Illness Update and Local Church Meetings in High Point
Mrs D L Wright remains ill at her daughter Mrs Carl Floyd’s home on 609 Denny street. The Stevens Bible Study class meets tomorrow at 3 PM with Mrs J L Wrenn at 110 Bay street. Archdale Woman’s Club assembles Wednesday at 8 PM at Mrs C E Wilson’s home. Earnest Bible class gathers Wednesday at 2 30 PM with Mrs L P D Ridge on Greensboro road to study Matthew 26. St Mary’s Guild schedules its turkey dinner November 15 from 6 PM, at parish house, tickets urged. Edith Moore of Westminster Choir will visit High Point tomorrow after singing in Winston Salem. many plan to attend the Winston-Salem concert.
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D. L. Wright
Carl Floyd
Denny Street
Stevens
J. L. Wrenn
Bay Street
C. E. Reitzel
Archdale Woman's Club
Archdale Woman’s Chair
Avelock
C. E. Wilson
Earnest Bible
Earnest
St. Mary’s Guild
Miss Moore
Edith Moore
Westminster Choir
Winston-Salem
High Point
Genevieve Moore
Choir Tour Draws 9000 In St Louis Crowd
A 690 voice choir delivers a brilliant tour with large audiences in each city. In St Louis the audience reached 9000, highlighting the group as a leading national musical organization. Mr Shriver of Ivey Department Store will address the American Homes department of the Woman's Club on Wednesday at 43 o'clock in the Sheraton hotel's private dining room. The talk, Color Harmony, includes a materials exhibit.
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St. Louis
Mr. Shriver
Ivey Department Store
Charlotte
American Homes
Woman’s Club
Sheraton
Friends and locals note updates in brief society items
The column lists J. Clyde Bivens confined at home on Elm Street. Louis Voorhees visits Baltimore. Mrs. J. A. Morris departs for Roanoke for ten days with Mrs. Maslin Davis. Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Payne attend Washington and Lee University game at Lexington. The Monarch club shifts meeting to Friday night with civic groups at the Chamber of Commerce. Mrs. Edgar Hargett visits from Kinston. Burbank Sewing club meets at 10 AM with Mrs. E. A. Kline. Mrs. Conrad Jamison returns from West Virginia funeral. Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Cook announce birth of daughter Sarah Margaret on Sunday, November 6.
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E. J. Payne
Lexington
Washington and Lee University of Virginia
Monarch Club
Sheraton
Chamber of Commerce
Mrs. E. G. Cook
Sarah Margaret
Local News Notes on Attacks and Enrollments
Grover Summey’s daughter Carleen improves after pneumonia at home on Thistle street. Erie Presnell of Ellerbe and Hattie Thompson of Timberland arrived to enter Edwards Business College as winter students.
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Grover Summey
Carleen
Thistle Street
Erie Presnell
Ellerbe
N. C
Hattie Thompson
Timberland
Edwards Business College
Day Summoned In Sinclair Probe Over Teapot Dome Jury
Washington officials reveal a second Sinclair executive, Sheldon Clark, is summoned to the grand jury amid graft and influence charges in the Teapot Dome case. Clark joins Henry Day as investigators probe Burns detectives shadowing jurors and potential government contacts.
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Day
Washington
Sinclair Oil Companies
Teapot Dome
Henry Mason Day
Sinclair Exploration Company
Sheldon Clark
Chicago
Sinclair Refining Company
Grand Jury
Tax hearing spurs oath and estate tax debate
The dialogue centers on inheritance tax and political maneuvering as Kirby defends principles and Garner's stance. Rainey presses Blodgett on funding for the National Council of State Legislatures and the costs of delegates with Blodgett declining detailed figures.
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John Garner
John
Garner
Kirby
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Democratic Committee
National Council of State Legislatures
William H. Blodgett
Connecticut
Rainey
Blodgett
Council of Legislatures
Council
Sinclair official denies offenses after grand jury refusal
Day through his counsel Judge Wright says Sinclair official committed no offense and was not involved in unethical practices. He notes he refused to testify before the grand jury on legal advice and is ready to answer charges at the proper time and place.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Day
Wright
Sinclair
Inheritance tax repeal debate renews in Congress
Washington November 8 AP The house ways and means committee reopened the fight over the federal inheritance tax with a long witness list of supporters and opponents. Rep Rainey plans to probe money sources behind repeal efforts as the issue divides party lines and lawmakers debate whether the tax should stay or be left to states.
