Townsend plan being tested in Chelan County town
Helan WashingtonJanuary 18 Jubilant residents celebrate first $200 Townsend Old Age plan prize won by CC Fleming 63 as he spends the windfall on groceries rent and bills. Mayor Price says cooperation and a 1 percent tax on large notes funded by the plan will sustain similar awards for five months.
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Helan
Wash
Sion
CC. Fleming
Clayton
Fleming
E. D. Smith
Dent
Chelan
Ainder
Ayor W. T. Price
Isom Lamb
Riots Hit Canadian Prison Dormitories and Chapel
Prisoners overwhelmed guards as flares and wrecking spread through dormitories chapel and hospital. Twelve inmates had to be moved to safety while 25 complained about prison conditions and Christmas package bans amid a 74‑staff guard response.
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J. D. Heaslip
Senators push relief funds and WPA rolls update
Officials report relief funds seed talks and WPA rolls reaching new totals. House committees advance measures to extend programs and stabilization funds as the nation approaches inauguration, with lawmakers debating funding and authority.
Creomul Aids Breathing According to Advertised Claims
An advertisement extols Creomul as a remedy to loosen chest phlegm and relieve bronchial trouble. It claims the medicine supports natural healing and cautions readers that promises cannot be guaranteed.
War debt settlement talks loom with Britain and France
In New York on January 18 the prospect grows that Britain will settle its war debts to the United States, now past due with interest. Walter Runciman and Sir Otto Niemeyer visit Washington to discuss stabilization and a possible reciprocal trade pact, with France on deck if Britain settles.
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New York
United States
Walter Runciman
British Board of Trade
Otto Niemery
Bank of England
Runciman
Caledonia
Sir Otto
England
France
Britain
Washington
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Newton Youth Killed in Weekend Wreck
Newton, Jan 18. Kenneth Bumgarner, 19, of Newton, was killed Saturday in a wreck. A man named Carpenter was critically injured and taken to a Hickory hospital. Police held driver H. F. Anderson. Mrs. Jesse E. Kuhan of Hickory and her husband and two children were hurt in a separate accident between Newton and Conover. Mrs. Kuhan suffered broken legs and severe cuts, with broken ribs reported for her. The children were not seriously injured.
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Newton
Kenneth Bumgarner
Carpenter
Hickory Hospital
H. F. Anderson
Jesse E. Kuhan
Hickory
Conover
State Patrolman Under Suspension
Lieut. L. R. Fisher of Asheville says Patrolman A. B. Smart at Charlotte has been suspended pending trial on charges of assaulting Mr. and Mrs. Ridley. The Ridleys accused Smart of beating them after Ridley asked him to stop ringing their doorbell after midnight. Smart is held on a $500 bond with a hearing tentatively set for Wednesday.
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Charlotte
L. R. Fisher
Asheville
State Highway Patrol
Observer
A. B. Smart
J. R. Ridley
Ridleys
Smart
Ridley
Anderson Mayor Dies at 58 in Anderson
Anderson South Carolina January 18 Mayor Graeme T McGregor 58 longtime city chief executive since 1930 and president of the South Carolina Municipal Association died at his home He was a Columbia native and Clemson graduate formerly in textiles and financeSurvived by his wife one son and one daughter
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Anderson
D. C
Graeme T. McGregor
South Carolina Municipal Association
Columbia
Clemson College
Meyor McGregor
Supreme Court retirement pay bill to be taken up by committee
A pro retirement pay bill allowing justices to retire on full pay at 70 will be reviewed by the judiciary committee tomorrow, potentially prompting six of the nine justices to retire if they wish. In inauguration week, tensions widen between TVA leadership and policy directions prompting expectations of a presidential crisis. Halsted Ritter challenged Senate removal powers in the Florida case, while GM strike talks move to Senate Civil Liberties Committee with no immediate hearings planned.
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Supreme Court
Judiciary Committee
Roosevelt
Arthur E. Morgan
David K. Lilienthal
Tennessee Valley Authority
TVA
Halsted L. Ritter
Florida
Senate
Senate Civil Liberties Committee
General Motors Company
Sister Locates Missing Brother Answers in Roanoke letter
Edith Gardner said her brother Roland Gurley Gardner, 31, a Dudley farmer who disappeared December 19, is safe. A letter from Roanoke sister Mrs Russell Vick gave the news, but did not reveal location or reason. The $100 reward was withdrawn as relatives feared foul play after his abandoned car was found near Laurinburg during a wide search.
