Mountain Folk Seek Prison Search After Murder Verdict
Five men demanded access to Transylvania county jail cells to find Lawrence Tritt after his second degree murder conviction for the slaying of William Norris and a 30 year sentence. Sheriff Sitton and deputies relocated Tritt to Raleigh. crowds voiced displeasure with guards posted overnight. In Lexington Kentucky, 1000 national guardsman protected the courthouse as Ed Harris stood trial for a white woman attack, with Harris to be tried under military guard after killings.
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Brevard
Transylvania County
Lawrence Tritt
William Norris
Raleigh
B. J. Sitton
C. W. Fisher
Tritt
Bo Great
Sitton
Merrill
Mrs. Ee
State Prison
Biltmore
Lexington
Kentucky National Guardsmen
Court House
Ed Harris
William Lockett
Lockett
Harris
Frankfort Reformatory
Georgetownville
G. Fields
Frankfort
Clarenc Bryant
Gerge Blanchard
Hay Ho
Blanchar
Maury Ketper
Commonwealth
Kentucky
Temper
Bowman 12 year old assault case opens in Newton
In Catawba county, Major Wade V Bowman faces trial in superior court with Judge James L Webb presiding. Solicitor Huffman seeks a special venue and the case could be called tomorrow morning. Bowmans bond set at 7500 with defense arguing over lines of defense and preliminary matters ongoing.
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Newton
N. C
Catawba County
James L. Webb
Shelby
Huffman
Wade
Bowman
Hickory
Webb
Helen Wills Wins Singles Final in France Tournament
American lawn champion Helen Wills defeated Contoslavos in straight sets to claim the singles title at a France tennis tournament held February 1. The victory marks another major triumph for Wills as she dominates the final.
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Innes
France
Helen Wills
Mile
Contoslavos
Nee
Aidnins
Building Permits Show High Point Making Progress
Building Inspector A B Horney reports January permits total 68 for new structures and remodeling with an estimated cost of 240810. Major items include a 70000 filter plant on Rivets Drive for the city and a 20000 remodel for Kress Department Store on South Main.
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Aeport
A B. Horney
Rivets Drive
Kress Department Store
South Main Street
Joseph Worth
Twin Oak Drive
R. C. Crouch
Fourth Street
J. W. Welborn
Lexington Avenue
E. A. Errum
J. N
W. J. Wright
Montheu Avenue
Muriel Vandebilt Remarries Priest Officiates
Boston report states Mrs. Frederick Cameron Church formerly Muriel Van derbilt says she and her husband were remarried by a Roman Catholic priest after an Episcopal ceremony last July. She says the Palm Beach connected Vanderbilts were informed and no further comment is available.
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Boston
Frederick Cameron Church
Muriel Vanderbilt
Associated Press Today
Church
W. K. Vanderbilt
Florida
New York
Deficiency Bill Proposes 881 Million for Navy and More
Washington February 1 AP reports an urgent deficiency bill seeks 881,233,000 in appropriations across navy coast guard customs reclamation post office treasury and other agencies. It includes 149,250,000 for retroactive tax refunds 97,265,000 for road and trail programs 26,675,000 for veterans bureau and 78,000,000 for hospital construction and bonus costs. Additional items cover coast guard 7,674,009 1 600 ton destroyer reallocation 38,150,900 offshore patrol boats 125 000 for five seaplanes. spending on operating costs and personnel and several specific projects including KitRR reclamation muscle shoals dam and Puget Sound naval yard improvements.
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Washington
Navy
Coast Guard
Customs Service
Reclamation
Post Office
Treasury
Veterans Bureai
Presid&1
Air Board
Border Patrol
Kittites
Weehington
Dam No. 2
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Navy Academy
Puget Sound
Navy Yard
State January revenue tops lean month figure
North Carolina revenue figures show January netted 218481.20, beating January 1925 by about 40 dollars. Seven months into the 1925-26 fiscal year, collections exceed the previous year by 3,972,034.34, 2,072,656.70, with insurance taxes 61399.29 and income taxes 23800.93 among the top sources.
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Raleigh
State of
North Carolina
Department of Revenue
Fully Exonerated Faculty at Ohio State University
Ohio State University trustees committee exonerates faculty from charges of teaching or advocating communistic principles. The investigation concludes there was no evidence of such activities on campus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus, O
Ohio State University
University Trustees
Lloyd George Re-elected Liberal Party Chairman
London February 1 AP David Lloyd George was re elected sessional chairman of the parliamentary liberal party gaining continued confidence for the former premier in a party vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
David Lloyd George
Liberal Party
City to stay dry for at least 12 more hours
High Point faces an indefinite water outage as the city’s two main pumps flood during repairs after gates were left open. Officials say 3 million gallons are reserved for emergencies and urge residents to conserve water until power and pumping are restored.
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Renee
Uiit
Cates Ates
Wes
Pickett
Seely Fails To Return For Deposition In Suit
Seely of Asheville did not return for a deposition in his suit against his father in law BE Grove filed in St. Louis. The case, valued at four to five million dollars, centers on a contract for Grove to provide a will clause benefiting Seely and his children with interests in Paris Medicine or the estate. Seely is aboard his yacht North State at Miami.
