McNinch gains Senate support for federal power post
In Washington on December 18 AP reports Frank R. McNinch of North Carolina won committee approval for a federal power commission seat through Cameron Morrison’s advocacy. Bailey opposed, calling him a non Democrat, while Morrison praised his character and pledged fidelity and intelligence despite questions about past party shifts and water power ties. In Guatemala City the same day, a third government in a week formed after street fighting left 57 dead or wounded. General Manuel Orellana named president pro tempore pending General Lazaro Chacon’s recovery.
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Washington
Frank R. McNinch
North Carolina
Federal Power Commission
Senate
Cameron Morrison
Lee S. Overman
McNinch
Interstate Commerce Committee
Josiah W. Bailey
Morrison
Tar Heel
Bailey
Duke Power Company
Commission
Smith
Hoover
Manuel Orellana
Lazaro Chacon
Baudilio Palma
General Chacon
Council of Ministers
Legation
Mauro de Leon
Chacon
Filberto Aguilar Bonilla
J. Grijalba
Prohibition Case Moves Toward Supreme Court Ruling
Federal authorities rush to appeal Judge Clark’s ruling invalidating the Eighteenth Amendment as defense attorneys seek to quash indictments. Phillips Forman plans to file judgments and petitions to bring United States v Sprague and Howey to the Supreme Court. Local courts disagreed, with some judges unwilling to dismiss cases based on the Clark decision.
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Clark
Trenton
N. J
Supreme Court
William Clark
Phillip Forman
United States
Washington
Mitchell
Sprague and Howey
New Jersey
William Runyon
Newark
Boston
United States Attorney’s
Rumors Blamed for Bank Closings in Carolinas
Raleigh report says many North Carolina banks closed in 30 days due to runs sparked by malicious gossip. John Mitchell notes solvent banks cannot withstand runs. calls for legal action against rumor spreaders and a justice department to pursue violators. Commercial National in Raleigh weathered a run, deposits up over $700,000 from Monday to Tuesday.
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Raleigh
John Mitchell
State Bank Examiner
North Carolina
Mitchell
Eugene E. Culbreth
Commercial National Bank
O. Max Gardner
Commercial Bank
Snow Thwarts Traffic as Carolinas Endure Deep Freeze
Heavy snow battered the Carolinas forcing streetcar suspensions and flight delays. Reidsville reported 20 inches while Winston Salem Greensboro and Durham saw 12 to 25 inches. One death and substantial property damage were blamed on the storm as cleanup and warming trend moved in. Weather officials forecast rising temperatures and rain to ease snow, with buses and trains gradually resuming service and jobs found for workers clearing highways.
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Associated PR
Carolinas
U. S. Weather Bureau
North Carolina
South Carolina
Reidsville
Winston-Salem
High Point
Greensboro
Salisbury
Durham
Shelby
N. C
Spartanburg
S. C
Albemarle
Raleigh
Lancaster
Hoover Record Quickly Defended By Senators
Senate Republicans moved to rebut Democrat Senator McKellar of Tennessee who accused President Hoover of lacking an itemized accounting for the 1919 European food relief fund as American food administrator. Senators Glenn and Vanderberg defended Hoover, calling the attack an attempt to tarnish his wartime record and denying any embezzlement implication.
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Washington
Senate
Hoover
McKellar
Tennessee
Europe
Vanderberg
Michigan
Glenn
Illinois
United States
Emergency Employment Call Line Open at City Hall
The Emergency Committee for Employment invites residents to call 2039 for work help such as cooking cleaning snow removal or repairs. Mrs Price the full time secretary and assistants staff the basement city hall office to coordinate tasks and relieve unemployment.
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City Hall
W. E. Price
Spain Normal After Rebellious Uprising
A Paris Bureau AP report from Hendaye notes Spain returns to normal after days of revolt and general strike. Crown troops control districts while sporadic shooting occurs. San Sebastian remains calm. Bilbao reports 99 percent strike effectiveness with civil guards aboard trolley cars.
