Jury Chosen In Asheville Conspiracy Case Over Bank Funds
A 13 member jury was selected in Asheville for a conspiracy case involving $1,300,900 tied to the Central Bank and Trust Company failure. Defendants Lea and Davis deny guilt as Luke Wea Jr and E Charlet of Nashville stand accused of conspiring to defraud and misappropriate funds. The panel was formed after a long venire process in Hoyland County under Judge M W Barnhill.
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Ashevilla
Kaiser Wilhelm
Woodrow Wilson
North Carolina
Luke Sr
Tennessee
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company
Zeb V. Nettles
Lea
Davis
Luke Wea, Jr
Nashville
E. Charlet
Les
Hoyland County
M. W. Barnhill
114Th Field Artillery
A. E. F. Outfit
Barnhill
Kaiser
W. C. Hopper
John Holder
W. C. Flynn
Grover Chambers
T. M. Cogburn
Brownlow Snyder
W. P. Harris
Charles Poston
P. R. Cook
J. R. Byers
Lile Smart
Hurst Justice
Governor Gardner Takes A Vacation
Raleigh August 1 Governor Gardner today cleared his desk preparing for a vacation. He hopes to leave tomorrow or Monday for Shelby for a first week then possibly elsewhere. He does not plan to return to Raleigh until mid month unless state affairs demand his attention.
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Raleigh
Gardner
Shelby
Feed Hungry Free Suggested To Farms
New York August 1 The state department of agriculture and markets proposed that farmers donate surplus produce to the unemployed and needy. The official note argues large quantities of saleable goods go to waste while many have no income or food.
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New York
America
New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Lightning Kills Man in Tobacco Barn near LaGrange
GOLDSBORO Aug 1 AP Jerry Waters 58 was instantly killed when lightning struck a tobacco barn at Watson's Mill near LaGrange last night. His brother Needham Waters, sitting four feet away, was unharmed.
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Goldsboro
Jerry Waters
Watson's Mill
LaGrange
Needham Waters
Enraged cow gore injures Mrs Meyers at home vines
In Winston-Salem Mrs I O Meyers was badly gored about the legs and thighs by an enraged cow she tried to drive away from grape vines at her home. The incident details a domestic accident in North Carolina.
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Winston-Salem
I. O. Meyers
Edison Critically Ill at Llewellyn Park Home
The Associated Press reports Thomas A. Edison is critically ill at his home in Llewellyn Park Orange New Jersey as of today.
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Orange, N.J
Associated Press
Thomas A. Edison
Llewellyn Park
U S Defends Coast Guard Firing on Rum Runner
The United States defended firing on the Canadian rum runner Josephine Koff Ambrose light after it failed to stop within the 12 mile limit. The note to Canada supported the coast guard claim of right to fire, and followed Canada’s protest from March. The brief note was not published.
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Washington
Canada
Coast Guard
Josephine Koff Ambrose
Dr. D. M. Douglas Dies At Columbia At 62
Dr. D. M. Douglas, 62, president of the University of South Carolina, died suddenly at his Columbia home after a stroke. Survived by widow Lydia Welsh and two daughters Elizabeth and Margaret, funeral plans pending. Douglas led USC since 1927 after heading Presbyterian College of South Carolina for 16 years.
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Columbia
D. C
D. M. Douglas
University of South Carolina
Lydia Welsh
Pittsburgh
Elizabeth
Margaret
Douglas
Presbyterian College of South Carolina
Clinton
Davison McDowell Douglas
Blackstock
S. C
Davidson College
Louisville Theological Seminary
Columbia Theological Seminary
Princeton
Johns Hoping
Davidson
Southwestern Presbyterian University
North Carolina
Maryland
Presbyterian College
Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Phi Beta Kappa
Rine Synod of
South Carona
Lindberghs Start Vacation Flight to Moose Factory
Ottawa Aug. 1 Col Charls A Lindbergh and his wife began a vacation flight to the Orient from Rockliffe airport at 9 49 E S T Their destination was Moose Factory at James Bay 460 miles away They planned a direct course across unmapped terrain aided by compass and radio contact with Ottawa They added safety gear and supplies before departure including life preservers pneumatic vests and emergency rations
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Ottawa
Chas. A. Lindbergh
Orient
Moose Factory
James Bay
Northwest
Lindbergh
Lindberghs
Ottawa River
Abitibi River
Public enemies expanded list targets Chicago gangsters
Chicago crime commission adds 28 names to the original list led by Al Capone to keep up the anti gang campaign. Names include Joe Fusco Ted Newberry Sam Campagnia Claude Maddox Bernard O'Donnell Anthony Kissane and Jack Barry. Capone remains free on bond while seeking a venue change ahead of the September 8 income tax case trial.
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Chicago
Chicago Crime Commission
Alphonse Capone
Joe Fusco
Capone
Theodore
Ted” Newberry
George “Bugs” Moran
Sam “Little New York" Campagnia
Claude Maddox
Moran
Bernard O'Donnell
Anthony “Red” Kissane
John “Jack” Barry
Wilkerson
Bullets Found Aimed at Judge Leon McCord
Police report an apparent murder attempt on Montgomery circuit court Judge Leon McCord. Five shots were fired into his home from a passing car, none hit the room where he slept. McCord suspects disgruntled opposers of his anti slot machine enforcement.
