Burial for Dr Laughinghouse After Sudden Heart Block
The body of Dr Charles O K Laughinghouse head of the state board of health was sent to Greenville for burial after a sudden heart block caused by an embolus. He died at High Point hospital where he had been treated for phlebitis. services will be held at Jarvis Memorial Methodist church. He is survived by his wife Conrie Dail younger, two sons and a daughter. He served on the state board of health since 1902 and helped continue prior administrations' public health policies.
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Charles O'K. Laughinghouse
State Board of Health
High Point Hospital
Greenville
Jarvis Memorial Methodist Church
Laughinghouse
Conrie Dail
Snow Hill
Richard, C. Stokes
Lynchburg
Charlies O'H. Laughinghouse, Jr
Greensboro
Haywood Laughinghouse
Pitt County
Watson S$. Rankin
North Carolina
McLean
Gardner
Laughing
Leading Bankers Present Drought Relief Plans
Fifteen state financial representatives met with Secretary Hyde to finalize drought relief plans. Melvin A. Taylor Nicholas Dosker and Morton Prentis reported on a plan to create state and local credit corporations to loan farmers in affected regions. A coordinating committee will oversee transport marketing and crop production.
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Washington
Hyde
Melvin A. Taylor
Chicago
Nicholas Dosker
Louisville
Morton Prentis
Baltimore
Hoover
Federal Farm Loan Board
Farm Board
Department of Agriculture
Federal Reserve Board
Henry M. Robinson
Los Angeles
Dawes Celebrates 66th Birthday In Spain Visit
Charles Gates Dawes, former ambassador to Britain, marks his 66th birthday in Santander while pursuing informal archaeological research on ancient inhabitants of the region. He meets Spanish Foreign Minister the Duke of Alba in a private, nonpolitical conversation touching on world affairs and Spain's economy. Dawes stresses his focus on prehistoric sites and notes Alba’s support for his exploratory trip.
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Santander
Spain
Charles Gates Dawes
Court
St. James's
Duke of Alba
General Dawes
Dawes
Three Senators Enter Races as Governor Loses Ground
In South Carolina Senator Cole L. Blease led the Democratic Senate race with about 30,000 votes over James F Byrnes, while James Jolph Jr. held a 30,000 lead in California for the Republican gubernatorial nomination against C C Young. Idaho's Senator Borah was renominated by the GOP. Mississippi Democrats renominated Senator Pat Harrison as Democrats nationwide face contested governor nominations.
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James Jolph, Jr
C. C. Young
Senate
South Carolina
California
James Rolph Jr
San Francisco
William F. Borah
Idaho
Blease
James F. Byrnes
Mississippi
Pat Harrison
Ross Collins
Columbia
S. C
Cole L. Blease
James P. Byrnes
Byrnes
Harris
Ibra C. Blackwood
Spartanburg
A. Frank Lever
Blackewood
Lever
Olin Johnston
R. Beverly Herbert
W. H. Keith
John J. McMahan
W. W. Smoak
Ashton H. Wil- Columbia
United States
Colel L. Blease
Applications For Two Radio Stations Here To Be Heard Sept 25
Two hearings set by the federal radio commission for September 25 in High Point address construction permits. The High Point Enterprise seeks 5000 watts on 750 kilocycles with unlimited time. The second involves Hendrix Robinson Barrow and High Point Broadcasting for a 100 watt station on 1500 kilocycles. The report covers two separate matters from Washington and Columbia.
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Washington
High Point
Federal Radio Commission
High Point Enterprise
R. G. Hendrix
A. B. Robinson
D Jr
L. A. Barrow
High Point Broadcasting Company
Colgate scientists study taste linked diet effects
Colgate University researchers will test how taste and flavor influence diet. They aim to move beyond calories toward psychological aspects of eating, exploring sweet foods and seasoning methods to affect digestion and mood, citing Carlyle and Schopenhauer as historical examples.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Associated Press
Hamilton, N. Y
Colgate University
Carlyle
Schopenhauer
Architect Frank S. Allen Dies in Pasadena
Frank S. Allen, 70, a well known Pasadena architect and Egyptologist, died after a brief illness yesterday.
