Prospects Of Bitter Court Battle Delay Walker Trial
Albany report notes defense plans to appeal Governor Roosevelt rulings in the Walker case. Attorneys challenge the governor's authority to scrutinize admission of Seabury findings. Hearing adjourned to Monday as parties weigh legal steps and potential appeals. A. C. Blumenthal hedges about Walker's future with offers of a position if removed.
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Walker
Seabury
New York City
New York
A. C. Blumenthal
Von Papen Remains Chancellor Amid Hitler Bid for Power
Berlin reports that President von Hindenburg refused Hitler's demand for the chancellorship and urged a cabinet role instead. Hitler rejected the vice chancellorship and interior portfolio, keeping plans for a Nazi-dominated government unsettled as von Papen leads a non party cabinet.
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Berlin
von Hindenburg
Adolf Hitler
National Socialist Party
Franz von Papen
Hitler
Reichstag
Germany
Csumies Gare
Ministry of the Interior
Paul von Hindenburg
von Papen
Eller Declared Not Guilty in Valdese Grocer Death
Alvin Eller, a Valdese man, was acquitted of participation in the February robbery and murder of Gus Bounous. The jury found him not guilty after five hours of deliberation while a confession tying Dwight Beard to the slaying was introduced as evidence. Beard remains at large. Eller had been arrested in California.
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Morganton
N. C
Alvin Eller
Gus Bounous
Eller
Dwight Beard
Lenoir
Beard
California
Congressmen Reach Roanoke Island for 350th Celebration Visit
Congressmen from North Carolina New York and Arkansas arrived in Norfolk to plan government participation in Roanoke Island 350th anniversary events. Warren Bloom Moyes Bacharach were noted attendees with Bloom leading as bi centennial chair. Saunders of Elizabeth City joined the inspection party aboard the Pamlico.
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Manteo
N. C
United States
Roanoke Island
New World
Sir Walter Raleigh
Lindsay C. Warren
North Carolina
Sol. Bloom
New York
Norfolk
Joe T. Robinson
Arkansas
Coast Guard
Pamlico
Warren We Ciaity
W. ©. Saunders
Elizabeth City
Roanoke Island Historical Association
George ‘J. Moyes
New Hampshire
Isaac Bacharach
New Jersey
Bloom
Vera Bloom
Warren
H. C. Bonner
Kidnapped Daughter Of American Consul Found Safe
In Warsaw police report Patricia McMillin five years old daughter of United States Consul Stewart E McMillin of Lawrence Kansas was found unharmed after vanishing in a public park. A nursemaid had taken her there as she played. Police believe the child wandered off and that an English challenged man attempting to guide her caused the confusion.
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Warsaw
Poland
Patricia McMillin
United States
Stewart E. MccMillin
Lawrence
Kas
Patricia
Detroit man divorces wife after marriage at age nine
Ratton L. Sek hon, aged 29, has divorced his wife who was eight at their marriage in India. The separation ends a union begun when he was nine and she eight, prompting city and state attention to child marriage issues.
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Detroit
Ratton L. Sekhon
India
Chile declares martial law after university revolt
In Santiago on August 13 martial law was proclaimed after 400 University of Chile students attempted to force the restoration of Col. Marmaduke Grove. A police officer, a student, and a bystander were killed. twenty wounded and unconfirmed reports of five more deaths.
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Santiago
Chile
University of Chile
Col
Marmaduke Grove
Carlos Davila
Grove
U.S. Chamber Sees $800 Million Federal Cut Next Session
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States announces another $800 million reduction in federal expenses expected by Congress. President Henry Harriman cites current year appropriations $800 million below last year and urges across the board cuts in public works, veterans affairs, and agency activities to align with 1925 bases.
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U. S. Chamber of Commerce
Washington
Congress
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Henry Harriman
Chamber
Veterans Administration
Professor's Dog Checks Cantaloupe Harvestes at Duke
In Durham North Carolina on August 18 Professor H E Spence reports his English setter helps in the garden. The dog makes early trips to select ripe cantaloupes and delivers them to the professor for breakfast.
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Durham
N. C
H. E. Spence
Duke University
For Hire or Sale Complete Police Force
Hazelcrest Illinois police officers Smoots and Ream offered for hire after being dismissed by Mayor Conant for mismanaging vehicle dog and business license funds. Ream admitted keeping money, claiming village debts owed since March and promising to turn over fees when paid.
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Hazelchest
Charles Smoots
Clarence Ream
Chicago
Edgar Conant
Ream
Smoots
Lancaster Alters Part Of His Trial Testimony
In Miami on August 13 Captain William N Lancaster British airman told the jury he made changes to his testimony in the murder case of Haden Clarke He admitted attempting to copy Clarke s signature on a letter from a journalist connected to Jessie M Keith Miller his former lover He said Judge Atkinson allowed corrections after leaving the stand He also described the scene at the Keith Miller home noting Clarke slept in a bed set farther from the wall than the night of the tragedy Continued on Page 7.
