Changsha Captivity and Fire Mark Chinese City Under Fire
Changsha, capital of Hunan, faced Communist assault with fires and looting as 10,000 attackers swarmed in. Foreign gunboats withdrew due to a lower river level, leaving foreign property vulnerable to the Reds. Four missionaries remained in the ravaged district as Western authorities evacuated other nationals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shang River
W. H. Lingle
American Presbyterian Mission
New York
Allen Cameron
Faith Mission
Denver
Henan
Shantung
Changsha
South China
Greensboro college endowment fund receives 2000 donation
Mrs. John W. Hanes of Winston-Salem contributed 2000 to the proposed 50000 endowment fund for a chair of religious education at Greensboro College. In Wilkesboro a 14 year old, Glenn Howerton, was crushed between a car and a bank as the vehicle turned a curve and died soon after.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reensboro
N. C
John W. Hanes
Winston-Salem
Greensboro College
ORTH
Convention Opens as Farmers Gather in Raleigh for State Meeting
North Carolina farmers and their wives arrive as the Farmers State Convention opens at State College Raleigh with about 2000 attendees. Commissioner A J Maxwell outlines tax relief goals and warns against expanding costs while praising social democracy’s service to the public. The banquet at the Sir Walter Hotel will honor five master homemakers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aycock
Maxwell
Ayccock
Raleigh
North Carolina
State College
Sir Walter Hotel
Conservatives win Canadian general election ending Liberal rule
In Ottawa July 29 the Conservative party led by Richard Bennett won a majority in the house, defeating 12 years of Liberal government under W L Mackenzie King. Bennett, 60, will become prime minister after King resigns, with Liberal ministers including Charles Dunning and T A Crerar defeated. Agnes MacPhail remains the sole elected woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottawa
Ont
W. L. MackKenzie King
Richard Dedford Bennett
House of Commons
MacKenzie King
Bennett
Calgary
Nova Scotia
Quebec
Alberta
Prince Albert
Sask
Charles Dunning
United States
T. A. Crerar
W. F. Kay
Agnes C. MacPhail
Canada
Inston Sale: Johnson and Wall Convicted of Lottery
Inston Salem C P Johnson and George Wall convicted of operating a lottery. Johnson fined 500 dollars and jailed six months. Wall fined 100 dollars and given a 12 month suspended sentence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Inston-Salem
N. C
C. P. Johnson
George Wall
Johnson
Wall
Reward Offered For Trout Hatchery Theft Suspects
Raleigh AP report notes Governor Gardner offers a 100 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those who stole 250 breeding trout from the Roaring Gap state fish hatchery in North Carolina.
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Aleigh
N. C
Gardner
Roaring Gap State Fish Hatchery
Oscar Haley Killed In North Carolina Incident
Oscar Haley was killed near Oodlesf in North Carolina by a blow to the head, alleged to have been struck by Jim Luckey. The report identifies both men as Black. Further details were not provided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oodleaf
N. C
Oscar Haley
Here
Jim Luckey
Tragic 4-Year-Old Killed by Druggist Vehicle
A four year old girl, Dorothy Lee Mangum, daughter of Bud Mangum, was run over and killed by a car driven by Raymond H. Gallagher, a Draper druggist, in Eidsville North Carolina.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eidsville, M. C
Dorothy Lee
Bud Mangum
Raymond H. Gallagher
Draper
Despondent Woman Leaps Into Well to End Life
Mrs. W. V. Wheeler of Mithetel, North Carolina, leaped down a well in a failed suicide attempt due to ill health. She was rescued unharmed and placed under observation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitheteld
N. C
W. V. Wheeler
Vehicle crash claims life of Eli Powell in Eidsville
Eli Powell, 35, of Reidsville, died from injuries sustained in a non-traffic automobile accident in Eidsville North Carolina. Police investigate the incident and provide few additional details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eidsville
N. C
Eli Powell
Reidsville
Liquor Protest Faces Diplomatic Immunity Policy
Samuel B Woods protests to the British embassy in Washington urging action by Ambassador Sir Ronald Lindsay. Officials indicate the ambassador will issue only a bare acknowledgment as is customary for protests over liquor imports under diplomatic immunity. The report recalls Sir Esme Howard and a Carter letter underscoring shifts in signing liquor import permits by prior and current envoys.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Samuel B. Woods
Ronald Lindsay
Sir Ronald
James T. Carter
Lynchburg
Esme Howard
Esme
Carter
England
Sir Esme
Roxboro Man Held As Hit-and-Run Driver In Georgia
L. Cc. Jones of Roxboro North Carolina tobacco man was arrested in Roxboro and moved to Alma Georgia after officers linked his car to a fatal Sunday strike that killed Lera Peacock a two year old girl. Jones admitted hitting someone but said he did not stop.
