Lincolnton Family, Charlotte Man Die in Fog Plane Crash Near Mooresville
Earle Padgett 42 and his 18 year old daughter from Lincolnton along with Edward Byars 45 of Charlotte were killed when Byars aircraft crashed in heavy fog four miles southeast of Mooresville. Byars piloted the plane, the party had been returning to Charlotte after a Lincolnton weekend.
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Mooresville
Earle Padgett
Lincolnton
Edward Byars
Charlotte
Here
Byars
Padgett
Earleson
Kistler
Democratic National Committee campaign receipts and expenditures
The Democratic National Committee reported spending $926 208 from June 1 to October 31 and receipts of $1 065 654, including loans and medallion sales. Disbursements Sept 1 to Oct 22 totaled $695 260 with a balance of $132 724 on Oct 22.
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Washington
Democratic National Committee
Frank ©. Walker
New York
South Trimble
John J. Raskob
Accidents Toll 11 In Week End Across Regions
Eleven people died in weekend accidents across the South and Southeast. Eight fatalities were automobile related, two from trains, and one child from a hanging rope swing. Tennessee, North and South Carolina, Florida, Arkansas and Louisiana reported deaths.
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Atlanta
Uth
Tennessee
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Casey Faces Second Murder Trial in North Carolina
Herman Casey, twice spared the electric chair after appeals and new-trial motions, is tried again for the murder of James C. Causey, a Suffolk lumberman killed July 4, 1930, whose body was found burned in Lenoir County. The case tests a new Supreme Court precedent on asking for a new trial on grounds of new evidence after a higher court refuses one.
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Kinston
Herman Casey
James C. Causey
Suffolk
Casey
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Causey
Lenoir County
Milton Wood
Bank Robbery Blasts Port William Vault in Ohio Heist
Robbers using nitroglycerin blew the interior of the Port William bank eight miles north of Wilmington, escaping with about $2,000 from the vault early today. Local authorities investigated the bold heist as residents reported the explosion.
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Wilmington
Ohio
Port William
Here
E Major Scoring Changes in Contract Bridge Rules
New rules take effect tomorrow affecting scoring in contract bridge. Changes include higher penalties for undertricks when not vulnerable, updated no trump valuations, altered grand slams at 1500 non vulnerable and 2250 vulnerable, and revised overtrick premiums, with reforms endorsed by major bridge organizations.
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New York
Whist Club
Newark
Portland Club
Low
Commission Franise du Bridge
Hunger marchers beaten by London police at Buckingham Palace
London police thwarted a mass march by jobless protesters aimed at Buckingham Palace and Parliament, marking a third such victory in a month. Rioters attacked from Trafalgar Square, Hyde Park, and Whitehall with minor injuries reported. authorities expect further trouble.
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London
Hyde Park
Marble Arch Esplanade
Buckingham Palace
Westminster
Gardner Boasts Hoover for Prosperity in Roxboro Rally
Governor C. Max Gardner campaigned in Roxboro praising Democratic tax reductions in Person county and attacking Hoover. He claimed 1930 to 1931 tax cuts were the greatest in the county, cited R. L. Harris, and said Hoover's promises echo 1928 rhetoric as he urged four more years of Democratic rule.
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Roxboro
N. C
Hoover
North Carolina
Max Gardner
Person
Gardner
Person County
R. L.’ Harris
Indiaapolis
Thousands Strike in English Mills Over Wage Cut
In Manchester and surrounding towns thousands of Lancashire cotton spinners and cardroom hands refused to work after a provisional wage reduction of five to eight per cent. At Leigh 2,900 reported for duty but returned home when told 16 mills would run at the cut. Rochdale and other centers saw similar inaction, with an estimated 200,000 workers potentially affected if the walkout continues.
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Manchester
Eng
Lancashire
Leigh
Rochdale
Davidsonians To Have Big Parade And Rally
Davidson county hosts a large Democratic parade and rally led by Robert R. Reynolds and Congressman Walter Lambeth. A 6 pm parade forms at Main Street school, travels to Lexington and back to Thomasville for an 8 pm speech in the Main Street school auditorium. All are invited.
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Davidsonians
Thomasville
Lexing- Oeener
Reynolds
Lambeth
O'Cloc
Davidson County
Robert R. Reynolds
Asheville
United States
Walter Lambeth
Main Street
Lexington
Protective Tariff Called Vital Economic Issue Ahead
President Hoover, en route to New York, appeals to Maryland crowds arguing for continued tariffs and warns against Democratic plans to negotiate reciprocal tariffs. He attacks Garner for backing a $2.3 billion greenback plan and accuses Democrats of rising government spending.
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New York
Hoover
Philadel
Baltimore
Maryland
Seaboard
Mr. Hoover
Garner
Supreme Court
Roosevelt
Taney
Executive
Senate
House of Representatives
Election timing mixup prompts sour grapes over vote
In New York the writer laments missing elections timing after a South American trip. He complains about the national political uproar and jokes he would rather endure a forced landing in the Andes than face the current election fever. He mocks the idea that the President controls the country.
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New York
Andes
Campaign Radio Broadcasts Outline Hoover and Roosevelt
Radio schedule lists Hoover speaking from New York with a one hour program on WEAF NBC and Roosevelt from Boston on WEAF NBC for a 10 30 slot. Then WIZ NBC carries a 3 30 program with Judge Florence He Al Tuesday repeats for the Midwest at 1 15 discussing the Republican farm program.
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WEAF
WIZ
NBC
President Hoover
New York
Gov. Roosevelt
Boston
Florence HE. al
Midwest
Wheat Crashes to New Low Levels in Chicago Trading
Wheat futures fell to new record lows with December delivery slipping to 31 2 to 33 4 cents a bushel on early trades and retreating further. Liverpool market weakness and discouraging US dispatches drove buyers away as Chicago and Winnipeg quotes hit fresh bottoms and volume shrank.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Strassburg
United States
Winnipeg
Wheta
Linky Kidnap Suspect Another Blind Trail
MADRID Oct 32 Jean Saul arrested in Seville after claiming he knew what happened to the Lindbergh ransom. He said his information came from a train between Toulouse and Bayonne France and would talk only to American police. He claimed American birth on June 26 1874 and suggested Russian parentage.
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Madrid
Jean Saul
Seville
Toulouse
Bayonne
France
Saul
United States
Governor Roosevelt thanks Maine for leading the nation
Governor Roosevelt visits Portland to thank Maine voters for pointing the way in November. He tells 6,000 at City Hall Auditorium that he will break precedents to help the nation, urging Republicans to desert their leaders and praising two new Democratic congressmen.
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City Hall
Portland
Roosevelt
Maine
William Jennings Bryan
Democratic Party
United States
Republican Party
Congress
Storm Advisory Near Antigua Moves Westward
The weather bureau issued at 10:30 a m an advisory on a tropical disturbance of slight intensity located east or southeast of Antigua Leeward Islands likely moving westward.
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Antigua
Leeward Islands
Dixie Exults At Broad Gain In September Trade
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta reports September gains across many sectors in six southeastern states. Department store sales rise 22.5 percent from August, wholesale trade up 16.6 percent, building permits up 30.9 percent, and cotton consumption up 20.6 percent. Cotton mills show improved employment and production. Alabama and Tennessee coal output increases. Alabama pig iron up 14.7 percent. electric power for public use up 8.8 percent from July.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
Alabama
Tennessee
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