Cessation of Russo China Hostilities Sought
The United States, joined by Britain and France, urged Russia and China to peaceably settle their Sino Russian border dispute over the Chinese eastern railway under the Kellogg pact. Japan opposed the move fearing interference, while Secretary Stimson noted many casualties and displacements with no arbitration having occurred.
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Washington
Russia
China
State Department
America
Japan
Tokyo
United States
Great Britain
Soviet Union
Stimson
South StillFORD RAISES MINIMUM Stiffer Enforcement In Grip Of WAGE TO $7 PER DAY
Atlanta Dec 3 AP Continued cold blanketed the south with forecasts of slight moderations tonight and warmer weather by tomorrow evening. Temperatures fell below freezing in many states with the seaboard especially cold. readings included 84 in Augusta 36 Savannah and 38 Wilmington while Louisville reported two above. Cities listed as notably cold included Nashville Atlanta Birmingham Montgomery Mobile and more.
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Atlanta
South
Weather Bureau
Seaboard
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia Coast
Florida
Virginia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Kentucky
Tennessee
Charleston
S. C
Augusta
Savannah
Wilmington
N. C
Louisville
Nashville
Ford wage rise adds 20 million annually to payroll
DETROIT Dec 3. Edsel Ford announced wage increases at Ford Motor Co that will add about 20 million dollars yearly to the payroll. The minimum rises from 6 to 7 dollars a day, with five cent an hour bumps for those earning 7 to 10 dollars daily. The change, effective December 1, affects 115,648 workers earning 7 dollars or more, and 24,320 workers on the new 7 dollar minimum.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Edsel Ford
United States
Southern Will Eliminate Crossings Says Miller
Henry W. Miller, vice president of Southern Railway, told High Point officials the railroad is willing to cooperate to relieve crossing congestion. He favored overhead bridges and underpasses as the sensible solution and pledged a fifty fifty funding basis if a reasonable program is proposed.
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Southern
Miller
Henry W. Miller
Southern Railway Company
Citizens Committee
Isaka Ad
MY. Miner
High Point
W. B. McEwen
McEwen Lumber Company
Hoover urges tariff reform and law enforcement upgrade
President Hoover asks Congress to end the tariff controversy with a flexible tariff and targeted tax cuts. He proposes moving major prohibition enforcement to the Justice Department and designates Washington DC as a model city for law enforcement while outlining naval buildup options including a six year program or London conference limits.
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Hoover
Congress
Washington
State of the Union
House
Senate
White House
Lone Masked Bandit Robs Winston Theater
In Winston Salem the Colonial Theatre cashier window was robbed after hours by a lone masked bandit who fled with the day’s receipts estimated at 500 to 600 dollars. Theatre manager H S Orr reported the incident and cashier Margaret Sprinkle said the bandit demanded money, handed her a note, and threatened to shoot before escaping with a partner in a waiting car.
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Winston-Salem
Colonial Theatre
H. S. Orr
Margaret Sprinkle
Vasconcelos Exiled In U S After Mexican Election
Jose Vasconcelos, defeated Mexican presidential candidate, declares exile in the United States from Nogales, choosing to leave rather than return to politics. He notes leaders killed and followers jailed while claiming he won about 95 percent of the vote.
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Nogales
Ariz
Jose Vasconcelos
Mexico
United States
Sonora
Francisco Elias
Portes Gil
Five Day Week For Printers Declared Unlikely
SEATTLE December 3. A five day week for the printing trades was declared impossible and economically unsound in a resolution passed at the Northwest Newspaper association s annual convention here yesterday. J F Young business manager of the Spokane Spokesman Review was re elected president for a tenth term.
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Seattle
Northwest Newspaper Association
J. F. Young
Spokane Spokesman-Review
Holland line steamer Binnendijk sinks after fire in Delaware Bay
The Holland-American steamship Binnendijk lay on the river bottom in 35 feet of water after a fire destroyed its cargo and damaged the vessel. Captain Henry K. Buhse estimated damages to be about $500,000 as firemen fought remaining flames on the upper decks.
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Philadelphia
Holland-American Line
Binnendijk
Delaware River
Henry K. Buhse
Louisiana Conservation Dept Head Quits Amid Militia Mobilization
New Orleans December 3 Militiamen mobilized by Governor Huey P Long prepared to remove V K Irion as Louisianas conservation department head after a long court battle. Maestri won the office, two staff kept on, and Fleming called the maneuvers a test mobilization.
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Louisiana Conservation Dept
New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Robert S. Meastri
State Conservation Department
V. K. Irion
Irion
Conservation Department
Henry Fuqua
Maestri
Long
State Supreme Court
Charles A. O'Neil
Earl K. Long
Jrion
National Guard
Jackson Barracks
Ray H. Fleming
Fleming
Gunv?icts Break at Piedmont Quarries
Three long term prisoners Ezra Steele June Curry and Carl Russell overpowered a guard at the Piedmont Quarry prison camp near Winston Salem and escaped. Steele who has a life sentence for attacking a woman and has escaped before was reported as under life sentence in another state. Curry and Russell held sentences of 30 years and 50 to 60 years respectively.
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Winston-Salem
Ezra Steele
June Curry
Carl Russell
Piedmont
Steele
Curry
Russell
Piedmont Quarry
Will Brown
Alais Ezra Steele
Forsyth County
Brown
Carroll Russell
Hyde County
Dublin man's marriage creates chain of step relations
Omer Stant, who married Mrs. Joseph Laberson, says he becomes his own stepfather and step-grandfather to his children. His logic weaves that his children are step-siblings to their cousins, while his wife’s prior marriage ties complicate the family tree.
