Rockne Dies In Air Crash With Seven Others
Notre Dame coach Knute Rockne and seven others die when a Transcontinental and Western Air passenger plane crashes in a Kansas pasture near Bazar. The ship, en route from Kansas City to Wichita, is identified by its license number. Passengers include H J Christensen and J H Hooper of Chicago, W B Miller of Hartford, F Goldthwaite of New York, A Lobrech of Chicago. Pilots were Robert Fry and Jess Mathias. The explosion is witnessed by Edward Baker who saw the plane fall in flames. Ambulance crews struggle through mud to the scene.
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Kansas City
Knute Rockne
Notre Dame University
Bazar
Kas
Rockne
California
Department of Commerce
Wichita
H. J. Christensen
Chicago
J. H. Hooper
W. B. Miller
Hartford
Conn
F. Goldthwaite
New York
A. Lobrech
Robert Fry
Jess Mathias
Edward Baker
Seward Baker
Cottonwood Falls
Senate Bill To Strengthen Banking Laws Defeated In Senate
The North Carolina Senate defeated the Cherry bill to strengthen banking laws 20 to 18 after debate. Senator Folger opposed, calling it dangerous and warned it would hinder banks from doing trust business. The chamber then addressed fidelity insurance and Seawell’s banking act proposals amid clashes over regulation and the corporation commission.
Prisoner Walks By Guard To Freedom In Wisconsin Jail
In Superior Wisconsin a man carrying a 3 year old girl walked past a jail guard who opened the door as he escaped from Douglas County jail while held on an anarchistic charge. Authorities hunt 32 year old C W Red Haggerty of St Paul after an earlier attempt by a man woman and child to visit the prisoner.
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Superior
Wis
Douglas County
C. W
Red” Haggerty
St. Paul
Haggerty
McRae Omnibus Bill Passes House
RALEIGH March 31 The house today passed the McRae omnibus bill to name boards of education for nearly every county in the state A split in the Wake county delegation occurred as changes were added during passage and names from Pasquotank Edgecombe New Hanover and others were listed among those affected by the bill
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Raleigh
McRae
Wake County
Pasquotank
W. Gregory
K R. Taylor
J. C. Sawyer
J. M Leroy
W. L. Thompson
W. A. Foster
D. W. Morgan
Edgecombe
Frank E. Winslow
Julian M. Baker
New Hanover
John Hoggard
L. T. Landen
Herbert A Lynch
C. L. Muster
Rk, S. McClelland
Two Honeycutt Men Die In NC Mine Cave-In
In Coal Glen North Carolina the Carolina Coal company mine claimed the lives of L A Huneycutt and his son Elbert 17 bringing total deaths at the site to 57 in six years. Their bodies were found 2600 feet down after a cave-in while pumping water, rescued by a 36 hour effort under A Wakefield. Officials cite a possible local explosion and a storm contributing to the collapse.
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Coal Glen
N. C
Carolina Coal Company
L. A. Huneycutt
Elbert
A. Wakefield
Huneycutt
B. H. Garner
Huneycutts
Honeycutt
Wrigley Plans To Aid South By Buying Cotton
William Wrigley Jr. proposes to purchase up to 100 million pounds of cotton at no more than 12 cents a pound for delivery in December 1931. Money stays in the South via the Wrigley cotton investment fund, with five banks handling the funds.
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Wrigley
South
Chicago
Mar
William Wrigley, Jr
Wrigley Cotton Investment Fund
New Orleans
Citizens & Southern National Bank of
Savannah
Bank of Commerce and Trust Company of
Memphis, Tenn
First National Bank of Mobile
Ala
Peoples State Bank of South Carolina
Charleston, D. C
Bank of Leicester Opens Doors Again
ASHEVILLE March 31 The Bank of Leicester in Buncombe county reopened after the November disturbance. Several thousand dollars were deposited in the first hours, including the first deposit of 106 in gold. O M Clark serves as president succeeding J T Davis. A Patton chairs the board, L E Allman is cashier, and Fred Hall is vice president. The Leicester bank is the second in the county to resume operations after the financial turmoil with Swananoa Bank and Trust having reopened earlier.
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Ashevville
Mar
Bank of Leicester
Buncombe County
O. M. Clark
J. T. Davis
A. Patton
Asheville
L. E. Allman
Fred Hall
Leicester Bank
Swananoa Bank and Trust Company
Knute Rockne Star of Notre Dame Football
Knute Rockne stood out as a player and coach, a master strategist in college football. His versatility across roles helped Notre Dame reach national prominence, making him one of the sport’s legendary figures.
