Primary Fight Takes New Turn In North Carolina
Raleigh May 15 A heated Democratic gubernatorial primary in North Carolina shifts as Clyde R B announces a new headquarters bureau with plans for speeches across the state. Leaders including W. L. Lumpkin and Dr Ralph W McDonald organize speakers from Raleigh to Eastern counties. Hoey and Graham campaigns set speaking events while party veterans, including Bryce Beard and Tom Daniel, back new lines.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Clyde RB
Ers
W. L. Lumpkin
Ralph W. McDonald
U. Hoey
Sted Chu McLean
J. M.girton
L. A
Graham Veterans
Bryce Beard
Sally
Tom Daniel
New Bern
Henry Bourne
Tarboro
The
Legion
W. T
Sanford
Idate
Lumpkin
Troy Barnes Wilson
M. C. Pearce
Hennm
T. W. Ruffin
O & Butler
St. Paul
W. Johnston
C. A. McMichael
Fred M. Parrish
Winsem
John A. McRae
Hoey
Zebulon
Scotland Neck
Terboro
Graham
Charlotteight
McDonald
Ratherton
Asheboro
A. J. Maxwell
Revenue
Comoners
W. McDonald
Tonite Ht
Four Injured In Naval Base Fire at Hamp Naval Station
Four were injured when a fire destroyed part of the aircraft overhang at Hamp Naval Air Station. Officials put damage at 60000 dollars. Firemen from Norfolk aided base crews as H M Hester suffered burn injuries and others were treated for minor injuries.
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B. Speight
J. T. Parker
A. Harvey
Wrecked steamer Sea reaches Alaska as rescuers aid crew
Wreck weary passengers aboard the crippled steamer Sea anchor safely in Prince of Wales Island waters near Ketchikan. Coast cutter Alert carries out rescue, taking on 121 passengers and crew while Vic searches nearby. Captain A Wison ordered lifeboats after the incident at Mara Point.
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Inter Bay
Vic
Prince of Tes’ Island
Alert
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Life Boats
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Wall
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Istanece Nort
Two Executed In Electric Chair In Alabama
Two men were executed in the Kilby Prison electric chair in Montgomery and Decatur. Jimmy Stewart of Montgomery was condemned for the shooting death of Hannah Langford, the wife of his common law wife, in Morgan county during a drunken spree. Walter from Decatur died in the other execution.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jimmy Stew
Walter
Decatur
Kilby Igom
Stewart
Montemery
Hannah Langford
Otto Dillback
Morgan County
Liquor Fueled Half of North Carolina Prison Admissions
Enterprise Bureau report from Raleigh shows liquor was the direct cause of about 46 percent of state prison admissions in January to March. Of 4,820 prisoners, 1,847 were convicted for liquor law violations including drunk driving and disorderly conduct, with fines listed.
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Sir Walter Hotel
Raleigh
Oscar T. Pitts
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Senate tax bill faces floor test amid reform争
Senate panels wrap up work on Roosevelt era tax and naval treaty issues. Debate foresees potential floor consideration of income tax on undistributed corporate earnings and size limits for certain warships, while PWA funding eyed at 700 million dollars for public works. House recesses as Senate weighs park development bill.
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United States
France
Great Britain
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Roosevelt
Senate Appropriations
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PWA
Bartens G. Tugwell
Re T
House
Trinity native named acting dean at Columbia University
Dr. George B. Pegram, native of Trinity, N C, born 1876, longtime Columbia physics professor and former dean of engineering and chemistry, was named acting dean of the graduate faculties by President Nicholas Murray Butler after the death of Dr. Howard Lee McBain.
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George B. Pegram
Trinity
a@t
Columbia University
Nicholas Murray Butler
University
Howard Lee McBain
Pegram
N. C
Columbia
Trinity College
Durham
University of Berlin
Cambridge
New York Academy of Sciences
Institute of Radio Engineers
Florence Bement
Philadelphia
Fieldeton
William B
John H
Hoey Campaigners Set Meeting in First Ward
Campaigners for Clyde Hoey plan a gathering tonight at 8 o clock at Hoey headquarters in the old Efird building on South Main Street. The event targets residents in the first ward which includes the first second and eighth precincts.
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Hoey
Efird
South Main Street
Relief And Resettlement On Smaller Scale Projects
President Roosevelt said public works and relief agencies would continue on a smaller scale under the pending 1.425 billion work relief appropriation. He noted PWA would fund 65 percent via revolving funds and WPA 45 percent for labor, with projects limited to those employing relief roll workers.
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Convicts Free Hostages Two Captured By Officers
ANTLERS Okla May 15 two convicts recaptured near here after three hostages were released alive in a dramatic escape from the Oklahoma state penitentiary. Six fugitives remain at large as manhunters from three states close in, with an airplane aiding the search in rugged Kiamichi mountain country.
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Oklahoma State Penitentiary
Oklahoma
Kiamichi Mountains
Patra
Arkansas
Governor Orders Crackdown on Flag Desecration in Puerto Rico
Governor Blanton Winship ordered immediate arrests and prosecutions for flag desecration after protests where U S flags were torn down and nationalist banners raised. He telegraphed mayors judges and police chiefs to act swiftly to protect law abiding citizens and uphold Puerto Rican law prohibiting desecration of the flag.
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San Juan
P. R
Blanton Winship
United States
Winship
Attempted Wreck of Army Blimp Reported at Moffett Field
In Sunnyvale California on May 4 the army blimp TC-1% was targeted by a marksman who fired rifle shots at it on two occasions. Major Clarence Lo bar of Moffett Field identified the incident and said the shooter is being sought. The damage was valued at several hundred dollars.
