Grandson James Sledge Indicted In Harvell Murder Case
Greensboro report details Guilford grand jury returning an indictment against James Sledge 19 for alleged accomplice role in the December 22 murder and fire at the Harvell home. He was arrested minutes after the bill, questioned about alibis, and former statements. Ongoing probe spans multiple witnesses and new leads emerged as investigation continued.
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Greensboro
Emma R. Pulliam
High Point
Lee H. Harvell
Guilford
James Sledge
Grand Jury
J. 3. Phipps
Sheriff's Department
Sledge
James
Phipps
Lost capital of Queen of Sheba found by explorers
French Somal telephones claim Capt. Molinier and Andre Malraux found the legendary city of the Queen of Sheba by airplane. They say its towers still stand at the northern edge of the desert, about a thousand miles southeast of Jerusalem and 900 miles northeast of Frach Somaliland, with photographs for Intransigeant.
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John Evans
Paris
Mar
Cornigion Molinier
Andre Malraux
Somal
Intrasigeant
Arabia
Ruba-El-Khali
Roubat
Sheba
Roubat-El-Khali
Joshua
Simeon
Judah
Beer-Sheba
Four Thousand Miners Strike Sparks Alabama National Guard Mobilization
Birmingham March 8 Three Alabama national guard companies were mobilized to patrol Walker county where more than 4,000 coal miners struck demanding the check off system. Governor Miller ordered troops after sheriff Barrentine reported hundreds marching with guns and clubs. Air reconnaissance was ordered as guardsmen moved into the mountainous coal area amid tense, largely silent communities.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama National Guard
Walker County
John
Walter M. Thompson
16Th Infantry
B. M. Miller
A. N. Barrentine
Walker T
Miller
Coal Valley
Debardeleben Coal Company
106Th
Townley
Piper
Coleanor
Bibb Counters
Bibb County
Grand Jury
Guard
Senate Warning Over Waterway As Vote Is Near
Washington March 9 The Senate debates the March 14 vote on the St. Lawrence treaty with Canada as Pittman backs an army engineers report saying the waterway would harm the Mississippi system. Opponents remain unconvinced. The Senate also advances the Philippine independence bill and House tax provisions on capital gains. Quick adjournment blocks a Republican attack on army aviation funding.
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Washington
Mar
St. Lawrence
Canada
Senate
Pittman
Foreign Relations Committee
Army Engineers
Mississippi
Senate Territories Committee
House
Senate Finance Committee
Snow Gause One Pilot Killed in Air Mail Crash
Two pilots die and eight in total since Army air mail began flights after a bomber wreck near Daytona Beach. Private Ernest B. Sell was killed when his aircraft crashed after takeoff with a mail load. Earlier, Pilot Weinicke vanished in snow near Newark and Cleveland and died in the crash.
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Cleveland
Army Air Mail
Ernest B. Sell
Daytona Beach
Weinicke
Newark
Clevel
Himsel
Chardon
Otto Necke
Ten
Eight Army air mail aviators killed in service
Eight Army fliers have died since the air mail duty began. The deaths span Utah, Idaho, Ohio, Texas, New York, Ohio, New Jersey, and Florida as pilots crashed or bailed out during mail runs or training. Names include Grenier, White, Eastham, Lowry, Patrick, McDermott, Wienecke, and Sell with losses on February 16 to March.
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Weber Canyon
Utah
Jean D. Grenier
Fort Crockett
Tex
Edwin D. White
March Field
Calif
Jerome
Idaho
James Y. Eastham
Deshler
Ohio
Durwood O. Lowry
Selfridge Field
Mich
Chicago
Cleveland
Denison
Fred ¥. Patrick
Shreveport
New York
George F. McDermott
Pittsburgh
Long Island
Chardon
Army Air Mail
Otto Wienecke
Newark
N. d
Daytona Beach
Fla
Ernest B. Sell
Florida
Roosevelt air mail plan and broke army privates
Beverly Hills column notes Roosevelt’s clear air mail plan while criticizing the army’s lack of extra pay for privates. A playful aside mentions Zara Agha, claimed to be 160 years old, seeking his 14th wife and heading to Hollywood. The column closes with a personal sign‑off from WILL.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Roosevelt
Zara Agha
Zara
Hollywood
Will
Mrs Roosevelt Dines With 15 Native Puerto Rico Tobacco Workers
Mrs Franklin D Roosevelt toured Caguas and San Juan amid a visit to Puerto Rico examining labor and living standards. She dined with 15 native girls in a tobacco factory and spoke with a manager about living conditions while observing relief projects and tuberculosis prevention work.
