Bank conspiracy case widens with teller testimony
Asheville August report covers D L M Battle's return to the stand in the Luke Lea conspiracy trial. Battle and associates face charges of defrauding Central Bank and Trust of about 1.3 million dollars. Proceedings include debates over demand for original letters as potential evidence and defense objections to self incrimination.
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Asheville
D. Ll. M. Battle
Central Bank and Trust Company
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Luke Lea, Jr
E. P. Charlet
Nashville
W. OB. Davis
Lea
Battle
C. J. Hawkins
Davis
J. Charles Bradford
M. W. Barnhill
Reading to wed Stella Charnaud in London event
The Marquis of Reading, former ambassador to the United States and viceroy to India, will marry Stella Charnaud tomorrow in London. Charnaud, 37, aided his rise to prominence and served on the vice regal staff during Reading’s India years from 1921 to 1926. The couple announced the engagement today. Reading is 70.
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London
Marquis of Reading
United States
India
Great Britain
Stella Charnaud
Charles Charnaud
Turkey
Charnaud
Lord Reading
England
German Banks Re-Open With Finance Stable After 3-Week Holiday
The report notes German banks resuming operations after a three week break amid stable finance. It mentions a review of highway patrol staffing in Raleigh and state labor bureau job placements across six cities, highlighting Asheville 70 and Charlotte 48. The Raleigh building commission declines a balance from an insurance fund tied to the old city auditorium fire.
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Raleigh
State Highway Commission
George W. Connor
Highway Commission
The
Hillsboro Street
Fair Grounds
Frank D. Grist
Asheville
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Wilmington
Badin
Old City Auditorium
Building Commission
Ideal Romance Crashes In Los Angeles Courts
Ina Claire and John Gilbert’s highly publicized elopement ends in divorce court. Claire testifies to a cruel marriage causing mental pain after Gilbert allegedly said they were temperamentally unsuited and wanted to be left alone. Gilbert did not attend. he denied a property settlement and this marks his third marriage and Claire’s second.
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Los Angeles
Ina Claire
John Gilbert
Gilbert
Joseph Sproul
Mise Claire
German decree grants sweeping powers over savings banks
President von Hindenburg issued a decree giving the government authority to set operating principles for savings banks and their clearing houses, order mergers, or fund new institutions. It also bars municipal savings banks from lending to municipalities or other public bodies.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Jury Selected In Clark Trial Opens With Prosecution
In Los Angeles on August 5 the trial of former deputy district attorney David H. Clark began after a seven women and five men jury was chosen and the prosecution outlined its circumstantial case. The murder charges include Herbert F. Spencer and Charles H. Crawford with Crawford’s case held in abeyance pending Spencer’s outcome.
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Los Angeles
David H. Clark
Clark
Herbert F. Spencer
Charles H. Crawford
Spencer
W. J. Ford
Small Boy Performs Self Amputation After Snakebite
WARRENTON Ga Aug 5 AP eleven year old Bill Kinsey cut off a finger with a pocket knife to prevent poisoning after a water moccasin bit him while swimming His brother resisted surgery so Bill amputated his own finger Physicians said the boy did a good job and was recovering well
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Warrenton
Bill Kinsey
Bill
Search Continues For Bridge Victims In Georgetown Disaster
Georgetown, Aug 5. Workers continue to hunt for two more bodies from the Monday drawbridge tragedy that killed 23 and sent seven women and four children to funerals. The bus carrying 22 negroes plunged after the draw opened near Andrews. Authorities report the gates were down and lights burning. Only survivor Jerome Fraser, 18, recounted escape through a bus window after breaking a grip to free himself.
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Georgetown
D. C
Andrews
State Highway Patrol
Highway Department
J. O. Sanders, Jr
Sanders
Warren Newton
Olin
Havana Strike Ends After 24 Hours of Chaos
Havana ended its 24 hour general strike with more than 100 arrests and four wounded as police dispersed 40 000 strikers. Bombs damaged three street cars and the newspaper area, with typographers urged to extend the strike but returning to work. Government censorship blocked strike coverage and 2 000 motormen remained on strike amid partial service with new workers.
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Berlin
Heinrich Bruening
Rome
Pius I
Europe
London
Herr Bruening
Laval
Briand
Mussolini
Grandi
Reich
Havana
Cuba
Heraldo de Cuba
Bohemia
Enterio Zorillo
Perla de Cuba
Cuban National Labor Federation
Posse Search For Negro Slayer Of Birmingham Girl
Civilian possemen join city and county officers in a hunt for a Black suspect after a highway hold up left Augusta Williams dead and Nell Williams gravely wounded while Miss Jennie Wood was injured. The trio were held captive four hours as the assailant robbed them and forced driving into a wooded area before they tried to escape.
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Birmingham
Ala
Augusta Williams
Nell Williams
Jennie Wood
Mise Williams
Sheriff Spivey Refuses Sheriff Office Handover in Jasper County
Ben F. Spivey ousted as Jasper county sheriff by Governor Blackwood again refuses to surrender office to Governor appointee G. L. Langford. He previously challenged the vacancy in the state supreme court and won a temporary restraining order.
