Government Victory In Gold Test Case
The Supreme Court rules 5 to 4 that the 1933 resolution barring payment in gold applies to contracts for bullion as well as coin. Justice Cardozo delivers the opinion with Justices Van Devanter McReynolds Sutherland dissenting. The decision upholds lower court rulings that a gold bullion contract could be paid in day‑to‑day revalued money, defeating Holyoke Water Power’s bid to collect 28,874 dollars from American Writing Paper. The majority says the covenant may be frustrated by changing monetary standards, but such effects are within governmental power.
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Washington
Cardozo
van Devana McReynolds
Sutherland
First Circuit Court of Appeals
Massachusetts Federal District Court
Holyoke
Mass
Themerican Writing Paper Company
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Jury to end quarrel in Fascism line up
A jury of honor was named in Rome to resolve a quarrel between Marshal Emilio de Bono and Alessandro Lessona over Libyan roads and cost figures. The panel met but announced no decision. De Bono seeks explanation of cost differences cited during Lessona’s statements.
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Emilio de Bono
Alessandro Lessona
Lessona
Italo Balbo
Libya
North Africa
de Bono
Luigi Federzoni
Senate
Costanzo Ciano
Chamber of Deputies
March Comes In Like Lamb Weather in U S
Washington reports March weather arriving like a gentle lamb with forecaster Charles L. Mitchell noting no major storms nationwide. He hopes future maps will show calmer conditions though current outlook remains atypical for winter.
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Washington
Ike
Charles L. Mitchell
United States
Hell
Spain fears Nazi and Italian attack near Valencia
Spain reports government fears that German and Italian warships aiding the neutral blockade may strike the eastern coast. The Italo German coastal patrol planned by a 27 nation neutrality committee to start March 6 alarms Madrid amid air raids and naval bombardments along the government’s coastline. Premier Largo Caballero urges unity as Foreign Minister Alvarez del Vayo accuses Mussolini of sending 60,000 troops to fight for the insurgents.
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Spain
London Non-Intervention Committee
Italy
Germany
North
Alaga
Great Britain
Portugal
Russia
Francisco Largo Caballero
Madrid
Sulio Alvarez del Vayo
Mussolini
Legislators Return to Raleigh for Night Session
Legislators gathered in Raleigh for a night session after a weekend break. Social Security and free text book proposals loom as major hurdles, with no action planned tonight. Senators will debate a one year separation divorce bill while representatives hold a calendar of local and state measures.
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Raleigh
Lindberghs Seek Seclusion on Anniversary
Calcutta March 1 Col. and Mrs. Charles A. Lindbergh secluded themselves today on the fifth grim anniversary of the kidnapping of their infant son Charles Augustus Jr. They arrived by train and sought privacy in a special suite at the American consul's home.
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India
Charles A. Lindbergh
Charles Augustus, Jr
Hopewell, N. J
Snow blanketed two states with varying depths across regions
Snow fell across Carolina and nearby areas from South Carolina to Virginia, with depths from two inches in Charlotte to nine inches near Statesville. Freight train signals were disrupted by heavy snow, causing a collision that damaged an engine and three box cars. Mountain towns reported six inches, while Winston-Salem and Raleigh saw five to six inches.
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Associated Press
Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
Charlotte
Statesville
Asheville
Mountain
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Raleigh
Roanoke Rapids
Tension Eases On Strike Fronts
Strike fronts show easing as two sit-down centers resume operations. At Douglas Aircraft Santa Monica 3800 workers return. Northrop and local police report no disorders. Fansteel North Chicago sit-down ends with factory Rehabilitation underway. Toledo telegram messenger boys join wage and hour protests.
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Purnivore Workers’ Union
Douglas Aircraft Company
Santa Monica
Calif
Northrop Corporation
Charles Dice
Fansteel Metallurgical Corporation
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Ill
Toledo
Ohio
Commercial Telegraph Messenger
High Point Population Near 50 000 Says City Leader
City Manager E M Knox announced at a noon meeting with local industrialists that an electrical appliance survey indicates about 50 000 people live within High Point city limits. The survey, aimed at electric consumption, suggests population is higher than 1930 census and 1936 government estimates, aligning with Knox’s estimate of about 50 000.
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E. M. Knox
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Knox
US Citizen Held by Nazis in Berlin Shooting
John Joseph Hughes of New York was moved from a Berlin jail to Moabit prison for investigation into the death of 82 year old German Oscar Hoffman. Hughes, 28, says he acted in self defense after Hoffman allegedly attacked him, three shots were fired. Officials note a delay before formal action by the state's attorney.
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John Joseph Hughes
New York
Moabit
Oskar Hoffman
German Criminal Court
Hughes
Hoffman
Ex Convict Charged in Knife Attack on Woman
Ernest Doster, 31, an ex convict, was charged in Shelby North Carolina with a bloody knife attack on Mrs Everett Pearson wife of a textile worker. Police said she was attacked from behind near her home as she walked to a cafe, suffering serious gashes.
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N. C
Ernest Doster
Everett Pearson
Walkout Threatens Hosiery Mills in Reading Area
Two thousand hosiery workers in Berks county mills walkoff threat looms as union officials urge a nation wide stoppage. Police and management monitor the situation with potential shutdowns affecting local production.
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Reading
Kerke County Mills
City to refund callable bonds and cut interest costs
High Point plans a refunding of 4.527 million dollars in callable bonds as bonds sell high and rates drop. City Manager E M Knox says refinancing could reduce rates to four percent or better, saving about 45 000 dollars annually per one percent rate cut and potentially lowering taxes with hydro electric project gains.
