Father John Reynolds testifies in Leo Brothers murder trial
Chicago crime coverage reports Father John Reynolds of Notre Dame testified as a state witness in the Leo Brothers murder case. He described matching the fleeing man’s description and discussed the pistol drop claim. Witness Clark Applegate, Kentucky trainer, was dismissed after defense failed to undermine his account of seeing Brothers drop the weapon.
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John Reynolds
Notre Dame
Criminal Court Building
Chicago
Notre Dame University
Leo Brothers
Clark Applegate
Kentucky
Srand Today
Brothers
Alfred
Jake
Bill To Place Regulations On Highway Carriers Passed
RALEIGH March 27 The senate today passed its committee substitute measure to impose stricter regulations on size weight and operation of highway carriers. The bill limits width to 90 inches height to 12 feet length to 33 feet or 55 feet with trailer and load to 10 tons. Maximum speeds of 85 mph for vehicles and 30 mph for trucks and trailers. Politicians discuss amendments and industry impact while the committee bill aims to standardize rules without major changes.
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Raleigh
Senate
Campbell
New Hanover
Nator Lawrence
Hertford
Clarkson
Mecklenburg
Raik
Hinsdale
Wake
Horton
Chatham
Senate &S
Bne
Clement
Rowan
Lawrence
Southern drive against Raskob seen by leaders
Washington dispatch reports a split among Southern Democrats over party platform planks urged by Chairman Raskob. Norris doubts independents aid Democrats to organize the new Senate, while Norris and La Guardia pledge house senate progressive cooperation. Robinson Arkansas hosts the campaign to block Raskob’s liquor and business law changes, with Swanson Hull Byrd among supporters. Norris cautions no help to Democrats.
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Washington
Mar
Enna
Norris
Senate
Representative LaGuardia
Raskob
Robinson
Arkansas
Swanson
Virginia
Hull
Tennessee
Byrd
Nebraska
Congress
Extradition Not to Be Waived by Gangster Burke
Harry Ditchburne said Fred Burke refused to waive extradition to Chicago where he is charged in the St Valentine massacre of seven Boran gangsters. Identification by Milan officers confirmed by five Chicago detectives who traced Burke to the St. Joseph jail.
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ST. Joseph
Harry Ditchburne
Chicago
Fred Burke
St. Valentine’s Day
Joseph
Milan
Burke
Cook County
Illinois
Missouri
Trial continues for Calvert in hotel law case
Durham March 27 AP Trial of Charles B Calvert Md attorney on charges of violating the state hotel law was continued until April 0 in city court. The case stems from Mrs Crucie Daniel of Nashville Tenn leaping to her death after her husband found Calvert leaving her hotel room. Calvert’s attorney said he is ill in a Maryland hospital.
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Durham
Mar
Charles B. Calvert
Rapier
Crucie Daniel
Nashville
Western North Carolina students in dec lamation contest finals
Hickory March 27 students from 30 western North Carolina high schools gathered for the opening of the annual declamation contest at Lenoir Rhyne college. Eight contestants who survive the preliminaries this afternoon will compete in the finals tonight.
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Hickory
Mar
North Carolina
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Boy 15 on trial for attack in Durham
Osborne Roberts faced a jury trial in Durham for allegedly assaulting a 15 year old girl. Arguments were in progress as the afternoon session opened.
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Durham
Osborne Roberts
Fayetteville Obituary for 92-Year-Old Confederate Cartridge Maker
Miss Alice Campbell, a Fayetteville schoolteacher aged 92, died today. She is remembered for manufacturing cartridges for Confederate soldiers during the Civil War, a notable early life detail echoed in local recollections. Her passing marks the end of a long life tied to the region’s wartime history.
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Fayetteville
Alice Campbell
Revenue measure advances as house passes amusement tax
Raleigh March 27 The house rushed through its revenue bill as a committee of the whole approving a 10 per cent tax on all amusements except motion pictures and the inheritance and license tax schedules. The tax covers football baseball and other athletics except high school events plus dance halls and bathing beaches. Senate actions included new tax bills and highway carrier regulations while the house set an 8 pm session to finish the revenue measure.
