Search Continues for Two Negroes after Farm Killing
Rocky Mount scene as police, sheriffs and volunteers resume a woods hunt near the city for two unidentified African Americans wanted in connection with a double shooting and a fatal assault on a Black man. Descriptions match ex-convicts Charlies Dixon and Willie Coachman, fugitives from a camp.
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Rocky Mount
Frank Crickmore
Elizabeth Powell
Rattleboro
Joe Lee
Battleboro
Crickmore
Charlies Dixon
Willie Coachman
Dixon
Coachman
Gandhi Arrest Sparks Massive Bombay Demonstration
More than 200000 followers gathered in Bombay in a mass demonstration after Mahatma Gandhi's arrest. Speakers from seven platforms congratulated Gandhi on the arrest, signaling upheaval amid the campaign.
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Mombay
Mahatma Gandhi
Gandhi
Hoover Will Get Tariff Bill Soon
Congressional leaders expect to finish six unsettled points in the Smoot Hawley tariff bill this week after voting on Parker's Supreme Court nomination. Debenture and flexible provisions are in dispute, with the House opposing the Senate amendments and Hoover's wishes shaping the outcome.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Parker Supreme Court
Tariff Commission
House
Hoover
Charge of Patronage Tied to Parker Nomination Sparks Senate Debate
Senator Ashurst charges the Hoover administration offered judgeships to win support for Judge John J. Parker’s Supreme Court seat. Attorney General Mitchell denies politics influenced the recommendation and says a Dixon letter about Parker never reached the president.
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Hoover
Washington
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Senate
Ashurst
Arizonian
Parker
Ashart
Stephens
Mitchell
Joseph M. Dixon
Interesor
Walter Newton
Parcker
Dixon
Montana
Newton
North Carollina
Sanford
North Carolina
Spanish students clash with police in Madrid riot
In Madrid on May 5 rioting students from San Carlos Medical College battled police. Reports cite one workman dead and 17 injured, though officials offered no casualty figures. Prime Minister Berenguer and cabinet members met to plan action amid protests linked to Professor Miguel de Unamuno's presence. The clash involved cobblestones and gunfire, with students firing stones from roofs and police firing into the air.
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Madrid
San Carlos Medical College
Premer Berenguer
Miguel de Unamuno
Goldsborough Seeks Second Speed Record
Frank Goldsborough the 19 year old Jackson Heights New York aviator plans a return flight to set a faster west east speed record after clocking 34 hours 3 minutes to claim the junior transcontinental mark. He flew from Los Angeles to San Francisco and back amid challenging weather.
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Los Angeles
Frank Goldsborough
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Goldsborough
San Francisco
Dick James
East Hit Hard By Series Of Fires
Fires across Atlantic seaboard states cause millions in damage as winds spread blazes. Firefighters battle scattered outbreaks blamed on incendiary acts careless disposal and rubbish fires. New Jersey faced over 1 million in loss while New York contends with twenty five active fires across the state.
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East
Associated Press
Atlantic
Seaboard
Jersey
New Jersey
New York State
Long Island
Staten Island
Frank Simmons Convicted Again in Murder Trial
Frank Simmons, a Black man from Greensboro, was found guilty of first degree murder by a Guilford County jury for the February 24 1917 shooting of Deputy Sheriff W T Bowman. Judge McElroy reserved sentence. a prior murder conviction was overturned by the state supreme court prompting a new trial.
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Greensboro
Frank Simmons
Guilford County
W. T. Bowman
P. A. McElroy
Simmons
Supreme Court
Bowman
Pier Seven Fire Destroys Hampton Roads Structure
A massive blaze destroyed the newly rebuilt Pier Seven at the Hampton Roads naval base, igniting tugs Catawba and Kewaudin and oil barges. Firefighters and marines battled the flames, moving an ammunition barge away as damage topped $400,000 and the blaze subsided before 8 o'clock.
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Elizabeth River
Catawba
Pier 10
Norfolk
A. S. Wadsworth
Pier 19
Pier Three
Naval Base
Vulcan
W. H. Allen
Snow Hill Woman Exhumation Sheds Light on Death Probe
In Snow Hill North Carolina George Gay 24 is jailed as authorities prepare to exhume the body of his wife who died last week Stomachs will be tested by the state chemist in Raleigh to determine if poisoning caused the death Sheriff Rasberry notes unusual circumstances while Solicitor D M Clark Greenville cautions forthcoming statements remain with him
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Snow Hill
N. C
George Gay
D. M. Clark
Greenville
Liquor Blamed For Asheville Shooting
Asheville May 5. Charlie Burnett 23 is jailed on a murder charge for shooting dead his young wife in a car parked near their Rose Hill home. Officers say Burnett blamed liquor for the trouble after a quarrel. the victim mothered two young children.
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Asheville
N. C
Charlie Burnett
Rose Hill
Burnett
Red Cross Plans Emergency First Aid Along Highways
The American Red Cross will establish emergency first aid stations along major highways. James L. Fieser announced at the ninth annual convention that chapters will begin experimental efforts to provide emergency care to reduce deaths and injuries before physicians can arrive.
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Red Cross
Washington
American Red Cross
James L. Fieser
Hoover
Ernest P. Bicknell
James K. McClintock
Moss Constance Payne
Fieser
The
Sheriff Killed During Gasoline Station Fight
Madison County North Carolina Deputy Sheriff Mitch Gentry died after attempting to break up a brawl at a Tennessee filling station near Greenville Green County. Three suspects Hubert Stanton Pete Stanton and Fowler Shelton were arrested in Madison County and jailed in Marshall North Carolina.
