Patrol Inspects School Buses in Statewide Check
Raleigh reports the State Highway Patrol has inspected most school buses across counties and finds about 75 percent with defects. Drivers must fix issues within a set period and return signed cards from mechanics. Patrol warns of possible arrests if cards are not returned and defects corrected, citing brakes and rear emergency doors as common problems.
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Raleigh
State Highway Patrol
Charles D. Farmer
Farmer
Washington Named First President by State Department
The State Department announced that George Washington was the first President of the United States, taking office April 30, 1789. It notes pre-1781 Congress presiding officers and explains John Hanson’s role under the Articles of Confederation was not the office of the President of the United States.
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Washington
D. C
George Washington
United States
State Department
Department
John Hanson
Continental Congress
Samuel Huntington
Connecticut
Thomas McKean
United States of America
Prison gates open for fall
Albert B. Fall, ex Harding cabinet member, freed from the New Mexico State Penitentiary after nine months and nineteen days of a year and a day sentence. He left in an ambulance at 1 22 p m for El Paso via Tres Rios ranch, reportedly in no better health but cheerful, while federal officials debated his full term with the warden.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Albert B. Fall
Edward L. Doheny
New Mexico State Penitentiary
Fall
Harding
el Paso
Tres Rios Ranch
Fiske
Ed Swope
Penitentiary
Washington
Furl the Banner and Remember the Fallen
Poem credits Father Ryan lamenting the Confederate flag as a symbol of sacrifice. It mourns vanished strength yet honors those who bore it and the dead, urging reverence and folded memory rather than revival.
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Father Ryan
Swift trial planned for Gaston B Means in Lindbergh kidnap plot
Washington authorities press for a swift indictment of Gaston B Means on larceny after trust for $100,000 paid by Mrs. Edward McLean to secure the return of the Lindbergh baby. A federal grand jury will report on Tuesday as investigators seek Means associates and a federal arraignment, possibly Friday.
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Washington
Gaston B. Means
Lindbergh
United States
L. A. Rover
Edward McLean
Washington Post
Means
McLean
South Carolina
Grand Jury Refuses Indictment in Bank Robbery Case
Monck's Corner South Carolina two men Miller and Woodward admitted robbing the Peoples State Bank of South Carolina and fled with nearly $2,000. The Berkeley County grand jury refused to indict, finding insufficient evidence. The men, who later surrendered, would not reveal the hidden money or discuss the case further.
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Monck’s Corner
S. C
H. H. Miller
Blease Woodward
Berkeley County
Peoples State Bank of South Carolina
A. R. McGowan
Miller
Woodward
Margaret Wiggins
Aes
Catawba County Poultrymen See Profit on Early Broilers
Catawba County poultrymen report a profit from early broilers this season with prices from 20 to 25 cents per pound. About 3,000 birds will be sold this week.
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Catawba County
A Father's Confession to His Little Boy Billy
A father, moved by Eugene Field's Little Boy Blue, recalls past harshness and vows to protect his son from diphtheria. He resolves to spend more time, be a true companion, and safeguard Billy with immunization, keeping him close to mother and him.
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Billy Boy
Sandman
Eugene Fields
Little Boy Blue
Boy Blue
Blue
Sonny
Pal
Billy
Mother
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