Mystery Murder at Borden Office Sparks Small Town Scandal
Ruth Lester finds employer Harry Borden dead in his office as detective McMann questions suspects including Borden's estranged wife Rita Dubois and Jack Hayward. Benny Smith confesses to the shooting, then recants, while Ruth’s support helps expose the truth amid dramatic interrogation and a hospital recovery.
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Ruth Lester
Harry” Borden
McMann
Mrs. Borden
Borden
Rita Dubois
Jack Hayward
Ruth
Jack
Micky Moran
Otto Pfluger
Bill Cowan
McManne
Benny Smith
Ashe
Minnie Cassidy
Letty Miller
Cleo Gilman
Martha Manning
Jake Bailey
Martha
McMann Pointblank
Benny
Miss Lester
Mr. Borden
Rita
Department of Police
Zee
Hayward
Minnie
Lester
George
Ruth Rose
Mr. Hayward
Benny's Confession Fails to Break Case on Harry Borden
Investigation returns to square one as Benny’s confession holds little weight. Police seek new leads into who killed Harry Borden and what motive lay behind the crime.
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Benny
Harry Borden
The Power Behind a Helping Hand
William E. Gilroy argues that real Lentin action contrasts with loose goodwill and urges uses of strength for love and justice. He cites Peter and the beggar at the temple gate illustrating healing power when aid is given with uplift and partnership. The piece warns against violence in moral disguise and calls for consecration of power to benevolence.
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William E. Gilroy
D. D
The
Congregationalist
Peter
Tar Heel may set new vaulting record at UNC
Chapel Hill. Track fans at the University of North Carolina expect great things from Ver non Cowper Tar Heel pole vaulter this season. Cowper recently broke the indoor university record and is warming up for the outdoor season as observers believe he may rate among the country's leading vaulters.
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TAR Heel
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Vernon Cowper
Cowper
Seventh grade Red Cross course wraps with student plays
Junior high girls completed a month long Red Cross home economics course supervised by nurse Miss Hutchinson. They created health posters red cross booklets and presented plays on Making Sick Grandmother Comfortable. Certificates will be awarded to passing students.
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Red Cross
Miss Hutchinson
Miss Luck
Coffield and
Kester Furniture
Ada Blair School News Birds Program At Chapel
Ada Blair school gave a Thursday chapel program by Miss Blair with the theme Birds. The meeting was educational and engaging for students.
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Ada Blair School
Elm Street PTA Meeting Highlights Audience Awards Free Movie Tickets
Sim Street Elm Street Parent Teachers Association met Thursday in the school auditorium. Rev Roy I Farmer led in prayer and Mr Dc A Smith presided in Mrs Fred Ingram’s absence. The talk focused on a child’s early years shaping who he becomes. A Green Street Baptist quartet sang followed by a one reel moving picture. Miss Tinnin’s first grade won free tickets to the next Elm Street School movie.
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Sim Street
Elm Street
Parent Teachers’ Association
Roy I. Farmer
Methodist Protestant Church
Dc. A. Smith
Fred Ingram
Farmer
Green Street
Miss America 1925 Fay Lamphier and quick marriage folly
The piece notes Fay Lamphier the 1925 Miss America who wed Chicago millionaire Sidney Spiegel Jr only to separate within a month as she seeks a Reno divorce. It argues beauty often leads to marriage for money and cites Prince Suad Bey Chakir of Turkey calling wives adventuresses who prey on younger men.
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America
Fay Lamphier
Atlantic City
Chicago
Sidney Spiegel, Jr
Reno
Suad Bey Chakir
Turkey
John D. Spreckles, Jr
Such a holy horror towards 4di vorce
A fragmentary column notes gossip about rich men exposing failed marriages for money and profiles English aviatrix Lady Heath who flew solo Cape Town to London. It comments on romance, danger in flight, and the dullness of ordinary life.
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Lui Gi Curcis
Peter Salms
Lady Heath
Cape Town
London
Havana Wine Tunnels Misidentified as Catacombs
A Havana public works report says recently found tunnels beneath the old municipal buildings are wine cellars rather than catacombs or pay tunnels. Historians note Havana once had a network linking churches, convents, and the waterfront to aid priests and nuns guarding treasures.
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Havana
Public Works Department
Genoa Plans New Funicular Railway To Serve Growth
Genoa Italy will add an electric three mile long funicular railway to handle a growing population. The line will draw equipment from America and connect suburban districts rising from the hills to the sea. Genoa already has three funiculars and five elevator groups as development is slated to finish within six years.
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Genoa
Italy
America
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