Leap Year Bride advances as Susan faces a sudden wedding threat
In this serial romance by Laura Lou Brookman, Susan Carey secretly loves Bob Dunbar while his father presses for a rapid match with Denise Ackroyd. Plans for a quick wedding unfold as Denise schemes to secure Bob and a South America trip, leaving Susan hopeful yet unsettled. Bob meanwhile departs the club to marry, defying the Dunbar plan.
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Laura Lou Brookman
Poe
Susan Carey
Dunbar
Susan
Bob
Denise Ackroyd
Ray Flannery
Ray
Mr. Dunbar
Ackroyd
Denise
Paris
Darling
South America
High Seas
Bob Dunbar
Robert Dunbar
Maxwell outlines plan for state tax relief in Wilson
May 23. A J Maxwell, Democratic candidate for governor, spoke at the Wilson courthouse urging relief from a $100,000,000 annual tax burden. He argued that reducing government costs is essential and attacked an opponent who said relief was not the great issue, insisting relief dwarfs all other concerns.
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Wilson
A. J. Maxwell
North Carolina
Reef
U. S. Transport Sunk In May 1918 Losses Reported
The Moldavia was torpedoed on May 23, 1918, with 63 lives lost. An Allied bulletin claims 252 German planes downed last week and over 1000 since March. General Semenoff reportedly quarreled with Admiral Kolchak and set up an autonomous Trans-Baikal government opposing the Soviet regime. British forces in Palestine continued advances against dwindling Turkish troops.
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U. S
Moldavia
Semenoff
Kolchak
Trans-Baikal
Siberia
Palestine
Campaign proposals call for state cost cuts and reforms
The candidate outlines measures to reduce government expenses including transferring school bus maintenance to the state highway department, renting textbooks at cost, making the prison self funding, reducing subsidies for foreign students, reforming banking laws, and strengthening local self government with opposition to the short ballot. Mr Maxwell plans to answer criticism in Raleigh tonight.
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State Highway Department
Maxwell
Ehringhaus
Raleigh
Four N C Convicts Die From Meningitis in Month
Four North Carolina convicts have died within three weeks from meningitis and three others were ill in a Raleigh hospital as officials try to stem spread. John Henry Smith, a Winston-Salem inmate, died yesterday. He and others were brought from Caledonia prison farm. two Caledonia patients and a white man from Surry county camp had also died.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
John Henry Smith
Winston-Salem
Caledonia
Surry County
Drag Lake Search For Missing Man Near Charlotte
Police dragged Rocky Ford Rod and Gun Club lake near Charlotte for the body of George Steed 37 who vanished after the discovery of his wife's body floating beside an overturned boat used during a lake ride. Mrs Steed 37 formerly Miss Mary McKee of Lincolnton is identified. Steed, a florist employee, had lived in the area 16 years.
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Charlotte
Rocky Ford
Here
George Steed
Steed
German Team Wins Davis Cup Match Over Austria
Germany defeats Austria in Vienna as Gottfried Von Cramm beats Franz Matejka 6 2 2 6 6 3 in straight sets. Austria is eliminated from the Davis Cup tie after another singles result.
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Vienna
Austria
Germany
Gottfried von Cramm
Franz Matejka
Peter's Ointment Promises Quick Skin Relief
Dread itching eczema drives buyers to Peter's Ointment claimed to clear skin eruptions pimples acne and salt rheums in two or three applications. A big box costs 35 cents at any drug store. Adv.
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Peterson
Big Haul of Fags KINSTON
Thieves battered the front door of Hooker Brothers wholesale store here and made off with 1000 dollars worth of cigarettes.
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Kinston
Hooker Brothers Wholesale
Confederate veteran General Halil is buried in Fayetteville
General George H. Halil, 87, a Confederate veteran, died Saturday and was buried here yesterday in Fayetteville. He served in the Confederate forces during the Civil War and was remembered by local mourners.
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Fayetteville
George H. Halil
European racer killed in Berlin auto race
Prince George Lobkowicz of Czecho Slovakia died when his car overturned at the Aouse speedway during the international 300 kilometer race in Berlin. Manfred Von Brauchitsch of Germany won the event driving a Mercedes Benz.
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Berlin
Prince George Lobkowics
Czecho-Slovakia
Aouse Speedway
Manfred von Brauchitech
Germany
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Carolina News Briefs
Greensboro
F. Myers
First Presbyterian Church
South Highland’ Presbyterian Church
Birmingham
Ala
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James Beasley
Charlie Littlejohn
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Ring Drug CO
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