Gardner Will Call Special Session If Needed
Governor Max Gardner announced a special session of the General Assembly will be called in November if necessary to balance the budget. A new fiscal policy allows reducing highway costs by 3 million dollars to cover essential general fund expenditures.
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General Assembly
Raleigh
N. C
Max Gardner
Budget Bureau
Tate
Garner
Gardner
Clyde A. Erwin
State Teachers’ Association
Council of State and Advisory Budget Commission
Erwin
Gormer
Novermer
Raleizh
Heat Death Toll Rises Across Southern States
The death toll from a week of extreme heat reaches at least 20, with latest victim Katie Aikens found near Rocky Mount North Carolina. fatalities span New Orleans Mississippi Pine Bluff Tennessee Georgia and include both whites and Negroes as heat fears push cotton prices higher by ten points in New Orleans and advance a dollar per bale yesterday.
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Atlanta
Atlantic Seaboard
Katie Aikens
Rocky Mount
N. C
Memphis
Tenn
New Orleans
Mississippi
Pine Bluff
Ark
Tennessee
Georgia
Coal Dealers End Session At Wilmington
The North Carolina Retail Coal Dealers association closed its annual convention at Wrightsville Beach after re electing Charles M Farrar of Raleigh as president. New officers include vice presidents A Avant Charlotte W R Smith Wilmington W N Berry Greensboro J A Vin son Goldsboro R L Mitchel Winston Salem. Directors named Howard Penton Wilmington M T Johnson Charlotte M H Head Durham George MacNeill Fayetteville R A Sheroff High Point G D Hambright Kings Mountain B E Craven Concord G T Hollister New Bern S F Ferguson Raleigh Mrs Lytt Gardner Reidsville George Washburn Shelby D K Kennedy Statesville J R Thomas Winston Salem J C Bradley Asheville Charles S Wallace Morehead City J C Payne Bessemer City Hugh Moye Greensboro Miss Bertha Cates Burlington.
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Wilmington
North Carolina Retail Coal Dealers Association
Wrightsville Beach
Charles M. Farrar
Raleigh
A. Avant
Charlotte
W. R. Smith
W. N. Berry
Greensboro
J. A. Vinson
Goldsboro
R. L. Mitchel
Winston-Salem
Howard Penton
M. T. Johnson
M. H. Head
Durham
George MacNeill
Fayetteville
R. A. Sheroff
High Point
G. D. Hambright
Kings Mountain
B. E. Craven
Concord
G. T. Hollister
New Bern
S. F. Ferguson
Asheville
Charles S. Wallace
Morehead City
J. C. Payne
Bessemer City
Hugh Moye
Miss Bertha Cates
Burlington
Congress Closes Long Session With Relief and Home Loan Bills
The 72nd Congress adjourned at 11 25 tonight after a lengthy session marked by disputes. It approved a $2 122 000 000 relief bill and a home loan bank measure expanding currency nearly a billion, with Senate and House concessions on key provisions. The final act included consideration of a repeal or modification of the 18th Amendment as adjournment loomed.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
House
Reconstruction Corporation
Hoover
Home Loan Bank
Glass
D. Va
Bingham
R Conn
Norris
R. Neb
Senate votes near two thirds to take up Glass repeal plan
In Washington on July 16 the Senate nearly reached the two thirds needed to advance a constitutional amendment proposing repeal of the eighteenth. The Glass resolution would bar saloons and transfer liquor control to the states. Twenty Democrats and 16 Republicans plus one farmer laborite supported moving the measure, 38 in all, two shy of a two thirds tally. Twenty one opposed, including 17 Republicans and four Democrats. The debate tied to party platforms and presidential politics, with opposition from Senator Bingham and others citing constitutional flaws and enforcement concerns.
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Washington
Tenate
Glass
Farmer-Laborite
Sheppard
Texas
Senate
Bingham
Tydings
Norris
R. Neb
Battle elected president of North Carolina Bar Association
Kemp D. Battle of Rocky Mount was elected president of the North Carolina Bar Association at the 34th annual convention at Grove Park Inn. He defeated Robert H. Ruark of Raleigh while Silas G. Bernard vacated the post. Other officers named include Vonne L. Gudger, C. L. Shuping and W. Dorsey Pruden.
