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High Point Enterprise

Location

High Point, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

Mar 20, 1927

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Mountaineer Freed After Victim Appears Alive in Kentucky

Mary Vickery 16 reappears in Williamsburg after disappearing in 1925. Conley Dabney 33 freed after decades in prison for a murder ruled never committed. Marie Jackson 27 remained jailed as the case unfolds with Dabney detailing alleged romances and motives.

Williamsburg Mary Vickery Conley Dabney Frankfort Reformatory Marie Jackson Dabney Cincinnati Reformatory Coal Creek Tenn Jackson

Rioting in Coffeyville Halted by Military Rule

Coffeyville Kansas under martial law as troops enforce a 9 pm citywide closing to prevent a repeat of last nights race riot that injured four and led to the city hall being stoned. Authorities say Curtis Smith is sought but not identified by witnesses.

Coffeyville Kas E. T. Patterson National Guard Cavalry Elmer Joyce Union Street Curtis Smith Igneme Ares W. D. McCrabb Smith National Guard McCrab

Bank Clerks Shot in Effort Lone Robber

Baltimore March 19 Two bank employees were shot during a failed robbery at Provident Savings Bank on Monument Street. Teller Robert J. McNally Jr 20 was hit in the throat and jaw. bank manager Damon L. Gaskin was struck in the side. The robbers fled after a gun duel through plate glass. the car used was later found abandoned. Neither victim is expected to die.

Baltimore Monument Street Provident Savings Bank Robert J. McNally, Jr Teller McNally Damon L. Gaskin Gaskin McNally Nor

Guilford Farmers Seek 20 Percent Tax Cut

Guilford County farmers press for a 20 percent decrease in farm property tax. At a Guilford County farmers committee meeting 30 of 36 members supported asking the county commissioners for a horizontal cut. G. W. Dawson chaired the gathering as they plan to present their request next Tuesday.

Greensboro Guilford County Guilford G. W. Dawson

Reed campaign funds panel seeks ballots in four Pennsylvania counties

The Senate committee probing last November's Ware Wilson race appoints Democrat Jerry South, a former House clerk, to seize ballots registration books and related documents from Delaware Lackawanna Luzerne and Schuylkill counties despite a sergeant at arms’ opposition.

Washington Mch Senate Reed Campaign Funds Committee Pennsylvania Jerry South House Delaware Lackawanna Luzerne Schuylkill

Editors and managers forced to leave Georgia University paper

Editors and managers of the independent student newspaper The Iconoclast at the University of Georgia are ordered to withdraw by Chancellor Snelling after a faculty committee found some articles disrespectful or potentially libelous. The action follows criticism of university policies and alleged student-athlete scholarships.

Georgia University Athens Iconoclast Charles M._ Snelling University of Georgia Ben F. Cheek Lavonia

Arkansas Tornado Toll Tops Thirty Three Across Region

A twin day storm in Arkansas killed 21 people and injured more than 100. Seventeen deaths were in Green Forest and four in Denver eight miles northeast. Emergency Hospital in Green Forest saw 57 injured, others in homes and Eureka Springs. Two of the Eureka injured died today. one remained critical.

Little Rock Ark Green Forest Carroll County Red Cross National Benton Saline County Eureka Springs Denver Coin Carrol County Green Forest and Vicinity R. D. Galloway Susan Hulsey Polk Jones John Jones Polk Fannie Norris Will Canafax J. H. P. Jones Jones Susan Pulsey Price Stacy Robert McKinney Milton Norton James Woods Vernon van Horn Robert James Wood Nettie Marie Wood Mar Arkansas

Crowds at Ford libel suit crowd Detroit courtroom

Crowds daily attempt to crash the gates at the $1,000,000 libel case against Henry Ford draw attention as Ford prepares to testify. Aaron Sapiro holds a quiet stance with his attorney while W J Cameron and F D Black attend. Senator James A Reed opens for Ford, arguing the articles were printed to protect American farmers from Sapiro’s alleged exploitation.

Detroit Mich Henry Ford Ford Federal Italy Aaron Sapiro Dearborn Independent W. J. Cameron The Independent F. D. Black Cameron James A. Reed Missouri Chicago Sapiro Reed

Borah Declines State Invitation to North Carolina

Salisbury report states Senator William E. Borah cannot visit North Carolina due to a speaking date in upper New York on the 29th. Mrs. E. C. Gregory, state regent of the D A R, says Borah is a friend of the south and capable of a great speech on Americanism, though no opposition to him exists locally.

Salisbury Mar E. C. Gregory The Daughters of the American Revolution William E. Borah Upper New York North Carolina Idaho

Smoky Mountain Park Plan Advances After Tennessee Land Purchase

North Carolina and Tennessee park officials report the Tennessee purchase of 75 000 acres from Little River Lumber Company proceeds despite a restrained order. The North Carolina Park Commission aims to secure 215 000 more acres, needing about 2 000 000 dollars in private funds beyond a 2 000 000 dollar bond. A national campaign by the Appalachians National Park Commission is planned to support the Smokies and Shenandoah parks, with funds split among Tennessee North Carolina and Virginia.

Tennessee North Carolina Park Commission Nashville State Park Commission Asheville North Carolina Department of the Interior General Assembly Appalachians National Park Commission, Inc Virginia Mark Squires State Commission Appalachians Commission Smokies Park Shennandoah National Park

Tobacco taxes lift North Carolina on federal map

North Carolina's tobacco industry is highlighted for federal tax gains. Gilliam Grissom notes 173 million in stamp taxes last year and a possible 180 million this year, with total state revenues near 5.45 million for the year and a projected 17 to 20 million federal income collections.

Raleigh North Carolina Gilliam Grissom Internal Revenue Associated Press Grissom Federal Internal Revenue Department State Department State Revenue Department

Stock Exchange Official to Speak in High Point

Cameron Beck, director of personnel for the New York Stock Exchange, will visit High Point Tuesday and Wednesday. He will address the Wesley Memorial church audiences on Youth the Beginning of Right Relationships and The Cost of Leadership, plus a Wednesday morning talk to high school students on Building a Bigger Tomorrow. Beck, a major employer of teenage boys, reviews youth employment across the nation and will share insights from his extensive experience with adolescent workers.

Cameron Beck New York Stock Exchange High Point Mr. Beck Wesley Memorial Church Beck The Stock Exchange the Exchange New York

Baby girl found on porch leads to investigation

A nine week old girl was found on the Richardson street porch at 606 by Mr and Mrs Christian. Welfare officials expect an arrest within 24 hours as investigators pursue the mother. The infant was taken to a local hospital for care.

Richardson Street W. E. Christian W. CC. Hammond Board of Public Welfare Hammond Vick Vale Vale

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Virginia Mountaineer Vickery Prohibition Charlie Vickery Miss Vickery Harlan Miss Jackson George S. Ward G. G. Rawlings Court of Appeals Kansas Balti Funds Committee the Iconoclast Julius Rosenwald Bernard M. Baruch Wall Borah South Carolina Judge Rice Park Commission Old North State Atlanta Aiken S. C APY Hayne F. Rice Atlanta Constitution Calums¢bia John G. Richards Constitution Richards Arsenal Hill Presbyterian Church S. K. Phillips Goy mi Columbia Mrs. Christian
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