Thunder Mesa Mystery at de Forest Hacienda
Pearl Sam de Forest lies dead beneath the Christmas tree with a knife in his throat as guests and family at Thunder Mesa gather. Pearl Pierre leads the inquiry while Tante Josephine’s hysterics and the guarded Indian Broken Shield hint at hidden schemes. A haunted house, locked doors, and masked motives fuel the tension as Pearl John and Bob search for the missing corpse and a killer among the wary relatives.
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de Forest
Thunder Mesa
Pearl Sam DE Forest
Thunder Meena
Pearl
Raymon Vasquez
Angelique Areyta
Professor Shaw
Bob Graham
Pearl Pierre
Tante Josephine
Betty
Ramon
Bob
Pearl John
Angelique
Pearle Pierre
Ranton
Aniame
Brian
Pear John
Agapito
Jesus
Ber
Mesa
Broken Shield
Captain de Forest
Pearl Sam
Tante
Applique
Canyon Road
Ambulances Busy as Holiday Mishaps Strain City Hospitals
A holiday spree left scores injured across the city. Ambulances ferried victims to Burrus Memorial and Guilford General as razor cuts, falls, and firecracker injuries piled up. Notable cases include Rosalie Head slashed in a husband quarrel and Oweta Pilitt who allegedly swallowed poison.
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Rosalie Head
Negrosa
Vall Street
Charner Head
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Sechrest
John Maddox
Vail Street
Burris Memorial Hospital
Fairview Street
J. H. Coe
Tate Street
N. Sella
Danville
Union
Oweta Pilitt
College Street
Guilford General Hospital
BE. L. Cousins
Smith Street
Postoffice Quiet After Record Christmas Mail Rush
High Point postoffice shows a lull after a week of unprecedented volume. 57 regular employees worked around the clock with seven extra clerks and 24 carriers. three extra trucks joined three usual ones to handle parcels. Over 300000 letters and cards passed through the canceling machine, with similar totals received from outside points. Postal receipts were expected to set new yearly records as operations pause for a brief rest before Monday reopening of stores and plants.
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High Point
Mammouth
Mrs. Cornelia E Steven Wood Dies After Heart Attack
Mrs Cornelia Emeline Steven Wood 70 wife of J D Wood of Jamestown died suddenly at her son s home High Point at 130 this morning after a heart attack She was born July 5 1878 Guilford County daughter of H B and Alice Phillips Stevenson married March 2 1898 Surviving husband and many children in Jamestown and nearby towns Funeral services set for Sandy Ridge M E church with interment at Sandy Ridge cemetery The body was returned to the home prior to services
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Cornelia Emeline Stevenson Wood
J. D. Wood
Jamestown
W. PD. Wood
High Point
Asheboro
Oakdale M. B. Church
J. O. Wood
John Cox
Henry A. Wood
Clarence L. Bowman
Mooresville
Josie F. Wood
John Barney Wood
Kernersville
W. D. Wood
I. N. Dennis
Emma Wood
Claude Hauser
Greensboro
Ollie Wood
Alice Stevenson
Orange
J. R. Stevenson
Sturgis
Mich
A. L. Stevenson
O. J
E. M. Jones
Sandy Ridge Cemetery
N. C. Fisherfolk Celebrate Old Christmas Jan. 6
Rodanthe on the northern tip of Hatteras island marks Old Christmas as January 6, the day the three wise men brought gifts to the Christ Child. December 25 passes as an ordinary day to the local fisherfolk, a tradition kept since memory.
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Rodanthe
Hatterals Island
Christmas Observance Marred by Accidents and Fires
Christmas day celebrations in Jamestown were marked by numerous accidents, burns from firecrackers, and a fatal blaze. Despite warm weather and festive events, injuries occurred, police arrested two for cracker violations, and many residents and visitors faced disrupted observances as shops closed and relief efforts continued.
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Wesley Memorial
Santa Claus
St. Nick
Evid
Greensboro
Hassel
Hawe
Mrs J R Barton Rites Held At Home On Bay Street
Funeral services for Mrs. J R Barton widow of J Rufus Barton were held at her home 404 Bay street Thursday at 3 pm conducted by Rev T A Sykes Central Friends church A quartet sang O Love That Will Not Let Me Go and Give Thy Weary Rest Pallbearers included F H Jarrett Horace Haworth Homer Haworth Jon D Cox Dr A C Jones Wade Hiatt William Tomlinson Sidney Tomlinson Interment followed at Oakwood cemetery in the family plot.
