Greensboro to Lease Tri-City Airport to Pitcairn Inc
Guilford County will lease the Tri City airport to the city of Greensboro for 10 years with sublease to Pitcairn Aviation. County Attorney John N. Wilson said an agreement is being prepared. The board also approved road work including catchinites on the Guilford College to Oak Ridge road and paving a 1000 foot stretch on Glenwood Avenue south of South Cedar Street. Sheriff D B Stafford reported ongoing county issues.
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Greensboro
Guilford
John N. Wilson
Tri-City
Pitcairn Aviation, Inc
Guilford College
Oak Ridge
Glenwood Avenue
South Cedar Street
D. B. Stafford
County tax levy collection applauded by commissioners
The county reported a levy of 2,150,000 with only about 11,000 uncollected, a 99 percent collection rate praised as a splendid record by the commissioners.
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Tal County
North Carolina police chiefs debate unified enforcement
Durham police chief Walter F. Doby, state president, will retire due to ill health after guiding uniform enforcement. Executive committee members from Wilmington Charlotte Greenville Mount Airy Chapel Hill and other cities discussed concerted law enforcement ahead of the state police chiefs convention opening tomorrow in Durham.
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Durham
North Carolina Police Chiefs Association
Walter F. Doby
Alex West
Charlotte
D. C. Brown
Lester Jones
Greenville
R. E. Lawrence
Mount Airy
George T. Featherston
Chapel Hill
Relief claimed by Tate Street woman on herbal medicine
Mrs. C. B. Irwin of 1015 Tate Street High Point North Carolina reports health improvement after using Herb Extract formerly called Herb Juice. She credits relief from chronic constipation gas bloating and sleep disturbance and praises the medicine's laxative effects and liver bowels regulation. The company says thousands endorse it and lists Hart Drug Company and Fordham's Drug Store as sellers.
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Herb Juice Company
Hart Drug Company
Greensboro
Fordham
South Elm St
Business Gies Out Its Program In Nationwide Policy Move
American business via the Chamber of Commerce of the United States advances an aggressive policy outline covering tax reductions repeal of estate and excise taxes sequestered alien property and postal rate reform The plan urges private enterprise over government ownership and supports voluntary railway consolidation and river flood control while opposing expanded federal bureaucracy and public ownership.
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West Baden
Ind
Oet
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
National Council of the
Chamber
Lewis E. Pierson
New York
Drug Store Employee Arrested Over Opium Charge
W T Williams, employee at the O Henry drug store in Greensboro, was arrested for violation of federal narcotic regulations. Nar cotic Officer Carroll testified that over 100 grains of opium derivatives were seized. Williams was arraigned and held for trial in federal court.
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Greensboro
W. T. Williams
O. Henry
W. S. Lyon
Carroll
Williams
Escapee Jesse Conner Recaptured in Mt Airy
Greensboro police traced and captured Jesse G Conner in Mt Airy after he bolted from the Greensboro station a week earlier while wanted for possessing a stolen car. He was found with a Chrysler reported stolen from A D Green.
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Greensboro
Mt. Airy
Jesse G. Conner
A. D. Green
Conner
Clune Dies After Amassing a Fortune
William H. Clune. film magnate dies at 65 from a paralytic stroke. Pioneer of moving pictures from penny arcades to grand studios. fortune estimated at 20 million dollars. Produced long features after buying a studio from Mary Pickford, with films including The Clansman Eyes of the World Ramona and Intolerance.
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Los Angeles
Film Land Today
William H
Uncle Bill) Clune
Mary Pickford
Ramona
Farmer Bearden Pruitt Struck by Mower Blades
Bearden Pruitt of Spartanburg is in serious condition in a local hospital after his leg was nearly amputated when he fell into the blades of a mowing machine. The accident occurred in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on October 19.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Bearden Pruitt
Auto Supply forms in North Carolina
Raleigh Oct 19 AP Incorporated Auto Supply company of High Point North Carolina garage business. Authorized capital stock 50000 subscribed 300 by L H Roberts and Marie J Roberts and H M Owings of Winston Salem. Eastern Airways Incorporated of Greenville North Carolina Commercial and general passenger and freight business by flying machines. Authorized 10000 subscribed 2500 by E G Flanagan Jr W L Harrington and Howard Crawford of Greenville. Rapid Transit company Incorporated of Greenville to own and operate auto trucks boat lines and animal drawn vehicles. Authorized 15000 subscribed 1600 by W L Harrington M G Harrington and R E Ricks of Greenville.
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Raleigh
Auto Supply Company
High Point
N. C
L H. Roberts
Marie J. Roberts
H. M. Owings
Winston-Salem
Eastern Airways
Greenville
E. G. Flanagan, Jr
W. L. Harrington
Howard Crawford
Rapid Transit Company, Incorporated
M. G. Harrington
R. E. Ricks
Lithuania accuses Poland of plan to threaten independent Lithuania
Lithuania informs the League of Nations that Poland is executing a broad scheme aimed at eroding Lithuania’s independence. The appeal was released by the League and made public. This report from Geneva notes the dramatic diplomatic action and cites the Polish government as the target of preventive measures.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Lithuania
League of Nations
Poland
League
Death of Mrs. Mary Melton Led to Pellagra Slashing
Mrs. Mary Katherine Melton aged 52 at Gastonia died in a local hospital after slashing her throat with a razor while her attendant was briefly away. Authorities attributed the death to a pellagra related wound recorded as the cause.
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Gastonia
Mary Katherine Melton
Sharp Weather Brightens Salisbury After Rain
The Salisbury area saw clear sharp weather today following yesterday’s rain and cool temperatures. The thermometer rose from 37 to 48 yesterday and fell to 43 overnight as the low.
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Salisbury
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C. B. Irwin
Chamber of Commerce
NEA
Marie Lohr
Denmark
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Clune
Washington
The
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South Atlantic
Cape Henry
Atlantic
Eastport
Virginia Capes
Secretary of State
Willard Mack
Paul Berlenbach
Benedict Sterns
Leite
Foremost Life Insurance Companies
High Point Enterprise
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