Legionnaires Push Immediate Payment Of Certificates
At the North Carolina American Legion convention in Fayetteville the resolution urged immediate cash payment of adjusted service certificates. Josephus Daniels Jr was elected commander, and the group voted to abolish the state athletic officer post, creating a three member commission instead.
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Fayetteville, N. C
North Carolina Department, American Legion
Fayettevilie
N.C
Josephus Daniels Jr
Raleigh
Sweetmend
American Legion
Asheville
Winston-Salem
K. Torrence
Gastonia
Josephus Daniels, Jr
J. M. Caldwell
Lexington
Hubert Olive
J. F. Beasley
Carthage
Dizie Moore
Kinston
J. J. Burney
Wilmington
J. D. Madry
Rich Square
B. A. Olen
Frank L.igrano
Congress
Legion
Washington cops aid in Hopson hunt
The House Rules Committee sought police help to locate H. Hopson a key figure in the Associated Gas and Electric case. Hopson’s testimony is sought by two Congressional committees investigating the utility lobby. Police were given a description after searches at the Shoreham hotel failed to find him. The effort followed a report that Hopson had been seen there the previous night. Herbert A. Boomau is chief.
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House
H. ©. Hopson
Associated Gas and Electric System
Congressional
Fongeeight
Shoreham Hotel
Hopson
Senate
Wes Steried
House Committee
B. B. Robinson
Amgsocrated
Herbert A. Boomau
Dionne Quintuplets Draw Thousands To Northern Ontario Tour
Thousands flocked to see the Dionne quintuplets at Dafoe Hospital 12 miles from North Bay Ontario. Police estimate about 6 000 visited on the Sunday before the holiday and another 6 000 the next day with 3 000 on an average Sunday. Tourists boosted local business as resort owners reported their strongest season. Doctor A R DaFoe said tourist accommodation was limited across the district from Hunterville to North Bay. About 60 cars lined Callander streets overnight as visitors queued for the first shows at 8 p m.
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Ont
Aus
Ontario
Canada
United States
Dafoe
A. R. DaFoe
Hunterville
Callander
Bridge talk hints at progress in a fading town
A quirky letter from San Francisco compares Los Angeles and local ambitions, noting bridge building as a sign of better times and averting a wild city mindset. The writer mentions fairs and expositions as milestones, signed by Wie.
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San Francisco
Cal
Los Angeles
Sam Framciaco
Rhode Island Vote Seen as Test of Roosevelt Regime
Rhode Island voters filled four congressional vacancies in a Democratic primary seen as a New Deal test. Mississippi voters eyed a runoff in the governor race between Chandler and Rhea after last Saturday’s ballot. Virginia shifted nominees toward state and local offices as Huey Long’s influence loomed in regional campaigns.
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Roosevelt
Priege
Mississippi
Kentucky
A. B. Chandler
Thomas &. Rhea
Antonio Prince
Charles F. Ribb
Huey Long
Louisiana
Tanta
Virginia
Daisy Osgood Dies in Car Crash With Bus Near Lexington
Daisy Osgood 26 a waitress at Princess Cafe died when her car collided with a Carolina Coach bus on the Salisbury highway eight miles from Lexington. The car burst into flames. she died en route to Lexington. She lived at 215 Steele Street Lexington and was from Mooresville. Funeral plans not yet announced.
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Lexington
Daisy Osgood
Carolina Coach Company
Salisbury
Moresville
High Point
Atte
Pledman Funeral Home
Osgood
W. H. Kinney
Steele Street
Attempt To Open Liquor Store in Atlanta Rejected
Atlanta council rejected Mayor James L. Key's plan to open a municipal liquor store. The proposal, intended to fund restored city employee pay, was ruled out of order by a 27 to 2 vote in a parliamentary action yesterday.
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Atlanta
James L. Key
Georgia
Counsilmen
Plane crash kills two near Marietta airport
Marietta Georgia reports the deaths of 36 year old flying instructor ee Southerland and 31 year old student pilot J Alton Mitchell when their plane stalled and plunged into a swim at about 300 feet near Marietta airport yesterday.
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Marietta, Ga
Ee Southerland
J. Alton Mitchell
Marietta
Elopement Murder Case Shocks Texas Town
In Lendren Texas a bride from last week is linked to a shooting spree that killed Jack Parton and his daughter Kay dell Parton. Suspects R P Gillespie and son Wallace Gillespie allegedly hunted for Carrie Gil temple and Clyde Hammonds after an elopement. The family attacked near the Parton home with shotguns, leading to fatal wounds for the Partons and the bride’s ally.
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Lendren
Tex
Jack Parton
Kaydell
R. PF. Gillespie
Wallace
Partons
Gillespies
Carrie Giltemple
Parton
Clyde Hammonds
Texarkana
Forest Whitworth
Eugene Hammonds
Gillespie
Cinte
Parcom
Whitworth
Young Hammonds
Talmadge Rally Draws South Carolina Workers Crowd
Governor Eugene Talmadge plans a political rally in Newberry South Carolina as workers oppose his appearances. The event on Jolly Street draws attention from the unions and local citizens.
