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Alamance County News, Aug. 3, 1924

Alamance County News Briefs

Burlington Bank Rummaged Friday with No Success

Burlington, Aug. 2—Early yesterday morning some person or persons gained access to the interior of the First Savings Bank and rummaged all over the place, except the vault, which could not be entered. When the assistant cashier arrived he found papers scattered all ove the floor and a sum of money, taken in late the day before, missing. The loss was not great. At first it was thought entrance had been made from a broken window in the rear, but the police had finger-print experts, who say the print on the papers corresponds with those oa negro man, who possibly had access to the building. No definite information has been given out yet.

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Free TB Clinics

Beginning next Monday at tuberculosis clinic will be held at Graham, lasting two weeks, the first week for whites and the second for colored people. Miss Lois Cates, local Red Cross nurse, will assist Dr. Perry in the clinic. the people of the county are being urged to come and have a free expert examination so that they may be able to check the disease where it has not gone too far.

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Former President of Elon College in Hospital

Dr. W.S. Long of Chapel Hill, father of Dr. W.S. Long Jr. of Graham, is in a hospital in Sanford with injuries received a few days ago as he was on his way to the peach orchards. He was driving and his car ran into a sandbank and was wrecked. He was rushed to the hospital, and it was thought he was only slightly hurt, but it is feared now that he has internal injuries. Dr. Long is well known here and was for many years president of Elon College.

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Miss Sara Fogleman, 76

Miss Sara Fogleman, aged 76, died at her home at Gibsonville yesterday morning, after a brief illness. Funeral services were held this morning at the Lutheran church by her pastor, Rev. W.E. McLanahan. She is survived by three sisters and one brother. Dr. H.V. Murray of this place is her nephew.

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Cates Retired, Stanford Appointed

A.P. Cates, police patrolman here for several years, has been retired and the records in the chief’s office show that he has been most efficient. Mr. Cates wants to take a month’s complete rest before deciding just what he will do. C.A. Stanford, of this place, took up his duties as patrolman, following his election by the board of aldermen some months ago. He will be stationed in the eastern end of the town.

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Arrested, Turned Over to Hillsboro Authorities

Three young white men, giving their names as Carl Johnson, Thurston Hayden and Edd Walls, of Anderson, S.C., were arrested here yesterday by Officer Cates upon advice from Hillsboro that they had forcibly driven their car through John T. Johnson’s “private detour.” Another complaint came from Hillsboro that they had filled their gas tank at a station there and had sped away without paying the bill. When arrested they said they had been looking for work and had found none, that their money gave out and they were in hard luck. Hillsboro authorities came here and got them.

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Warren Being Sent Overseas

Willard R. Warren of this city has just been notified by the American branch of the British-American Tobacco company, that he has been appointed to the foreign service for the company, in which he has been employed. He is to sail from New York August 9. He will be a buyer of Turkish blend tobaccos in England, Belgium, Holland, Denmark, Norway and Sweden. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J.H. Warren of this place, and this foreign appointment is interpreted by his friends as a commendation of his work in the past.

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Mrs. Leggett and daughter, Miss Lulia Adams Leggett, left yesterday, where they go to make their home with her son, Mr. W.A. Leggett, who has been there some time as manager of the Belk Stores. Miss Hallie Leggett will remain here, where she is assistant to the school superintendent. (Story doesn’t say where they are going.)

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The Kiwanis club held its regular meeting Thursday and elected Adrian Carroll president to succeed W.R. Dixon, resigned. The office of vice president is vacant and will be until next month. Several matters of importance were taken up, one of them being the matter of making safe the underpass near the Broad street school, which is so unsafe because of the hundreds of children passing every day. The report of what the railway is willing to do was submitted, subject to the board of Aldermen, and it is hoped the condition may be improved before school opens.

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J. Wilsan (Wilson?) Williams was right badly hurt when struck by a golf ball an inch below the temple while playing golf Thursday. The ball was driven by John Underwood of Fayetteville. Mr. Williamson was removed to his home and spent a bad night, suffering intense pain, although it is thought no bones were broken.

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Mrs. R.L. Holmes of Graham, while returning from Greensboro Thursday with Mr. Holmes and others, stepped from the car while it was moving slowly just west of here and twisted her leg in such a way that her left knee was dislocated and the leg broken between knee and ankle. She was rushed to a hospital in Greensboro and is resting comfortably after her unusual accident.

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S.H. Long, a white brick mason aged about 40, was arrested in Greensboro yesterday, identified and reported to the police there by a negro to whom he owed money. He has been wanted here for more than a year for the alleged theft of more than $160, payroll with which he escaped that was to be paid to laborers on the May Hosiery Mill. Deputies went there for Long, who was able to give bond for $500 through a bonding company, and he returned to work there until time for superior court.

From page 2 of the Durham Morning Herald, Sunday, August 3, 1924

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