Barber slays former mayor in Hendersonville town tragedy
Hendersonville North Carolina August 7 a street gun battle left former mayor Sam Bryson dead after Bonnie L Brooks a local barber and Brooks son Murray exchanged fire with Bryson. Brooks resisted arrest but was captured by Patrolman Clarence Edney and jailed. Bryson had been warned to stop pursuing Brooks wife.
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Hendersonville
N. C
Bonnie L. Brooks
Murray
Sam Bryson
Brooks
Clarence Edney
Henderson County
Bryson
Earthquake Shocks Logged By Georgetown Seismograph
A pronounced earthquake tremor was recorded at Georgetown University beginning at 2 54 a m and lasting until 4 o clock with peak at 3 09 a m The location is set at 2400 miles from Washington and the direction could not be determined according to Director Tendorf
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Washington
Georgetown University
Tendorf
Ford buys Stout Metal Airplane Co to push all metal planes
Detroit August 7 Henry Ford, famed auto manufacturer, becomes an independent maker of all metal airplanes as Ford Motor Company buys the Stout Metal Aircraft Company of Detroit. The move aims to accelerate airplane development and expand Ford’s aviation efforts.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Ford Motor Company
Stout Metal Airplane Company
Five Die In Bridge Crash In Lowell Mass
Three people were instantly killed and three others critically hurt when an automobile went through a fence on a bridge over Boston and Maine railroad tracks and plunged 40 feet to the road bed. Two of the critically hurt died at a local hospital at noon.
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Lowell
Mass
Boston and Maine
Neel affidavit details disclosed in Georgia probe
Atlanta August 7 W R Neel state highway engineer testified before a senate investigating committee that the Governor's removal of John N Holder relied on an affidavit not showing the cross examination. Neel described a meeting with C R Lawson a lawyer and a stenographer, and said Dawson later presented a signed affidavit after questions and answers were given.
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Atlanta
W. R. Neel
Walker
John N. Holder
Highway Commission
Neel
Senate Investigating Committee
C. R. Lawson
Dawson
Jury Finds Russell Scott Insane as Trial Ends
A jury convicts Russell Scott on murder charges but finds him insane. One juror slept through most of the trial while three showed indifference, and only Dr. Whitney Hall the defense alienist appears attentive, seated near Scott in the courtroom portrait.
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Whitney Hall
Scott
Chicago
Russell Scott
Old Timers Recall Last Indian Raid at Council Grove Centennial
Old settlers recount Charles Curtis escape from Cheyennes in 1868 raid as Council Grove marks centennial week August 8 to 15. June 60 mile dash to Topeka, Kaw origins, and frontier alarms surface amid celebration of Santa Fe trail treaty with Osages signed August 10, 1825.
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Council Grove
Kans
Chas. Curtis
United States Senate
Kaw
Topeka
Charles Curtis
Big John Indian Agency
Stover
Council Grové
Skin Raid Urges Overhaul of Tobacco Tax in Georgia
ATLANTA Aug 9 legislative plumbers to plug leaks in tobacco tax revenue. If fixed, state may save a quarter million yearly as dealer profits drip into consumer taxed purchases. Proposal: tax on ten cent purchases, or fractional parts, so five cent cigars cost one cent tax, while fifteen to thirty five cent packs would shift the tax to the consumer rather than dealers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
Browning Accused Of Paying Parents For Adoption Paper
New York August 7. Anna St John of Rye, foster mother of Dorothy Sunshine Browning, seeks to cancel a six year adoption by Edward W Browning, real estate operator. Queens DA investigates adoption of Mary Louise Spas by Browning after charges he gave money to the immigrant parents. Commissioner Color notes it violates custom for a divorced man to adopt in New York. He says Mary Louise was not a dependent child and adoption by foster parents of a different faith is not allowed.
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New York
Anna St. John
Rye
Dorothy Sunshine Browning
Edward W. Browning
Queens County
Mary Louise Spas
Commissioner of Public Welfare Color
Browning
Mary
Mr. Coler
Mary Louise
Hughes County Bill Defeated in Senate
Atlanta August 7 The senate failed to accord the constitutional majority required for Hughes county passage. The vote stood 27 to 15 in favor, short of the two thirds needed. Senator Hughes, author, gave notice of recon sideration and a motion will be made Monday.
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Atlanta
Senate
Hughes County
Hughes
Cinderella Spas Learns City Life After Ashes Brush Off
New York report notes a theatrical figure nicknamed Cinderella Spas adapting to ordinary life after a sensational incident in her tenement. The item hints at public curiosity and ongoing coverage, with continued details promised on another page.
Abandoning Georgia Waterways Projects Under Review
Savannah officials report the government plans to abandon waterway projects at Augusta and above Augusta on the Savannah River Sapelo Harbor and on the St Marys River. Public comment is invited via the district engineer Major William F Tompkins with a 30 day deadline for arguments.
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Savannah
William F. Tompkins
United States
Augusta
Savannah River
Sapelo Harbor
St. Mary’s River
Protes t Knights Leader Held Over Klan Parade
Thomas L Avaunt head of the Protestant Knights of America was taken into custody in Washington as police acted after handbills circulated opposing a Ku Klux Klan parade. The leaflets urged residents to stop the event legally and said the capital should bow its head in shame.
