Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-04-01
NORTH CAROLINA

NORTH CAROLINA
GREENSBORO Mitchell S.
Lyon and Frank A. Henderson, re-
:ts ceivers of Bailey Brothers. tobacco
o. manufacturers, are allowed fees of
50 500, Federal Judge Webb disal.
lowing claims for $4,000 each.
sPENCER.-Mrs. JULIA Anna Nc
earn, IA, dies at Gold Hill home Of
paralysis.
- REIDsvILLE-Mi Sarah Po-
-ateat, u.s. dies at home near Yancey-
80 vile.
RLOTTE-Director Hines, of
heS Veterans bureau, accedes to request
geas3ef Senator Overman, Democrat, OF
asasiNorth Carolina, for another 1nVes-
tigation of conduct of offices of j.
sA.@P Waters and V. j. Brawley, IN
ssYxeharge of local sub-district office,
si,vw whose removal recently was ordered.
CHAPEL HILL.-State of North
~. Carolina ranks forty-fourth among
American states with tax burden OF
$1S.01 per inhabitant for state,
county and local assessments, &C
cording to Professor II, S. Hobbs,
Economist, of University of North
.Earolina. Alabama ranks lowest,
with $12.S2; NeXada, highest, with
$50. 90.
- GREENSBORO.-W Walter Green,
- widely known as General" Green,
famous courier for Confederate gen
erals, dies, aged so, at Masonic and
z-Sastern Star home
RALEIGH. : Colonel Lemuel
gBolles, of New York, former nation
al adjutant of American Legion, ac-
cents invitation of local legionnaires
to make address April 2
CHARLOTTE. = Breakdown Of
- war risk insurance bureau is prin-
cipal reason for 80 much agitation
!. about bonus" says Winslow RUS
sell, vice president Phoenix Mutual
Life Insurance Co., of Hartford,
Conn, in address. Veterans failure
to keep war risk insurance is ma
.tional calamity" says RusseH.
80 WINSTON SALEM. - Movement
for sharp reduction in tobacco acre
s. age appears to be having important
,Aeffect on paintings, and many farm
ers in this part of state plan to test
this year ability to grow cotton.
>GREENSBORO.-A guilt,
James E. Schoefield, 80, alias. john
Eastwood, prominent here in charity
and religious work, is arrested on
charge of bigamy and released on
$4,000 bond. Mrs. Ruth Archere
- Scholefield, of Weehawken. n. j.,
- charges he married her in 1920 at
Bristol, Conn, left her year later,
~ came to Greensboro, married Miss
- Nina G.. Fulton, daughter CT late
cigar manufacturer, in December,
sss1ss 1923, at Winston-Salem, n. c:
GoLDsBoRO.-Job manufac-
s.ss. s'turers and members Of Eastern Caro-
lima Traffic bureau, launch fight to
~. prevent increases in freight rates
from western points to North Caro-
s4as lima cities and indorse Governor Nor
80 rison's movement to develop state
-. port facilities.
- WILMINGTON. Ind tments
:. charging malfeasance in office and
!. failure to make repohts to auditor
- are returned by New Hanover coun-
ty grand jury against John j. Fur
,I long, magistrate, one of best known
men Of city and political leader.
RALEIGH - Murder :. charge
e. against C. e. Robinson, slayer of
& Hugh Terrell, negro, is dismissed by
~ Ciyt Judge Harris, who sustains
r. Robnsons self-defense plea after
q hearing.
GREENSBORO. - Contract is
awarded for constructionbof central
es2heating plant for North. Carolina
! College for Women, building and
s,eauipment to,scoste 100000.
t CHAPEL HfEL:A-John Brockwell,
8.sl94, widelyn known, last surviving
pre-Civil war resident Of Chapel Hill.
dies at modest home near Unver-
sity of North Carolina campus.
Is CHARLoTTE.-Mrs L. B. Will
l1ins sells to Wateree Power COM
RI pany three tracts of land totaling
-. $40 acres IN Macklenburg county,
$3.50 for $4,000.
49, GREENVILLlG.--A. p. Braswcl.
~ white, principal of Bel! Arthur
4 4 school, is released on $1,000 bond
stce1a after preliminary hearing on charge
80. of attacking girl pupil, aged IS, last
December. He resumes school du-
~ x, ties.
ROCKY MOUNTAINEERING by
finding title to lot is clouded, Thomas
-Ppwell, aided by 100 friends. moves
-oWelling house across street, dis
tdnce Of 100 feet, after supper and
family has breakfast undisturbed
next morning.
s. RALBIGH.-In connection with
* romment by politicians. Governor
81 Morrison has spent 100000 N spe.
TENcial attorney fees, state auditor re-
asorts such expenditures amount to
rAS4,000, exclusive Of $4,000 spent
kpr attorneys fighting railroad case.
ALEIGH,-Persons regarded as
sharing Governor Morrison's con-
fidence indicate he will call special
session Of legislature~ to meet prob
haly in July.
WINSTON-S - Rev. M.
L. Bumgarner is sentenced to nine
months on changing after convic-
ton in superior court of embezzling
insurance premiums.
GREENSBORO. - Mrs. Frances
Hardin's will leaves estate to hus.
.res- band w. B. Harding, at whose death
.es,sstwo valuable dwelling houses will
become city property as nucleus Of
~ permanent day nurselry
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