Morrison Holds Key To McNinch Appointment In Senate
North Carolina figures debate whether Cameron Morrison will back Frank R. McNinch for the Federal Power Commission as the Senate committee delays action until Morrison arrives in Washington. Protests center on McNinch’s 1928 switch from the Democratic ticket and leadership of anti Smith forces.
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Anti-Smith
Federal Power Commission
North Carolina
Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Frank R. McNinch
Cameron Morrison
Charlotte
U.S. Senate
McNinch
Senate
Morrison
O. Max Gardner
Lee S. Overman
Frank R. McNnnch
Power Commission
Morson
Morrison Himsel
Josiah W. Bailey
U. S
Davis-Brown funds top $1.9 million in Pittsburgh primary
Senate campaign funds committee chairman Nye said disclosures show more than 1.9 million dollars spent in the Pennsylvania Republican primary for the Davis-Brown ticket. He signaled further hearings and did not rule out action to unseat Senator Davis. Additional reports from Philadelphia and Allegheny counties are expected. He noted potential investigations into Massachusetts and Alabama campaigns as a serious possibility.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Nye
Senate
Philadelphia
Allegheny
Massachusetts
Alabama
Danville Guards Shoot Driver In Union Zone Incident
Danville Virginia, December 16 AP A military board investigates the shooting of Lockwood Pickett of Forest Hills New York after he refused to halt his car near Schook Field guardsmen fired wounding him in the spine Investigators will report to Governor Pollard within two days Major Reese T Gilbert leads the board with Majors White and Reynolds The car contained liquor reportedly sixty gallons and a companion Virgie Hobby of Durham NC was present
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H. L. Opie
11Th Infantry
Lockwood Pickett
Fores Hills
N. Y
Pickett
Virgie Hobby
Durham
N. C
Pollard
Conel Opie
Reese T. Gibert
Harry White
M. C
Goode Reynolds
National Guard
Schookfield
F. W. Opie
Robert L. Jones
Opie
Riverside
Dan River
L. W. Cole
Schoolfield
Board of Officers
Bread Price Probe Demanded by Wagner
Senator Wagner seeks a senate investigation into whether bread prices are restrained by a combination in restraint of trade. He notes wheat and flour costs have fallen while retail bread prices lag, and urges a probe by a senate committee.
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Wagner
Washington
Senate
New York
Fast and Loose Broadhurst Show Preview
A brief notice advertises the Broadhurst production Fast and Loose as a comedy about wealthy misbehavior. It frames advertising as a cost effective way to reach thousands for profitable goods or services through want ads.
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Broadhurst
Largest Narcotic Seizure Effected on Alesia in New York Harbor
Customs and narcotics agents report the largest narcotic seizure in U S history, totaling 1090 pounds with a market value above 1 million dollars, seized from the steamer Alesia en route from Turkey via Providence to New York. Smugglers likely tipped off by a missing legitimate box, no captured importers.
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New York
Washington
Treasury
New York Harbor
Turkey
Constantinople
Lowman
Customs and Narcotics Bureaus
Alesia
Providence
R. I
Customs
The
North Carolina License Plate Sales Surge in 1930
Raleigh reported that 14 451 motorists had bought new license plates by December 16, far ahead of the 4 474 at the same date last year. Sprague Silver of the motor vehicle division noted the January 1 deadline with no extension.
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Raleigh
Sprague Silver
Motor Vehicle Division
North Carolina
State Snow Fails to Materialize Over Carolinas
Charlotte report notes no snow despite expectations as temperatures fell below freezing across the region. Wilmington and Henderson saw brief flurries that melted, while Raleigh and Charlotte logged sub freezing lows. Skies remained clear with gusty winds, and forecasters predicted a cloudy night and warmer temps tomorrow.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
North
South Carolina
Wilmington
Henderson
Mercury
Rocky Mount
Raleigh
Sumter
S. C
Greenwood
Spartanburg
North Carolina
Gas Fumes Fatal to Two Gastonia Men
In Gastonia two men died after inhaling illuminating gas while installing a meter in a residence. C. C. Cornwell, 80, manager of the local gas company, and Gus Poole, a workman, died at noon. Two others recovered. Cornwell’s mother Mrs. C. C. Cornwell survives.
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Gastonia
C. Cornwell
Gus Poole
Cornwell
C. C. Cornwell
Federal Move Aims To Deport Gangster Tony Volpe
Chicago report says the federal government targets Tony Volpe, Al Capone's bodyguard, for deportation as an undesirable alien. Volpe, held on $10,000 bond after immigration arrest, previously convicted in a $1,000,000 counterfeit war savings stamp plot. Immigration officers say he may sail to Italy within a month.
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Chicago
Ill
Iji
Tony
Momps
Volpe
Alphonse Capone
Chicago Crime Commission
Capone
Italy
Secretary of
Labor
William N. Doak
Detective Bureau
America
Immigration Bureau
Senate backs $116 million Emergency Employment bill
The conference report on the $116,000,000 Emergency Public Works bill was presented to the senate with Senator Jones signaling he would seek consideration tomorrow. Senator Walsh urged an inquiry into Cuban conditions and American relations over a manifesto signed by Cuban citizens, while conferees resolved to approve the emergency appropriation in its current form.
