Tar Heel Held in Kidnap Case
Ruston police hold Alvin Parker of Fayetteville and George Morgan of Garden City in a kidnap and robbery of Ruston taxi driver W. S. Roberts. Robbery amount reported as 12 dollars. Fingerprints linked Morgan to further slayings in Maryland and West Virginia.
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Ruston
W. S. Roberts
Alvin Parker
Fayetteville
N. C
George Morgan
Garden City
Teas
Bryan Thigpen
Lincoln Parish
Parker
Morgan
Vicksburg
Miss
Roberts
White's Ferry
Ouachita Parish
E L. Walker
Thigpen
State Bureau of Criminal Identification
William B. Reed
Rockville
Reed
Elwood Matthews
Montgomery County
W. Earl Dollman
Sutton
W. Va
Smoak to Face Murder Trial for Daughter's Poison Death
Solicitor John J. Burney announced Edgar Leroy Smoak will be tried for murder in the poison death of his 16 year old daughter Annie Thelma at a special term of superior court opening February 22 in Wilmington.
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Smoak
Wilmington
John J. Burney
Edgar Leroy Smoak
Annie Thelma
Superior Court
Why Have A Library In An Elementary School
Eloise Ward argues for school libraries as foundational to literacy and character. She warns that without guided reading, children may seek sensational or harmful books, stressing early love of reading to shape lifelong learning and wellbeing. London’s 1917 rainfall note ends the piece.
Three Days Cough Warns of Chest Cold Dangers
An advertisement claims a three day cough signals danger and promotes Creomulsion as a popular remedy used by thousands of doctors in families and practices. It asserts the product reaches the chest to loosen phlegm and help expel germs with a money back guarantee.
Reporting Income From Salaries and Personal Services
Tax rules state compensation for personal services is taxed in the year received or made subject to demand. Reports of employees earning $1,000+ annually must be filed using form 1099 with form 1096 by February 15, 1937. Includes ministers, executors, directors, Federal officers, and elected officials like the President, Vice President, and Members of Congress.
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United States
House of Representatives
United States Senate
Dramatic Tom Sawyer staged by junior high pupils
The junior high dramatic club directed by Mrs. J. B. Beamon and Miss Helen Deans presented a three act version of Tom Sawyer. The show was well performed and will be repeated Friday at Johnson Street school with roles filled by Richard Ring Richard Dorsett Cecil Prench Tim Thomas Moffitt Moris Culler Susanne Lindeman Maxie Carter Norma Page Suey Meredith Clark Lane Becky Thetcher Rie Frazier and others.
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J. B
Beamon
Helen Deans
Tom Sawyer
Johnson Street School
Richard Ring
Joe Harper
Richard Dorsett
Huckleberry Finn
Cecil Prench
Tim
Thomas Moffitt
Aunt Polly
Moris Culler
London’s Largest Book Store Stocks Two Million Books
A London shop claimed as the world’s largest lists two million volumes in stock and runs 600 circulating libraries, marking a remarkable breadth of titles and lending services.
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London
Manhattan Miscellany sorts shindigs and showbiz
Coincidence links Butler's Ball and Russian New Year in Manhattan. Jeeves and Maries mix at the Hotel Commodore while a Maisonette Russe hosts festivities with rice paper fortunes and a rooster omen. Bert Lahr returns amid private doubts before a premiere.
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George Ross
New York
Manhattan
Jeeves
Maries
Commodore
Vincent Astor
Axe Blows On Head Fatal To Negro Farmer
Roanoke Rapids January 28 John Earl Threatt a Negro farmer near Weldon died en route to a hospital from axe blows to the head Sheriff J C Stephenson Northampton county investigated claims that Threatt had been drinking and that his wife who refused to leave their home carried out the fatal blows.
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Roanoke Rapids
John Earl Threatt
Monkeys Take Banking Role in Siam
In Siam, monkeys act as bank tellers biting coins and guarding money. The odd scene shows primates handling cash and verifying genuine coins, reflecting a quirky local practice amid economic activity.
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Siam
Lake Naivasha Feature With No Outlet
Lake Naivashi in East Africa measures 17 miles long and 12 miles wide it has no visible outlet and is bordered by mountains. It experiences daily river inflows greater than evaporation, keeping water levels steady despite surface loss.
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Naivasha
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TAR Heel
Louisiana
Eloise Ward
Cloverdale School
Bowery
North Kensington
Louisville
Kry
T. B. Koegen
Central
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Washington
Atlanta
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Salisbury
Asheville
Manhattd
Bert Lahr
Lahr
Richard Dix
Fort Lee
N. J
Columbia
Hollywood
Forty-Second Street
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Toscanini
John Barbirolli
Barbirolli
Carnegie Hall
Amans
Fat Girl
Crosley
The
Crosley Radio Corporation
East Green
Woods
Pia
Pho
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