Celebration marks completion of New Bern and Rayboro asphalt road
North Carolina leaders celebrate the completion of the New Bern Bayou Rayboro asphalt road while praising highway improvements. Frank Pare and JB Cameron urge credit for the Highway Commission with 210 miles of improved routes, savings in gasoline, and funds raised by automobile and road taxes to retire road debt.
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Rayboro
North Carolina
Union
Frank Pare
Stout
Jon Morrison
Mackineham Ify
JB. Cameron
Ais Telet
Meruse
Highway Commission
Ansherods
Page
Fuller
The
Paue
North Garetina
Salvation Army Posts Planned in Fayetteville Following Mass Meeting
A mass meeting in Fayetteville approved establishing a Salvation Army post. Major Wittman Barentt of Charlotte led the session and explained the organization’s work to a large group of city leaders, signaling a permanent local presence.
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Salvation Army
Fayetteville
Fayeteville
Pictures What Schools Doing in North Carolina
Asheville Mrs. Curts Bynum president of State Parent Teachers Association accepts a film partnership offer from Famous Players Lasky to air monthly notices in North Carolina theaters. E D Turner Imperial manager said the company will run brief announcements of its monthly activities after regular programs in state theaters.
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Asheville
Curts Bynum
State Parent-Teachers Association
Famous Players Lasky Picture Corporation
North Carolina
E. D. Turner
Imperial
Famous Players
Turner
Bynum
Eastern Carolina Shippers Meeting Postponed to December 27
The Eastern Carolina Shippers Association meeting scheduled for Saturday December % has been postponed to December 27. The event will be held in Goldsboro per notice to chamber of commerce officials and shippers from M. R. Beaman secretary of the new organization.
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General Lansing
Tt Beach
War Department
Chamber of Commerce
Fayetteville
Cumberland
Cape Fear
R M Horsburgh
Board of Engineers For Rivers and Harbors
Roads to be Improved Around Oteen Hospital
Government plans to improve all roads around Oteen Veterans' Hospital through a Bureau project announced by Colonel Miller. An engineer from the Veterans' Bureau is at Oteen to assess costs and begin work, with about eight thousand dollars expected to be spent.
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Reade
Asneville
Oteen Veterans’ Hospital
Miller
Veterans’ Bureau
Washington
Oteen
North Carolina Educators Hear Call for Better Teaching
Miss Kell ny leader of the State Negro Teachers Assembly urged stricter standards and accountability in North Carolina schools. She accused many institutions of poor conditions while stressing the need for capable teachers and real education as the state invests heavily in its “biggest business.” The assembly also announced welfare plans and public works data with local construction figures and a new county report.
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North Carolina
Mise
Elisabeth Kellent
Y. Hfesl
Bel
Kelley
Christmas Love Brings Joy Across The Street
Beatrice thanks Ann on the street for a Christmas gift that was not material but love and companionship. Ann reflects on Christmas as a time for caring, admitting she learned a new meaning from her friend. C F Wadsworth reported.
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Sadie
Ann
Beatrice
Christ
Christman
Peeple
C.F. Wadsworth
Christmas Greeting From Edith Ballinger Price
A handwritten holiday message from Edith Ballinger Price wishing peace joy and love to the reader. The verse speaks of glowing candies cheerful light snow and warmth for the season.
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Edith Ballinger Price
Christmas Cheer for Busy Mailmen
A reader thanks postal workers for their hard house to house deliveries during the Christmas season. The letter praises their cheerfulness despite long hours and heavy loads and urges readers to show appreciation for their service.
Magic of Christmas Spreads Joy Worldwide
Katherine Edelman reflects on the enduring magic of Christmas to lift spirits and unite people across the globe. She credits the season with prompting acts of loving service that enhance both others and the giver, urging the spirit to endure beyond December.
Never Too High Vocal Motto Amid Christmas Buzz
The note references a saying about maintaining balance during the holiday season and mentions a mic, Vetge, in a casual, local tone. It hints at differing reactions to Christmas bustle and suggests a steady approach despite surrounding changes.
Doings in the Tar Heel State
A compilation of brief North Carolina items from multiple towns notes church division in Winston-Salem, local court incidents, political appointments, college funding talks, bond sales in Hickory, a fatal elevator accident in Fayetteville, a shooting in Wilmington, and various county and city developments across Greensboro Raleigh New Bern Morganton Hickory and Winston-Salem.
