Cashier Foils Robbery by Leaping Through Window
SPECIAL TO THE ENTERPRISE ASHEBORO July 22 A desperate holdup at the Bank of Seagrove near Sea ve was foiled when cashier A. C. Harris leaped through a window and fired the alarm at the gunmen. The trio fled with a fourth member in a waiting old Dodge. rear glass smashed. No money was taken. Police pursue the robbers toward Asheboro. direction known.
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A. ©. Harris
Bank of Seagrove
Asheboro
Seagrove
Seave
Here
A. C. Harris
Giant merger plan to route national freight network
A proposed mega merger would unify four freight systems and create a 200 line network covering 53 000 miles of track. The plan aims to route freight more efficiently and reduce overall logistical costs across multiple regions.
Hoover Signs Relief Bill Unlocking Billions in Aid
President Hoover signed a 2.122 billion relief measure to feed the hungry and fund jobs and public works. The Reconstruction Finance Corp will begin emergency loans totaling 1.8 billion with a 3.3 billion capitalization and 300 million for school and civic worker payments. A 1.5 billion fund backs state and local infrastructure, with 322 million for highways. A home loan discount bank bill awaits the president’s signature.
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Hoover
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
White House
Congress
Reconstruction Co
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Paul Bestor
Short-Lived Hosiery Strike at High Point Spurs Plea
The High Point hosiery strike eased as police Sergeant A P Samuels persuaded workers to settle without expanding the walkout. About 400 workers had joined overnight and communists distributed pamphlets urging delegates to a party meeting in Charlotte, while agitators urged delaying returns to work until the July 31 gathering.
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High Point
A. P. Samuels
Communist Party
Charlotte
Two Men Found Dead Under Pear Tree in Bayside
In Queens Bayside two men were found shot in the head with lips sealed by tape and hands tied behind with sashweight cord. Corpses lay a few feet apart under a pear tree on a lonely drive. one was shot behind the left ear and the other behind the right ear. No ID found. police believe the killings occurred hours earlier.
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New York
Bayside
Queens
Mussolini style politics and Hoover caution in July note
Beverly Hills columnist Will Rogers critiques U S politics. He jokes about Mussolini filling cabinet posts and talks to himself under an assumed name. He notes veterans’ bonus costs and Congressmen being paid travel wages to avoid them. He warns Hoover will miss votes and athletic runs.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Mussolini
Hoover
Washington
Will
Crowned King of Gypsy World Steve Stanley Named Monarch
Gypsy tribesmen crowned Steve Stanley king at his Detroit home defeating Joseph Marks son of the late King John. Attendance surpassed 4 000 at the secret coronation as Marks protests, but Stanley declares him an outcast.
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Steve Stanley
Detroit
Stanley
Joseph Marks
John
Marks
Steve
Maurice Chevalier seeks divorce in Paris
Maurice Chevalier the actor filed for divorce from his wife Yvonne Vallee Chevalier at the palace of justice in Paris. He cites desertion and no ruling was expected before the end of summer.
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Maurice Chevalier
Paris
Yvonne Vallee Chevalier
Palace of Justice
Chevalier
Yvonne Vallee
Roosevelt to Open Presidential Campaign in New Jersey
Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt will start his presidential campaign with a speech at Sea Girl New Jersey on August 27. Campaign manager James A. Farley announced this plan in Springfield Massachusetts.
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Springfield
Mass
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Sea Girl
N. J
James A. Farley
Developments Push NC Politics Into Limelight
Raleigh July 22 News from North Carolina features Robert Reynolds of Asheville backing Roosevelt and repeal of the 18th Amendment. He cites party temperance, and a state chairmanship decision set for August 10 with Ehringhaus. Prohibition party talks and possible third parties surface amid election law questions in Bladen County.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
New York
Robert R. Reynolds
Asheville
Cameron Morrison
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reynolds
Democratic Party
Rey
Nolds
John C. B. Ehringhaus
Dennis G. Brummitt
W. D. Upshaw
Bladen County
Brummitt
T. A. McNeill
U. S. Page
State Senate
Interstate Rail Merger Plan Approved by ICC
The Interstate Commerce Commission cleared a $9.8 billion merger plan uniting over 200 rail lines and 53,000 miles into four systems to share the eastern United States. It envisions major cost savings and a near monopoly for routes from Chicago to the Atlantic and across the South and New England, though final approvals require many individual transactions and years of negotiation.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago
Atlantic
New England
South
New York Central
Pennsylvania
Baltimore & Ohio
Chesapeake & Ohio-Nickle Plate
Commission
Wabash and
Seabeats Air Line
Tar's Tingle May Act as Executor
Winston-Salem, July 22. W N Reynolds, uncle of Smith Reynolds, tobacco heir, offered to serve as executor of his late husband’s estate at the request of Mrs Libby Holman Reynolds. Reynolds may accept after returning to Winston-Salem next week as NY lawyers examine the case.
