Daring Robbery Foiled By Police As Bandits Escape
A trio of robbers attempted a high speed raid on High Point Steam Laundry. The plan failed when police could not start their flivver, allowing the gang to flee after forcing nightwatchman Arthur Kirk to surrender the shotgun and $8. Laundry owner M. J. Crowder praised the police for their role in saving the business and avoiding further harm.
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High Point Steam Laundry
M. J. Crowder
Mr. Crowder
Arthur Kirk
Henry Perry Place
Highway 10
Rex King Held for Slaying Two at Marion Ark
Asheville July 25 Police seek King movements nine months while holding him for Arkansas authorities charged with killing two North Carolina youths near Marion Arkansas last fall. King who lived in Yancey county arrested here last Sunday held without bond awaiting transfer. The victims Burton Hensley and Woodrow Wilson of Yancey county were found dying near a camp fire October 22. King admitted painting the car but said he bought it in Texas and denied other claims about the watch and location of the killings.
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Asheville
C. Rex King
Arkansas
North Carolina
Marion
Ark
King
Burton Hensley
Woodrow Wilson
Yancey County
Texas
Hensley
Wilson
Tennessee
Santa Rose
Tex
Madison County
Memphis
Luke Lea Trial Opens Tomorrow in Asheville
Luke Lea publisher of a Tennessee chain newspaper faces trial in Asheville Monday as part of a five person indictment for conspiring to defraud the Central Bank and Trust Company of about 1.3 million dollars. Co defendants include his son Luke Lea Jr and E. P. Charlet of the Tennessee Publishing Company. Bradford, the bank’s cashier, is to be tried separately. Rogers Caldwell, president of Caldwell and Company, has already been sentenced in Tennessee for related dealings.
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Asheville
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Central Bank and Trust Company
Luke, Jr
E. P. Charlet
Tennessee Publishing Company
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank
J. Charles Bradford
Bradford
Philadelphia
Zeb V. Nettles
Lea
Caldwell and Company
Nashville
Rogers Caldwell
Lea's
Murray defies court as he takes command at Red River bridge
Oklahoma Governor W H Murray arrives from Oklahoma City to lead national guardsmen in the Red River bridge standoff. He seizes charge of the Denison Durant toll bridge area, pledging to hold the fort against federal injunctions while the clash with Judge Neblett unfolds. The Texas barrier had fallen, allowing free travel as Murray moves to enforce martial rule.
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Durant
Okla
W. H
Murray
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Denison-Durant
Oklahoma National Guardsmen
Federal District Court
Muskogee
Colin C. Neblett
New Mexico
Charles P. Barrett
United States
Clark Wasson
Neblett
Red River
Texas Rangers
Texas
Houston
Tex
Judge Neblett
Jake
Samuel L. Davis Sr Paralyzed After Stroke in Hotel Barber Shop
Samuel L. Davis Sr a pioneer in the southern furniture industry lies critically ill in High Point hospital after a partial stroke suffered at 6 15 last evening while being shaved at the Sheraton hotel barber shop. He is unconscious and his left side is paralyzed.
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Samuel L. Davis, Sr
High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Davis
Southern Furniture Exposition
Mr. Davis
Yow
Samuel L. Davis, Jr
National Guard
Fort Moultrie
Charleston
D. C
Furniture South
the South
Uwharrie River
Randolph County
Dougan
Lucinda Hill Davis
Three bank officials set for NC trial next week
State Banking Commissioner Hood says three criminal cases against bank officers will start in Asheville Rockingham and Belhaven this week. Colonel Luke Lea faces a $1.2 million loan irregularity, while Bank of Ellerbe executives face a cashier shortage and a separate case.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Gurney P. Hood
Luke Lea
Nashville
M. B. Farlow
Bank of Ellerbe
Ellerbe
W. J. Justus
Farmers Bank of Belhaven
Millard C. Haynes
Highway Board Opens Probe Into Prison Camp Chief
The North Carolina highway board initiates a formal inquiry Monday into M. D. Alexander, head of state highway prison camps in Iredell territory, accused by F. C. Sides of immorality and violations of prohibition. Sam D. Scott and Charles Ross travel to Statesville for the investigation. Governor Gardner notes no discussion of the charges. Alexander, former Iredell sheriff, was appointed July 1 when county prison camps came under state control.
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Raleigh
Highway Commission
Sam D. Scott
Charles Ross
Statesville
M. D. Alexander
E. B. Jeffress
Alexander
F. C. Sides
Salisbury
Gardner
Scott
Iredell County
Highway Division
Iredell
Fatal pistol death in Smithfield inquest ties wife to shooting
A coroner jury found that Jess J Williams died from a pistol wound inflicted by his wife Mrs Ivey Hinton Williams. Testimony noted Williams planned to kill him for alleged infidelity. A crowd of hundreds attended the inquest in Smithfield North Carolina on June 26.
