North Carolina Beer Legalized After House Vote
Raleigh April 4 Beer today was legalized in North Carolina effective May The house passed the Francis bill on final reading after minor changes and the senate concurred in all amendments Ratification will formalize the act despite no governor veto The final vote was 75 to 27 with changes including 18 as the age limit and 3 2 percent beer to be sold May 1 The bill allows 3 2 beer advertising on billboards papers and radio stations and adds repeals of conflicting local laws
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Mecklenburg
Akron Loss Sparks Navy Disaster Inquiries
President Roosevelt and Washington officials react to the Akron tragedy as coast guard planes and ships search the Jersey coast for survivors. Only four rescued, one later died, prompting calls for a full investigation and renewed scrutiny of lighter-than-air craft programs.
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Massachusetts
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Dirigible Akron Wreckage Sighted Near Barnegat Light
New Jersey coast near Barnegat Light reports the Akron airship wreckage after a crash near the Barnegat shoals about 40 miles from Atlantic City. The hulk was first seen about 20 miles east of Barnegat Light and later some 24 miles due east of Atlantic City as winds drove debris offshore.
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Barnegat Bay
New York City
Moffett, Charleston Native, Becomes Naval Leader
Rear Admiral Edgar Moffett, born in Charleston on October 31, 1869, rises to chief of the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics in 1921. A veteran of the Spanish American War and World War I, he commanded ships at Vera Cruz and led the Great Lakes training center. he married Jeanne Beverly Whitton in 1902 and has six children.
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Edgar Moffett
Bureau of Naval Aeronautics
Akron
South Carolina
Admiral Moffett
Charleston
George Hall Moffett
Elizabeth Simonton Moffett
United States Naval Academy
Moffett
Manila
Dewey
Chester
Tampico
Vera Cruz
Great Lakes
Roosevelt Nominates Census Director and Fourth Circuit Judge
President Roosevelt announces two nominations. William L. Austin of Mississippi is named director of the census and Edward M. Watson of Hawaii is named to the fourth stage in the first circuit court. The nominations follow a White House briefing on personnel.
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Mississippi
Edward M. Watson
Hawaii
First Circuit
Three Akron Survivors Reach Shore Refuse Talk
The three Akron disaster survivors reached Brooklyn Navy Yard by noon on a Tucker rescue, with two walking ashore and one carried by stretcher. They declined statements as Navy officials prepare reports. Copeland died after rescue, and Commander Whitbeck of the Tucker said no further bodies were found as rough seas hindered search.
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Richard Deal
T. J. Smith
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Cost Help
Robert Copeland
Copeland
J. Whitbeck
Whitbeck
Wiley
Coast
Beer Bill Passed Opens Path for State Revenue Fight
RALEIGH April 4 The legislature gave final approval to the Francis measure to legalize wines and beers of 3.2 percent alcohol after next month. With beer settled the House turned to a constitutional amendments bill while the Senate passed several minor measures. Tonight a night session was planned as finance officials prepare the revenue bill. A banking committee meeting was set to discuss the emergency act for reopeners to merge. The revenue committee called a meeting for today as appropriations conferees would also work later. Two proposals would allow North Carolinians to obtain funds from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
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Reconstruction Finance Cor
Robert F. Phillips Named District Rotarian Governor
Robert F. Phillips of Asheville North Carolina was nominated and elected by first ballot to be district governor of Rotary International for the 58th district. The district includes South Carolina and Western North Carolina with meetings alternated between the two states.
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Guy L. Houck
Franklin
South Carolina
North Carolina
Hickory
Senate Grants Its Broadest Powers For Investigation
The Senate without debate approves the Fletcher resolution to empower the banking committee to investigate private bankers led by J. P. Morgan and Company. President Roosevelt sponsors the inquiry and the measure is adopted through unanimous consent with no objections.
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North Carolina Masons Back Roosevelt Endorsement
North Carolina's 35 000 Masons meet in simultaneous lodge sessions to reaffirm vows to the order and endorse President Roosevelt's national aid effort. Grand Master Herbert C. Alexander of Charlotte calls the meetings nonpartisan.
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Nazis raid Jewish quarter in Berlin as anti Jewish actions resume
In Berlin a Jewish quarter in the eastern section was raided by police with Nazi auxiliaries. Streets were shut and searches conducted for weapons and papers. Double identification holders were arrested. some weapons and printed matter seized. The government said the anti Semitic boycott will not be halted next Wednesday. Protestants Nazis held a national convention praising Hitler's nationalist revolution and endorsing race purity. Beginning today leaving Germany requires police permission. Reports claim Jews fled into neighboring states with possessions, and a large sum was said to have been taken from one group.
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True Bill On Murder Charge Against Hill
James Hill 25 will face trial in Randolph Superior Court on a murder charge in the death of Lula Hill at a Trinity area home on the night of the 10th. The grand jury returned a true bill this morning and trial is expected before adjournment.
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High Point
Ruth Bryan Owen as ambassador choice sparks playful mock critique
A Beverly Hills radio-style note jokes about Ruth Bryan Owen becoming ambassador to Denmark Sweden or Norway. The writer mocks Americans confusing Swedes and Danes, questions the trade for Greta Garbo, and laments the perceived poor choice while praising Owen’s effort.
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Akron Airship Disaster Shatters The Fleet
The U S S Akron crashed in a violent storm off New Jersey with 76 aboard. Only four were saved. one died later. The J 3 was forced down at Beachwood while searching for survivors. Admiral Moffett was among the missing. Reconstruction of rescue efforts followed as Roosevelt dispatched aid and Latrobe Roosevelt to coordinate response.
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Tucker
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McClintie
Greensboro Man On Board Akron
Benjamin J Thigpen of Greensboro North Carolina enlisted man was aboard the ill fated Akron off the New Jersey coast He is the only enlisted Carolinian listed at Akron base as aboard the dirigible He is son of B J Thigpen of Bessemer a Greensboro suburb and has a sister in Raleigh.
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Jersey
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Carolinas
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Bessemer
Arthur Hayes
Raleigh
Suit tests 8.2 percent beer law in Kentucky
In Louisville, Jefferson county circuit court heard a suit challenging Congress’ 8.2 percent beer limit. Attorneys expect a swift ruling so the court of appeals can issue an opinion by Friday when the brew is to go on sale.
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Court of Appeals
Bank executives indicted in Chester fraud case
In Greenville Ohio on April 4 an AP report states James H. Glenn Raymond See and Theodore N Tinsley all from Chester were named in two indictments returned by a federal grand jury charging theft from the defunct National Exchange Bank of Chester.
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James H. Glenn
Raymond See
Theodore N. Tinsley
Chester
National Exchange Bank of Chester
Blanche Doumer Dies Widow of Snanence President
Paris dispatch reports the death of Mme Blanche Doumer widow of the Snanence president. The obituary notes her status and passing on April 4 in Paris.
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Blanche Doumer
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Navy committee chief ends big airship program
Chairman Vinson of the House naval committee said there will be no more large airships built after three constructed and two lost. He announced the stance in Washington on April 4.
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Vinson
House Naval Committee
Akron Officer Reports On Crash To Naval
Wiley, sole survivor, told the Navy the Akron shifted violently, descended, and was demolished in the water off the New Jersey coast. He described a night of lightning and drifting wreckage as the ship sank in the Barnegat light region amid storm conditions.
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