United States Orders More Marines To China Amid Crisis
Fifteen hundred American marines were ordered to China with potential army reinforcements if needed. Troops will sail from San Diego after gathering along the Atlantic coast, with embarka tion tentatively set for April 3. Details point to support for Admiral Williams and Major General Butler as tensions rise along the Yangtse and Cantonese fronts.
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Washington
Mar
China
Atlantic Seaboard
San Diego
Calif
Henderson
Corinto
Nicaragua
Quantico
Navy Yards
Philadelphia
Boston
Paris
Hawaii
Manila
15Th Infantry
Tientsin
Peking
Williams
Yangtse
Wilbur
Kherle
State Department
Kellogg
Summerall
Army
Blue Jackets
Chinese
Admiral Williams
Smedley D. Butler
Marines Corps
Coolidge
Radio messages offer hope for evacuees from Nanking crisis
Reports from Shanghai and Nanking say foreigners are moving toward the Yangtze river under naval escort. About 30 Americans remain unaccounted for as Allied warships shell Cantonese positions to aid evacuation. Consul Gauss notes two refugee ships expected to reach Shanghai today.
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Washington
Mar
China
Nanking
Yantse River
Shanghai
H. H. Hough
Nanking University
Coolidge
Kellogg
Wilbur
Navy Department
Williams
Orient
China Zone
Far East
Esme Howard
United States
Worcester
Mass
Soviet
Russia
Borah
Idaho
Department
Gauss
Yangtse River
Preston
Chinkiang
Admiral Williams
Yangtse Valley
Mull Convicted of Manslaughter in Gibbs Slaying
Pink Mull found guilty of manslaughter in the death of Paul Gibbs whose body was found near the Mull home. Judge P A McElroy sentenced Mull to two to three years in prison. Jury foreman E B Claywell announced the verdict at the opening of court. The case hinged on circumstantial evidence and Mull faced no appeal likelihood.
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Morganton
Mar
Pink Mull
Paul Gibbs
Mull
P. A. McElroy
Marshall
E. B. Claywell
H. J. Hatcher
Tres
Gibbs
Lois Walker
Frozen radiator cripples Arctic expedition plane
Wiseman Alaska March 26 AP Crippled by a frozen radiator one of three Detroit News Wilkins Arctic expedition airplanes left Fairbanks for Point Barrow could not continue after landing for gasoline The Super Swallow piloted by Joe Crosson carried Detroit News correspondent A M Smith The other two planes left Fairbanks at noon circled Wiseman then proceeded toward Barrow Efforts were under way to repair the Super Swallow and resume the journey.
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Wiseman
Alaska
Detroit News- Wilkins Arctic Expedition
Fairbanks
Point Barrow
Joe Crosson
A. M. Smith
Detroit News
Barrow
Indictment Sets Trial Date for Marie Jackson in Harlan
Harlan Ky March 26 An indictment charging Marie Jackson 27 with false swearing was returned today by the Harlan County grand jury Next Thursday was set as the trial date.
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Harlan, Ky
Marie Jackson
Harlan County Grand
Morehead Hurts Dixon Takes Job Leading to Football Question
Salisbury report states Garrett Morehead UNC captain-elect sustained a knee injury in a highway accident near Salisbury. Doctors weigh potential fracture that could end his football season. Also update on Miss Caro Fish with serious injuries and Paul Whitlock Jr minor injuries. In Raleigh J K Dixon becomes assistant director of conservation and development overseeing inland hatcheries and angling law with a listed slate of committee members.
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Morehead
Dixon
Mabe
Salisbury
Garrett Morehead
University of North Carolina
Salisbury-Charlotte
Caro Fish
Raleigh
Miss Fish
Paul ©. Whitlock, Jr
Charlotte
North Carolina Leads Sesquicentennial Living Flags Drive
Washington March 26 United States Flag Association reports North Carolina heads the nation in forming Sesquicentennial Living Flags to mark the 150th anniversary of the flag adoption. Governor McLean endorses the nationwide effort, praising the Old North State for its leadership and patriotic response.
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Washington
Mar
United States Flag Association
United States
North Carolina
McLean
Old North
Potatoes Market Mixed as Shipments Rise in Chicago
Chicago March 26 reports show 87 carload receipts with total U S shipments at 756. Supplies ample, demand slow, market dull. Wisconsin sacked round whites mostly 195 to 200, Idaho sacked russets 285 to 295 with bulk 200 to 210 for some grades.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Idaho
Wildcats and Cadets clash to end two game series
Monk Younger’s Wildcat baseball team defeated Oak Ridge Institute in the opener and renewed the two game series this afternoon. The annual matchup tests both squads with a tradition of splitting exhibitions, keeping the rivalry balanced.
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Davidson
Monk Younger
Wildcat
Victors
Oak Ridge Institute
Raleigh Golf Meet Opens with Sedgefield Club Match
Raleigh golfers begin a series of inter-city link matches with Sedgefield at the opening event. Teams from Winston Salem and Greensboro will follow in later contests. The Raleigh club lists twenty men and four women among its members.
