A. J. Staley Dies After Long Illness at Home
A. J. Staley, 62, died at his residence 205 Oak Street after a long illness. He was born in Randolph County, married to Martha L. Cox, with one infant son who died. Survived by widow, four brothers, a sister, and a nephew city physician. Funeral at Liberty Grove church with burial in the church cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. J. Staley
Oak Street
Mr. Staley
Randolph County
Abraham
Mary Iaime Staley
Martha L. Cox
High Point
Liberty Grove Methodist Protestant Church
Liberty
Maccabees Lodge
John
Robert Staley
Thomas Staley
Greensboro
Walter Staley
Rocky Mount
S. F. Coe
S.S. Coe
Liberty Grove
G. F. Milloway
J. R. Hutton
Ray Rietzell
Charles Staley
William Stale
Nevada Arizona primary focuses on world court and river
Nevada voters split over Tasker Oddie versus E. E. Roberts with Oddie backing the world court and being labeled wet. Arizona voters weigh Governor Hunt against Ralph Ellinwood while Senator Cameron runs unopposed in the Republican race and Carl Hayden contends for the Democratic nomination against Charles Rutherford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver
Nevada
Arizona
Tasker L. Oddie
E. E. Roberts
Reno
Oddie
G. W. P. Hunt
Ralph Ellinwood
Young Co
J. Cox
Ralph ‘. Cameron
Boulder Canyon
Carl Hayden
Charles H. Rutherford
Jerome
Hayden
Cop Shot From Ambush On Road To Recovery
Wilmington dispatch reports Police Officer W. P. Starling aged 44 was shot in the shoulder while stopping three suspects at night. He is on the road to recovery at a local hospital. two suspects are in custody and a third remained at large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
W. P. Starling
The Great Hornbill Calls Across the Forest
The call of the Great Hornbill known as the motorhorn bird echoes up to a mile away, heard frequently in the forest.
Clemenceau Arranges Hidden Death Burial Plan
Former French premier M. Clemenceau has arranged that France will remain unaware of his death until after his burial, a fortnight later, ensuring his passing goes unreported in advance.
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M. Clemenceau
France
Price List from Moore's Book Store
The display from Moore's Book Store at 20019 N Main St shows prices for Hughes Civics Snyders Science Wards S & Theme Punc Leaves Lit & Life BKI Emn Bus Arith First Year Latin Rapid Calculation priced from 25 to 1.75 dollars.
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Moore's Book Store
N. Main St
Market Reports Poultry in Chicago Slips with Hog Decline
Poultry receipts in Chicago totaled 23 cars with prices showing weakness across fowls springs turkeys roosters ducks and geese as buyers react to falling hog values. The market summary notes weak tone and lower demand amid the broader downtrend in meat prices.
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Chicago
New York Call Money Rates Rise and Fall in Trading
The New York money market shows firmer call money with high 5 and low 4 percent ruling rates. Closing bid sits at 5 percent while time loans remain steady. Mixed collateral for 60-90 days quoted at 4 1/2 to 4 3/4 percent. Prime mercantile paper at 4 percent.
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New York
Metal market quotes from New York trade
Copper dull with spot and futures at 14% asked. Tin firm with spot 67.25 and futures 65.75. Iron steady at N1 northern 2050 2150, N2 northern 1900 2050, N2 southern 2100 2200. Lead steady spot 890 and zinc steady East St. Louis 742 745. Antimony spot 1600.
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New York
East St. Louis
Potatoes Market Strong On Weekend Trading
Chicago reports supply data with 98 car receipts on track 177, total U S shipments Saturday 585 and Sunday 58, Monday 151 cars. Wisconsin sack red round whites 275 300, Minnesota sack red rover Ohios 250 275, Idaho Colorado sacks 285 300.
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Chicago
U. S
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Red Rover
Idaho
Colorado
Foreign exchange quotations and country demands in cents
Foreign exchanges show lower quotients in cents with Britain at 484 15-16 for demand and 60 day bills 480% for banks. France 295 and 296, Germany 2381, Holland 4005344, Norway 2192, Sweden 2673, Denmark 2655, Switzerland 15238, Spain 1515, Greece 116142, Poland 11235, Czecho Slovakia 296, Jugoslavia 176, Austria 1412%4, Romania .50, Argentina 4047144, Brazil 143114, Tokyo 4825, Shanghai 6818% Montreal 100,155.