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Tcan College
Associated Press
Knute Kenneth Rockne
Rockne
Notre Dame
University At
South Bend
Ind
University of Notre Dame
Duke Endowment Distributes 861 175 to 144 Hospitals and Orphanages
The Duke endowment announced 861 175 in grants to 144 hospitals and orphanages across North and South Carolina at its annual board meeting. Checks will be mailed immediately, bringing six year total distributions to 5 094 281. Largest grant 66 889 to Roper Hospital. Mecklenburg Sanatorium 53 725 and Spartanburg General 21 878.
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Charlotte
Mar
North Carolina
South Carolina
Duke
Board of Trustees
N. C
Roper Hospital
Charleston
S. C
Mecklenburg Sanatorium
Spartanburg General Hospital
Spartanburg
List of Dead Men Swells To Seven
Greenville news reports seven men dead after suspected poisoning from alcohol. Frank Fortney and O M Horton died, elevating the toll to seven. Remaining victims include Lee Hazel W D Wakefield B A Scruggs Riley S Gunnels and Cleve Harrison with stomach contents sent to Clemson College for chemical analysis.
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Greenville
S&s. C
Frank Fortney
O. M. Horton
Lee Hazel
W. D. Wakefield
B. A. Scruggs
Riley
Gunnels
Cleve Harrison
Clemson College
Body of Man Pinned Beneath Car In a Small Stream
The body of J. H. Davis, 35, of Manners, was found pinned beneath his wrecked car in a stream two miles from Pittboro at midnight. Dan Davis, his cousin, is missing. Sheriff Blair led a search. Davis and his cousin were en route from Manners to Siler City. cause of the accident is unknown.
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Pittsboro
Mar
J. H. Davis
Manners
Dan Davis
Walter Blair
Chatham County
Blair
Siler City
Davis
Mrs Hoover to Return for Easter Egg Rolling Plan
Mrs Herbert Hoover is due back tonight from Asheville to approve the White House Easter egg rolling. A recent tabloid story about eggs being taboo upset the White House, but Mrs Hoover says she is not bothered by possible stomach upsets among children. The event will feature a band concert and folk dancing with Peggy Ann and Herbert Hoover III participating.
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Washington
Mar
Herbert Hoover
Asheville
White House
Peggy Ann
Hoover
Goldsboro Kiwanis backs Seawell bill on banking supervision
In Goldsboro Wayne legislators heard a Kiwanis pledge after an address by W. B. Stroud president of the North Carolina Bankers Association. The club announced unanimous support for the Seawell bill creating banking supervision separate from the state corporation commission.
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Goldsboro
Mar
Goldsboro Kiwanis Club
W. BE. Stroud
North Carolina Bawkers Association
Wayne
State Corporation Commission
Mullis Bound Over on Murder Charge
Lake Mullis, night watchman at a rock crushing plant, was bound over for superior court on a murder charge after a preliminary hearing. His bond was set at 2500 dollars. Mullis did not testify. he claimed the gun discharged accidentally, killing John W. Alexander yesterday.
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Mullis
Change
AP Lake
John W. Alexander
Alexander
Baby Dies In Crib Fire At Goldsboro
In Goldsboro on March 31 the six months old child of Mr and Mrs Robert K R Fremont perished when the crib caught fire while the mother was briefly away. The tragedy underscores dangers in the nursery and prompts safety reminders for parents and guardians.
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Goldsboro
Mar
Robert KR. Fremont
Sargent Safe in Halifax After Viking Disaster
Harry Sargent arrived in Halifax aboard the Newfound land with Frissell and A E Penrod gear and belongings. The Viking sealing ship disaster claimed Frissell and Penrod, while Sargent had acted as the villain in the Northern drama.
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Harry Sargent
Halifax
N. S
Villian
Varick Frissell
Viking
Newfoundland
Sargent
Frissell
A. E. Penrod
Auto Crash Fatal To Naval Officer
Lieutenant Charles E Bauch a 34 year old naval officer stationed at Akron died from injuries after the auto he rode in crashed into a bridge. Bauch known as an aeronautical pioneer and a Shenandoah survivor directed ballooning of the craft to safety during its 1925 Ohio crash.
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Akron
Charles E. Bauch
Bauch
Noble County
Ohio
Lieut. Bauch
Seawell Banking Bill Passed by Senate for State Department
RALEIGH March 31 The senate approved the Seawell bill to create a separate department of banking with amended language requiring the banking supervisor to be bonded at 50000 dollars. The act passed second reading 29 to 20 and awaits concurrence from the house after last reading without a recorded vote. The Cherry bill to rewrite state banking laws was previously killed.
