Italian Princess Giovanna Betrothal Near, Official Notice Soon
Rome reports the engagement between Princess Giovanna, 23, daughter of King Victor Emmanuel III, and King Boris of Bulgaria is near. Political and religious obstacles have been resolved and Premier Mussolini will announce the betrothal, which ends months of negotiations.
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Giovanna
Boris of
Bulgaria
Rome
Italy
Boris
Mussolini
Victor Emmanuel
Helena
Eudoxia
Lenno
Lake Como
San Rossore
Cannon Sees Law Commission Expected Enforcement Weaknesses
Bishop James Cannon Jr asserts Prohibition Director Woodcock only states enforcement policy and not the law. He emphasizes the 18th Amendment and Volstead Act remain unchanged and that home production and consumption of intoxicants are prohibited. The draft recall notes focus on the Law Observance and Enforcement Commission meeting agenda and debate over the law’s enforceability.
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Cannon
LAW Commission
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Prohibition
Amos W. W
Woodcock
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Bishop Cannon
Hoover Defends Living Standards At Cleveland Bankers Meeting
President Hoover, speaking to the American Bankers association in Cleveland, denounced critics who favor lowering living standards and urged continued progress. He argued U S output is better than many nations and rejected calls to retreat to poverty and unemployment. The crowded auditorium listened as he defended his administration amid a 35 minute address.
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Washington
Hoover
American Bankers Association
Cleveland
United States
Strikers Decline Pollard Mediation Offer in Virginia mills
In Danville Virginia the Riverside and Dan River mills reject Governor Pollard's mediation proposal for the 4000 worker strike. The union accepts, the mill president cites no basis to mediate. Pickets remain, non union workers enter for essential tasks as deputies guard mill sites.
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Danville
John Garland Pollard
Riverside
Dan River
United Textile Workers of America
H. R. Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald
Pollard
Pittsylvania County
School Field
Deacon Mercer Game May Go To Wilmington
Wake Forest football game scheduled for October 25 may be moved to Wilmington. Jack Boylin of the Wake Forest athletic board of control said officials were discussing the proposal with Wilmington chamber of commerce and a decision was expected the next day.
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Wilmington
N. C
Jack Boylin
Wake Colony, Athletic Board of Control
Chumber of Commerce
Wake
State offers 250 dollars for capture of Otto Wood
North Carolina will pay 250 dollars for Otto Wood dead or alive and 100 dollars for information leading to the arrest of anyone aiding his escape. Governor Gardner announced after a proclamation declaring Wood an outlaw and urging sheriffs to aid in arrest. Wood, a prison escapee, has staged multiple escapes and remains a fugitive.
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Wood
North Carolina
Gardner
State Prison Board
George Ross Pou
High Point
Western North Carolina Welfare Conference Hears Solutions
About 40 leaders from industry education and public welfare met in Hendersonville to discuss unemployment and dependency. Dr Carl Taylor State College praised Governor Gardner live-at-home campaign as a step toward solutions. Newton M Anderson Buncombe County chair and C Vanderhooven of American Enka spoke.
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Hendersonville
North Carolina
Clemson Defeats Citadel in 13 to 7 Decision
In Florence D C Citadel fought Clemson on even terms until a fumbled punt gave Clemson the lead. Josh Cody's Tigers won 13 to 7 as Citadel challenged the stronger team throughout the game.
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Clemson
Citadel
Falr Grounds
Florence
D. C
Clemson Tigers
Josh Cody
Bachman Leads Carolinas Open After First Round
Johnny Bachman of Sedgefield shot 72 to lead the Carolinas open at Sedgfield Country Club Greensboro. Ellis Maples 75 and Raymond Atkins 76 shared runner positions with Kenan Smith. Defending champ Marshall Crichton stood six back at 78 amid a field of Greensboro and Raleigh players.
