North Carolina Renominates Roosevelt Delegates
North Carolina plans 26 Roosevelt delegates at the national convention with an instruction resolution by C. L. Shuping of Greensboro. Col. George K. Freeman of Goldsboro delivered the keynote praising the Gardner administration and urging a Democratic win.
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L. Shuping
Greensboro
Col. Freeman
Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Franklin Roosevelt
C. L. Shuping
Resolutions Committee
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Roosevelt
New York
George K. Freeman
Goldsboro
Gardner
Senator Black Leads Kilby in Alabama Senate Runoff
In Alabama, Senator Hugo L. Black holds a lead of over 25,000 votes against former Governor Thomas E. Kilby in the Democratic senatorial nominating run off. Kilby conceded renomination after late returns from 1,928 of 2,121 boxes show Black ahead. Separately, Mrs. A. L. Malone won the national committeewoman post by over 10,000 votes.
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Birmingham
Ala
Hugo L. Black
Thomas E. Kilby
Anniston
Alabama
Kilby
United Press Today
A. L. Malone
Dothan
J. E. Frazier
Malone
Frazier
Keynoter fires up Dems at North Carolina convention
Col George K Freeman outlines a Democratic comeback, praising 32 years of party rule in North Carolina. He cites GOP misrule and economic woes, highlighting Governor O Max Gardner’s three and a half years of progressive legislation and government cost cuts of 5 to 7 million annually.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Col
Geo. K. Freeman
Goldsboro
American Legion
Col. Freeman
O. Max Gardner
Cash bonus bill blocked by senator delays vote
A Senate vote on a cash payment bonus was blocked by Senator Thomas of Oklahoma, despite a request from Finance Chairman Smoot to take up the measure immediately. The roll call was postponed to tomorrow as Thomas delays the action in Washington.
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Thomas
Washington
Smoot
Finance Committee
Senate
Okla
Hoover Praised as Ideal Standard Bearer by Nominating Delegate
Chicago June 16 Herbert Hoover was hailed as the ideal standard bearer of the Republican Party by Joseph N Scott of California who urged delegates at the national convention to see Hoover as a human engineer and captain who steered the nation through crisis while facing taxation budget unemployment and relief issues with steadfast dedication. Scott framed Hoover as embodying pioneer spirit and urged a renewal of course guided by enduring principles.
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Chicago
Herbert Hoover
Joseph N. Scott
California
Scott
Hoover
Lee Shore
Republican Party
Congress
Hoover and Curtiss Renominated on First Ballot
Chicago Stadium June 16. President Hoover and Vice President Curtiss received renominaton by the Republican National Convention. Each won on the first ballot in a straight party vote.
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Chicago Stadium
Hoover
Curtiss
Europe Needs U S Help for Recovery MacDonald Says
Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald told thirteen nations at a reparations and war debts conference in Lausanne that Europe cannot act alone and needs United States cooperation to foster trade and global recovery. He warned the world faces a dire economic crisis and urged bold, rapid proposals.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Europe
United States
Ramsay MacDonald
Great Britain
Mr. MacDonald
Italy
Germany
America
Britain
Thousands Of Bargains In High Point Trade Days
High Point prepares for Trade Days a two day event sponsored by the Merchants association. Merchants forecast strong shopper turnout with bargains across clothing jewelry groceries drugs books shoes and more. Parking rules are relaxed and stores stay open late to welcome thousands of visitors and free lemonade and live music accompany the event.
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High Point
High Point Merchants’ Association
Kate Smith Files Suit Over Casino Wages Dispute
Kate Smith, renowned radio and vaudeville singer, sues Sidney Solomon, Central Park Casino manager, for 5500 dollars claiming several checks issued to her were returned for insufficient funds after a five week engagement.
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New York
Kate Smith
Central Park Casino
Sidney Solomon
Gift of a Vacation Subscription for The Enterprise
Promote vacation subscriptions to The Enterprise at 15 cents a week. Call 4566 to arrange delivery to a vacation address and keep up with High Point news while away this summer.
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Enterprise
High Point
Congressional District Demonclaves Choose Convention Delegates
The second congressional district Democratic convention instructed its delegates to back Franklin D. Roosevelt for the national nomination if his name appears at the Chicago convention. Eight delegates would cast one fourth of a vote each. Delegates named include T. M. Washington, H. D. Bateman, W. G. Clark, Dr. B. M. Nicholson, W. L. Long, H. L. Jones, L. B. Evans, and Fred I. Sutton.
