Court Reform Debated As Revenue Bill Advances
A stormy legislative session saw the two major tax bills under debate. The house moved the $75,000,000 general fund revenue bill through an amended form while other measures on old age assistance and child aid faced delays. Gravely warned limits and funding details, with notes on federal matching and statewide implications.
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Jekly, Sa
Committee
Gravely
Nash
State
Countrie
Congress Debates Sumners Bill on Court Independence
The House advanced the Sumners bill to allow Supreme Court justices to retire at 70 while President Roosevelt arranged afternoon talks with congressional leaders on court reform. Rep Lamneck and Rep Cox argued the danger of a pliant judiciary, urging separation of powers and executive restraint.
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Ygeb
Ohio
Stalin
Lamneck
Cox
D Ga
Con Cote
House
Supreme Court
White House
Summers
Judiciary Committee
Dia
Lanham
Wee
Wien
Peece
Neely
West Virginia
McCarran
Nevada
McGill
Kansas
Hatch
New Mexico
Hughes
Delaware
Supreme Court of
Logan
Representative Vinson
Roosevelt
Bank Robbery Alarm Triggers Police Raid
Police rushed to a National Bank after a teller reported a robbery and a man, named Johnny Brown aged 16, claimed a check was to be cashed. Officers, armed with riot guns, surrounded the bank and quickly detained a cringing Negro suspect in custody.
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Rawlinson
Pouartere
Johnny Brown
House debates state property levy amendment amid budget concerns
The House of Representatives, by a 6 to 43 vote, debated amending the appropriation bill to the state property levy. D A G Ousts proposed reducing the levy from two to one and a half mills as the session adjourned last night. SUCCEEDS BESS VNIA. A Gaston County association member, J. Flay Bese mt, was noted in a separate item.
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Bess
J. Flay Bese Mt
The
Gaston Counts Association
Progress marks move to settle auto strike
Detroit February 10 Representatives of General Motors and labor considered a definite plan to settle the auto strike for two and a quarter hours today then recessed for two hours. Governor Murphy said the situation remained unchanged and another conference would begin late afternoon. John L Lewis did not attend the session though he and labor’s board of strategy had met in the morning. The negotiators were deadlocked on GM’s demand for sole recognition.
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Detroit
General Motors Corp
Labor
Frank Murphy
John L. Lewis
Committee For Industrial Organization
High Point Council Approves Civil Service Bill
The High Point city council voted 6 to 1 to approve a revised civil service bill after a two hour session. Mayor Grayson and five others supported the measure while R. H. Sechrest opposed it, with F. Logan Porter reserving his vote for a later roll call. Citizens and the American Business club criticized the bill's draft despite backing civil service goals.
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American Business Club
High Point
Pro
Cos
Grayson
Bari N. Phillips
E. Leroy Briggs
J. B. Ward
E. M. Knox
C. 8. Grayson
C. A. Kirkman
Court Reform Flaw Noted In Roosevelts Plan
The Washington Post reports federal dockets run arrears in 34 district courts while 61 are current. In the busiest courts under the plan, only two new judges could be named, with delay estimates ranging six months to a year in districts including Northern Georgia and Eastern South Carolina.
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Washington
Washington Post
Roosevelt
Justice Department
Aeeae
Georgia
South Carolina
Texas
North Carolina
Marcus B. Campbell
William H. Barrett
Southern
Tillman D. Johnson
Utah
Truck Driver Dies in Wilmington Highway Crash
Joe Brown age 85 a driver for Southern Oil in Wilmington was killed when his truck ran off the road and hit a tree near Evergreen. Coroner Francie G. Richardson Brunswick county suspects sleep at the wheel. He is survived by his widow and a daughter Josephine.
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Wilmington
Joe Brown
Southern Oil Company
Evergreen
Francie G. Richardson
Brunswick County
Brown
Asa W. Allen
Josephine
Crisis in Madrid as lines cut and roads attacked
Associated Press reports describe a crisis in Madrid with telephone lines cut and the Valencia road contested. Fighting rages southeast of the city for control of the road toward the seaboard as the socialist government asserts it can hold Madrid indefinitely despite fascist assaults and bombardment attempts.
