North Carolina reports April violent deaths rise in personal crisis
April saw 148 deaths in North Carolina, up from 141 in March, with auto accidents leading at 45 and burns 32 while homicides reach 23 and self harm 17. Birth rates jumped to 26.2 per 1,000, while overall death rate rose to 13.5. Officials cite economic strains as possible mood declines.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Bureau of Vital Statistics
State Board of Health
United States
Chicago
Board of Health
Four Negroes Face Death in Electric Chair in North Carolina
Wilson county jail inmates Aaron Sharp Berry Richardson Wright Bynum and William Randall were sentenced to die in the electric chair for the murder of Callie C Williford a Sugar Hill farmer. The executions are set for June 13 in Raleigh between 10 am and 2 pm. Family members of the condemned cried out as the verdict was read and the men faced their fate.
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Callie C. Williford
Sugar Hill
Henry A. Grady
Randall
Naval Treaty 10 Get Quick Action
Washington May 17 Despite navy board objections to terms of the London treaty proponents in the senate remained confident of early ratification. Admiral Bristol and Hillary Jones criticized eight inch cruiser ratios but urged continued support as hearings resume next week.
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Washington
Navy General Board
Senate
Japan
Great Britain
Mark L. Bristol
Hilary P. Jones
General Board
Fiiedly
Liberty search for alleged negro assailant continues
A posse of 20 armed men renewed the hunt for the negro alleged to have attacked 15-year-old Neva Overman of Liberty. Officers had paused the-night after watching a wood area where a man meeting the description was seen entering.
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Liberty
Neva Overman
Liberty Girl
Woman Thief Uses Bluff to Rob Chicago Hostess
A Chicago woman used a fake delivery letter to gain entry to Mrs. Sarah Karpass. She claimed a pistol was in a handbag and robbed Karpass of diamonds and jewelry. The thief forced Karpass to undress and sit in a water-filled tub before fleeing.
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Chicago
Sarah Karpass
Karpass
Memorial Service for Mrs. Eva Terrell Woody
A memorial service for Mrs. Eva Terrell Woody will be held at eleven o clock Sunday May Eighteenth under the Oak Hill Women’s Missionary Society. Rev Joseph H Peele of Guilford College will deliver the chief message with tributes to follow. Bible school meets at 930 a m and the Intermediate C E at 530. A gospel message is planned for 730 p m by Dr J Waldo Woody.
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Eva Terrell Woody
Oak Hill Women’s Missionary Society
J. Waldo Woody
Hoover to Attend Old-Time Quaker Meeting at New Washington House
President Hoover will attend worship in a proposed Washington Friends meeting house with no organ or paid preacher. The building will seat 300 to 400, feature a facing gallery for elders, and emphasize silence and inspiration. Hoover recalls boyhood days in West Branen Iowa and his mother Huldah Hoover's preacher work.
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Washington
White House
Hoover
Friends’ Meeting
West Branen
Iowa
Theodore
George
Wopsinonce Creek
Huldah Hoover
Funeral Service For Local Farmer R H Weir Held
Funeral services for R. H. Weir a well known farmer of MKernersville route one died at a local hospital were held at Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist church. The pastor Rev E F Mumford led the service with choir renditions of Nearer My God to Thee Have Thine Own Way Lord and Where We'll Never Grow Old. Pallbearers included G E Moore C E Moore B W Welborn W F Tise J R A Cecil and Roz Hayworth. Flower bearers were grandchildren and included Everett Swaim Blanche Swaim Alfred Swaim Delphia Swaim Juanita Swaim Frances Swaim Edward Swaim Irvin Swaim Inez Weir William Weir Barney Weir Irene Weir Daffner Weir Robert Weir Lonnie Weir Howard Weir Roosevelt Weir Clara Weir and Wanda Lee Weir. Interment followed in the family plot at Abbotts Creek cemetery.
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Mkernersville
Route One
Abbotts Creek Missionary Baptist Church
E.F. Mumford
G. E. Moore
C. E. Moore
B. W. Welborn
W. F. Tise
J. R. A. Cecil
Roz Hayworth
Everett Swaim
Blanche Swaim
Alfred Swaim
Delphia Swaim
Juanita Swaim
Frances Swaim
Edward Swaim
Irvin Swaim
Inez Weir
William Weir
Barney Weir
Irene Weir
Daffner Weir
Robert Weir
Lonnie Weir
Howard Weir
Roosevelt Weir
Clara Weir
Wanda Lee Weir
Abbotts Creek Cemetery
A B C Meet At Asheville Today
One hundred fifty top southeastern secondary school athletes gathered in Asheville for the third annual American Business Club interscholastic track and field meet. Spartanburg Greenville and Atlanta tech high vie to take the trophy from Asheville High School.
