Eastern Star Elects Officers at Sixteenth NC Session
Sixteenth annual session of the North Carolina Order of Eastern Star concluded in High Point with the election of Mrs Belle Ashe Peck as worthy grand matron and W D Meacham as worthy grand patron. Also named were Essie Vinecannon, J S Wood, Louise M Fowler and Elspeth Setzer. An address by Dr Charles L Bass highlighted the day as officers prepared for installation. A $4100 pledge to the Masonic and Eastern Star Home was announced.
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Belle Ashe Peck
Greensboro
W. D. Meacham
Asheville
Grand Chapter
North Carolina
Order of Eastern Star
Peck
Meacham
Essie Vinecannon
Spencer
J. S. Wood
Louise M. Fowler
Elspeth Setzer
Charlotte
Andrew J. Harriss
Henderson
R.L. Brown
Oxford
East Washington Street
Charles L. Bass
Grand Lodge of Georgia
Masonry
Eastern Star
High Point
Bass
Twin City
Winston-Salem
Masonic and
L. M. Clymer
Police locate jewelry tied to Cleveland murder case
In Cleveland Ohio on June 15 police located a diamond ring and watch owned by Daniel F. Kaber said to have been turned over to his assassins by his wife Eva Cabiner Kaber as part payment for the killing. Four suspects including Mrs Raber her mother her daughter and Mrs Colavito remain under indictment.
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Cleveland, CO
Daniel F. Kaber
Eva Cabiner Kaber
Fast Train Deliberately Derailed Kills Two Officials
In Hattiesburg Mississippi on June 15 an unidentified person removed rail spikes four miles south of the city causing fast train No. 42 from New Orleans to derail. Engine and tender crashed with four coaches overturned. Engineer James D. Jackson and fireman Frank Bizet of Meridian were killed. passengers were shaken but uninjured beyond shock.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
James D. Jackson
Southern Railway
Frank Bizet
Meridian
New Orleans
Here
British Navy Capital Ship Costs Announced in Commons
In London the parliamentary and financial secretary to the admiralty Lieutenant-Colonel Amery announced in the house of commons that the total expenditure proposed this year for building capital ships is two million pounds.
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London
Associated Press
Amery
Admiralty
House of Commons
Justice Department forms War Contracts Probe Bureau
Attorney General Daugherty announced a special bureau within the Justice Department to sweep war contract investigations. The unit will include experts from various fields and be led by a prominent figure, aiming to clear honest firms while pursuing wrongdoing, and to expose unfair practices across the industry.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Daugherty
Death of Alkius Sechrest in Charlotte Hospital
Alfius Sechrest, about 65, brother of H. M and Frank Sechrest of High Point, died yesterday at 3 PM in a Charlotte hospital after several days illness. He lived in this city for many years and worked for 25 years at the Charlotte Casket Company. A cousin of J. W. Sechrest, funeral plans were not set but burial is likely in Charlotte.
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Alfius Sechrest
H. M
Frank Sechrest
High Point
Charlotte
Mr. Sechrest
Charlotte Casket Company
J. W. Sechrest
Community Huts Being Built Here
Construction on the East Green street community hut by the First Presbyterian church began last week. Contractors Warner and Deal say the modern building will include an auditorium, pastor's study, kitchen and several rooms and cost about $10,000. Corner stones were laid last week.
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East Green Street
First Presbyterian Church
Warner and Deal
Rotarians Elect A Canadian President
In Edinburgh Scotland June 15 Dr Crawford C McCullough of Fort William Ontario was unanimously chosen president of the International Rotary clubs for the coming year at the annual sessions.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Associated Press
Crawford CC. McCullough
Fort William
Ontario
International Rotary Clubs
Sims Sail From England After Farewell to Critics
Rear Admiral William S. Sims left Waterford for Southampton to sail on the Olympic to New York. A floral train carried him amid cheers as people waved from platforms and a cab horse bolted in fright. He told reporters he had nothing further to say and nothing to retract while noting U S reactions to his critics and receiving hundreds of letters of support. A London postmarked letter bearing an insult and a drawn insult was dismissed as the work of a boy.
