Lumber executive sued for $4000 over name change promise
Olga Ralph, 29, Evanston music student now living in New York, sues John Kirby of Houston for $4000 claiming he promised $500 monthly for life if she relinquished his name and traveled as his secretary. She says she legally changed her name in 1918, resumed it in 1919, and received $6000 plus a $500 monthly payment in 1922 but has had no payments since.
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New York
John Kirby
Houston
Texas
Southern Tariff Association
Supreme Court
Olga Ralph
Evanston NL
Kirby
Ralph
Chicago
Florence
Italy
Six Army Planes Off For Miami Flight Incident
PABLO BEACH Fla March 7 six army airplanes en route from San Antonio to Porto Rico were expected to depart for Miami today Five of the planes landed safely at Neptune s Beach one crashed into shallow water near the shore Lieut Guy Kirksey pilot and Lieut E T Selzer observer were not injured
Bootleggers Give the Revenue Men a Chase
Revenue agents pursued bootleggers in a seven passenger Hudson along the Wilkesboro road for 14 miles from Brooks crossroads to near Yadkinsville. The chase ended with the arrest of two men and seizure of thirty gallons of whisky under the Fifth Division prohibition officers led by Be Sams.
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Law
Wilkesboro
Justice
Brooks Cross
Yadkinsville
Federal
Prohibition
Be Sams
France to seek ratification of Washington arms treaty
Paris March 7 The French government will ask the chamber of deputies to vote ratification of the Washington arms conference treaties. Minister of Marine Raibert told the chamber this morning when Vice Admiral support inquired about the status of the Washington pacts.
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Paris
Associated Press
Chamber of Deputies
Washington
Marine Raibert
Chamber
Support
Winter Grain Prospects Report From Ag Department
Washington March 6 Winter's grains have come through the season in good condition with only slight damage from recent cold weather. Rains and snows offset losses and livestock feeding conditions are generally good. Cotton acreage expected to rise as planting preparations are ahead of normal and a labor shortage is anticipated due to migration to industrial centers.
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Washington
Gay
Department of Agriculture
Midwest
Swink Manufacturing Company Granted Charter in North Carolina
Raleigh March 7 The Swink Manufacturing company Swink North Carolina capitalized at two million dollars with stock in excess of one thousand paid in today was granted a charter of incorporation by Secretary of State W H Everett. The company will
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Raleigh
Swink Manufacturing Company
Swink
N. C
W. H. Everett
Local textile venture names principal incorporators
A textile business project to manufacture cotton silk and wool goods is announced with principal incorporators W. J. Swink of China Grove A. Cannon of Concord and D. S. Murph of Salisbury listed among the founder group.
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W. J. Swink
China Grove
A. Cannon
Concord
D. S. Murph
Salisbury
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High Point
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Blue Ridge Mountains
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