French Alarmed Over Fate Of Franc Wiggin Testimony At Senate
Washington reports William Fox testified that Claudius Huston conferred with Albert Wiggin to seek bank help for his movie interests. Wiggin allegedly told Huston to tell Hoover to mind his own business amid fears of receivership and financial collapse linked to 1929 era power. The testimony formed part of Fox’s bid to expose a banking conspiracy and protect assets worth millions. Paris stage: French leaders urged a solid government to defend the franc after Sarraut’s cabinet fell amid a center majority revolt. President Lebrun faced resignations and formed dawn talks to weitere.
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Wigoin
Hoover
Sarraut
Washington
William Fox
Senate
Claudius Huston
Republican National Committee
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank
Fox
Huston
Wiggin
Dea
Chase Bank
New York
Albert Wiggin
Hoover Administration
Paris
Albert Lebrun
Jule Jeanneney
Joseph Caillaux
Albert Sarraut
M. Jeanneney
M. Sarraut
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
Elysee
Lebrun
Bank of France
Admission Wrung Out By Husband's Pleas To Mother
Chicago crime tale follows Dr. Alice Lindsay Wynekoop confessing to shooting Rheta Wynekoop, her daughter in law, after giving chloroform during a pelvic examination. Capt. John Stege cites bloodstained evidence and questions the doctor’s account amid a tense police interrogation setting.
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Alice Wynekoop
Daughter
Chicago
Alice Lindsay Wynekoop
Rheta
John Stege
Monroe Street
Alice
Stege
Wynekoop
Earle
Lindbergh Colonel Weds in Las Palmas After Azores Flight
Nov 24 report from Las Palmas states Colonel Mrs Charles A Lindbergh wed at 3 15 p m following a flight from Ponte Igada in the Azores. The voyage circled Funchal and deira with no in ent landing, details unrevealed.
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Las Palmas
Canarys
Charles A. Lindbergh
Ponte Igada
Azores
Funchal
Deira
State College Leader Improves After Hotel Illness
Washington report says E C Brooks head of North Carolina State College was slightly improved after a brief illness at a hotel. Doctors described the condition as fair and continued to monitor his health.
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Washington
Pos E.C. Brooks
North Rolina State College
Red faced man pays to spare Hairston
In Edmore Pennsylvania on November 24 a magistrate faced a theft case involving Wil Hairston an unemployed man. A red faced man stepped in offered to pay for the eye he claimed Hairston stole and released Hairston back to his family after paying three dollars. Police Lieut. Charles te was the prosecuting officer.
Civil Service Exams Announced For Vacancies
The Civil Service Commission announced examinations for vacancies in several states. Tests close in December. Positions include locations in North and South Carolina such as Greensboro and Laurens, with openings created by an executive order issued last July.
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Ashington
Civil Service Commission
Civil Service Act
Rity
Rth
Carolina
Greensboro
Laurens
Cuban peace conference delegation heads to Montevideo
Special to the Enterprise scribe notes Cuba sends a large delegation to Montevideo for a peace conference. The piece mocks domestic priorities as wariness grows at home. A U S stamp printing error is cited as an example of bungling and public discontent.
Johnson Says NRA Force Not Yet Struck Industry
NRA administrator Hugh S. Johnson told Atlanta audiences there will be no universal wage scale. A formula linking northern wage norms with southern differences will be worked out, preventing a 30 percent south pay gap. He predicted an upturn, praised Roosevelt's program, and left for Warm Springs with code provisions ready for approval.
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Atlanta
Hugh
Johnson
NRA
City
South
Old Road
Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
White House
Chamber of Commerce of the
Shaw lauds Hitler Mussolini Stalin at Fabian night
George Bernard Shaw praised Adolf Hitler Joseph Stalin and Benito Mussolini during his annual Fabian Society speech describing Hitler's expression of resentment as the mark statesmen should show. He warned of rearmament and suggested England could be drawn into Nazi methods, remarking on U S leaders and other figures seeking to get things done.
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Ncon
George Bernard Shaw
Adolf Hitler
Gerchancellor
Fabian Society
Shaw
Joseph Stalin
Mussolini
Hitler
Evetatesman
Germany
England
Stalin
Pomorelt
de Valera
Reces
Jail Six In Death of Aged Negro Man After Klan's Visit
In Greenville South Carolina six men were jailed on murder and accessory charges tied to the slaying of 73 year old George Green by a white robed and hooded group a week earlier. A seventh suspect, C F James, owner of the shack, remained at large on an accessory before and after the fact warrant. The Taylors residents G L Smith H J Duncan W B Harter and J D Dailey were held on murder warrants, while Andrew Monk faced an accessory before the act charge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
8. C
George Green
C. F. James
G. L. Smith
H. J. Duncan
W. B. Harter
J. D. Dailey
Taylors
Andrew Monk
German Soldier Killed by Austrian Volley Near Border
A Reichswehr soldier was killed by a volley fired from the Austrian side while five German skiers were 90 yards inside Germany near Hindenburg Huette. A commission was appointed to investigate the incident.
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Hindenburg Huette
Bavaria
Germany
Reichswehr
Here
Brush Fire Roars Out Of Control In California Foothills
A massive brush fire northwest of Los Angeles roared out of control crossing the ridge into Earl Canyon and Arroyo Seco area. It threatened towns La Crescenta Tujunga La Canada and caused about 150 homes lost with damage estimated at 4 million dollars. About 1,000 firefighters fought a 25 mile front as injured crew sought hospital care.
