North Carolina Legion Auxiliary to hold ace event
Mrs W R Absher state president announces the first ace event of the 1933 34 war will be held in North Wilkesboro on October 31. Henry Schmidt chief clerk at the United States Military Academy suffered a heart attack during the Yale Army game and died at Grace Hospital in New Haven.
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North Wilkesboro
W. R. Absher
North Carolina
Department of the American Legion Auxiliary
New Haven
Conn
Henry Schmidt
United States Military Academy
Yale
Grace Hospital
Missing Jones sought after Caledonia escape in 1981
Raleigh oct 28 ap warden H H Honeycutt said records on R O Jones who escaped August 31 1981 from the Caledonia prison farm have been sent to Win Texas to verify if a man named Fry held there is Jones Jones had served one year of a six year Wayne county sentence for house breaking and larceny
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Raleigh
H. H. Honeycutt
State
Jones
Caledonia
Win
Texas
Fry
Wayne County
Mrs. J. B. Johnston Dies from Truck Injuries in Charlotte
Mrs. J B Johnston, 76, of Charlotte, died from injuries suffered when struck yesterday by a state highway truck driven by W Vance of Thomasboro. The accident occurred in Charlotte and details of the crash were reported by AP.
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Charlotte
J. 8. Johnston
W. Vance
Thomasboro
Steamer Steelore Ashore at Wimble Shoals
The 3 215 ton steamer Steelore ran aground on Wimble Shoals twenty miles north of Cape Hatteras at ten tonight. Coast guardsmen report no immediate danger. A Chicamico life guard crew went by boat to assist. A coast guard cutter from Norfolk and the Relief from New York were dispatched. The vessel carries 45 crew and was built in 1922. Seas were rough and the cause remains unknown.
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Mantec
Steelore
Wimble Shoals
Cape Hatteras
Chicacominico Life Guard
Coast Guard
Norfolk
New York
Ore Steamship Corporation of New
Gold price policy boosts US domestic gold rate
The administration raised the fixed price for domestically mined gold despite a drop in London quotations. The RFC purchase price moved from 31.76 to 31.82, with the margin to world levels widening to 1.25 above the London price. Miners responded with strong activity as deliveries to mints increased, amid Roosevelt’s aim to lift commodity prices via gold policy.
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Washington
London
RFC
Denver
San Francisco
Roosevelt
Ex UNC grid star shot by mistake near Wilson
Sydnor Zeke Cozart former UNC football star was accidentally shot while hunting with friend Sam Tyson near Wilson North Carolina. Tyson mistook Cozart for a squirrel upon seeing his fur hat and fired hitting Cozart in the neck as he stood behind a bush by a tree. More than two dozen red pellets struck the left side of his neck.
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Wilson
Sydnor
Zeke” Cozart
University of North Carolina
Sam Tyson
Cozart
Tyson
Home Loan Office halts many foreclosures in North Carolina
Galisburg reports show the state branch of the Home Owners' Corporation approved 91 applications totaling 204,932.92 with 33 foreclosures halted valuing 70,800. The agency reduced mortgage debt in 10 cases totaling 54,667.73 and issued bonds 29,746.32 for nine homes with a cash loan of 1,068.85. 93 applications for aid totaling 314,634.51 were rejected.
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Galisbury
Home Owners’ Corporation
Alan 8. O'Neal
O'Neal
Mr. O'Neal
Roosevelt pressures steel on rail price and cost study
Washington reports Roosevelt administration demands a $35 a ton rail price or full cost disclosures from steelmakers. Eastman says government loans to rail carriers hinge on ledgers, while steel bids earlier hovered $42-$44 a ton. The move aims to lift jobless railway workers and spur recovery, with talks slated Monday between steel leaders and the President.
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Washington
America
Joseph B. Eastman
Fastman
White House
Roosevelt
Navy
Charlie Chaplin Named Most Interesting By Emil Ludwig
Emil Ludwig, Hollywood chronicler, selects Charlie Chaplin as the most interesting person he met in Hollywood. He praises Chaplin as unusual and complex, noting his long talks revealed a difficult mind and a possible future Ludwig biography.
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Charlie Chaplin
Emil Ludwig
Hollywood
Cal
Ludwig
Chaplin
Quiet Reigns as NRA Proposes Plan for Unfair Trade
In Bath Bath County on October 28 amid strike tensions national guards patrolled mill villages as the NRA board plans to banish unfair competitive acts across industries. Labor leaders say meetings will decide picketing and union rights while mills claim to follow the code and strikers press for collective bargaining guarantees.
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NRA
Paul Simmons
A. P
Bath
8. C
Horse Creek Valley
National
National Cotton-Textile Industrial Board
National Guard
Jesse Wessinger
New Brookland
National Cotton Textile Industrial Board
Paul W. Fuller
Augusta
American Federation of Labor
Bath-Clearwater
Fuller
Graniteville
William L. Green
Nanio Cotton Textile Industrial Board
Larbo
Explosion at Virginia plant kills one and injures two
Front Royal Virginia boiler explosion at a preserving plant kills James Grove and injures Dave Knight. Debris wrecks a house three blocks away, with iron fragments crashing through General William Compton’s home and narrowly missing Mrs. Roy Darby.
