Prohibition Chief Plans 500 New Agents and Cars
Washington March 12 AP The prohibition director Woodcock announced dispatch of a circular to administrators deputies and instructors asking for a definite plan of operation in each region before July 1. The plan must show how the 500 new agents will be used and bids are to be let for $50,000 worth of light fast cars under $1,000 each to be delivered before July 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prohibition
Woodcock
Washington
Mar
Congress
Meeting Pushes Shorter Hours and Progressive President
Senator Norris of Nebraska attacked the Hoover administration at a progressive conference urging the election of a progressive president. He warned against assuming a progressive congress would suffice and endorsed a leadership change to catalyze reform. He criticized the Democratic National Committee and Johnny Raskob for trying to align the party with Hoover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Mar
Hoover
Norris
Nebraska
White House
Congress
United States
Democratic National Committee
Johnny Raskob
Democratic Party
Defense of Son by Bishop Cannon Jr in Wage Case
Bishop James Cannon Jr of the Methodist Church South personally defends his son Richard M. Cannon in a wage case. Richard faced 90 days in jail for failing to pay school employees but was allowed to appeal and released on bond. A further hearing was postponed to March 17 at the bishop’s request.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pasadena
Cal
James Cannon
Methodigs Episcopal Church
South
Richard M. Cannon
Justice Court
Young Cannon
Cannon
Washington
Former Chancellor Is Seriously Ill
BERLIN March 12 Physicians to former Chancellor Herman Mueller reported his condition as very low due to a gall stone ailment. An erroneous report of his death earlier in the afternoon was denied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Mar
Herman Mueller
Reed Racing And Betting Measure Sent By Senate Back To Its Committee
Reed's bill to allow racing and operation of pari mutuel betting machines in Buncombe County was sent back to the Senate committee on counties, cities, and towns after a heated exchange. A public hearing is set for Friday at 3 p.m. The measure, backed by veteran Mark Reed, drew hundreds of ministerial telegrams opposing it as sentiment split in Asheville. The bill would create a racing commission in Buncombe to grant franchises at $5,000 per day and permit pari mutuel machines at races.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKee
Sylva
Senate
Raleigh
Mark Reed
Buncombe
Howell
Bernard
Asheville
Ward
Beaufort
McLean
Johnson
Duplin
House
Racing Commission
Rtae
Five Die in Oklahoma Stove Fire Tragedy
In Duncan Oklahoma a kitchen stove fire started by oil killed Mrs. Ed Thurlo aged 22 and Mrs. John Thurlo aged 20 along with their three young children. An explosion occurred as oil was poured from a five gallon can by a sister in law.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duncan
Okla
Ed Thurlo
John Thurlo
General Increase In Employment Is Shown
Secretary Doak reports February shows a general rise in industrial employment by 1.4 percent from January and a 7.5 percent payroll increase. Based on 13,377 factories employing 2,772,219 workers, the data signal the first broad uptrend since the 1929 stock market crash, with February payrolls rising 7.5 percent over January.
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Washington
Doak
Indeo
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Prison Bill Passes House to Fund New Facility
Raleigh March 12 AP The measure reallocates 1927 340000 funds to build a fireproof prison as lawmakers argue over the danger of the current central prison after the Duplin stockade fire and press for a new facility with contractor support and cost savings. Connor leads the debate while Hood Dosher Gay Waynick and others weigh prison versus hospital fire risk and proximity to Meredith College.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mar
Senate
House
Hood
Wayne
Central Prison
Duplin
Dosher
New Hanover
Connor
Wilson
Butler
Sampson
Cary Farm
Hamilton
Carteret
Moors
Nash
Gay
Northampton
Waynick
Guilford
Meredith College
Crouse
Alleghany
Insane Committee
McRae
Mecklenburg
Reed racing bill sent back for public hearing in senate
Raleigh March 12 Senate refused third reading without a public hearing and sent the Reed racing bill to the counties, cities and towns committee for Friday afternoon. The measure had passed the house and gained senate second reading amid strong opposition from ministers across the state. The session focused on pari mutuel betting machines in Buncombe County and moved toward a new state constitution by advancing the Whedbee bill to allow constitutional amendments at a special election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Mar
Senate
House
Buncombe County
Whedbee
D A R Chooses Durham as Next Meeting Place
The North Carolina Daughters of the American Revolution selected Durham as the site for their next meeting at the adjournment of their annual convention held in Statesville on March 12.
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Durham
Statesville
Mar
North Carolina
Livingstone Family Welcomes Nine in News
Asheville March 12. Mr and Mrs H L Livingstone welcome a large family with three newborns named Carolyn Marilyn and William weighing 3 pounds 10 ounces 5 pounds 12 ounces and 6 pounds 2 ounces. All are reported doing nicely.
