Parole Granted to Lee Edwards in 1927 Murder Case
Raleigh Feb 22 Lee Edwards a Granville county Black man who escaped the electric chair in 1927 and had his death sentence commuted to 80 years was paroled today by Governor Gardner. The parole followed strong pleas from judge and solicitor who tried the case.
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Raleigh
Lee Edwards
Granville County
Gardner
Edwards
T. W. Bickett
Will Torrence
Iredell
D. M. Mull
Floyd Stanley
Harrelson Warns of Forest Fire Danger in State
Enterprise Bureau reports opening of forest fire season as spring farm clearing begins. Col J W Harrelson directs the conservation department and warns of losses without precautions. Fire activity noted mainly legal with two exceptions. largest blaze spans Craven county across several hundred acres before control.
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Harrelson
Flory
Craven County
Falwell Surrenders Himself After Jail Escape
Garland J. Falwell, 22, who escaped Lynchburg jail amid a two year sentence for felonious shooting and an alleged assault on Washington and Lee students, surrendered to the state penitentiary in Richmond after eluding police for two days. Judge B. B. Campbell said Falwell entered the prison shortly before midnight with his brother Warren obtaining commitment papers and state police assisting.
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Richmond
Garland
Falwell
Lynchburg
State Penitentiary
B. B. Campbell
Farwell
Gus Wiltshire
Washington and Lee University
Campbell
Warren Falwell
Hoover’s Record Attacked by Shouse at Kansas Dinner
Jouett Shouse, Democratic National Committee chairman, assailed President Hoover’s achievements at the 26th annual Kansas Democratic Club dinner in Topeka. He said Hoover’s record has only two “phases” worth mentioning and criticized the administration.
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Topeka
Kas
Hoover
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Kansas
Kansas Democratic Club
George Washington Tells Truth In Court Freedom
In Washington on George Washington's birthday a man named George Washington, a negro, was freed after pleading guilty to drunkenness. He asserted 15 years of steady work and lawful behavior, telling the judge he was “telling de truth.” The judge suspended sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Washington
Washington Police Court
George
Passage of the tam relief act and naval conference
The record notes the passage of the tam relief act and cites ongoing questions about its merit. It also mentions participation in a naval conference whose outcome remains uncertain and potentially problematic.
Aerial Funeral Flight for Arctic Airmen Planned
Five planes ready at North Cape Siberia for a 1000 mile aerial procession to Nome and Fairbanks Alaska. Bodies of Arctic flyer Carl Ben Hielson and mechanic Earl Borland, killed last November near Nanuk, are to be transported. A sixth plane with damaged gear will be repaired before departure. Commander Slipenoy brought the bodies from the crash site 90 miles southeast of North Cape.
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Namue
North Cape
Siberia
Point Barrow
Alaska
Urban Junkers
Fairbanks
Carl Ben Hielson
Earl Borland
Nanuk
Pat Reid
Teller
Nome
Slipenoy
Hielson
Borland
Heflin Believes Alabama Democrats Back Primary Reform
Senator Heflin forecasts that two thirds of Alabama Democrats will back a state primary allowing all party members to vote or run on equal terms regardless of 1928 votes. He cites five Alabama speeches to 16,000 Democrats where resolutions condemned the state committee for punishing Hoover supporters.
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Washington
Heflin
Alabama
State Committee
Hoover
Sulphuric Acid In Air Caused By Coal Smoke
F L Wolf of Mansfield Ohio described to the American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers how common coal smoke mixes with vapor to form sulphuric acid in the air. He cautioned no human cases were reported from minute quantities though metals exposed can suffer corrosion.
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New York
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
F. L. Wolf
Mansfield
Ohio
Speedy Death From Copper Mine Dust Hazard
A report by Oscar A. Gleaser of United Verde Copper describes a gas dust hazard in copper mines. Dense white clouds form and resist ventilation, capable of causing unconsciousness in two minutes and death in fifteen.
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New York
American Institute of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers
Oscar A. Gleaser
United Verde Copper Company
Gleaser
North Carolina presidents quit in rapid succession
In a three day wave, UNC president Dr. Harry W. Chase left to lead the University of Illinois, Wake Forest chief Dr. F. P. Gaines accepted an offer to head Washington and Lee, Boiling Springs Junior College president Dr. J. B. Davis resigned, while Queens College president Dr. W. H. Frazer declined an outside offer without naming the donor.
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State
Queens
Charlotte
North Carolina
Harry W. Chase
University of North Carolina
University of Illinois
F. P. Gaines
Wake Forest College
Washington and Lee University
Virginia
J. B. Davis
Boiling Springs Junior College
W. H. Frazer
Queens College
Frazer
Negro Arrested For Old Murder In North Carolina
George Allen was arrested in Pasco Washington on a North Carolina charge of murdering Will Weather Spoon ten years ago. Sheriff W B Somers said he was accused of killing in a dog dispute and Allen would waive extradition. Allen has lived in Pasco eight years and will be sent for extradition.