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Tifton
L. Cc. Jones
Roxboro
N. C
Alma
Lera Peacock
Jones
Ford's Purchase of Gaston Mills Denied
GASTONIA NC July 29 Reports from Manville Jenckes officials deny a telegram stating Henry Ford bought the Manville Jenckes Mills at Loray and Big Shoals. F L Jenckes resigned yesterday as president of the company headquartered in Pawtucket Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gastonia
N. C
Henry Ford
Manville-Jenckse Mills
Loray
Big Shoals
Manvillle- Jenckse Company
Pawtucket
L. I
F. L. Jenckes
Italy Approves 100 Million Lire for Earthquake Rebuild
The council of ministers voted to allot 100,000,000 lire about 5.23 million dollars to reconstruct the middle South Italy earthquake area. Public Works Minister Crollalanza is to supervise, with Undersecretary Leoni remaining until August end, coordinating finance interior and public works for the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Council of Minsters
Middle
Italy
Crollalanza
Leoni
Interior
Mystery In Auto Wreck Cleared By Girl Identification
Greenville NC July 29 Mystery surrounding the auto wreck near Williamston that left two dead and two injured was cleared when Miss Daisy Bell Posey 17 of Greenville was identified as the deceased. W L Posey of Poe Mill identified his daughter this afternoon after Miss Zella Austin 26 a hospitalized survivor refused to name the victim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
N. C
Williamston
Daisy Bell Posey
Zella Austin
W. L. Posey
Poe Mill
Roosevelt Receives Hoover Recess Appointment as Vice Governor
Nicholas Roosevelt of New York was named by President Hoover to a recess appointment as vice governor of the Philippine Islands in Washington on July 29.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Nicholas Roosevelt
New York
Hoover
Phillippine Islands
Carolinas Storms Claim Two Lives
Storms in the Carolinas killed two, injured several, damaged buildings, and disrupted lines. Lightning claimed Robert Lee, 45, and Alonzo Mason, 18, in Gaston county. McAdenville mill roof partially unroofed. Hickory firemen shocked battling a lightning fire. Fayetteville and Asheville reported extreme temperatures with 99 and 85 degrees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas
Robert Lee
Alonzo Mason
Gaston County
McAdenville
Hickory
Fayetteville
N. C
Asheville
Five Die in Madrid Holiday Shooting
Dispatches from Santiago de Castaneda report five killed and 20 wounded in a crowd celebrating a religious holiday in Madrid. The incident occurred as celebrations continued this afternoon and involved a shooting affray among revelers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Santiago de Castaneda
Fifteen Drowned When Vessel Overturns
A sand drawing boat named the Thomas J. Whalen overturned off Dun Kirk New York, drowning fifteen of its twenty one crew. Surviving crew were rescued by the steamer Amasa Stone and brought to Erie. Coast guard boats aided in search, with previous similar tragedies recalled near the wreck site.
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Erie
Thomas J. Whalen
Lake Erie
Dunkirk
N.Y
Buffalo
Dees
Whalen
Sandusky
Coast Guard
Cleveland
Kelly Island Lime and Transport Company
Sandsucker Whalen
Ohio
Tonawanda
N. Y
Oxygenless Water Forms Invisible Fence Across Pacific
A belt of oxygenless water begins three hundred feet below the surface and extends downward a thousand feet and over one hundred miles wide, acting as an invisible barrier to ocean life. Discovered by the Carnegie expedition, the phenomenon raises concerns about marine ecosystems and the safety of fish as a food source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Washington
Carnegie
Samoa
D. W. Torreson
Navi
Gator
Torreson
Medley Of Candidates In Oklahoma Impeached Governors In Gubernatorial Race
Oklahoma voters faced a crowded primary with nine Democratic gubernatorial aspirants including two impeached former governors and presidential hopefuls. Key figures include W H Murry and Fran Buttram, with senatorial rivals Charles J Wrightman Lee Cruce and J B A Robertson. A runoff on August 12 looms as no majority is likely.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma
Woodson E. Norvell
Charles J. Wrightman
Tulsa Oilman
Murry
W. H
Bolivia
Fran, Buttram
E. B. Howard
Tulsa
Frank Bailey
Chickasha
J. Sham
M. E. Trapp
Henry 8. Johnson
Lee Cruce
J. B. A. Robertson
T. P. Gore
Kathryn van Leuven
Georgia Tobacco Prices Open Season Low on Opening Day
The Georgia bright leaf tobacco market opened with prices from one to 35 cents per pound as Hazelhurst Statesboro and Blackshear reported heavy receipts. Hazelhurst had 400000 pounds on the floor with 10 to 11 cent averages, while Blackshear averaged 12½ cents and Metter noted statewide warehouse capacity filled amid arrivals from north of the Altamaha river. Prices compared unfavorably to last year’s opener.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Georgia
State Bureau of Markets
Hazelhurst
Statesboro
Blackshear
Tifton
Metter
Altamah River
Lowest Campaign Expense 14 Cents
Matthew M. Neely, Democratic candidate for West Virginia senate nomination, reported the campaign's total expenditures as 14 cents, the postage on his filed announcement. No contributions were reported and the primary is August 5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Matthew M. Neely
West Virginia
Lexington Banker Accepts New Post
E W Staples president of the Bank of Lexington will become executive vice president of the Greensboro Bank and Trust Company after board action yesterday. He will start about September 1 and 41 year old Staples has long chaired Lexington civic efforts and previously worked for Citizens Bank of Reidsville and Branch Bank and Trust in Wilson.
