Jury Deliberations Continue in Patterson Negro Case
Decatur Alabama December 1 The jury weighing the fate of Heywood Patterson accused of assaulting Mrs Victoria Price on a Scottsboro freight train resumed at 8 this morning with no sign of a verdict after three hours of debate. Meanwhile jurors selected for Clarence Norris case faced delays over capital punishment and fixed opinions and may push into next week. Samuel Liebowitz leading defense questioned jurors about prior knowledge from newspapers and earlier trials.
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Decatur
Ala
Heywood Patterson
Victoria Price
Scottsboro
Patterson
Clarence Norris
Mrs. Price
Ruby Bates
Norris
Veniremen
Samuel S. Liebowitz
New York
Western railroads cut passenger fares in west
New York December first reports railroads in the western territory have implemented reductions in passenger rates adopted last October. Eastern lines including New England hold the old 3.6 cents per mile base. Western tariffs allow railroads to adjust individually from 2 to 8 cents per mile.
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New York
New England
Western Territory
Auto Crash Injures Three In New Bern
In New Bern three young men aged 20 to 25 were injured when their light car collided with a fire truck. William L. Wiges of Richlands and Willis Waters suffered fractured skulls and were not expected to survive. Odus Ashe of Clay County received non life threatening injuries.
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New Bern
William L. Wiges
Richlands
Willis Waters
Odus Ashe
Clay County
Storm wrecks Samsun coast leaving many missing
A severe Black Sea storm battered Samsun on December 1 leaving seventeen people drowned and about 150 missing. Damage totals were estimated in the hundreds of thousands of lira as waves swept the coast. Local authorities dispatched relief crews and warned of further danger as the sea remained rough.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Samsun
Governor to Capitol for peanut price talks
Raleigh December 1 Inghaus will go overnight for conferences with officials of the agricultural adjustment administration to discuss proposed steps to raise the price of peanuts He also plans to seek possible relief for Irish potatoes from the federal agency
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Raleigh
Inghaus
Agricultural Adjustment Administration
Mrs. Monnie Haddock Saunders Dies in Randolph Hospital
Mrs. Monnie Haddock Saunders died after a sudden heart attack at Randolph Hospital. Funeral services are set for Saturday at 11 a.m. in West Bend. She is survived by her mother Mrs. Sally Waddock Dunning, daughter Miss Bessie Haddock, and brother Sherman Haddock.
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Asheboro
Monnie
Saunders
Randolph Hospital
West Bend
Sally Waddock Dunningater
Bessie Haddock
Sherman Haddock
Railway freight loads rise and fall in late November
The American Railway Association reports revenue freight carloads for the week ending November 25 at 1,347 cars, down 17.42 percent from the prior week but up 838,029 over a prior period and 22,549 above the same week in 1931.
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Washington
American Railway Associant
Ther
Cor
Birth of the Christ Child in Bethlehem Manger Tale
A Bethlehem scene recounts Mary laying the newborn Jesus in a manger after finding no room at the inn. The passage notes Joseph and Mary traveling to Bethlehem for birth amid housing shortages.
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Bethlehem
Judea
Andary
Linor Import Standards Set for Liquor Import Policy
Washington December 1 The executive commercial policy committee representing four government departments approved liquor imports from foreign countries for four months using quotas based on the 1910 1914 average per country Officials from state commerce and agriculture and the treasury participated Secretary Wallace who met with President Roosevelt at Warm Springs aided today's decision The import policy takes effect when repeal becomes law next Tuesday The agriculture department will draft liquor manufacture and import rules
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Washington
Executive Commercial Policy Committee
State, Commerce and Agriculture Department
Treasury
Wallace
Roosevelt
Warm Springs
Agriculture Department
Erwin Picks Francis and Nicholson for District Attorneys
U S attorney Marcus Erwin names State Senator W Roy Francis of Waynesville and W M Nicholson of Lincolnton as first and second district attorneys. Erwin, sworn in today, will seek approval from Attorney General Homer Cummings after recommending the pair.
