Harry Grier dies at 62 former NC House speaker
Senator Harry P. Grier longtime North Carolina legislator and former speaker of the House died at 62 in Williamston after a heart attack. He had served five terms in the House, including a speakership, and later won a Senate seat representing Iredell and nearby counties. He campaigned against the sales tax. Funeral arrangements to be announced in Statesville.
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Harry P. Grier
North Carolina
House of Representatives
Grier
J. C. Cunningham
Manteo
Statesville
Willamston
Cunningham
J. H. Saunders
Iredell
Raleigh
Senate
Catawba
Lincoln
Rockingham Strike Enters 8th Week Idle Mills Face Quiet
Rockingham reports its 49th day of three textile mill strikes with about 1,200 workers idle. Union form after the Hannah Pickett mills number one and two and Entwistle number one closures. Rumors linger of reopening to allow some loyal workers to return. No details from mills or strikers.
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Hannah Pickett Mill
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Hannah Pickett
Entwistle
Torture Testimony in Maillefert Murder Trial
Jacksonville report details Bob Blake testimony about George Courson recruiting witnesses to support a self death claim by Arthur Maillefert. Blake recounts plans to frame Maillefert’s death as suicide and Courson pressing for corroboration while authorities dispute admissibility.
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Courson
Maillefert
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Mable
Cap'n
Snyder
George C. Gibbs
Guards' Counsel Threatened in Higginbotham Courson Case
Jacksonville, Fla. Aiding Higginbotham and Courson, attorney Fuller Warren disclosed two threatening letters received by the defense. One from Pittsburgh warned to drop the case and threatened a final case, signed illegibly. another from Pocahontas, Va. claimed vengeance by the Imperial Society of Revenge. Judge Gibbs also received a letter but kept its contents private.
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New Orleans
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Imperial Society of Revenge
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Higginbotham
Fear Red Demonstration As Supreme Court Begins To Study Scottsboro Case
Washington October 10. Authorities prepared for possible communist demonstrations as the Supreme Court considers oral argument in the Scottsboro case. Police cleared Capitol plaza of cars and increased guards to maintain order amid anticipated protests over seven black defendants sentenced to death for assaulting two white girls in Scottsboro, Alabama.
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Seven Degrees
Week-end Accidents Claim 13 Lives Across South
In Dixie during the weekend, auto crashes killed 11 people and other mishaps raised total deaths to 13. North Carolina reported four fatalities, with Tennessee and South Carolina each at three.
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North Carolina
Tennessee
South Carolina
Japs Launch Wide Drive Against Manchurian Rebels
Mukden Manchuria October 10: Japanese forces begin a broad campaign against 30 000 Chinese irregulars and bandits threatening Manchukuo authority. Americans fear bombing missions near Tunghau Kirin Linkiang and Antung as missionaries stay at posts. Chinese rebel forces near Tsitsihar also face assault while 284 Japanese civilians remain besieged at the Manchuri consulate with dwindling food.
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World flyers call off their voyage
Captain Wolfgang von Gronau and three companions abandoned efforts to repair a disabled engine after forced landing in the Indian Ocean. The German fliers sent a radio message from the steamship Karagola thanking for rescue and noting the program could not be finished. The globe circling plane had been forced down 200 miles south of Rangoon.
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Franz Hack
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Labrador
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Asia
Aleutian
Miners Die as Cage Falls into Sump Hole
Nineteen miners trapped in a shaft cage plunged into a sump hole at the mine bottom. Twenty were inside. one escaped by forcing a door open as the cage dropped after a collapse.
Far West Snow Blankets Plains and Mountain States
Snow covered Montana Wyoming Colorado Wisconsin Minnesota and Nebraska with near freezing temperatures marking the first cold snap of the season. Transportation remained largely intact though a Wyoming air route required bus transfers between Cheyenne and Laramie as crews reported clear weather and a record low at Helena at 15.7 degrees above zero breaking a 52 year October 9 low.
