Motive Dispute in Helen Cleven Murder Case
August 11 Asheville dispatch reports authorities clash over motive in the Helen Cleven murder as trial prep continues for Martin Moore a 18 year old accused of killing her. Sheriff Brown favors a rape assault theory while Prosecutor Nettles cites robbery and sudden fright as Moore’s motive. The confession cited by lawmen is referenced but details remain contested.
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Asheville
Helen Cleven
Martin Moore
Laurence FE. Brown
Battery Park
Zeb V. Nettles
Moore
Jnie
Jiff Brown
Bayonets Serve To Check Rebels In Spain Civil War
Loyalist forces across Spain hold firm against rebel assaults with bayonets and shells. Fronts from Madrid toward the Bay of Biscay and Zaragoza show government gains as Franco’s troops press to secure ports and supply routes, while a military court in Barcelona sentences General Godoy Burriel for instigating rebellion.
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Associated Press
Feist
Spain
Madrid
Francisco Franco
Bay of Biscay
Zaragoza
Manuel God
Burriel
Barcelona
France
Poland
San Sebastian
Bisca
Adamuz
Cordoba
Liquor Not Linked to Murder, Bishop Questions Slayer
Asheville August 11 AP M N Ainsworth bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church visited Martin Moore the confessed slayer of Helen and asked if whiskey had anything to do with the affair Moore replied in the negative.
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Asheville
M. N. Ainsworth
Martin Moore
Helen
Moore
Murder Case Drags as Sheriff Floors Talk Inquiries
A 22 year old Negro suspect faces grand jury action next Monday after a blonde girl was found dead from a bullet to the breast in her room. Sheriff Brown says the case is closed for now while Nettles repeats the suspect’s story and the grand jury may hear charges. Joseph F. Clevenger of Island New York questions the handling of the investigation and the suspect admits a pass key was used though he claims he had been scared.
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Citor Nettles
Brown
Grand Jury
Solkr
Joseph F. Clevenger
Island
N. Y
Negro
Miss Ger
Thomasville votes for eight month school term defeat
In Thomasville the school tax measure failed by a wide margin with just 699 votes in favor and many voters opposed or absent. The result adopts an eight month term instead of the proposed nine months and aligns with Rockingham in shifting toward a shorter term under existing funding plans.
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Thomasville
Aug
Tomasville
Omasville
Rockingham
Japan Dominates Aquatics At Olympics Amid Peru Walkout
Japan claims the men's 800 meter relay in record time and wins the women's 200 meter breast stroke as Hideko Maedata edges Martha Geneger. The United States struggles in rowing while Peru withdraws after a football ruling demands a replay, with Colombia signaling a similar withdrawal.
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Japan
America
Peru
Dick Degener
Marshall Wayne
al Greene
Hideko Maedata
Germany
Martha Geneger
Aha
South
Austria
Colombia
United States
George Lewis Cahn
Harry Sharkey
Philadelphia
Dan Barrow
Train Conductor Killed In Wreck At Dante Virginia
A collision on a curve near Dante Virginia between two Carolina Clinchfield and Ohio trains killed conductor Ford Robinette who was on the rear platform reading orders. Engineer Cleve Reedy and brakeman John Lane were seriously injured and hospitalized. Conductor George Morton of the southbound crashed while jumping and was crushed between engines. Engineer W M Slagle of the southbound had minor injuries, a Negro hobo in an empty coal car broke his shoulder. Blame not yet fixed.
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Dante
Carolina
Clinchfield
Ohio
Ford Robinette
Cleve Reedy
John Lane
Clinchfield Hospital
George Morton
W. M. Slagle
Roosevelt credited as balance wheel of America by NC labor leader
Dr. Ralph W. McDonald told the North Carolina Federation of Labor in Winston-Salem that President Roosevelt embodies balance and fairness in property and human rights. He criticized North Carolina for lagging on unemployment insurance old age pensions and farm legislation and denounced employer pressure on workers to vote.
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Roosevelt
Ralph W. McDonald
North Carolina
United States
McDonald
National Democratic Party
Godspeed
Georgia Tobacco Prices Are Higher
Georgia tobacco market reports 24,049,002 pounds sold in the first week at an average 25.27 cents per pound, earning growers $6,078,044.33 over four days. This compares with 11,787,186 pounds at 22.23 cents average and $2,498,533.56 in the first week of 1935, which had two selling days.
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Atlanta
Garland Bagley
State Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Seattle swimmer Mary Lou Petty sick with ptomaine poisoning
Mary Lou Petty of Seattle a 400 meter freestyle swimmer was placed on the sick list after illness diagnosed as ptomaine poisoning in Berlin.
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Berlin
Mary Lou Petty
Seattle
Alleged Wife Killer Slain By Brothers Of Dead Woman
DALLAB Ga Aug 11 UP Sheriff Frank Couch said Harry Howe accused of shooting his wife April 26 was slain by two of her brothers on the jail to court house route. Ward and Pence Brown fired from behind a bush as Howe tried to flee. Howe had faced a murder charge and additional liquor violations.
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Dallab
Frank Couch
Harry Howe
Court House
Ward
Pence Brown
Howe
Couch
Hattie
Chicago
Organizers Move to Unite Steel Workers Despite AFLRuling
John L. Lewis and his industrial unions committee press ahead with plans to unite steel and mass production workers into large unions despite AFL executive council orders to suspend 10 rebel unions. The group claims a single industrial union approach, challenging craft union leadership. Among suspensions cited are United Mine Workers and several major craft unions.
