Morrison Attacks Simmons Candidacy in North Carolina Pre-Campaign
Former governor Cameron Morrison openly criticizes renominating Senator Simmons in North Carolina. He says a Simmons renomination would demoralize the Democratic Party and provoke turmoil. Morrison rules out challenging Simmons but plans to seek a Senate seat held by Overman in 1932 and may back a strong replacement if possible.
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Cameron Morrison
Democratic
North Carolina
Simmons
News and Observer
Morrison
Senate
Overman
Charlotte
Raleigh
Angus W. McLean
Cannon
Aged elder accuses Methodist bishop of gambling
An elderly presiding elder at a South Georgia conference accuses a Methodist bishop of gambling. He calls him a straight-out gambler, noting the bishop’s luck as the bucket shop where he bought stock on installments collapsed, and wonders what might have happened if the market had broken differently.
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South Georgia
Methodist Church
Faith Healing and Publicity in a Western Trial
A western father is on trial for refusing medical care for his dying daughter amid diphtheria, while faith healing is questioned. The piece notes past Carolina incidents, the role of fear, and the tension between medicine and belief, as it profiles itinerant revival meetings in High Point and the paper's stance on duty.
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West
North Carolina
Erickson
Main Street
High Point
Talking About Peace By Bruce Catton
The essay argues peace is possible if society keeps talking and rejects Mussolini’s war mindset. It recalls 1914 and the costly folly of those who believed war solved disputes, urging ongoing dialogue to crack open closed minds and foster lasting peace. Edwin M Hadley of Chicago calls for Senate inquiry into Communist propaganda in schools.
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Bruce Catton
Benito Muscolini
Benedict Arnold
Mussolini
Europe
Edwin Marshall Hadley
Chicago
The
Military Intelligence Association
Senate
Bishop questions life tenure and investment program
The Georgian argues against life tenure and cites the bishop’s insistence on stock instalment plans. He notes a crucial difference in the investment approach and hints the church sometimes appoints unsuitable bishops, referring to them as misfits.
Calculated to Cause Big Slump in Skirts
Mary Garden criticises the short skirt calling it modernism that robs women of mystery and charm. She argues freedom invites longer skirts, while debates note conflicting claims about fashion and societal impact. The column also touches on faith healers and a doctor’s role in a child’s ear injury and a hypothetical appendicitis case.
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Mary Garden
Erickson
Truthful drivers scarce among accident witnesses say Parker
Massachusetts registrar George A. Parker reports that from over 80 000 people questioned after motor accidents only six admitted speeding over 20 mph and just one of 30 000 admitted fault. He notes motorists generally believe they are right, a conclusion that may prove little beyond bias.
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George A. Parker
Massachusetts
Registrar of Motor Vehicles
Parker
France Debates New Premier as Government Lags
France goes 12 days without a government while a new premier is chosen. No loan is sent to the United States during the interim.
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France
United States
Pitt Professor Calls Excess Sleep a Vicious Habit
A University of Pittsburgh professor labels too much sleep as a harmful habit and comments on how people approach rest with a sharp, skeptical view.
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University of Pittsburgh
Experts say country sound despite stock dips
Analysts advise investors not to panic as stock market wobble continues and remind the public that underlying economic fundamentals remain solid according to leading observers.
Neal Seeking Aid For Convicted Men In Aderholt Case
Dr. John Randolph Neal travels to New York to secure support from the American Civil Liberties Union and American Fund for Public Service to appeal the seven Gastonia strikers conviction for second degree murder in the Aderholt slaying. The move follows disputes over funding and control of appeals with the International Labor Defense, which denies being a propaganda machine for communism. The American Fund for Public Service has filed a suit seeking $15,000 from Neal Jimison and Abernethy, alleging funds came from the Labor Defense and that debts remain unsettled.
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Charlotte
John Randolph Neal
Gastonia
O. F. Aderholt
New York
Supreme Court
American Civil Liberties Union
American Fund For Public Service
Flowers
International Labor Defense
Neal
Jimison
Abernethy
Labor
Aderholt
Curtis Advocates World Peace Pact Reforms
Curtis urges nations to end war through Kellogg pact signatories China and Russia avoiding conflict. He recalls Prime Minister MacDonald and President Hoover talks, praising efforts toward lasting peace and listing Locarno, Rhineland evacuation, and a 1930 London conference as steps toward a permanent world peace.
