Soviet Court Orders Death Sentences In Eight Engineer Conspiracy Case
In Moscow eight Soviet engineers charged with conspiring to overthrow the Moscow government faced a death sentence after pleas of guilty were rejected. In Hollywood California a raid on an alleged immoral dance hall sparked a riot as officers clashed with 500 men and 150 police, with arrests for vagrancy and injuries on both sides.
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Moscow
Rusk
Alexander Fedotov
Leonid Ramsin
Soviet Union
Hollywood
Cal
Barthou Likely New French Premier Amid Tardieu Fallout
Paris reports Louis Barthou accepted Doumergue's invitation to form a ministry after Tardieu's defeat while Raymond Poincare declined the post citing ill health. Barthou, a former premier and war veteran, is eyed as top choice if Poincare refuses. In Asheville, mayor and officials confronted by a bank-fund crisis face possible resignations amid continued pressure.
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Paris
Louis Barthou
Doumergue
Andre Tardieu
Raymond Poincare
France
Tardieu
Poincare
Barthou
Lower Pyrenees
French Academy
Meuse Valley Poison Fog Lifts As Sun Breaks Through
Brussels dispatch reports the Meuse valley fog that killed over sixty residents is thinning as sunlight penetrates the lingering haze. The mysterious suffocating pall, once blamed on gas theory, slowly dissipates with clearer skies and fewer sightings of choking fog.
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Brussels
Belgium
Meuse Valley
Charges Dropped Against Levine in Counterfeiting Case
Vienna reports Austrian authorities have dropped counterfeiting charges against Charles A. Levine, famed first American Atlantic passenger. He had sought to make 16 matrices for small French coins to print his wife’s likeness, claiming intent to counterfeit. Levine was jailed briefly, released on $10,000 bail, with prosecutors citing absence of proof.
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Vienna
Charles A. Levine
Levine
America
Associated Press
English Channel
Paris
Joydon
The
Orld
Rock Hock Baptist Church Wins Chowan Meeting Bid
The Rock Hock Baptist Church in Chowan County won the bid to host the next Chowan Baptist Association session in Pasquotank County. The executive committee ruled no women would be allowed on the program, a condition of the invitation.
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Hertford
N. C
The
Rock Hock
Chowan County
Chowan Baptist Association
Ninth Church
Pasquotankunty
Receivership Ruling From Meekins Monday
In Raleigh the special master and Judge I M Meekins recommended permanent receivership for the Home Mortgage Company of Hickory. A final decree is to be filed Monday after review of the evidence, with possible large implications for state insolvency cases.
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Raleigh
Home Mortgage Company of
Hickory
Charles B. Calvert
I. M. Meekins
Margaret M. Ramsey
Norfolk
Meekins
Elevator Sticks Girl Misses Date
Chronology of Gertrude Spector who planned a date but became trapped in an elevator at a Chicago hotel. From 7:14 p.m. powdering her nose to 8:28 p.m. when rescue attempts failed and she returned to her apartment crying. Emergency crews, ambulance and fire trucks were alerted, but the elevator could not be freed in time.
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Chicago
Gertrude Spector
Gertrude
Lillian
Senate set to vote on drought relief boost to $60 million
Washington dispatch reports party leaders back a $60,000,000 drought relief package for farmers, up from $25,000,000, with Senate action pending Monday. Senator McNary backs the measure while Democratic Leader Robinson warns of a floor fight to secure the higher funding. House agriculture committee shows Democratic resistance and Republican confidence.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Agriculture Committee
McNary
Robinson
House Agriculture Committee
Representative Aswell
Louisiana
Public drinking by diplomats noted in Washington dining rooms
The Washington Post reports police and prohibition agents found people wearing diplomatic credentials drinking openly in Washington restaurants and hotel dining rooms. Officers can only verify credentials with the state department before action.
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Washington
Dec
The
Washington Post
Prohibition
State Department
White Mice Attack Guests In Antiwar Film Protest
German fascists greeted the American film All Quiet On the Western Front with disorder in Berlin. White mice, stench bombs, catcalls and shouts disrupted the showing as Joseph Goebbels led the crowds from a front balcony seat and police protected the theater during a suspension of performances.
