Mrs. McCormick Begins Battle for Senate Seat
Ruth Hanna McCormick enters her Illinois primary campaign to become the first woman elected to the U S Senate. She faces former Senator James Hamilton Lewis as she tours southern Illinois and debates prohibition, farm relief, and campaign spending amid a charged political climate.
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McCormick
Senate
Chicago
Ruth Hanna McCormick
United States Senate
Mark Hanna
James Hamilton Lewis
Hanna
Bryan
Charles §. Deneen
Morrison Assails Hoover and Foes at North Carolina Rally
Former governor Morrison derides Hoover era sectionalism and party split, criticizes dry policies and Mellon ties, urges Democrats to unite. He champions Josiah W. Bailey for senator and Bill Bailey for NC popularity, endorses Doughton and local ticket nominees in a North Carolina convention.
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Hoover
South
Morrison
Dwight Morrow
Mellon
Treasury Department
Robert L. Doughton
Doughton
Josiah W. Bailey
North Carolina
Bill Bailey
Senate
State Senate
W. R. Lovis
House
Robey T. Green
A. E. South
Luther Farthing
Miss Helen Underdown
J. B. Hagaman
Robey Vines
T. J. Baird
J. Y. Walker
Eller McNeil
Tom Coffey
Blowing Rock
Fire at Barber-Hall Printing Company Quenched
Fire at the Barber-Hall Printing plant last night caused only minor damage. Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze. Most damage came from water floods, with the sprinkler system contributing significant water damage.
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Barber-Hall Printing Company
Tennessee drought ends with light Memphis rain
Memphis, Tennessee records a 0.33 inch rainfall ending a 104 day drought. A slow drizzle continued into the evening, marking the first time since the drought began that rain measured a quarter inch on government gauges.
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Tennessee
Memphis
Tenn
American Heiress Kin Killed In French Crash Near Bordeaux
Marcellus Hartley Dodge Jr., grand nephew of John D Rockefeller Sr., was instantly killed when his small US car crashed into a cork tree near Mayesk on the road from Bordeaux to Bayonne. Ralph Applegate was riding with him in the vehicle.
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Bordeaux
France
Marcellus Hartley Dodge, Jr
John D. Rockefeller, Sr
Mayesk
Bayonne
Ralph Applegate
Carolina Motor Club Reports Rising Membership
Greensboro reports show improved general business and a higher renewal rate for eight months, aided by direct service use. The club reorganized field operations to smaller territories, expanding about two hundred representatives. Road service calls exceed last year, with 13 000 calls answered so far.
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Greensboro
Carolina Motor Club
C. W. Roberts
C. T. Matthews
A. M. Huggins
Roberts
Communist camp raided near Detroit in Oakland County
Ten people were arrested when sheriff officers raided a communist camp for children near Detroit in Oakland County. Letters found suggested instruction from Russia. Children were sent home, many to Detroit. Prosecutor Norman C. Orr led the raid. magazines and newspapers were seized. The warrant was based on an affidavit by Jack Wise Pontiac, who had spent a week undercover as a professed communist.
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Detroit
Oakland County
Here
Russia
Norman C. Orr
Jack Wise
Pontiac
Orr
Heflinites prepare to name state ticket in Alabama
Delegates gather in Montgomery as supporters of Senator J Thomas Heflin and his independent ticket ready to nominate Heflin for re election Hugh A Locke for governor and Dempsey H Powell for lieutenant governor The move will oppose the regular Democratic ticket led by John H Bankhead who heads for United States senator Judge B M Miller for governor and Hugh P Merrill for lieutenant governor No decision yet on fielding a full state ticket by Heflin supporters.
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Montgomery
Ala
J. Thomas Heflin
Heflin
Hugh A. Locke
Birmingham
Dempsey H. Powell
Greenville
John H. Banknead
Dasper
United States
Sovietstyle camp on 80 acre farm tied to riots
A Soviet inspired camp has operated for years on an 80 acre farm with barracks dining room offices and a pond for swimming. Ten men were arrested but no charges have been filed. The article condemns crime sabotage violence and unlawful methods for political reform and the Soviet union.
