Chase to Remain UNC President After Oregon Offer
Dr. Harry Woodburn Chase announced at a Raleigh trustees meeting that he will stay as president of the University of North Carolina, declining the University of Oregon presidency. The 53 trustees had urged him to remain, Governor McLean voiced unanimous approval, and Chase praised the state’s support and the university’s direction.
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Raleigh
Mar
Harry Woodburn Chase
University of North Carolina
Chase
University of Oregon
Walter Murphy
Salisbury
Dr. Chase
North Carolina
Oregon
A. H. Price
R. O. Everett
Durham
Josephus Daniels
McLean
Nrth Carolina
Commonwealth
Regular Meeting Tonight on City Planning and Zoning
Giv Council schedules a regular semi weekly meeting in the council chamber tonight to discuss the proposed city planning and zoning ordinance. Campbell Scott of New York will be in High Point March 18 for a public hearing on the ordinance as previous discussions drew strong public interest and general approval is expected to pass the measure.
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Campbell Scott
New York
High Point
Scott
City Planning and Zoning Commission
Hi Y Club Reports Insightful Meeting and Intercity Plans
Hi Y Club members met in the High School library for a regular session. An invitation from Lexington extended to the High Point club for an intercity meeting in two days. Stewart Clark and Richard Armfield reported on the Older Boys conference at Gastonia, highlighting character development through service and the Charleston era talks.
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Lexington
High Point
Stewart Clark
Gastonia
Richard Armfield
Joe McConnell
Davidson Wild Cats
Clark
Thomas N. Glascow
Christian Men’s Evangelistic Club
Charlotte
Glascow
Jesus of Nazareth
Hiv
Drastic steps eyed to collect long standing debts by High Point merchants
Richard Reitzel, secretary of the High Point Retail Merchants Association, announces a new collection department to recover ancient accounts. He warns of possible drastic actions, potentially including the Little Red Devil system, if courteous letters fail to prompt payment on debts some members say have stood for up to two years or more.
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High Point Retail Merchants’ Association
Richard Reitzel
Reitzel
Merchants’ Association
Memberial Beist
Funeral Services for Jesse E. Wood
Funeral services for Jesse EK Wood were held yesterday afternoon at 2 oclock at the home on Putnam Avenue with Rev J M Hillaird presiding. Burial was in Oakwood Cemetery. pallbearers were Virgil Urley Paul Fulton Ed Myers J L Jones George R Henderson and R L Beck. floral offerings were carried by Mabel Jackson Mildred Jones Millie Jones and Eula Fulton.
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Jesse EK. Wood
Putnam Avenue
J. M. Hillaird
Oakwood Cemetery
Virgil Urley
Paul Fulton
Ed Myers
J. L. Jones
George R. Henderson
R. L. Beck
Mabel Jackson
Mildred Jones
Millie Jones
Eula Fulton
French Chamber Ratifies Locarno Security Pact
Paris March 2 The French chamber of deputies ratified the Locarno security pact, confirming its approval amid wartime tensions and signaling a formal alignment with European peace guarantees.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Hostess Nails Place Cards To Table In LA Supper
Mrs. Howard Verbeck, noted Los Angeles social leader, pinned place cards to the table at a Sunday night dinner to stop guests from rearranging seating. The incident follows concerns over surreptitious card changes by would‑be matchmakers.
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Los Angeles
Mar
Howard Verbeck
Verbeck
Wiltshire
Funeral Services for Little John Cook
Funeral services for John Cook five year old son of Mrs Myrtle Cook of Mechanicsville were held Sunday at 2 30 pm at Lebanon M P church with Rev W P Hutton officiating Burial followed in the church cemetery Bearers were Orest Hedgecock Ronsey Handy William Wall M M Montgomery Flower bearers were Willie Cook Ruby Brown Selma Tise Vesta Cook and Will Tise A large gathering attended the services.
