Case Of The Missing Bride Case Trims Prison Time For Poderjay
A dour one eyed lawyer Ivan Poderjay awaits February 1 release from Auburn prison after five years for bigamy. He married Agnes Colonia Tufferson Poderjay in New York December 1933 before she vanished on a European trip. Investigations linked a cable from London and a Vienna arrest. perjury and bigamy charges followed his plea.
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New York
Agnes Colonia Tufferson Poderjay
Ivan Poderjay
Auburn
Jugoslavia
I Elli Hansen
Mile
Suzanne Errand
Tufverson
Ient
Fifth Avenue
Trousseau
Oderjay
Edith
Jer L. Rapp
Grand Rapids
Amelia
Alford Urban
Deroit
Selma
Olive Turverson Iso
Detroit
Agnes Ade
Europe
Ndon
Agnes
Poderja
Ima
Olive
Newark
Perons Bureau
Arested
Vienna
Poderjay
Jenna
India
Aricles
Hhe
Rate clerk resigns after 30 years service
New Bern January 17. Joe Harper a rate clerk for the At lantic and East Carolina Railway retires after three decades in the job.
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New Bern
Joe Harper
Atctic and
East Carolina Railway
Doughton to Retire From House at Year End
Rep. Robert L. Doughton of North Carolina announces retirement at end of current term to devote attention to farming and private business. The Ways and Means chair aided passage of key bills including Social Security and the reciprocal trade program. He plans to return to Laurel Springs after 30 years in Congress and remains a leading parkway advocate.
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Washington
Robert L. Doughton
Ways and Means Committee
Roosevelt
Doughton
Cullen
House
Congress
North Carolina
National House of Representatives
Laurel Springs
Gaunt Mountaineer
Ways and Means
Bob
Gly-Cas Provides Restful Sleep Through Digestive Relief
In High Point readers learn about Gly-Cas capsule remedy advertised by Betts Drug Co. A Virginia man, Mr. G Harless of Bristol, credits Gly-Cas with relieving years of bowel issues, bladder frequency, and persistent pains. He reports better appetite, steady sleep, and renewed energy after use. free samples offered by the Gly-Cas representative.
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Mr. G. A. Harless
North Maint
High Point
Mr. Harless
Betts Drug CO
North Main Street
Prisoner Hangs Self In Cell At Central Prison
Weatherly Dillard 31 hanged himself in an isolation cell at Central Prison Raleigh today. He was serving a 25 to 40 year term from Richmond County for a crime against nature, convicted in October 1936. Found by a guard before eight o'clock suspended by a belt from an iron grill, pulse faint, attempts to revive failed. He left a brief note naming himself Weatherly Dillard from Boardman North Carolina.
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Raleigh
Weatherly Dillard
Central Prison
Hugh H. Wilson
Richmond County
Wilson
Dillard
Boardman
N. C
Steve Dillard
Mary Stone
Tragedy at Morristown Game Ends in Fatal Penknife Accident
Stanton Walker and two friends attended a Morristown versus Bethesda baseball game in Morristown Ohio on October 25 1902. A batter hit a ball that struck Walker as a friend used a penknife to sharpen a pencil, the knife penetrating his heart and killing him. Ambrose Flanagan of Syracuse Ohio won a Believe It or Not contest prize for recalling the incident.
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Stanton Walker
Morristown
Bethesda
Ohio
Walker
Ambrose Flanagan
Syracuse
Flanagan
Colleges Get Baptist Funds
The Baptist State Convention General Board allocated conditional appropriations to seven Baptist colleges in the state. Wake Forest College received 10000 dollars, Mars Hill 7000, Campbell 9500, Wingate 1250, Boiling Springs 3750, with Cho wan and others previously aided by local support. Credits from church or association funds must reduce these totals.
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Raleigh
General Board
The
Baptist State Convention
Wingate
Boiling Springs
Chowan College
Wake Forest College
Mars Hill
Campbell
Vending Tax Upheld in Raleigh Case
Superior Judge Clawson Williams upheld the 1939 tax on soft drink vending machines. Plaintiff E. R. Snyder of Winston-Salem notes appeal. Attorneys argued the revenue act provision was discriminatory invalid and unjust and sought tax refund of $30 paid by Snyder Tire Company to run one machine. The state cited legislative discretion in tax classifications and previous rulings supporting complex classifications.