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Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro
N. C
Johnny Bachman
Sedgefield
Bachman
Ellis Maples
Pinehurst
Raymond Atkins
Sedgefield Pro
Kenan Smith
Raleigh
Marshall Crichton
Durham
Andy Merrilees
High Point
Bill Crichton
Lenoir
Earl Estridge
Badin
Dugan Aycock
Gibb Arthur
Pat Petranck
Reidsville
Harold Calloway
Charlotte
Arthur Hamm
X-Ellis Maple
E. E. Craver
W. F. Deuschles
Winston-Salem
Fred Webb
Shelby
Pete Webb
Benny Goode
Burlington
Fred McCanless
Bill Palmer
Jimmy Hobbs
Herman Atkins
Charles Rice
Asheville
R. T. Mayer
Tully Blair
Freddy Hyatt
Charlotte (X
E. S. Reid, Jr
Gardner Delays Return to Raleigh Office Until Wednesday
North Carolina Governor O Max Gardner remains away from his Raleigh office until next Wednesday due to the illness and death of his father in law Judge James L Webb He plans to attend the Kings Mountain sesqui centennial celebration Tuesday where he will introduce President Hoover.
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Raleigh
O. Max Gardner
Shelby
James L. Webb
Kings Mountain
Hoover
Detroit Physician Kidnaped But Found
Detroit reports Dr. Frank L. McPhail a Highland Park physician was kidnapped last night and held in a vacant house until morning before police freed him after he attracted attention by tossing prescription papers from a window.
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Detroit
Frank L. McPhail
Highland Park
Chinese Communists Shoot Two British Women Missionaries
Miss Edith Nettleton and Miss Eleanor June Harrison, British missionaries captured in Chun gan northern Funkien province, were shot after failed ransom negotiations. The bandits cut off Miss Nettleton's finger and sent it to British authorities as a death threat if $100,000 was not paid. The two women were traveling from Chun gan to Kienningfu when seized.
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Peiping
China
Foochow
Edith Nettleton
Eleanor June Harrison
Chungan
Funkien
Miss Nettleton
Church Missionary Society
Kienningfu
Local Radio Station WBAM Sold to J B Pound
Greensboro October 3. Radio station WBAM formerly WNRC has been sold by owner Wayne M Nelson to J B Pound of Chattanooga Tenn hotel man and owner of several other stations. Nelson continues as managing director. Pound owns Savannah Ga Columbia S C and Chattanooga stations. Fcc authorized call letter change last week with transfer of control. Part of the space is allocated to High Point and the arrangement remains intact.
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Greensboro
WBAM
WNRC
Wayne M. Nelson
J. B. Pound
Chattanooga
Tenn
Nelson
Pound
Savannah
Columbia
S.C
Federal Radio Commission
Cannon unfazed by charges as church inquiry proceeds
Washington report says Bishop Cannon remains unaware of specific charges against him. He conferred with Bishop W N Ainsworth, who carries the charges, and plans to follow church procedure. Ainsworth returned to Birmingham after talks in Richmond with traveling elders. The church discipline may appoint a committee to decide on a trial, with suspension until the 1934 general conference.
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Washington
James Cannon, Jr
Tont
W. N. Ainsworth
Ainsworth
Birmingham
Ala
Richmond
Cannon
Associated Press
Bishop Cannon
Columbus Was Catalonian Not Geonese, Says Scholar
Professor Luis Ulloa, a Peruvian scholar, claims new French National Library archive discoveries confirm Columbus was Catalonian and related to Casanova-Cullen, a Corsair for Louis XI, despite Columbus being born in France.
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Paris
Luis Ulloa
Christopher Columbus
Associated Press Today
Columbus
Casanova—Cullen
Louis XI
France
Resolutions Adopted At Grange Meeting
The North Carolina Grange adjourned its 1931 convention in Salisbury after adopting resolutions urging tax reform school tax changes public land reclamation elected school boards beautifying highways a tighter pardons system compulsory auto liability insurance and expanded use of state convicts.
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Salisbury
N. C
The
North Carolina Grange
Winston-Salem
Alamance Man Heads Grange
W Kerr Scott of Alamance county was elected master of the North Carolina Grange at the state convention in Salisbury succeeding Dr Clarence E Poe of Raleigh. Scott will guide the Grange for the next year.
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Salisbury
North Carolina Grange
W. Kerr Scott
Alamance County
Scott
Clarence E. Poe
Raleigh
Lacy to Speak at Davidson Tomorrow
Dr. Ben R. Lacy, president of Union Theological Seminary in Richmond, will arrive tomorrow to address Davidson College students. The inspirational series is an annual Y M C A event.
