Grady Put Up Big Sum To Back Pepper Ticket in Pennsylvania Race
In Washington and Harrisburg reports, Pennsylvania campaign financing shows Pepper Fisher Woodward ticket receiving about 962 295 in expenditures, Pinchot 195 000, and Vare 71 000 in personal expenses, with Grundy admitting 18000 cash and 150000 loans plus notes aiding the Pepper slate during the spring Republican primary. Senator Reed pressed for loan details and repayment prospects as Grundy testified before the Senate campaign funds committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Grundy
Pepper
Vare
Pinchot
Mellon
John S. Fisher
Reed
Io Democrat
Utah
Randy
Pep
W. L. Mellon
Pepper-Smith-Woodard T
Vareleman
Ad Ene
Turn
Jor Pepper
Tes
Pper
Yely
Gifford Pinchot
Senate
Pennsylvania
Representative Vate
Bequest To Fayetteville Negroes Set Up As Trust
Fayetteville reports a $5,000 legacy from James McAllister to benefit the colored race. Williamson W. Fuller of Blair Cliff NC funds a trust via American Tobacco Co attorney. Trustees will pay the interest each December for aims advancing Fayetteville’s Black community.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fayetteville
Williamson W. Fuller
Blair Cliff, Manor
N. C
American, Tobacco Company
Fuller
James McAllister
McAllister
Raleigh
Fayettevill
Effigy Hangings Target Interior Secretary Work in Arizona
Reports say homesteaders in Paradise and Deer valleys hanged in effigy Dr. Hubert Work the interior secretary amid a dispute over irrigation rights and water financing. A sign praised Senator Cameron and a bill to clear irrigation district rights of way was introduced but not acted on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoenix
Ariz
Hubert Work
Secretary of the Interior
Paradise
Deer Valleys
Vere River Irrigation and Power District
Dr. Work
Verde
Cameron
Ralph I. Cameron
Arizona
Senate
Work
Elwood Meade
Reclamation Commission
Scott’s Blubb
Neb
North Platte Valley
Man with No Bank Account Buys Car With Bad Checks
R. B. Whitesell, described as white, bought an automobile from R. E. Clinard using two worthless checks totaling 650. He faced a six month suspended sentence and must repay 25 every two weeks or face county road labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. B. Whitesell
Couty Roads
Whitesell
R. E. Clinard
Mr. Clinard
Mackae
Morrick
Loneliness Suspected in Death of Heiress Miss Mackenzie
New York June 11 Heiress Miss Jean Mackenzie 28 was found dead in Greenwich Village apartment believed to be by her own hand. A banker friend Raymond T. Fish discovered the body after an unanswered knock. Nearby were two poison bottles and lips burned. Her mother Mrs Charlotte P Mackenzie was en route from San Francisco for the last sight. The victim recently inherited a large sum from an uncle and had spoken of loneliness since her roommate married.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Greenwich Village
Jean Mackenzie
Charlotte P. Mackenzie
Singer Sewing Machine Company
San Francisco
Raymond T. Fish
Clay Schuyler
Craig
Juvenile Train Interferes With City Traffic
Police dispersed a crowd of boys on White Oak street forming a makeshift railway with wagons. Officer R L Davis confronted the group after complaints of near collisions and deemed the train a public menace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Oak Street
R. L. Davis
Davis
Corporation
White Oak Hill
Raleigh physician C E Long to establish practice in High Point
Dr C E Long, a Raleigh physician and former State Board of Health member, will move to High Point to begin a medical practice. He has lived in Lexington Denton and Raleigh and is enthusiastic about the new location. Office site not yet determined.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. E. Long
High Point
Raleigh
Fire raging near Pisgah Forest prompts large scale effort
More than a hundred Brevard district men fought a wildfire along the old Asheville road near Silver Creek within a quarter mile of Pisgah National Forest. Foresters reported the fire spreading over a long area with several points just hundreds of yards from the forest as dry windy Western North Carolina weather continued to fuel flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Brevard District
Silver Creek
Pisgah National Forest
United States Forestry Service
National Forest
M. A. Mattoon
Brevard
Pisgah Forest
North Carolina
Burke
Caldwell
Two Bail Employes Are Killed In Wreck On U. S. Two
A Norfolk Southern wreck near Washington North Carolina killed engineer J R Slade and fireman Bill Harrington of Norfolk Virginia. A post office worker and a porter were injured. The Raleigh to Norfolk train No 4 toppled from a trestle about 14 miles west of Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Norfolk-Southern
Raleigh
Washington
North Carolina
J. R. Slade
Bill Harrington
Greenville
Norfolk Southern
