Americans Flee Yangtse Valley as Riots Threaten Nanking
News dispatch from Shanghai reports Americans and other foreigners fleeing along the Yangtse Valley amid anti foreign riots sparked by the Nanking bombardment. Chang Kai-Shek says foreign powers cannot stop China's nationalist aims and diplomacy will resolve the Shanghai settlement issue.
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Shanghai
Yangtse
Nanking
Chang Kai-Shek
China
Chang
Tony
Wuhu
Ransom Demanded for Little Girl's Return in Tennessee
In Chattanooga on March 26 AP reports a ransom demand for the return of Virginia Jo Frazier, two, daughter of City Commissioner Fred B. Frazier. The amount is withheld and details are kept private. The Fraziers say they will comply in good faith after receiving the unsigned letter claiming proof of custody.
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Virginia Jo Frazier
Fred B. Frazier
Mr. Frazier
Chattanooga Times
Associated Press
Frazier
Marines Ordered to Shanghai as China Turmoil Grows
Washington reports fear of a wider anti foreign terrorism wave in China as U S officials rush reinforcements to Shanghai. A 1500 strong marine contingent is being sent across the Pacific with possible further forces to protect Americans amid tense river port scenes near Nanking Hankow and Chinkiang.
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Washington
Mar
China
Nanking
Yangtse River
Admiral Williams
Shanghai
Pacific
Hough
Hankow
Chinkiang
Peking
MacMurray
State Department
Lockhart
Gauss
Countess De Janze Shoots Man Then Herself on Train
Paris report says Countess De Janze formerly Alice Silverthorne of Chicago shot Raymond De Trafford of a London family and then wounded herself on a Paris to London bound train before departure. Both were taken to hospital in grave condition. the countess dog guarded the scene.
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Paris
Countes de Janze
Alice Silverthorne
Chicago
Raymond de Trafford
London
Trafford
de Janze
de Trafford
Janze
Counties face bankruptcy under old North Carolina government
Dr. E C Brooks, president of State College, told St Peters church club that most counties in North Carolina are near bankruptcy due to outdated government systems. He cited Mecklenburg as above average but warns expenditures outpace revenues and taxes would need doubling to cover costs. He said commissioners lack understanding of their roles and current needs.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
E. C. Brooks
State College
St. Peter's Episcopal Church
Mecklenburg County
Brooks
Charlotte to house U S Employment Service in old Mint Building
The Charlotte office of the U S State Employment Service will open April 1 in the old Mint building, with John Boyd Pharr named superintendent. Space is provided by the government, repurposing the prohibition enforcements branch and other federal offices. Frank D. Grist calls it fortunate to secure the bureau’s location there.
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Raleigh
Charlotte
U. S. State Employment Service
State Department of Labor
Frank D. Grist
John Boyd Pharr
Mint
Prohibition Enforcement Branch
Grist
Employment Bureau
North Carolina Educational Association
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point
Frank P. Hall
Gaston County
Jule B. Warren Raleigh
North Carolina
Warren
John H. Cook
Greensboro
Cook
Association
Western
H. T. Hunter
Cullowhee
Piedmont
G. B. Phillips
Salisbury
Central
J. C. Lockhart
Northwestern
Crary Devers
Wentworth
Northeastern
W. H. Pittman
Tarboro
B. S. Siske
Keenansville
Presie Dent
J. Warren Smith
Winston- Salem
G. W. Cogegin
G. H. Sins Pretary
Old Tate Farm Chosen by the School Board
Greensboro March 26 The Greensboro school board tentatively selected the old Tate farm property owned by A M Scales for the new central high school site. The 150 acre northwest city tract includes 30 acres donated by Scales 30 to be bought at 1000 per acre and 90 to be secured at a rate to be agreed upon. The plan promises a modern high school facility. Also secured are sites for a negro high school Glenwood white school a west city white grammar school and a Pomona mill school.
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Greensboro
Enterprise
Greensboro School Board
Tate Farm
A. M. Scales
Central High School
Glenwood
West City
Pomona
Comptroller Issues Call for Bank Conditions
Washington March 26 The comptroller of the currency issued a call for the condition of all National Banks at the close of business on Wednesday March 23.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Huge North Carolina strawberry crop eyed for 2000 carloads
Raleigh reports one of the state’s largest strawberry crops seen with a potential yield of at least 2000 carloads if frost foes stay away. Commissioner Frank D. Grist notes picking may begin around April 15, with 6000 to 8000 pickers needed and labor services ramped to meet demand after last season’s 5000 pickers.
