Senate probes Huey Long campaign funds in Louisiana
Senate investigators plan two more weeks of hearings in Louisiana into Huey P. Long's campaign money with bank officials summoned to testify. The probe targets cash transactions and Overton election funding as witnesses report missing votes and suspect ballot manipulation in New Orleans precincts.
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New Orleans
Senate
Huey P. Long
John H. Overton
Long
Seymour Weiss
Samuel T. Ansell
Weiss
Louisiana
Senator Overton
Overton
Hilda Phelps Hammond
Women’s Committee of
Mittee
Shirley Wimberly
Francis Williams
Tom Connally
D.tex
Honest Election League
Edwin Broussard
Broussard
League
W. H. Cobb
Seventh Ward
Election at Mines Begin Wednesday
The Associated Press wire reports mass labor elections at Captive mines in the Pennsylvania coal fields start midweek under labor board supervision. About 15 000 workers at 28 mines will vote on United Mines Workers leadership in what officials call the largest industrial election to date.
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Washington
NRA
Pennsylvania
Labor Board
Captive
United Mines Workers Union
Hugh 8. Johnson
Donald R. Richberg
Kenneth M. Simpson
Steel Code Authority
American vice consul Francis C. Jordan dies in Panama
AP reports Francis C. Jordan of Greensboro North Carolina served as vice consul at Colon Panama. The brief late news flash notes his death while serving in Panama with the American consular office.
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Francis C. Jordan
Greensboro
North Carolina
Olon
Panama
Soca
Anama
MOUZON SCOLDS REV BALDWIN IN CHURCH TRIBUNAL
A Western North Carolina Conference committee convicts Rev. A Baldwin of Winston-Salem of slandering Rev. W A Newell of Greensboro. Bishop Edin D Mouton issues a public reprimand, Baldwin’s church status unaffected. Newell presiding elder of Greensboro district. The trial drew emotional scenes with tears in the room.
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Moun
Newell
Greensboro
Baldwin
Grace Ethodist
Winstonlem
Mouton
H. B. Trimble
Emuniversity
H. C. Byrum
G. W. Fink
C. Dryman
R. E. Hunt
E. Harrison
N. C. Williams
J. H. Est
Paul Hardin, Jr
Seymour Plor
R. G. Tuttle
J. M. Barr
A. C. Swafford
The
Inference
Moulin
Brother Baldwin
Four Injured In Montlieu Wreck After Collision
Four people were injured when a car driven by Bill Loggins collided with a vehicle driven by John Coleman on Montlieu avenue near Five Points early this morning. Coleman and his wife, plus Spencer Morgan, were hurt but not seriously. Curtis Armstrong was treated for cuts after being confined to a jail cell. G. L. Mark was jailed for drunkenness after a knife assault on Armstrong. Ambulances rushed four injured to Burrus Memorial Hospital.
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Bill Loggins
Netary Oil Company
Burrus Memorial
Montlieu Avenue
Five Points
John Coleman
Coleman
Spencer Morgan
Teensboro
Yow
Sechrest
Curtis Amstrong
G. L. Mark
Armstrong
Mark
Roosevelt Talks Peace Pact At Georgia Rally
President Roosevelt told a Savannah crowd that the American Russian understanding aims at world peace and the peaceful purpose of civilization. He defended gold control, recalled 1776 as a parallel, and said the United States would push its monetary policy while continuing a cross state drive with Governor Talmadge.
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Don J. Kirkley
Associated Press
Washington, Navy
Roosevelt
Savannah
Georgia
Chamber of Commerce of the
United States
Russia
Washingtons
Adamses
Bullocks
Warm Springs
James Roosevelt, Sr
Talmadge
Washington
America
Lanier Case Set for Monday in Wilkesboro Court
John Lanier a 35 year old unemployed textile worker accused of extorting 10000 dollars from R J Reynolds Jr heir to a tobacco fortune under threat of kidnapping Mrs Reynolds will be called in United States district court at Wilkesboro next Monday William H Bowyer Lanier's attorney said he would plead guilty Lanier was arrested after officers planted a dummy package at a drop spot for the notes demanding the money
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Winston-Salem
Navy
John Lanier
R. J. Reynolds, Jr
Reynolds
United States District Court
Wilkesboro
William H. Bowyer
Lanier
Swaney Loses Tax Collector Race in Uniontown
Ewing Swaney of Georges township, a Republican, is beaten by his wife Margaret Swaney a Democrat for tax collector. To celebrate Ma s victory Swaney must buy fixings for an ox roast with two oxen and himself to be roasted. The piece notes a cynical view of politics and national conditions.
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Uniontown
Ewing Swaney
Georges Township
Margaret
Ma) Swaney
Swaney
Forest Fire Threatens Jackson County Estates
A Jackson County forest fire scorched 16 000 acres harming four homes near Fairfield estate and endangering the forestry experiment station. With the Tuckasegee River near-dry, water shortages hindered efforts as state workers and county commissioners directed a large firefighting effort. Aid may come from a civilian conservation corps camp in Swain County if flames persist.
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Sylva
Jackson County
R. G. Lackey
Tuckasegee
North Carolina
Macon
Transylvania
Graham
Haywood
Canton
Fairfield Estate
Fairfield Inn
Log Cabin Association
Civilian Conservation Corps
Swain
Resuscitation of Arms Conference Is Sought
In Geneva the French and British foreign ministers work to revive the disarmament talks after Germany's withdrawal. France fears concessions to Germany while Britain may push for renewed talks without altering Paris Geneva accords. Italy remains aloof and the League of Nations appears deemed sterile by officials.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Germany
Italy
John Simon
Joseph Paul Boncour
France
Arthur Henderson
M. Paul- Boncour
Paul Bonecour
Sir John
Great Britain
Paris
League of Nations
League
State Supreme Court Seeks to Untangle Reynolds Estate
The North Carolina Supreme Court reviews the tangled Smith Reynolds estate amid a $20 million fortune. Disputes center on probate in New York, rights of his widow and two children, and how trust funds cross state lines. Possible settlements aim to place the two children near parity and fund a memorial charity.
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State Supreme Court
Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Smith Reynolds
Raleigh
Anne Cannon
Kannapolis
New York
Libby Holman Reynolds
Trade Pacts Next Job Of Recognition
Washington reports that recognition is treated as an accomplished fact as Russo American talks resume with trade issues at the forefront. Litvinoff hosts a luncheon for State Department officials including William C Bullitt who will lead future discussions. no talks are scheduled before Monday. Morgenthau and Reconstruction officials may join in talks. credit tariffs dumping and gold rulings are central trade concerns amid hopes for long term credits.
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Moscow
William C. Bullitt
Russia
Soviet Russia
Roosevelt
Maxim Litvinoff
Washington
Valerian Ivanovitch Mezhlauk
State Planning Commission
G. L Sokolnikoff
Commissariat of Foreign Affair
State Department
Litvinoff
Bullitt
Soviet Union
Henry Morgenthau, Jr
the Treasury
Reconstruction Corporation
United States
Bui
Smith W. Brookhart
Farm Adjustment Administration
Peter Bogdanov
Amtorg Corporation
New York
Congress
Reed
Tobacco sales total over four million pounds in Winston-Salem week
Tobacco sales in Winston-Salem for the week reached 4,235,048 pounds with an average price of 17.91 dollars per hundred. Year to date season totals stand at 20,854,844 pounds with an average price of 16.64 dollars per hundred.
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Winston-Salem
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Thomases
Senatorial Committee
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Mouzon
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Montlieu
Wilkesboro Court
Britain
Here
Libby Holman
Albert Walker
Cluded
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