Hauptmann Trial Brings Ladder Builder Testimony
Attorneys on both sides questioned Abe Samuelson, a Bronx carpenter, who said he built a ladder a fortnight before the Lindbergh case. He alleged three men and a woman assisted. The Jan 14 session in Flemington, N J featured discounts of his claim by Hauptmann’s defense and prosecutors.
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Bronx
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
John F
Jassie) Condon
Hildegarde Olga Alexander
Dr. Condon
Hauptmann
Charles A. Lindbergh, Jr
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Edward J. Reiily
Anna Hauptmann
Eldridge W. Stein
Governor returns wanted abductors to North Carolina
Charleston, W V a dispatch says Governor today honored North Carolina's request to return Wade Blackburn 22 wanted in Hickory N C on abduction and robbery charges Blackburn was shot and seriously wounded by a state trooper at Welch W V last week and is in Washington awaiting further disposition.
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North Carolina
Wade Blackburn
Hickory
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Welch
Roaring River Furniture Veneer Plant Burns
Fire of undetermined origin destroyed the Roaring River Furniture veneer plant at North Wilikesboro. President C. J. Lambeth estimates losses between 10000 and 15000 dollars.
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Roaring River Furniture Corporation
C. J. Lambeth
Britain weighs German return to League on armament equality
London January 14 The British cabinet met to discuss a tentative plan offering Germany equality in armaments in return for reentry to the League of Nations conditional on Saar basin votes in favor. Officials say Germany's arms limitation agreement is essential to the deal. Sir John Simon returned from Geneva for a private talk with Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald before the session.
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Germany
League of Nations
Saar Basin
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John Simon
Geneva
J. Ramsay MacDonald
John
Pierre Laval
Four Charged With Harboring Nelson In Hiding
Justice Department moves to charge four men with harboring the outlaw Baby Face Nelson during his summer hideout in the west. Thomas C. Williams of Vallejo General Hospital, Anthony Marino and Louis Timbrini of San Francisco bartenders along with Henry O Hall of Reno are named. Hall posted bail at 25 000 dollars as part of a wider arrest effort linked to Nelson's escape and subsequent killings.
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Baby Face
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West
Thomas C. Williams
Vallejo General Hospital
Anthony
Marino
Louis Timbrini
Reno
Nevada
Henry O
Tex” Hall
Hall
California
Justice
Barrington
Ill
Elizabeth City Woman Held in Hit-and-Run Death
Ethel Parker of Elizabeth City was held on a hit-and-run driving charge in connection with the death of Albert Brickhouse, 60, near Jarvisburg Saturday night.
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Elizabeth City
Jarvisburg
Albert Brickhouse
Real Action Expected In N. C. Assembly This Week
Raleigh January 14 The 1935 North Carolina general assembly will begin real work this week with committee assignments delayed by many new members. In the Senate 22 of 50 have prior experience and in the House 82 of 120 are first term. Leaders and expected chairs include A L Spence finance, Carl Bailey judiciary, J Sprunt Hill social program, Harriss Newman finance, J A Bell agriculture, F E B Thomas rules, Billy Sullivan chairman prospects, and Ben Cone a respected first term member.
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Plymouth
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Durham
Harriss Newman
Wilmington
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Charlotte
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Anson County
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Billy Sullivan
Buncombe
Ben Cone
Quiet Precedes Storm as Congress Deliberates Social Security
Congress in routine session before Roosevelt’s social security message and pensions debate. The Supreme Court held federal oil regulation valid amid talks on monetary policy. Mooney appeal for 1916 Preparedness Day bombing review paused. Senators pressed on Townsend plan and older age aid. Rumor of a $49 monthly pension circulated without confirmation.
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Uhlig testifies Fisch roommate hinted ransom link to Hauptmann
Henry Uhlig, former rooming house mate of Isador Fisch and friend of Bruno Hauptmann, recalls in Hamburg and Flemington that Fisch may have given ransom money to Hauptmann. He says Fisch sailed for Germany before the Lindbergh kidnaping and doubted Fisch kidnapped the infant. He notes Fisch’s shady borrowing and odd business dealings.
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Associated Press
Flemington
N. J
Henry Uhlig
Isador Fisch
Bruno Richard Hauptmann
Hauptmann
Lindbergh
Fisch
Uhlig
Lieve
Isador
Amelia Earhart's Uncertain Flying Plans
Amelia Earhart Putnam, fatigued after her Pacific solo and coast run, indicated uncertainty about her next flight. She hoped to depart for Washington, D.C. and planned to rest, but poor weather at Burbank forced postponement of her ocean-spanning monoplane.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
America
Pacific
Honolulu-to
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Burbank
Tussey Held Under Bond For Murder
Luther Tussey a FERA worker is bound over to superior court with a 2000 bond after a preliminary hearing over the death of Will Varner. Varner's body was found under a railroad trestle near Lexington last Sunday after threats allegedly arose from a drinking argument between the two men.
