Graham Inaugurated As UNC President At Kenan Stadium
Frank Porter Graham was inaugurated as the 11th president of the University of North Carolina in Kenan Memorial Stadium Chapel Hill. Thousands attended as Governor Gardner presided and Associate Justice Adams swore him in. Graham pledged to make UNC a stronghold of learning and liberty on Armistice Day. Attendees came from across the United States and Canada with international academic greetings.
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W. Joynes M'Farlan
Associated Press
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Frank Porter Graham
America
Fayetteville
North Carolina
W. J. Adams
State Supreme Court
Kenan Memorial Stadium
United States
Canada
Association of American Universities and Learned Societies of America
John Cunningham McLennan
University of Toronto
Graham
Haywood Parker
Asheville
Board of Trustees
Gardner
Armistice Day Message From The American Legion Leader
Henry L. Stevens Jr national commander delivers a commemoration to the American people on Armistice Day praising the Legion for upholding its ideals. He notes the group’s faith to disabled veterans and to the nation and credits the organization with faithful service since its inception.
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Associated Press
The
American Legion
Henry L. Stevens, JR
Eee
Nations Seek Good Will Amid War Talk at Arlington
President Hoover and Mrs. Hoover visited the tomb of America’s Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery with War and Navy secretaries Hurley and Adams. A wreath was laid as 21 guns echoed, and Marines, sailors, and soldiers saluted during a brief ceremony marking unity and reverence amid global tensions.
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Washington
America
Hoover
Navy
Hurley
Adams
Arlington
American Legion
Henry L. Stevens
Warsaw
N. C
Boy Scouts
Disclaim Belief In Sanity of War Vet Salisbury Murderer
Salisbury officials refuse to accept that Scott Winders, who killed Sheriff W. Locke McKenzie, is sane for trial. A Raleigh hospital doctor reports Winders has recovered his mind, while local authorities urge Governor and Attorney General not to bring him back for trial. Winders allegedly threatened to shoot up the veterans bureau in Charlotte when blocked from an automobile by McKenzie.
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Salisbury
Rowan County
Scott Winders
W. Locke McKenzie
Winders
Albert Anderson
State Ospital
Raleigh
MecKenzie
Charlotte
Veterans Bureau
Grist Denounces Politics in Armistice Day Address
Frank D. Grist state labor commissioner and World War veteran announced his candidacy for the U S senate at a Clayton Armistice Day event. He blasted government stagnation and political maneuvering while praising the American Legion and urging for lasting world peace.
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Clayton
Frank D. Grist
United States Senate
United States
North Carolina
Grist
American Legion
Dawes to Represent U S at League of Nations Council
Ambassador to Great Britain Charles G. Dawes will represent the United States at the League of Nations council in Paris on November 16. The council will discuss the Manchurian crisis between Japan and China, with Prentiss Gilbert having served as U S representative at the prior meeting as observer regarding the Paris pact.
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Washington
Charles G. Dawes
Great Britain
United States
League of Nations Council
Paris
Japan
China
Prentiss Gilbert
Geneva
League Council
Third Party Threats Rise As Liberal Roosevelt Faces Toss
Senate independents push into the 1932 race with warnings to the Democratic Party to nominate Franklin Roosevelt or another liberal. Wheeler accuses “Eastern bosses” and a power group of thwarting Roosevelt, while Western Republicans signal unrest with calls to repudiate Hoover policy and party leaders.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Senate
Wheeler
Montana
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Roosevelt
Power Trust
Johnson
California
Hoover
League of Nations
Norris
Nebraska
Alfred PB. Smith
Senator Borah
Idaho
Major Sprague Silver Buried With Military Honors
Military honors will be accorded Maj. Sprague Silver at his funeral in Raleigh today at Christchurch Church at 3 p.m. He led the state motor vehicle bureau for years and recently became secretary of the North Carolina Truck Owners Association. He earned the Distinguished Service Cross in France and commanded the Raleigh National Guard unit. he was active in American Legion affairs.
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Raleigh
Sprague Silver
State
Thristchurch
North Carolina Truck Owners Association
France
Raleigh National Guard
American Legion
Five Die In Brooklyn Frame House Fire Tragedy
Five residents died and others were injured when a fast spreading fire trapped 50 people in a frame building in Brooklyn New York. The victims include Esther Chudow 36 Natalie Chudow 3 Lawrence Chudow 13 months Lena Webb 35 and Ethel Webb 4 months.
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New York
Brooklyn
Esther Chudow
Natalie Chudow
Lawrence Chudow
Lena Webb
Ethel Webb
Armistice Anniversary Rekindles Old Memories Across Nation
Washington observances recall the 1918 Armistice as veterans and families search for A E F uniforms and reflect on the quiet that followed 1,567 bloody days. President Wilson and General Pershing figure in commemorations, with Hoover and Legion leaders also recalled.