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Caguas
Puerto Rico
Franklin D. Roosevelt
San Juan
Mrs. Roosevelt
Farsight Room
West Indies
Munoz Rivera School
Relief Administration
Tobacco Workers
Helen V. Tooker
Tilleys Go On Trial Today For Murder
Wilkesboro reports five foster relatives arraigned for the murder of Leota Childress, 18, with Tilley couple and relatives charged. Trial set for next week. indictments include murder and conspiracy. New committee members elected to fill vacancies and a resolution praising Governor Ehringhaus's administration passed.
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Tilleys
Wilkesboro
Mar
Leota Childress
Wilkes Superior Court
Warwick W. Tilley
Tilley
Bella Tilley
Luther Tilley
Clyde Tilley
Minerva Tilley
Luther
Winfield Stanley
Andrew Eldridge
Wilkes County
R. H. Wykes
Durham County
Sam H. Lee
Union County
Giles Cover
Cherokee County
John H. Folger
Surry County
Ehringhaus
House Not To Pass Bonus Over Veto
Washington March 9 Representatives Burns and Rainey warned the house would not pass a veterans bonus bill over the President's veto. They planned to first vote on liberal senate amendments and then consider compensation changes after the Patman bonus bill. A two thirds veto override was seen as unlikely, with doubts about White House approval for amendments shaping the action next week.
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Washington
Mar
Burns
House
Byrns
Rainey
Independent Office
Senate
White House
Appropriations Committee
Buchanan
Woodrum
February Surpasses Normal Gain in Official Business Survey
Washington report on the current business survey shows February’s gain exceeding normal seasonal rise with modest January improvement. Industrial output rose, car loadings up, prices edged higher, and wholesale prices climbed about 5 percent through mid-February.
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Washington, Mar
The
Interstate Commerce Commission Ap
Kidnaping Charges Filed Against Three Race Figures
Babe Stapp, famed auto race driver, and Al Savage and Ted Devlin were charged with kidnapping in district attorney complaints. They allegedly abducted James Lee, Los Angeles Examiner reporter, and John Bennus, a photographer. Both victims are identified by name.
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108
Angeles
Mar
Babe Stapp
al Savage
Ted Devlin
District Attorney's Office
James Lee
Los Angeles Examiner
John Bennus
Army air mail crash kills Private Ernest B near Daytona Beach
In the Daytona Beach area a bomber mail plane crashed seconds after takeoff, killing Private Ernest B and injuring Lieut. W M Reid and Private Floyd Marshall. The twin motor craft fell two miles south of the city after engine failure while en route to Miami. Four bags of mail were saved and turned over to the postmaster.
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Daytona Beach
Mar
Ernest B
W. M. Reid
Floyd Marshall
City
Cha O
Lotto Wienecke
Nark
N. J
Cleveland
Mars
Lieut. Reid
Jacville
Miami
Here
Daytona Beachland Road
Self
Lieuten Reid
Texas Congressman Refuses to Help Negro Restaurant Move
Washington March 9 Representative George B Terrell of Texas Democrat told Oscar De Priest Illinois Republican he will not aid De Priest effort to force House restaurant to serve Negroes. Terrell denies social equality but says he supports rights under law and would back an establishment for Negro patrons if there are enough allies near the Capitol. He cites personal friendships with Negroes and says he eats and works with them at fair pay. He notes De Priest's petition to discharge the Rules committee and aims to have the House vote on the resolution.
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Washington
George B. Terrell
Texas
Oscar de Priest
Illinois
de Priest
Terrell
House
South
Capitol
Rar
Congress
Petiti
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C. L. Shuping
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