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Asheville
Mar
H. L. Livingstone
Carolyn
Marilyn
William
Blind man jailed for tobacco theft in Nash County
Rocky Mount dispatch reports F Williams aged 30 who has been blind since birth began a two year sentence at Nash County Home after being convicted of stealing a load of tobacco. He was jailed March 12. The case adds to local crime records and notes his disability in the context of the penalty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mount
Mar
F. Williams
Nash County
Bailey Charges Contest Of His Election Instigated By U S Attorney
Josiah W Bailey, new North Carolina senator, accuses a partisan source of instigating his election contest led by former U S attorney Charles A Jonas. He urges state and county cooperation with the Senate sub committee to investigate the November 4, 1930 election amid fraud claims by George M Pritchard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Josiah W. Bailey
North Carolina
Gardner
George M. Pritchard
Asheville
Bailey
Charles A. Jonas
Ninth
Hoover
United States
Jonas
Congress
Senate
Cameron Morrison
United States Senate
Nye Committee
George H. Moses
New Hampshire
Pritchard
Commonwealth
Newell to be opposed in party primary for 1932 Senate
The Charlotte News reports Jake F. Newell will face a Republican statewide primary for the U. S. Senate in 1932. unnamed Republican leaders in Charlotte say Newell’s candidacy will inevitably force a party primary and set the stage for a heated intra party contest.
Fire Demolishes Training School Cottage Number 3
Fire at Stonewall Jackson Training School near Concord destroyed cottage number 3, a state dormitory. Walls and part of the ground floor remained. damage estimate pending insurance examination. Fire origin to be investigated. a firebug was seen and related suspicious activity noted.
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Concord
Mar
Stonewall Jackson Training School
Robeson County
Rowan
Iredell
Training School
Wickersham Says Dry Report Cost Under Million
Boston March 12 AP Chairman Ickersham defended the dry law study amid sharp protests from anti prohibitionists. He said the cost was 56 698.59 with overhead under one million and noted dry press support for the commission’s conclusions despite criticism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mar
Ickersham
The
Commission
Boston Chamber of Commerce
Wickersham
Mrs P Cooper Named D A R State Regent
Mrs Sydney P Cooper of Henderson was elected state regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution at the North Carolina D A R conference in Statesville. Other officers named include Mrs W Henry Belk as vice regent and Mrs W P Gholson as corresponding secretary. A later note covered Virginia Dare chapter appointments and a keynote address by U S conciliation commissioner Charles G Wood urging vigilance against communistic activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Statesville
Mar
Sydney P. Cooper
Henderson
Charles G. Wood
U. S
Wood
Gastonia
O. F. Aderholt
Winter Grips Most of Europe With Prolonged Cold
London report notes a continued cold wave across Europe with storms raging since last week. Germany France Austria Switzerland Scandinavia Holland and the British Isles endure unrelenting winter conditions and severe weather persists.
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London
Europe
Germany
France
Austria
Switzerland
Scandinavia
Holland
British Isles
Hundreds Attend Committee Meet Protest Hearing Move to Wiley School
Hundreds of farmers and landowners packed the protest hearing on repeal of the MacLean law. Due to crowdsize, the senate and house finance committees relocated from the hall of the house to the Wiley school for the afternoon session.
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Senate
House Finance Committees
Wiley School
Denison denied acquittal motion in liquor case
Justice Peyton Gordon refused the motion for a directed verdict of acquittal for Edward B. Denison former Illinois representative charged with possession of liquor. Defense argued the trunk was not under his control and contents not known, and challenged liquor sample validity citing government carelessness and rights violations.
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Washington
Mar
Peyton Gordon
Edward B. Denison
Illinois
Denison
E. Hilton Jackson
Prohibition Department
Jackson
Earthquake Shocks Felt in Guegveli Jugo Slavia
Three earthquake shocks shook residents as they slept in the open after days of aftershocks. No damage was reported.
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Guevgeli
Jugo-Slavia
Mar
Give Up Hope For Crew Of Schooner Emerett
Washington reports that the crew of the schooner Emerett is presumed lost after an emergency sighting on March 4 about 100 miles off Cape Maysi Cuba. Captain J B Babcock of the cruiser Richmond said he scouted lifeboat drift for 12 hours without trace and is abandoning the search, heading to Norfolk.
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Washington
Mar
Emerett
Cape Maysi
Cuba
J. B. Babcock
Richmond
Navy Department
Babcock
Norfolk
Auto production rises 29 percent in February output
New York March 12 report from the national automobile chamber of commerce shows February production of automobiles up 29 percent to 230,364 units from 178,399 in January. For the first two months of 1931 production totaled 408,768 units, down from 629,561 in the same period last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Mar
National Automobile Chamber of Commerce
Huge Sum Allotted To N C And S C For River Work
A Washington dispatch reports the war department allocated more than a million and a half dollars to North and South Carolina for river and harbor projects as part of a $52.8 million nationwide program. The list includes inland waterways and coastal channels from Beaufort Inlet to the Cape Fear River, Winyah Bay, and Charleston Harbor, with specific appropriations for examinations, surveys, and contingencies.
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Washington, N. C
North
South Carolina
War Department
Inland Waterway
Norfolk
Beaufort Inlet
N. C
Roanoke River
Mackay Creek
Charleston-Winyah Bay
S. C
Charleston Harbor
Charleston-Beaufort
Charleston
Cape Fear River
Wilmington
Savannah River
Augusta
Beaufort
St. Johns River
Fla
Ginia
Pagan
North A
Blac Water
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Saphaeet
Green
Labor Federation
Epic
Bishop Cannon, Jr
San
Reed
Act
M'Lean
Senate Committee On
Harrah
Cing Dill
Law Enforcement Anti-Prohibition Forces
P. Cooper
D. A. R. Head
Chas. G. Wood
E. E Denison
N.C
S.C
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