Dog Fancier Learns Costs of Raising Pups in Sales Scheme
A sales promoter swindled Wallace Ivey into funding a dog sales operation. Ivey bought a blue-blooded bird dog and was told he could sell pups at 25 dollars each. After eight weeks, expenses exploded with medicines, replacing toys, shrubbery damage, fencing, service fees, travel, and ruined clothing, as the venture failed.
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Vinced
Wallace Ivey
Ivey
Bhegan Marine
Trey
Eaid Ivey
France’s pioneer flying plane destroyed in fatal test
Paris August 6. AP reports France’s pioneer flying craft was demolished and its pilot killed during a disastrous test flight ending three years of secret work.
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Paris
France
Glacier priest to trek Taku cap to test warm debate
Be Cee bard will depart Sunday for Alaska to sit on the Taku ice cap and gauge its warmth. He aims to show that Byrd and other explorers overstated Greenland and Antarctic fee caps by 10,000, seeking evidence in the field.
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Bard
Alaska
Taku
Greenland
Antarctic
Richard Byrd
Armone Aug. 6 Clerk Crowley's Office Revealed
The Aug. 6 report notes that Clerk John M. Crowley's office has been revealed in an unnamed source. No additional details are provided about the discovery or its implications.
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Armone
John M. Crowley
Roosevelt allocates 200 million for Civilian Conservation Corps
President Roosevelt today allotted 200 million dollars in relief funds to expand the CCC to a full strength of 600,000. The announcement said the enrolled strength then was 425,000 as of August six.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Civilian Conservation Corps
OCC
Wolves attack near Adana kill seven villagers
Seven villagers died and many were seriously wounded when two mad wolves attacked a country fair near Adana in Southern Anatolia. The village population was placed under observation as a rabies precaution.
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Ankara
Adana
Anatolia
German Alien Paul Kress Quits New York License Bid
Paul W. Kress the German alien who sought a New York masseur license and drew a diplomatic stir says he no longer wishes the license. He announced he will sail Wednesday to run his father’s laundry business in Berga Thuringer Germany.
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New York
Ang
Paul W. Kress
Berga-Thuringer
Germany
Mussolini Increases Forces Amid Ethiopian Mobilization
Rome reports Premier Mussolini ordered 75,000 more men to arms in response to Ethiopian mobilizations.
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Rome
Not Guilty Plea in Zenge Murder Case Opens in Chicago Court
Missouri carpenter Zenge pleaded innocent to the mutilation death of Dr. Walter Bauer in Chicago. He was arraigned before Judge Justin F McCarthy and remanded to custody amid an ongoing grand jury inquiry into the slaying.
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Aug
Ndeville
W. Zenge
Young
Missouri
Walter J. Bauer
Kirksville
Zenge
Joseph Grees
Justin F. McCarthy
Felomy
McCarthy
Bauer
Aoe
Mrs
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Aubpota
Mandeville
Missouri Farmer
Walter J. Bawer
Justin FP
North Carolina Tightens Path to Bar Admission
The state bar approves tougher rules for future lawyers in North Carolina. Starting next June 15 applicants must complete high school, two years of college, and three years of law study as standards rise through 1940. Additional provisions are included in the new regulations.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Nex
Bathrobe Escaped Inmate Fled Guard In Hartford
Hartford police seek a parole violator described in a pink bath robe who escaped from a hospital guard. The man, identified as John V. Burlinghame, had been serving part of a 60 day sentence for assault in a county jail before being moved for appendix treatment and a wrist fracture. He escaped through a bathroom window this morning.
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Hartford
Conn
Charleston
John V. Burlinghame
Cramer Loses Editorship and Seeks Forgotten Man Status
Edwin P. Cramer, who proposed a whispering campaign against FDR, is dismissed as editor of a house organ by Thomas A. Edison Company and says he wants to be forgotten. He seeks new work in advertising or publicity and laments public smear while defending the company’s action.
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Cramer
West Orange
N. J
Edwin P. Cramer
Thomas E. Bbdtsom Company
Roosevelt
Edison Company
Mr. Edison
Charles Edison
Tom Macomey Bail Offer Fails at San Gane Prison
Aug 4 AP reports Tom Macomey offered 2 million dollars for temporary release from Sam gane prison but was unable to gain freedom. The move places him among a long line of notable fugitives who failed similar attempts.
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San Francesco
Tom Macomey
Samgane
Weather summary with scattered showers and variable winds
A fragmented regional weather notice reports generally fair conditions tonight through Wednesday with slight warmth in the west. South Carolina and Jacksonville areas expect mainly light winds, overcast skies, and scattered showers, with northerly to southeast shifts and moderate NW winds over the south.
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