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Goldsboro
Edith Gardner
Roland Gurley Gardner
Dudley Farmer
Russell Vick
Roanoke
Former Senator Carey Dies After Heart Attack
Robert D. Carey aged 58 former United States senator and one time Wyoming governor died of a heart attack suffered last night while visiting in Cheyenne where he was born. A Republican, he served in the senate starting in 1930 to fill Francis E Warren's term and won a full six year term that year. He lost reelection to Harry H. Schwartz in November.
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Wyo
Robert D. Carey
United States
Wyoming
Carey
Congress
Senate
Francis E. Warren
Harry H. Schwartz
Painter Held In Fatal Shooting In Washington
Police held 25 year old house painter Paul Henkel after William Edwards 27 and Clarence Hill 24 were shot in a downtown rooming house. Edwards, wounded in the neck, gave a statement to investigators and said a brief argument preceded the shooting.
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Clarence Hill
Asheville
N. C
William Edwards
Homicide Bureau
Paul Henkel
Edwards
Hill
Ann Harding Weds Musician Janssen in Registry Office
London report says actress Ann Harding married Werner Janssen New York symphony conductor yesterday at Caxton Hall registry. She resumes Candida in Brighton tonight as daughter Jane announces the union.
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Werner Janssen
New York Symphony
Caxton Hall
Janssen
G. B. Shaw
Candida
Brighton
Jane
Army Lieutenant McCaffrey to Test Twin Motor Air Vehicle
Lt H M McCaffrey of Langley Field Va will lift the army's 2000 hp twin motor phibian from Floyd Bennett Field for a speed flight to Miami and back with three observers. He aims to refuel in Miami and complete the voyage the same day as part of an army trans Atlantic hop project.
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New York
H. M. McCaffrey
Langley Field
Army
Floyd Bennett Field
Miami
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Notre Dame
Heex
King George
Kidnap Case Director in California
Federal agents pursue a Culver City jail suspect Joseph Mitchell 35 after he refused to answer police questions. A canvas knapsack with a boy’s sweater and news clippings ties him to the Tacoma kidnap slaying. A second suspect questioned in a suburban jail. John M Hansen declined comment on progress. Dr Matteon of Tacoma calls the case the work of a bungling fiend.
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Los Angeles
Hanson
Tacoma
Joseph Mitchell
Culver City
Castoday
Compton
John M. Hansen
Nathan
Matteon
Blame Gangs For Train Holocaust
Cant on China January 18 Unconfirmed reports say a feud between rival smugglers aboard the speeding Hong Kong Canton express sparked a fire. More than 100 believed killed as rescuers search 15 miles of track for victims who jumped from the blaze.
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China
Four Winston-Salem residents injured in Seagrove road wreck
Four Winston-Salem residents were injured when their car sideswiped another on the Seagrove road twelve miles south of Asheboro. Carson Williams of Star, North Carolina, was said to have driven the other car. sheriff investigators reported no charges yet. Injuries included head, shoulder, leg, and knee injuries with dental loss. The party was treated locally and then moved to a Winston-Salem hospital after the collision.
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Winston-Salem
Here
Seagrove Road
Carson Williams
Star
N. C
Co. KE
King
Randolph County
Williams
Alleged Attempt To Wreck Train Under Investigation
Concord police investigate a plan to derail a Southern Railway passenger train. Sheriff Ray C. Hoover held J L Johnson 62 of Louisville Kentucky as he checked two bars placed on the track near Harrisburg. The northbound No 38 train struck the obstacles Saturday causing slight engine damage. Johnson denied involvement.
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Southern Railway
Sherif Ray C. Hoover
J L. Johnson
Louisville
Hoover
Harrisburg
Johnson
Chicago Produce Prices Reported in Local Trade
Butter and eggs market notes from Chicago show varied quotes with creamery specials and extras. Prices listed include butter at 6 676, creamery specials 34494, eggs around 6 207 unsettled and local graded firsts 2214, current receipts 2113, and other standard categories reflected in regional trading figures.
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Chicago
Probe on School Bus Condition Shuts Rural Schools
North Carolina school officials examine bus safety amid looming suspensions. Forsyth County closes rural schools after a grand jury flags buses in bad shape. Wake County asks replacement for 17 of 114 buses, Wayne seeks 18 new buses, Halifax faces court-ordered action if improvements fail.
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Raleigh
Forsyth County
John C. Lockhart
Wake County
School Commission
J. W. Wilson
Wayne County
Halifax County
BE. A. Akers
Strike News Triggers Selloff in GM and Chrysler
The stock market fell sharply after Williams Knudsen of General Motors stated that the conference with strike leaders is off. Earlier hopes of a meeting had briefly cushioned losses, but a second wave pushed GM and Chrysler about three points down, while utilities showed unusual buying.
