Seawell Bill Advances To Create State Banking Department
The House approved the Seawell measure 57 to 41 on second reading to establish a Department of Banking separate from the Corporation Commission. Third reading set for tomorrow. The bill, backed by Governor Gardner, would empower the governor to appoint a banking commissioner and allow investigations into bank failures. An Hood of Wayne amendment to create an advisory commission was discussed but not adopted. District court prosecutors would handle findings. Representative Flannagan opposed speeding the bill arguing against centralized control of banks. Hood defended the measure as restoring public confidence amid years of irregularities. The bill is opposed by former Governor McLean, now a banker.
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Corporation Commission
Hood of Wayne
Seawell
Flannagan
Pitt
John Mitchell
I. M. Bailey
Corporation Counsel
Banking Commission
Hood
Hood of
Sewell
Gardner
McLean
Schroeder Faces Term in Prison in Slaying Case
Indiana and Alabama defendant Harold Herbert Schroeder was convicted of voluntary manslaughter for the death of an unknown hitchhiker whose burned body was found near Indianapolis last May. He faces a 2 to 21 year term. sentence set for Monday. The jury deliberated 3 hours 35 minutes. the state sought first degree murder and the death penalty. Defense counsel Ira M. Holmes said no motions to set aside the verdict will be filed. Schroeder will meet with relatives.
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Indianapolis
Here
Harold Herbert Schroeder
Mobile
Ala
Indiana State
Frank P. Baker
Ira M. Holmes
Schroeder
Denison Acquitted on Liquor Possession Charge
Edward E. Denison former Illinois representative was acquitted of liquor possession charges after closing prosecution arguments in Washington March 13. Prosecutor Sirica called the defense fairy tale claim implausible noting a trunk of dishes linked to Denison and a wedding gift associated with John Layne raised questions about ownership and timing.
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Washington
Edward E. Denison
Illinois
John J. Sirica
Denison
Sirica
John Layne
Emmett Stepp Dies in Hendersonville Crash
Emmett Stepp, 23, of Hendersonville, was killed when his car collided with a vehicle driven by Mrs. J. M. Fain, wife of Hendersonville Times-News publisher. The crash occurred at 11 p.m. as Stepp traveled west on Fifth Avenue and Fain north on Clement Street. Stepp’s car struck a pole, overturned, and his head was crushed. a coroner’s jury was impaneled but adjourned due to Mrs. Fain’s nervous condition. Stepp is survived by a wife and child.
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Hendersonville
de Mar
Emmett Stepp
J. M. Fain
Believe Dead Man Is Not John Smith
Perry Indiana March 13 A theory that the burned body buried February 3 as John M Smith former labor candidate for governor in 1930 was not his is under investigation at the request of insurance companies carrying 50 000 in policies The body found under wreckage of a motor truck near Denison was identified by Mrs Smith as her husband Exhumation yesterday and autopsy showed the body had been embalmed before it was burned Coroner L H De Ford said a search for Smith was under way with the theory that he is still alive
Snowden in critical condition after cystitis attack
Philip Snowden British chancellor of the exchequer passed a very bad night and was not well today in Tiford England. He is suffering with cystitis and a minor operation is contemplated.
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Philip Snowden
Tiford
Eng
Halstead bill approved to postpone reassessment
Raleigh March 13 The 1931 general assembly twice postponed the quadrennial property reassessment starting January 1 The Senate approved the Halstead bill delaying revaluation to April 1 1931 Efforts remain to push the postponement to 1933 The House slowed for a photo with Governor Gardner and proceeded with a public hearing on pari mutuel betting in Buncombe County The Cherry anti syndicalism bill faced an unfavorable report The Johnson and Newman measures moved forward while Jones failed on night work limits The Connor Woodard bill tied tax relief to savings in a three percent levy rule The Seawell banking bill sparked protracted debate and passed on second reading Tonight the Senate meets and the House at 10 o clock tomorrow
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Raleigh
General Assembly
Senate
Halstead
House
Gardner
Senate Committee On
Buncombe County
Manufactures
Newman
Corporation Commission
Commission
Banking Department
Seawell
Bill Defer Revaluation Of Real Property Passed By Senate
Raleigh March 13 The Halstead bill to defer North Carolina real property revaluation until April 1 1931 became law after Senate passage. The move delays the quadrennial reassessment begun planned for January 1 and follows earlier postponement to March 15 under Neal law. Governor Gardner urged delay citing low land valuations and stressed reassessment should not occur in stress periods.
