Mitchell Loses Immunity in Army Court Martial
Colonel William Mitchell loses bid for immunity and faces trial on charges brought by the army. The court rules it can proceed with the case, overruling objections and upholding jurisdiction. The judge advocate general’s office signed the charges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mitchell
Washington
William Mitchell
War and Navy Department
Blanton Wiship
Frank R. McCoy
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
San Antonio
Representative Reid
Illinois
Reid
Ernest Hinds
Hinds
Rockenbach
Sherman Moreland
General Rockenbach
Colonel Moreland
Judge Advocate General
War Department
States Case in Matter of A and B at Charlotte
Brooks presses case with Southern to be represented by W. M. Hendren of a Winston-Salem firm. The matter proceeds in Charlotte with legal action concerning the partnership dispute or property details as described in court records.
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Charlotte
Southern
W. M. Hendren
Winston-Salem
Hearing on Southern bid to nullify injunction set for Charlotte
Greensboro report states a federal hearing in Charlotte at 10 a.m. will decide on Southern Railroad’s motion to void the injunction preventing the receivers of the Atlantic and Yadkin railway from selling the line. Attorneys for North Carolina and Southern will be present. speculation cites possible buyers Norfolk and Western Seaboard Air Line and other lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Southern Railroad Company
Atlantic and Yadkin Railway
Southern
Charlotte
E. Yates Webb
Shelby
United States District Court of West Carolina
A. L. Brooks
North Carolina
Brummitt
Brooks
Prince
Washington
Hendren
Manly and
Winston- Salem
Norfolk and Western
A. and Y
Mount Airy
Seaboard Air Line
Sanford
Atlantic Coast Line
Wilmington
Norfolk and Southern
Robbers Kill Banker and Loot In Buffalo Heist
In Buffalo on October 29, robbers shot and killed Bank of Buffalo driver Charles W. Clifford and wounded messenger L. M. Yarrington and John H. Myers during a bank car robbery. About $117,000 was in the car, with $24,000 left behind. total loot about $93,000. The crime occurred in downtown finance district as money moved from Marine Trust to Bank of Buffalo.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Bank of Buffalo
Charles W. Clifford
Marine Trust Company
L. M. Yarrington
John H. Myers
Rotarians To Hear Fred R Kent Tonight
Fred R Kent of Asheville district governor of Rotary clubs visits High Point and will address the Rotary Club at the Country Club meeting tonight at 6 15.
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Rotarians
Fred R. Kent
Fred R Kent
Asheville
Rotary Clubs
High Point
Rotary Club
Lasky Loses All Fourteen Barrels of Pre Prohibition Booze
New York October 29 AP Fourteen barrels of liquor the entire stock guarded since pre prohibition days were stolen by hijackers from Jesse Lasky vice president of Famous Players Lasky Corp The loot worth ten thousand dollars at pre war prices was mixed with silver and household goods in a box car in the Pennsylvania freight yards Four barrels of silver valued at five thousand dollars were also taken Detectives guarding the consignment were overpowered as three vans drove into the yards to transfer the cargo Mrs Lasky laments the loss noting the saloons stored pre war wines champagnes and cordials could have been obtained before the war
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New York
Jesse Lasky
Famous Players- Lasky Corporation
Pennsylvania
Hollywood
Mr. Lasky
Fifth Avenue
Southern leaders seek broader federal aid for nation building
Birmingham conference gathers Southern governors and citizens to press for expanded federal aid in health, education, and reclamation. Hugh McRae calls for 100000 skilled planters to immigrate to the South in batches of 10000 every decade to aid reclamation efforts. Florida and other states cited as needing federal help for rural sanitation.
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Birmingham
Ala
Tom P. Terral
Committee On
Hugh McRae
Reclamation Authority
Wilmington
N. C
South
McRae
E. Lee Trinkle
Virginia
Frederick L. Hoffman
Florida
Mississippi
Alabama
Georgia
South Carolina
Greece Orders Evacuation of Bulgarian Territory
Paris dispatch reports Athens instructing Greek forces to continue retreat from Bulgarian soil despite Bulgarian attacks. Greece aims to comply with League of Nations decisions and spare life while evacuating frontier area around Petrich Ramna post 73 despite bands and recent fighting.
