False Credit Asserted In Bank Case Trial In Asheville
In Asheville on May 5 AP report notes W B Coursey testified in the trial of Wallace B Davis and others over alleged false bank reports from the defunct Central Bank and Trust Co. He claimed September 24 figures overstated deposits by about 2.18 million and omitted a 181 840.68 overdraft. He cited a 2 million false credit with a New York bank and a 50 337.90 Hendersonville overdraft not shown.
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Asheville
Coursey
Wallace B. Davis
N. Brown
J. A. Sinclair
Central Bank and Trust Company
New York
First Bank and Trust Company
Hendersonville
Chicago Banker Seeks End to Floor Trading and Small Marginal Deals
Melvin A. Traylor of Chicago urged abolition of floor trading and prohibitions on marginal transactions under ten thousand dollars and elimination of the daily statement with its call money rates. Other speakers discussed war debts, currency policy, and the need for business-led leadership amid economic crisis.
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Washington
International Chamber of Commerce Congress
Melvin A. Traylor
Chicago
Alan G. Anderson
Bank of England
Alberto Pirelli
Traylor
First National Bank of Chicago
Anderson
Great Britain
Pirelli
Europe
Women Win Pulitzer Awards For Best Drama And Novel
Two women win Pulitzer prizes for 1931 works with Alison's House by Susan Glaspell and Years of Grace by Margaret Ayer Barnes. Other honors go to Robert Frost for Best Verse and Henry James for Best Biography among categories including public service and editorial work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Atlanta Constitution
Susan Glaspell
Margaret Ayer Barnes
Robert Frost
Charles W. Eliot
Henry James
Bernadette F. Schmitt
North Carolina Senate Acts on Conferees and Budget Bills
Raleigh May 5 Senator McSwain of Cleveland introduces a resolution to instruct conferees on the biennial revenue measure as the House passes the Dunlap Gravely bill authorizing the governor to issue notes for school expenses and the Song of Alamance constitutional amendment push proceeds. The Senate kills five statewide bills and debate on adjournment sine die intensifies. Governor Gardner asks for a joint session this evening at 8 30, with adjournment set for 8 15. The Ewing hydro tax bill advances with potential one half mill amendment.
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Raleigh
Senator McSwain
Cleveland
Senate
R. T. Fountain
Committee On Finance
House
Dunlap- Gravely
O. Max Gardner
General Assembly
Ewing
Cumberland
Black man held after chase in Columbus county incident
Dennis Williams fifty five was held today after officers from Sampson and Columbus counties captured him following a chase of several miles. The charge involved the wife of a Columbus county farmer and details remain unrevealed at this time.
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Clinton
N. C
Dennis Wiliams
Columbus County
Sampson
Man Killed by Train Near Cedar Identified
Louis B. Griffin aged 39 of Winston-Salem New York was killed when struck by a Norfolk and Western passenger train at Cedar near Williamson West Virginia Friday. Identification was provided by his brother William A Griffin of Winston-Salem. Griffin had left home weeks earlier for Baileyville West Virginia to seek employment.
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Williamson
W. Va
Norfolk and Western
Cedar
Here
Louis B. Griffin
Winston-Salem
N. Y
William A. Griffin
Griffin
Baileyville
Dentists Duke Up For State Society President
Winston Salem May 5 Dr Wilbert Jackson of Clinton and Dr L M Edwards of Durham were named as two leading candidates for president elect of the state dental society with the election planned for tonight at the annual convention.
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Winston-Salem
Wilbert Jackson
Clinton
L. M. Edwards
Durham
State Dental Society
Outright Repeal Of Dry Law Asked By Crusaders
Washington May 5 The Crusaders an anti prohibition group of young men call for outright repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment national commander Julian Codman says repeal would not quickly restore saloons since brewers owned premises licenses and mortgages were wiped out by prohibition He says wet groups would oppose repeal and a new study commission should propose best regulation or prohibition in each state if repeal occurs within a few years
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Anti-Prohibition Organization of Young Men
Washington
Crusaders
Julian Codman
The
Greeley Man Arrested After House Fire Kills Daughter
James V. Foster, 48, a Greeley salesman, was arrested on a highway near Greeley hours after a fatal house fire killed his 19 month old daughter Darline and badly burned his wife Myrtle and two other children. Foster denied starting the blaze as doctors said Mrs. Foster and Gerald, 3, faced poor chances and Mildred, 12, likely to recover. He told police his wife had threatened self harm.
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Greeley
Colo
James V. Foster
Here
Myrtle Foster
Foster
Darline
Webb
Ault
Morrow Returns Home From European Vacation
Senator Dwight W. Morrow of New Jersey arrived in New York aboard the Majestic after a two month European holiday. He faced questions on diplomacy politics and economics with a smiling but tight lipped stance.
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Dwight W. Morrow
New York
New Jersey
Majestic
Europe
Four Killed In Battle Near Evarts Kentucky
Four men died and another was fatally wounded in a clash between deputy sheriffs and unidentified attackers near Evarts amid coal field labor unrest in Harlan County. Deputy Jim Daniels was killed. Ott Lee was among the first to fall as deputies returned fire and reinforced.
