North Carolina beer and wine vote pivots counties
The Pinehurst election on legal beer and wine sales closes the 1931 local voting cycle with 18 towns now allowing such sales in 13 counties. It notes 31 counties remain bone dry and details ABC store control, revenue figures, and upcoming political timing ahead of 1952 campaigns.
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Pinehurst
Southern Pines
A.B.C
State Alcoholic Beverage Control Board
ABC
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Tryon
North Carolina
General Assembly
Paign
Charlotte
Billy Graham
Allied Church League
Tennyson
Raleigh
Truman Foes Would Fight 1952 Vinson Nomination
Southern Democrats split over the 1952 presidential candidate with most opposing Chief Justice Vinson. Some would back Vinson only if Truman quits, while others push for a Southern candidate like Byrd Byrnes or Russell. Eisenhower is viewed cautiously and Georgia Arkansas and Florida leaders weigh domestic policy and platform likely to shape the race.
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United Press
Columbia
S. C
Showld
White House
Truman
Fred M. Vinson
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Mr. Vinson
Vinson
Sid McMath
Arkansas
Gordon Browning
Tennessee
Allan Shivers
Texas
Supreme Court
Tidelands
Shivers
Eisenhower
Georgia
Richard B. Russell
South
Russell
Virginia
Harry Byrd
James F. Byrnes
South Carolina
Byrnes
Byrd
Tru- Man
Ar. Vinson
Dixie
MacMath
Fuller Warren
Florida
MicMath
Brandon Hodges
North Carolina
William Baskin
Democratic Party
PESSON HAND JACOBY ON BRIDGE
A Danbury correspondent examines bridge control and a hand where South loses control after running out of trumps. West opens with king of diamonds, South plays cuffed six, and East waits for a decisive strike. The deal features dummy, club finesse, and ruff tactics as the play unfolds.
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South
Declarer
East
West
Dummy
NEA
Danbury
Jusu
Theft at P Berry and Sons Stages a 300 Pound Heist
Hartford authorities hunted a strong boy after a theft at P Berry and Sons in which a 300 pound anvil was stolen. Police described the suspect as robust and fled the scene with the heavy prize, prompting a citywide search.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartford, Conn
P. Berry and Sons
Writer Amuses Self With Visit to Hobby Exhibit
United Prote Staff Correspondent Harman W. Nichols notes a Golden Age Hobby Show in the Commerce Department lobby featuring 68 year old R. B. Bierly and his 1695 German fiddle, plus Ida Curry the 82 year old rider who recalls a 1927 first ride and a long string of Western cowpoke feats.
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Washington
Commerce ‘Department
R. B. Bierly
University Park
Bierly
Brooklyn
Oldtimer
Ida Curry
Indy
Montana
Wyoming
New Mexico
Ida
Boy, 10 Held For Attempted Robbery
A 10 year old boy tried to rob a Portland feed store with a loaded .38 revolver. Employee John E. Meyers wrested the gun from him as the note was handed over. The boy said he and an 11 year old ally planned the caper, but the older boy did not appear. He was held for trial in juvenile court.
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Portland
Ore
John E. Meyers
North Carolina Doctor Dies After Leap From Window
Cleveland reports 21 year old Dr William Gaston Palmer formerly of Littleton NC died after plunging from a seventh floor hospital window Coroner Dr S R Gerber will rule on cause today Palmer had been a resident physician at Lakeside Hospital for four years He was UNC and Harvard Medical School educated and unmarried
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Cleveland
Littleton
N.C
William Gaston Palmer
S.R. Gerber
Cuyahoga County
Palmer
Lakeside Hospital
University of North Carolina
Harvard School of Medicine
Horace Palmer
Texan Held After Maiming Neighbor's Dogs
In Texas, W. M. Smith was jailed for protection after allegedly chopping off the legs and tails of his neighbor's two dogs. His wife reported the act, leading to cruelty charges as officers described the incident. Constable Hancock later killed the dogs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio, Tek
Texas
W. M. Smith
Bill Hancock
Smith
Smiths Lose Find And Return Wallet
Mrs Lois Smith lost a wallet Saturday in Elmira New York. Mrs Stewart Smith found it and turned it in to police. Patrolman James Smith returned the wallet to Mrs Lois Smith.
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Smiths
Elmira
N. Y
Lois Smith
Stewart Smin
James Smith
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William M. Bates
Herman Talmadge
Russel
Warnen Bros
Farley
Ruth Robart Granger
Roman Walker
CWO Peel
Tye
Corman
Credit Clothing
Union Clothing
S Friendly Theatres
Pesson
Jacoby
Trumps
By Oswald Jacoby
Rattera
By Harman W. Nichols
United Prote
Sheas
Miss Curry
Winston Rd
Spencer
James Tracy
Stewart
Valentina Cortesa
Malaya
Boy
Midway Theatre
The
George Montgomery
Gale Storm
N. C
June Haver
Bill Lundigan
Broadhurst
Bomba
G. I
MGM
Pier Angeli
John Ericson
Patricia Collinge
Richard Bishop
Peggy Ann Garner
Ralph Meeker
Bill Mauldin
Dorothy Draper
Packard
Packard Engineering
America
Guilford Motor Corp
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