Concert and Community Sing At High School Friday Night
A band concert and community sing by the high school band and choral groups will be held in the high school auditorium Friday at 8 15 pm directed by Lewis L Stookey of the city schools music department. The program closes the school year and a record crowd is expected with extra seats planned. The concert features Sousa El Capitan Verdi Calm as the Night Neidlinger The Bells of St Marys Adams Protheroe and Mendelssohn Athalia among others with the band in new uniforms for the evening.
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Lewis L. Stookey
Andrew O. Butler
Virginia B. Frank
Virginia T. Ashlin
Stookey
el Capitan
Sousa
Kean
Verdi High School
Bohm
Neidlinger
St. Mary’s Adams
Scott
Protheroe
Summer Camp Programs Begin Monday Night
An open campfire program will be held at the Archdale playground next Monday night by Central Friends church members. The event inaugurates weekly Monday night gatherings at the playground to run throughout the summer months.
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Archdale Playground
Central Friends Church
Texas Democrats Seek Dry Platform at National Convention
Texas democratic convention approves 40 votes for a dry platform and a dry candidate, with Governor Dan Moody leading the Harmony faction against pro Smith backers. Moody vows the delegation should not vote for Smith, while not naming him if he is nominated. North Carolina reports show per capita fire losses 1920 to 1927 and early 1928 totals, listing city figures with Rocky Mount and Asheville among the lowest costs.
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Beaumont
Tex
Texas
Dan Moody
Alfred K. Smith
Moody
New York
Smith
National Party
Houston
Raleigh
North Carolina
United States
State Insurance Department
Rocky Mount
Asheville
Winston
Charlotte
Greensboro
Durham
Wilmington
High Point
Gastonia
Salisbury
Wilson
Goldsboro
New Bern
Fayetteville
New York Woman Granted a Divorce
The Paris divorce court, after an unusual reconciliation attempt, issued a decree in favor of Mrs. Felix Doubleday of New York. Judge summoned both spouses, noted abandonment as proven, with witness Mrs. Mumm Robinson testifying to Mrs. Doubleday’s martyrdom.
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Paris
Felix Doubleday
New York
Polarflight duo welcomed in Oslo after Arctic crossing
Captain George Wilkins and Lieut. Carl Hielson completed their Alaska to Spitzbergen flight and were greeted by Oslo authorities including the aero club president the geographic society and a U.S. representative. Crowds lined the streets as the explorers were honored on arrival.
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Oslo
Norway
George Wilkins
Carl B. Hielson
Polar
Alaska
Spitzbergen
Bergen
Aero Club
The
Geographical Society
American Legation
Bremen Grows Turks Faces Toward Home
The Bremen trio Major Fitzmaurice Captain Koehl and Baron von Huenefeld ended their US and Canada tour and turned toward New York to sail June 9 for Ireland or Germany. They expect to decide Dublin or Berlin for the next leg and may be joined by the Irish partner. They arrived in Quebec after planting trees in Arbor Day ceremonies and attending a reception by the provincial government.
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Quebec
United States
Canada
Fitzmaurice
Koehl
Baron von Huenefeld
New York
Home
Ireland
Germany
Dublin
Berlin
Bremen
Montreal
United Irish Societies
Quebec City
Japan to Formally Endorse Kellogg Peace Pact Step
Tokyo May 24 Japan will present its formal approval of the Kellogg peace treaty to its cabinet for ratification then submit to the Emperor for sanction. Ambassdor MacVeagh is expected to receive the reply tomorrow afternoon. Reports say the reply will carry blanket approval with no reservations after redrafting by treaty experts.
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Tokyo
Japan
America
Methodist ministers recommend dismissal in heresy case
The Episcopacy Committee of the Querennial General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal church recommended dismissal of the charges filed by Rev. George A. Cooke of Wilmington against bishops McDowell of Washington and McConnell of Pittsburgh. It found no evidence supporting the complaints against the bishops.