New Bern
Norfolk Raleigh
Atlantic Coast Line
Car Owners Urged To Obtain City License
City officials urge car owners in High Point to obtain the municipal license promptly to assist Assistant Manager Fields in issuing licenses for every vehicle. Minors who own cars must be listed since age does not exempt them from the license law and taxes will be checked against licenses. Blanks were distributed last Saturday and many have already secured licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
E Gibbs Jones Executed in North Carolina Electric Chair
Fred Jones a negro was electrocuted at 10:30 am at the state prison for the murder of a Winston Salem laundry worker during a robbery. A legal fight over insanity failed to save him, though a second trial was granted after an initial conviction. He faced death calmly proclaiming faith and expressing fearlessness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Guilford County Superior Court
Mason W. Gant
Cerk
John Whitener
Reeves and
Claywell
Robert Jester
Nathan Lankford
North Carolina Supreme Court
Slayer
Lankford
Thomas J. Shaw
Frank Morton
Greensboro
Billie Hattaway
A. Cc. Hattaway
Morton
Audrey Koonce
Meyer Department
Woma
Raleigh
Fred Jones
Winston-Salem
Secord
Jones
Tus Entearnisae
North Carolina
United States
Josephus Daniels
8. M. Gattis
Hillsboro
W. L. Parsons
Richmond County
Walter D. Siler
John G. Dawson
Kinston
Misa Mary Henderson
Salisbury
W. C. Coughenour
Davey Jones’ Locker
Tennessee Democratic Executive Committee
Nashville
Daniels
Jackson
Calhoun
Buchanan
Judges Announce Five Winners of California Tours
California Tours judges declared winners after counting votes. Top votegetters were Rena Little 49622255 Rosa Younger 34349845 Calude Byerly 29583155 Johnsie Oakes 28925570 and Dot Hoskins 25815390. Winners will depart June 18 from Georgia for Atlanta and west coast on a 25 day trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Rena Little
Rosa Younger
Calude Byerly
Johnsie Oakes
Dot Hoskins
O. R. York
F. L. Conrad
Lutheran Church
L. L. Stukey
City Schools Music Department
Costello
Burroughs Adding Machine Company
Atlanta
Georgia
D. A. Dowdy
Mann Drug Company
Palace Department Store
Young Men's Store
Ry Furniture Company
City Maret
S. C. Clark
Cecil's Service Stations
Clinard Milling Company
High Point Builder's Supply Company
High Point Steam Laundry
New Service Laundry
High Point Music Company
Utility Products Company
Holmes Cash Grocery
The
American Theater
Fire loss and insurance figures for city 1925-26
Fire loss and damage in the city during the fiscal year ending May 31 1926 totalled 107952 dollars. Property risk was 529900 dollars with about 366150 dollars insured and nearly 230000 dollars uninsured. There were 69 losses over ten dollars across 425 calls, with winter months showing heavier damage and December at 20525 dollars.
League of Nations crisis over Brazil and Spain seats lingers
Geneva reports the June council adjourned with Brazil resigning a non permanent seat and Spain again declining a permanent seat. Diplomats will press to alter views before September, hoping to secure temporary member status as a path to permanence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Council of the
League of Nations
Brazil
Spain
Council
League
Austen Chamberlain
Germany
Mello Franco
France
Twenty Two Patients Released From Guilford County Sanatorium
Twenty two patients were released from the Guilford County Sanatorium in May, including some confined over a year, as officials praised progress in fighting tuberculosis. Directors discussed a ward for undernourished children and hope to add it soon. The sanatorium remains at capacity and staff report a strong fight against the disease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County
J. Elwood Cox
High Point
Julius Cone
Greensboro
J. T. Burrus
E. W. Tinsley
British explorer reaches Guinea in Dutch Guiana report
Bernardo Duggan of British Guinea reached Guinea territory in a top 11 list from Neckerie Dutch Guinea. He planned to leave today for Paramaribou.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guinea
Neckerie
Dutch Guinea
Bernardo Duggan
British Guinea
Paramaribou
Lake Carolina Opens To Public At Oak Ridge
Lake Carolina near Oak Ridge has been formally opened with all boats piers and bath houses in excellent condition. The lake, fed by springs within a half mile, features gravel beds for streams and has been restocked with fish. Picnickers campers and fishermen praise the scenic hardwood groves and rising use since opening five years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Carolina
Oak Ridge
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pepper Ticket
Ndy
Ite
Folwell
Heras
RCH
Juvenice
Boys’ Railway Corporation
Raleigh Physiciay
U. S
Red Jones
IES IK
League Council
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!