Marion Gets Long Term For Slaying His Wife
A Davidson county superior court jury found Thomas Marion of near High Point guilty of second degree murder in the 22-year-old wife’s death. He was sentenced to not less than 20 nor more than 30 years in state prison with appeal filed and $8,000 bond. The verdict and sentence were delivered with no emotion from Marion or his family.
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Lexington
Thomas Marion
High Point
Davidson County’ Superior Court
Marion
H. Hoyle Sink
Link
Thomasville
Troops Guard Textile Town as Strikers Jeer Mill
In Danville Virginia on Thanksgiving morning National Guard units U.S. Army about 900 men patrolled Schoolfield and Riverside mill areas after strikers blocked traffic. Non union workers entered with some going inside while others remained outside amid jeers of scabs and a lack of picketing at gates.
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Danville
Schoolfield
Virginia National Guardsmen
Dan River
Leonard Rushworth
Riverside Division
M. T. Warner
Staunton
116Th Infantry
Carolinians Make Most of Thanksgiving Games
Nov 27 Charlotte AP report describes a holiday filled with a dozen major college and prep games in the Carolinas. Gov Gardner plans to study the tax commission report while Gov. Richards and Gov.-elect Blackwood attend the Furman Clemson clash in Greenville amid Thanksgiving feasts and church services.
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Gardner
South Carolina
Clemson-Furman
Charlotte
North
Davidson
Wake Forest
Duke- Washington and Lee
Durham
Furman-Clemson
Greenville
Carolinas
Elon-Lenoir- Rhyne
Eton
High Point-Catawba
Salisbury
P. C.newberry
Newberry
North Carolina
Virginia
Charlottesville
Auburn
Columbus
O. Max Gardner
Tax Commission
John G. Richards
Mercury at near zero piles higher suffering nationwide
A sharp cold wave blanketed Middle America with subzero temperatures and heavy snow. Fatalities rose across Illinois Indiana Ohio and nearby states as planes halted and highways faced closures. Arctic winds reached the south bringing chilly Thanksgiving weather from Virginia to Florida.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Middle America
Ohio
Cleveland
Indiana
Argosy Ind
West Terre Haute
Ind
Mishawaka
Towa
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Dakotas
Michigan
Dixie
Atlanta
North Carolina
Virginia
Kentucky
Mercury
Bristol
Georgia
Tennessee
Arkansas
Alabama
Florida
Atlantic
Louisiana
Mississippi
Geechie: Negro Celebrates Thanksgiving in Coral Gables
Coral Gables Florida November 27 Fordham Cheeseborough a war veteran nicknamed Goosie held a solo Thanksgiving of 976.50 after serving as yardman butler and major domo across several homes. He kept his wage allotment for his mother until her death and now faces government papers claiming past payrolls.
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Coral Gables
Fla
Fordham Cheeseborough
Goosie
Geechie
Butler
Domo
Henderson Tobacco Market Totals Reach 1 Million Pounds
Henderson Nova reports 1 072 320 pounds of tobacco sold this week on the Henderson market at an average 13 22 per hundred. Season total stands at 114 39 994 pounds with a 15 55 per hundred average.
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Henderson Tobacco
Henderson
Nova
Beergang Gunman Sent Back to Joliet for 30 Years
James Fur Sammons, known beer gang gunman, was returned to Joliet penitentiary for 30 years as a parole violator. He was arraigned before Chief Justice John P. McGoorty after Oscar E. Carlstrom ruled his 1923 murder parole illegal. Sammons previously faced a death sentence later commuted to 50 years.
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Chicago
James
Fur) Sammons
Joliet
Sammons
George
Red) Barker
Public Enemy
Barker
John P. McGoorty
Criminal Court
Oscar E. Carlstrom
Patrick Barrett
Carlstrom
Mrs. Annie Hodgin Killed by Train Near Guilford College
Greensboro report states Mrs. Annie Hodgin widow of Guilford College was killed after being struck by a Southern Railway train while walking along the tracks yesterday. The incident occurred near the Guilford College area with authorities investigating the accident.
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Annie Hodgin
Guilford College
Greensboro
N. C
Southern Railway
Blaze Forces Evacuation At Mississippi State Hospital
Several hundred patients were evacuated from the state hospital for the insane in Jackson Mississippi after a spectacular top floor fire destroyed the ward. Officials estimate damage at 150000 dollars and commended staff and patients for calm amid a wall collapse and a barred cell structure.
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Jackson
Miss
State Hospital For the
Kellogg Donating Millions To Aid Under-Privileged Children
Kellogg allocates one million dollars to a new foundation for underprivileged children. Dr J Stuart Pritchard named medical director after reviewing other foundations. The Ann J Kellogg school at Battle Creek and a camp site at Sherman Lake Kalamagoo County are established, with future nationwide aid planned.
