Extortion Charged In Slain Detroit Radio Announcer Case
Detroit police say an affidavit alleges radio announcer Jerry Buckley extorted money from bootleggers before his death in the La Salle hotel lobby. Buckley supported the unemployed and recall efforts against Mayor Bowles. extended rewards totaling 15 thousand dollars were offered for his killers.
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Detroit
Mich
Jerry” Buckley
Buckley
WMBC
Charles Bowles
la Salle Hotel
Paul
Jerry
Thomas C. Wilcox
Detroit Times
James E. Chenitt
Board of County Auditors
Vast Ruins Continue To Yield Bodies In Naples
Government officials fear the earthquake death toll reported at noon 1778 may be far too low as more bodies are recovered. Unofficial counts say 3025 bodies have been taken from the ruins across the devastated area.
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Naples
Melfi
Foggia
Bank of Naples
Salerno
Bari
Canosa
Campo Basso
Mussolini
Duce
Council of Ministers
Potenza
Mt. Vesuvius
Democratic resolve to drive GOP in North Carolina rally
North Carolina Democrats rally behind Governor Gardner and Josiah W. Bailey calling for aggressive wins this fall. Odus Mull is re-elected chairman and Mrs. Thomas O Berry named vice chair as the party vows a militant campaign.
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Mull
Gardner and Bailey
Jerusalem
Samaria
Josiah W. Bailey
Washington
Democratic Executive Committee
Hoover
Odus M. Mull
Shelby
Thomas O’berry
Goldsboro
O’berry
Missionaries Rescued After Being Marooned in China
Twenty one American and 23 British missionaries were rescued from a war zone near Foochow by John J. Muccio and the British consul. Two others, Miss E J Harrison and Miss Edith Nettleton, remained in captivity after three weeks. The group had been held about 100 miles up the Min River, and the rescue followed assurances of safe conduct through lines of rebels and government forces.
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Foochow
China
John J. Muccio
Martin
E. J. Harrison
Edith Nettleton
Chun
Gan
Min River
Flight duo enters fourth day of endurance refueling attempt
Storm clouds loom over St Louis as Dale Jackson and Forest O Brine begin day four of their sustained flight to reclaim the refueling endurance record. They bolstered fuel supplies amid warnings of a rough day ahead.
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ST. Louis
Dale Jackson
Forest O’brine
Gary Cooper Stars In A Man From Wyoming at Broadhurst
Gary Cooper appears at the Broadhurst Theatre with June Collyer Regis Toomey and Morgan Farley in A Man From Wyoming a romance about impetuous love between a big engineer and a society girl. Enterprise readers will find their names on the classified page and call for tickets.
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Gary Cooper
Broadhurst Theatre
Wyoming
June Collyer
Regis Toomey
Morgan Farley
Enterprise
Rain Ends Dixie Heat and Drought Across South
Thunderstorms broke the southern heat wave, ending a 66 day drought in Memphis area. Dudley Gamble, 27, killed by lightning. Heavy rain south of Memphis and showers across central Alabama and Mississippi cooled Birmingham Meridian heat and brought rain to Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Memphis
Tenn
Dudley Gamble
Alabama
Mississippi
Birmingham
Meridian
Mobile
Montgomery
Glacier Park Supt to Transfer to Great Smokies Park
ASHEVILLE July 24 J Ross Aiken longtime Glacier National Park superintendent will be transferred to the Great Smoky Mountain National Park in North Carolina and Tennessee early this winter. Arno B Cammerer announced in Asheville at a land acquisition progress conference with park and state officials. John Bedham will join North Carolina as assistant chief ranger and F E R Hough will work on the Tennessee side as woodsman in coming weeks.
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Asheville
J. Ross Aiken
Glacier National Park
Montana
National Park Service
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
North Carolina
Tennessee
Arno B. Cammerer
Mark Squires
North Carolina Park Commission
David €. Chapman
Tennessee Park Commission
Cammerer
John Bedham
Muir Woods National Monument
San Francisco Bay
F E. R. Hough
Woodsman
United States Forest Service
Greensboro Girl Fatally Struck in Auto Accident
Five year old Margaret Hill King daughter of Bruce F. King died after running into a car driven by 28 year old E Pardington of Winston Salem. A technical charge of murder was placed against Pardington with a preliminary hearing tentatively set for August 1 and bond set at 2900.
