State Campaigns Draw To Close Amid Shower Of Personal Attacks
North Carolina voters face final days of the statewide primary as Democratic governor and senator candidates lob attacks on prohibition, the highway and political machines. Reynolds denounces prohibition. Morrison vows battle with a baseball bat. Grist predicts a machine rule setback. Fountain attacks the highway commission. Ehringhaus defends party record. Maxwell touts economy. Bowie and Simmons less active.
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Robert A. Erwin
United Presse
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Robert R. Reynolds
Asheville
Roanoke Rapids
Richard T. Fountain
Morrison
Reynolds
Bowie
Grist
Fountain
Ehringhaus
State Highway Commission
Maxwell
John C. B. Ehringhaus
C Gubenational
Democratic Party of
Democratic Party
Community Fair Enjoyed By Colored Readers In High Point
Final report details merchants and organizations supporting the High Point Community Fair held May 23 to May 30. Local firms donated goods for demonstrations prizes and refreshments with many community leaders recognized for their role and service. Commencement exercises are set for June 2 at Fairview Street School.
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High Point
South High Point
Kester Furniture Company
Pender Grocery Company
High Point Hardware Company
Redwine Hardware Company
Red Band Flour Company
Red Band
Sears- Roebuck and Company
Majestic Radio Company
Is Radio
Mird’s Department Store
Rinso Company
Cambridge
Mass
Life Buoy
Pyrex Baking Dish Company
Corning
N. J
Skinner Macaroni Company
Broadhurst Theater
Williamson
L. B. Haizlip
Blue Bird Ice Cream Co
High Point Ice and Coal Company
Sheroff Ice Company
American Service Company
McLellan
C. H. Kress Company
Toy Land
Belk- Stevens
Robertson Bakery
J. C. Morgan
W. Hoover
W. F. Porcha
H. H. Lemon
Southern Dairies
Greensboro
Young Men's Christian Association
Fairview Street
Community Literary and Dramatic Art Club
Arthur Edionson
Mytrosene Gray
Gubernatorial Platforms At A Glance
North Carolina Democrats rally around pledges in R T Fountain's article with aims including maintaining the 15 cent land tax for schools, a public health program, a balanced budget, and abolition of redundant offices. He seeks open elections, restraint on executive power, and Jeffersonian democracy while banning officials from coercing votes and forbidding appointing legislators to new offices.
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R. T. Fountain
North Carolina
Democrats
Democratic Party
Allen J. Maxwell
General Assembly
Five In One Family Die In Death by Own Action Pact
Five members of a Brooklyn family died in an apparent death pact after the mother’s death. The victims were Carlos Del Rio, 55, a lingerie merchant, and his four daughters Vincenzia 27, Josephine 28, Guadilupi 23, and Matilda Muns 30, all Argentinian natives. Their bodies were found in their Prospect Park apartment after a gas asphyxiation.
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New York
Brooklyn
Carlos del Rio
Vincenzia
Josephine
Guadilupi
Matilda Muns
Argentina
Prospect Park
Forgetful Caller Exchanges Items With Visitors
A humorous exchange shows a person admitting to leaving objects like gloves or an umbrella after visits. The dialogue highlights memory lapses and playful misplacements in social calls.
Life sentence for 87 year old kidnapper in Ohio case
Anthony Lauri of Youngstown was found guilty of kidnapping 11 year old James DeJute Jr. of Niles. The verdict carries a life in prison sentence.
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Warren
Anthony Lauri
Youngstown
James DeJute, Jr
Niles
Parrot as Star Witness in Texas Murder Trial
In Conroe a parrot once shouted gid brish at passersby and awaits a court appearance as a potential witness in the murder case of L. H. Brownlee and Martha Smith. Prosecutors seek to spark the talking bird to recount prior conversations with suspect Darrell Kendall. The bodies were found in a New Caney tent last December after a wage dispute.
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Conroe
Texas
L. H. Brownlee
Martha Smith
Brownlee
Darrell Kendall
Mississippi
Kendall
New Caney
Boys Brave Death to Foil Bomb Attack on Alderman’s Home
Two 8 and 6 year old boys stopped a burning fuse and a loaded bomb near Alderman Bryan Hartnett’s Twelfth ward home. A second bomb exploded nearby causing about $200 in damage. Police suspect the second blast was misdirected toward the alderman’s house.
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Chicago
Bryan Hartnett
Twelfth Ward
Bryan, Jr
Robert Perry
Deposit & Parcel
Sach
Michael Hartnett
Hartnett
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Star Witness
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