Thomas Urges Voters to Embrace Socialist Platforms
Chicago dispatch notes Norman Thomas, Socialist candidate for president, urged voters to cast votes for the party platforms not the nominee. He condemned Republican and Democratic platforms as failing to relieve unemployment and urged support for a five day week, unemployment insurance, public works, and slum conquest. He linked Labor Day meetings to bolster the Socialist cause and cited Iowa Minnesota farmer strikes as signs of capitalist system breakdown. He criticized Governor Roosevelt for not curbing street abuses and for allowing rate hikes and limited unemployment action.
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Chicago
Norman Thomas
Thomas
Iowa
Minnesota
Roosevelt
New York
York
Vets Begin Their Trek Westward to National Legion Meet
North Carolina's delegation heads to Portland Oregon for the American Legion convention with a stance for immediate cash payment. Col W T Joyner says the Tar Heel group will likely back resolutions for early payout. Henry L Stevens of Warsaw presides as national commander, ending his tenure started last year in Detroit. Bryce Beard of Salisbury will head the NC delegation in 1932.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
American Legion
Portland
Ore
W. T. Joyner
National Legion
Henry L. Stevens
Warsaw
Stevens
Detroit
Bryce P. Beard
Salisbury
North Carolina Legion
Raleigh Cops Hold Newark Slayer in 1930 Murder
Raleigh officers said George Height wanted in Newark New Jersey for a 1930 murder was found at a relative's home five miles from Raleigh and was being held on a murder charge awaiting advice from New Jersey.
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Raleigh
George Height
Wake County
Newark
N. J
Height
New Jersey
Farmers vote to join strike movement in Marshfield
Six thousand farmers at a mass meeting in Marshfield Wisconsin voted to join the farmers national holiday association sponsor of the farm strike movement.
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Marshfield
Wis
Farmers National Holiday Association
Death of A. Alex Shuford in Bathing near Cape Henry
A. Alex Shuford Sr. 54 textile magnate of Hickory North Carolina died of a heart attack while bathing near Cape Henry Norfolk Virginia. Lifelong Catawba County resident and noted businessman survived by widow Maude Ferguson Newport News and three sons. He founded and led multiple mills and cordage firms and served on UNC board of trustees since 1920. He graduated UNC in 1909 and earlier served in the North Carolina State Senate. He died with his son Harley, UNC tennis star, at his side.
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Norfolk
Alex Shuford
Hickory
N. C
Cape Henry
Catawaba County
University of North Carolina
University
State
State Hospital
Morganton
State School For Deaf
Hickory Spinning Company
A. A. Shuferd Mill Company
Grante Falls Manufacturing Company
Granite Cordage Company
Highland Cordage Company
Georgia Banks Pledge Aid To Lift Dixie Back On Feet
Atlanta banks with about 200 million dollars in resources announced loans to farmers in the southeast at below market rates to support orderly cotton marketing. First National Bank of Atlanta and Citizens and Southern Bank said they could handle the crop locally, boosting fall business as cotton stocks tighten and demand recovers.
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Atlanta
Georgia
South
Southeast
First National Group
Citizens and Southern Group of A
Robert F. Maddox
First National Bank
Ees
H. Lane Young
Citizens and Uthers Group
Young
Dixie
Alabama
South Carolina
First National
Convict Camp Guard and Supervisor Are Fired
Raleigh September 3. Supervisor W. E. Mimms and night guard C. Williams of the Wake county state highway convict camp were discharged by Sam D. Scott the state highway prison supervisor for alleged neglect of duty.
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Raleigh
W. E. Mimms
C. Williams
Wake County
Sam D. Scott
Suspect Arrested In Lindbergh Kidnap Probe Near Somerset
Johnstown authorities announce arrest and questioning of Gawett Schenck Hopewell a NJ fish merchant after officers uncover him in an abandoned Somerset farm house. Two guards in custody, third missing. FBI will pursue jurisdiction and further inquiry.
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Johnstown
Ira McCloskey
Clearfield County
Gawett Schenck
Hopewell
N. J
McCloskey
Schenck
Somerset
Dubois
Thomasville Strike Arbitration Begins As Pickets Stand Firm
A five member citizen committee led by Charles F. Finch meets to arbitrate strikes hitting Thomasville chairs, Amazon Cotton Mills, and Boyles Veneer. No conclusions yet, next session scheduled Tuesday. Strikers demand restoration of pre cut wages, non discrimination, advance notice of any future cuts, and waivers of housing and utilities while on strike.
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Thomasville
Charles F. Finch
W. L. Hutchens
George Hundley
C. H. Phillips
W. G. Hinkle
Thomasville Chair Company
Amazon Cotton Mills
Boyles Veneer Company
Amazon Mill
Jury Acquits Eight In Vote Fraud Trial
A jury in federal district court acquitted eight Cokest citizens township men on charges of election law violations. Twenty-one others still face trial on similar counts in North Wilkesboro, as reported by AP.
