Hendersonville Banks Close Doors Amid Regional Bank Actions
Western North Carolina saw several banks shutter as the Central Bank and Trust of Asheville and others were placed in the hands of the state banking department. Hendersonville institutions also closed briefly. Citizens National and Pit Bank and Trust reported partial operations while depositors withdrew funds and officials claimed solvency remains.
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Galxzich
N. C
Caropa
Central ‘Bank of Trust
Asheville
Sedapeatis
John Mitchell
State Bank
Ms Q
Central Bank and Trust 7
Hendersonville
Wis
Bank and Trust
Ye Banking
Department For Ly- Siew
Benk and Trust Comip
Citizens National Degure
Tong
Ee Andre
Wals
Pit Bank and Trust
Iny
Local Kiwanis Speaker Stirs Interest in Pork Industry
Baxy Witherington, a county farm endead member of the Dothan Katy cheb, spoke at a Kiwanis gathering in a Houston hotel. The event focused on the Pork Industry in Southeast Alabama and featured remarks from industry figures.
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Baxy Witherington
Farmendead
Kiwanis
Houston
Pork Indus
Alabama
Billy Sunday to Speak at First Baptist Dothan
Billy Sunday, famed evangelist and orator, will speak at the First Baptist Church in Dothan Monday morning at 10 o clock. Admission is free and a full house is anticipated as Sunday delivers a message to the surrounding region.
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Billy
First Baptist Church
Billy Sunday
Dothan
Levine to Stand Trial for Counterfeiting in Austria
Charles A. Levine, American aviation enthusiast and partner in the Germany flight, is turned over to the public prosecutor for trial on counterfeiting French coins. Dr Moyzinch is named judge for the trial, with attorney Dr Preminger filing a formal pro forto against imprisonment as the case advances amid probe into Levine's finances abroad.
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John Brock
Haneas City
Brock
Levine
Austria
Vienna
Charles A. Levine
Clarence Chamberlin
Germany
Dr. Moyzinch
Dr. Preminger
Alabama Opens 1930 Season for Doves and Quail
Alabama starts the 1930 hunting season for quail and doves in Montgomery with bag limits of 15 quail and 25 doves. A hunting license is required and I. T. Quins, Commissioner of Game and Fisheries, urges cautious use of the fields and woods.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
I. T. Quins
Game and Fisherien
Baptists Vote to Discontinue Newton Institute
In Bessemer Alabama the Alabama State Baptist convention adopted a report urging Howard and Judson colleges remain separate and Newton Institute be closed. Newton trustees were told to dispose of property quickly while Dr John C Dawson praised nine years at Howard, noting enrollment rise from 200 to 1000 and endowment from 348000 to 783000 with three new buildings.
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Bessemer
Als
Alabama State Baptist Convention
Correlations Committee
Howard and
Judson Colleges
Newton Institute
Newton
Ala
J. R. Hobbs
Birmingham
Judson
John C. Dawson
Howard
Judson College
Harry H. Clarke
Troy
T. O. Coley
Two Atlanta Tots Burned to Death in Fire
In Atlanta a home fire late last night killed Edgar Prince and left his sister Helen, 12, missing as neighbors tried to rescue them. Umpire George L. Parker, visiting, entered the blaze and heard the children crying before smoke forced him out. the maid escaped and called for help. The mother fainted upon learning of the tragedy.
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Atlanta
Edgar Prince
Helen
George L
Tiny) Parker
Charges Immorality Against Andalusia Minister Not Pressed
At the South Alabama Methodist conference in Mobile the Rev. S B R Twitty faced immorality charges that were nolle pressed. Dr A Y Lamar reported the action stemmed from irregularities and deficiencies in the investigation before the trial committee. Rev W H McNeel requested a new committee.
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Mobile
S. BR. Twitty
Andalusia
Nolle
South Alabama Methodist Conference
A. Y. Lamar
Twitty
United States and France Lead World Gold Reserves
U S and France hold about 60 percent of world gold, with the Federal Reserve placing U S holdings at 4.53 billion dollars as of November 1 and France at 1.999 billion. Since 1927, France stabilized the franc and has led in gold gains. Britain and Italy also added reserves while Germany and several others declined. U S internal revenue fell in October, totaling 69.2 million dollars lower than last year’s first four months.
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Federal Reserve Board
United States
France
Republic
Japan
China
Brazil
Europe
Canada
Great Britain
Italy
Germany
Argentina
Wreckage Found From Pacific Transport Plane Tragedy
Three bodies and wreckage were found in Tehachapi foothills after a Pacific Air Transport plane bound for Oakland failed in storm and fog. Pilot Flavius A. Donaldson, mechanic George Rogers, and passenger Miss Jean Markow perished. the mail flight carried 319 pounds of mail. Rescue parties and radio logs traced the final hours before the crash near Tejon.
