Diary Excerpt Reveals Lancaster Love Triangle In Court
In Miami on August 5, jurors hear about Captain W. N. Lancaster and Mrs. J. M. Keith Miller through letters and excerpts from Lancaster’s diary read by State Attorney Hawthorne. Diary entries chronicle domestic troubles, finances, and a move to a Miami bungalow with Chubbie, Major French, and others as the murder trial unfolds.
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Miami
Fila
W. N. Lancaster
Haden Clarke
J. M. Keith-Miller
Lancaster
Wwe
N. Vernon Hawthorne
West
Fla
Chubbie
Keith Miller
J. C. French
Terrace
Los Angeles
J. C. Aliers
Gentry Shelton
Extradition Fight in Liberty Libby's Guilt Case
Sensational developments reopen the slaying investigation of a Twin City heir. Indignant denials from Holman of Libby's guilt surface as prosecutor moves toward extradition actions.
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Twin City
Holman
Libby
Alfred Holman Arrives to Seek Bail for Widow Reynolds
Alfred Holman father of Libby Holman arrived in Winston-Salem to push for bail for Mrs. Reynolds widow of tobacco heir Smith Reynolds. He visited the Forsyth county courthouse with assistant solicitor J. Erle McMichael and denied surrendering Libby. The indicted widow stood with Ab Walker as authorities seek her in the death of the Reynolds heir.
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Libby Holman Reynolds
Cincinnati
Winston-Salem
Twin City
Smith Reynolds
Alfred Holman
Libby Holman
Holman
Forsyth County
A. M. Stack
Reynolds
Ab Walker
Walker
McMichael
Albert
Ab) Walker
Highland Cotton Mill Strike Ends With Back-To-Work Pact
A 16 member workers committee and three owner representatives forged an agreement restoring 500 to 600 workers to the payroll. The plant will reopen Monday morning August 8 after nearly three weeks idle amid hosiery mill strikes and related disorders in High Point.
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Highland Cotton Mill
H. F. Hunsucker
G. R. Ward
J. E. Millis
W. S. Stokes
C. G. Surratt
G. H. Holder
B. B. Tysinger
Erwin Bowman
G. A. Tomlin
M. A. Burleson
Claude Williams
R. P. Lawrence
J. H. Shelton
C. A. Scarboro
A. A. Hipp
J. A. Bradshaw
Marvin Hunt
B. L. Walker
Oscar Leonard
Highland Mill
R. D. Penny
High Point
City Jail Visit In Miami After Car Incident
In Miami on Wednesday January 6 1932 Chubbie drove a Lincoln to return Bob Barber of Birmingham to his hotel. After a collision with Leonard Brown a police complaint claimed drunken driving though the writer says he had not had a drink. The event ends with damage noted and a claim of facing a rough life.
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Miami
Fla
Chubbie
Columbus
Bob Barber
Birmingham
Ala
Barber
5Th Avenue
7Th Street &. W
Leonard Brown
Brown
Truce Near in Paraguay Bolivia Chaco Conflict
Buenos Aires reports semi official belief a truce between Paraguay and Bolivia in the Gran Chaco quarrel is near pending new negotiations. Argentina may remain neutral if hostilities resume. A clash near the border and Bolivian forts in Chaco are noted amid regional intervention.
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Buenos Aires
Paraguay
Bolivia
Gran Chaco
League of Nations
United States
Saavedra Laas
Argentina
Gentina
la Nacion
Quiaca
Asuncion
Chaco
Sheriff Killed By Own Pistol In Prisoner Shooting
Hastings Minn Aug 5 Deputy Sheriff Rudolph Fisher of Mendota was killed by two prisoners who wrested his gun from its holster and shot him. The inmates escaped after the shooting as they had just been brought to the Hastings sheriff's office. Jailer Larry Dunn said the men grabbed Fisher's firearm and fired in cold blood.
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Hastings, Minn
Rudolph Fisher
Mendota
Fisher
Hastings
Larry Dunn
Reynolds Sails Home to Probe Brother Death
Richard Reynolds, brother of Smith Reynolds, sailed from Rio de Janeiro on the American Legion to investigate his brother's death in Winston-Salem. He plans no opinion yet on the circumstances, has not seen his brother for a year, and was blocked from flying to New York.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Richard Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
United States
American Legion
Winston-Salem
N. C
Europe
Africa
New York
Pernambuco
North Carolina Opposes 10.7 Percent Workmen’s Comp Increase
At Raleigh public hearing, industrial reps and the state industrial commission challenge a 10.7 percent rise in workmen’s compensation insurance rates. Major Mett H. Allen argues insurers seek to rebalance losses from outside business onto employers. About 50 industry representatives attend with Congressman A L Bullwinkle noting the move was decided too quickly for proper opposition.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
State Industrial Commission
Dan C. Boney
Mett H. Allen
Industrial Commission
Allen
Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau
National Council
A. L. Bullwinkle
Gastonia
Gaston County Textile Association
Offenders Elude Banks in Two North Carolina Thefts
Police in Maiden and Magnolia North Carolina searched for bank robbers after a raid on Maiden Bank in Catawba county yielded a 3000 pound safe with 4000 in cash and 10000 in bonds. In Magnolia two men wearing goggles robbed the bank of cash then fled in a waiting car. The same bank was robbed last winter of 14000.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Malden
Magnolia
Maiden
Catawya
Consumer Likely to Block Trade Session Plans
Ottawa reports the Canadian consumer is seen as the major hurdle to shifting 100 million to 200 million dollars of trade from the United States to Great Britain. A Toronto newspaper claim of a U S Britain trade conference was denied by Washington. Ottawa had proposed free trade and tariff preferences to Britain, but consumer demand may keep changes from being enacted.