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High Point
E. M. Knox
Sheraton Hotel
Knox
Guilford Board to name High Point election board
Guilford County Board of Elections will meet at the Greensboro courthouse at 2 PM tomorrow to appoint the High Point Board of Elections. L. J. Fisher Jr of High Point will serve as secretary. The city board will include two Democrats and one Republican.
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County Board of Elections
Greensboro
High Point Board
Guilford
Trio Slain at Denver Relief Office By Gunman
Three men were shot dead by a Negro in a Denver relief agency office today. James Tunnell, director, and workers Carlos Di Dio and Oliver Milliken were killed. Mrs. Ramona Chambers was wounded critically. Police captured Frank Bailey, 69, of Denver, soon after he exited the building on the hospital grounds.
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Denver
Colo
James Tunnell
Carlos di Dio
Oliver Milliken
Ramona Chambers
Denver General Hospital
Frank Bailey
Guilford County Hints at High Point Courthouse Branch
County commissioners met in executive session to discuss plans for a High Point branch of the county courthouse on South Main Street. If approved, construction bids would be sought immediately for the proposed building housing county office branches.
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Guilford
Legislature Probes Labor Disputes Across States
Chicago reports lawmakers in numerous states ready to consider measures on labor conflicts. Labor groups push protections for workers while supporters back bills to safeguard employers. The Vermont senate advanced a related measure as debates continued.
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Chicago
Mar
Vermont
Senate
Pair Held On Arson Charge In Keech Case
Newburgh New York March 1 Col Frank B Keech a Wall Street broker and his former chauffeur await trial as co defendants on arson charges tied to the 1932 destruction of Keechs Tuxedo Park mansion. District Attorney Hirschberg said a trial date may be set in two weeks. Keech free on 50000 bail.
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Newburgh
N. Y
Frank B. Keech
Wall Street
Keech
Tuxedo Park
Henry Hirschberg
Charles F. Smith
Scott Named for High National Guard Post
President Roosevelt nominated Brigadier General Don Everett Scott of the North Carolina National Guard to be a brigadier general in the National Guard of the United States.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Don Everett Scott
North Carolina National Guard
National Guard
United States
Tryon Plans Sixth Annual Dog Show March 6
K A Brown director announced Tryon will host its sixth annual dog show on March 6. The event showcases local dogs and audience participation, with judges and prizes expected.
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Tryon
K. A Brown
Jackson Log and Lumber Opens West Canton Plant
BEGIN OPERATIONS CANTON, March 1. The Jackson Log and Lumber company began operations in West Canton today, employing 25 persons.
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Canton
The
Jackson Log and Lumber Company
West Canton
O Day
Inmates Evacuated as Fire Hits David County Asylum
A fire at the David County asylum in Nashville Tennessee destroyed a central section and two wings of the facility early today. Four hundred ten inmates were safely evacuated under guard. No injuries reported as crews battle remaining hotspots.
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Nashville, Tenn
David County Asylum
Court Fight Flares Up On Senate Floor
The Senate floor erupts as Democratic Leader Robinson accuses a letter urging protests against Roosevelt's court plan of dishonorable influence. Roosevelt seeks sugar excise tax and quota maintenance. neutrality bill debate begins. At a state asylum, a 40 year old fire evacuates 410 inmates with no serious injuries.
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Arkansas
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Hopkins
WPA
Congress
Governors Protest WPA Cuts and Relief Burden Shift
Six industrial states protest WPA reduction plans and possible shift of relief costs to states and locals. In a telegram to President Roosevelt after a meeting arranged by Gov. Herbert Lehman, governors Benson Horner Hurley LaFollette Quinn urged federal state cooperation to boost private employment for WPA and relief beneficiaries.
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Roosevelt
Herbert H. Lehman
Elmer Benson
Minnesota
Henry Horner
Illinois
Charles F. Hurley
Massachusetts
Philip F. LaFollette
Wisconsin
Robert EB. Quinn
Rhode Island
Europe battered by hard storms across nations
March 1 report from London notes Europe hit by severe storms with at least nineteen dead. A roaring gale impacted the British Isles and western Europe, with hurricane force winds in places and twelve deaths in Britain over the week.
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Africa
London
Isles
North
Holgh
Wales
Nome
Brita
Fagg Named To Succeed Vidal
Secretary Roper announced a reorganization of the air commerce bureau naming Fred D. Fagg Jr of Northwestern University as director. Fagg will succeed Eugene Vidal who resigned yesterday as two assistant directors Rex Martin Carroll Cone were assigned to study aviation activities in foreign countries and seek methods by which aviation may aid in world trade.
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Roper
Air Commerce Bureau
Fred D. Fagg, Jr
Northwestern University
Fagg
Eugene
Rex Martin J. Carroll Cone
Smoak Placed on Death Row in North Carolina
Raleigh March 1. Edgar Leroy Smoak was placed on death row at the state prison as his attorney prepared to seek reversal of his murder conviction in the death of his daughter to collect insurance. Smoak was convicted at Wilmington on Friday and arrived at the prison today.
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Edgar Leroy Smoak
State's Prison
Smoak
Wilmston
Ontario opposition calls for public airing of Dionne quin tuplets fortune
The conservative opposition in Ontario plans a legislative inquiry into big money contracts for the Dionne quintuplets. The Toronto Globe and Mail says the inquiry would expose details behind guardianship agreements that built a fortune over half a million dollars for the Cal lander babies. The move follows Welfare Minister David Croll's bill to gradually reunite the babies with their parents.
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Mar
Ontario
Toronto Globe and Mail
Callander
David Croll
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