Thunder Mesa Mystery Begins With Uninvited Guest
Hob Graham, a young tire salesman in New Mexico, is stranded after a car accident and offered hospitality at the de Forest hacienda Thunder Mesa. Tensions rise as hosts Pearl John and Pearl Pierre stir unease, while Broken Shield guards the mesa. A looming danger hints at secrets tied to the family and their pearls, with Graham pressed to leave but delayed by car trouble and wary locals.
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Hob Graham
New Mexico
Ramon Vasquez
Angeliane Abeyta
de Forest
Thander Meca
Pearl John
de Forests
Pearl Sam
Peert Pierre
Tante Josephine
Hetty Welch
Professor Shaw
Thunder Mesa
Betty
Bob
Mesa
Pierre de Forest
China
Tante
Pearl
Pearl Pierre
Graham
Notance
Pear
John
Senor
New York Cotton Futures Open Steady Amid Mixed Trade
New York on December 19 reports cotton futures opening steady with slight gains and losses as active trade and foreign buying offset by liquidation and heavy selling. Prices show January at 12.20 and March 12.25, with later months around 12.15 to 11.67. Spot middling steady at 12.81 with nominal quotations overall.
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New York
Cfoe
Atlas
Aviation Corp
Baldwin Loco
Bendix Aviat
Beth
Boeing Alrp
Borden
Chrysler
Coca Cola
Colum G
Graham Paige
Cess
Curting Wright
Tmnt Harvest
Esee
Kinney
Kroger Groe
Libbey
G . Kc
Gerd
Murray Corpo
Ccsees Tees Phillips Pet
Cassia
Beeces
Cigs
Pds
Treorg
Cis Badass
Ces Sys
Decbeniececk
Ranhahd Enhaad
Cate
Low
Caro Chem
Warner Ai Eee Fee Beene
End Annual Meet Raleigh Elects Officials
North Carolina farm and home demonstration agents concluded the annual meeting in Raleigh by electing J. P Anthony of Harnett County as president O. H Phillips of Mecklenburg as vice president and Jimmie Powell of Sladen as secretary-treasurer.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Farm and Home Demonstration Agents
J. P Anthony
Harnett County
O. H. Phillips
Mecklenburz
Jimmie Powell
Sladen
Thad Bure Appointed Interim North Carolina Secretary of State
Thad A. Bure of Winton accepted an interim secretary of state post in Raleigh after a conference with Governor Ehringhaus. He will serve until his January constitutional term begins, succeeding Charles G. Powell who was named after Stacey W. Wade’s resignation and will head the unemployment compensation commission.
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Raleigh
Thad A. Bure
Winton
Ehringhaus
Bure
North Carolina
Eure
Charles G. Powell
Stacey W. Wade
Powell
Amusement Company Answers Suit for $10,000 Damages
High Point Amusement Company filed its answer denying negligence by the firm and asserting that if any injury occurred it was the plaintiff's fault. Co defendants L L Long and L J Fisher Jr claimed no connection. The filing also notes a separate Federal case where G Y Stone of High Point was fined 329 dollars and placed on probation for three years amid a post office substation shortage with restitution reported.
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Greensboro
High Point Amusement Company
L. L. Smithy
L. Long
L. J. Fisher, Jr
Wade Renfrew
G. Y. Stone
High Point
Governor Landon Keeps Date With Baltimore Oysters
Governor Alf M. Landon, the 1936 Republican nominee, will visit Baltimore to fulfill a campaign pledge involving Maryland oysters. He paused his train in Baltimore last October for a brief stop and will now sample the seafood as a guest of writer H. L. Mencken after attending a Gridiron club banquet in Washington.
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Baltimore
Alf M. Landon
Landon
Maryland
Topeka
Kans
Washington
Gridiron Club
H. L. Mencken
Duck tagging survey tracks migratory birds at Lake Merritt
The Bureau of Biological Survey tags ducks on Lake Merritt Oakland as part of an annual 21 year old survey. Last year 5000 ducks were counted and tagged across the nation to study migratory habits of wild fowl.
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S Bureau of Biological Survey
Lake Merritt
Oakland
Calif
Union
Driving Drunk Or Taking Drunk Home?
M B Bradley of Durham aged 50 was charged with drunk driving after police stopped him with a mule in tow. The judge ruled it a driving drunk case, imposing a $100 fine and a 90 day suspended sentence. Attorney J W Barbee appealed, quipping there was no evidence the mule wasn t taking him home.
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Durham
M. B. Bradley
R. H. Sutton
H. W. Carroll
J. W. Barbee
Bradley
Browning to survey site for rail link to pulp plant
R Getty Browning senior locating engineer of the state highway and public works commission will go to Plymouth Monday to survey a site for the short rail line linking the Kieckhefer Container company wood pulp plant with U S Route 64.
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Raleigh
R. Getty Browning
Enineers
State Highway and Public Works Commission, Will
Plymouth
Kieckhe*er Container Company Wood Pulp
Vatican Talks About New Pope
Vatican reports Pope Pius recovering from partial paralysis cancels Christmas Eve audience. Doctors monitor his condition as Card. Pacelli, secretariat of state, assumes temporary direction. speculations rise on possible successor among Eugenio Pacelli Elia Dalla Costa and Luigi Lavitrano.
