Supreme Court weighs stay for Lea and son in bank case
The North Carolina Supreme Court took the Leas stay motion into conference at 3:30 p m and could grant or deny relief. Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr face four to six year terms, with Luke Sr fined twenty five thousand dollars and a one to three year sentence option. Davis awaits potential prison admission after conspiracy verdicts linked to the Asheville bank failure.
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Nashville, Tenn
United States Supreme Court
Leas
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company of
Asheville
State Supreme Court
Lea
Luke Lea, Jr
Davis
Hoover Silent On Campaign Plans
Washington Oct 25 President Hoover made no final decision on remaining campaign plans today. He met only five official family members, spent time on speech writing and government work, and canceled his press conference for the 12th time.
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Washington
Hoover
Midwest
Detroit
Indianapolis
Chicago
Newark
New York
Wallace Davis to Enter Prison in North Carolina Case
Wallace B. Davis, Asheville, convicted of violating banking laws, travels to Raleigh to serve his sentence and pay the debt to society. Co defendants Col. Luke Lea and Luke Lea Jr. prepare to seek a stay of sentence via the state Supreme Court while pursuing a U S Supreme Court review. They were found guilty of conspiracy to defraud Central Bank and Trust Co. of more than $1,000,000. Davis was president of the bank which closed in 1930.
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Raleigh
Wallace B. Davis
Asheville
Davis
Col
Luke Lea
Luke 14A
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Buncombe County
Central Bank and Trust Company
Wreck Injuries Are Fatal To Two Men
Two men died from injuries after an automobile overturned near St Stephens Berkeley county late Friday night. Wesberry an insurance man from Columbia was killed instantly and his 80 year old father in law J A Galloway of Bishopville died hours after arrival at a Charleston hospital. Patrolman Belk said Wesberry lost control and the car rolled three times on the trip from Columbia to Kingstree to visit the Rev James Wesberry.
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Charleston
D. C
St. Stephens
Berkeley County
W. M. Weaberry
Columbia
J. A. Galloway
Bishopville
C. H. Belk
Wesberry
Kingstree
Tobacco sales set record in Rocky Mount
Rocky Mount reports the new season tobacco sale yielded 825,354 pounds at an average $16.38 per hundredweight, the highest average in two years, based on official figures released yesterday.
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Rocky Mount
R. F. C. Allocates Emergency Relief Funds
The Reconstruction Finance Corporation announced $1,241,581 in emergency relief aid for Colorado Louisiana Oklahoma and Oregon as of October 25.
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Washington
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Colorado
Louisiana
Oklahoma
Oregon
Hunger marchers press London demands end means test
Two thousand hunger marchers moved toward London from Scotland and Wales to demand abolition of the means test for dole recipients. They planned to camp at Croydon and St Albans, then converge in Hyde Park for a welcome and speeches in Trafalgar Square. The deputation asked for accommodations, free coal and shoes, reduced rents, free milk for children, and an end to means testing, but a councilman said the demands had little chance of approval.
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London
Scotland
Wales
England
Croydom
St. Albans
Hyde Park
Trafalgar Square
Moscow
London County Council
Smith welcomed as political idol in Newark crowd crush
Alfred E. Smith drew tens of thousands to a Newark armory rally for Roosevelt and Garner. A man died of a heart attack and about 60 were injured as cheering crowds surged, with police estimating 20,000 inside and 60,000 along the streets. Smith attacked Hoover era Republicans and urged New Jersey to back a Democratic Senate.
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Newark
N. J
Jersey
Roosevelt
Garner
New Jersey
Edward Reilly
Alfred E. Smith
Hoover
United States
Col
William J. Donovan
New York
Republican “Board of Strategy
Mabel Walker Willebrandt
Smith
Percy Stewart
Dwight Morrow
Holland Tunnel
Jersey City
William Spray, Jr
Armory
Brazil trip notes praise and humor from a U S reporter
PARA October 24 A U S reporter boasts about Brazil praising its coast and Rio de Janeiro from the air and notes flying days along the coast. He jokes about Rockefellers and rubber plantations near the Amazon mouth and recalls Ford’s plantation with male trees delaying rubber production.
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Para
Brazil
U. S
Rockefellers
Rockefeller Foundation
Rio Janeiro
Amazon River
Ford
Will
Roosevelt Praises North Carolina Visit and National Progress
The remarks recount Roosevelt's Raleigh stop thanking Governor Gardner and local crowds. He recalls a state fair memory, notes a nationwide tour nearing thirty six states, and expresses belief prosperity lies with current leadership despite Republican opposition. He also mentions an early morning North Carolina welcome and quail shooting memories.
