James E. Loven dies at 54 in Charlotte
James E. Loven longtime Earnhardt Manufacturing superintendent died at his home in Charlotte from pneumonia at age 54. Survived by his widow three sons Howard James and Frances all of Charlotte and a brother Robert Loven of Spartanburg. Funeral arrangements were not announced.
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Charlotte
James E. Loven
Earnhardt Manufacturing Company
Howard
James
Frances
Robert Loven
Spartanburg
Germany May Return to League of Nations Seen After Franco Italian Pact
Rome reports a possible German return to the League of Nations as an effect of a Franco Italian agreement between Pierre Laval and Benito Mussolini. The development follows their far reaching pact and signals shifts in European diplomacy.
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Rome
League of Nations
Germany
Pierre Laval
Mussolini
Nazi storm troopers linked to Hitler assassination claim denied
Berlin officials dismissed unconfirmed reports that two Nazi storm troopers attempted to assassinate Adolf Hitler in the chancellery on the night of December 8 which would have harmed no one but his chauffeur Samastant was said to be unharmed in the incident.
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Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Hitler
Munich
Samastant
Armour Leads Miami Open After Third Round
Tommy Armour of Chicago shot a par 70 on his third round to lead the Miami open at the 54-hole mark with a 209 total. The event carries $82,500 in purse money.
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Miami
Fra
Tommy Armour
Chicago
Major Bourne Dies After Operation at Naval Hospital
Louis corps stationed at Quantico Virginia died at Naval Hospital following an operation Friday for a gastric ulcer.
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Washington
Louis
Quantico
Naval Hospital
Retail Sales Rise 16 Cents On Dollar In 1934
New York report shows an average gain of over 16 percent in 1934 retail sales versus 1933. Stand ard Statistica Co cites consumer confidence and farmer subsidies, with holiday sales lifting activity March through July. Department stores up 12.3 percent, grocery chains 6.4 percent, mail order and general merchandise 2.8 percent, variety chains up a smaller share.
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New York
Standard Statistica Co
United States
Removal of Daniels to be requested in Congress
Washington dispatch reports Rep Higgins of Massachusetts will offer a resolution demanding the United States withdraw recognition from Mexico and remove Ambassador Josephus Daniels from the diplomatic corps. He had previously urged President Roosevelt to protest to Mexico over religious and educational tensions.
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Washington
Mexico
Higgins
D-Mass
Congress
United States
Josephus Daniels
Roosevelt
Fighting Mayor Executes Coup in Biloxi
Mayor-elect John A. O'Keefe seized office in Biloxi after a dawn move aided by seven or eight armed deputies and about 150 unarmed citizens. He ousted Mayor R Hart Chinn, whose tax payment challenge and qualifications were disputed. O'Keefe and Finance Commissioner-Elect Ed Tucel were sworn in in the eastern city section.
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Biloxi
Miss
John A. O'Keefe
R. Hart Chinn
Chinn
O'Keefe
Ed. Tucel
C. L. Meadow
Harrison County
John A. Swanzy
Tucei
China
Shipwrecked Havana Passengers Tell of Rescue at Sea
Passengers from the Ward liner Havana recall grounding on a Bahamas reef and calm breakfast moments before lifeboat departure. The El Oceano ferried 8 of 61 aboard the ship’s crew, while the Peten rescued 11. One Brooklyn passenger, Robert Rittenhouse, died in a lifeboat. a sailor is listed missing. The transfer occurred in heavy seas with a lifeboat swamped and a woman and two children saved.
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Havana
Ted Gill
Associated Press
Miami
Fila
Ward
el Oceano
United 'Ruit
Peten
Favana
Tavana
el Jecano
Hip
Robert Rittenhouse
Brooklyn
A. W. Peterson
Three Cornered Fight for House Speakership in Raleigh
In Raleigh on January 7 the General Assembly preparations began as lawmakers gathered ahead of caucuses. Three candidates for House speaker Robert Grady Johnson W L Lumpkin and Laurie McEachern campaigned while Senate hopefuls Carl Bailey and Paul Grady also expressed confidence. Johnson predicted a first ballot win. Lumpkin expected to lead on opening votes and McEachern sought a third term representing Hoke county.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
House
Senate
Robert Grady Johnson
Pender
W. L. Lumpkin
Franklin
Laurie McCeachern
Hoke
Carl L. Bailey
Washington
Paul Grady
Johnston
Johnson
Lampkin
McEachern
Hoke County
Three Men Kidnapped by Two Robbers in Western North Carolina
Maiden reports three men abducted by two hold up men over a weekend spree. Will Buff, Bob Ickard, and Dean Carpenter were seized in Maiden and driven to Hickory after a taxi driver was robbed. Police tied the suspects to bundles of earlier North Wilkesboro robberies and sought Wade Blackburn and Talmadge Parsons on warrants.