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Harlan
Evarts
J. H. Blair
Jim Daniels
Everts
Cox
Daniels
Dawn
Ott Lee
Three Senators Make About Face On Luxury Tax Vote
In Raleigh on May 5 the conference revenue bill failed 25 to 4 after three senators reversed course. Hatchett Lawrence and McLean had shifted positions, while Rankin Gower briefly joined anti tax backers before voting for the tax on the final roll. The anti luxury tax bloc held a 27 to 22 edge on amendment, then lost when the final vote occurred.
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Raleigh
N. C
Hatchett
Caswell
Caswell-Orange-Alamance-Durham
Lawrence
Hertford
McLean
Polk
Rankin
Gastonia
Haywood
Cabarrus
Price of
Union
Rankin and Gower
Johnston
Aviators Leave Porto Rico For Return To Miami
Clyde Pangborn Hugh Herndon Jr and Captain Lewis Yancey arrived in San Juan from New York via Santo Domingo on Sunday and left today for Miami en route to Newark arriving Wednesday. Pangborn and Herndon plan a warming up flight for a near year projected around the world trip guided by Yancey a veteran trans Atlantic flyer.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon, Jr
Lewis Yancey
New York
Santo Domingo
Miami
Newark
Pangborn
Herndon
Yanecey
Ten Die in Mysterious Explosion at Yuchu Fortress
At the Yuchu fortress near Canton ten people were killed and scores injured when an arsenal blast destroyed all fortress buildings. The cause remains unknown and officials report extensive damage across the fort complex.
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Canton
China
Yuchu
Miners Crushed To Death In Kentucky Mine Tragedy
Three miners were killed when slate fell in the Clairfield Coal and Coke company mine at Fonde Kentucky about twenty miles northeast of Jellico. The accident occurred today.
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Jellico, Tenn
Clairfield Coal and Coke Company
Fonde
Gardner Confirmed for Highway Commission and Prison Board
The North Carolina Senate in executive session approved Governor Gardner's appointments to the newly created State Highway Commission. It also reappointed seven members of the prison board. Highway commissioners include E. B. Jeffress chair, Will W. Neal, James L. McNair, T. L. Bland, James H. Clark, WN. L. Stedman, C. A. Cannon. Prison board members include J. W. Bunn chair, S H. Smith, A. B. Copeland, F Abernethy, Edwin B. Bridges, D. C. Barnes, B. B. Everett.
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Raleigh
Senate
Gardner
State Highway Commission
Prison Board
Highway Commission
E. B. Jeffress
Greensboro
Will W. Neal
Marion
James L. McNair
Laurinburg
T. L. Bland
James H. Clark
Bladen County
WN. L. Stedman
Halifax County
C. A. Cannon
Cabarrus County
J. W. Bunn
S H. Smith
Mt. Airy
A. B. Copeland
Kinster
F. Abernethy
Hickory
Edwin B. Bridges
Charlotte
D. C. Barnes
Murfreesboro
B. B. Everett
Palmyra
Flier Ends Life After Journey In Wilderness
Count Edmondo Di Robilant and mechanic Mauranta Quaranta undertook a 13 day trek through the Brazilian jungle from Sao Paulo to San Jose. Quaranta hanged himself to a tree with his belt rather than endure starvation and fever. Di Robilant reached safety but later found Quaranta dead.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Edmondo di Robilant
Mauranta Quaranta
di Robilant
Quaranta
San Paulo
Picajury
San Jose
Parana
Fake Telegrams Target Senator Ward During Senate Session
Senator Ward of Beaufort claimed in the Senate that several telegrams urging a vote against a luxury tax were not signed by the claimed senders. He noted many senators received similar messages and said constituents said they had not sent them.
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Raleigh
Ward
Beaufort
Senate
Beaufort Solon
Two Aviators Die in Mauba Crash in Free State
Harrismith May 5 Two aviators Lieutenant Commander Glen Kidston and T A Gladstone were killed in a crash near Mauba. Police confirmed both bodies were mutilated beyond recognition. The crash is believed caused by a gale and dust laden air striking Krakensberg peaks suddenly.
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Harrismith
Orange Free State
Glen Kidston
T. A. Gladstone
Mauba
Krakensberg
National Bridge Champion Ill Near Death in Augusta
William Barrett an 18 year old national bridge champion is critically ill at University Hospital in Augusta Georgia. The story notes his status and location as of May 5.
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Augusta
William Barrett
University Hospital
Mrs Coolidge to Receive National Gold Medal
Mrs Calvin Coolidge is among four Americans to be awarded the National Institute of Social Science gold medal at the institute’s annual dinner. The honor recognizes her distinguished social services for the deaf at the Clark School in Northampton Massachusetts.
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New York
Calvin Coolidge
National Institute of Social Science
Coolidge
Clark School
Northampton
Mass
Storms Cause Wide Damage Across Georgia
A storm system lashed Georgia last night with tornadoes wind and heavy rain damaging homes crops and fruit trees. A mile wide tornado near Camden Alabama toppled houses and crops while Camila and Cairo suffered roof damage downed power lines and washed structures from foundations.
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Georgia
Alabama
Atlanta
Camden
Ala
Camila
Federal
Cairo
Enterprise Will Announce City Election Returns
The Enterprise invites the public to attend its election night party at nine o’clock in front of the Enterprise building to witness city government results for the next two years. A representative will monitor each poll and report counts box by box as soon as known, with totals broadcast aloud and by telephone at 4565 for those at home.
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Enterprise
High Point
Bie
Bey
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H. R. Knickerbocker
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
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