U S Chamber Criticizes Jobless Estimates as High
The U S Chamber of Commerce rejects federal unemployment figures, claiming the latest labor data overstate joblessness by over 3 million. It cites that fewer than 7 million were unemployed last month and notes added payroll gains in manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamber of Commerce
Washington
United States
Federation
Chamber
Kiam Green
Henry S. Harriman
Harriman
Judge Oglesby Frees Five In Not Guilty Verdict
In Wilkesboro on August 11, Judge John M. Oglesby directed a not guilty verdict for five members of the Tilley family accused of conspiring to murder 18-year-old Leoda Childress. The acquittal ends six months of detention with the elder Tilley, his wife, Luther, Minerva, and Clyde released. Minerva had been free on bond while Luther faces related charges from the Eldridge case. The trial linked the Childress murder to a bootlegger feud and jealousy within the family, though no conspiracy was proven.
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Henry Lesesne
Associated Press
Wilkesboro
Leoda Childress
John M. Oglesby
J. Hayden Burke
Oglesby
Warwick W. Tilley
Luther Tilley
Luther
Minerva
Clyde
Leeda
Tilleys
Andrew Bildridge
Eldridge
Childress
Tilley's
Minerva Tilley
Taylor Sentenced for Second Degree Murder in Kidd Gap Fight
In Cherokee County Superior Court, James Taylor, age 1 year old, was found guilty of second degree murder in the Walter Kidd case. A jury condemned Taylor to serve six to twenty years in the state prison. The May altercation near Kidd Gap sparked the charges. Judge Bill Pleas Jr. presided over the proceedings in Murphy.
State college names new head of math department
Hilbert A. Fisher of North Carolina State College is named head of the math department to succeed Col. John Harrelson who becomes administrative dean. Dr. J. G. Estes of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will fill the vacancy in the mathematics staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Hilbert A. Fisher
Dynamite injures three cotton gins in Avoyelles Parish
In central Louisiana, timed dynamite damaged three independent cotton gins in Avoyelles Parish. No one was injured as plants were empty at the time. Authorities investigated the incident as a suspected coordinated arson or sabotage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexandria
Avoyelles Parishes
Louisiana
Poulter Moves to Reach Byrd Advance Post
Antero August 8 AP delayed report via Mackay Radio says Thomas C Poulter and crew moved south on a traced route in his third attempt to reach Rear Admiral Ward B Byrd's advance base, aiming to join the expedition at the base by the 20th.
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Lattle
America
Mackay
Thomas C. Poulter
Trac
Ward B. Byrd
Weather Forecast by States Aug 11
The AP reports bureau records of temperature and rainfall for 24 hours ending in the morning across principal cotton growing regions and surrounding areas in Carolina and South Carolina.
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Carolina and
South Carolina
The
Bureau
10000 Strike Shuts Aluminum Plants Across U S
About 10000 union workers quit work with AFL backing, blocking entry at Aluminum Company of America plants in Western Pennsylvania and at Alcoa Tennessee Massena New York and East St Louis Illinois. Some plants stayed open including Badin North Carolina.
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Pittsburgh
American Federation of Labor
Aluminum Company of America
Mellon
Pennsylvania
Alcoa
Badin
N. C
New Kensington
Aluminum Workers’ Council
William Green
Washington
Roy. A. Hunt
David Williams
Labor Federation
Hitler Launches Big Campaign For Votes
Berlin reports Nazi propaganda units will marshal forces for a week of vote seeking before the August 19 plebiscite. With press and radio under control, the campaign aims to solidify public support for Hitler’s move to assume Reich presidency.
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Berlin
Hitler
Holiness preacher Teester faces wary crowd after rattlesnake ordeal
In LVA Aug 11 report Albert Teester a 39 year old Holiness believer claiming divine protection allowed a rattlesnake to bite his upraised arm as proof of faith. Swelling subsided after dawn prayers and he refused medical help. He plans Sunday service to recount the event before a large mountain congregation gathering at his cabin six miles from the road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
LVA
Albert
Teester
Northwest Forest Fires Wreak Heavy Damage Across West
Washington, Oregon, California and British Columbia report massive wildfire losses with nearly 200000 acres burned and damages up to 4 million dollars. A 5000 acre blaze near The Dalles, Oregon, and a 30000 acre Colville blaze in Washington illustrate the spread. California reports 86000 acres burned and 2650000 dollars in damage.
