Alfred Smith Declares for Reorganized Government
Former New York Governor Alfred E. Smith addressed the North Carolina General Assembly in Raleigh urging enactment of reorganization measures. He praised Governor Gardner’s proposed changes, criticized night work for women and children, and argued the governor must have the power to discharge responsibility to lead a reformed state government.
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Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina General Assembly
Alfred E. Smith
New York
O. Max Gardner
Smith
R. T. Fountain
Assembly
Alfred EB. Smith
Senator Johnson
Duplin
Gardner
J. W. Bailey
Smith Speaks
United States
North Carolina
New York State
State General Assembly
Legislature Advances NC School Finance Bills
RALEIGH March 2 Two new bills to operate North Carolina public schools include an eight month funding plan and a potential ad valorem tax up to 30 cents. Senator McLean proposes an $18 million equalizing fund for eight months, with counties choosing six or eight month schedules. Senator McSwain seeks a $12 million fund administered by the equalization board for six months, paired with a 30 cent cap on the ad valorem tax.
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Raleigh
Mar
North Carolina
Senate
MacLean
Assembly
McLean
McSwain
Equalization Board
Protests Over Memphis Police Action In Fuller Case
Chapell Hill residents protest the two day imprisonment of Henry R. Fuller after he went to Memphis police seeking communist headquarters. Protests urge Governor, mayor, and editor to condemn the incident and seek a public apology from Commissioner Davis.
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Memphis Police
H. R. Fuller
Chapel Hill
Mar
Henry R. Fuller
Memphis
Fuller
Horace B. Davis
Couch
Davis
United States
Paul Green
North Carolina
Fourteen Burn To Death In Mexico Theater Fire
Mexico City reports at least fourteen killed and many injured as the 178 year old Principal theater burns after a midnight performance. Firemen recover bodies from the ruins and police identify victims including women and children.
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Mexico Theater
Principle
Mexico City
Fourth District
Hurricane Sweeps Fiji. Toll Rises to 164
Suva Fiji March 2 authorities report another hurricane sweeping the Penang sugar district north of Suva as 164 people are known dead from last week’s storm. The death toll includes five Europeans with many still missing.
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Suva
Fiji Islands
Penang Sugar
Snow Blankets Europe Amid Bitter Winds
A severe snowstorm covered most of Europe and the British Isles today with a biting wind driving snow into drifts while other areas saw the ground left bare. Temperatures were extremely cold across the region.
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Europe
London
British Isles
Dan Cupid Outshoots Divorce Courts In Hollywood by Narrow Margin
Hollywood story notes a close balance of marriages and divorces among movieland in early 1930. William H Boyd appears in both marriage and divorce records in adjacent months, highlighting a tight year start. Amid new unions Kay Francis Josephine Dunne and others wed while Evelyn Laye Kathleen Williams and Jean Harlow divorce or separate. Ina Claire proclaims permanent separation from John Gilbert and Loretta Young returns home signaling domestic strains.
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Dan Cupid
Hollywood
Cal
Dan
William H. Boyd
Valli
Kay Francis
Josephine Dunne
Douglas MacLean
Boyd
New York
Evelyn Laye
Kathleen Williams
Jean Harlow
Fred Beetson
Will Hays
Ina Claire
John Gilbert
Loretta Young
Grant Withers
Budget crunch bites county finances in North Carolina
Greensboro dated report shows only about 70000 dollars in the general fund for the next four months as 113000 has already been spent in each of the four periods since the budget year began. Commissioners plan 43000 in cuts, considering selling 21 mules and halting nonessential road and bridge work while state takeover of road system looms. Engineer Lowe to map county roads for state use, including suburban routes around High Point and Greensboro. High Point street from Winston-Salem road to Lexington Avenue added as public road. Auditor Adams to present final Mason W. Gant accounts today.
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Enterprise
Greensboro
C. O. Lowe
High Point
Winston-Salem
Lexington Avenue
George Adams
Mason W. Gant
No Chance Seen For Jonas Confirmation In NC Nominee
The Sub Committee Messed Through Jonas nomination finds no ample opportunity to act. Representative Jonas, a Republican district attorney for Western North Carolina, fades as session ends. Senator Morrison, a Democrat, North Carolina, opposed Jonas. The Blaine led sub committee, a Republican from Wisconsin, reported no chance for confirmation. Leaders see no path to Senate action as Jonas retires this session.
