Safe cracked at Hudson Belk in Raleigh steal hits cash
Robbers over the weekend opened a so called burglar proof safe at the Hudson Belk store in Raleigh and fled with about 2000 dollars in cash, police reported. The incident adds to a string of thefts prompting calls for tougher security measures. Meanwhile a separate AP report notes the District of Columbia Court of Appeals ruling that Farley cancelled airmail contracts breached the contract, allowing airlines to sue the government in the court of claims.
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Raleigh
Hudson- Belk Company
AIR Companies
Washington
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Farley
Ten Die In Week End Auto Accidents Across Carolinas
Ten persons were killed on the highways in the Carolinas over the weekend, with seventeen injured in two collisions in Savannah Virginia. Fatalities occurred near York, Darlington, Florence, Morganton, Hickory, Nebo, Glen Alpine, and Roanoke Rapids as vehicles left roads or trains struck pedestrians. Several injuries were reported in Burlington and Whiteville areas, with details listing victims and locations.
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Carolinas
N. C
William Bolick
Granite Falls
Hickory
George Worley
Nebo
Morganton
Ellen Branch
Glen Alpine
Clifton Pridgen
Roanoke Rapids
Roanoke River
Clem Brown
Bennie Bradley
Whiteville
Halisboro
Daniel Williard Baldwin
Marshall Memory
Clarkton
Ethyl Tucker
Baldwin
Edna Lee Hawkins
Columbia
S. C
Taft Bolton
Graham
Burlington
Mattie Wilson
Lou Homewood
Chapel Hill
Loy
Bank and heirs reach compromise in Reynolds estate tax case
Cabarrus Bank & Trust of Concord co guardians Anne Cannon Reynolds HA accept compromise paying the state 82 million dollars in inheritance tax settlement for the Smith Reynolds estate after three Reynolds heirs filed a response to the offer in court.
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Winston-Salem
Cabarrus Bank & Trust O
Concord
Anne Cannon Reynolds
North Carolina
Smith Reynolds
Reynolds
Little Girl Kidnapped in St Paul
June Haas about 10 years old was kidnapped near 1 P M today by a motorist as she walked to school with a companion. The incident occurred in St Paul and details are limited as authorities search for the suspect and missing child.
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ST. Paul
June Haas
Raleigh Senate Tackles Drivers Licenses and Tax Bills
Raleigh reports the Senate opens a busy week with hearings on driver licenses and a major sales tax measure. A revenue bill is being drafted for mid month release while liquor and sales tax plans loom. Representative Ralph McDonald of Fort Valley signals a sales tax substitute pending details.
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Raleigh
Senate
At Roads Committee
Joint Finance Committee
Ralph McDonald
Fort
Senate gridlock on vast work relief bill echoes across Capitol
Washington February 4 The Senate stalls over a 4.88 billion work relief package amid a push to end direct federal relief after the 880 million earmarked for that purpose. House actions include a 98.19 million supply bill for state justice commerce and labor through July 1.
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Senate
House
State, Justice, Commerce and Labor Departments
Hull
Roosevelt
Roper
NRA
Commerce Department
White House
Supreme Court
Sol
Waynick Heads Board For Planning State Projects
North Carolina forms a state planning board to identify projects for Roosevelt relief. Capus M. Waynick chairs with Dr. Howard W. Odum as secretary. Governor Ehringhaus outlines plans including erosion control, highway upgrades, port and park development, rural electrification, housing, seafood reserves, and tenant issues. Meetings set in Wilmington Winston-Salem Charlotte and Asheville to gather proposals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina State Planning Board
Roosevelt
Ehringhaus
Capus M. Waynick
Highway and Public Works Commission
Howard W. Odum
Chapel Hill
Piedmont
Waynick
Department of the Interior
H. G. Bally
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Asheville
Strikers Clash With Police in Valenciennes Near Trith
Striking steel workers armed with razor blade studs clashed with police at Trith-Saint-Leger near Valenciennes. Police dispersed the crowd after injuring a score of workers and fatally wounding two, amid a day of violent clashes and arrests.
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Valenciennes
France
Trith-Saint-Leger
Here
Perjury May Face Two in Ships Probe
Senate munitions committee weighs perjury charges tied to shipbuilding contracts after a letter from Charles H. Hyde questioned Axel Gravem’s testimony. Gravem acknowledged a meeting on hiring a marine architect but denied any fee or fixing discussions.
