Tremont Murder Case Haunts David Bannister Again
David Bannister, now a newspaper reporter for The Post, pursues clues in the Tremont murder case. He learns of a missing blond suspect and follows leads from Aunt Kate to the city desk, then to a jail ward where a gray eyed girl recognizes him.
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Tracy King
T? Bannister
Ister
Scurlach
Parrott
Melvina Hollis
King
Canary
Ptain McNeal
Debureau
Misser
Mat
Jim Paxton
The
Post
Bannister
Gainey
David Bannister
Kate
David
Drugan
Matthew
Melvina Hollister
Tremont
Mrs. Hewlett
the Post
Paxton
Austin
Central Headquarters
Cunningham
Murphy
Bannist
It pays to be legal
Bruce Catton argues repeal shifts burden to citizens and outlines how legal purchases and tax revenue can curb bootlegging. He warns that bootleggers persist and calls for lawful choices to fund government and reduce crime, proposing a new civic slogan: It pays to be legal.
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Legger
Thomasville Auto Company Obtains State Charter
Three new firms were chartered by secretary of state Stacey W. Wade. The Thomasville Auto Company of Thomasville is authorized with capital under $100,000 and a $300 stock subscription by M. B. Autrey, RFR. & Brown, and C. C. Mizell, all of Thomasville.
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Raleigh
Stacey W. Wade
Thomasville Auto Company
Thomasville
M. B. Autrey
RFR. &. Brown
CC. Mizell
Mercury Lacks Atmosphere Fueled by Sun's Gravity
Mercury has no substantial atmosphere as solar gravity erodes it. The planet remains airless and dominated by harsh space environment, with surface conditions shaped by solar wind and extreme temperature swings.
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Mercury
Habeas Corpus Hearing Set for Hosiery Strike Leaders
In Asheboro a habeas corpus hearing is scheduled in Durham tonight before Justice W J Brogdon for Paul Allred and Jim Phillips leaders in a Derwick Silk Hosiery mill strike. Leland Stanford, retained by the AFL, obtained the hearing. They were arrested Sunday on charges of threatening mill employee Claude Willis and held on $800 bonds each. Howard Way also arrested refused release efforts.
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Asheboro
Durham
W. J. Brogdon
Paul Allred
Jim Phillips
Derwick
Leland Stanford
High Point
American Federation of Labor
Claude Willis
Howard Way
Allred
Phillips
Convicted Of Stealing $11 From Actress Purse
A municipal court jury found Alfred C. Read, Jr. guilty of petty theft for stealing $11 from actress Claire Windsor’s purse. Read acted as his own attorney and faces up to 180 days in jail and a $500 fine if a new trial is denied.
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Los Angeles
Claire Windsor
Alfred C. Read
Oakland
Purse
Read
Correction in Amy Charge Case Names Prosecution Witness
Mrs. J. R. Bowman mother of Mrs. Earl Williams acted as the prosecuting witness in the major amy charge. The young man was bound over to Superior court after probable cause was found by Magistrate J. M. Davis Monday afternoon. Reports show Mrs Williams held the letters backing the prosecution but she requested the correction.
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J. R. Bowman
Earl Williams
J. M. Davis
Williams
Rainbows Seen Even After Sunset in Skyward View
A brief note reports that rainbows can appear after sundown, challenging the common belief that they only form in daylight. Observers describe light refractions through moist air creating faint colored arcs in the night sky.
Restaurateurs Set Cocktail Prices in New York
The Society of Restaurateurs met in executive session and proposed a tentative price scale for after dinner drinks ranging from 30 to 50 cents. Cocktails at 30 and 35 and 40 cents cover gin whisky and classic mixes. 35 cents for fancy drinks. 40 cents for an Old Fashioned. 50 cents and up for aged whiskeys. liqueurs at 40 cents.
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New York
Society of Restaurateurs
Bronx
Manhattan
Turkeys Loose In Morganton As Bird Dogs Spark Chase
In Morganton Sid Berry sold turkeys on the square when two bird dogs spurred a jailbreak. Twenty five birds escaped. crowds helped recapture all but one perched on a building. A man bought the lone turkey as is for a dollar, and a ladder captured the last bird.
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Morganton
Sid Berry
Berry
Vanderburg Sentenced Eight Months for Assault
Gastonia, Nov 30 Jake Vanderburg once tied to a notorious murder case received an eight month road sentence in superior court for assaulting Connie Glance a Gastonia girl during a confrontation at the Vanderburg farm where her family lives.
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Gastonia
Jake Vanderburg
Connie Glance
Vanderburg
John R. English’s Automobile Stolen
A 1927 Buick sedan owned by John R. English was stolen on Woodrow Avenue. English, residing at 502 Lindsay Street, left the car briefly at a Woodrow Avenue residence and returned to find it missing.
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John R. English
Woodrow Avenue
Mr. English
Lindsay Street
Smithsonian statue of Laddie Boy dog funded by pennies
The Smithsonian Institution houses a bronze statue of Laddie Boy, President Harding’s dog, crafted from 19,314 pennies donated by U S newsboys.
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Smithsonian Institution
Laddie Boy
Harding
U. S
Thanksgiving chapel program at senior high school
The annual Thanksgiving program organized by the Girls' league was held in the auditorium. The event featured devotional exercises and a donation drive of food and money to the welfare department, with Nancy Hill presiding and Miss Smart accepting the gifts. Dan Smith led the glee club in music.
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Girls’ League
Anne Albright
Nancy Hill
Joseph Rennie
First Presbyterian Church
Tom Jones
Miss Smart
Glee Club
Dan Smith
Washington Firm Loses Blue Eagle
The recovery administration ordered Loft, Inc. to surrender the Blue Eagle for its five Washington restaurants. Investigators found waitresses were paid 14 1/2 cents an hour, below the 27 cent minimum of the Presidential agreement. NRAA said management claimed tips could be counted as wages despite official interpretations.
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Washington
the Recovery Administration
Loft, Inc
Blue Eagle
District of Columbia Compliance Board
NRAA
Furniture code fate unclear during Johnson Warm Springs trip
General Hugh S. Johnson NRA administrator visited Fayetteville on route from Warm Springs to Washington but refused to discuss any furniture code. E. F. McGrady said 27 codes were signed at Warm Springs and denied bringing a furniture code, noting the party did not bring one down.
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Fayetteville
Hugh S. Johnson
NRA
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Washington
E. F. McGrady
Johnson
McGrady
Chiselers Clash With Wage Scale On Civil Works
Raleigh dispatch reports critics of the Civil Works Administration wage scale from 45 cents to 1.10 per hour arguing it disrupts labor markets while supporters say the program boosts local commerce and manufacturers as 68,000 workers are employed, spending earnings on groceries and goods.
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Civil Works Administration
Civil Works Program
Civil Works
Santa Claus Visits High Point Reflects World Customs
The Enterprise preview outlines how Santa Claus is celebrated worldwide from Holland and the United States to England France Germany Austria and the local High Point event. It notes the Merchants association sponsors the visit and promises a feature on St Nick’s gifts and the city’s plans.
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Santa Claus
High Point
Merchants Association
St. Nicholas
Santa
America
San Nicholas
Holland
United States
England
France
Germany
St. Nick
Christ Child
Austria
Nicholas
Kris Krinkle
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Mur- Bannister
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Rheta Wynekoop
Chicago
Alice L. Wynekoop
Dr. Rennie Speaker
Tokio
Mary F. Welch
Guilford County
North Carolina
J. C. Welch
Elizabeth Welch
J. A. Clinard
Guilford
J. W. Clinard
David H. Parsons
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