Better Prison System Urged for North Carolina
Greensboro speech by Kate Burr Johnson, state public welfare commissioner, urges a reorganized prison system with a nonpartisan administration led by a penologist. She cites 300,000 sentenced in NC in recent years and calls for rehabilitation, central intake, medical care, vocational training, and a women’s reformary wing. The talk supports a state board free from politics and a modern treatment approach.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Kate Burr Johnson
George Ross Pou
Ahnsen
Nanigars Entoy Visana
Stafe Board of Education
Parkersburg to Welcome Blackwood Electric Steel Foundry
The industrial committee of the Parkersburg board of commerce announces Blackwood Electric Steel Foundry Co a $150000 Sandusky Ohio firm will locate in Parkersburg West Virginia. Construction will begin immediately on a large building to house the operation which specializes in small castings.
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Parkrsburg
W. Va
Parkersburg Board of Commerce
Blackwood Electric Steel Foundry Company
Sandusky, C
Ashboro
Alexander Real Estate & Loan Co
Main Street
Clarksburg Youth Cleared in Auto Death Case
Coroner exonerates 18 year old Robert McClung Jr. son of former deputy sheriff in the death of Loren Gothard who was struck by the automobile driven by McClung. The verdict absolves him of blame in the fatal incident.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
B. F. Matthew
Robert McCung ,Jr
Loren H. Gothard
Mc.Cling
Apple shipments concentrate in trio of cities
Nearly one quarter of all apples shipped in the United States are consumed in New York, Philadelphia, and Chicago, underscoring the strong demand in these metropolitan markets.
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United States
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
High Point approves city extension in 1922 special election
City Council of High Point North Carolina reports results of the November 21 1922 special election on extending city limits. Of 3550 eligible voters 2254 voted for extension and 1296 against, a majority favoring the extension. Document dated November 2 1922 and signed by council members.
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General Assembly of
North Carolina
High Pont
High Point
MO. W. Hedrick
Virginia and Carolina Rival Clash Set for Thanksgiving Day
Virginia and North Carolina meet on Lambeth Field in Charlottesville on Thanksgiving at 2:30 p.m. Their long rivalry began in 1892 with 26th game ahead. Virginia trails Carolina recently but seeks revenge after a series of Tar Heel wins. The series includes 17–7–1 Virginia edge historically and recent Carolina superiority.
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Charlottesville
Virginia
North Carolina
Lambbeth Field
Old Dominion
Old North
Carolina
Tar Hieels
University of Virginia
Tar Heels
Chapel Hill
Lexington
Richmond
Princeton
A &To
Orange and Blue
Richmond University
Washington and Lee
Johns. Hopkins
Georgia
West Virginia
Princeton Team to Claim Honors
Princeton fans claim the eastern title after beating Yale and Harvard and defeating Chicago. Cornell could challenge if it defeats Penn, while Lafayette’s upset by Washington and Jefferson weakens its claim.
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Princeton
NEA Service
New York
Whati
Eam
Lafayette
Washington and Jefferson
Pitsburg
Veale
Pitt
West Virginia
Cornell
Penh
AL Teast
Coinell
Princeton Jalgate
Dartmouth
Pennsylvania
Orwell
Tigers
Yale
Harvard
Chicago
Colgate
Virgina
Maryland
U. S
Jerome Grandt
South Deardon_ street
High Point Elks Honor Visiting Grand Lodge Officers
A 24 member High Point concert band accompanied by Elks Lodge No. 2055 held a reception and dance at Greensboro Elks Club for visiting grand lodge officers. Elks from Winston-Salem, New Bern, Raleigh and across North Carolina attended. praises were given for the band's music and performances by O Henry Orchestra and Henry’s band.
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High Pont
Elks
Winston-Salem
New Bern
Raleigh
J. Midgar
Fred C. Robinson
McHue
Jorden
Tal Henry
S. O. Henry
Mary
Somme
North Carolina Physical Education meeting set in Raleigh
The North Carolina Physical Education association will meet in Raleigh on December 1 during the teachers assembly. Secretary Dorothy Nash announced plans to improve physical education work in the state. Dr. Robert B. Lawson of Chapel Hill will speak, with a dinner for visiting representatives in the evening.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina Physical Education Association
Teachers Assembly
Dorothy Nash
Robert B. Lawson
Chapel Hill
North Carolina to push workers’ comp act at assembly
Arthur S. Flowers secretary of the North Carolina chapter of the Associated General Contractors of America says a workers compensation act for North Carolina workmen will be advocated at the upcoming general assembly. He has set up temporary headquarters in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Arthur S. Flowers
The
Assocated General Contractors of America
Flowery
Cohen Nominated for Customs Comptroller in New Orleans
Walter Jan Cohen of New Orleans, a Black man, was nominated by President Harding to be comptroller of customs in New Orleans, a post he had already held provisionally during the congressional recess.
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Washington
Walter Jan Cohen
New Orleans
Harding
City
Use Want Ads to Rent or Find Homes
Notice urges readers to use want ads for rental inquiries and housing listings. It mentions a contact method with a phone number 2123 for responses or information. The terse item reflects classified help seeking and local housing tips.
Two Bowes Die in Keyster Fire Explosion
In Lewisburg West Virginia a house fire killed Harry Bowes 24 and Herbert Bowes 10 and left their sister Margaret 6 badly injured. The blaze stemmed from an air tight heater explosion at their father Herbert Bowes Sr.’s home in Keyster.
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Lewisburg
W. Va
Harry Bowes
Herbert Bowes
Deed
Margaret
Keyster
Turkeys Fall as Hunters Open Season in County
Hagerstown Maryland reports heavy wild turkey harvest after season opened. Hancock district sees record numbers this season due to favorable summer weather that boosted breeding.
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Hagerstown
Hancock District
Lighted steps curb Spooners petting gatherings
Spooners in Barnesville Ohio gripe as the First Presbyterian Church installs lights above its front steps. The formerly dark entryway drew local couples for private meetings, now illuminated to deter such activity.
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Barnesville
First Presbyterian Church
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