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North Wilkesboro
Sept
Coke — Citizens Township
Farmers Plan to Broaden Strike Moves Across States
Iowa picketing subsided into camps on two highways near Sioux City while Minnesota and Wisconsin plan extended protests. In Marshfield Wisconsin four to five thousand farmers met as Arnold Gilberts urged action with bayonets. Minnesota leaders promised a two week push and governors meet September 9 in Sioux City to decide next steps. Production costs and fair profits remain the target.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sioux City
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Marshfield
Wis
Arnold Gilberts
Dunn County
John Boch
Minnesota Farmers’ Holiday Association
Woodbury
Trio's Lives Soon to Rest with Jury
In Fayetteville on September 3, evidence finished in the first degree murder case against J O Webb Charles Jones and Roy Adams for the July 4 slaying of grocer A C Willis during a holdup. Judge Small refused a night session and recessed until Monday as eight lawyers prepared to argue without time limits. Adams testified the trio were drunk and Webb fired only to frighten intruders. Webb said he aimed at a wall.
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Fayetteville
J. O. Webb
Charles Jones
Roy Adams
A. C. Willis
Walter L. Small
Adams
Webb
Socialists Push Ballot Drive in North Carolina Campaign
Raleigh September 3. Democrats prepare to mobilize for the High Point barbecue on September 17 while Republicans campaign in the state. Socialists seek 16 000 petition names to place electors on the presidential ballot amid talk of Norman Thomas. Jake Newell of Charlotte and R R Reynolds of Asheville headline a broad slate with Ehringhaus and other Democrats.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Jake F. Newell
Charlotte
R. R. Reynolds
Asheville
United States
Graham
Reynolds
High Point
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
B. E. Ericson
University of North Carolina
Olr
Norman Thomas
State Board of Elections
Newell
Clifford Frazier
Charlies A. Jonas
Lincolnton
A. L. Bulwinkle
Tenth
Jonas
Bulwinkie
Anap
Aloa
Franklin Roosevelt
Roosevelt Urges United Front for New Deal Victory
Gov. Roosevelt in Bridgeport declares Democrats must unite to push a new deal and restore government efficiency. David FitzGerald pledges Connecticut support for Roosevelt over Smith. Ex-boxer James J. Tunney campaign for the ticket and predicts Hoover carries five states. State leaders vow victory as Farley urges party unity before Roosevelt and Mrs. Roosevelt depart for Hyde Park.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Connecticut
Archibald MecNeil
Roosevelt
David B. FitzGerald
Alfred E. Smith
FitzGerald
James J. Tunney
Hoover
Boxer
Smith
James A. Farley
Atte
Albany
Hyde Park
Indian Jailed To Face a Charge of Stealing Railroad Locomotive
FAIRVIEW Oklahoma September 3 4 An Indian identified as William Penn a Cheyenne from Canton Oklahoma was jailed charged with stealing a railroad locomotive. He climbed into the locomotive cab and sped north toward Orienta seven miles away before being stopped by foreman and the town marshal who fired shots into the cab as they chased him. He said I just borrowed the engine to ride home in.
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Fairview
Okla
William Penn
Canton
Penn
Round House
Orienta
Doolittle Flies 296.287 mph to New Air Race Record
Major James H. Doolittle shattered the air races speed record with an average 296.287 mph over a three kilometer course. He faced a potential official status issue until calibration and homologation by Paris body. A later crash injured a pilot and passenger, while stock markets rose on optimism for post Labor Day trade.
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Cleveland
James H. Doolittle
Bennett
France
St. Louis
Washington
Federation Aeronautique Internationale
Paris
al Wilson
Hollywood
Calif
Oe Mélier
Poughkeepsie
Doolittle
Air Corps
Russ Boardman
Boardman
Doolitle
Wichita
Kan
Ten Men Believed Swept To Death In Rio Grande Flood
Ten men are believed dead after being swept into the Rio Grande near Laredo when a railway bridge collapsed under flood pressure. About 15 men fell into the water as debris strained the bridge, with three clinging to lamp posts on the adjacent footbridge. Rescue attempts failed. one man, E. E. Sharkey, swam to the Mexican side. Bridges were submerged and rescues ongoing on both sides of the river.
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Rio Grande
Laredo
Tex
Rio Grande River
International Railway Bridge
International Footbridge
E. E. Sharkey
Mexico
Sharkey
Rio Grand
Flying Family Facing Trouble in Greenland Flight
A Danish official said the government washed its hands of George R. Hutchinson and his family after they landed at Godthaab en route from America to Europe. Danish authorities reportedly told Hutchinson to avoid flying over Greenland but chose not to enforce the order.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
A. Olbendow
Greenland
George R. Hutchinson
Godthaab
America
Europe
Hutchinson
Doak Presses Shorter Work Day and Week
Secretary Doak urged a shorter work day and five day week in a radio address, calling it the best way to meet industry’s action. He noted he had already endorsed the five day week in a cabinet move two months earlier, marking a second labor official to back the shorter schedule before Labor Day.
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Washington
Labor
Doak
Iwa
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