Frantic Rescue Efforts For Entombed Men At Coal Glen Mine
In Coal Glen North Carolina rescuers battle gas and a broken fan belt 3500 feet down in the Cumnock Mine to reach father and son L A Honeycutt and Elbert Honeycutt believed trapped since Saturday night. A gas filled shaft, cave in and delayed air supply hinder efforts as crews vie to fix the belt and pump air to reach the victims.
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Coal Glen
N. C
Mar
Cumnock
A. Honeycutt
Elbert
B. H. Garner
Bandit Captured After Bank Hold Up Near Travelers Rest
A lone bandit robbed Farmers Bank in Travelers Rest South Carolina, taking 8000 dollars before fleeing by automobile. More than 50 men joined the chase and shot the bandit eight miles away. he was captured and not fatally wounded. The cashier C W Nicolls and two Black men were in the bank. Sheriff Bramlett said the man used an assumed name and may have confederates. The money was returned to the bank.
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Travelers Rest
Farmers Bank
C. W. Nicolls
Nicolle
Nicolls
Greenville
8. C
Mar
Cliff Bramlett
James
Bramlett
Body of Barnard Lies In State In Cleveland
Ernest S. Barnard president of the American League lay in state in Cleveland as baseball magnates filed past. The body arrived last night and would remain until 10 o clock tomorrow morning. A funeral was set for 2 p m at the Masonic Hall with Knights Templar in charge. Barnard died Friday in Rochester Minnesota and leaders would then proceed to Spencer Indiana for Ban Johnson's last rites Wednesday.
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Cleveland
Ernest S. Barnard
Masonic Hall
Knights Templar
Barnard
Rochester
Minn
Spencer
Ind
Ban B. Johnson
Husband Mistakes Wife For Burglar In Tragic Shooting
WEST MEMPHIS Ark March 30 Edith Platt 47 was shot to death by her husband J L Platt who mistook her silhouette on the bedroom threshold for a burglar. The couple lived behind their store and the fatal shot occurred when the husband fired after hearing a scream.
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West Memphis
Ark
Edith Platt
Platts
J. L. Platt
Young Boy Tells of Fatal Storm in Summit Hill Bus
Bryan UntieUt, 13, survived 36 hours in a snowbound Summit Hill bus. Five died from hunger and freezing winds as the stalled vehicle battled the storm. He urged others to stay awake, saying his father H A Untiet was among the first rescuers. He later apologized for slapping younger children after revival.
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Summit Hill
Bryan
H. A. Untiect
Young Untiect
Greensboro Teen Seriously Injured in Car Crash
Albert Flinton, 16, of Greensboro, suffered probable fatal injuries when the car he rode in struck another vehicle driven by M. B. Lee and skidded into a telephone pole. Lee and three fellow passengers escaped. D. P. Rich, driver of Flinton’s car, and Lee were arrested and posted bonds on assault with a deadly weapon charges.
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Greensboro
Albert Flinton
M. B. Lee
Lee
Flinton
D. P. Rich
Gangsters Shoot Up Panama Inn in Chicago South Side
Six gangsters opened fire at the Panama Inn negro cafe on Chicago's South Side early today, wounding two men and beating another near the corner as police squads arrived and left. A second volley hit the building before the assailants fled in a returning car.
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Chicago
Mar
Panama Inn
Ig Negro
Aemmother
Mob fatally harms Black man near Redwood Mississippi
In Vicksburg Mississippi on March 30 an investigation found Eli Johnson a 25 year old Black man fatally harmed by a mob after an alleged attempt to assault a white woman. A coroner's jury determinedJohnson died from a gunshot and buckshot wound by unknown parties near Redwood north of Yee as about 50 armed men pursued him through woods following the incident. The woman and two children were accompanying him when the alleged attack occurred.
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Vicksburg
Miss
Eli Johnson
Johnson
Redwood
Yee
Hurley backs Curtis for renomination as VP in 1932
Secretary Hurley announced his support for Vice President Curtis for the Republican renomination in 1932. He noted prior backing on two occasions and said he would support Curtis again if the party desires the nomination, responding to questions while away with President Hoover.
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Washington
Mar
Hurley
Curtis
Hoover
Republican Party
Kangan
Say Three Died As Result of Drinking Poisonous Liquor
Greenville Ohio reports three men died after drinking poisoned whiskey. Coroner Joe Wooten ordered an inquest as post mortems confirm the deaths of Cleve Harrison aged 50 W D Wakefield 27 and Riley F Gunnells 31 in Greenville Hospital yesterday and last night.
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Greenville
8. C
Joe Wooten
Tony
Cleve Harrison
W. D. Wakefield
Riley F. Gunnells
Police Seek Missing Man in Raleigh Case
Fourteen year old J B Eubanks Jr asks Raleigh police to locate his father who left their Cary home last Wednesday and has not returned since Monday afternoon. A note says he drove to South Boston Virginia and was to return the following day.
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Raleigh
Mar
J. B. Eubanks, Jr
Cary
Eubanks
Boston
Attorneys plan more evidence in Lee Brothers Lingle case
In Chicago on March 30 prosecutors finished their last witnesses when defense attorneys for the Lee Brothers announced plans to introduce evidence that Frank Marco once was viewed by police as the chief suspect in the Alfred Lingle murder. The defense subpoenaed Lieut. Walter Storms and Capt. John Stege to question them about other suspects, including Marco, a former chauffeur to Julian Kaufman whose night club was allegedly closed on Lingle's orders.
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Criminal Court
Chicago
Lee Brothers
Alfred
Jake” Lingle
Frank Marco
New York
Walter Storms
John Stege
Crocodile Kills Boy Then Is Destroyed Near Pachtica
In Pachtica Mexico a 14-year-old boy was devoured by a large crocodile in the San Diego river while bathing. A dynamite charge was placed near shore and exploded under the reptile after luring it with a pig tied to a cord.
