Doolittle Wins Jacques Schneider Trophy Seaplane Race
Bay Shore Park Baltimore reports Lieutenant James H. Doolittle in a Curtiss seaplane wins the Jacques Schneider trophy at 232.573 mph. British entries suffer crash damage. Gloster Napier II and III face problems. Americas hope to extend 1923 lead. Paris out as Caillaux and Painleve clash. Briand unable to attend League council due to nosebleed.
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Bay Shore Park
Balitimore
James H. Doolittle
United States Army
Baltimore
Great Britain
Filot Bex
Hinkle
Chesapeake
Hubert Biard
Broad
England
C. B. Wilson
Hubert Broad
United States
Cowes
David Rittenhouse
Army
Navy
U. A
Civitans To Have Luncheon Tuesday
The High Point Civitan Club will hold its luncheon at the Sheraton Hotel Tuesday at 12 15. Wade Marsh and Gratton Foy are members of the program committee for tomorrow's meeting.
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High Point Civitan Club
Sheraton Hotel
Wade Marsh
Gratton Foy
Business Women's Supper Planned at First Methodist
Announcement for Stephens party business women's supper held at the First Methodist Protestant church Tuesday at 6 pm. All business women in the city are urged to attend.
Sixteen Drivers Ready To Start 250 Mile Laurel Race
Laurel Maryland October 26 Sixteen drivers are set to start the 250 mile classic in the new bowl race after rain postponed Saturday qualifying. Pete De Paolo leads the field with Tommy Milton Harry Hartz and Earl Cooper among the top contenders. Bob McDonough paced the first hundred miles with Milton a lap behind and De Paolo close third as mechanical issues reduced the field to seven.
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Tommy Milton
Harry Hartz
Bob McDonough
Earl Cooper
Fred Comer
Frank Elliott
Bennett Hill
Miller
Tom Milton
Duesenberg
J.wonderlich
Leon Duray
Pete de Paolo
B.mcdonough
Dr.w.shattuc
R. Hepburn
Jimmy Hill
Earl Devore
Phil Shafer
Peter Kreis
McDonough
Laurel
Speed King
Peter de Paolo
de Paolo
Tornado claims seventeen lives across Crenshaw Pike Barbour counties
A deadly tornado traced from Crenshaw County through Pike and Barbour counties killed 17 people, injured many, and left hundreds homeless. Red Cross workers and physicians aided victims as a relief fund was announced to support responders.
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Troy
Ala
Pike Barbour
Crenshaw
Crenshaw County
Pike County
Barbour
Laverne
Knight
Barbour County
Comer
Springhill
Peacock
Tom Long
Ralph Knight
Ruby Knight
Frances Knight
Mary Ellen Knight
Eliza Davis
Beatrice Tullis
Ella Lee Blue
Tornado Toll Across Three Counties
A devastating tornado swept Barbour Pike and Crenshaw counties causing 17 deaths and at least 36 injuries with property losses around 25000. Goodhope Pike county and Bullard's Cross Roads Crenshaw county bore the brunt as 13 injured in Crenshaw and four dead four injured in the area while Crenshaw and Pike each reported multiple fatalities among locals.
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Troy
Ala
Barbour
Pike
Crenshaw
Goodhope
Pike County
Knight
Bulard
Hodges
Tom Dobbs
John Peacock
Tom Long
Bullard’s Cross Roads
Legionaires To Elect Officers At Tuesday Meeting
The American Legion holds a meeting tomorrow night in the hut to elect officers for the year. Post commander urges every legionnaire to attend the important gathering.
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American Legion
North Carolina Sees First Million-Dollar Tax Month
Raleigh October 26 The state revenue service notes that October may become the first month in North Carolina history with total tax collections excluding motor vehicle receipts reaching one million dollars. Through Saturday the sum stood at 884 134 27.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. A. Coughton
Commissioner of Revenue
Motor Vehicle Bureau
Doughton
Revenue Department
Insurance Department
Department of Revenue
J W Bowles 76 dies after illness in hospital
J W Bowles a respected Sumner township farmer died in a local hospital Sunday morning at 1 oclock after several days illness. He was 76, born in Stokes county and had lived in Sumner since 1915. Survived by widow seven children and siblings Isaac Bowles and Mrs Westmoreland. Funeral at Spring Hill Methodist Protestant church today at 11.
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John W Bowles
Sumner Township
Bowles
Stokes County
Davidson County
Guilford
Eunice Allen
Eddie Kirkman
Edith Kirkman
Effie Bundy
Ray Bowles
Guilford County
Tommy Bowles
Winston Salem
Mary Craven
Isaac Bowles
Mount Airy
Westmoreland
Spring Hill Methodist Protestant Church
Here
Clara Cox
Loy
Grim Edict From Chicago Police Halts Gangsters
Chicago police issued a hard line order directing sixty squads to arrest every noted gangster found. Three special squads were formed to hunt down and either capture or kill the criminals, with captains urging officers to drive gangs from the city or send them to the morgue.
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Chicago
Stege
Detective Bureau
William R. Wilson Dies at Home in High Point
William R. Wilson a respected High Point shoemaker died Sunday morning at 9 o clock at his Lexington avenue home after months of illness. He is survived by his widow and a brother Charles Wilson of Davidson county. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 11 o'clock at Southside Baptist church with a 10 o'clock home service. burial will follow in Pleasant Grove cemetery.