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Roosevelt
Raleigh
N. C
Second
Congressional District
Chicago
Franklin DD. Roosevelt
W. H.S. Burgwyn
Northampton
Lunsford Long
Halifax
T. M. Washington
H. D. Bateman
Wilson
W. G. Clark
Edgecombe
B. M. Nicholson
W. L. Long
H. L. Jones
L. B. Evans
Bertie
Fred I. Sutton
Lenoir
H. P. Foxhall
A. T. Castello
E. R. Tyler
Buncombe County
Senate Finance Panel Rejects 2.4 Billion Cash Bonus Plan
The Senate Finance Committee voted 14 to 2 against the 2.4 billion dollar cash bonus bill. The committee will report the action to the full Senate while efforts to secure a final vote continue. Members voting for the adverse report included Republicans Watson Reed Shortridge Couzens Keyes Thomas Metcalf and Smoot. Democrats King George Walsh Connally Gore Harrison LaFollette and Jones opposed the unfavorable report. A separate motion by Connally to pay veterans the present value of their certificates was rejected 4 to 11.
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Senate
Smoot
Utah
Watson
Reed
Shortridge
Couzens
Keyes
Thomas
Idaho
Metcalf
King
George
Walsh
Mass
Connally
Gore
Harrison
LaFollette
R. Wis
Jones
R. Wash
Prohibition Plank Draws Fire From Democrats and Independents
Washington June 15. Criticism and ridicule of the prohibition plank adopted by the Republican national convention surfaced as the Senate convened. Democrats and independent Republicans condemned the measure in sharp terms.
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Washington
Senate
Senate hearing on Continental Shares losses
David Stock, a Senate Banking Committee investigator, testified that investors in Continental Shares Inc., a Cleveland based investment firm, faced losses totaling about 150 million dollars due to the company’s operations.
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Washington
Continental Shares, Inc
Cleveland
Senate Banking Committee
David Stock
Justice Denies Bond in Linbergh Baby Ransom Case
Justice James M. Proctor in the District of Columbia Supreme Court refused bond for Gaston B. Means who awaits appeal after conviction for stealing 104000 dollars from Mrs. Evalyn Walsh McLean in an alleged Linbergh baby ransom plot.
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Means
Washington
James M. Proctor
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Gaston B. Means
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Kidnapper Gets Life for Abducting Mrs. Donnelly
Marshall Deputy also known as Martin Depew a former Dawnington Pa steamshovel operator pleaded guilty and received a life sentence for kidnapping Mrs Nell Donnelly a Kansas City garment manufacturer from Kansas City.
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Kansas City
Akron Returns to Base After Pacific Maneuvers
The navy dirigible Akron completed a cross country journey to the Pacific fleet maneuvers and is back at its Lakehurst base after arriving last night.
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Lakehurst
WN. J
Navy
Akron
Pacific Fleet
Hoover Re nominated by Republican convention in Chicago
At Chicago Stadium on June 16 the Republican convention nearly completed a roll call, re nominating President Hoover with 1126% of 1154 votes. It also nominated Charles Curtis for vice president in a bid seen as a Hoover Curtis ticket promoted by Kansas Republicans.
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Chicago Stadium
Hoover
Ater John J. Blane
Wisconsin
Calvin Coolidge
Massachusetts
Joseph I. France
Maryland
Charles Curtis
Charlies F. Scott
Kansas
Woman Leaps From Car and Dies in North Carolina
In Asheboro North Carolina Mrs Eliza Hill aged 60 leaped from a moving car after a sudden motor noise while returning home with family four miles west of Asheboro Her skull was crushed and she died before aid arrived The incident was witnessed by her nephew John Hill and other relatives traveling in the Carraway section of Randolph County
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Asheboro
N. C
Eliza Hill
John Hill
France’s Try To Nominate Cal Coolidge Ends Ignominiously
Former Senator Joseph I. France of Maryland attempted to nominate Calvin Coolidge at the Republican convention. Police escorted him from the speaker’s platform after a struggle with officials. France had just been named a presidential candidate by L. B. Sandblast of Oregon.
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Chicago Stadium
Joseph I. France
Maryland
Calvin Coolidge
France
L. B. Sandblast
Portland
Oregon
Hoover
Coolidge
Snell
Nathan W. M. MacChesney
Everett Sanders
MacChesney
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