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Luther Tussey
FERA
Will Varner
Varner
Here
Keller to speak at Raleigh meeting January 29
Helen Keller, deaf blind author, is slated to address a Raleigh gathering on January 29 in a program sponsored by the North Carolina Association for the Blind.
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Helen Keller
Raleigh
The
North Carolina Association For the Blind
Wreck of Southern flyer derails near Charlotte injures and kills
A derailment of the Augusta Special near Charlotte caused a wreckage that collapsed a wall and left six cars and the locomotive off the tracks. The Washington to Augusta train carried vacationists to Southern resorts. three Pullmans were involved. One baggage express car plunged down a 30 foot embankment. Two lives were lost.
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Charlotte
Southern Railway
Augusta
Saar Votes Seen Favoring Germany In Plebiscite
German group leads in Saar plebiscite as neutral tabulators count over 500000 ballots at Wartburg hall. Early returns show ten votes for Germany to three for keeping the status quo, with no votes for France observed.
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France
Saar plebiscite ends as Saarlanders vote to join Fatherland
Anti Nazi leaders concede defeat in the Saar plebiscite with 98 percent voter turnout. Ballots stored in Wartburg auditorium await count under League of Nations oversight. Final result expected soon as Saarlanders vote on return to Germany or transfer to France.
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Congress to focus on main show next week
Beverly Hills dispatch notes Congress will settle in next week to steady taxing as lobbies push for shift away from their own interests. Committees are formed with two Democrats per Republican, suggesting a volatile year ahead under Roosevelt trade forecasts.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
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Roosevelt
Golden Anniversary Of The Enterprise Observed In High Point
The Enterprise marks fifty years of service with High Point, featuring a history of the city’s development. Writers including Col. William A. Blair and A. M. Briggs contributed to the anniversary issue. Thousands have ordered copies, with 10 cent handling and postage, arranged by the Circulation Department at 45 6.
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William A. Blair
A. M. Briggs
5S. C. Clark
High Point
Reynolds Eyes Ten Percent Back Bonus and Tax Proration Plan
Senator Reynolds of North Carolina outlined a program including proration of alcohol taxes to fund temperance teaching in public schools, expulsion of aliens, and immediate 100 percent soldier bonus payment plus another billion dollars in HOLC bonds. He argued the bonus would cost the government nothing and urged rapid HOLC funding to aid homeowners.
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Washington
Reynolds
North Carolina
America
Home Owners Loan Corporation
HOLC
Cotton Consumption Shows Big Increase
December cotton consumption rose to 413 535 bales of lint and 562 066 bales of linters from November. On hand at year end, lint and linters totals rose in consuming establishments and in storage or presses compared with November and last December.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Final Rites Today for Joseph C. Spence in Elizabeth City
Funeral services were held here today for Joseph Caleb Spence 60 Pasquotank County register of deeds in the final rites reported from Elizabeth City on January 14.
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Elizabeth City
Joseph Caleb Spence
Pasquotank
Judge Murray denies Dillinger clemency pledge claim
Chicago January 14 Judge William G Murray testified he never promised clemency to John Dillinger or discussed his case with attorney Louis E Piquett. Piquett had argued Dillinger could be commuted to life if returned to Crown Point, but Murray denied any such conversation occurred.
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Chicago
Louis E. Piquett
William G. Murray
John Dillinger
Piquett
Murray
Dillinger
Desperado
Crown
Dillingen
Crown Point
Former publisher D E Aycock dies in Henderson
D E Aycock who started the town's first print shop about 50 years ago and published several weekly papers died at his home after a weeks long illness He was a Franklin county native and had lived in Henderson for 54 years.
Georgia Legislature Faces Repeal Fight
In Atlanta on January 14 the Georgia legislature opened its 70 day session under Governor Eugene Talmadge. He signaled support for his pushing bills while remaining silent on prohibition tax reform and education, urging administration leaders to move his priorities quickly through both houses.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Eugene Talmadge
Ehringhaus To Present His Budget Figures This Week
North Carolina Governor Ehringhaus is set to present his fiscal program this week. The budget message and appropriations await Senate and House action after the recess. anticipated items include a three percent sales tax renewal and higher teacher pay, amid plans for insurance, unemployment relief, and tax changes.
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Graham
Grady
Johnson
Assembly
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