Prison Routine Restored at Illinois State Penitentiary
JOLIET IL March 16 Officials began slowly restoring routine after a riot that left one convict dead and three wounded. Warden Henry C Hill oversaw careful reorganization as 1100 inmates were confined to cells on short rations. Forty three ringleaders remain in solitary confinement while legislators investigate the death of Convict Joseph Coakley.
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Illinois State Penitentiary
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Springfield
Society notes from First Baptist G A meet tonight
The Girls' Auxiliary of the First Baptist church will meet tonight with Miss Kate Lomax at 1648 English Street. Miss Mary Dean Caldwell leads the program and all members are urged to attend. The Music Literature Department of the Woman's Club will meet Wednesday at 3 30 PM with Mrs. W F Ellis replacing Mrs Collier Ellis as previously announced.
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First Baptist Church
Kate Lomax
English Street
Mary Dean Caldwell
Woman's Club
W. F. Ellis
Collier Ellis
Mad Marriage Madness in a New York City Romance
Gypsy McBride, a 19 year old typist, meets James Wallace in New York. He proposes a spontaneous marriage after a night of entangled affairs including a fiancé and a party. They flee to Forest City to wed, while Anne Trowbridge watches in shock and a future of uncertain happiness awaits.
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Alan Crosby
Paris
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Gypsy
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Langley
Anne Trowbridge
James Wallace
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Ime
Wallace
New York
Forest City
Anne
James B. Aswell dies suddenly in Washington
James Benjamin Aswell of Natchitoches Louisiana longtime U S representative from the eighth district died at his residence in Washington at 2 15 a m heart disease. He served since 1913 and was ranking minority member on the house agriculture committee aiding farm board creation and drought loan debates. A former educator and college administrator he helped reorganize Louisiana public schools and led state normal college reforms. Born 1869 in Jackson parish he studied at George Peabody College Arkansas and Chicago and promoted farm relief and agricultural extension legislation.
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James Benjamin Aswell
Natchitoches
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House Agriculture Committee
Farm Board
Enning
Hie State
Louisiana Polytechnic Institute
Louisiana Superintendent of Education
Mississippi University
Louisiana State Normal College
Louisiana Public School System
Jackson Parish
George Peabody College of Teachers
Nashville
Arkansas
University of Chicago
Agricultural Extension Service
Western Union Extends Services for Air Travel Reservations
Newcomb Carlton of Western Union announces a national system linking air lines with Western Union offices to provide free booking information and seat reservations. The move aims to simplify timetable access and fare payments for travelers in cities and distant areas, reducing travel obstacles and potentially boosting air travel demand.
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Western Union Telegraph Co
Western Union
Air Transport
Substance as Lesson Theme in Christian Science Services
Christian Science Sunday services on March 15 centered on substance with the Golden Text from Proverbs 3 9 urging honour to the Lord with first fruits. The lesson included scriptures from Proverbs 10 3 and a passage from Science and Health by Mary Baker Eddy noting that material sense knowledge fades and substance is spiritual reality.
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Mary Baker Eddy
Illinois fair leaders mull abolishing admission fee
Executives of the Illinois state fair weigh a recommendation to the legislature to abolish the admission fee. The move would remove charges at the state fair, affecting revenue and attendee access as officials review the proposal.
Tidewater Construction Projects Under Way Near Norfolk
More than five million dollars in tidewater construction work is under way or projected in and around Norfolk Virginia. Major contracts involve public works, harbor improvements, and related infrastructure developments, with ongoing site activity and planned future phases across multiple projects.
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Sunday Services In High Point Churches
A Methodist Protestant service featured a prelude address by Edgar Hartley on High Point recreations and a sermon by Rev. R. I. Farmer on Jesus and Health. The morning sermon used 2 Kings 4:8 about the Shu nemite woman, praising women’s roles and faith. A Palestine illustrated talk by Miss Edna Haviland Guilford College followed.
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Edgar Hartley
High Point
R. I. Farmer
Jesus
Elisha
Shunem
Church of Christ
Christ
Church
Jesus Christ
God
Christ Jesus
Jacob
Edna Haviland
Guilford College
Palestine
Haviland
Friends School
Ram Allah
Busy Sunday canvass at First Presbyterian Church
The deacons and congregation conducted a large budget canvass for the new church year starting April 1. Eighteen two-man teams engaged in morning worship and afternoon canvassing with assistants. Dr. Charles Haddon Nabers spoke on following the true paths, urging thoughtful search for Christian living. The Woman's Auxiliary officers were installed before a sermon on Women Who Stand By Their Lord, highlighting Esther Ruth Martha and Mary.
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First Presbyterian Church
Charles Haddon Nabers
Woman's Auxiliary
Dr. Nabers
Esther
Ruth
Martha
Mary
A God Who Cares for Men Sermon at Central Friends Church
Rev. Tom Alderman Sykes preached on a caring God in a Sunday sermon at Central Friends Church. He traced how ancient Israel viewed sacrifice to how Amos and Hosea taught that love and conduct outrank ritual, noting growth toward a universal, loving deity.
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Central Friends Church
Tom Alderman Sykes
Abraham
Amos
Hosea
Wilmington Bridge Tragedy Trial Details Debated
Jury heard contested accounts from three Wilmington women who rode with Roberts on the Goldsboro to Wilmington trip as they described the bridge confrontation. Elizabeth Hines said Roberts directed stopping, Starling advanced with a gun, and shooting began with officers firing as Roberts and Starling were struck. Roberts survived briefly before dying, while Starling also died.
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Porter Davis
E. L. Hall
L. M. Massey
A. B. Crews
Wilmington
Goldsboro
Elizabeth Hines
Tin City
Betty Gibson
Mr. Starling
Firemen End Busy Weekend With Small Weekend Blazes
A string of minor fires stretched from Friday into yesterday keeping local fire crews busy. Two alarms were sounded on Sunday with one near-miss mistaken for a blaze. At 10 15 am Company Three investigated smoke at Cross street but found wind blown chimney smoke. A separate roof fire at Nanny Branden home at Leonard and Beamon streets caused only minor damage.
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Fire Threatens Elliott Block in Thomasville
A Saturday night blaze at Randolph and West Main threatened the Elliott business block. Textile Distributors upstairs, Cranford Hardware downstairs, and Carolina Underwear suffered heavy to great damage from smoke and water. The building, owned by W. O. Burgin, may incur losses near five thousand dollars, largely insured.
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Elliott
Randolph
West Main Streets
J. C. Lloyd
Cranford Hardware Company
L. C. Crawford
J. C. Jones
Carolina Underwear Corporation
W. H. Peace
Grocerteria
Arthur T. Peace
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
Death of Miss Margaret Brown Marks Local Tragedy
Miss Margaret Marie Brown 20 died at 9 15 am after a weeklong illness at her mother’s home 404 Prospect street. Born Salisbury October 8 1910 she graduated from Misenheimer Springs boarding school in 1930 and moved here five years ago after her mother’s marriage to Mr Moore. She is survived by her mother stepfather and grandmother Mrs C L Lanier Salisbury interment will be in Salisbury.
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T. B. Moore
Prospect Street
Miss Brown
Misenheimer Springs
Salisbury
8. S. Brown
Moore
C. L. Lanier
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