Legion Members of North Carolina Legion To Meet in Asheville
North Carolina American Legion leaders plan a three day gathering in Asheville with campaigns underway for two candidates to succeed Henry C. Bourne as state commander. An estimated 2,500 to 3,000 members and affiliated groups are expected to attend. Fred F. Myrick of Greensboro and Bryce Beard of Salisbury are the two contenders for the post.
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Asheville
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
Legion
Henry C. Bourne
Tarboro
Fred F. Myrick
Greensboro
Bryce Beard
Salisbury
Cam
B C Pills Promises Fast Relief and Convention News
An advertisement touts B C as a pharmacist crafted remedy claiming three minute relief for pains and cold symptoms. The piece also covers a North Carolina American Legion convention with speakers Judge Landis Josephus Daniels and Henry Stevens, plus a visit to the Oteen veterans hospital near Asheville.
Libby Holman and Smith Reynolds A Turbulent Romance
Libby Holman, born in Ohio to Jewish parents and a UC Cincinnati alumna, rose from chorus lines to torch singer fame after a voice-altering accident. Smith Reynolds, a quiet aviator and tobacco heir, pursued her through New York and Europe, marrying in 1921, but died from a gunshot in Winston-Salem after a night of gaiety.
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Libby Holmar
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds
Libby
Ohio
University of Cincinnati
New York
Greenwich Village
Europe
Suit Seeks $25,000 for Death in Accident
In Greensboro on July 15 a civil action seeks 25000 dollars in damages for a death arising from an accident. The suit names the plaintiff and asserts negligence linked to the incident and resulting loss.
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Greensboro
Fatal shooting scene at Reynolds mansion in Winston-Salem
Scene of a mysterious fatal shooting centers on 20 year old Smith Reynolds found on the sleeping porch of the tobacco heir’s Winston-Salem mansion. The case involves civil action in Guilford Superior Court by Cc C Phillips administrator against Southern and North Carolina Railway companies. The suit moved from High Point municipal court to Superior Court. L. D. Phillips was killed in May.
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Smith Reynolds
Tobacco
Winston-Salem
N. C
Guilford Superior Court
Cc. C. Phillips
L. D. Phillips
North Carolina
High Point Municipal Court
Superior Court
Carlisle W. Higgins
J. Earle McMichael
Transon Scott
Train Collision Incident Near Lexington Reported
A Southern railway worker was struck while on the straight stretch of track near Lexington during a 300 yard section. Investigators note the incident involved a railway train and content cutting on the tracks as the man was on duty.
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Lexington
Southern
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