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William R. Wilson
High Point
Lexington Avenue
Wilson
Charles Wilson
Davidson County
Southside Baptist Church
J. M. Hilliard
W. P. Page
Mr. Hilliard
Pleasant Grove Cemetery
District Meeting of Masons in 23rd District
Officers from twenty third district Masonic lodges gather at the Masonic temple at 3 pm for a special communication of Numa F Reid lodge. District deputy grand warden R K Stewart of High Point calls the meeting and plans a winter activities program. Visiting masters will fill lodge offices tonight and third degree work is to be conducted. Prominent state Masons will give addresses.
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R. K. Stewart
High Point
Stewart
Numa F. Reid Lodge
Severe Atlantic gale wrecks seaplanes and towns
A Sunday storm with 85 mph winds battered the Middle and North Atlantic states, causing seven deaths across five states. In Woburn Mass 500 houses were ruined, police and troops were mobilized, and looting surfaced in Boston suburbs. Seventeen seaplanes were wrecked in Baltimore with seven demolished. coast guard rescued crews from drifting barges as villages lost power and wire service links.
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North Atlantic
Woburn
Mass
Baltimore
New York City
Rockaway Point
Patterson
N. J
National
Thomas H. Duffy
Curley
Boston
National Guard
Unitarian Church
T. G. Ellysey
Hampton Roads
L. A. Moebus
Bay Shore Park
Coast Guard
Sandyhooff
Appeal for Clothes for Children Urgently Made
Welfare workers appeal for clothing for several underprivileged children. Requested items include girls aged 10 7 and 5 years and boys aged 9 and 4. Respondents should contact the welfare department at city hall or call Mrs W C Hammond at 2897.
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Welfare Department
W. C. Hammond
Judge Webb Fined Ten Dollars For Guilford Speeding
Judge E Yates Webb of Shelby, a United States judge, pleaded guilty in Justice of Peace court to speeding in Guilford County. He was fined 10 dollars and costs after explaining illness and hospital stay delayed settlement.
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Yates Webb
Guilford
Greensboro
E. Yates Webb
Shelby
United States Court of West Carolina
Court of Justice of Peace
Odis W. Duke
Frank McAdoo
Webb
A. Wayland Cook
R. L. Blaylock
United States Court
Duke
Justice Duke
Hundreds Converted At Tabernacle Services Yesterday
Rev George T Stephens led three crowded services at the tabernacle where hundreds sought forgiveness and salvation. Men and women testified to conversions and Stephens spoke on the Christian birthright and knowing the Bible author.
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Tabernacle
George T. Stephens
Christ
Taberenacle
Mr. Stephens
Stephens
Auto Kills Many in Dixie During the Last Weekend
Six people died and 28 injured in five auto crashes across four southern states. Among the dead were a six month old, and a Tennessee crash near Sparta led to two older children trapped as a baby swept away. Arkansans Mrs. Van G. Flournoy and a child were injured or killed in a bus collision. A Tennessee overturn near Fayetteville left five feet of water for victims. A Virginia death occurred in Richmond when Mildred Parrish died and relatives were injured in a crash.
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Atlanta
Tennessee
Sparta
Tenn
John Henry Griffith
Griffith
van G. Flournoy
Fayetteville
Norris Creek
R. L. Mannis
Sam Pate
Mildred Elizabeth Parrish
Richmond
Agnes Parrish
Lelia Ray Dalton
Prohibition Officers Seize Still and Beer in Multiple Counties
Prohibition enforcement officers Kennedy, Hendrix and Shiplett captured a 50 gallon still and 350 gallons of beer south of Oak Ridge on Saturday with no arrests. They also seized 49 pints and a half gallon fruit jar of liquor in Davidson county off the Thomasville road and arrested Sam Short. Last week a Steudebaker Special Six and 40 gallons of liquor were seized in Rockingham county after a chase from Stoneville to Madison. the driver escaped.
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Kennedy
Hendrix
Shiplett
Oak Ridge
Davidson County
Thomasville
Sam Short
Rockingham County
Stoneville
Madison
Infant Johnson Dies At Home of Parents
The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. J B Johnson of 2968 White Oak street died at home. Mrs. Johnson was formerly Miss Blanche Murphy of this city. Funeral services will be held Tuesday at 2 30 PM at the family home by Rev EB Harbison of East End Methodist Church with interment in Oakwood cemetery.
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J.B. Johnson
White Oak Street
English Baby Dies At Archdale Home
John Clifford English 4 months old, son of Mr and Mrs Marley English, died Saturday night at the Archdale home. Funeral services were held at 3 pm yesterday by Miss Clara Cox with burial in Springfield Cemetery.
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John Clifford English
Marley English
Archdale
Clara Cox
Springfield Cemetery
No Meeting of the Order Eastern Star
The regular meeting of the Order of Eastern Star scheduled for tomorrow night has been suspended due to a tabernacle gathering. Worthy matron Mrs Olive Cox announced the change today.
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Order
Eastern Star
Order of Eastern Star
the Tabernacle
Olive,Cox
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