U S Allied With Great Britain On Draft Arms Plan
At the world disarmament conference the United States announced it would oppose any weakening of the British draft arms treaty. Norman H. Davis said the plan is a valuable first step toward broader disarmament, with Britain open to further reductions and international cooperation. Captain Robert Eden praised the American welcome and said Britain will work with those seeking deeper cuts.
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Geneva
United States
Great Britain
Norman H. Davis
Davis
Robert Eden
America
Britain
Minneapolis juror in Foshay case dies with family
Mrs Genevieve A Clark her husband Daniel D Clark and their two sons Rowland 10 and Dean 7 died by carbon monoxide as police find their sedan hidden in underbrush near St Paul. The family suicide followed her contempt sentence for not revealing prior employment with a Foshay firm and related transactions amid the mail fraud trial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Paul
Genevieve A. Clark
Minneapolis
Northwest States
Canada
Christ Laursen
Laursen
Clark
Foshay
Forshay
W. B. Foshay
H. H. Henley
North Carolina Senate OKs Tax Increase on Utilities
The North Carolina Senate approved a revenue bill 36 to 12 raising the franchise tax on corporations manufacturing and distributing electricity from 5.5 to 6 percent of gross revenue. The measure sent the biennial bill back to first reading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Senate
North Carolina
Value of land and assets in postwar markets debated
Beverly Hills report notes governments and individuals struggle to determine actual value of land stocks and homes as currencies and commodities fluctuate. Observers compare efforts by regions to fix dollar pound and silver values amid ongoing economic tension. The piece uses a satirical analogy to describe public concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
New England
America
France
Johnson collapses during address in Lewiston
William E. Pussyfoot Johnson, a veteran prohibition crusader aged 71, collapsed briefly from fatigue while giving a speech in Lewiston Idaho. He avoided finishing the talk and returned to his rooms at companions’ urging. He planned to resume appearances but with fewer vigorous speeches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Lewiston
Ida
William E
Pussyfoot
Court hearings begin on Reynolds estate dispute
Affidavits by W N Reynolds and Mrs Ann Cannon Reynolds Smith were read as judge Warlick weighs up a pre divorce agreement. The dispute centers on a $20.6 million Raleigh area estate and a $600,000 trust for the children of Libby Holman Reynolds and Smith Reynolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. PF. Litlejohn
Concord
W. N. Reynolds
Ann Cannon Reynolds Smith
Smith Reynolds
Cabarrus Bank and Trust Company
Annie L. Cannon
Little Ann
W. E. Church
Winston-Salem
Forsyth County Superior Court
T. J. Hawood
John M. Robinson
Charlotte
Robinson
Ann
Raleigh Senate debates 3 percent sales tax amid wide amendments
Raleigh April 28. The senate opens second reading on the biennial revenue bill with unlimited debate on a dozen amendments. The House backed beer regulation, a printed law distribution to local authorities, and a commission to oversee textbook adoptions replacing the state board of education. A new three zone hunting scheme and merged church colleges move forward. The revenue bill faces a caucus push by Senator Waynick to unite Democratic ranks, but the motion fails as amendments push to strike the sales tax or swap for other taxes proceed.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
State Board of Education
Conference Committee
Clement
Hoyle
Guilford County
Guilford College
Oak Ridge Institute
Boyd
Waynick
North Carolina artists to exhibit at Dogwood festival
Chapel Hill hosts the North Carolina professional artists club third annual exhibition opening tomorrow in connection with the Dogwood festival. The show runs two weeks and features portraits landscapes and decorations in various mediums.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Professional Artists
UNC Dogwood Festival Opens With Exhibits At Chapel Hill
In Chapel Hill on April 28 the first dogwood festival began with school children viewing North Carolina handicraft exhibits. Today's program includes more events, with the festival proper starting tomorrow featuring exhibits dances music and prize awards in dogwood contests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
McKaunghan Named Federal Referee in Bankruptcy
Winston-Salem division of the middle North Carolina district appoints L C McKaunghan as federal referee in bankruptcy for a 10th year in the role.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
L. C. McKaughan
Middle North Carolina
Japanese capture Nan tienmen town in China
Japanese forces advance after days of fighting and occupy Nan tienmen between Peiping and the Great Wall, the Japanese legation reports. Peiping area action follows a day of heavy combat as Tokyo confirms gains in China.
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Peiping
China
Nantienmen
Pieping
Great Wall of China
Troops Called Out After Attack on Jurists in Iowa
Gov. Clyde Herring ordered troops to Le Mars after a mob of about 100 farmers abducted Judge Charles C. Bradley from the courthouse claiming to protest foreclosure actions. Bradley refused to swear not to act on foreclosures and was beaten, left on a road, then returned to town where he began recovery and vowed to seek justice.
