Market Slows After Strong Attendance at Southern Furniture Sale
Registrations reached 1930 at the Southern Furniture and Bug market as attendance remained high but activity eased from last week's rush. Dealers note continued buying interest in specialties like rugs and radios while exhibitors settle into a steadier pace. visitors stay at nearby Greensboro and Winston markets as the sale winds toward closing Saturday afternoon.
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Field
Greensboro
Winston
Notorious outlaw Karpis begins Leavenworth sentence
Alvin Karpis entered Leavenworth federal today to start his term for the $100000 William Hamm kidnapping conspiracy.
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Leavenworth
Kas
Alvin Karpis
Leavenworth Federal A Today
William Hamm
Inventor from Rochester to showcase dimple device in Springfield
Isabella Gilbert of Rochester New York declares she will exhibit a dimple producing device at the national inventors congress in Springfield Massachusetts on September 1. Gilbert plans demonstrations to prove the device’s effectiveness and novelty.
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Springfield
Mass
Isabella Gilbert
Rochester
Gilbert
Fire Devastates Oceanfront Block in Long Beach
A wind driven blaze swept an oceanfront block in Long Beach destroying a restaurant and 10 concession stands and damaging a theater. Fire units battled the flames through the day. Authorities investigated the cause and potential insurance claims.
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Long Beach
Paris Guards Arch of Triumph as Nationalists Likely Rally
Police guard the Arch of Triumph in Paris to deter possible nationalist demonstrations during the celebration of the monument to French patriotism. The setup reflects heightened security amid commemorations.
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Paris
Varis
Fire in Mitwo holds near Monterey eases
San Francisco reports a fire aboard the Norwegian motor ship Mitwo in the hold area about 100 miles west of Monterey California was brought under control by coast guard units early today.
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San Francisco
Monterey
Calif
Coast Guard
Lightning Strikes Roosevelt Cottage on Campobello Island
A cottage on Campobello Island near Roosevelt's tea summer home was struck by lightning this morning. The structure was damaged but no injuries were reported to the Roosevelt family or accompanying guests.
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Lubec
Campobello Island
Roosevelt
Trade treaty talks with U S and twelve nations begin autumn
Well informed sources say negotiations between the United States and a dozen other countries would begin in the autumn for a special trade treaty affecting those involved.
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Rome
United States
Missing Nuncoa Sighting Sparks Coast Guard Probe
In Jacksonville Florida investigators report two coast cutters traced a gulf sighting of the missing motor ship Nuncoa. Officials said their patrols followed the Gulf of Mexico lead as search teams coordinated with maritime authorities.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Gulf of Cam
Just a Matter of Geography But No Dance
Henderson July 20. A nationally known dance orchestra led by Jack Denny missed an engagement by 800 miles. The band arrived in Henderson while its engagement was in Hendersonville in the western corner of the state. Hendersonville is the county seat of Henderson county, but the town of Henderson is near the Virginia line in Vance county.
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Henderson
Jack Denny
Hendersonville
Henderson County
Virginia Line
Vance County
Violence at Sterling plant as strikers clash with guards
At the Sterling Ul plant a violent flare up occurred with bullets and rocks as 1,000 strikers and supporters blocked workers. Deputized guards used tear gas to disperse crowds injuring three men and sending one spectator to hospital with burns.
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Sterling
Centrine
John Gleason
Fay Bennett
Gleason
Cable
Bennett
Charles Roberts
Renew Movement To Oust Mayor In Huntington
The Huntington city council moves to consider charges of misconduct in office against Mayor C. W. Bangs, filed by 36 citizens, amid his ongoing jail stay for defying a court order to disconnect private consumers from the municipal electric plant.
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Huntington
Ind
C. W. Bangs
Sheriff predicts solve of Clevenger murder in Asheville
Sheriff Laurence E Brown said the Helen Clevenger case will be solved though difficult and slow noting the body was found July 16 in a Battery Park hotel. A witness described a man leaving the fourth floor around 1 am and a suspect, 25 to 28, 160 to 180 pounds, wearing brown clothes and a panama hat. One suspect remained jailed, Daniel H Gaddy, 28.
