Adkins Defends Deputies in Marion Cotton Mill Death Case
Sheriff Oscar F. Adkins testified as a defense witness in the murder trial of eight deputies over six deaths during the October 2 mill strike disorder in Marion. He described warnings of a strike and plans to shoot, noted dynamite blasts near union headquarters, and testified on the crowd’s hostility as he requested more deputies.
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Burnsville
N. C
Oscar F. Adkins
Marion
Mari
Webb Fender
Fender
Dave Jarrett
F. W. Bradley
Marion Manufacturing Company
Union
Bradley
James W. Pyatte
Avery County
Pyatte
Twiggs
Adkins
Funk Dowdy Case Near End in Greensboro Court
In Greensboro on December 16 the Funk Dowdy trial entered its final stage as prosecutors and defense counsel presented closing arguments. John S. Funk a former prohibition agent and Guss Dowdy alleged bootlegger face bribery and conspiracy charges based on testimony from Charlie Martin the government’s star witness.
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Greensboro
Johns
Funk
Prohibition
Guss Dowdy
Thomas G. Carter
Charlie Martin
Danville, Va
Australian Miner Killed in Rush at Rothbury Mine
In Rothbury mine near Greta Australia a single miner died and 54 miners plus six police were injured after a clash with guards during a rush by 400 idle workers. Police fired, a special train arrived, and federal intervention followed with calls to withdraw miners and suspend opening measures. The arbitration court summoned a compulsory conference while state leaders opted out.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Rothbury
Greta
New South Wales
Scullin
Bavin
Commonwealth Arbitration Court
Gloomy Christmas Predicted for Southern Cotton Farmers
Senator Heflin told a Senate Agriculture subcommittee hearing that a gloomy Christmas looms for thousands of southern cotton farmers due to low and unprofitable prices. He questioned Congress's duty to investigate and curb market manipulation amid testimony by W L Clayton of Anderson Clayton.
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Washington
South
Heflin
Alabama
Senate Agriculture Subcommittee
W. L. Clayton
Anderson, Clayton and Company
Houston
Texas
Clayton
Congress
United States
Johnson Avoiding Gubernatorial Bid
Judge Thomas L. Johnson of Lumberton said he is not yet ready to announce his candidacy for governor but expects to seek the Democratic nomination in 1932. He will continue his bench work pending a formal statement. Other names linked to the race include Dennis G. Brummitt Albert L. Cox Richard T. Fountain and J C B Ehringhaus.
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Raleigh
Thomas L. Johnson
Lumberton
Johnson
Dennis G. Brummitt
Oxford
Albert L. Cox
Richard T. Fountain
Rocky Mount
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Elizabeth City
Congress Extends Radio Commission Life Indefinitely
In Washington the Senate and House passed bills to extend the Radio Commission’s life indefinitely, preventing it from becoming merely advisory after December 31. Also approved were measures to fund federal building construction with 250 million dollars. In Arkansas a mother claims a missing man may be her son Connie Franklin, as trial proceedings continue with multiple witnesses and five men charged with murder.
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Senate
House
Radio Commission
Pointeen
Mountain View
Ark
Connie Franklin
Franklin
Lillie Baker
Clarendon
Arkansas
Marion Franklin Rogers
State Hospital
M. Franklin
Reuben Harrell
St. James
Alex Fulks
Herman Greenway
Joe White
Bill Younger
Hubert Hester
Harrell
Byrd Pole Flight Rank Bill to Rear Admiral Aired Soon
A bill to promote Commander Richard E. Byrd to Rear Admiral in the navy for polar flight exploits will be introduced soon by Senator Swanson Democrat Virginia. Senate Naval Affairs chairman Hale expresses approval of the measure. December 16.
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Richard E. Byrd
South
Poles
Swanson
Democrat
Virginia
Hale
Senate Naval Affairs Committee
Meree
General Chang Fak-Wei Dies in Action Report
Officials dispatches from Canton say General Chang Fak-Wei leader of Mellius Ironsides division killed himself December 12 after failing to seize Canton from the Nationalists. If true the government morale may weaken.
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Nankink
China
Canton
Chang Fak-Wei
Mellius ‘“Ironsides
Rich man murderer and bank robber exposed after crash
In St Joseph Michigan Frederick Dane, sought as a murderer and bank robber, shot motorcycle patrolman Charles Skelly after a minor collision. Police found 319,850 in farmers and merchants bank securities in his Lake Shore drive mansion. A $10,000 reward led by the insurer grows to 5,000 from local authorities for Dane.
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ST. Joseph
Mich
Middle West
Frederick Dane
Lake Shore Drive
Dr. Jekel
Mr. Hyde
Dane
Charles Skelly
Farmers and Merchants Bank
Jefferson
Wis
Gary
Ind
Herbert Church
Columbia Commercial Feed Company
Chicago
Insurance
Jefferson Bank
Berrien County
Hoover to Sign Tax Reduction Bill Today
President Hoover plans to sign a 160 million dollar tax reduction bill this afternoon. It would be the first law enacted in the current congressional session, with some members possibly watching from the White House, though no ceremony is scheduled.
