Asheville Bank Closures Strain City and County Finances
Asheville and Buncombe County face eight million dollars tied up as three banks closed. Officials warn of payroll and interest payments. city security far exceeds deposits, while county plans restraint and economy amid optimism for meeting obligations. Einstein fears publicity and crowds on U S visit. he notes commercial offers and dislikes publicity.
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Asheville
Runcombe County
Central Bank and Trust Company
American National Bank
Biltmore-Green Bank
Claude L. Felmet
Board of County Commissioners
County Finance Board
Gallatin Roberts
Virginian May Get Cabinet Job in Hoover Administration
William N. Doak of Virginia, editor of Railroad Trainman, is favored by President Hoover for secretary of labor to replace Senator-elect Davis. Davis takes his seat next week, with 30 days to fill the vacancy. White and other figures are also considered as potential successors.
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Hoover
Secretary of Labor
Davis
Washington
Virginia
Railroad Trainman
Pennsylvania
Lems
Senate
Doak
Robe Carl White
White
Child Health Conference ends with plan for state meetings
Washington November 22 AP The White House conference on child health and protection closed with harmony and a pledge to continue work. Delegates urged state meetings called by governors to apply findings to local conditions and to coordinate programs via district or community groups.
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Hoover
White House
Washington
Hugh S. Cumming
Gracs Abbott
Cummmiing
Children’s Bureau
Public Health Service
Continuation Committee
Miss Abbott
Five Day Snowstorm Wreaks Havoc Across Seven States
A early 1930s style report describes a five day snowstorm and wind storm causing multiple deaths in seven states. It notes 105 mph winds, 7500 feet altitudes, air and sea shipping halted, property damage including glass, roofs, and trees, and several fatalities from fires and accidents.
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San Bernardino
Howard Collins
State Trust company opens in Hendersonville
The State Trust company organized in Hendersonville with R. C. Clark as president and Captain Ellison A. Smyth as vice-president. It will operate at the former First Bank and Trust site with authorized capital of 109000 dollars and plans to open next Wednesday morning, weather permitting. Kimmet E. Lott will be cashier and EB. A. Smyth III and P. F. Patten serve as directors. The bank aims to offer general banking services to Hendersonville and Henderson County as a modern conservative institution.
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Asheville
New Financial Institution
State Trust Company
Hendersonville
R. C. Clark
Ellison A. Smith
First Bank and Trust Company
Clark
Henderson County
Captain Smyth
Balfour Mills
American “Pinners’ Association
Kimmet E. Lott
EB. A. Smyth
P. F. Patten
Marion 10 Go On Stand Tomorrow In Murder Trial
The Tom Marion murder trial resumes at 9 30 tomorrow in Davidson county court house Lexington Judge Hoyle Sink presiding The state rested Friday and defense will have Marion testify The state argues the killing occurred near Mechanicsville Guilford county while Marion claims a highwayman shot his wife on the Thomasville road Investigators have grilled Marion while prosecutors plan cross examination by Frank Spruill John C Bower and Wade H Phillips Defenders are L B Williams and G A Johnson The case includes a life insurance beneficiary angle raised by the state
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Tom Marion
Davidson County
Lexington
Hoyle Sink
Marion
Thomasville
High Point
Mechanicsville
Guilford County
Frank Spruill
John C. Bower
Wade H. Phillips
L. B. Williams
G. A. Johnson
Injuries To Mount Airy Youth Likely To Cause His Death
Mount Airy November 22 Jeff Willard fourteen was fatally injured when struck by an automobile said to be driven by Richard Goins Police arrested Goins and hold him on bond awaiting Willard’s outcome Doctors report a fractured skull broken jaw and both legs broken and Willard was taken to a local hospital with little chance of recovery
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Mount Airy
Jeff Willard
Richard Goins
Coinse
Young Willard
Greensboro Woman Dies By Own Action In Apparent Suicide
Miss Ruth Aderhold aged 30 died at a Greensboro hospital from poison she had taken earlier in the day to end her life. She shared an apartment on Walker Avenue with sisters Rheba and Bessie Aderhold. A sister did not know the reason for the death. The body was taken to Whannapolis, where the girl's parents live.
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Greensboro
Ruth Aderhold
Miss Aderhold
Walker Avenue
Misses Rheba
Bessie Aderhold
Whannapolis
Just Imagine Love and Laughs In 1980 Broadway Review
Life love and laughter in 1980 are depicted in Just Imagine the new comedy successor to Sunny Side Up playing the Broadhurst for three days starting Monday El Brendel heads a cast of comics Advertisers spotlight merchandise and readers are urged to read all the want ads daily.
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the Broadhurst
el Brendel
North Carolina Conference Chooses Greenville for 1932 Meeting
Henderson November 22 The North Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South opts to meet next year at Jarvis Memorial church in Greenville. The unanimous decision is led by Bishop Edwin D Mouton who will preach tomorrow and preside over ordination services and memorials for those who died this year. The conference closes Monday with appointments for the coming year to be announced.
