Benson Murder Case in New York City
District Attorney Markham exposes Captain Leacock as a suspect in the Alvin Benson murder after detective Higginbotham traces him across Manhattan and Riverside Drive. Vance verifies the lead while Major Benson doubts the conclusion, urging caution before arrest. The scene closes with Markham determined to act on his findings.
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Philo Vance
John FX
Markham
New York County
Alvin H. Benson
Wall Street
Anthony Benson
Anna Platz
Alvin Benson
Muriel ST. Clair
Philip Leacock
Miss St. Clair
Leander Pfyfe
Ellix Hoffman
Paula Banning
Pfyfe’s
Benson and Benson
Bigsby Ostrander
William H. Moriarty
George G. Stitt
Stitt and McCoy
Maurice Dinwiddie
Ernest Heath
Burke, Snitkin, Emery
Ben Hanlon
District Attorney's Office
Phelps, Tracy, Springer, Higginbotham
District Attorney’s Office
Carl Hagedorn
Doremus
Vance
Benson
Pfyfe
Leacock
Pryfe
Stuyvesant Club
Captain Leacock
Higginbotham
Seventh-ninth
Broadway
Riverside Drive
Seventy-second
Central Park
Fifty-ninth
Avenue A
St. Clair
St. Clair’s
Usor
Alvin
Cascara Candy Cascaret Promises Gentle Bowel Relief
An advertisement touts cascara laxative in candy form called cascaret. It claims natural cascara cleanses the system without irritating the bowels, urges avoiding routine medicine, and notes cascaret is delicious for children and appealing to adults. Distribution lists price 10c six months and 25c per box.
Tebell drives Wolfpack hard before Florida clash
Raleigh October 20 Coach Tebell has driven the State College Wolfpack in three days of practice for the Tampa game with the University of Florida on October 22. A 30 to 7 win over Wake Forest left the squad healthy. Key players include star halfback George Hunsucker and passer Bob Warren.
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Raleigh
Gus “Ebell
Stateollege Wolfpack
University of Florida
Tampa
Wolves
Wake Forest
State
Tech
George Hunsucker
Clemson
Chick” Outen
South
Techs
Gators
Jack McDowell
Warren
Crum
Goodwin
Adams
Childress
Florida
Wolfpack
Demon Deacons
Fred Crum
Bob Warren
Tebell
Slaughter
High Point City Finances Show General Strength With Some Deficits
The High Point North Carolina consolidated balance sheet reports overall good city finances with large surpluses in most funds. Street Improvement Bond Fund and Municipal Building Bond Fund run deficits carried from the previous year, due to prior accounting gaps. A new accounting system now records all assets and liabilities and daily city-wide budgets, with the City Manager receiving regular reports. the budget for the present year is not yet adopted.
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High Point
Municipal
Plans completed for Moore County protective forest association
The Moore County Protective Association forms around Pinehurst in the Sandhills to safeguard forests. G McCameron chairs a committee with L L Biddle and H Carl Buchan overseeing details. Over 20 landowners join at two cents per acre across 30 000 acres, aiming to cover 50 000 acres and organize fire crews ahead of fall fire season.
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Moore County Protective Association
L. L. Biddle
Pinehurst
H. Carl Buchan
Aberdeen
C. H. Flory
Fayetteville
Moore County Association
North Carolina
French Army Barracks Adopt Vacuum Cleaners
Brooms have been replaced by vacuum cleaners in the barracks of the French armies, reflecting a shift in maintenance practices and equipment standards announced by military authorities.
Sweet Potato Nematode Widespread Damage Reported
Raleigh reports that a nematode or eel worm disease is harming certain sweet potato varieties, with heavy losses in sandy soils of eastern North Carolina. Porto Rico and Jersey varieties show resistance, while Nancy Hall Norton Yam and Southern Queen are highly susceptible. Growers advised to select clean seed and cull diseased tubers.
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Castern Carolina
Nancy
Poole
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Frank Swacker
Currie
van Dine
Cascarets
Goodyear
Lielle
Hiatt Tire CO
West High Street
The
University of Florida At Tampa
Colomtia
Chile
Colombia
Panama
City of
Consolidated
George G. Scott & Co
General Fund
Special Auditor
P. P. Pilcher
St. Improvement
O. S
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