Hoover's G Men Victorious in Secret Service Affair
Washington dispatch reports Edgar Hoover's G men victorious after an undercover clash with the secret service. Treasury officials say any investigation of G men is unauthorized and ready to discipline agents if misconduct is proven. Attorney General Cummings questions the incident and vows action if warranted.
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Washington
Edgar Hoover
G-men
Seret Service
Prvice
Treasury
Ady
al Cummings
Secret Service
Mings
Cummings
Hoover
Tly
Ity
Gen 1
Slaying Sparks Police Search in Asheville
A University honor student was found shot and stabbed, with a mystery man reported by witnesses as a suspect who fled from a fashionable area during early morning hours. Police described a body damaged by multiple stab wounds and a bullet hole in the left side.
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Newark University
Physt
Slaying of Miss Clevenger Under Coroner Review
An undertaker reports a fatal stabbing of Miss Clevenger around 1 am. An examining physician states an attack may have been attempted but names are withheld. Coroner George F. Baier Jr. anticipates a full report. bullet from an unusual foreign caliber gun is suspected, with no scissors found to explain facial wounds.
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George F. Baier, Jr
Baier
Food distributed among workers at Pittett Mill
Picketts mill strike continues with food relief for families. J W Thompson says supplies cover until next week and the spirit is excellent. Strikers plan daily picketing, a Sunday 2 30 pm religious service, and oppose outside political interference.
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J. W. Thompson
Mr. Thompson
Thompson
Rush plans for furniture mart opening Monday
Furniture mart officials race to ready 10 floormosaic displays as trucks line up at the unloading platform. Paul W. Casey, the manager, vows to work without sleep to complete setup by Monday amid late exhibitor arrivals and optimism for a strong market.
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Paul W. Casey
Fourth May Injured in Collision Near White Hall Crossing
A fourth person sustained severe brain injuries a painful leg wound and multiple cuts in a railroad accident near White Hall three miles from Randieman. The train halted at the scene and an ambulance from Pugh’s was summoned for treatment.
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Pugh’s
High Point
Asheboro
Whitehall
Randieman
Mer cruel Sun Drives Panic Across Montana and Oklahoma
Weather turmoil and drought threaten ranchers as officials warn that WPA aid must flow to prevent loan defaults and widespread land seizure. Cattlemen report large cattle movements toward markets amid looming feed shortages and drought in the region.
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Eral Land Bank
Oklahoma
Montana
Woman Carried To Electric Chair In Sing Sing Murder Case
OSSINING July 17 Mrs Frances Creighton the first woman wheeled to Sing Sing's electric chair died after being strapped in for the execution alongside Everett C Applegate husband of the slain Ada Applegate The condemned man protested his innocence and asked for divine mercy The warden said the wheel chair method was ordered after she fainted from fear A special medical panel found feigned paralysis in her lower limbs before her execution The Creighton and Applegate families shared a Baldwin Long Island bungalow She had been acquitted previously in two poison murder cases
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Ossining
Frances Creighton
Ada Applegate
Sing Sing
Herbert Lehman
Skilled labor shortage hits city as training gaps rise
The piece notes a persistent shortage of skilled workers with many employers seeking laborers who can be trained quickly. It highlights demands for hosiery and furniture workers, stenographers, bookkeepers, pantry and pastry staff, and carpenters, while noting unemployed youth lack trade opportunities. The question of training vs schools is raised by Mrs. Price, who cites insufficient schooling or shops to elevate the unskilled.
Dissent Flares at Old Age Pension Meet
At the Townsend convention in Cleveland dissension erupts as figures denounce Father Coughlin and Gerald L K Smith while Gomer Smith pledges Roosevelt. Robert E Clements, a Townsend official who resigned, warns the movement risks being taken over by political opportunists. Frank Arbuckle declares no endorsement of a national party.
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Charles E. Coughlin
Roosevelt
Oklahoman
Gerald L. K. Smith
Townsend
Gomer Smith
Robert E. Clements
Townsend Organization
Francis EB. Townsend
Clements
Cleveland
Frank Arbuckle
Upstate New York Sees Extensive Crop and Hay Damage
Report notes extensive damage to fruit vegetables and hay across upstate New York. Temperature records show extreme highs including Pierre South Dakota 112 and Wellington Kansas 112.6, Burwell Nebraska 108 and Bismarck North Dakota 108. Weather impact quoted as threat to foundation herds amid heat.
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Upstate
New York
Pierre
Winfield
Kan
Wellington
Burwell
Neb
Bismarck
N. D
Poison Eggnog Murder Executions at Sing Sing
Everette Applegate and Frances Creighton were executed by electric chair for the murder of Applegate’s wife via poisoned eggnog. Creighton, paralyzed with fear, required assistance to the chair, a first in Sing Sing’s history.
