Gulf Officials Scour Region for Moonshine Syndicate
New Orleans February 13. Deputy marshals scour the gulf coast seeking alleged members of a large liquor syndicate indicted in New Orleans. The 104 named include four Capone era lieutenants from Chicago. The organization shipped liquor from Canadian distilleries to Belize and British Honduras then to the American coast using airplanes radios schooners and boats. Fred Young of New Orleans was arrested and released on $10,000 bond as arrests were expected.
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Gulf Coast
U.S
Edmund E. Talbot
Chicago
New York
St. Paul
Montreal
Spokane
al Capone
Talbot
New York Cotton Opens Strong on Liverpool Hike
New York cotton opened firm with May contracts trading higher amid active demand. Liverpool cables and stock advances supported the market as buyers pushed prices up early in trading.
Greek claimant Wins 101 Matches in 1931 Title Talk
Jim London, the Greek claimant of the world heavyweight wrestling championship, tallies 101 victories in 1931 earning $150,000. The run equals roughly two wins weekly and about $2,900 per week on average.
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Jim London
Land Sale Notice in Guilford County Foreclosure
Notice of foreclosure on July 13 1927 deed of trust E Wray Farlow and wife Coenen N Farlow to C C Barnhart with default. Trustee will auction the W A Idol Lot 43 44 45 46 at Greensboro courthouse February 27 1932 at 11 o clock in the forenoon.
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Coenen N. Farlow
C. C. Barnhart
Register of
Guilford County
N. C
Greensboro
E of
Foreclosure Sale Notice on Sensenbach Property
Notice of foreclosure sale under power of sale on the Sensenbach deed of trust dated August 1 1927 in Guilford County North Carolina. The trustee will sell March 2 1932 at 10:00 AM at the High Point Municipal Building to the highest bidder for cash the parcels Lots 132 and 133 in Park as per plat Book 3 Page 60.
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Anna B. Sensenbach
Carolina Mortgage Company
Guilford County
Orth Carolina
High Point
North Carolina
Ca. Point
Guilford
West Farriss Avenue
Palatka Street
Palatka
Farriss Avenue
Annie B. Sensenbach
O. G. Allen
Ett H. Allen
Office of the Register of Deeds
Birthday Question Horizontal Puzzle Overview
A dated word puzzle list presents clues and answers related to birthdays and historical figures. The page mixes numbered items, crosswords style hints, and a vertical arrangement referencing Abraham Lincoln and other terms, ending with a Hawaii territory note.
One-Handed Hank Crisp Plays Pro Baseball After College Tryouts
Henry Hank Crisp of Alabama, who later coached at Virginia Tech, pursued a year of professional baseball despite losing a hand. He failed to make the Virginia Tech team but continued in the sport.
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Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Henry
Hank) Crisp
Alabama
Lefty Grove’s early work in a Maryland canning plant
The ace pitcher Lefty Grove, famed for the Philadelphia Athletics, once worked in a Maryland canning factory earning seven dollars a week before taking his first job as a baseball pitcher.
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Lefty Grove
Philadelphia Athletics
Maryland
Indiana Race Horse Owners to Form Track Network
About two thousand Indiana race horse owners plan to form an organization to operate their own tracks and oversee racing operations. The move aims to create a unified board to manage facilities and events.
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Indiana
Market Rebound Pushes Stocks Higher on Saturday
New York stock market surged as investors welcomed the Fed reform proposal and holiday closure. Leading gains included Union Pacific up 18.5, American Telephone up 15.75, Santa Fe up 12.5, with U.S. Steel near the day’s best. Overall turnover about 2.5 million shares.
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Federal Reserve System
Bears
Union Pacific
American Telephone
Santa Fe
U.S. Steel
American Can
Allied Chemical
DuPont
Westinghouse Electric
General Otors
New Orleans Cotton Opens Strong on Credit Expansion Hype
In New Orleans on February 13 the cotton market opened with strength as Liverpool futures ran 9 to 10 points higher and early trades rose nine to twelve points. March, May, and July contracts climbed to 6.75, 6.93, and 7.10 respectively as buying activity surged in the wake of Washington credit expansion talk. The census January consumption figure of 435,307 bales fell short of last January’s 450,117, tempering gains later in the hour.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Washington
Parachute Pistol Release Fatal Jump Near Los Angeles
Rollie M. Lane leaped from a tall building in Los Angeles attempting a parachute pistol release. The chute opened only partly and Lane was killed in the fall.