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Pasadena
Cal
Frank S. Allen
Girl Seeks Man Who Got License To Marry Her
Matilda Zebarah 21 seeks Theodore E. Laskey 21 the man who applied for a marriage license without negotiating with her party. She returns from Chicago to find her mother crying and confronts the county clerk over the elopement rumor.
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Detroit
Matilda
Matilda Zebarah
Chicago
Theodore E. Laskey
Johnston New Legion Head at North Carolina Convention
Con C Johnston of Mooresville, 86 year old World War I aviation veteran, was elected commander of the North Carolina American Legion at the department’s twelfth annual convention in Winston-Salem. Fred F Myrick of Greensboro was his only opponent. Morehead City will host the 1931 convention.
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Winston-Salem
Con C. Johnston
Mooresville
Aviation Corps
North Carolina
Raleigh
Francis A. Whitesides
Gastonia
J. Stanley Woodland
Morehead City
Clarence Bosch
Durham
Roy Francis
Waynesville
A. L. Fletcher
Frank Blue
Carthage
Reverdy J. Miller
Charlotte
Legion Auxiliary
Three Sailors Seek Aid For Schooner
Three sailors landed exhausted on the beach seeking help for a disabled schooner they said was adrift sixteen miles at sea with four other men aboard.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Planes Drop Bombs On Chinese Cities
Peiping Aug 27 Two nationalist airplanes from Sinanfu dropped six bombs in the Tartar City and the Forbidden City. One explosive hit the Chienmen gate. No casualties or panic. prior Manchurian raids last spring caused civilian deaths. An island near the Forbidden City held the imprisoned Manchu emperor. bombs also struck near the Kuomintang HQ and the former directorate-general of posts. postal commissioner F A Nixon and 30 Chinese workers escaped unharmed.
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Peiping
China
Sinanfu
Tartar City
Forbidden City
Chienmen
Pieping
Kwanughsu
Kuomintang
Directorate-General of Posts
F. A. Nixon
Prison Riot Ends in Negro's Death at Louisiana Penitentiary
In Baton Rouge on August 27, Curtis Blackwell 19, a Negro inmate, was fatally wounded during a riot at the Louisiana penitentiary sparked by 25 convicts who refused to work on a private rice farm and barricaded a cellhouse. Guards breached the roof vent and fired after missiles were hurled. John Stoval, a Black inmate guard serving a life sentence for murder, was named as the shooter. Captioned by Captain W. W. Peeue, the warden said there was no basis for food complaints and blamed laziness rather than riot motive.
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Baton Rouge
Louisiana Penitentiary
Curtis Blackwell
Blackwell
John
Agriculturist Will Make Radio Talk
North Carolina State college agricultural editor F H Jeter will speak on NBC network stations from Washington as a feature of the National Farm and Home Hour. He will discuss North Carolina Live-at-Home program and summarize its results during the 1 p.m. EST broadcast.
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Raleigh
F. H. Jeter
North Carolina State College
NBC
Washington
Bootlegger feud kills two near Poulsbo
Bremerton Washington August 27 two men Christensen and John Arge back were shot and killed late yesterday near Poulsbo in what officers believe was a bootleggers feud.
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Bremerton, Wash
Christensen
John Argeback
Poulsbo
Belgian Royal Family Goes on Swiss Holiday
The Belgian royal family departed Brussels for a brief holiday in Switzerland. The trip signals Princess Astrid’s announcement is not imminent, with preparations already under way for an event in early September.
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Brussels
Switzerland
Astrid
Florida Governor Conspiracy Case Opens in Court
In Jacksonville on August 27 Clem Dowling testified that Frank Ralls and Henry Halsema discussed a plot to assassinate Governor Doyle Carlton. Dowling said plans included paying a gunman $7,100 with $2,800 upfront, and he relayed details to Tallahassee officials and Capone representatives. The hearing moved to the circuit courtroom amid large crowds. Eberhardt, Ralls, and Halsema appeared with their lawyers as prosecutors outlined the case.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Clem Dowling
Frank Ralls
Doyle Carlton
Ralls
Dowling
Henry Halsema
Rallis
al Capone
Tallahassee
Bob Gordon
Fitz Gordon
Miami
Capone
Vincent Giblin
Circuit Court Room
Eberhardt
Carlton
Halsema
J. Stuart Gillis
Defuniak Springs
Edgar W. Waybright
William A. Hollowes, Jr
Gillis
L. D. Howell
C. C. Howell
J. R. Kelly
Madison County
C. CC. Howell
Kelly
Florida governor assassination plot heard in Jacksonville
A preliminary hearing began in Jacksonville for Free O. Eberhardt Frank Ralls and Henry Halsema charged with conspiring to assassinate Florida Governor Doyle E Carlton. Justice J C Madison presided in a small office setting.