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Hoover
Washington
Congress
White House
Four Die In Baltimore Fire At Waste Paper Plant
A four story Baltimore plant of the Thomas H. O Connor Waste Paper Co. burned with at least four dead. Firemen recovered three bodies. a fourth death followed a leap from a third story window. About 50 workers fled as flames raced through paper stacks. The blaze started on the fourth floor, spreading rapidly through the upper levels.
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Baltimore
Dee
Thomas H. O'Connor
Paper Company
John L Thacker Dies In Greensboro
John L. Thacker, 68, a Greensboro native and longtime local business figure, died after months of illness. He retired from active business in 1921. The funeral will be at 11 a.m. tomorrow at the First Presbyterian church with burial in Green Hill cemetery.
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Greensboro
John L. Thacker
First Presbyterian Church
Green Hill Cemetery
Alabama Democrats Bar Anti Smithites From 1930 Primary
The Democratic executive committee in Alabama voted 27 to 21 to bar candidates from the 1930 primary who did not support the party nominees in 1928. The decision was announced in Montgomery.
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Alabama
Montgomery
Ala
Democratic Executive Committee of
Empty Stocking Fund Grows Slowly As Eight Days Remain
The Empty Stocking Fund trails projections with $930.29 in hand and $3,000 still needed as of noon. Eight days left before closure, 230 families on the dependent list, and total contributions reported at $9,380.29 including a recent $72.00 addition.
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W. C. Hammond
Board of Public Welfare
Clf Gino
Falk gifts ten million to foundations in Pittsburgh
Maurice Falk announces a $10,000,000 gift to a new Maurice and Laura Falk Foundation to aid religious charitable educational and public welfare causes. The fund will run 85 years with principal and interest spent, overseen by seven managers including Leon Falk E T Weir I A Simon Frank B Bell Nathan Jacobs Eugene B Strassburger and A E Branun of Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
Maurice Falk
Maurice and
Laura Falk
Leon Falk
E. T. Weir
I. A. Simon
Frank B. Bell
Nathan Jacobs
Eugene B. Strassburger
A. E. Branun
Larre Borges Flight Log From Seville To Montevideo 1930s
Larre Borges begins a record non stop flight from Seville to Montevideo. The log tracks positions near Rabat Casablanca Paris Rio de Oro and Cape Verde with sightings near Cabo Verde islands and Por o Praya as dawn breaks. The maritime observer notes a steamer spotting the aircraft to the south of Cape Verde.
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Seville
Spain
Montevideo
Rabat
Morocco
Casablanca
Paris Air Ministry
Rio de Oro
Cape Verde
Poro Praya
Cape Verde Islands
Lines Drawn For World Court Fight
Washington dispatch reports the senate battle over the world court continues with opponents led by Borah Johnson and Moses resisting the Hoover administration plan. The fifth reservation would bar advisory opinions on questions involving US interests without Washington consent. Pepper opposes the new scheme in a letter to Borah.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah, Johnson
California
Moses
New Hampshire
Friends of
United States
America
George Wharton Pepper
Pennsylvania
Borah
Mull Takes Over Townsend's Post
Odus M. Mull of Shelby arrived in Raleigh to assume the office of executive counsellor to Governor Gardner. He succeeds Judge N. A. Townsend of Dunn, who resigned to return to private practice. No new parole or pardon matters will be considered until January 1 except in emergencies, due to the heavy workload.
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Raleigh
Odus M. Mull
Shelby
O. Max Gardner
Mull
N. A. Townsend
Dunn
Man Dies After Auto Collision in Albemarle
Ed Liflin age 51 of Newsome Davidson county died in Albemarle hospital Saturday night from injuries in a car wreck three hours earlier. Liflin was a passenger when the automobile collided with another vehicle.
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Albemarle
N. C
Ed Liflin
Newsome
Davidson County
Albemarle Hospital
Uruguayan Flier and French Pilot Begin South Atlantic Hop
Major Tadeo Larre Borges of Uruguay and Lieutenant Charles of France started from Seville toward Montevideo and crossed Cape Verde aiming for Natal and the open sea. They reported good weather and hoped to reach Montevideo the next afternoon, having covered about 2,000 miles in 19 hours.
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Fernando DO Noronha
Brazil
Tadeo Larre-Barges
Leon Challe
South America
Naval
Paris
Tadeo Larre-Borges
Charles
Seville
Spain
Montevideo
Uruguay
South Atlantic
Porto Praya
Cape Verde Islands
French Air Ministry
Larre-Borges
Africa
Natal
Cape Blanco
Pernambuco
Cape Juby
Rio de Oro
Axe murder shocks Three Rivers family home incident
Mr Andre Day and his seven children aged one to 14 were found dead with throat wounds at their Three Rivers Que home. Day, injured with throat cuts, wandered outside and later led police to his residence. Police found the family killed in beds in three rooms. Day’s condition listed as serious but improving.
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Three Rivers
Que
Andrea Day
Day
Scientists Sketch Ancient Man From Million Year Old Find
In Peiping area a limestone bed near Chow Out ien yielded a skull and ten skeletons believed to be pre Neanderthal. Nine skeletons were headless. skull suggests Peking Man species Sinanthropus Pekinensis. Bones show sharp breakage possibly from marrow extraction. researchers call it the greatest human find of its kind and aim to reconstruct life in a prehistoric colony near Peiping over a million years ago.
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Peiping
China
Chow Outien
Man
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