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J. BR. Barton
J. R. Barton
J. Rufus Barton
Bay Street
T. A. Sykes
Central Friends Church
EB. B. Mendenhall
D. L. Barker
Jack Owen
Anna Mendenhall
F. H. Jarrett
Horace Haworth
Homer Haworth
Jon D. Cox
A. C. Jones
Wade Hiatt
William Tomlinson
Sidney Tomlinson
Oakwood Cemetery
Martha L. Kirkman Dies After Diphtheria Illness
Martha Lillian Kirkman seven daughter of Mr and Mrs A B Kirkman died at home Hast Green street extension after a five day diphtheria illness. Born September 5 1928 she is survived by her parents a brother Billy and sister Pauline Kirkman the paternal grandparents G W Kirkman of High Point route 8 and maternal grandparents J H Hodgin of Jamestown. Funeral services are set for Sunday at 2 30 PM from the home with burial in Hickory Chapel cemetery.
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Martha L, Kirkman
Martha Lillian Kirkman
A. B. Kirkman
Green Street
Billy
Pauline Kirkman
Home Place
G. W. Kirkman
High Point
Route 8
Funeral services for Darrell Lee Zachary held at Archdale home
Darrell Lee Zachary two year old son of Mr. and Mrs. Nelson M. Zachary died at home in Archdale Tuesday. Rev J W Grace conducted Thursday afternoon services at 2 oclock with Archdale M E church choir singing Safe In the Arms of Jesus and Gathering Home A duet sang Gathering Buds. Flowers borne by little girls. Pall bearers were George and Jack Marshall and Johnnie and Chas Summers.
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Darrell Lee Zachary
Nelson M. Zachary
Archdale
J. W. Grace
Oakwood Memorial Park Cemetery
Archdale M. E
Jesus
A. E. Williams
A. T. Tuttle
George
Jack Marshall
Johnnie
Chas
Mrs Wrightenberry Claimed By Death At Residence Here
Mrs. Rachael Wrightenberry aged 70 died Friday morning at her home 110 Burton Street after a prolonged illness. Survived by son Fred M. Wrightenberry and daughters Mrs. D. H. Cole and Mrs. Mallie Hunt of High Point. Sister Miss Nealy Albertson of Thomasville and brothers Eli and Phineas Albertson of Prospect. Seven grandchildren. Funeral Sunday at 2 30 PM at Pleasant Grove church with Rev. J. W. Grace and Rev. T. R. Love officiating.
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Rachael Wrightenberry
Burton Street
Fred M. Wrightenberry
D. H. Cole
Mallie Hunt
High Point
Miss Nealy Albertson
Thomasville
Eli and
Phineas Albertson
Prospect
Pleasant Grove Church
J. W. Grace
T. R. Love
Death of Troy W Hohn in Lexington
Troy W Hohn, 24, died Friday at his West Second avenue home after several weeks illness. He worked at Lexington Silk mill. Survived by wife Beulah Hunt Hohn and daughter Nancy Louise, mother Mrs Ruth Hill Tuttle, step-father L G Tuttle, three sisters S G Tuttle Cary Bennett Rosalie Hahn, three half-sisters Dorothea Doris Mary Tuttle, all of High Point route 3. Funeral Sunday at 2:30 pm at Fairfield Methodist Protestant church. Annie Hunt, mother of Mrs Hohn, also of High Point.
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Guilford General Hospital
Clarence Jarrett
East Green Street
Guilford General
Homer Mabe
Route One
Beasie Stile
Route Three
J. N. Griffin
West Point Avenue
Albertson Road
Everett Styers
Prospect Road
George Brown
Broad Street
Farris Bray
Thomasville
Dickie Hill
Johnson Street
Lexington
Troy W. Hohn
West Second Avenue
Lexington Silk Mill
Beulah Hunt Hohn
Nancy Louise
Ruth Hill Tuttle
L. G. Tuttle
High Point
Route 3
S. G. Tuttle
Cary Bennett
Rosalie Hahn
Dorothea
Doris
Mary Tuttle
Fairfield Methodist Protsetant Church
Washington Building Dept Reports 1936 Uplift
The labor department today released figures showing building in the first 11 months of this year up 22 percent from 1935. Including repairs and alterations, total construction activity reached 86 percent of the prior year’s level.
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Washington
Dec
Labor Department
Point route 3 and friends who will regret
The fragment hints at a social conflict involving a daughter and friends. The readable text suggests a decision or event linked to a route or path, with accompanying remorse implied for those involved. Names, dates, or places are not present in the readable portion.
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