Baptist State Convention Concludes adjourns in Raleigh
The Baptist State Convention adjourned after a busy day in Raleigh as Charlotte was chosen for the 1925 meeting and W. D. Spinks of Winston-Salem named preacher with J. Sorder of Fayetteville as alternate. Dr I M Mercer of Wilton was selected president. A debt settlement plan for the hospital was approved. New board members were announced for the Mission Board and other committees.
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Raleigh
N. C
Baptist State Convention
Charlotte
W. D. Spinks
Winston-Salem
Joel Sorder
Fayetteville
I. M. Mercer
Wilton
B. Ww. Cat
Carberstone
Greater
Meredith
Gollege
Ee Miles
Raleizh
Mission Board
State Mission Board
State Board
Board of Mission
L. Middleton
Sunday School Board
J. W. Suttle
Shelby
H. Moore
Sunday School Board of
Nashville
Walter Gilmore
Home Mission
J. W. O'Hara
Mountain Ghost
J. Jester
B. J. Bateman
Asheville
Wallace Hartsell
E. E. Bots
Luther Little
S. W. Bennett
4. Leary
H. Templeton
W. A. Seth Bruce Benton
G. van Stephens
Joseph A. Gaines
J. T. Bowdén
Kk. R. Harris
R. C. Campbell
L. W. Moore
T. J. McNeill
Two Radcliffe Students Attempt Suicide Pact
Cambridge dispatch reports two Radcliffe College underclasswomen, Grace age 18 and Margaret Scoggin, took poisonous tablets together in an apparent death by own action pact. Both were taken to Cambridge Hospital in serious condition. college authorities confirmed the incident and said both will recover.
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Cambridge
Mass
Radcliffe College
Grace
Miss Home
Worcester
Rgaret Scoggin
Miami
Progress on Muscle Shoals bill in Senate
The senate paused tonight without action on Muscle Shoals amendments as leaders aim for a final vote tomorrow. Senator Heflin opened the debate supporting the Underwood bill, while acknowledging reservations about plans so far. Both parties predicted the Underwood bill will eventually pass.
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Washington
Senate
Muscle Shoals
Heflin
Alabama
Underwood
Fort Nate
Eal
Decided on Site For New National Park
Washington officials report the Eastern Appalachian National Park Committee reached precise recommendations at an executive meeting but withheld details awaiting final dex submission the following day. The panel aims to select the most desirable site for the Easts first great national park.
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Washington
East
Libpstya makes progress in years age case
A fragmented report notes Libpstya advancing in a case marked by age and a reference to poison. The source shows partial phrases including surplus Witvlos and mentions of a queen, suggesting a crime or trial context without clear details.
Beaman Reports Positive Outcome From Baltimore Meeting
M. R. Beaman secretary of the Wilson Chamber of Commerce described the Baltimore visit by Eastern North Carolina business leaders about establishing a boat line between Baltimore and local points. He praised Senator Simmons and Mr. Abernethy and anticipated rapid developments and lower freight rates for regional shipments. House and Woodard also returned praising the trip’s value and potential benefits.
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M. R. Beaman
Wilson Chamber of Commerce
North Carolina
Baltimore
Mr. Beaman
Simmons
Abernethy
House
Woodard
Wilson
Re-allocation of Radio Wave Lengths Abandoned
Washington December 11 The Commerce Department abandoned the planned re allocation of radio broadcasting wave lengths. Officials said the plan became obsolete due to the growing number of stations and demand for wavelength assignments.
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Washington
Secretary of Commerce
Commerce Department
First Virginia Case of Tularaemia Reported in Suffolk
A Virginia case of tularaemia, a rare disease with typhoid and bubonic plague symptoms spread by rabbits, was diagnosed in Mrs. Annie McIntosh of Chesterfield county near Forest Hill. Dr Turner Shelton made the diagnosis confirmed by a blood test at the U S Hygiene Hospital in Washington.
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Suffolk
Annie McIntosh
Chesterfield County
Forest Hill
Richmond News-Leader
Turner
Shelton
Simmes Avenue
United States Hygiene Hospital
Washington
Virginia
McIntosh
United States
Disease on Rabbit Blood Spread Reaches East
The bacillus disease, first noted in California in 1911, spreads eastward via vermin transferring the germ from infected rabbits to humans. Mrs. McIntosh likely contracted it from a hand abrasion. Most eastern victims are laboratory workers using rabbits. housewives are rarely affected.
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Fornia
McIntosh
Dr I M Mercer Elected President Of Baptist Convention
Wilson observers returned from the Raleigh Baptist State Convention pleased with the election of Dr I M Mercer pastor of Wilson First Baptist Church as president for the ensuing year. Wilson delegates and Mercer friends across the state welcomed the unanimous choice and spoke of a successful meeting. Attending Wilson figures included Mr and Mrs T F Pettus Mr and Mrs Bryce Little Mr and Mrs Geo Barfoot and Mrs Harrison and Mrs W M Moss.
