Roosevelt Asks Nation to End Prohibition Debate
Governor Roosevelt denounces the 18th Amendment as a stupendous blunder and attacks Hoover’s stance while praising temperance as a cardinal virtue. He scorns the Republican plank as ambiguous and defends the Democratic position as clear and honest. The speech shifts to prohibition as a key issue with a warning to voters.
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New York
Jury Has Case In Vote Fraud Trial
A federal court jury near North Wilkesboro retires for the night without a verdict in the Laurel precinct election fraud case. Eight Watauga county Democrats face trial as part of four companion cases detailing fraud in the 1930 general election. The judge instructed the jury on possible verdict forms and legal elements.
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Laurel Precinct
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Watauga
Hayes
Dr Leon Edgar Smith Selected as Elon College President
Elon College announces Dr Leon Edgar Smith as president after he has served as acting head since December. He resigns as pastor of the Christian Temple Norfolk Va and leaves the Southern Christian Conference after ten years to devote full time to Elon. He holds A B from Elon and M A.
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Elon College
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Virginia
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Christian Institution
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Southern Christian Conference
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Funeral Services Held In Chapel Hill For Dr. G. T. Winston
The University of North Carolina tolls its old bell at noon in tribute to former president Dr. George Tayloe Winston who died last night at age. Private funeral services were held for family members and the body cremated today.
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G. T. Winston
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University of North Carolina
George Tayloe Winston
Winston
Oklahoma Flier Draws First Blood In National Air Races
Roy O Hunt of Norman Oklahoma wins the transcontinental handicap derby at Cleveland Airport with 1814.75 points to lead a large field. Stanley Huffman takes the junior sweepstakes with 1199.15 points as Elden Cessna secures second in the Pacific wings after a late finish.
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Blanchester
Cessna
Bull Rampage Boosts Stocks as Commodities Rally
A major market surge lifts stocks and commodities with cotton leading gains. Cotton futures jump nearly 3 a bale, wheat advances in Chicago, and utilities share prices rise near year highs. Wall Street notes total equity value up about 12 billion as banks and other securities appreciate.
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England Faces Vicious Strike Threat in Lancashire
England braces for a major labor showdown as 200000 Lancashire workers walk out rather than take a 10 percent wage cut. The stoppage could rival Britain's 1926 general strike, halting orders for gingham and curtains and shifting production to the US, Japan, and Europe. Ernest Hammer warns the strike could irreparably harm Britain's fading industrial era.
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Ernest Hammer
Victoria
Striking Thomasville Mills Stand Firm in Wage Dispute
In Thomasville 1000 workers at the Thomasville Chair company and 400 at Amazon Cotton Mill join a strike over wage cuts and concessions. Patrols man the town as workers vote to refuse returning to work for less. John Yow warns workers after a tense incident involving a man with a gun. no shots fired.
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Wallkaunt Avrad
Seriwevtevu Wy Tuw
Thomasville Chair Company
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Cannon Tower Mills
Boyles Veneer Company
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John Yow
Workers’ Organization
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Yow
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Farmer Stafford executed for wife murder in North Carolina
GOLDSBORO Aug 27 A Wayne county farmer Joe Stafford 28 was found guilty of first degree murder of his wife. No mercy recommended and he was sentenced to die in the electric chair on October 7. The jury deliberated briefly and the defense argued insanity. The couple had one child.
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Joe Stafford
Wayne County
Stafford
Clayton Moore
Speakers clash as Legion backs bonus payment action
F. Trubee Davison accuses the bonus army of being infested by impostors and communists, while American Legion delegates vote 499 to 238 for immediate bonus payment as crowds disrupt the address. Walter Waters watches from the gallery amid boos and interruptions.
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F. Trubee Davison
Washington Bonus Army
American Legion
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Moses G. Hubbard
Hoover
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Waters
Walter W. Waters
Bonus Army
Tobacco Prices Continue Rising Across Belt Markets
Florence reports steady and higher tobacco prices with the belt ready for open warehouses Monday marking the third week. Averages ranged from 19.50 to 14 per hundred pounds, the year's high, with Mullins noting a 3.05 rise and total sales reaching 2,052,412 for the first two weeks.
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Tabor
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Throat Cutting Slayer Terrorizes Baltimore
In Baltimore a man killed two women with a razor before fleeing as a five year old girl watched in terror. Police identified the victims as Mrs Grace Gregory and Miss Evelyn Pritchard while the child called the killer her father and named Evelyn Pritchard as a suspect.
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Grace Gregory
Evelyn Pritchard
Evelyn Pritch
Night cruise strikes Civil War derelict off Wrightsville Beach
A cabin cruiser bound for Wrightsville Beach collided with a Civil War era derelict offshore near Wrightsville Beach, Wilmington. The incident occurred at night as the vessel approached the coast, prompting rescue efforts and investigation.
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Wrightsville Beach
Here
Farm Strikers Tighten Picket Lines Around Des Moines
Farm-strike pickets strengthen around Des Moines Iowa as leaders plan to extend lines to all 29 highways into the city by Monday. Governor Green of South Dakota announces a conference of 15 agricultural state governors to promote a peaceful nonviolent program for higher farm prices.
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