State Debt Nears 300 Million As Counties Rise
Bonded indebtedness for the State of North Carolina and its sub divisions totals 293 473 967 05 as of June 1924. Buncombe County leads at 5 233 000 while Guilford follows with 4 541 775. Winston Salem tops municipalities with 11 401 104. Greensboro 7 750 000 and other cities above 3 million include Asheville Charlotte Durham Gastonia and Salisbury.
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North Carolina
Baxter Durham
Buncombe County
Guilford
Dare
Camden
Gates
Graham
Jones
Moore
Northampton
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Asheville
Charlotte
Durham
Gastonia
Salisbury
Avery County merchant pushes strict laws for Carolina
A Avery county merchant urges Revenue Commissioner Doughton to enact sweeping measures. He calls for debtors to hire out debtors, restrictions on school officials to include only married persons, no bobbed hair for teachers after 1927, dresses for women, higher tobacco taxes, and limits on underage driving. He signs with family history. Doughton notes many inquiries but calls this the most expansive proposal yet from across the state.
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Raleigh
Doughton
Avery County
North Carolina
Coughton
Old Madison Square Garden to Move to New Location
New York reports that the current Madison Square Garden will close May 6 and relocate to Seventh Avenue and Fiftieth Street, a new arena still called Madison Square Garden but at 26th Street. Tex Richard and John Ringling plan a three night farewell festival with national and state officials attending, celebrating past champions across boxing cycling circus and track and field.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Seventh Avenue
Fiftieth Street
26Th Street
Tex Richard
John Ringling
New Year Reception Brings 4000 to White House
President and Mrs. Coolidge welcomed about 4,000 visitors to the White House New Year’s reception in the Blue Room. The event ran from 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. and extended to accommodate all callers. Early attendees included the cabinet diplomatic corps Congress and military officers with the general public arriving after a luncheon break.
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Washington
White House
Cabinet
Diplomatic Corps
Congress
Army
Navy
Bomb explosions tear through Blowing Rock streets
Four youths Claude Teague Fred Young Oscar Pitts and Howard Oxendine were bound over to the Superior Court of Watauga county on charges of exploding dynamite bombs in Blowing Rock during Christmas week. Five blasts damaged Main street with shattered plate glass plus a $100 000 summer home and other properties heavily damaged. The indicted party fledgling authorities pursued them as residents denounced the vandalism.
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Main Street
Masonic Hall
New Craig
Holfhouser
Mayview
Mebane
Blowing Rock
Darrow Denies Fee Will Be 150000 In Leopold Case
Clarence Darrow denies press reports that defense attorneys in the Loeb Leopold case will receive 150000 for their services. He says the matter will be settled in Chicago after January 8 or 9 and that the Bar Association will judge the fee. He notes parties have reached a satisfactory agreement regarding the amount but will not confirm whether it is real or higher.
Hale And Leake Put To Death In Raleigh Chair
Hale and Leake were executed in the Raleigh electric chair after confessing to aiding the murder of Charlie Garwood in Lexington. Hale died at 10 25 after four shocks. Leake at 10 37 after two shocks. The crime involved robbery and ambush near Lexington with the car later abandoned in Greensboro.
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J. B. Garwood
Mackaville
Davie County
Charlie Garwood
Hale
Leah
Bushee
Evertt F. Long
Talbert
Raleigh
Davidson County
Lexington
Garwood
Leake
Salisbury
Greensboro
Leak
Tolbert
Guilford
Bryson
Supreme Court
Unnoticed Bag of Coin Found Near Thomasville Station
A bag containing slightly under eight thousand dollars in gold coins lay unnoticed near the Southern station in Thomasville from December 26 to 30 before being found by Station Agent Prichett. The sack had been placed in a mail bag en route to the Federal Reserve Bank, and the loss went undiscovered as trains and travelers passed by.
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Greensboro
Southern
Thomasville
R. L. Lambeth
First National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
Richmond
Prichett
Virginia Third in Apple Crops This Year
Harrisonburg January 1 Virginia produced 2 520 000 barrels of apples of all kinds per December 1 USDA estimate. United States total 28 700 000 barrels. Principal states include Washington 650 000 Newark 733 000 Virginia 2 520 000 Oregon 1 750 000 California 1 474 000 Michigan 1 222 000 Illinois 925 000 Colorado 806 000 West Virginia 500 000 Arkansas 787 000 Pennsylvania 780 000 Idaho 714 000 Ohio 694 000 Massachusetts 660 000 Maine 651 000 Missouri 588 000 New Jersey 474 000 Cold storage on December 1 barrels 3 751 000 boxes 8 006 baskets 1 376 000.
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Harrisonburg
Virginia
United States Department of Agriculture
Washington
Newark
Oregon
California
Michigan
Illinois
Colorado
West Virginia
Arkansas
Pennsylvania
Idaho
Ohio
Massachusetts
Maine
Missouri
New Jersey
Federal Bureau of Agriculture Economics
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Iredell
Jackson
Johnston Feveewrregrees
Lenoir
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Macon
Madison
Martin
McDowell
Mecklenburg
Mitchell Montgomery
Nash
New Hanover
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Onslow
Orange
Pamlico
Pasquotank
Perquimans
Pitt
Polk
Richmond Randolph
Robeson
Bockingham
Warren
Albemarle
Asheboro
Arden
Beaufort
Essemer City
Black Mountain
Boone
Rrvsen City
Burlington
Chanel Hill
Canton
Cemeee
Rham
Elizabeth City
Flkin
Lory
High Point
Kerneraville
Kinston
Kines Mountain
Iincolnten
Louisburg
Umberton
Ebane
Mooresville
Alamance
Morganton
Alexander
Mount Airy
Alleghany
Moenant Hally
Etaoin Ant Anson
Mount Olive
Ashe
New Bern
Avery
Roxboro
Babarrus
Rputherfordton
Aan
Anwell
Sanford
Elisbury
Syringe Hope
Smithfield
Wha
Shelby
Statesville
Scotland Neck
Seathers Pines
Taylorsvn
Wadesboro
Yon. Ie
Wake Forest
Walnut Cove
Wilmington
Wilson
Weldon
Zebulon
Marion
Commpenee
East Spencer Tpo Deter Renter
Superior Court
Watauga
Darrow
Bar Association
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