Repeal of Prohibition Sees GOP Support Grow
Republican whip Carl Bachmann predicts 100 plus GOP members will back the repeal resolution as lawmakers prepare for a Monday House vote. Rainey says Democrats need no party caucus, while Senator McNary cites possible action before Christmas. House lineup stands 220 Democrats, 208 Republicans with vacancies and defections noted.
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Washington
Carl Bachmann
West Virginia
Congress
Rainey
Illinois
McNary
Ore
Hoover
Capitol Hill
White House
House
Senate
Bachmann
Jury rules Mrs. Dollar not competent to stand trial
In Graham North Carolina, a superior court jury finds Mrs. Elsie Dollar not competent to be tried for murder after testimony showing an abnormal mind. She killed two children and wounded a third on November 15 and faces commitment to an insane asylum. She remains jailed awaiting further action.
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Dara
Lexington Woman Charged in Fatal Stabbing of Husband
James Baby Huff age about 30 died from a stab wound to the thigh inflicted with a long knife. His estranged wife Mary Noble Huff was jailed in Davidson county on formal charges of fatally stabbing him after a morning altercation.
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Lexington
James
Huff
Mary Noble Huff
Davidson County
Governor William G. Conley Injured in Mansion Furnace Blast
Governor William G. Conley was burned about the face and arms when a basement furnace exploded at the West Virginia executive mansion late last night. He was hurled more than a dozen feet by the blast. An AP report from Charleston notes his condition and ongoing treatment.
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Charleston
W. Va
William G. Conley
Papen Seen Likely Chancellor as Nazis Oppose Schleicher
Nov 20 reports indicate Franz Von Papen poised for Reich chancellorship as Nazi opposition blocks a Schleicher cabinet. Wilhelm Frick advised defense minister of strong Nazi resistance, signaling a shift in Berlin political maneuvering.
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Franz von Papen
Reich
Kurt von Schleicher
Gregorypy
Adolf Siler
Berlin
Munich
von Schleicher
Wilhelm Frick
Hitler Leutenant
Mull Planned Cheat Death
Everett T. Mull executed in Nevada gas chamber. San Francisco health officer says Mull’s relatives in North Carolina authorized revival attempts with an antidote to the poison. A Morganton firm sought revival after his death in hopes of defeating double jeopardy. Mull, known as John Hall, was convicted of killing bootlegging partner John C. O'Brien.
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San Francisco
Everett T. Mull
Nevada
J. C. Geiger
Geiger
Mull
North Carolina
Morganton
John C. O'Brien
John Hall
Young Girl Slain in Boarding House Room
In Knoxville Tennessee a nine year old girl Carrie Allen was attacked in her room by an unidentified intruder. Her throat was cut and she died at the scene her body found under a bed by her roommate. Police and Safety Director Walter C Anderson led the investigation with bloodstained fingerprints and scattered purse contents noted.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Carrie Allen
Walter C. Anderson
Southern agriculture worst in civilized country says council head
Hugh McRae of Wilmington, president of the Southeastern council, declares at the first annual meeting that southern farming is the worst in any civilized country. He cites absentee landlords and a one crop system, urges a unifying organization, a nonpartisan creed, and reforms to boost livestock and diversified crops.
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Birmingham
Ala
Hugh McRae
Wilmington
N. C
Southeastern Council
South
United States
State departments seek higher appropriations despite no raise plan
Raleigh officials report that each state department and institution presented its budget requests to the advisory budget commission asking for more funds for next year. The State Board of Health led requests with 434 073 dollars, far above this year's 248 091. Other agencies like the Department of Revenue sought modest increases while most groups stayed below current allotments. Continued on page seven.
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Raleigh
Advisory Budget Commission
State Board of Health
Department of Revenue
Board of Health
Corporation Commission
State Library
Health Board
Detectives Identify Fox in Means Ransom Case
The FBI disclosed methods proving Norman T. Whitaker of Washington as the Hooded Fox in Gaston Means ransom hoax. A Durham hotel booth call to Means and a Washington contact aided the probe, with Whitaker later held on $10,000 bond in Brooklyn awaiting trial.
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Washington
Fox
Gaston B. Means
Norman T. Whitaker
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Mr. Fox
Durham
N. C
Evalyn Walsh McLean
Whitaker
Brooklyn
Means
Virginia
Richmond
Kinston Youth Faces Manslaughter and Related Charges
Kinston, Nov. 20 AP Rayford Marshburn 19 faces trial on manslaughter larceny reckless driving and liquor violations. Police say he drove near a truck struck 14 year old Evelyn Jackson who lingered near the truck and died then fled. He allegedly stole the car and drove another whiskey laden vehicle, nearly striking a motorcycle officer at a funeral procession.
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Kinston
Rayford Marshburn
Evelyn Jackson
Marshburn
Two officers held without bond in Florida sponge boat deaths
In Cedar Key Florida two lawmen were detained on bonds of 10 000 each after a coroner s inquest into the deaths of three Tarpon Springs sponge fishermen. The inquest did not determine cause of death and a jail fire preceded the arrests. The Italian victims were identified as Johnannon Smarkos and Georgiou.
