Gloves Removed As Hoey Starts Second Campaign
Clyde R. Hoey opened his second gubernatorial primary campaign in Thomasville declaring Dr. Ralph Mc Donald duplicitous and vowing not to gutter fight. He urged voters to back his candidacy while local managers and supporters from High Point Lexington and Greensboro attended.
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Thomasville
Clyde R. Hoey
Ralph McDonald
Shelby
McDonald
Mr. Hoey
Democratic Party
North Carolina
Kitty Kyser
H. R. Kyser
R. L. Pope
Legion Hut
Hubert EB. Olive
Lexington
Davidson
High Point
Greensboro
Jamestown Underpass Finishing Ahead of Schedule
Greensboro June 24 W B Sizer resident engineer says the Jamestown underpass project should be completed by September 1 with traffic ready then paving to be finished by August 1 Contractors Gregory and Chandler of Raleigh oversee the work.
Lemke Renominated To Seat In Senate
Fargo voters in North Dakota renominate William Lemke as Union party presidential candidate and he retains his House seat unopposed while primary contests decide congressional state and county races. Lemke appears on the ticket amid a broad primary election slate.
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Fargo
N. D
William Lemke
Union Party
North Dakota
Lemke
Weather outlook for North and South Carolina
North Carolina remains cloudy with possible showers near the coast and a milder northwest section tonight. Thursday brings partly cloudy skies and a bit warmer in most areas. South Carolina shows showers near the east coast tonight with partly cloudy conditions and higher temperatures Thursday, especially in the northwest tonight.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
East Coast
Britain backs suspension of Italy sanctions at League
Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin won 384 to 170 in the House of Commons backing a recommendation to suspend war penalties on Italy and send the matter to the League of Nations. Baldwin defended the shift amid criticism of his policy, noting the League could still advance collective security.
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Great Britain
Procession of Nations
Italy
Stanley Baldwin
House of Commons
League of Nations
Ethiopia
Baldwin
League
United States Congress
United States
Congress
Seventeen Japanese Soldiers Slain Near Manchoukuo Ambush
Tokyo reports seventeen Japanese soldiers were killed when bandits attacked an ambulance column southeast of Chiambassa in northeastern Manchoukuo. A rescue column found three survivors, two of whom were seriously wounded.
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Tokyo
Chiambassa
Manchoukuo
Domei
Japan
Toay
Gaston County Cotton Crop Forecast Reduced by Drought
County Farm Agent Maury Gaston predicts Gaston County farmers will harvest between 5 000 and 6 000 bales this season about half the normal yield. Recent rains helped but drought effects remain.
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Gastonia
County
Maury Gaston
Gaston County
Jewel theft on Long Island Gold Coast estate
Burglars broke into the bedroom suites of Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Coe in Garden City on the Gold Coast of Long Island and fled with jewelry valued by the owners at over $400,000. The incident occurred while the couple slept, prompting police to investigate as a high-value home invasion.
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N. Y
W. R. Coe
Long Island
Gold Coast
Wheat King Arthur Cutten Dies in Chicago at 66
Chicago June 24 Arthur W. Cutten known as the little giant of the wheat pits died at 1 30 A M EST after a heart attack. He built a fortune in grain trading and fought a lengthy case with a grain futures commission accusing him of reporting failures on holdings worth tens of millions. His wealth was estimated at 50 to 100 million dollars and his legal battles drew national attention.
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Arthur W. Cutten
Cutten
Grain Futures Commission
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
U. S. Supreme Court
U. S. Supreme Court. the High Tribunal
Violence Persists in Palestine Area Amid Attacks
In Jerusalem area violence killed one Arab and wounded a British soldier last night. An Arab was slain when terrorists struck a Jewish settlement in Jezreel valley, a constable killed the attacker. A bomb injured Jewish bus driver A Rabinovit on his Jerusalem home, and a British corporal was wounded at Segera by an unknown assailant.
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Paleor
Palestine
Jezreel
A. Rabinovitz
Segera
Jury Will Pass On Deathbed Bequests
New York claims to deathbed bequests valued at 300000 from the late Edward Browning will be decided by a jury. An appellate division ordered a trial after reversing a surrogate ruling that the codicil was invalid. Legacies include 100000 each to a hospital and Browning’s sister Florence Biggs, with other smaller bequests and a large estate residue to Dorothy Hood, Browning’s adopted daughter.
