Shrine Ceremonial Draws Shriners to High Point Parade
High Point hosts the Oasis Temple ceremonial of the Ancient Arabic Order Nobles of the Mystic Shrine with over 3 000 fez wearers and guests. A mammoth parade, temple building plans, and praise for local hospitality mark the two day event in North Carolina.
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High Point
Oasis Temple
Mystic Shrine
Fez
Steam
Jordan Street
Shrine
North Carolina
Furniture City
Sudan
New Bern
Oasis of Almas
Washington
D. C
Almas Temple
Leonard P. Stewart
Sheraton
Imperial Council
Strees
Main Street
Oasis Parol
H. A. Millis
C. J. Cummings
Fred Ecker
John Dyer
J. M. Jamison
Will Lindsay
the Chanters
Patrol
W. York
Raleigh
Oxford
Winston-Salem
Fren
J. W. Harriss
Wilbur Jones
Billy Armsrong
Orpheum Theater
Noble Randolph
North America
Charlote
Resolutions Committee
San Francisco
Sheraton Hotel
Protestants Face Hostility in Brazil Says Church Report
The Presbyterian board report to the 134th general assembly cites Brazil's Catholic leadership calling protestantism war without quarter. Archbishops and priests allegedly branded missionaries as spies of the United States and a mob of 590 men looted a Presbyterian church mission with threats of lynching Pastor Rev. Andrew Jensen.
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Des Moines
South America
Board of Foreign Missions
Presbyterian Church
United States
134Th General Assembly
Andrew Jensen
Bland Interests Lease Robert E. Lee Hotel for Twenty Years
T. L. Bland announced that he and associates leased the Robert E. Lee hotel in Winston-Salem with control to begin June 1. The lease runs twenty years. Bland Interests already operates hotels in Raleigh Rocky Mount Petersburg Virginia and New Bern.
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Rocky Mount
T. L. Bland
Winston-Salem
Orin R York Nominated for High Point Postmaster
Washington May 25 Orin R York was nominated to day to be postmaster at High Point He has been acting postmaster since the resignation of J J Farris and would take over the post if confirmed by the senate
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Washington
Orin R. York
High Point
York
J. J. Farris
Oklahoma Congressman's Daring Stunt Flight Over Capital
Washington May 25 Representative Manuel Herrick of Oklahoma agreed to a high flight with the brakes off promising to back a war department plane request personally He challenges death to prove his aerial daredevil status while criticizing a hazardous skylight risk in the Capitol. North Carolina banks face federal invalidation of a prior check clearance law as conflict with federal statute is upheld by the state supreme court. Farmers Bank of Monroe sues to enforce federal reserve check honors amid Such a ruling and Richmond officials warn the system could harm banks nationwide.
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Congress
Manuel Herrick
Oklahoma
Herbert J. Fahy
War Department
Mr. Herrick
Oklahoma House
Department
Raleigh
North Carolina General Assembly
Supreme Court
Farmers Bank of
Monroe
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
North Carolina
Richmond
Giov. G. E. Seay
Richmond Federal Reserve Bank
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Mr. Seay
Federal Reserve
Alabama Power Contract Invalid Approval Unclear
Washington May 25 An opinion by Attorney General Daugherty says the government Alabama Power contract is invalid regarding exclusive purchase rights of the Gorgas steam power plant. The ruling, sent to the House military affairs committee, also voids the exclusive purchase option claimed by the Alabama Power Company if government land is sold to private interests.
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Washington
Daugherty
Weeks
House Military Affairs Committee
Alabama Power Company
Power Company
Gorgas
Ala
War Department
Air Nitrates Company
American Cymide Company
Muscle Shoals
Three Soldiers Die in Camp Bragg Target Practice Accident
At Fort Bragg North Carolina a projectile misfired during target practice killing three soldiers. The victims include two enlisted men and one officer and Private Thomas Jr Wood of Salisbury was among the dead.
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Fayetteville
Camp Bragg
Thomas Jr
Wood
Salisbury
Business Better In All Sections Nationwide
Secretary Davis reports revived business activity across the United States based on unemployment conference data. Unemployment nearly eliminated in New York state and cut by over half in Pennsylvania within three months, with improvements seen in Minnesota Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Illinois Kansas Missouri and on the Pacific coast. Georgia Tennessee Alabama show steady gains and North Carolina reports virtually no unemployment.
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Washington
Davis
Department of Labor
New York State
Pennsylvania
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Illinois
Kansas
Missouri
Pacific Coast
South
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Charlie Frank Laid To Rest At Memphis
Charles Frank a founder of the Southern Baseball association was laid to rest in Forest Hill cemetery Memphis. His funeral drew hundreds of baseball men from this city and other southern towns where he was well known.
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Memphis
Tenn
Charles Frank
Southern Baseball Association
Forest Hill Cemetery
Passengers Injured In Traction Crash In Birmingham
Thirty two persons were injured, some seriously, when a tidewater trolley on the Birmingham Light and Power line was struck by a freight train of the Alabama Great Southern at Woodlawn station. Confusion in signals caused the collision as the interurban car was broken in two after the collision with the engine and forty five cars.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
Alabama Great Southern
Woodlawn
Pitcher Injured by Bat Ball in PhiladelphiaBrooklyn Game
Philadelphia pitcher Wilbur Hubbell was struck on the head by a batted ball in the first inning against Brooklyn. He was rushed to a hospital with a concussion of the brain, after the May 26 incident in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Wilbur Hubbell
Brooklyn
Tom Griffith
Man Held Up Bank Teller Near Randleman
Grady Ferguson, a white man from Randleman, allegedly robbed the People's Bank teller before noon yesterday, escaping with about 400 dollars. Police in High Point and surrounding towns searched for him, as his wife has been ill and Ferguson reportedly paid her hospital bills weekly. He had not been arrested by this afternoon, and authorities described him as possibly mentally unbalanced due to his wife’s condition.
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Grady Ferguson
Randleman
People’s Bank
High Point
Ferguson
Guilford General Hospital
I. T .Mann
Mann
New York Cotton Declines On Open Market Trading
Relatively easy Liverpool cables and better southern weather spurred liquidation on the cotton market. July futures fell to 20.13 and October to 19.91, with near months covering some losses. New Orleans bought new crop, recovering about half the early declines as opening quotes showed July 15.0, October 19.93, December 19.85, January 19.74, March 19.54.
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New York
Liverpool
South
New Orleans
Deputy Wagner Resigns as High Point Deputy Sheriff
No successor named yet as Deputy Sheriff J E Wag ner of High Point resigns after six years in office. A county meeting is set for Friday at 10 AM to discuss appointing an all time tax collector. Wag ner says he faces hostile attacks and will rest, while Dr Dyer and Jack Wright dispute whisky reports from the Martinsville trip.
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J. E. Wagner
High Point
D. B. Stafford
Chamber of Commerce
Ir. Wagner
Wagner
Spray
S. I. Ransom
John Dyer
Jack Wright
Martinsville
Mr. Wright
Winson-Salem
High Point Township
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Shrine Colors
Charlotte Oasis
Parade
Temple
Charlotte
Brazil
Mission Board
Catholic Church
Anscrutteted Press
Bland Interests
Robert E. Lee
O. R. York
Associated Press
Vali
State Supreme Court
Alabama Power
Charlie Frank
Coppton
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