Waynick and Roach Probe Jail Camps
Capus M Waynick and Ack Roach traveled to Charlotte to probe allegations that confinement in a Mecklenburg prison camp caused two Black inmates feet to freeze and require amputation. W Z Brell of the welfare board and the commission discussed holding individuals responsible if charges prove true. Convicts Robert Barnes and Woodrow Wilson Shropshire say their feet froze after hours in a cold cell.
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Raleigh
Capus M. Waynick
State Highway and Pblicy Works Commission
Ack Roach
Department
Charlotte
Mecklenburg
W. Z. Brell
State Board of Public Welfare
Mecklenburg County
Welfare Department
Waynick
Roach
Robert Barnes
Woodrow Wilson Shropshire
George 8. Coleman
Clarence Darrow Invited To Testify On NRA Views
Washington March 9 The NRA investigation subcommittee invites Clarence Darrow to submit his views to the finance committee due to health he may testify if he wishes Lowell Mason secretary of the review board will be called joining Clay Williams Sidney Hillman Leon Henderson and Francis Biddle The panel also signals a deep probe into section 7 A enforcement and labor bargaining The lineup is headed by Harrison and includes keen NRA critics Richberg will testify next and advise codes to drop ahead of a fuller recommendation next week
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Ee Nra
Clarence Darrow
Review Board
The
Recovery Administration
Finance Committee
Darrow
Lowell Mason
Clay Williams
Sidney Hillman
Leon Henderson
Francis Biddle
L Labor Relations Board
Biddle
Harrison
Senate
NRA
Donald Richberg
National Ee Council
Ryene
Sena
Williamsey
Richberg
Labor Push on Wagner Bill Faces Senate Hearings
The American Federation of Labor speeds a campaign for the Wagner labor disputes bill with President Green forecasting widespread strikes if it fails. Green says chances for passage exist as Senate hearings begin Monday and warns House rules pose the main risk.
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Washington
American Federation Labor
William Green
Green
Senate Labor Committee
Labor Relations Board
Interpre
Long Loses In Attempt To Investigate Farley Beings Filibuster
Huey Long failed to force a senate inquiry into Postmaster General Farley. He then pledged to fight Roosevelt work relief wages, delaying the work and relief bill, and planned a new move to challenge the committee report. Long accused aides of switching votes and vowed to renew his attack next week.
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Long
Farley
Washington
Senate
Huey P. Long
Roosevelt
Senate Post Office Committee
Hughs
Johnson
Louisiana
McCarran
Charles E. Coughlin
Detroit
Post Office Committee
FEND SLAYER SOUGHT TODAY
Ypsilanti police and Michigan authorities hunted a fead killer with a two edged knife for the murder of seven year old Richard Streicher Jr whose body was found under a footbridge to an island park in the Huron river Friday. Prosecutor Al Rapp said authorities were without a clue and had questioned and released sev.
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Ypsilanti
Mich
Richard Streicher, Jr
Huron River
al Rapp
Sev
Solons End 60 Day Pay Period For $600
Raleigh dispatch reports the 1936 General Assembly closed the 60 day window for legislators to draw pay at ten dollars daily, totaling about $84,445.95 for personal service so far. It notes 246 new laws with 936 bills introduced in 62 days, comparing to 1933 figures, and mentions many had not yet claimed the $600 constraint.
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Raleigh
Senate
House
Englishman Campbell tops speed record in car
Beverly Hills reports Malcolm Campbell set a 276 mile per hour automobile speed record drawing praise for the car and technology while observers note widespread efforts to beat the mark. Huey is mentioned as supportive in the piece before shifting to a question about a relief pill.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
March
Malcolm Campbell
Huey
Will
Reynolds Estate Case To Go Before Court Monday
Forsyth county court will hear the proposed three to five day settlement of the Smith Reynolds estate starting Monday. Judge Clayton Moore will oversee a special term. Libby Holman Anne Cannon Smith and their babies are not expected in court.
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Winston-Salem
Smith Reynolds
Forsyth Court
Clayton Moore
Reynolds
Libby Holman
Anne Cannon Smith
Année Cannon Reynolds Smith
Reynolds-Smith divorce claim echo in Reynolds estate case
In Winston-Salem a filing in the Reynolds estate case questions the validity of Anne Reynolds Smith's Reno divorce from start Reynolds six days before his marriage to Libby Holman. J F Cannon seeks to bar Holman and her infant son from sharing the 30 million estate and asks to reject the proposed settlement. The matter will be heard in superior court Monday.
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Winston-Salem
Anneannon Reynolds-Smith
Smith Reynolds
Libby Holman
Reynolds
J. F. Cannon
Concord
Christopher Holman Reynolds
Cannon
R. J. Reynolds, Jr
Charlies Babcock
Henry W. Bagley
Superior Court
Indirect Taxes Urged By Regional Delegates
North Carolina delegates advocating indirect taxes urged South Carolina Georgia and Tennessee to replace ad valorem property taxes with a sales based system. Georgia and South Carolina lawmakers pledged to form committees to pursue tax labor and social legislation as Tennessee joins in. Rep Townsend of Georgia supported a sales tax as fair and easy to pay.
