Trunk Murder Racket Halted in Caledonia Escape
Varnell Gates of Haywood and Robert Jones of Wake were captured after escaping Caledonia prison farm with three others as gunfire erupted when guards spotted the breakout. Gates faced a 22½ year murder sentence and Jones shared a similar term. remaining three escapees were still at large. Capt. N. E. Raines reported the group acted in a pre arranged plan with two splits.
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Raleigh
Varnell Gates
Haywood County
Robert Jones
Wake County
Caledonia
Welt
Alamance County
N. E. Raines
Caledonia Farm
Halifax County
Gates
Jones
H. H. Honeycutt
C. C. Cranfield
Forsyth
Warnell Gates
Haywood
Democrats Score in Gubernatorial Wins and Lost Seats
Democratic gains in New York City and several states contrasted with losses in New York State legislature. Michael J. Hart won the eighth Michigan district seat amid prohibition debates. Detroit Mayor Frank Murphy reelected decisively, while Ohio rejected a 7.5 million welfare bond issue and Mississippi elected Governor Mike Connor. Roosevelt scores statewide reform push amid heavy turnout.
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Michigan
New Jersey
New York
Tammany
New York City
Clevy
15Th Assembly
Abbot Low Moffat
Moffat
Hofstadter
Baldwin
Fordney
Michael J. Hart
Foss O. Eldred
Hart
Saginaw
Cleveland
Detroit
Frank Murphy
Kentucky
Highway Department
Ruby Laffoon
William B. Harrison
Louisville
Ohio
Mississippi
Mike Conner
Virginia
Alabama
Posey Case Heads Into Swain County Jury
Ben Posey 23 faces a Swain County Superior Court jury for the murder of Judd Pilkington 45 over alleged advances to Pilkington’s daughter. Posey testified he fired only after Pilkington shot first on a mountain road. state witnesses say Posey ambushed Pilkington. Posey fled to Seattle after the shooting and denied a criminal assault warrant.
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Bryson City
N. C
Ben Posey
Judd Pilkington
Posey
Pilkington
Swain County
Seattle
Washington
Textile Strikers Returning To Work In Massachusetts Mills
In North Andover, Massachusetts, about 250 workers reported back to the mills of M. T. Stevens and Sons Company as the Lawrence textile strike shows its first definite crack. The return followed a majority vote last night to end the strike.
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North Andover
Mass
Lawrence
M. T. Stevens and Sons Co
P T A Speakers Criticize State Education Action
Wilmington reports show four speakers at the 13th North Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers convention attacking the last legislature’s school law. They urged electing state officials aligned with expanding educational opportunity, saying economy cuts harm local education and urging local authorities to bear the burden for adequacy.
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Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina
Congress of Parents and Teachers
John A. Cook
North Carolina Education Association
Charles Phillips
Greensboro High School
E. G. Coltraine
Salisbury
W. W. Martin
Greensboro
State Congress of Parents and Teachers
State Board of Equalization
Dr. Cook
Equalization Board
Budget Bureau
Cook
Britton Libel Suit Heads to Jury After Closing
Federal Judge Killits scheduled four hours for final arguments in Nan Britton's 50 000 libel case against C A Klunk Marion hotel operator. The case, tied to The Answer to the President's Daughter, alleges defamation of Miss Britton's character and claims Harding fathered her 12 year old daughter.
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Toledo
John M. Killits
Nan Britton
C. A. Klunk
Marion
Miss Britton
Klunk
Killits
Harding
Aviator Injured as Army Plane Falls in Hammond
Capt. M. Robertson of Maxwell Field Montgomery Alabama sustained slight injuries when his army airplane crash landed in Hammond Louisiana on November 4. The incident occurred during a routine flight and no serious damage or casualties were reported.
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Hammond
M. Robertson
Maxwell Field
Montgomery
Ala
Psychology professor slams average movie for morons
Dr John F Dashiell head of psychology at the state university says the average motion picture is made by morons for morons. He excludes producers directors and stars like Clara Bow Chaplin Garbo Lloyd Bancroft and notes exceptions exist among actors and films.
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Chapel Hill
John F. Dashiell
The
State University
Clara Bow
Charlie Chaplin
Greta Garbo
Harold Lloyd
George Bancroft
Dashiell
Hollywood
Trade Board Promises Action Against Bear Raids in Grain
Delegates from the Chicago board of trade report to President Hoover that new machinery can combat bear raids in grain markets. Hoover had charged bear raids depress prices and hurt farmers from July. Silas Strawn of the US Chamber says the president seemed satisfied with the plan and welcomed discussion.
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Washington
Hoover
Chicago Board of Trade
Silas Strawn
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Chicago Board
Strawn
P T A PRESIDENT ELECT IN NORTH CAROLINA CONGRESS
Mrs. John L. Henderson of Hickory was elected president of the North Carolina Parent-Teacher Congress in session here. Demands and results from Kentucky’s governor race begin to unfold as Judge Ruby Laffoon leads Mayor William B. Harrison by 2,051 votes from 71 of 4,178 precincts. Laffoon 7,577 Harrison 5,526.
