Thunder Mesa Mystery Deepens at New Mexico Hacienda
At the hacienda in New Mexico the body of Pearl Forest is found dead, sparking a tense night as Ramon and Angelique weigh escape plans. Ramon suspects hidden danger, while Pierre and others keep vigil on the mesa edge amid isolation and looming discovery.
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Thunder Mesa
de Hacienda
New Mexico
Pearl Forest
de Forest Brothers
The
Shaw
Ramon
Angelique
Exon
Mystery at the ashes hints secret find in Christmas heap
A New York dispatch describes Pearl Pierre investigating a blackened heap of Christmas greens where he eyes a hidden object. The scene unfolds with secrecy as an Indian guard watches and Pierre moves toward a house, raising questions about what was found among the ashes.
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Ramon
Pearl Pierre
Jo- Shaw
Angelique
Remon
Bankers and Manufacturers See 1937 Improving Conditions
In a year end statement Tom K. Smith president of the American Bankers association notes banking outlook brighter and progress in removing weaknesses. Edward B. Hall cites high prices and low yields creating bond-investor risk and stock buying caution. L A Downs Illinois Central president calls the railroad outlook truly encouraging with system wide service and efficiency gains in 1936.
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Lou
Tom K. Smith
American Bankers Association
Boatmen's National Bank
Chicago
Edward B. Hall
Investment Bankers Association of America
Harris, Hall & Co
L. A. Downs
Illinois Central System
Ajppong
Ilinois Central
Memphis
St. Louis
Purnell Forecasts Possible 1938 Steel Growth in Youngstown
Youngstown Sheet and Tube president Frank Purnell warns a 10 to 15 percent rise in 1938 is possible if favorable conditions hold. He cites risks from shorter hours demands and government monetary policy, urging industry and government to cooperate to keep prices reasonable.
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Youngstown
Frank Purnell
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Automakers See 1987 Closer To 1929 Sales Record
Detroit reports that Alvan Macauley, president of the Automobile Manufacturers Association and Packard, says 1987 may approach the 1929 inbound sales peak. He notes 1928 totals were over three times 1932 figures, indicating improving prospects for the year despite the downturn.
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Detroit
Alvan Macauley
Automobile Manufacturers’ Association
Packard Motor Car Company
Miss Ethel Parker Favored for Democratic Vice Chairman
Raleigh observers expect Miss Ethel Parker of Gatesville to be elected vice chairman of the State Democratic executive committee to succeed Mrs. J. B. Spilman of Greenville. Opponents include Mrs. C. W Tillett Jr and Mrs. Mae Thompson Evans though Parker’s eastern origin and long party service strengthen her position.
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Enterprise Bureau
Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Ethel Parker
Gatesville
Garded
J. Wallace Winborne
West
Evans
Young Democrats
North Carolina
Young Democratic
Miss Parker
Spilman
Compulsory Jail Sentences For Drunken Drivers Favored
Raleigh report says motorists, the State Highway Patrol, and the Highway Safety Division favor mandatory jail sentences for drunken and reckless drivers. Legal experts doubt the General Assembly can or would enforce such mandates, noting judges may ignore minimums and elected judges risk removal.
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Raleigh
Carolina Motor Club
State Highway Patrol
Highway Safety Division
Charles D. Farmer
The
Highway Patrol
Arthur Falk
General Assembly
Judicial Department
Charlotte Meeting Set by Law Enforcement Association
The Law Enforcement Association of the Carolinas will hold a meeting in Charlotte on January 10.
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Charlotte
The
Law Enforcement Association of the
Carolinas
Coffey Confesses Shooting Dellinger in Boone
Dol lard Coffey 23 of Shulls Mill was held in Boone after confessing to shooting Raymond Dellinger 41 in a Sunday night incident. Sheriff Edmundson said Coffey surrendered yesterday and confessed the fatal shooting.
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Boone
Dollard Coffey
Shulls Mill
Raymond Dalinger
Edmundson
Watauga County
Coffey
Dellinger
Thieves loot two stores in North Wilkesboro
Thieves entered two North Wilkesboro shops on December 29 and took shotguns cigarettes and other merchandise exceeding 200 dollars in value.
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North Wilkesboro
Diphtheria Fatal in Guilford County Families
Health Officer R M Buie reports three diphtheria deaths in Guilford County during December in Greensboro.
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Greensboro
R. M. Buie
Guilford County
Marriage Ought Not Be Blind Date
Helen Welshimer critiques the marriage by proxy choice of Hideko Mayehata, the 23 year old Olympic swimmer, who asked Meragi Sugujima to pick her husband Mashito Hyoto. The piece weighs freedom versus parental or societal influence and wonders if a happy middle ground exists for choosing a life partner.
