Drunken drivers face conviction hurdles in North Carolina courts
The State Highway Patrol reports ongoing difficulty securing convictions in some counties, notably Chowan, where a driver was found not guilty after assaulting an officer with whiskey. Lt. Lester Jones cites court reluctance and proposes medical testimony options, while patrols will continue arrests despite judge cooperation.
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State Highway Patrol
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Chas. D. Farmer
Farmer
Lester Jones
Greenville
Chowan
G. I. Dail
Edenton
Aulander
Recorder’s Court
Chowan County
Jones
Murray P. Whichard
Whichard
A Fish Story Snags Seattle Neighbor Tale
In Seattle Ronald Eggerer reeled in a huge lake trout after an unlucky day. He showed the prize to an elderly neighbor who, being deaf, believed Eggerer had given it to him and began to head home with the fish.
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Seattle
Ronald Egerer
Eggerer
Worthy
Egeret
Alabama Beauty Down on Marriage Seeks to Annul Sixth Ceremony
Eugenia Bankhead White six time married Alabama beauty says she will seek annulment of her sixth marriage to E. E. White. She alleges discovery of her husband’s false identifications and financial deceit, following a separation days after the Rosarita Beach ceremony. White was jailed on spurious check charges under the alias Graham Devine. The case involves forged checks paid by a best man and other incidents as she plans to pursue annulment in New York.
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Los Angeles
Eugenia Bankhead White
Alabama
E. E. White
Tallulah Bankhead
Ed Dennis Smith
Rosarita Beach
Mexico
White
New York
Graham Devine
Edwin P. Ryland
Teachers’ College
Columbia University
Princess Asfa Yilma Appears at Beauties Ball
London reports Princess Asfa Yilma, cousin of Abysynia’s emperor, dressed as Queen of Sheba in the Famous Beauties Ball. She claims direct descent from the Queen of Sheba and asserts the queen’s complexion was dark olive rather than black.
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London
Asfa Yilma
Abyssynia
Sheba
Flashes Of Life in Bremen and Nearby Notes
Bremen mayor notes democratic emblem in city hall ratskeller as visitors see a painting of a donkey. Watertown records light snow squalls and a mild 66 degree day. New York reports five year old Johnny William, traveling alone from the liner Caledonia, dressed in multiple garments and a fur lined cap.
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Bremen
Germany
Walker
Watertown
New York
Johnny Williamson
Laddie
Caledonia
Bandana sales soar as ships dump cargo overboard
Baltimore reports bandanas sold at 25 cents per wagonload with fruit ships dumping them at sea. About 100000 bunches arrive weekly for weeks, and more are en route.
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Baltimore
Asks County Aid Then Visits Beauty Parlor
In Lexington on August 11 a county welfare officer reported an unusual case. Dora Simmons, a resident previously sent to Asheboro, remains under welfare care as authorities seek appropriate disposition. The case involved a wife seeking aid while reportedly visiting a beauty parlor for treatment.
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Beauty
Lexington
Curry F. Lopp
Lopp
Dora Simmons
Asheboro
Three Bonds Made For Higher Court
Lexington report says Tom Wood held for superior court under 600 dollars bond along with Irvin Wood on 400, John Smith on 200 each on three charges, and Carl McMahan on 200. Arrest stemmed from a disturbance at Wood's Island near the Yadkin river with charges of assault with deadly weapons.
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Lexington
Tom Wood
Superior Court
Irvin Wood
John Smith
Carl McMahan
Wood's Island
Yadkin River
Hopkins Succeeds Ellis as Lexington Metro Life Manager
William S. Hopkins arrived in Lexington and assumed duties as local manager for Metropolitan Life Insurance for Davidson County. He succeeds Henry Ellis, who moves to the Salisbury district office. Hopkins comes from Rock Hill South Carolina where he led that office for fifteen months.
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Lexington
Hopkins
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
Davidson County
Henry Ellis
Salisbury
Rock Hill
8. C
Choir Girl Dorothy Symon Slain Near Ar kansas Pass
Police arrest Newton Yarberry, the last man seen with Dorothy Symon after she attended choir practice and disappeared for two days. Her body was found strangled and dumped in mud and seaweed near Arkansas Pass, Texas.
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Newton Yarberry
Dorothy Symon
Arkansas Pass
Tex
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Fish Lake
Taintor
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Compec
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Gastonia, N. C
Hendrix Music Store
South Main Street
PHONE
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Schwarzenstein
Tyrol
Aumand Anlauf
Dr. Koban
Isuns
Straw
Panama
Palm Beach
Kaynee Boys
Jantzen
Cannon-Fetzer Co
William S. Hopkins
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