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Thursday, May 2, 2024

News Briefs from Across the State, May 2, 1924

Doings in the Tar Heel State. . . News of North Carolina Told in Short Paragraphs for Busy People

Greensboro—Robert L. Hinton, aged 26 years, formerly of Danville, Va., died at a local hospital as a result of wounds received when he was stabbed here on March 19 by Ike McMillan, negro.

Franklinton—The new school building presented to Franklinton township by S.C. Vann is nearing completion and it is expected that the $300,000 structure will be finished and equipped by July 1.

Charlotte—S.H. Nivens, aged man of the county, was almost instantly killed between 3 and 4 o’clock Sunday afternoon when he was hurled to the pavement on the Dowd road by an automobile driven by Raleigh Ervin of Gastonia.

Asheville—Billy Sunday, widely known evangelist, will speak in Asheville next fall, the exact date to be announced later. He will appear in Asheville under auspices of the Lions club.

Wilmington—The first crate of strawberries marketed in Wallace brought $16, and first express shipment of lettuce from New Hanover county brought $5.50 per basket on the New York market.

Wadesboro—Work is progressing on the paving of the streets here. it is understood that za fine quality of pavement will be used. There is much gratification expressed that this city will soon be one of the best paved in this part of the state.

Raleigh—A total of three-quarters of a million dollars was spent in Raleigh last year as a direct result of the Raleigh tobacco market, according to reports made to the stockholders of the Raleigh tobacco Warehouse Company.

Wadesboro—Very little cotton has been planted here so far. The weather has been unfavorable to planting. The ground has been wet and cold. It is expected that about the usual acreage will be planted.

Morganton—Mallie Wilson, 17-year-old son of S.T. Wilson, a Burke county farmer, residing near Salem, stepped backward accidentally into a boiling vat at the veneer plant of the Morganton Furniture company and was so terribly scalded that from the time he was rescued it was known that he had absolutely no chance to live. He died early te next morning.

Asheboro—Carl Lassiter, son of Oscar Lassiter, of this place, died at the Hayworth Hospital after lingering a week with a partially fractured neck. Easter Sunday the young man started to West End with two other young men and near the railroad crossing the coupe turned over, causing Mr. Lassiter’s injury.

High Point—Members of the board of public welfare here are striving to interest the city government in the legislation of a curfew law. C.C. Muse, chief advocate of the law, wants the ordinance to require that all children under 16 years of age unescorted by their parents to be off the streets before 10 o’clock nights.

Lenoir—Bishop William Fletcher McMurry of Louisville, Ky., has been secured to deliver the commencement sermon at Davenport College on Tuesday morning, May 27, at 11 o’clock. President Hornaday is fortunate to have secured this man, prominent in Methodist Church activities, as the preacher to give the principal lecture this year.

Elizabeth City—A committee to keep in touch with appropriations of $375,000 for the purchase of the Dismal Swamp Canal recently approved by the House of Representatives, was named by President M. Leigh Sheep of the Elizabeth City Chamber of Commerce. Members of the committee are P.H. Williams, J.C.B. Ehringhaus, J.T. McCabe and O.F. Gilbert.

From The Enfield Progress, Friday, May 2, 1924.

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