Germany Warns League She Must Enter Council By Herself
Geneva March 10 AP Stresemann told allied statesmen Germany must join the league council alone or its delegates would return to Berlin. France then signaled it would not insist on Spain and Poland for permanent council seats to avoid a crisis.
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Germany
League
Geneva
Mar
Stresemann
League Council
Berlin
France
Spain
Poland
New Bern Tax on Automobiles Declared Illegal
North Carolina supreme court ruled the New Bern automobile tax ordinance invalid. The city taxed car owners at five dollars, exceeding the statutory one dollar limit, prompting the state’s appeal. Also, Helen Powell and J K Powell lost a $2750 mental anguish suit against Western Union Telegraph Company over a telegram delay.
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Raleigh
New Bern
State Supreme Court
Z. V. Jones
Albion Dunn
Helen
J. K. Powell
Western Union Telegraph Company
Powell
Warsaw
Wrightsville Beach
Whiteville
Brogden
Lancaster Et al
Stanfield
Edgecombe
New Trial
Hollister
Fosberg Lumber Company
Halifax
Talton
Southern Railway
Wayne
State
Horne
Lee
Charitable Brotherhood
Pamlico
Affirmed
Howard and Beaufort Realty Company
Hinson
Craven
Overton
Highsmith
Pitt
Hardison
Norfolk and Southern Railway Company
Ernul
Higgs-Taft Furniture Company
Clark
Greenville
Munford
Randolph Brothers
Edwards
Greenville Banking and Trust Company
Leggett
League panel backs Germany entry to the League
The Geneva sub committee chaired by Sir Austen Chamberlain unanimously recommends Germany join the League after finding she met all conditions for membership.
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Geneva
League of Nations Assembly
Austen Chamberlain
Germany
League
League members meet privately to discuss council crisis
In Geneva on March 10 related to the League of Nations leaders held a private session in the secretary’s offices to explore solutions for an ongoing council membership dispute.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Council
Locarno Pact Signatories Move to Private League Talks
Rhine pact signatories from Locarno push enlarging the League of Nations council discussion into a private council session after weekend negotiations. British foreign secretary Sir Austen Chamberlain stays in Geneva as calls for harmony spread in local press. The Journal Geneve urged concessions over threats to quit the league and warned against coercive tactics in dealing with Germany.
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Geneva
Locarno
Council of the
League of Nations
Council
Austen Chamberlain
Geneve
Europe
League
Germany
Unfilled Orders Decline at United States Steel
United States Steel reports February unfilled orders total 4,616,822 tons, down 265,917 tons from January. The release shows the month's end levels as a measure of production demand.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
Broadcaster Hoax Lands Local Chairman Behind Bars
In East Chicago Indiana Lester Otenheimer booster club chairman arranged a radio hoax for a luncheon entertainment broadcast via WGN Chicago. The staged speeches drew two million listeners before officials discovered the microphone was not connected and Otenheimer spent two hours in jail.
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Chicago
Ind
Lester Otenheimer
Otenheimer
WGN
Boyd Lukins
Chamber of Commerce
Hale
Henry Piterson
Convicts Escape Fulton Jail Involved Carolinas Chase
Three inmates fled Fulton jail in a stolen car and embarked on a statewide hunt. Authorities believe the trio may have headed toward the Carolinas as a manhunt continues.
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Carolinas
Vanished from Fulton as convicts flee in car
Police hunted three Fulton county convicts across five states after they overpowered guards, wounded two inmates, and seized a car from two Atlanta society women. The trio vanished after blocking the Gray auto near Marietta, with searches extending toward Birmingham and into North Carolina and South Carolina.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Fulton County
Atlanta Society
P. P. Newsome
H. L. Davis
F. P. Barfield
Newsome
Barfield
Guy Reid
Reid
R. L. Travis
Raymond Sisson
Dave Perkins
James R. Gray
The
Atlanta Journal
Josephine Gray
Marietta
Cobb County
Here
Chattanooga
Dalton
Birmingham
Nashville
Knoxville
Army blimp TA-5 crashes into Hampton Roads near Fort Monroe
The TA-5 airship nose dives into the water near Hamp ton Roads by Fort Monroe. Launches from Old Point respond to the incident as Langley Field officers monitor the scene and send an airship to assist. Condition of the blimp not yet known.
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Newport News
Hampton Roads
Fort Monroe
Old Point
Langley Field
Times Herald
America Fire Destroys Newport News Liner America
The United States liner America, formerly the German Amerika, was gutted by fire at Newport News Shipbuilding. Firefighters fought flames for hours. the ship lists badly, with extensive passenger quarters destroyed and damage feared over two million dollars. Insurance covers the loss, while multiple tugs and city fire units battled the blaze.
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Newport News
United States
America
Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Norfolk
A. P
Navy Yard
Wicomico
Achilles
Kenaudin
Wood Towing Company
City
Christenbury Dennis Victim of Paralysis
Christenbury Dennis 42 died after a stroke Tuesday night at his Fowler Street home in High Point. Born in Montgomery County on March 25, he moved here eight years ago and worked for Highland Mills. Survived by widow and seven children Etta Beulah Bertha Henry Paul Jessie Basil, funeral tomorrow at 2 34 from the home with Rev. J A Jones officiating, Springfield Cemetery burial.
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Christenbury Dennis
Fowler Street
Dennis
Montgomery County
High Point
Highland Mills
Etta
Beulah
Bertha
Henry Paul
Jessie
Basil Dennis
J. A. Jones
Springfield Cemetery
E. E. Hunt Dies in Mocksville After Long Democratic Career
E. E. Hunt of Mocksville North Carolina a longtime Democratic figure in the state died at his home aged 74. A native of Davie County he chaired the county party for 25 years served as deputy internal revenue collector under Cleveland and led Locke Craig's governor campaign among others. Survived by widow three sons and four daughters he twice served as Mocksville postmaster. Funeral set for 11 a.m. Thursday at his Mocksville home.