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Raleigh
Sedgefield
Winston Salem
Greensboro
Wolfpack Opens Spring With Two Picked Varsity Lines
Raleigh report notes 1927 North Carolina State Wolfpack under coach Gus Tebell tested new gridiron rules as two selected elevens played in a regulation scrimmage ending spring training.
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Raleigh
Gus Tebell
Wolfpack
Harrison of High Point College Wins Forensic Contest
Keith Harrison of High Point College won first place in the North Carolina inter-collegiate Forensic Association contest held in Raleigh. H. J. Oberholzer of State College took second with a silver medal. Harrison spoke on The Pledge of Youth and Oberholzer on The American Road.
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Raleigh
Keith Harrison
Dark Horse
High Point College
High Point
H. J. Oberholzer
Union of South Africa
State College
Harrison
Pledge of Youth
Oberholzer
Whitaker in Critical Condition After NYC Operation
George B. Whitaker treasurer of Wachovia Bank and Trust is critically ill at Neurological Hospital New York City after an operation yesterday. Friends fear the operation failed. he has spent months in northern hospitals with serious conditions.
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Whitaker
Winston-Salem
George B. Whitaker
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Neurological Hospital
New York City
Tong chiefs urge halt to warfare under threat of deportation
In New York on March 26 the On Leong and Hi Sing Tong presidents issued a letter urging no warfare or killings. District Attorney Banton’s conference warned of wholesale deportation if the violence, already claiming ten lives in six cities, did not stop.
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New York
On Leong
Hi Sing Tongs
Banton
Coolidge weighs fleet review off Hampton Roads
President Coolidge is favorably considering a plan to review the United States fleet off Hampton Roads early in June, with approval anticipated as part of ongoing military demonstrations and national defense signaling.
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Washington
Coolidge
United States
Hampton Roads
Chicago Man Edward Nevers Found Murdered With Wife
Edward Nevers, a former partner in McAuley and Nevers phonograph dealers in the loop, was discovered murdered with his wife in a secluded house near Miami. The incident is reported from Chicago dated March 26.
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Chicago
Edward Nevers
Miami
McAuley and
Jones Named Comer to Serve As Temporary Commissioner
Greensboro March 26 By order of Judge John J Parker of the middle district federal court N B Jones of Jackson Springs is appointed commissioner to serve temporarily until the final organization of the court is made
Bobby Jones Leads Southern Open After First Nine
Bobby Jones completed the first nine holes in par 35 at the Southern Open in East Lake. Jess Sweetser and Willie MacFarlane were close behind with 34 and 38 respectively during the early round with Sweetser playing alongside Jones.
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Hobby
East Lake Country Club
Bobby Jones
Jess Sweetser
Willie MacFarlane
Buck Taylor Agrees to Terms With Twins
Buck Taylor star pitcher and utility man has agreed to terms with the Minnesota Twins after holding out for higher salary. He had been on option to Asheville last fall but Asheville owners refused his demands and sent him back to the Twins. He plans to report Sunday.
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Winston-Salem
Buck Taylor
Twins
Taylor
Asheville
South Atlantic
Mysterious double murder shocks Miami home
In Miami a secluded house held the mutilated bodies of Mrs. Ed ward Nevers and a man identified as her husband for ten days behind locked doors. A bloodstained hatchet and a whiskey still were found in a garage along with missing jewelry. Police search a family friend who lived in the house. Steven Jennings said Nevers once dealt in phonographs.
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Miami
Fla
Edward Nevers
Nevers
J. A. Keith
Chicago
Steven Jennings
Pollen
Nanking evac plan by Commander Timberlake disclosed
Raleigh dated dispatch reports Commander Julian Timberlake who planned the 1924 evacuation of Nanking left for Annapolis to join the Naval Academy. He commanded the U S S Isabel, flagship of the Yangtse patrol, and discussed foreign shells hitting Socony Hill. Lieutenant Commander George B. Ashe leads the U S S Preston as Americans face Cantonese upheaval.
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Raleigh
Nanking
Julian Timberlake
Annapolis
United States Naval Academy
U. S. S. Isabel
Timberlake
George B. Ashe
Ford to Field Six Cylinder Car Against GM Line
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh March 26 Ford dealers say no new model is planned yet but reports from authentic sources say Ford will soon market a new six cylinder car not a model, built to compete with Buick and other GM six cylinders. The move follows GM’s lead in six cylinder production and Chevy’s rising share, with price speculation between 800 and 1000 dollars.
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Raleigh
Ford
Ford Company
General Motors Corporation
Buick
General Motors
Ford Motor Company
Chevrolet
Detroit
Pontiac
Oakland
Oldsmobile
Henry Ford
North Carolina College and Greensboro College Students Go on Spring Break
Holiday notices announced for North Carolina College for Women from April 1 to 7 and Greensboro College from March 31 to April 5. Railroads plan special provisions to move the thousands of students and faculty members in and out of Greensboro for vacations.