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Associated Press
Islage
Spain
Madrid
Valencia
Bardment
Pierce
Seaboard
Wendel testifies on Lindbergh kidnapping contact
Paul H. Wendel a former Tren ton New Jersey lawyer testified that Ellis H. Parker Burlington County chief of detectives asked him to make contact with the underworld in the Lindbergh kidnapping case Wendel said he agreed to Parker and became a congressional witness in the trial of three men charged with kidnapping and torture to force a false confession.
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New York
Trenton
N. J
G&j
Burlington County
Svendel
Parker
Bond Issue Approved For Benton Heights Sewer Project
Taxpayers in Benton Heights voted to issue 20 000 dollars in bonds to fund a sewerage system. A federal grant of 16 dollars was obtained for the project.
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Monroe
Benton Heights
Plane Crash in San Francisco Kills 11 Passengers
A United Air crash near the San Francisco Bay claims 11 lives while investigators say the fuselage rests in the mud near the bay. Officials identify victims including Meyer of Ridgewood, Loree of Los Angeles, and Mark Fontana the 67 year old millionaire.
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San Francisco
United Air
Mills
William Reed
United Air Liners
Oakland
United Airline
Meyer
Ridgewood
Loree
Hauser Bouleak
Los Angeles
Mark Fontana
Murder Denial by Defendant in Kannapolis Taxi Killing
Vernice Pritchett, indicted for the murder of Jap Wilkinson, testified she had no involvement in the crime and disputed witnesses claiming she was in Kannapolis on the night of the slaying. The prosecution presented many witnesses alleging she and another man hired Wilkinson for a trip the night of Aug. 20. the other man has not been identified.
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Salisbury
Vernice Pritchett
Jap Wilkinson
Kannapolis
Pritchett
Wilkinson
Crippled Rigel Grounded Near Fenwick Shoal
The Norwegian motor ship Rigel, damaged by a storm last week, ran aground on Fenwick Shoal near Fenwick light vessel. Coast Guard Mendota was directed to assist as master reports foggy night and ongoing soundings.
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Norfolk
Rigel
Fenwick Shoal
Coast Guard
Fenwick
Mendota
Bonnet Leaves for Washington as Trade Stabilization Focus
France's new ambassador Georges Bonnet departs Paris for Washington to pursue permanent franc and dollar stabilization and expanded trade treaties. He is joined by his wife and a team of trade experts, boarding the Ile de France at Le Havre to reach Washington around February 17.
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Paris
France
United States
Georges Bonnet
Washington
Ile de France
le Havre
Police hold suspect in kidnap case in Seattle inquiry
Washington State Patrol seeks a red haired woman linked to James G. McDonald, held on a kidnapping killing case involving 10 year old Charles Mattson of Tacoma. The abduction occurred Dec 27. the body was found near Everett. Authorities pursue witnesses and examine alibis as the investigation widens.
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Seattle
State Patrol
William Cole
William Mattson
Tacoma
Charles Mattson
James G. McDonald
Washington Estate
Cole
McDonald
Church Doors Opened Again In Orizaba Protests
In Orizaba Veracruz Mexico Catholics angry over a 10 year old church law slaying of a worshipper seized the city church as bells tolled for hours. Police stood by while crowds estimated at 15 000 guarded the shuttered buildings through the night awaiting government action.
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Orizaba
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Bella
Change of venue for Trader murder trial abandoned
John L. Sanford Jr and Godfrey Child said plans to seek a venue change for widow Mrs. Jeanette Trader's first degree murder trial have been dropped. Samuel Lebowitz, hired to direct the defense, decided not to pursue transferring the case to Baltimore, noting the move would not achieve the goal.
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Snow Hill
John L. Sanford, Jr
Godfrey Child
Jeannette B. Trader
Sanford
Samuel Lebowitz
New York
Trader
Baltimore
Leibowitz
Barden Seeks Harbor Funds For Morehead City
Washington, Feb. 10. Representative Graham A. Barden of New Bern NC announced he would seek an appropriation for maintenance of Morehead City harbor. The decision came after a conference with Brigadier General George W H Pillsbury, chairman of the rivers and harbors board. The maintenance amount is not yet determined.