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Washington
Senate Munitions Committee
Vandenberg
R-Mich
United States District Aney
Michigan
Charles H. Hyde
Washington, N. Y
At Y
Axel B. Gravem
Senator Vandenberg
Senator Clark
D-Mo
Judy Kitchen
Laurence R. Wilder
Gravem
Wilder
Gulf Industries of
Pensacola
Hyde
Lsted
A. P. Homer
Long vows return to Washington as unrest in state ends
Huey P. Long plans a Washington return after quelling a rebel put down of the Hontania empire. He leaves to his lieutenants and 400 militiamen the Square Deal threat, with the inquiry into the life plot adjourned. A reduced force remains under arms to handle eventualities.
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New Orleans
Huey P. Long
Washington
Square Deal Association
Long
Allen
Five Nations Discuss Air Alliance in London Talks
Five major powers consider a joint air strength pact to deter aggression. France and Great Britain promoted the plan with Germany Italy and Belgium, while Germany’s reentry to the League of Nations was tied to the accord. Reactions varied with cautious optimism in Brussels and skepticism in Berlin and Rome.
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Associated Press
London
France
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Belgium
Reich
League of Nations
Berlin
Rome
Brussels
Court Holds Congress May Punish for Contempt in Jail Sentence
The U S Supreme Court ruled Congress has power to punish for contempt. It upheld a ten day jail term for William P McCracken Jr former assistant secretary of commerce for aeronautics and similar term for L H Britten former Northwest Airways official for failing to produce subpoenaed records.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hughes
Senate
William P. MacCracken, Jr
Vandenberg
R-Mich
Munitions Committee
United States District Attorney
House
Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
William P. McCracken, Jr
Commerce
Aeronautics
Airmail
MacCracken
L. H. Britten
Northwest Airways, Inc
Harry F. Sinclair
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Bill For Potato Control May Be Agreed On Tuesday
Washington February 4 Congress faces quick action as potato producing states unite with farm administration officials to push a bill making potatoes a basic commodity. Northern growers press for immediate steps due to early southern planting seasons amid worries of reduced support from late growing states. Key organizers include North Carolina's Representative Brewster and Virginia's Representatives Bland and Warren.
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Washington
Congress
Farm Administration
Maine
North Carolina
Warren
Brewster
Bland
Virginia
Defense Seeks Credence for Hauptmann Alibi in Lindbergh Case
Hauptmann alibi witnesses testifying in Flemington claim he was at home April 2 1932 while others describe a blue sedan with a ladder near the Lindbergh estate March 1 1932. The trial also centers on the ransom money found in Hauptmanns garage and disputed witness identifications.
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William A. Kinney
Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Charles A. Lindbergh
New Jersey
Hauptmann
Kloppenburg
Isador Fisch
Wis & Shoe
Peter H. Sommer
Sommer
Fisch
Violet Sharpe
Mike Hauptmann
Lapica
Wilentz
Wilents
Reilly
Princeton
C. Lloyd Fisher
Hopewell
Fisher
Lupica
Lindbergh Estate
Painter says Fisch offered to sell him hot money after kidnapping
New York painter Arthur J. Trost testified in Flemington that Isador Fisch offered to sell hot money three months after the Lindbergh kidnaping. Trost, who said he knew Fisch since 1931, claimed Hauptmann’s case links and alleged discussions with others, while defense counsel questioned his account.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Hauptmann
Lupica
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Peter H. Sommer
Wilentz
Violet Sharpe
Sommer
Isador Fisch
Painter
Fisch
Flemington
N. J
Arthur J. Trost
New York
East 82Nd St
Edward J. Reilly
Trost
New Jersey
Reilly
Henry Kress
James M. Fawcett
Gustav Lukatis
Lukatis
East 86Th Street
Frits
North Carolina Tax Refunds Exceeding $500 Reported
Washington February 3 report to Congress by the Bureau of Internal Revenue shows twenty North Carolina individuals and firms receiving income tax refunds over $500 for 1934. It highlights large refunds to W N Reynolds of Winston-Salem and Leaksville Woolen Mills of Charlotte, plus substantial cotton and wheat refunds to several companies and mills across the state.
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Washington
North Carolina
Congress
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Leaksville Woolen Mills
Charlotte
W. N. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Mary Ruffin Hanes
J. T. Hedrick
Washington, D. C
High Point Morris Plan Bank of
High Point
Johnston Manufacturing Company
Johnston Mills Company
R. H. Jenston
R. Larver
Winstone’ m
W. T. McCoy
Russian debt talks fail and Russia moves to tuxedos
A New York dispatch notes bid talks with Russia collapsed as the creditor parties pulled back on funding. It claims Russia begins directing citizens to buy ready-made tuxedos, framing a shift in tone and appearance as a sign of reduced menace. The writer recalls seeing Russians at the opera in simple undershirts.
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New York
Russia
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