Spring Water Use Fight Continues in Raleigh Office
Enterprise Bureau reports in Raleigh on May 26 that the spring water controversy endures. A department head confirms ongoing purchases for office use and urges other officials to follow suit.
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High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1927
Page
3
McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Tablets Promised to Add Weight
Advert explains McCoy's Cod Liver Oil Compound Tablets as a modern vitamin flesh food for thin men and women. It claims weight gain of five pounds in 30 days with a money back offer and urges customers to demand McCoy's while warning against imitations.
Auditor Baxter Durham Denies Spring Water Purchases
State auditor Baxter Durham says he uses city water and not spring water, insisting no special appropriation is needed and that department heads can buy supplies as needed. Budget officials say memoranda show no spring water listed in budgets, so no payments are allowed. unpaid spring water bills for the auditor’s office rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baxter Durham
Raleigh
Supreme Court
Durham
Budget Bureau
Auditor
Governor McLean to receive new Cadillac car
Enterprise Bureau at the Sir Walter Hotel reports Governor McLean will finally get a brand new Cadillac in the latest design. The color has not yet been chosen.
Governor Morrison to Say Farewell to Cadillac
The governor will part with his Cadillac sedan after driving about 116000 to 120000 miles. The state bought the car for Morrison who logged around 30000 miles, with the rest of the nearly 100000 miles accrued under McLean. Most miles were on the road with Hugh, the colored chauffeur for both governors, at the wheel. Hugh smiles at the prospect of a new car.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morrison
McLean
Hugh
Break With Britain Seen as Accomplished Fact in Moscow
Moscow expects a British move to rupture relations with Soviet Russia after Parliament backs the cabinet. Officials predict Western sympathy for the Soviet and view Britain’s action as an effort to provoke a conflict with the USSR with serious European peace consequences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moscow
Russia
Great Britain
Europe
Far East
Soviet Union
Richmond arrest links to local Ford theft
Richmond police report Virgil Williams, a young white man from Greensboro, held there after being caught with the Ford machine allegedly stolen from G N Harrell on May 21. He will be returned here promptly for trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Greensboro
Virgil Williams
G.N. Harrell
Frigidaire Cabinets Highlight Hydrorene Insulation
Frigidaire ovens and refrigerators emphasize electric refrigeration with steel cabinets finished in white Duco and enamel or seamless porcelain lining. Five models feature porcelain finish inside and out and all include hydrogen-treated insulation for easy cleaning and efficient cooling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eneral Motors
Wreath For 500 Heroes Trial Starts For Rector
Statesville May 25. John R. Rector 62 faces a life term trial in Iredell Superior Court for the February 7 killing of his young wife. Rector was separated from his spouse. Two black women June Gibson and Carrie Steele also face first degree murder charges for killing Ellard Brown and her husband respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
John R. Rector
Iredell Superior Court
Rector
June Gibson
Carrie Steele
Ellard Brown
North Carolina talc and soapstone output doubles in 1926
North Carolina produced nearly twice as much talc and soapstone in 1926, valued at 97 008 dollars versus 48 550 dollars the prior year, with state geologists attributing the rise to expanded operations at Hemp and Glendon in Moore County. Pyrophyllite, a talc variety, will be marketed from Glendon in powdered and sawed forms as output is boosted. The geologist notes North Carolina hosts the only known commercial pyrophyllite deposits in the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
North Carolina
Testimony Ends in Brown Will Case Hearing
In Washington North Carolina on May 25 the Brown will case hearing concluded for the day after witnesses for the propounders testified. Dr Dave Tayloe Jr and Dr Dave Tayloe Sr described events at A D MacLean's home as counsel argued motions for opening and closing statements to the jury before Judge Frank A Daniels. A smaller crowd attended as the jury took a bus ride during legal arguments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, N. C
Frank A. Daniels
S. C Bragan
J. B. Ehringhouse
H. §. Ward
Tayloe
Principal installs loud speakers for whole high school
Marion Ohio May 25. W E Orcutt principal reports he outfitted the entire high school with loud speakers. A single desk press delivers one speech to all students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion
W. E. Orcutt
County Commissioners Set August Meeting at Chimney Rock
The association of county commissioners plans its annual gathering at Chimney Rock on the second Tuesday in August. President J. E. Woodland of Morehead City says the event will be the most significant yet as it discusses experiences with new county government legislation. A strong program is planned with numerous prominent speakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Association of County Commissioners
J. E. Woodland
Morehead City
Chimney Rock
Woodland
Association
McLean
Craven County Adopts County Manager Plan
In Craven county the board elevated L. H. Cutler to county manager, the first change under the new county legislation. The move establishes the county manager as the administrative head, with other counties like Durham reportedly considering similar shifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Craven County
Board of Commissioners
L. H. Cutler
Board of County Commissioners
Durham County
Russian Factory School Health Exam Finds Out Sick Pupils
In Russian factory schools 8 202 pupils underwent medical exams and 5 122 or 62 percent were found sick. Among them 1 347 had tuberculosis.
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