Charlotte Man Claims Fortune From Hidden Heir
Charles Garrison a railroad clerk in Charlotte says investigations with Frank Littlejohn show he is the missing heir to a fortune approaching 1 million dollars. He claims to be the son of Florence Emery and Frederick Francis George born in 1896 in Washington, aided by a will that left a 650000 dollar trust to the child and another relative.
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Charlotte
Sept
Charles ©. Garrison
Frank N. Littlejohn
Garrison
William B. Emery
Fiermington
N. J
Florence Emery
Frederick Francis George
New York
Emery
Washington
George
Chief Littlejohn
Court May Reach Heart Balm Suit At Next Session
A public docket lists multiple divorces and civil actions set for Sept 12 to Sept 20 in High Point courts. Names include Lorena Ingram and Robert Ingram, plus cases involving Atlantic Insurance Realty and others.
Huey Long Incident At Club Sparks Injury Rumors
Police Chief Stephen Webber of Port Washington confirms he did not strike Huey Long during an incident at a Long Island club. The bruised knuckles and a poke to the eye are noted while authorities describe the clash as non violent and avoid personal blame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Long Island
Huey Long
Stephen Webber
Port Washington
L. L
Louisiana
Webber
N. S
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Milwaukee
Long
Plan AWAITS APPROVAL OF U S
Treasury and White House officials push for a united recovery program in a broad policy outline. Ford’s auto code stance looms with Tuesday deadline as administration warns against independent action. RFC explores mortgage loans and bank capital moves to loosen credit while credit channels are expected to ease.
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Till
Henry Ford
Detroit
Ford
NRA
Roosevelt
Reconstruction Corporation
Congress
Jesse Jones
R. F
Jones
Johnson
RFC
E. and E. Motor Co opens as De Soto Plymouth dealers
The E. and E. Motor Company opens at Bay and North Main in the former Pickett Ellington building and becomes local De Soto and Plymouth agents. H. J. Blam Jr. will run the business with A. G. Billington Jr. and a team of experienced sales and service staff. The Ellams relocate families to High Point, praising the city’s economic strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. & E. Motor Company
Bay and
North Main Streets
Pickett-Ellington
DeSoto and
Plymouth Automobiles
H.J. Blam, Jr
Council Tucker, Inc
Plymouth Dealers
Greensboro
A. G. Billington, Jr
FE. & E. Motor Company
J. W. Quattlebaum
George T. Wilson
F. T. Chamblee
Frank Rice
Mr. Myers
DeSoto
Plymouth
Elam
Gantt
Ellington
High Point
South
Camp Uwharrie Reserved by Scout Troops from Several Towns
Camp Uwharrie near High Point on Guilford College road has seen intensive use by local and visiting troops from Salisbury and Lexington. After August 7 closing, Troop 45 of East Spencer led by Jack Sides uses it for a week, while Troop 6 of High Point with Walter Crisman has used it previously. Scout Executive B M Hackney urges troops to obtain permits from local headquarters before cold weather.
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Uwharrie
High Point
Guilford College Road
Salisbury
Lexington
Jack Sides
East Spencer
Walter Crissman
B. M. Hackney
Southern Conference Grid Squads Begin Fall Practice
Southern Conference teams launch preseason practice with some injuries and lineup changes. NC State aims to bolster the line after graduation losses. Virginia and VMI rebuild around veterans, while Washington and Lee welcomes 16 lettermen. Camp period on the Cowpasture river to start the ten day session.
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Tech
Devils
N. C. State
Virginia
Kostainsek
Washington and Lee
Cowpasture River
Chevrolet workers accuse code breaking amid union dispute
Chevrolet officials deny discrimination against union employees in the open shop Auto industry and unveil a plan for a voluntary Chevrolet Employees Association using NRA provisions. St. Louis plant manager G M Low says layoffs were for production slowdown not union status, while the plant is about 60 percent organized and tensions rise as Ford remains silent.
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Ing
Chevrolet Company
NRA
Chevrolet Employes’ Association
St. Louis
Roosevelt
General Motors Corporation
Chevrolet
G. M. Low
Ford
Ulster Home Office Order Limits Cyclists Riding Abreast
An order issued by the Ulster Home Office in Ireland restricts cyclists to riding no more than two abreast with penalties described as part of the directive.
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Ulster Home Office
Ireland
Ford and Chevrolet respond to NRA code in labor plan
Public statements reveal Ford associates opposing NRA terms including labor unions and wage rules, signaling a campaign against the code. Chevrolet outlines a “company union” plan with worker councils elected by employees to handle wages hours and conditions, with membership voluntary.
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Ratnee
Ford
NRA
Chevrolet Motor Company
Company
Detroit
Italian flyer dies as plane strikes fence
Italian flyer and once Atlantic record holder De Pinedo dies after his plane strikes a fence during a distance hop planned for glory of Benito Mussolini. Spectators near the administration building narrowly escape injury as the airman and a large crowd react with shock.
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Atlantic
Benito Mussolini
de Pinedo
Royal Italian Air Force
De Pinedo dies after crash in Italy attempted flight
In a dramatic crash near the runway, Italian aviator De Pinedo perished while attempting a 6,300 mile test flight to Bagdad. Ugo D Annunzio assisted in the doomed mission as flames engulfed the wreckage and bystanders rushed to help.
