Murdered businessman in Grafton scene sparks city intrigue
Henry Rand, 55, is found dead in a cheap Grafton hotel. A woman's handkerchief and a theater ticket stub link his murder to daughter Janet Rand and cabaret singer Olga Maynard. Jimmy Rand and Mary Lowell navigate betrayals, police leads, and a tense urban chase as Lt. O'Day pursues Ike Jensen and Kid Divis amid a web of lovers and danger.
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Henry Rand
Grafton
Janet Rand
Barry Colvin
Jimmy Rand
Olga Maynard
Jimmy
Mary Lowell
Olga
Mary
Samuel Church
Church
Ike Jensen
Barry
Thomas Fogarty
Mr. Fogarty
Mr. Rand
Kid Divis
Fogarty
Divis
Jensen
Ike
Baryr
Police
O'Day
Jim Rand's motive for coming to town revealed
Barry Colvin tells Miss Lowell that Jim Rand came to the city because his father was murdered. A suspect pointed to Olga Maynard, whom Rand later found and questioned. Colvin says Rand now believes Maynard is innocent and is helping hunt the real killer.
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Miss Lowell
Jim Rand
Jim
Olga Maynard
Mr. Colvin
Barry
Nine ships to be launched at Newport News yard today
Nine ships will be launched and keels laid for three more at Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co. The ceremony centers on the keel for an International Mercantile Marine liner, among the largest built in an American yard. Other keels are for two Clyde Line steamers, plus three yachts, with three house barges delivered to Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Co.
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Newport News
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry Dock Co
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway Co
International Merccantile Marine Corporation
Clyde Line
New York
Miami
Fla
Merchants and Miners Transportation Co
Florida
Steadily Improving State Reported For Salisbury Broker
CHARLOTTE March 20 AP A report from St Peter's hospital says C I Jones Salisbury broker is under care after an automobile accident Thursday morning with his condition described as steadily improving.
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Charlotte
St. Peter's Hospital
C. I. Jones
Salisbury
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