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Hendaye
Spain
Associated Press
Melvin K. Whitefeather
Paris
Crown
Jaca
San Sebastian
Bilbao
Chicago Bar Comedy Skewers Officials In Gridiron Dinner
Chicago lawyers staged a humorous skit titled Crime and Punishment at a gridiron dinner by the Chicago Bar Association. Attorneys lampooned Chicago's chief officials and even poked fun at themselves. A featured line claimed to defend Al Capone's protégé and the "great beer trust" as the speaker boasts specialty in freeing alleged offenders.
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Chicago
Chicago Bar Association
al Capone
Great Beer Trust
Detroit
Striking Danville Mill Workers Want Assurance of Protection
General Samuel G. Waller said a large percentage of Danville cotton mill strikers would return to work if they could be assured protection after troops leave. He noted the mill workforce rose from 600 to about 2,000 since the strike began and that mills offered to reemploy nearly all strikers except 50 to 100 agitators amid fear from sporadic dynamite incidents. A confidential report from his strike-zone visit was sent to Gov. Pollard in Washington.
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Richmond
Samuel G. Waller
Danville
National Guard
Schoolfield
Waller
John Garland Pollard
Washington
National Governors’ Conference
Asheville Moves To Slash Payroll
Asheville's new board of commissioners began a study of the city's payroll to eliminate non essential positions. Mayor Harry W. Plummer and commissioners Harry L. Parker and Andrew Gennett led conferences with department heads to cut costs and scrutinize the operating budget as part of broader city problems.
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Asheville
New Board of Commissioners
Harry W. Plummer
Public Works
Harry L. Parker
Public Safety
Andrew Gennett
City Hall
Many Cases Reported For Empty Stocking Fund
Welfare workers report 447 families on the list as High Point faces a cold Christmas with many more in need. A wet cold boy was warmed at the office and given a coat. several other families sought clothes and shoes. One family has a 16 year old girl as sole breadwinner. siblings describe extreme poverty. Continued on page 11.
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High Point
W C. Hammond
Aircraft Workers Strike At Wright Aeronautical Plant
Four hundred mechanics at Wright Aeronautical in Paterson N J did not report for work as the International Machinists Union protests bonus and group incentive speed up systems. The union says speed up acts as wage reduction and jeopardizes government orders to last two years.
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Paterson
N. J
Wright Aeronautical Company
International Machinists’ Union
Mrs. Santa Claus Seeks Divorce in Chicago Court
In Chicago on December 18, Mrs. Carrie Budd known as Mrs. Santa Claus filed for divorce alleging her husband John Budd assaulted her repeatedly. She cites five consecutive Christmas Eve incidents where he struck her after she wore the red and white Santa costume to entertain their children.
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Chicago
Santa Claus
Carrie Budd
John
Catawba Sheriff Keeps Campaign Promise Arrests Whisky Trio
Newton date Dec 18 AP Sheriff O D Barrs sets vow to act after election. Lee Huffman recalls pledges to arrest those with whiskey. Barrs confronts Huffman and finds 30 gallons of whiskey in his possession, leading to immediate arrest.
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Newton
O. D. Barrs
Lee Huffman
Huffman
Barrs
Webb Rules Indian Lands Tax Exemption Unconstitutional
Federal Judge E Yates Webb ruled the 1924 congressional act exempting Indian lands from taxation unconstitutional. Swain County NC may tax 32000 acres until appeals complete. Webb limited effect to lands in 13 original states not ceded by states.