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Miami
Frs
William N. Lancaster
Haden Clarke
Clarke
Jessie M. Keith-Miller
Atkinson
Lancaster
St. Louis
Witness Arrests After Bank Robbery Case
Kenansville Aug 13 Furney Jones an auto salesman from Goldsboro and Faison testified against two alleged Magnolia bank robbers Elliott and Clarence Best near Warsaw. In court witnesses identified Jones as a participant. Jones and the Bests were held on 5000 bond for the September term in Duplin County.
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Kenansville
Furney Jones
Goldsboro
Faison
Bank of
Magnolia
Elliott
Clarence Best
Warsaw
J. L. Williams
Jones
Best Brothers
Duplin County
Bears Aid Rally as Market Ends Irregular in Tough Session
New York stocks traded unevenly with early lows, a mid session rally, and a late pullback. Turnover totaled 1,766,690 shares. weekly volume near 23.6 million. American Telephone slid from 103.13 to 106 as dividend fears weighed. Steel Common hit 39 before closing 37.50. Standards of New Jersey Sears Roebuck and Bethlehem Steel finished higher.
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New York
Bears
New York Stock Exchange
American Telephone
Steel Common
New York Central
New Jersey
Sears Roebuck
Bethlehem Steel
Bright Spots In Business Summary
Buying movement toward a boom in local cotton cloth trade, with prices rising as cotton strengthens. Pennsylvania railroad seeks a 2 million loan to build 1500 freight cars and employ 1400 workers. Winn and Lovett Grocery Co reported July sales of 424435, up 2.4 percent from July 1931. Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe loadings expected to rise seasonally. Detroit auto demand grows with rising sentiment and expanded operations. Piedmont textile centers in Greenville report mills running 24 hours a day.
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New York
Greenville
8. C
Piedmont
Norfolk Lone Star Cement plant to reopen in August
The Norfolk plant of Lone Star Cement, closed for a period, will reopen Monday August 15 and hire about 200 workers.
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Norfolk
Lone Star Cement Company
Dem leaders attack Hoover program and Prohibition stance
In Washington and Dublin reports, Democratic leaders denounce Hoover's acceptance speech accusing him of vague economic blueprints and arguing for a broader ban on liquor. In Ireland De Valera faces editorial and political pressure over independence and governance amid a new Free State group.
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Washington
Democratic Publicity Bureau
Hoover
Farley
Democratic National Committee
Fletcher
Dem
Fila
Federal Reserve
Pittman
Nev
Honest Man’s Reward for Returning Pocketbook
B G Bryant, out of work eight months, found a pocketbook with eight thousand dollars in notes and mortgages. He turned it to police, who returned the valuables to owner J P Mehlhoff, a merchant of American Falls. Mehlhoff bought Bryant a new outfit as thanks.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
B. G. Bryant
J. P. Mehlhoff
Mehlhoff
Bryant
Nudistic Germany Ends Nudity Contests With Ban
Berlin reports that Franz Bracht the Reich commissioner for Prussia issued a decree prohibiting nude or scantily clad performances in theaters and clubs and ordering harsher action against women in abbreviated bathing suits at beaches. He said current dress degrades German womanhood and is unworthy of them.
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Berlin
Germany
Franz Bracht
Prussia
Herr Bracht
Will Er Rog Sews: Hoover Joins Parade For Prohibition
Beverly Hills dispatch notes Mr Hoover raising a handkerchief to gauge the public mood on the dry question. He aligns with the prevailing vote, leaving the dry position uncertain. The writer jokes that both sides are wet and that Roosevelt’s forgotten man has no supporters.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Hoover
Roosevelt
Fingerprint clue ties more to slaying in Natchez case
Blood prints on a white bridge near the Glen Burnie estate raise new links in the death of Jane Sarget Merrill. Sheriff Roberts keeps investigations secret as fingerprint tests await final results. Involved suspects include Richard Dana and Oc tavia Dockery, with talk of a third person from aristocratic families.
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Natchez
Miss
Jane Sarget Merrill
C. P. Roberts
Adams County
St. Catherine's Creek
Glen Burnie
Richard
Dick) Dana
Octavia Dockery
Dana
Miss Merrill
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Valdese Grocer
Bloom Beach
Senator Robinson
James J. Walker
State Capitol
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Bank of Magnolia
Asheville
Appalachian Coals, Inc
U.S. Supreme Court
John J. Parker
Charlotte
Circuit Court of Appeals
Richmond
Elliott Northcott
Huntington
W. Va
Morris A. Soper
Baltimore
John Lord O'Brian
William J. Donovan
United Press
Pennsylvania Railroad
Jacksonville
Winn and Lovett Grocery Co
Atchison, Topeka
Santa Fe
Motor Trade
Aquatic
Pleanor Holm
Dick Degener
Los Angeles
Dicky
Eleanor
Pitty
Cutide Valera
Free Ireland
Fletcher and
John Farley
Free State
Dublin
Irish Free State
Eamon de Valera
Republic of Ireland
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de Valera
George
United Irishman
William T. Cosgrave
Irish Republican Army
Free State Comrades Association
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