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Raleigh
Senate
Seawell
Department of Banking
Corporation Commission
House
Tammany Lashed in Mass Meeting at Carnegie Hall
New York March 31. Mayor Walker faces charges from Governor Roosevelt after a mass meeting called by the city affairs committee. Over 3,000 attend at Carnegie Hall as Holmes Norman Thomas Broun and others denounce Tammany and press for federal state and city action to relieve unemployment.
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New York
Walker
John Haynes Holmes
Waterloo
Holmes
Carnegie Hall
California
City Affairs Committee
Roosevelt
Mr. Holmes
Norman Thomas
Heywood Broun
Sidney E. Goldstein
The
Free Synagogue
Paul Blanshard
Tammany
Tammany Hall Gang
Former University Student Sought for Larceny of 300 Books
Newton reports District of Columbia officers moved to arrest Malcolm M. Young, a former Washington teacher and UNC student noted for oratorical skill and pacifist activities. He is wanted for larceny of 300 books from the Congressional Library, with authorities locating the volumes in rooms he vacated in Washington.
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Congress Library
Newton
Mar
District of Columbia
Malcolm M. Young
Washington
Congressional Library
Asheville
Texas
Dent
University of North Carolina
Young
Durham
Search For Negro Assailant Fails
Officers fail to identify a tall black assailant with one gold tooth who attempted to assault a young unmarried woman near Clover. One suspect was arrested but the victim did not identify him after an all night search.
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York
8. C
Rch
Clover
Storms and Tornadoes Sweep Florida City News
A tornado struck Winter Haven injuring six people as a 300 foot wide storm path demolished a house near Lake Otis. Several homes were unroofed, warehouses damaged, and hundreds of citrus trees blown down. Six injuries were not life threatening though.
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Winter Haven
Fla
Lake Otis
Postmaster General Resumes His Travel
Postmaster General Brown and a party of officials inspecting the Richmond to Jacksonville air mail route left Charleston by bus for Savannah at 11 a.m. due to bad weather. Planes finally took off as weather cleared and the air trip toward Savannah was resumed.
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Charleston
S. C
Brown
Richmond
Jacksonville
Savannah
Guilford Choir Sings For Hoover
Guilford College choir from North Carolina performed for President Hoover in Washington and was photographed with him. The president individually thanked each choir member in the event held today.
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Washington
Mar
Guilford College
North Carolina
Hoover
Managua Earthquake Leaves City In Ruins And Fires
A violent quake struck Managua early this morning, leveling most buildings and triggering widespread fires. Officials estimate hundreds dead and wounded as American Marines and rescue crews, aided by Tropical Radio operators, work through rubble amid ruined cable offices and collapsing structures.
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Miami
Fla
Managua
Nicaragua
Orange Tropical Radio Company
Associated Press
Canal Zone
Central America
Senate Passes Substitute For Newman Bus Bill
The state senate approved an amended substitute for the Newman bus bill and rejected the Cherry proposal to rewrite banking laws. The Newman measure, passing its second reading, goes back to the house due to differences. Adoption of the Clarkson amendment shifted about 2,000 contract carriers from corporation commission regulation to apply only to common carriers or franchised vehicles. The Cherry bill, aimed at modernizing trust laws, faced opposition and was killed 20 to 18. The joint appropriations committee will draft the 1931-33 appropriations bill. The house also passed a White bill adding 100 justices of the peace to be named statewide.
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Raleigh
Mar
State Senate
Cherry
Corporation Commission
The
Feger
Surry
Ques
Joint Appropriations Committee of the Assembly
House
Justices Peace
Anake
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Shipone
Continental and
Western Air
Wichita, Kas
Department of
Jones
Hicks
Senator Folger
Lawrence of
Hertford
Jones and Hicks
Grapville
Folger
Fidelity Insurance Companies
Searwell Banking
Seawell Banking
Baggett
Harnett
Banking Department
Dortch
I. M. Bailey
Corporation Counsel
Banker’s Association
Banking Commission
Wisconsin
L. A. Huneycutt and
Duke Endowment
Hospitals
Mrs. Hoover
Florida
Bartow, Fla
Muulberry
Here
Hawkins
Bartow
Mulberry
Pensacola
Fort McRae
Pensacola Harbor
Gulf of Mexico
Guilford Choir
Yue-Seumanamen
Nicar
Newman
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