Cattle Baron Robbed of $91,000 in Chicago Hotel
Tulsa rancher A. A. Jack Drummond reports losing 91000 in cash after a turkey dinner, claiming money belt and notes disappeared from a Chicago Loop hotel room. Police question the tale and consider possible confidence trickers following him from Tulsa to Chicago.
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Chicago
Ill
A. A
Jack) Drummond
Tulsa
Okla
Drummond
Elmo Thomas
Exchangetional Bank of Tulsa
Brine Cure Best Method For Pork Says North Dakota College
North Dakota Agricultural College experiments show brine cure followed by hardwood smoke is most effective for curing pork. Oak barrels or stone jars work best, and cleanliness favors a cement vat though it is noisy to clean. Meat specialist A Severson notes temperature outweighs salt for bacterial control in curing.
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North Dakota Agricultural College
A. Severson
Crider Sentenced to Life for Horse Theft
Petersburg West Virginia William Crider was sentenced to life imprisonment after pleading guilty to stealing a horse. Crider was a fourth offender.
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Petersburg
W. Va
William Crider
Crider
N C Divorc ee Dies in Crash in Arkansas
Mrs. Spencer Wise 24 of High Point North Carolina died in a St Francis River bayou crash while returning from a divorce hearing in Little Rock. Pilot FE Yoder also killed. Wise was a noted society and golf figure. Yoder left a widow and three children.
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Spencer Wise
High Point
Arkansas
Marianna
Ark
Little Rock
N. C
Here
St. Fancis
FE. K. Yoder
Wise
Frank Wineskie
Memphis
Yoder
Cumberland Grand Jury Favors Whipping Post
Cumberland county grand jury urges creation of a whipping post for petty offenders in its report to the Superior Court. The panel asks Cumberland’s lawyer and lawmakers to push a bill in the next Legislature to establish the post, citing a class that prefers prison and public expense.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Cumberland County
Large Rise in Air Travel Reported by Chapin
Secretary Chapin described a strong expansion of scheduled air transportation in his annual report. He noted that passenger traffic for 1931 exceeded 1930 and was more than triple 1929, with gains also in air mail and air express. Early 1932 data suggested further increases through the year.
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Washington
Chapin
Commerce
Air Lines
Vacancies in Marine Corps to be filled this month
The Greensboro Marine Corps recruiting station announces limited vacancies to be filled in December and January. Sergeant Motte V. Griffith oversees the effort. High school graduates aged 18 to 30 may apply by mail or in person, with selections based on the varied duties of service ashore and afloat.
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United States Marine Corps Recruiting Station
Greensboro
N. C
Motte V. Griffith
Marine Corps
Cheyenne's Gold Room in Wreckers Hands
Cheyenne Wyoming news notes the historic gold room known as Jim Allen's Place is being demolished by a wrecking crew. Once a famed gathering spot for notable West figures and Union Pacific ceremony, it declines to a memory amid the debris. Surry County Poultrymen report egg costs and sales for the year. A debt collector remark is included as a humorous aside.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Jim Allen
Union Pacific
Jim’” Bridger
Kit Carson
Wild Bil” Hickock
Jane
Buffalo Bill Cody
Wyatt Bary
George Francis Train
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L. Greer
Mabel
Mast’s
Todd
Brown’s
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Stephens
Hodgson’s
Stony Fork
Cook’s
Saxon
Eller McNeil’s
Elk
Triplett’s
Bamboo
Critcher’s
P. M
Blue Ridge
Storie’s
Blowing Rock
Beaver Dam
J. M. Sherwood
Don Hagaman
Silverstone
Jas. B. Mast
W. F. Sherwood
Boone
A. D. Wilson
Kansas City
Spain
Hours’, Inc
Cumberland Grand Jury
Surry County
Watauga Democrat
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