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Berlin
Erich Maria Remarque
Joseph Goebbels
Reichstag
Dep
Uty
Adolf Hitler
America
Two Charged In Woman's Death In Portland Case
A coroner's jury added murder as a charge in the death of Irma G. Loucks's apartment victim. Nelson C. Bowles, 34, and Irma G. Loucks, 33, face murder accusations alongside state charges. The widow Bowles died from a stab wound with alleged intent by either Bowles or Loucks or both. Defense argued suicide by the deceased. prosecutors presented testimony of an affair and a non despondent mood before the fatal visit.
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Portland
Ore
Nelson C. Bowles
Irma G. Loucks
Bowles
Ten Fishermen Rescued After Four Days Adrift
Ten crew members of the fishing boat U-1171 were saved off Folly Beach South Carolina after drifting for four days in the Atlantic. Nine were Black. a coast guard patrol boat rescued them as their water ran out. They survived on boiled fish cooked in sea water.
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Charleston
S. C
Atlantic
Folly Beach
Coast Guard
Pastors Seteton at Duke for 1931 Summer School
North Carolina Methodist ministers from two conferences will gather at the new Duke campus June 15 to 26 for the pastors school. A strong faculty includes Dr. Moffat Dr. Tweedy and Bishop Mouton with Prof. Ormond as dean. Fourteen graduate courses will be offered plus two daily platform addresses and evening dinner discussions.
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Durham
North Carolina
Duke_ university
North Carolina Pastors
J. M. Ormond
James Moffat
Henry H. Tweedy
Yale Divinity School
W. P. King
Methodist Quarterly Review
Elbert Russell
F. S. Hickman
G. T. Rowe
Duke School of Religion
Edwin D. Mouton
Charlotte
Paul Kern
The
Orient
Ormond
Heavy Tobacco Crop Offered At Asheville
More than 25,000 pounds of western North Carolina tobacco fill the new Asheville warehouse as the city prepares to open its first tobacco market in 25 years. B. B. Sanders, a leading warehouse operator, arrives to run the facility with assistants William Mauder Jr. and C. T. Reeves helping with early loads.
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Asheville
North Carolina
B. B. Sanders
Aberdeen
Valdosta
South
William Mauder, Jr
C. T. Reeves
Mr. Saunders
Fog Breaks On Thames Allows Brief Shipping Movement
A fog barrier on the Thames loosened briefly this morning permitting some river traffic after two days of shut lanes. The fog then returned, again tying up river and channel shipping as conditions worsened.
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Ondon
Thames
Five Children Die From Gas Leak at Grandmother’s Home
Five children aged six months to six years suffocated from a heater gas leak in their grandmother’s bedroom in Belgium. Authorities investigated the accidental poisoning and traced the source to the heater.
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Russels
Belgium
Church treasurer convicted of embezzling funds in Winston-Salem
Paul East former treasurer of the George W Lee Memorial Presbyterian church building fund was sentenced to one year in prison after being found guilty of embezzling 1600 dollars from the fund on December 6 in Winston-Salem.
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Inston-Salem
Paul East
George W. Lee Memorial Presbyterian Church Building Fund
Mrs Keith-Miller heads to Andros Island to recover airship
Mrs J M Keith-Miller departed from Miami aboard a chartered seaplane at 9 a m Eastern for Andros Island to recover the airship that made a forced landing there last Friday. She is accompanied by Captain W N Lancaster and the plane is piloted by Donald Van De Water. They plan to return to Miami later today.
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PLANF
IAMI
Fia
J. M. Keith-Miller
Andros Island
W. N. Lancaster
Donald van de Water
Keith Miller
Miami
Veteran editor J. K. H Chick reaches 83 on birthday
Dec 6 report notes J. K. H Chick, veteran newspaper man, turning 83 today. He edited the Times Mercury for years and founded The Nutshell, a city affairs paper.
