Record #:

15333

Author(s):

Stubbs, Alston

Abstract:

North Carolina lost 646 soldiers in World War I. During a similar ten-month period, 1,404 drivers were killed on the state's highways. Such statistics increase the call to establish and enforce a drivers' license law in North Carolina. Stubbs presents some interesting facts and statistics in support of such a law.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 25, Nov 1934, p1, 24

Subject(s):

Drivers' licenses--Laws and legislation

Record #:

15334

Author(s):

Young, Dick

Abstract:

Frank Littlejohn is chief of detectives of the Charlotte Police Force. Hired by the Charlotte City Council 1927, he has been responsible for the solving of every major crime in the area, save one. F.B.I. Director J. Edgar Hoover has called Littlejohn \"the finest detective in America.\" In 1933, he was responsible for the capture of Roger \"The Terrible\" Touhy's gang who had come to Charlotte to rob a mail truck; Touhy was on trial in Chicago and the gang and come south to raise money for his defense.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 25, Nov 1934, p7, 27, por

Subject(s):

Littlejohn, Frank, 1885-1965; Police chiefs--Charlotte

Record #:

15335

Author(s):

Norris, Jeannie Faris

Abstract:

The original Chatham Mills started in 1845 and for years has been a manufacturer of blankets. As a sideline, the company produced a quantity of homespun. A chance request by some employees for homespun so they could make suits for themselves had an unusual effect when other people saw the suits and wanted them. Soon production of homespun increased, and contracts were made with the world's largest men's tailor, L. Grief & Bro., of Baltimore. The main worry of the company now is to keep up with the homespun demand.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 25, Nov 1934, p11, por

Subject(s):

Chatham Mills (Pittsboro); Homespun material; Clothing industry

Record #:

15359

Author(s):

Grimes, Alice Dugger

Abstract:

Eating habits in North Carolina have changed over the years. For example, the heavy Southern breakfast of the past has all but disappeared from today's breakfast table. Grimes compares what was served in the past with what is served today in the state.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 2 Issue 25, Nov 1934, p12, 27, il

Subject(s):

Eating habits; Food preparation