Subways Suggested to Eliminate High Point Main Street Crossings
L F DeRamus of Southern Railway proposed a Main street subway from Washington to Commerce to remove grade crossings. Mayor Moffitt and City Manager Pickett discussed the plan, with underpasses at Ward and Perry streets and other locations. The project aims to double traffic capacity and reduce crossing dangers.
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L. F. DeRamus
Northern Division
The
Southern Railway Company
Moffitt
Pickett
Southern
Main Street
Washington Street
Commerce Street
DeRamus
Danville
High Point
Main
Baffling Miami Murder Case Involving Nevers Couple
Police probe a brutal double killing at the Nevers home in Miami with the suspect, roomer C. H. Collins, sought for questioning. Victims Edward and Anna Nevers found after ten days. clues include a March 15 newspaper, missing cars, and a $20,000 real estate loss.
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Miami
Fla
Edward Nevers
C. H. Collins
Nevers Home
Mack Avenue
Detroit
Mich
Fyr Fyter Company
Dayton
Ohio
Nevers
Anna Never
Collins
Pete
Storm Warning Issued For Northwest Atlantic Coast
Weather bureau advisory notes 6 pm warning at Cape Haterras to Atlantic City New Jersey. Secondary disturbance over Maryland and Virginia moves westward followed by strong northwest winds likely gale force tonight.
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Washington
Mch
Weather Bureau
Cape Hat
Atlantic City
N. J
Maryland
Virginia
Tobacco men in Orient are safe from Eastern Carolina
March 26. Eastern Carolina tobacco workers in China are believed safe based on sparse cables. Levy Sykes of Shanghai says, Dont worry, I am safe. P K Gravely on inspection trip says conditions unchanged and labor is returning to normal after a general strike. Tobacco companies with North Carolina staff report extensive holdings in China.
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Rocky Mount
Carolina
China
Levy Sykes
British-American Tobacco Company
Shanghai
China-American Tobacco Company
P. K. Gravely
Gravely
Presbyterian Missionaries Safe in China Amid Uncertain Reports
Cablegrams to church headquarters in Nashville indicate Presbyterian and Methodist Episcopal Church missions in China are safe though details are lacking for more than twenty Presbyterian missionaries and their families.
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Presbyterians
Nashville
Tenn
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Presbyterian Church
United States
China
South Appreciative of Art Says Holmes
John P. Holmes of Grand Central Art Galleries praises the south for its art interest claiming the general public here shows greater appreciation than in the north. He is preparing an exhibition featuring 18 paintings including two by Elliott Dangerfield from Blowing Rock, North Carolina.
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Charlotte
South
John P. Holmes
New York
Grand Central Art Galleries
North
Elliott Dangerfield
Blowing Rock
Sunday law clash as Charleston sale of gasoline blocked
In Columbia and Charleston officials clash over Sunday observance enforcement. An injunction halts interference with gas station sales, while a dispute between Mayor Stoney and Governor Richards over state constables continues as officials prepare for another Sunday law enforcement push.
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Columbia
S. C
Charleston Oil Company
Thomas P. Stoney
Charleston
John G. Richards
Richards
Stoney
Aviation Mechanic Dies in Augusta Plane Crash
C T Stone aviation mechanic third class from Hampton Roads Naval Station was killed when a transport plane bound for Pensacola air station fell two thousand feet near Augusta Georgia. Lieutenant N E Wilkins the pilot and G F Lawdon chief mechanic's mate leaped free unhurt. Stone also jumped and tried to deploy his parachute as the craft went down.
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Augusta
C. T. Stone
Hampton Roads Naval Station
Here
Pensacola Air Station
N. E. Wilkins
G. F. Lawdon
Stone
Wilkins
Suspects in Hogan Murder Held in Knoxville Jail
Three men once jailed for auto theft and escaped Florida convicts are now held in Knoxville in connection with the E. B. Hogan murder in Macon Georgia. Names listed: John Kention 26 Toledo Ohio George Hall 17 Miami Florida Bernard Shager 24 New York City. Kention had six five year terms, Hall the baby bandit with Mary Rogers, and Shager ten years for highway robbery. A coupe linked to the trio was found near their arrest scene.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Here
Florida Penitentiary
E. B. Hogan
Macon
John Kention
Toledo
Ohio
George Hall
Miami
Fla
Bernard
Shager
New York City
Kention
McIntyre
Hall
Baby Bandit
Mary Rogers
John O. Webb
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Chattanooga, Tenn
Kiansyin
Taichow
Chiao
Chen
Williams
Kellogg
Wilbur
Eberle
Naval Operations
Summerall
Army
Isabel
Henry H. Hough
Meet
N. C. State
OLD Mint Building Labor Headquarters
Tate
Miami Police
Ernest Nevers
Orient
Holmes
State Educational Association
Hogan
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