Trio Make Bond in Mountain Killing
Three Madison county residents including Deputy Sheriff Dewey Foster were released on $500 bonds after arrest in a mountain killing. Wiley Trantham died from wounds after a clash with the search party near Max Patch as Joe Osborne and Newton Henline were wounded. A preliminary hearing is set for Madison tomorrow but postponed to resolve county jurisdiction between Madison and Haywood.
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Marshall
Madison County
Dewey Foster
Liberty
Lester Foster
Wesley Fowler
Wiley Trantham
Trantham
Joe Osborne
Newton Henline
Max Patch
Foster
R. M. Leatherwood
Waynesville
Haywood
Madison
Harywood
Saint Nazaire Orders Huge Transatlantic Liner
The Compagnie Generale Transatlantique orders a massive steamship 912 feet long 96 feet beam with a 34 foot draught. Foundations for the ship’s hull were laid by President Dumergue during ceremony at Saint Nazaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saint Nazaire
France
Compagnie Generale Transatlantique
Dumergue
Trouble Brewing In Communist Camp Near Van Etten
About 2000 people including a few women gathered near a communist summer children’s camp near Van Etten New York, pressuring camp leaders to burn the camp before the inhabitants’ departure the next day. Sheriff Tifft and six deputies blocked the crowd and set a line after dispersing the group, but by noon the number swelled again to about 2000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
Harry J. Tifft
van Etten
Waverly
Sayre
Athens
Tim
Rodgers Freed and Wake Search For Abductors is Ended
Sheriff Numa F. Turner of Wake County said the Abduction tale is closed until a girl named Viola Edwards of Elizabethtown comes forward with complaints. No new clues surfaced after Milton Rodgers of Angier claimed three Negroes abducted a girl near Garner. Rodgers was released home after hours of custody amid the investigation.
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Raleigh
Numa F. Turner
Wake County
Viola Edwards
Elizabethtown
Milton Rodgers
Angier
Garner
Rodgers
U S Cotton Supply For 1929 30 Declines Slightly In Year
Census Bureau reports the 1929 30 cotton year ended July 31 with a total supply of 17 217 372 bales and a distribution of 17 347 896 bales, down from last year’s 17 272 928 supply and 17 458 282 distribution. Exports and domestic use dominate the totals. The excess of distribution over supply is 180 524 bales.
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Census Bureau
Washington
United States
Rats Menace Algerian Crops Across 1 Million Acres
In Oran and Mascara district rats ravage fields over a million acres, devouring seeds grapes and fruit. Authorities report 20 tons of grapes eaten and 80,000 spent to combat the infestation.
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Oran
Algeria
Mascara Alens
City Crop Damaged by Fire and Weather Samples
The city crop segment details released samples and pickings from cotton damaged by fire and adverse weather. It notes preservation and inspection efforts and outlines impact on local markets and growers.
Deaths of notable figures across the Carolinas and Georgia
Obituaries report Rev. David Aman age 103 as oldest Baptist minister and Confederate veteran in North Carolina. Edward L. Morgan age 61 noted in tobacco circles across North Carolina South Carolina and Georgia. Mrs. G W Carroll age 71 celebrated golden wedding anniversary. Mrs Donald McRackan widow of Columbus attorney referenced in notices.
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David Aman
North Carolina
Tilmington
N. C
Edward L. Morgan
South Carolina
Georgia
Erlington
Ilinton
G. W. Carroll
Thiteville
Donald McRackan
Columbus
House Painter Won't Quit Fame Inheritance
Samuel Cocks, a 34 year old house painter in New York, says a million dollars inherited from a Black Foot Sioux uncle in Montana will not change his work. He plans to keep painting houses despite promises of Texas oil land a sheep ranch and a bank account, and he jokes about a chauffeur and a $5,000 advance for Montana travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Samuel Cocks
Montana
Butte
Black Foot
Florence Judge Presses High Price on Public Kissing
Florence reports a judge in Italy sentenced Bruno Irmini to three months and ten days in jail for kissing his fiancée Letizia Mamoni in a park, and Mamoni received three months for accepting the caress. The sentences were suspended later. A Rome offense carries only a dollar fine.
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Florence
Italy
Dante
Beatrice
Savanarola
Bruno Irmini
Letizia Mamoni
Rome
Edgecombe Farmer Delivers Giant Watermelons to Raleigh
Edgecombe county farmer A. Lee Ruffin brought eight oversized watermelons to Raleigh. The melons ranged from 80 to 90 pounds, filling a half ton truck. An 85-pound melon went to Gov. O Mex Gardner and an 80-pound specimen was left with Auditor Baxter Durham, causing traffic disruption.
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Raleigh
A. Lee Ruffin
Edgecombe County
Goat-Wagon Draft Arrives at Raleigh
O C Liles of Goldsboro father of 11 children arrived in Raleigh pulling two of his progeny in a goat wagon from Goldsboro to Greensboro. He hauled Gladys and Charles with a combined weight of 119 pounds and left Clayton at 5 this morning aiming to reach Greensboro in daylight after a seven day trip begun yesterday.
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Raleigh
O. C. Liles
Goldsboro
Greensboro
Gladys
Charles
Liles
Clayton
113th Artillerymen Meet at Fort Bragg
Veterans of the 113th field artillery re assembled at Fort Bragg for its annual encampment. Commanded by Colonel W. T. Joyner the unit arrived Sunday. The cease fire order was given late yesterday as the veterans celebrated. Members include men from Smithfield Washington New Bern Lenoir Sanford Monroe Dunn Kinston Youngsville Greenville and Wake Forest.
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Fayetteville
113Th Field Artillery
Fort Bragg
France
W. T. Joyner
Smithfield
Washington
New Bern
Lenoir
Sanford
Monroe
Dunn
Kinston
Youngsville
Greenville
Wake Forest
Water Power Potential Found in British Columbia
Engineers report a potential total water power capacity of 3,000,000 horsepower located in British Columbia. The finding highlights vast energy resources and implications for regional development and power infrastructure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British Columbia
Moose Abundance Report Highlighting Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone National Park houses about 700 moose according to a regional wildlife survey. The count underscores the park's role as a key habitat for moose in the region and informs management considerations for predators, habitat health, and visitor safety.
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Yellowstone National Park
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John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
James J. Davis
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Ambe
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Toc Glover
Hine
Ream
Horlick
Vick
Forhan
Kotex
Cardus
Woodburys
Aia
Rose
Wampole
Flut
Lee
Foster's
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Nujol
Belk-Stevens Co
Belk-Stevens
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Gardner
Hugo Melon
Berk-Stevens
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