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Asheville
American Business Club
Spartanburg
Greenville
S. C
Tech
Atlanta
Asheville High School
Early Tobacco Use Linked to Rodrigo de Jerez
The text notes Rodrigo de Jerez, from Ayamonte Spain, as the first European known to smoke tobacco. It claims he brought tobacco from the Americas on a voyage with Columbus.
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Spain
Rodridgo de
Quiet Texas mob violence shocks Honey Grove region
In northern Texas a second mob in a week burned a Black man who had earlier killed landowner E. F. Fortenberry. Martial law remained in force at Sherman where a riot last week killed George Hughes and burned Grayson County courthouse. Officers killed George Johnson after he resisted arrest for shooting Fortenberry. the mob dragged his body, burned it in front of a negro church, then dispersed after a rainstorm.
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Honey Grove
Tex
Texas
E. F. Fortenberry
Sherman
George Hughes
Grayson County
George Johnson
Fortenberry
Tom Hannard
Johnson
Market Quiet Week Ends with Small Oil and Shares Shifts
New York May 17 The market closed its quietest week since January with little movement. Oil shares drifted as Santa Fe Springs failed to cut production and Standard of California cut crude prices, while a few issues like Vanadium and Allied Chemical rose. Foreign exchanges steadied with sterling at 4.86.
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Santa Fe Springs
Standard of California
California
Pennsylvania
Vanadium
Case
Allied Chemical
Norfolk & Southern
Worthington
General Electric
Jewel Tea
Radio
Keith, Simmons
Engineers Public Service
Macy
Eastman Kodak
Borg Warner
Warren Bros
Sterling Cables
Daily Market Remarks From New York Trading Floor
New York notes on May 17 show butter at 8.118 and steady, cheese 169 prior 52 steady, eggs 29.982 steady with no change in values across all commodities. The brief price levels reflect stable market conditions for dairy and eggs.
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New York
Big Charley Burgess Vents On Modern Burglary Grudge
Chicago May 17 Joe Big Charley Burgess says burglary and crime are worse now, praising old villains like James and Younger brothers while labeling Cherokee Bill a killer. He contrasts modern gun violence with earlier outlaws and recalls his own 18 year pursuit by Canadian authorities in New Westminster.
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Chicago
Joe
Big Charley) Burgess
Allied Arts
New Westminster
B. C
Big Charles
Big Charley
James Boys
Henry Star
Cherokee Bill
Belle
Parker
Wake Forest Plans Gym and Activity Building
A Wake Forest committee reports $80,000 already subscribed toward a $250,000 gymnasium and student activity building. The Alumni trustees and faculty panel notes that less than one third of the designated area has been canvassed.
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Wake Forest
N. C
Wake Forest College
Gandhi Civil Disobedience March Reaches Salt Works En Route
In Bombay on May 17 thousands of volunteers led by Pandit Mukund Malaviya began marching toward the salt works at Wadala as police mobilized 600 officers five miles from the depot. Authorities prepared Worli sites with barbed wire and electric barriers to deter raids.
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Bombay
India
Wadala
Congress House
Pandit Mukund Malaviya
Pandit Madan Mohun Malaviya
Mahatma Gandhi
Jacob Circle
Development Department
Worli
Police halt third raid on Dha asaana salt pans in India
In Dharasana India May 17 police stopped a third raid on the Dha asaana salt pans as followers of Mrs Sarojini Naidu gathered at Antadi and Bombay volunteers. Security lined Jacob circle with fifty armed officers and bamboo lathis awaiting the marchers who planned mobilization tomorrow or the day after.
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Dharasaana
India
Dhahasaana
Sarojini Naidu
Jacob Circle
Controversy Over Liquor Report Divides Church Group
Officials and members of a temperance committee clash over the report on liquor policy. Daniels favored a pro liquor ruling with Bishop Cannon Jr.’s report, while a minority led by George S. Jones of Georgia planned an opposing view. Cannon faces scrutiny amid Stock Market allegations and internal church wrangles.
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Daniels
James Cannon, Jr
Temperance Board of the Church
A. C. Millar
Arkansas
George S. Jones
Georgia
Bishop Cannon
Yor
Temperance Committee
Cannon
Jones
Spe
This Boy Wouldn't Take Medicine Prompted Call to Police
In New Bern on May 17 officers responded to 105 Lee Avenue after a father asked police to help administer medicine prescribed by a doctor to his son. The three officers assisted, then returned to headquarters.
