Pink Mull murder case rests in Burke county court
Morganton March 24 AP The state rested its case against Pink Mull charged with murder in the death of Paul Gibbs whose body was found near the Mull home three weeks ago A defense witness John Walker a member of the searching party said the supposed blood in the Mall yard was mud from an old well and he had last seen Gibbs the Sunday after noon as the shooting victim was alive
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Morganton
Mar
Pink Mull
Paul Gibbs
Mull
John Walker
Walker
Gibbs
Trial to open with Mull and family on stand
Prosecutors seek a first degree verdict as Mull, his wife, and Lois Walker stepdaughter are scheduled to testify in the afternoon. The case centers on the fight and its aftermath with Looming details around Lois Walker.
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Cution
Mull
Lois Walker
Unique Display Offered Here by Ex-Inmate Sidna Allen
Sidna Allen, recently released from Virginia's Richmond penitentiary after about thirteen years for the Hillsville courthouse tragedy, offers a woodswork exhibit in High Point. The display features tables and wooden pieces crafted from numerous woods and includes boxes and vases. The show runs at a store beside Sykes Floral Company through Saturday night.
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Sidna Allen
Virginia Penitentiary
Richmond
Hillsville
High Point
Sykes Floral Company
Allen
Cabinet work pieces draw interest at local exhibit
A reader describes several finely crafted items, noting a small fur niture piece symbolizing eight hours of daily labor for eighteen months. The tables are described as perfectly constructed and splendid specimens of cabinet work at the display.
Oliver Gardner Dies Near Sophia at 73
Oliver Gardner aged 73 died of an acute heart attack at his home near Sophia yesterday afternoon at 2 30. He had farmed most of his life and is survived by brothers Robert and Gill Gardner of Sophia and half sister Mrs Sarrah Hannah of Missouri. Funeral services were held at Old Union church near Sophia with Rev Brindle officiating and burial in the church cemetery.
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Oliver Gardner
Sophia
Mr. Gardner
Robert Gardner
J. M. White
Randolph County
Gill Gardner
Sarrah Hannah
Missouri
Old Union Church
Brindle
Archie C. Farlow
Scovia Poston
Thurston Street
Marlboro Church
Tom Alderman Sykes
Central Friends Church
David White
Indiana
Michael Farlow
Charlie Pearce
Percy Pearce
Troy Pearce
Roger Pearce
McKinley Robbins
Nathan Robbins
Richardson
Pearce
Belva Robbins
Mary Wade Bulla
Letha McGhee
Ina Hill
Notre Robbins
Georgia Robbin
Roda Poston
Mary Wall
Myrtle Lewis
Adams
Markets New Orleans Cotton Prices Rally After Opening Losses
Good weather helped push cotton prices higher after early losses of 7 to 10 points. May fell to 1406 July 1416 October 1428, with 12 points below yesterday's close across months. Notices for about 2 000 bales were issued for March delivery. Trading in March stops at noon today.
Cotton futures rally resumes in New York opening
The stock market gainses eased early with Marine preferred Colorado Fuel and St Louis Southwestern advancing while United States Steel General Motors and others rose fractions. Philadelphia company opened 2 12 points higher at 110 a new high. March May July Oct Dec futures quoted with gains and Openings listed.
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New York
Marine Preferred
Colorado Fuel
St. Louis Southwestern
United States Steel Common
General Motors
Philadelphia
Potato market report from Chicago on March 25
Potatoes receipts total 78 cars with 188 on track and overall U S shipments at 825 plus 28 to Canada. Demand and trading are moderate. market steady. Wisconsin sacked round whites quoted 185 to 210 with bulk 205 210. Idaho sacked russets 270 to 295, mostly 285 290.
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Chicago
U. S
Canada
Wisconsin
Idaho
Exchange Rates Steady Across Foreign Currencies
New York March 25. Foreign exchanges remain steady with quotes in cents for major nations. Cables and bank bills vary by country, listing Britain France Italy Belgium Germany Sweden and other currencies with precise rates and percentages.
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New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Belgium
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Czecho Slovakia
Jugo Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
Wheat export demand boosts Chicago grain prices
Improved export demand for domestic spring and winter wheat lifted Chicago grain prices today.