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Ridgeland
Ben F. Spivey
Jasper County
Blackwood
G. L. Langford
Spivey
Jesse F. Carter
State Supreme Court
Edison Is Convalescent
Thomas A. Edison, age 84, remains in fragile health at West Orange with only slight improvement. Dr. Hubert S. Howe said Edison is not yet out of danger, likening his condition to a frayed elevator rope while noting a chance he may live on for some time.
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West Orange
N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Hubert S. Howe
Edison
Giant seaplane lands in Brazil en route to New York
The seaplane DO X arrived at Caraveiras at 11 30 a m local time on its way to New York with ten passengers. Bahia is the next scheduled stop where the craft will stay overnight.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
New York
Caraveiras
Bahia
DO-X Seaplane Heads Toward Bahia From Rio de Janeiro
The German flying boat DO-X took off at 6 36 am toward Bahia on a U S mission to the United States. Commander Lieut Clarence H Schildhauer U S N led ten passengers including two women Mrs Clara Adams and Frau R Clausbruch bound for New York Miami and Brazilian ports. The giant seaplane arrived in Rio June 20 after a 1400 mile south Atlantic flight from Cape Verde to Fernando Noronha.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Bahia
United States
Clarence H. Schildhauer
New York
Miami
Clara Adams
Frau R. Clausbruch
South Atlantic
Cape Verde Islands
Fernando Noronha
Brazil
Altenrhein
Switzerland
Europe
West Africa
Novice in politics leads for governor in Mississippi
In Mississippi Jackson August 5 Hugh White a wealthy lumberman small town mayor and political novice led the governor race with 17 924 votes. Mike Connor lawyer former speaker trails by about two thousand ballots. Others Paul Johnson and George T Mitchell sit behind by about five thousand. Runoff look between White and Connor possible.
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Jackson
Miss
Hugh White
Mike Connor
House of Representatives
Paul Johnson
National House of Representatives
George T. Mitchell
Mississippi
Theodore G. Bilbo
White
Conner
Mitchell
Johnson
Turkish Rugs and Plaques Awarded to Air Pioneers
Russell Boardman and John Polando received from the Istanbul governor two silver plaques and Turkish rugs honoring their nonstop flight from New York. Polando indicated they consider a flight to Karachi next, while plans beyond that remain undisclosed.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Russell Boardman
John Polando
New York
Mustapha Kemal Pasha
Polando
Karachi
India
Thieves Batter Safe Then Make Off With $5
In Charlotte a group removed a safe from a motor company office, transported it miles away, bashed it open, and fled with only five dollars. In Fayetteville a high school football player Charles Turlington faces the loss of an arm after a car collision between Fayetteville and Dunn. In Roosevelt Field James Goodwin Hall and stock broker Andre De Copet departed on a one day Chicago return flight at 5 18 a.m. EST.
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Charlotte
Fayetteville
Charles Turlington
Dunn
Roosevelt Field
N. Y
James Goodwin Hall
Andre de Copet
Chicago
Two Army Men Die in New Jersey Car Crash
In New Brunswick two men were killed and a third seriously injured when their car grazed a telephone pole and overturned near the city. The deceased include Thomas James of Wilmington North Carolina and Joseph Duffett of the 18th U S Infantry at Camp Dix New Jersey.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Thomas James
Wilmington
N. C
Joseph Duffett
18Th U. S. Infantry
Camp Dix
Husband in jail as wife is laid to rest in morgue
Hendersonville North Carolina August 5 An inquest was ordered into the death of Mrs Plato Edney shot at her home Monday Edney a wealthy farmer is accused of killing his wife and wounding two children He was captured after a two day search by a posse led by Sheriff W A Garren He refused to comment and relatives say jealousy sparked the tragedy Mrs Edney was the daughter of a local banker
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Hendersonville
N. C
Plato Edney
Edney
W. A. Garren
Government says tackling gangs not federal job
Attorney General Mitchell announces the public will learn details of Capone case but secrets stay in the justice department until trials. He notes the federal role is limited and that states bear most gang crime responsibility while the government will aid when possible. Capone faces tax and prohibition charges with separate trials.
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Washington
Scarface al Capone
Mitchell
Fed
Justice d
Capone
Mitch
Wilkerson Chicago
Germany Fails To Ask For Help From Farm
Washington Aug 5 The farm board says no proposals have been received from Germany regarding stabilization cotton sales. Senators Harris Sheppard and Smith urged selling from the new crop rather than from 1 300 000 bales in stabilization stocks. Cotton growers and dealers back the substitute plan as a relief measure for 1930 surpluses and low prices.
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Washington
Farm Board
Germany
Harris
Georgia
Sheppard
Texas
Smith
South Carolina
Hoover
Brunswick Officers Face Charges For Shortages
A special auditor blamed seven former Brunswick county officials for shortages totaling more than 17000 dollars. The county board adopted the audit and ordered the county attorney to pursue recovery. No criminal action has been filed.
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Brunswick
Southport
Brunswick County
Board of Commissioners
John Jenrette
T. D. White
F. L. Lewis
A. T. MccKeithan
W. C. Garner
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