Gandhi Preaches Civil Disobedience at Bhimrad Front
Mahatma Gandhi led a march at Bhimrad Surat with villagers and visitors collecting salt in defiance of the British monopoly. A choir sang sedition as Gandhi and his son Manilal traveled by train. The protest spreads across Gujarat with women joining and authorities clashing over salt seizures.
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Surat
Bombay
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Bhimrad
Gandhi
Dholera
Dr Lingle Plans Ten Speeches This April
Davidson college president Dr Walter L Lingle announced a schedule of ten speaking engagements for the remainder of April. He will deliver addresses at various meetings across the Davidson area.
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North Carolina
Smithfield
Granville
Mocksville
Concord Presbytery
Salisbury
Second Presbyterian Church
Greenville
S. C
Church of the Covenant
Greensboro
Davidson
Walter L. Lingle
Davidson College
Correct Styles For Men In Jealousy
Solooman in all his glory faces hard times beside Halliwell Hobbes and his wardrobe. In Jealousy the Paramount all talking picture at the Paramount theatre stars Jean ne Engels remembered for her last talking role The Letter. Hobbs is a financier sportsman and clubman about Paris, middle aged with cultivated taste and a comfortable moral stance. He embodies a character who indulges the wealthy yet steps beyond a trifle.
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Solooman
Halliwell Hobbes
Paramount _all
Paramount Theatre
Jeanne Engels
Hobbs
Paris
Davidson G. O. P. To Meet Saturday
Lexington April 9 Every thing is in readiness for the county wide convention of republicans at the courthouse next Saturday afternoon at 1 o clock Delegates will be selected to attend the congregational and state conventions next week Precinct and township conventions were held last Saturday and delegates were selected to attend the county convention next Saturday
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Lexington
Georgia Plans Over Ten Million For Highway Projects
Georgia announces a budget to fund highway construction this year exceeding ten million dollars. The plan includes major roadwork to improve intercity routes and reduce congestion across the state.
House Eyes Strengthened Dry Law Enforcement Plan
The Hoover commission's program to boost dry law enforcement and ease federal court congestion was advanced by the House Judiciary Committee. Opposition grew among administration members as the panel weighed a Wickersham measure allowing juryless trials for casual offenders. Other bills on felony charges for noncompliance, and state seizure powers over liquor transport, faced constitutional and practical objections.
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Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
House Judiciary Committee
Administration
House
Wickersham
United States
Commission
Chautauqua Tickets Go On Sale Soon
The annual Chautauqua will run for one week starting May 8. Tickets, now in, will go on sale within a few days announced by F J Sizemore secretary of the chamber of commerce. Efforts aim to sell at least 1900 adult 500 children and 100 student tickets. The public is urged to cooperate with the chamber and two associations to support the event.
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F. J. Sizemore
Chamber of Commerce
Y Be
O. A. End
Yi We GX
Barrymore Welcomes Daughter as Family Names Blythe
John Barrymore smiles at Good Samaritan hospital over the birth of his daughter seven pounds nine ounces. Dolores Costello Barrymore and the child are reported doing well as plans for a south seas cruise unfold. The godfather name Blythe is noted as the family’s preferred christening name.
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Los Angeles
John Barrymore
Hollywood
Good Samaritan Hospital
Barrymore
Dolores Costello
Miss Barrymore
South Seas
Blythe
Mr. Barrymore
Miss Costello
Michael Strange
Harrison Tweed
New York
Catherine Harris
Doctor and nurse found slain in Sutton Place apartment
In Sutton Place New York a physician Dr Maxwell B. Allen 35 and his nurse secretary Miss Florence LaPelle 25 were found dead in the doctor's apartment after a signal flash from an overturned telephone. Both were shot at close range with a .88 caliber revolver nearby. Police believe the doctor shot the girl and killed himself. motive is unknown.
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New York
Sutton Place
East River
Maxwell B. Allen
Florence LaPelle
Allen
Dr. Allen
New York Medical School
Gandhi's Son Arrested With 23 While Making Salt
Delhi report says Davi Das Gandhi son of Mahatma Gandhi was arrested at Saleempuri with Ahanker Lal district congress president and 23 other salt volunteers during salt production. Also notes Virginia truck crop values for 1929 at 21,487,000 dollars.
