Mock Trial by Local Lions at Elwood Hotel
A mock trial at a High Point Lions club dinner in the Elwood hotel heard Robert H. Smith as defendant. Defense and prosecuting attorneys faced a judge with witnesses sworn in. Outcome: six months of regular club meetings as penalty, one verdict acquitting most charges.
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Robert H. Smith
J. B. Fink
George Rankin
Arnold J. Koonce
John Mebane
George J. Johnson
High Point Tions Club
Elwood Hotel
W. L Spaugh
J. Leslie Andrews
Kenneth Ellington
Lloyd Flythe
George 8. Cobb
Potts Twining
Complexion Gains With Black-Draught and Health Tips
A reader from Paris Texas touts Black-Draught as a superior laxative. The column offers food market notes on fresh fish scarcity, eggs being plentiful, cheese benefits, dried beans, and seasonal produce. Also mentions a new seaplane hangar for Galveston coast guard base and a Czech midget car under $100.
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Lizzie Pails
Paris
Texas
Coast Guard
Galveston
Roosevelt Signs Swift Bank Bill as New Deal Moves On
The 73rd Congress, summoned on four days' notice, hurriedly passes a bank bill empowering the president to impound gold and regulate currency. In 38 minutes the House approves, the Senate confirms 73-7, and at 8:25 President Roosevelt signs with a borrowed pen. Hoarded gold turned in totals 65 million for the week, with 30 million more earlier. Next, Roosevelt seeks federal pay cuts.
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Capitol
House
Roosevelt
Senate
Gress
Congress
Federal Reserve
New York
French Discover Lost Capital of Queen of Sheba
The article recalls Sheba as a once wealthy realm noted in 11 Chronicles and cites Malraux as the 1933 Concourt prize winner and explorer. It mentions Feb 22 departure, a perilous desert fate, and Edison’s 1895 car prediction.
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Queen OF Sheba
Malraux
Concourt
All-Bran Relieves Constipation Says Cadillac Man
Lester Bartholomew of Cadillac Michigan credits All-Bran with curing his chronic constipation. He reports lasting relief after using two to three servings daily for over a year, noting bulk from bran aids elimination and praising natural over patent medicines.
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Battle Creek
Citizens Urged to Avoid Placing Trimmed Debris in Streets
City officials urged residents not to throw tree trimmings and other sleet debris into streets due to slipping hazards. People should pile debris on their property or between sidewalk and curb. city trucks will haul it away. Workers have removed much debris and will continue to clear the rest swiftly.
Oil Pump Gears Fail Point to Winter Oil Choice
When the oil pump's gears break it suggests the car owner used oil too heavy for winter driving, indicating a mismatch between oil viscosity and cold weather. This observation connects engine wear to seasonal lubricant selection and maintenance practices.
Canada Builds Nationwide Air Field System
A complete system of air fields across Canada is now under construction. The project aims to connect major regions with new runways hangars and navigational aids to support civil and military air traffic expansion nationwide.
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Canada
Tax ruling treats deposits in closed banks as bad debts
Raleigh March 9 accounts in closed banks may be treated as bad debts on federal income tax returns, per a ruling by Commissioner Heinering. When a bank is under conservatorship for reorganization or liquidation no worthlessness deduction can be finalized until a liquidation statement shows the depositor’s approximate share. If a depositor receives more than the indicated amount, the excess must be reported in the year of receipt. stockholders may deduct worthlessness if sufficient proof is shown.
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Civic Club
Massa Maritima
Italy
Food Market Advice
Ann Page
Atlantic
Pacific
Czecho-Slovakia
Trish
Okra
Carolina
Sheba
Sheva
Solomon
Jerusalem
Roul Wat-El-Khali
Thomas Edison
United States
Allbran
Mr. Bartholomew
Belk-Stevens
Belk’s
Belk’s-Stevens
New
Oxfords
Children’s New Spring Apparel
Belk-Stevens Coq
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