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Jonas
North Carolina
Morrison
Blaine
Wis
Judiciary Committee
House
New Peru government led by Chief Justice Elias
Lima reports a new Peruvian provisional government formed after a naval shakeup ends the Sanchez Cerrollo junta. Dr Ricardo Leoncio Elias becomes head with Colonel Manuel Ruiz Bravo as chief of general staff. Hostilities pause with insurgent groups as Arequipa and other fronts halt fighting. The southern junta rejects the new regime citing Ruiz Bravo’s role.
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Supreme Court
Brazo
Lima
Peru
Mar
Luis M."sanchez Cérrollo
Ricardo Leoncio Elias
Manuel Ruiz Brazo
Aleandro Vinces
Navy
Pisco Bay
Junta
Arequipa
Cuzco
Puna
Piura
Sanchez Cerro
Prince of Wales
Revolutionary
Ruiz Bravo
Prince of Wales Visits Rionegro Holiday in Argentina
In Bariloche Argentina on March 2 a local holiday marked the visit of the Prince of Wales. The royal party is spending the day at the Huemel farm near Rionegro known as Black River.
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Bariloche
Argentina
Rionegro
Black River
Prince of Wales
Huemel Farm
Senate approves unsecured loan for drought relief seed fund
Washington March 2 The Senate adopted a resolution allowing Secretary Hyde to loan without security 5 000 000 of the 45 000 000 appropriated for seed feed and fertilizer in drought affected areas. Senator Caraway Arkansas described the need for men of character unable to meet loan requirements. Secretary Fess Ohio favored delay but withdrew after Senator Robinson Arkansas noted House action must be prompt.
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Washington
Senate
Hyde
House
Caraway
Arkansas
Fess
Ohio
Robinson
New Air Mail Line Inaugurated Today
In Louisville Kentucky on March 2 a new Louisville to Nashville air mail route was inaugurated with Roy Mitchell leading a five plane convoy carrying state and city officials and newsmen. Mitchell flew in from Cleveland and reached Cincinnati delayed by fog but conditions south were ideal for the launch.
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Louisville
Louisville-Nashville
Dallas
Roy Mitchell
American Airways
Nashville
Mitchell
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Trotzky's House Burns To Ground
Istanbul dispatch reports Leon Trotzky, exiled Russian revolutionary leader, and his ill wife escaped with few possessions as their villa on Prinkip island in the Sea of Marmara burned to the ground before dawn.
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Istanbul
Turkey
Leon Trotzky
Prinkip Island
Sea of
Marmara
Trotzky
Communists Convict Finnish Janitor for White Chauvinism
NEW YORK March 2 Expelled from the communist party for white chauvinism Yokinen Finnish janitor was found guilty by a mixed jury in a mass trial at a Harlem dance hall. The jury of seven black and seven white members convicted him for discriminating against three black attendees at a club ball.
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New York
Communist Party
August Yokinen
America
Yokinen
Harlem
Finnish Workers Club
Violence Breaks Out Again In Longshoremen Strike
New Orleans March 2 two Black workers were wounded in renewed violence over the longshoremen strike along the city waterfront. A porter Frank Henry was shot in the shoulder during a confrontation with strikers and Thomas Johnson was beaten as he approached the river. Gunfire narrowly missed several wharf workers unloading a freight car. After talks with steamship association representatives and union officials, Canfield said steamship officials refused joint conferences with the unions. Company rep N O Pederick said only boat lines using non union labor faced refusal. White longshoremen's union president T J Carey said workers on the federal barge line may join a sympathetic strike.