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Washington
Thomas L. Avaunt
Protestant Knights of America
Ku Klux Klan
SAPP FAILS 10 AMEND LAW OF GARNISHMENTS
Atlanta Aug 7 After a stiff parliamentary fight Senator W M Sapp 43rd failed to amend the garnishment law to raise exemptions. His flat 2 50 per diem would not beat the present 1 25 plus 50 percent of the remainder for salaries above 5 a day. The bill was lost last week with reconsideration attempts thwarted by Senate members.
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Atlanta
W. M. Sapp
Senator Sapp
Sapp
Knight
Senate
Revival Services at Hebron Church in Opelika Georgia
Revival services begin Monday night August 10 at Hebron Baptist church directed by Rev W T Smith of Opelika Ala. Rev Smith known for revival work. Rev J F E Hall pastor to lead singing with Miss Bertha Israel on piano and H L Jones on violin. Open invitation to all congregations. arrangements made for large crowds. Morning services 9:30, evening 7:00.
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Hebron Baptist Church
W. T. Smith
Opelika
Ala
Smith
Georgia
J. FE. Hall
Bertha Israel
H. L. Jones
State Senators Push Central Purchasing Agency Plan
Atlanta August 7. Senators Shirley C Boykin and E E Andrews propose a central purchasing unit for Georgia modeled after the federal system. They claim it could save around a half million dollars yearly by giving the state auditor control of all purchases and the printing department. They plan to attach the amendment to the general appropriations bill, noting support from both chambers and anticipation of efficiency gains.
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Atlanta
Georga
Shirley C. Boykin
E. E. Andrews
Senate
House Cide
State Printing Department
Sam Slate
Boykin and Andrews
Creed
Collier Denies Bucking Walker in Georgia Tax Plan
Senator J. C. Collier of the 22nd district issues a circular to senators and representatives about his proposed sales tax. He denies intending to block Governor Walker and explains the plan to replace ad valorem taxes, arguing it benefits Georgia and aligns with the governor on modernization.
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Atlanta
J. C. Collier
Walker
Collier
Georgia
Flossie Collins Vows Crusade Disrupts Quiet Neighborhood
Flossie Collins a color ed woman known as one of the Tri Stone church big sisters was jailed after an attempt to sweep the church and remove books under what she said were orders from the Lord. Neighbors complained of loud singing and prayer prompting Lt Worthy to intervene. She posted a five dollar bond and left with cousins to the countryside to continue shouting and praying without disturbing others.
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Flossie Collins
Tri-Stone
Flossie
Worthy
Ferguson declines to halt Clem Gray execution
Gov Miriam A Ferguson will not intervene to stop Clem Gray's electric chair death sentence at Huntsville. Gray, appealing to the governor, said he is innocent and asked for commutation. his wife and two children traveled from Austin to Dallas as the case neared its final moment.
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Austin
Tex
Miriam A. Ferguson
Clem Gray
Huntsville
Gray
Verguson
Harlem dice game raid ends with one dead two wounded
In Harlem on Thursday a gunman was killed and two others fatally wounded after they raided a dice game. The attackers opened fire as they tried to number seventy men guarding the wall and to loot money and jewelry.
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New York
Harlem
Hole in One at Belmont Hills Country Club
The Rev FE Nesbet of St Louis scored a 375 yard hole in one at Belmont Hills near St Clairsville Ohio. The tee sits on an eminence 200 yards from the fairway with a sharp descent to the green. His drive carried over the knoll and the ball rolled to the cup.
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Wheeling
W. Va
FE. C . Nesbet
St. Louis
Belmont Hills Country Club
St. Clairsville
Ohio
Husband Arrested for Stealing Flowers From Grave
Loganport Ind August 7 40 year old Alexander Collins was arrested on a charge of stealing flowers from the grave of his only child. His estranged wife testified she placed a bouquet on the grave and watched from hiding as he removed and destroyed it.
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Logansport
Ind
Alexander Collins
Pastor Vandervoort Murdered in Parkersburg Shooting
Rev. R. H. Vandervoort, local Methodist pastor, was shot to death in Parkersburg Iowa. His wife was probably fatally wounded. The shooter is his young son, a recent Parkersburg high school graduate. The incident occurred this morning sharpening a tragic case.
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Parkersburg
Iowa
R. H. Vandervoort
Vandervoort
Parkersburg High School
Washington Klan Parade Planned Toward White House
August 7 report from Washington states 50,000 robed Ku Klux Klan members are planned to march from Capitol to the White House along Pennsylvania Avenue tomorrow afternoon, per headquarters final plans.
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Washington
Ku Klux Klan
Pennsylvania Avenue
Capital
White House
Farmers to Study At Dublin College
Farmers will attend a short course at the State College of Agriculture in Dublin this last week in August. County agents will provide details. Lectures cover farm problems production harvesting marketing and dairying.
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Dublin College Dublin
State College of Agriculture
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N.C
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Russell
Net
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Cor
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Flos
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Lord
Mrs. Ferguson
Texas
Piea
Clem Cray
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