Hoover Plan To Stabilize Prosperity Takes Shape
President Hoover moves to boost prosperity through easier credit and heavy government backed construction. Talks with railroads and bankers spur optimism. shipyards to rise via Jones White fund loans and mail contract awards. Construction aims to fill shipyards within six months with 49 new vessels planned and new North Atlantic liners estimated at 265 million dollars.
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Washington
Hoover
Great Eastern Railroads
James W. Good
War Department
Flans
Brown
Inter-Departmental
North Atlantic
Jones-White
Shipping Board
Navy Department
Henry P Henry fatally burned in furnace blast
Henry Motor Sales president Guy P Henry and Willie Gant a Black porter were severely burned in a furnace explosion at the North Main Street plant. Both patients were taken to High Point Hospital where Henry's condition was soon described as critical and likely fatal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guy P. Henry
Henry Motor Sales Company
Willie Gant
North Main Street
High Point Hospital
Mr. Henry
Negro Porter
Explosion at Pany Building Boiler Room
The blast in the basement boiler room injured two men, Mr. Henry and a porter, who escaped flames after the door blew out. Both were burned and taken to hospital by private car and Se chrest’s ambulance. Henry, a well known High Point figure, previously led engineering at Studebaker in Detroit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Henry
Gant
Sechrest
Ben Walkup
Henry
High Point
Rotary Club
Studebaker Corporation
Detroit
Nation Pays Tribute To Seek Good
Washington memorializes James W. Good with a solemn East Room funeral as President Hoover leads officials and diplomats in honoring the late Hoover cabinet member. A flag draped caisson, military guard, and dignitaries attend a service reflecting public esteem and personal friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White House
Good
Hoover
Secretary Good
President Hoover
One Witness Remains in Insurrection Trial
Marton November 20 AP only one state witness remained to be heard in the insurrection and rebellion trial of five men court recessed for luncheon. Prosecution said the witness would appear in the afternoon session with eight witnesses testifying to the good character of Sheriff O F Adkins and his deputies. The defendants are Hoff man Fowler Lewis Hogan W M Smith and W F Kelly. Defense discussed pleas to a lesser charge of rioting but no agreement reached. State's attorneys favored consolidating rioting with insurrection and rebellion charges and pleas to rioting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. F. Adkins
Alfred Hoffman
United Textile Workers of America
Wes Fowler
del Lewis
Lawrence Hogan
J. Hugh Hall
W. M. Smith
Full Fashioned
Smith
Kelly
Hoffman
Fowler
Lewis
Hogan
21 Prisoners Sent to Atlanta Prison Set Record
U S deputy marshal Jack Cussons left Raleigh with 21 prisoners bound for Atlanta, bringing the district total sent in 60 days to 129. The figure marks a new high for prisoners delivered in a 60 day period and sets Cussons’s personal delivery record, with Judge I M Meekins having likely contributed to the count.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Jack Cussons
United States
Atlanta
Marshal Cussons
Cussons
I. M. Meekins
Eighteen Miners Buried Alive Rescued Near Mons
Eighteen miners trapped in a cave in at the Houssa Colliery near Mons were rescued during the night unharmed. Initial reports blamed a possible earthquake or explosion for the cave in, but the incident proved less serious than feared.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brussels
Houssa
Mons
Clay Idol Badly Injured In Hit And Run
Clay Idol of Mechanicsville is in High Point hospital with a dislocated hip a fractured vertebra and internal injuries after a Ford roadster struck him last night as he crossed near the Moffitt Underwear Company plant. The driver did not stop and by noon no arrest had been made.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clay Idol
Mechanicsville
High Point
Moffitt Underwear Company
Mr. Idol
Idol
English Miners Endorse Government Plan
The Miners' Federation delegates in Great Britain voted to accept the government proposal to legislate a coal industry settlement this session. It includes a reduction of daily hours from eight to seven and a half starting April 6 next year, a national wages board, a compulsory marketing scheme for output and price regulation, and gradual state acquisition of mineral royalties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Miners’ Federation
Great Britain
Gardner Sees Much To Be Thankful For
Gov Oliver Max Gardner issues the Thanksgiving proclamation urging North Carolina to observe November 28 as a day of prayer and thanksgiving. He notes abundant harvests and improving industry though cotton and tobacco profits lag, and expresses faith in employer employee mutual understanding amid economic transition.
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Gardner
Denison Indictment Spurs Prohibition Enforcement Debate
The indictment of Edward E. Denison of Illinois over possession of intoxicants sharpens the dispute on how Prohibition is enforced in Washington. Denison contends the trunk delivery was a mistaken shipment to his office after a Panama trip. The Wall Street booze party and related cases involving Michaelson and Morgan frame the broader inquiry into liquor rules.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
House
Edward E. Denison
Illinois
Marion
Brookhart
Wall Street
Senate
Prohibition
Denison
Panama
Michaelson
I Ilinois
Florida
Morgan
Ohio
New York
Treasury Department
French Ambassador Decorates UVA President and MelIntire
Ambassador Paul Claudel arrived in Charlottesville to decorate University of Virginia President Edwin A. Alderman and Paul G. MelIntire with the Legion of Honor. He also wreaths Thomas Jefferson’s grave and tours Monticello before the 2:30 p.m. Portico ceremony inaugurating Salle Lafayette in the Romance pavilion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlottesville
Paul Claudel
France
Edwin A. Alderman
University of Virginia
Paul G. MelIntire
Legion of Honor
Salle Lafayette
Thomas Jefferson
Monticello
Jefferson
Ormond G. Smith
New York
French Institute of America
America
Marquis de Lafayette
The
University
Labor campaign in south condemned by ex-union leader
Brevard Nov 20 James F Barrett former president of the North Carolina Federation of Labor and editor of the Brevard News says a proposed immediate campaign to organize southern textile workers will fail and hurt national labor efforts. He addressed an open letter to William Green president of the AF of L noting the timing is the most inopportune since 1882 for such an effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brevard
Southern Textile Workers
James F. Barrett
North Carolina Federation of Labor
William Green
American Federation of Labor
Barrett
Brevard News
Stocks Rally With Broad Gains In Late Profit Taking
New York stocks rose broadly in today's market led by major shares but faced heavy profit taking in the final half hour, trimming part of the session's high gains that ran from two dollars to twenty dollars a share.