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California
Los Angeles
Earl Canyon
Arroyol Seco
Rose Bowl
Arroyo Seco
Angeles Crest Highway
Mae Marsh
Victor McLaglen
la Crescenta
Tujunga
la Canada
Ross Moore
Wesley Trepp
Alfred Becker
Pasadena
Sick Prisoner Makes Escape From Rockingham Camp
Kenneth Clark, prisoner at the Rockingham road camp, who was convalescing from an appendectomy in Reidsville after surgery on November 10, escaped from the hospital. He was serving six months for assault in Rockingham County. Dan Sauls, a trusty at the Durham road camp, also walked off with a 12 months term.
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Raleigh
Kenneth Clark
Rockingham Road
Reidsville
Clark
Rockingham County
Dan Sauls
Durham Road
Sauls
Tobacco record broken in Winston-Salem sales high average
A six year record was broken in Winston-Salem as tobacco sold at an average of 20.18 per cwt for 809 676 pounds yesterday.
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Winston-Salem
New York Manager James B K Plunkett Dies in Southern Pines
James B K Plunkett, a retired theatrical manager from New York, died of a heart attack in Southern Pines early today. He arrived last week from his Rye home.
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Southern Pines
James BK. Plunkett
New York
Plunkett
Rye
Death Toll Rises Across North Carolina Roads
North Carolina roads claimed seven lives in a single day. R B Bryant of Spring Hope and J M Paul of Washington county died in a canal crash between Plymouth and Pantego. Mrs Frank Pinnex and Clarence Allred died in a collision near Elkin. A 7 year old child near Concord perished after being struck by a train crewman Moses Holmes. Fred G Conger of Statesville died in a collision with a Southern Railway freight. Wester of the state highway commission was burned to death in a Concord gasoline truck explosion. The Elkin wreck injured five others including Pinnex family members and Clyde Herick. An alcohol seizure was noted in the Allred vehicle. An investigation is underway.
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North Carolina
R. B. Bryant
Spring Hope
J. M. Paul
Washington County
Plymouth
Pantego
Frank Pinnex
Brooks Crossroads
Clarence Allred
Winston-Salem
Elkin
Billy
Frank Tucker
Concord
Moses Holmes
Spencer
Southern Railway
Fred G. Conger
Statesville
Wester
State Highway and Public Works Commission
Pinnex
Allred
Pin
Railway Strike Threatens Southern Pacific Work Action
In Houston Texas residents await President Roosevelt as about 3000 enginemen and trainmen plan to quit at noon tomorrow over 108 points of dispute. L B McDonald says no further concessions will be made while Fred W Lewis cites extended runs and lengthy lay overs as major issues.
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Houston
Tex
Southern Pacific Railway
Texas
Louisiana
Roosevelt
L. B. McDonald
Fred W. Lewis
Brotherhood
Officers Face $20,000 Suit For Assault
J. B. Bishop sues discharged policemen os. R. Bryant and Sam Gardister alleging they assaulted him at his home in September. The suit states the officers were discharged following the beating.
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Winston-Salem
Os. R. Bryant
Sam Gardister
J. B. Bishop
Bishop
Thieves Loot Car Steal Includes Dynamite Sticks
Robison reports three sticks of dynamite were among the items stolen from his car in Greenshoro. Police describe the break in as a burglary in this Nov 24 incident.
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Greenshoro
C. T. Robinson
Robinson
Geer to Washington for NIRB meeting in labor review
B. E. Geer of the National Industrial Relations board leaves Greenville to attend a Washington meeting reviewing the general labor situation and considering a successor to Earle R. Britton who resigned yesterday from the state board.
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Greenville
S. C
B. E. Geer
National Industrial Relations Board
Washington
Earle R. Britton
Countess Hurt In Plane Crash On Chusan Island
Countess Carlisle niece of Sir Miles Lampson British minister to China was seriously injured in a plane crash on Chusan Island near Ningpo. One other American, Lincoln Reynolds vice consul to Foochow, was slightly hurt. Plane faced heavy fog and crashed into a mountain. seven passengers and two pilots aboard. Doctors were sent from Shanghai for the injured to be transported to Chapu and Shanghai hospital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Rumill
Chusan Island
Shanghai
Chapu
Shangchow Bay
Hunter Kills Two Turkeys One Shot
Gibsonville dispatch reports John C. McLean 74 hunted with two sons for Thanksgiving. He fired a single shotgun blast and the group recovered two turkeys weighing 14 and 11 pounds respectively.
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Hunter
Gibsonville
John C. McLean
McLean
Gold price unchanged from yesterday in RFC purchases
Washington November 24 RFC established a price of 33.76 dollars per ounce for domestic newly mined gold mark for the fourth time today. The world price slipped below that level with London quoting 33.48 dollars on a sterling basis of 5.81 to the pound.
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Washington
RFC
London
President Roosevelt presses dollar devaluation amid Warm Springs visit
At Warm Springs Georgia on November 24 President Roosevelt, with acting Secretary Morgenthau and General Hugh S. Johnson, advances his dollar devaluation plan amid criticism. He plans no public reply to monetary critics while reviewing recovery codes and possible silver-price steps.
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Warm Springs
Roosevelt
Morgenthau
Hugh S.S. Johnson
Treasury
General Johnson
Atlanta
White House
Georgia Hall
Warm Springs Foundation
Savannah
Doubtine Thomases
Johnson
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