Connally under fire as uproar erupts at Overton inquiry
New Orleans session of the Senate committee investigating Senator John H. Overton erupted in chaos when Chairman Tom Connally quoted critics as cowards of Louisiana. Protesters demanded explanations, and police attempted to restore order as Burt Henry and Mrs. Hilda Phelps Hammond criticized the process.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Senate
John H. Overton
Tom Connally
D-Tex
Louisiana
Burt Henry
Honest Election League
Connally
Hilda Phelps Hammond
Women's Committee of
Senator Overton
Huey P. Long
Senate Committee
John B. Holland
Holland
Hopkins Suggests Relief Funds Turned Into Wages
Hopkins urged converting both state and federal relief funds into wages for work rather than direct grants. He said about 4 million men could be put to work next month using a $400 million allocation, with Ickes and Roosevelt involved in upcoming briefings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hopkins
Washington
Harry L. Hopkins
Mayflower
Ickes
White House
Roosevelt
Joseph Hyde Pratt
Chapel Hill
Harry Shaver
Winston-Salem
Federal Emergency Relief Administration
Local Security National Bank Opens in High Point
The High Point branch of Security National Bank opens with deposits welcomed by James Poole vice president in charge. N S Calhoun of Greensboro visits, while John Biggs oversees liquidation from the former Commercial Journal Bank site. Banking hours start 9 am to 2 pm weekdays and 12 pm Saturdays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
City National Bank
National Bank
Commercial Jonal Bank
Serity National Bank
John Biggs
Comreial National Bank
Freed and Girl Arrested After She Altered Story
In Greensboro area reports Clyde Everhart case, his daughter initially testified to rape then recanted. The girl was jailed and the father released as welfare and preliminary hearings proceeded. Other local cases include Leland Stanford acquitted of a bad check and G R Pruitt convicted for assault with intent to kill with two year sentence and a fine. Dewey Underwood found guilty of carnal knowledge of a female under 16.
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Reensboro
Clyde Everhart
Point Welfare Department
Ch Point
Leland Stanford
High T
N. H. Silver Company
G. R. Pruitt
High Point
Dewey Underwood
Repeal Candidate Offers Voters Reward in Linville Area
Morganton reports an aid campaign by Clifton W. Pearson who claimed to be a reform candidate in state elections. He says he will reward two voters with 50 pounds of egg mash or fertilizer if they come forward to reveal themselves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Morganton
Ifton W. Pearson
Linville
Snoky Creek
Tuberculosis Breakthrough Foreseen by International Authority
Beverly Hills reports an international authority on tuberculosis claims a breakthrough is near. The writer muses on how such a cure would outstrip wars, disarmament, and wealth, suggesting medical science may suddenly target powerful financiers and leaders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beverly Hills
Calif
Grand Jury Seeks Relief for Crowded High Point Jail
Greensboro report by Guilford county grand jury faults High Point municipal jail for overcrowding and lack of beds and calls for immediate action. Swether room at Sandy Ridge prison camp also recommended. Greensboro city praised for overall condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford County Grand Jury
Superior Court
C. A. Boren, Jr
Sandy Ridge
Greensboro City
Red Cross Roll Call Reports Due Tonight
Two day intensive canvass by 300 volunteers yields strong enrollment as reports to be rendered at Wesley Memorial church basement at 7 30. W F Pleming chair says campaign may extend through week to reach all industries and push the city over the top.
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Red Cross
Wesley Memorial Church
W. F. Pleming
RFC Fixes Price of Gold Below Level of Foreign Marts
The RFC set the domestic price for newly mined gold at $33.56, below London quotations of $34.03 and higher. The same price as yesterday. The dollar rose in London, opening at $5.27 1 2 and dropping to $5.37 1 2 as the world price was computed from the opening rate.
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RFC
Washington
London
Vanderbilt heir killed in auto wreck near Kidegland
William K. Vanderbilt the third aged 27 died when his car tried to pass an orange truck on a curve and overturned. Two others, Erskine Gwynne and a man named Duffy, were injured as the car crashed on the route from Miami to New York.
Cap Huff Named Sanitary Inspector in Spirey Appointment
Captain John Huff, United States Army retiree, named by City Manager E M Knox to replace W L Sprye as sanitary inspector. Sprye resigns to return to textile plant superintendency at Randleman after six months in the post. Huff, 25 years in the hospital corps, is a 11 year city resident and has worked in insurance adjusting.