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John Cook
Myrtle Cook
Mechanicsville
Lebanon M. P. Church
W. P. Hutton
Orest Hedgecock
Ronsey Handy
William Wall
M. M. Montgomery
Willie Cook
Ruby Brown
Selma Tise
Vesta Cook
Will Tise
Masonic Club Plans Thursday Night Meeting
J. H. Jennings president announced a special meeting of the newly formed Masonic club at the Masonic temple Thursday at 7 30. Members and interested Masons are urged to attend as important matters will be considered. meeting will be brief.
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J. H. Jennings
Masonic Club
Masonic Temple
Jennings
Spy Executed for Murder in London Today
A spy is executed in London after multiple petitions to defer the death sentence are rejected. Pleas and protests fail as the execution proceeds despite public petitions and appeals.
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London
Notorious spy's son executed in England for murder
London dispatch reports Ignatius Emanuel Napthir Tribich Lincoln, alias John Lincoln, a 20 year old artilleryman, executed for murder after a burglary. His father, Ignatius Tribich Lincoln, a former M P and German spy, failed to reach Shepton Mallet prison before the hanging. The elder Lincoln had a history of treasonable activity across several nations and was deported from England in 1916. His farewell letter to his son expresses remorse.
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London
Ignatius Lincoln
John Lincoln
Ignatius Tribich Lincoln
M. P
Far East
France
Shepton Mallett
Lincoln
Edward Richards
Royal Horse Artillery
Richards
Ian Stewart
Stewart
New York
Germany
Ignatius Emanuel Napthlr
Tribich Lincoln
England
United States
Hungary
Austria
Kapp
Colombo
Ceylon
Jack Adams Recovers After Flu Attack
The popular sandpaper salesman Jack Adams, living on Wrenn Street, is improving from a flu illness that struck last Saturday night. He was briefly delirious but can sit up today and hopes to recover within a day or two. Adams has spent about two months in High Point and has made many friends, representing a well known sandpaper firm supplying local manufacturers.
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Jack Adams
Wrenn Street
Adams
Cai
High Point
Appeal for Chapman Seeks Supreme Court Review
Counsel for Gerald Chapman, condemned for killing a New Britain police officer in Connecticut, completed preparations to file in the Supreme Court a petition for appeal ahead of his scheduled April 3 execution.
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Chapman
Washington
Gerald Chapman
New
Britain
Conn
Supreme Court
Coolidge Eyes Settlement In U S Mexico Land Law Row
President Coolidge says there is no reason the dispute between the United States and Mexico over retroactive and confiscatory provisions of anti alien land and petroleum laws cannot be satisfactorily adjusted. The comments reflect hopes for a peaceful resolution and improved relations.
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Washington
Coolidge
United States
Mexico
Sniper Carter Captured by Railway Foreman Near Bartlett
Bruce, railway section foreman at Bartlett, identifies Frank Carter, Omaha's sniper, as he walks along the tracks near Bartlett and helps capture him. Carter faces a $1000 reward offered for his arrest.
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C. ©. Bruce
Bartlett
Frank Carter
Omaha
Carter
High Point to hear of Project 10 for Smoky Park
High Point tonight will hear details of the joint North Carolina Tennessee effort to set aside the Great Smoky Mountains as a national park. Judge T D Bryson will speak at a dinner at the Sheraton hotel about the benefits to the state and the campaign to raise funds.
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High Point
North Carolina
Tennessee
Great Smoky Mountains
North Carolina Park Commission
Sheraton Hotel
T. D. Bryson
Bryson City
State Superior Court
State Park Commission
C. C. Garrett
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Mr. Garrett
Carter Dalton
Fred N. Tate
A. Sherrod
B. M. Armfield
R. E. Snow
J. T. Ryan
J. T. Burrus
Jos. D. Cox
W. C. Jones
I. T. Mann
C. H. Marriner
Bryson
Morganton
Court House
Lexington
Marion
McDowell County
National Park Purchase Fund
The
Smoky Mountains
Federal Park Commission
Asheville
Buncombe County
Knoxville
State Commission
Congress
Secretary of the Interior
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Tax Regulation Accelerates as New Revenue Law Takes Effect
Treasury works to draft guidance as the new revenue law becomes effective at 10:25 a.m. February 26. Inheritance tax rates and various repeals or modifications kick in, with income taxes applying to last year’s earnings. Automobile passenger tax cuts, expanded admission exemptions, stamp tax repeal, and capital stock tax relief follow later in June 30. John W. O'Leary notes expected economic benefits but laments higher corporate taxes and unresolved estate tax.
