Oakes
Lone Morrison
Corinna Lambert
Mary Alice Baynes
Gwendolyn Cummings
Vernon Snyder
Ralph Wall
Bucile Barbee
Ruth Moffitt
Norman Thomas
Brady Cates
Lydia Puddy
Alice Barbee
Welch Harriss
Mary Myatt
Aladge York
Madge Idol
Lillian Smith
Marjorie Tate
Wayne Sullivan
Walter Beck
Arthur Henley
Raymond Hayworth
Ireland
Chief Blackwelder
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Chief
Cvitan
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