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Paris
League of Nations
Athens
League
Petrich
Ramna
Fundamentalist Becomes Pastor At Fosdick Church Site
The First Presbyterian Church on lower Fifth Avenue in New York elected Rev. Dr. Horace Elliot Kirk a fundamentalist to succeed the late Rev. Dr. Harry Emerson Fosdick who preached there for over four years. Kirk, formerly pastor of Franklin Street Presbyterian Church in Baltimore, was chosen unanimously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
First Presbyterian Church
Lower Fifth Avenue
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Horace Elliot Kirk
Franklin Street Presbyterian Church
Baltimore
Painleve Forms French Cabinet After All-Night Session
France takes on a new ministry led by Painleve after a night of talks. Aristide Briand stays foreign affairs, Camile Chautemps justice, Daladier war, De Monzie works, with several other ministers named. Herriot declines and socialists refuse participation per Grenoble congress.
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Aristide Briand
Camille Chautemps
A. Schrameck
Anatole de Monzie
Edouard Daladier
Emile Borel
Charles Chaumet
Jean Durand
Yvon Delphos
Paul Morel
Antoine Durafour
Louis Anterion
Painleve
Herriot
M. Painleve
Leon Blum
Paul Boncour
Grenoble Socialist Congress
Brill Not Buyer of Piedmont Carolina Bus Lines
Attorney announces Brill will not buy Piedmont Carolina bus lines and a northern concern may take the purchase. The corporation commission has not received any plan or proposition yet for approval.
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BRILL
Piedmont Carolina
Corporation Commission
Merger Talks Hover Over Raleigh Greensboro Bus Lines
Negotiations proceed with no deal yet, as Fifth Avenue Bus Co of New York and Baltimore fronts a possible holding company for Southern Railway. Rumors link Brill Co bids, and regional carriers eye consolidation to boost returns. Piedmont and Northern may seek Charlotte to Greensboro routes and Goldsboro to Morehead City. Atlantic Coast Line also interested in Raleigh line.
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Raleigh
Greensboro
Corporation Commission
Commission
Enterprise Bureau
Fifth Avenue Bus Company
New York
Baltimore
Southern Railway
Brill
Willis Smith
Southern
Piedmont and Northern
Charlotte
High Point
Goldsboro
Morehead City
Atlantic Coast Line
D L Clodfelter Dies After Two Week Illness
Daniel Luther Clodfelter 40 of High Point died in a local hospital after a two week illness. He was a former blacksmith for N W Beeson, member of First Baptist Church and Woodmen of the World. Survived by widow Mattie White and five brothers. Funeral at 11 tomorrow from 2123 Hedrick Street with Woodmen pallbearers and graveside rites at Oakwood Cemetery conducted by Rev J M Hilliard and Dr Lloyd T Wilson.
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Daniel Luther Clodfelter
High Point
Mr. Clodfelter
Davidson County
N. W. Beeson
First Baptist Church
Woodmen of the World
Mattie White
John
Jim. Harrison
J. L. Clodfelter
Sara Sheaf Clodfelter
Hedrick Street
Oakwood Cemetery
J. M. Hilliard
Lloyd T. Wilson
Greeks Withdraw From Bulgarian Territory
Athens reports Greek troops have evacuated Bulgarian territory in an official announcement by authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Steel-Vested Bandit Escapes After Killing Betrayer
Martin J. Durkin, a steel-vested auto thief and slayer, eluded a police trap after fatally wounding his betrayer Lloyd Austin and wounding two officers. Durkin, sought for killing federal agent Edward Shanahan and wounding Sacramento officers, fled from a second story window as riot squads hunted him through the Chicago neighborhood. Austin died from gun wounds early today. Durkin's guardian vest reportedly saved him during the Shanahan confrontation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Martin J. Durkin
Lloyd Austin
Edward Shanahan
Sacramento
Calif
Durkin
Mapping Work Progress in High Point Zoning Study
Engineers from the Technical Advisory Corporation of New York completed a comprehensive field survey for High Point zoning. Data on lots, buildings, and street conditions were gathered by Engineer Bruerton with local help, while Mr. Scott and E. S. Draper studied railroad crossings and traffic for base maps and future data maps.
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High Point
Planning and Zoning Commission
Bruerton
Technical Advisory Corporation of
New York
Scott
E.S. Draper
Charlotte
Arkansas Governor Terral Eyes Revoke of Hall Pardon
AP reports Arkansas Governor Tom J. Terral said he may revoke the pardon extended to Hamp Hall by Lieutenant Governor S. B. McCall. Terral, at a reclamation conference, said he was upset by the pardon during his absence and will decide on action after the conference.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
Tom J. Terral
Arkansas
Hamp Hall
S. B. McCall
Terral
Hall
Little Rock
Four More Pardons Granted At Little Rock
Governor Terral in Birmingham announced four pardons after Lt. Governor MecCall had previously granted one. The clemencies included Lee Mode from Conway County serving three years for burglary and Mary Oden a Union County woman sentenced to five years for second degree murder. The Hall pardon, for alleged state fund embezzlement, was the first since Terral’s 1931 taking office.
