Wild gunfight and hospital stay linked to liquor-store holdup
A Burlington man with a shoulder wound lay under police guard after a bullet-riddled ride in a car linked to a liquor-store holdup in Blacksburg. Shelby and Burlington officers pursued the wounded suspect identified as L. H. Haney, with hitch-hiker Tom Jackson providing the tale of the escape.
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Burlington
N. C
Carl Stanford
Stanford
L. H. Haney
Belmont
Blacksburg
D. C
Shelby Pace
Tom Jackson
Lexington
Haney
Jackson
W. M. Bryan
Shelby
Spencer
Alamance County
Raymond Cline
T. H. Upton
Patrolman Tucker Suspended After Seven-Hour Probe
Winston-Salem police announce Patrolman John M. Tucker is suspended permanently after an eight hour inquiry into the arrest of Stokes County deputy James Stewart on liquor charges. Patrolman R W Brewer received five days without pay. Stewart faced a prohibition case in municipal court, was convicted then exonerated on rehearing.
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Winston-Salem
John M. Tucker
Winston- Salem
Stokes County
Board of Aldermen
R. W. Brewer
Tucker
James Stewart
Stewart
U S Consul Protests Sentry Slap in Shanghai
United States Consul General Clarence E. Gauss protested to Japanese army authorities after a sentry struck Miss Grace Brady a teacher at St Marys Hall Episcopal school as she returned from the school inside Japanese occupied Shanghai.
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Shanghai
United States
Clarence E. Gauss
Grace Brady
St. Mary's Hall Episcopal School
Brady
Econsul
Record 19 Pound Baby In Gastonita
March 5 report notes the birth of Jerry Lawrence Bailey a 19 pound two ounce baby boy to Mr and Mrs Carl Bailey in Gastonita. Doctors say it is a local birth weight record and the child and mother are doing well. Mrs Bailey a Mutual Mill textile operative and she is 80 years old.
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Gastonta
Carl Bailey
Jerry Lawrence
Powell
Youth Confesses in Stabbing of Mother in Chicago
Prosecutors move to try 16 year old Theodore Danielsen Jr for the fatal stabbing of his disabled mother. Assistant State's Attorney Morris G Meyers said the youth confessed to plunging a ten inch bread knife into her throat after she shook him for playing hockey from school.
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Chicago
March
Morris G. Meyers
Theodore Danielsen, Jr
Florida Fast pro women’s golf title decided in 19 holes
Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia 8 C defeated Mrs. Dane Cothran Jameson of West Palm Beach 1 up in 19 holes to win the Florida Fast preg women’s golf championship in St Augustine.
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ST. Augustine, Fla
Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia
8. C
Dane Cothran Jameson
West Palm Beach
Florida
Boileau Pushes Tax Bill Change for Corporate Salary Publicity
Rep Boileau of Wisconsin proposed an amendment to the tax bill to keep publicity for corporate salaries over 15000 a year. He backed President Roosevelt’s morality claim and argued publicity would curb excessive director and VP pay, while opponents said publicity aids promoters and criminals. The House faced delay as leaders debated floor time amid senate actions on related measures and the Jackson nomination.
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House
Congress
Robert Jackson
Washington
Boileau
Wis
Roosevelt
Wisconsin
Senate
Harrison
White House
Rayburn
Texas
Bollead
Robert H. Jackson
Plots Revealed At Soviet Trial In Moscow
In Moscow's treason trial Japanese officials and ex ambassador Christian Rakovsky testified. Rakovsky said Tokyo gave motives for attacking China in 1934 and that he relayed analyses of Soviet conditions to Japanese secret operatives. He claimed British intelligence agents later recruited him after 1924 London posting. Mamoru Shigemitsu attended the proceedings.
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Moscow
Christian Rakovsky
Japan
China
Rakovsky
France
Tokyo
England
Rankovsky
Leon Trotsky
Russia
Mamoru Shigemitsu
Armstrong
Leckert
Rakovysky
London
Cummings offers post to Thurman Arnold at Yale
Attorney General Cummings said he offered the post of assistant attorney general to Professor Thurman Arnold of Yale Law School. Arnold would succeed Robert Jackson, recently sworn in as solicitor general, in charge of the department's anti trust division.
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Washington
Cummings
Thurman Arnold
Yale Law School
Thurman
Robert 4. Jackson
Charg
Justice Department
Anti Just
Florida and Carson-Newman Reach South Atlantic Debates Final
The South Atlantic finals will feature Florida and Carson-Newman after six teams were eliminated in the morning rounds. Wake Forest and High Point College led the North Carolina division, with run offs planned this afternoon and winners to be announced after debates.
