f V
WEATHER
PWr Tkuißr 04 Friday, aomewbat
*mw Thertday
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VOLUME BIX; NUMBER Sf7
THREE BODIES ARE TAKEN FROM WRECKED SVBMAfUNE M
f( ttmmmmmmmmmmm^mmrnmammm
Between 1921 and 1927
w Business Transacted
Increased by $17,163
‘ Increase of lU7 Over 1926 Was
At Rate of Mors Than
9100 Monthly
’ MAJOR SIMKINB EXPECTS
1028 TO BE BIG YEAR
Statistics Showing Steady
Growth Over Last Eight
Years Art Released
Goldsboro posts I rscsipls during
1927 w#re forty peresut mors than
postal receipts eight years ago, ac
cording to statistics Issusd yesterday
by Postmaster K. A. tUmkins. Tbe re
sume of tbe consistent climb of
amounts of business handled at the
local post office was, made by Major
Btmklas upon the occasion of com
paring 1927 figure* with 1926 figur
es. '
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Receipts for 1097 were approxi-1
mutely 91.30 ft more than receipts sor ’
1926. Mr. Slmkins said, for tbe 1927 ’
total Was 961,963 as against 960,
CSS for 1926. " v J
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" Buslnesj done In J 917 was 917,163
more than business done In 1921, the
of Mr. Him kin» shows?
"During December," said Major
Rtmkins. “We sold 9(00 more In
stamps than daring any other month
TiTTfrr HMtorJ of tUTMEff ttTWEfr:
going over the figures this morning
and tbe check showed increases In
ttr.mpr of ever)- denomination expect
the add 1-2 oant. *
“I h-ll«ve that 192* will •*• even
gr-atr r expansion la the amount of
money handled than In several yeses, i
1 expect the totsl to be about 969,000
or (sP.Dty.
He pointed out ,tji*t shoot MOOD
increase in receipts might be expect*
cd frert the mailing or mall m uer |
uktalcKU-a through tbs office One bf
the larger mail order companies baa
made Goldsboro tbs distributing of
fice for 1650 postoffices in North Csro '
linn, Vouth Carolina and Virginia.
This business Is sxpected to begin lo
go forward early this year.
t’osial receipts for the past eight
years arO as follows:
%. w .
1911 9*4.800
1922 950,0-HJ
1923 , c 952,300
1921 954.800
1 1925 760.256,
1926 960.665
1927 ...j, 961.933
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NEW HEAD EAST
PROHI FORCES
; James A. Clifton of Fayetteville
/and Caudel of 8. C» Will
A Swap Pools
Clifton, district Federal prohibi
tion administrator with hsadquarters
In Fayetteville has been transferred
to Charleston., 8. C.. effective Jana
ary 15 He Wilt enceeil District Ad
ministrator Caydel of Charleston, who
It is understood, has five'll or
ders to rellsre Mr, Clifton in the
Eastern District H>r North Carolina
It la also reported that Clifton and ,
Candell are asking 1 that they bejUr-]
lowed tp remain In tbslr present ,
«plac>s witlMtiit transfer.
France and United States
. Are Nearing No- War Pact
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HIRIH, JM. 4-(AP> -JMk
rrtarjr Kollo**’* net* l« Forelfa
miniate' Hrlaad of berember is
«o**r*l i - * that lbo prepeaed part
• |o Mllaw law between Yrnarr
m 4 the I’nlted Male* hr mlanred
|i| '■ II [«*“?*' 1
to Inr lode other nations *ll matt
W raw*
THE GOLDSBORO NEWS
READ IN THE MORNING WHILE MINDS ARE FRBBH—BEAD BY BUYERS BEFORE THEY BUY.
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55 Per Cent Cases
Arc Booze Charges
Violation es the prohibition taw
In seme form caused approximate
ly ii perceat es the eases tried la
Wayne Ceaaty Recorder’* eenrt
during the last three meath* es
IW7, a fount wade jesterdaj b»
‘ The Hews shewed. Itarlag October,
Kmember and December I*6 cas
co were tried in fbe eoaaty eenrt.
es this another <9 were fer naan
fnenrlng whiskey, having nhkkej
fer the parpose of sale, transport
ing ar driving while drank. Tbe
eases for all other caases num
bered only IM, and It was pointed
oat that thoagh the charge d d net
show It, llqnor might have been
indirertly tbe raase es several of
the other, charges.