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Washington
House
Ways and Means Committee
Rainey
Illinois
Senate
Green
House Committee
Garner
Texas
Smoot
Finance Committee
Simmons
North Carolina
Proximity Mills to be Enlarged in North Carolina
Bernard Cone, president of Proximity Manufacturing, announced a new denim weaving mill for 200 looms now and 1 000 later north of the plant office in Proximity village. J E Sirrine & Company of Greenville, S C will complete plans, with 100 new homes for workers. Both projects total about 500000 dollars and will open within months as site clearing begins.
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Greensboro
Bernard Cone
Proximity Manufacturing Company
Proximity Village
J. E. Sirrine & Company
Mill Engineers
Greenville
S. C
Proximity Company
Cone Mill
Al Barlow and His Rainbow Revue At Orpheum
The Orpheum presents Al Barlow and his Rainbow Revue for the week. The company features clever dancing from all members with Florence King as prima donna and two credited comedians. The show offers a complete program change tomorrow.
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Orpheum Theater
al Barlow
Rainbow Revue Company
Florence King
Lawton to Inspect Polling Places for Election Violations
Louisville officials report Joseph S. Lawton commonwealth's attorney will lead a Jefferson county grand jury visit to polling places to check for police intimidation or election worker violations. Authorities call it a first in the United States.
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Louisville
Joseph S. Lawton
Commonwealth
Grand
Jefferson County
United States
Millicent Rogers Weds Argentine Wealthy Investor
Millicent Rogers heiress, daughter of Standard Oil magnate Colonel Henry Rogers, marries Arturo Peralta Ramos in Southampton after a divorce from Count Ludwig Salm. They plan a Buenos Aires trip, with a trust fund reportedly set to shield the Rogers fortune and prevent claims by Ramos.
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New York
Millicent Rogers
America
Arturo Peralta Ramos
Henry Huddlestone Rogers
Standard Oil
Ludwig Salm von Hoogstraeten
Ramos
Church of the Sacred Hearts
Southampton
Santa Elisa
Buenos Aires
Rogers
Virginians Vote Today on Officials and State Issues
Virginians cast ballots to elect 140 members of the general assembly, county officers, and to decide three constitutional amendments. Rain, snow and sleet were reported in western Virginia as independents and women candidates contest contests and campaigns in several local elections.
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Richmond
General Assembly
Arlington County
Sara Lee Fain
Norfolk
Sallie Booker
Henry County
Independent challengers in regional election contest
In Tazewell county Effy M Poindexter runs as independent democrat against the republican incumbent who has democratic endorsement. Ruth Henderson seeks to represent Russell and Buchanan counties.
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Tazewell County
Effy M. Poindexter
Ruth Henderson
Russell
Buchanan
Tobacco Sells Well on Oxford Market
Tobacco on the Oxford market sold over one million pounds at an average of 28.37 dollars. More than a million pounds of weed were offered yesterday, causing blocked sales that stretched into the night.
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Oxford
Spangled Jacket Complements Citron Gown in Evening Wear
A chiffon citron evening gown features a matching spangled sleeveless jacket in transparent velvet. The coordinated set offers a shimmering, light poised look suitable for formal occasions.
Birthday visit at White House for Frank W Stearns
Close friend of President Coolidge Frank W Stearns celebrated his birthday at the White House today. He traveled from Massachusetts at the invitation of the president who plans a dinner with Stearns and several of his close friends this evening.
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Washington
Frank W. Stearns
Coolidge
White House
Massachusetts
Stearns
Two Men Hanged in Connecticut Prison
In Wethersfield Connecticut on November 8 Ching Lung and Soo Hoo Wing were executed for the murder of Manchester laundyman Ong Ging Hem. The killings ended the two year truce between Leong Tung and the Hip Song Tong, with both men hanged in Wethersford prison.
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Wethersfield
Conn
Ching Lung
Soo Hoo Wing
Leong Tung
Hip Song Tong
Ong Ging Hem
Manchester
Hip Sing Tong
Wethersford
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Floyd
Cecil’s Drug Store
American Homes Dept
J. Clyde Bivens
Elm Street
Louis Voorhees
Baltimore
J. A. Morris
Roanoke, Va
Maslin Davis
Edgar Hargett
Kinston
Walter Hargett
Johnson Street
Burbank
Conrad Jamison
West Virginia
Mrs. W
Merritt
Steer
Dwyer
O'Neil
Brennan
Kline
Stewart
Philadelphia
Sullivan
Knowles
Long
Hamerighauser
Minority Committee
Moffitt’s
North Main
Buckminster
Nettletons
Nettleton
Cal
Beavans’ Daily Store News
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