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Kellogg
Battle Creek
Mich
W. K. Kellogg
Breakfast
J. Stuart Pritchard
Battle Creek Sanitarium
Ann J. Kellogg
Sherman Lake
Kalamagoo County
Foundation
Michigan
Lions Bears Tigers and Elephants Rampage After Circus Train Fire
In Guanajuato mountains wild animals escaped burning circus cars after a Beas circus train fire at Guadalupe station near Irapuato. Lions tigers bears roamed the region as owners hunted them. 18 Beas members were hospitalized with burns and twelve killed in the blaze.
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Guanajuato
Mexico City
Irapuato
Beas Circus
Mexico
Guadalupe Station
Guadalajara
Excelsior
Asheville Banker Denies Knowledge Bank Insolvent
Clarence Rankin, vice president and director of the closed Central Bank and Trust, was under $1,000 bond on a charge of accepting a $3,808.29 deposit knowing the bank was insolvent. Rankin, arrested yesterday, denied knowledge of insolvency and said the bank may still be solvent.
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Asheville
Clarence Rankin
Central Bank and Trust Company
Alr
Rankin
Nannie L. Brown
Brickton
Lil
Belasco Health Deteriorates to Critical Stage
Belasco the theatrical producer after ten days of pneumonia worsened today and his condition was placed in a very critical state in New York.
Unidentified Man Killed by Train in Greensboro
A man about 35 was killed by a Southern railway passenger train in Greensboro yesterday. Officials held the body as they searched for relatives or friends. a Stock and Mercantile Company merchandise check from Stokes County was found on the victim.
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Greensboro
Southern Railway
Stock and Mercantile Company
Stokes County
One Dead Two Hurt Thanksgiving Toll
A Charlotte holiday crash leaves one dead and two lightly injured with two more people seriously hurt. Miss Myra Outlaw, 38, a Charlotte schoolteacher, died in an accident 15 miles east of Charlotte while en route to Albemarle for Thanksgiving. Miss Louise Chalk, also a Charlotte teacher, was seriously injured. Perry Williams, the driver of the teachers car, and J B Faulkner of Charlotte, the other driver, sustained minor injuries.
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Charlotte
Myra Outlaw
Albemarle
Louise Chalk
Outlaw
Perry ©. Williams
J. B. Faulkner
What a Widow at Broadhurst Thanksgiving Show
Thanksgiving want ads highlight the Broadhurst festival attracting readers. Gloria Swanson stars in a comedy of a care free widow. The play What a Widow is the special Thanksgiving attraction at Broadhurst Thursday and Friday.
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Gloria Swanson
Broadhurst
Wilson Won’t Face Mann Act Charges
A federal grand jury declined to indict Willie Wilson of Grover North Carolina on Mann act charges alleging he kidnapped Esther Furevan an Anderson college student. The panel did return true bills on charges of theft of two automobiles.
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Anderson, LL. C
Willie Wilson
Grover
N. C
Esther Furevan
Anderson College
Jury Chosen to Hear Gant Embezzlement Suit
Guilford County Superior Court selected a jury to try the 100000 suit by North Carolina against Mason W. Gant former county clerk of court accused of embezzling Confederate pension funds. Aetna Casualty and Surety Company as bondsman is co defendant. Judge Schenk denied motion to dismiss and ordered trial by jury at once. Defendants gave notice of appeal to the state supreme court from the ruling.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Man Dies After Hat Retrieval Fall in Wilmington
Nickey Rogers, 47, of Catherine Lake, stepped from a moving automobile to grab his hat and stumbled onto the pavement. He sustained injuries that proved fatal later.
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Wilmington
Nickey Rogers
Catherine Lake
Freezing Weather Grips Carolinas Across Regions
Bitter winds and record low temperatures sweep the Carolinas with towns from Asheville to Charlotte reporting single digits and low twenties. The coldest fall day brings subfreezing readings across mountains and Piedmont with many areas setting new lows while sunny skies prevail.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Asheville
Wilmington
New Bern
Piedmont
Gastonia
Salisbury
High Point
Raleigh
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Spartanburg
Greenwood
Henderson
Charlotte
Columbia
Indict 23 In Rum Conspiracy In Detroit Scandal
Detriot November 17 seven suspended officers and sixteen alleged bootleggers face bribery and conspiracy charges in a customs order patrol scandal. Eight of those charged were arraigned with others said to be involved in the probe continuing today.
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Detroit
Thanksgiving turkey benefits from drought and economy
In Chicago on Thanksgiving Day, drought aided turkey maturity while weak business conditions kept prices down. A six person feast cost around $5, with fruit and vegetables at 30 to 50 percent of 1929 levels. turkey sold at 35 to 40 cents per pound locally.
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Chicago
Cranky Gun Tries to Shoot Police Officer in Thanksgiving Chase
In Columbia South Carolina on November 27 AP reports Police Sergeant J H Hite faced Roosevelt Brown who disturbed the peace. Brown drew a gun and fired three times but the pistol jammed each attempt. later inspection showed the revolver fired when tested.
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Columbia
S. C
J. H. Hite
Roosevelt Brown
Roosevelt
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