Two Die In Motorcycle Crash After False Ambulance Call
On the Thomasville highway last night at about 10 30 two youths Ernest Chappell 25 Thom asville route 1 and Hassell Chapel 19 of 17 Redding street died after their motorcycle crashed into a car driven by Mrs. Howard P Williams of 2202 English street The pair chased an ambulance reporting a wreck. the ambulance turned back and found the two men after the collision Both men suffered severe injuries and died within hours at Guilford General hospital The incident is linked to a prank and repeated warnings about heedless riding.
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Thomasville Highway
Ernest Chappell
Thomasville
Hassell Chapel
Redding Street
Howard P. Williams
English Street
Yow
Davidson County
Chappell Boys
Williams
Hassell
Hassell Chappell
Ernest
Guilford General Hospital
Glenn G. Perry
Locks Safe After Money Is Stolen
Tarboro report says Dr. E. V. Zoeller secured his safe but missed the cash before leaving. Morning found the $60 missing, suggesting the robbery occurred during his dinner hour.
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Tarboro
E. V. Zoeller
Zoeller
Pair Rescued From Norton Hotel Fire
A married couple, Mr. and Mrs. Caseel Elliott, dangled from window ledges on the Norton hotel sixth floor while firemen on the fifth floor pulled them to safety as guests escaped down stairs. Norton fire chief Eddie Carter fell from the roof onto a porch, was bruised but not seriously hurt. Fire origin undetermined and damage estimate unavailable.
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Norton
Norton Hotel
Caseel Elliott
Eddie Carter Norton
North and South Carolina Weather Outlook with Scattered Showers
North Carolina expects partly cloudy skies with unsettled conditions tonight and Sunday, with possible scattered showers in extreme west and north central portions. South Carolina shows partly cloudy tonight and Sunday, with possible coastal showers.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Mussolini Names Marconi Admiral
Premier Mussolini names Guglielmo Marconi inventor of wireless telegraphy as rear admiral of the Italian navy. The announcement comes from Rome on June 20.
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Rome
Guglielmo Marconi
Mussolini
Attmore Drops Bid in Washington Senate Primary
Taylor B. Attmore announced he will not seek a second primary in the Democratic contest for state senate from the second district in Washington North Carolina.
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Washington, N. C
Taylor B. Attmore
State Senate
Tight-Lipped Leaders Monitor New Party Move
Washington reports tight comments as Rep William Lemke of North Dakota unveils a new up-the-Union Party platform. Lemke seeks nationwide support while Father Coughlin endorses the plan and Townsend era pension groups weigh in. Analysts guess the third party could reach millions of votes and shape a House vote.
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Washington
Wiliam Lemke
North Dakota
Union Party of the
Lemke
Father Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Father Coughlin
New York
National Union For Social Justice
Congress
Frazier-Lemke
Thomas C. O’brien
Boston
F. E. Townsend
Gerald Smith
Huey Long
Republican National Committee
Martin L. Sweeney
Cleveland Democrat
House of Representatives
Protest Over Sanctions Lift For Italy Draws Massive Mail
London letters flood parliamentary offices as thousands oppose the government move to lift sanctions on Italy. Labor leaders campaign with weekend tours while mail trucks deliver protests to the House of Commons.
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London
Italy
Stanley Baldwin
Anthony Eden
House of Commons
Democrats Plan Calm Philadelphia Convention Start
In Philadelphia the Democratic preconvention mood is calm as New Dealers, led by James A. Farley, expect 1100 votes for Roosevelt and removal of the two thirds rule for renomination. Observers note talk of Lemke and Coughlin forming a third party could shape the platform money plank, though Farley offered no comment.
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Philadelphia
James A. Farley
Roosevelt
Louis Schmeling
New York
Lemke
R-Nd
Charles E. Coughlin
National Union For Social Justice
Platform Committee
Farley
Lemke-Coughlin
Organized gang suspected in 614 North Main theft
Robbers forced an A and P window with a car jack, stealing 75 cartons of cigarettes and $62 in coins. Police report few clues and warn residents to notify authorities about suspicious people or cars, fearing the same group has operated in Greensboro Winston-Salem and Charlotte recently.
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North Main Street
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Zioncheck called insane by DC authorities
Washington June 20 Representative Marion A Zioncheck of Washington state planned to oppose a hearing to determine if he is insane. A jury is slated for June 26 after DC commissioners petitioned to confine him at St Elizabeths hospital. He is currently at Gallinger hospital following recent unruly incidents including delivering empty beer bottles to the White House.