MERCURY STOOD
AT 20 BELOW
“Began to Wonder If We Would
Ever See Goldsboro Again,”
Says pr. Ccrbelt
"There was one time," aald Dr. .U
IVfj Corbett, who with Mrs. Corbet{
and children r&dTned yesterday from
Tonneesee, "that I began to wander
it we would see Goldsboro nay more,
We were climbing one of the moun
-1 tains on our way back when the water
gave out of The radiator.
( ’ Kverythlng wm frose up and it,
was only after searching around a
gpod bit that ! found a rule stream
i"u>vnlng about 300 yards from the
road. It waa a scramble to get to 11.
and the only receptacle I had to get
j water waa the hot water bottle;
brought along to keep the baby warm
1 bis had liotfrt before, of
conns. It seemed like the si ream was
miles away from the car. Then when
tl had made many trips bach and
| forth to the stream, and had gbt
| started again a tire tore up. Luckily
we found a house not far away and
stayed ell night.
<f
"There was a thermometer r
iront porch and this thermometer
wag registering at 20 degrses below.
At least- 20 was the last figure and
ev«ry b I of the red line had already
disappeared Into the red ball."
While In Tennessee Dr. Corbett at
tended the meeting of the medical sec
tion of the American Association Mr
the advance of Science held st Van
derbilt University. ’Seldom have as
many experts on' as many different
subject* been together at once place”
• ihl Dr. Corbett In discussing the
meeting.
PRESIDENT fALLLh
FOR AUTHORITY TO
NARK PROBE BODY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4—UP)—Presi
dent Coolldg*, todsy In a -special me*
*age asked congress to authorize him
to appoint a commission of fTve.Tliree
to be civilians, to inquire Into the
sinking of the Submarine 8-t.
‘ Chairman Hales, of the annate nav
al committee. Immediately Introduced
a resolution for. this purpose and It
, was Referred to his committee. A sltn
-r-tfTr~tfiea*ur« wss prepared by Chair
, man Butler of the house, naval com
• miner.
It wu* given tbe utme«t pn»-
mJnenre In the Preach press nod
Mwnme tbe renter es discussion
in nil circle*.
The Impression rained here
was that Fmnre and the I hßcd
States ore approaching a point
where they will he able to sign a
treaty to “erttaw war."
GOLDSBORO, N. C.THURBDAY MORNING. JANUARY 6, 1828
COUNCIL HOLDS
JANUARY MEET
First Baptist Sunday School
Will Send Delegates to
I Greenviilt Convention
The Connell Workers of the First
Baptist Sunday school, composed of
the officer* aud teachers, held an
enjoyable mooing last night aud made
plans for the New Year..
Tbe *f.h nonexperts to send a large
delegation this moat It to Greenville,
8. C., where the second annual con
vention of tbe Baptist Sunday schools
of the South colmnes for a lot* day
session., o „
At this convention plans will ba
discussed for building and keeping a
unday school at the highest effle
-1 fcncy in ordar that it may be In a pos
ition to become a Standard school
rod It Is to that end that Sgpt. 8. K.
I'eaguo and his assistants arc working
--that tbe Sunday school of tbs First
Baptist church of Goldsboro may be
ceme the ouUsud’ng school of Eist
urn North Carolina.
At ths meeting last night theVork
srs were served an enjoyable supper
1 In tb6 dining room of tbe church. Thai
ycung men of the class taught by
Judre p. H. Bland bed offered 'heir
assistance a* waiters and served tbe
I enjoyable meal In fine style.
O •o
| CLASS WORK AT IT. 11. C.
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CHAPEL HILL* Jan. 4—(fPl—Claae
vo/ begkh today at tbe University
of North t'volina after ths holiday
laps* 'At tktf registrar's office, an
estimate of 2,(00 students was made.
