Last Of Escaped Kidnappers Caught In Syracuse Shanty
Percy Geary leader of the Connell kidnapping gang was seized in a Syracuse parking lot shanty. John Oley and Harold Crowley were recaptured in a Syracuse rooming house after a tip from a janitor. They were taken to Albany jail as federal probes into the escape began.
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Percy “Angel Face
Geary
Desperado
Onondaga County
Jamesville
N. Y
Syracuse
John Oley
Harold Crowley
Ivan Whiteford
Albany
Washington
Justice Department
Federal Prison Bureau
William C. Martin
North Carolina Weather Shifts to Snowy Mountain Front
North Carolina forecasts rain tonight turning to snow in the mountains late today or tonight with colder conditions in the west and central regions. South Carolina joins with rain and colder conditions. Winds from Hatters to Jacksonville shift to northwesterly and remain overcast with showers. Raleigh reports October NC employment down 3.2 percent and wages down 3.9 percent from September.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Raleigh
N. C
State Labor Department
Trio Face Prison Terms in Albany Kidnapping Case
The three suspects planned to begin Monday an investigation into the break. They faced long prison terms for kidnapping John J. O’Connell Jr. of Albany and were held in Onondaga jail awaiting appeal before transfer to Alcatraz. Five others were convicted at the same time in Binghamton last August.
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John J. O’connell, Jr
Albany
Onondaga
Alcatraz
Binghamton
City appoints Dowdy fourth class patrolman amid ordinance changes
City Manager E M Knox names M Taylor Dowdy of 1207 Silk Street to a fourth class patrolman post in the latest of four appointments under a city ordinance amendment. Dowdy, 43, rejoined the force after a 1931 discharge and Snow Lumber worker since then. J R Loflin promoted from second to first class patrolman, effective October 27. The amendment allows four more policemen and two firemen, all now appointed.
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M. Taylor Dowdy
Silk Street
Dowdy
Mr. Dowdy
The
Snow Lumber Company
Knox
J. R. Loflin
Police Department
JAPANSA TROOPS DRIVE TOWARD NANKING DEFENSES
Japanese forces claimed to have cracked the southern pivot of Chinese defenses as embassies arranged evacuations from Nanking to Hankow. The United States readied diplomats to depart on a gunboat, while Chinese troops reinforced west of the Yellow River and fought near Lokow and Tsinafu. Consul Allanson left for Nanking as 30 Americans remained in the city.
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United States
Nanking
Hankow
Nelson T. Johnson
Willys R. Peck
Clayson W. Aldridge
J. Hall Paxton
George Atcheson
Methodist conference discusses commemoration founding
The M E Conference gathered in Edenton Street to review the commemorative program and recognize new clergy in the second year class. Delegates included Revs W L Clegg A J Hobbs and J H Earnhardt with Bishop Paul Kern presenting a Christ blessing picture for the Methodist Orphanage.
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Belhaven
A. J. Hobbs
Wilson
J. H. Earnhardt
Raleigh
Christ
Paul B. Kern
China
State Baptist Convention
Wilmington
Josephus Daniels
Mexico
T. M. Grant
D. T. Poindexter
Poindexter
Edenton Street
Superannuate Fund
Clyde Hoey
Board of Lay
W. P. Few
Duke University
Board of Christian Education
H. B. Spence
John Thomas Greene
Waldo Forrest Keeler
Matt Rawson Gardner
John Robert Poe
John D. Robinson
Benjamin Franklin Meacham
William Addison Crow
Ramsey Leon Crossno
Nicholas Warnum Grant
Claud Nelson
Car Recovered Near Kannapolis After Reported Theft
Kannapolis police reported a car belonging to A. L. Bpeare of the city, stolen Wednesday afternoon, has been found abandoned near Kannapolis. No arrests have been made.
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Kannapolis
W. G. Friddle
A. L. Bpeare
Time wasted in Washington over far East conflict vote
Senate action stalls as Connally demands removal of a large lynching sign from the chamber wall. Vanderberg and Lewis seek probe into a report that Ambassador Buttitt was sent to warn France against joining a new anti-communist pact. House committee orders regional planning hearings. Wage hour and crop control bills show promise as Congress nears Christmas recess. Lewis, Norton and labor groups press to move the wage hour measure. Wallace’s granary program may shape marketing quota provisions.
