Homicide rates and crime critiques spark state contrasts
Secretary G Cyoit Williams of the Board of Charities and Corrections discusses crime trends since the war. He cites a New Hampshire report showing deaths from auto accidents and fewer offenses, contrasting with South Carolina’s alleged average of one homicide per day and a rise in accidental killings by youth with deadly weapons.
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G_ Cyoit Williams
Board of Charities and Corre
Patyszito
Williams
Ram
State of Charities and Corrections of
Hampshire
New Hampshire
South Carolina
Sarajevo Largely Unscathed by War Report
Sarajevo Bosnia July 11 By Mail Sarajevo scene of the assassination of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria suffered less from the war than many other Balkan cities. Compared with Belgrade it is a city of luxury and plenty with cafes, well stocked stores, and thriving Jewish and Turkish souvenir vendors. Hotel and restaurant service is reportedly poor.
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Sarajevo
Bosnia
Archduke Ferdinand of
Austria
Balkans
Belgrade
Language shift and service woes in Yugoslav state
In South Europe the shift to Croat and Serbian in official use reduces German influence. Posters in concert halls promote a Serbian identity. Official statements claim little dissatisfaction with the Jugo-Slav state, as workers’ fatigue under new norms persists.
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Europe
Wir
Athens
Belgrade
Sarajevo
Cotton crop condition 58.2 percent for belt on Aug 25
Columbia reports the American Cotton Association states the belt crop condition at 58.2 percent as of August 25, noting late development, disease, severe boll weevil and insect damage, labor shortages, and expected record abandonment and off grades. Government figures due September 2 show near agreement with a one percent variance.
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Columbia
American Cotton Association
Lyield
Department of Agriculture
Prison For 'ot Commit. Aged Woman in Sta Crime
A Greensboro News story by Tom Rost reports 78 year old Aunt Sarah Wycoff, jailed 40 years in Raleigh State Quarantine for a crime she did not commit. The man Bob McCorkle, a Black man, was hanged after alleged complicity. A letter from Aunt Sarahs daughter-in-law hints at a murder deal between the killer and others. The case spans Catawba and Alexander counties with Aunt Sarah perhaps spared by her sex. She wishes to remain in prison the rest of her life. attendants support her stay.
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Sarah Wycoff
Greensboro
Tom Rost
Raleigh
Erin
Bob McCorkle
Sarah
Catawba
Alexander
Prn
Fatal Auto Accident Near Baker's Mill Bridge
A Ford touring car, speeding, turned turtle at the Baker's Mill bridge edge Sunday night, killing one Croatan instantly and injuring several others. Passengers were pinned under the body. the Croatans expect to recover. The crash is alleged to be tied to "Monkey Rum."
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Baker’s Mill
Doans Kidney Pills Backed By Dillon Resident
In Dillon, Mrs. B. B. Benfield testifies that Doan’s Kidney Pills relieved years of back and kidney pain after failed relief from bending, dizziness, and blurred vision. She endorses the product, noting lasting benefits since her Fayetteville, North Carolina experience. Sold at all dealers. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y. ad.
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Doan
Dillon
B. B. Benfield
Fayetteville
N. C
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
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Ford
Turtle
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C. E. Daniel
Nichols
D. C
Dillon County
Hamer, Hamer & Darby Auction and Realty Co
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St. Matthews
S. C
Parham
W.C. Parham
Latta
S.C
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