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Greenville
Tenn
Mitch Gentry
Madison County
North Carolina
Green County
Tennessee
Gentry
Grad Nutshaw
Hubert Stanton
Pete Stanton
Fowler Shelton
Marshall
N. C
John A. Noel
Greene County
This Woodpecker May Be a Cuckoo
In Lincoln Park a crowd gathered around a lamp standard as a woodpecker pecked a steel band for about thirty minutes. Some onlookers believed the bird acted oddly or cuckoo.
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Chicago
Tincoln Park
Hoover Addresses Red Cross Meeting at Ninth Convention
President Hoover spoke in Washington to Red Cross delegates, praising the organization as a national agency for disaster relief in peace and war times. He emphasized growing national responsibility and confidence in its efficiency and mission.
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Washington
The
American Red Cross
Hoover
Red Cross
Ohio Convicts in Riot Leave One Near Death
In Columbus today a convict, Rufus Peeds serving 10 to 25 years for robbery, lies near death after a seven‑gash beating by fellow inmates during fresh disturbances at the Ohio Penitentiary. Another prisoner was cut on the face. a different inmate sustained a facial cut amid the riots tied to the April 21 fire that killed 320 inmates. Guards were without a crew during the attack.
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Columbus
Ohio Penitentiary
Rufus Peeds
Guerds
Posses Seek Slayer After Madison County Shooting
A 300 man posse combed the Tennessee mountains near Madison County after a shooting that killed Madison deputy sheriff Mitch Gentry and seriously wounded Grady Cutshall. Cutshall was hospitalized in Greenville with two bullet wounds as details remained scarce. The pursuit extended into Humphreys and Green counties as authorities mounted the manhunt.
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Asheville
Madison County
North Carolina
Green County
Tennessee
Hubert Stanton
Mitch Gentry
Madison
Grady Cutshall
Cutshall
Greenville
Marshall
Census Figures Show North Carolina Population Shifts
Census data list Whiteville as 2 204 residents up 640 people 38 4 percent East Lumberton reports 1 111 residents rising by 100 nine 8 percent Dublin records 188 residents up 90 or 93 9 percent
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Whiteville
N.40
East Lumberton
N. C
Dublin
Fatal church shooting in Nansemond county
In Suffolk on May 5 two Nansemond county men, lifelong friends from Nunneville, met after church at Cypress Chapel Christian Church. John H. Babb was killed in his car. Willard Ballard, 49, is held in Nansemond jail after an exchange that began with a passing dispute and escalated when Ballard drew from his pocket.
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Suffolk
Nunneyville
Nansemond County
Cypress Chapel Christian Church
John H. Babb
C. F. Rawls
Willard Ballard
Babb
Rawls
Ballard
Winston Thieves Fail to Loot Burke Store in Winston-Salem
In Winston-Salem on May 5 thieves attempting to break into C. A Burke store could not gain entry through doors and then kicked a hole through the wall on the side, yielding little loot despite the effort.
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Winston
Winston-Salem
C. A Burke
One Dead Eleven Hurt In Head-On Car Crash
Luther Bell, 27, of Augusta, Ga., dies after a head-on collision between Norris and Central, S. C. He rode in the rumble seat and suffered a broken neck. Eleven others are hospitalized including Dallas Borren and family members, plus Cecil Durham and Beatrice Bell among the injured.
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Pickens
S. C
Luther Bell
Augusta
Norris
Central
Bell
Dallas Borren
Annie Borren
Dallas Borren, Jr
Edward Borren
Hoyt Sullivan
Cecil J. Durham
Greenville
Louis, Katherine
Pauline Durham
Beatrice Bell
Martin Bell
Melvin Bell
Census guesses show average around thirty-two thousand
The Enterprise faiths census guess results show an average just over 32 000, below the contest average near 35 000. Winners and prize include a one-year free Enterprise subscription. Names and addresses of entrants appear with their guess totals.
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Enterprise Today
Enterprise
P. P. Motsinger
South Main
C. W. Davis
Montlieu
J. A. Davis
Montheux
Montleu
M. T. Davis
Edna Mae Douglas
Colonial Drive
W. M. Garner
Handy
N. C
Dallas S. Ring
Granby
Five Drowned in St John River Flood At Fort Kent Maine
Five men died when a ten man motor boat was swamped on the St John River near Fort Kent Maine as floodwaters receded. Two others were missing after a second boat overturned, with three rescued from the area upstream. Names of the dead include James Clair his son Jack Clair Benoit Daigle and a man named Long.
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Fort Kent
St. John’s
Moetor
James Clair
Clair
Jack Clair
Benoit Daigle
Long
Bakemw Brook
Maine
Charlotte Man Hurt In Attempt To Avoid A School Bus
J. J. Chamberlain of Charlotte suffered a broken jaw and was knocked unconscious in a crash on highway 66 north of Lexington while trying to avoid a school bus with 10 children. He was taken to Winston-Salem where doctors said injuries were not serious. The bus driver Frank Hill began a left turn after signaling. Chamberlain could not stop and drove over an embankment.
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Lexington
J. J. Chamberlain
Charlotte
Highway 66
Here
Winston-Salem
Frank Hill
Chamberlain
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