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Edward W
Daddy) Browning
Appellate Division
James A. Delehaney
Florence Biggs
Browning
Dorothy (Sunshine) Hood
Dunn
N. C
Split Over Turkish Demands Fractures Dardanelles Talks
At Montreux on June 24 delegates from major powers eyed possible disruption as Britain and Japan weighed pushing a showdown against Russia. France seemed ready to back Moscow amid a Franco Soviet pact while Turkey pressed limits on strait passage and tonnage, seeking 14 000 tons per power and 28 000 for all simultaneously.
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Switzerland
Black Sea
Straits
Mediterranean
Great Britain
Japan
France
Russia
Turkey
Dardanelles
France Faces Isolation Fears as Strikes End
Paris reports fear of international isolation as France moves to strengthen ties with European allies. Premier Blum pushes regional security pacts and League of Nations measures to deter aggression and restore equality among great powers amid domestic clashes and Left Nationalist tensions.
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Paris
France
Leon Blum
League of Nations
Roger Salengro
Great Britain
Germany
Italy
Blum
League
City adopts gross business tax covering all merchants
High Point city council approved a new gross sales tax schedule for all merchants. The plan replaces separate licenses with a uniform tax based on gross annual sales, with rates from 5 dollars for under 5 thousand to 20 cents per thousand beyond 100 thousand. Exemptions from specific taxes remain in place for certain items. The measure follows approval by the Merchants association and merchant support.
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High Point
Council
High Point Merchants Association
Organizer Appeals Over Rockwood Hosiery Strike Abuse
Edward F. Callaghan of the American Federation of Hosiery Workers filed a protest to Labor Secretary Frances Perkins Governor Hill McAlister and AFL President William Green alleging Roane County sheriffs deputies repeatedly beat and mistreated striking workers and pickets during a three month walkout at a Rockwood hosiery mill that raised hours from eight to ten without higher pay.
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Tenn
Upp
Edward F. Callaghan
American Federation of Hosiery Workers
Chattanooga
Frances Perkins
Hill McAlister
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Roane
Sheriff's Deputies
Roosevelt Works On Acceptance Speech and Ship Bill
President Roosevelt again prepared for a busy weekend by drafting his renomination acceptance speech and considering action on the ship subsidy bill. He also supervised 38 measures including the $800,000,000 revenue bill while tracking the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Mrs Ida Gillen Named Administratrix of Estate
Mrs Ida Gillen qualified as administratrix of Clyde D Gillen's estate in Guilford County Superior Court. The High Point man died June 22. the estate totals 750 dollars in personal property. Gillen resides at 231 EE Washington Street and is the sole heir to the property.
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Grreensboro
Ida Gillen
Guilford County Superior Court
Clyde D. Gillen
High Point
Gillen
EE. Washington Street
Mutiny Of Troops Reported In China
Reports from Canton said troops from Hunan province mutinied against taking part in a central government invasion of southwest China. The 173rd Hunanese regiment was disarmed after opposing an advance into Canton territory. Northern troops reportedly crossed into Kwangtung to a depth of 15 miles in alliance with the southern government.
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Hongkong
Hunan
China
Canton
Kwangtung Province
Snake murder trial opens for barber Robert James
In Los Angeles the trial of barber Robert James begins with the state alleging he killed his new wife for insurance. Prosecutors describe a plan involving venomous snakes and a bathtub death to collect more than 20000 dollars in insurance after their July marriage.
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Los Angeles
Robert
James
James Laveshe
Fred C. Kohl
Eugene Williams
Libbey-Owens-Ford Grants Paid Vacations to Workers
The Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co announces seven consecutive paid vacation days for 7,400 hourly workers across six plants in Toledo. Each worker receives two percent of total 1935 earnings, replacing prior unpaid vacations. Company officials estimate the annual cost at about $175,000.
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Toledo
Libbey-Owens-Ford Glass Co
Furniture Building Votes Six Per Cent Dividend
Directors of the Southern Furniture Exposition Building Inc meet at the exposition building and vote a six percent dividend amounting to about $19,000 to stockholders. They express satisfaction with six months of business and optimism for the future.
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Southern Furniture Exposition Building, Inc
Exposition Building
Balloon Takes Off From Memorial Stadium In Minnesota
Professor Jean Piccard's unmanned experimental balloon launched from Memorial Stadium at 6 58 A M bound for the stratosphere on a scientific mission expected to reach 10 to 14 miles altitude.