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Washington
Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington State
District of Columbia
Oscar Luhring
District Supreme Court
Zioncheck
St. Elizabeth Hospital
Gallinger Municipal Hospital
White House
France Plans Reorganization of League of Nations
Paris reports France has drawn up its own plan for reorganizing the League of Nations and will present it at Geneva on June 26. The plan mirrors the British proposal in rejecting Germany's place but uses a different lineup for regional security pacts across western central and eastern Europe.
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Paris
France
League of Nations
Geneva
Foreign Office
Leon Blum
Europe
Germany
New Charge Brought in Black Legion Hooded Terror Case
Detroit June 20 A new charge by Dayton Dean a Black Legion triggerman that a $400 price was set on Mayor William Voisine of a suburban course by terrorists boosted the state inquiry into the hooded society Three men including a Black Legion officer await trial on conspiracy to murder Voisine and at least five more are detained for questioning
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Detroit
Dayton Dean
Black Legion
William W. Voisine
Course
Hooded Society Society
Voisine
Obliging thief returns car after five days in Chicago
Glen B. Rollins reported his car stolen in Chicago. Police recovered it five days later in a nearby parking lot. The car had a new ignition lock, new floor boards, and new brake rods. Rollins said he would meet the thief and thank him.
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Chicago
Glen B. Rollins
Rollins
New Year Resolution Mentioned in Divorce Case
John Valentine seeks divorce after his wife Helen Valentino deserted him on December 31, 1934. The court heard his attorney describe the split as tied to a New Year resolution claimed by Helen, with the divorce proceeding moving forward.
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Chicago
John Valentine
Helen Valentine
Valentine
House Passes Subsidy Bill For Ship Construction
The House approved direct subsidies to subsidize ship construction and operation by a 225 to 21 vote after earlier failure to reach a two thirds. Senators threatened filibusters against the ocean mail contracts appropriation until the subsidy plan was adopted. The measure would subsidize up to 50 percent of build costs, allow government loans for half the remainder at 3 percent interest, and fund operation subsidies.
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House
Treasury-Post Office Department
Roosevelt
Barrow Named Treasurer of Southern Hotel Association
Charleston officials report at the Southern Hotel Association convention final session John B. Cator of Charleston was elected president. New officers include treasurer Theodore Barrow of High Point North Carolina and several vice presidents directors and secretaries from multiple southern states.
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Charleston
8. C
The
Southern Hotel Association
John 8. Cator
Sam T. Reid
Glenn Springs
S. C
Walter A. Stansbury
Goldsboro
N. C
Kenneth R. Hyde
Richmond
Theophilus Barrow
High Point
H. C. Thomason
Greensboro
I. W. Coyle
Rock Hill
R. W. Cain
Columbia
M. B. Cox
Sumter
A, AL
Bland
Charlotte
W. EB. Barnes
Wilson
W. H. Myers
Lenoir
Wade Lowry
Bristol
W. G. Malone
Danville
Dan Miles
Norfolk
British PM Blames U S Over Oil Sanctions On Italy
Prime Minister Baldwin told a Wishaw rally that the United States bears responsibility for the absence of oil sanctions against Italy. He argued Britain had no belief Washington would embargo oil and warned a token move would be humiliating. He urged wider League of Nations unity including non members.
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London
Baldwin
United States
Italy
Wishaw
League of Nations
Probe Death Charlotte
Malcolm EB Pierce manager of a suburban drug store was found dead by a gunshot wound in his shop. Rural police began an investigation.
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Charlotte
Malcolm EB. Pierce
Wayne Hedgecock Arrested on Murder Charge in Peters burg
Wayne Hedgecock 25 was arrested in Petersburg Virginia on charges of first degree murder in the December 29 1935 shooting of Earl Sexton 26 at the Shamrock filling station on the Winston Salem highway. Hedgecock admitted identity and waived extradition. a preliminary hearing before Judge Lewis Teague is planned Monday with possible bound over to Guilford Superior Court.
