Bessemer City mill workers end strike over wage cut
Seven hundred strikers at American Mills Nos. 1 and 2 resume work in Bessemer City after accepting restored wages to the pre cut level. The group dropped demands for rent reduction and did not pursue removal of general superintendent G. R. Spencer.
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Bessemer City
American Mills
Frank Goldberg
R. C. Gregory
Gregory
G. R. Spencer
Mill No. 1
Em. L. Gillespie
Goldberg
North Carolina Banking Commission Defends Policy
The North Carolina corporation commission issued a joint statement defending its bank supervision policy aimed at preventing insolvency and bank failures. Signed by W. T. Lee and John Mitchell, it rejects calls for independent investigation and urges Governor Gardner to appoint a review panel if critics remain. The reply references a farm groups’ criticism and notes the goal is to avert bank collapses, though not yet achieved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina
State Corporation Commission
O. Max Gardner
W. T. Lee
John Mitchell
State Bank Examiner
Thetate
B. B. Everett
Commission
National Air Classic Opens Amid Daring Save At Chicago
Opening day of the tenth National Air Classic featured Fritz Loose, Germany, who saved spectators and pilots when his Junkers stalled near the field. He suffered minor injuries while the crowd cheered the spectacle and workers cleared the wreck. Officials arranged another plane for his next race.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Curtiss-Reynolds
Chicago
Fritz Loose
Germany
Junkers
Loose
Trio killed as plane explodes in Wisconsin crash
Near Sheboygan Wisconsin three men including Marshal Field pilot Elmer Blumenberg of St. Cloud and Edwin Rausch died when their aircraft exploded after takeoff. Wreckage spread for a mile as flames and a wing over caused a spin. Field was found in the cockpit and Blumenberg and Damrow were located nearby.
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Sheboygan
Wis
Elmer Blumenberg
St. Cloud
Edwin Rausch
Marshal Field
Madison
Field
Damrow
Blumenberg
Talk of the Town and Classifieds Buzz in High Point
The town discusses Norma Shearer in Let Us Be Gay and Marie Dressler’s comedy. The talk also centers on the paper’s classified section, widely read by thousands who rely on want ads each afternoon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norma Shearer
Marie Dressler
High Point
Heavyweight Winner of Footrace To Jail Alleged Fan Thief
In Knoxville a race through the crowded business section ended with a man named George F. Waugh of Charlotte N C jailed on suspicion of stealing an electric fan from an office opposite real estate man W H McLean. McLean, a 220 pounder, chased the thief after seeing him exit with the fan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
George F. Waugh
Charlotte
Lupescu Spends Time In Romanian Capital
In Bucharest the Allgemeine Zeitung says Mme Magda Lupescu, companion of exiled King Carol, has spent 24 hours in the capital and rumors rise that she could wed the king morganatically. Meanwhile Carol’s brother Prince Nicholas reportedly sought permission to wed Lucia Doneti Dimitrescu, a Romanian noted for beauty but lacking noble birth.
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Vienna
Allgemeine Zeitung
Bucharest
Mme
Magda Lupescu
Carol
Nicholas
Lucia Doneti Dimitrescu
Randolph Republicans hear Pritchard in Asheboro meeting
In two sessions at the Randolph county courthouse, Republicans met in Asheboro with C. N. Cox presiding. Col N. G. Spencer and Dewey Rayner spoke for Congress and solicitor respectively, followed by Judge George M. Pritchard addressing the U S senate bid. A party ticket for local offices was named after the speech.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enterprise
Asheboro
Randolph County
C. N. Cox
Col N. G. Spencer
Carthage
Congress
Dewey Rayner
George M. Pritchard
Asheville
U. S. Senate
Hoover
W. Ll. Ward
Rufus Routh
Register of Deeds
S. C. Frazier
Ben Millikan
J. R. Johnson
Sam Barnes
Horace Ragan
Tom Johnson
L. FE. Rockett
A. J. Luther
W. C. Burrow
Buncombe County Lowers Ad Valorem Tax Rate
Buncombe county commissioners announce a 31 cent reduction in the ad valorem tax rate for 1930 31. The rate is set at 1.20 dollars per 100 valuation, down from 1.51 last year, credited to county economy and reduced school and other expenses. Salaries of county employees were not cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Buncombe County Commission
Aimee Semple McPherson Ordered To Rest
Aimee Semple McPherson was ordered by Angelus Temple directors to take a few weeks rest amid reports of a nervous breakdown and a face lifting operation. She announced she would preach a sermon tomorrow before stepping back from her pastorate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Aimee Semple McPherson
Angelus Temple
Mystery Girl Murder Case Finally Solved in Omaha
Omaha World Herald editor Benjamin Sylvester long pursued the mystery of the 1919 Omaha murder victim known as the mystery girl. The victim’s identity was confirmed by her father John W. McConnell, who said she was Beulah McConnell Wagle of Colchester Illinois. The identification enables exhumation and burial in Carthage Illinois, ending decades of speculation and wreaths on the grave.
