Negro Gambler Sought in Woman's Hotel Slaying
James Gray, 26, a Negro gambler, was sought for questioning in the hotel room killing of Mrs. Mary Louise Trammell. A notebook with horse race and gambling notations led detectives to Gray, who later surrendered to police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
James Gray
Mary Louise Smell
Mary Louise Mmel
Jamesy
Morris Meyers
Gray
Nnt
Aundry
Wiliam Schumacher
Poison note and murder suspect confront Todd County case
In Elkton Kentucky Mrs. Tom Johnson, 23, reported a death threat after an attempt to aid Frank McClain, a Black man, held on terror charges. Deputies guarded her home amid a police shooting in Guthrie area as McClain faced Todd County court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elkton
Tom Johnson
Frank McClain
Todd County
Harvey Hild George Hill
Guthrie-Al- Wille Road
Nein
McClain
Food Aid Sent to Starving Eskimos Exposed
Washington August 18 the AAA announced 36000 pounds of beef 88000 pounds of oats and 4000 pounds of corn have been sent to Alaska for distribution among starving Eskimos to ease hunger in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Starving
Eskimos
Washington
AAA
Alaska
JAP Appoints Tokyo Naval Attache Amid Washington Ties
The Japanese government announced that Kensō Kobayashi was appointed naval attaché at the Tokyo embassy in Washington. The move signals closer defense ties between Japan and the United States as Tokyo names Kobayashi to the role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Kenso Kobayashi
Washington
Attorneys Swing at Personal Jibes in Sterilization Case
In San Francisco on August 18 defense attorney I M Golden accused Russell P Tyler Hewitt's lawyer of acting as the real prosecutor in a case where two doctors Tilton E Tillman and Samuel G Boyd face mayhem charges over alleged sterilization. Hewitt denies paying Tyler and claims he protects her interests in a $500000 damage suit against the physicians and her mother Mayron Hewitt. Golden alleged the damage suit is part of a conspiracy to extort large sums from Mrs Hewitt. Tyler testified that Dr Boyd initially denied sterilization but later admitted it after hospital records were produced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Herress
Russell P. Tyler
Mise Hewitt
I. M. Golden
Golden
Tilton
Mayron Cooper Hewitt
Hewitt
Miss Hewitt
Tyler
Laundry Owner Faces Kidnapping Threat in Chicago
Police guarded the home of Samuel Hurowitz, a laundry company official, as Department of Justice agents investigated a threat to kidnap one of his two daughters unless he paid $51,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Samuel Hurowitz
Department of Justice
Experts Predict Big Rise In Cost Of Food
Government and private experts warn that household grocery budgets will rise as the drought shrinks the dollar’s food purchasing power. They say meat may dip briefly before surging again next spring and summer, with milk butter and eggs already affected in some areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Privae
Bureau of Labor Statistics
C. A. Burmeister
Agriculture Department
Jewish Nurses Slain During Jerusalem Uprising
In Jerusalem on August 18 two Arabs were killed and four wounded amid intensified violence after three Jewish women were shot dead, including two nurses from the Hadasah organization. Arab snipers fired on Jaffa’s government hospital in Ajami, with one Arab killed at sea near Jaffa and another shot by a soldier after a refused halt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
Palcor
Ajami
Jaffa
Fists Fly But No Damage Done At Bilbo Rally
Senator Theo G. Bilbo ducked a punch from Hancock County chancery clerk A G Favre at a Bay St. Louis rally backing former Gov. Sennett Connor against Senator Pat Harrison. Favre jumped to the platform and swung. Bilbo dodged and countered to no effect as bystanders removed Favre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bay ST. Louis
Miss
Theo. G. Bilbo
Bilbo
Sennett Connor
Pat Harrison
A. G. Favre
Hancock County
Harrison
Red Favre
Favre
Reign Of Terror Accusations By Railroad Labor Groups
