North Carolina Maintains Eleventh in Lumber Output
North Carolina produced 1 071 912 M feet of lumber in 1924, ranking eleventh among states. The state led in number of mills at 1120, while total national lumber output fell 3.3 percent from 1923. South Carolina and Montana posted the largest declines, 17.9 percent, with several states showing gains.
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North Carolina
Census Bureau
Forest Service
Bulletin
Department of Commerce
Alabama
South Carolina
Montana
Mississippi
Georgia
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
New York
Indiana
Missouri
Ohio
Oklahoma
Evidence of Collusion in Rum Row Arrests
Startling evidence of collusion between liquor transports and coast guard patrol boats blockading rum runners was exposed in New London as two Filipinos arrested aboard U S destroyer Trippe and Patrol Boat CG n87 face charges.
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New London, Conn
Coast Guard
Guillino Mapalli
United States
Diry
Trippe
Felix Palma
Negro Orthopaedic Hospital Contract Awarded in Gastonia
The contract was let to John C. Clemmer and Company for the immediate erection of a building at the North Carolina orthopaedic hospital to house Negro crippled children. The action was reported from Gastonia on October 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
John C. Clemmer and Company
North Carolina
Orthopaedic Hospital
State fights tuberculosis show overall decline over decade
North Carolina records a long term drop in tuberculosis deaths from 1915 to 1928, with 2,545 deaths in 1923 and a rate of 99.1 per 100 000 in 1924. Officials note high mortality partly due to patients at the Oteen government hospital and Western North Carolina as a tuberculosis resort.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
P. P. McCain
United States
Oteen
Charters Issued to New State Companies
The secretary of state reports several new corporations formed. New Hanover Furniture Company of Wilmington with $15,000 authorized stock and $2,500 subscribed by Wilmington residents. McPheeters-Glasgow, Inc. of Charlotte with $50,000 authorized and $300 subscribed by local figures. Sherwood Forests, Inc. of Asheville with $500,000 authorized and $100,000 subscribed by Asheville and Fairview residents. E. L. Herring, Inc. of Faison with $10,000 authorized and $500 subscribed by Mount Olive residents. Senior Industrial Bank, Lenoir with $100,000 authorized and $25,000 subscribed by Lenow residents and others.
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Raleigh
W. N. Everett
New Hanover Furniture Company
Wilmington
E. S. Waddell
M. C. Waddell
J. H. Best
McPheeters-Glasgow, Inc
Charlotte
T. S. McPheeters
Robert Glasgow
Samuel B. McPheeters
Sherwood Forests, Inc
Asheville
Walter H. West
Co O’connor
Edwin A. Metts
James G. W. McClure, Jr
Fairview
E. L. Herring, Inc
Faison
Clare Herring
E. L. Herring
C. D. Lee
Mount Olive
Senior Industrial Bank
Lenoir
J. T. Pritchett
J. H. Beall
A. G. Foard
R. L. Gwyn
R. G. Bernhardt
Lenow
Power dam to create 100 mile Osage lake in Missouri
The Osage river near Bagnell will host a dam envisioned to impound a lake over 100 miles long with 970 miles of shoreline. Five turbines of 25 000 horsepower each will power factories and towns, while 1 880 000 acre feet of storage will exceed Elephant Butte. Missouri Hydro Electric plans two additional plants along the Current River producing 58 000 horsepower.
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Kansas City
Bagnell
Missouri
Elephant Butte
Muscle Shoals
Missouri Hydro -Electric Company
Plane crash rescuers save crew off Miami Beach
Cal Latham the pilot and two newspaper photographers Al Wickham and Willoughby were rescued from the wreckage of the seaplane Miss Venice after it crashed off Miami Beach early today.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Cal Latham
al Wickham
Willoughby
Venice
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Broadhurst
Theater Beautiful
Sheraton
Pearl Franklin
Madge Bellamy
Paul Panzer
Zasu Pitts
Alec B. Francis
Leslie Fenton
Otis Harlan
Carolina
U. S
Charlie
Chaplin
Gilmer
MILLS
Feder
1. N. Wright
J. R. Young
R M. Cline
James Garner
W. J. Wright
Yows Funeral Home
Cor
Broad and Elm Streets Ambulance Service
B. Lansing
C. F. Farley Garage
N. Wrenn
High. Point Builders Supply CO
Ashboro
High Point Morris Plan Bank
Washington Street
Travel
Atlantic Bank & Trust Co
Cunningham
D. Rwy
High Point
Snow Lumber Company
Cunningham Brick Co
Greensboro
E.R. Lyon, Maccasentaties
Mohawk Tires
Tire Service Co
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