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New, Orlfans
New Orleans
Frank
Henry
A. Porter
Thomas Johnson
Representa
Tives
Steamship Association
Frederick Canfield
Department of Labor
N. O. Pederick
T. J. Carey
White Longshoremen’s Union
Trials and Prohibition Scrutiny Draw Sharp Fire
In Moscow a trial of Russian Social Democratic leaders shows little public interest amid a dry prosecution on overthrow and sabotage. In Washington, Hoover, the Wickersham Commission, and the Senate lobby committee face intense criticism in a caucus report urging repeal of the eighteenth amendment.
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Russian Social Democratic Party
Moscow
Social Democratic Party
Beoan
N. B. Krilenko
Intelligensia
Vladimir Groman
Washington, Mar
Hoover
Wickersham Commission
Senate Lobby Committee
Henry H. Curran
Congress
Senate
Professor Ames Resigns From American Legion in Hanover
Professor Adelbert Ames Jr. of Dartmouth College resigns his Legion membership, saying official action on bonus legislation shows the Legion no longer represents World War I veterans. He releases an open letter in the Hanover Press accusing Congress of vote getting and urging aid for the disabled and unemployed while others take their chances with fellow citizens.
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Hanover
N. H
Adelbert Ames, Jr
Dartmouth College
American Legion
Legion
Hanover Press
Congress
Aid To Religion Cited As Mood Shifts In Nation
New Orleans report notes Cardinal Patrick Joseph Hayes of New York believes business downturns lift religious sentiment. He spoke en route to San Antonio for bicentennial ceremonies, saying Americans are returning to religion after cynicism tied to national prosperity.
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New Orleans
Mar
Patrick Joseph Hayes
New York
San Antonio
Henry A. Cooper Dies in Washington at 80
Henry Allen Cooper, dean of the House and a Wisconsin Republican progressive, died in Washington on Sunday after attending a heated session. He entered Congress in 1893 from Wisconsin's first district and is survived only by his widow, Susan.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Henry Allen Cooper
Wisconsin
Congress
Cooper
Susan
Bank of Murphy Reopens After Long Closure
ASHEVILLE March 2 The Bank of Murphy oldest in western North Carolina reopened this morning after being closed since last fall. Assistant cashier W W Hyde said about 12000 in deposits were recorded during mapping hours and total deposits for the day may exceed 25000. The bank capitalizes at 30000 with officers J W Lovingood president T N Bates first vice president E B Moore second vice president and L E Bayles cashier.
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Asheville
Mar
Bank of Murphy
North Carolina
W. W. Hyde
Murphy Bank
Mr. Hyde
J. W. Lovingood
T. N. Bates
North Carolina Finance Act Yet To Be Ratified Amid Drastic Overhaul
The finance act described as one of the most drastic enacted in North Carolina would place nearly all county and municipal finances under a new state commission. Minor amendments passed in the house and sent to the senate for concurrence. The law would take effect 15 days after ratification, abolish the sinking fund and county government advisory commission, and require commission approval for any bonds or notes. Long term securities would be sold in Raleigh.
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North Carolina
House
Senate
Raleigh
Congress Pays Homage To Cooper Dean Of The House
Congress paid tribute to Representative Henry Cooper of Wisconsin, the dean of the House, who died yesterday. President Hoover sent sympathy to his widow, lauding his long and useful career. Senators and representatives praised his service as Wisconsin lawmakers prepare funeral plans in Racine.
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Washington
Mer
Houses
Congress
Henry Cooper
Wisconsin
House
Hoover
Senate
LaFollette
Cooper
Tilson
Longworth
Racine
Theeign Affairs Committee
Ers
Samuel Licata Slain Near Home in Pittston
Samuel Licata, 35, a former fiery labor leader in the Pittston area, was slain early today near his home. He had spent hours in a pool room when three men emerged from an automobile and fired six bullets into him.
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Pittston
Samuel Licata
Citadel to Form Board to Probe City Riot After Basketball Game
Charleston March 2 A board of inquiry with two faculty members and two regular army officers was appointed to investigate Saturday night riot at the Citadel following a basketball game with the College of Charleston. Firemen were injured and bricks flew as police were summoned. About 1000 students and police participated. leaders named but not identified.
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Charleston
8. C
Citadel
W. C. Miller
Cadets
Stu
College of Charleston
Poolice
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New York Daily News
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