Smoot Pushes Post Office Expansion Amid Tax Cut Debate
Senate Public Buildings chief Senator Smoot proposed changing law to allow post office construction in smaller towns with $3,000 annual receipts, aiming to build about 10,000 structures. Hoover and leaders plan $60 million loan to drought farmers and $100 million more for public works, seeking to finish agenda in three months.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Senate
Muscle Shoals
Alabama
Smoot
Utah
Public Buildings Commission
Treasury
Commission rejects repeal plans on Prohibition era
Hoover law enforcement commission decides against repealing the Eighteenth Amendment and moves toward final report. Meanwhile the cost of adding 500 enforcement officers is being studied for the house appropriations committee as Burns questions enforcement zeal. Representatives plan statements and opinions before reconvening November 24 and final report. The panel weighs enforcement attitudes nationwide.
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Appropriations Committee
Washington
Hoover
Law Enforcement Commission
House Appropriations Committee
Prohibition
Amos W. W. Woodcock
Mitchell
Burns
Tennessee
Congress
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Representative Burns
Coast Guard Nets Two Boats Carrying Liquor Seizures
Coast Guard crews halted two vessels the High Stranz and Patricia off Block Island and Gravesend Bay. Three men were arrested aboard the High Stranz. 400 cases of liquor seized. The Patricia carried 500 cases and three were arrested. Ashore, 120000 dollars of liquor found in two warehouses. sixteen arrested. Authorities hunt about fifty more as they target a new radio operated rum syndicate directing cargoes to shore stations and warehouses.
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Patricia
Brooklyn
Gravesend Bay
Coast Guard
Winter Lays Mantle On Western U S
King winter spread ermine over western hills while J Pluvius showers rain along the coast. Alaska to Lower California saw coastal rain and high winds forecast. Snow and low temps reached mountains but no distress reported. Six missing fliers in British Columbia delaying search as wind and snow grounded seven planes at Prince Rupert.
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Francisco
King Winter
J. Pluvius
Alaska
California
British Columbia
Prince Rupert
Colgate Accepts NYU Benefit Football Invite
Colgate University agreed to play New York University in a December 6 football game in Syracuse for the unemployed relief benefit. The charity clash aims to raise funds for workers facing joblessness.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Colgate University
New York University
Football Scores Across Universities This Saturday
High Point 13 Appalachian 7. Duke 18 State 0. Alabama 33 L S U 0. Yale 10 Princeton 7. Drake 7 Notre Dame 28. Florida 27 Clemson 0. Pennsylvania 34 Ga Tech 0. South Carolina 114 Sewanee 0. Catawba 18 Guilford 0. Georgia 0. Virginia 21 W and L 7. Other scores on sports page.
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Davidson
Carolina
Duke
State
Georgia
Tulane
Alabama
Catawba
Guilford
Yale
Princeton
Drake
Notre Dame
Florida
Clemson
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Ga. Tech
South Carolina
Sewanee
Shortage Ties Bank of Tennessee Assets to Disappearances
Nashville and Knoxville banks faced a securities deficit after the Bank of Tennessee failed. Attorney General J D Smith reported about 2.84 million dollars in securities deposited by the bank were not found among assets at the time of receivership. Cash on hand was dissipated, and state funds totaling over 5.7 million were on deposit in closed institutions. Officials pursue recovery and potential allocation of Caldwell & Company assets to cover bank liabilities. A 5 million dollar credit offer from Chemical Bank & Trust was considered if needed.
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Nashville
Tenn
J. D. Smith
Bank of Tennessee
Superintendent of Banks
Smith
Liberty Bank & Trust Company
Holston Union National Bank of
Knoxville
State Superintendent of Banks
Caldwell & Company
Chemical Bank & Trust Company of New York
State of Tennessee
Motor Vehicle Department
Palmer Dies Suddenly at 69 in Columbus
Dr Samuel S Palmer 69 moderator of the Presbyterian General Assembly in 1920 died suddenly at his Columbus home He was pastor emeritus of Broad Street Presbyterian Church and for many years chairman of the National Board of Home Missions
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Columbus
Ohio
Samuel S. Palmer
Presbyterian General Assembly
Broad Street Presbyterian Church
National Board of Home Missions
Defeat Appears For Amendments In North Carolina Vote
News and Observer tally of 63 of 100 counties shows all three constitutional amendments leading to defeat. Veterans' bonds of 2 million favor voters while supreme court solvitorial and tax classification amendments lose by wide margins. Buncombe County provides largest margins for all measures.
