Murder at Hamilton Bridge Doe Exposed in Noir Drama
District Attorney Sanderson and Special Investigator Dundee examine Nita Selim's murder case at the Hamilton offices. Lydia Carr arrives with a blue velvet dress meant for the victim's shroud as Penny Crain is set to model it for photographs. Contention over Nita's New York past and possible blackmail ties to Dexter Sprague and Ralph Hammond complicates the case.
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Juanita Selim
Bridge
Lydia Carr
John ©. Drake
Judge Marshall
Nita
Polly Beale
Clive Hammond
Flora Miles
Tracey
Janet Raymond
Ralph Hammond
Dexter Sprague
Lydia
Ohas
Sprague
Dundee
Hamilton
NTS
Elmer Rawlins
Penny Crain
Selim
Collins
Homicide
District Attorney's Office
Nita Selim
Penny
Pierre
Simonson
New York City
Carraway
Miss Crain
Noice
Hamilton Morning
New York
Jamita Leigh Selim
Broadway
Nita Leigh
West 54Th Street
E. J. Black
Miss Leigh
Irving Wein
Eloise Pendieton
Forsythe-on-the-Hudson
Sanderson
Nita's Secret Bell and Sprague’s Return Threats
In a tense scene Lydia reveals a hidden alarm bell under Nita’s bed connected to a switch in Dundee’s room. Sprague had rigged it to summon help, fueling suspicion about motives and a planned morgue reveal as Dundee presses for answers. The district attorney seeks the Selim house secret hiding place linked to Judge Marshall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dundee
Nita
Lydia
Miles Home
Sprague
Mr. Sprague
Carraway
Dundee Rose
Selim House
Roger Crain
State Fisheries10 Be Discussed at Raleigh Meetings
North Carolina plans a shellfish institute to promote the undeveloped fisheries industry. Director J W Harrelson says a January 19 eastern city meeting and a January 20 Raleigh program will feature state and U S Fisheries Bureau officials, oyster and fisheries experts, and experienced oystermen. If successful, discussions will cover water farming, laws on leasing shellfish bottoms, and methods to aid oyster production amid depleted natural beds.
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Raleigh
a_ shellfish institute
North Carolina
J. W. Harrelson
Department of Conservation and Development
New Bern
Prgram
Carolina
State Conservation Department
United Bureau of Fisheries
State Conservation and Development Department
United States Fisheries Bureau
Harrelson
Three Slain By Insane Soldier In Pollicksville NC
Police connect three men held on suspicion with the slaying of Asa G. Hawkins a 49 year old contractor for prohibition agents and the wounding of B R Morton both of Kinston. Suspects Ben Morte Fred Yates and Ralph Conway are jailed awaiting further orders.
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Pollicksville
N. C
Asa G. Hawkins
Kinston
Prohibition
B. R. Morton
Ben Morte
Fred Yates
Ralph Conway
Sher
Three Men Die After Ambush in North Carolina County
Coroner F M Jen conducts inquest into fatal ambush near Maysville. Three men from a local county were involved. Hawkins and Morton were wounded. Morton’s wounds were not serious and he is recovering in Kinston.
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J. R. Westbrook
F. M. Jen
Maysville
Alx
Hawkins
Morton
Kinston
Stockholders Annual Meeting Notice at The Comme National Bank
The annual meeting of stockholders of The Comme National Bank High Point NC will be held in the Dt Room of the bank on January 13 1931 at ten a m for the election of directors and other business. Cc H Marriner.
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Comme National Bank
High Point
Cc. H. Marriner
Oyster Roast Held by Chapel Hill American Legion
Members of the Chapel Hill post of the American Legion hosted an old fashioned oyster roast to celebrate finishing in the first section of the state membership drive. Mayor Zeb Council, the Auxiliary ladies, and town aldermen attended as special guests with Paul Robertson serving as master of ceremonies.
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Chapel Hill
The
American Legion
Zeb Council
Ladies of the Auxiliary
Paul Robertson
Peabody Visits Chapel Hill and University Ties
George Foster Peabody, a New York broker and trustee of the University of Georgia, spent time in Chapel Hill this week as guest of University faculty member T. J. Wooster Jr. The visit highlights long standing friendship between the men and the Georgia institution. A separate note mentions a New Orleans project, a 2000 foot fire proof wharf section costing 1.2 million dollars, and High Point City Council approving a 7000 dollar emergency street fund for dirt street resurfacing aimed at unemployment relief with the ordinance effective upon passage.
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Chapel Hill
George Foster Peabody
New York
T. J. Wooster, Jr
Wooster
Mr. Peabody
Peabody
University of Georgia
Georgia
School of Education
City of
High Point
E. M. Knox
Notice of Land Sale Under Deed of Trust
Trustee O Mendenhall will sell at public auction to the highest cash bidder in front of Greensboro courthouse at 2 p m on January 8 1931 the property in High Point Guilford County North Carolina described as 842 Avenue It is offered due to default on indebtedness secured by a deed of trust dated January 31 1929 recorded Book 642 page 16.
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James Efiemos
Lula Efiemos
O. E. Mendenhall Company
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Court House
Greensboro
Hi Point
Eginning
Forest Avenue
Lexington Avenue
Avenue
Wich Point
Guilford
Mendenhall CO
T. Pickens
High Point
N. C
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Bridee
Anne Austin
Dexter ‘Sprague
Lois Dunlap
Marshall
Josie
San Francisco Bay
Kozeken
Alex Korcken
San Francisco
West 4Th Street
Winston-Salem
Stafford Place
Stickler
Shellfish Institute
N. C. City
Seastan
AGP
Brazil
Camel
Lucky Strike
Old Gold
Chesterfield
Piedmont Cigarettes
Carton
A&p
del Monte
Hershey
Florida
Cena Beate
George F. Peabody
New Orleans
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