The Railway Labor Executives Association petitioned the Interstate Commerce Commission alleging a reign of terror on the Louisiana and Northwest Railway and L and N departures. They claim drastic rate cuts and union activity led to threats and dismissals, urging hearings on the reorganization plan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Railway Labor Executives Association
Interstate Commerce Commission
Louisiana and Arkansas Railway
Louisiana and Northwest Railroad
Labor Executives Association
Inter
L. & WN. Rathway Company
Commercial Bank Seeks $400000 RFC Loan For Dividend
John D. Biggs, receiver of Commercial National Bank, announced a telegram from the U S Comptroller General directing him to prepare an application for a $400,000 loan from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. The move enables another 15 percent payment to depositors within 60 days, bringing total recoveries to 60 percent. The receiver had previously deeded the bank building for 250,000 to Richardson Realty, Inc., aiding RFC negotiations and repayment of a prior RFC loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biggs
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
John D. Biggs
Commercial National National Bank
U. S. Comptroller General
Richardson Realty, Inc
Greensboro
RFC
Mr. Biggs
Braddock Schmeling Title Fight Called Off
New York reports the heavyweight title defense between James J. Braddock and Max Schmeling is definitely canceled due to Braddock's injured hand. Manager Joe Gould said Braddock will seek hospital treatment and doctors advised no boxing for months. The delay comes as officials planned a commission meeting to decide next steps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Joe Gould
James J. Braddock
Een Braddock
Max Sehmeling
Gould
Braddock
New York Hospital
Irvin Ballest
Jim
New York State Athletic Commission
Joe Louis
Joe Jacobs
Schmeling
Commission
Jacobs
Nine Hurt In Truck Wreck Near Carapeake
SUFFOLK Va Aug 18 Eight Negroes and a white man Edward Fami lant were hospitalized after a truck overturned near Carapeake North Carolina The white man suffered a back injury described as serious Names of injured include Henry Brown Linwood Daughtry James Outlaw Lindsey Brown Predell Scott Ben Alston Ernest Everett and Robert Smith Some victims had broken arms or fractured skulls Others received lesser injuries Details of the crash were unavailable at the hospital
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Suffolk
Carapeake
N. C
Edward Familant
Henry Brown
Linwood Daughtry
James Outlaw
Lindsey Brown
Predell Scott
Ben Alston
Ernest Everett
Robert Smith
Rain Aids Battle in Northern Minnesota Fires
A first good rain since mid June fell in northern Minnesota aiding about 15 000 firefighters fighting wildfires that had destroyed thousands of acres of timber and brush.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Minnesota
Junaluska Fund Reaches 86700 for Mortgage Payoff
Dr. W A Lambeth, director of the campaign to save Lake Junaluska as the Southern Methodist Summer Assembly ground, will return to map plans to raise the remaining 18300 by September 1 after bondholders' conference. The drive targets 105000 to pay off the property mortgages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Lambeth
Lake Junaluska
North Carolina
Lambeth
Dr. Lambeth
Payroll Robbery Foiled Near Lockport
Four armed men tried to seize a $40,000 payroll from the Texas Company oil refinery but fled in an automobile after an escort arrangement by Deputy Sheriff Gordon Breen following a tip. The incident at Lockport Illinois occurred as the payroll arrived by train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lockport
Ill
Gordon Breen
Texas Company
Breen
Farm program outlook bright amid participation hopes
AAA officials said early data suggest more farmers may join the new agricultural conservation program than in the Supreme Court invalidated plan. Worksheets totaled 4,245,457 nationwide versus 3,368,682 AAA contracts in 1935, with many farmers showing intent to participate though final numbers await claims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cotton Belt