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Omaha
Neb
Omaha World Herald
Carthage
Ill
John W. McConnell
McConnell
Beulah McConnell Wagle
Colchester
Henry ‘Kelly’ Wagle
Benjamin Sylvester
Serah Sylvester
John W. Moon
Wagle
No Indictments In Tarboro Lynching
A Wilson county coroner's jury found no sufficient evidence to indict anyone in the lynching of Oliver Moore 29 declared lynched by a mob whose members were unknown. Testimony described a 190 strong mob masked near the Tarboro Edgecombe line and the jail break. L. R. Reynolds of Richmond Virginia attended the inquest.
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Wilson
N. C
Wilson County
Oliver Moore
Moore
Wilson-Edgecombe County
R. O. Watson
Tarboro
W. E. Barden
Edgecombe County
Wilson- Edgecombe
Superior Court
Watson
H. M. Cosby
Cosby
New York Storm Floods City Killing Two People
A violent rainstorm with wind thunder and lightning hit New York City causing uprooted trees flooded streets and basements. Two deaths occurred in auto accidents linked to the storm while Brighton Beach basements and Coney Island streets were submerged and water entered subway stations. The New Jersey coast faced a northeast gale and rain totals exceeded two and a half inches with cooler weekend ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York City
Brighton Beach
Brooklyn
Coney Island
New Jersey
Weather Bureau
German Airmen Likely In Labrador En Route To U S
Ottawa reports the German flying boat crew bound from Europe to North America appears to have landed safely in Cartwright Bay Labrador. A radio message from the craft said it was almost there and would land in ten minutes, then it said the antenna of its radio outfit was being hauled in and it would not communicate further with the Bay man.
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Ottawa
Ont
Europe
North America
Cartwright Bay
Labrador
Hudson Bay
Bayman
Cartwright
Couple Freed In Flinchum Death In North Carolina
J M Langston and James Aldridge of Lagrange were acquitted of first degree murder in Wayne county court over the shooting of federal agent P L Flinchum on June 17 during a whiskey chase. A fellow agent testified recognizing Langston as the shooter while the car fled. The defense offered few witnesses as the trial concluded after one hour of deliberation.
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Goldsboro
N. C
J. M. Langston
James Aldridge
Lagrange
P. L. Flinchum
Prohibition
Wayne County Superior Court
Flinchum
B. A. Dail
Langston
Lon Chaney Ill in Los Angeles After Transfusions
Lon Chaney motion picture actor remains seriously ill in Los Angeles from anemia with two blood transfusions given. Earlier pneumonia weakened him. after consulting specialists in New York he returned and entered St. Vincent's hospital where a second transfusion was reported last night.
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Los Angeles
Lon Chaney
Chaney
New York
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Methodist Board Charges Papers See Prohibition Bias
The Methodist board of temperance prohibition and public morals indicts major daily newspapers for subtle religious prejudice in anti prohibition coverage. A survey of 1 438 to 2 213 papers shows 56 percent dry editorials 36 percent wet and 9 percent uncommitted. Local observers conducted the survey and sent reports to the board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals Today
Periodicale
United States
Middle West
Far West
Two Asheville Papers Merge Under One Ownership
Announcement will be made tomorrow in the Asheville Citizen and the Asheville Times of a merger of the two newspapers under one ownership and joint management. Charles A. Webb to be president of the new corporation. Don S. Elias to be vice president. no radical policy or personnel changes planned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Asheville Citizen
Asheville Times
Charles A. Webb
Don SS. Elias
Webb
Mr. Elias
Runoff Texas gubernatorial race tightens as Sterling leads
In Dallas Aug 23 Ross Sterling of Houston edged toward victory in the Democratic runoff for Texas governor. Miriam Ferguson trails, with rural returns narrowing a growing urban lead as 72 counties return results and a record primary turnout looms.
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Dallas
Tex
Ross
Sterling
Houston
Texas
Miriam A
Ma) Ferguson
Dan Moody
Ferguson
Texas Election Bureau
Butte
George C. Butte
Austin
Peruvians Claim Revolt Spreads to Puno and Cuzco
Lima reports circulated that the Arequipa revolt may have spread to Puno and Cuzco, though La Prensa said the departments were quiet. The government said the unrest rests on a forged army order about dismissals and pay cuts, with steps taken to restore order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lima
Peru
Arequipa
Puno
Cuzco
la Prensa
Eddie Schneider Heads Eastward in Junior Transcontinental Flight
Eddie Schneider, 18, Jersey City aviator, will depart Columbus for New York on the final leg of an east west flight seeking the junior transcontinental speed record once held by Frank Goldsborough. He landed at Port Columbus at 3:35 p.m. after a murky sky descent.
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Columbus
Eddie Schneider
Jersey City
New York
Frank Goldsborough
Port Columbus
Rye Replaces Cotton as Money Crop in Scotland Neck Area
Rye is substituted for cotton as a money crop by many farmers in this section, seen as a further step toward diversification in Scotland Neck North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scotland Neck
N. C
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Corporation Commission
Orange
Lower
Mississippi
Mountain Lodge
Hurley
Lytle Brown
Army Engineers
George R. Spalding
Hanford Macnnder
Canada
St. Lawrence Waterway
Macnnder
St. Lawrence
White House
Thomas Rafferty
President Grant
Executive Mansion
Lupescu
California
Lesley Beth Storey
Btooklyn
N. Y
George Pritchard Randolph
Buncombe
Aimee McPherson
Wilson County Coroner's Jury
U. S
Aldridge
Methodist Board
Citizen and Times
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