Purge hits Mahoning Valley steelStrike captains removed
The CIO Axis removes Gus Hall and two other strike captains in the Mahoning Valley. John Owens announces Hall and two Youngstown organizers are stripped of duties amid claims of Communist involvement. Replacements named as Harry Vines and John Grayder.
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Associated Press
Youngstown
CIO
Gus Hall
Mahoning Valley
John Owens
General Cio
Ohio
Hall
Warren
Harry Vines
John Grayder
Owens
Mrs T F Ryan Dies at Virginia Estate
Mrs Thomas Fortune Ryan a 79 year old widow of a leading financier died at Oak Ridge her Virginia estate after a heart attack She had lived in Virginia since 1929 and the Ryan estate appraised in 1932 at 135 164 000 largely from tobacco interests Surviving are her son James Cooper Lord a sister Mrs William Hoes and two grandchildren James Lord Jr and Mary Louise Lord of New York City Ulxetao
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Lynchburg
Thomas Fortune Ryan
Oak Ridge
Virginia
Ryan
Nelson County
James Cooper Lord
Willam Hoes
James ©. Lord, Jr
Mary Louise Lord
New York City
North Carolinians Study Wisconsin Insurance System
Charles G. Powell chairman of the unemployment compensation commission and E. W. Price director of the division of unemployment left Raleigh to study Wisconsin's unemployment insurance set up. Powell noted Wisconsin is the only state now making payments under the compensation act.
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Raleigh
Charles G. Powell
Unemployment Compensation Commission
E. W. Price
Division of Unemployment
Wisconsin
Powell
President's Son To Speak At University
James Roosevelt, son of the President, will address the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill on July 14 under the auspices of the Carolina Political Union, a non partisan student organization.
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Chapel Hill
James Roosevelt
University of North Carolina
Carolina Political Union
Blow On Head Is Fatal To S. C. Man
William J. David Sr., 75, of Dillon South Carolina, died after skull fracture from an unknown assailant who robbed his filling station Tuesday night. He is survived by a sister, three nephews, and a niece. Police hold two African American suspects under arrest. Funeral services set for later today.
Abduction Charge Involving Custody Dispute
A warrant charges Mrs. Terrence M. Harcourt formerly Wade Marsh with abducting her child in violation of a court order. The case centers on custody awarded to Mr. Marsh after a Reno divorce and a contested summer custody request that led to a bond requirement of 5,000 dollars. The hearing before Judge Lewis E. Teague on June 9 addressed these custody questions.
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Terrence M. Harcourt
Wade Marsh
Harcourt
Marsh
Tax Liens Filed Against Two High Point Firms
Federal tax liens were filed against Garland Distributing and W. A. Davis Milling in Greensboro. Garland Distributing faces $232.92 in additional income taxes for 1934 35 and W. A. Davis Milling owes $3,382.47 for 1935.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
Garland Distributing Company
W. A. Davis Milling Company
Youthful motorcyclist critically injured in city crash
At 11 00 this morning a collision at Asheboro and Springfield roads outside city limits left James Franklin Ty Singer 18 in Guilford General Hospital in critical condition. George Cox 37 and a passenger were uninjured while Tom Henderson route 3 High Point suffered minor bruises. Ty Singer faces possible skull fracture and multiple limb injuries as investigators note skid marks and a six foot separation at the impact.
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Asheboro
Springfield
James Franklin
Buddy” Tysinger
Blair Street
Guilford General Hospital
Tysinger
George Cox
Route 3
High Point
Mr. Cox
Bis Companion
Tom Henderson
Henderson
Shepherd's Garage
Tension Eases As Russia Withdraws Patrols In Amur Islands
Tokyo reports tension eased after Soviet Russia agreed to pull naval patrols from the Amur river islands disputed with Japan. Japanese army leaders caution that evacuation is tentative as they await full withdrawal and dispute Moscow’s prior promises.
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Soviet
Russia
Amur River Islands
Tokyo
Amur
Siberia
Manchoukuo
Foreign Office
Moscow
Earhart Flight Safety Hope as Ocean Rescues Rise
Anxiety over Amelia Earhart and Fred Noonan grows dim as eight planes and one dirigible survive forced sea landings. Drifting crews endured up to nine days, including Commander John Rodgers and four Navy flyers rescued after nine days in 1925 Pacific drift. The report notes more ocean rescues in aviation history.