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Kansas City
Episcopacy Committee
Querennial General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church Today
George A. Cooke
Wilmington
Del
McDowell
Washington, D. C
McConnell
Pittsburgh
Cooke
Youth Arrests near Baxter Slaying Spark Interest
A youth described as Samuel Baxter was arrested in Danville Newfoundland after checking into a hotel. He claimed to be Mackenzie Ward of Midlothian Illinois and had been "bumming" through the south since the month’s start. Another Baxter associate, John Burns, was arrested near Lafayette Indiana earlier.
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Danville
Samuel Baxter
Indiana
Baxter
McKenzie Ward
Midlothian
Illl
John Burns
Wallace McClure
John Grove
Lafayette
Ind
Italia Abandons Pole Landing After Arctic Flight
The Italia abandoned its plan to land at the pole moving from Kings Bay at 4 40 a m with a crew and scientists. The dirigible reached the pole at 1 a m today after a 20 plus hour voyage covering 750 miles then turned south toward Kings Bay where awaiting forces hoped for new northern secrets. The flight followed past polar attempts by Peary Nobile Byrd Bennett Norge and other explorers with radio updates and cipher messages from base ship Citta Di Milano.
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Pole
Kings Bay
Pope Pius
Nobile
Peary
Arctic
Spitzbergen
Alaska
Lincoln Ellsworth
Roald Amunds
Amsterdam Island
Rome
Greenland
Pope Pius Seeks Unity After Italian Consulate Attack
In a continuation of reports, Pope Pius expressed horror over the attack on the Italian consulate and urged prayers to prevent further outrages. Cardinal Gasparri delivered the news as Senor Perez the Argentine ambassador conveyed condolences to King Emmanuel and Mussolini on the casualties.
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Pope Pius
Cardinal Gasparri
Milan
Senor Perez
Italy
Emmanuel
Chigi Palace
Mussolini
Lawrence Overruled Defense Motion in Cape Fear Murder Case
The state rested at noon as the afternoon session focused on defense arguments led by Lawrence's attorneys. Solicitor Clawson Williams offered no opposition to the motion. Fishermen reported a woman's screams at Avent's Ferry bridge in lower Chatham County two months earlier. Mrs Terry's body was found in the Cape Fear river nine days later. Lawrence was arrested on April 11. The state presented circumstantial evidence including a man resembling Lawrence near the scene, blood stains in a contractor's car, and tire marks matching fresh traces at the bridge. Witnesses noted Larry and the deceased had friendly terms, though he claimed only a bare acquaintance. He remains weakened from a self-inflicted cut in his cell last Saturday.
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Lawrence
Clawson Williams
Avent’s Ferry
Chatham County
Terry
Cape Fear
Honor a Pioneer in Aviation Award Likely to Wright
Washington May 24 Orville Wright pioneer aviator would be awarded the distinguished flying cross the highest award for American aeronautical achievement under a bill introduced by Representative James Republican Michigan.
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Washington
Orville Wright
James
Michigan
Found Picture At Place She Least Expecting It
Mrs. Margaret ONeill, who lost her daughter May eight years ago when the Mississippi flood struck, found a photograph of her child in a Chicago second hand store. She had moved from Mississippi to start anew, and the shopkeeper could not explain how the picture ended up there.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Margaret O'Neill
May
Shute Bites Four Attendees At Montreal Party
Albert Shute attacked a party in Montreal biting two women and two men. He entered during the height of the gathering and wounded Mrs. Marcoux who later died nine days after the assault.
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Montreal
Albert Shute
Shute
Bright Light Exhausts Retina and Affects Brain System
A continuous bright light can exhaust the retina and spread fatigue to the brain and entire body system. The eye may feel strained and prolonged exposure risks vision and overall alertness. Medical guidance suggests limiting exposure and using protective measures.
S.S.S. Blood Remedy Promises Vitality and Strength
Advertisement extols S.S.S. as a century old cure for loss of appetite and general weakness. Claims rich red blood boosts health, skin clarity, sleep, and nerves. Emphasizes natural vegetable ingredients and availability in two sizes at drug stores.
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S.S.S
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