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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1930
Page
7
Mrs. Maud Long was found guilty of poisoning her husband Jim Long, a painter, with a harmless effervescent drug last September 7. The jury fixed her punishment at 25 years in the penitentiary, with a new-trial motion set for March 14.
Jim Long confirmed the state's theory as it related to his affair with a woman described as S1 years old, tying the actions to the ongoing investigation and legal proceedings.
Governor accepts the resignation of Dr. Chase as university president with pride and regret, signaling an end to his era. Speculation points to R D W Connor, Frank Graham, Archibald Henderson, or Francis P Gaines as potential successors while noting Chase’s nine-year tenure and ongoing progressive educational program.
Dr. Chase, who led the University of North Carolina from postwar expansion to national prominence, resigns to accept the presidency of the University of Illinois. He presided 20 years, oversaw enrollment growth from 1,000 to 3,000, built dormitories and classrooms, and established a renowned university press and social science research center.
The first execution in Arizona with women allowed as observers occurred as Mrs. Dugan was hanged for the murder of Mathis, whose body had been found a year after his January 1927 slaying. A prison matron accompanied the condemned woman, who claimed an unidentified youth named Jack committed the crime. A discovered poison bottle in the condemned chamber prompted an investigation into a possible plot to evade justice.
EUSTIS Fla Feb 21 The healthiest girl in America Miss Irene Smock 17 of Eustis hosts Harold Deatline 18 of Martinsville Ind the nation’s healthiest boy They were named at the national 4 H club contest in Chicago Miss Smock is a junior at Eustis High School and Deadline plans college funding this year after finishing high school work
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