Roy and Eugene Alford Found Innocent of Murder, September 1920

Roy and Eugene Alford, negroes charged with the murder of J.E. Fletcher, white merchant here this summer, were found not guilty in court at Greensboro Monday. (From the front page of The Review, High Point, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 30, 1920)

Miss Owen Coming to High Point to Work at Y.W.C.A., September 1920

Miss Lon Cretia Owen of Washington, D.C., is expected to arrive October 7 in High Point to be the permanent secretary of the Young Women's Christian Association of this city. Miss Owen is an experienced Y.W.C.A. worker and is sent here by national headquarters at New York. The announcement of her arrival at the date in the immediate future, will be vitally interesting to the people of High Point who are anxious to see the local "Y" become one of the strongest organizations in the South. (From the front page of The Review, High Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 1920)

William McKinney Injured at Construction Site, September 1920

Falling from the first story to the basement of the exposition building here after sliding down a rafter from the second, William McKinney, foreman of the form gang, was painfully injured Friday. A physician was summoned immediately and a close examination showed that several bones had been broken in his hand and his arm badly lacerated. The accident occurred when Mr. McKinney was being raised to one of the rafters while the other rested on the floor of the first story. Having decided to get off the planksm he slid to the oower end, when the rope which was holding the upper end came untied, thus causing the rafter to fall to the floor. The fall of the rafter broke a hole in some planks through which Mr. McKinney fell to the basement. (From the front page of The Review, High Point, N.C., Thursday, Sept. 30, 1920)

New Feed Mill to Locate in High Point, September 1920

A new feed mill will locate i High Point at an early date as announced last week by the secretary ofthe chamber of commerce S.R. Bivens. Mr., Bivens cannot announce the name of the company for the time being he said as some other city might try to beat High Point to this new business. (From the front page of The Review, High Point, N.C., Sept. 30, 1920)

Mrs. J.T. Williford, 76, Has Died, September 1920

On Wednesday morning, September 15th, the death angel entered the home of Mr. W.B. Presson and removed from our midst Mrs. J.T. Williford. She was 76 years of age and had suffered much during the last month. She was a member of the Presbyterian church and died in the christian faith. She is survived by two brothers, one son and one daughter. They are Mr. Houston Dancey of Mooresville, Mr. Monroe Dancey of Statesville, Mr. Ivey Williford of Portsmouth, Va., and Mrs. W.B. Presson of Unionville. A good woman has gone to her reward. We extend our sympathy to the bereaved. (From the front page of the Monroe Journal, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1920)

South Carolina Women Not To Be Allowed on Juries, September 1920

Greenville, S.C., Sept. 18--T.P. Coathran, state chairman of the Democratic executive committee, concurred with Attorney General Samuel M. Wolfe in the opinion handed down last Saturday to the effect that women will not be allowed to serve on juries in South Carolina. It was previously reported that they would be required to do jury duty because of the ratification of the woman's suffrage amendment. (From the front page of the Hickory Daily Record, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 1920)

Ratchford, Henson Arrested for Bootlegging, September 1920

Newton, Sept. 27--Deputy Sheriff J.O. Gilbert and Chief-of-Police B. S. Owens arrested two young men by names of Ratchford and Henson at Maiden and brought them to this place and confined them in the county jail on the charge of having 1 1/2 gallons of liquor in their possession. The liquor was found in an Oakland car. The car was also seized by the officers. Ratchford was gtiven bond for his appearance in county court on Tuesday, October 5. Henson is still in jail. (From the front page of the Hickory Daily Record, Monday, September 27, 1920)