Authorities Seek Clues In McCoin Murder Case Across States
Police in Virginia North Carolina Maryland Ohio and Pennsylvania pursue leads in the disappearance and possible murder of Henderson attorney R. B. McCoin. An anonymous letter from Chicago signed by A Boy in Distress claims a four man party killed burned and buried him near a highway before fleeing north.
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Henderson
McCoin
Maryland
Chicago
North Carolina Supreme Court
Raleigh
Columbus
Hagerstown
Virginia
McCain
Richmond
Lynchburg
Farmville
North Carolina Budget Advisory Commission
Dewitt
Florida
Y. A
L. B. Sitton
Mc- Coin
Uhagerstown
Uniontown
Mc- Cain
North Carolina
Shorty
Slim
Text Of Letter In McCoin Case From Henderson Youth
The text of a letter from a youth describes a night in December in which three men called Jumbo Slim and Shorty allegedly forced gas and car trouble then assaulted a man with a black jack and abducted him. The letter suggests a scheme to obtain money for gas and cars as part of a possible murder case connected to R. E. McCoin.
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Henderson
McCoin
North Carolina
Jacksonville
Shorty
Washington
Petersburg
Richmond
Jumbo
Slim
Third Session Is Called For Next Monday
The Senate judiciary committee failed to reach a quorum delaying action on the beer bill. Chairman Norris called another meeting for next Monday as a subcommittee studies constitutional questions to save time. Only four members attended along with Norris.
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Washington
Senate Judiciary Committee
House
Norris
Collier
Blaine
Wis
King
Utah
Dill
Black
Alabama
Hoover
Senate
Machinery can’t replace life in crisis says letter from Beverly Hills
A reader from Beverly Hills mocks technocracy and machine driven governance arguing that mass killings and unemployment prove machines cannot replace human judgment. He cites deaths over Christmas and prohibition as evidence that doctors and civilized society face greater risks abroad. The letter closes with a sign off Will.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
America Now Pouring Back To Its Farms
Cincinnati report notes a shift from cities to rural areas as the 1932 trend. P K Whelpton of Miami University states 2,000,000 yearly farm drift to cities 1921–29, while 1,749,000 and more city residents move to farms yearly. He warns of rural slum risks and a temporary recovery in city life once jobs return.
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Cincinnati
America
American Economic Association
P. K. Whelpton
Miami University
Coral Gables
Fla
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Missouri
Virginia
South Carolina
Georgia
Kentucky
Sales tax debated as Democrats seek new revenue sources
Washington reports from Albany shift Democratic focus from a general sales tax. President-elect Roosevelt allegedly opposes the tax, boosting hopes for budget balance in 1934. House leaders plan executive revenue reviews and consider a one percent license tax on chain stores, with potential $600 million yearly return.
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Washington
Albany
Roosevelt
Garner
Collier
House
Wars and Means Committee
Rainey
Tilinoia
Ways and Means
Mississippian
Ways and Means Committee
McKeowen
Okla
Britten
Representative Snell
New York
Three Held in Fatal Illegal Operation Case
In Raleigh Miss Myrtle Gardner a Four Oaks schoolteacher died after an illegal operation. Dr Mike Roberson of Durham and Mrs EB Forsythe of Raleigh face possible first degree murder charges with George P D Clifton of Coats as accessory. Roberson’s attorney seeks habeas corpus release.
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Dr. Roberson
Mrs. Forsythe
Clifton
Raleigh
Mike Roberson
Durham
EB. E. Forsythe
Myrtle Gardner
Four Oaks
George PD. Clifton
Coats
J. C. Little
Wilson Praised By Daniels At Philadelphia Speech
Josephus Daniels lauded Woodrow Wilson as central to a new epoch in modern history in a Philadelphia Women's Democratic Club address commemorating Wilson's birth. He cited Smuts and predicted a future Democratic era under Roosevelt, Jefferson, Jackson, and Wilson, while critiquing Wilson's covenant of peace appeal.
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Philadelphia
Woodrow Wilson
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Women's Democratic Club of
Jan Smuts
Wilson
Washington
Lincoln
Daniels
America
Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Jackson
Three Women Die In Poor Farm Fire
STANWOOD Mich Dec 28 Three women inmates of the Mecosta county poor farm were burned to death shortly after 1 am when a fire of undetermined origin destroyed the institution. Bodies not positively identified but believed to be Lela Wilcor Rosetta Smith and Emma Walden all aged inmates. They were asleep as others escaped.