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Pius
College of Cardinals
Vatican City
Papal Court
Vatican
Holy See
Cardinal Pacelli
Pope Pius
Italy
Eugenio Pacelli
Elia Dalla Costa
Florence
Luigi Lavitrano
Palermo
Wallie's Aunt Joins Her At Villa In Cannes
Mrs D B Merryman Wal lis Simpson's Aunt Bessie arrives in Cannes to join her niece at the Riviera haven during Britain's crisis. Merryman, from Washington DC, served as chaperon during last summer's Mediterranean cruise with former King Edward. Two gendarmes accompany the road to ensure privacy for the Christmas holidays.
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Cannes
France
D. B. Merryman
Wallis Simpson
Bessie
Riviera Haven
King Edward
Police chief orders broom work for transients in Jerseyville
In Jerseyville Illinois Chief of Police Ray Shortal, tired of housing overnight transients, decreed they must pay rent by sweeping city streets for two hours the next morning. One night this week eleven transients sought shelter. six left and the others demanded pay for the work.
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Jerseyville
Ray Shortal
Bank declares 10 percent dividend for Eastern Bank depositors
The state banking department mails checks totaling 709 5.72 to 38 059 depositors and other creditors of the Eastern Bank and Trust company of New Bern in payment of a 10 percent dividend.
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Raleigh
State Banking Department
Eastern Bank and Trust Company of
New Bern
Dangerous Glaze Feared As Cold Rain Continues
Cold rain and sleet create a dangerous glaze in the city. Weather officials warn of hazardous sidewalks and power lines as sleet, freezing drizzle, and rain persist, recalling February 1933’s severe storm that caused widespread damage and service disruptions. Shoppers still frequent stores while visibility and travel remain impaired.
Election changes to be studied by Democratic group
Raleigh Dec 19 The state Democratic executive committee will consider election law changes recommended by a special committee. Proposals include moving primaries to Tuesdays and starting the first primary in June, extending polling hours, and removing plans for county chairmen restrictions. It favors repealing most local election laws and a statewide registration before the 1938 primary except where counties already registered.
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Raleigh
J. Wallace Winborne
State
Democratic Executive Committee
Election Laws Committee
Wit
Lambeth Chronology Connects Thomasville Leader to Early North Carolina
Robert Lee Lambeth born November 14, 1877 near present Thomasville, descendant of Craven County settlers tied to early North Carolina development. He attended Agricultural and Mechanical College, served on UNC trustees, and held prominent roles in Masonic circles, Elks, Shriner, and Royal Arcanum, active in Thomasville and Greensboro civic and religious life.
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Robert Lee Lambeth
Davidson County
Shadrack Lambeth
Jane Thomas Lambeth
John W. Thomas
Thomasville
David Thomas Lambeth
Old North Carolina
Caroline Simmons
Locke Simmons
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Robert Lee Lambet
Old Agricultural and Mechanical College
State College of
University of North Carolina
Masonic
High Point Elks Lodge
Royal Arcanum of
Greensboro
Final Rites for Coast Line Official Held Sunday
Funeral services will be held here tomorrow for P. R. Albright 70 vice president in charge of operations of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad who died of a heart attack at his home here Thursday night The official name of the capital of the United States is The City of Washington.
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Wilmington
P. R. Albright
Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
Ted
The
United States
City of
Washington
Germany Faces Sharp Unemployment Drop Under Nazi Rule
The article notes unemployment falling from 6,000,000 in 1933 to about 1,000,000, attributed to compulsory military service. It cites Finance Minister Schacht and ambassador von Papen urging reassessment of war losses and long-term benefits, with concerns about the next harvest season and economic pressures.
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Reich
A Schacht
Joachim von Trop
Land
Schacht
Germany
Police seek Ki in mystery flight and family access limits
Police pursue a Ki suspect amid a rapid 24 hour search for thousands of dollars and restricted family visits. Detective Lea Bruno said the search focused on reclaiming an airplane that vanished from a nearby town airport and reappeared heading south minutes later.
Edward Takes Tim Off To Keep Physical Cond
Edward takes Tim off to keep physical condition as he and a performer discuss a scene titled Hoch Vom Dachstein. The text features a mix of languages and a setting with a pin boy arranging pins, a baroness, and a trip to a chateau where items were shown, reflecting a fragmented historic narrative.
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Edward
Tim
Condi
Dachstein
Windsor
New Orleans Cotton Futures Rise in Quiet Trade
In New Orleans on December 19, cotton futures moved higher by 25 bale amid quiet trading. March opened at 12.20 with May July at 12.04 and October at 12.04. Early gains of 2 to 4 points followed, as quotes showed modest fluctuations across contracts including January at 12.12 and July at 12.04, reflecting a steady but subdued market.
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New Orleans
Jewah
Plan new daily at Kinston Herald plant suspension
Kinston Printing announced today it has suspended publication of the Herald, a daily newspaper, and will start publication of another daily here early next date, signaling a plant reorganization and rebranding plan.
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Kinston
Herald
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