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LE Mars
Charles C. Bradley
Lonely Cross Road
Clyde Herring
Ralph Rippey
Bradley
Senate Nears Vote On President Bonus Power Amid Inflation Bill
In Washington April 28 the Senate debated an amendment by Senator Robinson to give the President optional power to pay the bonus with new money a move Roosevelt reportedly opposes as undermining the bill. Lenders predicted the measure would be defeated as the House backs a refinancing bill and other actions proceed including an investigation of the moving picture industry and a bank rescue plan.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Robinson
Arkansas
R-ind
House
Rules Committee
House Labor Committee
Japanese Reinforcements Rushed Into Pihai Line North of Piping
Japanese reinforcements were rushed into the htiatite line north of Pieping today as tensions rise around Tientsin. The move follows a swift withdrawal of coast troops to the Shir river and signals a shift to concentrate attacks in the western war zone to break Chinese resistance after a week of heavy fighting in North China.
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Tientsin
China
Hiatite
Pieping
Shir River
Chinwangtao
Manchuria
Atlanta Mayor Challenges Governor Over Beer Demand
Atlanta Mayor James L. Key urged Governor Eugene Talmage to back legalization of 3.2 percent beer or resign. He spoke after a dinner following a demonstration for beer rights in Augusta, criticizing prohibition and tying the issue to the national Democratic platform.
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Augusta
Eugene Talmage
James L. Key
Atlanta
Georgia
Rum Runner Escapes Hospital After Auto Crash
C H Sherin an alleged rum runner who was injured in a car crash ten days ago escaped from a local hospital in the early morning. He joined two confederates and vanished, pursuing unknown whereabouts.
Federal Regulation Of Textile Industry Looms
B Gossett president of the American Cotton Manufacturers association warns that federal regulation of the textile industry is certain unless manufacturers voluntarily solve industrial and commercial problems. He calls for merchandising reforms, shorter hours, and better distribution to prevent government overreach as the industry faces over production and price instability.
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Pinkhurst
B. Gossett
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Charlotte
Roevelt
Gossett
Roosevelt nominates Delano Robbins for Canada post and Gore for Puerto Rico
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nominations of Warren Delano Robbins of New York as minister to Canada and Robert Hayes Gore of Florida as governor of Puerto Rico.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Warren Delano Robbins
New York
Canada
Robert Hayes Gore
Florida
Puerto Rico
Escaped Convict Byrd Captured in Greensboro
Bowling Byrd, once among the nine prisoners who escaped last week, was captured in Greensboro today. Officials gave few details, but Guilford authorities reported identifying another escaped convict whose name was unclear. Byrd, held since his Wake County sentencing, escaped through a prison tunnel with eight others aided by an outside accomplice who cut the shaft door lock.
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Raleigh
Bowling Byrd
State
Greensboro
Guilford
Byrd
Wake County
Crooked and Rotten Election Claim In Charlotte Pri mary
Burton H. Smith, a candidate, calls Monday's municipal primary crooked and rotten and says he will seek to have the election nullified. He alleges widespread violations of the state law banning electioneering within a set distance of polls. Smith told the county election board chair that the election was the crookedest and most illegal ever attempted in North Carolina.
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Charlotte
Burton H. Smith
Smith
W. O. Davis
County Board of Elections
North Carolina
American Woman Outwits Burman on River Rescue
Mrs. M. T. Risch, an American passenger aboard the Ka rea, survived after a sampan rower tried to push her overboard in Rangoon. The strong current and wide river helped shape a perilous moment as he seized her bag and swerved away, but she fought back and escaped.
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Rangoon
Burma
M. T. Risch
Cuban Beer Arrives by Ship for Carolinas Sale
Ten car loads of beer from Cuba were landed in Wilmington yesterday and were being dosed throughout the Carolinas today. The arrival marks a significant beer import event with distribution extending into multiple states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Cuba
Carolinas
Roosevelt Herriot Agree on World Economic Recovery
President Roosevelt and M. Herriot sign a joint statement praising mutual focus on world economic recovery and plans to continue discussions in Paris and Washington. Herriot departs for New York en route to France as talks on war debts and reciprocal tariffs proceed with a bill authorizing tariff negotiations. Secretary Hull expected to lead the American delegation in forthcoming negotiations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
France
United States
Roosevelt
M. Herriot
Paris
New York
Tariff Commission
Bennett
Canada
Hull
Nee
Merger Proposal for Four North Carolina Banks
Raleigh April 28. State banks commissioner Gur ney P Hood considers merging the North Carolina Bank and Trust United Bank and Trust Page Trust and Independence Trust into a 2 million institution serving 29 towns. Immediate 20 percent depositor payment offered, with no decision yet. Capital would be 2 million including 300 thousand preferred and 400 thousand surplus. Reconstruction Finance Corp would own all preferred stock. stockholders may face 500 thousand loss to recapitalize.
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Raleigh
Gurney P. Hood
State Commissioner of Banks
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
United Bank and Trust Company
Page Trust Company
Indepence Trust Company
Hood
North Carolina
Ommeere St
United Four
The
Independence
Charlotte
United
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
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U. S
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Theodore Dammann
John A. Frey
Wausau
Robert C. Thackeray
Racine
Lawrence J. Brody
la Crosse
William Mauthe
Fond du Lac
Harry Southoff
Charles EB. Broughton
Sheboygan
Chauncey Yockey
Milwaukee
Peter B. Cad
Willis
Yours
Reynolds’ Estate
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Rum Runner
U.S
Doughton
London
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