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Wilmington
N. C
John L. Henderson
Hickory
North Carolina
Parent-Teacher Congress
Louisville
Ruby Laffoon
Williamb. Harrison
Kentucky
Laffoon
Harrison
Chinese Bandits Capture Missionary Prompt J W Vinson Rescue Ordered
Kiangsu province authorities order troops to rescue J. W. Vinson an American missionary from Lexington Virginia after his capture by Chinese Bandits on Sunday.
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Washington
Kiangsu
J. W. Vinson
Lexington
United Kingdom Replaces Canada as America's Top Export Buyer
The United Kingdom bought $34,586,023 of American goods in September, ahead of Canada at $28,001,653, both down from a year earlier. U S favors a $9,853,581 trade surplus for September while Asiatic trade holds up better than Europe and Russia buys more machinery orders fulfilled after a year.
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Washington
United Kingdom
Canada
America
Dominion
Commerce Department
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Alabamans Oppose Highway Bond Issue By Vote
Alabama voters defeated a proposed constitutional amendment authorizing a $25 million highway bond issue by about two to one. Returns from 47 of 67 counties showed 14,015 for ratification and 29,330 against as tabulation continued.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
League Wary of Red Interference in Manchuria Crisis
Geneva reports show League of Nations alarm over Japan’s moves in Manchuria as Russia eyes involvement. Chinese spokesman Dr. Alfred Sze warns Tokyo may not withdraw, highlighting stalled troop withdrawals and fears of broader Soviet influence. Potential effects on foreign loan payments also noted amid salt tax seizures in Manchuria.
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Geneva
Russia
Tsitsihar
League of Nations
Alfred Sze
League
Japan
League Council
Poland
Rumania
Nenchang
Manchuria
Japs Press Advance in Manchuria as Tokyo Bids China Recognize Treaties
Japanese forces push deeper into Manchuria encountering Chinese machine gun fire in one count. Tokyo begins drafting a note to the League of Nations urging China to recognize treaties that authorize Japanese operations in Chinese territory.
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Tokyo
Manchuria
League of Nations
China
Japan
Aristide Briand
League Council
Joseph L. Graham, R. J. Reynolds Official, Dies
Winston Salem officials report the death of Joseph L. Graham 62 longtime head of the Traffic Department and director of R. J. Reynolds Tobacco. He died in New York after a period of ill health. His body will be brought to Winston Salem for Friday funeral. Survived by wife Mrs. Graham a son Gregory Graham of Winston Salem and a daughter Mrs. Charles P. Howard of Boston.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Joseph L. Graham
New York
Gandhi Declines Clothes For Buckingham Palace Visit
London reports Mahatma Gandhi remains in loincloth to meet King George at Buckingham Palace. He notes a poor man in the United States would change clothes for the president, but he has no clothes besides his loin cloths. He jokes about government providing a car.
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London
Mahatma Gandhi
Buckingham Palace
United States
President Hoover
King George
Gandhi
Parties Claim Victory In 1932 From Election Returns
Washington reports show Republicans parsing yesterday's results as a single contest tied to presidential policy, while Democrats view the vote as a token victory for their 1932 banner. Democratic National Committee chair Jouett Shouse issued a statement highlighting perceived gains.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Jouett Shouse
Quality Cotton Plan Aims At Regional Standardization
The American Cotton Cooperative and USDA experts launch a drive for quality cotton as southern acreage cuts take hold. A one variety program would fix staple length by community and seed, with standard ginning to keep lengths uniform, coordinated by county agents.
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New Orleans
South
American Cotton Co-operative Association
United States Department of Agriculture
Texas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Jackson
Georgia
Alabama
Carolinas
O. F. Cook
Bureau of Plant Industry
Cotton Co-operative
Dorothy Mackaill Marries Radio Singer in Yuma Ceremony
Hollywood actress Dorothy Mackaill wed Neil Albert Miller a night club and radio singer yesterday. They married by a justice of the peace in Yuma Arizona and returned to Hollywood the same day.
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Hollywood
Calif
Dorothy Mackaill
Neil Albert Miller
Brummitt to Seek Re election for Attorney General
In Raleigh November, Attorney General Dennis G Brummitt said he will run again for re election after briefly signaling he would not seek the Democratic nomination for governor. He returned to Raleigh from Washington where his earlier withdrawal statement was issued. Senators Peyton McSwain and J R Baggett have announced runs for attorney general, with Charles Ross named as a possible contender.
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Raleigh
Dennis G. Brummitt
Brummitt
Washington
Peyton McSwain
Shelby
J. R. Baggett
Lillington
State Senate
Charles Ross
State Highway Commission
Tragic Delaware woman kills children then herself
Mrs. James A. Horner, 30, shot and killed her 9 year old daughter and fatally wounded a baby daughter before taking her own life in Delaware, Ohio. Police say she acted to prevent the children from facing destitution amid financial hardship.
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Delaware
Ohio
Navy
James A. Horner
Maude Adams Returns to Stage in Cleveland Ovation
Maude Adams, 59, returned to the American stage after 13 years with Portia in The Merchant of Venice opposite Otis Skinner as Shylock. Her Cleveland bow drew a record ovation, with 14 curtain calls, as critics recalled her Bobbie and Peter Pan roles and national attention followed the premiere.
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Carl C. Cranmer Cleveland
Maude Adams
Portia
Otis Skinner
Shylock
Cleveland
Critica
Miss Adams
Bobbie
Peter Pan
South
Middlewest
New England
New York
Edmund Vance Cook
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al Smith
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