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Roosevelt
Gardner
State College
United States
Albany
North Carolina
Madison County Board Declares Blankenship Sup’t Vacancy
The Madison County board of education called a meeting to declare the office of Carl M. Blankenship, superintendent of public instruction, vacant after he refused to resign following a hearing on charges of immoral conduct. Witnesses testified seeing him with another woman. the board found no conviction but unresolved suspicions. Blankenship refused to resign and planned an appeal to the state board of equalization. The young woman involved returned to work.
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State Board of Equalization
Crisis Over Assert Bankers Report Ending 1932 Crisis
Two committees of bankers reported that the summer of 1932 marked the passing of the economic crisis in the United States. They cited stock and bond gains on the New York market and a rising gold stock backing circulating currency, asserting inflation fears were unfounded and the darkest hour had passed.
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Committees of Investment Bankers Association
White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Investment Bankers Association
England
United States
New York Stock Exchange
Business Problems Committee
Business Committee
Wild West chase nets two bank robbers in Wisconsin
Two of four gunmen who robbed the State Bank of Mindoro were captured after a two county pursuit across Lacrosse and Jackson counties. Shots were exchanged with deputies, one man wounded, as the suspects fled toward Black River Falls before being seized. The fourth robber escaped to the Black River bottoms.
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Lacrosse
Wis
State Bank of
Mindoro
Lacrosse County
Jackson County
Black River
Ed Fox
Fox
Midway
Lloyd Johnson
Roberts
Garner Denounces G O P Over Economic Debate
Washington Oct 25 Speaker Garner attacked President Hoover and allies for excuses and flawed logic in denying Democratic claims of saving a billion dollars in government expenses. He argued that US employment remains stronger than Europe and disputed foreign infection of the economy.
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Washington
Garner
Hoover
Democratic National Committee
Europe
Figures Show Heavy Slump In Number of Cotton Bales Ginned
Cotton from this year’s growth ginned to date totals 12,771 bales. State figures include Georgia 600,420 Louisiana 489,084 Mississippi 721,717 Missouri 139,087 New Mexico 14,001 North Carolina 301,228 Oklahoma 589,707 South Carolina 457,101 Tennessee 157,675 Texas 2,334,067 and others.
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Washington
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
New Mexico
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Move to Protect Heir Yet Unborn
New York filed a petition by Guaranty Trust Company as executor to empower temporary administration and sublet Reynolds apartment for 14 months at $6000 yearly pending birth of Libby Holman Reynolds child. Estate valued over 10 million dollars with probate paused until birth or clear possibility. Încludes bequests to Anne Cannon Reynolds and her daughter, Albert Walker, and Libby Holman Reynolds amid slaying case of tobacco heir.
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New York
Libby Holman Reynolds
Smith Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Guaranty Trust Company
Reynolds
Trust Company
North Carolina
Anne Cannon Reynolds
Albert Walker
Bank of Mulline Closed. Affairs Turned Over to State Examiner
The Bank of Mulline was closed today and officials said affairs of the bank had been placed in the hands of the state bank examiner.
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Mullins
8. C
Bank of
Roosevelt Triumphant Tour Hailed by Raleigh Crowds
Franklin D. Roosevelt the Democratic standard bearer drew cheering thousands in Raleigh and other North Carolina stops. He predicted a clean sweep for democracy, praised Gov. O Max Gardner, and urged a 150000 NC majority for the Roosevelt Garner ticket.
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Raleigh
N. C
Franklin D. Roosevelt
North Carolina
State Fair Grounds
Sanford
Roosevelt
O. Max Gardner
Southern Pines
Gardner
Roosevelt-Garner
Charlotte
Ihs
Atlanta
Baltimore
Richmond
United States
Pound Sterling Slumps to New Year Lows in London Markets
The British pound fell to new lows for the year at the New York opening, breaking 258 cents to about $3.2938. Banks indicated the Bank of England held funds but paused intervention until a stabilizing figure appeared, as other currencies remained steadier.
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London
Bank of England
Ptm
Iself
Wall Street
Bank of England Control
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Albert Cox
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Libby
Reynolds Estate
Praises Gardner
Daniels
Pollard
Virginia
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