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Washington
Graham A. Barden
New Bern
N. C
Morehead City
Barden
George W H. Pillsbury
Rivers and Harbors Board
Maintenan
Court reform urged in South Carolina plan
Retirement of state supreme court justices and circuit court judges at age 70 was proposed by the South Carolina legislature. The joint resolution by Reps. John P. D. Long of Union and John A. May of Aiken calls for a constitutional amendment, enabling judges to retire on pensions at age 70 if voters approve.
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Columbia
8. C
Supreme Court
South Carolina
John PD. Long
Union
John A. May
Aiken
Judiciary Committee
River Yifuds Body Of Man
Deputies searched the muddy Roanoke River near Nerea for Ralph Merritt 21 who disappeared on a hunting trip two months ago. The body was found late yesterday and coroner B Grant of Northampton County said an inquest would likely be held within a day or two.
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Roanoke River
Nere
Ralph Merritt
B&. B. Grant
Northampton County
City Manager Barringer Under Fire in Flint Crisis
Flint officials discuss potential ouster of City Manager John N. Barringer after criticism of police handling during last week’s crisis. Barringer declined to confirm or deny reports of resignation.
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Flint, Mich
City Commission
John N. Barringer
Barringer
Police Seek Charles Foster Missing From Burton Street
Police seek 18 year old Charles Foster of 814 Burton Street who left home after noon yesterday and has not been located. He is 5 feet 2 inches, gray eyes, dark brown hair, wearing overall pants and a shirt. Call police headquarters with any information.
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Charles Foster
Burton Street
River Crest Is Unchanged Along the Mississippi
The Memphis region faces persistent flood fears as the mid-Mississippi shows little change while the brown tide moves toward New Orleans. Army engineers warn the crest remains very flat and level near Memphis for days, keeping pressure on levees and prompting evacuations and vigilance along dikes toward Helens Ark.
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Memphis
Teen
mid-Mississippi
New Orleans
The
Army Engineers
Helens
BBC Silent On Simpson Link To Radio Gaffe
London reports the BBC avoided comment after a broadcast miscue connected Mrs Wallie Simpson to a musical tag line. A male chorus sang And We All Have Sex Appeal and then a voice cried Mrs Simpson, though the line did not originate from the Corporation.
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London
British Broadcasting Corporation
Red
Wallie Simpson
Mrs. Simpson
Court Drops Murder Case in Hopewell
In Hopewell Virginia the state dropped its murder charge against Kathleen Phelps Abernathy 18. The case stemmed from the killing of her brother in law during a disputed bet. The move came at the scheduled trial in Hopewell Circuit Court with Abernathy sobbing in court.
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Hopewell
Kathleen Phelps Abernathy
Hopewell Elret
Commonwealth
John Goodman
Marshall R. Peterson
Hoover Aide to Address Duke Pre-Legal Students Meeting
J A Smith Jr administrative assistant to J Edgar Hoover head of the FBI will speak at the Duke Bar Association annual meeting for pre legal students in Durham tomorrow night Julius T Banders of Gastonia and Prof Kenneth Ruth of the Duke law school faculty also speak at the event.
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Durham
J. A. Smith, Jr
J. Edgar Hoover
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Duke Bar Association
Julius T. Banders
Gastonia
Kenneth Ruth
Duke Law School
Rowan Iredell drainage project seeks more funds
A Rowan county delegation in Washington sought additional Works Progress Administration funds to finish the $250,000 Rowan Iredell drainage project. About $150,000 has been spent to date, with the county contributing roughly half of that amount from earlier Civil Works program funds.
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Washington
Rowan County
N. C
Works Progress Administration
Rowan - Iredell
New Night Rider Threats Prompt Sheriff to Seek Aid
In Shallotte on February 10 a hooded gang known as the "Christians" threatens flogging targets including a woman. Sheriff J A Russ appeals for federal help as letters warning targets to mend their ways are investigated and fear of a new outbreak grows.
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Shallotte
J. A. Russ
Post Office
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