Jovial Mood Before Death Marks Greenwood Sheriff Case
In Greenville South Carolina on September 4 the trial of Sheriff Sam D Willis his wife Mrs Ethel Willis and Henry S Townsend enters its ninth day with testimony about a jovial dinner prior to the sheriff s death. Witnesses describe the sheriff s demeanor and mention footprints and alibi disputes amid extensive defense testimony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willis
Greenville
S. C
Sam D. Willis
Sthel Willis
Henry S. Townsend
Kate Medlock
Jas. H. Price
Defense Counsel
M. L. Bonham
Caries A. Rector
E. M. White
Greenwood County
J. M. Townsend
Henry
Townsend
Greenwood
Ninety Six
G. S. Yeldell
Yeldell
Mendel L. Smith
Joel S. Bailey
Greenwood Index-Journal
Bailey
Sheriff Willis
I. ©. Henderson
Sam B. King
House of Representatives
W. E. Satterfield
Atlanta
Satterfield
J. T. Reel
Betty
Ethel Willis
Levine May Hop Tomorrow For Westward Transatlantic Flight
Charles A. Levine, first trans Atlantic plane passenger, said he may attempt a westward crossing to America tomorrow if weather conditions are favorable. He noted the flight could start tomorrow provided weather changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Charles A. Levine
America
Tyler Dies at 81 in Virginia Home Sherwood Forest
Judge D Gardner Tyler, 81, son of John and Julia Tyler, died at his home Sherwood Forest in Charles City Va He served as a congressman and later as judge of the fourteenth circuit known as the peninsula district in Virginia He was a descendant of a prominent political family and died at his residence today.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles City
D. Gardner Tyler
John Tyler
Julia Gardner Tyler
Sherwood Forest
Explosion rocks Brooklyn skyscraper area in early blast
A time bomb exploded in an alley between the Brooklyn supreme court building and the hall of records, cracking walls and shattering windows but injuring no one. Police found iron pipe fragments, set up guards, and ruled out known enmities as investigators worked amid a large emergency response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court Building
Hall of Records
New York
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Supreme Court
Borough Hall
Brooklyn Polytechnic Institute
Brooklyn Eye and Bar Hospital
Kings County
Supreme Court
James C. Cropsey
Edward M. Riegelman
James Fletcher
William Brown
Brooklyn Heights
Manhattan
Sacco
Vanzetti
Revival Meet Soon to Open at New Jerusalem Church
Lexington reports revival services will begin at New Jerusalem church eleven miles east next Sunday morning September 11 under Rev C B Way pastor of the Methodist Protestant congregation. Rev M C Henderson of Denton will preach during the several evenings of the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
New Jerusalem Church
C. B. Way
M. C. Henderson
Denton
Film company representative bound after fatal child accident
Ira Furman of Charlotte, a motion picture company representative, furnished $1000 bond after a seven year old named Billy Hall was killed when struck by Furman’s automobile on Highway 66 about three miles north of Lexington. An eye witness said the death seemed unavoidable.
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Lexington
Ira Furman
Charlotte
Bond
Billy Hall
Furman
Highway 66
Vanderbilt Married in Civil Ceremony in Paris
William K. Vanderbilt Jr and Mrs Barclay H. Warburton Jr wed in a civil ceremony at the Mayor's office sixteen ward Paris this morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vanderbilt
Paris
William K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Barclay H. Warburton, Jr
Philadelphia
Worlds Greatest Inter-Connection Electric Station Link Opened
The completion of a 132000 volt interconnection at the North Carolina Virginia line links Carolina Power and Light with American Gas and Electric creating a vast system of over ten million horsepower. The tie connects three million southern hydro plants with seven million northern steam plants from Mobile Alabama to Chicago. The line will aid regional power reliability and economic growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roxbqro
N. C
Carolina-Virginia
Carolina Power and Light Company
Raleigh-Roanoke
American Gas and Electric Company
North Carolina
Virginia
Tis
Mobile
Ala
Chicago
South
Governor McLean makes two state appointments
In Raleigh on September 5 Governor McLean named Mrs. R. B. Boger of Morganton to direct the State School for the Deaf at Morganton replacing Mrs. F. H. Jeter who resigned. He also named J. H. Folger of Mount Airy to the State Board of Equalization succeeding James K. Norfleet who resigned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
McLean
R. B. Boger
Morganton
State School For the Deaf
F. H. Jeter
J. H. Folger
Mount Airy
State Board of Equalization
James K. Norfleet
Vance Wins 25 Mile Stock Car Race at Amatol Speedway
Earl Vance led from start to finish to win the 25 mile four cylinder stock car race at Amatol speedway. Gil Brad dock finished second and Jack Leighton third as Vance posted an average of 67.35 mph with a 22 43.80 time from a standing start.
