The Whisperer and the Mob’s Publicity Tactics
A column discusses a new press agentry figure named The Whisperer who spreads sensational tales for mob bosses. It explains how he operates by word of mouth to announce intruder moves, inflame rivals, and build fear before territory moves. The piece also notes Mark Twain’s varied life and civic activity in New York.
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New York
Stanley Walker
Underworld
Walker
Ballyhoo
Joe
Charlie
College Extension Schools
Mark Twain Remarks on My Desk Letter from Tom Saw yer
A New Yorker signs as Tom Saw yer complains that Mark Twain’s life in New York is under celebrated. He notes the Greenwich Village house, a bronze plaque, and the city’s neglect of Twain’s 100th birth anniversary. He recalls Clemens leaving Hannibal for a life with Ben Franklin’s spirit and low pay in the biographical sketch.
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Hannibal
Mark Twain
New York
Seth Low
Tammany and the Tiger
Croker
Tom Sawyer
Greenwich Village
Samuel Clemens
New York City
Twain
Ben Franklin
Playgrounds End Successful Season in Asheboro
In Asheboro on September 4, a display of children’s handicraft from two community playgrounds fills a local merchant window. The items include woven mats rugs embroidered aprons and toys arranged by directors Virginia Barker Pauline Parker Dilliard Chisholm and Gail Holt. The season ends with a grand Play Day at Lindley Park this afternoon featuring games and contests for hundreds of attending children.
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Asheboro
Virginia , Barker
Pauline Parker
Dilliard Chisholm
Gail Holt
Lindley Park
Fights Last Night Highlights Featherweight Title Retention
Summary of last night’s boxing results across multiple cities. Key bouts include Dave Crowley losing by knockout to a British challenger, Al Delaney outpointing Eddie Winston in Waterbury, Jack Trammell defeating LeRoy Haynes in Youngstown, Max Baer stopping Soldier Franks in Provo, Freddie Steele outpointing Hayden Stuhley in Spokane in a non title bout, and Lou Ambers outpointing Tony Canzoneri in New York for the world lightweight chain title. The report notes Pundit Mike Belloise among daily US boxing papers.
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New York
Dave Crowley
Great Britain
Waterbury
Conn
al Delaney
Detroit
Eddie
Winston
Hartford
Youngstown
Jack Trammell
LeRoy Haynes
Philadelphia
Provo
Utah
Max Baer
Livermore
Calif
Soldier Franks
Fort Douglas
Spokane
Wash
Freddie Steele
Tacoma
Hayden (Young) Stuhley
Chicago
Lou Ambers
Herkimer
Tony Canzoneri
Newspian
Mike Belloise
United States
Patternless Puzzle Horizontal 1 2 3 Clue List
Crossword style clues in two directions with numbers and wordplay hints. Includes multiple definitions and word associations across horizontal and vertical entries. Readers fill intersecting letters to solve the puzzle.
Randolph County Waives Tuition For All County Students
Randolph County will not charge tuition for any pupil entering local schools this fall. Children outside Asheboro city limits may attend without tuition. The district adds four new buses, replacing four older ones, and English and foreign language books may be rented instead of bought.
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Randolph
Randolph County
T. F. Bulla
Asheboro
Paris Police Hold World’s Largest Fingerprint Collection
Paris police boast the world’s largest repository of criminal fingerprints. The archive centralizes identification records and supports investigative work across the city and beyond.
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Paris
Installment plans drive 60.8 percent of 1935 auto sales
Figures indicate that sixty point eight percent of automobiles marketed in 1935 were sold on the installment plan.
Baseball Standings and Today’s American League Games
Schedule shows New York at Boston and Philadelphia at Washington. Standings list New York 70 60 .538, Detroit 68, Cleveland 63, Washington 68 63, Philadelphia 47 84. Yesterday results: Chicago 3 0, Boston 2 5, St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 2, New York 6 Cleveland 4, Washington 3 Detroit 1.
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New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Acviceseveses
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Washington
Sid Boss
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago at Pittsburgh in lone scheduled game
Report lists Chicago and Pittsburgh as the only game on the slate with results from other matchups: Philadelphia defeated New York 4-1 while Pittsburgh fell 3-5, Cincinnati 3-6, Boston 0-4, Brooklyn beat Chicago 1-0, and New York edged St. Louis 2-1.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
Baseball leaders listed by league with top performers in batting runs and pitching for both American and National leagues. Notable figures include Gehrig Averill Medwick Ott Hubbell and other star players across Indians Yankees Cardinals Giants Cubs Pirates Bees and Reds.
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Averill
Indians
Gehrig
Yankees
Gehringer
Tigers
Trosky
Walker
DiMaggio
Lary
Browns
Powell
Hadley
Pearson
Medwick
Cardinals
P. Waner
Pirates
J. Martin
Ott
Giants
Demaree
Cubs
Herman
Goodman
Reds
Berger
Bees
S. Martin
Hubbell
Lucas
Auto-Killer Is Sent To Prison
Albert Brant a 21 year old former taxi driver was sentenced by Judge J Will Pless to six to eight years for the deaths of two young girls struck by his car on a Charlotte street August 17. The case centering on the automobile accident ended with the sentencing today.
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Charlotte
Albert Brant
Axi
J. Will Pless
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