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Gandhi
Delhi
Davi Das Gandhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Saleempuri
Ahanker Lal
Congress
Virginia
Case notes and opinions from Mecklenburg and surrounding courts
The document lists appellate decisions and actions including Elizabeth City vs Adylett reversed, Smith vs Aetna reserved, Miller vs Life Insurance new trial, In re Stewart no error, Chappel vs Ebert affirmed, Cowens vs Rothrock no error, Midkiff vs Insurance no error, Abbott Realty vs City of Charlotte reversed, with the City of Mecklenburg involved in a separate question about pipe incorporation.
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Mecklenburg
Elizabeth City
Adylett
Pasquotank
Smith
Aetna Life Insurance Company
Wake
Miller Vs. Life Insuance Association
Chinch Bug Causes Heavy Crop Damage in U.S. State
Reports describe a chinch bug measuring about s three twenty fifths of an inch that caused damages totaling six hundred thousand dollars in a single year across a U.S. state. The finding highlights the pest's rapid economic impact on agriculture and calls for monitoring and control measures.
Hayes Loses Appeal Over 10 Day Jail Sentence
Dr. R. B. Hayes of Hillsboro had his petition to set aside a 10 day jail sentence for contempt dismissed in superior court. He seeks Supreme Court review via habeas corpus after refusing to testify without an expert witness fee guarantee. Bonds set at 500 appearance and 50 appeal.
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Hillsboro
Supreme Court
Oxford
N. C
R. B. Hayes
State Supreme Court
State Industrial Commission
Matt H. Allen
Commission
Dr. Hayes
Hayes
Superior Court
Orange County
Durham-Orange Medical Society
Sub Committee Report On Parker Due Monday
Washington April 9 The senate judiciary sub committee is considering the nomination of Parker and plans to file a report by Monday. The action affects confirmation prospects and outlines possible steps in the process.
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John J. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Senator Overman
Friends of Parker
Overman
American Federation of Labor
Parker
Washington
Senate Judiciary
Pritchard Seeks Senate Nomination in Statewide Race
Republican Pritchard announces candidacy for United States senator on the GOP ticket with a pledge to keep the contest high minded. George Butler of Clinton and R Grady Dorsett of Wake Forest have already entered the Republican field. Democrat F M Simmons faces Raleigh attorney J W Bailey in a June primary.
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United States
George Butler
Clinton
R. Grady Dorsett
Wake Forest
F. M. Simmons
J. W. Bailey
Raleigh
Simmons
Alfred E. Smith
New York
Smith
Bailey
North Carolina
Charlotte Police Sergeant Held Amid Domestic Scandal
April 9 reports say W. C. Pressley a Charlotte night police sergeant was jailed on drunkenness charges amid a scandal involving his presence at the Fuller home with Pete Fuller’s wife. Pressley suspended and faces a civil service hearing for disorderly conduct unless he resigns. Fuller testified he attempted suicide after discovering the two together.
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Charlotte
W. C. Pressley
City
Pete Fuller
Pressley
Horace Moore
Pitts
Moore
Fuller
Paul Clayton
Wrey Honercutt
John G. Carpenter
Record 8000 Mexican quail released in the state
Raleigh April 9. Eighteen thousand Mexican quail, the larger number released in North Carolina in any single year since the state game law began, have been scattered across the state this spring. C H England state game warden said 6000 quail were bought by the state department of conservation and development for distribution and 2000 more were purchased by sportsmen for preserves and private properties.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
C. H. England
State Department of Conservation and Development
State Department
Asheville Child Seriously Hurt by Hit and Run Driver
A five year old boy, Chas. S. Vrannon Jr., was struck by a hit and run vehicle in Canton and found in Highland Park. He suffered a base skull fracture, a fractured leg, and extensive cuts and bruises. Doctors say recovery is possible but uncertain.
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Asheville
Canton
Chas. S. Vrannon, Jr
Highland Park
Leaf tobacco sales in Virginia total February pounds
Producers reported Virginia leaf tobacco sales reaching 13,685,725 pounds in February, reflecting the ongoing market activity and volumes handled by growers and auction houses during the month.
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Virginia
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Associated Press
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Senate
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