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Raleigh
News and Observer
Veterans’ Loan
James A. Hartness
Buncombe County
Bank firm sale inks deal in Western North Carolina
The Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company of Black Mountain has been sold to a group of Asheville and Black Mountain businessmen. The historic bank, among the oldest in Western North Carolina, was announced as sold in Asheville.
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Asheville
Commonwealth Bank and Trust Company of
Black Mountain
North Carolina
Four Corner Race For Speakership Sees Connor’s Possible Entry
In Raleigh on November 15 observers doubt any candidate has secured a firm majority in the four corner fight for the 1931 House speakership. H G Tobe Connor of Wilson may enter, aiming to draw votes on later ballots while Willis Smith Sutton and O B Moss hold pledged counts. Connor has been quietly courting assembly members with letters signaling his interest.
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Willis Smith
Raleigh
Wake County
Fred TI. Sutton
Kinston
Lenoir County
O. B. Moss
Spring Hope
Nash County
Smith
Sutton
Moss
Connor
Asheville Teacher Sues For 20000 Damages After Collision
Miss Corrie Lazarus, a Atlanta school teacher, sues Blue Ridge Grocery Co. of Asheville in Buncombe county court for 20000 dollars claiming serious injuries from an automobile crash on July 5. She was a passenger in a car driven by Mrs. Gertrude Moody when it collided with a Blue Ridge truck driven by C. G. Clemmons on an Asheville street.
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Asheville
Corrie Lazarus
Atlanta
Buncombe County
Blue Ridge Grocery Company
Louise J. Taft
Colusa
Calif
Elizabeth Perkins
Ann Arbor
Mich
White House
Red Activity Among Southern Negroes Described In Probe
ATLANTA Nov 15 The House committee chaired by Representative Fish heard three southern industrial centers briefing on communist activity among negroes. Miller an Atlanta resident and former communist organizer from Charlotte NC testified that the condition of negroes is miserable and religion may be set aside as they seek improvement by joining any group.
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Probe
Atlanta
Representative Fish
New York
House Committee
Fish
R. C. Miller
Charlotte
N. C
Miller
Charlotte Lad In Serious State After Holdup Attempt
Charlotte, Nov 15. John Spring Myers 14 son of Mr and Mrs R A Myers was seriously wounded late tonight by bullets believed fired in an attempted hold up by three negroes as he returned from a boy scout meeting carrying his rifle. He was taken to a hospital after saying hold up and the attackers fled in an automobile.
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Charlotte
John Spring Myers
R. A. Myers
Young Myers
Myers Park
Queens College
William H. Frazier
Myers
Girl Sentenced For Refusing To Testify Against Father
A 14 year old girl was jailed three months after holding in contempt for refusing to testify against her father George Dagenhart a Catawba county farmer charged with a revolting crime. Judge Thomas Shaw ordered the sentence and the father remained under bond with an additional 500 dollars required to guarantee grand jury appearance.
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George Dagenhart
Catawba County
Thomas Shaw
Dagenhart
Temperance Union Plans Nationwide Prohibition Drive
The Women's Christian Temperance Union approved a national education campaign backed by a $16 million advertising push to promote prohibition. It will include regional conferences and school based programs to win youth support and sustain a worldwide week of prayer for temperance.
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Houston
Tex
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Ella A. Boole
Mrs Herbert Hoover Heads To Washington From Asheville
Mrs Herbert Hoover departed Asheville this afternoon bound for Washington where she is expected to arrive Sunday morning The first lady spent two days at Blue Briar Cottage on Sunset Mountain where her son Herbert Hoover Jr recovers from illness She reportedly plans a Hoover family Christmas reunion at Blue Briar Cottage with the president and family during the holidays
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Asheville
Herbert Hoover
Washington
Blue Briar Cottage
Sunset Mountain
Herbert Hoover, Jr
Hoover
Planes to Bomb Wild Horses in Northwest States
Report states that wild horses in Oregon Montana and Colorado are spreading a fatal disease to domestic horses. Authorities plan aerial bombing of the herds to reduce numbers and curb the menace posed by the large wild horse populations.
