Wake Forest Hosts Baptist Centennial Moral on Christian Education
Wake Forest College hosted the Baptist centennial convention as it moved from Raleigh to campus setting. Dr. Thurman D. Kitchin, new Wake Forest president, spoke on The Mission of Truth in the World, stressing freedom of the soul, education of the mind, and preservation of the body. He urged living by Christian spirit, organizing truth through schools, and cooperating with God to build bodies and minds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest
Baptist State Convention
Raleigh
Thurman D. Kitchin
Historical Commission
Baptists Foundation
Hugh C. Moore
Southern Baptist Convention
H. T. Stevens
M. A. Huggins
Kitchin
Kitchin Wich
Christ
Kingdom of God
Jesus
Bank cashier held as $40,000 shortage tied to holdup case
Robert Riley, cashier of the Bank of Efland, was jailed in Hillsboro as auditors probe a missing sum he admits could reach 40 thousand dollars. He claims no accomplices, while another confessed bandit, Winifred Riley, is jailed. Bruce Carpenter was killed during the November 1 robbery attempt.
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Hillsboro
Robert Riley
Bank of Efland
Riley
Winifred Riley
West Durham
Bruce Carpenter
Carl Forrest
Bond
State sues Gant and Aetna for about 100000 in pension case
Greensboro November 13 The state files a summary action against Mason W Gant former Guilford Superior Court clerk and Aetna Casualty and Surety company on bonds seeking about 100000 for sums abstracted and missupplied plus 12 percent interest to total 9340 principal. Notice to move for judgment set for November 25. Gant reportedly went to Florida for health reasons with wife.
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Greensboro
Mason W. Gant
Guilford Superior Court
Aetna Casualty and Surety Company
A. Wayland Cooke
Superior Court
J. F. Spruill
Lexington
Gant
Florida
Daily News
North Greene Street
Guilford Grand Jury Clears York in Election Case
Guilford grand jury finds no true bill against W L York High Pointer on charges from May 7 1929 municipal election. Grover Kerr registrar faces a true bill for registering Fern Allen while out of state. Further indictments expected in High Point election contest.
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Greensboro
Guilford
W. L. York
High Pointer
Iura
CllarReu
Wolis Acline
High Point
Doby Grubb
L. R. Ritchie
Kerr
Fern Allen
One Killed and Several Wounded in Havana Student Outbreak
A clash near Havana’s mayoral residence left one person dead and several wounded after police and students clashed. Nationalists and communists were among the students who gathered to demand action from Mayor Mariano Gomez, prompting police to fire into the air before gunfire erupted.
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Havana
Fwavana
Mariano Gomez
Senorita Mercedes Barbarrosa
Fran Marsal
Diario de la Mariana
Gomez
Cyclone Kills Hundreds in Kyauk-Pyu Burma Town
An Exchange Telegraph dispatch from Rangoon reports a cyclone that devastated Kyauk-Pyu on the west coast of lower Burma. All buildings were destroyed, trees uprooted, harbor vessels driven out to sea, and communications cut.
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London
Rangoon
Kyauk-Pyu
Lower Burma
Judge Retains Bill Collector On Jury To Protect Public
In Uniontown Pennsylvania a prominent lawyer and banker R W Playford 55 killed his three children Nancy 13 Margaret 10 and Pauline 9 and then shot himself His wife 45 was wounded probably fatally A maid Viola White found the scene and described the events before Playford’s body was discovered The killings occurred as the family faced poverty The article also notes jury exemption hearings in Pensacola Florida where a judge challenged a bill collector to serve on a jury to benefit the public.
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Uniontown
R. W. Playford
Playford
Viola White
Pensacola
Fla
W. B. Sheppard
Mary Garden Plans To Quit Opera For Mule Trek
Opera star Mary Garden intends to retire after two yearly contracts to explore Corsica on horseback and muleback. She has bought a home on the Mediterranean island and two gray mules costing 150 francs each. Her departure follows rumors of potential madness linked to business concerns of Fayette Title and Trust director Playford, though wealth remains.
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Los Angeles
Mary Garden
Miss Garden
Chicago
Capone Bans Grape Concentrates in Chicago
Fresno dispatch reports Al Capone, Chicago gangland leader, has announced a ban on grape concentrates made by the Fruit Industries Ltd of California. The edict threatens death to anyone who disobeys.
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Fresno
Cal
The
Fresno Bee
al (Scarface) Capone
Chicago
Fruit Industries, Ltd
California
Night watchman tied in early raid at plant
Two men overpowered Rhodes-Whitener Manufacturing night watchman in Taylorsville North Carolina tied him to a tree and robbed the office safe of about 100 dollars. The safe was blown open and no other part of the plant was disturbed.
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Taylorsville
N. C
Rhodes- Whitener
Here
Ben Thompson
Means Hired as Red Investigations Investigator
The New York World reports Gaston B. Means former Justice official and ex convict has worked over a year for the National Civic Federation as a communist investigator. Means says he cannot discuss the matter until testifying before the Fish committee on November 24. He reportedly earned up to 400 a week plus expenses.
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New York
New York World
Gaston B. Means
Department of Justice
National Civic Federation
Means
Fish Congressional Committee
the World
Charlotte Man Murders Wife and Cries for Help
Police report Sam Hamons of Charlotte beat his wife with a hammer and iron, then cut his throat and drank poison. Both were hospitalized in critical condition. An eight year old crippled son witnessed part of the incident and told police. Hamons worked at a local silk mill.
