Parade Opens Christmas Shopping Season in High Point
Readied for Friday parade at 4 pm inviting Dante Claus to lead the event. City officials urge motorists to avoid Main Street after 3 pm as lights and storefront decorations go up. Merchants offer late hours and awards for best dressed children and decorated bikes or ponies.
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High Point
Winem
First Presbyterian Church
Main Street
Post Office
Wrenn
Eree
Presbyterian
Washington
Commerce Ly
W. G. Friddle
Torrow
F. J
Cham of Commerce
Prospects Brighter For Ship Strike Settlement
San Francisco reports a pickup in peace talks as Alaska food relief ships approach. W H Cannon says Alaska longshoremen will use a rotation hiring system, easing a key hurdle with the Alaska railroad and food vessel relief plans. Negotiations between ILA and Government Employers Federation proceed amid further talks and a Thanksgiving pause.
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San Francisco
Alaska
W. H. Cannon
American Federation of Government Employes
Anchorage
Seward
Col. O. F. Ohlson
Alaska Railroad
International Longshoremen’s Association
Federation
Counties May Share State Old Age Pension Funds Plan Discussed
A plan proposes counties share equally with the state in matching federal funds for old age assistance, and use part of liquor revenue in counties with liquor stores, a topic under quiet discussion in Raleigh as of November 26.
Hearst Paper to Run Again In Seattle
Settlement ends a newsroom strike that closed the Seattle Post-Intelligencer for three and a half months. The Hearst paper reached a deal with the Seattle chapter of the American Newspaper Guild, allowing publication to resume Monday. Twenty seven strikers and a non striking employer will return, as pickets are withdrawn.
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Seattle
News Room
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
American Newspaper Guild
Frank M. (Slim) Lynch
Philip Everhardt Armstrong
Charles B. Lindeman
The
Post-Intelligencer
H. Richard Seller
Seattle Guild
Seattle Central Labor Council
Seller
Lindeman
State Supreme Court hands down major fall term opinions
The North Carolina Supreme Court released a set of notable opinions on the fall term. Leading rulings include three Negro murderers denied execution relief at Central Prison and three tax questions. Martin Moore, a hotel hall boy, had his writ petition denied and death date set for December 11 in the Helen Clevenger murder case. Sylvester Grier of Meck was among those losing chances to avoid asphyxiation.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Central Prison
Martin Moore
Helen Clevenger
Sylvester Grier
Meck
Passengers Of Missing Plane Reported Safe Inlet Landing
Thirteen people aboard an air liner overdue since Monday on a Cordova to Juneau flight were reported safe after a forced landing in Idaho inlet Gull Cove. Pilot Chet Brown co pilot and 11 passengers landed. note signed by Brown said all aboard are safe and will depart for Juneau when weather permits.
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Junbau
Alaska
Hoonah
Chet Brown
Cordova
Idaho Inlet
Gull Cove
Brown
Juneau
Injured Youth Dies After Truck Incident in Asheville
Lee Massey aged 14 died from injuries after being thrown from a truck in Asheville. Details indicate a fatal accident with a teen considered a victim in the accident scene. Police reported the incident occurred during a mishap involving a moving vehicle.
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Asheville
Lee Massey
Labor Groups Clash as Thanksgiving Echoes AFL Rift
In Tampa on Thanksgiving 1926 John L. Lewis faces uncertainty as insurgent leaders push for peace while suspensions linger in the Industrial Committee. Charles P. Howard, Typographical Union head, urges unions to quit the AFL and cites the executive council’s power to suspend members as a key issue.
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Tampa
Fila
John L. Lewis
American Federation of Labor
Committee For Industrial Organization
Lewis
A F. of L
Organized Labor
F. of L
Mine Workers
Charles P. Howard
Typographical
Lewis Committee
Executive Council
Howard
University of North Carolina to Seek Increased Funding
Raleigh Nov. 26 The University of North Carolina especially Chapel Hill is expected to receive more favorable treatment from the upcoming general assembly after years of reduced appropriations. Observers believe President Graham will face little opposition and that the new administration will be sympathetic. Former Governor Gardner, long blamed for cuts, may lead alumni efforts to secure a larger two year appropriation.
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J. C. Baskerwill
Raleigh
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
General Assembly
University
Frank P. Graham
O. Max Gardner
Gardner
Clyde R. Hoey
Hit and run fatal hits carpenter in Morganton
An automobile struck Thomas M. Branch a 62 year old carpenter in Morganton and killed him, the driver fled the scene.