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Raleigh
Jan
Clawson Williams
E. R. Snyder
Winston-Salem
Snyder Tire Company
Czech Minister Sees Freedom For Czechoslovakia
Vladimir S. Hurban, Czechoslovakian minister to the United States, expressed belief that Czechoslovakia would emerge as an independent nation with its former boundaries and flag. He predicted Hitlerism would fall and the Allies win, while remaining at the embassy quarters in Washington despite German efforts to move him.
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Pinehurst
Jan
Vladimir S. Hurban
United States
Hurban
Washington
Judge criticizes policing as stool pigeon system in Charlotte
Judge Frank Sims of Charlotte recorder's court told a civic club luncheon that 95 percent of policing relies on agreements with stool pigeons. He argued Negro protection has been through serving as informants and urged consolidation of city and county courts and all four law enforcement agencies.
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Charlotte
Frank Sims
Charlotte Recorder’s Court
County Recorders
City Police
Sheriff's Office
County
State Highway Patrol
Quadruplets Born to Coal Miner's Wife in Alabama
Mrs Clyde Short, wife of a coal miner, gave birth to quadruplets three girls and a boy at her rural home near Nauvoo and were later moved to Walker County Hospital. The birth occurred Sunday night.
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Nauvoo
Ala
Clyde Short
Short
Here
Walker County Hospital
Praise of prophecy and practical farming reforms for North Carolina
The piece blends biblical prophecy with farming guidance. It urges soil restoration through subsoil plowing, limestone, phosphates, and legumes, warns against turning plows that bury organic matter, and promotes topsoil conservation. It ends with recruitment details for the U S Marine Corps in Raleigh via Captain John M. Greer.
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North Carolina
Sees Basic Danger In Restless Manhood
Editorial note from The Enterprise at Thomasville North Carolina on January 16 1940 discusses perceived risks of restless manhood and calls for reflection on social responsibilities.
Real Remedy For Unproductive Farming
The article argues North Carolina farming fails due to high costs and low yields. It emphasizes soil improvement as the core fix, warns against reliance on controls or subsidies, and states farms will not pay until production costs drop and soils are revitalized. It asks for a practical remedy and suggests improving soil health as essential.
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North Carolina
North State Telephone prompt praised in Raleigh column
In a Raleigh column from January 16 1940 Talton Emmitt Leonard grandson of Charles A Leonard Jamestown N C is accepted for service in the United States Marine Corps. He transfers to Parris Island for brief training and will be assigned to a service school or duty after completion. Enlistment exams are held at Greensboro Charlotte and Raleigh recruiting stations.
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the Enterprise
North State Telephone Company
Raleigh
N. C
Talton Emmitt Leonard
Charles A. Leonard
Jamestown
United States Marine Corps
District Headquarters
Marine Barracks
Parris Island
D. C
Marine Corps
U. S S
Watson Building
Greensboro
U. S. Marine Corps
Charlotte
Six Prisoners Will Not Be Indicted In Guard's Death
Paroles Commissioner Edwin Gill said six prisoners involved in the slaying of a guard on death row December 28 probably would not be indicted. The principals are already under death sentence. accessories face long sentences. Two Negro murderers also would not receive clemency and would die Friday. Coroner Roy Banks found probable cause on first degree murder charges against the six, with officers saying three white men instigated the escape plot leading to Chesser's death.
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Raleigh
Paroles
Edwin Gill
Gill
Huey
William Y. Bickett
Clarence Rogers
Durham County
Howard Moore
Glenn Maxwell
Alleghany
Charlie Shepherd
J. 5S
Chesser
William Young
Nathaniel Bryant
Hoker County
J. H. Massey
Joe Gupton
Robeson County
Arthur Petit
Roy M. Banks
Public sentiment on unemployment and fears of a plotted overthrow
A reader criticizes an editorial tone about an alleged plot to overthrow the government. The letter points to unemployed youths including William H. Bushnell Jr and Edward Walsh as examples of disillusionment. The writer argues for action to address unemployment and democratic deficits, while distancing from the FBI exposed plot.
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Terial
G-men
New York National Guard
U. S. Marine Reserve
William H. Bushnell, Jr
Edward Walsh
National Guard
America
New York
FBI
Democratic warning from G Dudley on youth unrest
The author urges action to give Young America a constructive path or face growing rebellion. He warns that without remedies the situation could escalate beyond police control, signaling concern about future civil unrest and the limits of efforts by figures like J Edgar Hoover.
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J. Edgar Hoover
G. Dudley
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Colorado
Robt. L, Doughton
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Thomasville, N. C
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