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Asheville
Freq L. Seely
BE. W. Grove
North State
Miami
St. Louis
Seely
Mr. Grove
Grove
Mr. Seely
Paris Medicine Company
Séely
Granted New Trial for South Carolina Killer
In Columbia on February 1, the South Carolina supreme court granted Edmund D. Bigham a new trial under his third death sentence for the murder of his brother L. Smiley Bigham. The opinion was written by Associate Justice Watts and the court’s ruling was unanimous.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Edmund D. Bigham
L. Smiley Bigham
South Carolina Supreme Court
Ductice Watts
Jewels to be turned into tractors for peasant work
Moscow reports the Soviet government plans to melt imperial crown jewels to fund American made tractors and farming machinery. Officials say art treasures in museums will not be sold, while a history of the murder of Grand Duke Michael Alexandrovich is recounted in a new book detailing the imperial family's fate.
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Moscow
Imperial
Russia
Peter the Great
Elisabeth
Catherine the Great
Nicholas Hi
United States
Ae Soclepakerts
Rubens
Rembrandt
van Dyke
Rapheel
Michael Alexandreevitch
Nicholas
Gee
M. Bikey
Ural Soviet
Fu Fhatccioburs
Nicholay Anid Ho Piaos
Hoawekeld Wee Hse
Ural
Sinty
Kiumperor
Bikov
Ekaterinburg
Bikey
Forgery case arrests and sea rescue updates
Tate, held on a forgery charge, faces Superior Court after pleading guilty to forging checks and cashing them in High Point. He sent a taunting letter to Hill Veneer Co officials claiming a string of "suckers" and detailing travels to Richmond and Washington. Also reported are several seafaring incidents including the Dutch freighter Alkaid and other ships in distress, with rescues by Westphalia, Bremen, and President Roosevelt, plus a ram boat loss near Delaware breakwater and the Corsica’s port landing after gale damage.
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Andy Tc
Greensboro
Superior Court
Tate
Veneer
Veneer Plant
Mr. Hill
High Point
Richmond
Washington, D. C
John Arrow
Hills Veneer Company
New York
Alkaid
Philadelphia
Atlantic Ocean
Westphalia
New Zoundland
Laristan
Bremen
Antinoe
Roosevelt
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Halifax
Nausica
Delaware
Corsica
Boston
Cape Cod
Bright
Secre Town
Sandyhook
Coast Guard
Caves
British to Reward Captain Fried for Heroic Seafaring Rescue
The British government announced it will award a medal to Captain George Fried of the American liner President Roosevelt for rescuing the crew of the British steamer Antinoc. The decision comes as London notes the dangerous seas and timely action during the incident.
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Fried
London
George Fried
President Roosevelt
Senator Walsh Urges Senate Inquiry on Aluminum Trade
Senator Walsh calls for the Senate to demand evidence and have the Trade Commission's files examined. The push seeks a formal inquiry into aluminum trade practices and related materials. He urges prompt action and access to pertinent records.
Senate probe urged into Aluminum Company of America
Senator Walsh urges a full Senate investigation into the Aluminum Company of America and the Justice Department over their handling of a 1972 consent decree. He demands the Commerce to supply confidential evidence from the Trade Commission and criticizes delays and lack of vigor in the inquiry led by Attorney General Sargent.
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Washington
Senate
Aluminubay Company of America
Mellon
Judiciary Committee
Walsh
Montana
Save
Department of Justice
Anti
Metlon
Oral Trade Commission
Justice Department
Sargent
Trade Commission
Department
The
Aluminum Company of America
Leest
Southern editors approve resolutions for July Asheville meeting
The Southern editors and newspaper publishers at Nashville authorized the meetings committee to prepare resolutions and suggestions to be submitted to the Southern Newspaper Publishers association in Asheville next July with a request that the organization discuss and act on them.
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Nashville
Tenn
South
Southern Newspaper Publishers’ Association
Asheville
Demented man’s ten hour Chicago taxi rampage ends with arrest
BE. H. Sackett, 62, a Kansas City mining engineer, drove a requisitioned taxicab through Chicago and Berwyn for ten hours brandishing a pistol and forcing a violinist son to perform. Police and railroad detectives pursued him. he was arrested at Union Station after a $21 unpaid fare. The incident followed prior hospital holds and family alarm.
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Chicago
Berwynd
BE. H. Sackett
Berwyn
Sackett
A. EK
Scheyer
Jackson Boulevard
Union Station
Chamber of Commerce Directors Meet To Discuss Store
The chamber of commerce officers and directors will hold a monthly meeting tomorrow at 7 30 PM at the Commercial club. They will review a proposal from a well known department store to establish a branch here and discuss measures to attract it to locate in the city.
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Chamber of Commerce
Commercial Club
Fire destroys nine stores in South Bend. captain killed
A downtown blaze in South Bend wiped out nine retail firms with losses near 3 million dollars. Captain John Deveschower of the Standard Oil office fire crew was killed by smoke as the fire broke out at 2 AM. Two others were injured. origin of the town fire is unknown.
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South Bend
Ind
John Deveschower
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