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Montgomery
Ala
Leon McCord
McCord
Former Governor Awaits His Death in Tennessee
Former Tennessee governor Fred A. Taylor lay near death after an operation to relieve a serious kidney ailment at Appalachian hospital. Hospital attendants said recovery was unlikely and he remained in a semi conscious state as the day wore on.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Fred A. Taylor
Tennessee
Appalachian Hospital
Girnau Sentenced to Four Years for Obscene Mailings
Frederick H. Girnau, former Eau Claire newspaper man, was sentenced by United States District Judge Harry Hollzer to four years and two months in McNeil Island federal prison for sending obscene matter through the mails. A $1,000 fine was also imposed. The judge denounced the publisher's pamphlet attacks on film actress Clara Bow as unfit to be fed as garbage to swine.
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Los Angeles
Frederick H. Girnau
Clara Bow
McNeil Island
United States
Harry Hollzer
Girnau
Eau Claire
Wis
Flood Vaquasclaims in Kentucky Tragedy Near Banklick Creek
A near-cloudburst at the head of Banklick creek sent a surge of water down the stream last night. It swept two women and three children to their deaths while two other women and a two-year-old boy were saved. Two men on the bank could not avert the tragedy.
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Covington
Banklick Creek
World Fliers Down In Cossack Republic
Civil authorities reported Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon Jr. made a forced landing today near Jiettegari in the Cossack autonomous republic about 150 miles from Justanaisk. They detoured from Moscow route due to bad weather and were aided by local aviation officials as they planned to reach Kus Танаиsk or Omsk.
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Moscow
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Jiettegari
Justanaisk
Cossack Autonomous Republic
Metal and Gold Trust
Civil Aviation Society
Sverdviosk
Kustanaisk
Omsk
Kustianaisk
Ekaterinburg
Irkutsk
Khasarovsk
Confederate Vet Dies At Age 90 In Goldsboro
Tim othy Norris aged 90 a Confederate veteran died at his Goldsboro home today. Born to Scotch parents en route to America he spent youth in the midwest and he read the Bible through thirty times. Survived by five children P R Norris D J Norris Goldsboro, Mrs R D Griffin J L Norris Durham, Mrs Florence Kennedy Rockingham. Funeral services set for tomorrow.
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Goldsboro
Timothy Norris
Norris
America
Middle West
P. R. Norris
D. J. Norris
R. D. Griffin
J. L. Norris
Durham
Florence Kennedy
Rockingham
Schofield Named Commander in Chief of U S Fleet
Washington Aug 1 Admiral Frank H Schofield was named commander in chief of the United States fleet succeeding Admiral Jehu V Chase. Admiral Chase shifts to the navy general board. The overhaul affects September 15 with Leigh and McNamee also advancing in rank and command roles.
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Jehu V. Chase
General Board
Navy Dept
Washington
Frank H. Schofield
United States Fleet
Chase
Navy Department
Admiral Schofield
Richard H. Leigh
Schofield
Leigh
Luke McNamee
Battleship Division One
Italian Royalty Have Narrow Escape in Genoa Bombing
In Genoa a bomb exploded at 1 40 a m near the Italian transatlantic society building ahead of King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Elena's arrival from their summer residence. The blast caused windows to break and a panic but no injuries were reported. Police imposed martial law and detained hundreds as guards protected the 7 30 am royal train arrival.
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Rex
Genoa
Kaly
Genoa Street
Victor
Elena
Italy
Victor Emanuel
Santanna Dei
Fascist Party
Germany to Buy U.S. Farm Board Wheat and Cotton
The United States suggested to Germany it might purchase farm board stabilizing wheat and cotton stocks on liberal credit terms. President Hoover indicated Germany would initiate such moves, while the farm board holds about 209 million bushels of wheat and 1.3 million bales of 1929 cotton, with no current plan for 1931 32 crop or new purchases.
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Washington
Germany
Farm Board
Hoover
Sackett
Berlin
United States
Stone
Stabilization Corporation
State Department
White House
Farm board head backs selling wheat to Germany on credit
Chairman Stone of the farm board said the stabilization corporation would sell wheat and cotton to Germany on credit terms if it would aid Germany and American agriculture.
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Washington
Stone
Farm Board
Stabilization Corporation
Germany
Electrical Storms Ravage Rocky Mount Area
Severe electrical thunderstorms caused about 4000 dollars in damage across Rocky Mount Wilson Tarboro and Nashville. Bridges washed out streets impassable and fire alarm and light circuits damaged. Over 350 telephones down across the region and more than twenty poles blown down. Two hours of rainfall reached 2.69 inches.
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Rocky Mount
Wilson
Tarboro
Nashville
Traveling man suicides in Charlotte home
C Bunn 52 a traveling salesman for a loom company shot himself in the head at his Charlotte residence today. Relatives attributed stress from money troubles and a nervous breakdown to the act. No inquest was deemed necessary.
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Charlotte
C. Bunn
Coden Éales
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