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Francis
Nicholson Erwin
Asheville
W. Roy Francis
Waynesville
W. M. Nicholson
Lincolnton
Marcus Erwin
U. S
Western Carolina
Erwin
Frank C. Patton
Morganton
Nicholson
Homer
Cummings
Washington
Reynolds
Chicago Gangster Dies By Own Action In Ramsey County Jail
Willie Sharkey, an alleged Chicago Touhy gang member, hanged himself with a necktie in a Ramsey County jail cell. Sheriff Moeller said rounds occurred hourly. death likely between 5 and 6 a.m. Coroner called it death by own action and planned further investigation. Touhy and two aides remained jailed elsewhere. they faced new charges after Hamm kidnapping acquittal.
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ST. Paul
Willie Sharkey
Ramsey County
Sharkey
Touhy
Roger Touhy
Federal District Court
William Hamm, Jr
Brewer
George H. Moeller
Sheriff Moeller
Ed Davis
Moeller
Chicago
John Factor
Illinois
Shafer
Minneapolis
North Carolina Civil Works to Create 30 000 to 35 000 Jobs
Mrs. Thomas O Berry announced final approval of projects to place 30 000 to 35 000 workers in public works this week. The 100 state offices began allotting unemployed people to projects, drawing from emergency relief and reemployment lists. Lula Martin Scott will visit for a statewide meeting to discuss placing unemployed women in jobs.
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Raleigh
Thomas O'Berrry
North Carolina
Mra. O’berry
Lula Martin Scott
Greensboro
Federal Civil Works Administration
O’berry
Civil Works
Suit Filed Against Estate of Klan Member in Slaying Case
Two actions seeking 30000 dollars were filed in Greenville South Carolina against C F James wealthy planter for the slaying of George Green a Black man. The suits claim James instigated the assault with aid from Ku Klux Klan members who were asked to remove the tenant from his home. James and 16 others were arrested in connection with the killing.
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Greenville
8. C
C. F. James
Greer- Talors
George Green
E. Bowen
Mary Green
Bach
James
Green
Ku Klux Klan
Klavern
Gold Buying Pushed Forward Despite Limited RFC Use
Washington—Three swift boosts in the RFC price for newly mined gold indicate renewed vigor in the administration policy. Today's $34.01 per ounce quote rose 8 cents from the pre-Thanksgiving level, with the gain totaling 25 cents since last Monday. London’s price stood at $32.57 open, with the pound at $5.20. Morgenthau, at his New York estate, and RFC chair Jesse Jones in Washington announced the move, noting limited gold acquisitions from the $50 million account.
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Washington
RFC
London
Morgenthau
New York
Jesse Jones
Herbert Gaston
Labor Likely to Seek Post on Authority Board
Washington reports indicate labor may seek representation on a key authority board as General Hugh S. Johnson weighs labor’s role in code enforcement. Johnson said labor’s responsibility would imply profit and loss accountability and noted possible new presidential appointees to the coal board. Edward McGrady said the AFL supports the NRA and does not plan to oppose it in Congress.
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Washington
Hugh
Johnson
National
Bituminous Coal’ Industrial Board
Fred G
William Green
American Federation of Labor
NRA
McGrady
Department of Labor
Derwick Silk Mills
Sunset Theater
W. J. Scarboro
Scarboro
Derwick Mill
Mrs T L Miller Dies At Home In Randolph
Services for Mrs T L Miller who died at her Randolph county home will be held at Oak Grove Saturday at 11 a m She is survived by three daughters Mrs Burney Johns Santiago California Mrs Wade Henderson Thomasville and Mrs B W Henderson Spencer a sister Mrs Norah Kearns Farmer and a brother
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Totch Enterprise
Asheboro
T. L. Miller
Randolph County
Oak Grove
Eight Meet Death In Carolinas Accidents On Thanksgiving Day
Eight people were killed and nearly twenty injured in Thanksgiving Day accidents across the Carolinas. A hit and run crash injured a Charlotte hunting party near Hamlet, while fatalities occurred near Reidsville and Rock Hill. Other victims died in car and plane incidents near Madison Carthage and Mooresville, with authorities holding several suspects.