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Wyoming
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Wisconsin
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Laramie
Helena
Roosevelt Puts Final Touches On Dixie Tour
Roosevelt plans an eight day campaign swing through the south midwest and border states starting October 18 from New York City. He will confer with James A. Farley in Albany and visit Baltimore Raleigh Atlanta Warm Springs and St Louis with stops in Boston Groton and other cities. Huey Long and Homer Cummings visited him at Hyde Park with Long noting southern and border states are eager for his visit.
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Franklin, Jr
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Louisiana
Long
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South
Homer Cummings
Connecticut
Alfred B. Smith
New England
G O P Using Grid Stars To Aid Drive For Hoover Candidacy
A tri motor plane carrying 11 including four football players left North Beach airport at 10 27 am to fly to Washington. Harold June piloted the craft which aimed to reassure President Hoover of youth support in the coming election. Players Abie Booth Red Cagle Eddie Mays and Shipwreck Kelly joined the delegation.
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Eddie Mays
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Soldiers and Outlaws Fall As Moros Battle Filipinos
A punitive expedition in the southern Philippines followed two clashes between the Philippine constabulary and Moros near Kalakulay on Jolo Island. Lieutenant Vincente Alagar and nine other constabulary members were killed, with many wounded as Moros suffered two dead in a six hour relief assault led by Captain Leon Angeles.
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Kalakulay
Jolo Island
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Leon Angeles
Beard to be installed as North Carolina Legion leader
Bryce P. Beard will be installed as commander of the North Carolina Department of the American Legion in Salisbury with a parade and ceremonies at Brookdale Park. Henry L. Stevens Jr. will install all officials, with Henry C. Bourne presiding and aux commander Mrs. Frank Johnson also taking part. The program includes a stunt by legion posts, a barbecue and a dance.
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H. M. Arthur
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Legion
Tobacco Market Opens Second Week in Winston-Salem
The Winston-Salem tobacco market opened its second week with quadruple sales and 1,500,000 pounds of leaf on the auction floors. Prices were similar to those of the previous week.
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Winston-Salem
Greece Detains Ex-Utility Head Pending U S Extradition
Athens police detained Samuel Insull on a technicality amid extradition proceedings with the United States over charges tied to his collapse of vast utility interests. His passport was seized for examination as Washington and Paris considered funds rumored to have aided his Paris defense.
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Greece
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Washington
Samuel Inswu Jr
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Hoover Plans Cleveland Campaign Speech Saturday
President Hoover will deliver a campaign speech Saturday night October 16 in the Cleveland auditorium. Officials at the White House say full details are being arranged and a swing through the Midwest is possible with additional appearances en route or after Cleveland.
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Desa Moines
Cleveland
Joslin
Ohio
Midwest
Chicago Banker and Wife Kidnapped Near Wilmette
Norman B. Collins, a Chicago banker, and his wife were abducted by five men while driving near their suburban Wilmette home. Ransom first set at $100,000, then reduced to $5,000 after negotiations with the abductors. Mrs. Collins reported being removed from the car after several hours.
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Norman
Collins
Wilmette
Aged Confederate Veteran Monroe Thomasson Dies at 89
Monroe L. Thomasson, 89, a Confederate veteran and large landowner near York, D C, died last night. He is survived by his widow and two children.
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York
D. C
Monroe L. Thomasson
Here
Strike in Roxboro Ends as Workers Return
In Roxboro North Carolina at the Collins and Aikman plant about 76 workers ended a wage cut protest. After 50 quit last Tuesday and 25 more joined Wednesday, all had drifted back to work by today. Management cited improved schedules and ample raw materials to justify a five day week.
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Here
Brass Band Welcomes Mr Walker Home in New York Return
Former mayor James J Walker returns from Europe to a celebratory welcome in New York. Crowds cheer as politicians John F Curry and John H McCooey lead the march, roses showered, and Walker hints at future work with producer A C Blumenthal. He praises Surrogate John P O’Brien and jests with commissioner F Dwyer.
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Walker
John P. O'Brien
F. Dwyer
Joseph V. McKee
Tom
Dwyer
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