Legislators Move Toward Adjournment Tonight in Raleigh
Raleigh March 18. Both houses push to adjournment within hours as the longest session in over two decades winds down. A sine die adjournment is proposed for noon tomorrow while the senate OKs the revenue bill and a 1 972 000 bond issue. The governor’s salary rises to 10 000 a year after term end, amid debate.
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Winston
Senate
Raleigh
General Assembly
Francis D. Winaston
Bertie
House
Gardner
Klutz
Catawba
Federal forces advance toward Torreon in major assault
Federal troops under General Serrato move to seize Torreon with plans to occupy by 5 p m as rebels evacuate toward Chihuahua City. Heavy fighting looms as federal armies converge from four directions. Insurgent leader Escobar claims early victory while air raids mortally wound bystanders and casualties rise.
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Menico City
Mar
Torreon
Chihuahua City
Chapultepec
Demiono Serrato
Calles
Escobar
San Pedro
Torreogh
Torcreon
Gomez Palacio
Dawn to Dusk Flight: Eaker Reaches Managua on Quest
Captain Ira C. Eaker, en route from Panama to Brownsville on a dawn to dusk attempt, arrived in Managua at 8:22 a.m. and departed for Guatemala City. Earlier, from Colon, Baker of the Ques tion Mark began at 4:00 a.m. EST toward Brownsville but battling headwinds and clouds could not complete the southbound leg before nightfall.
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Managua
Nic
Ira C. Eaker
Brownsville
Tex
Panama
Guatemala City
Colon
Ira C. Baker
France Field
Texas
Baker
Flooded South Faces Rehabilitation Efforts As Waters Recede
Alabama flood victims turn to reconstruction and relief work as floodwaters retreat in the state. Reports describe pneumonia and measles in camps, with typhoid fears rising. Governor Graves plans an overflight of the danger zone along the Alabama river south of Selma as Maxwell Field officials warn of a new flood threat.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama River
Selma
Bibb Graves
W. R. Weaver
Maxwell Field
Fourth Corps
Body of Clemson officer recovered from Savannah River
The body of Archie C. Stearns U S Army staff sergeant and Clemson College staffer who disappeared October 31 1928 was recovered from the Savannah River near Elberton Georgia Identified by papers ring and watch An inquest cited possible murder but Clemson authorities favored suicide due to despondency and lack of banking activity since October 31
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Archie Stearns
Savannah River
Clemson College
Celmson College
Archie C. Stearns
Savannah
Elberton
Stearns
Clemson
Orozco Pledges Allegiance to Mexican Federal Government
General Fernando Orozco former Chihuahua governor arrived in El Paso and reportedly pledged allegiance to President Portes Gil in a telegram.
Goudal Wins Suit Over Outbursts Saving Her Job
In Los Angeles Judge Leon Yankwich upheld Jetta Goudal’s right to temperamental outbursts as an artist, awarding her 31000 on a 90000 claim against Pathe Studios and Cecil B. DeMille Productions. The ruling suggests a new light on actor producer contracts and artistic freedom.
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Los Angeles
Mar
Superior
Jetta Goudal
Miss Gondal
Cecil B. DeMille
Pathe
Heflin greeted by pebbles in Massachusetts crowd
Brockton Mass March 18 Senator Heflin of Alabama was greeted with a rain of pebbles and a thrown stone as he left Vas Hall after speaking for the Mayflower Klan No 2 in Massachusetts. Klansmen guarded his limousine while youths jeered and called him disgraceful as he departed.
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Brockton
Mass
Heflin
Alabama
Realm of
Shumate Aims For Army Plane Endurance Record
Lt. Joe T. Shumate of the 154th Observation Squadron Arkansas National Guard took off from Little Rock at 5:45 am to set an endurance record for PT government training planes. With 1360 gallons aboard, he expected to stay aloft about 13 hours.
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Little Rock
Ark
Joe T. Shumate
154Th
Arkansas National Guard
Alabama flood relief surveys begin after devastation
Submerging waters in Southern Alabama and adjoining northwestern Florida slow the work, as relief forces start surveys to plan rehabilitation. Governor Bibb's office announces initial rebuilding efforts following the recent high waters.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Florida
Bibb
Charter Change Bill Passes Second Reading In Senate
The High Point charter amendment to change how councilmen are elected passed a second reading in the North Carolina Senate after a heated debate. Senators Duncan and Reynolds urged a public vote amendment, but the measure proceeded unamended and faces possible death if the Legislature adjourns before third reading. The supporters cite city officials and residents’ protests as justification, while opponents press for a public referendum.
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Duncan
Reynolds
High Point
Senate
Farm Relief Debate Draws Delegations On Hoover Schedule
Washington dispatch notes farm relief and tariff revision top the coming special session agenda. Delegations from the farm bureau federation and the national livestock association meet with President Hoover while he plans to publish his farm bill ideas in a forthcoming message. Representative Bacon seeks federal judge appointments from New York. Ruth Bryan Owen, daughter of William Jennings Bryan, also met the president.
