North Carolina Legion drives place 20 371 jobs for jobless
North Carolina reports 20 371 formerly unemployed people placed in temporary or permanent work through the American Legion unemployment drive. Charlotte leads with 3 240 jobs, followed by Morehead City 1 638 and Greensboro 1 584, across numerous posts statewide.
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Walter Hote
Raleigh
North Carolina
American Legion
M. A. Perry
The
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Perry
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Greensboro
Albemarle
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Dunn
Durham
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Fremont
Gastonia
Gibson
Goldsboro
Greenville
Henderson
Hickory
High Point
Kannapolis
Lexington
Mebane
Mooresville
Morganton
Mount Airy
Murphy
New Bern
Newport
Newton
Oxford
Reidsville
Rich Square
Roanoke Rapids
Rocky Mount
Roxboro
Rutherfordton
Salisbury
Sanford
Smithfield
Spring Hope
Statesville
Tarboro
Troy
Wake Forest
Warrenton
Washington
Weldon
Whiteville
Wilmington
Wilson
Winston-Salem
Million Dollar Wendell Suit to Tea Trade Highlighted
Legal heirs claim a one million dollar offer linked to the Wendell tea trade. Mrs. Kay, widow of a San Francisco paint maker, traces ancestry to the Wendell family’s original line, identifying a great grandfather of the late Ella Wendell of New York, who left an estate valued at 100 million.
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Kay
San Francisco
Wendell
Ella Wendell
New York
Hewes Marker Unveiled in Edenton on Courthouse Green
A monument to Joseph Hewes signer of the Declaration and sponsor of the Navy was unveiled on Edenton courthouse green. Rear Admiral W D McDougall spoke at the Washington bicentennial ceremony as M L Hewes unveiled the statue presented by Congress.
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Edenton
N. C
Joseph Hewes
W. D. McDougall
Naval Operations
Norfolk
Hewes
M. Ll. Hewes
Hartford
Conn
Congress
Washington
North Carolina March fire losses rise in record month
March fire losses reach 680233 dollars from 371 fires in North Carolina, topping monthly fire counts in years. Commissioner Boney notes heavy city fires and lists major losses in Charlotte, Statesville, Winston Salem and more, with several towns reporting no fires.
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Boney
Charlotte
Statesville
Washington
Winston-Salem
Monroe
Vance County
Negro College
Beaufort County
Henderson
Mount Olive
Nashville
Leaksville
Siler City
Roanoke Rapids
Franklin
East Spencer
Edenton
Fooler Fooled: Cigaret Bomb Explodes in Indianapolis
Fred C. Grossart, a street department clerk, handed out counterfeit cigarettes filled with a small explosive to “cigaret bums.” Patrick Dugan, a street inspector, received a phony cigarette, lit it, and it exploded burning Grossart in the face.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Fred C. Grossart
Patrick Dugan
Grossart
Dugan
Population distribution across Australia regional centres
About 50 percent of Australia's 6,350,000 people live in capital cities. A further 15 percent reside in provincial towns, while the remaining 45 percent contribute more than half the national produce.
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Australia
Commonwealth
Story Teller in Boarding House Hunger Tale
A boarding house tale recalls near starvation with companions starving for days. One man cut up shoe soles to make soup, but the group hushes to avoid the landlady overhearing the grim act.
B. C. Relieves Headaches and Quiet Nerves
A North Carolina pharmacist developed a multi-ingredient blend claiming rapid headache relief. Marketed as B C in 10 and 25 cent packages, it also targets muscular aches colds neuralgia fever and nervous distress without opiates.
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North Carolina
B. C
Ady
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