Horton’s Connections To Make Him Strong Threat To Leader
Raleigh May 27 Lieutenant Governor Horton emerges as a strong runoff contender despite trailing in the first primary. A coalition of opposed interests backs Horton against J Melville Broughton, with Maxwell supporters tipped to shift to Horton if convinced he can beat Broughton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horton
Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Henry Averill Raleigh
Wilkins P. Horton
Raleigh
J. Melville Broughton
Broughton
Ralph W. McDonald
McDonald
Mr. Broughton
Allen J. Maxwell
Maxwell
Gravely
Cooper
Grady
Commissioner of Revenue
High Point College Graduates Bestow Valedictorian Honor
Miss Marguerite McCaskill of Blainey South Carolina earned the top scholastic rank in the class of 84 at High Point College this morning and received the Pickett Montgomery Medal as best all round senior woman. Mabel Koontz, below, daughter of Mr and Mrs Garland Koontz, was salutatorian with second ranking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marguerite McCaskill
Blaney
S. C
High Point College
Pickett Montgomery
Mabel Koontz
Garland M. Koontz
Three High Point Defendants Convicted in Guilford Court
In Greensboro on May 27 three defendants from High Point were convicted in Guilford Superior Court after being bound over from municipal court. Mary Swift and Mattie Morris were sentenced to 18 months each for immoral vagrancy. Lonnie Swift received two years for occupying a room for immoral purposes after a directed verdict on aiding and abetting in prostitution. Eddie Montgomery faced burglary charges with a true bill returned by the Grand Jury.
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Greensboro
High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Mary Swift
Mattie Morris
Lonnie Swift
Morris
Eddie Montgomery
Joseph D. Bacon Dies at Daughter's Home at 80
Joseph Daniel Bacon 80 of High Point died at 1 a m at his daughter's home 1208 Woodland Drive after months of declining health. Born April 25 1860 near Atlanta Georgia he worked in the cotton textile industry and later in concrete. Survived by wife Dora Ellen Lindley four daughters and one son. Funeral Tuesday at Wesley Memorial Methodist Church with burial in Burlington Cemetery.
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Joseph Daniel Bacon
High Point
A. E. Taplin
Woodland Drive
Mr. Bacon
Atlanta
Illinois
Missouri
North Carolina
Orange County
J. W. Cannon
Bacon
Wesley Memorial Methodist Church
Numa F. Reidlodge
Masons
Dora Ellen Lindley
H. L. Pope
City
C. W. Gaddy
Albemarle
J. Adams
Goldsboro
J. Worth Bacon
Winston-Salem
E. H. Blackard
Wesley Memorial Church
O. C. Williamson
First Presbyterian Church
Burlington
Peacock
Wesaley Memorial Church
John R. Peacock
Joe A. Johnson
J. W. Austin
8. C. Clark
Charles M. Gueth
M. Ernest Welch
Homer Hudson
John W. Welborn
Peacock Bible Class
Church
Germans Break More About War Fronts In Europe
Allied war briefing reports heavy tank fighting near Lens with French colonial counter attacks causing German losses. In Boulogne a German tank fire set a destroyer ablaze as high command notes counter gunfire. Southern front sees most Allied tanks knocked out or damaged. Luftwaffe claims 15 planes lost for 73 Allied aircraft shot down. Also details strikes on merchant shipping and raids near Paris and Narvik to reinforce garrison.
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Lens
Boulogne
Paris
Reims
Narvik
Norway
Arctic
War Office
Channel
London
Calais
France
Belgian
Air Ministry
French
Dunkerque
Britain
Wessex
Charles Boyes
Suit for 50000 filed in death of Mrs Avera against Harry Pierce
Greensboro May 27 suit for five ten thousand dollars was filed in Guilford Superior Court by R F Smith as administrator of Mrs Katherine Avera estate against Harry Pierce of High Point alleging the December 22 19 at Guilford College car overturn caused her death and that Pierce was negligent reckless and speeding and under the influence of alcohol. A separate suit for 1865 was filed by George S May Company against Thomas Mills Inc claiming survey work under contract earned the amount. Vienna is to be rebuilt.
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Greensboro
Guilford Superior Court
R. F. Smith
Katherine Avera
Harry Pierce
High Point
Avera
Pierce
Guilford Colege
George S. May Company
Chicago, Ill
Thomas Mills, Inc
Perfection of Council of Social Agencies Tonight
Formal organization of the High Point Council of Social Agencies will be completed at a meeting tonight at 7 30 at the Elwood Hotel. All interested persons are urged to attend this important session.
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Council OF Social Agencies
High Point Council of Social Agencies
Elwood Hotel
French High Ground in Meuse Sector Battles
Allied forces report heavy fighting along the Channel coast and in Northern France as Germans press to push toward Calais. German losses in infantry tanks and aircraft are described as enormous while Allied withdrawals in Valenciennes are blamed on front-forward positions. Weygand flew to northern armies to assess the situation and coordination through Zeebrugge ports.
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Menin
War Ministry
Valenciennes
France
Boulogne
Channel
Calais
Somme
Zeebrugge
Montmedy
Luxembourg
Aisne
Meuse
Supreme Court Refines Sherman Act Limits on Interstate Restraints
The court affirms the balance between state and federal police powers and clarifies that peaceful restraints affecting interstate commerce fall under the Sherman Act only when they reach prohibited characteristics. Justice Hughes, in dissent, argued the case would treat direct obstruction of shipments as a Sherman Act violation.
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Congress
Hughes
Christian Life Institute Set At High Point College
A Methodist youth institute for ages 15 to 23 will meet at High Point College May 30 to June 2. Sponsored by the Western North Carolina Conference Board of Christian Education and led by Rev. M Teague Hipps the program includes Bible study worship missions and church youth topics with registration starting May 30. Prominent organizers include Dean P E Lindley Rev J C Stokes and Mrs Mabel T Millikan with Darrell Lee Sechrest chairing a Saturday banquet.