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Everette Applegate
Frances Creighton
Sing Sing
Applegate
Carolinas Briefs Highlight Counterfeit Charge in Asheville
Asheville detectives arrest Ray Sanders of Lake Toxaway on a charge of posing counterfeit money. Greenville reports Mayor M. K. Bount will seek Landsay Warren’s congressional seat if appointed US comptroller general. Roosevelt's re election favored by a substantial majority per the afternoon convention notes.
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Asheville
Ray Sanders
Lake Toxaway
Greenville
M. K. Bount
Landsay Warren
United States
Vention
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Plane crash at Nags Head claims three lives
Elizabeth City report states Al bery Murray Gard, 24, of Manns Harbor, died in the Nags Head airplane crash on July 5. Coroner D C McDonald blamed the crash for the fatalities alongside two other victims.
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Elizabeth City
Albery Murray Gard
Manns Harbor
D. C. McDonald
Nags Head
Condition Critical in Raleigh After Emergency Appedectomy
W Vance Baise chief engineer of the state highway commission remained in critical condition here after an emergency operation.
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Raleigh
W. Vance Baise
State Highway Commission
North Carolina State Bar Considers Disbarment Action
Raleigh council met for routine business and reviewed one disbarment action during today's session.
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Raleigh
Council of the
North Carolina State Bar, Inc
Bishop Tuttle School Opens to Day Students at St Augustine
The Bishop Tuttle school at St Augustine college will offer a two year course in social work and religious education to day students next year for the first time since its establishment.
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Raleigh
Bishop Tuttle
St. Augustine College
Electrification Funds Awarded to Raleigh Area Firms
North Carolina power companies and cooperatives sought 1 020 740 dollars and received 415 500 dollars from the Rural Electrification Administration.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Federal Rural Electrification Administration
Safety officers to attend Alabama highway program
Ahoskie patrolman A W Welsh Wilkesboro sergeant W D Lentz and Fayetteville sergeant D T Lambert will join a National Safety Council highway safety school at the University of Alabama from July 26 for two weeks.
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Raleigh
A. W. Welsh
Ahoskie
W. D. Lentz
Wilkesboro
D. T. Lambert
Fayetteville
State Highway Patrol
Seargents
University of Alabama
National Safety Council
Tobacco acreage and forecast dip in North Carolina
The U S department of agriculture reports North Carolina tobacco acreage on July 1 at 606000 acres, down from 671000 in 1935. The crop forecast estimates 452013000 pounds versus 677435000 pounds in 1935.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Conservation official speaks to 3000 at Blackland Field Day
Col J W Harelson of the state department addressed about 3000 people at the annual farmers field day held at Blackland experiment station near Wenona.
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Plymouth
Col
J. W. Harelson
State Department of Conservation and Development
Blackland Experiment Station
Wenona
Governor Clears Desk Ahead of Vacation in Raleigh
Governor Ebrginhaus was seen clearing his desk today in Raleigh as he prepared to begin his vacation. The scene indicates a routine end-of-session pause with no immediate policy changes announced.
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Raleigh
Ebrginhaus
Girl Drowns in Lake Lure at Night
Catherine Benton aged 14 of Benson drowned in Lake Lure last night according to police reports. The incident is under investigation and authorities have not released further details.
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Lake Lure
Catherine Benton
Benson
Counties report no diseases in June health tally
In June the North Carolina health department found no reportable diseases across four counties including Alleghany Arc Clay and Currituck in its statewide tally.
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Raleigh
Alleghany
Aree Clay
Currituck
Cape Fear Bridge Project Delayed by Quicksand Discovery
City officials announce revised cost estimates for the Cape Fear river highway bridge due to newly found quicksand beds. Construction is postponed as the redesign and funding plans are reviewed.
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Fayetteville
Cape Fear River
Greensboro engineer outlines belt line plant completion
L. E. Edwards of Greensboro, engineer in charge, says night and Sunday work will be needed to finish the canning plant erected by the Eastern Carolina Farmers Cooperative Association by August 1.
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Goldsboro
L. E. Edwards
Greensboro
Eastern Carolina Farmers Cooperative Association
Seas Roosevelt Victory Greensboro
Senator R. R. Reynolds addresses the annual Young Democrats conference in Greensboro during the Roosevelt victory event. The gathering highlights campaign themes and political engagement among youth.
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Greensboro
R. R. Reynolds
National Cotton Mill Sells at Auction for 32525
The National Cotton mill in Lumberton sold at auction to Pates Supply of Pembroke for 32525 dollars subject to court confirmation. This marks the fourth sale of the mill this year.
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Lumberton
Pates Supply Company
Pembroke
All State High School Band Set for Final Concert
The all state high school band formed from the state band and orchestra course will present its final concert Sunday afternoon in Chapel Hill.
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Chapel Hill
Allstate High School
Burlington man bound on kidnaping charge in Fayetteville
Clyde Smith aged 38 was bound to superior court under a $700 bond after a Recorder D L McBryde hearing on charges of kidnapping Gussie Bule 16 and taking her to multiple locations in North and South Carolina.