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Charlotte
Sam Hamons
Hamons
Confused Geneva Session on Disarmament Fails to Conclude
The disarmament commission in Geneva on November 13 struggled through a fractured session without resolving how to limit land and war material. Lord Cecil and Maxim Litvinoff clashed amid debate over a British resolution favoring information exchange and budgetary or enumerated limits, while the American delegation stayed silent.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Lord Cecil
Maxim Litvinoff
Commission
Lottery Bride at Broadhurst Stars MacDonald Joe Brown
Jeanette MacDonald Joe E Brown and Zasu Pitts lead The Lottery Bride at the Broadhurst for Thursday and Friday. Readers may find their name among classified ads for free tickets by calling in. If not found keep checking the ads for messages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeanette MacDonald
Joe. E. Brown
Zasu Pitts
Broadhurst
Two Americans Killed In Peruvian Labor Demonstrations
Lima Peru November 13 rioting in the Cerro De Pasco mining area left at least a dozen workers dead and several injured. A three car train carried refugees from Malpaso into Lima as martial law halted transport and a general strike shut down the city. Among the injured was Mrs Albert Diamant and several others named.
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Lima
Peru
Malpaso
John W. Chapman
Chicago
E. L. Tripary
Albert Diamant
Mr. Diamant
Kelley
Morger
Frederick Share Corporation
Whitly
General Workers’ Confederation
Cerro de Pasco
Junin
Post Office Site Estimates Under Treasury Review
F C Graham reported three selected sites for the new High Point post office. The locations and owners are kept secret to avoid speculation and political pressure. Site plans will be analyzed for demolition costs, excavation needs, and overall fit within projected construction funding.
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Washington
F. C. Graham
High Point Post Office
Supervising Architect of the Treasury
Graham
Treasury
Committee On
Army Navy Postseason Game Likely December 6
West Point Superintendent Major General William R. Smith announced a proposed December 6 postseason game against Navy to aid the unemployed, with both sides ready to settle eligibility issues. Navy officials said they are willing to play if a suitable date can be set, though no formal agreement exists yet.
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West Point
N. Y
Navy
New York
William R. Smith
Military Academy
Naval Academy
Smith
Army
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Annapolis
Donald Beary
Samuel S. Robinson
Salvation Army given seven upstairs rooms for transients
Relief quarters in Goldsboro transfer seven rooms above a 4a mercantile building to the Salvation Army for transient use by B. G Thompson. The action takes place on November 13 with reporting by the Associated Press.
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Goldsboro
Mercantile
Salvation Army
B. G Thompson
Prohibition Faces a 1932 Showdown in Politics
Washington November 13 1932 AP reporting a climactic moment for the liquor issue as wets and drys push for a presidential election or popular referendum on the 18th Amendment. Rumors surround Senator Fess Ohio and Republican leadership amid renewed calls to repeal or sustain prohibition.
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Washington
Prohibition
Congress
Law Enforcement Commission
Fess
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Two Die in Unusual Accidents Near Asheboro
In Asheboro area two deaths occurred within an hour. An 18 month old boy, Reavice Auman, was crushed under a back truck operated by Lewis Gallimore who thought the child was in the yard. Moments later Will Wright, 58, fell to death when a tree struck him while cutting logs. Both funeral services are planned Thursday at Center Grove Baptist Church in northern Montgomery County.
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Asheboro
Reavice Auman
Loy Auman
Lewis Gallimore
Gallimore
Will Wright
Wright
Center Grove
Landslide Tragedy Strikes Lyons Fires and Police Lost
In Lyons France a major landslide on Fourviere Hill killed between 60 and 100 people and trapped 19 firemen and 7 policemen in a second collapse. Former Premier Herriot supervised rescue as hospitals evacuated and army engineers were called to assist.
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Lyons
France
Hospital Des Chaxeaux
Fourviere
St. Jean
Herriot
Army
Grenoble
Lions
Law Holds Despite Clerical Error in North Carolina
North Carolina Supreme Court rules clerical errors in legislative amendments do not nullify laws when interpreting statutes. The decision involved Bryant and Gaston Sizemore convicted of hunting foxes out of season and affirms that the 1927 amendment did not repeal license requirements. The court also dismissed W B Ellis’s appeal seeking a sanity adjudication, noting his long illness and 25 years since an insanity ruling.
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Raleigh
North Carolina Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Bryant
Gaston Sizemore
Stokes County
Adams
W. B. Ellis
Davie
Ellis
Stack
Forsyth County
New York
Cuban Constitution Ordered Suspended
Havana DLA November 13 AP reports Dr Jesus M Barraque secretary of justice says President Machado will sign a decree suspending the constitution across the republic.
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Havana
Jesus M. Barraque
Machado
Republic
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Dr. Kitchin
Baptists
Bondsman
Ffiann Jachifa
Mitty
Grover Kerr
Vise
Burma
Fayette Title and Trust Company
National Bank of
Fayette County
Capone
Gaston
Charlotte Man
Joe Brown
Inspector Graham
Architectural Engineering Division
Dixie Queen
Janie Secrest
Monroe, N. C
North Carolina College For Women
Nicholas Butler
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