Tropical hurricane lashes New England coast causing widespread damage
A tropical hurricane sweeping from the Bahamas and Cuba struck the Atlantic Seaboard from New York to New England. Ten people were killed in Camajuanita while numerous injuries, flooded basements, ruined homes, and crippled rail and ferry service disrupted the region. Urban flooded roads, suspended schools in Boston area, and port shipping halts followed the storm. Weather and communication lines hampered casualty assessments.
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Bahamas
Cuba
Atlantic Seaboard
New York
New Jersey
New England
New York City
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Long Island Sound
Boston
New Hampshire
Vermont
Sunoil
Sun Steamship Line
Velma Lykes
Cristobal
San Simeon
Camajuanita
Santae Clara
Roosevelt Begins New York Budget Work After Election
Governor Roosevelt, returning from the national election, moves to Albany to tackle state finances with his budget officer. He plans immediate actions as he resumes duties, promising wholehearted restoration and stressing victory beyond party lines.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
White House
Hudson River
Hyde Park
Poughkeepsie
James R. Roosevelt
Anothe
Four Months of Hard Work Ahead Before Inauguration
Roosevelt heads into four months of preparatory work after a landslide victory delivering 472 electoral votes to 59 for Hoover. The Democratic win controls the House 239 to 193 and the Senate remains Republican, with key races in New Jersey and Colorado shaping early session dynamics.
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Roosevelt
House
Senate
Hoover
Congress
W. Warren Barbour
New Jersey
Percy H. Stewart
Colorado
Ral C. Schuyler
Britten to Seek Beer Legalization Bill in December Session
Congressman Fred A. Britten, among Illinois Republicans reelected, said he would seek a vote on a bill to legalize beer when Congress convenes in December. He also planned to introduce a bill for a manufacturers' sales tax.
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Chicago
Fred A. Britten
Illinois
Congress
Britten
Steel tonnage gains for U S Steel in October
Unfilled orders of United States Steel rose 11 050 tons in October to 1 997 040 tons as of October 31. September tonnage also climbed by 15 495 tons, with a small August gain following sixteen straight declines prior to that.
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New York
United States Steel Corporation
British Debt Note Delivered to Stimson in Washington
London reported that a British note on war debts was delivered today by the British ambassador to Secretary of State Stimson in Washington. The action follows Allied wartime financing concerns and potential policy discussions between London and Washington.
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London
Stimson
Washington
Roosevelt Leads Kentucky With Big Plurality
Returns from 2,505 of 4,184 Kentucky precincts give Franklin D Roosevelt 250,729 votes and Herbert Hoover 236,584, a margin of 14,145 with Roosevelt ahead in Louisville and across the state.
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Kentucky
Louisville
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Hoover
Roosevelt
Sanford Gets Loan To Build Waterworks
Reconstruction Finance Corp. approved an 845000 loan to Sanford North Dakota to construct new waterworks facilities announced today. The financing will fund system upgrades and improve municipal water supply.
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Sanford
Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corp
Election bet gone sour as Healy pelted with eggs
In Los Angeles on election day 1932 William Healy agreed to be tied to a post and egged by Manuel Alonzo if Hoover failed to win. Healy shouted that he got a rotten deal as he hurried for a shower while spectators laughed at the stunt.
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Los Angeles
William Healy
Manuel Alonzo
Hoover
Healy
GOP Controls Lame Duck Meet as Senate Stays Roughly Split
In Washington New Jersey delivers a Republican rally that lifts Barbour to a Senate seat while the Democrats hold a commanding near 300 tally in the House. The Senate stands 59 Democrats 36 Republicans and one Farmer-Labor as results finalize for the lame duck session.
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Washington
Congress
Senate
New Jersey
House
Farmer-Labor
Sessi
Colorado
Karl C. Schuyler
W. Warren Barbour
Perky H. Stewart
Barbour
Dwight W. Morrow
Jobless Man Slay Daughter and Self
In Birmingham on November 10 unemployed J. E. Lesueur killed his 17 year old daughter then shot at his wife and killed himself after threatening to harm his family. Family members say he had repeatedly threatened suicide and homicide.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. E. Lesueur
Lesueur
Riot Ends In Eleven Deaths In City Of Peace
In Geneva a fatal riot left eleven dead and seventy wounded after young recruits fired on a crowd at a socialist gathering near Community Hall. The clash followed weeks of political strife between socialists and the Cantonal government, with two leaders named as blamed figures by morning papers.
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Geneva
Lausanne
Leon Nicole
Jacques Dicker
Ruesian
Moscow
Gardner Paroles Eighteen Inmates and Denies Clemency
Gov. O Max Gardner announced parole for eighteen prisoners and denied clemency to seventy petitioners. The releases include A J Hornbuckle for manslaughter in Cleveland County, Levy Tyson for breaking and entering, J R Holt for larceny, James McCoy for operating a car under whiskey influence, and others serving terms for larceny, seduction, and prohibition law violations in multiple counties.
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Raleigh
N. C
O. Max Gardner
A. J. Hornbuckle
Cleveland County
Levy Tyson
Pitt
J. R. Holt
Durham
James McCoy
Lincoln
Lewis Sharpe
James Crump
Lawrence Crump
Newton Crump
Harl Vines
Caldwell
David Tatum
Sampson
Arnold Thomas
Mitchell
Clayborne Taylor
Jackson
Charile Church
Avery
Stokes
Phoney Council
Greene
Marvin Wiis
Marshall Brittain
Leamon Hoffman
Onslow
One Killed Two Hurt In Hendersonville Gun Battle
A gun battle near Hendersonville North Carolina left Chester Nelson 30 dead and Fred Guice 21 and Vincent Nelson 21 critically wounded. H O Humphrey of Green ville DC was held on a charge of firing the fatal shot and J W Jones was held as a material witness. The incident occurred near Temple Terrace by the lake with no clear motive determined.
