Textile Show at Greenville Opens
Greenville opens the ninth southern textile exposition with 200 machines in operation as Ibra C. Blackwood and I. Ernest Wooten speak. Blackwood lauds the Piedmont region and mill management harmony, while Wooten praises Greenville's hospitality and the expo's history.
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Greenville
D. C
Ibra C. Blackwood
Blackwood
Piedmont
Carolinas
Ernest Wooten
Charlotte
South Carolina
Fur Felt Hats Shine At Popular New Store Display
Store-A-Graphs promotes new fur felt hats in black brown green navy shades. The ad highlights quality soft light fur felts, comfortable fit, and varied models at a fashionable, affordable price. Endorses ultra fashionable wearers and invites customers to view the selection.
Local residents hear news of visits and returns
A. W. McMurray has returned to his Shelby home after visiting his son J. J. McMurray on West Lexington avenue. Mr. and Mrs. Hollister of Detroit are expected to arrive tonight to visit Mr. and Mrs. John Henry on Edgedale drive. Mrs. Tom Moore returned today to her Shelby home after a short trip.
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Ira T. Adams
Ira Franklin
Asheboro Street
W. M. Nance
B. L. Nichol
Montlieu Avenue
Miss Maud Elliott
Hallowe’en
Roy Carmichael
B. L. Nichols
Mrs. J. J. McMurray
West
Lexington Avenue
A. W. McMurray
Shelby
J. J. McMurray
Mrs. Hollister
Detroit, Mich
John Henry
Edgedale Drive
Tom Moore
Quake Shakes Southeastern Louisiana with First Tremors
New Orleans and Baton Rouge felt the first known tremors in Louisiana history on Sunday morning. No major damage occurred though panic spread as tremors, lasting minutes, rattled residents from Pilot Town to Morgan City where worshippers fled a swaying church. Professor J Adair Lyon said the quakes likely originated beneath the Gulf of Mexico hundreds of miles offshore.
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T. Melvin Briles
W. C. Briles
T. M. Briles
Clara I. Cox
Springfield Church
Briles
New Orleans
Southeastern Louisiana
Baton Rouge
Morgan City
Pilot Town
Mississippi River
J. Adair Lyon
Newcomb College
Gulf of Mexico
Bunn Testifies in Raleigh FTC Hearing on Cottonseed Industry
J. P. Bunn of Battleboro Oil Company testified before the Federal Trade Commission in Raleigh about seed buying and grading practices and compliance with North Carolina Virginia division rules. He admitted one loan four years ago under a seed refusal contract and said gin-loan practices hurt the industry while detailing the 1928-29 industry conditions and a loss of about 50 cents per ton due to tight seed to product price spreads.
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Raleigh
N. C
Federal Trade Commission
North Carolina
Virginia
J. P. Bunn
Battleboro Oil Company
Battleboro
Br. Bunn
Walter Wooden
Trade Commission
North Carolina-Virginia
National Cottonseed Products Association
Bunn
Wooden
Police Chief and Negro Shot in North Carolina
In Weldon and Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, Police Chief J R Crew and a South Carolina suspect Buddy Jackson were wounded in a daytime exchange of gunfire following a nighttime arrest attempt. A 200-strong posse fired about 50 rounds at Jackson as he hid atop an oil mill feed house, both men hospitalized with poor prospects for recovery.
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Weldon
N. C
South Carolina
Roanoke Rapids
J. R. Crew
Buddy Jackson
C. L. Maddry
Jackson
W. C. Mitchell
Mitchell
Disciples Discuss Church Status at International Convention
Washington reports on the Disciples of Christ convention as delegates review church beginnings and progress in England, Russia, New Zealand and other lands. John Johnson of New York City, a Russian native, cites a Russian thirst for God amid anti religious activity and notes Moscow and Leningrad services. Government data show 50,000 Protestant preachers and 1,700,000 youth church members in Russia.