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Senate
Raleigh
North Carolina
Assembly
Pritchett
Bertie
House
Ward
Beaufort
Gardner
Hinsdale
Wake
Baggett
Harnett
Norris Declares Hope Lies With Democratic Party
Senator Norris of Nebraska, head of the progressive conference, says the only chance for a liberal presidential candidate rests with the Democratic Party. He rejects a third party and warns that if Hoover is renominated and Owen D. Young is chosen by Democrats, progressives may have nowhere to turn. He notes no specific candidate and cautions about time for organizing before the election. Leaders plan further study of progressive legislation.
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Dem
Washington
Nebraska
Hoover
Orris
Owen D. Young
Progressive Conference
Roosevelt
White House
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Senate Passes Labor Measure In North Carolina
Raleigh March 13 The Newman bill to bar night work for women under 18 in North Carolina won Senate approval after House endorsement It becomes effective June 1 The measure was tied to a Jones bill to ban night work for all women The Senate rejected the Jones proposal and passed Newman with no recorded vote Mrs McKee cited support from women business and industry Senator Burrus opposed citing lack of proof of harm to women.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Newman
Senate
House
Jones
McKee
Jackson
Richmond
Burrus
Guilford
Banker Dead in Loudon Home Shooting
Hugh Thomas a 53 year old vice president of the Bank of Loudon who had worked there until its closing February 28 was found dead in a bathroom at his Loudon home. Coroner's jury ruled death a self-inflicted shooting.
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Loudon
Tenn
Hugh Thomas
Bank of Loudon
Jewel heist at Palm Beach firm worth millions
A Palm Beach sheriff office report says jewels valued at 650000 to 750000 were stolen from Chariton and Company in Palm Beach. Loss could reach 1000000. The vault was accessed after the building was unlocked. Sheriff Baker and detectives probe a tale that Otto Wegener was abducted and forced to reveal the safe combination.
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Palm Beach
Fla
Palm Beach County
Chariton and Company
New York
R. C. Baker
Otto Wegener
Continue Trial of Charles B. Calvert
Trial on a hotel law violation charge against Charles R. Calvert of Mount Ranier Md was continued to March 24 after his attorneys requested delay. The case follows the suicide of Nashville wife Tracie Daniel who leaped from a tenth floor hotel window after Calvert was found partially disrobed. Calvert previously led a crusade against gambling in Mount Ranier.
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Durham
Charles R. Calvert
Mount Ranier
Tracie Daniel
Nashville
Calvert
Landslide Engulfs Towns in Chamberry France
Government engineers battled a massive landslide moving toward Le Chatelard at 500 feet per hour after engulfing Berges and Michaud. About 125 residents were warned to evacuate as 12 houses in Michaud were swallowed and walnut trees toppled in the 100 acre area. The event followed weeks of heavy rainfall near Aix-Les-Bains.
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Chamberry
France
le Chatelard
Berges
Michaud
Aix-Les- Bains
Politics boom in three camps across the U S
Washington dispatch notes a national push toward the 1932 presidential race as Democrats Republicans and independents shape platforms and field candidates. Hoover faces opposition from Progressive leaders while Democrats consider Norris Robinson Ritchie Lewis Roosevelt Young Smith and others in a lively field.
Bureau Exceeds Expectations In Issuing Checks
Brigadier General Frank Hines told President Hoover the Veterans Bureau exceeded expectations in issuing loan checks. In the week ending March 7 it received 66,793 applications and mailed 105,766 checks totaling 40,358,811 dollars, with output expected to rise at least fifty percent this week and peak at 200,000 checks per week.
