Goes to Prison For Murder 17 Years Ago
Marydel Maryland townsfolk learn a local business man Benjamin Franklin confessed a 17 year old Florida murder. He fled after sentencing and drifted to Marydel where he chaired a filling station and church matters. Governors and Florida officials were contacted as citizens seek a possible pardon.
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Marydel
Del
Benjamin Franklin
Blountsville
Fla
Franklin
Florida
Buck
Carlton
Want Ads Offer 25 Cent Classifieds For Surplus Property
The News invites readers to place penny ads at twenty five cents to sell unwanted property such as horses cows wagons and cars. Credit offered to customers with a charge account. others must pay in advance. Remove surplus property by using the cheap advertising option.
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The
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Storm Ravages Elkin Causing Fire and Flood Damage
A severe afternoon storm in Elkin produced heavy rain and high winds. Lightning ignited a fire at Ed Worth Harris home on West Main Street while the Elkin Hardware building lost a 50 foot girder and flooded the store, with corn and small grain flattened in nearby fields. The fire was contained while Mrs. Harris was away. The storm featured a dramatic electrical display and ranks among the season’s most violent events.
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Elkin
Ed Worth Harris
West Main Street
Elkin Hardware Company
Vaudeville at the Grand with Texas Revels Company
Billy and Grace Carmen, famed Keith Orpheum and radio artists, appear with the Texas Revels company at the Grand Theatre for one day only Friday June 26. They showcase a monster marimba xylophone and a full musical program with scenery and lighting, plus radio appearances on WSJS WIS WDBJ WODX WLVA WCOA and WBT.
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Grace Carmen
Keith Orpheum
Texas Revels Company
Grand Theatre
United States
Texas Revels Cowboy Band
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WSJS
WIS
WDBJ
WODX
WLVA
WCOA
WBT
Keith-Orpheum
Texas
Can and Preserve State Slogan
A group of women attends a Mount Airy High School home economics demo in Surry County led by Mrs. Cornelia C. Morris on state and federal support for Governor Gardner's Live at Home program. The session promotes Burpee canning gear, steam pressure cookers, and modern preservation methods to prevent waste and ensure winter food supplies.
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Mount Airy High School
Gardner
Surry County
Cornelia C. Morris
State Home Demonstration Department
Stancell
Dixie Canner Co
Roanoke
Morris
Jane S. McKimmon
State College
Raleigh
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Bumper Fruit Crop Expected Across North Carolina and Virginia
The Greensboro News reports a forecast of a bumper fruit crop state wide amid record heat. Lawyer and orchardist Martin F. Douglas says North Carolina has about 4 million apple trees heavily laden, with Virginia listing around 12 million apple trees and a strong peach outlook.
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Greensboro
Martin F. Douglas
North Carolina
Douglas
Virginia
Apples Compete With Western Imports In Local Market
Mr. Douglas notes apples arrive locally but peak season will bring better and cheaper peaches. North Carolina apples flavor better but are smaller and less colored than western varieties. Western growers irrigation produces larger fruit and brighter color. local fruit excels in flavor due to soil. Demand for home grown fruit declined in two years. He bets no southern apple exists on Greensboro markets.
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North Carolina
Douglas
West
Mr. Douglas
Greensboro
Pair of Bullets and Life of Gangster
New York report states a gangster aide of Dutch Schultz was killed when he answered a doorbell. John Soricelli, 31, driver for Schultz, died in his tenement. Schultz bodyguard Daniel Tramascia was fatally shot Thursday during a clash with two detectives. Schultz, alias Arthur Flegenheimer, was arrested and released on $75,000 bail on three indictments for felonious assault and Sullivan law violations.
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New York
Dutch Schultz
Bronx
John Soricelli
Schultz
Daniel Tramascia
Arthur Flegenheimer
Man Dies After Wounding. Evidence Trails Through Home
Investigators traced Soricelli from the scene to his apartment kitchen before transport to a hospital where he died an hour later. He told officers at the hospital not to bother with him as he was dying.
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Soricelli
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