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Supreme Court
AAA
Mid-West
Two Doomed Men Seek Reprieves
RALEIGH August 18 Commissioner of Paroles Edwin Gill took under advisement the cases of John Kinyon of Granville and Willie Lee Gallman of Forsyth both Negroes scheduled to die in the lethal gas chamber Friday at State Prison. He said he would confer tomorrow or Thursday with Governor Ehringhaus on the petitions for reprieves. Kinyon was convicted in November of criminal attack and Gallman was found guilty in January of murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Edwin Gill
John Kinyon
Granville
Willie Lee Gallman
Forsyth
Gil
Ehringhaus
Kinyon
Gallman
Mussolini mobilizes air armada over Spain crisis
Italian premier Mussolini puts air forces on 24 hour call and positions aircraft for potential intervention as Madrid loyalists face pressure. Rebels shell Guadelupe fortress and extend pressure along the Bay of Biscay as Burgos announces moves to inform foreign powers and the Red Cross.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Mussolini
Italy
Spain
Madrid
Tyrrhenian
Il Duce
Almirante Cervera
Guadelupe
Bay of Bi
Mad
Guadalupe
Enderlaza
Governm
San Sebastian
Espana
Hendayne Beach
Claude G Bowers
Bay of Biscay
Snider Hosiery Mill Workers Vote to Strike
About 55 workers at W. H. Snider Hosiery voted to strike for an eight hour day and higher pay after a meeting last night. The walkout began at 7 am with some workers refusing to enter the plant. Charles Centers leads the strike. management has not yet issued a statement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Snider Hosiery Company
Grimes Street
Charles Centers
American Pesters Tower
W. H. Snider
Enterprise
Japs Plan Naval Expansion Ahead of Budget Fight
Tokyo reports navy officials aim to raise the coming fiscal year budget to about 770 million yen with 340 million yen for ship construction. The drive seeks to outpace naval growth by the United States and Great Britain as Japan expands its fleet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Japan
Domei
Navy Office
United States
Great Britain
Mother Loses Custody Bid as Daughter Refuses Love
In Los Angeles a 13 year old testifies she does not love her mother, Edith Fellows says she would not be moved from her grandmother, Mrs Elizabeth Fellows, who has cared for her since infancy. Judge Crum records the custody dispute centers on the child’s allegiance and home life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Aus
Edith Fellows
Harriet Fellows
Edith
Elizabeth Fellows
Arthur Crum
Superior Court
Aneere
Aged Killer Dies In Winston-Salem
John Henry Hauser 87, once jailed for the murder of his son in law, died in a Winston-Salem hospital. He had been the oldest man convicted of murder in the state and awaited retrial after the supreme court sent his case back for a new hearing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
John Henry Hauser
Carolina
Hauser
Wins Salem
Ihru
Supreme Court of
Ft State
Local North and South Carolina Weather Update
Weather forecast notes unsettled conditions tonight and Wednesday. North Carolina expects showers in the mountains and partly cloudy skies elsewhere. South Carolina remains partly cloudy tonight and Wednesday with similar unsettled patterns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Carolina
South Carolina
Also Mentioned on This Page
Audrey Tatum
Otto Erlanson
Trammell
Lorence Thompson Castle
Lillian Uld
Thomas Starr
Kentucky
Kay
Katherine Gibbs Mielziner
Kay Francis
Kenneth McKenna
Mielziner
Katherine G. Francis
Ann Cooper Hewett
Clevenger
Venice
Asheville
Martin Moore
Helen Clevenger
Battery Park
Zeb V. Nettles
Moore
Laurence E. Brown
Junaluska Fund
Sylvester Plumlee
Olney
WPA
Plumlee
Viola Martin
West Frankfort, II
Snider Hosiery
Charlotte
Coral Weather Bureau
Prine
Max
Atlanta
Augusta
Birmingham
Charleston
Columbia
Denver
Detroit
Evansville
Sone
Galveston
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Key West
Little Rock
Memphis
Meridian
Ereertree
Miami
Sear Sereeee
Mobile
New Orleans
Sebewere
San Antonio
Spartanburg
Tampa
Wilmington
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!