Farley Calls for Harmony as Democrats Rally Behind Roosevelt
James A. Farley, Democratic National Committee chairman, urged party unity at Spring Lake New Jersey addressing the 1932 campaign. He attacked the Republican platform and dismissed talk of party divisions, noting many former Smith supporters pledged loyalty to Roosevelt. He praised Hague and warned rivals not to expect punishment for challenging Roosevelt’s candidacy.
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Spring Lake
N. J
James A. Farley
Democratic Rational Committee
New Jersey Tie State Committee
Alfred E. Smith
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Frank Hague
Jersey City
Smith
Farley
Democratic Party
Germany Sees Return to Prewar Dynasty and Martial Rule
Berlin reports indicate the Hohenzollern aristocracy regaining power via von Papen cabinet and martial law in Prussia, aiming to remove socialist officials and possibly outlaw communists. Clashes occur as police suppress communist leaflets and violence erupts in Berlin and Ruhr districts amid legal challenges to emergency decrees.
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Berlin
Prussia
Reich
Franz von Papen
United States
Kaiser Wilhelm II
Bismarck
Republic
Germany
Junkers Party
Party of Wealth and Aristocracy
Gen. Runstedt
Ldebknecht
Rote Fahne
Buer
Ruhr
Kerlin
von Papen
Supreme Court
Otto Braun
Munich
Leipzig
Brandenburg
Dr Frank Graham to Wed Marion Drane of Edenton Today
EDENTON July 21 Dr Frank Porter Graham president of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Miss Marion Drane of Edenton will marry in a quiet ceremony at the bride s home tonight Miss Drane 32 is daughter of Rev Robert Brent Drane rector of St Paul s Episcopal church here Her father will perform the ceremony President Graham 46 has led UNC since 1930 Miss Drane attended St Mary s school in Raleigh while Graham is an alumnus of UNC.
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Miss Drane
St. Mary’s School
Raleigh
Dr. Graham
Showers Bring Welcome Relief From Heat To Midwest
Weather across the upper Mississippi basin cooled after extreme heat with showers from the Rockies to the Great Lakes and into the north Atlantic states. Temperatures fell about ten degrees though El Paso remained at 100. heat deaths numbered 38 nationwide with St. Louis, Minnesota, Illinois reporting several each and thunderstorms causing ten other fatalities.
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Midwest
Dixie
Mississippi
Rockies
Great Lakes
North Atlantic States
Minneapolis
Nebraska
Texas
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
el Paso
St. Louis
Minnesota
Illinois
Pittsburgh
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Louisville
Chicago
New York
Washington
Detroit
New England
Pacific Coast
Western Mountain Region
Gardner's Son Elopes Weds Mooresboro Girl
James Webb Gardner twenty four, son of the North Carolina governor, elopes with Iris Rollins a Mooresboro resident. The ceremony was performed at Judge Nunn's home in York at ten o clock with witnesses Carl Ray Webb Miss Louise Cox and a man named Newman. The couple planned to live in Shelby after a short bridal trip.
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York
Carl Ray Webb
Louise Cox
Judge Nunn
Newman
Webb
Miss Cox
University of North Carolina At
Chapel Hill
North Carolina State
Raleigh
Shelby
Cox and Webb
Babson Denounces Relief Racket As Politician Benefit
Economist Rogers W. Babson told Silver Bay institute that America is on a dole, with relief benefiting politicians high and low. He urged a quota plan to balance production and consumption and return the unemployed to work rather than more public works.
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Silver Bay
N. Y
Rogers W. Babson
Silver Bay Institute
United States
England
Babson
North Carolina Endures Record Heat Wave Across Counties
Heat wave bakes North Carolina with 102 degree readings in Durham and Raleigh, 101 in Gastonia, and 99 in Charlotte Greensboro and Winston-Salem. A Marion mill worker dies from heat aggravated illness as Asheville hits a new high of 97. Prostrations mount in several cities as officials warn.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Ralph P. McKinney
Marion
Durham
Asheville
Raleigh
Weather Bureau
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Gastonia
Greta Garbo Rumored En Route Home Unconfirmed
Hollywood reports Greta Garbo may be returning to Sweden for a vacation from films. Details of departure are secret and her plans to rejoin Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer after Europe remain unconfirmed.