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Jacksonville
Fla
O. Eberhardt
Frank Ralls
Henry Halsema
Doyle E Carlton
Florida
Justice of Peace
J. C. Madison
Justice
Rolph Maintains Lead In California Governor Race
The San Francisco mayor James Rolph Jr leads in the California Republican primary as two thirds of votes counted. Rolph tops Governor C. C. Young and Baron Fitts with 277,748 to 236,697 and 209,145 respectively from 7,156 of 10,283 precincts. At Idaho Falls John McMurray of Oakley is nominated Republican governor candidate.
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San Francisco
California
James Rolph, Jr
Rolph
C. C. Young
Baron Fitts
Los Angeles County
Ralph
Young
Fitts
Idaho Falls
Idaho
John McMurray
Oakley
Pigeons Used in Ransom Plot for 16 Year Old Girl
Police traced a kidnapping case in New York where criminals used carrier pigeons to deliver a $10,000 ransom for 16 year old Seraphina Favata of Long Beach. The letters signed the blackshirts and directed the father to attach the money to pigeons. Detectives tracked releases and follow ups to shops but pigeons were released before the father could act.
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New York
Long Beach
Seraphina Favata
Anthony Fevata
Favata
Senatorial panel studies fall in American exports to China
A sub committee led by Senator Key Pittman Nevada arrived in San Francisco to begin a study of the decline in American exports to China. The group aims to identify causes and potential remedies for reduced trade with China.
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San Francisco
Key Pittman
Nevada
China
Treasury to visit High Point for new post office site
Treasury chief site agent L. H. Blanton or a construction superintendent will visit High Point in mid September to review proposed sites for the new federal post office. Bids for sites nationwide open daily for 10 days, with final selection by the joint committee on public buildings followed by title probes and possible condemnation if needed.
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Washington
High Point
Treasury Department
L. H. Blanton
Joint Committee On Public Buildings
Fred Trott
Blanton
Joint Committee
Department of Justice
Trott
Drought Impacts States as Rainfall Varies Across Regions
The weather bureau reports drought broken in Oklahoma but ongoing crop deterioration in northern Louisiana and much of Mississippi. Cotton development is fair to good in Arkansas where rains fell last week. Tennessee and Alabama see beneficial showers while eastern states remain generally satisfied with no major deterioration. Picking begins north to Southern North Carolina amid widespread rains from western North Carolina to the Great Plains.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Mississippi
Arkansas
Tennessee
Alabama
North Carolina
Texas
Great Plains States
South Dakota
Lon Chaney Rites Planned Quietly in Glendale
Lon Chaney will be buried simply in Glendale beside his father after dying from anemia and throat illness. Honorary pallbearers include Tod Browning, Lionel Barrymore, Ramon Novarro, Harry Carey, and other Hollywood notables, as tributes pour in from film industry peers.
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Los Angeles
Lon Chaney
Glendale
John Chaney
Hollywood
Tod Browning
Harry Carey
Lionel Barrymore
Ramon Novarro
William Haines
Lawrence Tibbett
Cliff Edwards
Tom Gubbings
Chaney
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Lon Chaney Dies Draws Wide Attention In Paris Press
Death of Lon Chaney attracted considerable attention in the French press with front page space. Editorials called him one of the greatest screen artists and noted he was a favorite with French movie fans.
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Paris
Lon Chaney
Charlotte Boy Killed in Auto Crash
In Charlotte on August 27 14 year old J H Helms son of Jess Helms textile mill employee was struck and killed by W B Craig's car driven by Walter Dray tomy a negro chauffeur. Craig a Charlotte businessman was a passenger as police hold Dragon pending investigation.
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Charlotte
J. ©. Helms
Jess Helms
W. B. Craig
Walter Dray Tomy
Craig
Charelotta
Dragon
Pendal
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