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Sam Bledsoe
Washington
Wilson
John J. Pershing
Mr. Hoover
Arlington
Armistice Day Reports Vary In Manchuria War Move Toward Battle
On Armistice Day Chinese forces led by Gen Ma Chan Shan moved south toward Japanese positions near the Monni river in Manchuria. Gen Chang Hai Peng with 6,000 troops reportedly threatened Tsitsihar, while Japan reinforced the Monni bridge and sought to limit Chinese influence, amid a lull in fighting and a new provincial government under Japanese influence.
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Mukden
Manchuria
Monni River
Ma Chan-Shan
Chang Hai-Peng
Anganchi
Tsitsihar
Japan
Teitsihar
Moscow
Ma Chan- Shan
Russia
China
Tashin
Monni Bridge
Monni
General Pledges Cease of Hostilities in Manchuria
In Tokyo on November 11, reports from a Manchurian general Ma Chan-Shan said he pledged himself to stop all warlike actions. The promise, though no formal war declaration exists between Japanese and Chinese forces, was viewed as a hopeful sign for a lasting peace in the crisis area of Manchuria.
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Ytokio
Manchuria
Ma Chan-Shan
Film Star Marjorie Rambeau Weds Tar Heel Man
Asheville report on the Arizona wedding of film star Marjorie Rambeau to Francis A. Gudger a retired businessman from Asheville and Florida. The couple had a long romance with Rambeau once Gudger’s sweetheart before they parted, Gudger later remarried. his wife died in a car accident two years ago. Gudger, a native of Asheville, is from a prominent local family and spends summers in the area.
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Marjorie Rambeau
Asheville
Yuma
Ariz
Francis A. Gudger
Florida
Miss Rambeau
Mr. Gudger
Gudger
New York
Foreign Troops Guard Foreigners as Rebel Warfare Rages
French and British troops set trenches around their concessions in Tientsin to protect foreign interests as fighting resumed. Chinese forces captured plainclothes raiders and displayed heads, while tensions rose near the Japanese concession and a police station fell to rebels with Japanese flags raised in protest.
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Laoshinkai
Peanut Vendor Demand Signals Strong Baseball Season
Washington reports a large peanut crop totaling 1,001,000,000 pounds as prospects rise for a robust next year in baseball and circus circuits.
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Washington
Guards Told to Be Civil at Sing Sing
OSSINING N Y Warden Lewis B Lawes orders guards at Sing Sing to be civil never shout and treat even the worst inmate with courtesy He adds that if attacked they should respond so roughly the inmate will require hospital attention
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Ossining
N. Y
Sing Sing
Lewis B. Lawes
Bird's Electrocution Darkens Winnipeg Neighborhood
A large hawk disrupted power lines in Winnipeg for four minutes before being electrocuted, casting a shadow over part of the city as the incident knocked out electricity briefly.
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Winnipeg
Europe Observes Armistice Day in Varied Ceremonies
Armistice Day across Europe resumes solemn ritual as crowds in London Paris and Brussels remember the fallen from the Great War. King George rests indoors while the Prince of Wales and Queen Mary attend the Cenotaph ceremonies.
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London
Europe
Paris
Brussels
George
Prince of Wales
Whitehall
Queen Mary
Duke of Gloucester
Thames
Tipperary
Paul Doumer
France
Triumph
National Republican Guard
Gouraud
Divorced Wife Sues Ex Husband for Breach of Promise
Mrs Olive Anne Hall sues Harrie Lee Halli Jr for 100000 in breach of promise after claiming he proposed in 1928 and married another woman later that year. He heads Chicago Case Manufacturing. Judge David will rule if she may recover while alimony continues.
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Chicago
Olive Anne Hall
Harrie Lee Halli, Jr
Chicago Case Manufacturing Company
Hall
Joseph B. David
Dreiser Indicted In Kentucky Case Faces Legal Battle
Theodore Dreiser, noted novelist, is indicted by a Bell county grand jury for alleged misconduct with a woman companion, Marie Pergain named in Pineville hotel incident. Dreiser, en route to New York, secluded himself in a Norfolk hotel to avoid reporters after arrival.
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Norfolk
Navy
Theodore Dreiser
Bell County
New York
Dreiser
Kentucky
Pineville
Marie Pergain
Charles R
Adelaide George Walker
B. C. Jones
Harlan County
Post and Gatty Plan Southern Tour of North Carolina Cities
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, famed round the world aviators, are to visit ten North Carolina cities on a southern tour starting in Norfolk on November 23. Managed by L. J. Sauerborn, the itinerary includes Winston-Salem, Salisbury, Goldsboro, Wilmington, Lamberton, North Wilkesboro, Rockingham, Ceara, Columbia and Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Round-The-Worldlers
Carolina
Norfolk
L. J. Sauerborn
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Goldsboro
Wilmington
Lamberton
North Wilkesboro
Rockingham
Ceara
Columbia
Charies
Tom
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