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Chicago
Mar
Two Indicted in Ohio Beer Import Conspiracy Case
Cleveland March 25 Two indictments were returned by a federal jury probing a scheme that brought large quantities of Pennsylvania beer into Ohio over the past two years. Indictees will be identified only as arrests occur. Reports say 20 to 300 persons named. Two no bills were found regarding other linked individuals.
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Cleveland
Mar
Pennsylvania
Ohio
City to aid Tri-City air mail port at Friendship site
High Point votes to cooperate in equipping the Tri-City air mail port on the Paul F. E. Lindley field near Friendship. Plans call for 100 acres lease for ten years with low rent, financing details to be settled, and expected July service from New York and Atlanta.
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High Point
Tri-City
North Carolina
Paul FE. Lindley Field
Friendship
J. G. Ray
Pitcairn Aviation Company
United States
Chamber of Commerce
Ben
George L. Stansbury
Tricity Air Mail
J. A. Gawthrop
Greensboro Chamber of Commerce
Council
Stansbury
Gawthrop
Winston-Salem Council
Washington
Fred N. Tate
C. M. Waynick
D. A. Stanton
Pitcairn Company
Lindley
Greensboro
Winston
Lindsey
Chamber
Tri- City
Charlotte
New York
Atlanta
Enthusiastic Semi Monthly Meeting Of Local Ex-Service Men
A large number of ex-service men attended the semi monthly session on street. Judge Lewis Teague of the High Point Corporation court and Attorney C A York delivered outstanding addresses. Several brief talks followed as David T. Yow, commander of the High Point post, presided.
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Lewis Teague
High Point Corporation Court
C. A. York
David T. Yow
High Point Organization
State Hi Y leaders attend Raleigh conference
Secretary Edgar Hartley of the YMCA and three High Point Hi Y members Stuart Clark John Teaster and Vernon Johnson left for Raleigh to join a state Hi Y congress. The meeting aims to plan older boys conferences and a uniform program for Hi Y clubs across the state with prominent YMCA leaders attending. Hartley’s party will return tomorrow night.
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Edgar Hartley
Young Men’s Christian Association
High Point
Stuart Clark
John Teaster
Vernon Johnson
Raleigh
Capitol Building
Hartley
Kidnapping case puzzles Chattanooga police
The kidnapping of two year old Josephine Frazier daughter of Fred B. Frazier commissioner of education of Chattanooga Wednesday night remains unsolved as police and volunteers search for clues. Authorities believe the child was abducted but have not determined the abductor's sex or motive. The Frazier parents were to arrive from Tampa Florida.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Josephine Frazier
Fred B. Frazier
Preacher Identifies Men Who Flogged Him in 1925
Rev. J. T. Jones Jr. identified five men on trial as part of a masked robed group that abducted and whipped him at South Thompson Baptist Church in Lyons Georgia on August 13, 1925. He named Mack New Willie McGilda Tom Taylor Hugh Taylor Lucien Edenfield, describing New with a pistol and McGilda with a silver sword as they escorted him outside.
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New
McGilda
Tom Taylor
Public hearing on High Point Building Zone amendments
High Point citizens are notified of a public hearing in the City Hall Council Chamber on Tuesday night April 5 1927 at 8 p m to consider amendments to the Building Zone Ordinance. Proposals include reclassifying the Montlieu Forest corner to Residence Class A and extending North Main and West Broad business zones. By order City Manager R L Pickett.
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High Point
Council Chamber
Howell Street
Bain Avenue
West Broad Street
Lindsay Street
Oakwood Court
R. L. Pickett
Carolina Ranks Second in Fertilizer Production
North Carolina ranks second to Georgia in fertilizer production per a Commerce Department compilation. The state produced 559,197 tons last year while Georgia produced 802,292 tons.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Georgia
United States Department of Commerce
Teague addresses Legionaires at local American Legion meeting
The Andrew Jackson post of the American Legion met last night at the local legion hut on College Street to discuss activities and plans for upcoming events. Members, led by Teague, reviewed post finances and volunteer opportunities.
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Andrew Jackson
The
American Legion
On College
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