Number of Fatal Accidents Alarms State Officials
North Carolina faces a rising toll from auto crashes with 56 deaths in September. Officials doubt compulsory liability insurance would cut accidents, arguing costs burden owners and hinder farming. Experts favor a state highway patrol as a cheaper, more effective alternative.
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J. C. Baskervill Ralbdigh
North Carolina
Massachusetts
Asheville
Frank Page
State Highway Commission
Sprague Silver
Automotive
Department of Revenue
Wade
R. A. Coughton
Revenue and Motor Vehicles
Pastors Return to Local Methodist Churches in Lexington
Members of the State Street Methodist Protestant and South Lexington churches welcome back pastors Rev. N. G. Bethea and Rev. Atlas Ridge after the Asheboro conference. Rev. FE. A. Bingham of Cherryville becomes the new Denton pastor succeeding Rev. M. C. Henderson.
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Lexington
State Street Methodist Protestant Church
South Lexington
N. G. Bethea
Atlas Ridge
Asheboro
FE. A. Bingham
Cherryville
Denton
Wildcats Work Out Prior to Chapel Hill Clash
Nov. 10 AP report says Coaches Younger and Tilson drilled the Wildcats in completing passes as Ed Wilson’s injury forced reliance on other passers. Captain Dick Grey showed accuracy on short throws but lacked strength on long attempts.
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Davidson
Younger
Tilson
Wildcats
Chapel Hill
Cats
Ed Wilson
Dick Grey
Special license required for migratory wildfowl in certain counties
Enterprise Bureau reports hunters arrested in eastern counties for hunting migratory wildfowl without required local licenses. State game warden J K Dixon warns Currituck Dare Hyde and Tyrrell counties enforce special licenses for these birds while other areas remain under state license rules. Attorney general confirms applicability of state law to migratory wildfowl shooting in counties with special regulations.
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Currituck
Alvemarle
Roanoke
Croatan
Pamlico
Bogue
Core Sounds
Attorney General’s Office
Upper Sound
Dare
Hyde
Tyrrell
Dixon
Hyde County
Carteret County
Department of Conservation and Development
Business cycle is now antiquated, Myers asserts
Abram F. Myers of the Federal Trade Commission told the Southern convention of the National Fertilizer Association that the business cycle will become antiquated or extinct as economic tools. He cited stabilizing money markets, producing statistics, standardizing products, and new wealth producing activities outpacing old ones, predicting prolonged unprecedented prosperity despite minor recessions.
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Atlanta
Abram F. Myers
Federal Trade Commission
National Fertilizer Association
Myers
Black walnut praised as state’s most valuable timber tree
Nov. 10 Raleigh The black walnut tops North Carolina timber charts says R W Graeber ex extension forester at State College. He cites valuable nuts and timber suited for furniture as key reasons and notes logs fetch 50 to 150 dollars per thousand feet with extra quality and curly grain commanding higher prices. Planting walnuts is likened to buying an insurance policy for farmers with recommended spacing and companion crops.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. W. Graeber
State College
Graeber
Mr. Graeber
Stabler
Ohio
Flashes of Life Dinner Praises Womans Swim Group
A dinner of two hundred fifty girls, with few men present, hosted by the women’s swimming association, drew praise from a guest who called the gathering a healthier, better assembly of young womanhood and noted there were no cigarettes or liquor.
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New York
Women’s Swimming Association
Lady Astor and Sir William Joynson Hicks Clash Over Marriage Age
London reports a deputation asking to raise the marriage age. Lady Astor calls her stance modest in old age while Joynson Hicks chides her for taking a back seat. She notes the deputation did not wish to be disagreeable.
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London
Lady Astor
William Joynson- Hicks
Sir William
Flapper Fanny Ward Returns Looking Young
New York reports 65 year old flapper Fanny Ward returning to these shores with youth on her face. She quips a woman is as young as she looks and wears a vivid blue costume with a helmeted feathered hat.
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New York
Fanny Ward
Rothman Elected Justice of the Peace in Camden
Edward Rothman, 22, was elected justice of the peace in Camden. He described wife beating and liquor as the greatest causes of unhappiness and said he would stamp them out. He had previously sold newspapers in front of the courthouse and had no opposition.
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Camden
N. J
Edward Rothman
Rugged
Rothman
Mexican trip ends as stars head home after games
A group of minor league baseball stars, after a tour of exhibition games, said Mexico is no place for baseball at present. In Mexico City with payday soon, Mexican soldiers entered the park and left with the officer promoting the games. The firing squad’s rattle faded as the barnstormers moved toward the border.
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San Antonio
Mexico
Mexico City
Armistice Day Observed in Lexington
Lexington marks Armistice Day with banks and business offices closing for the national holiday. The observance includes local participation by residents and organizations as the community honors the end of World War I.
Campbell College backs Simons statement against wet candidate
Faculty and students at Campbell College endorsed a published statement by Senator Simmons of North Carolina opposing a wet candidate for president. The stance was announced on November 10.
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Campbell College
Simmons
North Carolina
Indianapolis Sees L. Ert Slack Elected Mayor After Turbulent Week
After two weeks of sensational contests six claimants, the Indianapolis city council elected Democrat L. Ert Slack as mayor by a 5 to 4 vote. Slack, planned to take office immediately, will serve until January 1, 1920 when a city manager form changes. A court suit by City Controller Joseph L. Hogue seeks to upset the result and claim rightful mayoralty, arguing John L. Duvall was not properly elected in 1925.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
L. Ert Slack
Slack
John A. George
Fred Hoke
Joseph L. Hogue
Circuit Court
John L. Duvall
Hogue
Lew Shank
Shank
Great Lakes Power Dam Closes Marking Historic North Carolina Event
The Davidson county High Rock dam on the Yadkin river shuts its gates ending construction as waters reach the turbines. A five mile Winston-Salem South Bend railway line opens with the dam, lake plans cover 19 000 acres, and Tallassee Power Company acquires 40 000 acres for the project. The lake will form from surplus river water and may become the second largest artificial southern lake.
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Davidson County
High Rock
North Carolina
Winston-Salem Southbend
Yadkin River
Davidson
Rowan
Tallassee Power Company
Yadkin
Atlantic Coast Line Seeks 74 Million Gold Bonds
The Atlantic Coast Line asked the Interstate Commerce Commission to allow it to issue and hold in treasury 74,096,000 in four percent gold bonds. The railroad does not plan to sell now but aims to capitalize expenditures since 1914 from earnings on improvements.
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Washington
Atlantic Coast Line
Interstate Commerce Commission
Opened Manila Home for Mothers by Philanthropist Yang
T F Yang a noted Filipino philanthropist converted his Manila residence into a maternity dispensary funded privately He has hired a doctor and will send a nurse daily to attend the homes of newborn babies for care and advice.
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T. F. Yang
Manila
Lines Decide A Game Said To Be Merely A Formality
A sharp remark suggests the outcome hinges on routine plays. The comment frames the contest as a simple sequence of lines and setups rather than a full clash of strategies.
Free trial for rupture cure offered by W S Rice
An advertisement urges readers to mail for a free trial of a stimulating rupture treatment by W S Rice at 957H Main St Adams NY. It claims the remedy tightens muscles to close openings, eliminates need for trusses, and prevents gangrene, with examples of ruptures as large as two fists.
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W. S. Rice
Main St
Adams
N. Y
W. S. Rice, Inc
Adams, N. Y
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