Prohibition Violations Lead to Multi Person Sentences
A May court session sentenced Charlie Hamlin for three prohibition violations with a two year suspension, plus a 12 month term and a two year suspension on separate counts. Others faced drunkenness charges, reckless driving suspensions, fines, and costs, with several cases not pressed and leave granted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Hamlin
Furlough Street
D. C. MacRae
Hamlin
Raymond V. Southern
Mallory
Walter Ragan
Piedmont Apartments
Joe White
Olivia
Burnlee Peat
910 Richardson
Perry Bingham, Jr
Park
Jack A. Powell
Burge
Jerry S. Bates
Willow
William B. Thompson
John Ray Neal
Finley Thomasson
G. W. Byrd
Old Thomasville Road
Leslie L. Barnes
Hulda
Ernest F. Upchurch
Greensboro
George Hargrove
Taylor
Conolly Offered Post at Naval Academy Annapolis
London sources report Admiral Richard L. Conolly has been offered the superintendent's job at the U S Naval Academy in Annapolis. He has not accepted the position as of now.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Richard L. Conolly
U. S. Naval Academy At
Annapolis
Black Draught Laxative Ad Teaches Quick Relief
An old style advertisement touts Black-Draught laxative as four generation friendly. It claims prompt relief for constipation and related symptoms like headache and nausea and notes it costs a penny per dose. The copy urges buying at a drug store today.
New Air Mail Routes Announced and Highway Post Office Plans
The Post Office Department announces inauguration of air mail service by helicopter on segment C of route A M 96 and the establishment of highway post office routes. Inauguration is slated for November 14 with Chicago air mail field and a sequence of stops including Blue Island Harvey Il Whiting Ind Hammond East Chicago Gary Ind Lansing Il Chicago Heights Joliet Lockport Lemont Argo to Chicago field. Covers for the field go to regional superintendent Air Postal Transport Chicago 4 and others to respective postmasters. Cadets will be provided. Highway post office service will be inaugurated between Harris-
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Office Department
Chicago
Blue Island
Harvey, Il
Whiting
Ind
Hammond
Gary
Lansing
Chicago Heights
Joilet
Lockport
Lemont
Argo
Air Postal Transport
Harris
Collision on South Main Causes 125 In Damages
Two cars collided on South Main street near Springdale as Grayson T Hill failed to stop. Alex B Frizzelle's car hit Hill's rear, causing 100 damage to Frizzelle and 25 to Hill. No injuries or arrests reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Main Street
Grayson T. Hill
West Russell Street
Springdale Street
Alex B. Frizzelle
Winston-Salem
Hill
Frizzelle
Cadets to Receive Philatelic Mail in November
A notice from burg Pa Winchester Scranton and Harrisburg Pa dated about November 29 states that cadets will be provided and the usual treatment of philatelic mail is authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burg
Winchester
Scranton
Harrisburg
TODAY'S GRAB BAG QUIZ AND FOLKS OF FAME
The page quizzes Readers on Civil War veterans and a Finnish composer definition. It asks meaning of acumen and quotes a life motto. It profiles Florence Sabin Hedy Lamarr and Ed Wynn with a 1940 death note and poses a Guess The Name about an actress born February 5 1871 in Rockland Missouri.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Finland
Florence R. Sabin
Hedy LaMarr
Ed Wynn
Life spared on condition of Catholic conversion ends Protestant conflict
A historical figure was kept prisoner at court for three years before converting to Catholicism to spare his life and end opposition to his reign. He issued an edict granting religious liberty and impartial justice to Protestants in France, yet was assassinated on May 14, 1610.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Americans Consume Less Candy In 1949
The commerce department reports Americans will eat about 16.7 pounds of candy per person in 1949, down from 18.2 pounds in 1948. Nine cent and dime bars show sales trends, with nickel bars shrinking and dime bars rising in output. total factory value around $850 million and consumption near 2.5 billion pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Commerce Department
American oil industry payroll estimated at 5.6 billion
The annual payroll for the American oil industry is estimated at 5.6 billion dollars. The figure underscores the sector's scale and employment impact across the economy.
Anniversary wishes for a year ahead of progress
The message promotes efficient work and favorable outlooks for the coming year. It notes benefits and predicts progress, while suggesting that a child should receive gifts of good traits and positive guidance.
Repercussion Definition and Etymology Overview
A concise definition of repercussion noting it as a back or drive back repulse reflection and reciprocal effect. Traces origin to French and Latin roots with the terms repercussion and repercussion from Latin.
Goodness as Love in Action Across Daily Life
A field note on mercy in practice, citing James Hamilton’s view that love is shown by steady works to aid others. The saying frames kindness as active service and daily effort in following righteous example.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Hamilton
History Dates and Obituary Clues in One Clipped Page
The fragment lists milestones and figures: 1683 charter for New York City by Gov. Dongan, 1818 birth of Ivan Turgenev, 1937 death of James Ramsay MacDonald, 1940 death of Neville Chamberlain. It includes a puzzle prompt and a stray line about an obituary theme and a Longfellow poem.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Thomas Dongan
Earl of
Limerick
Ivan Turgenev
James Ramsay MacDonald
Neville Chamberlain
Grover Cleveland
Jean Julius Christian Sibelius
Collection of $3,000 Sought In 4 Suits
Sums totaling nearly $3,000 are being sought in four suits filed with the clerk of court. George D. Miller sues Interstate Motor Lines for $1,606.91 on five promissory notes. Norry Electric Corp. seeks $585 from Carolina Electric Co. for goods. C. D. Kenny division of Consolidated Grocers sues Granby Street Grocery Co. for $290. E. H. Walker Supply Co. seeks $309.96 on a note and $179.75 for goods from Service Craft partners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George D. Miller
Interstate Motor Lines, Inc
Herman J. Bryant
Carolina Electric Co
Norry Electric Corp
Electric Equipment Co
C. D. Kenny
Consolidated Grocers Corp
J. D. West
Granby Street Grocery Co
E. H. Walker Supply Co., Inc
James R. Steele
W. P. Grady
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Jesse Goins
Horace E. Evans
Atlanta, Ga
Dallas Anders
George J. Deal
Kernersville
George A. Trakas
Gastonia
Charles C. Redding
Joseph E Walton
Cecil
Conolly
Bays Voice of
Experience
United States
Abraham Lincoln
Theodore Roosevelt
Happy
Rockland
Portia
New York
Pau
Jarnac
St. Bartholomew
Lilian Campbell
Central Press
Gayer
Harllee
China
George
Martha Washington
Adam
Flarllee’s
Esso Standard Oil Company
Henry W. Longfellow
Millinery
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