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New York
Williams
General Motors
Chrysler
Knudsen
Legislators Briefly Convene on Liquor Hearing Action
Chairman of the House judiciary committee announced a liquor hearing at 1 PM on January 28. Two measures seek a statewide referendum on prohibition and a county option liquor sales system through county stores. A joint resolution proposes a five member legislative committee to attend the National Conference of State Governments in Washington this week.
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National Council of State Governments
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Textile Mission Facing Failure in Japan Talks
In Osaka and Tokyo the Japanese press reflected doubt that an American mission could secure a compromise on heavy textile imports to the United States. The Domei agency reported pessimism among mission members and Japanese textile leaders. Sessions adjourned as American delegates asked for a one day rest.
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Japan
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Tokyo
Domei
Red Bodenhamer Sentenced To Serve 10 Months On Roads
In municipal court Judge Lewis E. Teague sentenced C L Red Bodenhamer to ten months on the roads after he was found intoxicated and with five pints of liquor in his car. The case followed an earlier ruling that reduced a three month road sentence to a suspended term. Additional defendants faced varied penalties for violations of prohibition and related charges in a lengthy session.
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Red) Bodenhamer
Lewis E. Teague
Bodehamer
Calvin Baker
Drew
Southe
Maggie Hay
Ernest Stack
Fra Johnson
Paul Doggett
Willie Boy Lassiter
George Robb
Lester Poteat
Arvella Murphy
Lester Murphy
W. C. Hartman
Ruel Shumaker
Jack Latrier
David Stack
Emma Hurd
Isaac Caldwell
Edward Goins
John Watts, Jr
William R. Grissett
Ford Superior Court
R. N. Proctor
C. T. Cochran
Mission-minded Yang speaks at Wesley Memorial
A capacity crowd heard Dr. Y. C. Yang president of Soochow University and member of the Bishops Crusade describe Christian education in China. He noted Soochow's 1500 students, praised Helen Clark as dean of women, and urged China to seize the transitional era for Christ. Yang closed with a benediction in his native tongue after a quiet, reverent address.
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Y. C. Yang
Soochow University
Bishops’ Crusade
Arthur J. Moore
Orient
Yang
America
George Washington University
China
Methodist Church
Helen Clark
Christ
Dr. Yang
High Point
S. C. Clark
Embree H. Blackard
Raiders of Robin Roost To Be Prosecuted
The state department of conservation and development announced that persons caught raiding a large robin roost in southeastern Orange County would be prosecuted. Commissioner J D Chalk said truckloads of men were visiting the area at night, killing thousands of birds and selling them for two cents each.
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Jan
State Department of Conservation and Development
Orange County
J. D. Chalk
Game and Inland Fisheries
Wrightenberry estate executrix qualified in High Point
Bessie Wrightenberry of 108 Burton Street High Point today qualified as executrix of the estate of Fred M Wrightenberry who died January 11 The estate is valued at about 5000 personal and 5000 realty Heirs include Beasie Wrightenberry Mrs D H Cole and Mrs Bob Hunt all of High Point Rt 2 O G Goff named administrator of the estate of Mrs Fannie Goff who died December 28 1936 The estate is valued at 150 personal and 1000 realty Heirs include O G Goff Mettie T Gray Olin Goff Vertie Meadows and Mrs Dora Hill
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Greensboro
Bessie Wrightenberry
Burton Street
High Point
Fred M. Wrightenberry
Beasie Wrightenberry
D. H. Cole
Bob Hunt
High Point Residents Anticipate Roosevelt Garner Inauguration Attendance
Several High Point figures expect to attend the Roosevelt Garner inauguration with no definite list. Names mentioned include Judge Lewis F E Teague, Walter Criseaman Guilford elections secretary L J Fisher Jr, Policeman G T Ball, Houston Groome Wilbur Groome and John W Herndon. The last three receive all expenses paid trips from their insurance company.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
John Nance Garner
Lewis FE
Teague
Democratic
Walter E. Criseaman
L. J. Fisher, Jr
Guilford County
Seay Accepts Call to Beaufort Baptist Church
Dr. W. M. Seay pastor of the First Baptist Church in Anderson has accepted a call to serve the Beaufort Baptist Church officials announced.
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W. M. Seay
First Baptist Church of
Anderson
Beaufort Baptist Church
Home remedy promises to shrink varicose veins
An advertisement sold as advice claims varicose veins, and related swelling, can be reduced at home using Moone's Emerald Oil with a prescription. It advises applying morning and night and continuing until veins are no longer burdensome, attributing healing to the oil’s claimed powers.
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