STATE I9\XK U\LL
a n ALEIGH, Jan. 4—<#) -Tlie V;»f • ‘
•*«nklns department today tsnrd J
tslll for th# cond'tlon of ail
* bunks as of Saturday, December SI.
1
GASTONIA MILL
SLUMP IS NOW ON
' .
Slowing Down of Spinning Acli
viting Not Affecting County
Seriously
GASTONIA. Jan. 4-(JP)-A half
million splndlea-about half of tbs
'’ lumber In Gaatsn couwty, were still
for an entire weak, beginning Christ
mas day, when ths textile mills closed
down in order that their employee
might observe the holiday season
Curtailment of iplnnlng activities
predicted recently, ho* not affected
th* Gaston county mills seriously as
yet. Tbe slump la expected to affect
the yarn mint.Tlbwerer, as a Tailing
■iff In weaving will be felt also in tu«
yarn. Industry. _
Conditions In Gaston county’s"chief
lndu*tTy, nts pointed out. wilt be
largely govenied by elreumstauces a
rising in the tradb after the year—
md Inventories haVe been made.
Mfiny mills on hand orders suf
llcieht to run tb'ptn sefeval weeks
• ( Into tbe new year and these wfll con
tinue on full time schedule.
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MIAMI FLIGHT
I New York Society* Girl Coin
pleteu First Trip of Kind
In 12 Hours
MIAMI, Jail. I—OP)- Miss ituth
: Muhbli ytiling society woman of Rye,
N. Y. daughter of a formtit; member
, of the New York Stock Kxrbauge. 10-.
night completed the flret non-stop air
f plane flight from N<w York to Miami.
Her Dying lime was 12 hours.
c, *»
Miss Nichols was accompanied by
Harry Rogers air line president and
| Major K. Lee, retired buelneee man
jot N4W Ylork. ° '
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The trip wa* uuweutful. tbe Diers
agreed. A northwest wind was on the
starboard a quarter of Ihd whole
distance, adding to tbclr spi>ed Thu
!;j only ;tough Vlyinlg was enfouni«r#<r
;ust attar ths ship passed over Oeor
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Grandmother Drowna
2 Babies and Herself
INDIAMtCOLIN, la<U Jam ♦-
(AP) -Twe iafanl* met a fragle
death la the bathtab of their home
today whea police said the graad
mother of tbe two, Mrs. flora He
aril, drowned them daring what
was believed to have been a fit es
temporary tasaalty. The aged sob
<m also drowned heraetf.
AL SMITH NOT ‘
ATTEND DINNER
Cr
Netifie* Committee He Will Not
’ Be Pranent For Jockaon
Day Dinner
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WASHINGTOS*. Jan. 4—<4>)—Gov
citior Smith of New York has delTSod
to attend the Jackson Day AlanopAo
hti given by the Democratlc/hsre
on Januaily 12, but It was wrt appar
ent w'hnt extent bis iloclslo may up ]
set the piaft»-of-j{arty/leaders for,
general get togetbor. ..
Until today therd had been every
Indication here that tbe New York
rovernor was expected to be present
vlth other s mentioned as presidential
possibilities and to deliver an ad
orese on parly laauea to 1929. Mr.
Smith'a statement that he bad no In
tention of coming brought no Im
mediate response or comment from
those who extended tbe invitation.
The dinner Is mors or Isis of a
party Institution, although anna was
bow fpgr years ago Hi lt»* Hovornor
Cox and all ofhar prominently men
tioned presidential nominees wars on
the list of epeakars and It is ths plan
r party leadfra to again pat the
pr widen' 1 I nsnirenta through their
j ?.;er* ca January 12. *
GAINS IN TRUCK
INDUSTRY SEEN
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Shipments for Post Year Show
Increase Oyer Those for
Same Period in 1926
RALEIGH, Jan. 4 —(A 3 ) —Despite the
practical obliteration of the apple
crop by weather condttlone
i.tso cut the peach crop to the bona.
North Carolina farmers during 1927
(hipped out >l9 more carloads of dlv
crated product* than In 1926 reports
obtained from tbe state department
ol agriculture ebow.
While the 1927 figures may be sub
ject to slight revision they are prac
tically correct up to December 26.