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Portland
Ore
Oregon
Montana
Colorado
Premier Hamaguchi Wounded In Japan Shooting
Tokyo reports say Prime Minister Hamaguchi remained gravely injured after a youth fired at him at the Central station. Doctors described intestines pierced by a bullet, multiple transfusions given, and peritonitis risk. Foreign Minister Shidehara acts as premier during his incapacity.
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Tokyo
Hamaguchi
Central Railroad
Shidehara
Havana Under Martial Law Faces Demonstrator Attack
Martial law remains in effect in Havana as soldiers patrol the capital and police assist. An armed patrol is attacked by a belligerent crowd at a downtown cafe injuring the commander. three men are arrested. The guard is rotated every two hours and constitutional guarantees are suspended with strict censorship on cables and radio.
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Havana
Machado
Santiago de Cuba
Thirty Percent Cut In Tobacco Freight Rates Sought
Norfolk Va November 15 reduction of about thirty percent in tobacco freight rates from eastern North Carolina to Norfolk will be implemented on the Norfolk Southern and Atlantic Coast Line railroads once given approval by the Interstate Commerce Commission. Traffic manager J F Dalton said competition with trucks necessitates the move, noting about 200 million pounds of tobacco are shipped yearly to the Norfolk port for export, with railroads handling a large share.
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Norfolk
North Carolina
Norfolk Southern
Atlantic Coast Line
Interstate Commerce Commission
J. F. Dalton
Norfolk Southern Railroad
Carolina
DO-X Poised For Flight To Lisbon On Trip To U S
In Bordeaux France the seaplane DO-X rests in the Gironde estuary preparing to depart Tuesday for Lisbon as part of its journey toward New York. It traveled from St Martin Due Re after a night there following a flight from Calshot England. The crew will come ashore as guests of the city after a night aboard their flying hotel.
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Bordeaux
France
Zironde
Lisbon
New York
St. Martin Due Re
Calshot
England
Young Man Killed In Auto Collision Near Charlotte
Raymond Brown about 25 was killed and his companion L B Barrier about the same age was critically injured in an automobile collision on the Salisbury road near Newell. Their car struck a truck owned by a local wholesale grocery firm. Brown believed to be from Rockwell Barrier from Mount Pleasant. Truck driver P H Young a negro was detained but no charges were filed.
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Charlotte
Raymond Brown
L. B. Barrier
Salisbury Road
Newell
Brown
Rockwell
Barrer
Mount Pleasant
P. H. Young
Jennings Convicted as Accessory in Slaying of Hodge
In Sumter South Carolina on November 15 a jury found Frank Jennings guilty as an accessory in the slaying of Ezra Hodge a farmer. The verdict carried a mercy recommendation and sentencing is set for next week after a potential appeal motion. The state says Jennings paid Caesar Cockerill to kill Hodge over Hodge reporting Jennings still operation to officers. Cockerill the chief witness faces later murder charges.
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Sumter
S. C
General Sessions
Frank Jennings
Ezra Hodge
Jennings
Caesar Cockerill
Élayer
Hodge
Cockerill
Nancy Carroll Stars in Here In Laughter
Enterprise readers finding their names on the Classified page may see Nancy Carroll in the new ultra modern drama Laughter with Fredric March as a guest of the paper. The page also carries timely notices from persons and firms who buy sell and lease commodities and services.
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Nancy Carroll
Fredric March
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Gotham
Dixie Textile Workers
Dan River
Danville
Commission
Hoover Law _ Enforcement Commission
Yugo Hamaguchi
Japan
Tokio
New “Rum Syndicate
U. S
High Point
Appalachian
Tennesse Bank
Veterans’ Loan Fund
Black Mountain Bank and Trust Co
Mar’m
Charlotte Lad
Seek Alliance OF Youth
Alonzo E. Wilson
American Business Men’s Prohibition Foundation of
Chicago
Do-X
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