Reynolds Death Drama Looms Over Tobacco Estate
Townsfolk await the Libby Holman trial and the Reynolds case twists at Reynolda estate. The piece previews key testimony and hidden clues from a Reynolds corporation official, a hidden pistol, a coroners jury sketch, and the Broadway circle surrounding Smith Reynolds and Libby.
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Reynolds
Tobacco
Scott
Broadway
Reynolda Corporation
Roanoke
Gou
Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman
Forsyth County
W D Stedman dies at 70 in Asheboro
W D Stedman aged 70 died at his Asheboro home at 4 this morning after a lingering illness. A Guilford County immigrant of 1889, he led the Stedman mercantile business and later the Stedman Manufacturing company. He is survived by his widow Corinna Freeman, a daughter Susan B Stedman, two brothers, two sisters, and two grandchildren. Funeral services are set for 2 PM Wednesday at his home.
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Asheboro
W. D. Stedman
Family feud in hayfield ends in killings in CHABANNES
In CHABANNES France a family of five men and a woman armed with scythes fought in a hayfield. Three were killed and a fourth seriously injured. Two survivors were arrested with money cited as the motive for the fracas.
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Chabannes
Bouches-du- Rhone
Sales Tax Reemerges as Possible Legislative Issue
Washington reports the sales tax may return to the congressional stage as lawmakers discuss replacing numerous excise levies with a general tax. Senator Smoot foresees a December study, while the House Democrats form a special tax revision panel. President Hoover’s recent revenue remarks fuel debate.
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Washington
House
Hoover
Congress
Henry S. Harriman
Chamber of Commerce of the United States
House Committee
Treasury
Senate
Night at the Prichard cabin ends with a sharp bell
Sue and Sally guard Sally as Hal Prichard rings the doorbell in a tense midnight scene. Jack keeps watch from the window while Hal threatens, claiming knowledge about a wife away from her cabin. The confrontation underscores rising fear and unresolved danger.
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Hal
Sally
Sue
Halprichard
Jack
Jack Semds Prichard
Hal Prichard
Scott
Judge Questions Nine As Unlucky Number In Berlin
Berlin judge Kleffel, facing his car thefts for the third time in weeks, ponders adding nine to the unlucky numbers list that already includes seven and 13. His license plate reads 1 99 999.
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Berlin
Kleffel
Housemaid Charged With Speeding Motorcycle Incident
In Pasadena California Miss Theda Virginia a housemaid was charged after police said she rode a motorcycle at 45 miles per hour in a residential district. The report notes that speed racing maids are rare and police officers who defend such speed are rarer.
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Speed Demon
Pasadena
Calif
Theda Virginia
Empire Trade Parley Aims Five Year Plan Europe Canada
The Empire Trade Conference backs a British five year plan with five year tariff terms and six months notice to end. Canada seeks dumping limits on Russian products and a lumber deal remains unsettled. Potential Britain Canada tariff shifts include iron and steel, textiles, and a new Canadian market demand for Scotch and Welsh anthracite.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great Britain
Canada
Russia
Britain
China
Lancashire
Yorkshire
Dominion
Canadian Tariff Commission
Trial ends as state and defense clash over fliers case
The defense attacked state witnesses in a trial about a female aviator case. Carson labeled Earl Hudson a "dumb, thick headed cop" and accused him of misaddressing a key arrest. He praised Mrs. Keith Miller for her courage as the first woman to fly solo, while the state pressed adultery charges and sought to compel her testimony.
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Carson
Earl Hudson
Miami City
Hudson
Lancaster
h-Miller
Keith-Miller Carson
Keith-Miller
Largest Victoria Regia Flower Opens in Paris Garden
The world’s largest bloom, the Victoria Regia, will soon unfurl its petals in the Jardin des Plantes Paris. Prof Bois and experts M Guillaumin and M Popion say they have tended the giant plant, potted in water filled warm as a swimming pool.
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Paris
Victoria Regia
Jardin Des Plantes
Bois
M. Guillaumin
M. Popion
Posey
First Baptist Society Holds General Meeting and Talks
The Woman's Missionary Society of the First Baptist Church met with president Mrs. H. D. Sears presiding. Letters from Dr. Joseph Spruill and Miss Ira Hull were read praising donations to Guilford Sanatorium and South Mt. Industrial School. The group planned the Quaint Quilt Tea for August and hosted Miss Catherine Bryan of China who spoke on building and repairing altars.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the
First Baptist Church
H. D. Sears
Joseph Spruill
Guilford Sanatorium
Ira Hull
South Mt. Industrial School
Bostic
Catherine Bryan
China
Mary Tinnin
City School
Greensboro
Miss Bryan
Baptist College
Shanghai
States
Palestine
Grover Jones
Martha Washington Garden Club Picnic At City Lake
The Martha Washington Garden club picnic, postponed last week, will be held at the city lake on Wednesday afternoon August 17 from 4 to 6 oclock. Parents should bring children and husbands are invited for dinner at 6 oclock.
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Martha Washington Garden Club
City Lake
Letter Praises Mr Horney And City Fire Service
A Greensboro resident extols Mr Horney for 25 years of service as a faithful, efficient business leader and loyal fireman. The writer lauds the fire company’s rapid midnight responses, balanced annual report, and its role in keeping rates down, urging harmony between parties to protect the city’s peace and prosperity.
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Horney
City Fair Company
Greensboro
W. HH. Townsend
Charters Filed In North Carolina Nonprofit and Gasoline Firms
New certificates of incorporation filed in Raleigh outline two firms. H. M. Motor Corporation based in Winston Salem will haul freight locally and long distance with authorized capital stock 10 000 and subscribed stock 640 by Winston Salem residents. The Kelly Oil Company Inc based in Greensboro will buy sell gasoline oils and petroleum products with 2000 shares authorized and 81 shares subscribed by Greensbor o residents.
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H. M. Motor Corporation
Winston-Salem
A. A. McCoy
Inez McCoy
W. H. Hughes
Myrtle Hughes
Winston-Balem
Kelly Oil Company, Inc
Greensboro
J. W. Brawley
G. L. Kelly
Ettimber Kelly
North Carolina Municipal League urges gas tax funds for cities
City Manager E M Knox led a committee from the league to Raleigh to press for distributing state gasoline tax funds to incorporated municipalities along state highways. The group, including Andrew Joyner and George W Coan, met Highway Chairman E B Jeffress and attorney Charles Ross at the Sir Walter hotel to seek city and town share for street and highway maintenance. If approved, High Point could gain 30 000 to 35 000 annually, potentially enabling a 5 to 10 cent tax rate cut.
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E. M. Knox
North Carolina Municipal League
Raleigh
E. B. Jeffress
Mr. Knox
Andrew Joyner
Greensboro
George W. Coan
Winston-Salem
Jeffress
Charles Ross
State Away Commission
Sir Walter Hotel
League
Knox
Municipal League
Hendersonville
High Point
Woman Celebrates Wrong Birthday for a Century in Berlin
Frau Fried erike Muller, 103, observed June 21 as her birthday for decades until a church registry revealed she was born on June 23. The mix up means she celebrated the incorrect date for most of her life.
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Berlin
Frau Friederike Muller
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