Redistricting Not Over 40000 There Two More Congressmen Claim
North Carolina may gain two additional representatives if the 1920 census warrants it. Republican Clarence Hall argues redistricting could yield two districts with GOP majorities, regardless of Democratic control of the legislature. The state board of canvassers, led by Governor Bickett, is canvassing returns from the November vote and aims to complete the count soon.
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Taleigh
North Carolina
Congress
Theatte
Clarence Hall
Frank Linney
Harding
State Board 9
Governor Bickett
Wilson G. Lamb
State Board of Elections
R. T. Claywell
B. S. Royster
Clarence Call
Jackson County
Avery
Harnett
Moore
Pamlico
Pender
Yadkin
Graham
Stokes
Watauga
Army Navy Classic At Polo Grounds Draws 45000 Fans
The annual Army navy football clash at Polo Grounds New York gathered 45000 attendees including Secretaries Baker and Daniels and General Pershing. Cadets and mids 1680 strong paraded in dress uniforms with ships and land forces arriving by different routes and bands providing lively pregame pageantry.
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Polo Grounds
New York
Army
Navy
Sam
Pacific
Army of Occupation
Germany
Baker
Daniels
General Pershing
Marft
Mike Curley
Tax Books Received by Sheriff for 1920 Dates
Sheriff Stafford turned over the High Point township state and county tax books for 1920 to Deputy Sheriff J. E. Wagner of High Point. Wagner said taxpayers who pay on or before December 1 will receive a one per cent discount.
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Stafford
J. E. Wagner
High Point
High Point Township
Wagner
No Trace of Barge W. J. Pirrie Off Washington Coast
A wireless coast guard message said no trace of the barge W. J. Pirrie ashore near James Island had been found. Sixteen aboard include Captain A. B. Jensen's wife and their baby.
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Seattle
Wash
W. J. Pirrie
James Island
Washington
Coast Guard
Snohomish
A. B. Jensen
Pirrie
Wages Cut at Dan River Mills Affect 6000 Workers
In Danville Virginia 6000 workers at the Schoolfield plant of the Dan River cotton mills will have wages reduced by 25 percent starting Monday. The measure was approved by the employees' legislature after the senate branch concurred with the lower branch last night.
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Danville
Dan River
Senate
Gibsonville Forms Chamber of Commerce in Guilford County
Gibsonville has organized a chamber of commerce as the third Guilford county town to do so after High Point and Greensboro. Officers elected include L. T. Barker as president and J. W. Burke as vice president. D. M. Davidson of Wake County will serve as executive secretary.
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Gibsonville
Greensboro
Guilford County
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
L. T. Barker
J. W. Burke
D. M. Davidson
Wake County
Juniors 10 Hold Special Thanksgiving Service
Rev James A Clarke pastor of First Baptist Guilford council member will preach a special Thanksgiving sermon to High Point Juniors Sunday night. Juniors from each council are urged to attend. Service follows national and state fraternal proclamations. They meet at Guilford council hall at 6 45 60 o clock and march to the church.
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James A. Clarke
First Baptist Church
Guilford Council
High Point
Guilford
Merchant Tailors National Service Bureau Organized
Lingennati Otio reports on November 2 that business leaders in wholesale woolen trimming and retail trade formed the Merchant Tailors National Service Bureau. Cris E Kriger of the Merchant Tailors Designers association, affiliated with the new body, says it will run a nationwide ad campaign to present the true facts about the merchant tailoring industry.
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Lingennati
Otio
Merchant Tailors National Service Bureau
Cris E. Kriger
Merchant Tailors’ Designers Association
Moonshiner Moses Harris Shot by Revenue Officers Near Trenton
In New Bern on November 27 moonshiner Moses Harris was killed by revenue officers near Trenton after he seized a officer's rifle. Harris, described as among the section's most desperate bootleggers, had boasted he would not be taken alive and had been sought for months for illicit distilling.
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New Bern
Moses Harris
Trenton
Jones County
Harris
Harding City Chartered in Rowan County
Secretary of state grants a charter to the J. L. Johnson company to establish Harding City in Rowan County with 2000 acres set for development. The firm may operate mercantile and lumber businesses. Incorporators are Clarence D. Plyler of Misenheimer, R. W. Sculley of Gold Hill, and J. D. Johnson of Misenheimer.
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Harding City
Raleigh
Secretary of State
Bullet in Heart in Omaha Man Alive After Shooting
James Freeman of Omaha is hospitalized with a bullet in his heart after saying his wife fired at him point blank at a pool following their separation. He walked three miles to a police station for help as an X ray confirmed the bullet’s location near his heart.
