Filling Station Employee Held Up By Armed Bandit
B Coltrane a 26 year old white man from South Street was robbed at Gulf filling station at South Main and Grimes by an armed white youth about 18, five foot eight, 140 pounds. The bandit unmasked, demanded money, cut telephone wires, and escaped with about 6 50. Two companions waited nearby and left in a coupe. police still seek them. Officers Samels and Fowler investigated.
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J. B. Coltrane
Gulf Service Station
South Main
Grimes Street
B. Coltrane
South Street
Gulf Filling Station
Grimes _ streets
Ha Te Amatawad
Col
Coltrane
Cole
Leonard Craig
Cal
Samels and
Fowler
Chicago man shoots self in police station demonstration
Jim Letts of Chicago, vice president and sales manager of The Detective, magazine, entered a local police station yesterday afternoon and fired three shots into his chest. He survived, displayed three bullet dents in his vest, and claimed the impact felt like a wet towel. Police chief E A McGhee witnessed the incident and considered the claim, while no local deal was made.
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Jim Letts
Chicago
Mr. Letts
Detective
Police Magazine
E. A. McGhee
Bavarian Pupils To Learn Polite Foreign Travel Talk
Bavarian schoolchildren will receive a daily hour on foreign travel to learn to answer questions from visitors politely. The program aims to teach sensible responses and courteous behavior toward strangers from abroad.
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Munich
Bavaria
Cuba Seen As Blend Of Old And New By Guilford Professor
Prof Samuel Haworth of Guilford College spoke at Central Friends church on Cuba portraying a mix of traditional practices with modern infrastructure since the Spanish American War. He noted highway and river crossings, new airplanes and buildings, US tariff on Cuban sugar, and the hope that US friendship continues while Cuban independence faced limits. He warned that Cuban professional classes lack voice and fear US intervention, yet see a hopeful future if friendship endures.
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Central Friends Church
Samuel Haworth
Guilford College
Cuba
Haworth
Island
United Sates
United States
Spain
Louisiana
Decline in Montana draft animals driven by farm machinery
The count of horses and mules in Montana fell from 400 454 in 1929 to 362 661 in 1930, a drop attributed mainly to the rising use of power machinery on farms.
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Montana
Junior High Bids To Be Opened Wednesday
Bids for the new Junior High to be built opposite the current Senior High on the 40 acre tract between Jeiles and Chestnut streets will be opened next Wednesday February 4 as advertised. Local school officials announced this morning amid strong parent interest about funding. A joint school board and city council meeting last Friday discussed financing with a banker and possible New York money market arrangements. Meanwhile the government plans to take over about half of the present Junior High property for a federal building, with the existing structure to be torn down and salvaged.
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Jeiles
Chestnut Street
New York
Uncle Sam
Funeral for Mrs Mary Burns Draws Asheboro Natives
Hundreds attend funeral in Asheboro for Mrs Mary Smith Burns wife of late Capt A E Burns a leading business and social figure. Burial in Asheboro cemetery. Reverends Brantley Reavis Gibbs lead service with solo by Stancill Covington and Anthony Steel assisting. Survived by daughter Mrs James Covington of Rockingham and sons James Burns and T A Burns of Asheboro.
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Asheboro
Mary Smith Burns
A. E. Burns
M. E
A. P. Brantley
B. C. Reavis
Hickory
A. B. Gibbs
Morganton
Mrs. Burns
Stancill Covington
Rockingham
Anthony Steel
C. C. Crawford
I. C. Moser
I. S. Craven
Ramseur
J. N. Neely
C. A. Hayworth
H. S. Ingram
8. C. Page
J. T. Lewallen
D. W. Maddox
Thomasville
W. J. Armfield
W. Hayworth
Capt
Dennis Slane
C. J. Lovett
Geo.w. Lowe
High Point
J. Walter Lambeth
E. B. Leach
Seagrove
C. F. Loflin
E. H. Morris
B. B. McCrary
EB. L. Moffitt
Raymond Nance
Hugh ‘Parks
Russell Parks
W. C. Page
HH. M. Robins
A. D. Ross
James Covington
James Burns
T. A. Burns
Hem-Roid Pile Remedy Claims Internal Cure
An advertisement argues external treatments fail for piles and cites internal circulation problems. It credits Dr J G Leonhardt with Hem-Roid as a healing solution, noting 1000 patients treated with 960 successes. Mann Drug Co promises supply and a money back guarantee if misery persists.
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J. G. Leonhardt
Mann Drug Co
Missouri Women Campaign for Jury Service Law
Missouri women mobilize to back a proposed law allowing them to serve on juries. The push seeks to align state practice with gender equality and expand civic participation. Candidates and women's groups rally hearings and public support across counties.
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Missouri
Dr Thomas Nolan Missing From Ship In Mediterranean
Mrs T C Nolan of Marietta Ga learns from Export Steamship that her son Dr Thomas Nolan 28 disappeared from the mailship Exilena between Gibraltar and Matta where the ship is docked. He served as ship surgeon on his first voyage and was reported missing January 16.
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T. C. Nolan
Marietta
Thomas Turner, Jr
F. N. Kimball
Export Steamship Corporation
New York
Thomas Nolan
Gibraltar
Matta
Line
Nolan
Knickerbocker Hospital
Service station robbed on Centennial Avenue
The Lexington Avenue Service station at Centennial avenue owned by O. B. Malpass and Sons was robbed early this morning. A safety mechanism and premises were restrained during the incident, with authorities investigating the theft and seeking information on suspects.
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Lexington Avenue
Centennial Avenue
O. B. Malpass and Sons
Gas Station Robbery Adds To Series Of Break-Ins
Two unidentified men in a new Ford roadster fled toward Five Points after a high speed chase by a High Point Creamery official. They stole seven gallons of gasoline from a front tank whose locks were sawed off. no other entry was made. Gallagher, the station operator, said this was the fourth break-in in two months and urged police to catch the thieves.
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High Point Creamery Company
Kivett Drive
J. ©. Gallagher
Island of Borneo Larger in Area Than Texas
The Island of Borneo covers more land area than Texas, making it larger than the U.S. state. This comparison highlights Borneo's vast size relative to Texas, emphasizing its geographic scale.
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Island of
Borneo
State of
Texas
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