Black Mountain Woman Shot After Door Call
Mrs. John Melton near Black Mountain was wounded by four shots from an automatic shotgun and one from a .32 pistol as she opened her door at 1 AM to a messenger about her son Harry injured in a car crash. She is seriously hurt. bloodhounds used to track attackers. sheriff says moonshining activities may be related.
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Asheville
Mar
John Melton
Black Mountain
Harry
Harry Mellon
E. M. Mitchell
Buncombe County
Real estate boom progresses in High Point with 30 acre purchase
Ameri can Land company buys 30 acres near silk mills west of Hillcrest formerly Joe Bundy place. Plans call for 100 lots for residential and manufacturing use, boosting High Point realty as 125 local manufacturers back industrial growth. Sheraton Park and Emerywood developments underway with sidewalks and utilities in progress.
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Silk Mills
Hillcrest
American Land Company
Joe Bundy
J. L. Newton
W. S. Swain
High Point
Florida
South
Sheraton Park
Emerywood
Carolina Homes, Incorporated
Lexington Man Hurt in Auto Accident Near Lexington
Jim Cooper of Lexington narrowly escaped death when his automobile ran off the Central Highway and fell 20 feet into an embankment. He was found by a passerby, treated at a local hospital, and later listed in not serious condition. A passing car attempting to pass him reportedly crowded his vehicle causing the wreck.
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Lexington
N. C
Jim Cooper
Cooper
Whittemore Gang Led Polished Crime Plan Aims Billion Loot
District Attorney Banton says Richard Reese Whittemore heads a gang that plotted a perfect crime system with a one billion dollar loot goal and has most of 830000 saved. Whittemore claims poverty while the Kraemers fund his defense and money moves Whittemore toward avoidant murder trials in Erie and Baltimore.
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New York
Mar
Richard Reese Whittemore
Banton
Whittemore
Leon
Jacob Kraemer
Mr. Banton
Erie County
Baltimore
Whittem
Kramers
Jantno
Butler To Hear Both Sides of Texas Quarrel
National Chairman Butler will hear Texas patronage quarrel sides before deciding on an investigation. He plans talks with Rep Wurzbach and with Reps Tilson and Wood about irregularities in patronage allotments. Creager asked for a full inquiry, which Butler is considering.
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Butler
Texas
Washington
Mar
Republican National Committee
Wurzbach
House
Tilson
Connecticut
Wood
Indiana
Republican Congressional Committee
R. B. Creager
Creager
Hughie Jennings In T B Sanitarium in Asheville
Hughie Jennings assistant manager of the New York Grants is a patient at Winyah Sanitarium a tubercular hospital in Asheville He has not joined McGraws baseball team and remains in his ward though Tigers visited to see their former boss His doctors expect him to stay through the summer following medical advice
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Asheville
Hughie Jennings
New York Grants
Winyah Sanitarium
McGraw
Jennings
Tiger
School election tomorrow sparks broad interest
County expectations hinge on a taxation plan approved by voters with many believing a victory is near. The upcoming vote centers on school funding and related tax measures affecting the region.
Guilford County Voters Face County-Wide School Tax Issue
Tomorrow Guilford County voters will decide how the county wide school system will be financed. Officials stress the vote concerns financing eight month terms, not term length. Absentee voting available for those out of town and transport provided to polling stations.
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Guilford County
J. Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Guilford
Chamber Seeks Prompt Industrial Statistics Reports
The High Point chamber of commerce pushes local industries to submit 1925 business records to the National Commerce Commission. Officials say most manufacturers have sent figures, but many still must report to finalize the annual industrial statistics and avoid enforcing compulsory reporting in High Point.
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Chamber of Commerce
The
Commerce Commission
High Point
National Commerce Commission
High Point Chamber of Commerce
Infant Buried In Oakwood Cemetery
Burial services were held for James Clyde Brady infant son of Mr and Mrs J J Brady of 614 English street at Oakwood cemetery this morning at 10 o clock. The child died late Saturday night.
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James Clyde
J. J. Brady
English Street
Oakwood
Tragic Highway Crash Claims Young Driver
Gastonia March 29 AP Lewis Featherstone about 22 was killed Sunday night when his car overturned on the High Shoals Lincoln ton highway. He died almost instantly as a result of the wreck reported from the area.
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Gastonia
Lewis Featherstone
High Shoals
Lincolnton
City Commission Nears End of Secret Ferguson Inquiry
CHARLOTTE March 29 The city commission nears end of its secret inquiry into Chief C R Ferguson charged with unbecoming conduct. None of the commissioners would reveal findings.
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Case End
Charlotte
City Commission
C. R. Ferguson
Presbyterians Buy North Main Lot For New Church Home
The Presbyterian congregation in High Point voted to buy the J Elwood Cox block on North Main street as a site for a new church building to be erected within the next year. The church plans a $150 000 edifice on over four acres, with sale of the old site to fund the project.