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Christian Life Institute
Norman Huffman
James B. McLarty
Christian Missions
Fred H. Shinn
New Church
F. L. Gibbs
Board of Christian Education
Methodist Protestant Church
Anna Tesh
R. V. Martin
C. Virgil Yow
Dean P. E. Lindley
J. C. Stokes
John W. Austin, Jr
Mabel T. Millikan
Darrell Lee Sechrest
Allies Move Toward Stronger UK Russia Ties and War Command
Churchill dispatches Cripps to Moscow on an economic mission as Britain tightens defense. Ironside leads home defense with Dill as chief of imperial staff amid invasion fears. Mosley arrested. British fascists and stop the war agitators rounded up. Evacuation plans for Dover and Folkestone announced as channel battles rage. air war piles up losses on both sides with ships and mines also hit.
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Churchill
Russia
Stafford Cripps
Moscow
Channel
England
Great Britain
Edmund Ironside
John Greer Dill
Empire
Imperial General Staff
Army
Germany
Britain
George VI
Queen Elizabeth
Scotland Yard
Oswald Mosley
Brixton
Andrew Jackson Post 10 to Hold Fish Fry and Meeting
The Andrew Jackson Post American Legion plans a 6:30 p.m. meeting at Blair Park club house tomorrow. A fish fry precedes a group photo for the convention program, followed by discussion of convention plans and an election for new officers.
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Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
Blair Park
Sweden Cuts Bus Service
Sweden announces reductions in local bus routes affecting commuters in multiple cities. Officials cite budget pressures and demand shifts while transit users seek alternatives and policymakers review service plans. Local unions warn of longer commutes and potential job impacts.
Weather Outlook for North and South Carolina
Partly cloudy tonight and Tuesday with little temperature change. Winds vary from light to moderate south of Hatteras and Jacksonville, with gentle easterlies and overcast skies. Fog and light rain expected north of Sandy Hook, while the southern area remains mostly cloudy with some sun breaks.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
South Portion
South
North Portion
Vote totals show Harris leads in lieutenant governor race
With 1 715 precincts reporting Harris leads Smith for lieutenant governor in North Carolina. Barden and Weaver lead in their districts while Burgin trails for a run off in the eighth. Republicans show McNeill ahead for governor and Leavitt for lieutenant governor with scant returns.
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McDonald
R. L. Harris
Roxboro
W. Erskine Smith
Albemarle
Harris
Smith
L. A. Martin
Lexington
Dan Tompkins
Sylva
D. C. Phillips
Robert Steele
Barden
Graham A. Barden
Zeno B. Spence
Goldsboro
Charles L. Abernethy
Zebulon Weaver
Weaver
Sam M. Cathey
Asheville
Earl Donnahoe
Townsendite
Carl T. Durham
Chapel Hill
Lewis E. Teague
Durham
Oscar G. Barker
John W. Caffey
Greensboro
Ed Hanford
Burlington
Harold Cooley
E. F. Griffin
Louisburg
Chas
W. Miller
George Ross Poll
Secretary of State
Thad Eure
Walter
Pete) Murphy
Salisbury
W. Kerr Scott
C. Wayland Spruill
Windsor
Dan C. Boney
William B. Oliver
Fuquay Springs
Robert H. McNeill
Statesville
George M. Pitchard
John R. Hoffman
J. Forest Witten
Halsey B. Leavitt
Leutenant
Hoffman
McNeill
Pritchard
Leavitt
Witten
Alamance
State Assembly
Gold and Pickens Given Large Votes
Incumbent Thomas J. Gold carried Guilford County with 12 votes in High Point and 885 statewide to Win the Democratic nomination for State Senate. Rupert T. Pickens led the race for State House of Representatives with 8,274 votes and was nominated. Shelley B. Caveness and Robert Moseley followed, with Harrison and Carruthers also high in the tally as precinct returns flowed in. Harrison urged unity and indicated he would not run off, while Pickens secured broad support across High Point precincts.
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Thomas J. Gold
Guilford County
Fred J. Flagler
High Point Township
Flagler
High Point
Rupert T. Pickens
House of Representati
Grboro
Fred D. Smith
Moseley
Enterprise Today
Olose
Harrison
Point Township
Pickens
Mary
House of Representatives
Rupert Pickens
Ford County
Uni
Election returns show top four in Alamance and Durham races
Vote totals place E. T. Law Jr. Alamance 10,096. Brooks Jr. Durham 9,696. Scott Durham 8,772. Jones Alamance 8,571. G Shaw Durham 4,182. Other results name Zeb V. Tuton Statesville sponsor of Turk Prohibition Act, and Victor Overlington house winner R. McLaughlin. Multiple incumbents and local figures lose or trail in various districts.
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E. T. Law Jr
Alamance
Brooks, Jr
Durham
Scott
Jones
G. Shaw
Zeb V. Tuton
Statesville
Victor Overlington
R. McLaughlin
Board of Conservation and Opment
Chowan
J. G. Campen
Ton Jeweler
John Fernando White
Bla U. S. Page
J Bridgers
George P
Onslow
I. J. Lum
Franklin
A. F. Son
Cra Kearney
Pitt
A. B. Corey
J. Con Lanier Johnston
B. Benton
J. Wellens
M. R. Evans
Herbert Leary
Eden
J. J. Hughes
Train Derailment Kills Passengers Near Destination
A Southern Railway train from Los Aires to Bahia Blanc derailed near its destination killing several passengers. Details are incomplete with truncated location and date in the report.
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Southern Railway
Los Aires
Bahia Blanc
Buenos Aires
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