Murder Backstairs Teasers at Hillcrest Duke social intrigue unfolds
Bonnie Dundee arrives at Hillcrest, the Berkeley estate, for a weekend with Abbie Berkeley and Seymour Crosby amid a circle of wealthy New York and Newport society. The house hosts witty clashes, masked motives, and a detective’s curiosity about Crosby and Clorinda Berkeley as the Murder Mansion legends linger.
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Hamilton
Morning News
Abbie
Abbie Berkeley
Abbie Smith
George Berkeley
Rhodes
Europe
Clorinda
New York
Berkeley
Dundee
Dick Berkeley
Mrs. Rhodes
Captain Strawn
Dan Griffin
Chicago
Mrs. Berkeley
Bonnie Dundee
Hillcrest
Society
Seymour Crosby
Clorinda Berkeley
Mauretania
Yale
America
Mr. Dundee
Wickett
George
Oxford
Mrs. Lambert
Lambert
van Rennselaer Lambert
Newport
Tommy Cavendish
Tommy
Dad
Dickie
Fahney
Gigi
Georgina
Benjamin— Smith
Benjamin Smiths
Mr. Crosby
Johnson
London
Blight Resistant Chestnut Plantings Sought Across North Carolina
Enterprise Bureau reports the U S Bureau of Plant Industry seeks blight resistant chestnut species after native trees decline. G F Gravatt and State Forester J S Holmes tour Fayetteville area while Asia’s blight resistant chestnuts are allocated to North Carolina for testing and planting in state forests, parks, and Rendez Vous State Park in Wilkes county.
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United States
Gravatt
J.S. Holmes
Fayetteville
Porester Holmes
Federal Bureau
North Carolina
Asia
Department of Conservation and Development
State Forest Nursery
Clayton
Lake Rim
Jayetteville
Holmes
Rendezvous
Wilkes County
Police Get Faster Cars To Fight Rum Runners
Detroit Michigan state police will receive faster cars and added weapons to pursue rum runners. Safe police will get similar high speed machines as liquor dealers, with a pivotted sub machine gun and tear gas devices planned for many cars. The dust screen tactic on unpaved roads remains a deterrent, though intercity travel largely uses hard surfaced roads.
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Detroit
Michigan
Chi
Scales On Road To Test Trucks For Excess Load
Michigan highway department will install pit scales on principal trunk roads to enforce load limits. State police will halt and weigh trucks suspected of overloading. drivers must unload excess cargo on the spot and may receive a court ticket. Scales placed where detouring is not possible.
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Detroit
Michigan Highway Department
Depreciation in Income Tax Returns
Income tax form No 25 outlines depreciation as a reasonable allowance for exhaustion wear and tear of property used in trade or business including obsolescence. Deductions apply only to property actually used in trade or business with assets like buildings and machinery considered.
Automotive Post Given To Former Vice Consul
A. W. Childs of Conneaut Ohio is named head of the automotive division of the federal bureau of foreign and domestic commerce. He brings six years of vice consul experience and previously worked on foreign trade promotion in South America and Europe. The automotive division aids foreign sales of automotive products.
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Washington
A. W. Childs
Conneaut
Ohio
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
South America
Europe
Federal Bureau
Paris World Congress to Study Air Safety
The first international congress for air safety will be held next fall in Paris. Delegates will study safety measures, airport vicinity flying rules, meteorological and radio instruments, pilot selection, aviator medical care, parachute and fire protection, and safety for balloons and dirigibles.
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Paris
Airports Plan Lighting Up Night Landings
Washington reports that more than 200 municipal and private airfields plan to install complete lighting equipment for night landings this year. The effort aims to improve safety and efficiency for pilots operating after dark.
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Washington
Konjola touted to banish four ailments in four weeks
Mrs Edward L Gross of Market Street Louisville reports suffering stomach and liver troubles, a kidney issue, and nervousness for five years. After trying many remedies, Konjola improved digestion, regulated liver and kidneys, calmed nerves, and aided weight gain within a month, with continued use. Sold at Mann No 1 Drug Store and other local druggists.
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Mary Qgie
Tanlac
Konjola
Edward L. Grossman
Louisville
Nis
High Point
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Roumania
Jay
Grand Street
Clara
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Cap'n
Emma Hogarth
Watson
Sherlock
Norma Paige
Walter Styles
Rhodes House
Nan
Seymour Brosby
Paris World Congress
Fureka Pet Shop
T. Reighter
Over Enterprise Office
NEW Motors
Industrial Electric & Machine Co
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