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London
William S. Sims
Waterlor Station
Southamton
Olympic
New York
Admiral Sims
United States
Elrin Go Bragh
Eugenics Certificate May Shape New York Marriage License
New York officials consider a eugenics bill requiring a health certificate from a physician before marriage licenses are granted. Rose Rothenberg, assistant district attorney, supports enforcement and predicts the law will curb hereditary disease. She says both men and women should provide certificates.
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New York
Sweetharts
Nw York
Rose Rothenberg
Board of Health
Young Man Drowns Seining Party at Haynes Pond
Concord, June 15. Fred B Ballard, 27, of Concord, drowned in Haynes pond Stanley county yesterday while seining with friends. His arm and leg cramped during a swim and despite two rescues, he sank before help arrived. He leaves a mother wife and daughter.
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Concord
Fred B Ballard
Haynes Pond
Stanley County
Ballard
Slow Driver in Police Court Cited for 3 MPH Traffic Jam
Detroit June 15 Clarence Lee an intoxicated motorist appeared in police court yesterday and was fined 25 dollars for driving too slowly. He allegedly moved at three miles an hour and refused to speed up causing a traffic backlog.
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Detroit
Clarence Lee
Wag
Clarence
Negro Farmers Gain Ground Across Southern States
Census data show farms operated by Negroes in fourteen southern states rose to 20,976 in 1920, up 40,152 since 1910, accounting for 28.7 percent of U S farms. Negro tenant farms reached 792,215, a 41.1 percent share of all tenant farms, with total acreage 41,346,943 valued at 2 239 062 790. States listed include Virginia 47,699 North Carolina 74,849 South Carolina 109,005.
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Washington
Maryland
Delaware
United States
Census Bureau
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Newsies Enjoy Annual Picnic With Enterprise Staff
Forty carrier boys employed by the High Point Enterprise returned from a Deep River outing near Jamestown. The annual picnic featured fishing bathing and games with circulation manager Lever as chaperone. A noon feast plus a lively afternoon left the boys claiming the day was memorable.
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Lever
High Point Enterprise
Jamestown
Deep River
Washington Real Business Center
Washington is a real business town with two advantages for retail merchandising. Government payrolls and annual appropriations feed predictable demand, drawing 94,600 workers within 25 miles, 32,000 of them women, with average pay $1,320 yearly. Paydays flood five department stores and 250 shops, spurring heavy advertising.
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Washington
National Capital
Congress
Pittsburgh
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Labor body calls for disarmament at AFL convention
At the 41st AFL convention in Denver on June 15, President Harding and Congress were urged to lead world disarmament through a conference of the powers to save naval expense for taxpayers. Irish sympathizers pushed a boycott of English goods after failing for recognition of a pro Irish republic resolution, widening the rift.
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Denver
Col
Harding
Congress
American Federation of Labor
J. H. Thomas
Irish Republic
Chinese Rebels Wreck U S Mission in Wu-Chang
A Hankow dispatch says Chinese rebels wrecked the American mission at Wu-Chang China looting and burning much property. The report notes insurgents seized materials and caused extensive damage to facilities and records.
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U.S
London
Wu-Chang
China
Hankow
City orders residents to clean up property within 48 hours
Police say Chief Blackwelder will enforce a city ordinance requiring High Point residents to clear rubbish and trim weeds along sidewalks on private property within 48 hours after the order is issued. City Manager Pickett announced the directive at the police station.
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High Point
Pickett
Strike of Engineers Threatens England
London June 15 The Associated Press reports steps to avert a major engineering strike affecting 1 500 000 workers after a Labor Minister conference with employers and employees. Employers agreed to hold lookout notices from tomorrow until the end of June to allow the union to present the latest proposals to a ballot.