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Burbank
Cal
Tehachapi
Pacific Coast Air Main
Flavius A. Donaldson
Army Air Corps
Pacific Air Transport
Oakland
George Rogers
Jean Markow
Portland
Ore
Begum Shah Nawaz Appeals for Indian Federation at Talks
At the round table conference in London the Begum Shah Nawaz addressed delegates urging a future Indian government formed as a federation. She spoke amid praise from Ramsay MacDonald as Indian figures and British leaders watched the Moslem aristocrat advocate goodwill and world support for India. Paris reports show France’s nine month imports surpassed exports by £2671,663, signaling a demand for invisible expenses by tourists.
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London
Round Table
Begum Shah Nawaz
Begum
India
Ramsay MacDonald
Paris
API
France
Alabama files four suits to collect franchise tax
Alabama filed four circuit court suits in Montgomery against New York Life, Prudential, Manufacturers Finance Acceptance, and Southern Natural Gas to recover 44 240 42 dollars in franchise tax. The state contends loans and capital investments in Alabama constitute capital employed here, subject to tax, and vows to pursue others in similar fashion.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Montgomery County
J. W. Brussell
New York Life Insurance Company
Prudential Insurance Company of New York
Manufacturers Finance Acceptance Corporation of Georgia
Southern Natural Gas Corporation of
Louisiana
Georgia Automobile Finance Company
Bragier
Southern Natural Gas Corporation of Louisiana
Winston County Deputy Killed in Moonshine Raid
Winston county deputy George Eliott was killed six miles west of Haleyville during a gun battle with suspected moonshiners. Three assailants fled as officers pursued them. Sheriff Baggett organized a posse. Eliott's funeral was held today. he left a widow and seven children.
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Haleyville
Ala
George Eliott
Winston County
Cus Eliott
B. Baggett
Double Springs
Baggett
Ernst
Eliiott
Poate
Flilott
Eliott
Morgan County Man Bitten By Moccasin
Dan Johnson, a prominent Trinity area farmer, was bitten by a copperhead while hunting near Decatur. He fashioned a tourniquet from a shoe lace, killed the snake, and remained in a Decatur hospital with hope for recovery as doctors credited his presence of mind.
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Decatup
Ala
Dan Johnson
Decatur
Johnson
Trinity
Alabama Helps Georgia Native Citizen With Welfare Aid
The Houston County Child Welfare Association aided a young mother and her three children at the Central of Georgia Railway station. Mrs Collins and the Salvation Army rushed her to a hospital where a six and a half pound baby boy was born an hour and a half later. The family will be cared for while communications with the husband in DeFuniak Springs are arranged. The mother had little money to buy a ticket to Georgia where she planned to stay with her sister.
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Central of Georgia Railway Station
Georgia
DeFuniak Springs
Fla
Child Welfare Association
Tornado toll rises as three states hit
Tornadoes ripped through Oklahoma Arkansas and Kansas killing at least 14 and injuring 57 with property damage near 1 million dollars. Bethany near Oklahoma City suffered the worst loss with 14 dead, 57 injured, and more than 100 houses destroyed. Community relief efforts including Red Cross and Salvation Army aid Bethany students and teachers faced school closures as funerals and debris removal continued.
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Kansas City
Oklahoma
Arkansas
Kansas
Bethany
Oklahoma City
Bank of Berry Robbed of Cash and Securities
Robbers entered the Bank of Berry in Berry Alabama using an acetylene torch to blast open the vault and safety deposit boxes. More than $20,000 in cash and stocks and bonds were stolen and investigators hunted suspects along the highway toward Tuscaloosa with state officers aiding Fayette county officials. A large sedan was seen near the bank after midnight and rewards were posted by Governor Bibb Graves and National Surety Company.
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Berry
Ala
Bank of Berry
Employes
Phelan Shepherd
Shepherd
Fayette County
Tuscaloosa
J. C. Shepherd
Montgomery
Bibb Graves
Walter K. McAdory
I. A. Porter
National Surety Company
J. W- Mee Clung
H. B. Harrison
A. N. Barerentineé
Thomas H. May
Lee Dose
McAdory
Ruth Bryan Owen Defends Congress Ahead of Public Misconceptions
Florida Congresswoman Ruth Bryan Owen told the Milwaukee audience that the public has the wrong idea about congressmen. She said visitors in Washington galleries see little of the hard work occurring in committee meetings and mistake the public image.
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Ruth Bryan Owen
Milwaukee
Florida
William Jennings Bryan
College Endowment Association
Washington
Troy teachers dedicate plant for Homecoming clash
The Troy State Teacher's College will dedicate a new building on Homecoming Day, a conflict many alumni and former students plan to attend. President Shackelford asked county officials to reschedule meetings so teachers and alumni can attend the dedication, a yearly Floomecoming event drawing attendees from Alabama and nearby counties.
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Troy State Teacher's College
Shackelford
Troy Institution
Troy
Alabama
Houston
Barbour County Man Ends Life With Pistol
Barbour County farmer Thomas Pickett, 55, was found with a pistol shot wound to the head at his home five miles east of Louisville. His wife, woken by the shot, found him in the backyard. he died minutes later. Financial worries were cited as a factor.
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Eufaula
Als
Thomas Pickett
Louisville
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