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Front Royal
James Grove
Dave Knight
Winchester Hospital
William Compton
Roy Darby
Stevens Named Head of N. C. Accountants
W. E. Stevens of Lenoir was elected president of the North Carolina Association of certified public accountants. Officers named include J. I. Mason of Asheville as vice president Thomas P. Zumbrunnen of Salisbury treasurer and R. L. Bradley of Lenoir secretary. The board of directors includes O. N. Hutchinson Charlotte C. E. Elbertson Winston-Salem C. F. Delemar Durham and W. C. Nichols Wilmington. Durham invited the association to meet there next spring.
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Chapel Hill
W. E. Stevens
Lenoir
North Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants
J. I. Mason
Asheville
Thomas P. Zumbrunnen
Salisbury
R. L. Bradley
O. N. Hutchinson
Charlotte
C. E. Elbertson
Winston- Salem
C. F. Delemar
Durham
W. C. Nichols
Wilmington
Prospects Bright for North Carolina Coast National Park
Raleigh Oct 28 The Department of Conservation and Development director says coastal North Carolina could become a national forest with federal backing. Officials Etheridge Stick Browning note Washington reception was courteous and federal interest high. Proponents favor a 100 mile coast park offering surf, fishing and hunting for future visitors and see the U S forest service as best fit to develop Banks restoration and an all weather highway.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
R. Bruce Etheridge
Department of Conservation and Development
Etheridge
Washington
Frank Stick
N. C
United States
VU. 8
Forest Service
Cuban Government On Verge of Collapsing
Havana reports say Ramon Gray san Martin's government fights strikes terror and conspiracy across Cuba. Unrest grows from Oriente to Havana with a railroad and bus strike, oil lockout, and fuel shortages. Army moves to quell protests as officers face arrest for alleged conspiracies and CG M Jervis, Alto Cedro Sugar mill manager, faces troop pressure yet resists fighting.
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Havana
Ramon Gray San Martin
Santiago
Oriente
Cuban Electric Company
CG. M. Jervis
Alto Cedro
Jervis
Johnson Trades Car For Non-Ford Make
The Veterans Administration sent formal notice of accepting a low bid for one truck from Northwest Motor Company of Washington, but the car maker did not meet NRA auto codes. Johnson shifted to a non Ford vehicle as Ford fights government contracts, while Edgewater plant silence delay and the labor board watches for a Dearborn reply.
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Washington
Veterans Administration
Ford
Mmtion Corps
Baca
NRA
Northwest Motor Company of Washington
Hugh 8. Johnson
J. R. McCarl
Lincoln
Department of Commerce
Johnson
Edgewater
N. J
nation@ labor board
Dearborn
Reynolds Concludes First Week of Drive
SWAN QUARTER Oct 28 Senator Robert R K Reynolds closes the first week of his campaign to repeal the 18th amendment. He tells a capacity audience that prohibition created courts for both the poor and the rich. He cites jail for selling a commodity used by nearly everyone and spoke this afternoon at Windsor.
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Swan Quarter
Robert RK. Reynolds
Windsor
Graf Zeppelin Sails From U S After Aerial Review
The Graf Zeppelin departed American shores near Cape May New Jersey after circling the White House and Capitol and drifting over Philadelphia and Washington for about 20 minutes. Weather officials reported north winds and overcast skies as a gale formed southeast of Nantucket with rain likely over the first half of the Atlantic voyage to Germany.
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Washington
Germany
America
Atlantic
Chicago
White House
Capitol
Pennsylvania Avenue
Graf
American
Cape May
N. J
Weather Bureau
Jersey
Nantucket
Mass
North Atlantic
Azores
Europe
North Carolina repeal campaign enters final drive
With ten days to election the North Carolina repeal drive plans speakers from United Council for Repeal and United Daily Forces. Floyd Reynolds and Senator Cameron Morrison headline dry and wet addresses as Postmaster General Farley may boost efforts. Notables include Clyde Hoey Walter Murphy John Small and others planned for multiple towns statewide.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
James A. Farley
United Council For Repeal
Reynolds
Farley
United Dty
Clyde R. Hoey
Cameron Morrison
Ald Reynolds
Walter Murchy
Repeal Council
John H. Small
Murphy
Clinton
Wilkesboro
Small
Lincolnton
Rockingham
Lamberton
United Dty Forces
Cale K. Burgess
R. L. Moore
Mars Hill College
KE. Yates Webb
United States District Court
Hundreds Return for Large Carolina Homecoming
In Chapel Hill on October 28 thousands of UNC alumni gathered for one of the school’s largest homecoming celebrations. Georgia Tech defeated UNC 10 to 6 in a featured football game. The guest box included Governor Ehringhaus, former Governor Gardner, and public figures amid festive town and campus decorations.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Frank Graham
University
Ehringhaus
C. Max Gardner
L. W. “Chip” Robert
Farley Faces Choice On McKee Campaign Ties
In Washington speculation swirls over whether Postmaster General Farley will publicly back Joseph V. McKee in New York mayoral race or stay silent. White House repeats hands off policy while McKee allies push for support amid tension with Fiorello La Guardia and NRA criticism of Blue Eagle use.
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Markethridge
Associated Press
Washington
Farley
Joseph V. McKee
New York
Hugh 8. Johnson
McKee
White House
L. W. Robert
Fiorello la Guardia
Johnson
A “Recovery” Party
NRA
Roosevelt
Epee Mc Kee
Wea
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James Cope
Henry Ford
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Stevens
N. C. Accountants
N. C. Coast
Graf Zeppell
Ington
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