Five Escape Jail Break From Davidson County Jail
A noon escape at Davidson County jail freed five inmates three white men and two Black men. They bored through a brick wall by removing bricks to create a crawl space and fled into the wooded area east of Lexington. Police Sheriff Fred C. Sink and deputies searched the region while superior court sessions proceeded.
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Enterprise
Lexington
Davidson County
Fred C. Sink
A. P. White
Roby Loflin
Delaware's Low Elevation Revealed
Delaware records show the state has the lowest average elevation. The surface, if levelled, would be about 60 feet above sea level.
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Delaware
Prosperous Year Foreseen by National Dairy Leader
J A Walker of Chicago, founder of the National Dairy show, told National Dairy show attendees that a prosperous year lies ahead for dairy farmers. He urged milking a few cows, feeding hogs, raising poultry, and plenty of alfalfa and grain as the key to profits. He noted US per capita milk needs and cited a 1922 to 1927 rise in dairy product value by about fifty percent and a 54 percent increase in butterfat sales.
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Memphis
Tenn
J. A. Walker
Chicago
Walker
United States
Community Singing Event at Pleasant Hill
The Community Singing Club will hold a singing at Pleasant Hill Sunday October 23 beginning at 10 30 oclock All singers and the public are invited Pleasant Hill lies between Thomasville and Fullers Mill.
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Pleasant Hill
Thomasville
Fullers Mill
Danderine Promises Cure for Acid Scalp and Dandruff
An advertisement touts Danderine as a scientific conditioner that neutralizes scalp acidity and dissolves dandruff. It claims the product softens hair, improves waving, and provides lasting shine, with a 35 cent bottle lasting weeks and available at drug stores.
Magician Wallace to Perform at New High School Friday
Wallace, famed South地区 magician, visits the new high school auditorium next Friday night October 21 for an 8 o clock show. He will display rapid feats including pigeons from air rabbits from nowhere and a dramatic Super Vanish Extraordinary finale with an aviary and animals vanishing in an instant.
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Wallace
New High School
Bright Sun Eases Cold Blast Across Carolinas
In Charlotte and the Carolinas a bright sun tempered yesterday’s cold snap. Overcoats remained common from Tennessee to the Atlantic as frosty weather persisted. Forecast calls for partly cloudy skies with light frost tonight and Thursday, while snow reports circulated from several counties though official bureau notes no snowfall. Temperatures dipped to 88 in Asheville as records show a chilly statewide spell.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Tennessee
Atlantic Ocean
South Carolina
Piedmont
Weather Bureau
Yancey
Mitchell
Henderson
Haywood
Fayetteville
Asheville
Secret of Health at Beeker Family Reunion
Dr Roland Jones of Tampa Fla spoke on the secret of good health at the Becker family reunion held at G W Beeker home in Tyre Davidson county today. The event marked the 18th birthday anniversary of G W Beeker and drew Beeker families across four generations.
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Secret of Health
Lexington
Roland Jones
Tampa
Fla
Becker
G. W. Beeker
Tyre
Davidson County
Florida
Beeker
Slight Decrease in Diphtheria Found in State
Enterprise Bureau Raleigh reports a week of diphtheria cases totaling 149, down from 184 the prior week. Scarlet fever and whooping cough run higher than ideal, with Asheville and Greensboro tied for four new diphtheria cases each and Rocky Mount reporting three. Dr. H A Taylor notes hoped control via toxin-anti-toxin serum and parental precautions, while acknowledging ongoing high deaths from diphtheria among children under two and under six years old in North Carolina.
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Asheville
Greensboro
Rocky Mount
Taylor
North Carolina
Charters Granted for 10 New Corporations in North Carolina
Raleigh reports ten new corporate charters including S. Y. W. Hosiery Mills of Burlington with 150000 authorized stock. McMurry Oil Co of Dunn with 25000. Garman and Company of Oxford. Carolina Electric Service Co of Kinston. Kinston Merchants Association. Subscriptions range from 1000 to 75000 with multiple Burlington, Shelby, Oxford, Henderson, and Kinston incorporators.
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Raleigh
S. Y. W. Hosiery Mills, Incorporated
Burlington
N. C
W. A. Shoffner
L. I. Young
J. E. Shoffner
Burlington, N. Oe
McMurry Oil Company
Dunn
J. J. McMurray, Jr
S. S. Royster
D. W. Royster
H. R. Royster
Shelby
O. C. Garman and Company
Oxford
C. S. Garman
Stella Garman
Irvine B. Watkins
Henderson
Carolina Electric Service Company
Kinston
General Electrical Contracting
J. S. Banks
Jesse W. Hodges
C. O. Pridgen Jr
Masoning Degree for Carolinians
Seven North Carolina Scottish Rite Masons to receive the thirty third degree at the southern jurisdiction meeting in Washington on Saturday night. Knights commander named for the court of honor include numerous Masons from Charlotte Asheville Wilmington Raleigh and other towns. Temperature rising in Raleigh with 47 at 8 am. City ordinance violation fine set at one dollar per offense as first reading passes.
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Washington
Washington, D. C
Scottish Rite Masons
North Carolina
Thomas J. Harkins
Asheville
M. S. Fink
Greensboro
M. J. Harris
Albemarle
Eugene P. Lee
Dunn
Hubert M. Poteat
Wake Forest
Charles A. Seifert
New Bern
R. W. Smith
Charlotte
Henry L. Taylor
Wilmington
Knights
The
Court of Honor
Henry James Begg
Sam C. McCall
William Fred Casey
Halsey B. Leavitt
J. Walter McCrary
R. T. Allen
Lumberton
H. J. Begg
Hamilton
R. R. Christie
H. W. Collell
Raleigh
H. S. Corey
Rocks Mount
W. F. Hayworth
D. C. King
C. S. Perry
C. H. Pugh
Gastonia
Job Taylor
Roanoke Rapids
J. A. Vache
W. GC. Wicker
Elon College
P. P. Pilcher
King Fuad Brings Large Suite of Household Officials
During his recent England visit King Fuad travels with many household aides including a food taster and a chemist to analyze meals.
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Fuad
England
Strike in Colorado Coal Fields Declared Illegal
Colorado coal miners affiliated with the I W W faced an official ultimatum as authorities announced all pickets would be arrested for yesterday's strike call being illegal. About 4000 miners joined the action, though only portions of the coal fields were affected. United Mine Workers opposed the movement and kept working in many areas.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado
Industrial Workers of the World
United Mine Workers
Public Parking Prohibition on East Broad Street
City of High Point ordinance prohibits parking an automobile on East Broad Street between North Main Street and North Wrenn Street. Violations subject to enforcement by city authorities with penalties to be determined later.
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East Broad Street
North Main Street
Wrenn
City of High Point
North Wrenn Street
Beck seeks permit for filling station on Kivett Drive
Notice to the public that C. A. Beck filed an application to erect a filling station at the corner of Downing and East High Streets on Kivett Drive. The Council will consider the application at the next regular meeting on November 1, 1927. By order of the Council dated October 18, 1927.
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C. A. Beck
Kivett Drive
Downing and
East High Streets
P. P. Pilcher
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Davidson
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co., Mfg. Chemists
Buffalo, N. YW
Dare & Tubes
Masonig
Ladies’ Union
Children’s Union
Children’s
Eaic
Cascarets
North Main St
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