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Henderson
North Carolina
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Jarvis Memorial Church
Greenville
Edwin D. Mouton
Kr. L. Flowers
Duke University
Nouton
Methodist Episcope Church
South
Methodist Protestant Church
Western North Carolina Conference
Methodist Church
Chapel Hill
College Place
Greensboro
Committee On Christian Education
Louisburg College
New York Emergency Employment Aids 7,100 Jobs
The emergency employment committee announced that winter work has been secured for 7,100 men and women. The program aims to provide steady jobs through the season, supporting families and local economy.
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New York
900 Houses Fall In Albanian Quake
A strong earthquake hit the Valona district killing about 50 people. More than 900 houses collapsed and many buildings in Valona were severely damaged with cracked walls.
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Tirana
Albania
Valona
Six Hour Day Favored by Rail Unions
In Chicago on November 22 representatives of five major railway brotherhoods agreed to back a six hour workday to relieve unemployment among railroad workers. A. F. Whitney of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen announced the decision as a formal statement urged a general conference. A Cleveland meeting is planned for December 4 to plan the conference, with a final decision expected after further talks.
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A. F. Whitney
Brotherhood of
Cleveland
Brotherhood
Rich sweepstakes winners loom as bartenders quit jobs
Glorious Devon wins the Manchester handicap and a Dublin Hospital sweepstakes group splits half a million dollars among three Belfast bartenders and a Worksop widow. Americans and Canadians also win sizable prizes with totals from 400000 to 2600 shared. Frank Ward reacts wildly as he leaves his May Street pub for a new path.
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Northern Ireland
Devon
Manchester
Belfast
Ulster
Department of Agriculture
Dublin Hospital
Worksop
Sherwood Forest
Spéft
Daxe
Nestorian
Frank Ward
May Street
John Torney
Matt Prescott
Ulster Ministry of Agriculture
Ladbroke and Company
London
A. P. Dawes
Vancouver
B. C
Coligny
Selina Thompson
Ward
Time Bomb Placed In Spokane AP Office Dies
A dynamite bomb delivered to the Spokane Associated Press office was dismantled two hours before detonation. AP reporter Cleveland Williams verified fake sender names, then opened and deactivated the trunk bomb tied to a time clock and electric battery. The device held about four sticks of dynamite.
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Wash
American Railway Express Company
Cleveland Williams
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Spokesman - Review
Associated Press Office
Former Cashier Arrested in Oak Park Embezzlement Case
Chicago reports William G. Weathers ton, ex cashier, and John J. Woods, ex owner of Shirley Marie andies Man ufacturing, were arrested by federal authorities for embezzling 87000 dollars from First National Bank of Oak Park.
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First National Bank of
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William G. Weatherston
John J. Woods
Shirley Marie Andies Manufacturing Company
Furniture Contracts Totalling $200000 To Aid Unemployment
The Indian service awarded $200000 in contracts to six states for furniture supplies to aid unemployment relief. Six factories in Massachusetts, Ohio, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee, and Washington shared the awards. The American Institute of Architects warned that jobless relief stalls stem from missing public building plans while money and labor are available.
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Indian Service
American Institute of Architects
Institute
Robert D. Kohn
New York
The
Massachusetts
Ohio
Missouri
Illinois
Tennessee
Capone Income Tax Investigated In Federal War Upon Gangsters
Federal probes focus on Al Capone earnings and income of his henchmen as part of a broader drive to dismantle gangster operations in Chicago. Prohibition Director Woodcock announced plans to expand Chicago dry forces by at least ten, with potential 500 more agents pending Congress approval, plus intensified interagency cooperation.
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Washington
al Capone
Chicago
Prohibition
Woodcock
Prohibition Bureau
Alexander G. Jamie
Citizens’ Law Enforcement Committee
Congress
Elmer l L. Irey
Internal Revenue Bureau
Reorganization of Dry Forces Aims at 1932
Washington 22. Plans are under way for a militant reorganization of dry forces ahead of the 1932 presidential campaign. A business group of 25 000 and a federation of 47 dry organizations are proposed, with mass conventions planned. The Anti Saloon League outlines a $3 000 000 to $6 000 000 budget to elect dry candidates nationwide. Dr Clarence True Wilson says candidates must be dry to win Methodist support, regardless of party.
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Washington, Navy
Anti-Saloon League
F. Scott McBride
Clarence True Wilson
Methodist Board of Temperance
College Grid Scores Reported Across Multiple Games
A rundown of football and athletic scores shows Duke and Wake Forest tied 13 13 in a de facto draw while Notre Dame defeated Northwestern 14 0. South Carolina beat N C State 19 0 and Auburn blanked Virginia Freshmen 0. Harvard defeated Yale 13 0 and Michigan edged Chicago 16 4. Erskine topped Wofford 7 0 as Maryland lost to Navy 6 0. Charlotte bested Asheville 7 0 in Western high school championship play with Ohio State over Illinois and Winston-Salem down Salisbury 25.
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Notre Dame
Northwestern
South Carolina
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Vanderbilt
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Yale
Michigan
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Maryland
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Asheville
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Llineis
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