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New York
Marion residents form law and order group in Marion
Citizens of Marion organize a law and order association to support authorities amid McDowell county labor disturbances. J P Gilkey is president with J D Blanton and J W Streetman as VPs and H D Bishop as secretary treasurer. The group aims to aid the press, hear grievances, and promote peaceful resolution with authorities and labor. The American Legion backs the move after a mass meeting.
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Marion
J. P. Gilkey
J. D. Blanton
J. W. Streetman
H. D. Bishop
Gilkey
McDowell County
Association
American Legion
Legion
Dieting Women Warned Against Trench Mouth
Chicago dental officials warned the public that dieting women are particularly susceptible to trench mouth as dieting lowers resistance. The Chicago Dental Society urged osculatory abstinence for women on a diet to protect their health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chicago Dental Society Today
Senate Votes To Adjourn Friday
The Senate voted 49 to 338 to adjourn the special session on Friday night and take a week’s recess before the December regular meeting. Senator Walsh urged the adjournment while Senator Jones supported it despite Republican opposition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Walsh
Montana
Jones
Outlaw Wire Tapping Would Be Made Illegal
Washington November 20. A bill by Representative Schafer would outlaw wire tapping and make evidence obtained by this method inadmissible in civil and criminal trials. The measure seeks prompt action to restore liberties the representative says were taken by a Supreme Court decision. Penalties would range from one to ten years imprisonment.
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Washington
Schafer
Wisconsin
Supreme Court
King Victor Emanuel gifts Racconigi Chateau to Belgian royals
Rome dispatch reports King Victor Emanuel plans to give the Racconigi Chateau in Piedmont as a wedding gift to Prince Humbert and Princess Marie Jose of Belgium. The fortress chateau, founded in 1004, features a large park and lake and has served as a summer residence for Italian royalty.
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Rome
Victor Emanuel
Humbert
Marie Jose
Belgium
Racconigi
Piedmont
Popolo di Roma
Mob Action In Killing Santa Claus Bank Robber
West Texas outrage after Marshall Ratliff known as Santa Claus was lynched by a mob of about 1000 in Eastland. Deputy Sheriff Tom Jones, wounded in a prior escape attempt, died in hospital. Judge Davenport ordered a grand jury to investigate the mob action and potential indictments.
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Santa Claus
Eastland
Texas
Tom Jones
Marshall Ratliff
Jones
Eastland County
George Davenport
Tex
Marshall L. Ratlift
Ratliff
Rom Jones
George J. Davenport
Joe H., Jones
Depty
Unidentified Woman Killed Jumping on Subway at 110th
An unidentified woman about 40 years old was killed at the 110th Street Lexington Avenue station when she jumped in front of an approaching subway train. She had been seated on a bench on the platform before her fatal act.
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New York
110Th Street
Lexington Avenue
Sighting of Plane Revives Hope From Arctic Flight
In Nome Alaska on November 20 a radio report said Carl Ben Eielson and Frank Dorbandt were sighted near North Cape Siberia reviving hope he would be heard from soon. Earlier natives reported wreckage near Nanuk and Stravropol icebound ships. Eielson and Dorbandt had been ferrying passengers and furs from Nanuk to Alaska, with Eielson attempting a second trip to Nanuk when the wreckage report arrived.
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Nome
Alaska
Carl Ben Eielson
North Cape
Siberia
Eielson
Nanuk
Stravropol
Ejielson
Derbandt
Teller
North Carolina State freshman cap ban voted almost unanimously
NC State freshmen voted to abolish compulsory wearing of the freshman cap. The measure, supported by college leaders and faculty, now goes to the student government association and then the student body for final action. A. H. Rogers was named president of the class as officers pledged to push the reform.
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Raleigh
Navy
North Carolina State College
A. H. Rogers
Cap
W. F. Hawke
Charelotte
D. A. Torrence
Petersburg
BE. L. L. Cloyd
Carl C. Taylor
Caps
E. C. Brooks
Dean Cloyd
R. Tris Sermon
Blue Key
October Spindle Activity Surges in Cotton Census
Washington reports October cotton milling activity higher than September per census data. Total spindles in place reach 34,856,882 with 30,134,716 operated during October, and average spindles active at 37,903,186, reflecting 108.7 percent capacity. Jober output totals 9,003,522,885 or 258 cones per spindle versus September figures.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Jober
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Guy P
J. T. Burrus
Dilion
Henry Motor Sales Co
Arthur Curtiss James
San Francisco
James
Interstate Commerce Commission
Great Northern
Ford Machine
Claudel
Virginia
South
Elielson
N.C
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