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New York
Amelia Earhart
Fred J. Noonan
John 8. Rodgers
Pacific
Hawaii
San Pablo Bay
Nations seek broader support in Spanish war neutrality stalemate
Britain France and Russia push to rally the 27 neutrals behind a naval patrol plan amid deadlock over Italo German counter proposals. Rome and Berlin demand scrapping the patrol and granting belligerent rights to both sides in Spain. A full dress session is planned for next week as Chamberlain fishes in the interim.
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London
Britain
France
Russia
Italy
Germany
Rome
Berlin
Spain
Foreign Office
Neville Chamberlain
Europe
Amateur Radio Reports Two Faint Signals Near Noon
In Honolulu on July 3 amateur radio operators picked up two faint signals near noon from the Pacific mystery area. The chatter mentions Amelia Earhart and a possible SOS, amid buoyed hopes in U S Navy investigations surrounding a battleship.
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Honolulu
Amelia Earhart
Pacific
U. S. Navy
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Pan American Airways
Miss Earhart
Los Angeles O Tars
Walter McMennamy
Peirson
Bert Islands
Howland
Miss Hard
Ford Challenging NLRB Authority Over Labor Relations
Detroit July 3 Ford Motor Company answers the National Labor Relations Board charging it violated the Wagner Act. The company seeks dismissal, arguing the NLRB cannot regulate employer employee relations in local production, signed by Harry Bennett. The UAW had filed the complaint after protests at Ford facilities.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
Harry Bennett
Ford Company
United Automobile Workers Union
Hoey Urges Tar Heels to Broadcast North Carolina’s Promise
Governor Hoey returns to Shelby after touring the state to promote a 250000 nationwide advertising drive. He dedicated Gastonia’s WPA armory and urged citizens to spread facts about the state’s beauty, industry, and agriculture while supporting the right to strike and work.
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Hoey
Tar Heels
World
N. C
Shelby
North Carolina
Gastonia
Raleigh
Charlotte
Old North
National Guard
Employees Will Get Fatter Pay Checks
Winston-Salem July 3 A prospect of fatter pay envelopes greeted the employees of Hanes Hosiery mill here today. The mill announced a 10 percent bonus for all employees the bonus to cover work done during the past three months. The pay hike will affect approximately 2 000 workers.
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Winston-Salem
Je Hanes Hosiery Milla
Tony
Clipper Finishes First Leg of Transatlantic Flight
The Pan American clipper IlI arrived in Shediac New Brunswick at 10 50 a m after a four hour 25 minute flight from Port Washington North Carolina en route to Newfoundland on the first leg of an experimental flight to England The seven crew members celebrated being part of the new trans oceanic venture and showed interest in Capt Fred J Noonan friend of Amelia Earhart.
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Shediac
N. B
Port Washington
N. C
Newfoundland
England
Fred J. Noonan
Amelia Earhart
Church Leads North Carolina Superior Court Clerks Group
William E. Church of Winston Salem began duties as president of the North Carolina Association of Superior Court Clerks after being elected at the convention's final session. J. Lester Wolfe of Charlotte was named first vice president with R. B. Boyce of Gatesville as second vice president and A. L. Hux of Halifax as secretary and treasurer.
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Winston-Salem
William E. Church
North Carolina Association of Superior Court Clerks
Church
J. Lester Wolfe
Charlotte
Boyce
Gatesville
A. L Hux
Halifax
Citizens National Bank Declares Five Percent Dividend
Gastonia July 4. The Citizens National Bank declared a five percent dividend for stockholders today. This brings total dividends declared since the bank closed to forty five percent.
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Gastonia
Citizens National Bank
Roosevelt Opens Vanderbilt Cup Race At Hyde Park
President Roosevelt started the Vanderbilt Cup auto race by telegraph key at 1 20 p m from Hyde Park New York. He planned to attend the 27th annual festival and rodeo at Nampa Idaho tonight and met several callers at his estate before departure.
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Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Westbury
I. I
Nampa
Idaho
Dutchess County
William J. Noonan
Wood pulp mill planned for Wilmington by Riegel Paper
The Riegel Paper corporation led by chairman Benjamin D. Reigel announced plans to build a 125 ton per day wood pulp mill in Wilmington. A site has been secured but investment amount and job estimates were not disclosed.