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Stanwood
Mich
Mecosta County
Dress maker found beaten to death near West High School
Miss Mary Wolfenberger, a middle aged dress maker, was found beaten to death on the grounds of West High School in Muskogee Oklahoma. Police seek clues about her movements last night to resolve the case.
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Muskogee
Okla
Mary Wolfenberger
West High School
Food Poisoning Blamed in Five Deaths in Tennessee
Physicians concluded food poisoning caused the deaths of five Parker children ages 2 to 16 in Aicoa Tennessee after they ate soup made from home preserved tomatoes. The children were Elizabeth 14 Henry 11 Ernest 7 Joseph 2 and Robert 16, all children of Will Parker a brick yard factory worker.
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Aicoa
Tenn
Robert
Elizabeth
Henry
Ernest
Joseph
Will Parker
U. S. To Continue Fight To Get Insull For Trial
The pursuit to extradite Samuel Insull Sr. to the United States continues amid Greek court rulings. Prosecutors weigh appealing the decision and possible deportation to a country suitable for extradition as they push to pursue charges of fraud and embezzlement tied to actions by Oliver McCormick and Martin Insull.
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Chicago
Samuel Insull
United States
Ezar
Greek Court of Appeals
Athens
Machine Age Has Helped Civilization Far More Than It Has Harmed It
Professor Dugald C. Jackson of MIT speaks at an AAAS symposium in Atlantic City on unemployment stabilization. He argues that machine progress has benefited civilization more than it harms, noting replacement of man hours by machine hours should raise net earnings and support displaced workers. He cites reduced wealth disparity and gains in women's status as evidence of progress from invention and machinery. There is less disparity between high and low wealth in the western world due to technology.
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Atlantic City
Dugald C. Jackson
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
American Association For the Advancement of Science
America
Western
Europe
Rivers Flood Across Four States Forcing Homes to Vacate
Rains swell rivers in Mississippi, Arkansas, Alabama, and Georgia. The Yazoo neared flood stage at Yazoo City while the Pearl near Jackson again rose, driving refugees from homes and prompting warnings along the Coosa and other waterways. Evacuations spread from Sumner to Rome as rising waters continued.
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Sumner
Miss
Cassidy Bayou
Mississippi Delta
Webb To
Yazoo
Yazoo City
Arkansas River
Lavaca
Fort Smith
Ark
Mississippi
Pearl River
Jackson
Alabama
Coosa
Black Warrior
Montgomery
Mobile
Miller’s Ferry
Ala
Wetumpka
Rome
Georgia
Boston
Atlanta
Efforts Launched To Refinance Port
Charlotte December 28 A refinancing effort to save the Charlotte airport northern terminal of the Charlotte Columbia Augusta air line and a stop on the New York Atlanta Jacksonville line was begun. Stakeholders and land mortgage holders plan to raise fifteen thousand dollars to guarantee interest and tax payments for five years while the mortgage is extended.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Airport
Railroad Man Dies in Concord Postmaster Here
W. D. Pethel, a former railroad worker and later Spencer postmaster, died while visiting Concord. The obituary notes his service to the rail industry and his tenure as postmaster in Spencer.
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Concord
W. D. Pethel
Spencer
North Carolina Sees Mixed Opinion on Free or Rental Textbooks
North Carolina's 1933 legislature faces a split view on free or rental school books. An Associated Press survey of 34 incoming members shows strong sentiment for free texts but doubts about feasible financing under current conditions. Several legislators voice support with various funding ideas, while others raise concerns about copyright and impact on existing texts.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Textbook Commission
Associated Press
W. O. Burgan
Davidson
J. S. Massenburg
Polk
J. R. Young
Harnett
Robert P. Bender
Jones
W. L. Lumpkin
Franklin
J. W. Gilliam, Jr
Alamance
Do. W. Spruill
Bertie
Young
J. M. Lee Ay Gon
J. C. Smita
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Senate Committee
Britain
U. S
Great Britain
Will
Appropriations Committee
Judiciary Committee
Hare
S. C
House Insular Affairs Committee
Democratic House
Ius Langley
Lonnie G. Russell
Asheville
Insull
Greece
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