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Florida
Carson-Newman
South Atlantic
Wake Forest
High Point
North Carolina
University of Florida
Carson Newman
High Point College
North Carolina Intercollegiate Forensic Association
Albert Keiser
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Warren Keith
Winthrop College
Sions
George Naff
Emory and Henry
Clifford Proctor
Maryville
Nora Morgan
Winthrop
Louise Proffitt
Oliver Young
Appalachian
Harold Zekaria
North Carolina State
Annie Lytle
Lenoir Rhyne
Coralie Nelson
Eugene Worrell
A. C. Lovelace, Jr
Live at Home Objective Nears for Farmer Says Bankhead
Senator John H. Bankhead predicts compulsory diversification and federal farm programs will bring the live-at-home goal for southern farmers. He spoke in Charlotte after leaving a train, noting cotton control and soil conservation laws have transformed the South, and he urged more funds for tenant-farmer aid.
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Bankhead
Charlotte
N. C
John H. Bankhead
D.-Ala
South
Lake Drained In Hunt For Peter Levine
New York city police drained Indian Lake in Crotona Park after anonymous calls and a note found near the lake urged to find Peter Levine. A crude arrow and the message “Find Levine boy in middle of lake” spurred the search despite a “cruel hoax” warning. The missing boy’s father, Murray Levine, remained hopeful as investigators probed the lake with grappling hooks.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Peter Levine
New York City
Bronx
Manhattan
Brooklyn
Indian Lake
Crotona Park
Levine Boy
Lake
William J. Sullivan
Murray Levine
Levine
New York
Follartar
Pershing On Recovery Road After Illness
General John J. Pershing, 77, shows signs of recovery after a critical illness. Dr. Roland Davison said Pershing can expect a comfortable life in coming years though he will need a more protected life than before.
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Tucson
Ariz
John J. Pershing
Roland Davison
Daveson
Rebels Renew Raids On Coast Near Hendaye
Seventeen people were killed and many wounded in insurgent air raids on Barcelona and along the Mediterranean coast. More than 100 deaths have occurred recently. Damage was extensive as insurgents target major population centers to undermine morale ahead of a spring offensive.
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Hendaye
France
Barcelona
Mediterranean
Spain
Numbers Men Waive Hearing In Raleigh Gambling Case
Richard Coke of Raleigh and Plato Williams of Durham appeared before Magistrate W L Biggs to waive preliminary hearing on charges of possession of gambling devices. Police said the pair operated a numbers racket with over 4000 customers in a day and agents seized tip books and adding machines as their property.
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Raleigh
N. C
Richard
Dick) Coke
Plato Williams
Durham
W. L. Biggs
Bruce M. Poole
Coke and
Williame
Wake County
Poole
Coke
Wilame
Expect To Find Airliner Soon
Aerial searchers in Fresno Calif predict success within hours as they map new courses over the Sierra to locate a big airliner missing with nine people after a Tuesday night storm. Weather clearing aids planes while B M Doolin and William Coyle question residents near Bass Lake about sightings or sounds of the plane.
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Fresno
Calif
Sierra
B. M. Doolin
San Francisco Municipal
William Coyle
TWA Western Division
Here
Doolin
Bass Lake
Rehabilitation Continues 104 Bodies Found
Bulletin from Los Angeles reports a new low pressure area forming off the Pacific coast threatens Southern California as flood death toll climbs into the hundreds. Meteorologist L H Daingerfield warns of more rain with increased clouds and unsettled conditions through Sunday.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Pacific Coast
California
Toll of flood deaths in Southern California tops 200
Los Angeles reports 104 bodies found with 77 identified and at least 100 missing as floodwaters recede slowly. Officials warn the death toll will rise. $50 million in property damage estimated across Los Angeles, San Bernardino, and Orange counties. Rescue and relief efforts continue amid damaged roads, impounded debris, and ongoing danger. National guardsmen assist in Anaheim to curb looting.
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Los Angeles
California
San Bernardino
Orange
Santa Ana
Sierra Madre Mountains
Pacific
San Francisco
San Diego
Southern Pacific
Claremont
San Antonio
National
Anaheim
Japs Claim Capture Of 20000 Troops Behind Line
Shanghai dispatch cites Japanese claim of 20000 Chinese prisoners in northwest Henan behind front lines. Other claims note 1800 Chinese killed in Shansi, with Japan reinforcing west of the Yangtze near Wuhu as rains delay operations toward Hankow.
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Shanghai
Henan
Yellow River
Shansi
Fengyang
Tsingyuan
Hankow
China
Yangtze
Wuhu
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