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Carolinas
Charlotte
Hamlet
James Smith
Charlotte Dairyman
Alva E. Alexander
Reidsville
N. C
Ruby Moorefield
Danville
Will Brande
State Highway Department
Madison
James Wall
Cupants
Wall
Rheinhardt
Carthage
South Carolina
Harvey Smith
Rock Hill
Kingstree
Agnes Fulton
Santee River
Thomas Benton
Mooresville
Spring Hope
Merlvin Johnson
Smith
Dewey Hinson
Albemarle
R. B. Mellon Dies After Long Illness
Pittsburgh banker R B Mellon president of Mellon National Bank and brother of Andrew Mellon dies at home after a long illness. He lapsed into unconsciousness hours before death with wife Jennie Kink Mellon son Richard K Mellon and daughter Sarah Cordelia Scaife present. He sponsored church construction in East Liberty and led a vast family business empire.
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Pittsburgh
R. B. Mellon
Mellon National Bank
Andrew Mellon
Jennie Kink Mellon
Richard K. Mellon
Sarah Cordelia Scaife
Richard Beatty Mellon
the Treasury
Mellon
Andrew
Treasury
Harding
East Liberty Presbyterian Church
Sarah Jane Negley
Barbara Negley
East Liberty Presbyterian
Education Confab Planned For Dec 7
Greensboro plans a state-wide conference on “the emergency in education” to be held next Thursday. Sponsored by the North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers, the event will invite two reps per county to attend and focus on the public school situation in the state.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
Smail Stil Destroyed Near North Wilkesboro
Deputies found and destroyed a small stil near North Wilkesboro along with mule equipment materials but no arrests were made.
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North Wilkesboro
Boys Conference Opens in Asheville to Run Three Days
Delegates from the Carolinas arrive for the third annual Interstate Older Boys conference of the Y M C A. John McRae of Columbia presides as the meeting spans three days with participants from high schools Boy Scout troops churches and Kiwanis style groups.
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Asheville
Carolinas
Y. M
John McRae
Columbia
D. C
Robinson Jailed After Attempted Shooting Incident
O W Robinson remained jailed under a 1000 dollar bond after allegedly attempting to shoot his wife and her in laws. Police said Robinson was slightly wounded by a small bore rifle ball when the family returned fire. No others were injured.
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Ashebord
O. W. Robinson
Robinson
New Civil Works Program Creates Jobs Across States
The Civil Works Administration reports about 1,183,267 people were employed in the first week of operation with 1,250,000 targeted as the total. Reports from 44 states and the District of Columbia note progress while New Mexico North Dakota Massachusetts and Minnesota have not yet reported. Oklahoma completes its quota with 101,000 jobs and no more positions remain.
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Washington
Civil Works Administration
Civil Works
Harry L. Hopkins
District of Columbia
New Mexico
North Dakota
Massachusetts
Minnesota
Hopkins
Oklahoma
Forest fires sweep wide swaths of North Carolina
Unabated blazes scorched thousands of acres across North Carolina with Swain Jackson and Perquimans counties hardest hit. Fire crews fought flames along Albemarle Sound and in Green's Creek while virgin spruce burned in Swain's Alarka and Conner's Creek regions. One fatality was reported from Lumberton last week when a forest fire engulfed an elderly woman’s home.
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North Carolina
Swain
Jackson
Swain County
Albemarle Sound
Woodville
New Hope
Perquimans County
Green's Creek
Jackson County
Alarka
Conner’s Creek
Lumberton
Thanksgiving Revels with Hart and Notable Guests in Beverly Hills
Beverly Hills, November 80 details a festive gathering with W S Bill Hart bringing a hunted gobbler. Writer Homer Cray and Mrs Florens Ziegfeld attend as youths. A royal descendant Prince Ferdinand appears cheerful while sharing a light meal. The narrator notes lack of gold and a friendly, receptive mood.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Bill
Hart
Homer Cray
Paris
Florens Ziegfeld
Prince Ferdinand
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Trio
LINOR
CWA
Klan
Labor Federation
Randolph
Associated Press
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Mark H. Shank
Akron
Benton, Ark
Shank
Alvin Colley
N.C
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