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Raleigh
House
Moss
Norfolk-Southern Railroad
Atlantic and North Carolina Railroad
Morehead City
Senate
Call Money Issued For Condition Of All National Banks
The comptroller of the currency issued a call money for the condition of all national banks at the close of business Wednesday March 25 Washington March 27. John Mitchell chief state bank examiner issued a call for condition of all state banks at the close of business Wednesday March 25 Raleigh March 27.
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Washington
Comptroller of the Currency
Raleigh
John Mitchell
Goolidge for Presidency Boost A Southern Delegation Asserts 232 Votes
Horace Mann signals a southern Republican bloc of 232 delegates heading to the next national convention to push for a new order of politics. He outlined reorganization efforts in the South and plans to open national headquarters in December to oppose the party’s national committee. The bloc would hail from Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Georgia Florida Alabama and other southern states and may back Coolidge or another acceptable candidate while opposing Hoover.
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Washington
Horace Mann
Dixie
Mann
South
Hoover
Coolidge
Negro Teachers Meet In Winston For Jubilee
About 2000 people are expected in Winston-Salem for the North Carolina Negro Teachers association annual meeting and golden jubilee celebration. Speakers include Dr. A. T. Allen state superintendent E J Coltrane N Newbold and Dr Ambrose Caliver of Washington in the program.
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Winston-Salem
North Carolina Negro Teachers Association
A. T. Allen
E. J. Coltrane
North Carolina Education Association
N. ©. Newbold
Ambrose Caliver
Washington
Gandhi elected chief delegate to lead India’s self rule drive
Mahatma Gandhi won a decisive nomination as chief delegate of the All India National Congress at Karachi. The working committee ratified his truce with Lord Irwin and set plans for London talks seeking complete independence in financial, military, and external affairs at the second round table conference. Simultaneously Bose of Calcutta backed the congress platform, narrowing opposition and signaling broad support for Gandhi’s leadership.
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Karachi
India
Mahatma Gandhi
All India National Congress
London
Finance Wizard Is Spry at 91
George F. Baker, a New York banker and multi millionaire, turns 91 today. He began earning early and remains active in financial circles as one of the world's five richest men.
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George F. Baker
New York
Hoover Enjoys Complete Rest on Battleship Arizona
President Hoover and his party on the Arizona experience brisk clear weather en route to Norfolk after a tropical week. Hoover comments on Porto Rico self government and warns the Virgin Islands may prove a poor investment while urging continued support. The visit includes inspection of depth finding and fire control devices as the ship handles whitecaps and a special birthday cake for Colonel Campbell Hodges.
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Arizona
Hoover
Washington
Tropics
Norfolk
Porto Rico
Virgin Islands
Naval
Campbell Hodges
Man Charged With Smoke Screen Auto Near York
CHARLOTTE March 27. Her man Hasty of Charlotte is charged with operating an automobile with a smoke screen. He was arrested here for York County South Carolina and placed under a $300 bond for court in York April 13. Hasty is alleged to have recently outdistanced York officers in a chase from Rock Hill to Columbia leaving a smoke trail.
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Charlotte
Mar
Herman Hasty
York County
South Carolina
York
S. C
Hasty
Rock Hill
Columbia
Gun Fire Breaks Up Examining Trial in Bell County
A corridor fusillade at the Bell county courthouse halted the examining trial of three men in a holdup and murder case. One man, Creed Collette, was killed. four others were wounded, including Mendel Parsons who was critically hurt. Walter Parsons claimed he shot Collette to stop the robbery at his filling station. Odell and Herbert Collette were arrested for today's shooting. County Judge George Van Dever presided as victims were hit in the legs.
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Pineville
Bell County Court House
Walter Parsons
Blackmont
Creen Collette
Mendel Parsons
Odell
Herbert Collette
Henry Broughton
Creed Collette
Parsons
Collette
George van Dever
Ed Philpot
Cart
Steve Golden
Gotham Official Arrest Sparks City Hall Rumors
Rollin C Bastress retired last Tuesday as chief building inspector of New York and was arrested early today on indictments tied to the city wide investigation. Commissioner James J Higgins and Assistant District Attorney Harold W Hastings met after Hastings briefed him on the case, while Carl Brady, head of the building department, resigned Tuesday. Rumors of further indictments or resignations circulated as Tamany aims to sweep city officials before the legislature begins its probe.
