Davis and co defendants in high profile trial recess
Colonel Harvey Davis and 11 co defendants in a high profile trial faced a recess as jurors were not yet selected. Davis admitted being present when Dayton Dean allegedly shot Charles Poole a WPA worker but denied plans to kill him and claimed the visit was about a dispute over his wife beating.
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Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
Davis
Dayton Dean
Poole
Thethers
WPA
Dean
Gun incident leaves two men dead in alcohol fueled dispute
Eyewitnesses recall a confrontation that began with a drink and ended with Poole fatally shot while Dean stood over him with a firearm. Witnesses describe Dean as a "gun crazy lunatic" who went off and caused chaos.
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Poole
Dean
Roosevelt Defends New Deal Spending for Infrastructure
A high Roosevelt administration statement argues federal funding for unemployables is limited while the federal government should pay for projects that conserve water, drill wells, irrigate, control soil erosion, and build farm to market roads. The speaker insists such spending is not wasteful and prevents future waste.
Ratcliff Nomination Questioned After Absentee Ballots
Forsyth county records show Ratcliff leading by 111 votes with Dr McDonald pressing for “understandable action.” The state board has ruled 182 absentee ballots from R. J. Reynolds offices illegal, presumed cast for Ratcliff, though many concede he is not legally the party nominee.
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Forsyth County
Eaird L. Hine
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Ratcliff
Louisburg College Announces 1936-37 Opening
Louisburg officials said the college will open on Wednesday for the 1936-37 term with enrollment outlook up 10 to 20 percent.
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Louisburg
Louisburg College
Internal War Facing Unions On Labor Day
Labor Day coverage notes rifts within unions ahead of the holiday. L planned to address listeners from Knoxville Tennessee at 9 30 p m EST urging new efforts to regulate hours and raise buying power to expand production. Discussion covered labor role in politics unemployment social security and Roosevelt era labor legislation history recalls early union splits and the 1882 Labor Day origin with McGuire. Oregon in 1887 and Wyoming in 1923 established Labor Day as a legal holiday.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Roosevelt
Peter J. McGuire
New York
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Commissioners to Approve School Contract Lettings
Greensboro reporters note that the Davidson County commissioners received an attorney general opinion stating the county must approve contracts for school work issued under bonds. Superintendent Dr. T Wingate Andrews had raised the issue and the board passed a resolution asserting their right to approve contracts. As a result, several High Point contracts will be relets and approved by the county school board and commissioners.
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A. A. F. Seawell
T. Wingate Andrews
High Point
Milk Strike Postponed in New York State
A threatened milk strike in New York state was postponed at least until next week as producer leaders await the outcome of a public hearing in Albany this Saturday before deciding whether to withhold milk from the market.
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N. Y
New York State
Roosevelt Plans Perfected Great Smoky Mountain Motor Trip
President Roosevelt approves final plans for a motor tour from Knoxville Tennessee to Asheville North Carolina and on to Charlotte for a six state green pastures rally. He will depart Washington tomorrow evening and reach Knoxville Wednesday morning then travel by car to Asheville with a lunch stop at Shenandoah and a night in Asheville.
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Train Derails After Engine Strikes Truck Near Charlotte
A northbound Southern passenger train left the tracks when its engine struck a stalled truck on the right of way. The baggage car and two coaches derailed but there were no injuries reported.
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Charlotte
Southern
Plans for Mount Mitchell Park recreational center in Marion
J. Q. Gilkey of Marion, a member of the state board of conservation and development, said plans are being worked out for a recreational center in the Mount Mitchell Park Area.
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State Board of Conservation and Development
Mount Mitchell Park
Man Killed by Freight Train in Lumberton
Robert Cling Byrd, 49, of Allenton, died yesterday after being struck by a Seaboard Air Line freight train in Lumberton. The incident is under investigation by local authorities.
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Allenton
Seaboard Air Line
Commanders Jubilant Over Rebel Defeats
The report describes harsh actions against a government garrison and the death of Francisco Villadres Careza in Malaga after leading a dynamite attack on a bridge near Montefiro. It notes Socialist troops near Alcazar in Toledo, Anarchist defense at San Sebastian, and Fascist columns advancing toward the city amid France’s neutrality concerns. Government planes were ordered to target rebel positions in Iran and Fuenterrabia.
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Old-Time Pilots Attend Early Birds Reunion in Los Angeles
In Los Angeles the annual Early Birds reunion brought together veteran aviators for the national air races. The group received small bags of sand from Kitty Hawk North Carolina where the Wright brothers conducted early flight experiments.
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Los Angeles
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Richman Merrill Tour Night Clubs in Paris
Harry Richman and Dick Merrill, noted American transatlantic speed fliers, finished a strenuous tour of Paris night clubs with Maurice Chevalier. Their plane was prepared at Le Bourget for a return to England late today or tomorrow.
Grand Jury Returns True Bill In Mayfield Case
Greensboro sept 7 the Guilford county grand jury returned a true bill against Ben Mayfield for first degree murder of Annie Evans both of High Point a true bill was also returned against Eldridge Tuggle High Point for hit and run driving injuring James Rudd High Point negro George Hackler and Paul Samuels in the Tuggle car were held as accessories after the fact in civil court Travelers Insurance sues Rev W T Lomax colored executor of Maggie Lindsay estate to determine who should receive a $1000 life insurance benefit.
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Guilford County
Ben Mayfield
Annie Evans
High Point
Eldridge Tuggle
James Rudd
George Hackler
Paul Samuels
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Knox Pays Visit To His Alma Mater
Colonel Frank Knox Republican vice presidential nominee revisited Alma College in Alma Michigan where he captained the first football team. He planned a Labor Day address at Bahlke Stadium once home to an undefeated 1935 season, reflecting on his college years.
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Mich
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College Town
Knox
Alma College
Bahlke Stdium
Lord Moynihan Dies Aged 70 British Medical Authority
Medical authority Lord Moynihan aged 70 who advocated mercy death legislation died today in Leeds England. The prominent British physician had proposed legalization of mercy killing and was a leading figure in medical ethics debates.
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Leeds
England
Lord Moynihan
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