Manslaughter Conviction in Sweat-Box Death Case
In Jacksonville on October 15 George W. Courson was found guilty of manslaughter in the sweat-box death of Arthur Maillefert at Sunland prison camp last June 3. Solomon Higginbotham testified that he applied the Golden Rule in handling Maillefert, while Courson claimed benign paternal conduct. The jury deliberated 2 hours 16 minutes. The minimum penalty for manslaughter is two to twenty years.
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Jacksonville
Fla
George W. Cour
Arthur Maillefort
Solomon Higginbotham
Maillefert
Murer
N. J
Sunm
Julia Maillefert
Courson
New Rial
Mailert
Ith Maillefort
Libery
Highbotham
Roosevelt League Says G. O. P. Using Jobless Testimony
A taxicab driver testified that a representative of the Republican Party offered him ten dollars to broadcast a statement favorable to the president. The claim suggests political pressure and potential manipulation of public message.
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League
Gardner Defends Self On Blame For Legislature Call
Gov. Gardner says there will be no special session in November and cites constitutional rules. He notes the general assembly must meet biennially on the first Wednesday after the first Monday in January and that no call has been issued for a session.
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Raleigh
Gardner
North Cantina
Reynolds Attacks GOP in Nashville Senate Bid Speech
Democratic Senate candidate Robert Reynolds condemned the Republican administration in an October Nashville rally before Nash County supporters. A horse drawn parade called a "low mood chariot" linked the Democratic event, introduced by Harold D. Cooley of Nashville, and Reynolds focused his remarks on an attack on the Republican party.
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Nashville
N. C
Robert R. Reynolds
United States Senate
Nash County
Reynolds
Harold D. Cooley
President Defends Record in Cleveland Speech on Lies and Mood
President addresses a 40 000 strong audience in Cleveland denouncing Democratic charges as lies about his career and the stock market crash. He defends Smoot Hawley tariff, cites 12 policy measures, and blasts opponents as he travels by train through four states.
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Public Hall
Cleveland
Loover
Calvin Coolidge
David 8. Ingalls
Ohio
United States
New York
Candidates Satisfied by Senate Candidates on Budget Plan
George G. Scott of the North Carolina branch of the national organization to reduce public expenditures said Reynolds and Newell gave satisfactory replies to a questionnaire on their stance toward a 750 million dollar federal spending cut.
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Charlotte
Eorge G. Scott
Theorth Carolina
Ntional
Robert R. Reynolds
Ake. Newell
the . S. Senate
New Thomasville Plant To Open On East Guilford Street
The Thomasville Chair company will begin operations Monday at the East Guilford Street site, occupying the plant recently acquired from Williams Norris. The move signals a definite upturn in local business and is expected to relieve unemployment as production of high grade bedroom furniture starts.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Company
Guilford Street
Williams-Norris Company
Gambling Probe Clouds State Fair Closing Night
Charges of misusing police and magistrate powers at the State Fair grounds threaten the closing night of the fifth annual state operated exposition. Wake County grand jury foreman M C Bryan said he will bring alleged irregularities involving Magistrate L M Waring and State Legislator J Sherwood Upchurch to the jurors. Barbour and Turner accuse Waring and Upchurch of facilitating arrests of patrons who complained of fleecing by gambling concessions.
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Raleigh
Thetate Fair Grounds
Wake County Land Jury
M. C. Bryan
Raigh
Arrand Jury
Ade
L. M. Waring
J. Sherwood Upchurch
Wake County
Bryan
Barbour
Turner
Waring
Upchurch
Roosevelt supporters report radio pro Hoover tale
The National Progressive League says evidence shows Republicans directing Hoover broadcasts using unemployed workers to air canned statements. An affiant, taxi driver Carl Abeel, claims he was paid ten dollars to participate with a man named Whiting Williams, reachable via White House aide French Strother, and that rehearsals occurred at WMAL studio.
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Washington
The
National Progressive League
Roosevelt
Hoover
Carl Abeel
Whiting Williams
French Strother
White House
League
Abeel
Pennsylvania Avenue
14Th Street
Abell
Cosmos Club
Strother
Williams
Wiliams
WMAL
Burlington Farmer Killed When Car Crashes Over Embankment
Jerome Steele, 53, a Burlington farmer, attempted to crank a stalled automobile. The car lurched forward plunging over a 16 foot embankment at Haw River. Steele’s body was found beneath the wreckage.