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Helen Welshimer
Arge
Hideno Mayehata
Meragi Sugujima
Japan
Mashito Hyoto
Hyoto
Land of the Free
Cupid
Hideko Mayehata
Kernersville Club Awards Prize For Home Decoration
The Junior Woman's club sponsored a Christmas Cheer decoration contest in Kernersville. Mr. and Mrs. Philip Kerner won the loving cup for best decorated home with a Nativity theme featuring the Three Wise Men, Bethlehem, and Star of Promise. Honorable mentions went to several local couples. other notes include visiting relatives and a death in Albany, Georgia.
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Kernersville
Philip Kerner
Kerner
Bethlehem
Jesus
Margaret Allen
Clay Ring
Hugh Justice
J. Poe
George Alp
D. B. McKaughn
8. G. Ring
Gertrude Vance
Chariton Torrence
Gastonia
T. H. Wolfe
Stoneville
E. B. Parks, Jr
Spartanburg
D. C
Ximena Patterson
Winston-Salem
J. R. Paddison
Roger Paddison
Albany, Ga
Paddison
Oak Ridge
Merlin Johnsey
Manheim, Pa
J. D. Johnson
Three Man Federal Court to Consider Validity of Law
A three man federal court will hear the National Optical Stores petition challenging the North Carolina optometry law January 4. The chain, with Greensboro Durham Charlotte and Asheville stores, was restrained by a state board order but an intervening federal injunction negated that effect.
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Greensboro
National Optical Stores Company
North Carolina
State Board of Examiners
Durham
Charlotte
Asheville
North Wilkesboro Post Office Sets Holiday Mail Record
The North Wilkesboro post office processed 60,378 pieces of mail over four days before Christmas, a rise of 15,245 from 1985, marking the busiest period in its history.
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North
Wilkesboro
North Wilkesboro
Miss Beshears and R A Cheek Wed in Boone North Carolina
Fay Beshears wed Ralph A Cheek at the bride’s sister home in Boone on December 28 1936 Rev J T Houck officiated in a ceremony for immediate family. The bride a D F Beshears daughter wore a gray nubby wool suit with orchid and lilies corsage. The groom son of E B Cheek of Mebane is cashier at the local American Bakeries. They will reside at 208 Willcrest Drive after a short wedding trip.
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Ralph Albright Cheek
Boone, North Carolina
James Houck
J. T. Houck
Methodist Episcopal Church
D. F. Beshears
North Wilkesboro
Adams-Millis Corporation
Cheek
EB. P. Cheek
Mebane
The
American Bakeries
Ulger Expected to Quit Bench for Politics
Judge A L Folger of Surry County is poised to resign as Special Superior Court judge to accept a four year term as Democratic National Committeeman from North Carolina. Reports say Ehringhaus will appoint a replacement, easing pressure on Hoey and shaping state political alignments ahead of 1937.
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Ty 4
CO. Baskerwill
Enterprise Bureau
Walter Raleigh
A L
Folger
Surry County
North Carolina
J Cc. B. Ehringhaus
National
Hoey
State Supreme Court
National Committee
Ehringhaus
Clayton Moore
Williamston
Democratic Party
C. LeRoy Shuplug
Hovertry
Ebringhaus
Sandy Graham
Graham
Ralph W. McDonald
Lon
Len
Mr. Hoey
J. W. Batley
Robert R. Reynolds
Relatives Sought for Woman Who Jumped From Train Near Waycross
Authorities searched for Illinois relatives of Miss Ann Kiskunas of Cicero Illinois after she leaped to her death from a Chicago Jacksonville train near Waycross Georgia early today.
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Waycross
Illinois
Ann Kiskunas
Cicero
Car Held Believed Linked to Missing Gardener
Police in Laurinburg detained a car they believe belonged to R. R. Gardner a 31 year old Wayne county farmer reported missing from home since December 19.
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Laurinburg
R. R. Gardner
Wayne County
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Pesider
Ange
Pierre
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Rec Elves
Ida R. Gleason
NEA Service, Inc
New York
Claudius T. Murchison
Cotton Textile Institute, Inc
AL Smith, JR
Alfred E. Smith, Jr
Catherine Pavlick
al Egih
Ork City
Smith
Kernersville Club
Rufus Deaton
S. C
Ruth Deaton
Tryon
N. C
Zeb Deaton
Jack Peele
la Grange
King Grogan
James Fulp
Newberry
M. Vance Fulp
Edith Helms
B. A. Helms
Warren Patterson
Chapel Hill
Martha Patterson
Dewey Musten
Duke Hospital
Gates McKaughn
Rocky Mount
Miss Beshears
R. A. Cheek
Daniel
Fay
Ulger
Spek Relatives
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