Harold G Hoffman Quietly Drives New Jersey Politics
Harold G Hoffman acts on his own judgment as New Jersey governor. He defended postponing execution for Bruno Hauptmann, backed a controversial sales tax, and stayed dogged in office despite threats and criticism. Hoffman's life centers on family, public service, and a vigorous, informal approach to leadership.
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Trenton
N. J
Harold G. Hofffman
Bruno Hauptmann
New Jersey
Hoffman
France
Harold Hoffman
South Amboy
Harold G. Hoffman
Cold Wave Moderation Expected Across Regions
Weather observers reported a mixed pattern as milder readings were anticipated today in parts of the Midwest and Northeast while cold snaps persisted in several states. Des Moines logged minus 6 at midnight with more snow. Minneapolis Minnesota warned of colder air. Minnesota readings showed 20 below with a looming cold spell. Death tolls rose in Ohio and Illinois as blizzards and drifting snow continued across the plains and Great Lakes region.
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Milwaukee
Iowa
Des Moines
Nebraska
Lincoln
Minnesota
Twin Cities
International Falls
Canadian
United States
J. R. Lloyd
Chicago
Mercury
St. Louis
Kansas City
Arizona
Tucson
Illinois
Rochester
N. Y
New York City
Boston
Adelphia
Ohio
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Toledo
Bitter charges fly back and forth in shooting case
The confrontation near Lacon escalated as Wright and seven others, all Negro, faced charges of assaulting Mrs. Victoria Price and Ruby Bates. Samuel Leibowitz planned to travel from Chattanooga to Birmingham to review facts. Governor Graves ordered hospital staff to preserve Powell’s life and dispatched a patrol captain to investigate. A station owner reported a car path and a fatal shot after a struggle.
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Wright
Victoria Price
Ruby Bates
Samuel
Leibowitz
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Lacon
New York
Bibb Graves
Powell
Montgomery
Potter Smith
State Highway Patrol
G. F. Andersen
Clarence Norris
Ernest
Decatur
Scottsboro case notes and delays in Alabama trials
Sheriff Sandlin warned of an expected arrest in Decatur that did not occur early today. Judge Callahan ordered transfer of the Negroes to Birmingham after postponing trials due to an ill defense witness and lack of agreed showings. The Scottsboro history includes two U S Supreme Court reversals over inadequate counsel and racial exclusion from juries, with a Negro grand juror and a venue panel drawn from whites for Patterson.
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Sandlin
Decatur
Birmingham
W. W. Callahan
Supreme Court of the United States
Scottsboro
Exchange Club to Join Joint Meeting In Sedgefield
The High Point Exchange Club votes to join a joint dance with Exchange clubs from Winston Salem Thomasville Greensboro and Burlington on February 21 at Sedgefield. Dr Ralph C Flowers state president will bring the Winston Salem band to the February 7 local meeting.
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High Point Exchange Club
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
Greensboro
Burlington
Sedgefield
Ralph C. Flowers
M. L. Patrick
Mr. Patrick
Inflationists Launch New Drive to Monetize Inflation
President Roosevelt hinted the court reversed a prior ruling and Secretary Wallace challenged its justice. Senator Johnson criticized the neutrality bill as giving Roosevelt power to risk international conflict while Chairman Pittman predicted Senate Foreign Relations would approve. Nye closed a breach in his munitions inquiry and sought funds to finish the probe. Roosevelt cabled deep sorrow at George V's death as the capital faced zero weather.
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Roosevelt
Wallace
Johnson
R-Cal
Pittman
D-Ney
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Nye
R-Nd
George V
Market recovers early losses amid margin boost
New York shares swung from a sharp start to end mostly higher after the federal reserve board raised margin requirements. Early declines in some issues narrowed or reversed with gains in aviation and utilities. Transfers totaled about 1,550,000 shares as cotton and wheat rose and bonds stayed mixed.
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New York
Janj
Federal Reserve Board
U. S
House Fire Damages Homes on Snow Reed and Hawthorne
Firefighters battled a blaze at 703 Snow street occupied by Robert Osborne about 8:30 this morning when police alerted the department. An oil stove explosion at 311 Reed street caused minor damage and a roof fire at 608 Hawthorne street home of Misgrante Stowe caused slight damage around noon.
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Robert Osborne
Snow Street
Reed Street
Misgrante Stowe
Hawthorne Street
Jury Voters Hand Death Verdicts In Poison Case
In a Newark area poison case the jury returned death verdicts for Mrs. Applegate and Mrs. Creighton. Mrs. Creighton confessed the poisoning to District Attorney Littletton and took full responsibility. The two women were indicted jointly on Oct 11, with Creighton’s husband Applegate facing additional indictments for criminal assault against the Creightons’ daughter.
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Mrs. Applegate
Creighton
New Orleans Cotton Opens With Modest Gains
Light buying in all positions pushed prices up 2 to 5 points at the market's opening in New Orleans. March opened at 11.48, May 11.05, July 10.76, and October 10.32.
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New Orleans
European royalty arrival crowds London for king's burial
Royal procession continues as 110 042 mourners pass the bier. King George VI lies at Westminster Hall while visiting monarchs including King Haakon VII of Norway Queen Maud King Boris of Bulgaria King Carol of Romania Prince Axel of Denmark Crown Princess Ingrid and others travel to view the late sovereign's coffin. Wreaths flood Windsor Castle as burial plans proceed.