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Hendersonville
N. C
Chester Nelson
Patton Memorial Hospital
Fred Guice
Vincent Nelson
H. O. Humphrey
Greenville
D. C
Nelson
J. W. Jones
Temple Terrace
Lake
Here
Guice Aves
Valley Hill
Dodge Brothers recalls 20,000 workers to part time
Detroit November 10 Dodge Brothers Corp president K T Keller announced about 20 000 employees are back on part time status as a new model prepares to launch. He added that 10 000 more are slated for recall in the next two to three weeks when production restarts.
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Detroit
K. T. Keller
Dodge Brothers Corp
Motor Manufacturing Company
Bonds Sought for High Point College Debt
Dr Gideon L Humphreys asked the North Carolina Conference of the Methodist Protestant church to issue 20000 in bonds to retire the college’s indebtedness. The proposal was referred to a committee for later report as the 105th conference elected officers including Dr R M Andrews as president and Dr C W Bates as secretary.
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Burlington
N. S
Gideon L
High Point College
North Carolina
Methodist Protestant Church
Humphreys
Frank W. Stephenson
Pittsburgh
Board of Christian Education
J. C. Broomfield
R. M. Andrews
Charlotte
C. W. Bates
Greensboro
C. B. Way
Tobaccoville
J. L. Trollinger
Brown Summit
W. T. Hanner
Julian
North Carolina Democrats Hold Gaining Senate Seats Rise
Democratic efforts in North Carolina boosted by Roosevelt Hoover results with Governor Reynolds leading a Democratic sweep. Republicans gain one House seat bringing total to six while holding two Senate seats. West district Republicans from Yadkin Mitchell Madison Wilkes Davie and Avery counties propel gains.
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House
Senate
Charlotte
Miss Democracy
North Carolina
Berteeeee
Reynolds
Harry P. Cooper
Murphy
Washington
Roosevelt
Hoover
Thomas
Upshaw
Foster
Jake F. Newell
J. C. B. Ebhringhaus
Clifford Frazier
House of Representatives
West
Yadkin
Mitchell
Madison
Wilkes
Davie
Avery Counties
M E Church Probes Preachers in Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South votes on preacher character and morality. Ministers in Charlotte and Gastonia districts face examination, with Bishop Edwin D. Mouzon presiding and opening on God. Rev. C M Pickens of Charlotte elected to board of conference trustees to succeed late Rev. W R Ware.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
North Carolina
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Charlotte
Gastonia
Edwin D. Mouzon
Mouton
C. M. Pickens
Board of
Conference Trustees
W. R. Ware
Fugitives Return to Jail Serenade Jailor
Four men who escaped from jail at Tarboro hid at the fairgrounds all day then returned at night to serenade the jailer and surrender. They are identified as B. H. Anderson, James Carnegie, Woodrow Gay, and Thurman Baker. All face larceny charges.
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Tarboro
N. C
Brown
B. H. Anderson
James Carnegie
Woodrow Gay
Thurman Baker
Fair Grounds
North Carolina Still Dry Under Prohibition Law
North Carolina remains dry despite potential national legalization of beer wine and light spirits. The Turlington act defines liquor to include any beverage containing 0.5 percent or more alcohol and prohibits manufacture sale or disposal within the state. Legalization would require action by the North Carolina general assembly.
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North Carolina
North Carolina General Assembly
Galsworthy Wins Nobel Prize in Literature
Swedish announcement confirms John Galsworthy, author of The Forsyte Saga, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature for 1931. The 65 year old writer, famed for the Forsyte novels and plays such as Loyalties and Old English, joins Rudyard Kipling and George Bernard Shaw as English laureates in the award history. Last year’s prize went to Erik A. Karlfeldt. Sinclair Lewis was the first American laureate.
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Stockholm
Sweden
Nobel
Forsyte Sage
Erik A. Karlfeldt
Sinclair Lewis
Alfred B. Nobel
Rudyard Kipling
George Bernard Shaw
Mr. Galsworthy
Jocelyn
John Linjohn
Forsyte
England
America
George Arliss
Edward K Hall Dies Former NCAA Rules Chairman
Edward K Hall a longtime chairman of the NCAA football rules committee and former AT&T executive died of a heart attack at his Hanover New Hampshire home. He served over two decades in the NCAA post and was a prominent sports administrator.
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New York
Edward K. Hall
National Collegiate Athletic Association
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Hanover
N. H
Democratic sweep in Randolph County election results
Complete Randolph county returns show Democrats carrying all 30 precincts with strong margins. Carl King led with 7,785 votes and a 1,578 majority for sheriff, while ED Frazier posted 7,355 votes and a 942 vote edge for county commissioner. R. Clay Johnson won register of deeds with 7,600 votes and 1,286 majority. Dr. R. B. Patterson was elected coroner by 1,129 votes. H. A. Lucas had 1,437 votes for surveyor, with a 1,089 majority.
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Asheboro
Randolph County
Carl King
Ed Frazier
Frazier
R. Clay Johnson
Register of Deeds
Ernest Kearns
M. HE. Johnson
R. B. Patterson
Patterson
H. A. Lucas
Randolph
Horace Ragan
Clint Burrow
Beverly Hills Letter Warns Hoover of Public Backlash
A fragment recalls a Beverly Hills message to President Hoover noting voter weariness with the Republican party and the public’s wish for change. It suggests the loss was collective, not personal to Hoover, and references a balloon that burst as the nation turned away.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Mr. Hoover
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