King Faces Trial for Double Crime in Arkansas Court
C Rex King 35 of North Carolina faces murder charges linked to the deaths of Burton Hensley and Woodrow Wilson in Crittenden county Arkansas. He was being transported to Memphis for further investigation after identification by a tour camp operator and a Memphis detective. Investigators say the youths were killed after a suspected third man watched them as a pistol was carried. King denies involvement, claiming Texas and Oklahoma connections.
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Asheville
C. Rex King
Crittendon County
Arkansas
Burton Hensley
Woodrow Wilson
Memphis
Marion
Oklo
Pat Barnard
King
W. P. Smith
Crittenden County
Barnard
Hensley
Wison
Yagley County
Texas
Gotham Declares War on Gangsters
New York police mobilize six teen patrol cars with four detectives each to hunt gangsters blamed for recent sharpshootings. Five men wounded in hold ups. one fatal shooting in Brooklyn and a Harlem incident near East 103rd street. Reward up to $30,000 offered for gunmen in the Michael Venzalli case.
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New York
Brooklyn
East 103Rd Street
Harlem
Guido Fererri
Joseph Gazola
Frank Christifore
Mulrooney
James MacFarland
Anthony Rizzi
Michael Venzalli
Power Company Taxes Propel Raleigh August Revenue Surge
Raleigh officials report August 1 gross receipts taxes from power companies totaling about 1.1 million dollars, boosting general fund receipts to 1.313 million. The rise follows 1931 tax rate increases along with public utilities taxes, while gasoline tax and license sales also rise, signaling a strong start to the fiscal year.
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Raleigh
General Fund
Commissioner of Revenue
A. J. Maxwell
Maxwell
General Assembly
Assembly
Mayo claims music aids health and digestion
Dr. Charles Mayo asserts music calms the savage breast and offers health benefits. He cites soothing effect on nerves and digestion, potential to influence blood pressure, and even help phlegmatic individuals.
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Charles Mayo
Philip's Missionary Labors in Acts 8 26 40
Sunday School lesson notes Philip the evangelist travels through desert to meet the Ethiopian official. He explains Isaiah 53, leads to baptism, and is carried away by the Spirit. Emphasizes gospel unity across race and the inward meaning of baptism.
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Philip
WM. E. Gilroy
D.D
the Evangelist
Ethiopia
Candace
Jerusalem
Lip
Israel
Jesus of Nazareth
Philip Imme
Thief Arrested After Money Found in Shoes
Police nab Clifton Blake of Burgaw North Carolina on a hitchhiking theft case in New Jersey. A wad of $300 stolen from Edith Robbing of Chicago was found in Blake’s shoe indicating the motive and identifying the suspect.
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Washington
N. J
Clifton Blake
Burgaw
N. C
Blake
Edith Robb
Chicago
Camel Among First Domesticated Animals
The camel ranks as an early domesticated animal, noting its ancient role in human history. Its adaptation to desert climates made it valuable for transport and labor across cultures and eras.
Carolina News Briefs Roundup From North Carolina Towns
In Canton Josephus Daniels will fill the pulpit at a Southern Methodist church for Layman's Day. In Lumberton W B Evans from Lancaster was injured driving to avoid a train collision. Kinston Bill Economous, Greek restaurant operator, plans to market a Turkish tobacco crop. Apex Ben net and Weaver haberdashery shop robbed again. Zebulon H W Winstead and Dorsey Nelms lease Brick warehouse for season. Goldsboro curb service may come from the fire department after Lamont Edgerton’s car fire. Henderson Hugh Macy Hick, 8, will lose sight in one eye from a stray rifle bullet. Charlotte James M Gray of Long Creek unveils a crimson gladiolus named Queen Charlotte.
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Henderson
N. C
Hugh Macy Hick
Lutie Hicks
Widows in Korea Bound by Ancient Marriage Rules
The article notes that Korean widows cannot remarry or divorce even if widowed shortly after a brief marriage. It highlights strict cultural expectations that persist regardless of the marriage duration or age of the women.
Four Magna Carta copies endure in Britain across centuries
Four copies of the Magna Carta survive from the era of King John. Two reside in the British Museum Manuscript Room, with the remaining two housed in Salisbury and Lincoln cathedrals.
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John
Runymede
British Museum
Salisbury
Lincoln
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