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Washington
Mar
Congress
Hoover
Farm Bureau Federation
National Livestock Association
Senate
House
Bacon
New York
Ruth Bryan Owen
William Jennings Bryan
Florida
Strikes Dim Early Work At Two Tennessee Plants
Several hundred strikers picketed routes to the American Glanzstoff and American Bemberg Rayon plants in Elizabethton Tennessee. About 250 Glanzstoff workers entered via rear fields while 40 percent of Bemberg’s 3,500 employees did not report. Sheriff Moreland and 50 deputies supervised the scene and directed traffic on state highways.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Glanzstoff
Bemberg Rayon
Glantzsoff
Bemberg
J. M. Moreland
Prohibition Clean Sweep Follows Georgia Floods
Hundreds of stills and barrels were swept away by the South Georgia floods near Macon on March 18. Local and federal officers say the cleanup was vast, with many stills inaccessible before the high water and impossible for enforcement. A nearby officer noted the sheer scale of the task, claiming more officers could not have matched the effort.
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Macon
South Georgia
Internal Revenue
Republican Leader Praises Graham in Raleigh Statement
Lewis Hamlin a Transylvania representative and Republican floor leader issued a statement praising Speaker A H Graham for fairness and tactful handling of House duties during the current general assembly session. He commended the majority for selecting a speaker whose dignity and fairness command admiration.
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Raleigh
A. H. Graham
General Assembly
Lewis Hamlin
Transylvania
House
Eagle Attacks Plane Breaks Neck in Fight
A Junkers air service plane between Cracow and Lemberg was attacked by a large eagle over Dessau Germany. The bird’s strikes caused the plane to rock severely and the eagle struck the plane’s metal wing, breaking its neck. After landing at Lemberg the wing was found deeply dented.
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Dessau
Germany
Junkers Aeroplane Works
Cracow
Lemberg
Snook Quits as Atlanta Warden After Review
Washington March 18 The department of justice announced that the resignation request for John Snook warden of the Atlanta penitentiary came after a two year review of conditions there and was not due to his objections to undercover agents.
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Washington, Mar
Department of Justice
John Snook
Atlanta
Warden Snook Resigns Over Atlanta Prison Protest
Warden John W. Snook resigns effective April 1 after protesting alleged planting of Justice agents in the Atlanta federal penitentiary. He was informed he had 30 days to resign for utter lack of administrative ability. Snook’s career includes Idaho state prison warden and former Alaska deputy marshal. he leads the Prison Wardens Association.
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Atlanta
John W. Snook
Department of Justice
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Justice Department
Peter Hansen
Detroit
Leavenworth Federal
Joseph Montana
Cincinnati
Snook
Albert Sartain
Idaho State Prison
United States
Alaska
Prison Wardens’ Association of the
Jurists Approve U S Protocol for World Court Adhesion
The jurists commission in Geneva unanimously approved the protocol for the United States to join the World Court. It will be sent to the U S and then to the League of Nations council for a covering report by Sir Cecil Hurst in Madrid.
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Jurists
U. S
Geneva
Mar
United States
World Court
Jurists Commission
Council of the
League of Nations
Cecil Hurst
Great Britain
Madrid
Fire in J. D. Collins store razes Spartanburg building
A morning blaze at the J. D. Collins department store in Spartanburg S C destroyed the building and contents and threatened neighboring properties. Early losses were estimated at about 150 000 dollars for the property and stock.
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Spartanburg
S. C
J. D. Collins
Pittsburgh District Bomb Blast Destroys Clairton Building
An explosion in Clairton near Pittsburgh destroyed one building and damaged several others in a mill town near McKeeport. No fatalities or injuries were reported. Nearby fire damaged building ruins, and police considered dynamite or gas as possible causes with residents noting a car pause before the bank.
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Pittsburgh
Mar
Clairton
Mee Keesport
Clairton Bank
Foch Slightly Weaker Today In Paris Report
Paris dispatch reports Marshal Foch was a little weaker this morning though his night was fairly satisfactory. Physicians noted temperature at 99.5 and pulse at 100 as part of ongoing medical observations.
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Paris
Marshal Foch
Three Officers Wounded In Inman Raid On Cult Suspects
Inman near Spartanburg South Carolina a gun battle left three rural policemen wounded and one man near death. Harry McLean and six relatives were involved as neighbors had reported a mysterious religious cult. Officers said the McLeans opened fire while the women reloaded, with Q O B Edge Chief J H Burnet and Magistrate R D Hicks among the wounded.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Inman
Harry McLean
McLean
Arnold
Miriam McLean
Helen Wilson
QO. B. Edge
J. H. Burnet
R. D. Hicks
McLean’s
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