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Soviet Union
United States
Russia
Oklahoma Governor Holloway to Return to Law Practice
Governor W. J. Holloway of Oklahoma announces he will resume the practice of law for at least two years after his term ends in January. He plans to pursue professional work alongside public duties.
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W. J. Holloway
Oklahoma
Prohibition Posts Filled by Chief Shaw and Avis
Randolph C. Shaw is named chief of the division of law and Dwight E. Avis chief of special agents in the Bureau of Prohibition. Shaw, a Cambridge, Massachusetts resident, will be third in command, with duties spanning legal review, pardons, penalties, and permits alongside the industrial alcohol division. Avis, an attorney, previously led the Detroit special agents group since 1925 and will direct investigations into major dry-law conspiracies.
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Washington
Bureau of Prohibition
Randolph C. Shaw
Division of Law
Dwight EB. Avis
Woodcock
Shaw
National Enforcement
Jones
Avis
Treasury Department
Cambridge
Mass
Veterans Bureau
Prohibition Bureau
Special
Detroit
Michigan
State general fund revenue holds up with August total
Revenue officials report August general fund receipts at 1,365,133, down from 1,422,910 last year. Franchise tax drops exceed 160,000, with utilities and insurance most affected, while inheritance and income taxes rise modestly. July and August totals reach 2,453,542, just 16,079 below 1929 two-month figure.
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Maxwell
Iwlicense
Beans That Look Like Snakes Stun Local Gardener Exhibit
Adam Iveys, a negro tenant on C. Muse’s farm near the city, planted string beans but germinated plants resembled green snakes. He displayed the odd produce in town with other freak vegetables in The Enterprise window. Commissioner Maxwell notes tax receipts still reflect prompt payments as gas use falls.
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Adam Iveys
C. Muse
Enterprise
Collections hold up despite conditions says official
The official notes that overall collections are holding up well and only show a small difference from a year ago. He points out that most brackets, except the corporation franchise brackets, are equal to or higher than the same month last year, suggesting times are not as harsh as some believe.
Capone Case Investigator Denies Connection to Plot
Jacksonville Aug 30 private investigator August Kreiger testifies at a preliminary hearing that he never heard of defendants Fred O. Eberhardt Frank Ralls or Henry Halsema in an alleged plot to assassinate Gov Doyle E Carlton Kreiger said he worked on the Capone related case for an attorney and found no link to the men named.
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Jacksonville
August Kreiger
Alphonse Capone
Doyle E
Carlton Kreiger
Fred O. Eberhardt
Frank Ralls
Henry Halsema
Witnesses Describe Capone Ring Shadowing Governor Plot
Nine days into the case, seven spent under surveillance by Vincent Giblin Capone attorney. Giblin testified his interest grew after being told the Capone gang would be blamed if the governor were killed. Krieger said he did not hear defendants discuss the plot, learning of it only from Giblin and Dowl ing. A voice recorder captured a Ralls Eberhardt exchange, but no plot details emerged. Hearing adjourned for Labor Day recess until Tuesday.
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Vincent
Giblin
Capone
Halsema
Krieger
Clem Dowling
Rall
Water Dump Clears Passaic River Sewage
Fifty million gallons of drinking water were released into the Passaic River in New Jersey to flush out sewage and improve water quality.
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Passaic, N. J
Monorail Proposed for Part of New York City
City planners propose a monorail rapid transit line for a portion of New York City to ease congestion and connect key districts. The plan outlines a route, estimated cost, and potential construction timeline for a future transit option.
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New York City
Card of Thanks for Saunders Family
The Saunders family thanks friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during their father GEO. W. Saunders illness and death. They also thank for the floral offerings.
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Geo. W. Saunders and Family
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Asheville
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D. A. Dowdy
High Point Merchants Association
Willis Johnson
North Carolina Bank and Trust Company
Mr. Johnson
Jack Oakie
Commissioner Maxwell
Raleigh
Allen J. Maxwell
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Cooking
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Dept. Food Store
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