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Winston-Salem
Winstons mm Presbytery
Orange Presbytery
Synod of North Carolina
Greensboro
Wilmington
James J. Cowan
North Carolina
Atlantic Deeper Waterways Associon
Asheville
Mars Hum College
Baptist Rutor College
Ashcvile
Gastonia
Hickory
Bruce Craven
St Fayetteville
Thurston
J. C. Vereen
Phoenix
Guilford County
Rocky Mount
Cl, Rawards
Tarboro
Bilgercombe
New Bern
Hridgeton
Acrosa Neuse River
Charlotte
K. A.M. Redfearn
Clemson College
S.C
Charlotte Hospital
Anson County
N.C
Salem
Col
C. Bessent
Guoree D. Crouch
Mel Domsie
Durham
Salisbury
W. L. Baker
Kear Asheville
Jennie Poe
Ethel Caldwell
W. A. Por
Waynesville
Raleigh
Edenton Street Methodist
N. B. Edgerton
Morganton
Morrison
Burke County Superior Court
BF. Long
Statesville
Mineral Springs
Henderson
J. Anthony
Vance County
Carolina
Orange
Forsyth
Surry
Stokes
Alleghaney
Ashe
Wilkes
Davie
Davidson
Yadkin Kinston
Bollaya
Ethel Allen
Elm Street
Clyde Pence
Pence
Southern Railway Company
Noda Bas
High Point
NYC Twentieth Century Limited Train Crash Kills Several
The Twentieth Century Limited plunges into wreck on a rain slick track near Almany after an automobile stalled on a crossing. At least a number of dead and injured were in the observation car, with President John A. Day of the National League among early responders. Names including Mr and Mrs Oxto Jes, Mr and Mrs Ky Erne Springfeld, W B Donovan, and others are listed among the deceased and injured.
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Forsythe
Century Limited
New York Central
WIM RM Ocean
New Haven
Chicas
Hmited
Almany
John A. Dayton
National League
Charles J. Patterson
Cleveland
Ween
Oxto Jes
Ky Erne Springfeld
W. B. Donovan
New Maver
Connastern League Baseball Club
Richard Sullivan
Springfield
Carl D.kinsey
Chicago
R. Pannell
Pullman Porter
New York City
Sturman
Message of Coolidge Well Received by Markets
The week’s trading reflected positive reception to President Coolidge’s message with tax reduction and railroad policies praised. Net earnings for class and railroads in October totaled 102.7 million dollars, at 4.78 percent of ICC valuation, up from 94.2 million and 4.46 percent in September. Car loadings reached 990 thousand for the week ending November 24, a record for any November.
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Coolidge
Elrclow
Cool Age
Interstate Commerce Commission
Sign Trade Pact With the Germans
Washington reports the United States signs another wartime trade treaty to ensure equal opportunities for American commerce. a German treaty is among the few formal conventions since the 1922 peace. Power Plant Sol Charlotte records the sale of Mountain Island dam and bulkhead from Catawba Manufacturing and Electric Power Co to Southern Public Utilities for 30000000 dollars.
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Washington
United Stat
State Department
United States
Sol Charlotte
N. C
James M. Yandiy
Mountain Island
Catawba Manufacturing and Relectric Power Company
Southern Public Utilities Company
Explosion Injures Three in Sahara Temple Shrine Blast
An explosion at Sahara Temple Shrine in Pien Bluff Arkansas injured three people and caused about 440,000 in damage to the shrine section and two storefront fronts. Officials indicate escaping gas likely caused the blast while bystanders suffered bruises and shock.
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Pien Bluff
Ark
Sahara Temple
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Frank Page
Bayboro
New Bern and
Rayboro Asphalt Road
Coastal Plain
States Department of Agriculture
Charles Dearing
Dearing
Tnd
Dro Dearime
Federal Department of Jsericulture
Wincton
Gelam
Orth
Caroling Ciites
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond
Federal Reserve District
State Ship and Water Transportation Committee
Harry W. Plummer
Charles H. Waddell
North Car
Letiey
Santa Claus
Avery J. Wells A
Mary Graham Bonner
Katherine Edelman
Western New
Tar Heel
Bill Donovan
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