High Point Pair Captured After Barn Hideout Near Hickory
James Godwin and Bill Wilson were captured by a Davidson and Catawba county pursuit near Hickory, after a daylong manhunt. Godwin was wounded and both youths were to be taken to Lexington then High Point for hearings on a murder and robberies. Lula Belle Kimel’s father briefly resigned as jailer amid the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Godwin
High Point
Davidson and Catawba County
Hickory
South Mountain
Bill Wilson
P. P. Jones
Godwin
Wilson
Donald Ross
Jones
Lexington
H. H. Menzies
Menzies
High Pointer
Win
Ray Nance
L. C. Madden
L. E. Williams
Donald Moss
Lexington Avenue
Lula Belle Kimel
Catawba County
Davidson
Chief Jones
Guilford County
Here
Lula Belle
Godwin and Lula Belle Freeing Case Dramatized In Trial
Testimony recounts Lula Belle Bowers freeing Godwin from jail after he begged for release claiming reform. Defense argues manipulation by a criminal, while prosecutors stress the danger and public spotlight. The case involves first degree burglary and a grandfather's assault. a chaotic court session followed reports of a police killing and a surrender.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowers
Lula Belle
Godwin
High Point
North Carolina
President Benes Resigns in Czechoslovakia
Prague reports the resignation of President Edvard Benes after long leadership under pressure from the Munich agreement and German threats. General Dan Syrovy likely to act as president until a successor is chosen, as a new election is arranged.
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Prague
Edward Benes
Czechoslovakia
Benes
Thomas G. Masaryk
Munich
Sudetenland
Germany
Britain
France
Adolf Hitler
Dan Syrovy
Fort Bragg Air Defense Drills Yield Mixed Results
Army air defense tests at Fort Bragg show invaders from Langley Field evading searchlights while anti air batteries simulate responses. Officers say the exercise reveals gaps between pilots and gunners and highlights hidden guns and nets guarding installations.
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Fort Bragg
Ack
Langley Field
Iiia
Lula Belle Kimel Sentenced to Sixty Days in Jail
In Lexington on October 6 Lula Belle Kimel 22 daughter of the Davidson county jailor was sentenced to 60 days in jail on one count and a four month suspended sentence on another after pleading guilty to aiding James Godwin and William Wilson escape. The judge noted the case's complexity and implied mercy amid the dramatic proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lulu Belle Kimel
Lexington
James Godwin
High Point
Godwin
Hickory
Godwin Keys
Wilson
Lula Belle Kimel
Davidson County
Dwight L. Pickard
T. C. Kimel
William
Ward
Guilford County
Donald Moss
Paul Stoner
Raymond Bowers
L. A. Martin
Daladier Wins Decree Powers For France Through November
Premier Edouard Daladier won chamber approval to rule by decree until November 15 after concessions to avoid overthrow. The vote was 331 to 78 with 204 abstentions. He must push the measure through the Senate while promising social reforms and a mid November parliamentary session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Henry Paris
Edouard Daladier
Chamber of Deputies
France
Chamber Esterday
Daladier
Senate
Chamber
Pierre Laval
People's Front
Leon Blum
Britain seeks release of Czech hostages in Germany
Prime Minister Chamberlain told the House of Commons Britain seeks release of Czech officials in frontier districts and Czech residents held as hostages in Germany during the occupation. He said the British representative on the international commission was instructed to press for their release at once.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bowers
Godwin
Fay Brinkley
North Carolina
London
Chamberlain
House of Commons
Britain
Germany
Commons
Munich
Czechoslovakia
Sudetenland
Reich
International Commission
John Simon
Sweeney of Salisbury Dies at 55 in Rowan General
Edgar Chew Sweeney 55 a Salisbury lumber broker formerly of Columbus Ohio died at Rowan General Memorial Hospital after surgery He lived in Charlotte for 15 years prior to moving to Salisbury He is survived by his widow Lois Williams of Lexington two children Edgar C Jr Pat a UNC sophomore and Francis a high school student Also survived by sisters Mrs Robert Reed and Mrs Will Reed of Columbus Ohio Funeral at his home Thursday 11 am Rev Mark Milne cremation in Washington He was active golfer and member of Southern Manufacturers Club Charlotte Country Club and Episcopal church
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Edgar Chew
Pat) Sweeney
Rowan General Memorial Hospital
Sweeney
Columbus
Ohio
Charlotte
Lois Williams
Lexington
Edgar C., Jr
Pat
University of North Carolina
Francis March
Robert Reed
Will Reed
Mark Milne
Washington
Carolinas
Southern Manufacturers Club
Major Fletcher to Speak at Southern Furniture Meet
Maj A L Fletcher assistant director of the wages and hours division US Department of Labor and former North Carolina labor commissioner will discuss the new wages and hours law at a dinner meeting of the Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association at Sedgefield Inn on Thursday evening October 13. The two day meeting opens October 13 with Fletcher’s talk. the act becomes effective October 24.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maj. A. L. Fletcher
United States Department of Labor
North Carolina
Abor
Southern Furniture Manufacturers Association
Sedgefield Inn
J. T. Ryan
Maj. Fletcher
Mr. Fletcher
Elmer Andrews
Spy sentenced to guillotine in Berlin executions
Wilhelm Sommerfield aged 27 died by guillotine for espionage in Berlin. He was among three executed in a two day span after conviction by a wartime court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Wilhelm Sommerfield
Reparations Factor Holds Up Sudetenland Settlement
Berlin reports say German claims for reparations for injustices to Sudeten Germans since 1918 loom as a major obstacle to finalizing a peaceful settlement with Czechoslovakia. Foreign Office officials warn the fifth zone delimitation and plebiscite bases remain difficult, while Goebbels' organ notes Sudeten property counts.
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Berlin
Germany
Czechoslovakia
International Commission For Supervision of
Sudetenland
Foreign Office
der Angriff
Paul Joseph Goebbels
Hitler
International Commission On the
Sudetens
Japanese Follow Up 12 Mile Advance Seizes New Town
Japanese forces followed a 12 mile advance with a furious attack, occupying Loki 38 miles southwest of Juichang. They claimed the maneuver outflanked the Chinese line at Teian, while Chinese forces say they repelled the attempt to push through the Tapieh mountains along the Yangtze north bank, near Hanekow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Loki
Juichang
Teian
Tapieh
Yangtze
Hanekow
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Tein
Barn
Paul G. Stoner
Stoner
Army High Command
Continental
United States
General Headquarters
Douglas H. Gillette
Ganner
Cdr Gillette
By 0. M. Smith
Bing
Oberlin M. Carter
Cincinnati
Carter
Leavenworth
Savannah
E. C. Sweeney
Major Fletcher
Commission
Louis P. Lochner
Ascocated Press
Henlein
Konrad Henlein
Sudeten Fuehrer
Karlsbad
New Town
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