Strikes Turn Violent In Thomasville Furniture Plant Clash
In Thomasville two outbreaks of violence occurred as furniture workers strike. Highway patrolmen used tear gas to disperse a crowd blocking a transfer truck at the Thomasville Chair Company plant. Two strikers, