Court progress in Davidson Superior Court sessions
Aug 25 Lexington reports steady progress in Davidson superior court with Judge H Hoyle Sink presiding and H L Koontz prosecuting. Defendants heard include Jim Campbell sentenced to eight to ten years for assault, William Fairbanks to two to five years, William Tee to three years on the roads, and Alex Burton identified as Tee’s accomplice.
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Lexington
Davidson Superior Court
H. Hoyle Sink
H. L. Koontz
Jim Campbell
Salisbury
Frank Lohr
Junior Order Orphans Home
Rowan County
William Fairbanks
William Tee
Greensboro
Alex Burton
Speedy Auto Gets Dual Two-Year Road Sentences
Speedy Auto received two years on the roads in one count and two more in another, the latter suspended for five years on good behavior. Wilson Minton, white youth, got twelve months on the roads after admitting a hardware store break in. Mon Holt, negro or Spencer, faced three theft of wheat counts and got a three year sentence on a breaking and entering charge. Ab Smith, charged with embezzlement, drew twelve months on the roads. It takes about 15 months to season the wood used in matches by the ordinary process.
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Gro
Wilson Minton
Mon
Holt
Negro
Or Spencer
Ab Smith
Auto Makers Seek Clarity On Open Shop Ruling
Washington report says automobile manufacturers asked a conference with Hugh S. Johnson for clarification of the recovery administrator action removing the open shop clause from the labor code. Donaldson Brown of General Motors had submitted a revised proposal to Robert Lea before Johnson's ruling. The code now defines open shop as employment on individual merit regardless of labor affiliation.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
Donaldson Brown
General Motors
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Robert W. Lea
Geysers Named From Icelandic Word Signifying Violence
The term geyser derives from an Icelandic verb meaning to gush forth with violence and the feature was first observed in Iceland.
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Iceland
World’s Largest Bronze Victory Statue Near Turin
A monumental winged Victory statue near Turin stands as the world’s tallest bronze figure, reaching an estimated height of 60 feet.
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Turin
Eng
Mrs Alpha Koontz Laid To Last Rest
In Lexington on August 25 funeral services were held for Mrs Alpha McCain Koonts 20 wife of Kearney L Koonts who died Tuesday in a local hospital. Rev H T Penry and Rev C G Laley officiated at Holloways Baptist church with interment in the church cemetery. Survived by husband parents two sisters one brother and a daughter.
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Lexington
Fure
Alpha McCain Koonts
Kearney L. Koonts
H. T. Penry
Holloways Baptist Church
C. G. Laley
Holloways Church
John McCain
Batak dentist in Sumatra eyes carved tooth beauty in market
In Sumatra a Batak dentist works in an open market, patients lie on their backs as files and chisels shape teeth. The service costs only a few cents per tooth, highlighting traditional practices amid local commerce.
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Sumatra
Tiet
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