In some products there waa a fall
ing off . However., in other*, including
stragberrle* and Yrlsh potatoes, sub
tisnial ggl.W were noted.
The total number of carloads of
varied drops shipped to points outside
the state In 1927, was. 17.119 us oqm-.
pared with 16,300 In 1926.
Shipments for the two yes rH per
iod were: |
_
I’roSfuct- 1927 1926
..Apple* . 176
Cabbage .....“. SB 76
Cantaloupoe 60S 397
Carrots U J 9
File umbers . 9R9 §69
Crape* l J
Iflraja peas -- Ml r,9t
LeUuca .. 446 540
Ml Ted vegetables ........ 746 6*3
Beaches 1677 .21(5
Peppers Yrt ‘ll
Spinach 6 o
Strawberries 22«2 12T»3
Hiring beans . 465 550
Sweet potatoe* 7(2 767
Tomatoes o jg
Watermelons .1014 1301
It tub Potatoes 7562 6709
Total 17,119 16,300
These figures do not of conme, In
• elude any of such staples as cotton,
I tobacco, corn, etc While the cotton
i "I'*ld wss cut last year b> the boll
r eevil, afW a reduction of acreage,
the crop brought 992,000.000 6t 910.-
1 000.000 more than tbe previous year.
i
* Wlilte tobacco production, largest
! In history of tbe state brought In 9120-
rj 7t*floo Off 917,000,000 more than In
. 11926 and there won n good bureaus la
'corn Which brought la 318,799,960.
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DEBATE POLICY
fol NICARAGUA
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mwMMmmamnom* #
Prarnssita Republican Among
Thooe Attacking Policy es
Administration
WASHINGTON, Job 4 <AP» -d>r
treabed by the Christmas vsoaftn.
f ongress got buck on the job todnF
> plunge into dlecusatoh of admtu
-1.. trillion policy In'-Nice rag ua. T»u
to face a neatly executed admtnlstra
tlon coup deatgaed to remove the
c t disaster from tbs preeeqt raafau
of debate.
Incidentally It learned through n
Senate committee that tbe celebrate
Heart expose documents warn rated
■:-s ; :»uprlous" by fivn handwriting
vparts, Including throe employed by
Hr. Hearet himself. Tbe document*
itrltid d tmH rated Senators In nllsg
<1 Metlco pajpaeuts touting 91,229,
'
Bin the Nicaraguan affair, enDam
d by c itsltics among Martnss In the
lur meek brought nn attack on ad
mocrats In the Hones but Including n
Progressive Republican In ths Senate
warTssistant
RESIGNS POST
Prcmidcnt Nominate* Gharlca
Robbing to Bnrc«od Baaford
MncNider
Washington. Jan.
If iw expected, resignation of AsSte
lnet Secretary Sanford Mecnider Sd
ths war department materialised to*
day and President Coolldgg Immed
iately nominated another lowan, Chan.
Rotibin*. to succeed him.
Tin rcalrtiatloß of MneaMor who
T ret camp Into prominence ns nation
nl cammandor of the American Laglnn
wee acoppaaled by an Interchanon of
complimentary letters between be and
Mr. Fool ids* In which Mr. -CoolWoe
> jok V cognition es the assistant s#c
rtUry r iloolra to return td buainoos
pursuit e.
South Begin* to Thaw
Out After Cold Sftap
ATLANTA, Jan. 4—t/PV-ptxle be
gan to thaw out tonight although king
Winter waa reluctant to relax bta
tour day grip, the tightest bSld he
bag bad on the south nines January
1914.
The aouth for tbe most part was.
Mill bncomfnrtabls tonight bat fore
tastb fog tomorrow brought relief ex
cept In the coastal regions of Soatll
Carolina and Georgia.
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OiWIA LANDS PIT■ IN SORT If
( AItOI.I.NA FEDERAL DISTRICT
sin. —I - m V
WAKHfNGTON, Jan. 4—(A*>—Prest
ilrnt Upolldgf today made the follow
ing nominations:
To be United States district attor
neys: Edwin L. Girin Tor tb* middle
rllxVnlrt of North Caroling
Thomas J. ltarklus to be district ft
t.mey for the wentorn district r 6C
North Carolina.