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Smithfield
N. C
Jess J. Willams
Johnston County
Ivey Hinton Williams
B. A. Hocutt
Clayton
Williams
Hocutt
Clawson Williams
Jesse Williams
Jesse Hinnant
Banker Is Sent 70 State Prison
M Douglas Clarke was sentenced by Judge Garland Midgette to three to five years in state prison after a jury convicted him of making false entries while assistant cashier of Home Savings bank in Wilmington North Carolina. He pled guilty to another charge of false entry and embezzlement charge was not pursued. He will begin his sentence tomorrow.
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Wilmington
N. C
M. Douglas Clarke
Garland Midgette
Home Savings Bank
Clarke
Woodus Kellum
The Hague Court Concludes Session
The permanent court for international justice adjourned after a week of argument on the Austro German customs report. France’s Joseph Paul Boncour spoke against the agreement saying it would compromise Austrian independence under the post war treaty. Italian and Czechoslovakian representatives will present their case next week.
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the Hague
Permanent Court For International Justice
Joseph Paul Boncour
France
Probable Cause Found in Manslaughter Case Near Julian
Magistrate W. S. Lyon found probable cause today in Guilford court for Glenn Burgess of Randleman and Mrs. C. C. Gee of Siler City charged with manslaughter after an automobile wreck that killed Gertrude Paschal wife of attorney R. F. Paschal. The collision occurred July 13 at Highway 60 and the Randleman Burlington road near Julian. Each defendant posted $500 bond for August 3 term appearance.
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Greensboro
W. S. Lyon
Glenn Burgess
Randleman
C. C. Gee
Siler City
Gertrude Paschal
R. F. Paschal
Randleman-Burlington Road
Julian
Guilford Superior Court
Coed Anthropologist Murder Sparks Apache Arrests
Five Apache men were jailed on July 25 as investigators probe the stabbing death of 23 year old Columbia University anthropologist Henrietta Schmerler on the White River Apache Reservation. A sealed letter to relatives in New York mentions fear of an unidentified Apache man.
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White River Apache Reservation
Ariz
Southwest
Henrietta Schmerler
Columbia University
New York
Washtub Sought For Nation's Flag
Washington July 25 The Post Office seeks a washtub to fit the 75 by 40 foot Star Spangled Banner hanging in a covered court of the post office building slated for demolition. With no funds for washing, Mrs. Alice B Sanger the custodian proposes washing and storing the flag and asks a pool owner to lend a big tub for a day.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Postoffice
Alice B. Sanger
Post Office
Bernard Crqsen Elected North Carolina Bar President
Bernard Crqsen, lifelong Asheville lawyer with no college, was unanimously chosen president of the North Carolina Bar Association at its 33rd annual convention in Chapel Hill. Prof Roscoe B. Turner of Yale warned banks have failed due to chain banks mergers co-ops and transportation growth. Kemp D Battle P J Ervin Jr and C H Grover named vice presidents. R O Everett H E Stacy on executive committee.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
S. G. Bernard
North Carolina Bar Association
Bernard
Asheville Bar
State Association
Roscoe B. Turner
Yale University School of Law
Kemp D. Battle
Rocky Mount
P. J. Ervin, Jr
Morganton
C. H. Grover
Charlotte
R. O. Everett
Durham
H. E. Stacy
Lumberton
A. Wayland Cooke
Greensboro
Asheville
Buncombe County
Buncombe
Rail worker dies bathing in Swannanoa river
Asheville July 25 Henry Forrest Merrill 37 a railway employee died suddenly while swimming in the Swannanoa river near Lake Eden. Coroner Dr John A Carroll ruled death due to apoplexy brought on by the shock of immersion in cold water.
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Asheville
Henry Forrest Merrill
Swannanoa River
Lake Eden
John AL. Carroll
Lindberghs Move Toward Orient Flight Amid Preparations
New York July 25 The Lindberghs prepare for a long Orient voyage with months of work behind them a large safety margin for the 2000 mile plus leg and an emergency boat radio. The trip may mark the start of a historic world flight and could begin within a week if no delays occur.
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New York
Lindberghs
Tokyo Trail
Lindbergh
Orient
Canada
Northwest Territories
Col
Texas coeds found dead in car in Houston
Two 19 year old Rice Institute students Hazel Glover and Dan Stratton were found dying in a car in Houston. Police suspect a marriage dispute as the motive and an autopsy was ordered. Stratton reportedly told his aunt of a June 25 marriage to Glover.
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Houston
Tex
Rice Institute
Hazel Glover
Dan Powell Stratton
E. C. Smith
Miss Glover
Fort Bend
Stratton
Houston Society
Cony Hon
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Rex King
Marion,ark
Bond
Dresden
Field Marshall von Mackensen
High Command
State Capitol
London
Hoover
Charles G. Dawes
Great Britain
White House
Highway Board
Phillip Whitley
Jackson
Banker
Hague Court
Washtub
Bernard Crqsen
BAR President
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