Atlantic & Yadkin petition stalls over Sanford to Mount Airy service
In Raleigh on June 24 the Atlantic and Yadkin railroad faced a standstill as it seeks permission to abandon the Sanford to Mount Airy passenger run. Citizens argue the 1859 franchise required passenger service. railroad counsel says discontinuance would not void the franchise due to bus-line competition. Respondents must file supplementary briefs by next Wednesday, with five days for the railroad to respond.
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Raleigh
Atlantic & Yadkin
Sanford-Mount Airy
State Corporation Commission
Raiilroad
Bodleian Library Adds New Manuscripts Each Year
The Bodleian Library at Oxford continuously expands its holdings with fresh manuscripts added annually. This highlights ongoing scholarly acquisition and preservation efforts at the historic institution.
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Oxford
Grasshoppers Slow Train Through Manitoba Rails
Crashes of life report grasshoppers clogging tracks from Deloraine westward in southwestern Manitoba. Insects halted a fast freight for about 20 miles due to sandless rails, as crews crawled along.
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Winnipeg
Man
Deloraine
Manitoba
Sparrows Lured by Cars In Vineland Heat
In Vineland New Jersey sparrows avoid wide foraging in the heat and instead linger around cars pecking at bags stuck in radiator honeycombs. This unusual urban behavior highlights how birds adapt to hot weather by exploiting vehicle heat sources.
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Vineland
N. J
Brooklyn bridge stunt man escapes by climbing tower
Joseph Peter tried a publicity stunt to dodge unemployment by climbing a Brooklyn Bridge tower. Police urged him not to jump. After drawing a crowd he descended a cable hand over hand, but when he reached the ground the onlookers dispersed and officers sent him away.
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New York
Joseph Peter
Brooklyn Bridge
Husband saves family then divorce reveals deception
Not His Wife tells how Marian King Buler sued for divorce after her husband saved a woman and their four children from a fire, then the court exposed that the person he rescued was another woman. The incident unfolds in Norristown Pennsylvania.
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Norristown
Marian King Buler
Ruth in danger as sister Sally pressures for money
Ruth confronts Sally and Hal Prichard who threaten her with a forged plan to cash a two hundred dollar check Ruth could sign. Ruth weighs calling the police while Sally hints at a staged robbery and impending jail risk for Hal. A rescue is implied to follow.
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Ruth
Sally
Arnold Page
Dale Courtney
Hal Prichard
Hal
Mr. Prichard
Prichard
Golf ball injures eye at Country Club court case
Heber McGlohan, manager of the Country Club Golf course in Kinston, testified a ball driven by Harvey C. Hines struck his eye and impaired sight. A consent verdict awarded was $1,750.
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Kinston
Heber McGlohan
Harvey C. Hines
Seaboard Air Line launches Monroe Hamlet express truck
The Seaboard Air Line railroad begins an express truck service between Monroe and Hamlet. If the first van proves successful, additional vehicles will be added and routes expanded.
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R. R
Monroe
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Hamlet
Man claims wife’s kidnapping case dismissed
In Fayetteville a man charged with abducting Mary Clark, 18, produced a three month old marriage certificate. The magistrate’s court dismissed the case against John T. Langley, 37, citing the marriage.
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Fayetteville
Mary Clark
John T. Langley
Sheriff Deputy Recovers False Teeth From Dentist
Deputy A B Crews testified he did what no officer had done before by presenting proper papers to a Wilmington dentist who had made a set of false teeth for a woman and reclaimed the teeth after a payment dispute.
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Wilmington
A. B. Crews
Crews
Municipal Cut Inaugurated In Fayetteville
Taxpayers pressed for a 25 percent cut in municipal salaries. The mayor and aldermen resisted drastic cuts but reduced salaries by 10 percent and trimmed department budgets by 20 percent.
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Fayetteville
Your Children Your Children By Olive Roberts Barton
A homely feature of housekeeping dish washing is discussed with focus on hygiene. Hot water, two pans for washing and rinsing, scalded towels, sun drying, and separate dish sets during illness are advised to prevent germ transfer to children.
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China
Billy
Betty
Small Dick
Horse Runs Wild and Destroys Car in Surprise Chase
In Coney Island a bay mare named Tate dragged a laundry wagon from a stall and bolted. Norman Sklar, 15, tried to stop her but she crashed into a roadster driven by Henry Muller, sending the car over five times. Muller and two others were treated for injuries while Tate trotted off to her destination.
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Coney Island
N. Y
Tate
Norman Sklar
Tato
Henry Muller
Muller
Magnetic arm aids metal blimps in Berlin experiments
German scientists develop a magnetic line using giant solenoids to propel hydrogen filled metal blimps. Tests with a nail and coil show rapid acceleration when electric current is applied, suggesting larger scale apparatus could launch passenger blimps.
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Berlin
Summer Urgency Sparks Calls to Action
The passage urges collective action as summer begins, emphasizing heightened urgency and a need to respond to rising tensions and looming conflicts. It frames the season as a catalyst for decisive steps and shared effort.
Debts Wiped Out at Sloan General Store
Sioux City Iowa June 24 The 875000 owed to James Hennum and wife by customers of their Sloan store was cancelled by letters to all patrons. Debts ranged from cents to 1000. The couple said they prospered and cancelled debts, asking repayments go to church or the needy if offered.
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Sioux City
James Hennum
Sloan
Hennum
Hennums
Hennem
Senate Acts on Routine Calendar and Nominations
Congress continues consideration of the economy bill on the Senate floor. The Banking committee takes up the nomination of Gardner Cowles Sr. of Iowa to be director of the reconstruction corporation. USE sends the democratic relief bill to conference and miscellaneous bills are under review.
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Senate
Banking Committee
Gardner Cowles, Sr
Iowa
Reconstruction Corporation
Railroad Time Demands 30 Second Weekly Tolerance
A railroad standard requires watches to vary no more than 30 seconds per week. In a week 604,800 seconds elapse, so railroad watches must be accurate to one part in 20,000.
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New York
Professor Horak to Lecture on Central Europe in Prague
Professor Jacob Horak head of Heidelberg college economics department and Hoover crime commission member will lecture this summer at the University of Prague on The Problems of Central Europe.
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Tiffin, O
Jacob Horak
Heidelberg College
Hoover
Crime Commission
University of Prague
Szecho-Slovakia
Central Europe
Cow struck by train bears newborn calf in Sudbury
A cow on the railway right of way was cut in three pieces after being hit by a train near Sudbury Ontario. A newborn calf lay beside the carcass and farmer Joe Secord took custody of the calf and reports it is doing fine.
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Sudbury
Ont
Joe Secord
Woman Says Husband's Shotgun Shot Stopped Attack
Charlotte report describes Mrs. R W Keesler swearing out a warrant against her husband for assault with a deadly weapon after claiming his shotgun misfired when he aimed at her. She shows a single arm wound as proof.
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Charlotte
R. W. Keesler
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