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Morganton
Thomas M. Branch
Local Hydro-Electric Project Outlined At High Point Meeting
City Manager E. M. Knox outlined a proposed hydro electric plant on the Yadkin river at a Sheraton gathering called by the Chamber of Commerce. He said a $2,595,000 grant from the PWA covers about 45 percent of costs with the city funding 55 percent via revenue bonds. He noted Virginia options failed due to property ownership limits and that no official PWA announcement had been received yet.
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High Point
Sheraton
Heard
E. M. Knox
Yadkin River
Chamber of Commerce
Amos R. Kearns
Knox
Virginia
PWA
Nation Pauses To Render Thanks For Blessings
Nation observes Thanksgiving amid prosperity with rising wages and dividends. Families feast at home and churches hold services while President Roosevelt joins a turkey dinner aboard the Indianapolis en route to Buenos Aires. Transportation strains plus charity efforts mark the holiday.
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Turkey
United States
Uncle Sam
Roosevelt
Indianapolis
Buenos Aires
New York
Salvation Army Halls
Mathewson Trial Begins in Murder Case
Franklin courtroom hears opening arguments in the trial of 83 year old Ralph Mathewson of Robbinsville charged with killing his wife. Defense contends he was insane at the time of the shooting as the case moves from Graham County to Franklin for trial.
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Franklin
Ralph Mathewson
Robbinsville
Mathewson
Graham County
Murder trial may end today in Lina Pope Godwin case
In Lillington prosecutors expected the Lina Pope Godwin murder trial to reach the jury by noon. Defense witnesses contended she killed her third husband Furman E B Godwin in a pistol duel with identical weapons after alleged self defense. Hortense Jackson testified Godwin threatened her mother earlier that day.
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Lillington
Lina Pope Godwin
Furman EB. Godwin
Hortense Jackson
Godwin
Local coach badly hurt in car wreck near Kingstree
Harry Bolick of High Point North Carolina was reported in critical condition after a late night automobile collision near Kingstree South Carolina. His wife and one year old son were injured and hospitalized in Monck's Corner.
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Kingstree Hospital
Kingstree
S&s. C
High Point
N. C
Bolick
Monck’s Corner
D. L. Allen
Emere Crouch
Charleston
Presbyterian College
High Point High School
South Carolina
Harry, Jr
Former Slave Burned To Death At Farm Home
STANLEY Nov 26 Pursuant to a late report Uncle Frank Hunter a 106 year old former slave and bodyguard of Captain Will Hunter in the War Between the States was burned to death when flames destroyed his farm home near Stanley. Early morning possum hunters found the blaze but could not rescue him.
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Stanley
Frank Hunter
Will Hunter
Roosevelt's Greeting To Set Simplicity Precedent
President Roosevelt's South American tour signals a move toward informal welcomes in Brazil and Argentina. Dignitaries will greet him in plain white suits, with the Rio de Janeiro and Buenos Aires receptions adopting casual fixtures and a ride to the embassy in an automobile at his request.
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Buenos Aires
Roosevelt
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
Argentina
Indianapolis
Mr. Roosevelt
Agustin Justo
United States
Fierce Counter Attack Fights For Madrid
Battles erupt as International brigades and government forces clash in Madrid. The 12th brigade led by Paul Lukacs strikes at Fascist troops while planes bomb targets including a prison. Government defenses block advances along the West Park area as residents endure food shortages and meat scarcity.
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Cialist
International
Klaeber
Emergency Sense Council
Volu
11Th International
Paul Lukacs
Hou
Varsity
P del Oeste
West Park
Nares
Vinces
Two Held in Holdup Attempt in Lexington
In Lexington on November 26 Dewey Wilson 15 and Stu Miller 18 were arrested by county officers for an attempted taxi holdup targeting Clarence a Lexington driver on the city outskirts. The driver reported hit from behind and knocked from the car but resisted and the pair fled.
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Lexington
Dewey Wilson
Stu Miller
Ington
Davidson County
Atting
Clarence
Goslin
Gar
Weather Report North and South Carolina With Colder Weekend
North Carolina sees cloudy skies with rain or snow in the north and west this afternoon or tonight and colder conditions east. South Carolina reports similar rain or snow in the northwest this afternoon or early tonight with continued cold through Friday. Winds from Hatteras to Jacksonville shift from west to southwest then northwest tonight and Friday.
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South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
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