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Washington
Church of Christ
Soviet Russia
Disciples of Christ
England
Russia
New Zealand
John Johnson
New York City
Moscow
Leningrad
Lamost
Bruening government in consolidation faces six week push
Berlin reports Chancellor Bruening's cabinet shifts focus from parliamentary battles to strengthening positions before December 8. The government aims to push through a 30 bill financial program and secure margins, while opposition pressure and possible protests to President von Hindenburg loom over adjournment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Bruening
Reichstag
der Montag
von Hindenburg
Borrowed Goods Books Recalled From long-ago Library
In Tit Bits a MAID notes several volumes traced to George the First, referencing a library return. A MISTRESS warns to handle the items with care, cautioning about those titles and their origins.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George
Showers Relieve North Carolina Forest Fears
Raleigh N C October 20 showers have relieved tension among forest wardens after a spate of unseasonable fires. Charles H Flory assistant state forester in charge of fire control says the eastern part of the state has suffered most while the west enjoys a brief respite. He warns all land handlers to exercise caution as fall approaches to prevent fires from escaping control.
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Raleigh
N. C
Charles H. Flory
Flory
Gold in Panama islands yields vast guano deposits
Golden Sands reports huge guano deposits on Roncador and Serrano islands off Panama’s coast. Estimated 200000 tons of guano, a valuable fertilizer, were discovered in 1869. The finds highlight long term wealth potential from barren offshore lands.
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Panama City
R. P
Panama
Roncador
Serrano
Stepmother Held in Ground Glass Murder Case
Denver police questioned Pearl O Loughlin wife of a city detective after autopsy showed 10 year old Leona O Loughlin was fed ground glass beaten unconscious and hurled into a lake to drown. Investigators found a bloody tire iron hair and towel in the family car while Leona’s father Leo O Loughlin is hospitalized after an apparent glass ingestion incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Colo
Pearl O'Loughlin
Leona O’loughlin
City Lake Park
Leona
Leo O'Loughlin
O’loughlin
Douglas Millican
Confederate double barreled cannon relic at Athens Ga
A vented double barrel cannon relic from the Civil War era stands in Athens Georgia. The weapon was a noted failure in battle and serves as a historical reminder of Confederate ordnance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
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R. T. Cooke
Guilford General Hospital
Mildred Krieger
Mrs. Bryan
Margaret C. Bryan
Owens Bible Class
Owens Bible
First Baptist Church
5. O. Peebles
Archdale
Mrs. Moser
I. C. Moser
Asheboro
High Point Hospital
Sigma Theta Club
Farrell Gray
Parkway
Green Street
Miss Smith
Mise Nell Smith
Penny Farm
Posia Rumley
Estelle Efird
Ruth Crawford
Lottie Kinney
Ruth Chevis
Charlotte Teachy
Alton Kemp
Sam Carter
Early Hill
Clayborn Jester
Roy Hartgrove
Guilford
Woman’s Auxiliary of the Episcopal Church
St. Andrew’s Church
Greens
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
H. B. Hiatt
Hallowe'en
Sorosis Club
Ed Steele
L. J. Ingram
Steele
Washington Street
Virginia Jowers
Lindsay Street
Christine Kyser
Jowers
H. C. Brown
Juanita Yuillard
Margaret Mills
Evelyn Adkins
Vivian Brown
Bonelle McNelly
Evelyn Sechrest
Amelia Dorsett
Grace Scoggins
Ralph Wagner
Dorig Bowerh
Frances Teer
Frances Teague
James Lyerly
Elizabeth L
Emily Culler
Orangeburg
Smarti
North Main Street
Thwestern LA
Cottonseed Oil Company
Tomlinson Furniture Exhibition Building
High Point
Tomlinson
Kester Furn. Co
Shepherd’s
Winston-Salem
Holland Bros
Durham
R. E. Quinn & Co
Clements’ Chism & Parker
Danville
W. T. McCoy & Co
Morrison-Neese
Greensboro
Green & McClure
Graham
Raleigh Furn. Co
Raleid
Austin-Johnson Co
Salisbury
Pinehurst Warehouses, Inc
Pinehurst
Austin-Johnson Fun. Co
Gastonia
Fuller’s Furn. Co
Hickory
H. B. Wilkinson Co
Concord
Lee Furniture Co
Sanford
A. P. Sands & Co
Reidsville
Sutton Council Furn. Co
Wilmington
Kester Furniture Company
Miss Hopper
Chipper
Flapper
Edna Wallace Hopper
New York
M. Grip
Paris
Stepmother
Beavans
the Ladies’ Store
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