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Washington
American Federation of Labor
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
A. F. of L. Executive Council
A. F. of L
Lewis
United Mineworkers
Sp Eee
Tetween
United Mine Workers
Ladies’ Garment Workers
Amalgamated Clothing Workers
Oil, Textile, Flat Glass and Smelter
Large Grocery Theft Averted Near Spencer Food Store
A neighbor spotted an automobile parked near Spencer Food at Trinity and alerted police. Probers had piled 250 to 300 dollars worth of groceries at the front door, forcing entry. The suspects fled as the neighbor approached. only about 1.15 dollars in cash was reported missing.
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Spencer Food
Trinity
Southern Furniture Shipments Lead All Regions in First Quarter 1936
Southern furniture manufacturers shipped 6 459 carloads by train in Q1 1936, beating the East at 4 681 and the West at 4 004. The total 14 144 carloads marked the best start since 1931 and reflected a 15.7 percent industry rise from Q1 1935, with the South up 44 percent in non metal shipments.
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Southern Furniture
J. T. Ryan
Southern Furniture Manufacturers’ Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
East
West
Three Hurt In Local Auto Mishaps In 24 Hours
Police report three injuries from automobile mishaps in the past 24 hours. Sammie Rudd, 16, was struck on Wise street and transported to Burrus Memorial hospital after a hit and run. Alton Hardee, 14, was slightly injured when his bicycle crashed into a car driven by Ed White on North Main and Howell streets. No charges were listed.
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Sammie Rudd
Wise Street
Park
Tate Streets
Rudd
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Yow
Alton Hardee
West Bay Street
Ed White
High Point College
Probe Ends Inconclusive In St Louis Air Crash
The U S Board of Air Commerce concluded a two day hearing into last Wednesday’s crash of a Chicago and Southern airliner near St Louis. Six passengers and the pilot died. Investigators found little concrete evidence outlining the cause of the accident.
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ST. Louis
United States Board of Air Commerce Committee
Chicago and Southern
Corn Crop Hit By Smallest Yield In 55 Years Sparks Relief Push
Washington reports the 1936 corn crop forecast at 1.439 billion bushels the lowest since 1881 signaling broader drought relief moves. 920 counties in 22 states now eligible for emergency aid as Wallace and administration officials coordinate measures and consider tariff changes for drought needs. A planned nine state tour by the Great Plains drought committee begins next week.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
Wallace
Roosevelt
Great Plains
Long Range
Texas
Russian Aviators Seek Clear Route to Fairbanks
Russian aviators Sigismund Levanevsky and Vic tor Levchenko continuing their Los Angeles to Moscow mission. They reached Juneau after flying from Ketchikan in under two hours as poor visibility and light rain delayed a checkpoint in interior Alaska. They previously stopped at Swanse Bay and Bella Bella, B C.
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Juneau
Alaska
Sigismund Levanevsky
Victor Levchenko
Moscow
Fairbanks
Ketchikan
Swanse Bay
B. C
Bella Bella
Judge Dismisses Injunction Suit Against NLRB
Justice Jennings Bailey dismissed an injunction suit by Goodyear Tire and Rubber against the National Labor Relations Board in federal court. The preliminary restraining order remains in effect pending Goodyear's appeal.
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Washington
Jennings Bailey
Federal District Court
Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company
National Labor Relations Board
Fulton Fish Market Collapses Into East River
A 66 year old landmark, the Fulton Fish Market on Manhattan's Lower East Side, collapsed early today and fell into the East River, shaping a dramatic waterfront incident with city impact.
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New York
Fulton
Manhattan
Lower East Side
East River
Custody Hearing Delayed in Astor Thorpe Case
Los Angeles judge Goodwin Knight criticized opposing attorneys during the Mary Astor versus Dr Frank Lyn Thorpe dispute and ordered an adjournment to 2 p.m. local time to expedite the court hearing, sending lawyers back to their offices.
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Los Angeles
Goodwin Knight
Mary Astor
Franklyn Thorpe
Knight
More About Miss Astor On Page 5
A retelling notes Miss Astor’s case remains before the court. Dr. Thorpe’s attorney reports about a dozen affidavits from Florida have been received. Astor remains subject to cross examination by Joseph Anderson. Anderson says Woolley will recall Astor to the stand after her testifying.
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Florida
Miss Astor
Joseph Anderson
Anderson
Roland Rich Woolley
Thorpe
Diary custody suit aims to unlock contents
The purple penned diary entrusted to Gay Mary Astor highlights a custody fight over a Lennon credited child. Attorneys seek access to the diary to reveal details of her film colony life and its impact on the case.
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Mary Astor
Four White Possemen Shot In Alabama Search
In Anniston Alabama a gun battle during a manhunt for a Negro accused of kidnapping a white baby left four posse members wounded. A 200 man search continued overnight with local and state officers deployed. Mayor Coleman called it a near race riot but resisted mass militia.
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Anniston
Ala
W. 8. Coleman
J. A. Hicks
Americans Urged to Leave War Torn Spain
Washington dispatches reveal a new appeal by William Phillips to U S citizens in Madrid and other danger zones urging Americans to relocate to safety. The secretary of state stresses leaving the troubled areas when possible to avoid risk amid the uprising and ongoing strife.
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Americana
William Phillips
Act
Americ
Madrid
Sta Department
Phlips
Weather Outlook North and South States
Partly scattered showers expected across North Carolina and nearby areas with a cooler trend in north central and northeast regions on Wednesday. South Carolina and Georgia face partly scattered showers tonight.
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South Carolina
Georgia
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