Murder at the Golden Bowl in Jazz Era Mystery
Bob Tait searches for Myrna Dombey after Sudden Dombey is shot at the Golden Bowl. Detective Feeley and Harris Rogers press band members for details while Tait rushes to the Claremont Apartments hoping to find Myrna before police and questions escalate. The narrative follows tense inquiries and rumors amid a swinging jazz scene.
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Myrna Dombey
Swirg
Robert Tait
Anne Lester
Myrna
Dannie Feeley
Sudden Dombey
Dombey
Tait
Golden Bowl
Bob Tait
Michael Dunphy
Mike
Dunphy
Donnie Feeley
Donnie
Cohart
Rob Tait
Fee
Harris Rogers
Officer Freeley
Freeley
Mr. Tait
Rogers
Swingateers
Claremont Apartments
Mike Dunphy
Three Convicted Of Driving Drunk In Thomasville
In Thomasville, Judge Cc W Gillam found Clarence Workman Willie Lee Miller and PD G Carter guilty of driving while drunk and fined each 50 dollars plus court costs with a twelve month license revocation. Raymond Jarrett guilty of liquor law violation paid 10 dollars. Walter Black and Ralph Young noted for speeding. Andrew Scott convicted of possessing liquor for sale and given a suspended twelve month road sentence conditioned on leaving Davidson County for three years. Pruned whiskey remark noted in court.
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Thomasville
Police Department of
Cc. W. Gillam
Gillam
Clarence Workman
Willie Lee Miller
PD. G. Carter
Raymond Jarrett
Workman
Walter Black
Ralph Young
Andrew Scott
Davidson County
Gilliams
World's Fair 1939 to serve thirty million hot dogs
Report says thirty million frankfurters and hamburgers will be eaten at the 1939 New York World's Fair. Fair grounds will feature 70 or 80 stands, enough meat to fill 489 refrigerated freight cars, with a rope-length if strung end to end reaching from New York to London.
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New York
Atlantic
London
How Can I Use Mucilaged Brown Paper Tape
The article advises labeling jars of jelly and preserves with gummed tape and using it to seal small packages without string. It also suggests it can help stabilize a cemented dish or bowl until set.
Federal Grand Jury Probes AMA and DC Medical Society
Chief Justice Alfred A. Wheat ordered a special federal grand jury investigation into antitrust charges against the American Medical Association and the District of Columbia Medical Society. About 6,750,000 people use swimming baths annually.
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Washington
Alfred A. Wheat
Federal District Court
American Medical Association
District of Columbia Medical Society
Look and Learn A C Gordon Quiz Ad
A question quiz titled Look and Learn A C Gordon poses five items on reproduction, architecture, materials, capitals, and celestial names. Answers identify the white ant as the prolific breeder, Goethe as the originator of frozen music, mohair from goat hair, Juneau as Alaska’s capital, and Sirius as the Dog Star.
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Juneau
Goethe
Alaska
Shortage Of Skilled Workers In Thomasville
Thomasville on October 5 reports a shortage of skilled workers and domestic help in the local Employment Service files. Mrs. G E Crowell urged unemployed skilled and domestic workers to register. 56 were placed in September, with over eighty percent placed in private industry.
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Thomasville
G. E. Crowell
North Carolina
Lessons in English by W. L. Gordon
English lesson notes discuss misused words and correct spellings. It explains how to say positions in the president's office, clarifies preferred spellings, and defines epitomize as abridge or summarize.
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W. L. Gordon
Coyote Bites Hunter During Skinning in Oregon
In Roseburg Oregon L B Proefrock attempting to skin a coyote he had just shot was bitten when the animal suddenly rose from the hide. He fetched his gun to finish preparing the animal for the taxidermist and then went to a doctor for tetanus protection.
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Freeley
Anne Lester
Tait
Mike Dunphy
Mike
Donnie
Dunphy
Roseburg
Ore
L. B. Proefrock
Proefrock
Galapagos Tortoises Worthy of Named Home
The Galapagos Islands derive their name from the giant tortoises once abundant there. Galapago means tortoise in Spanish. The giant brown bear, or Ko diak bear, is cited as the largest carnivorous animal still living.
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Galapagos Islands
Galapago
Modern Etiquette Advice Q A by Roberta Lee
A discreet excerpt notes accepting invitations requires entering into all festivities in good faith. It states wedding gifts need prompt acknowledgments though order is unknown. A polite reply to compliments is simply thank you.
Actress known as the girl with the topaz eyes
The reference is to an actress famed in silent films nicknamed the girl with the topaz eyes. The topaz color is yellow to brownish yellow. She entered films in the year 1915, the same year the Lusitania sank.
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Lusitania
Want
Unemployment Benefits To Be Paid In 48 States and Districts
All 48 states plus District of Columbia and Alaska and Hawaii will pay unemployment benefits to eligible unemployed workers next year.
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District of Columbia
Alaska
Hawaii
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Quamnic
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Look and Learn
A. C. Gordon By
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Roberta Lee
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Jay Relief
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