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Tar Heel
Shelby
E. Yates Webb
Ina
Dian
Webb
U. S
Swain County
North Carolina
Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
United States
America
England
John Cabot
Humphrey Gilbert
Walter Raleigh
Great Britain
Congress
Tennessee
Ford Production Halted for Year-End Inventory
Detroit December 18 Ford Motor Company plants suspended production today as part of a policy to close for year end to take inventory. The company did not specify how long the shutdown would last. Production had been on a three-day weekly schedule for about three months.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
Ford Company
Three Marion Rioters Paroled by Governor Gardner
Lawrence Hogan Del Lewis and Wes Fowler were paroled by Gov. C Max Gardner from Mc Dowell county roads where they served terms for inciting to riot during Marion labor troubles last year. The decision was announced in Raleigh today.
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Raleigh
Lawrence Hogan
del Lewis
Wes Fowler
McDowell County
Marion
C. Max Gardner
Bank Robber Steals 4000 From Lainfield Bank
A lone robber robbed the First National Bank and Trust company at Lainfield this morning and escaped with four thousand dollars. In Anville Indiana FE 4H Hunter of Terre Haute, a gang member in Tuesday's Clinton bank robbery, died at a hospital early today, the third of five bandits to die in the shootout with pursuing officers.
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Lainfield
Ind
First National Bank and Trust Company
Anville
Hunter
Terre Haute
Clinton
Davenport firms unite to fund relief with monthly wage donations
All employees of at least 25 Davenport firms agreed to donate one day of wages each month during the winter to aid unemployed locals. The plan aims to pool resources for relief efforts in the AVENPORT area.
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Avenport
Dee
Davenport
Fire destroys barracks at Fort Des Moines
Fire drove 200 cavalrymen into the snow and wiped out a Fort Des Moines barracks with an estimated loss of 50000 dollars early today AP reported.
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ES Moines
Fort Des Moines
Doukhobor School House Blown Up Near Thrums
A two room Doukhobor school house at Thrums, 15 miles from Elson, was blown up last night. Provincial police opened an investigation and placed guards around other district schools. The Doukhobors are a Russian religious sect.
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Elson
B. C
Thrums
Icy street crash injures nineteen in Uncinnath
Nineteen people were injured in a street railway crash in Uncin nath Ohio when a bus skidded on an icy street and collided with a street car. Two passengers were reported seriously hurt. The accident occurred today as icy conditions affected transit operations.
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Uncinnath, O
Resignations Hit Steeg Cabinet Before Policy Debate
In ARIS on December 18 an AP report says one minister and two under secretaries of state resigned from Senator Theodore Steeg’s ministry just as it prepared to present its initial policy declaration to the chamber of deputies.
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Aris
Theodore Steeg
Chamber of Deputies
Husband confronts barber after wife’s haircut dispute
In Detroit on December 18 Joseph Woznick challenged Henry Lienau's shop where barber Charles Kirsch cut a customer's hair. Woznick attacked Kirsch with shears, was ordered to pay $190 damages and a $10 fine for orderly conduct.
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Detroit
Mich
Joseph Woznick
Henry Lienau
Charles Kirsch
Lienau
Joseph
Kirsch
Da&fense
Woznick
Bancroft Stars in Derelict at Broadhurst This Weekend
George Bancroft with William Boyd and Jessie Royce Landis lead a new drama Derelict at the Broadhurst Friday and Saturday. Classifieds list a score of Enterprise readers who may attend as guests if they claim tickets in person.
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George Bancroft
William
Champion Soap Salesman Leaves Fairly Clean Trail
A Chicago report says a clever con man nicknamed the world's champion soap salesman operated through beauty shops and bakeries. He bought services for eight bridesmaids and sold soap products with claims to remove steam from windows and other items while taking cash up front and not paying for orders. The FBI or local officials note his methods leave a trace to follow though his name and address are unknown.
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Chicago
Better Business Bureau
Choosing a Thoughtful Christmas Gift for Mother
A warm note on shopping for Mother's Day suggests planning ahead for Christmas gifts. It highlights the sales girl as a helpful guide when given time to talk choices, and warns that waiting until the last day leads to rushed, hit-or-miss purchases.
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Mother
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