Schultz Mobsters Threaten With Death Ride Allegations
Wilfred Brunder testified in the James J. Hines racketeering trial about Dutch Schultz mob threats to seize Harlem policy business. He described a carload of gangsters confronting Fred McLaughlin and a demand to join the mob, with Landau pressuring McLaughlin to "live to ride in that car."
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John Perris Nework
Supreme Court Today
Wilfred Brunder
West Indies
James J
Jimmy) Hines
Tammany
Brunder
Harlem
Dank
Fred McLaughlin
Schults
Brander
Abe Landau
Louis Schoeck
Little Abie
Landau
MecLaughlin
McLaughlin
Lilienthal to Testify in Berry Marble Case Probe
Knoxville August report notes congressional investigators again question David E. Lilienthal, TVA director, on handling mineral and marble claims linked to Senator George L. Berry and associates. Verlin Graves testified about landowner leases and a supposed sales talk tied to the Norris Dam basin.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Congressional Investigation Committee
David E. Lilienthal
The
Tennessee Valley Authority
George L. Berry
D-Tenn
Verlin H. Graves
East Tennessee
Norris Dam
Charles Wolverton
Erry
Graves
Thomas Jenkins
Ohio
Fair Tax Association seeks NC sales tax ruling
A hearing on challenging North Carolina sales tax as unconstitutional is set for Raleigh tomorrow before Revenue Commissioner Mar in Raleigh. The action is led by the North Carolinas Fair Tax Association and aims to overturn the state tax.
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Statesville
North Carolinas Fair Tax Association
Mar
Raleigh
FBI Agents Nab Suspect in Mail Robbery Case
Federal agents arrest Sai of Toluca on charges tied to robbing mail and selling items to the deceased. The suspect allegedly exploited postal shipments and engaged in trafficking items linked to dead recipients.
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FBI
Man
Sai
Toluca
Hit and Run Driver Held in Durham Tragedy
Sheriff Belvin announced manslaughter charges against Eugene M. Evans a mail carrier and ex-patient for chronic alcoholism after a Durham Raleigh highway crash killed Barbara Medlin 3 Maggie Medlin 45 and EB Jones and injured four Medlin children and Thomas Nelson Salmon Evans fled the scene driving into a ditch before authorities arrested him pending a preliminary hearing.
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Durham
Sherif E. G. Belvin
Eugene M. Evans
Evans
State Hospital
Durham-Raleigh
Barbara Medlin
Maggie Medlin
Jones
Thomas Nelson Salmon
Medlin
Catherine
Fadine
Betty Jean
Salmon
Belvin
Lyons
Danville Officers Fined for Deaths in Highway Chase
In Wentworth August 18, superior court fined two Danville Virginia policemen J D Davis and John W Wilson sixty dollars plus costs after convictions of assault in the deaths of four people in a highway crash. The jury acquitted them of manslaughter. The chase began when officers fired at a car carrying Joseph Pass and Charles Fitzgerald, both described as Negroes, causing it to crash into a truck owned by J W Dabbs and J Y Chandler, killing the Negro occupants and the farmers.
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J. W. Dabbts
J. Y. Chandler
Roosevelt pledges waterway treaty to guard Canada U S friendship
President Roosevelt addresses Kingston Ontario at Queen's University urging joint action on the St. Lawrence waterway. He warns a group of American interests could control river development without united Canadian and American oversight. He vows U S support and lauds the Canada United States bond amid bridge dedication.
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Queen's University
William B. Ardery
Thousand Islands
U. S
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Waterway
United States
Canada
J. Roosevelt
St. Lawrence
Ivy Lea
Ontario
Collins Landing
N. Y
Kingston
Boundary-Line
Queens University
MacKenzie King
Albert Matthews
Dominion
King
Evidence Complete In W. C. Buie Suit
Hearing of evidence ended in Guilford county superior court in a suit by Mrs. Mabel Buie guardian of her two year old son asking the Wachovia Bank and Trust Company and W C Boots Buie to turn over a 3000 dollar bank account begun October 1 1936 for Woodrow O Buie Jr The guardian contends the account was opened before the couple separated while Buie says it was for his personal use The bank officials cited that Buie stipulated he would control the fund
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Greensboro
Mabel Buie
High Point
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
W. C
Boots) Buie
Guilford County Superior Court
Henry Grady
High Point Voters Asked to Approve $220000 Hospital Bonds
High Point council passes ordinance and calls a September 27 vote on a $220000 full faith and credit bond issue for a community hospital. The 5 to 3 decision followed a three hour hearing with physicians and citizens urging approval while critics warned of city debt.
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High Point
PWA
Grayson
Phillips
Ward
Gurley
Briggs
Lewis
Pickett
Porter
Econicil
Togo
Logan Porter
U. S. Canadian Amity Observed at Thousand Islands Bridge
Prime Minister Mackenzie King and President Franklin D. Roosevelt met at the dedication of the Thousand Islands bridge. King praised the U S Canadian friendship as a peace bridge and urged continuing bridge building to unite the two nations and share freedom.
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Thousand Islands Bridge
Canadian
U. S
Mackenzie King
Canada
United States
Roosevelt
Thousand Islands
King
International Joint Commission
Europe
Asia
Runciman Meets Henlein Today For First Time
A Prague foreign office official said Viscount Runciman the British mediator would meet Konrad Henlein, Sudeten German party leader, to discuss autonomy demands amid the Sudeten crisis. The meeting aims to bridge tensions between Prague and German separatists as China and Spain also face shifting wartime alignments.