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Wilson
Raleigh
I. M. Mercer
First Baptist Church of
T. F. Pettus
Bryce Little
Geo. Barfoot
Harrison
W. M. Moss
Cross Examination In The Forbes Fraud Case
In Chicago on December 11 AP reports intense cross examination of Elias H. Mortimer the government key witness in the Veterans Bureau conspiracy trial. Mortimer denies parts of his senate committee testimony and says he would not perjure himself though he would have preferred reconciliation with his wife. He describes efforts to connect Mrs Forbes with Mortimer’s father in law and denies threatening his father in law to seize Forbes.
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Qhicago
Defense Council Today
Elias H. Mortimer
Veterans’ Bureau
Mortimer
Senate
Bureau
Charles R. Forbes
Veterans Bureau
J. W. Thompson
Randolph Laughlin
Thompson
Colonel Forbes
Forbes
Philadelphia
Lions Club Holds Regular Meeting with New Members
The Lions Club held a regular gathering at a hotel with two new members, W. W. Anderson Jr. and H. F. E. Stucky, welcomed by President Doc Brown and Secretary Jimmy Jennings. Jack Morse returned from leave and spoke briefly, attendance prize was won by Jimmy Jennings, and plans were announced for State Lions Conference and a large upcoming Ladies Night.
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Bela Puury
Andersen
Stucky
A. W. Pate
Dimuy Jenning
Jack Morse
Jack
State Lions
Wilmington
Local Pythians Elect Officers
Wilson Lodge No. 255 Knights of Pythias elects Chancllor Commander T C Williams Vice-Chancellor Rex L Farmer Prelate Dr H C Willis Master of Works Dewey B Wallace Master of Arms Charles B McLean Inner Guard R B Vaughan Outer Guard J A Dallas Keeper Records and Seals J D Bobbitt Assistant Keeper Records and Seals M B Craughon Master of Exchequer J B S Jones Trustee R F Mintz Lodge Deputy E A Darden
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Wilson Lodge No. 255
Knights of Pythias
Chancllor
T. C. Williams
Rex L. Farmer
H.C. Willis
Dewey BE. Wallace
Charles B. McLean
R. B. Vaughan
J. A. Dallas
J. D. Bobbitt
M. B. Craughon
J. 8S. Jones
R. F. Mintz
E. A. Darden
Farmers Bill Passes House With Road Funds
The agricultural appropriation bill totaling 124 million dollars, with about 80 million for road construction, was approved by the House in under two days. The measure would exceed last year’s total by several million while being slightly under the budget. Fewer than a dozen amendments were proposed and adopted as minor changes.
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Washington
House
Senate
Crossword clue: 3 letters for 48 cents’ worth of material
Feminine head covering made from 48 cent material valued at 35 dollars described as a crossword clue solution.
Baby Girl Arrives At Home Of Mr and Mrs Ham
Friends received a message from Rev M F Ham announcing the arrival of a baby girl at the Ham home. The news brings joy to many friends in the section.
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MR. and
Mrs. Ham
M. F. Ham
Samuel Gompers Not Critically Ill Says Radio Message
San Antonio dispatch reports Samuel Gompers alive and improving at 7 PM via Mexico City radio. A telegram to the National Lines in Nuevo Laredo says the veteran labor leader is not critical and will be rushed to San Antonio for hospital care.
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San Antonio
Tex
Samuel Gompers
Mexico City
San Antonio Express
United States
National Lines
Mexico
Nuevo Laredo
Laredo
Mrs. W. D. Lancaster Dies at 70 in Rocky Mount
Mrs. W D Lancaster aged 70 died yesterday afternoon at her Rocky Mount home. A former Miss Batts she married John Lancaster of Edgecombe County. She belonged to Primitive Baptist Church and is survived by six children. funeral is this afternoon at her home with interment in the family cemetery near Pine Tops.
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W. D. Lancaster
Rocky Mount
Batts
John Lancaster
Edgecombe County
Coolidge Plans Presidential Visits Across the Nation
President Coolidge outlined a touring policy favoring visits to cities beyond the capital with limited repeats, sparing New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Chicago. He aims to balance eastern visibility with western and southern outreach, prioritizing sentiment and the ceremonial impact of a presidential presence.
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Washington
Colidge
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Chicago
Fire breaks out at Macon compress in Georgia
A fire swept the Macon compress facility operated by the Shippers' Compress Company in Macon Georgia. Fifteen minutes after ignition the halls at one end collapsed. A large quantity of cotton, including baled export stock, was stored in the building and may have been damaged.
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Macon
Shippers’ Compress Company
New York Cotton Close Declines Steady Futures Ends
Spot cotton quiet at Middling 23.24 as markets close steady. Futures end with December 22.75 to 22.80, January 22.85 to 22.88, March 23.35, May 23.60 to 23.62, July 23.76.
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New York
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