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Vance
Amatol
N. J
Earl Vance
Automobile Speedway
Gil Braddock
Jack Leighton
Quarantine Detains 78 on American Banker Arrival
The 78 passengers and crew of the American Banker were quarantined on arrival from London after small pox was found aboard. The ship's name appears as the American Merchant Liner in the report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
London
Carling Lands At Harbor Grace On New Flight Leg
Sir John Carling hopped off from Washburn Maine for Harbor Grace Newfoundland in clear weather with Captain Terry Tully and Lt James Medcalf aboard. The flight followed a forced landing last night and refueling readiness at Harbor Grace airport for the London leg.
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Caribou
London
Ont
Eng
John Carling
Washburn
Harbor Grace
N. F
Terry Tully
James Medcalf
Mayfield
Tully
Medcalf
New Brunswick
ST. Johns
Maine
New Foundland
Cape Race
Sir John Carling
Carling
Old Glory Flight Postponed Until Tomorrow
AP reports Phil Payne, representative for Hearst backer of the Old Glory flight to Rome, announced at 1 10 p m eastern standard time that the plane's takeoff from here would be postponed until tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
New York
W. R. Hearst
Phil Payne
Mr. Hearst
Golden Eagle
J. H. Hill
Lloyd Bertaud
Rome
Reidsville Case Draws Silence as Inquiry Proceeds
In Reidsville North Carolina County officials press on with the slaying and burial of J Smith Petty former cotton mill overseer. His daughter in law Alma Petty Gatlin held on murder charges after an alleged confession to Rev Thomas Pardue. Petty’s body found in a cellar under a Petty family home three feet under coal with skull injuries.
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Reidsville
J. Smith Petty
Petty
J. F. Smith
Alma Petty Gatlin
Thomas _Pardue
Gatlin
Pardue
Uruguay's Guani Elected President of League Assembly
Geneva reports Alberto N. Guani Uruguayan minister to France was elected president of the League of Nations assembly, as the international body convened on September 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
Alberto N. Guani
France
Assembly of the League of Nations
Big Opening Gala Draws Bright Leaf Markets In State
Asheville hosts a gala opening with a grand motorcade of officials and celebrities traveling 2,500 miles from New Orleans to Quebec along the Appalachian Scenic Highway. A testimonial banquet honors Major John Cohen of the Atlanta Journal. The Ash organization plans a large turnout as the caravan proceeds to Johnson City Tuesday morning. Winston-Salem forecasts tobacco sales near sixty million pounds for 1927 28, per veteran auctioneer Colonel G E Webb.
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Asheville
Ash
New Orleans
Quebec
Atlanta
Roscoe A. Marvel
Ash Organization
Kenilworth Inn
John §. Cohen
The
Atlanta Journal
America
Johnson City
Canada
Winston-Salem
G. E. Webb
Southern Tobacco Journal
Webb
Fairmont
N. C
Bright leaf tobacco markets prepare for North Carolina sale
Eastern North Carolina bright leaf markets ready for the annual opening sale of the weed tomorrow. The industry expects sales of the four hundred million pounds grown in the state with millions of dollars in circulation. More than half the payments will go to Enfield and other towns including Farmville Greenville Goldsboro Jacksonville Kinston New Bern Pinetops Robersonville Rocky Mount and Smith.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
America
Federal
Department of Agriculture
Enfield
Farmville
Greenville
Goldsboro
Jacksonville
Kinston
New Bern
Pinetops
Robersonville
Rocky Mount
Smith
Marcus Loew Dies Quietly After Ill Health in New York
Marcus Loew, theatrical owner and president of Metro-Goldwyn Pictures, died in his Glen Cove home after a period of ill health. Born May 7 1870 in New York, Loew rose from penny arcades to a vast theater and film empire, with New York City houses once entertaining thousands nightly.