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Pachtica
Mexico
San Diego
Revenue bill on third reading in North Carolina House
Raleigh March 30 AP lawmakers return for the 13th week as the House eyes a third reading of the revenue bill. Rumors swirl of substituting the Hinsdale luxury tax for the Day plan and may revert to first reading. Talks also target merging best features of both plans before passage. Representative Young opposes sales tax and favors a statewide ad valorem tax for schools. An amendment by Rep Ewing would tax power companies two mills per kilowatt hour, potentially raising about 6 million dollars. Both chambers plan evening sessions to resume work on the revenue measure.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
General Assembly
Willis Smith
House
Senate
Hinsdale
Representative Young
Durham
Young
Assembly
Ewing
Cumberland
Bomb Destroys Consul Home in Santa Clara Cuba
A large bomb exploded last night at the Spanish consul’s house in Santa Clara Cuba destroying the living quarters and wounding no one. Police investigated with two suspicious figures reported nearby, deeming it an attempt on the consul’s life rather than a mere protest.
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Santa Clara
Havana
Mar
Cuba
Fernando Estran
Cuenca
Senator Betancourt
Hoover says farm board can defend its policies
Washington reports President Hoover believes the farm board is fully capable of defining and defending its policies. The board's decision to discontinue stabilizing wheat prices sparked questions upon his return from the Caribbean trip.
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Farm Board
Washington
Mar
Hoover
White House
Shipping Board
Interstate Commerce Commission
Congress
Hoover Administration
Wheat
Stone
Kansas
Oklahoma
McAdoo Jr Faces Arraignment On Intoxication
Beverly Hills, March 30. William Gibbs McAdoo Jr., son of a former treasury secretary, faced arraignment on charges of intoxication and peace disturbance after an altercation with a taxi driver over a $1.35 fare. McAdoo and salesman John M. Montgomery were held on $120 bonds each. McAdoo blamed lack of funds and suggested the driver cash a check.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
William Gibbs McAdoo, Jr
McAdoo
Montgomery
Charleston Hosts Postmaster General on Air Mail Tour
Postmaster General Walter F. Brown and entourage toured Charleston today before flying to Jacksonville to inspect the New York Jacksonville air mail route set to open Wednesday. Nineteen aboard a 20 passenger Condor plane. They paused in Florence yesterday for official welcomes. An official welcome was tendered.
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Charleston
S. C
Walter F. Brown
Jacksonville
New York- Jacksonville
Florence
VICTIMS OUT OF DANGER IN NEELY GROVE FIGHT
In Gaston County two deputies Sid Absher and Jim Queen were wounded during a clash with a group at Neely Grove Baptist church. Chief Joe Brandon of Cramerton and Deputy Wilkie McGinnie suffered minor cuts. Cleveland Mason was killed. his brother injured. Officers seek other participants in the melee.
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Gastonia
Sid Absher
Jim Queen
Gaston
Neely Grove Baptist Church
Joe Brandon
Cramerton
Wilkie McGinnie
Friendly Aid Society
Cleveland Mason
Survivors Recover After Snowbound Bus Tragedy Near Towner
In Lamar Col on March 30 survivors from a snowbound bus fire long ordeal near Towner are recovering in hospital beds. Six victims died and a joint funeral is planned for Tuesday afternoon in Holly with all local ministers officiating.
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Lamar
Col
Towner
Holly
Delhi Truce Ratified by All-India Congress Assembly
In Karachi on March 30 the Delhi truce between Mahatma Gandhi and Viceroy Irvin, ending the civil disobedience campaign, was ratified by the entire assembly of the All-India National Congress. The agreement aligns Gandhian leadership with British authority to halt further protests and restore order.
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Karachi
India
Delhi
Mahatma Gandhi
Irvin
All-India National Congress
Breath Smeller Registers Degrees of Drunkenness
A new scientific breath smeller detects any drunkenness level by analyzing a drinker's breath. Developed by Dr. R. N. Harger at Indiana University Medical School, the device uses a balloon and red liquid to indicate alcohol presence, with an alternative nose-tube method. Dr. Harger cites Emil Bogen as originator of the indexing method, estimating about three ounces of whiskey triggers initial drunkenness in a 150-pound man.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Indianapolis
American Chemical Society
R. N. Harger
Medical School
University of Indiana
Harger
Emil Bogen
M. D
Cincinnati
Burke Held for Examination in St Joseph Murder Case
Fred Burke, facing murder charges in the killing of St Joseph policeman Charles Skelly, refused to waive examination and was held for an April arraignment before Justice of the Peace Joseph Collier. The arraignment occurred in a small jail ante room with few reporters present. Burke, 45, 5 feet 11½ inches, from St Louis, said he would plead not guilty at the April appearance and requested an attorney.
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Joseph
Mich
Fred Burke
Charles Skelly
St. Joseph
Justice of the Peace
Joseph Collier
Burke
Wilbur Cunningham
Chicago
Michigan
New York
Frank Yale
Fred Dane
St. Louis
Kansas
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L. A. Honeycutt and
Elbert Honeycutt
Mary Agnes Thomas
Ed Hicks
Honeycutt
Carollina Coal Company
Deep River
Floet
Horse Island
NEA Service
The
Enterprise
Short
Eworthy
Body of
New Bern
Raymond A. Schumacher
First National Bank of
National Bank of Goldsboro
Goldsboro
Will Ballenger
Guilford College
Charlotte
Robert Wardlaw
Harry Paul
Southern Fruit Company
Paul
Wardlaw
Bryan Untiedt
William McAdoo, Jr
Gaston Deputies
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