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Pasco
Wash
George Allen
North Carolina
Allen
W. B. Somers
Wilkesboro
N. C
Will Weatherspoon
Paco
Spokane
Walla Walla
Somers
London talks yield cautious optimism on disarmament
The American side views the London mission as justified though not spectacular. The British delegation calls progress sound and hopeful. Japan remains patient as negotiations pause for a holiday. Dino Grandi declares Italian policy firm with Rome signaling satisfaction.
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London
Japan
Dino Grandi
Rome
European conference drifts on as cabinet fate looms
Premier Mussolini and French leader Andre Tardieu voiced optimism about talks, while Camille Chautemps faces a test to weather a volatile month as five powers seek an accord. In Paris, Briand Sarraut and others await decision. Admiral Jones leaves for medical treatment aboard the Berengaria.
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Mussolini
Andre Tardieu
London
Camille Chautemps
Paris
Chautemps
Aristide Briand
Albert Sarraut
M. Danielou
M. Lamoureux
Robert Billanger
Jones
Hilary P. Jones
Admiral Jones
Washington
M. EE. Higgins
Naval Hospital
Springfield Tankmen Defeat W. and L. 50-12
Springfield Colle ge s beat Washington and Lee of Lexington, Va., 60 to 12 in a swimming meet here today. The local college swimmers won six first places while the Southerners took only one, the 40 yard dash.
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Springfield
Mass
Springfield Colleys
Washington and Lee
Lexington
Gate City Woman Doctor to Wed Bostonian groom
Gate City physician Dr. Katherine Baylis, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Heyward Thornburgh Baylis, is engaged to Charles Pattison MacInnis of Binghamton New York. Dr Baylis practices medicine in Greensboro North Carolina and is a member of several medical associations.
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Columbia
S. C
Heyward Thornburgh Baylis
Katherine Baylis
Charles Pattison MacInnis
Binghamton
N. Y
Baylis
Greensboro
N. C
Japanese Ministry Voted Confidence
Tokyo February reports show the Minseito led government by Premier Yuko Hamaguchi gaining a strong majority as ballots from the lower house general election were tallied. Minseito 261 seats Seiyukai 165 Proletarians 5 and others 18, giving a 28 seat margin and growing. Rural areas shifted to support for the ministry.
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Tokyo
Diet
Minseito Pary
Yuko Hamaguchi
Seigikai Party
Proletarians
Books Down in the Valley
H. W. Freeman reviews a new novel The Sail the Sail of Suffolk describing a man moving from town to a farm community and experiencing its gradual effect. The work offers a fresh theme and should please readers awaiting the author.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Freeman
Joseph
Suffolk
General Calles To Be Bridegroom Soon
Mexico City Feb 22 General Pletarco Elias Calles former president of Mexico plans to marry Senorita Llorente within the next month. The couple expect a lengthy honeymoon in Europe after the wedding. Senorita Llorente, about 28, lives with her mother and studies singing. Calles’ first wife died in Los Angeles nearly three years ago.
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Mexico City
Pletarco Elias Calles
Mexico
Senorita Liorente
Calles
Europe
Senorita Llorente
General Calles
Los Angeles
Calif
British Schooner and Gas Launch Seized Off New York
The British schooner Isabel H. and the American gasoline powered Mohawk were captured off the Long Island shore by a coast guard destroyer. Two thousand cases of liquor were seized, and the vessels crews and cargo were taken to New York. The Mohawk was carrying contraband under heavy fog before dawn.
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New London
Conn
Isabel H
Long Island
Coast Guard
New York
Dr Julius Klein to Visit Charlotte Monday
Dr Julius Klein assistant secretary of the United States department of commerce will visit Charlotte Monday. Mayor George B Wilson and a chamber of commerce committee will meet him. A luncheon for about 250 attendees is planned where Klein will address industrialists of the Carolinas. If time allows he will tour local plants before proceeding to Jacksonville Florida.
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Charlotte
Julius Klein
United States Department of Commerce
George B. Wilson
Chamber of Commerce
Klein
Carolinas
Jacksonville
Fla
Moore Takes Over Shoe Division at Schulte United
Local figure P. E. Moore has succeeded J. W. Chappelleau as manager of the shoe division at Schulte United stores. A Davidson County native, Moore has long been involved in High Point shoe trade. Chappelleau has moved to the Roanoke, Virginia, store of the same firm.
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P. E. Moore
J. W. Chappelleau
Schulte-United Stores
Moore
Davidson County
High Point
Chappelleau
Schulte United
Belk-Stevens
Roanoke
Famine in China Seen Killing 2 Million in 1992
A report from Grover Clark of the China International Famine Relief association says 2,000,000 Chinese died of starvation in the Shensi river valley in 1992 and he predicts another 2,000,000 will starve before the next harvest as crops failed in recent years.
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New York
Grover Clark
China International Famine Relief Association
Shensi
Mystery of Poplar Knoll Murders Revealed
A narrative recounts events in a cumulative dramatic style where several leads relate experiences around the Poplar Knoll murders. The book centers on a final shocking solution grounded in sound scientific fact and presents the murderer as an eventual confrontation.
