Law Violations Finally Land Sherlin in Jail
Avery Martin Sherlin, 31, jailed in Charlotte after admitting thefts from a National Guard unit in Berryhill Virginia and admitting to other acts. He claimed hunger and desperation drove him to steal a suit, pawn it, drink, and finally seek arrest, even attempting to rob a jeweler by unscrewing screws from a window.
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Sherlin
Charlotte
Avery Martin Sherlin
National Guard
Berryhill
Roanoke
Legion Post Opens Office to Aid Veterans
Andrew Jackson post 87 American Legion announces headquarters at Legion Hall East Commerce Street for Saturday and Sunday. Veterans may obtain blanks and free help completing applications for adjusted compensation and are invited to use the service.
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Andrew Jackson Post No. 87
American Legion
Legion Hall
East Commerce Street
Prisoner Reflects on Rescue From Case Window
The narrator recounts forcing a window, stealing a handful of watches, then being arrested. He expresses relief at jail, saying he is warm and not hungry after days of struggle and questions who would not be happy in this outcome.
Hauptmann Probe Sparks New Legal Maneuvers
Reported moves discuss possible new trial appeals for Bruno Hauptmann as his 30 day reprieve nears expiry. Governor Hoffman demands weekly reports on state police actions while investigations surface in Havana affidavits about a forged letter and marked money linked to the case.
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Hauptmann
Thomas W. Trencherd
Court of Errors and Appeal
United States Supreme Court
State Court of Pardons
Justice Trenchard
Havana
Arturo Gonzalez Alfonso
Isidor Fisch
Fisch
Lindbergh
Ernesto Albert
Gonzalez
Trenton
Hoffman
Moon positions and weather unrelated says centuries of data
A historical claim notes that lunar positions do not influence weather and can be calculated for centuries ahead. It also mentions a quirky assertion that black rats fed only milk would soon turn gray.
Textile leader defends wages and opposes Ellenbogen bill
A textile official argues that northern controls would restrain progress and says southern wages are part of the regional economy. He notes a large profit by General Motors in 1935, denies a return to child labor, and warns the United States faces peril from Japan amid committee questions.
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General Motors
South
United States
Japan
University board debates amateurism pledge and funding plan
The U N C board discussed Southern Conference amateurism rules with President Graham detailing a plan to enforce the pledge on athletes. A tuition rise for out-of-state students to 160 was approved, and the annual June meeting set for Greensboro Women’s College. The board voted to pursue 500000 in federal funds for farmer warehouse projects.
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Graham
North Carolina
Woman's College
Greensboro
Inflationists Again Push for New Money to Pay Bonus
Inflationists pressed for currency expansion to fund the 2.249 billion dollar bonus bill while high Democrats argued the effort would fail. Patman led a steering committee to seek a vote on printing money and Roosevelt's aides weighed tax and price restoration options amid a White House tax dialogue.
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Patman
D-Tex
Thomas
D-Okla
Roosevelt
White House
Train wreck leaves three dead on Susquehanna Canal bridge
A passenger train plunged from a bridge into a canal near the Susquehanna Trail after a flare of flame. Three killed and many injured as cars lay wrecked along the canal bed and highway with debris scattered and passengers calling for help.
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Hubbard Beck
Harrisburg
Bridge wreck in Shamokin division sparks worst crash in Readings history
A derailed train plunged from a bridge into an abandoned canal bed. Fire hoses kept flames from spreading to nearby cars while ambulances and physicians rushed injured to hospitals. Bucknell students were among the wounded as rescuers battled flames and chaos with scarce information.
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Oliver J. Gayne
Reading
Shamokin
Philadelphia
Sunbury
Anna Lertzel
Bucknell University
Lewisburg
Second Victim Dies in Gas Chamber After Nine Seconds
The state reports the second execution by gas chamber with Jenkins dying in about nine seconds after the trap was sprung. Chemists increased the sulfuric acid and water volumes while witnesses observed the process and officials noted the prisoner showed quick death with minimal suffering.
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State Highway and Public Works Commission
Clyne ‘Carmichael
Jenkins
H. H. Honeycutt
Jenkinge
Bessemer City
Paul Collins
Oscar Pitts
State Penal Division
Gas chamber execution described for Ed Jenkins case
A signed report details the horace use of hydrocyanic gas in Ed Jenkins's execution in Raleigh. The gas reached the prisoner in 10 seconds and breathing ceased after 9 more seconds, with heart action ending about a minute from inhalation. Physicians from Duke University and the state prison signed the statement calling the death humane.
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Raleigh
Ed Jenkins
Bessemer City
G. 8. Coleman
W. C. Davison
Duke University Medical School
Hanes
Duke
Four Nations Plot Naval Plan Exchanges After Washington Pact
Four nations consider a voluntary framework for naval consultations with Geneva as a possible meeting site. The plan would allow flexible discussions, avoid binding specific carrier aircraft counts, and aim to prevent a renewed naval race after current treaties expire. Japan's withdrawal noted but expected voluntary compliance remains possible.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Japan
Washington
London
Roosevelt Hints On Farm Relief And Bonus Bonds
President Roosevelt says a study on veterans on relief and a possible bonus for farmers is in progress. He notes a substitute tax approach may fund the farm program and stresses decisions on bonus needs must come now rather than after July.
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Roosevelt
John B Spencer Suffers Broken Arm After Street Fall
Friends of John B Spencer of High Point Hardware report he broke his arm when he slipped while crossing at South Main and High this morning. He was on the street when the accident occurred and was injured after the fall.
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John B. Spencer
High Point Hardware Company
Mr. Spencer
South Main
High
Plaintiffs sue Merchants Insurance for 250 dollars
Ella Jones and Carrie Brevard filed in High Point Municipal Court to recover 250 dollars alleged due from a fire on November 1, 1935. They claim total fire damage was 450 dollars and that 260 dollars of fire insurance covered the property, with the policy purportedly in full force on that date.
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Ella Jones
Carrie Brevard
High Point
Merchants’ Insurance Company
Cotton prices ease as loan extension on market opens
New Orleans trading opened with little impact from the overnight extension of cotton loans. Prices slipped 1 to 5 points while futures moved: March 11.29, May 11.03, July 10.75, October 10.30.
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New Orleans
Puritan Regulations Forcouples Enforced Speech Tubes
Engaged couples were required by Puritan rules to communicate only through a speaking tube. The portable device constrained dialogue to set channels, shaping courtship and social norms of early colonial communities.
Cuban palm develops barrel like protuberance on trunk
A Cuban barrel palm shows a barrel shaped protube forming midway up its trunk indicating a distinctive growth pattern observed in this specimen.
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