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Foreign Exchange
New York
Great Britain
France
Italy
Germany
Holland
Norway
Sweden
Denmark
Switzerland
Spain
Greece
Poland
Poland 11235; Czecho Slovakia 296; Jugo Slavia
Austria
Rumania
Argentina
Brazil
Tokyo
Shanghai
Montreal
New Orleans Cotton Opens Higher On Holiday Market Rally
The New Orleans cotton market opened after a holiday period with gains of 23 to 28 points as Oct 1788, Dec 1792, and Jan 1790 traded higher. Realizing trades pulled back from highs while the undertone stayed bullish, with private crop estimates ranging from about 13.3 to 14.8 million bales.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
New York Cotton Opens Higher on Rain Outlook and Cables
The cotton market started active in New York as Western belt rains and firm Liverpool cables supported prices. Active months rose 22 to 29 points, December to 18.03, with March and later deliveries reaching new highs. Futures closed steady with a 20 to 28 point advance, amid private crop reports showing country crop conditions from 57.4 to 61.3 and estimated 14.84 to 15.33 million bales.
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New York
Liverpool
Wheat and corn rise on unsettled weather reports
Chicago wheat opened unsettled with modest gains as lower Liverpool cables and Canadian weather fears influenced trade. Corn advanced on unfavorable belt weather, while oats showed varied moves as the market started the trading day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Liverpool
Canada
Wall Street Opens After Holiday With Mixed Stock Gains
New York trading resumes with railroad shares leading gains while rail and motor issues inch higher. Industrials rise modestly. Allis Chalmers Postum Cereal and U S Steel gain fractions as demand for lower tobacco grades boosts selling in Kinston trade. About 1,000,000 pounds of tobacco on hand for today’s sales.
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Wall Street
New York
Ra’l and Motors
Allis Chalmers
Postum
U. S. Steel
American
Southern
Southwestern
BaleWin
LOCO
California
Leath
Cerro de Pasco
Chesapeake & Ohio
Mil. & St. BP
Northwestern
Brll & Pac
Colorado
Cecce
Sses
Crucible Steel
Reese
Davison Chemical
Odes Bros UA
Se Bess
du Pont de Nem
Electric Pow
Erie Peorogg
Wine Bruner
Wemmeetine OG
Freeport-Texas
General Asphalt
General Electric
New
General Motora
Gt. Nor
Wnmortaern
Pie
Ein
Gulf States Steel
Madson Motore
Ks Isc Ae Es
Timeaia Central
Combustion
Bhotvomee
Iee
Bae Tel
Kansas City Southern
Menecostt Cas
Robes
8. S
Caw
Tours Vourt
Louisville
Na&h
Kinston
Humility Sermon Opens Revival at Main Street Church
The Rev. W. B. Davis preached on Humility from James 4 10 during the revival at Main Street Methodist Church. He urged humility as a path to divine mercy and noted Christ's sacrifice. Miss Carolyn Hosford led a strong choir and announced nightly programs, with a nursery and daily children’s service for youths under 14 at 4 PM.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. B. Davis
Main Street Methodist Church
James
Christ
Davis
Kingdom of Heaven
Carolyn Hosford
Miss Hosford
Ex Slave in Greensboro Says He Never Forgives a Niggers Face
Untitled Greensboro item profiles Uncle Willie Ivey a 73 year old ex slave and self described detective who aided police in capturing Charlie Coleman a Negro murderer sought by Arkansas authorities in 1916. Ivey claims to have helped imprison 127 blacks.
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Greensboro
INS
South
Willie Ivey
Uncle Ivey
Charlie Coleman
Arkansas
Dusky
Tobacco Market Opens Strong In Eastern Carolina
Tobacco at an average of 28 cents a pound was offered on the local tobacco market opening today in eastern North Carolina.
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Carolina
Tobacco auction opens with 750000 pounds on sale floors
About 750000 pounds of tobacco were on local auction floors as the Bright Belt Tobacco market opened in Wilson. In the first three hours the sales averaged 23 to 25 cents per pound, with quality described as not very good due to dry weather in the area.
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Wilson
Bright Belt
Library Officers Meet Tomorrow At Municipal Building
Trustees of the High Point Public Library will hold their initial session tomorrow night at 8 o'clock in the Municipal building. Officers will be elected by the new board, by-laws adopted, and committees appointed. all trustees urged to attend. The library reports rapid progress and a successful book fund campaign with several books already purchased.
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High Point Public Library
Carter Dalton
Local Library Association
T. Wingate Andrews
C. L. Atos
John C. Abels
J. Elwood Cox
J. J. Farris
H. A. Millis
Everette Marsh
Owen-Smith
C. P. Tomlinson
No. 32
Order of
Red Men
Order of Pocahontas
Club Women Study Household Furnishings in Northampton
Jackson North Carolina August 31 AP club women in Northampton county study household furnishings at meetings during August. Potecast clubs review window and mantel draperies Coxway group investigates floor and wall coverings Miss Quigley prepared an outline for review before a September examination.
Kansas to seek Armory Lee as national Legion commander
Topeka lawyer Thomas Armory Lee is proposed to be elected national commander of the American Legion at the Philadelphia convention. The Kansas delegation supports Lee, a World War I private known as Buck Priest Buck priv?e.