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Cedar Key
Fia
Tarpon Springs
Wooden
Justice of the Peace
T. W. Brewer
Thomas Booth
J. ©. Sale
Bronson
J. ©. Adkins
Amos Angelis
John Fassel
Tarpon Springs Creek
Adkins
Doyle E. Carlton
Brewer
Stath
Johnannon
Theodore Smarkos
George Georgiou
Italy
New Orleans
Widow Inherits Estate From Broker Craig
William R. Craig cotton and sugar broker died November 14 1931 leaving a gross estate of 4234860 and net 3660966 per transfer tax appraisal. Widow Margaret C Craig of 555 Park Avenue is principal beneficiary with a life estate and legacy totaling 1150979 plus North Carolina property and Mississippi interests. Presbyterian Hospital and Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church in New York receive 109000 each.
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New York
William R. Craig
State Tax Commissioner's Office
Margaret C. Craig
Park Avenue
Davie County
North Carolina
Amite and
Wilkinson Counties
Mississippi
Presbyterian Hospital
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church
Medical Care At Center Emerges As Key Recommendation
A five year study by the cost of medical care committee urged a center based model with organized groups around hospitals to deliver home, office and hospital care. It called for universal public health extension, group financing via insurance or taxation, community study organizations, and reform of medical education plus new health worker roles.
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New York
Community Medical Center
Committee
New York Academy of Medicine
Ray Lyman Wilbur
American Medical Association
American Dental Association
Reynolds Arrives in Washington as New Senator
Robert Reynolds of North Carolina, a Democrat, arrives in Washington to visit the senate chamber and meet colleagues. He favors repeal of the prohibition amendment, supports war debt payments, and bonus payments when feasible. Reynolds will be sworn in Monday with office space prepared.
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Washington
Senate
Robert Reynolds
North Carolina
Reynolds
Edwin A. Halsey
Congress
Capitol
Cameron Morrison
Lee
Overman
Harrison
Miss
Capitol Hill
Ford Has Passed Dangerous Period
Detroit November 29 doctors at Henry Ford's bedside announced the 69 year old industrialist had a restful night following hernia and appendix surgery. A 10 am bulletin reported temperature 98.6 pulse 70 and respiration 18 and said infection risk period had passed with ten days of rest needed to complete recovery.
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Detroit
Henry Ford
Ford
Roy D. McClure
Frank J. Salden
Cashier kills wife and child then takes own life
Elizabeth MacCullum's husband Archibald MacCullum a New York tobacco company cashier for 35 years killed his wife 42 and their 8 year old son William then shot himself. Police say he left a note detailing a shortage in his accounts and a sealed envelope addressed to someone.
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Elizabeth
N. Jus
Archibald Maccullam
Pany
C. A. Brokaw
William
MacCullum
New York
The
Tobacco Company
Helen Worthing Faces Insanity Hearing in California
Helen Worthing 24 once a Broadway Follies star known as the Gloriously Golden Girl faced an insanity hearing in Los Angeles. The former actress, who married a Negro physician, was taken to the psychopathic ward after a friend filed an insanity complaint alleging threats of self harm and hallucinations.
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Los Angeles
Helen Lee Worthing
Follies
General Hospital
Horace Anderson
Miss Worthing
Congressman James C. McLaughlin Dead in Virginia
Rep James C Mc Laughlin of Michigan died in Marion Virginia at 8 am today. The 26 year veteran and Dean of Michigan’s delegation was found dead in his hotel shower reportedly from heart failure. Funeral plans were being arranged by Michigan colleagues and the sergeant at arms.
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James McLaughlin
Michigan
Virginia
Washington
James C. McLaughlin
Marion
Representative Ketcham
McLaughlin
Ketcham
Marion At 8 O'Clock This Morning,” Ketcham
Mr. McLaughlin
Congress
Kenneth Rom
War sa w Man Advertises For Nice Woman To Wed
Warsaw man seeks a wife in a curious public notice run by the Duplin Journal. A 60 year old widow farmer requests a sober, non drinking partner 30 to 45, promising confidentiality and a good home. The paper confirms the ad is genuine and invites serious replies.
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Warsaw
Cc. S
Care
Duplin Journal
Panama Canal Closes as Gatun Spillways Open Floods
The Panama Canal shut down to traffic after 13 Gatun dam spillway gates were opened to discharge flood water from the Chagres river. Officials said a crest reached by 4 p.m. yesterday, with further rise possible due to ongoing Atlantic storms.
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Balboa
Canal Zone
Panama Canal
Gatun
Chagres
Atlantic
Four Bandits Rob Mississippi Bank in Tupelo Heist
Four bandits, armed with machine guns, robbed Citizens State Bank in Tupelo Mississippi yesterday. They menaced customers and employees, escaped with 17000 dollars in cash and bonds from a safety deposit box, and fled in an automobile after forcing staff into the vault.
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Tupelo, Miss
Citizens State Bank
Beverly Hills editor questions poll accuracy
A Beverly Hills editor challenges The Literary Digest polls claiming straw votes influence readers more than true results. He cites the Beverly Hills Citizen editorial note asking what a party can do to regain influence in the government mail system.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Rip
Chapup
and Hardy
Joe Brown
Beverly Hills Citizen
G. Ss
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