Great Cry Against Flights Overseas Begins To Have Effect
The United States faced renewed protests over long distance flights as Captain Rene Fonck and Charles A. Levine faced pressure to abandon plans for trans Atlantic flights while Edward F. Schlee and William Brock pursued around the world attempts. Navy officials were urged to curb oceanic flights, though some pilots persisted, including Ruth Elder and Captain Walter Hinchcliffe, with other plans being abandoned or reconsidered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Rene Fonck
Charles A. Levine
Edward F. Schlee
William Brock
Old Glory
John Darling
Navy Department
Ben H. Wyatt
Paris
Levine
London
America
Walter Hinchcliffe
Edward
F. Schlee
Pride of
Detroit
Pacific
Windsor
Duke” Schiller
Phil Wood
Harbor Grace
N. F
Ont
Leviathan Sets Sail for Paris Legion Convention
The liner Leviathan carried the last contingent of American Legion members to the Paris convention. Vice-President Dawes and General Pershing were aboard as air escort planes and ships escorted the voyage. The ship carried 154 ordinary passengers and lifted first-class restrictions for second-class travelers. Howard P. Savage, national commander, predicted a successful trip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Leviathan
American Legion
Legion
Paris
France
Los Angeles
Dawes
Legionaires
General Pershing
Narrows
National Guard
Navy
Macon
Pershing
Legionaries
Commodore Hartley
Howard P. Savage
The
America
State Land Near Capital Surveyed for Possible Fair Grounds
Governor McLean and Dr. E C Brooks surveyed state owned lands within five miles of Raleigh to consider a 200 acre site for a proposed state fair. Lands reviewed include the Cary prison farm, the State College farm, and the Dix Hill hospital farm each with rail access. Officials weigh whether 200 acres can be carved from these tracts without harming development along Route 10 and surrounding growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
E. C. Brooks
State College
General Assembly
McLean
Brooks
Cary Polk
State Hospital For the Insane
Council of State
Cary
Meredith College
State Highway Commission
State Prison Board
Cary Prison Farm
State College Farm
State Hospital Farm
Dix Hill Hospital
Mercer President to Lead Southern Baptist Education Board
Dr. Rufus W. Weaver, Mercer University president since 1918, will become secretary of the Southern Baptist Convention Education Board. He plans to leave Macon October 1 for Birmingham. Weaver rebuilt Mercer enrollment from about 300 to 1127 and has a long clerical and teaching background.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolinian
The
Baptist Education Board
Macon
Rufus W. Weaver
Mercer University
Southern Baptist Convention
Birmingham
Weaver
Education Board
Board of Trustees
Mercer
Wake Forest College
North Carolina
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
Johns Hopkins University
University of Cincinnati
Baylor University
Bethel College
High Point
N. C
Middletown
Ohio
Baltimore
World Fliers Depart Shanghai for Tokio Flight
The Pride of Detroit monoplane, piloted by W. S. Brock and Edward F. Schlee, left Shanghai at 5 42 am for Tokio after arriving from Hong Kong. They aim to beat the globe circling record of 28 1 2 days, having flown 11 070 miles from Detroit in 15 days despite strong headwinds.
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Shanghai
Petroit
W. S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Tokio
Globe Fliers
Hong Kong
Brock
Schlee
Detroit
Midway Islands
Honolulu
San Francisco
Flood relief funds blocked by Comptroller ruling
Washington reports a second refusal by Comptroller General McCar to authorize the war department to use 2 million dollars from the 1927 rivers and harbors appropriation for Mississippi flood relief. Secretary Davis may appeal to President Coolidge and seek legal study by the judge advocate general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McCar
War Department
Mississippi
Coolidge
Davis
Judge Advocate General of the
Army
Engineer Corps
Congress
United States
Seven Diphtheria Cases Reported Last Week
Seven cases of diphtheria were reported to Dr. S. S. Coe city physician last week. One scarlet fever case and three whooping cough cases also appeared. Health situation in High Point remains good with few contagious diseases current.
Large Increase in Electrical Output of Tar Heel Plants
North Carolina 1926 electrical output reached 1,730,861,570 kilowatt hours, up 17 percent from 1925. Water power alone totaled 1,025,778,570 kWh, an 11.7 percent rise from 1925, though short of 1924’s peak of 1,243,798,240 kWh. Cities and officials cited Thorndike Saville of the Department of Conservation and Development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
Water Resources Division
Department of Conservation and Development
Alabama
Thorndike Saville
Eighty New Diphtheria Cases Reported in State
Raleigh Sept 10 AP Eighty new diphtheria cases developed in North Carolina this week versus 70 a year ago the state board of health reported. Scarlet fever measles and smallpox were more prevalent than last year but Dr H A Taylor said there is no cause for alarm Wake County led with eight cases in the county
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Board of Health
North Carolina
H. A. Taylor
Wake County
George Ross
Division of Markets
State Department of Agriculture
Presnt
F. B. Webster
Cotton Growers Co-operative Association
U. S
Missing Message Echoes Lost Explorer Nungesser
A telegram from the French consul in Montreal reports papers found in a bottle off Gironde France dated May 1927 noting a landing 20 miles off Sable Island and identifying Nungesser Coli. Nunfresser's mother recognizes her son's handwriting and asks the government to search around the island near 180 kilometers east of Halifax.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nework
Halifax
N. S
E. Gaboury
Nova Scotia
France
Montreal
Gironde
Sable Island
Nunfresser
High Point High School Opens In New Building
The High Point high school opens its 1927-28 session tomorrow in a new Jones Street building with about 1,100 students and 42 teachers. Principal L. R. Johnston outlines a bright year as dedication and opening exercises are planned for Friday night. The $750,000 campus features Gothic architecture, a large faculty, and a promising program for the coming term.