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Asheville
Laurence E. Brown
Helen Clevenger
Battery Park
Brown
H. G. Richardson
Charlotte
New York University
Richardson
Clevenger
Buncombe
Daniel H. Gaddy
Expert Explains About Humidity Weather Topic
A reader asks about humidity and how it affects comfort. C C Clark explains perspiration and evaporation rate depend on temperature and humidity, with cooling effects regulating body temperature.
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Milhea Hall
Weather Bureau
United States Department of Agriculture
C. C. Clark
Bureau
Canton Woman Fatally Crushed In Auto Mishap
Mrs Grady Haley a Canton Georgia woman of five years of age was fatally crushed while attempting to stop an ancient from rolling down a hill on July 29.
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Canton, Ga
Grady Haley
Canton
Tropical Storm Passes Florida With Minor Damage
A tropical disturbance crossed Florida from Key Largo with minimal impact. Miami saw only moderate winds and rain squalls, while a preparatory worker died after a fall near a high tension wire. The system moved southeast of the Bahamas and tracked over swampland with an uncertain future course.
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Florida
Miami
Fila
Gulf of Mexico
Florida Keys
Bahamas
Gulf Stream
Key Largo
Keys
Electric department official dies in 30 foot fall
Oscar M. Hayworth forty four, superintendent of the electrical division of the fire department, was killed when he touched a 2300 volt line and fell thirty feet near the ice Power company office on Main street. W. B. Wagner assisted, a ladder was used, and Hayworth died instantly at Burrus Memorial hospital.
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Oscar M
Hayworth
Fire Department
Ice Power Company
Uth Main Street
W. B. Wagner
Duke Power Company
Wagner
Yow's
Burrus Memorial Hospital
Left Handed Compliments Pass In Fight Over Child
In Los Angeles Jill Astor seeks to change a custody order granting four year old Martyn Thorpe to Dr. Franklin Thorpe. A heated, public session featured testimony about alleged immorality and the parents’ divorce. Attorneys argued to suppress parts of the evidence but the attempt failed.
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Los Angeles
Jill
Franklin Thorpe
Martyn Thorpe
Margy
Soil erosion costs North Carolina farmers dearly
North Carolina farmers lose about 70 million dollars yearly to soil erosion. Dairy specialist A C Kimrey urged more livestock production to conserve soil, noting pastures and grass crops rebuild land, boost cash income, and prevent further land loss into the Atlantic. He warned ongoing fertilization alone won’t restore soil.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
A. C. Kimrey
N. C. State College
Kimrey
Atlantic Ocean
Pickett Mills Workers Return After Compromise Deal
Pickett Cotton Mills resumed operations after a month idle as 250 workers returned. A daily eight hour shift and a 40 hour week were granted along with a minimum wage scale. The agreement sets $10 for unskilled and $12 to $14 for skilled workers amid hopes of harmony between labor and management.
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Pickett Cotton Mills
High Point
Predicted Showers To Break Heat Across Carolinas
Sweltering residents in North and South Carolina awaited showers as relief from a heat wave. Wilmington hit 101.7 degrees, Charlotte 101, Charleston 100, Columbia 101.5, Lumberton 104, Winston-Salem 101.5, Florence 101, Raleigh 97, and Greenville 98. The forecast called for showers late today and cooler, cloudy weather on Thursday.
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Charlotte
Carolinas
Wilmington
Charleston
Columbia
Mercury
Lumberton
Winston-Salem
Florence
Raleigh
Greenville
Weather Bureau
Officials Watch Paralysis Spread
A regional campaign against infantile paralysis advanced in Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee as health officials monitored rising case counts in Georgia. Georgia reported 18 cases since January 1 with two deaths, while Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee pursued the effort.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
American Woman Wounded in Spain Identified
An American woman wounded in Northern Spain last week was identified as Mrs. Pearaude Gallardo, daughter of Col D B McKay editor of the Tampa Times.
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Washington
Spain
Peraaude Gallardo
D. B. McKay
Tampa
Fla
Times
Boat capsizes on Lake Michigan. 16 men missing
The motor powered ship Material Service capsized four miles off Chicago's south side in rough Lake Michigan waters. Sixteen crewmen are feared dead with seven rescued. Coast guard units and harbor boats conducted a multimachine search through the night, while survivor John M. Johnson described the sinking after clinging to a life raft.