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Minneapolis
Jean Piccard
Memorial Stadium
Zioncheck sanity hearing called off amid hospital transfer
Washington June 24 Court action to determine the mental status of Representative Marion A. Zioncheck was halted as he began treatment at a private hospital in Towson Maryland. Zioncheck was removed from Gallinger hospital on a stretcher wrapped in sheets and taken by ambulance to Sheppard and Enoch Pratt hospital three days before a planned DC supreme court sanity hearing. The transfer followed an agreement with District authorities for indefinite commitment and was arranged by his bride Rubye Louise Nix. Doctor Edgar A. Bocock supervised the Gallinger preparations for departure after more than three weeks of observation.
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Marion A. Zioncheck
Washington State
Townson
Zioncheck
Gallinger Hospital
Sheppard and
Enoch Pratt
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Rubye Louise Nix
Edgar A. Bocock
Gallinger
Bryan Praised By Roper And Daniels
Secretary Roper and Ambassador Daniels praised the late William Jennings Bryan as the forerunner of the New Deal at a memorial breakfast in Philadelphia. Family members present included Bryan Jr. and Grace Bryan Hargreaves with their children Betty and Evelyn, plus Mrs. T. S. Allen of Lincoln Nebraska.
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Philadelphia
Roper
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
William Jennings Bryan
William Jennings Bryan, Jr
California
Grace Bryan Hargreaves
Washington
Betty Bryan
Evelyn Hargreaves
T. 8. Allen
Lincoln
Democratic Convention Quietly Reconvenes in Philadelphia
At Convention Hall in Philadelphia on June 24 delegates gathered for a routine session amid tensions over the constitution and the Townsend plan. The party faced crowd recruitment difficulties as committees work to quell threats and restore order.
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Convention
Philadelphia
Labor policy plank backs administration program
Democratic chiefs back a labor policy plank aimed at continuing and expanding current administration labor policy. It includes strong support for collective bargaining higher wages and shorter hours to boost purchasing power and cut unemployment and continuation of Social Security with necessary amendments.
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Philadelphia
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Executive Council
Perkins
Green
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers
Illinois Man Named Kiwanis President
A Copeland Callen of Urbana Illinois was elected Kiwanis international president by acclamation. James M Lynch of Florence South Carolina and F Trafford Taylor of Winnipeg Manitoba were elected vice presidents. H G Hatfield of Oklahoma City was re elected treasurer. Callen heads the mining and metallurgical engineering department at the University of Illinois.
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Washington
A. Copeland Callen
Urbana
Illinois
Kiwanis International Today
James M. Lynch
Florence
8. C
F. Trafford Taylor
Winnipeg
Manitoba
H. G. Hatfield
Oklahoma City
Callen
University of Ilinois
Death by fall from wagon reported for Seph A. Bearborough
Seph A. Bearborough aged 49 died from a broken neck after a fall from a wagon. Authorities reported the accident occurred in the vicinity of the wagon and no foul play is suspected.
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A. Bearborough
Japan Rejects Three Power London Naval Treaty
Tokyo reports Japan calls the March 25 stop gap naval pact practically meaningless for lacking naval parity clauses. The cabinet refused Britain’s invitation to join the agreement after the London conference walkout.
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Tokyo
Japan
United States
Great Britain
France
Keinosuke Fujii
London
Hachiro Arita
Italy
Alleged Rum Runner Killed in Salisbury Incident
A 47 year old Wilkesboro man A C Seagraves was killed near Bostian's roads by Rowan County Sheriff Sam P Ford who said he acted in self defense. The car driver Claude Bell of Wilkesboro was arrested and 72 gallons of corn liquor found in the vehicle. Ford was jailed then released on $500 bond. an inquest is planned today.
Strikes Roil Andalusia as Guards Move In
Madrid reports that 20 000 workers struck in Andalusia triggering clashes between Syndicalists and Socialists. Police and a gunboat named Laya were deployed to restore order amid escalating unrest.
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Madrid
Andalusia
Laya
Cal Police
Youth Faces Trial For Father's Death
A 19-year-old mountain boy from Taylorsville stands trial for the death of his father Porter Teague. The defendant claimed lifelong abuse and that he shot to save himself when attacked with an axe as he decided to leave home. His mother and other family members corroborate parts of his account.
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Taylorsville
Willard Teague
Porter
Young Teague
Drought Ends in North Carolina Farmers Expect Crops
Raleigh June 24 The drought is apparently ended by the general rains of the past two days Commissioner of Agriculture W A Graham said cotton and tobacco crops will likely be saved. The eastern sea coast area received excess rain while other regions show relief.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. A. Graham
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