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Washington, Mar
Treasury Department
Coolidge
John W. O'Leary
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Warren G. Hara and his father on spanking habits
In a Collier's interview Warren G. Hara explains he never needed to be spanked, as his father describes their household discipline and the reasons behind their parenting approach.
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New York
Warren G. Haraiing
Collier’s
Memorial coin sale to fund Stone Mountain memorial in High Point
High Point residents will be asked to buy 4 000 Stone Mountain memorial coins with a March 12 drive starting at 9 am. Officials expect High Point to meet its quota after other states already contributed. Coin number 8 will be auctioned. the campaign actions and workers will be recorded in a North Carolina memorial book.
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High Point
Stone Mountain
Virginia
South Carolina
Florida
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Stone Mountain Memorial
Visit of American Legion Leader McQuigg Planned in High Point
Preparations are underway for John R. McQuigg national commander of the American Legion to visit High Point on March 11. Local post officials say the post officers conference will be the largest ever held in North Carolina with state officials ex-service veterans attending. Reservations are made at the Sheraton hotel for the commander and his secretary.
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John R. McQuigg
The
American Legion
Indianapolis
Ind
High Point
Don C. MacRae
North Carolina
Chamber of Commerce
McQuigg
Sheraton Hotel
McLean
Inspiring Gang meeting at the Y ends with unity call
The Gang members and friends gathered Sunday afternoon with W. O. Corey presiding and S. P. Montgomery leading singing. Abels spoke on brotherhood and Christian fellowship as Jesse Brown recited a poem. The closing prayer and hymn linked to healing memories marked the event.
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W. O. Corey
S. P. Montgomery
Abels
Bartlett
M. H. Sloan
J. CC. Ables
Jesse Brown
Corey
Tabermnacle
Geo. Stephens
Spradlin Reports Fund For Smokies Project
Chairman W H Spradlin Jr says the Greensboro committee will present its final fundraising report this afternoon at 5 for the Great Smokies park drive. The goal is $15,000 and a similar campaign will open in High Point with Judge T D Bryson addressing residents. E D Broadhurst, Greensboro school board chairman, will speak at the High Point opening tonight.
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W. H. Spradlin, Jr
Greensboro
Great Smokies Park
High Point
T. D. Bryson
E. D. Broadhurst
Army engineers disapprove additions to Lockwood Folly river work
A report to the House shows the Army engineers disapproved further navigation improvements on the Lockwood Folly river in North Carolina. The decision affects plans filed for river project enhancements and federal funding implications.
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Washington
Army Engineers
Lockwood Folly River
North Carolina
Conference on State of Prohibition Enforcement in Carolinas
In Charlotte on March 2 AP report notes a district conference on prohibition enforcement for the 8th federal district covering North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. Participants include Assistant Secretary Andrews Ben C Sharpe enforcement director Kennett J Kindley third assistant district attorney for the west district of North Carolina. The meeting aims to discuss actions and possible steps to tighten enforcement in this section.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Washington
Andrews Ben C. Sharpe
Kennett J. Kindley
West District
Thct
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Jesse E. Wood
Little John Cook
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Ime Nears End
Bimba
J. C. Ables
Brockton
Mass
Anthony Bimba
Massachusetts
Plymouth County
Carroll King
Harry Hoffman
Bimbo
King
Communist Party
America
Russia
Spradlin
Conference On State of Prohibition Enforcement
Carolinas
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