To be United States marshal: Jos
eph John Jenkins for the middle dty
1 trlct of North Carolina.
STARTSEARCH
FOR YOUNG MAN
I s 111
I Vfnitrd Friend in High Point,
1 Started Hack to College and
No Further Word
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I HIGH POINT. Jan. 1 ~<JP>— Search
* was started today tbrouxliout North
- Carolina and Tennessee for Willlem
> K. Luster, young man of OrUnd. Fie.,
missing since Monday, when M. P,
Woodall of usar High Point, with
«horn (.niter spenj the ChrleUnag
j holiday* reposted to authorities he
ffared the youth had met with acel
’ dent. Luster left her* on a motorcycle
, shortly after midnight Monday to re
'■ turn to College In Tennessee .
t Mr. Woodall asked that a search
• he made when be received a telegram
n from the college officials declaring
i I bat, the you had not arrived or been
until from.
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Sea Begins to Give Up 1 ;
Its 40 Dead Who Went -
To Bottom With Vetimpi
r ; a
The New® Printed 72
Local Item® Wed.
Seventy-two news Items pertain
ing directly to people of Uetasbero
nod Wayne eennty ware printed
la (ha Mews yesterday. ~Hi fl
pr ated In Tbe Mews Tuesday mart
tag, thn number ft tonal Roam In ;
UM past two l**ne* of thn paper |
reached 142.
The nam bar es tonal Rams print
ed In Wednesday's News was «t»
men than the number printed t>
nay ether paper es Um elly ea thn
tpnna war- . .
FUNERAL FOR
AGED CITIZEN
'. i a
8. D. Pnrkinu, Eighty-Tbmn
Waa OMnat Citiaan hi PUtr
viilc Community
is * mnmswghndiWMhMi'
. Pikevill* township and community
tout Its oldest clttaen la tbe death of,
S. B: Perkin*. 93. at th* home of a
daughter, Mrs. Will Bdgertoa of
Kealy, according to laforauttoa reach
,Ull J)Bidsb«ro yeeterday.
. Bffaa asoatbs ago tb* aged and
honors d waa lajarad la an
aut. mobile wreck. Hta lags warn
brbtata nod hi* chest brained. Despite
ht* vhvancsd ago. he made a valtaat
Dgbt far Ufa which laHoi
mow ha.
Mr. Psrktae was a member of th# J
hit. Ganaal hunker church and a.
man respected la hi* rellgtoa. Fun- J
6r«l service was conducted V Rev.
-. Tennyson Lewis of ths Ootdaburai
Attends church and hartal wan mads
St Ptkevtlto try (be ( A S his wife,
wbo proceeded him to Um grave about
ten years ago. ,V
•uivtvtag ar# tour children: K. D.
geth aud A. 0. Parkins, and Mrs. Will
Kdgb'Um
'j:’T”^'n7 vo ' t vyw* ** \ Y* d
MOTHER WILL
AID HER BOY
Mne. Hickman anti Slater To Bt
By William’s Sid* When
Coat la CaDM
LO« ANGELES, Jan. 4—<Jf*>— The
mother and staler of WliUam Htck
jnap a
three week* hence wbdn th* youth's
rantty trial bcglna la oooaecilon wH»
Ms confessed kidnaping and staying
of Marian Parker.
Pleas to bring Um mother nod Ear
17 yoar old danghtar here from Kan
sas City waa reviewed today by the
coaaset for Hickman.