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J. Ll. Kivett
Police
W. L. Wireless
Petersburg
Wayne Hedgecock
Earl Sexton
Sexton
Shamrock
Winston-Salem Highway
Hedgecock
W. G. Friddle
Lewis Teague
Guilford Superior Court
Injuries Fatal To Thomasville Child
Gerald Dean Myers seven died after being struck by a truck and a second vehicle. Police found the accident unavoidable as the boy jumped from a truck into the path of another. Survived by parents Julian and family including sister Doris and brother Arnold. Funeral set for Sunday at Fairgrove M E church with burial in church cemetery.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Gerald Dean ‘Myers
Julian Myers
Fisher Ferry Street
Doris
Arnold
Fairgrove M. E
A. C. Kennedy
W. R. Jenkins
Crew of Ship Seeks Police Protection in Georgetown
The crew of the Girl Pat, once a 25 ton fishing trawler and now a treasure hunter, remained under police protection in Georgetown British Guiana. Four English fishermen accused by a Lloyds Insurance agent of fleeing Grimsby with the vessel last April are not under detention.
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Georgetown
British Guiana
Pat
Lloyd's Insurance Company
Grimsby
Congress Nearing Final Adjournment On Tax Bill
Washington reports the 74th Congress moved toward final adjournment as the Senate passed the revenue measure 42 to 29, completing administration aims to overhaul the corporate tax base. House approval of the ship subsidy bill and sidestepping a key price fixing fight signaled a calm wind-up as lawmakers prepared to head home.
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Washington
Congress
White House
74Th Congress
Senate
House
Treasury-Post Office
Congressi
Cos
Byrd
D-Va
Philadelphia
Fight Result Is Fatal To Negro
In Columbia South Carolina 60 year old Robert Gantt collapsed after Joe Louis was knocked out by the Schmeling Louis fight. The coroner ruled death due to angina pectoris from over excitement as fans cheered the bout.
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Columbia
8. C
Joe Louis
Robert Gantt
Louis
New York
J. A. Sargeant
Gantt
Bronx building collapse claims twelve lives in Bronx
Police and firemen recovered seven more bodies bringing total dead to twelve as officials suspend two inspectors and plan a grand jury probe. The identified victims include Gaetano Lanzafane and Frank Capiella among others. more than twenty workers were present when the seven story structure collapsed yesterday.
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New York
Bronx
Patrick Rezelle
Bronx County
Albert Heinie
Joseph McNamara
Samuel Foley
Gaetano Lanzafane
Frank Capiella
Frank Bernoni
Charles Mignocco
Urban Marano
Joseph Bellerini
John Canbi
Edward Vialenza
Anthony Rugolo
Ralph Becchieri
Jo- Joseph Rodino
Dominic Vigilido
Dust Pipe Explosion at Caldwell Furniture Injures Five
A dust pipe exploded at the Caldwell Furniture company plant injuring five workers. Willard Williams 21 and Lee Sanders 17 suffered severe burns with slim chances of recovery. Bill Crump and Burt Laney were burned on head and chest while W T Poarch was only slightly burned.
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Lenoir
Caldwell Furniture Company
Willard Williams
Lee Sanders
Bill Crump
Burt Laney
W. T. Poarch
Tragic Lake Gardner Boat Disaster Tops Lubec Picnic
In Lubec Maine a fishing port, 12 elementary school children drowned when a 14 foot dinghy with 17 aboard capsized in Lake Gardner during a picnic. Cal Lundin 66 escaped, swam to shore, and the panic ended with 150 onlookers witnessing the tragedy.
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Lubec
Lake Gardner
1 Mee
Yesteray
Cal
Lundin
Lubee Ridge
Dan
Mel McCurdy
Evelyn
Hagood Plans Book On Army Reform
Major General Johnson Hagood U S Army retired says WPA policy disputes led to his relief and that he is writing a book on more efficient and focused methods of running the army. He now consults for a Chicago mail order house and visits a chain of stores, planning to return to Charleston to live.
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Charleston
8. C
Johnsongood
U. S. Army
Two Held On Assault Charge In Montreal Hypodermic Attacks
Montreal police detained two men in connection with assaults on children who were found with a hypodermic needle. One suspect was Joseph Heneault, 32, of Montreal, detained after two boys complained to officers. The other man, unnamed, was with Heneault at Bath and denied knowledge of the attacks. neither man claimed to carry the needle.
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Montreal
Joseph Heneault
Heneault
Bath
Roosevelt Signs Robinson Patman Chain Store Act
President Roosevelt signed the Robinson Patman Act to curb price discrimination by big buyers and chain stores. It empowers the Federal Trade Commission to curb large quantity discounts and rebates that could create monopolies, and includes the Borah Nuys amendment allowing discrimination complaints in federal courts. Six additional measures were enacted, including bonded merchandise transfers and consolidation of Indian Pueblos in New Mexico.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Robinson-Patman Chain Store
Federal Trade Comm
Commission
Treasury
James Pecos
New Mexico
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