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Wilmington
Riegel Paper Corporation
Benjamin D. Reigel
Reigel
Markets Close For Independence Day Holiday
New York Stock Exchange and most major U S markets were closed for the Independence Day holiday. Some markets such as the Chicago Board of Trade New York Spot Grain and livestock markets remained open. Savannah and Jacksonville Naval stores markets were open.
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New York
New York Stock Exchange
United States
Chicago
Railway Men Eligible For Pension In Southern Division
GREILLE North Carolina July 3 M O Dunbar division superintendent of the Southern Railway system estimated today that 30 employees in his division from Salisbury North Carolina to Atlanta Georgia would be eligible for pensions under the Railroad Retirement Act.
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Greille
N. C
M. O. Dunbar
Southern Railway System
Salisbury
Atlanta
Irish President Likely Heads Free State After Election
Partial results in the Irish Free State show Eamon de Valera leading Cosgrave as the government gains ground. Early returns give De Valera 17 seats to Cosgrave 8, labor 2, independent labor 1, and independents 4, with full results due next week. De Valera won County Clare with 14 012 votes while Cosgrave led in County Cork with 3 508 votes.
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Dublin
County Clare
de Valera
Cosgrave
County Cork
Accountants Hold Organization Meeting in North Carolina
W C Nichols of Wilmington president of the North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants announced a routine organization meeting. The session addressed committee appointments and routine business for newly elected officers and directors.
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Wilmington
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
W. C. Nichols
Stills Destroyed in North Carolina by Alcohol Unit
Charlotte July 3 The Alcohol Tax Unit of the Treasury Department destroyed 1375 illicit liquor stills in North Carolina during the fiscal year ended Wednesday, announced by T Ed Patton, director.
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Charlotte
T. Ed Patton
Alcohol Tax Unit
Treasury Department
Illeit
North Carolina
WPA payroll cuts hit two thousand in North Carolina
Raleigh July 3 state director George W. Coan Jr announced 2000 workers will be cut from WPA rolls in the state on July 15. Project sponsors must provide a larger share of relief funds.
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Raleigh
George W. Coan, Jr
Liquor Sales Up in Pasquotank County
Sales by the Pasquotank county alcoholic beverage control board reached 164,514.10 during 1936 37, up 65 percent from the prior year. The figure reflects activity in Elizabeth City and surrounding area.
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Elizabeth City
Pasquotank
Col Schick Dies In N Y Hospital
Colonel Jacob B Schick, 59, inventor of an electric shaving device, died at Presbyterian Hospital New York today from complications after kidney operation. He is survived by a widow and two children.
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New York
Jacob B Schick
Presbyterian Hospital
Man Failure Cited In Northwestern Wreck At Chicago
Chicago July 3 A train wreck in a suburban town injured 113 people as the second section of the C and Northwestern Railway limited crashed into the rear of the first section after running past an automatic stop signal. B B Terpening said preliminary inquiry found it was not mechanical and pointed to man failure. Thirty passengers were sent to hospitals and 83 received first aid among more than 300 others in the capacity load shaken in the collision.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
C & Northwestern Railway
B. B. Terpening
Conservation Bill Gets Tobacco Farmers Approval
In Greenville North Carolina July tobacco farmers from numerous counties adopted a resolution urging immediate enactment of the 1937 soil conservation program with the grain supply aspect.
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Greenville
N. C
Yeste
Fire Wrecks Boardwalk Concession in Rockaway Beach
A large section of the Boardwalk concessions at Rockaway Beach was destroyed by fire. A man was injured by falling glass as flames rose six feet, while about 300 000 spectators watched firemen fight the blaze from the promenade and streets.
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Rockaway Beach
Rail worker strike vote set by 14 non operating brotherhoods
In Chicago on July 3 the 14 non operating railroad brotherhoods authorized strike ballots for about 800000 members seeking a 20 cent hourly raise. Union leaders predicted a strong pro strike result if no agreement is reached before ballots three weeks away. Ballots will be printed and canvassed in Washington under the Railway Labor Act.
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Chicago
Enone
George Harrison
Brotherhood of
Hne
Washington
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