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Omaha
James_ Freeman
Workers Boycott Wage Cut at New Bern Tron Works
About 250 to 300 employees at the New Bern Tron works failed to report for work after declining a manager’s 10 percent wage reduction despite the company cutting its product price by 15 to 20 percent.
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New Bern
New Bern Tron Works
Soldiers Deploy to West Virginia Coal Strike Zone
Four hundred and fifty soldiers from the 3rd and 19th infantry entrained at Chillicothe Ohio at noon for duty in the West Virginia coal strike zone under Colonel Hall of the 19th infantry.
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West Virginia
Chillicothe
19Th Infantry
Hall
Thanksgiving Visit by Morrow Family in Winston-Salem
Mr and Mrs W R Morrow and their children spent Thanksgiving in Winston-Salem as guests of relatives and friends.
North Carolina B and P W Clubs Convene in High Point
State council of the North Carolina federation of Business and Professional Women met in High Point with Miss Elsie Riddick inviting city and a Raleigh speaker. The three hour conference endorsed the League of Women Voters legislative program and discussed funding, a field organizer, and an executive secretary to strengthen the federation.
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Mildred Bedford
Elsie Riddick
Raleigh
State Council
Legislative Council
League of Women Voters
Council of
B. and
P. W. Ciups
Clarence A. Johnson
Jackson Training School
Jackson
P. W. Council
Riddick
Louise Alexander
Greensboro
Henderson
Salisbury
North Carolina
B. and P. W
National Federation
P. W
High Point
Miss McLane
St. P Aul
Minn
Weather Outlook Weatherman Sees Fair Start To Week
Weather predictions for the coming week indicate generally fair conditions in the South Atlantic states through Monday with a chance of rain later in the week. Temperatures are expected to be normal for the season.
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Washington
South Atlantic
Coal Crisis Declared Over by Interstate Commerce Board
Washington November 27 The Interstate Commerce Commission says the coal crisis is ended and issues an order vacating all remaining priority orders for open top coal cars. The order takes effect at midnight Monday. Chairman Clarke urges railroads to cancel reconsigning rules and charges related to coal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Daniel Williard
The
Association of Railways Executives
Clarke
Commission
Old Hickory Club Organized Here Near Jamestown
High Point business and professional men formed the Old Hickory club at the Elks home. It will be housed on the W. A. Ring farm in Friendship township near Jamestown with 100 leading citizens enrolled and a charter just received. E. W. Freeze is president with C. L. Amos as vice president and W. A. Ring as treasurer. A board includes Freeze Amos Ring Terry Wishart Barbee and Harry Raymond. The group plans a clubhouse dam and later golf links and aims to make the grounds among the best in North Carolina. The stock details were not learned today. Members pledge to invest to realize plans.
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Old Hickory Club
High Point
Elks
W. A. Ring
Friendship Township
Jamestown
E. W. Freeze
C. L. Amos
CC. L. Amos
W.A. Ring
J. S. Burton
EF. W. Freeze
W. A. Rite
KH. B. Terry
A T. Wishart
C. A. Barbee
Harry Raymond
North Carolina
Bankers to probe Allan A. Ryan holdings and loans
New York November 27 bankers and brokers met at Guaranty Trust to form a committee to investigate the affairs of Allan A. Ryan. They aim to prevent receivership as Wall Street notes his corner in Stutz Motors stock and extensive loans tied to securities worth about 16 million dollars with Ryan’s assets estimated at 20 to 25 million. He is confined at home by illness.
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New York
Allan A. Ryan
Stutz Motors
Wall Street
The
Stock Exchange
Guaranty Trust Company
Mr. Ryan
Barriers Put Up To Block Downing Street Access
London reports eight foot barriers erected overnight to bar the public from Downing Street and Charles Street. The Houses of Parliament were closed to visitors today after the detention of a strange man in the Commons lobby. The Evening Standard suggests the move may impact Sinn Fein activities.
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London
Downing Street
Charles Street
House of Parliament
House of Commons
Evening Standard
Sinn Fein
Boiler Explosion Kills Fireman In Jacksonville Yard
In Jacksonville Florida at 10 this morning a switch engine boiler exploded injuring two others. Fireman E B Young age 24 was killed instantly and engineer J L Melrose age 45 was probably fatally burned.
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Jacksonville
Fla
E. B. Young
J. L. Melrose
Seaboard Air Line
Eleven Lose Lives In Football Games This Year
Chicago reports 11 football fatalities in the 1920 season ending Thanksgiving Day. Most deaths were high school players. only two college players and two on class teams among the victims. A 12 year old boy died in a sand lot game. Defenders note no fatalities at large universities.
