Annual Vacation Ended for Otto Wood in Statesville
Otto Wood North Carolina’s crafty convict ended his vacation in Mooresville and Statesville after a lengthy escape. He toured Winston-Salem and other towns before riding back into Statesville, where a pursuit followed. He told reporters he plans no further breakouts and hopes to stay with his family.
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Otto Wood
Mooresville
Statesville
North Carolina
Mooresvill
Wood
Winston-Salem
Tredel
Chief Woodsides
Raleigh
Selma
Florence
Wadesboro
Winston
Roanoke
Bluefield
W. Va
Huntington
Bramwell
North Wilkesboro
Buddy
Huffman
Greensboro
Hyman Tilley Arson Case Opens in Stuart
Stuart Virginia December 5 The trial of Leon and Charles Hyman of Greensboro and D E Tilley of Mount Airy on arson charges will be called next Tuesday in circuit court Each defendant is held on 5000 bond facing two indictments including arson and conspiracy to burn Patrick Jobbing Company Inc at Stuart to collect insurance The trio deny the charges claiming alibis and that they were not in Stuart August 4 The state alleges the Hymans organized a stock company and insured 38000 in goods The fire happened as drought left Stuart water pressure low A mystery witness may reveal the cost of goods and the fire cause A second matter on the docket is ouster proceedings against J D Walker a county official for road work while in office
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Stuart
Leon
Charles Hyman
Greensboro
D. E. Tilley
Mount Airy
Atrack
Patrick Jobbing Company, Inc
Hyman Brothers
Winston-Salem
N. C
Patrick
J. D. Walker
Board of Supervisors
Old Fiddle From Garretts Worth 10000 to Detroiter
Urbana report says an old broken fiddle found in a Garrett garret was valued at 10000 by Detroit violinist F B Cherloski. The instrument cost the Menges 25 and bears a Stradivarius label with Cremona date 1716 and maker initials A B S.
Farmers Union Opposes Eight Month School Term
Raleigh December 4 The State Farmers Union adopts resolutions opposing an eight month school term and favoring reforms including a state printery for free textbooks and abolition of lawyer speeches to juries. It plans a farmer labor questionnaire for spring primaries to gauge candidates views on agricultural and industrial issues.
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Corporation Commission
Western Union Telegraph Company
Pardon drive for last Allen members in Virginia prison
A campaign seeks clemency for Sidna Allen and Wesley Edwards, the remaining Allen clan members in the Virginia penitentiary for the Hillsville courthouse tragedy of 1922. Petitions target Governor-Elect Byrd. previous pleas to Governor Trinkle failed.
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Danville
Allen
Carroll County
Hillsville
Sidna Allen
Wesley Edwards
Virginia
Harry Flood Byrd
Trinkle
Sidna Edwards
Friel Allen
Claude Swanson Allen
Floyd Allen
Thornton Massie
Malibu Ranch Subdivided and Sold After Century in Coast Line
Santa Monica California December 5 The Malibu ranch an 18000 acre coastal property with 24 miles of Pacific frontage will be subdivided into home sites The land has a long history including ownership by Don Tapia Don Leon Victor Prudhomme and Frederick Hastings Rindge who fought legal battles and supported a $500000 railway to protect the grant The current owner Mrs Rindge opposes a nearby military highway that would cut beach properties
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Pacific Ocean
Spain
Don Jose Cartolone Tapia
Califor
Tapia
Don Leon Victor Prudhomme
Prudhomme
United States
Don Matio Keller
Los Angeles
Keller
Frederick Hastings Rindge
May K. Rindge
Rindge
Western Railway Lines
Tobacco Co-ops Laying Plans For Another 5-Year Sign-Up
Tobacco farmers in three states have endorsed a new five year cooperative marketing plan. The Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association reports nearly 600 million pounds sold since 1922 with payments above the five year historical price, as Virginia North Carolina and South Carolina bands organize sign ups around 65 percent. Withdrawals allowed above 50 percent production, forming federated pools under local directors. Eastern North Carolina and Sun Cured Virginia may join later.
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Raleigh
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
Virginia
Old Belt
North Carolina
South Carolina
Hells
M. O. Wilson
Drunken Hog Reveals Large Mississippi Still
In Hattiesburg Mississippi a drunken hog led deputies to a hidden still at J J Newton Lumber Co. yard. Deputy Ward Camp found a complete 100 gallon still connected to a lumber plant steam system. Fingerprint clues in clay sealing may identify the moonshiner.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Mississippi
J. J. Newton Lumber Company
Depuuty
Ward Camp
Camp
Horse Stealing Passing Yet Association Flourishes
The Anti-Horse Thief association remains active with over 50 000 members across eight midwestern states. Founded records trace to Clark County Missouri in 1854, with A C Reid serving as president for 32 years. Local sub order members reported thefts of poultry and livestock totaling 1300 dollars, with about 700 dollars recovered.
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Budapest
Austria-Hungary
Carpathians
Siberia
Jacksonville
Clark County
Missouri
A. C. Reid
Here
George S. Norfleet In Serious Condition After Stroke
Winston-Salem reports George S. Norfleet a prominent business and fraternal figure is seriously ill at his home. The stroke followed a return from a business trip north and has left his right side and speech affected. Norfleet is Past Grand Master of the North Carolina Grand Lodge of Masons and Past Grand Commander of the Knights Templar.
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Winston-Salem
George S. Norfleet
Norfleet
North Carolina
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West Virginia
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Hyman - Tilley
Mt. Airy
Garretts
Farmers’ Union
Farmer-Labor
State Farmer’s Union
State Federation of Labor
Cameron Morrison
Robert N. Page
O. Max Gardner
Last OF Allens
Santa Monica
Cal
California Coast
Malibu Ranch
Nia
Don Tapia
California
Padress
San Fernando
Tobacco
Amur
Red
Red Army
Vladivostok
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