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Washington
Mar
Frank Hines
Veterans Affairs
Hoover
Veterans Bureau
Congress
Permit Railroad To Make Rate Cut
The Interstate Commerce Commission allowed Norfolk Southern to cut freight rates 20 to 25 percent on traffic between North and South Carolina points and Norfolk and Newport News, effective April 12. The move targets competition from waterlines and trucks, while shipping groups protested the decision.
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Washington
Mar
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Interstate Commerce Commission
North
South Carolina
Norfolk and Newport News
Tulsa Explosion Shakes City Over Nitroglycerine Blast
A Tulsa area blast released 400 quarts of nitroglycerine from a magazine two miles west of Red Fork. No lives are believed lost, officials say, though windows shattered and alarm spread. A grass fire is suspected. a 20 foot diameter crater and torn trees signal the blast. Pieces of the steel house and debris were found miles away. The explosion occurred near Vinta, Vela, about 65 miles distant.
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Tulsa
Okla
Mar
Red Fork
American Glycerine Company
Vinta
Vela
Negroes sought by armed posse in Kentucky raid
In Hickman Kentucky two armed groups hunted two accused Black suspects after a farmer’s family was robbed and attacked. The men allegedly tied a family at the Howell home, abducted a young woman and a visitor, and escaped toward Missouri in a Dillon farm automobile. About ten cars joined the posse, with more citizens enlisting after the Howell attack became known.
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Hickman
P. J. Dillon
Fulton
Sam Howell
Mississippi River
Missouri
Dillon
Howell
Officers hunt out smuggling ring linked to UC student slaying
Fairfield Calif March 13 federal officials pressed a probe into an East Indian smuggling ring tied to the death of Sant Ram Pande a 31 year old University of California student. W R Walsh San Francisco immigration chief announced wholesale deportations of Hindus in California as part of the case. The ring allegedly smuggled aliens for 1000 dollars each and Pande s headless body was found in the Sacramento River near Rio Vista.
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Fairfield
Cal
Sant Ram Pande
University of California
W. R. Walsh
San Francisco
United States
Walsh
Pande
Sacramento River
Rio Vista
Bridge Project Approved Near Lpeggett North Carolina
The War Department approved construction of a bridge across Fishing Creek near Lpeggett North Carolina by the North Carolina Highway Commission.
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Washington
War Department
Fishing Creek
Lpeggett, N. C
North Carolina Highway Commission
Senate Passes Connor Road and Johnston School Tax Bill
RALEIGH March 13 AP The Senate approved the tax levy reduction measure tied to the Connor Woodward road bill and Johnston school bill. It allows county commissions a three percent margin in levies reflecting savings, with limited exceptions for new assessments deficits emergencies and local approvals. Conferees on the road bill were expected to report soon as the House was seen likely to concur.
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House
Raleigh
Assembly
Senate
Connor-Woodward
Local Government Commission
Connor
Loaded pistol found in room in Nice France
Police found a loaded revolver hidden in the apartment of Fred G. Nirdlinger, a Philadelphia theater owner shot by his wife. Investigators believe the weapon belonged to Nixon Nirdlinger and may affect the murder inquiry. Magistrate Vachier had not ruled on charges against the wife. Attorney Bonifacio represented Mrs Nixon Nirdlinger.
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Nice
France
Fred G. Nirdlinger
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Nixon-Nirdlinger
Vachier
Bonifacio
Nixon- Nirdlinger
British Motorist Breaks Speed Mark at Brooklands
British motorist G. K. T. Eyston, driving a midget car at Brooklands, set a mile world record for baby cars with 96.93 mph, surpassing the prior 94 mph mark at Daytona. He also topped the kilometer record at 156 kilometers per hour.
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Brooklands
Eng
G. KE. T. Eyston
Daytona
Fla
Malcolma Campbell
Eyston
Roosevelt Club Formed to Back Roosevelt for President
Portland business and professional men form a Roosevelt for president club to support Governor Roosevelt of New York in the 1932 nomination and election. The organizing officers are local figures from Portland.
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Roosevelt
Portland
Ore
New York
United States
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Francis M. Stephenson
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Lewis
Alfred E. Smith
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