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Poplar Knoll
Duke Frosh Win State Title
Duke freshmen captured the North Carolina big five title with a 14 to 1 victory over Davidson frosh at Duke Gymnasium. The Dukes led 20 to 4 at the half and finished the season unbeaten after their tenth straight win.
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Durham
N. C
Duke
North Carolina
Davidson College
Imps
Davidson
Alabama Crushes Sewanee 40 to 17 in Tuscaloosa
The Alabama Crimson Tide improved to undefeated status with a 40 to 17 victory over Sewanee. Earl Smith led scoring with five field goals and a foul goal for 11 points. Sewanee’s Dawson starred but fouled out with four personal fouls.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Alabama Crimson Tide
Sewanee
Earl Smith
Dawson
Children barred from bullfights and boxing in Madrid
Madrid authorities ban attendance by individuals under 14 at bullfights and boxing matches, expanding age restrictions in public events. The move targets family safety and crowd control during traditional spectacles.
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Madrid
Short as Any Dream by E. S. Seargeant
A modern girl descends from a New England pioneering family and meets a living panorama of four generations. From heirlooms letters and legends the past unfolds across Maine wilderness and a New York apartment. Patriarch daughter and granddaughter dominate the narrative through faith and personality.
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E. S. Seargeant
New England
Sterling Pioneers
Maine
New York
Adventures in Arabia by W. B. Seabrook review
A critical notice praising the book Adventures in Arabia by W. B. Seabrook. The reviewer highlights Seabrook’s immersion in Arabian culture, his Moslem conversion, and his pursuit of desert splendour and mystery beyond mandates and missionaries.
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Arabia
W. B. Seabrook
Doughty
New York
Paris
North Carolina Music Clubs Meet in Greensboro May 6 to 9
Mrs. Frank 8. Smith the president announces the North Carolina Federation of Music clubs convention set for May 6 to 9 in Greensboro. A fine program is planned and clubs should send their full delegate quota. National president Mrs. E J Otto is expected to attend.
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Greensboro
Frank 8. Smith
North Carolina Federation of Music Clubs
Music Clubs
E. J. Ottoway
Furth Sets Indoor Record in 70 Yard Low Hurdles
Furth of New York University set an indoor record of eight seconds flat for 70 yard low hurdles at Union College invitation meet in Schenectady New York. The Violet Star equalled the old mark in his heat and beat it by a tenth of a second in the final.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Furth
New York University
Union College Invitation Board
Violet Star
Music clubs unite in state federation drive and concerts
National highlights of the Music Clubs federation report strong state districts meetings. Asheville hosts MacDowell club formed by YWCA businesswomen. Hymn memory contest, national music week plans, and a Christmas bulletin success are noted. The University and Aeolian choir present concerts in Asheville locations with skilled artists and growing local talent.
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National Federation
Kathryn Daniel
Asheville
MacDowell Club
Maxie Dunn
Kenneth Proh
William A. Harper
Theniversity Glee Club of
N. C
Asheville Club
Harold Dyer
Aeolian Choir
Asheville School
Helen Pugh
Minneapolis Symphony Olches
Concerto and Recital Highlight Daytona Concert
At Daytona Beach Florida Greigs Concerto conducted by Henri V. Brugghon drew acclaim as Misa Pugh delivered a beautiful performance without rehearsal with the orchestra. Pugh will give a recital at Chapel Hill in early April and music clubs statewide are urged to report their activities to the state chairman of publicity.
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Tra
Daytona Beach
Florida
Greigs
Henri V.brugghon
Cess
Misa Pugh
Mis Pugh
Chap Hill
People Miss Louise Stephenson Guest at Sarah Parrish Home
Miss Louise Stephenson of Lando Florida is the guest of Sarah Parrish at her home on Pobbins Avenue. Parrish recently returned from Greenville Tennessee where she graduated last year from Takoma Hospital on Sanatorium. Mrs. D T Andrews leaves tonight for Washington for the weekend with Miss Annie Tucker. She then goes to New York to buy spring goods for her ladies ready to wear shop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louise Stephenson
Lando, Fla
Sarah Parrish
Pobbins Avenue
Miss Parrish
Greenville Tenn
Takoma Hospital
D. T. Andrews
Washington
Annie Tucker
New York
Lenoir Rhyne Beats Catawba 21-18 To Close Season
In Salisbury on the Tawba court Lenoir Rhyne edged Catawba 21 to 18 to close its season. Lenoir Rhyne players Kiser Finch and Dehibnas contributed points while Catawba's Peeler led with 18. Other scores noted include Duke 54 Davidson 21 and Tulane 30 LSU 27 in separate games.
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Lenoir-Rhyne
Salisbury
Catawba
Wrong Number Manager We Want a Title for New Musical Show
A producer suggests naming the new musical about a girl at the telephone exchange Telephone Operetta. The humorous exchange spins a playful title idea.
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Gate City
High Point Public Library
Schulte-United Co
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National Foundation of Music Clubs
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Kiser
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Safryt
New Orleans
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Louisiana State University
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