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Columbia
N. C
South Carolina
Georgia
Tennessee
North Carolina
Townsend
Washington sees lull before new Congress clash
A quiet weekend in Washington precedes new messages from President Roosevelt as Congress gears for renewed debate on the 4.8 billion work relief bill and a key prevailing wage amendment. Senate panels consider NRA reviews and railroad financing probes while AAA adjustments focus on foreign markets.
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Roosevelt
Congress
Huey P. Long
Senate
House
Howe Owners Loan Corporation
Aong
Nightall
Senate Finance Committee
NRA
Clarence Darrow
Recovery Administration
Samuel Frazier
International Appelation
Senate Commerce
Senate Interstate Commerce Committee
Wheeler
D-Mont
Earl ©. Smith
Chicago
The
Illinois Agricultural Association
Senate Agricultural Committee
AAA
Final Rites Sunday For Mrs. J. B. Metts
Raleigh March 9 The funeral of Mrs Josephine B Metts wife of Adjutant General J Van B Metts will be held Sunday at St James church Wilmington She died at her home here last night after a three week illness She was 51 years old Her husband a daughter Josephine a son John two brothers and two sisters survive
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Raleigh
Josephine B. Metts
J. van B. Metts
St. James Church
Wilmington
Death of Hugh Davis in Raleigh Auto Crash
Hugh Davis aged 61 of Youngsville died in a Raleigh hospital from injuries suffered in an automobile accident near Wilton several days earlier.
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Raleigh
Hugh Davis
Youngsville
Wilton
Sir Simon Receives Berlin Invitation to Talks
Adolf Hitler invited Sir John Simon the British foreign secretary to visit Berlin in about two weeks to discuss European peace proposals. Konstantin von Neurath called Sir Eric Phipps to Berlin to extend the date and arrange talks, noting Hitler had a cold but would improve by the visit.
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London
Eric
Calmly Takes Life In Charlotte
Wallace, a handkerchief factory worker, killed herself in Charlotte after obtaining casual instructions from her brother on using a small rifle. Police said there was no question she died by her own hand.
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Charlotte
Wallace
Forsyth Bill Seeks Life Sentences for First Degree Arson Burglaries
Raleigh March 0 Representative McDonald introduces a Forsyth measure in the general assembly to let superior court judges impose life terms for those convicted of first degree arson burglary instead of the electric chair.
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Raleigh
Mar
McDonald
Forsyth
General Assembly
Superior Court
Election of John F. P. Gr chairman of code authority
The Washington authority announced the election of John F. P. Gr. of Hamlet North Carolina as chairman of the code authority for the bettied soft drink industry. He succeeds Charles Vv. Rainwater of Atlanta.
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Washinton
Mar
John FP. Gr
Hamlet
N. C
Charles Vv. Rainwater
Atlanta
Husband Held After Wife Shot in Quarrel at Peachland
In Peachland on Friday a farmer husband is held after his wife Mrs Miles W Ponds was shot to death in their home. The sole eyewitness was the couple’s five year old daughter who said the quarrel led to a man with a gun and a woman with an axe, the gun fired near Mrs Ponds’ heart. Investigators are examining whether the gun fired accidentally or during the struggle.
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Peachland
Miles W. Ponds
Ponds
Appropriations Bills Headed For Monday Intro
Legislative supply and spending measures were scheduled for intro duction early next week possibly Monday night as the 1935 session nears its end. The week featured Hill liquor-store debate passage of a slot machines bill and an inquiry into alleged mistreatment at Morganton state hospital.
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Morganton
Mecklenburg County
North Carolina
Ehringhaus
Victor
Bryant
House Committee On Appropriations
Greek government extends offensive as rebels gain ground
Reports from Sofia describe rebels gaining ground with six submarines and twenty cargo ships joining forces. The Averoff cruiser, seized at revolt start, arrived at Kavalla as revolts spread to Larissa Messaly and Gomuljina Thrace. Athens signals a concentrated attack on the Struma river area with air raids and artillery to curb rebel advances.
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Bulgaria
Averoff
Kavalla
Aegean Sea
Larissa
Messaly
Nearrixon
Gomuljina
Thrace
Athens
Mar
George Kondylis
Sima River
Sideroktron
Bard Candia
Canea
Rethmyna
Crete
Salon Plain
T Struma River
Weather forecast by states and coastal winds
North Carolina cloudy with probable rain tonight and Sunday with rising temperatures in the east and central parts. South Carolina cloudy with rain possible tonight and Sunday and warming trend Sunday. Coastal winds Hatteras to Jacksonville fresh north and east with overcast skies. Sandy Hook to Hatteras east winds shifting southeast with fair to overcast conditions. Charlotte AP notes official 24 hour temperature and rainfall records in cotton regions.
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Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
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