North Carolina Marble Deposits Promise Home Stone Industry
The Enterprise reports Wade H. Phillips cites Western North Carolina marble near Murphy as abundant, high quality, and suitable for building. Tests by J. J. Bryson and Joseph Quinn note non absorption of oils and stains, with blocks up to 24 tons quarried. Local rail access could foster domestic production and lime-making use.
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Raleigh
Carolina
Wade H. Phillips
Department of Conservation and Development
North Carolina
Murphy
J. J. Bryson
Southern Railway
Bryson
Joseph Quinn
Cherokee County Court House
Tombstone
United States
North Carolina marble touted for building uses and industry growth
The state geologist notes marble from North Carolina has value as building stone and lime with high magnesium content. Preparations to market marble on a larger scale are under way including road materials and tile crush. A firm requests 50,000 horsepower electricity, signaling broad regional development for marble usage in public and private buildings.
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Bryson
North Carolina
Hall Mills murder cases see charges dropped after acquittals
In Somerville New Jersey defendants in the Hall Mills murder trial are acquitted of murdering Mrs Eleanor Mills. State authorities say indictments for the murder of Rev Hall will be quashed. In Washington Rear Admiral Lobison refuses to reveal naval secrets on orders from the secretary of the Navy. Bedford Iowa court orders acquittal of a 15 year old boy in the death of a 17 year old girl who jumped from his car. Great Lakes shipping is halted as one hundred steamers are frozen amid heavy snow in the northeast and beyond.
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Hall-Mills
Somerville
N. J
Eleanor Mills
Mr. Hall
J. Kh. Lobison
Fall-Doheny
Washington
Wilbur
Bedford
Iowa
Ringling Circus Figure Charles Ringling Dies in Florida
Charles Ringling, a prominent circus man and member of the Ringling family, dies in Sarasota Florida. He played a key role in shaping the family show and its expansion in the early era of American entertainment.
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Charles Ringling
Sarasota, Fla
The Wise and Otherwise Wise Dictionary Offer Praise
A column touts a new dictionary with expanded vocabulary and guidance on writing and speech. It notes radio and cross word puzzles spreading erudition and urges readers to clip a coupon printed in the issue to join the ranks of the wise.
Jury Deliberations Resumed in Morse Mail Fraud Trial
Jurors in the Morse mail fraud trial resumed deliberations after being locked up for the night. The eight week trial concluded with the case given to the jury at 1 p.m. yesterday.
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New. York
Morse
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