Crawford Named to High Point Bank Board Directors
William S. Ryland announces Asheboro businessman C. C. Crawford joining the High Point unit board of the North Carolina Bank and Trust company. Crawford leads Cranford industries and has served as Asheboro mayor and state legislator. Other directors listed include Charles L. Amos chairman and J. Allen Austin.
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Asheboro
High Point
North Carolina Bank
William S. Ryland
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
C. C. Crawford
Charles L. Amos
High Point Board
Crawford
Randolph County
Cranford Industies
Cranford Furniture Company
Asheboro Broom Comny
Asheboro Hosiery Company
Jedmont Chair Company
Randolph Chair Company
Southern
Homer Hudson
Willis Johnson
J. P. Rawley
J. C. Sheloff
2D. T. Tow
Al Smith Irked By Boxing Record In Tunney Suit
In New York on October 31 a record in a $500000 breach of contract suit against Gene Tunney quoted former Governor Alfred E. Smith as saying he was “sick and tired of this boxing business” and would sign a boxing bill repeal if the legislature passed it. Tim Mara said he asked Smith to intercede to have the Dempsey Tunney match held in New York state.
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New York
Alfred FE
Smith
Gene Tunney
Tim Mara
Emory R. Buckner
Tunney
Mara
New York State
Numbered Men at the American Theatre
Conrad Nagel and Raymond Hackett star with Bernice Claire in a drama at the American Theatre. The cast includes veteran players delivering a tense wartime tale of courage and duty on stage tonight.
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Raymond Hackett
Bernice Claire
Bernice Claire Raymond Hackett
Numbered Men Prison Drama Focuses on Friendship
A prison set drama centers on Conrad Nagel and Raymond Hackett as numbered inmates in a large state penitentiary. The film emphasizes friendship, loyalty, and the struggle of life behind bleak walls with no glamour or song numbers.
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Conrad Nagel
Raymond Hackett
Numbered Men: Prison Riot Sparks Counterfeiting Plot
The story centers on a prison riot and two escaping convicts who are aided by honor bound officials. Callahan kills a fellow escapee to speed his escape but is shot by a trusted guard. One counterfeiter testifies to free his friend. Raymond Hackett stars with Tully Marshall in this tale.
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Callahan
Raymond Hackett
Tully Marshall
John Mebane
Employers plan half day off system to aid unemployment relief
A large federal relief program allows the Chicago and Northwestern to spend half a million on unemployment aid. Ohio plant workers secure winter jobs while a New York plan aims to stagger shifts providing 1 250 workers with one half day off weekly. Ohio public offices report fewer migratory jobseekers as locals get hiring priority.
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Merce Commission
Chicago and Northwestern Railroad
Fred C. Croxton
Columbus
Ohio
Nathan M. Ohrbach
New York
Newark
Croxton
Reds
Sacramento
Mike Daniels
Political forecasts clash as campaigns near election day
As campaigns wind down, William Tyler Page predicts a Republican majority in the new House while Cara Wayes claims Democratic wins in Kentucky and Oklahoma. Prohibition forces clash with Curran predicting gains for opponents of the 18th Amendment, while McBride calls Curran’s figures bubbles. Voters show mixed engagement across states including New York and Ohio amid heated local battles. Hoover and prohibition emerge as the top national issues driving emotion.
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H. H. Curran
Association Against
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House
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Major Curran
New York
Pennsylvania
Llinois
Ohio
Herbert Hoover
Dublin Judges Proclaim War on Swearing
Dublin justices launched a campaign against vulgar language with weekly court appearances. Defendants face fines for profanity as authorities push to curb slang and coarse talk in public.
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Dublin
Citizens urged to pay county taxes for October discount
County tax collector T. R. Short announced a one percent discount for all citizens paying county taxes tomorrow. After Saturday the discount drops to one half of one percent for November. Total receipts through Thursday exceeded 83,165.03 with October showing strong response and High Point property levy about 500000.
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T. R. Short
High Point
Short
Youth's Condition Improves After Knife Attack
Olen Etheridge a 17 year old student is reported to be improving at Guilford General hospital after suffering severe knife gashes across his back and limbs last Sunday night in an encounter near Grimes street school. Melvin Shankle age 19 was involved in the incident. Etheridge had hemorrhages earlier in the week.
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Olen Etheridge
Melvin Shankle
Grimes Street
Guilford General Hospital
Washing Shields and Sleeve Board Tips for 19th Century Laundering
The article advises washing shields flat beside the bathroom bowl and rinsing in ammonia water, mixing a tablespoon of ammonia with water. It promotes owning a sleeve board for ironing, noting it is inexpensive to buy, cover yourself, and invaluable for jabots, gilets, cuffs, collars, and sashes.
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