Magazine sellers pick poor buyer at Northwestern visit
Three young magazine salesmen told Northwestern University officials they were traveling through the campus to solicit subscriptions. The youths Sam Krause and Herbert Krause of New York and Philip Land of Los Angeles identified themselves as the sellers, explaining their earnings from magazine solicitations.
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Sam and Herbert Krause
New York
Philip Land
Los Angeles
NEA
William A. Wellman
Margery Chapin Wellman
Ziegfeld Follies
Northwestern Students Exit After Sales Talk Incident
Dr. Scott confronted three youths discussing tuition at Northwestern University. Police were alerted and the boys were taken to the station before being released on the condition they leave Evanston. A lecture on the effects of sales representation followed, and they left town.
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Northwestern
Dr. Scott
Carolina News Briefs highlight long lives and local ties
In Raleigh Betty Gibbons Utley 84, Salem College alumna and widow of a Confederate soldier, is noted among other brief items. Greensboro reports Miss Mary Wiley 86, last of four aging sisters, cousins of NC superintendent Calvin Wiley who ran Civil War era schools. Also mentioned are V Leggett, a former post office employee and insurance man, and WW Mitchell, an army pilot aiding parents with a letter.
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Aleigh
N. C
Betty Gibbons Utley
Salem College
Reensboro
Mary Wiley
Calvin Henderson Wiley
North Carolina
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Autopsy: Adin man killed by falling casting piece
Adin Paul Collette, 20, died from injuries when a casting piece fell on him in this town. Other brief items note Davidson College preparing for freshmen, state geologist cites coal reserves, a governor’s son automobile crash, a Confederate monument being erected, and a Raleigh man drowning in Philadelphia.
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Adin
Paul Collette
Variety Bazaar Puzzle Clue List Delivers Wordplay Challenge
A mixed set of crosswords clues appears for today with horizontal and vertical entries. Readers face a dense grid of definitions including Elongated, Beverage, God of the sky, and First letter YESTERDAY'S ANSWER amount, plus many others awaiting solution.
Stars Andy High Delivers 20th Inning Run To Beat Cubs
Yesterday's Stars Andy High of the Cardinals drove in Douthit for the walkoff in the 20th to topple the Cubs. Lisenbee of the Red Sox beat the Athletics 2-1 on six hits. Richbourg of the Braves cracked three RBIs with two triples and two singles against Philadelphia. Ferrell of the Indians earned his 23rd win as Cleveland defeated White Sox 10-5. Heilmann drove in seven runs with two homers for Reads.
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Andy High
Cardinals
Douthit
Cubs
Horace Lisenbee
Red Sox
Lance Richbourg
Braves
Philly
Wesley Ferrell
Indians
White Sox
Harry Heilmann
Reads
Pirates Fall After Wright and Robinson Homer Spark Rally
Glenn Wright and Robinson hit homers, with a run in the sixth helping secure victory over the Giants as the Pirates rallied to triumph.
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Pirates
Glenn Wright
Robinson
Giants
One-legged Frost completes 80 mile journey to London
A. Frost, a one legged soldier, walked over 80 miles on crutches in seven days from Swindon to London as a public gesture. He lost his leg in France while serving with the Royal Naval Reserves and is the sole survivor of ten brothers who served in World War I.
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A. Frost
Swindon
London
Frost
France
Royal Naval
Spruill Promoted to State Revenue Field Deputy
Spruill assistant chief of the automobile division at the North Carolina Department of Revenue will become field deputy commissioner of the revenue and automobile inspector at Winston-Salem effective September 15. He will succeed J. T. Scott, who resigned after winning the Democratic nomination for Forsyth County sheriff. The auto division chief position will be discontinued as part of a 20 percent budget cut. Spruill’s role includes handling state revenue collection and enforcing automobile laws for Forsyth and Stokes counties.
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Raleigh
Spruill
State Department of Revenue
Revenue and
Winston-Salem
A. J. Maxwell
Revenue
Revenue Department
J. T. Scott
Forsyth County
Maxwell
O. Max Gardner
Budget Bureau
Automobile Division
Sprague Silver
Forsyth
Stokes
Playgrounds To Close For Next Two Weeks
The city playgrounds crowded with children will close today for two weeks to prevent interference with public school registration and opening. The measure aims to keep play areas quiet during the school setup period.
Annbank Miner James Brown Leaves for Lords High Commissioner Post
Mine workers bid farewell to James Brown M P a former miner from Annbank Scotland as he departs to serve as Lord High Commissioner for ten days. Villagers pull his car to the station rather than let the chauffeur start it, with Brown accompanied by his son and granddaughter Peggy. Mrs Brown remains busy as a hostess at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh.
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M. P
Annbank
Scotland
Brown
Peggy
Holyrood Palace
Edinburgh
Wireless stations to open in Egyptian desert upcoming
Report says four new wireless stations will soon open in the Egyptian desert, expanding communications in the region. No further details on locations or dates are provided.
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Broadway
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Douglas Fairbanks,jr
Marie Prevost
Jeannette Loff
Our Gang
Matt Moore
Dorothy Revier
Orpheum
Lighting Express
Duanes
Geo. O’brien
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Jack Preris
Queen High
Latkartoon
Carolina News Briefs
V. Leggett
Wir
V. Iton, NL
W. Mitchell
Windsor
XN. C
George
Arlington, M. C
Frank Shepherd
Helen Elizabeth Shepherd
Avidson
R. Wilcox
Darlington School For Boys
Rome
Davidson College
Berdeen
N.C
Herman Bryson
Kiwanis Club
Lee
Moore Counties
Ralph Gardner
Pacuenae N. C
Ockingham, N
An. Dd. Co
Thad Strothers
Philadelphia
Ito
Norma Shearer
Marie Dressler
Raymond Hackett
Rod la Rocque
Norma
Broadhurst
Fuelix-Saenger
Beverage
God of the
Genuwine
BO Cures
Jace
Elwe
Hoot Gibson
SPURS
Voice OF Hollywood—News
Alice White
Lloyd Huyes
Lewis Harris
James Brown
Ular
Penslar
Ayeae Awakta
Ronstar Stor
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Williams
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