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New Bern
James S. Bryan
R. H. Wilson
J. R. Whitford
Lee Avenue
Episcopal committee to name three bishops today
Abeyance of accusations held today as Episcopacy committee meets for a night session to decide on the election of three new bishops. The committee previously assessed the bishops' physical effectiveness and aims to supervise expanding church charges from a list of twenty or more candidates.
Broughton Pushes Plan to Boost Denominational Papers
At the convention Dr. Broughton urged boosting denominational state papers to combat backsliding and reach the unsaved. The Baptist Press, facing declining circulation, was urged to foster this work and emphasize its importance. The press commission led by E C Routh urged church budgets to support papers and distribute them to members. The convention narrowly favored Birmingham over Richmond as the next meeting site after a rising vote.
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Baptist Press
Commission On Baptist Papers
E. C. Routh
Oklahoma City
Routh
P. J. Lipsey
Jackson
Miss
W. A. Frost
Louisville
Birmingham
Committee On
Richmond
W. J. McGlathlin
Virginia
Coolidges Move to New Northampton Estate Beeches
Moving vans line Massasoit street as the Coolidges begin relocating from a modest duplex to their 16 room Beeches estate overlooking the Connecticut Valley. Furniture from the old home is moved to the new, which features spacious grounds, a tennis court and an outdoor swimming pool.
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Northampton
Mass
Massasoit Street
Calvin Coolidges
Coolidges
Connecticut Valley
Holyoke Mountain Range
April Deaths in North Carolina Total 2,053
The state board of health reported 138 violent deaths in April in North Carolina. Total deaths for the month across all causes reached 2,053.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
North Carolina
Hoover heads to Rapidan River fishing camp for weekend trip
President Hoover and a party of thirteen guests began a Friday trip from the White House for a week-end fishing excursion on the Rapidan River in Virginia. Weather permitting they planned a full day of trout fishing.
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Hoover
Washington
Chef Executive
Rapidan River
Virginia
White House
Derby Day Faces Rain Delays for Kentucky Classic
Thousands gather at Churchill Downs for the fifty sixth Kentucky Derby as light rain and overcast skies hover. The field stands at fourteen to fifteen entries after Busy was withdrawn, with Alcibiades remaining the only filly. Owners may still withdraw up to 45 minutes before post time, delaying final declarations.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
Alcibiades
J. B. Respess
Dick O'Hara
Northampton Put Into Commission
The 10,000 ton cruiser U S S Northampton was commissioned at Charleston navy yard with Rear Admiral Philip Andrews present. Captain John J Hyland read the order and Captain Walter Vernon received command. Built at Fore River yards by Bethlehem Steel, she recently completed trials off Rockland Maine as the third of her class joining Salt Lake City and Pensacola.
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Uncle Sam
U. S. S. Northampton
Charleston Navy Yard
Philip Andrews
John J. Hyland
Secretary of the Navy
Walter Vernon
Fore River
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Rockland
Salt Lake City
Pensacola
American Stars Sweep Canada in Tennis Meet
Philadelphia May 17. America opens its annual bid to conquer tennis with Canada routed. Johnny Van Ryn and Wilmer Allison defeated Dr. Jack Wright and Willard Crocker 6-0 6-4 6-2. George Lott beat Marcel Rainville 6-2 6-2 8-6. Van Ryn also beat Wright Yawn Yawn Hawm.
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Philadelphia
America
Canada
Mexico
Jack Wright
Willard Crocker
Montreal
Johnny van Ryn
Wilmer Allison
George Lott
Marcel Rainville
van Ryn
Wright
Eayn Hawm
Salvation Army Honors 80 Workers at Battery Park Ceremony
Commander Evangeline Booth laid a flag draped wreath at Battery Park aquarium to mark the Salvation Army golden jubilee national congress the landing of the first U S workers. Commissioner George Mc Intyre read Booths speech noting hardships and growth led by Commander George S Railton in 1880s.
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New York
Evangeline Booth
Battery Park Aquarium
Salvation Army
United States
Booth
George McIntyre
Georges. Railton
Paul Johnson Dies at Home in Wellesley Hills Mass
Mrs. Paul Johnson formerly Miss Margaret Copeland of Kinston dies at their home in Wellesley Hills Massachusetts. The deceased's wife was a frequent visitor in High Point before her marriage.
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Mass
Paul Johnson
Margaret Copeland
Kinston
Cypress Road
Johnson
High Point
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