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Greensboro
N. C
Margaret Hill King
Bruce F. King
E. D. Pardington
Winston-Salem SA
Pardington
Prohibition Ruling Bans Liquor at U S Embassies
President Hoover signs an executive order banning bubbling champagnes and choice wines at American embassies and consulates abroad using government funds. The rule also bars auto hire and repair printing and engraving and club dues, while allowing receptions on national holidays, flowers for ceremonies, tips, dinners, and formal entertainments. Ambassador Dawes London had previously limited liquors at his embassy.
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Washington
Hoover
Congress
State Department
Foreign Service
Department
Dawes
London
Trainman Dies Of Injuries In Peach Train Wreck
Salisbury July 24. R T Sline of Greenville South Carolina fireman on the Southern railway died today from injuries received last night when a peach train overturned at Gold Hill twelve miles from here. A split switch derailed the two engines and caused the wreck. Three others were injured: W A Best Salisbury engineer scalds on legs Elmer Rusty brakeman scalded on chest and body Bradley Hargrave fireman shoulder injuries and body bruises
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Salisbury
R. T. Sline
Greenville
Ss. C
Southern Railway
Gold Hill
Cline
W. A. Best
Elmer Rusty
Bradley Hargrave
Bailey To Address Publishers Tonight
Bailey will address the North Carolina Press Association convention in Blowing Rock. John FE Allen of Linotype News New York spoke on how newspapers look and readable type combinations. A report on circulation audits for non members of the Audit Bureau of Circulation was to be heard and convention committees appointed. Josiah W Bailey Democratic nominee for United States senator will speak tonight.
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Blowing Rock
North Carolina Press Association
John FE. Allen
Linotype News
New York
Allien
Audit Bureau of Circulation
Josiah W. Bailey
United States
England to Ratify London Naval Treaty Soon
The British House of Commons passed the London naval treaty bill on second reading, signaling likely enactment. With third reading forthcoming, ratification occurs when two signatories approve, as the United States Senate did this week. Japan is still debating.
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London
House of Commons
United States Senate
Japan
C. G. Ammon
The
Admiralty
German Aviators Begin Croydon Stop On U S Flight
German aviators Wolf Hirth and Oscar Weller left Staaken for Croydon England early this morning on the first leg toward the United States. They will traverse the Orkneys Iceland and Greenland in a 40 horsepower Klemm sport plane. Hirth, honored with the 1929 Hindenburg aviation cup, has notable feats including a Europe round trip in a light craft and a Germany to Isle of Man flight.
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Berlin
Wolf Hirth
Oscar Weller
Staaken
Croydon
England
United States
Orkneys
Iceland
Greenland
Klemm
Hirth
Hindenburg
Europe
Germany
Isle of Man
Irish Sea
Flood Devastates Esk Valley Leaving Hundreds Homeless
Whitby Yorkshire July 24 Hundreds of people were left homeless and destitute after a cloud burst caused floods in the Esk valley. While waters subsided, continuous rain for a fourth day hampered relief work as authorities and relief workers scramble to aid victims and assess the damage. Meanwhile unresolved hopes linger over Huston’s chairmanship with leaders predicting resignation though timing and terms remain unclear.
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Esk
Whitby
Yorkshire
Huston
Bishop Rondthaler Celebrates 88th Birthday at Home
Winston-Salem July 24. Bishop Edward Rondthaler of the Southern Moravian church province marks his 88th birthday with a quiet home celebration near the Moravian church he long led. The venerable bishop remains active in ministry after more than fifty years of service.
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Winston-Salem
Edward Rondthaler
Moravian Church
Old Home Moravian Church
Amctoe
Gardner Seeks Brookings Survey to Improve State Government
Raleigh July 24 Governor Gardner vows to use a Brookings Institution survey to reform North Carolina state administration. The study will cover general and financial organization educational and personnel administration purchasing and local government relations. The aim is efficient use of about 100 million dollars in public services.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Gardner
Brookings Institution
Washington, D. C
Eral Assembly
Political Storm Center In South Carolina Shot
Columbia S C July 24 Governor Richards was informed by Dr Robert Cathcart that Senator E J Dennis was alive but fatally injured after a shooting incident at Moncks Corner. The governor summoned Adjutant General Dozier to discuss ordering troops to Moncks Corner to prevent trouble following the shooting.
