Big High Point Furniture Show Draws Buyers Across U S
The second day of the Southern Furniture exposition in High Point attracts buyers from across the United States with heavy registrations and large orders. Exhibitors from Rome to Furst Brothers report brisk business and expect continued growth as the new skyscraper show venue buzzes with negotiations and model showcases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
United States
James A. Clarke
Arthur Nusbaum
Furst Brothers Company
Baltimore
Nusbaum
Mr. Nusbaum
Messrs
Weiland and
Sweet
Messrs. McClure and Scruggs
Southern Rome Company
W. A. Kunsman
T. C. McGahee
Kunsman
Rome
Granby Phonograph Corporation
O. K
Norfolk
Interstate Commerce panel cuts freight rate spread for Carolina
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered a Southeastern adjustment to freight rates to favor North Carolina jobbers and merchants over Virginia cities. Effective September 15, rates from North Carolina to South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee will be 4 to 49 cents lower per hundred pounds than Virginia deliveries, while northern adjustments widen the spread to 60 to 72 cents. The commission said the prior spread was unduly favorable to Virginia cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
North Carolina
Virginia
East
Interstate Commerce Commission
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Quick Victory in Battle with Sub
Naval bombers destroyed the former German submarine U-117 during a test off Cape Charles as three F-5 planes dropped hazardous devices. The next test targets the discarded battleship Iowa on June 28 off the Cape Charles coast. In Hampton Roads the NC-7 seaplane wrecked and burned with one radio operator injured. nine other crew members escaped, releasing hazardous devices before the crash.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Jape Charles
Willis
Hampton Roads
Navy Department
Cape Charles
Newport News
Crani Island
Fatal Shooting in Catawba County
Neal Turner a Gastonia produce dealer was shot in Bandys township Catawba county at 1 am and died en route to a Hickory hospital. Robert Reep of Lincoln county was captured by Sheriff Abernethy and jailed in Catawba. The incident occurred in No Man's Land a site with a history of murders.
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Hickory
Neal Turner
Gastonia
Bandys Township
Catawba County
Robert Reep
Turner
Reep
Abernethy
Lincoln County
No Man's Land
Statesville Man Dies En Route Home
Statesville, June 21. Robert Odus Deitz, 48, prominent businessman and citizen, died at Elon College after becoming ill while returning home from Chapel Hill with his family. He suffered kidney trouble and died at 10 oclock this morning. Survived by widow, one son, one daughter, and two brothers. Remains to be brought to Statesville for burial tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
Robert Odus Deitz
Elon College
Chapel Hill
R. O. Deitz
Chapel Hills
Better Tone on Cotton Market Lifts Futures
New York June 21 The cotton market showed a steadier tone with buying for reaction and covering after a recent drop. Opening prices ranged from 9 points lower to 4 points higher, with October and later months advancing, finally reaching about 12.63 for October as July opened at 10.65 and other futures at 11.52 12.05 12.18 and 12.58.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
World Search 10 Mailed For Crew Of Missing Craft
A U S government search begins for the Carroll A Deering crew missing after the schooner grounded on a North Carolina beach in January. Reports describe a vanished crew, missing life boats, stripped provisions, and a bottle message near Cape Hatteras. Investigations include the state department and department of justice amid baffling clues and related disappearances off the North Carolina coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Carroll A. Deering
Bath
Maine
North Carolina
State Department
Department of Justice
Department of Ecommerce
Sabine
Texas
Boston
Deering
Carolina
Rio de Janeiro
Norfolk
Department
Cape Hatteras
Hewitt
Albyn
Yute
Ohana
Dormitory Planned for Methodist Protestant Children's Home
Trustees approve a modern brick dormitory on Greensboro turnpike to house 80 to 100 orphans. The $40 000 to $50 000 project will separate boys and girls and add about 10 bedrooms. George Penny and J Clyde Penny pledge 25 000 toward construction. committee members include M Likkan Idol Rankin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Protestant Children’s Home
Greensboro
Deep River
George Penny
J. C. Penny
J. ©. Penny
J. M. Millikan
W. W. Idol
A. M. Rankin
This City
German mine blast claims many lives at Mont Cenis mine
Sixty eight men were killed and seventy three injured when a damp caused a mine explosion at the Mont Cenis mine near Herne Westphalia. Three hundred workers were inside the mine at the time of the disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Mont Cenis
Herne
Westphalia
Confident Lewis and Gompers Vie For Federation Presidency
Pullman company loses open shop challenge as labor board orders meeting with elected employee representatives. In Denver, campaign workers for John Lewis and Samuel Gompers push for votes as federation leaders prepare to declare a special Friday session on the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Pullman Company
United States Labor Board
Transportation Act
Pullman
Denver
Col
John l. Lewis
Unite Mine Workers
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Gompers
Lewis
Electrical Workers
International Garment Workers
Ifron and Steel Workers
Burglar Trap Fends Off Looting At Loflin Store