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Ashington
Senate
Jones
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Walsh
Massachusetts
House
Democrats vow to oppose Christmas recess over drought relief
Senate and House Democratic leaders say they will block any Christmas adjournment until drought relief legislation is enacted and sent to Hoover. Representative Garner accuses Republican leadership of filibuster with administration support.
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Senate
House
Hoover
Congress
Representative Garner
Miss Mary Hoke Weds State College Coach In Raleigh
Miss Mary Hoke of Raleigh and E R Butch Slaughter football line coach at N C State College were married at the Church of the Good Shepherd in Raleigh at 10 this morning The bride is daughter of the late Judge and Mrs W A Hoke After the ceremony the couple drove to Louisville Ky to visit Slaughter's mother Slaughter has been on State College staff since 1927
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Raleigh
N. C
E. R
Butch’’) Slaughter
N. C. State College
Mary Hoke
Church of the Good Shepherd
Hoke
W. A. Hoke
Slaughter
State College
Theodore Patrick, Jr
Motor
Louisville, Ky
Gardner to Appoint Judge on Saturday in North Carolina
Gov. O. Max Gardner is expected to announce the selection for the 12th district superior court seat by January 1. Judge H Hoyle Sink of Lexington met with the governor in Raleigh and denied seeking the post, while the Guilford County bar backs Lewis R. Teague, High Point municipal judge, for the vacancy.
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Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
12Th District
T. J. Shaw
John D. Humphreys
H. Hoyle Sink
Lexington
Guilford County
Lewis RE. Teague
High Point
Marginal Traders Blamed by Heflin
Senator Heflin introduces a resolution to prohibit margin trading on stock exchanges after a speech blaming economic conditions on manipulations at the New York exchange. He identifies margin traders as a source of market instability and calls for new regulation.
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Washington
Heflin
Alabama
New York Exchange
Nationwide cold wave grips eastern states
A sharp weather snap grips from the Roanoke area to Maine with temperatures well below freezing. Reading across cities like Boston New York Detroit and Chicago show subfreezing lows from 4 to 16 degrees while Owls Head Bay records 17 below. A blizzard hits Canada's Maritime Provinces and Newfoundland.
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Associated Press
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Maine
Pacific Coast
Beston
Albany
Portland
Montreal
Detroit
New York
St. Paul
Chicago
Denver
Kansas City
Norfolk
Owls Head Bay
White River Junction
Northfield
Berlin
N. H
Malone
N. Y
Simmons Escorts Bailey To Seat In Senate Chamber
Senator Elect Bailey visited the senate chamber as Dean Simmons of North Carolina escorted him to the seat he will occupy. Bailey will take office next session after Cameron Morrison swore in to replace the late Senator Overman, with Simmons presenting the new member and then moving to the next seat. The election certificate for Bailey arrived from Governor Gardner of North Carolina.
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Washington
Senate
Simmons
North Carolina
Bailey
Cameron Morrison
Overman
Gardner
Poincare Shows Notable Improvement Despite Illness
Former President Raymond Poincare, aged and ill at his Paris home, showed a noticeable improvement this afternoon according to Dr. Georges Marion. The bedside visit confirmed the easing of his condition.
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Poincare
Paris
Raymond Poincare
Georges Marion
Arrests Expected In Raleigh Bank Run
Raleigh Mayor Eugene Culbreth said arrests and prosecutions would follow a bank run at Commercial National. The bank reported 442,166 cash paid out and 548,667 deposits the day before, with deposits at noon today around 433,000 including a 200,000 state cash deposit and minimal withdrawals.
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Raleigh
Eugene FE. Culbreth
Tional Bank
Financial Institution
Culbreth
Business Normal At Banks In High Point
A High Point banker praised the city banks for sound condition amid statewide withdrawals. He noted local institutions have not faced withdrawals and have seen heavier deposits, saying the banking system statewide remains sound with large cash surpluses to meet withdrawals.
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High Point
Eleven North Carolina banks close their doors
Eleven banks across North Carolina shut their doors including four in Gaston county and three in the Asheville area. The largest was First National Bank of Gastonia with deposits of over 3 million dollars. Other failures included the People's Bank of Waco in Cleveland county and Clayton Banking Company in Clayton.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Gaston County
Asheville
Cleveland County
Johnston County
Bertie County
First National Bank of
Gastonia
People’s Bank of
Waco
Clayton Banking Company of
Clayton
Bank of
Atlander
Gaston
Gaston Loan and Trust Company
Bank of Dallas
Peoples Bank of
West Gastonia
Anonymous $10 Gift Aids One Of Neediest Families
An anonymous donor sends $10 to the Empty Stocking Fund to aid a family of eight living on a weekly income. A letter from the contributor cites prayer and gratitude and notes the fund’s total receipts at $81,794.27 with further gifts listed from C. H. Ames and others.
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High Point Board of Public Welfare
Enterprise
Thomasville
Jesus Christ
C. IL. Ames
Mpt
Mise Glays Mally
W. PR. Tlayson Ero
Ft SN
C. EL. Amos Sa
AL OO. von Cransa
Horace G. Ilderton
Christmas toy choices for gifting children
The piece urges early Christmas shopping to avoid last minute stress and ensure a gift the child truly loves. It notes that delaying purchase often leads to choosing something not cared for by the child and stresses planning ahead.
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Sonny
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