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Runciman
Henlein
Czechoslovakia
China
Japan
Yangtze River
Spain
Foreign Office
Praha
Viscount Runciman
Lssue
Konrad Henlin
Sudeten Party
Return Bout Negotiations Opened by Mike Jacobs
Promoter Mike Jacobs today opened preliminary negotiations for a return bout in New York on Aug 14. The announcement signals plans for a rematch after a prior fight, with details to follow.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Budge Faces Tough Match in Newport Exhibition
Budge was forced to play one of his hardest matches of the season in an early Newport exhibition, underscoring a grueling schedule as he challenged a top opponent in strenuous conditions.
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Budge
Newport
ER. I
Burgin sues state board of elections seeks dismissal
W O Burgin of Lexington requests a court dismissal of his suit against the state board of elections in Wake County. Attorney General Harry McMullan argues the complaint lacks facts and the board cannot be sued as a body. Burgin challenged certification of returns after a Democratic primary recount, initially leading Deane by over 100 votes before changes by county boards and a state board order shifted the result by 24 votes.
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Raleigh
Wake Superior Court
W. O. Burgin
Lexington
Eighth Congressional District
State Board of Elections
Harry McMullan
Burgin
McMullan
Tte
Ite
C. B. Deane
Rockingham
Deane
New Theater Opens in Randleman With 450 Seats
Randleman will gain a moving picture house as D. L. Fox constructs a brick building on the main highway. When finished the theater will offer seating for about 450 people and serve the town area.
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Randleman
D. L. Fox
Water main leaks flood basements along Main Street
A one inch water pipe near the Eagle Sandwich Shop on North Main Street burst last night or this morning, sending a large flow into the ground for hours. Several Main Street businesses reported flooded basements as the water continued, with Wright-Cline Shop merchandise moved to higher ground.
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Eagle Sandwich Shop
North Main Street
Main Street
Wright-Cline Shop
Runciman Meets Henlein Over Czechoslovakia Crisis
In Komotau Czechoslovakia Lord Runciman and Sudeten German leader Henlein held their first talks about autonomy. The exchange was private and no progress details were released. London commentators saw potential for a new basis for talks with Prague. Meanwhile Japanese forces bombarded Hankow and Kiukiang as Spain’s civil war sees heavy fighting near Almaden and Gandesa on the Ebro front.
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Komotau
Czechoslovakia
Sever Ores Henlein
Viscount Runciman
Castle Rothenhaus
Lord Runciman
Praba
London
Lord Runcman
Henlein
Yangtse
Hankow
China
Kiukiang
Spain
Almaden
Zujar
Ebro
Pandols
Gandesa
Big Lottery Ring Smashed By Cops
Boston police and federal officers announce the seizure of six tons of lottery tickets after a nationwide fake lottery ring operation. Officials say arrests are expected in Chicago St Louis New York Detroit and Boston as about 20 million tickets with $1 face value circulated annually over 15 years aided by political protection.
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Boston
Jackson J. Holtz
U. S
Massachusetts
Tennyson Jefferson
Holtz and Jefferson
Rockies
Northwest
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Holtz and
Jefferson
Ring
Bridges Met With Reds Under An Alias
Washington Aug 18 Miss Margaret Kerr society worker testified before the house committee about affidavits and meetings involving Bridges and the Communist party She linked Irving G Markheim to joining the party in Los Angeles and meeting Bridges on several occasions The testimony followed the committee receiving Labor Dept files on Bridges Deportation and possible delays due to influence or missing documents The hearing highlighted secrecy concerns and limited funds for investigators
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Washington
Margaret Kerr
Identi House Committee
Harry Dorgan
Better America Federation
California
Federation
Los Angeles
Kerr
Irving G. Markheim
Communist Party
Los Celes
Bridges
Miss Kerr
Thomas B. Schoemaker
Labor Department
Schoemaker
House
Department
Hold Man For Beach Shooting
Jimmie Roberts a 28 year old Miami Florida man was held in Conway jail by Police Chief A G Russell after a shooting incident involving Om 8 McLean 32 of Raleigh North Carolina McLean was shot three times one bullet hit the abdomen and was in extremely critical condition Roberts claimed the shooting stemmed from a domestic dispute and Roberta wife of Roberts said her husband dared McLean to exit his car before the shots.
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Myrtle Beach
8. C
Aus
A. G. Russell
Jimmie Roberts
Miami
Pla
McLean
Raleigh
Russell
Roberts
Roberta
Conway
Condit
Sales Tax Hearing Delayed by Illness in Statesville
Statesville report notes J Paul Leonard secretary of the North Carolina Fair Tax Association announced the first hearing on the association's bid to declare the state's sales tax unconstitutional would occur before Revenue Commissioner A J Maxwell in Raleigh. The hearing was moved from today to tomorrow due to illness of an attorney, causing a second postponement.
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Statesville
J. Paul Leonard
North Carolina Fair Tax Association
A. J. Maxwell
Raleigh
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James J. Hines
New York Supreme Court
Buster Thomas
Dewey
Hines
Reputa
Tammany Big
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Holder
Lilienthal
TVA
Danville
W. C. Buie
Reds
Patriotic Society
Jimmy Roberts
John
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