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Greta Garbo
Hollywood
Calif
Sweden
Miss Garbo
Metro-Goldwin-Mayer Studios
Europe
Silk haul kidnapping of Burlington truckmen
Two Burlington North Carolina truckmen Edward Rowe and Paul Vance were kidnapped in front of 410 Washington Street New York by five robbers. The robbers stole a trailer carrying artificial silk valued at 40000 dollars and released the men in Queens after driving them around. The men reported the crime to police and investigators suspect the robbers followed the truck from Burlington due to their southern accent.
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Burlington
New York City
New York
N. C
Washington Street
Edward Rowe
Paul Vance
Barnwell Brothers
Winfield
Queens
Smith Brothers
Laight Street
Rowe
Vance
Queensboro Bridge
65Th Street
Hosiery Workers Seek Settlement of 1932 Strike in High Point
Elected strike representatives respond to hosiery manufacturers with a formal proposal. They ask to restore wage scales as of April 1 1932 and keep Slane and Amos mills unchanged, signaling readiness to return if terms are accepted. D V Bradley chairs the delegation.
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Emen
Slane
Amos
D. V. Bradley
Negro on Trial in Cumnock Murder Denies Accusations
Harvey Wallace, charged with killing N. H. Perry in Cumnock on June 18, testifies in Lee Superior Court that he did not shoot Perry and that a negro named Elvin did it. Elvin White, an alleged accomplice, remains at large. State evidence links a pistol with the name Elvin. Garland Perry testifies Wallace boasted of the weapon in prison.
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Wallace
White
Charlie Myers
Raleigh
Perry
Beal
Elvin
Garland Perry
Robeson County
Myers
Four Men Rob Bank of Pickens Florida August 21 Heist
Four men robbed the Bank of Pickens in Pickens C pickens county driving away in a large car. They held managers and staff at gunpoint while stealing cash and currency estimated around 20000. Armed officers pursued toward Liberty or Easley. Frank McFall James Boges and Bettie Newton were inside the bank during the robbery.
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Pickens
8. C
Bank of Pickens
Liberty
Easley
Frank McFall
James Boges
Bettie Newton
New Hostilities In Far East Looms As Japs-Chinese Clash
In Mukden Manchuria July 21 Japanese troops were sent toward Jehol Manchuria border as hostilities with Chinese appeared likely over Jehol province rich in coal and oil. Chinese defenses stiffen to resist further Japanese influence and the possible creation of a Manchukuo like independent state.
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Far East
Mukden
Manchuria
Jehol-Manchurian
Jehol
Jehel
Manchukuo
Jersey bull killed by bees in Forest City incident
In Forest City on July 21 Sam Flack reported a Jersey bull died after it trampled into a beehive yard with about 30 stands. A chain fixed to the animal tipped over several hives and the bees swarmed the bull, stinging it to death.
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Forest City
Sam Flack
Department of Labor Targets Undesired Aliens in Detroit Drive
Department of Labor agents began an extended operation to remove unlawful aliens in Detroit area. They arrested 105 men and women, mostly in Dearborn, and planned to detain 425 more by tomorrow night. The effort aims to reduce illegal presence in the region.
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Detroit
Department of Labor
Dearborn
Hosiery Strike Continues as 6000 Workers Refuse Offer
In Greensboro area 6000 striking hosiery workers reject a peace offer and submit a counter proposal while 13 000 idled by the strike return to work. Wrecking leaders face warrants as authorities tighten control with normal operations in Thomasville Winston Salem and Lexington. A U S Department of Labor rep arrives in High Point to study the ongoing disruption. Continuous closures affected more than 150 plants across the region with continued idle workers as the situation evolves.
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Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
Jamestown
Kernersville
Lexington
Law and Order
State Commission Moves to Lower Public Utility Rates
The North Carolina State Commission issued an order directing all utilities to send accredited representatives to confer on immediate rate reductions. The move aims to protect consumers while allowing fair returns to companies, after an on own initiative investigation. Rates in the state are described as among the lowest nationally.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Corporation
Commission
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Marion Drane
Edenton
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W. D. Herridge
Henry L. Stimson
U. 8
James L. Rogers
Hanford MacNider
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Mooresboro
James Webb Gardner
Iris Rollins
America
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High Point
Cumnock
Harvey Wallace
Elvin White
N. H. Perry
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