A shotgun trap inside R L Loflin’s 121 North Main Street shop thwarted a late night burglary. The thief grabbed merchandise including two dresses but fled after the gun fired, narrowly missing the intruder’s head. Entry came via a rear alley window and no witnesses were present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. L. Loflin
Loflin
North Main Street
College
Main Street
Wachovia Bank Opening Tonight In City
Wachovia Bank and Trust prepares for its formal opening with an informal reception tonight from to 10 30 o clock in the new remodeled bank building. W C Idol cashier invites the public to attend and tour the modern facilities including a burglar proof vault. Elks band will provide music as visitors view the facility and note the bank’s upgrades amid the Southern Furniture exposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
W. C. Idol
Wachovia
Wachovia Bank
Bank of Commerce
Wachavia
Elks Band
Flying Colonel Narrowly Escapes Sinking Off Hampton Roads
Washington June 21 Lieut Col Culve flying an army plane escaped death when U boat U-117 was sunk off Hampton Roads. His plane crashed near the U S Ship Henderson but he and his assistants were rescued by boats from the Henderson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hampton Roads
Col. Culve
U. S
Henderson
Song Leaders Tonight Organize High Point Chorus
J Oliver Brison arrives to lead a song leaders class at Wesley Memorial church basement at 7 pm. He plans a community chorus and aims to form a city orchestra while avoiding interference with existing groups. He also meets children at the high school for singing and a 4:30 pm session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Oliver Brison
National Community Service
High Point
Wesley Memorial Church
Brison
Gordon
Makig
Guilty Disorderly Conduct Fines in Municipal Court
Mollie Carrington was fined 10 dollars and costs after a guilty verdict for disorderly conduct before Judge Walter Royal. Hettie Bradley was dismissed on paying 5 dollars plus costs for the same charge. S B Pierce pleaded guilty to speeding with judgment suspended on costs. John Carr paid costs for speeding. George Bridgett paid 5 dollars for speeding. Raymond Peace of Winston Salem was found not guilty of speeding. Several men charged with intoxication appeared. one or two cases continued until Friday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mollie Carrington
Walter Royal
Hettie Bradley
S. B. Pierce
John Carr
George Bridgett
Raymond Peace
Winston-Salem
King and Queen to Visit Belfast Soon
King George and Queen Mary plan to depart tonight for a port on the Irish Sea and sail to Belfast where they will preside at the state opening of the North Ireland parliament. The royal steamer will be escorted by two light cruisers and ten destroyers across the sea amid rumors of a Sinn Fein peace offer tomorrow. confirmation is lacking.
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London
King George
Queen Mary
Irish Sea
Belfast
Parliament of North Ireland
Sinn Fein
George
Frank Johnson Dies at Home Near High Point
Frank Johnson aged 78, prominent Gillilford county farmer, died at 4 a m at his rural High Point home. Known as Uncle Frank Fiddler for his fiddle talent, he is survived by his brother Calvin Johnson. Funeral is set for tomorrow at 4 p m at Spring Hill church.
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Rank Johnson
Gillilford County
High Point
Frank Fiddler
Calvin Johnson
Spring Hill Church
Shippers Oppose Rail Freight Rate Hikes Across North Carolina
The State Corporation Commission schedules a Friday conference in Raleigh with shippers to challenge proposed Western freight rate increases by railroads. Plans include higher charges to Asheville, Winston-Salem to Durham, Wilmington, New Bern, and Washington, with comparisons to Georgia and other southern states. The notice cites a broad, interstate readjustment aimed at shifting costs away from trunk-line territory. Director M L Shipman reports 167 job registrations in four offices for the week ending June 18, with 2 placements and a skew toward unskilled labor in Charlotte.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Corporation Commission
North Carolina
Cincinnati
Louisville
Asheville
Winstonsalem
Durham
Wilmington
New Bern
Washington
Corporation Commission
Associated Railways of the South
Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission
Federal Employment Service
Ree
Charlotte
Keensboro
Rocky Mount
Shipman
Greensboro
Senate panel backs probe of 1918 false claim by Marine officer
The Senate committee recommends a congressional investigation into Captain Edmund D. Chamberlain of San Antonio Texas who was dismissed from the Marine Corps in 1918 over alleged false claims of shooting down German planes. The recommendation follows a push to reexamine the case and verify the truth of the claim.
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Washington
Marine Corps
Edmund D. Chamberlain
San Antonio
Texas
Senate Save Committee
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Atlanta
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H. M. Bullard
New Haven
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W. A. Werner
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Ben B. Lion
Kenosha
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J. B. Mondshine
New Orleans
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Del
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Richard R. Sanders
Reidsville
E. W. Mayer
Richmond
Jos. M. Weinberg
Philip Pollack
Love Oak
J. A. Grant
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T. W. Higgins
G. M. Dubliis
J. W. Chandler
C. E. Hayworth
Samuel Levinson
E. C. McCowan
G. B. Bynum
Goldsboro
J. Wischbrink
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Charleston
S. C
T. B. Jacobs
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