Women Blamed In Auto Wrecks Opened Driving School
Evanston Illinois reports Police Director Frank Kreml of the accident prevention bureau says women drivers cause most crashes. He will open a school for women drivers next week to address the issue, though some department members disagree.
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Evanston
Ill
Frank Kreml
Police Accident Prevention Bureau
Cuban President seeks session to suspend constitutional rights
President Machado asked Congress in a special session to suspend constitutional guarantees in Havana and surrounding areas until after the November 1 elections. The move would grant dictatorial powers and revoke freedoms including speech, press, and assembly, with debate over whether voting rights would also be suspended. Firearms are banned pending the election.
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Congress
Havana
Machado
Spa Hk
Guas Inclan
House
Clemente Vasquez Bello
Senate
House of Representatives
Cardinals Arrive in Quiet Union Station After Series Setback
Several hundred fans gathered at Union Station to greet the St. Louis Cardinals returning from Philadelphia aboard a special train after dropping the first two World Series games to the Athletics. Cheerful moments were sparse as players and spectators appeared subdued with limited remarks, while a fife and drum corps performed during transfers to hotels.
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ST. 146Uis
St. Louis Cardinals
Union Station
Philadelphia
Athletics
Montcalm Overcomes Heavy Seas En Route to Dry Docks
The U S S Montcalm faced dangerous seas southeast of Charleston and canceled its Washington request after two ships sped to assist. Concord and Orbita redirected from aid missions as weather eased, with Montcalm en route to Guantanamo for overhaul and crews prepared for potential rescue.
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Washington
Montcalm
Navy Department
Charleston
South Carolina
Guantanamo
Cuba
Concord
Orbita
Europe
Miami
William J. Smith
West Roxbury
Mass
Navy
Newport
Rhode Island
Army approves dredging bid for Beaufort Cape Fear link
The Army Engineers approved Arudel Dredging Corporation of Baltimore to dredge the Beaufort Cape Fear inland waterway link. The 14 mile project costs 337240.06 dollars and will start October 16, cutting the Wrightsville causeway.
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Wilmington
Chief of Army Engineers
Arudel Dredging Corporation
Baltimore
Beaufort- Cape Fear
Baltimore Company
Wrightsville
Twelve Injured as Train Derails Near Munfordville
Twelve passengers were hurt none seriously in the derailment of Louisville and Nashville passenger train No 4 en route from New Orleans to Cincinnati a mile south of Munfordville after striking a broken rail just after crossing the Green river trestle. Three coaches four sleepers and the diner derailed but an embankment prevented further collapse.
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Munfordville
Louisville and Nashville
New Orleans
Cincinnati
Here
Green River
Widow of Rep Hammer declines term nomination in NC
Asheboro delegates nominate J Walter Lambeth for the regular term and Hintog James for the short term after Mrs Hammer declines the unexpired seat. Colin G Spencey is the Republican nominee for both terms. The special election is set for November 4.
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Decclines
Colin G. Spencer
Congress
North Carolina
W. C. Hammer
Hintog James
Laurinburg
Mra Hammer
Congessman
Colin G. Spencey
Carthage
Republican Congressional Committee
Lexington
Hammer
Jacob Stewart
Davie County
Lambeth
James
Congressional Committee
Robbers Get Fitted With Shoes During Chicago Store Heist
Three men rob a Chicago shop, take cash, and pause to try on footwear for size. They compliment clerk Frank Santelli and select a tan low shoe size 10 before departing.
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Chicago
Frank Santelli
Santelli
Judge Fired For Tardy Sessions In Rocky Mount
The Rocky Mount board of aldermen declared the office of Judge H. Lee Large vacant after finding him consistently tardy for juvenile court sessions. Charles C. Harris was elected to succeed him.
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Rocky Mount
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Walter Lambeth
Banker
Home Brew
Commission On Law Observance
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Henry W. Anderson
Virginia
Anderson
Wickersham
Atlantic
Kenneth Mackintosh
Washington State
Dean Pound
Mackintosh
D. Harold Oliver Hoover
Western North Carolina
Carolinas
Professor Ulloa
Peru
Grange
Alamance
J. Walter Lambeth
Beaufort-Cape Fear
Army
Hinton James
Seventh District
Asheboro
Thomasville
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