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Calif
Clarence 8. Lobar
Moffett Field
Lobar
Pair Named in Extortion Plot Indictments in New York
Max D. Krone a private detective and A Henry Ross a Brooklyn lawyer were indicted by a county grand jury on extortion charges involving Alfred E Smith Jr The indictments allege a 1500 dollar extortion attempt around May 29 1934 and a separate 10000 promissory note extortion tied to exposure of disgrace The grand jury heard testimony from Smith and Catherine M Pawetch of Astoria Queens Krone was arrested and Row is being sought The inquiry followed a 46 minute testimony by Smith and a brief appearance by Miss Pawetch
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New York
Max D. Krone
A. Henry Ross
Brooklyn
Alfred EB. Smith, Jr
Morris Koemie
Smith
Catherine M. Pawetch
Astoria
Queens
Krome
Ome I Ipictment
Rosa
On Rose
Alfred &. Smith, Jr
Mamine Krome
Catherine M. Paveick
Paveick
Infant Killed by Two Boys in Merrillan
Two boys aged 3 and 4 fatally injured infant David Hall by dropping him and striking him with a toy butt. Coroner Arthur Taylor said the death will be listed as homicide with no inquest. the boys did not realize the consequences. The older child passed the infant to a companion before the fatal attack.
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Wis
David Hall
Arthur
Taylor
Laylor
Nina
Chinese see conquest following action in Ethiopia seizure drive
Tientsin dispatch reports Japanese forces landing 7 600 troops from four transports in a campaign described by Chinese as part of an Italian led plan to seize Ethiopia and push toward conquest.
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China
Ethiopia
Japan
United States
Taku
Hopeh
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France Prefers Peace As Blum Seeks Social Justice
Exiled Premier designate Blum told an American club in Paris France desires peace with all nations and will avoid silent wars of reprisals, while seeking friends with a like ideal of social justice. He indicated France will not be drawn into propaganda conflicts with Germany or Italy.
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Wake Forest Girl Killed by Train at Crossing
Mise Bessie Dunn of Wake Forest was killed when her automobile stalled on a crossing and was struck by an approaching train. She was rushed to a doctor’s office but did not regain consciousness.
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Wake Forest
Mise Bessie Dunn
Maltese Cat Stows Away Becomes Farm Family Pet
A Maltese cat that hid in a hay bale arrived from Garrett, Indiana, and now enjoys life as a pet for A. T. Swofford’s children. Swofford, who lost a farmer in the hay, fed the cat and handed it to the children.
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8. C
A. T. Swofford
Garret
Imd
Swofford
Price backs McDonald in North Carolina governor race
Raleigh reports Julian Price president of Jefferson Standard Life Insurance of Greensboro joined Dr. Ralph W. McDonald at the North Carolina druggists convention in Greensboro. Grissom notes Price accompanied McDonald and endorsed the Winston-Salem professor’s campaign, fueling talk of undisclosed campaign funds.
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Dr. McDonald
Winston-Salem College
Gilliam Grissom
Greensboro
Grissom
Eresent
McDonald
Key Figure in 14 Year Old William Desmond Taylor Case
A police hunt for a key figure in the 1922 murder of director William Desmond Taylor shifts to new theories. Edward Sands, a former butler, has been sighted in Long Beach while investigators pursue leads in California and abroad amid speculation of a blackmail plot.
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William Desmond Taylor
Color
Edward Sounds
Butier
Long Beach
District Attorney's Office
Mam
Sands
Taylor
Gomth
Mary Miles Minter
Mabel Normand
Screen Stors
William Cunningham Deeane-Tanner
Dennis Deane-Tanner
Hve
South America
Europe
Publishers to discuss lynching at Southern press convention
The Southern Newspaper Publishers meeting in Chattanooga May 18 20 will focus on public problems rather than business. Jessie Daniels of Atlanta will speak on lynching and the press and Mark Ethridge and Tim will address topics including The Changing Newspaper. Dr W W Alexander of the Federal Resettlement Administration is preparing a talk What Can Be Done About Tendency.
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Tenn
Sou
Ash
Jessie Daniels
Atlanta
Association of Southern Wen For
Ing
Cranston Williams
Siation
Federal Resettlement Administrion
Man Held on Lunacy Charge in Dorsett Case
Martin Dorsett is jailed in ASHERORD on a lunacy count after attacking his wife with a stick. His brothers R and N P Dorsett are claimants. R J Dorsett entered the house as the attack began and held him while officers arrived. A writ for transfer to a state mental institution was issued after a sanity hearing but was not executed due to rapid improvement. Mrs Dorsett suffered nervous shock.
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Asherord
Martin Dorsett
N. P. Dorsett
Dorsett
R. J. Dorsett
Roosevelt Signs Electrification Bill After Senate Pact
Congress completed action on the Norris electrification bill totaling 410 million dollars and sent it to President Roosevelt. The measure authorizes a 10 year program of federal and private cooperation to extend electric service to rural areas and farms nationwide.
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Congress
Roosevelt
Senate
Capitol
Weather Outlook for Saturday in Carolinas
The forecast calls for fair skies in South Carolina tonight and Saturday with temperatures warming modestly. In North Carolina, fair conditions expected tonight with similar warmth planned for Saturday across eastern and central areas.
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South Carolina
North Carolina
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