Roosevelt Sees Duty of U S to Aid Destitute
Governor Roosevelt reaffirmed the federal government’s duty to provide unemployment relief when states and communities cannot meet needs. He cited his 1931 stance and argued that federal action becomes required if state relief fails, noting prior New York programs and congressional funding driven by demand rather than leadership.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Hoover
W York
Washington
Congress
Twin City Officer Shot. Suspect Hooded, Captured
In Winston-Salem Hampton Watts, a negro, was jailed after police say he shot and critically wounded Officer J. B. Boyles while the officer rested from a previous arrest. Watts fled but was captured in Lexington and returned to face charges.
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Twin City
Négro
Winston-Salem
Hampton Watts
Boyles
Watts
Lexington
Ten Students Hurt In Burlington Bus Crash
Ten agricultural students en route to the State Fair in Raleigh were injured when their bus catapulted 100 feet into a field near Burlington. Four were seriously hurt. others treated for minor injuries at Rainey hospital. Names include Cecil Winfrey William Clayton Myron Pegram Arthur Christopher and several Summerfield students.
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Burlington
N. C
Raleigh
Here
Cecil Winfrey
Summerfield
William Clayton
Myron Pegram
Arthur Christopher
Stokesdale
Rainey Hospital
W. D. Davis
Winfrey
William
Clayton
Pegram
Christopher
Howard Pope
Cecil Clayton
Carsay Doggett
Sum
Cops Thwart Plot To Kidnap Millionaires
Redlands California officers halted a ransom kidnapping plot targeting Clarence G. White a Cleveland philanthropist and Dr Charles Lombard a Redlands physician Three suspects were arrested near Lombard s home with rope and sheets in their car They named Charles Lombard William Snyder and Eddie Dow as involved after a servant reported a letter offering 1000 for floor plans and family details
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Redlands
Calif
Clarence G. White
Cleveland
Charles Lombard
Lombard
William Snyder
Eddie Dow
Leroy Lee Dies In Chair Protesting Innocence
In North Carolina Raleigh press reports Leroy Lee and Nord Donnell, both Black men, were executed by electric chair for the murder of A Andrew, a Sedalia merchant in Guilford County. Lee claimed innocence as he died after two shocks, leaving a farewell note denying the act while admitting association with wrong companions.
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Leroy Lee
Pen
Raleigh
A. Andrew
Sedalia
Ullford County
Lee
Andrew
Nord Donnell
Nord
J. Andrew
Donnell
Max Garder
D. B. Stafford
Guilford County
Lutherans Seek Better Control of Ministry Candidates
At the United Lutheran Church in America eighth biennial convention in Philadelphia on October 14 delegates pressed for a plan to improve selection and guidance of ministry candidates. The church board of education urged each synod to form a standing ministry committee to coordinate recruitment efforts as part of a broader program. The convention also approved a three year budget totaling $2 million after a debate over cuts of $400,000 for 1933 34 35.
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Philadelphia
United Lutheran Church In America
Church Board of Education
Board of Education
United Lutheran Church
Fatally Burned Woman Dies After Kerosene Explosion
Mrs. W. L. Harrison aged 40 and wife of a Caledonia prison guard was fatally burned in Rocky Mount North Carolina when a kerosene can exploded as she poured fluid into a stove believed to be unlit. The ashes had remained hot overnight.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
W. L. Harrison
Caledonia
Oldest Irish Woman Katherine Plunket Dies in Dundalk
The Honorable Katherine Plunket, reputed Ireland’s oldest resident, died at her Dundalk home Oct 14. She would have turned 112 on November 9.
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Dundalk
Northern Ireland
Katherine Plunket
Ireland
Burrus Speaks at Health Board Meeting on Sanitation
Dr. J. T. Burrus led North Carolina’s State Board of Health in a harmonious session planning a statewide sanitation survey. The board will inspect institutions, discuss syphilis data, Mosquito control near coastal towns and Great Smoky Mountain Park areas, and shellfish protection with aims to boost tourism and coastal prosperity.
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Raleigh
State Board of Health
J. T. Burrus
Burrus
Health Department
Great Smoky Mountain National Park
North Carolina
Morehead City
James Parrott
Hoover Bruises Hand After Greeting Large Crowd
President Hoover showed a bandaged right hand after a White House reception when more than 3,000 people filed past to greet him. Dr. Boone said a bruised hand and a small cut from a guest’s ring explained the bandage. He played medicine ball and then prepared a Cleveland speech.
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Washington
Hoover
White House
Joel T. Boone
Lincoln
Cleveland
Treasury Receipts and Outlays Reported for October
Treasury receipts for October 12 totaled 3 870 556.96 with expenditures of 10 800 465.12 and a balance of 780 046 987.62. Customs duties for Salent of October reached 9 812 124.04.