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Sceory
J. K. H Chick
Highland Village Sees No Fires Since September 7
Highland, North Carolina reports no fires since September 7, with residents noting unusually calm conditions and no incidents to report as of December 6. Authorities urge continued vigilance and fire safety measures throughout the community.
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Ighland
N. C
Highland
Weather forecaster seeks groundhog insight after February
A weather item notes K B Pinnix of Winston Salem will advise on future conditions after February 2. Pinnix has captured a ground hog as part of the quirky forecast process.
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Pengns
K. B. Pinnix
Winston-Salem
Winter Here Yinston Salem Firewood Plot
Police arrest five men in Winston-Salem for tearing down an unoccupied house with hatchets axes and a saw to convert it into firewood. The incident highlights urban decay and property disturbance in early December.
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Yiinston-Salem
Wireless link between China and U S inaugurated
Direct commercial wireless service between China and the United States was inaugurated at Hanghai with congratulatory messages exchanged between President Chiang Kai-Shek and President Hoover.
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China
Hanghai
United States
Chiang Kai-Shek
Hoover
Catawba Pressing Club Loses Suits
Newton December 6 The Catawba Pressing club lost two lawsuits. Catawba Oil Company was awarded 130.09 dollars and Newton Ice and Fuel Company 198.50 dollars.
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Newton
Catawba Pressing Club
Catawba Oil Company
Newton Ice and Fuel Company
Tobacco growers market 72 million pounds near ten million dollars
Tobacco growers on the Wilson market sold 72,076,442 pounds of weed last week for about 9.99 million dollars. The average price was 313.86 dollars per hundred pounds.
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Ilson
Wilson Market
Unemployment Relief Council Names Executive Secretary
Gov. O. Max Gardner's relief council appointed Prof. Boswell W. Henninger of NC State College as executive secretary. He will open an office in the agricultural building and will serve four months, assisting in establishing the council's work. He heads the industrial management department and was loaned by the college to aid the industrial commission.
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Raleigh
N. C
O. Max Gardner
Council of Unemployment and Relief
Boswell W. Henninger
Industrial Commission
Farm relief urged from Democrats at National Farm Women confab
Mrs. Nellie Tayloe Ross chairing the Women’s division of the National Democratic Committee told the National Farm Women’s conference that relief for farmers must come from the Democratic Party. She criticized Hoover tariff policy and the Federal Farm Board, warning that wheat and cotton prices have fallen to levels not seen in 25 years and farm life could vanish if bold action is not taken.
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Nellie Tayloe Ross
National Farm Women’s Conference
Boston
National Democratic Committee
Democratic Party
Ross
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Man jailed over wedding intrusions in alimony case
Chicago jurists report Joseph Eli loved weddings and gatecrashed them with a $10 door fee until a Lincoln Park ceremony led to a scuffle with Robert Newey. Judge Leon Edelman bound Eli to $500 and barred uninvited attendance.
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Chicago
Joseph Eli
Leon Edelman
Eli
Lincoln Park West
Robert Newey
Dark conditions keep Paris daytime gloom well into morning
Paris reported unusually dark skies due to strange atmospheric conditions. The city remained dark at 9 a.m. despite morning light.
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Paris
Aris
Meuse Valley fog disaster claims dozens in eight villages
Meuse Valley residents shutter homes and seal windows as a deadly fog lingers for five days. Sixty four deaths were counted in eight villages with many others hospitalized. Theories abound including a conjecture by British scientist J. B. S. Haldane comparing it to the Black Death while poison gas from dumps is deemed unlikely.
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Brussels
Meuse Valley
J. B. S. Haldane
Western
Europe
Mother Drowns Two in Bathtub in Chester Pa
Mrs Ida Twaddell 38 carried two of her four children from cribs and drowned them in a bathtub. Police say she acted in a demented state and planned to kill herself. her husband Laytfay ette Twaddell at the hospital, shocked. Dead are Allison two months and Hoover two years. another child Clarence four fought free.
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Chester
Dea
Ida Twaddell
Laytfayette Twaddell
Allison
Hoover
Clarence
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Duke
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Duke University
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Greensboro
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Concord
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