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Sands
Sandringham
Great Westminster Hall
Maud
Norway
George
Haakon VII
Boris
Bulgaria
Sofia
London
King Carol
Romania
Bucharest
Leopold
Belgium
Prince Axel
Denmark
Ingrid
Zoe
Albania
Prince Salih
Windsor Castle
King
Safe Driving Pledge Endorsed With City Safety Council Partnership
A collaborative pledge promotes accident prevention on highways and in city streets. The signer commits to moderate speeds, staying on their side of the road, stopping at signs, not running lights, watching for pedestrians near parked cars, using hand signals, and driving fairly without recklessness.
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Safety Council of the Enterprise
Ital ians SLAIN IN RECENT FIGHT NEAR Tembien
Italian dispatches claim 7 to 8 thousand Ethiopians killed in recent fighting near Tembien six weeks ago. Authorities say the Ethiopian campaign's casualties mark a moral victory for Italy, with higher losses than prior reports.
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Tembien
Fragmented OCR City Notice on Bonds and Fees
Damaged text shows references to bonds and fees with unclear place names and numbers. No coherent event or action is readable beyond mentions of bond figures and a city context.
Davidson County Alumni To Gather Monday
Davidson County alumni of the University of North Carolina will meet in Lexington at 7 o'clock next Monday night in the grand jury room to discuss proposed athlete guidelines urged by Dr. Frank Graham and other Southern conference leaders. The meeting call is issued by H. R. Kyser of Thomasville, president of the county journal association.
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Lexington
Davidson County
University of North Carolina
Court House
Frank Graham
H. R. Kyser
Thomasville
County Vurnal Association
Richmond
University At Chapel Hill
State College
Woman's College
Virginia Officers To Take Fugitive Starr For Lynchburg Trial
Belmont officers were to transport L. O. Starr, jailed locally for alleged wounding and robbery in Altavista, to Lynchburg Va after his arrest at a Belmont textile mill. Starr claimed innocence and said he would return to face trial.
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Virginia
Belmont
L. O. Starr
Lynchburg
Wirt Wilburn
Altavista
Starr
New York Cotton Futures Open Steady Amid Trade Buying
Cotton futures in New York opened steady with modest gains as trade and foreign buying supported prices. March rose to 11.43, October to 10.38, and new farm bill expectations kept new crop positions steady amid solid call volume.
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New York
Liverpool
Fireman Beats Obstacles to Fight Snow Street Blaze
When a fire alarm rang at Snow street, a station one fireman delayed by breakfast and a frozen car. He rode a bus then a bicycle’s mother in law seat, reaching the scene five minutes after notification to battle the fire.
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Snow Street
Heiress Praised by Court Judge in Sterilization Case
San Francisco reported a judge complimenting Ann Cooper Hewitt as a witness while weighing criminal complaints against her mother and two doctors over a sterilization dispute. Hewitt testified she believed it was an appendectomy and described ill treatment by one examiner. The judge promised a ruling next Tuesday.
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San Francisco
Ann Cooper Hewitt
Maryon Hewitt McCarter
Mary Secally
Tilton E. Tillman
Samuel G. Boyd
Sylvain J. Lazarus
Miss Hewitt
Tillmah
Mrs Scally
Dr. Boyd
Dr. Tillman
Lightweight mail pilot motorcycle aids after forced landings
A 90 pound tiny motorcycle built for mail and transport pilots aids in seizing assistance after forced landings.
Miss Pollock 18 Taken by Death at Hospital Here
Miss Minnie Pollock 76 died just before 6 pm after 11 years in Burrus Memorial hospital. A former Midwest educator and governess to the Julius Rosenwald home in Chicago, she taught 20 years in St. Paul schools and was active in First Presbyterian Church. Surviving siblings listed. Funeral at Sechrest Chapel this afternoon at 4 with burial at Oakwood Memorial Park.
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Minnie Pollock
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Mid-West
Miss Pollock
First Presbyterian Church
St. Paul
Minnesota
Julius Rosenwald
Chicago
D. M
Don C. Pollock
Fort Myer
Fla
G. A
H. B. Pollock
High Point
Frank P. Gordon
Milwaukee
W. A. Douglas
Oak Park
Sechrest Funeral Home
Re-Election of All Atlantic Building and Loan Officers
The Atlantic Building and Loan Association held its twelfth annual stockholders meeting at Security National Bank building. Directors re-elected: I R Terry, W E Snow, J Allen Austin, Chas L Amos, J P Rawley, R B Terry, E B Cridlebaugh Cridlebaugh. Officers re-elected: J P Rawley president, L R Terry first vice president, W E Snow second vice president, E C Cridlebaugh secretary treasurer, J Allen Austin attorney.
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Atlantic Building and Loan Association
Security National Bank
I. R. Terry
W. E. Snow
J. Allen Austin
Chas
L. Amos
J. P. Rawley
R. B. Terry
EB. Co. Cridlebaugh
L. R. Terry
E. C. Cridlebaugh
Doctors Compile Delinquent Patient Lists Citywide
Announcement says nearly all city physicians and surgeons have created lists of habitual delinquent patients. The High Point Retail Merchants' Association will publish confidential bulletins with these lists to aid collection efforts and affect patients credit ratings for unpaid accounts.
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High Point Retail Merchants’ Association
Cold spell chills Manchester as dog freezes at fairgrounds
Residents report a brutal cold spell with Manchester recording 25 below. A dog was found frozen to death standing up at the fairgrounds, likely succumbing while walking through the snow.
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Manchester
Iowa
Fairgrounds
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