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Treasury
Washington
Farley denies Roosevelt saw Smoot Utah speech letter claim
Democratic National Chairman James A. Farley released a statement asserting that Governor Roosevelt had never seen a letter regarding a night in Utah by Senator Reed Smoot. The remark counters speculations about Roosevelt’s involvement.
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New York
James A. Farley
Gov
Roosevelt
Utah
Reed Smoot
Old World Lima Keynote Travel Note Across Equator
A travel diary from Lima describes Peru Ecuador Colombia and Lima as the oldest western city while noting a Pan American Grace line diploma for crossing the equator. An absent audience debate hints at Calvin's radio speech and political reach beyond Los Angeles County.
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Lima
Colombia
Ecuador
Peru
Pan American Grace Line
Calvin
Los Angeles County
Milwaukee Aunt Tossed Two Tots From Window Then Killed Self
A Milwaukee aunt, Mrs Aurelia Lorenz, threw her niece and nephew aged 5 and 4 from a sixteenth floor hotel window then leapt to death. She left a note blaming her brother Rudolph Libo for mistreatment. Police questioned Libo and his wife as investigators review the tragedy.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Aurelia Lorenz
Rudolph Libo
Vivian
Milton Libo
Libo
Lorenz
Miner Slain, Soldiers Facing Murder Charge
In Christian county Illinois two Illinois national guard officers Col Robert W Davis and Capt Carl J Meacham face murder warrants after Andy Ganis a Tovey miner dies from a bullet wound reportedly fired by a militiaman Corporal Russel Myers of Peoria was held at the guardhouse as a military tribunal investigates the shooting The fatality is the fourth in three months of mining area violence as guards clash with strikers and a convoy truck overturns injuring six and a rural mail carrier is shot
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Taylorville
Ill
Illinois National Guard
Charles Wieneke
Christian County
Robert W. Davis
Carl J. Meacham
Thomas F. Foster
Tovey
Andy Ganis
Russel Myers
Peoria
130Th Infantry
Oll
Hollia Butterfield
Langleville
National Guard
Carlos Black
Springfield
Ganis
Ia Ganis
John
Policeman and Woman Die in Orangeburg Double Tragedy
Orangeburg South Carolina Oct 14 Mrs Sallie Burke was found shot dead at her home with Policeman J K Knotts near her body a pistol in his hand. Knotts about 40 years old had served 13 years on the force and was to be relieved today. An inquest was ordered as investigators sought a motive for the double slaying.
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Orangeburg
8. C
Sallie Burke
J. K. Knotts
Knotts
Burke
Methodist Merger Urged by Holston Conference Delegates
A resolution urging the unfication of the Methodist Episcopal church and Methodist Episcopal Church South was adopted today by delegates at the Holston conference annual meeting.
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Methodist Episcopal Church
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Holston
The
Insull Authorized To Stay In Greece
In Athens on October 14 the interior minister denied reports that Samuel Insull was ordered to leave Greece. He stated Insull may remain, passport not surrendered, and no visa needed if he exits within a month. If no departure occurs, visa denial may follow after consulate notification.
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Athens
Samuel Insull
Chicago
Greece
Insull
Police Department
Ansull
Hoover Loses California Ally Johnson Opposes Hoover
Senator Hiram W. Johnson of California refuses to back Hoover amid pressure from seven Southern California newspapers. Johnson, a progressive Republican, criticizes the Hoover administration and aligns with Roosevelt who cites Johnson’s stance in his campaign.
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San Francisco
California
Hiram W. Johnson
Hoover
Johnson
California Federation of Labor
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Calfornia
Roosevelt
Clarence E Martin Named ABA President Nominee
The American Bar Association general council nominated Clarence E Martin of Martinsburg West Virginia for president as the 55th annual meeting nears its end. Nomination is tantamount to election and he would succeed Guy A Thompson of St Louis. Other speakers included Hatton Sumner of Texas and Paul Reynaud with Marquis Reading addressing delegates tonight.
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Washington
General Council of the American Bar Association
Clarence E .Martin
Martinsburg
W. Va
Guy A. Thompson
St. Louis
Martin
Hatton W. Sumners
Texas
Sumners
Paul Reynaud
Paris
Marquis Reading
United States
Witness Says Guard Beat Convict in Sweat Box Case
In Jacksonville on October 14, state witness R J Foy testified that prison guard George W Courson flogged a prisoner during May 25. Courson admitted whipping Maillefert around April 16. Foy described the beating as thorough, though the judge struck the statement from the record as immaterial. Blount testified Courson commented on the death by starvation, saying Maillefert had not eaten in days.
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Jacksonville
Fla
George W. Courson
Arthur Maillefert
R. J. Foy
Courson
Maillefert
Foy
George C. Gibbs
Perry Blount
Mailllefert
Blount
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