Bank of Magnolia Bandits Rob Bank of Magnolia
Three men robbed the Bank of Magnolia in Magnolia North Carolina, escaping with fourteen thousand three hundred dollars after forcing assistant cashier Alton Gaynor into a vault. Deputies and posses scoured eastern Carolina, sighting bandits in Hampstead before driving off in a second car with a painted license plate.
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Magnolia
N. C
Carolina
J. T. Brown
Pender County
Hampstead
Alton Gaynor
L. D. Dial
Gaynor
Mechanic? Ol'ma McCarthy Turns Down Foreman's Offer
A passing show joke has Ol'ma McCarthy respond no to a foreman asking if she is a mechanic. The exchange portrays a humorous moment about job expectations and gender roles.
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McCarthy
Judge predicts licenses revoked for drunken drivers
Concord reports Judge Michael Schenck of Hendersonville in superior court believes the state will soon legislate to permanently revoke licenses of all drunken automobile drivers.
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Concord
Michael Schenck
Hendersonville
Baby hyena rescued from parents at Belle Isle zoo
In Detroit a baby hyena born at Belle Isle Zoo was saved by keeper John W. Ireland. Armed with a pitchfork he separated the cub from its mother and father to keep it from being eaten.
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Detroit
Belle Isle
John W. Ireland
Ireland
North Carolina fur production urged as new income source
Col. J. W. Harrelson, director of the state department, argues for expanded fur bearing animal production to boost incomes. He cites per square mile values from NC, Pennsylvania, and Louisiana, notes current output relies on wild animals, and says NC could reach Louisiana levels, adding protection for beaver and otter and rehab efforts.
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Raleigh
Col. J. W. Harrelson
Department of Conservation and Development
Louisiana
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
United States
Harrelson
Harrielson
Deep River Community News Recaps Meetings and Visits
The Deep River Adult Bible class met at Mrs. V. V. Horney s home and discussed several items. A letter from Pattie Davis, hospitalized at Guilford sanatorium, was read and appreciated. Mrs Zaleme Rocket has returned home to Asheville after surgery. Mrs Charles Bolden has recovered enough to be out. Clifton Gordon moved back to High Point. Virgil Beard enjoyed a New Year s surprise lunch from former residents the Ward family now in Pleasant Garden. Mr and Mrs T J Jones hosted dinner guests, Mr and Mrs W F Wheeler. Mrs Eva Thornton is improving from flu while Mrs R L Borum remained under doctor care. Reuben Jordan visited Mrs Marvin Wood Monday.
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Deep River
V. V. Horney
Pattie Davis
Guilford
W. F. Wheeler
Zaleme Rocket
T. J. Jones
Eva Thornton
R. L. Borum
Reuben Jordan
Marvin Wood
U S Steel Chief Farrell Announces 1933 Retirement
James A. Farrell, who rose from day laborer to head of United States Steel, resigns as president effective April 18 amid a pension plan change. At 69, he cites need for a younger, steadier management and notes 60 years in service. He began in a New Haven wire mill at $5 a week.
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New York
James A. Farrell
United States Steel Corporation
Farrell
James A., Jr
United States Products Company
Presi
New Haven
Conn
Pittsburgh
Oliver Iron & Steel Co
U. S. Steel Products Co
U. S. Steel
Ritchie Not Like Most Politicians
Washington January 13 UP Albert Cabell Ritchie governor of Maryland and potential Democratic presidential hopeful stands out as an aristocratic, sociable leader. A cousin of novelist James Branch Cabell he rows with old friends at the executive mansion and remembers many locals, yet his lack of public oratory may hinder a national bid.
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Washington
Albert Cabell Ritchie
Maryland
Richmond
Ritchie
Itchie
James Branch Cabell
Cabell
Forbes
State House
Annapolis
White House
King Albert
Murray to Speak in Charlotte Under Grocers’ Auspices
Governor William H. Murray of Oklahoma will deliver an address in Charlotte next Wednesday night, under the auspices of the local Retail Grocers Association. The speech follows Murray’s nationally noted administration and will be given in Charlotte, North Carolina.
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Murray
Charlotte Charlotte
N. C
William H
Oklahoma
Burial Tomorrow Afternoon
Dr. J. W. White, 70, dean of the Wilkes County Medical Society, who died after a lengthy illness, will be buried tomorrow afternoon in NORTH WILKESBORO. In ASHEBORO, B. F. Kearns, 55, of Moffitt's Mill, was fatally injured when his automobile overturned nine miles east of here.
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North Wilkesboro
J. W. White
Wilkes County Medical Society
Asheboro
B. F. Kearns
Moffitt's Mill
Here
Gardner to Speak at North Carolina DAR Conference
Gov. O Max Gardner will address the North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution in Durham at the annual conference. Mrs Sydney P Cooper state regent announced the event to the DAR executive board in Greensboro. The date given is March 9.
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Greensboro
O. Max Gardner
North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution
Durham
Sydney P. Cooper
Salisbury Man Confesses Breaking Into Henry Starnes Home
Frank Harper, who came back from Louisiana to face charges, said he preferred returning home to stand trial for white slavery. He confessed taking a large sum of money from the Henry Starnes residence while the family was at church.
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Salisbury
Frank Harper
Louisiana
Henry Starnes
Air mail subsidies debated affecting New York to Charlotte line
Charlotte chamber secretary C C Kues ter reported federal authorities assured no cuts to the New York Charlotte Atlanta air mail route subsidies, though funding for some aviation projects likely to be reduced.
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Charlotte
C. C. Kuester
Charlotte Chamber of Commerce
New York- Charlotte-Atlanta
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