Lexington to Have a Modern Theater
Lexington plans an 80 by 120 foot theater on the H. B. Varner home place with three storefronts and a lobby entrance on Main Street. The design by Harry Barton seats about 1500 with separate whites and colored balconies, a 62 by 33 foot stage, 14 offices, fire exits, and men and women dressing rooms.
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Lexington
North Carolina
H. B. Varner
South Main Street
National
Greensboro
Warner
Harry Barton
Main Street
Match Effects Rescue of 4 Lost Fishermen
Honolulu report says four of five crew members of the Japanese Ebisu Maru No. 1 were rescued after fifteen days marooned on a South Seas reef. They survived on birds and water, using a single match to make fire. engineer Miyasaki drowned when the sampan broke apart. The Ebisu Maru No. 2 brought them to Honolulu.
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Honolulu
T. H
M. Miyasaki
Neckar Island
Sand Island
French Frigate Shoals
J. Yonemoku
Miyasaki
Italy’s Conte Rosso Enters Transatlantic Service
The Conte Rosso of Lloyd Sabaudo arrives in New York as Italy’s strong bid for ocean traffic featuring luxurious cabins and a 590 foot length. With six hundred passenger capacity and a vast promenade deck, the ship aims to cut New York Genoa trips to under nine days.
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New York
Lloyd Sabaudo
Italy
Genoa
Dr. M. Serrati
William Beardmore
Glasgow
Survivors Rescued by Ebisu Maru No. 2 Reach Dock
The Ebisu Maru No. 2 located smoke and rescued four survivors who were brought aboard. A large portion of the Japanese colony gathered at the dock to welcome them as they landed.
Nearby towns consider Bi-State league baseball revival
Lexington and Thomasville are discussed as possible additions to the Bi-State league as Fieldale Martinsville works to field a club. The plan envisions replacing Burlington and Mebane with Thomasville and Lexington, promising a straightforward road link from Fieldale to Lexington.
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Lexington
Thomasville
Arrow
Fieldale - Martinsville
Fieldale- Martinsville
Burlington
Mebane
Tt 34
Thomesville
Fieldale
Judge Reimposes Death Penalty in Greenville
In sessions court Judge Frank B. Gary resentenced Cliff Hawkins and Will Hood to die in the electric chair on April 2. The two men are described as white and Negro respectively and the date is set for the execution.
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Greenville
S. C
Frank B. Gary
Cliff Hawkins
Will Hood
Convicted killers Hawkins and Hood lose supreme court appeals
Hawkins convicted of the murder of William Morgan on July 9, 1920 and Hood convicted of murdering night watchman G W Smith at Pop mill on September 21, 1921. Their appeals to the supreme court have been dismissed.
Sensational liquor raid destroys distilleries in Unio county
Federal prohibition officers seized two complete distillery outfits each 100 gallons, 20,000 gallons of beer, and 16 still sites in Unio county during a raid. Officers found the outfits in operation. moonshiners fled.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Unio County
German Australian steamship line plans Australia resumption
The German Australian steamship company plans to resume service to Australia as soon as trade with Germany is allowed again. Their ships were common in Australian ports before the war and carried much freight to Australia and Mediterranean ports. They will also restart the South African service and seek a monthly cargo run via an agreement with the Holt line.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Australian Steamship Company
Australia
Germany
Mediterranean
Holt Line
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Decert Island
Creon
East
Ironized Yeast Company
Atlanta
Erick Fiorman
D. C
Peacock-Sherrod Bidz
Poiret Twills
Graham
Gilmers
New Spring Capes
Padestoe
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