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Burlington
Jerome Steele
Haw River
Here
Steele
Roosevelt and Smith to headline New York campaign rallies
Roosevelt and Alfred E. Smith plan joint appearances in New York with rallies at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on November 4 and Madison Square Garden on November 5. Smith to tour October 19 to November 2 including Newark and Boston with radio broadcasts of the Newark and Boston addresses.
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New York
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Alfred E. Smith
Democracy
John N. Garner
West
Albany
Brooklyn Academy of Music
Madison Square Garden
Smith
Many Hall
Newark
N. J
Boston
Providence
Buffalo
Calvin Coolidge
Roosevelt
Roosevelt to Visit North Carolina on Oct 25 Campaign
North Carolina campaigns press toward the November 8 election as Franklin D. Roosevelt plans a 15 minute stop in Raleigh on October 25. His route includes Gastonia Charlotte Concord Salisbury High Point Greensboro Burlington and Durham with High Point and Greensboro residents likely to glimpse the nominee. Norman Thomas the socialist candidate is slated to tour next week with three talks in Winston Salem High Point and Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Atlanta
Gastonia
Charlotte
Concord
Salisbury
High Point
Greensboro
Burl
Ington
Durham
Tar Heel
South Carolina
Norman Thomas
Winston-Salem
S. C. Slayer Of Family Convicted In Second Degree Murder
Sergeant Charles W. Long, age 80, a World War I veteran, was found guilty of second degree murder in federal court for killing his wife and two children. The jury, after five hours of deliberation, recommended a sentence from 10 years to life. Long's insanity defense was not supported by the prosecution, and he was remanded to the Charleston county jail awaiting sentencing.
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Charleston
Long
Sth
Rhine
Army of Occupation
Lutherans Probe Pension Board in United Lutheran Church
At the eighth biennial convention of the United Lutheran Church in America an inquiry into the ministerial pensions and relief board was ordered. The probe, to be conducted by the investment commission, follows calls from Dr. Charles J. Smith for immediate action amid rumors challenging the board’s integrity.
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Philadelphia
Ministerial Pensions and Relief Board
United Lutheran Church In America
Elswood M. Rabenold
New York
Investment Commission
Charles J. Smith
Roanoke College
Salem
Chain Gang Sentence Delayed for Graduation
Fulton Superior Court in Atlanta postponed eight month chain gang for James Nichols 18 to finish high school and receive his diploma next June. His father C D Nichols was sentenced to one year. A school principal letter praised James as a model student.
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Atlanta
Fulton
James Nichols
C. D. Nichols
James
James R. Hutcheson
Fayetteville Man Hangs Self in City Jail
Fayetteville North Carolina October 25 Heck Mc Lean a 40 year old bakery employee hanged himself in the city jail after being arrested for drunkenness. His body was found about 10 pm by a police officer with another inmate in the cell not raising an alarm.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Heck McLean
McLean
Newell Appeals for Intelligent Vote in North Carolina
In Clinton North Carolina Jake F Newell Republican nominee for the United States senate urged sane thinking patriotism and an intelligent vote at the ballot box at a Sampson county rally and barbecue attended by supporters and 52 pigs. He criticized Democratic leadership calling out Daniels Hoey and Morrison and argued absentee voting could help Republicans in primaries.
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Clinton
N. C
Jake F. Newell
United States Senate
Sampson County
Newell
Bom
Josephus Danels
Clyde Hoey
Cameron Morrison
Daniels
Federal home loan banks open for business nationwide
A 12 bank federal home loan system started operations for small home mortgages up to 20000 dollars. Cambridge, Pittsburgh, and Winston-Salem reported open, with others to follow. Cash flow to banks begins after loan approvals while relief loans totaling 1221855 dollars are allocated to Arkansas Tennessee Oklahoma Ohio Montana and Michigan.
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Cambridge
Mass
Pittsburgh
Winston- Salem
N. C
Treasury
Reconstruction Corporation
Arkansas
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Ohio
Montana
Michigan
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