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Fayetteville
Clyde Smith
Burlington
Superior Court
D. L. McBryde
Gussie Bule
Carolna
Heggie, 72, Former Tobacco Worker, Dies in Greensboro
C R Heggie a 72 year old retired tobacco warehouseman died at his Greensboro home last night from a heart attack according to Dr W W Harvey. He spent much of his life in communities across the Carolinas and Virginia.
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Greensboro
C. R. Heggie
Carolinas
Virginia
W. W. Harvey
Caswell Training School Nears Completion Of Dormitories
Eight dormitories and a new classroom at Caswell Training School near here were nearing completion today. The building program is the first in many years.
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Kinston
Caswell Training School
Wake County Grand Jury Hears Auburn Precinct Voter Testimony
The Wake County grand jury heard Auburn precinct voters testify they were listed as voting in the recent primary when they had not voted. The panel adjourned until September without taking further action.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Auburn
Swain Hall at UNC to reopen next fall
Swain Hall, longtime dining spot for University of North Carolina students, will reopen next fall after a yearlong lapse, restoring popular meals and campus gathering space.
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Chapel Hill
Swain
University of North Carolina
Smithfield Man Given Suspended Sentence for Attempted Shooting
Luther Benson, son of Clayton Benson, was convicted of attempting to shoot his father while intoxicated. He received a two year suspended sentence conditioned on abstaining from alcohol and firearms.
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Smithfield
Luther Benson
Clayton
Spud Growers Near New Bern Net Million Dollar Crop
Potato growers in the New Bern area earned about one million dollars for this year’s harvest, the strongest return since 1930.
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New Bern
Margaret Shipp Leaves 2000 to UNC in Memory of Son
Mrs Margaret Bushee Shipp bequeaths $2000 to the University of North Carolina in memory of her son Captain Fabius Bushee Shipp an alumnus and World War II veteran who died in a polo incident at Fort Huachuca Arizona after the war the benefactor long associated with the university
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Chapel Hill
Margaret Bushee Shipp
University of North Carolina
Fabius Bushee Shipp
Fort Huchuca
Arizona
Woman fights life sentence in Illinois electric chair case
Mildred Mary Bolton, 46, widow of Joseph Bolton, was found guilty of murder and sentenced to death by electrocution. Public Defender Benjamin Bachrach sought a new trial and Judge Robert C. O'Connell scheduled a hearing for July 23. Bolton, formerly of Charlotte, NC, showed composure after the verdict.
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Chicago
Mildred Mary Bolton
State of Illinois
Joseph Bolton
Benjamin Bachrach
Robert C. O'Connell
Mra. Bolton
Charlotte
N. C
John R Calhoun dies after long illness at 70
John Rufus Calhoun 70 of High Point route two died this morning about 7 o clock after a long illness. He was a farmer born June 9, 1866. Survived by widow three children William Calhoun De Markes Calhoun Frank Calhoun two sisters Mrs Dora Jones Mrs Camie Middletown ten grandchildren and one great grandchild. Funeral services Sunday at 2 30 p m at Moravia Moravian church near Oak Ridge.
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High Point
Route Two
Calhoun
William Calhoun
Greensboro
de Markes Calhoun
Alexandria
Frank Calhoun
Dora Jones
Guilford College
Camie Middletown
Walnut Cove
Moravia Moravian Church
Oak Ridge
Funeral services held for J. L. Neese in Alamance county
J L Neese 73 of Jamestown route one died in a local hospital Thursday at noon. Funeral services were conducted at Mt Hope Reformed church Alamance county by Rev C E B Hiatt and Rev O J Jones. Pallbearers were A P Moore J C Modlin Henry Wood W L Hunt W C Koontz and P N Lamb. Interment followed in the church cemetery. A brief service was held at the home prior to leaving at 1 o clock led by Rev O J Jones and Rev Hoy L Fesperman of the First Evangelical and Reformed church.
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Jamestown
Route One
Mt. Hope Reformed Church
Alamance County
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O. J. Jones
Jamestown M. E. Church
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J. C. Modlin
Henry Wood
W. L. Hunt
W. C. Koontz
P. N
Local Delegates Attend Reformed Church Conference
Fourteen delegates from the First Evangelical and Re formed church of High Point attended the annual Summer Missionary Conference of the Evangelical and Reformed church which closed today at Catawba college Salisbury. Local participants included Rev. and Mrs. Hoy L. Fesperman Mrs. Edgar Whitener and many others who joined in classes held throughout the week.
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Evangelical and Reformed Church of
High Point
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Evangelical and Reformed Church
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Hoy L. Fesperman
Edgar Whitener
J. J Lubberts
Thomas Wo Elsie Mae
Margaret Sin Catherine
Doris Alberts
Effie Irene Moose
Mary Welborn
Mabel Wood
Pauline Lloyd
Mary Belle Summers
Veteran killed in Morganton well cleaning accident
World War veteran Mark P. Teat died when a dirt-filled bucket fell from a 30 foot well while he was cleaning it in Morganton. Authorities reported the incident as an accidental death with the veteran identified and next steps pending.
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Morganton
Mark P Teat
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