Tobacco markets open with strong prices in North Carolina
The Raleigh and Piedmont tobacco markets opened with steady to strong quotes as buyers bid around 20 to 25 cents per pound. Fuquay Springs posted an average near 28 cents, while Durham sold about 24 cents per pound from 200000 pounds on four warehouses. Lawrence and Henderson also reported robust activity with sizable lots, and postmaster appointment lists were released for Greenville Gastonia and Hickory.
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Winston-Salem
Henderson
Durham
Sanford
Turlington
Winston Salem
Postmaster Examinations Announced in North Carolina
Postmaster General Hayes publishes lists of examinees for Greensboro Winston-Salem and Mount Olive postmaster positions. NC Civil Service announces October 14 exams for Albemarle Hertford Lenoir Madison Watboro. Governor Morrison designates October 10 Fire Prevention Day urging public compliance and safety measures.
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Mount Olive
Simeon A. Hodgin
Balem C. Campbell
J. H. Armfield
Loren D. Mendenhall
Rowooe Chandley
Paul A. Burns
William L. Scott
Edward E. Mendenhall
Joseph B. White
Joseph B. Fry
Charles E Hamilton
Sam B. Vance
John T. Benbow
John It. Ker
Nixon L. Crawford
Levi W. Ferguson
William J. Flow
John L. Smith
Daniel Jones
Willam N. Williams
George ®. Lewis
Marion L. Hargrove
Claude B. Herring
Morrison
North Carolina
Peace Treaties and Tax Bill Dominate Senate Session
The article reports in Edward W. Pickard style on Congress resuming in session with President Harding pushing rapid action. Treaties with Germany Austria and Hungary are sent for ratification before the arms conference, while Borah opposes U S reparations representation. The finance committee revises the tax bill and Senate contemplates rail funding, Panama tolls, and wartime debt refunds as partisan debates heat up. Senator Harrison attacks the administration over perceived inefficiency and ties to a New Mexico election.
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Global diplomacy push and industrial woes face Harding era
President Harding unveils two diplomatic nominations Joseph Grew and Dr John D Prime amid a war on unemployment and a Conference on armament limits with 48 invitees including Hoover. Prohibition enforcement tightens on home brew and alcohol. Rail strikes loom as unions resist wage cuts and open shop. Regional tension erupts Albania Serbia border clash with league deliberations. League admits Estonia Latvia Lithuania while Vilna dispute moves to assembly.
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Fines 59 Autoists Barred by Phone Trial in Paoli
Philadelphia dispatch reports fifty nine motorists cited for speeding beyond fifteen miles per hour on Lancaster Pike at Valley Road faced phone trials before Justice Leech of Paoli. Judges announced fines up to ten dollars plus eight fifty costs and urged payment. Separate item states Mary Piper, infant daughter of Frank and Mary Piper, died when her grandfather Daniel Welland, nearly blind, accidentally struck her with an axe while chopping wood in Welland, Canada.
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Hidden compartments seize whiskey and a pistol in car
A workman at a local Salisbury garage uncovered a covert whiskey storage system in a Ford coupe. In addition to 43 and 40 quarts of whiskey hidden in the roof and under seats, a pistol was found. The white man, Wolfe Silver of Savannah, Ga., and Grady Coleman, the negro occupant, faced courthouse bond talks as deputies noted a South Carolina tag and a Georgia tag inside the car.
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Rowan
Gallimore
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Savannah
Grady Coleman
South Carolina
Potato Storage Houses in Lumberton and St Pauls
Meetings on sweet potato storage and possible commercial storage houses were held in Lumberton at 11am and St Pauls at 3pm. Led by O. O. Dukes the county farm demonstrator and addressed by G. A. Cardwell of the Atlantic Coast Line, the talks focused on improving storage and raisers’ prospects.
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O. O. Dukes
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Atlantic Sonat Line
Wallway
State University Opening Delayed Announcement
State University postpones opening as Chapel Hill endures its longest town drought on record. No new start date given. Municipal officials cited water supply concerns impacting campus operations and community services.
No Rain in Chapel Hill Delays Opening and Thanksgiving Recess
Drought extends through May in Chapel Hill forcing postponement of the university opening from September 27 to October 4. Water scarcity halts normal supply even with peak-year plant use, threatening health. Plans form to drop the Thanksgiving recess to recover lost time.
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Futile Search for Murderer in Iredell County
In Iredell county Bob Benson, a suspect in the fatal beating of Robert Disham, remains at large after two days of exhaustive search by officers and citizens. Bloodhounds aided the hunt as Sheriff Alexander vows to pursue the culprit until capture.
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Iredell County
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