Hoover Returns From South After Sturdy Reception
President Hoover arrived in Washington contented by southern stops on his tour from Kings Mountain to the capital. He spoke at Charlotte and heard crowds in Kannapolis Salisbury High Point and Greensboro praising his administration. He stressed equal opportunity over bolshevism as he recalled the Kings Mountain centennial and urged peaceful settlement of labor disputes.
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Hoover
Southland
National
Kings Mountain
Carolinas
Solid South
Charlotte
Jonas
Kannapolis
Salisbury
High Point
Greensboro
North Carolina
Coral Reef
Danville
Virginia
United States
Cardinals
Cleveland
Boston
South Carolina
Ferguson
Williams confesses to murder of Glen Mills matron Vida Robare
Alexander McClay Williams an 18 year old inmate at Glen Mills School confessed to killing Mrs Vida Robare a matron at the institution with an ice pick after seeking a bottle of shoe polish. The slaying occurred in her bedroom last Friday and Williams is held at an unnamed secret prison location.
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Glen Mills
Alexander McClay Williams
Glen Mills School For Boys
Vida Robare
BeeBan
Wiillia
Nnis
E. B. Hickman
William J. MacCarter
MacCarter
Williams
Robare
Mrs. Robare
Post Office Robbery Ends in Fatal Murphy Gunbattle
In Murphy North Carolina Chief of Police Mack Carringer was killed and three others believed fatally wounded after a gunfight with three men suspected of robbing the Coker Creek Tennessee post office. Postmaster C C Linderman told how the trio bound him and abducted him nine miles before placing him by a tree and escaping. Bloodhounds hunted the presumed escapee as officers pursued the car described by the Tennessee postmaster.
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Jeff McPherson
Kentucky
Burt Savage
C. C. Linderman
Coker Creek
Carringer
Murphy
Tennessee
Toby Fain
Linderman
Athletics Clinch World Series With 7 1 Victory Over Cardinals
George Earnshaw and pitching trio Sylvester Johnson Jim Lindsey anchor a dominant Philadelphia win. Connie Mack's Athletics crush St Louis 7 to 1 to take the series four games to two behind a wide hitting surge and timely power from Simmons Dykes and Haas.
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George Earneshaw
Connie Mack
Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Wild Bill
Ahang J
Sylvester Johnson
Jim Lindsey
ST. Louis
Douthit
Adams
High
Watkins
Frisch
Hafey
I Bottomley
Wilson
Gelbert
Hallahan
Rakisher
Johnson
xyBlades
Lindsey
Orsatti
E&e
Bishop
Cochrane
Simmons
Cf-Lf
Foxx
Miller
Moore
Haas
Boley
Fisher
Louis
Senate probe in state next week
The senate campaign committee will hold hearings in Raleigh North Carolina starting Monday to examine irregularities in North Carolina elections. Senator Patterson says 40000 illegal ballots were cast in the primary with possible outside funding tied to the Simmons Bailey race and absentee ballots in one county totaling 1700.
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Washington
Senate Campaign Committee
Raleigh
N. C
Patterson
Missouri
Nye
North Dakota
Wagner
New York
Tee
Simmons-Bailey
Simmons
Josiah W. Bailey
Tennessee
North Carolina Supreme Court Releases Seven Opinions
The North Carolina Supreme Court issued seven decisions today in cases from various counties. Kohn vs Elizabeth City was affirmed, Lightner vs Knights of King Solomon no error, State ex rel Sutton vs Williams affirmed, Dunn vs Dunn affirmed, Hobbs vs Mann granted a new trial, Newbold vs Fertilizer Company affirmed, and Moskin Brothers vs Swartzberg in Guilford reversed.
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Raleigh
State Supreme Court
Kohn
Elizabeth City
Pasa
Lightner
Knights of King Solomon
Wayne
Sutton
Williams
Craven
Dunn
Lenoir
Hobbs
Mann
Onslow
Newbold
Fertilizer Company
Affirmed
Iron Works
Beaman
Wake
Moskin Brothers
Swartzberg
Guilford
Ford Dines With Britain's Sir Herbert Austin
Henry Ford dined today with his chief British rival Sir Herbert Austin in London. The private luncheon surprised officials and details of their discussions were not disclosed.
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Ford
Sir Henry Austin
London
Henry Ford
Sir Herbert Austin
Tobacco Co op Sign-Up Underway In North Carolina Counties
North Carolina tobacco farmers are urged to sign contracts to market through a proposed cooperative. Mass meetings will explain the deal. if signatures reach a target by October 15 the cooperative starts this year. If not, efforts continue into next year with potential Farm Board funding to aid price negotiations.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
William S. Green
Federal Farm Board
French Airmen Guests of Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem welcomed Major Dieudonne Coste and Lieutenant Maurice Bellonte of the French air service after they landed the scarlet Question Mark from a three hour flight from Atlanta. Mayor George W. Coan Jr led the greeting and a noon luncheon followed before a 2 pm departure to Richmond Virginia.
