Murder Mystery in Snowbound Hotel Awakens Secrets
Reporter Bannister probes the murder of Tracy King and the strangling death of Melvina Hollister. Suspects include Juliet France and others linked by threats and alibis as police uncover clues at Shelby Arms and Hollister residence, leading to a tense, ongoing investigation.
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David Bannister
Tracy King
Bannister
GAIN
Star
Fuliet France
King
Herman Scurlach
Jor Parrott
Melvina Hollister
Dragan
Juliet
Daisy Connor
Coleman
Gainey
Denise Lang
Parker Coleman
Denise
Juliet France
McNeal
Mug Logan
Big Boy Milano
MacNeal
Doc Burris
Five Members of Family Injured in Staunton Wreck
Five members of a Winston Salem family were treated at a Staunton hospital after a car crash near Staunton last night. The McNair family including Mr and Mrs Grover Cleveland McNair and their three children were in the vehicle which turned over seven times. Their Negro maid was killed. The family was en route to Berwick Pennsylvania to visit relatives.
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Staunton
Winston- Salem
N. C
Grover Cleveland McNair
McNair
Berwick
Retina of the Horse Limits Vision at Doorways
The lower portion of the horse’s retina is not useful so it sees little except what lies below its head. This causes it to often bump its head when passing through doorways.
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Wachovia
North Carolina
Hollywood Musicians Sing In Idle Moments On Set
Hollywood gossip notes Bing Crosby whistles Please on set while walking a golf course. George Raft hums Yes Sir She's My Baby between shoots, Claudette Colbert hums Indian Love Call, Fredric March whistles negro spirituals, Evelyn Venable hums Merry Widow Waltz, and the Marx brothers whistle The Peanut Vendor.
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Dan Thomas
Hollywood
Bing Crosby
George Raft
Claudette Colbert
Fredric March
Buster Crabbe
Ida Lupino
Jimmy Gleason
Ravel
Jack Oakie
Gary Cooper
Pop
Gail Patrick
War Menace Seen As Hindrance To Present Business Upswing
Sir Arthur Steel-Maitland former British minister of labor told a Gastonia chamber of commerce luncheon that war threatens the world business upswing. He urged an anti war pact between the United States and England to deter aggression and said only war could stop business progress. He is studying US economic conditions under Rockefeller Foundation sponsorship.
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Gastonia
Arthur Steel-Maitland
Chamber of Commerce
United States
England
Rockefeller Foundation
15 Forestry Camp Workers Injured in Buck Creek Crash
MARION Dec. a CCC forestry camp near here reports that 15 of 20 enrollees were injured when a truck carrying youths two miles west of town overturned last night. Only five escaped unhurt, delaying their return to work.
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Marion
CCC
Buck Creek
Here
Sheriff to Probe Cock-Fighting Charges in North Carolina
Sheriff Jake Lowe pledges a vigorous inquiry into alleged cock-fighting in Haywood County after ministers condemned the sport. A fight was reportedly held near Hannock, four miles from Waynesville, with Reverend L. B. Hayes and colleagues demanding action.
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Waynesville
Jake Lowe Promis
Haywood County
Hannock
L. B. Hayes
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Ehste Ym
H. W. Baucom
First Baptist Church
R. P. Walker
First Presbyterian Church
Sheriff Lowe
Raleigh
Four Hurt as Collision Leaves Ten Injured
None of the injured were in serious condition and five were discharged after hospital treatment. The worst included John Faulkner of Charlotte with a broken leg Hardy McMurray of Miraville with chest contusions Jesse A Lewis of Statesville with contusions William Osborne of Trade Tennessee with an injured shoulder and Jack Helms of Charlotte with contusions.
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John Faulkner
Charlotte
Hardy McMurray
Miraville
Jesse A. Lewis
Statesville
William Osborne
Tenn
Jack Helms
Chaucer Paid Wine Allowance as Poet Laureate
England's 14th century poet Geoffrey Chaucer received a yearly wine allowance as part of his compensation as poet laureate.
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England
Geoffrey Chaucer
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