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High Point High School
Jones Street
L. R. Johnston
Johnston
Andrews
Mary Winn Abernethy
Hickory
Louise Alcorn
Ruffin
Anne Albright
Waynesville
H. L. Arrau
Chimney Rock
Edith Barker
Plainfield
Ind
Meak Beard
Cornelius
Muriel C. Bulwinkle
Gastonia
Nell Clinard
High Point
Lucy Collins
Asheville
Helen Derrick
Lancaster
S. C
Elizabeth Earp
Selma
Flossie Foster
Salisbury
Janet Harris
Macon
Essie Dale Hunter
Holly Springs
Louise Hunter
Greenville
D. C
W. Hooks
Eton College
Mary Johnston
Goldsboro
W. C. King
Elizabeth Lindsay
Chester
W. E. Marlette
Saxapahaw
Robert K. Marshall
May Meador
Elgine McCain
Waxhaw
Margaret McIver
Gulf
Penelope Morgan
Danville
Rebecca Crowder Hester
M. L. Patrick
Chapel Hill
Lyda Preddy
W. B. Sloan
Louise Shipman
Parkeville
Carrie Smith
Gordonsville
Tenn
Charles E. Spencer
Lawrenceville
North Carolina
Harry Barton
Greensboro
Beamon Construction Company
Raleigh
Miss America Denies Reports in Atlantic City Row
Miss Norma Smallwood, Miss America 1926, from Tulsa Oklahoma, denies charges that her departure from Atlantic City was due to a promised payment. She says she left for a North Carolina engagement and plans to meet pageant officials in Atlantic City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Norma Smallwood
Tulsa
Okla
Atlantic City
North Carolina
Smallwood
Raleigh Keeps 1928 NC Teachers Convention
The executive committee decided to hold the 1928 annual North Carolina Education Association convention in Raleigh. Petitions from Winston-Salem Greensboro and Raleigh were heard as advocates argued the state capital offers better access to the state department of education for delegates. A date will be set later by a committee named by President T Wingate Andrews, with sessions likely in late March.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina Education Association
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Raleigh Chamber of Commerce
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point
Association
Police Hunt For Alleged Raiders
Police search for five men suspected of raiding the home of Matthew Drew in Birmingham Alabama. Drew had been subpoenaed by the county grand jury probing mass floggings in Jefferson County. Shots were fired and a neighbor, John Stein, was seriously wounded by a stray bullet.
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Birmingham
Ala
Matthew Drew
Jefferson County
John Stein
Drew
Davis
New Bridge Across Yadkin Near Lexington Nears Completion
A new reinforced concrete bridge over the Yadkin River on Dbigh Way between Lexington and Mocksville, 190 feet long and 30 feet wide, is slated for completion by November 1. J. W. Mills, chief engineer for the 11th district, announced the $150 000 project.
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Lexington
Yadkin River
This City
Mocksville
J. W. Mills
11Th
Wilbur urges government control of long distance flight
Secretary of the Navy Curtis D. Wilbur argued tonight that government regulation of trans oceanic and long distance flying is essential to save lives and spur aviation science. He proposed a board to grant or withhold government sanction and passports based on qualifications.
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Charlotte
Curtis D. Wilbur
Secretary of the Navy
Wilbur
Washington
Stuart Cramer
Cramerton
Annapolis
Petty Family Murder Case Shows No New Clues
Reidsville report states no fresh developments in the Petty murder case one week after R. Smith Petty was found dead in the cellar of the former Petty residence. Alma Petty Gatlin remains jailed. authorities suspect multiple participants but lack sufficient evidence to link others.
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Reidsville
R. Smith Petty
Petty
Alma Petty Gatlin
Allen H. Gwynn
Gatlin
Man Charged With Assaulting Father in Greensboro
Bram Castevins of Oak Ridge section arrested for assault with a brick on his father. He is out on 500 dollars bond awaiting hearing before Squire Tyers at Summerfield Wednesday. The older man suffered a severe head wound requiring stitches after the blow. Both admit a quarrel but blame each other.
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Greensboro
Bram Castevins
Oak Ridge
Squire Tyers
Summerfield
Casteyvins
President Coolidge to Resume Duties Monday Morning
President Coolidge, completing a three month western journey, travels through Minnesota and Wisconsin toward Chicago. He plans to return to Washington and resume government work Monday while noting a bountiful harvest and Western hospitality.
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Coolidge
Washington
D. C
America
Linccoln Memorial
South Dakota State College
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Chicago
Black Hills
Mrs. Coolidge
West
Roofer Ed Sutton Falls from Three-Story Building
Fayetteville reports Ed Sutton a roofer fell from the top of a three story building this afternoon. He is in a hospital tonight with what physicians call a fair chance to recover. He landed mostly on a pile of debris and survived. Sutton is married with one child and came here from Dunn.
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Fayetteville
Ed Sutton
Sutton
Dunn
Charlotte Preacher in Grave Condition After Illness
Dr. A. A. McGeachy pastor of Second Presbyterian in Charlotte fell seriously ill with condition described as extremely grave. He had returned from New York after becoming ill during a European tour.
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Charlotte
A. A. McGeachy
Second Presbyterian Church
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Atlantic
Brooklyn, N. Y
World Fliers
Tar Heel
Nungesser
New Plant
Charlotte Preacher
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