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China
Russia
Lauds
MacDonald
Great Britain
Hoover
Curtis
Rhineland
London
Train Hold Up by Seek Men on Night Run
A relief train from Saugus was robbed by Seek Men. The conductor was threatened with a gun and passengers were searched for cash while jewels were refused. Deputies and armed citizens hunted the suspects, checking for a small green coupe seen nearby.
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Otis L. French
Saugus
Britons Observe Armistice Silence at Cenotaph
Britons stood silent for two minutes at 11 a m marking Armistice Day. At Whitehall the Prince of Wales placed a wreath for King George as Big Ben struck and the gun from Horse Guards Parade signaled the moment of silence.
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London
Whitehall
Prince of Wales
King George
Big Ben
Horse Guards
Experts Seek Clarity on British Dominion Status
In London a committee of experts appointed by the 1929 Imperial Conference work to reconcile dominion autonomy with empire wide law. They aim to define consent requirements for Dominion laws, the King's veto, and the Colonial Laws Validity Act while preserving equality among dominions and England.
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London
Dominions
England
British Commonwealth of Nations
New York Central Bonds Are Approved
Washington November 11 The Interstate Commerce Commission approved the New York Central Railroad to issue capital stock valued at 35,669,900 dollars with a par value of 100 dollars per share.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New York Central Railroad
Nelson Johnson Nearing Post as U S Minister to China
Shanghai November 11 A spokesman for the nationalist government foreign ministry said the United States has submitted Nelson Johnson as the American minister to China to succeed John V A MacMurray. Johnson is considered likely to be acceptable.
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Shanghai
Foreign Ministry
United States
Nelson Johnson
China
John V. A. MacMuarray
Johnson
Owens To Address Ray St Parent Teacher Meeting
The Ray Street School Parents Teachers Association will meet in the school auditorium Tuesday at 7 30 PM. H G Owens English professor at the high school will address the group on literature for children.
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Parent-Teachers Association of
Ray Street School
H. G. Owens
Bruce H Carraway To Broadcast Talk Tonight
Bruce H. Carraway will broadcast an address under the North Carolina American Legion from the Sheraton hotel crystal studio on WNBC tonight between 10 and 10 30. The program airs under the department auspices and covers Legion topics.
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Bruce H. Carraway
North Carolina Department of the American Legion
WNBC
Sheraton Hotel
Crystal Studio
New York Cotton Opens Steady Then Drops To Low For Season
Cotton opened steady in New York on November 11 as Liverpool cables and liquidation pulled prices down. The market fell to season’s new lows as buyers weakened and local selling rose while stock indexes softened. New Orleans and Chicago markets closed for Armistice Day. Liverpool decline blamed on hedging and liquidation.
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New York
Liverpool
New Orleans
Chicago
London
Manchester
Chinese Ex-Consul and Wife Convicted of Smuggling Opium
Ying Kao former San Francisco vice consul and his wife Susie Ying Kao were convicted in Nanking on opium smuggling charges. He received seven years in prison and a 3000 dollar fine, she four years and a 2500 dollar fine. They were ordered returned to China for trials after U.S. arrest last July amid an opium plot. At one point a death sentence was considered under Chinese law.
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Nanking
China
Ying Kao
San Francisco
Susie Ying Kao
United States
Junlius Named Foreign Minister Succeeding Stresemann
In Berlin acting foreign minister Professor Junlius was appointed to lead the foreign office today to succeed the late Dr. Gustav Stresemann. He previously served as economics minister under Chancellor Mueller.
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Berlin
Navy
Junlius
Gustav Stresemann
Mueller
Armistice Day Observed With Parade Address and Flying Show
Raleigh observed Armistice Day with a large parade an address by George K Freeman state American Legion commander a football game between NC State freshmen and Wake Forest College rats and a Curtiss Wright flying show at the flying field Fort Bragg units including part of the fifth field artillery participated in the parade citing the event and demonstrations of artillery use.
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Raleigh
George K. Freeman
American Legion
Charles N. Sheldon
Topeka
Kansas
Fort Bragg
Fifth Field Artillery
North Carolina State
Wake Forest College
Curtiss-Wright
Curtiss Flying Service
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Footra
New York Central
U. S
Dr. Stresemann
George Clark
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