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Political Storm Center
South Carolina
Richards
Monck’s Corner
E. J. Dennis
Columbia
S. C
Robert Cathcart
Riverside Hospital
James C. Dozier
Moncks Corner
Senator Dennis
Berkeley Senator Edward J. Dennis Shot in Moncks Corner
State Senator Edward J. Dennis was shot while standing before the post office in Moncks Corner. W Thornley of Moncks Corner was arrested on charges of the shooting and taken to Columbia for safekeeping. Dennis, aged about 14 years in the article, is an attorney active in Berkeley county politics and up for re election. Thornley, 35, unemployed and married, was detained as the investigation proceeded.
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Moncks Corner
S. C
Edward J. Dennis
Berkeley County
Dennis
W. Thornley
J. W. Hill
Richards
Thornley
Columbia
Charleston
Berkeley
Baker
Injuries Fatal After 99 Foot Bridge Jump
In Richmond Virginia this morning John B Smith a Black man leaped from a street bridge and suffered injuries believed deadly from a 99 foot fall to the valley floor.
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Richmond
John
Smith
Three Die As Carolinas Endure Severe Storms
Storms across North and South Carolina killed three people, disrupted power, and damaged a church and tobacco plant. Lightning struck near Roxboro and Lincolnton, while winds and rains knocked out wires and services across multiple cities.
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Roxboro
N. C
Lincolnton
Nannie Anderson
Louise
George Summer Wilfong
Rowan County
Goldsboro
North Carolina
Edenton
Henderson
Gastonia
Rocky Mount
Wilmington
Winston-Salem
Hickory
Salisbury
South Carolina
Sumter
Spartanburg
Greenwood
Union
Rhineland Mourns 36 Bridge Victims
COBLENZ Germany July 24 Twenty six victims of Tuesdays bridge collapse were buried last night as Rhineland mourned a tragedy linked to the evacuation of the Rhine by French troops. A procession carried coffins over the Moselle bridge to Luetzel for services in Turner hall. The six child victims were laid in the center. Officials expect more bodies to be recovered.
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Coblenz
Germany
Rhineland
Moselle
Luetzel
Turner Hall
Mrs Butler Released on $1000 Bond in Mount Holly Death Case
Mrs L F Butler of Mount Holly was released from Gaston county jail on a $1000 bond after her attorneys waived a preliminary examination. She is accused of severely whipping Mrs Grate Whitaker of Mount Holly shortly before Whitaker’s death, prompting the investigation.
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Gastonia
L. F. Butler
Mount Holly
Grate Whitaker
Gaston County
Climax Nears in Huston Status Bid
James Francis Burke counsel for the Republican National Committee returned from New York with Claudius Huston amid mounting pressure on the party leader. Joseph R. Nutt committee treasurer joined Burke at the White House following the meeting in Washington.
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Washington
James Francis Burke
Republican National Committee
New York
Claudius Huston
National Committee
White House
Joseph R Nutt
Burks
Whites House
Coast Guardsmen Receive American Medal of Honor
Six members of the Chickamacomico coast guard station were awarded the American Medal of Honor for rescuing 42 men from the torpedoed British tanker Emble in August 1918. The ceremony at Manteo honored Capt. John Allen Midgett and five crew members, with Admiral F C Billard presenting the medals.
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Chicamacomica Station
Elizabeth City
Chicamacomica
Seventh Coast Guard District
Manteo
Charles Wroton
Washes
Bernice R. Ballance
Hatteras Station
Thurston Midgett
Caffey’s Inlet
Raleigh
Tar Heel Detained In Mexico City
Aver C. Witley from North Carolina was detained in Mexico City on a claim by Enrique Monzac that Witley robbed him of 1,008 pesos. The incident occurred as Witley attended a summer school in the capital.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Aver C. Witley
North Carolina
Enrique Monzac
Witley
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James E. Watson
Indiana
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