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Winston-Salem
N. C
Dieudonne Coste
Maurice Bellonte
Atlanta
George W. Coan, Jr
Richmond
Laura Ingalls Sets Out From Albuquerque for Transcontinental Flight
Laura Ingalls, aviatrix, left Albuquerque airport at 6 08 a m for Los Angeles to pursue a transcontinental flight record. Her first stop on the route will be Kingman Arizona.
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Laura Ingalls
Albuquerque
N. M
Aviatrix
M.S. T
Los Angeles
Kingman
Ariz
Prohibition Focus in Hoover Commission Deliberations
Washington report notes the Hoover commission reassembling to study prohibition among many crime topics. Chairman George W. Wickersham advocates balanced inquiry while Kenneth Mackintosh pushes to take a clear stand on prohibition amid political campaigns. Other reports examine juvenile delinquency federal courts crime causes and costs, and police.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Kenneth Mackintosh
George W. Wickersham
Wickersham
Commission
Congress
Mackintosh
Hollywood Ball Fight Between Lubitsch and Kraly Steams On
In Hollywood a fisticuffs exhibition between Ernst Lubitsch and Hans Kraly, at a Douglas Fairbanks Mary Pickford party, flared after Mrs Helene Lubitsch struck Lubitsch. Lubitsch says he punched Kraly after taunts about his marriage and dancing. Kraly denies breaking up Lubitsch’s home.
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Hollywood
Cal
Ernst Lubitsch
Hans Kraly
Douglas Fairbanks
Mary Pickford
Lubitsch
Kraly
Helene Lubitsch
Lubritsch
Kiangsi Ravaged by Communists Amid Nanchang Tension
Dispatch from Shanghai reports Kiangsi Province under attack by a 75,000 strong communist force. Fortified Nanchang faces a probable assault as 40,000 red troops seize Kian and nearby towns. Missionaries active. Americans and British unable to flee Changsha due to the low Liang River.
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Kiangsi
Kian
Nanchang
Hunan
Red
Changsha
Liang
Yangtse
Dennis Slaying Trial Set for November Fourth
Columbia S C October 8 Glenn D McKnight and W L Thornley will go on trial November 4 in Orangeburg for the murder of State Senator E J Dennis last July A special term of court will hear this case and two other shooting cases moved from Blood Berkeley on venue changes Thornley has not secured a venue change due to illness and will be arraigned in Berkeley county with the others
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S. C
Glenn D. McKnight
W. L. “Ornley
Orangeburg
E. J. Dennis
Richard C. Watts
State Supreme Court
Dennis
Berkeley
Thornley
Moncks Corner
Charleston
McKnight
Thornly
Berkeley County
Two Youths and Pilot Die in Cherokee Fair Plane Crash
At Bryson City North Carolina Oct 8 a barnstorming plane attempting a mountain gap pass at the Cherokee Indian fair crashed killing veteran pilot Fred Zeihn of Augusta Ga and two youths, whose identities were not fully confirmed. The craft burned after plunging into scrub pines as spectators watched. Zeihn held a commercial license and 1000 hours of flight time. Lyons Airways owned the plane. Authorities said no inquest was needed. Funeral plans not announced.
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Bryson City
N. C
Yuclimvill
Zeihn
Department of Commerce
S. B. Lyons
Lyons Airways
Augusta
Cotton Crop Up 146000 Bales but Trails Last Year
The Department of Agriculture places US cotton production at 14,486,900 bales for October 1 conditions. Texas and Mississippi show declines, while Georgia North Carolina and Alabama rise. National average yield 154.7 lb per acre, 0.4 lb below 10 year trend.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Texas
Mississippi
Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina
Alabama
Oklahoma
United States
Earthquake Felt Near Washington on Georgetown Seismograph
An earthquake centered about 7 000 miles from Washington was recorded today on the Georgetown University seismograph.
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Washington
Georgetown University
Will Rogers Treks India n Grid Game With Haskell Match
Lawrence Kan Oct 8 Will Rogers would like to attend the Haskell Institute versus Kansas football game but movie making prevents his travel He sent a telegram asking about the game noting he hopes Indians will stick together and joking about getting back the country Republicans cannot make a living on it
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Lawrence
Kan
Will Rogers
Haskell Institute
University of Kansas
Rogers
Haskell
Reports Differ on Brazilian Revolt Progress
Conflicting AP dispatches from Rio de Janeiro and Porto Alegre report diverging views of Brazil's revolt. Rio de Janeiro says government may soon dominate except Rio Grande do Sul, while Porto Alegre claims rebels captured Pernambuco and Natal and gained strength in the south.
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Associated Press
Brazil
Rio de Janeiro
Portolegre
Rio Grande Do Sul
Porto Alegre
Pernambuco
Natal
Longest Poker Game Reported From South Pole Voyage
Russell Owen of the New York Times described a four month poker game aboard the Byrd expedition aired on WABC. Stakes were cigarettes and forfeits included doing unpleasant tasks, with a conspiracy to keep Rear Admiral Byrd ahead so he could not lose.
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New York
WABC
Russell Owen
New York Times
Byrd
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