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London
Associated Press
Thomas McNamara
Black's private car released by officers
The private car of Harry St. Francis Black, New York capitalist, seized by federal authorities after liquor was found aboard, has been released by United States Marshal Tyson. The car, valued at $100,000, was raided March 16 on liquor aboard charges. state authorities had seized it but handed it to federal officers two weeks earlier.
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Miami
Fla
Harry St. Francis
Black
New York
United States
Tyson
Hailstorm Ravages Vance County Farms
A severe hailstorm yesterday caused thousands of dollars in damage across Vance County. Tobacco fields suffered the heaviest losses with young plants beaten down and sometimes entirely ruined. Corn and cotton also took damage but may recover. the storm carved a three mile wide path from the Virginia line to the Tar River. Farmers report hail lingering into this morning.
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Henderson
N. C
Vance County
Virginia Line
Tar River
Weather Bureau Station Sought For High Point
The High Point chamber of commerce seeks a United States weather bureau station for the Furniture City. Secretary S. R. Bivens says responses are favorable and outlines appointing A. B. Horney as official recorder if the station is established. The move aims to provide official rainfall and temperature data for authentic local weather information.
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Chamber of Commerce
United States Weather Bureau
High Point
Furniture City
8S. R. Bivens
A. B. Horney
Bivens Saix
Weather Bureau
Active months sell lower after opening
The cotton market opened quiet in New York with Liverpool slightly higher and Manchester sounding brighter. Despite steady opening, active months fell 4 to 10 points, July at 12.24 and October at 13.09. futures quotes: July 12.85, October 18.13, December 13.56, January 13.70, March 14.09.
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New York
Liverpool
Manchester
License of Harper Suspended by State
Raleigh June 15 Insurance Commissioner Wade suspended the license of F M Harper Raleigh representative of an insurance company for thirty days He was charged with rebating in violation of a state law Paul Schenck of Greensboro state agent for the same company and Harper employer is found not guilty of rebating but censured by the commissioner who believes the spirit of the law and the rulings of the insurance department were violated
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Raleigh
Wade
F. M. Harper
Harper
Paul Schenck
Greensboro
Judge Blount Dies at Johns Hopkins Hospital
Judge William Alexander Blount of Pensacola Florida former president of the American Bar Association died at Johns Hopkins Hospital Baltimore Maryland aged seven. He arrived for treatment yesterday and passed away today leaving a notable legal career.
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Baltimore
William Alexander Blount
Pensacola
Fla
American Bar Association
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Morrison Insists on Publishing All State Transactions
Raleigh June 15 North Carolina bankers reject loans if every transaction is publicized in the press The governor defends full publicity as a Morrison policy while the treasurer notes it may deter borrowing The state plans to consider a potential special session and continues valuation equalization across counties The employment bureaus report 66 placements and 197 registrations for the week ending June 11 The battery inspections and guard battalion organization proceed in Goldsboro and Louisburg
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Daily Press
Council of State
Morrison
Lacy
General Assembly
Chapel Hill
North Carolina General Assembly
State Board of Eialization
Commissioner of Revenue
A. D. Watts
State Board
Charlotte
Greensboro
Rocky Mount
Wek
M. L. Shipman
Goldsboro
Louisburg
North Carolina National Guard
Prosperity Depends on Europe Hughes Says
Secretary of State Charles E. Hughes told Brown University alumni that American prosperity hinges on Europe’s economic settlement and that the United States must engage in world economic questions without inflaming international rivalries. He stressed the key lies with those who control economic tensions aboard.
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Providence
S. 1
Charles E. Hughes
Brown University
America
Hughes
Europe
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Alkuis Sechrest
Ouren
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Cincinnati
Frederick Galbraith, Jr
American Legion
Indianapolis
Newsies
Washington Real Business Center
David Gibson
Uncle Sam
Federation
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Judge Blount Diks
Johns Hopkins Hosplee AL
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