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Kansas
American Legion
Philadelphia
Thomas Armory Lee
Buck
Legion
Lee
Topeka
Unknown Horse Buried After Lifeless End On Richardson Street
A procession of local figures attends a funeral for an unidentified horse found dead in a vacant lot at Richardson and Hamilton streets. No casket, no tears, just shovels and a solitary burial by grave-diggers under a hot mid morning sun.
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Potter's Field
Richardson
Hamilton
Richardson Street
Richardson and
North Hamilton Streets
Negress Driver Kills Infant in Greensboro Crash
Police hunt Lennie Johnson a Black woman who fatally struck Naomi Gene Hudson eight months old and injured two others including the nurse, as the driver sped to teach a child to drive. The Hudson family ships the infant’s body to Atlanta.
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Greensboro
Lennie Johnson
Naomi Gene Hudson
H. A. Hudson
Hudson
Alberta Jeter
Atlanta
Georgia Point
Costa Rican Troops Reach Conventillos to Preserve Neutrality
Neutral Costa Rican forces arrived at Conventillos as revolutionists were defeated in a two hour battle at Santo Tomas in Chontales. Five revolutionists were killed including two colonels and one captain. thirteen wounded, plus two government soldiers wounded.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Conventillos
Santo Tomas
Department of Chontales
Four States Debates On World Court Issue And Primary Races
Senator Moses leads pre primary talks as World Court debate runs in four states. Nevada sees Tasker Oddie opposed by Reno Mayor E Roberts, while James W Remick enters New Hampshire and Wisconsin campaigns report spending disputes. Democratic contenders include Baker McCarran Brennen and McIntosh.
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Moses
James W. Remick
Concord
State Supreme Court
Wisconsin
New Hampshire
Nevada
Tasker Ll. Oddie
E. Roberts
Reno
Walter Johnson
Raymond T. Baker
Mint
Woodrow Wilson
Patrick McCarran
W. H. Brennen
Eureka
C. i. McIntosh
Democratic Central Committee
Mrs G E Reitzel Slightly Injured In Auto Crash
Mrs C B Reitzel was taken to Guilford General Hospital after the car driven by her son Claude Reitzel Jr turned over at Lindsay and English streets. S L Telfair of Raleigh collided with the Reitzel auto causing it to overturn. no Raleigh party was injured and settlement is likely outside court.
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C. BE. Reitzel
Guilford General Hospital
Claude, Jr
Lindsay
English Streets
Charlotte
Claude Reitzel
Lindsay Street
English Street
Telfair
Mr. Telfair
Reitzel
R. C. Neal
Raleigh
Storm Strikes New York in Severe Holiday Storm
The Sept 7 storm caused two deaths and many injuries as the metropolitan area faced flooding. Subways and streets flooded, a Brooklyn landslide closed a line, a three story building collapsed on the Lower East Side, and Staten Island structures were struck by lightning. Over 200000 visitors stranded at Coney Island amid power outages and transit disruption.
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New York
Brooklyn
Lower Eastside
Staten Island
Coney Island
Greyhounds traced as oldest canine breed on record
An enthusiast asserts greyhounds are the oldest canine lineage with a pedigree tracing back thirty thousand years. The claim frames the greyhound as a premier survivor among breeds and highlights long historical fascination with the breed.
Sale of Land at 113 Montlieu Avenue High Point NC
Notice of sale under a mortgage deed by F H McCain to Mabel Russell dated 1925. At court house door Greensboro on Sept 21 1926 at 2 PM to satisfy two prior liens, property described as lot 5 block A Willenbar Terrace High Point. Trustee Mabel Russell and attorney D C MacRae.
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F. H. McCain
Mabel Russel
the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Court House
Greensboro
High Point
Montlieu Avenue
Denny Street
W. P. Flagg
Cranford
W. P. Flagge
High Point Ins. & Realty Company
R. S. Russell
Raleigh Banking & Trust Company
John D. Brown
D. C. MacRae
Mabel Russell
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North State Insurance & Loan Co
Commercial Bank
By McManus
SY Golly
Intl
Feature Se Voce. Inc
Britain
Pai
Prime Mercantile Paper
Marland Oilot
Mid-Continent
Pet
Kan
Tex
Missouri Pac
Montgomery Ward
New York Central
N. H
Norfolk & Western
American Northern Pacific
Pacific Oil
Packard Motor Car
Pan-Am
Pennsylvania
Pierce-Arrow
Radio Corp
Stee. Ale
San Fran
Seaboard Air Line
Texas Co
Texas
Old Negro
Main Street Church
Dennis Murphree
Mississippi
Frank Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Edna Morgenthaler
High Post
Pi Landa Theta
University of Nebraska
Hagedorn Construction Co
High Point-Greensboro
Atlantic Paving Co
Government Weather Bureau
A. B. Horney
Mrytle N. Crowder
Larkin Street
A. M. Rankin
W. Broad Street
Negress
C. A. Lewis
G. E. Reitzel
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