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New York
Rollin C. Bastress
Bastress
Harold W. Hastings
James J. Higgins
James J. Walker
Hastings
Carles Brady
Higgins
California
City Affairs Committee
L. Kohler
Tammany
Legislative Investigating Committee
Professor Koch on Growth of Little Theater at UNC
Frederick H. Koch, director of the North Carolina Playmakers, spoke at the UNC drama festival on the rapid growth of the little theater movement in North Carolina and the nation. He warned that talking motion pictures will aid the legitimate stage, making fewer plays but better. Other speakers included Lynn Riggs and Harry Davis, with state school drama title contests continuing and awards due tomorrow night by President Frank Graham.
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Chapel Hill
Mar
Frederick H. Koch
North Carolina Playmakers
University of North Carolina
North Carolina
Lynn Riggs
Oklahoma
Harry Davis
Town Theater
Columbia
S. C
Frank Graham
University
Dove to plead guilty to bartering two federal offices in Atlanta
Atlanta March 27 John B Dove former member of the state republican central committee announced he would plead guilty to charges of bartering and selling two federal offices He said his action aims to protect party leaders and avoid naming them He was indicted on 21 counts including selling a deputy clerkship and a collector of internal revenue post Dove faces further accusations involving the College Park postmastership and Westbrook dealings
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Atlanta
John B. Dove
State Republican Central Committee
Dove
United States District Court
Charlies 8
O'Neal
Wade H
Internal Revenue
Josiah T. Rose
Georgia
Carl E. Weatbrook
Westbrook
College Park
J. P. Denson
Denson
Ernest
Dynamite Found in Italian Hotel Rooms in Rome Plot
Rome reports police found a box of dynamite and several bombs in hotel rooms used by two Italians Ersilio Belloni and Luizi Delfini, who were arrested March 4 in a plot to assassinate Mussolini. They acted independently of Michele Schirra, a U S naturalized citizen jailed February 3 after firing on police and later shooting himself.
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Rome
Mussolini
Ersilio Belloni
Luizi Delfini
Michele Schirra
Schirra
New York
Margaret Lillard Elected President of College Body
Miss Margaret Lillard of Elkin was elected president of the Queens-Chicora college student body at Queens-Chicago. Annie Bell Smith of Dunn became president of the student Christian association. Also elected were Margaret Johnson and Mafalda Wilson as vice presidents, Helen Darrone as house president, Neil Whitworth as secretary, and Helen Rector as treasurer. Additional officers include Alice Benjamin as vice president, Ruth Beaty as treasurer, and Kate Belle McLean as hostess.
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Helen Rector
Richmond
Student Christian Association
Alice Benjamin
Clinton
D. C
Mafalda Wilson
Ruth Beaty
Sumter
Kate Belle McLean
Raeford
North Carolina House Hikes Amusement Tax Amid Revenue Bill Debates
In Raleigh on March 27 the North Carolina House amended its revenue bill to levy 19 percent tax on all amusements except films and traveling shows. The Moss Woodard amendment aims to raise about 50,000 from football game admissions. Ewing fought a proposed ice cream tax cut while corrections to typographical errors were approved.
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Raleigh
Mar
House
North Carolina
Moss
Woodard
Ewing
Cumberland
Austro German Pact Interests Department Silence
The state department watched the Franco Italian naval agreement and the Austro German customs treaty with careful silence. Secretary Stimson remained non-committal awaiting the text while noting implications for American manufacturers and exporters after discussions with Ambassador Von Prittwitz. Budapest ministers from four powers met Premier Bethlen to discuss the customs union situation.
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Washington
State Department
Stimson
United States
von Prittwitz
Germany
Budapest
Hungary
Great Britain
France
Italy
Bethlen
Col Hubert Julian Plans Trans Atlantic Flight
Col Hubert Julian known as the Black Eagle of Harlem prepares for a trans Atlantic flight that could reach Cairo. He says Harlem's Black community might have funded it with nickels but a white benefactor will fund the final leg. The voyage is expected to take 49 to 60 hours with a June or July start.
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Harlem
Hubert Julian
Cairo
Egypt
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