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Giovanna Elizabeth
Victor Emmanuel
Italy
de Pinedo
Michael Hicks Beach
Beach
Fortuna
Ugo D’annunzio
Hero
Fiume
D’annunzio
D'Annunzio
Rajak
Syria
De Pinedo Comment Before Fatal Takeoff
De Pinedo spoke of adventure and age moments before his doomed flight saying this is an adventure to see it I am growing old.
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de Pinedo
Captain of Sunken Ship Hero of Sea
A seafaring captain praised for his actions after a liner collision caused a blazing fire at sea. Fire damaged the hull, a large hole appeared near the bow, and the forward hold filled with water as the ship drifted. All 71 passengers were uninjured and to be transferred aboard the California. Captain West, master of the Coldwater for two and a half years, had seven years with the company.
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Newport News
California
New York
Wilson
Pacific Coast
Hong Kong
China
Oriental
Savannah
London
Captain West
Six Competing For Balloon Race Title
At Curtis Wright-Rey Nolds Airport Chicago on September 2 1933 the James Gordon Bennett balloon race began with six entries due to a German withdrawal. Goodyear IX flown by Ward T Van Orman and assistant Frank A Trotter led the field at 5 04 p m CST rising northeast as spectators cheered despite wind and threatening storms.
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Curtis - Wright - Reynolds
Chicago
Ward T. van Orman
van Orman
Frank A. Trotter
Father Arrested In Death Of Son Refused Treatment
J B Chance 40, held on manslaughter charges in Bolivar County after his seven year old son Hillard died of malignant malaria. He refused medical aid and kept a Bible given by a cult member, saying God would take care of him. Two other children were ill and doctors were twice barred from helping.
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Cleveland
Miss
Chance
Bolivar County
FE. W. Green
Hilliard Samuel Chance
Green
Funeral Service For Hearne Infant Today
Funeral services for Catherine Lupe Hearne infant daughter of Mr and Mrs F R Hearne will be held at the parents home 708 Park street this afternoon at 3 oclock. Interment will be in Oakwood cemetery. Survived by parents three brothers Thomas Franklin and Jack and two half sisters Cora and Henrietta all of High Point paternal grandfather A N Greer of Camden N J and maternal grandmother Mrs Ida Rearne of Mt Gilead
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Catherine Lupe Hearne
F.R. Hearne
Park Street
Oakwood Cemetery
Thomas
Franklin
Jack
Cora
Henrietta
High Point
A. N. Greer
Camden
N. J
Ida Rearne
Mt. Gilead
Scotland Yard fingerprints identify over seventeen thousand suspects
Scotland Yard reports more than 17,000 suspected persons identified by fingerprints in a single year and states that nearly 430,000 fingerprints are on file.
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Scotland Yard
Frogs Await Bees Then Face Wax Embalming Inside Hive
A curious note describes frogs waiting by a beehive for prey. If they reach the hive interior, bees swiftly seal the intruder with wax, preserving it.
Cheetah Ranked World’s Fastest Animal in Short Bursts
The African cheetah is noted as the fastest animal for short distances capable of sprinting to chase wild game.
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Charlotte Man
New Jersey
Bill Dawson
BHNF
Ambrose Grubb
G. H. Seelig
Evelyn Seelig
Wolfe and Crane Company
American Alliance Insurance Company
Lonnie Burton
J. W. Wilson, Jr
Hood System Industrial Bank
Pearl Farlow Long
Anne Mae Hill
F. W. Worth
Ralph Williamson
Big Bill Bottling Co
J. &. Welborn
Et al
H. G. Tiderton Motor Co
High Point Morris Plan Bank
Sterling Materials Company
Henry D. Perry
Dudley Brewer
Charles Histt
Letha Oats
Southern Railway Company
David Oats
Southern Rail Way Co
Dorothy McFarland
Hamilton Piorist, Inc
Ralph Peeler
City Ice Delivery Company
Edith Love
J. R. Cook
Webby
B. Montgomery
High Point College
D. A. Covington
Cordelia Covington
Jesse L. Philips
Grady R. Moore
Charles F. Blake
City Fuel Co
Kester Furniture Co
C. H. Branch
Sven
Dixie W. W. Hoover
Z. I. Thompson
C. H. Thompson
Shelby Casket Company
Ney H. King Mortgage Company
Max
Max. Et Ax. Are Eee
Sh. Goetehen
Leon Roberts Gaon
L. Neese
M. L. Holten
Ve. Morris Plan Indus
Ross Castile
Connersville
Ind
Castie
General Motors Acceptance Corporation
G. A. Brown
George Waugh
Leedy Manufacturing Sarcanas Inc
Wes Gurney
H. King
Frea W. McPherson
M. Kephart
W.H. Bowen
L. H. Johnson
G. Howerton
BR. M. Harvey
M. O. James Va
L. Ragan
J. W. Gabriel
Motion
Mrs. Life Appel
Ohn
Tal
Sastenmthanian W Gase, Ow
Deak Coming Co. Inc R. Fraps Seay
Sentinel Life Incau Cent Heatures
W. F. Porcha. International Shoe Co. Inc
Morse and Rogers
Joe Levine
Huey
E. & E. Motor Co
Camp Uwharrie
Chevrolet CO
Hearne
Arabia
Midi Berk
el Taif
Africa
Toe
Signa
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