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Asheville
Kemp D. Battle
Rocky Mount
North Carolina Bar Association
Grove Park Inn
Battle
Silas G. Bernard
Robert H. Ruark
Raleigh
Ruark
Vonne L. Gudger
C. L. Shuping
Greensboro
W. Dorsey Pruden
Edenton
Mr. Battle
C. H. Grover
Charlotte
Alexandria Bay Prohibition Raid Sparks Local Tension
Residents of Alexandria Bay faced weeks of worry after raids by prohibition agents. State official McCampbell exonerated agents, but local protest continued as investigators prepared a fuller report. A mob attacked agents during raids, injuring two civilians amid lingering accusations.
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Alexandria Bay
N. Y
Prohibition
Andrew McCampbell
Woodcock
Washington
G. J. Savage
Chamber of Commerce
McCampbell
Savage
Treasury
Mills
MacCampbell
Field Office
Ellsworth
Geare
Bornemann Charg
Veterans Rally Clashes With Police at Capitol Capitol Standoff Ends
In Washington on July 16 veterans stormed toward the Capitol demanding bonus payments. Police halted the breach after concessions from authorities. Commander W. W. Waters was arrested then released after talks with Brig. Gen. Pelham J. Glassford. Senate aid passed to cut loan interest and extend eligibility for about 290,000 veterans.
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Washington
Army of Veterans
Capitol
W. W. Waters
Waters
Pelham JD. Glassford
Washington Police
Glassford
Army
Congress
John Garner
Senate
White House
Flier Rescued From Jungle Lived Nightmare Of Horror
Clarence McElroy an American aviatee was lost for seventeen days in a deep Mexican jungle after a plane crash near Vera Cruz June 27. He survived on berries and scant food, dragged debris to protect his companion’s body, and trekked westward for three weeks before rescue in San Geronimo.
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Mexico City
Clarence McElroy
San Geronimo
McElroy
Roy Gordon
Tegucigalpa
Honduras
Vera Cruz
Gordon
McEl
Roy
Doctor Reports Severe Health Conditions Among Bonus Seekers Camps
Dr. William E Wishart of Charlotte, VFW surgeon, warns in Greensboro that bonus seekers camps near Washington suffer very serious health conditions. He cites lack of food, clothing, medicine, sanitation, and quarantine measures, risking epidemics, with diseases like bronchial dysentery and sore mouth prevalent.
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Greensboro
Washington
William E. Wishart
Charlotte
Veterans of Foreign Wars
James F. Mickel
North Carolina Department
Graham Praises Gardner Stand On School Budget
Prof. Frank P. Graham of the University of North Carolina lauded Governor Gardner's decision not to deepen public school budget cuts. He argued the state must value education as a debt to children and the future, amid wide-spread reductions. In Asheville, federal officers seized 11 cars and arrested 15 men for whiskey possession and conspiracy to violate prohibition laws.
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North Carolina
Mickel
North Carolina Department
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Chapel Hill
Gardner
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
Commonwealth
Asheville
Chadwick Faces Federal Indictments for Forgery
Wilmington official David Chadwick Jr. and Julius Chadwick and Richard Gillman were indicted on 43 counts each in a $131,000 forgery case tied to Armours Securities. All three remained jailed after failing to post bonds. Julius admitted involvement and authorities suspect a nationwide forgery ring.
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Jacksonville
Fila
David N. Chadwick, Jr
Wilmi N
Alfred T. du Pont
Gillman
Julius Chadwick
Armours
Julius
Federal Reserve Bank
David Chadwick
Chadwick
Wilmington
John Dickson
North Carolina
Chadwek
Liberty
Richmond
Group Of Cops Suspended As Prisoner's Death Is Probed
Nassau County District Attorney Elvin Ed wards announced that Hyman Stark died after eight hours of police questioning over an attack on a detective’s mother. Deputy Chief Frank J. Tarpan and Detective Joseph Hysinsk were suspended. About 10 to 12 officers will testify before Justice Steinbrink in a John Doe proceeding, with immunity waivers possible. Autopsy cited fractured larynx and head injuries.
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New York
Elvin N. Edwards
Nassau County
Hyman Stark
Adams’ Apple
Edwards
Frank J. Tarpan
Nassau County Police Department
Stark
Joseph Hysinsk
Steinbrink
Supreme Court
John Doe
Otto Schultze
Hysenski
Roslyn
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Virginia Beach
California
Roy Robertson
Los Angeles
D. Battle
State Bar Association
Woodcock Ives
Ross Visger
Cora Bradley
Graham
Growns
TRIO
Richard Gillman
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