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Chicago
Associated Press
Graves confesses to stealing about 20000 from mails
L V Graves a former Henderson post office clerk testified in federal court that he misappropriated about 20000 from the mails. He said he hid over 18000 in his car and recovered all but 2000 later. his father in St Louis planned to travel to Raleigh to seek leniency. Jeff Williams died after being buried by earth in a sewer excavation.
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Raleigh
L. V. Graves
Henderson
Henry G. Connor
Graves
Mr. Graves
Jeff Williams
Williams
Armless mother sews for baby in Denver
In Denver a armless mother, Mrs J C Teagarden, cares for her baby Delphia May using teeth feet and shoulders. She sews clothes with her feet and guides fabric with her teeth, keeping house cooking and dressing herself. Delphia May, a normal child, is cared for at home while Teagarden plans to return to circus side show after her husband loses work.
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Denver
Col
J. C. Teagarden
Delphia
Mrs. Teagarden
Bavaria Not To Be Monarchy Restored
Berlin reports that Bavarian groups seeking a monarchy and domination were denied by Minister President von Kahr who spoke in Berlin with the central government. He said rumors of separatists there are circulated by opponents of the Bavarian government amid tensions with communists and independent socialists.
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Berlin
Bavaria
Germany
von Kahr
Associated Press
Harding Prepares to Return to U S From Canal Zone
President elect Warren G. Harding expressed reluctance at leaving the canal zone after a visit that ends with his sailing on the Pas tores. The ship will depart at noon Sunday and reach Kingston Jamaica Tuesday on the way to Norfolk. Senator and Mrs Harding will go ashore at Kingston for lunch then drive 50 miles as guests of the governor before re boarding at Port Antonio.
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Port Antonio
Thanksgiving visit of Rickard family and Gaither group
Mr and Mrs Walter Rickard and children and Mrs Gaither of Mocksville spent Thanksgiving in the city with the family of D Stroud.
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Walter Rickard
Gaither
Mocksville
City
D. Stroud
Prohibition Raid Nets 125 Gallon Mash Still
Deputy Sheriffs and a revenue officer captured a 125 gallon still in Deep River township near six miles from town. They recovered about 6,000 gallons of beer, arrested Baxter Anthony, and transported the equipment and prisoner to Guilford County jail after the raid. One suspect escaped as officers moved the heavy outfit by car at dusk.
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J. E. Wagner
W. D. Martin
Bob White
Duncan Steed
Ashboro
Deep River Township
Baxter Anthony
White
Anthony
High Point
Greensboro
Guilforg
Wagner
Further Drop on Cotton Market
New York November 27 The cotton market opened weak with first prices 10 to 23 points lower and most new months setting new low records. Deliveries before August traded under 15 cents with January and March near 14.71 and 14.85. December 15.15 January 14.90 March 14.80 May 14.96 July 15.07.
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New York
Enfield Methodist Protestant Conference Reports Youth Work
The 95th annual conference at Enfield features reports from pastors and leaders. Miss Juanita Hammer, field secretary for Young People in North Carolina, presents field activities as Rev. T. H. Lewis and Rev. L. W. Gerringer address the gathering.
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A. G. Dixon
D. D
Board of Young People’s Work
Baltimore
G. W. Holmes
Graham
Edward Suits
High Point
G. L. Curry
Charlotte
Mr. Suits
God
Jesus Christ
D. A. Highfill
Denton
Andrews
United States
Lewis
General Conference
R. S. Troxler
C. L. Whitaker
Mebane
Charles R. Reiner, Jr
Methodist Protestant Book Concern
L. W. Gerringer
Young People’s Union
Ashboro
Juanita Hammer
The
Board of
Young People’s Work
Gerringer
Miss Hammer
Two Deeds Filed in Guilford County Yesterday
The Guilford County recorder logged 19 real estate transfers yesterday with two local deals in High Point. J D Bean sold Lot 15 in Bilotek 8 to J W Johnson for 500 dollars. Floyd Walters sold a Smith Street lot to Louis Sylap pien for 1500 dollars.
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Guilford County
High Point
Register
R. H. Wharton
Greensboro
J. D. Bean
J. W. Johnson
Bilotek
M. Hedgecock
Floyd Walters
Louis Sylappien
Smith Street
Representative Claude Kitchen Stricken By Acute Indigestion
Minority Leader of the House Claude Kitchen suffered a brief attack of acute indigestion today. After treatment he was sent home. His physician said the condition is not alarming.
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Washington
Claude Kitchen
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Max Abernethy
Negro Desperado
Council Women's Business Clubs
Sion
Y. W.C. A. Hut
Mrs. Johnson
Broker Ryan
London Street
Christ
Footall
Raleigh Court
Father
Jammy
Mrs. J
Teagraden and Baby
U. S
Gallen
M. P
Enfield
Jaanita Hammer
Claude Kitenin
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