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Greensboro
North Carolina College For Women
Greensboro College
James Farrell Former Dock Board Superintendent Kills Self
James Farrell 66 former superintendent of the dock board in New Orleans shot himself in the head. Relatives said he had been ill for about six months and attributed the act to temporary dementia.
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Orueans
James Farrell
The
Dock Board
Farrell
Boxer Diggins Slain in Hollywood Tea Room Melee
Eddie Diggins twenty nine a famed lightweight boxer was stabbed to death in a wild brawl in a Hollywood tea room early today Police held nine suspects including actor Lloyd Hamilton for questioning the incident remains under investigation
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Hollywood
Cal
Eddie Diggins
Lloyd Hamilton
Funeral for Thomas Settle Groome Held at Groometown
Funeral services were held at Groometown Methodist church for Thomas Settle Groome who died at his home from a heart attack. Dr. J. H. Earnhardt of Winston-Salem and Rev. H. I. Powell led the service.
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Greensboro
Groometown Methodist Church
Thomas Settle Groome
J. H. Earnhardt
Winston-Salem
H. I. Powell
Groometown Cleared
High School Journalists Meet in Raleigh Yearly Assembly
High school journalists gathered in Raleigh for the annual North Carolina high school press association meeting. Ten new Quill and Scroll members were initiated as delegates toured Raleigh newspapers under Col. Fred Olds. New officers were Jack Brooks Asheville president J D McNairy Greensboro vice president and William Womble Hugh Morson Raleigh secretary treasurer.
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Raleigh
Quill and Scroll
National Honorary Society For
North Carolina High School Press Association
Fred Olds
Historical Commissions
New High School Association
Jack Brooks
Asheville High School
J. D. McNairy
Greensboro High School
William Womble
Hugh Morson High School
State Educational Association
Steward Robertson
Journalism
State College
High School Press Association
Association
Neil Battle Lewis
North Carolina
C. C. Taylor
United Commercial Travelers Meet Tonight in Old Hall
The United Commercial Travelers will meet in the old Masonic Hall on East Washington Street tonight at 8 o'clock. All members are urged to attend.
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United Commercial Traveler
Old Masonic Hall
East Washington Street
Borden Held on Federal Narcotic Charge in Greensboro
Jack Borden, sought on multiple charges, appeared before Commissioner W S Lyon in Greensboro after a chase from Thomasville with two women. He faces a federal narcotics count alleging $1,500 worth of narcotics. bond set at 1,500 was not posted and he remains jailed with Essie Foster and Billie Black, who face related aiding charges. The women are to get a hearing Tuesday.
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The
Enterprise Bureau
Greensboro
March
Jack Borden
High Point
Thomasville
Asheeboro
L. S
W. S. Lyon
Guilford
Essie Foster
Billie Black
New State Board Opens With Surprises In Initial Meeting
Raleigh March 26 The new state board of conservation and development did not name J K Dixon as state game warden. Dixon becomes assistant director and oversees hatcheries and inland fisheries while the game warden post stays vacant for now. The board forms four divisions and plans for the game law take effect June 1 with hunting seasons next fall. Cant J A Neigon is reappointed fisheries commissioner and remains in charge of commercial fisheries and North Carolina navy.
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Raleigh
J K Dixon
Trenton
Fisheries Commission Board
Commission
Fred I. Sutton
Kinston
Santford Martin
Winston-Salem
George L. Hampton
Canton
J. Q. Gilkey
Marion
Ed. Crawford
Asheboro
Ros. Worthy
Washington
R. Bruce Etheridge
Manteo
E. S. Askew
Merryhill
Frank H. Stedman
Fayetteville
Charlotte
Crawford
James G. K. McClure
Asheville
S. Wade Marr
Winston- Salem
Board of Conservation and Development
J. K. Dixon
Old State Fisheries Board
Mr. Dixon
Dixon
Morehead City
Game and Fish
Sanford Martin
J. Q. Gilkes
Ed Crawford
F. S. Worthy
Merry Hill
Fred ¥. Sutton
H. Lk. McClaren
Jas
G. K. McClure
Etcc
K McClure
E. 8. Askew
Game and Fish Committee
Industrial Bureau of the
Department
Secretary of Commerce
Hoover
J. A. Neigon
North Carolina Navy
American Consul Seeks Destroyer Movement North of Shantung
The American consul at Chefoo on the Shantung peninsula asked for a dispatch of a destroyer to the area amid clashes reported between forces at Shantung and allied troops near the Shantungee in northern Loops.
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Peking
Mar
Chefoo
Shanturg Peninsula
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Burke
Nanking Road
Vangtse
Whangpoo
Intlag Movemient
Mrs
Julian ‘Timberlake
Einterprise Bureau
J. W. Dixon
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