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Chicago
Material Service
Lake Michigan
C. D. Brown
Coast Guard
John M. Johnson
Johnson
A. E. Pierce
Calumet Harbor
86Th Street
R. A. Carlson
South Chicago
Brothers chained at home as fire trap. father jailed
In Brighton Colorado two boys Wayne and Jimmy Hamblin ages 10 and 12 were chained to a board by their father Roy Hamblin a WPA worker. A gasoline soaked rug ignited but the boys escaped uninjured aided by 14 year old Lois and mother Goldie. The father was jailed and may face charges.
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Brighton
Colo
W. B. Wheeler
Wayne
Jimmy Hamblin
Roy Hamblin
WPA
Wheeler
Lois
Goldie Hamblin
Jai
Trio await death sentence in bank slaying case
In New Orleans three young men, Joseph Ugarte, Owen Gauche and Anthony Dallao, were found guilty yesterday for the 1930 slaying of 61 year old bank clerk Pierre Rizan. They awaited pronouncement of a death penalty today as the case proceeded to sentencing.
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New Orleans
Pierre Rizan
Bank Geere
Joseph Ugarte
Owen Gauche
Anthony Dallao
Confiscation of Catholic Schools Opens Spanish Purge
As the Spanish government purges leftist elements, it orders the confiscation of Catholic schools, colleges and universities. Loyalist forces advance on Fascist areas while Franco relocates to Seville and pledges Madrid’s fall. Rebel forces push toward Zaragoza and maintain pressure on Barcelona Madrid corridor. Lighthouse officials near Gibraltar report sinking of a government submarine by a rebel plane.
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Madrid
Francisco Franco
Morocco
Spanish
Seville
Franco
Spain
Barcelona
San Roque
la Linea
Zaragota
Cordoba
Granada
Zaragoza
Gibraltar
Ancient liquor found in ceiling of Dunn Building
Workers remodeling the Dunn Building uncovered a bottle of whisky dated June 23 1896 hidden in the ceiling of the first floor. The discovery was made in Dunn, July 20.
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Dunn
Demand jobless end picketing at Pennsylvania state house
In Harrisburg on July 29, Democratic and Republican lawmakers urged the unemployed to end the picketing of the state house. About 2,000 jobless protesters demanded $100 million for relief and vowed to stay until their demands are met, halting Senate business over revenue and relief bills. Leaders sought reinforcements and arranged meals for those in the capitol.
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Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
State House
Senate
Thomas Kennedy
Kennedy
State Farm Show
Capitol
Bodies From Derby Wreck Recovered In Clay City
Eight victims were removed from a Baltimore and Ohio freight train wreck near Clay City Illinois with additional bodies found in debris. Among the identified crew members are Wayne Caldwell head brake man and Robert May student of Washington, with others remaining unconfirmed.
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Clay City
Ill
Baltimore and Ohio
Wayne Caldwell
Robert May
Washington, Nd
Salisbury youth dies after car overturns near Waynesville
Paul Julian, 18, of Salisbury, died in a hospital at Waynesville after his automobile overturned last night. The wreck occurred on a road near the town, with injuries reported earlier.
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Waynesville
Paul Julian
Salisbury
Smaller Scale Projects To Feature New PWA Program
The Public Works Administration launched a third building program focused on quick to finish, smaller projects. President Roosevelt authorized 22 742 034 for 352 projects in 37 states with a completion goal by October 1 1937 and a peak by year end.
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PWA
Washington
Public Works Administration
Roosevelt
New York
Trihorough
Progrem
New York City
Interior Ickes
WPA
Explosion Kills Two On Cruiser Marblehead
A breech-block explosion during gunnery practice aboard the light cruiser Marblehead off the Southern California coast killed two seamen and wounded nine. The deceased were Leo Moranda of South San Francisco and Percy William Cofer of Augusta Georgia. The incident prompted naval investigators to probe the blast.
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San Diego
Calif
Marblehead
California
Leo Steve Moranda
South San Francisco
Percy William Cofer
Augusta
Hurricane Kili hits Poland killing twelve
Twelve people are dead and about 100 injured as a hurricane swept across Poland. The storm damaged twenty farm villages and brought strong winds and thunderstorms to the region around Warsaw on July 29.
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Warsaw
Poland
North Carolina and South Carolina Weather Update
Cloudy and cooler tonight in North Carolina with probable showers. South Carolina expects partly cloudy skies with showers in the northwest tonight and Thursday and in the east and south on Thursday. cooler conditions widespread.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Northwest
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