Capone's Sister Weds Amid Pomp in Cicero Church
Mafalda Capone, 18, wed John J. Maritotey amid crowded scenes at St. Marys Catholic Church in Cicero. Observers wonder if Al Capone attended amid guarded rumors while 4,000 watched inside and over 1,000 outside in snow. Five pistols were seized by private detectives. reception followed at Ralph Capones home. A yacht-shaped cake worth 2100 dollars foreshadowed a Honolulu or Cuba honeymoon. Capone is listed as a public enemy by the Chicago crime commission alongside Alphonse and Ralph Capone.
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St. Mary’s Catholic Church
Cicero
Ralph Capone
Honolulu
Cuba
Frank Diamond
Alphonse
Chicago Crime Commission
Rebels in Madrid Seize Airborne Proclamations During Crisis
Rebels planes flew over Madrid dropping circulars proclaiming a republic and warning the army to join the movement or face consequences. One plane is believed to be piloted by Major Ramon Franco, famed Spanish transatlantic aviator. A Bilbao proclamation named Alcala Zamor, ex cabinet minister jailed by the government Sunday.
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Ramon Franco
Bilbao
Alcala Zamor
London
Madrid
Spanish revolt spreads as Jaca uprising is followed
Reports from Madrid Bilbao and Jaca describe a growing republican movement across Spain. Civilians and workers take to streets while civil guards fire on demonstrators causing deaths. Two Jaca ringleaders Galan and Hernandez are executed after court martial. Martial law declared in central Spain with censorship and warnings.
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Madrid
Spain
Bilbao
Jaca
Pyrenees
Avyerbe Pass
Huesca
Alcala
Alhusemas
Primo de Rivera
Liberal Party
Fermin Galan
Garcia Hernandez
Ciudad Real
Pio Diaz
Galan
Hernandez
Gelan
Ayerbe Pass
London
Evening News
Hendaye
San Sebastian
Election Cases Again To the Front
Subpoenas were served in Guilford Superior Court at Greensboro tomorrow for six High Point witnesses in May 1929 election cases. Named summoned witnesses include J. L. Sechrest W. M. Beasley M. G. Campbell R. I. Grant S. D. Clapp and R. A. Hampton in actions against H. A. Oakes assistant High Point fire chief and W. P. Renfrow democratic township chairman.
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High Point
Guilford Superior Court
Greensboro
High Point City
C. L. Gray
J. L. Sechrest
W. M. Beasley
M. G. Campbell
R. I. Grant
S. D. Clapp
R. A. Hampton
H. A. Oakes
W. P. Renfrow
Panama Enacts Vote Penalty for Government Workers
Panama's revised election laws impose penalties on government employees and firms doing business with the state who fail to vote. Officials face removal from office, while contractors lose contracts, aiming to lift turnout from the about 90 percent nonvoters.
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Panama City
Panama
Local notes span mink trap, hogs, and praise for senator appointee
John Shepard near Rockingham reports catching a mink and a rabbit in the same box trap. Al Chandler of Spencer calculated hog feed cost at about $100 for two 600 pound pigs. In Charlotte, Dr Luther Little praising Senator Appointee Cameron Morrison called him brilliant and devoted to state and nation.
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Rockingham, N C
John Shepard
Here
Spencer
N. C
al Chandler
Town hunters chase opossums in Elizabeth City
Am brose L. Riddick, a local resident, reportedly shot an opossum from a cypress tree and carried it home for dinner in downtown Elizabeth City North Carolina.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Ambrose L. Riddick
Catawba County 4-H Members Earn Silver Jersey Medals
Catawba County earns two silver medals from the American Jersey Cattle Club for Violet Lutz and Cecil Mauser. Lutz produced 10,680 pounds of milk and 538.35 pounds of fat from her cow Fox's Golden Lady Ann in 3605 days, while Mauser logged 516.98 pounds of butterfat in 305 days from Nellie's Princess Daisy. County farm agent J Wade Hendricks supervised the club work.
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Raleigh
Catawba County
North Carolina
Jersey Calf Club
Violet Lutz
Fox
Cecil Mauser
Nellie
Daisy
L. R. Harrill
N. C. State College
American Jersey Cattle Club
Miss Lutz
Jersey
Cecil
Harrill
J. Wade Hendricks
Dinosaur Ancestors Traced to Tiny Lizard
Barnum Brown of the American Museum of Natural History says dinosaurs descended from a three foot long tiny lizard. He notes these reptiles lived more than 200 million years ago.
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Washington
Barnum Brown
American Museum of Natural History
Practice Alters Line of Succession for Monarchs
Article notes a modern custom where the wife of the reigning king does not ascend to the throne upon the king's death, marking a shift from traditional succession rules. The piece highlights how this practice reflects current norms in royal households and governance.
Pension checks made available to Confederate veterans widows and others
North Carolina issued 498625 in semi annual pension checks to 1430 surviving Confederate veterans 79 Negro body servants 321 widows of class A 3634 widows of class B totaling 498625 with payments to begin Monday. dwindling veteran and widow numbers noted as deaths rise and quotes from state auditor Baxter Durham.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Baxter Durham
Durham
Robert E. Lee
Stonewall Jackson
Try New Golf Ball at Brockenhurst England
The larger lighter golf ball was tested in Brockenhurst with players Henry Cotton and Abe Mitchell. Mitchell said he did not favor it as England's standard ball.
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Brockenhurst
England
Henry Cotton
Abe Mitchell
Mitchell
Einstein Urges Militant Pacifism to End War
Nobel physicist Dr Albert Einstein argues for a war of militant pacifism to terminate all warfare. Speaking at the Ritz Carlton in New York he says duty to man requires freeing mankind from state driven conflict and that mass refusal of military service could cripple war efforts.
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New York
Albert Einstein
New Historical Society
Ritz Carlton
Santa Fund Appeals as Christmas Joy Fades
A family plea appears as a Santa’s helper note, describing a husband’s jail sentence and children clinging to hope for Santa. Readers are urged to donate to the Empty Stocking Fund via The Enterprise, with totals showing contributions from George T. Pons and others, plus a large accumulated total.
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Santa Claus
George T. Pons
Grady Goldston
Inne
Dorothy Hinton
Eric Hinton
C. A. Barbee
Pickett & McDonald, Inc
Will R. Dime Schs
J. Be Beward
Youth Injured In Lexington Wreck Last Night Dead
Lexington North Carolina December 15 Gilbert Burkhart 18 died today after an auto collision on Highway 90 near town. Lynn Anderson Dewey Smith Hollis Helmstetler and Harvey Helmstetler were injured but expected to recover. Burkhart’s roadster collided with the coach driven by Harvey Helmstetler on a straight highway section. No eyewitnesses and no blame assigned as yet.
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Lexington
N. C
Gilbert Burkhart
Highway 90
Here
Lynn Anderson
Dewey Smith
Hollis Helmstetler
Harvey Helmstetler
Burkhart
Streight
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