Georgia Governor Attacks Roosevelt on July Fourth
Ganton Ga July 4 Governor Eugene Talmadge condemned the New Deal as a failure and urged immediate abandonment of its programs. He invoked state sovereignty arguing against federal highway funding and warned Georgia would restrict highway construction to state approval, tying his remarks to Georgia’s independence day celebrations and a bridge dedication.
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California
Oregon
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British Plane Rescued After Channel Crash near Wright Isle
A British passenger air liner missing after a fall into the channel off Wright Isle was picked up by the steamship Stanmore. The vessel reported one survivor, passenger Grainger, and confirmed the death of Pilot Captain Ogden, 30. A warship and Royal Air Force flying boats had earlier searched the area after SOS signals. The steamer headed for Fowey.
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Fowey
Royal Air Force
Channel Islands
John Stratton Hurt In Ward Street Car Accident
John Stratton of English street suffered serious injuries when his car overturned at Ward street corner at noon. A passing motorist rushed him to Burrus Memorial hospital. preliminary exam was incomplete as The Enterprise went to press.
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Burrus Memorial Hospital
Child's Slayer Confesses in Grime Case
Michigan officials planned to return to Detroit with Morton Ward Goodrich, a 27 year old former trap drummer who confessed to slaying 11 year old Lillian Gallaher and packing her body in a trunk last September. His wife Florence, 28, charged with acting in concert, would join him after extradition hearings. Police say Goodrich identified himself by fingerprints and described the strangling after an attempted attack.
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Michigan
Detroit
Merton Ward Goodrich
Lillian Gallaher
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Goodrich
Raymond Henshaw
New York City
Gallaher
Americans Being Shipped From Havana
July 4 Havana reports Cuba accuses 15 Americans of agitators aiming to disturb public order and subvert Cuba. A presidential palace statement says a commission will investigate conditions and justify interference. The group, led by Clifford Odets, faced 24 hour detention and deportation. Two New York teachers were held overnight. US consulate seeks their release.
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Mamie Keselinko
Oriente
Tiscornia
United States
Louisiana's Solons Again Called Into Special Assembly
Baton Rouge on Independence Day as Huey Long orders a third martial law session to meet at 10 PM to fund New Orleans police and fire salaries and street work. Long flew to New Orleans to oversee state affairs and would consider ousting Mayor Walmsley.
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T. Semmes Walmealey
Unsolved Killing of Jethro Aycock in Clinton
The July 4 coroner’s jury returned an open verdict on the death of Jethro Aycock, a Black man whose body was found near a raided liquor still. The case remains unsolved as of today.
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Jethro Aycock
Pre Fourth Accidents In Carolinas Take Six Lives
North and South Carolina observed a deadly Fourth of July start with six deaths and multiple injuries. At Chapel Hill three University of North Carolina summer students died in a roller accident. others included a Hartsville crash victim and several injured bystander drivers. A 2 year old drowned at Lake Lookout near Statesville, and a Columbia boy was struck by a locomotive at Union Station. Raleigh residents suffered nonfatal injuries in separate highway crashes.
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Bob Haywood
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Baxter
Indo Tomlinson
Statesville
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Lake Lookout
Catawba River
Tomlinson
Columbia
Clarence Edward Bird
Southern Railway
Union Station
John W. Mangum
Raleigh
Wendell
Austin T. Spencer
Hatcher Wins Greensboro Golf Championship Title
Bill Hatcher of Charlotte defeated Henry Styres of Lexington one up to win the Carolinas junior golf championship at Sedgefield. Hatcher trailed two down at the turn but rallied in the inbound nine to finish one hole ahead, posting one over par on the final nine holes.
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Bill Hatcher
Charlotte
Henry Styres
Lexington
Sedgefield
Carolinas
Hatcher
Carolinas Celebrate Fourth With Holiday Closings And Bridges Open
Carolinians observed the Fourth of July with business closures and beach resort exodus. Government offices closed or on holiday hours while roads cleared for holiday travel. New La Fayette bridge over the Wacca Maw in Georgetown opened linking Georgetown to Waccamaw neck. In northeastern North Carolina tolls were removed on two bridges at midnight as part of holiday access.
Fairbanks Hints at Return to Movies
Hollywood July 4 Douglas Fairbanks the globe trotting film star may return to motion pictures after arriving from Vancouver B C He said he has been on screen about 20 years and is unsure about resuming acting He plans to stay for United Artists sales convention and board meeting where he is a part owner with Mary Pickford about his possible future in film.
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Douglas Fairbanks
Vancouver
B.C
Fairbanks
United Artists Corporation
Mary Pickford
Italio-Ethiopian Battle Unverified
London reports capital of Europe without confirmation on a battle along the Eritrean frontier. Unverified reports of heavy losses in a clash could not be confirmed by officials in Rome or other capitals, though tension in the East African empire appears grave.
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London
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Rome
Cowboy Reunion at Will Texas Draws Ranch Hands
STAMFORD Texas July 3 Will describes a yearly cow boy reunion in the small city. Ranch hands organize the event with chuck wagons, good horses, ropers, and high grass with cattle at good prices. The writer signs off with a suggested slogan.
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Outfite
Brisbane
America
Weather forecast by states shows scattered showers
North Carolina generally fair to tonight and Friday with possible showers on the northeast coast and interior thundershowers Friday afternoon. South Carolina mostly fair with scattered afternoon showers in the northwest. Hatteras to Jacksonville reports moderate northeast winds and overcast skies with scattered showers. Charlotte records show temperature declines in key cotton growing regions.
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Charlotte Pow Wee
Preservation of Individual Liberty Is Urged By Hoover
GRASS VALLEY CAL July 4 former President Herbert Hoover urged preservation of liberty in a July 4 speech returning to his early mining engineer days. He warned a world crisis endangers liberty, citing 500 million people in displaced nations and a “slave psychology” that prefers safety over freedom. He praised the constitutional charter as an invisible sentinel guarding homes from coercion and fear and urged upholding fundamental freedoms alongside the Ten Commandments.
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America
Herbert Hoover
Hoover
Belgrano Attacked by Rep Patman in Fourth of July Talk
Bristol Virginia July 4 Rep Wm Patman charged veterans' adjusted service pay was blocked by Belgrano and Taylor with help from bankers and Big interests. He alleged a cash influence scheme at Chicago and Miami conventions and urged a congressional probe into American Legion leadership.
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Imant
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Loya
Cox Bound Over To Superior Court In Marijuana Case
In Greensboro Eugene Cox was bound over to Guilford Superior Court on a marijuana sale charge after a Municipal Court hearing. Cox’s co defendant J Williams was ordered to appear in municipal court next Monday for judgment. Officers found marijuana plants cigarettes and pipes in Williams' apartment and said Williams claimed Cox sent seeds from Mexico to plant.
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Eugene Cox
Guilford Superior Court
Cox
EB. Earle Rives
Speed) Williams
Williams
Mexico
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