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Charles Edwards, fohaer chief or
police of Kansas City also will be a
Irfsnen wllness. Edwards has bshn
advisor te th* HJrinnan family and Is
familiarly kgoWn to t'/vta year old
•W* • _
UTiUe Hickman s-iuotney. granted
I' preWvti his case ia>
rtaad of 35 da/s which ho requested
from Supafinr. xourt ,-Judge Hardy,'
went aboiit marshalling defense forc
es, legal authorities thumbed tb*
vista's most recant statute* pertaining
to innanlty defreuses ‘<r*
Sold Daughters for SSOOO
And Stole Them for Re-Sale
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ATLANTA, ft., Jan. *-<AD
Hi" 9ff*7 fathrr wk* la ollOftA
U have urrM kh two Imk
tm off for ifco in of liJN
ooA Urn k*»» oiotoo tkow from
Ikelr ko«bo*4* to afahi nil tkow
Into ■orriofo k kolof kolA if tko
Itaklte, Go, jolt on tkvfw of
i lolattn* tk* Km aetk Mini j
•otkorlUoi koto mown! to
ft*
MEMBER 09 j (
THE ASSOQJIfRDFj
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PROVINCCTpWII, MM* !•*#»-
(A*|—-Tha »oaken aitotarlsa JM, *
toy y aided the bodies a* M
10 men who loot UetrltVM Mm U*
(hip »M rmntqed Ml «* m flm
VftW* U
Divert entertaf tto Ml title afto**
nooa refried Ito tatife thm Me M
Klue room u< fro* tfti poena iMMM>
they wmTriM elowty to tin mv*«
(«• at tit* end of rapN ltwiM
fro* ulnH ■bipe o* tin aSHMMk' ‘
With nft atunpU at tlMttlWtiip,
the bodes war* placed tfl toatottnad
rut aboard a destroyer'wjtlptf iWM ’
lodUfht (or Hi* navy yaf# ttfee,
“>“• * ; r-ineß
Thar* tiny wtll to tratUnmi" , to
*t»« naval hoapiul where
Moo win to *ad». 4 Mtot aejfMhr
ri*M pin oa on« ladteattd gtojtoy
wti that of o»e of tto
who war* aboard. - v taKr*'
Anothar vraa a ■adMlM ’
tin third apparently* fdhtoftoM
• ff,cer zZZiZ/
Dhr*r* who recovered tin toploi «C|
pressed tin optoM ttot JlffC *?**
. partment* TtoT” d»f w* iSUlto
! completing their •torch if Mllf, fen»
1 part meat Iwtora tiny wenWWd to
•top oparaUoaa for tto ilf.
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GET READY fp
ANOTHER SIGHT
tack MiiQttiMl ' c" ♦ *
WAftGUAHA. Nlc . Jaa d-toM \m
American Marian and NtoaMCdM m ■
tloaal guardsmen haldtoc UW Mm «'
Quilali aro oa tto took tot Mina
attach hy ‘ho ratot a. nral MVht*
who la toUovad to to IwaNMf i'thr
ormbla opportanlty. -
Particular cart la IjiMb AMm to
f'mi mid •storotßiiU n|ltrii |pi
ln^ ( aoat tofty ta Oeotal which to tto
ilairlhutiofl can tar •HtifttfSp
stripttrdtot’ot flto
very quiet ot tin »*twMtoojjfi> -)**
rliu-e the Marine* loot eae'lfcA
h Iliad and five woaadod to a Mti*f !
•trick Honda). ,
MANOUANA-I*) WlMtathf
«v,><ta ihp arrival of ('olfitiei (JttahtMlh
expectantly . Ho will reach thl
tal tomorrow from Teaaetoatto. *
aio hon«#t aad atroou waao Itilto
ad with flan aad boatio*. SaahjM
•i a flytav toartmr all kltoaiaf to* 1
xrnptlona tdi|.rttoto totto itoWfi
Ttiypa will to/ttoaaaada at tiW t
to ■ralcnatd tha fllor aad ***? •#*
will cry hlo pntiaaa a* to
pr< /<ta to tha national piano, iotool
children of Nlcaracaa are prwparwl
to give their favorHe haw aa M
tliixikutic as he haa. tidti to
any olh/r repabllr .
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Joka Cocks tko nfif «k*
riAonlfUNk oa 41'
uinwt iwontferkf > Bwgjpiffi*
en Ala, wowoa Nko aßofoi ftA*
mart tkoo • )#ar Off* 4* pH
lock* tMM to »k# kk IP# ”
tor* ki Marrtofo to ktr WN oakk,-
Joke mA 6m AAoaw, kotlk t*
AIM warAo As tko
ooa wodtky ta Mim; g|
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