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Connally
Senate
Vanderberg
R-Mich
Lewis
Hll
William C. Builitt
France
Ben
House Rivers and Harbors Committee
Roosevelt
Congress
John L. Lewis
House
Norton
D-N. J
House Labor Committee
Labor
Perkins
William Green
American Federation of Labor
House Rules Committee
Wallace
Traffic Violations Prompt One Arrest for Speeding
Within the past 24 hours police arrested one person for speeding. The incident follows a message urging safe driving rules to family members.
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Po- Mee
Strikes Hit Auto and Tire Plants Over Seniority Rules
The strike action targets Goodyear plants after unions seek company wide seniority while the firm bases seniority on departments. Goodyear offered no statement. House described the sit down as a spontaneous outburst driven by weeks of unrest. The walkout followed failed attempts to delay layoffs and denial of department based retrenchment seniority.
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Goodyear
House
C. C. Slusser
Pontiac UAW Defies International Union in Sit-Down Strike
In Pontiac Michigan 2000 UAW Local members vote by acclamation to continue a Fisher body plant sit-down after International union asked for withdrawal. Local president Dorr V Mitchell and Fred Pieper urged ending the walkout which began Wednesday night idling 14271 GM workers. International plans remain unclear and GM says the plants will not reopen before Monday.
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Pontiac
United Automobile Workers of America
The
International Union
Fisher — Corporation
Fred Pieper
International Executive Board
Dorr V. Mitchell
Peiper
General Motors Corporation
Mitchell
Pieper
Detroit
General Motors
Fisher
Pontiac Motor Car Factory
Wright to Use Unwritten Law in Double Slaying Trial
Glendale defense seeks unwritten law as airport president Paul A. Wright 38 faces a double murder charge for shooting his wife Evelyn 28 and business associate John Kimmel 32. He claims to have discovered an infidelity and says he must beat the case for his three year old daughter Helen. Trial date set for December 6 after preliminary hearing.
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Glendale
Calif
Paul A. Wright
Helen
Wright
Frank Lowe
Evelyn
John Kimmel
Kimmel
Chicago Produce Prices Listing From Nov. 19
Butter and eggs prices from Chicago market show volume figures with various grade distinctions. Butter totals 8,098 pounds across creams and extras with price ranges from 35% to 38% for different quality levels. Eggs total 6,525 with steady prices across refrigerator extras and standards at about 18 to 19 percent.
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Chicago
Ambassador S Binghams Returns Home on Sick Leave
United States Ambassador Robert W. Bingham sailed for home on sick leave today aboard the Manhattan. He departed London and is returning to the United States for medical rest.
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London
United States
Robert W. Bingham
Manhattan
Fisher Plant Suspends Four Workers Over 12 Hour Strike
The company suspended four workers for involvement in a 12 hour strike at the Fisher plant earlier in the week. Management cited disruption and safety concerns during the stoppage and warned of further steps if misconduct continued.
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Fisher
Slaying Stirs Labor Row as City Remains On Edge
A letter to Mayor Leach from Hilliard Smith and William Mauseth of United Electrical Workers accuses gangsters of infiltrating city labor groups. Mayor Leach vows to remove the blot and urges citizens to aid police. A $10,000 reward from the Teamsters counsel plus $1,000 total from Governor Benson and the Minneapolis Star are posted.
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Dunn Brothers
Miles
Vincent
Grant
Hilliard Smith
William Mauseth
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers
Leach
Police Department
Teamsters Counnels
Corcoran
Elmer Benson
The
Minneapolis Star
Snuff and Chewing Tobacco Making Comeback Says Government
Government statisticians report a resurgence in chewing tobacco and snuff use. Benjamin Hill, head of the tobacco division, presents charts showing 20 million more pounds of snuff consumed in the first eight months of 1937 than in all of 1880. The plug market trails 1917 peak but leads 1936, with eight months total about 39.7 million pounds. Soldiers once forbidden to smoke in ranks turned to chewing as a workaround.
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Washington
Benjamin Hill
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Eden not returning to Brussels conference
Foreign Secretary Anthony Eden will not attend the reconvened Brussels conference on Monday. He has delegated representation to Dominion Secretary Malcolm MacDonald, who departs for Brussels tonight.
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