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Los Angeles
Rollie M. Lane
Chinese vow to resist Japanese invasion with all forces
The Chinese government in Washington announced it will resist Japan “at all points and with all the forces at its command” after failing peacemaking efforts. The statement traces events to Shanghai, accusing Japan of using the international settlement as a base and shield while directing artillery at Chinese positions.
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China
Japan
Shanghai
Manchuria
International
Bosworth Chats on Film Industry and Salary Talks
Hol ly wood veteran Hobart Bosworth sits by his library fire and shares candid views on the movie business. The 65 year old star proves vigorous and insightful as he discusses current salary questions and industry trends from his decades of experience.
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Robbin Coons
Hollywood
Hobart Boseworth
Bosworth
Optimistic Bosworth Sees Painful Yet Necessary Studio Surgery
Bosworth, active in film since 1909 with The Sultan's Power, compares industry decline to a patient under anesthesia. He predicts a painful but healing operation by bankers and notes economies err when targeting artists. He argues stars deserve share in growing box office revenue.
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Bosworth
Los Angeles
Stars and costumes highlight film power and Ohio officials change
The article argues stars are the key to successful pictures and notes Bosworth’s home holds a museum of movie costumes from his 23 year career. The relics have been willed to a museum. Central Ohio adopts striped shirts as the new official basketball attire.
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Paramount
Bosworth
Ohio
Burglar Is A “Nice Man” Who Gave Children Water
In Chicago a burglar entered an empty apartment and, after taking a purse, offered a drink of water to seven year old Dick Hardy and three year old Barbara. Dick asked if he was a burglar and the man denied it, saying he was just seeking pennies for his sick child. He then left.
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Chicago
Dick Hardy
Barbara
Coe
North Carolina Alumnus Leads Japanese Democratic Party
The Hon. Hiroshi Momiyama, new head of Japan's Minseito, is UNC alumnus who earned a 1916 master’s degree. He was a close friend of Collier Cobb, head of UNC Geology, and aligns with parliamentary civilian rule, linking to Prince Okuma’s long influence.
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Spegia
Chapel Hill
Hiroshi Momiyama
Minseito Politics
Japan
North Carolina
Collier Cobb
Minseito
Prince Okuma
Momiyama
Seven Hundred Seventy Iowa Schools Enter State Basketball
Seven hundred seventy school teams will contest the Iowa state championship this spring.
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Iowa
Tobacco market closing extended to February 25 in Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem market closing extended from next Friday to February 25. Murphy reports J B Storrey cashier of Bank of M prior to its failure arrested on warrants for embezzlement of 5000 dollars and entry, who waived preliminary hearing. Greensboro board of directors of the Southern Hotel Association with hotels in NC SC and VA decides to hold annual convention in Richmond June 16 18.
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Murphy
J. B. Storrey
Bank of M
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The
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Richmond
North Carolina Lutheran Synod Ends at Mount Moriah Church
The 128th North Carolina Lutheran Synod concluded at Mount Moriah Church near China Grove after selecting it as the next meeting site.
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Albemarle
Mount Moriah Church
China Grove
128Th
North Carolina Lutheran Synod
Burglar Tries Stealing Stamps. Tools Found By Janitor
A burglar attempted to steal two cent stamps from Cross Stamp Co in Newark. The janitor returning to the office found the burglar’s tools. the burglar fled. The stamps were rare American issues valued at 5400 dollars.
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United Penny
Newark
N. J
The
Cross Stamp Company
Man fined for valentines theft in municipal court
A middle aged, shabbily dressed man was fined $19 in Kansas City municipal court for stealing valentines from a drug store. The judge granted a stay of execution after learning the man must work to pay and would lose his temporary laborer job.
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Valentine
Kansas City
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