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Glen Cove
N. Y
Marcus Loew
Mr. Loew
Pembroke
Saratoga Springs
New York
Loew
Cincinnati
New York City
Loew Theaters
Metro-Goldwyn Pictures Corporation
Fountain Seeks Lieutenant Governor Bid in August Primary
Lexington report states R. T. Fountain former speaker from Rocky Mount visited Davidson county to campaign for lieutenant governor in the August primary. He interviewed Lexington Democrats and appeared optimistic about his campaign prospects for next year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
R. T. Fountain
House of Representatives
Rocky Mount
Davidson County
Plane Crash Narrows Escape Of Cameraman And Pilot
A Curtis bi plane carrying the Old Glory from New York overturned in the surf as wheels dug into sand during a trial flight. Pilot Hammond and IN S photographer Mack escaped unharmed, crawling from the cockpit under the wings as spectators watched in excitement. One wing was damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Old Orchard
Curtis
New York
Mack
International News Service
Hammond
Judge Bowie Resigns Emergency Judge Post Amid Telegram Row
Governor McLean received a telegraph resignation from Tom C. Bowie of Ashe county as emergency judge and sought reconsideration. Emergency Judge Hoyle Sink reported Bowie would reconsider, but Bowie's resignation stood, affecting two weeks of court in Morganton and prompting a public statement from the governor. Lucian Long, 17, Guilford county farmer’s son, died from an accidental shotgun wound after placing a shell on a running board. funeral was held at Sandy Ridge Methodist church.
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Raleigh
McLean
Tom C. Bowie
Ashe County
Bowie
Morganton
Western Carolina
Roy L. Deal
Winston-Salem
Eleventh Judicial District
Raymond G. Parker
Hoyle Sink
Lexington
Associated Press
T. C. Bowie
West Jefferson
Samuel J. Ervin, Jr
Burke County
Sink
Brown
Lucian Long
W. H. Long
Guilford County
Guilford General Hospital
Young Long
Norman Frazier
Young Frazier
Frazier
Long
Lucian
Vera
Lendoe
Marie
Sadie Lee Long
John Rice
High Point
Maylon Long
Albert Rice
Glenn Marshall
Edward Shields
Greensboro-High Point
Sandy Ridge Methodist Church
High Point-Greensboro
T. L. Hill
Shady Grove
Colgate Official Austen Colgate Dies at Barnegat Camp
Austen Colgate, an official of Colgate and Company, died today at his Barnegat New Jersey fishing camp. His home is listed as Orange, New Jersey.
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New York
Austen Colgate
Colgate and Company
Barnegat
N. J
Colgate
Orange
Pride of Detroit lands at Allahabad 3:30 pm
The American round-the-wing airplane Pride of Detroit arrived in Allahabad India at 3:30 this afternoon local time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allahabad
India
Newtons Suit Is Postponed Again
In Hickory NC on September 3 AP reports a compromise route for the Newton and North Carolina highway commission dispute. The plan would run from the Catawba river bridge west of Statesville into Newton via Catawba, with both sides preparing a formal agreement to end the controversy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Newton
North Carolina State Highway Commission
Catawba River
Statesville
Catawba
Newton and State Highway Commission Agree on Compromise Route
Newton sues the State highway commission over a proposed route. The hearing in Hendersonville was postponed after a late night private conference among town leaders and highway officials. Details of the compromise remain undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
Newton
State Highway Commission
Michael Schenk
Hendersonville
Frank Page
Wilkinson
Ross
Flight Postponed At Baldonnel Airdrome
It was stated at Baldonnel airdrome this morning that Captains H. Macintosh and Anthony Wreford would not begin their attempted flight to Philadelphia today.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
Baldonnel
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McCray
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Warren T. McCray
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Barbara Jane
Billy Evans
McCrary
William P. Evans
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Marion County
Irving Rubinzahl
Benjamin Goldstein
Goldstein
New York Harbor
Rubinzahl
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