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Dublin
Ind
Omer Stant
Stant
Joseph Laberson
Laberson
Abolition of Davidson County Manager Office
Davidson County Board of Commissioners voted to abolish the county manager office and restore the county road superintendent role. Chairman C. M. Hoover resigned, and R. Owens was named temporary chairman amid a tense meeting. Co. H. B. Leonard resisted resignation, prompting sharp exchanges with the board.
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Lexington
C. M. Hoover
R. &. Owens
Davidson County Board of Commissioners
H. B. Leonard
Owens
Empty Stocking Fund Raises 12 50 Today for Santa Visit
Three contributions totaling 12 50 were received today for the Enterprise Empty Stocking Fund to assure Santa Claus visits the poor at Christmas. The two week total reaches 21150, with a looming goal of 3000 to cover every family in need. Donations may be cashed or by check to the Enterprise office. funds from various local groups and individuals are listed in the donor roll.
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Santa Claus
Publi Welfare
Hoover's Message Sparks Broad Market Rally
New York December 3 AP. Publication of President Hoover's message to Congress triggered a board buying surge on the New York Stock Exchange. Scores of issues rose from 2 to 10 dollars a share with specialties climbing higher. Trading, quiet in recent weeks, expanded significantly while the ticker lagged the market slightly.
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New York
Hoover
Congress
New York Stock Exchange
Unidentified Negro Sought For Shooting Filling Station Man
Greensboro detectives searched for an unidentified black man after a midnight shooting at a filling station six miles from Greensboro on Highway 10. J A Long, operator, was wounded in the chest and arm and hospitalized in serious condition. A car with two black occupants drove up. when Long asked for gasoline one told him to raise his hands and fired three to four times. No robbery occurred as the car sped away.
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Greensboro
J. A. Long
Long
Planes to Scour Pa Hills for Missing Air Mail Pilot
Six planes prepared to search the snow covered hills of northwestern Pennsylvania at dawn for Thomas P. Nelson the New York Cleveland air mail pilot missing since he was believed down between Franklin and Mercer in Clarion County authorities coordinating the operation led by local officials and flight crews continuing the hunt today
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Clarion
Pennsylvania
Thomas P. Nelson
New York-Cleveland Air Mail
Franklin
Mercer
Babe Ruth Heads to Camp Bryan for Weeklong Hunt
Babe Ruth and Frank Stevens traveled through New Bern on their way to Camp Bryan on the coast for a week's hunting. Ruth spent several hours in the city before continuing to the camp.
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Babe
New Bern
N. C
George Herman
Babe) Ruth
Camp Bryan
Frank Stevens
New York
Barnhill Addresses Goldsboro Kiwanis on Prosperity
Judge M W Barnhill of Rocky Mount gave a caustically humorous summary of Prosperity and Prohibition before the Goldsboro Kiwanis club. The club also elected officers for the coming year.
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Barnhill
Goldsboro
Goldsboro Kiwanis Club
M. W. Barnhill
Rocky Mount
Gene Tunney retires from boxing after European honeymoon
James Joseph Gene Tunney and Mrs Tunney arrived in New York from a 15 month European honeymoon. Tunney emphatically stated he does not intend to return to the ring and has permanently ended his public career. A crowd of several hundred met them as they debarked the ship Vulcania.
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New York
James Joseph
Gene’’ Tunney
Tunney
Europe
Tunneys
Vulcania
Opening of the Seventy-First Congress at the House
Speaker Nicholas Longworth mounted the flag draped rostrum and brought the seventy first Congress to order after ten days of rest for weary depisiators. The scene marks the start of a new session in Washington with a demanding timetable ahead.
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NEA Washington
Fire Rips Mebane Theater and Stores in Early Morning Blaze
A fire in Mebane North Carolina destroyed the New Majestic theater and caused heavy damage to the Mebane Motor Company store and garage. Damage estimates exceed 25 thousand dollars with the theater loss pegged at 10 to 12 thousand and the motor company loss about 15 thousand. The blaze started at 2 30 a m and was under control by 5 a m, fully out by 9 a m. Both buildings were owned by J M Coble of Burlington and Parks Alexander of Durham, with rebuilding planned.
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Mebane
N. C
Majestic
Mebane Motor Company
Motor Company
J. M. Coble
Burlington
C. S. Cornell
Parks Alexander
Durham
Lindbergh To Fly Morrow To Camden Flight Planned
Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow who will be New Jersey senator next year will travel to Camden by airplane piloted by his son in law Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh. United States Senator designate David Baird Jr announced at the Camden county Republican meeting that the flight has been arranged and will occur soon.
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Dwight W. Morrow
New Jersey
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
James W. Good
Washington
Camden
N. J
United States
Charles A. Lindbergh
David Baird, Jr
Baird
Camden County
Republican Executive Committee
Lindbergh
Hoover Aims Washington as Nation’s Model Law Enforcement
President Hoover urges Congress to make Washington a national model for city law enforcement. He backs legislation to strengthen prohibition enforcement in the District, improve case handling in the DC courts, and expand powers of the district commissioners and police to foster better federal district cooperation.
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Hoover
Washington
National Capital
Congress
District of Columbia
Senate
Supreme Court of
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