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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1928
Page
3
The piece reports a heated dispute between Smith and Hull factions in precinct meetings with claims of moral and legal obligation to back the party nominee. Opponents argue binding primaries would remove personal choice at the polls, and tensions rise ahead of county and state conventions on June 9 and June 12, signaling a major showdown.
Several thousand Illinois farmers travel to Springfield to protest President Coolidge vetoing the MacNary Haugen farm relief bill. They demand major parties’ platforms address farm relief in their campaigns.
Canandaigua man David A. Hoag sues newspapers asserting he is the original Andy Gump from Sidney Smith’s comic strip. He alleges facial deformity and jaw removal influence the character. Hoag seeks damages of 1,000,000 dollars. Smith denies the claim, calling the character a product of imagination.
Columbia University won the varsity 150 pound eight oared shell race at the American Henley regatta in Philadelphia gaining four lengths over Pennsylvania. Princeton Yale and Harvard followed as Yale placed fourth and Harvard last. Henley distance time was seven minutes 835 seconds.
In Montreal on May 26 Japan edged Canada in a tight doubles match. Toba and Tamio Abe defeated Jack Wright and Dr. Arthur Ham 5-7 2-6 6-3 6-4 10-8 as two singles results split, leaving Japan ahead 2 to 1.
Florence Pullman, once America's richest heiress, is Mrs. Frank Q Lowden wife of Illinois former governor and Republican presidential hopeful. The piece traces her Pullman heritage her views on social life charity and a plain rural upbringing with four London children and a modest Illinois estate. It notes her denial of naming cars and describes her civic work including the National Defense Council role and convalescent hospital use. The article also mentions county meeting reports and upcoming conventions.
Dr Morris Fishbein summarizes Sir Leonard Rogers findings on how rainfall humidity and temperature affect pneumonia and cholera rates. He notes warmer climates with fewer temperature swings reduce pneumonia but dry heat and cold after sunset raise chills and infection risk, especially during pilgrimages spreading disease.
The report lists delegates by county and candidate alignments with Smith in North Carolina. Buncombe sends 72 delegates pledged to Smith while Mecklenburg counts 69 and Wake 62 doubtful. A Kinston incident involved John G. Dawson and Dr. Tom Parrott during a Smith anti movement dispute. Dawson testified to Raleigh on Smith expenditures. he denied managing the Smith effort and said the movement lacked a leader.
Zeb V. Turlington Hull manager reports strong support in North Carolina precinct meetings. He claims Democrats rebuked local leaders seeking expediency and asserts NC will send a solid delegation to Houston for Cordell Hull and against Smith.
Early returns from 55 of 100 counties show how NC Democrats favored Smith Hull and undededelegations. County by county counts indicate Hull leading in several regions while Smith and undirected votes mix across Mecklenburg Wake Alamance and Ashe areas with variations in county conventions.
Jessee Jones of Hinston Texas heads the arrangements committee for the June convention. His granddaughter Audrey Louise Jones is ex-officio sub-chairman and is actively aiding the effort.
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