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Will Reynolds
Libby Holman
Roaring Gap
N. C
W. N. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman Reynolds
Reynolds
Alfred Holman
Cincinnati
New York
Holman
Charles Babcock
Young Reynolds
Forsyth County
Farley Seeks Ely Support For Democratic Ticket
James Farley, DNC chair, held talks with Governor Ely to win backing of Smith forces in Massachusetts. Ely offered no comment on outcomes but appeared relaxed as he greeted Farley. Maine leaders Dubord and Brann planned a separate meeting with Farley in New York on Tuesday.
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Springfield
Mass
James A. Farley
Democratic National Committee
Joseph B. Ely
Smith
Massachusetts
Ely
Farley
Maine Democracy
J. Harold Dubord
Louis J. Brann
Maine
New York
Gangsters Survive Slump Amid Liquor Conspiracy Probe
John Capone, brother of Scarface Al, was picked up on a street corner with $4300 in his pocket. He and former bodyguard Rocco Senna were turned over to federal authorities who pursue new indictments against Al Capone and about 200 henchmen in an alleged liquor conspiracy worth around 100 million dollars.
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John Capone
Arenes
Scarface
Rm Oe
John
Rocco Senna
Mother Accuses Her Son of Participating In Robbery
In New Orleans on July 22 a 12 year old boy was arrested after his mother alleged he helped commit a $12000 robbery. Mrs John Melling guided police to canal where part of the loot was hidden. divers recovered items and others were found in the family car. The Mellings and two other men were taken into custody.
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New Orleans
John Melling
Joseph
Melling
Mellings
Strike Called by Cotton Unions in Manchester
Cotton mill unions in Manchester call a strike for tomorrow morning protesting wage reductions. The walkout may affect between 15,000 and 20,000 workers.
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Manchester
Eng
Heat Waves Plague United States As Torn Skyfringes Rise
Citizens across the Carolinas and Midwest report extreme heat with readings near 95 in Raleigh and Charlotte, 89.5 in Wilmington, and upper nineties elsewhere. Deaths from heat reach 36 nationwide. storms and drownings threaten as rescuers search for missing boaters near Pontiac Lake.
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Carolinas
Raleigh
Charlotte
Columbia
Wilmington
Asheville
Appalachian
Great Lakes
N. C
Hosiery Workers of High Point Strike Meeting Called
All hosiery workers on strike in High Point are urged to assemble Saturday at 9 am in front of their regular workplaces. The gathering aims to hear a full report from delegates on progress in wage and condition negotiations and to decide on decisive further action.
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High Point
Storm on Pontiacs Lake Claims at Least Ten Lives
In Pontiac Michigan a sudden storm on a lake killed or left missing at least ten people. One body, a Detroit man William Burns age around 28, was recovered. Nine missing include two women and others possibly dead, with estimates up to fourteen. Overturned boats and six foot waves forced swimmers to seek land as rain and hail blanketed the scene.
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Pontiac
Mich
William Burns
Detroit
Deaths point to marriage motive in Menlo Park case
In Menlo Park California police report a gardener Vincent Cruz says John Viano 41 wanted to marry Edith Orr Spencer 52 and may have killed her then shot himself The coroner notes physical evidence supports murder suicide with Spencer found in the second story garage living room and Viano dead elsewhere
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Menlo Park
Calif
Edith Orr Spencer
John Viano
Vincent Cruz
Viano
Gronau Begins Second Westward Atlantic Flight
German aviator Wolfgang von Gronau launches from Island of Sylt Germany to the United States routing via Iceland Greenland and Labrador. This is his second trans Atlantic flight following his August 1930 New York arrival. He plans a northern air route for regular Europe North America service. His crew includes a second pilot mechanic and radio operator.
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Island of Suit
Germany
Wolfgang von Gronau
United States
Iceland
Greenland
Labrar
Atlantic
New York
North America
Europe
von Gronau
Franz Hack
Fritz Scecht
Gert von Roth
Bank Bandits Believed Surrounded Near State Border
Police believed four men who robbed the South Carolina State Bank at Pickens escaped with $26,000 and were surrounded in the mountains near the North Carolina line above Greenville. Reinforcements were requested as armed officers pursued the flight.
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Greenville
N. C
Pickens
Mystery Slayings Of Three Girls Near Lake City
Three young women died after suspected rides with two men Tuesday night near Lake City Minnesota. Louise Prigge 22 and Frances Polikowski 22 were found in Ryans Bay Zumbro River, Agnes Stevens 24 of Boston a University of Minnesota student died from a head wound in a parked car near Lake Pepin. Sheriff Ewen hunts two male suspects linked to the farm girls dating pattern.
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Lake City
Minn
Louise Prigge
Frances Polikowski
Ryans Bay
Zumbro River
Agnes Stevens
Boston
Mass
University of Minnesota
Lake Pepin
Douglas Ewen
Wabash County
Miss Stevens
Eral
Miss Prigge
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