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Spokane
Watch
Rockies
California
Canada
Northwest
British Columbia
Dalles
Ore
Washington State
Colville National Forest
Security and commodity markets hit slump in August
Confusion over crops and money rocked the markets as the U S government ban in the New York stock exchange and grain pits sparked the year’s sharpest price declines. The stock market stood still except for modest gains in silver and select non ferrous shares while cotton joined the grain retreat and foreign currencies climbed against the dollar.
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New York
U. S
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Treasury
Paducah Prisoner Denied As Karpis After Fingerprint Tests
In Paducah Kentucky a jail inmate identified earlier as Alvin Karpis is ruled not Karpis after a Department of Justice agent reviews fingerprints. The man claimed to be Blackburn Jackson and earlier warned of a criminal past saying the picture upstairs was his.
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Paducah
Alvin Karpis
Edward Bremer
Department of Justice
Indianapolis
Karpis
Kelly Franklin
C. J. van Landingham
Blackburn Jackson
Milner Installed as Guilford College President
Dr Clyde A Milner was formally installed as Guilford College president at the North Carolina Yearly Meeting session. Women will join the board of trustees. a consul tation board will include quarterly meeting members. Milner and President Binford reviewed progress and aims for conserving heritage while applying values to students today.
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Guilford College
Clyde A. Milner
North Carolina Yearly Meeting of Friends
Guilford College Board of Trustees
Guilford
Binford
Milner
Thirty Persons Killed In Incorporated Cities May June
Raleigh data from the state motor vehicle bureau shows thirty people died in auto accidents in North Carolina towns during May and June, with fifteen deaths per month. Winston-Salem and Greensboro each had three fatal incidents in May, Raleigh recorded two fatal and nine nonfatal crashes.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Motor Vehicle Bureau
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Middle West drought broken and Kentucky flood damage
The Associated Press reports rainfall eased drought in the Midwest with 4.35 inches in Vincennes Indiana and heavy showers in southern Indiana. Floods devastated Kentucky Olive Hill area with 22 miles of farmland washed to mud, crops lost, livestock drowned, and two deaths. Missouri and Kansas endured record heat while Iowa and Missouri crops faced severe reductions. state officials urged hay conservation for winter.
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Associated Press
Middlewest
Missouri
Kansas
Vincennes
Ind
Indiana
Kentucky
Tygart Creek
Olive Hill
Greenup Couty
Kansas City
Mercury
Vinita
Okla
St. Louis
Nebraska
C. W. Bryan
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Iowa
CWA malaria control revival for the South hoped
Public health officials predicted renewed malaria control work by CWA and federal relief would lift South morale and reduce losses from malaria. Dr L Williams Jr said efficiency fell when malaria infected areas, and projected millions in spending would pay for itself through improved health and productivity.
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Washington
CWA
Is L. Williams, Jr
Health Department
Wiliams
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Williams
Public Works Administration
Public Health Service
Neams
1934 Drought Record Highlighted by U S Bureau
The report notes that 1934 joins the hottest dry years and stresses that prior droughts were usually preceded by adequate rainfall. It warns that the current period has been unusually dry in many regions, intensifying the drought across the country.
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Kincer
Labor Gains Victory In Hosiery Dispute
The Harriman hosiery mill case ends with a new settlement proposal and Hugh Johnson's pledge that workers will be consulted before Blue Eagle restorations. NRA labor board calls the action satisfactory though details remain secret. The dispute centers on union rights and past removal of the Blue Eagle symbol from Harriman plant.
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Washington
Harriman Hosiery Mills
Hugh §&. Johnson
Harriman
Tennessee
Harriman Concern
Blue Eagle
Johnson
NRA
Labor Advisory Board
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Eagle
Green
National Labor Board
North Carolina Men Named to Textile Board
Washington August 11 National Recovery Administration announces Arthur M. Dixon and C. M. Fox of North Carolina named to fill vacancies on the cotton textile national industrial relations board. Dixon will represent employers and is a former president of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association and a noted mill owner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Johnson
Arthur M. Dixon
C. M. Fox
North Carolina
Cotton Textile National Industrial Relations Board
Dixon
Cotton Textile Industry Committee
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Two Scientists Set New Deep Sea Diving Mark
Two American scientists Dr. William Beebe and Otis Barton plunged nearly a mile deep in the Bathysphere for half an hour surpassing their prior record. They remained sealed for 3 hours 10 minutes with telephonic contact maintained to the surface and Beebe describing surroundings while Barton photographed through quartz windows. The voyage began from St Georges with support from the New York Zoological Society and the National Geographic Society.
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A. L. Flitcroft Hamilton
Bermuda
William Beebe
Otis Barton
Gloria Hollister
Beebe
Barton
St. Georges
New York Zoological Society
National Geographic Society
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