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Wade Blackburn
Talmadge Parsons
Maiden
North Carolina
Ereat Woure
Will Buff
Bob Ickard
Dean Carpenter
Hickory
Buff
Blackburn
Wilkes County
Wilkesboro
Marcus Moore
North Wilkesboro
Helen Beard
Ickard
Malden
Sckard
Carpenter
Local Man Called To Greenville On Death Of Father
Frank Barfield of The Enterprise reports his father C. F. Barfield died Sunday night in Greenville South Carolina after an illness not disclosed. Survived by widow who visited last summer five sons and two daughters including Leslie Wright Auburn Alabama H W Robertson LaGrange Ga F M Barfield Atlanta Ga T C Barfield Greenville DC R B G Barfield Nashville Tenn Jack Barfield Asheville Frank Barfield of this city Services planned for Wednesday.
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Frank Barfield
Enterprise News
Greenville
S. C
C. F. Barfield
Leslie Wright
Auburn
Ala
H. W. Robertson
LaGrange
F. M. Barfield
Atlanta
Atlanta, Ga.; T. C. Barfield
D. C
RB. G. Barfield
Nashville
Watchful Sunday as Congress and Hauptmann Case Await
Beverly Hills report notes a quiet day with Congress awaiting action and the Hauptmann case at a waiting stage. The piece predicts a new presidential message to Congress Monday and Japan may deliver another ultimatum by early next week.
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Beverly Hilia
Cal
Congress
Hauptmann
Japan
Nurse Betty Gow Collapses On Hauptmann Testimony
Flemington New Jersey January 7 Betty Gow the nursemaid collapsed after almost three hours on the stand as a witness in the Bruno Richard Hauptmann trial for the kidnapping and murder of Baby Charles Augustus Lindbergh Jr The testimony centered on relations with President Johnson.
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Associated Press
Flemington, N. J
Betty Gow
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr
Nurse Gow Identifies Baby Lindbergh Garments at Trial
Betty Gow, nursemaid to Charles A. Lindbergh Jr., testified on the second week of Hauptmanns trial. She identified the baby’s garments from the last night at the Lindbergh home and acknowledged possible prior conversations about the family's plans. She denied dropping a thumbguard and described calls with Red Johnson and Mrs. Lindbergh about travel plans and the baby's illness.
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Flemington
N. J
Betty Gow
Charles Augus Lindbergh, Jr
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Bronx
Hunterdon County
Edward J. Reilly
Hauptmann
Miss Gow
Reilly
Red
Johnson
Lindberghs
Hopewell
Englewood
Mrs. Lindbergh
Ennete
Stamp collectors urge Roosevelt to curb Farley favoritism
Norfolk Philatelic Society asks President Roosevelt to end favoritism in stamp distribution. It cites reports that Postmaster General Farley gave certain individuals entire sheets of anniversary stamps not sold to the public, inflating speculative values and unfairly disadvantaging general collectors.
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Farley
Norfolk
Norfolk Philatelic Society
Franklin D. Roosevelt
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
M. R. Snyder
Society
Leon Wahran
Post Office Department
Postal Museum
New York Stamp Company
President Roosevelts Budget Message Analyzes 1934 Expenditures
The budget report outlines 1934 federal spending totaling about 7.105 billion dollars, with major funds for operation, veterans pensions, debt service, relief, and public works. It notes repayable expenditures of 1.558 billion and a net deficit of 2.63 billion, plus a gross national debt rise to 27.053 billion, while describing 1934 industrial recovery and varied construction activity.
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Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Roosevelt calls for four billion dollar work relief push
President Roosevelt requests a four billion dollar jump in spending to fund a new work relief program, aiming to cut the deficit as unemployment remains the barrier to a balanced budget. The plan would raise the public debt further to about thirty one to thirty four billion, with funding from treasury balances and borrowing.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol
White
McNary
Senate
House
White House
Treasury
Weather outlook for North and South Carolina
North Carolina remains cloudy with occasional light rain tonight into Tuesday. Temperatures rise slightly in western portions of South Carolina Tuesday, while the northwest areas expect continued clouds and light rain overnight and Tuesday.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Six Teens Die in Wake Forest Wreck and Toll Rises
An automobile carrying teen boys crashed into a bridge abutment near Wake Forest North Carolina killing six occupants. The weekend highway death toll in the Carolinas reached fifteen with eight other deaths in various incidents and two more from accidental causes. Doris Batchelor 15 of Durham died from injuries later. Paul Lee Berrier 7 was killed near Winston Salem. W A Dunkley 43 of Atlanta the car driver remained free on bond set for January 12.
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Wake Forest
Carolinas
Robersonville
Durham
Associated Press
N. C
Cvipiewvea
Itv
Clayton Mizzelle
Windsor
Leon White
James Morris
Katherine Batchelor
Pauline Whitfield
Doris Batchelor
Raleigh
Grimes
Neuse
Paul Lee Berrier
Winston-Salem
W. A. Dunkley
Atlanta
Rock Hill
8. C
Cora Thatcher
Red River
Thatcher
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