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John Huff
United States Army
E. M. Knox
W. L. Sprye
Randleman
Sprye
Claude Hussey
Huff
Hospital Corps of the Army
Knox
Soviets Study U S Demands
Washington reports Moscow deliberations over proposed understandings sought by President Roosevelt before formal recognition. Officials cite possible delay due to awaiting home instructions and underline Russia’s firm policy against prerecognition agreements while seeking liberty of worship and other rights for nationals.
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Washington
Moscow
Roosevelt
Maxim Litvinoff
Russia
Mail truck robbery in Charlotte headline text
Four bandits used two cars to block a United States mail truck in Charlotte and fired a machine gun to deter pursuit. They stole mail pouches and fled west toward Wilkinson Boulevard, with investigators unsure of the loot's contents or value. L. Koontz, a Lexington clerk, accompanied driver Tink Honeycutt and described the gunfire and rapid escape. Police issued broad alerts as postoffice and bank officials awaited the contents’ determination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
United States
L. Koontz
Lexington
Tink Honeycutt
Focal Post Office
Koontz
Wilkinson Boulevard
Post Office
New York Democrats Again Talk Peace After White House Meeting
President Roosevelt hosted Alfred E. Smith and John J. Raskob at the White House for tea and discussed a possible NY Democratic alliance. Roosevelt appointed James J. Hoey as New York internal revenue collector, a move seen as an Olive Branch amid Tammany tensions. Smith called the visit pleasant as Curry departed for New York.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
White House
New York
Executive Mansion
Smith
John J. Raskob
James J. Hoey
Internal Revenue
Hoey
Tammany Hall
Joseph V. McKee
Tammany
John F. Curry
Prisoner Milton Coffee Killed by Falling Tree
A tree fell while prisoners cleared land near the Cap Polk prison farm killing Milton Coffee a 23 year old Black inmate. The incident occurred near Raleigh on November 15.
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Raleigh
Cap Polk
Milton Coffee
State board to canvass repeal vote returns
The state board of elections will meet in Raleigh on Saturday to canvass the returns of the November 7 repeal election in the state.
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State Board
Raleigh
State Board of Elections
North Carolina Annual Conference Opens Under Rev R M Andrews
Dr R M Andrews of High Point re-elected president amid history's largest majority as 106th session of the North Carolina Annual Conference of the Methodist Protestant Church opens in Thomasville. Other officers include Dr C W Bates as secretary and Rev C B Way as statistician. treasurer election deferred.
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R. M. Andrews
High Point
C. W. Bates
Greensboro
C. B. Way
Tobaccoville
J. L. Trollinger
Brown Summitt
W. F. Redding, Jr
Asheboro
Thomasville
North Carolina
Roy I Farmer
M. P. Church of High Point
Eccles
I Jno
NRA
CCC
Christ
Community Methodist Protestant Church
C. J. Edwards
Geo. R. Brown
D. D
Reidsville
A. G. Dixon
L. W
Gerringer
Henderson
R. C. Stubbins
Troxler
Lexington
N. C
NRA Board Refused Hearing Provokes Textile Union Charges
Greenville leader J L Sowers accuses the state industrial board of blocking hearings on unionization charges against textile mills. He says affidavits prove workers were discharged and seeks a formal hearing for specific cases. SC Manufacturers officials deny discrimination and note few complaints.
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Greenville
8. C
J. L. Sowers
Greenville Trades and Labor Council
State Industrial Board
NRA
Sowers
B. E. Geer
National Industrial Relations Commission
Geer
Roosevelt
Johnson
Perkins
Mills
H. H. Willis
National Recovery
S. M. Beattie
South Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association
T. M. Marchant
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Graniteville
South Carolina Industrial Board
NIRA
Willis
Greenville County
Morgenthau Takes Over Department Amid Woodin Absence
President Roosevelt appoints Henry Morgenthau Jr. acting secretary of the treasury as Woodin takes a complete leave of absence for throat illness. Undersecretary Dean Acheson resigns. Morgenthau previously led Farm Credit Administration and aided monetary policy discussions. Woodin cites health and rest.
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Dean Acheson
Woodin
Washington
Roosevelt
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
the Treasury
Morgenthau
Geveral
Treasury
William H. Woodin
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Erie
House
Ocal Security National Bank
Jimes W. Poole
Wesley Memorial Church Base
W. K. Vanderbilt
Corps of Army—Sprye
U.S
N.Y
al Smith
Farmer
Andrews
N.R.A
Farm Credit Administration
Reconstruction Corporation
Acheson
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