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E. W. Staples
Greensboro Bank and Trust Company
Enterprise Davidson Bureau
Lambeth
Thomasville
Lexington
E. W.taples
Bank of Lexington
Staples
Taples
Citizens Bank of
Reidsville
R. L. Watt
Bank and Trust Company of
Wilson
Air Derby Deters Return Flight From Metropolitan Airport
Eleven all American air derbyists began the return trip to Detroit led by Lee Gehlbach of Little Rock who set the elapsed time pace. Gehlbach departed at 8 01 a m for Ogden Utah with Las Vegas as a planned refueling stop. Herman Hamer of Lasalle came second at 8 02 a m followed by Lowell Bayless and Charles Meyers of Cleveland and Henry Ogden of Inglewood Calif in one minute intervals.
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Metropolitan Airport
Los Angeles
Detroit
Lee Gehlbach
Little Rock
Ark
Gehlbach
Ogden
Utah
Las Vegas
Nevada
Herman Hamer
Lasalle
Ill
Lowell Bayless
Cleveland
Charles Meyers
Henry Ogden
Inglewood
Calif
Florodora Girl of Gay Nineties At Broadhurst
Marion Davies stars in The Florodora Girl recalling the gay nineties with dancing, period scenes, and romance. The production plays at the Broadhurst Wednesday and Thursday, inviting readers to call for tickets via the Enterprise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marion Davies
Broadhurst
Largest Of Dirigibles Encounters Bad Weather
The R 100 airship reports a 205 mile westward position 4:18 p.m. from Valentia Ireland as it sails 3,385 miles on a westbound Atlantic voyage leaving Northern Ireland coast bound for Montreal. The wireless message confirms the dirigible is out over the Atlantic heading toward its transatlantic objective.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Northern Ireland
London
Canada
Ireland
Montreal
Air Ministry
Grenewich
Scotland
British R-100 Dirigible En Route to Montreal
The R-100 bound for Canada sailed from Scotland heading toward Ireland then west over the Atlantic. Commander R S Booth set course toward northern Ireland then toward Cape Farewell Greenland, across Labrador to St Hubert Montreal as adverse winds slowed progress.
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Liverpool
R. S. Booth
Northern Ireland
Cape Farewell
Greenland
Labrador
St. Lawrence River
St. Hubert Air Station
Montreal
Irish Sea
Ireland
Hebrides Islands
Hoover Forms Committee to Revise Unemployment Statistics
President Hoover appointed a diverse committee of labor industrial and government representatives to revise unemployment statistics. Members include the AFL United States Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers Association Industrial Conference Board railway employees and officials from the Bureau of Economics Research Census and Labor statistics. Ex officio members are the Census Bureau and Commissioner Stewart. The panel will advise on methods for revision and cooperation among agencies and businesses to better measure unemployment for policy and relief efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Hoover
Labor, Industrial
American Federation of Labor
United States Chamber of Commerce
The
Manufacturers Association, Industrial Conference Board
Railway Employees
Wetional Bureau of Economics
Committee On Economic Changes
Bureau of Census
Stewart
Labor Department
Statistics Division
Congress
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Carolina State Farm
Rad Hardee
WU Aave Umuvyu
Mtv
Pwanghai
Hunan Province
Delaware County
Graham
Farmers State
North Carolina Crop Improvement Association
Cotton Cooperative Association
North Carolina Beekeepers As
Liberals
Conservative
Charlottesville
Ford
Gaston Mills
Associated Press
Harriet Hector
Chalif
Louis Chalif
Maes
Tro
AIR Derbyites
Valentia
Malin Head
Committee On Labor
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