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Presbyterian Church
J. Elwood Cox
North Main Street
North Main
Main Street
Shirley Avenue
Johnson Street
Cox
South Main
Green Streets
Wrenn Street
A. S. Caldwell, Jr
Frank Winishire
W. A. Hayes
Garrett
S. E. Tucker
C. H. Marriner
A. Ke, Taplin
Logan Porter
C. W. Perry
Carter Dalton
W. E. Snow
K. C. Denny
T. Wingate Andrews
G. W. Denny
Lamar McCallum
Violet Johnson
High Point
Charles P. Coble
Coble
House approves Cramp ton bill for prohibition unit hires
The House on March 29 approved without a recorded vote the Cramp ton bill extending civil service protection to employees of the prohibition unit.
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Washington
House
Crampton
Meeting Postponed by Green Street Baptist Church
The W M S of Green Street Baptist church will not meet with Mrs. D Q Andrews on Tuesday night as announced. The meeting is postponed to Tuesday night April 6 at 7 30 o clock.
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Green Street Baptist Church
D. Q. Andrews
Duke of Bivona Dies in Madrid
The Duke of Bivona former governor of Barcelona is dead in Madrid on March 29 AP reports. He leaves no heir.
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Madrid
Bivona
Gever
Barcelona
State Prison Nets First Profit in Six Years for 1925
Raleigh March 29. For the first time in six years the North Carolina State Prison reported a calendar year 1925 profit of 42,543.31, reduced to 18,093.43 after discharges and family commutations. The audit by Scott Charnley and Co. notes assets exceed liabilities by 2,748,352.55, up from 2,117,657.26 in 1924, reflecting large improvements and a move toward self sufficiency and industrial efficiency.
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Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina
Scott, Charnley and Co
Public Accountants of
Charlotte
Angus W. McLean
Special Messages This Week By Lutherans
Gospel messages will be delivered at Emmanuel Lutheran church all week starting 7:39 PM each night. Topics include Christianity is Different Monday Only Two Days Tuesday Crucified with Christ Wednesday Why the Act of Judas Thursday It Is Finished Friday.
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Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Christ
Judas
Virginia Valley Man Praises High Point Growth
H. J. Benchoff president of the Shenandoah National Park association writes to a High Point pastor that High Point appears one of the most booming towns seen on a southern tour. He and other Shenandoah Valley residents touring the South Atlantic states were impressed by the citys industries and progress. His remarks follow a sightseeing stop in High Point on March 14 en route to Virginia.
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High Point
H. J. Benchoff
Shenandoah National Park
Benchoff
Florida
Duke of Orleans dies. pretender to French throne loses home
Paris dispatch notes the death of Louise Philippe, Duke of Orleans, in Palermo at 57 after pneumonia. Exiled 40 years, he was a controversial figure and the royalist line now shifts to potential successors the Duke of Guise or his son, Prince Henry, with possible renunciations of pretender rights.
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Paris
Palermo
Duke of Orleans
France
Duke of Guise
Duke of
Chartres
Prince Henry
Orleans
Louise Philippe
Louis Philippe I
Sicilly
Comte de Paris
York House
Twickenham
England
Louis Philippe
Cavaignac
Louis Napoleon
Unite States
Napoleon II
Napoleon
Sandhurst
Marie Dorothea
Austria
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
Belgium
Amelie of
Portugal
Democrats Define Campaign Focus to Win Congress
Democratic National Committee chair Clem Shaver outlines a campaign emphasis on tax cuts, tariff issues, and investigations into the Aluminum Co of America as Democrats push for control of both houses. He notes expected gains and stresses organizing with state and national committees to elect Democrats to Senate, House, and local offices.
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Washington
Aluminum Co. of America
Mellon
Tariff Commission
Congress
Clem Shaver
Democratic Nationa Committee
Aluminum Co. O America
Senate
Democratic Party
Shaver
House
Stat
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Arizona
Iowa
Kansas
Vermont
Kentucky
Idaho
Oklahoma
Wisconsin
Illinois
Colorado
New Hampshire
Sau Dakota
Funeral Services For Mrs. Andrews Held
Funeral services for Mrs. Cor Trina C. Andrews who died after a long illness at her Mechanicsville home were held at the Primary Baptist church yesterday at 2 pm. The Rev O L Ruth J S Nance Elder Morton and J W Tuttle officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Flowbearers were Blanche King Misses King Romy King and Cora Isom. Pallbearers were J I Yow Samuel Hines W C Andrew King S Isom and King.
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Cor
Trina C. Andrews
Mechanicsville
Primary Baptist Church of
Pay Ageee
O.L. Ruth
the . J
Nance
Morton
Biéer
J W. Tuttle
Missa Es Blanche King
Little Ting
Romy King
Cora Isom
I. Yow
Samuel Hines
W. C. Andrew King
I Isom and
King
Kiwanis Dinner To Be Held Tuesday Night
The Kiwanis Club will host a monthly dinner Tuesday at 6 30 PM. An interesting program is planned for the occasion and a lap is expected.
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Kawanis Club
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T. B. Sanitarium
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Inakwood
Thomas Hill
West Union
Hill
Cranford
Stanly Court
Albemarle
N. C. Cranford
Stanly County
Tomor
T ¥On Phillips
Crawford
James Terry
James Howell
Chaingang
Seinly
Schenck
Don Phillips
J. R. Price
R. L. Smith
G. D. B. Reynolds
H. C. Turner
Brown and Sikes
Erskin Smith
I. R. Burleson
Stanly
Henry Wooten
Phillips
W. B. Cole
Rickingham
W. W. Ormond
Virginia Valley
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