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Ottawa
Ont
United States
Great Britain
Toronto Mail and Empire
State Department
Washington
Imperial Trade Conference
Vol Formation Virtually Ready
The New York Times reports a 30 million dollar pool to operate in wheat is virtually formed. Arthur W. Cutten of Chicago may manage it, with expectations of price improvement after hedging ends around September 1. The move aligns with Wall Street thoughts of a broad industrial revival led by government and financial groups. Eugene Meyer of the Federal Reserve has talked with bankers about financing raw materials for industry.
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New York
The
New York Times
Arthur W. Cutten
Chicago
Canada
Times
Wall Street
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Libby Holman Reynolds free to fight extradition
Libby Holman Reynolds, indicted for the murder of her wealthy husband Smith Reynolds, may oppose extradition from her hiding place. Her father Fred Holman travels from Cincinnati to back his daughter’s bond effort as warrants spread to New York and Ohio. Walker, 19, a companion of Reynolds, is jailed after surrender.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Libby Holman Reynolds
Fred Holman
Cincinnati
Libby
New York
Ohio
A. B. Walker
Walker
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds
South Af
Babe Tumbles From Moving Train Unharmed in Georgia
In Cordele Georgia a two year old boy named James Edward Pitts crawled from a train window as it moved about 30 miles per hour. He fell to the ground and was found with only minor injuries after the train backed up two miles to where he left the coach.
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Cordele
James Edward Pitts
James Edward
Dreary Vets Are Fast Herded From City
Confusion grips the tottering suburban bonus expeditionary force camp as leaders and city officials hurry the veterans away from the area amid disorder and unsettled conditions.
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Johnstown
Bonus Expeditionary Force
tattaraAd Army
Home Loan Bank Committee Named by North Carolina Governor
Governor O Max Gardner appoints a 14 member advisory panel to push for securing a Federal Home Loan Bank for North Carolina. Chairman is Rep Frank Hancock with members from Asheville Durham Greensboro Charlotte Raleigh and Winston Salem among others. The group aims to coordinate bankers and businessmen for the location decision.
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Raleigh
N. C
O. Max Gardner
Gardner
Frank Hancock
Oxford
Junius G. Adams
Asheville
Stuart W. Cramer
Cramerton
Lard H. Wood
Charlotte
James
Fire sweeps Chicago stockyards causing millions in damage
A late afternoon blaze began in the Quincy Grain Elevator and spread to the Omaha Packing Co, destroying four buildings. About 700 firefighters fought the flames as 30,000 spectators gathered. 800 hogs, 60 cattle, 200 sheep perished, with massive losses of grain, hams, bacons, and other goods.
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Chicago
Quincy
Omaha Packing Company
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad
Stratton Grain Co
Couple Over 100 Still Seek Chaperoned Date
In St Petersburg Florida Mr Charles Eld redge 101 and Mrs Martha Weeks 105 enjoyed a dinner and movie with Evelyn Barton Rittenhouse chaperone from the 25th century club. Weeks celebrated her 105th birthday and noted using a telephone for the first time.
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ST. Petersburg
Fra
Charles’ Eldredge
Martha Weeks
Evelyn Barton Rittenhouse
Bailey to speak at Randolph Democratic meeting in Asheboro
The Randolph county Democrats convene at the Court House in Asheboro at 2:00 p.m. Senator Josiah W. Bailey will address the gathering. After the speeches the county ticket will be nominated amid close contests for state senate and local offices.
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Randolph County
Asheboro
Court House
J. A. York
Josiah W. Bailey
Henry Ingram
William Armfield II
State Senate
Ingram
Armfield
Major Bruce Craven
Trinity
Charles M. Staley
Staley
Register of Deeds
John R. Bulla
Randleman
R. C. Johnson
Johnson
Trinity Township
Dudy of Recluse Found in Thicke
Miss Jane Merrill, a wealthy recluse, was found dead in a thicket near her ante bellum home south of Natchez. Police, aided by bloodhounds, traced the slaying after a friend found bloodstained furniture and a bullet riddled wall with three hits.
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Natchez
Miss
Adams County
Jane Merrill
Committee Meeting Call for Seamless Hosiery Mills Workers
A fall meeting of the committeemen of the workers in the Seamless Hosiery Mills at High Point is set for 7 o clock tonight in the auditorium of Street graded school. D V Bradley issues the call urging punctual attendance for important business.
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High Point
Street Graded School
D. V. Bradley
Roy Chapin joins cabinet as salary cut bites
Beverly Hills report notes Roy Chapin moves into a cabinet post just as a 15 percent salary cut hits. Local riders miss Olympic bicycle events due to delayed timing and lack of spare tires for foreigners. Authors speculate autographs may help next time.
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Beverly Hilis
Cal
Roy Chapin
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Nog
Dick Reynolds
U.S
Babe
Home Loan Bank Committee
California
Eddie McCloskey
McCloskey
Bailey
Dudy
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