Approaching Doom of Convicted Couples Draws Deadly Parallel
NEA Service reports two intertwined murder cases on Long Island and in New Jersey, detailing Marguerite Dolbow and Norman Driscoll facing death after a barnyard slaying, and Frances Creighton with Everett Applegate tied to a poison plot. Ruth Creighton’s romance with Applegate adds motive as clemency petitions hinge on Governors and courts. The piece contrasts direct murder with slow poison, notes legal flaws in New Jersey where women faced capital punishment under a law missing gendered terms.
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New York
New Jersey
Dolbow
Long Island
Marguerite Fox Dolbow
Norman
Court of Irors and Appeals
Frances Creighton
Everett Applegate
Lehman
Creighton
Ruth
Snyder-Gray
Norman Driscoll
Harry Dolbow
Salem
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Driscoll
Creightons
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L. L
Law
Death row inmate Grier dies after failed suicide attempt
Governor Ehringhaus refused clemency as James Grier on death row leapt from the third tier during a two hour delay. He wrestled free from a guard, fell 30 feet to the floor below, and was rushed to the prison hospital. Grier, convicted in 1935 for the murder of Annie Giles, had received several reprieves and sought last messages to fellow inmates.
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J. C. B. Ehringhaus
A. O. Honeycutt
Grier
Sherman Hartsfield
Annie Giles
Supreme Court
Allen H. Gwyn
F. Don Phillips
Ehringhaus
Prisoner Re-sentenced Five Times Before Dawn Appeal
The killer, scheduled for execution, received five re-sentencings and two reprieves. He drafted an appeal to Gov. Henry H. Blood hours before a planned execution. The crime occurred in a Layton area farmhouse, killing his wife and mother-in-law. their infant daughter survived. The case proceeds toward the Court of Errors and Appeal.
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Henry H. Blood
Layton
Green
James Green
Lilli Mae Alexander
Ggn
Spotted Fever Claims Second Victim In Week
In Lexington on July 10 AP reports Rocky Mountain spotted fever claimed its second Davidson county victim within a week. Clayton Lee Hedrick 11 died today while his sister Betty Jean Hedrick 8 died a week earlier at their father's farm near here. Doctors say both were bitten by ticks about a week prior.
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Lexington
Rocky Mountain
Davidson County
Clayton Lee Hedrick
Betty Jean Hedrick
Clayton
Here
Green brags of death as he resists grand farewell gesture
The article notes Green, who boasted he would face death like a man, showing signs of breaking under pressure. He rejected offers of an elaborate final banquet as part of his final choices.
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Green
Profitable Dividend Planned for North Carolina Bank Depositors
Greensboro July 10 Special High Point depositors in the defunct North Carolina Bank and Trust Company will receive a 25 percent dividend later this month. Checks are being prepared now and will be mailed before month end. The payout comes from a recent 300000 loan completed, though details remain undisclosed.
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Greensboro
High Point
North Carolina Bank & Trust Company
Coast Guard Cutter Set to Sail to Pacific Islands
Washington officials monitor preparations as the coast guard cutter Tasca sails from Honolulu to claim Jarvis and Howland Islands for a future American Australian air network. The three federal departments track the voyage to establish legal claims to uninhabited islets between Hawaii and Samoa.
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Honolulu
Coast Guard
United States
Congress
Tasca
South Pacific
Rocksaker
Jarvis
Howland
Isles
Treasury
Interior Department
State Department
Hawaiian Islands
Samoa
Court Fight Considered in Dispute Over Suspension
The article notes a growing dispute over a 1 250 000 ownership claim and potential court action. Philip Murray, Pittsburgh to the union drive, says the AFL constitution lacks a suspension provision. Despite the crisis some leaders seek peace while a minority opposes suspension and works on others.
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Pittsburgh
A. F. of L
Executive Council
Woman Accused of Torturing Boys in Bandbox Philadelphia Home
Philadelphia July 10 police restrained a crowd of angry women as Marion Shanks 29 and William Davis 39 faced cruelty to children charges. The two babies aged four and two were found parched in a hot top floor room, one strapped with a dog collar and rope. Bail set at 800 dollars each.
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Philadelphia
Marion Shanks
Holland
Walker
Charles
Autos and Water Claim 2 Victims
Greensboro reports two deaths and five injuries from accidents and drowning. James Willard Draper 2 was fatally struck by a car this morning. Iris Brooks of Leaksville survived a broken neck after a car overturned near Leaksville city limits. A J Manuel Jr 8 drowned in Dan River while swimming. two companions fled.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Rockingham
James Willard Draper
Iris Brooks
Leaksville
Lmits
A. J. Manuel, Jr
Dan River
Liquor Profits Reported By Nash County Board
H. J. Crowell secretary to the Nash county ABC board reports a profit of 51713.78 from 268068.87 in sales through June 30 1936 since liquor stores opened last year in Rocky Mount.
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Rocky Mount
H. J. Crowell
Nash County
ABC Board
Wheat Production Forecast For 638 Million Bushels
The Department of Agriculture forecasts this year’s wheat production at 638,399,000 bushels based on July 1 conditions, combining winter and spring crops, with corn at 2,244,834,000 bushels, reflecting drought impact to date.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Appeal To Stay Death Sentence
Reed Coffey’s automatic appeal stay halted the planned execution set for September 11 after a first degree murder verdict. The case concerns Coffey killing his uncle, Deputy Hardy Coffey, in Linville several months prior, with Judge J. H. Clement presiding.
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Newland
Reed Coffey
Hardy Coffey
Linville
J. H. Clement
Drunk Driving Arrests Rise 19 Percent in June
Captain Charles D. Farmer of the state highway patrol reports a 19 percent rise in drunken driving arrests in June with 3802 arrests, up from 256 the prior month. Most offenders were in eastern beach resorts. A total of 2107 highway law violations were upheld in June and 9485 driving permit applications were examined, up from May.
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Raleigh
Charles D. Farmer
State Highway Patrol
Partnership of Hitler Il Duce Considered by Commentator
A commentator argues a Hitler Mussolini partnership is forming as Germany presses demands for colonies and a revised mutual security pact. The piece notes Austrian economic ties and predicts Hitler to reveal pact details in a July 25 speech.
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Il Duce
de Fuehrer
Brussels
Great Britain
France
Belgium
Mussolini
Hitler
Mrs Josie Lawrence Dies After Illness in Gastonia
Mrs Josie Lawrence 60 died at home on 306 Coolidge Street after five weeks illness. Funeral at Friendship Baptist Church Gastonia Sunday afternoon. Born in Paris Texas she moved to North Carolina thirty years ago living in Gastonia and later High Point. Survived by six daughters four sons fourteen grandchildren two brothers four sisters and her mother.
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Josie Lawrence
Coolidge Street
Friendship Baptist Church
Gastonia
Lawrence
Paris
Texas
North Carolina
High Point
Lessons In English By W. L. Gordon
Instructional note on pronunciation spelling and usage. Emphasizes frequent misuses and vocabulary building with daily word vivid. Includes guidance on pronunciation examples and common spelling errors.
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W. L. Gordon
Heat melts wax as bees lose home in Ontario
London Ontario apiary bees driven from their hives when temperatures hit 105 degrees. Wax melted inside the hives and blocked the entrances, forcing the bees to abandon their homes.
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