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Greensboro
E. E. Hunt
Davidson County
North Carolina
Mocksville
N. C
Hunt
Internal Revenue
Cleveland
Locke Craig
High Point City Tax Plan Aims at School Funding Shift
Wingate Andrews explained at the Monarch club luncheon that a new registration and election would abolish a county 25 cent tax for an eight month term and move to a county tax of 64 cent plus extra city funding. He said Greensboro and High Point will gain better schools through redistributed tax loads.
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Wingate Andrews
Monarch Club
High Point
Greensboro
Andrews
Man and Little Girl In Wreck Both Living
Hickory March 10 AP H L Carter and Irene Miller 16 a high school student were both as well as could be expected at noon today after a grade crossing crash yesterday when northbound passenger train No 12 struck their car and shoved it into a switch engine. Carter had a leg crushed off and the Miller girl suffered head injuries with serious condition.
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Hickory
H. L. Carter
Irene Miller
Carter
Miller
Legionnaires Program Set for Tomorrow in High Point
Official schedule outlines registration at 9 a.m. and conference at 10 a.m. featuring National Commander John R. McQuigg, Welcome addresses by city and Andrew Jackson Post leaders, remarks by Department and National officers, lunch at 1 p.m., joint meetings at 2 p.m., trophies and honors, governor welcome, and an evening dance and dinner at the Sheraton Hotel.
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John R. MccQuigg
Sheraton Hotel
K. E. Gribben
City of
High Point
Thos. J. Gold
Andrew Jackson Post
Ft. T. Mann
William Graves
Post Department
Henry L. Stevens
John J. Wicker, d Jr
National France
James A. Leonard
France
Thomas W. Bird
Mayor Abolish Mayor Office Fails In Seattle Vote
Complete unofficial tabulation shows Seattle voters rejected the plan to replace the mayor with a city manager by a margin of 103 votes in yesterday's election. The result was announced from Seattle Washington.
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Seattle
Wash
Hunt Nomination Confirmed to Federal Trade Commission
The senate confirmed the nomination of Charles W. Hunt of Iowa for another term on the federal trade commission after a partisan fight.
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Washington
Mar
Charles W., Hunt
Iowa
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Dies At Home of Her Father Near High Point
Mrs. Mary Bryant wife of R A Bryant died at her father Gaither Ferguson's home three miles southeast of High Point on the Fairfield road after a three week illness. She came from Martinsville Va to visit last Saturday and is survived by her husband two children Merritt and W Gaither Bryant two brothers Mayfield Ferguson and Robert Ferguson U S Army.
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Mary Bryant
R. A. Bryant
Gaither Ferguson
High Point
Fairfield Road
Martinsville
Merritt
W. Gaither Bryant
Mayfield Ferguson
Robert Ferguson
U. S. Army
Commander McQuigg Arrives Tonight Amid Delegates
Commander McQuigg is due in the city tonight with a large delegation expected. Radio gear will be included with Byrd’s outfit and may reach a 1,000 mile radius. amateurs could receive polar messages in a broad area.
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McQuigg
Funeral services for Mrs Williams today
Mrs Permelia Katherine Williams 63 died at her High Point home from a stroke. Survived by her husband Noah Williams eight children and several siblings. Brief home service at 9 00 a m with Rev W B Davis then to Sugar Creek Church for 1 00 p m rites followed by interment in the church cemetery.
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Lewis E. Williams
W. W. Schler
High Point
R. B. Powler
W. M. Yandell
A. F. Williams
Charlotte
J. L
A. H. Williams
Norfolk
E. W. Griffin
Monroe
H. F. Griffin
Pennsylvania
W. M. Carroll
W. B. Davis
Sugar Creek Church
Lourisi
Governor McLean to Attend Post Officers Conference in High Point
Local American Legion post commander Judge Don MacRae expects over 750 ex servicemen to attend a conference at the Sheraton hotel with national commander John R. McQuigg arriving by noon. Governor McLean plans to arrive tomorrow and speak at 3:30 p.m. at the American theater.
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American Legion
Don MacRae
Southern Station
John R. McQuigg
The
Sheraton Hotel
Henry L. Stevens
Legion
Jack Edwards
North Carolina
McLean
Raleigh
Mr. Edwards
McQuigg
American Theater
National Finance Committee
Byrd Polar Expedition to Use 1000 Mile Short Wave Radio
Commander Richard E. Byrd plans a polar expedition from New York using short wave radio with a 1000 mile range to link plane and base ship. Accompanying are Lloyd K. Grenlie and George H. James, amateur radio operators aiding tests and daily weather and news updates with Detroit Arctic expedition as reference. The advance station will be at Cape Morris Jessup and aim to bridge 400 miles to Spitzbergen for continuous contact.
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Richard E. Byrd
New York
Marine Corps
Lloyd K. Grenlie
Chicago
George H. James
Manchester
Mass
Grenlie
Amateur Radio League
Detroit
Cape Morris Jessup
Spitzbergen
President's Father Colonel Coolidge Ill at Home in Plymouth
Plymouth Vermont March 10 The condition of Colonel John C Coolidge father of the president who has been ill at his home here for several months was less satisfactory today his physician Dr Albert W Cram of Bridgewater announced
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Jjhn C. Coolidge
Albert W. Cram
Bridgewater
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Sweetheart of the American Legion
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