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Little Rock
Ark
C. B. MecCall
Arkansas
Tom J. Terral
W. H. Hall
State Board of Control
Terral
Birmingham
Lee Mode
Conway County
Mary Oden
Union County
Hall
Raleigh Guard Kills Prisoner. Warrant Issued for Murder
Raleigh detective reports Guard Ed Bullock fired at a prisoner Arlen Humpus, a 19 year old black convict, during an attempted escape three miles from Zebulon. Humpus was serving a 30 day county roads sentence. Coroner L M Waring issued a murder warrant as inquest is delayed pending solicitor conference.
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Raleigh
Ed Bullock
Ll. M. Waring
Bullock
Arlen Humpus
Zebulon
Humpus
Action Postponed in Farley Extradition Case
In Tallahassee on October 29, the hearing before Assistant Attorney General J. B. Gaines indefinitely postponed action on the proposed extradition of F. F. and Hattie Farley of Miami to Kentucky to answer charges of first degree murder.
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Tallahassee, Fla
F. F
Hattie Farley
Miami
Kentucky
J. B. Gaines
Herricks Notice on Damascus Protection Request
Washington October 29 Ambassador Herrick in Paris has pressed the French government for protection of American life and property in Damascus, seeking assurances amid tensions and dangers for U S interests.
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Herrick
Washington
Paris
Damascus
Henry Grady Patton's Body Sent to Georgia for Funeral
Henry Grady Patton's body, who died Tuesday night, was sent to Comer Georgia for funeral and interment in Madison County on Saturday. Patton had arrived from Georgia about two weeks ago and worked for High Point Furniture Company since then.
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Henry Grady Patton
Comer
Madison County
Mr. Patton
Georgia
High Point Furniture Company
New NYSE Memberships Sold for 3.5 Million
The New York Stock Exchange governing commission announced today that 25 new memberships will be added to the current 1,100 and sold for a total of 3.5 million dollars. Prices ranged from 135000 to 145000 dollars per membership.
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New York
Governing Commission On the
New York Stock Exchange
Justice Faber Denies Set Aside of Large Bennett Verdict
Mineola New York Justice Faber refuses to set aside a $37,500 verdict against Wilda Bennett after comment stating no woman publicly declares love for a man. The ruling upholds the previous judgment and details the grounds for denial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mineola
N. Y
Justice Faber
Wilda Bennett
Groom, 87, Duped in Glass Diamond Scam
In Spring Valley New York a groom aged 87 paid 1500 dollars to visiting motorists who offered diamonds for his 80 year old bride’s jewelry. The supposed gems turned out to be glass.
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Spring Valley
N. Y
Ambassador Houghton Made Honorary Knight of the Round Table
London reports Ambassador Houghton has been elected an honorary Knight of the Round Table, likened to King Arthur’s court and celebrated with a loving cup.
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London
King Arthur’s Board
Houghton
Knight of the Round Table
Silk Hat Disappears During New York Marriage
In Trinity chapel New York F. S. E. Drury’s silk hat vanished during his marriage to Miss Mabedl Gerry. The groom improvised by posing for photos without the hat as the ceremony proceeded at the fashionable chapel.
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New York
F. S. E. Drury
Mabedl Gerry
Trinity Chapel
Spain Buys Columbus Letters For 215600 In Madrid
Spain purchases correspondence of Columbus and Ferdinand and Isabelle for 215600 dollars, half the sum American collectors offered, in Madrid.
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Madrid
Spain
Columbus, Ferdinand and Isabelle
Last clipper ship to become floating museum in New York
The Benjamin F P Packard, the last of the clipper ships, will be converted into a floating museum. Maritime shipping exchange members are preserving her from the junk pile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Benjamin FP. Packard
Maritime Shipping Exchange
Rifle Hidden as Walking Stick Seized by Police
New York police seized a rifle disguised as a walking stick during a crackdown on crime. Officers recovered the weapon as part of broader street crime initiatives in the city.
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New York
Hunter from Sesmators Bags Two Wild Bears
Walter Johnson of the Sesmators scored two bear kills during a hunt in the one ades field before securing a bruin and retiring from the chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Augustine, Fla
Walter Johnson
Sesmators
Bruin
Snow festival in Atlanta broken up by police
Police broke up a snow festival in Atlanta arresting 13 people and confiscating cocaine amid the cold wave event.
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Atlanta
Man with amnesia seeks broadcast help to confirm his name
A Louisville man who believes his name is Lower has appealed to a broadcasting station to establish his identity after an amnesia attack. The case highlights concerns over lost identity and the role of media in aid.
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Louisville
Lower
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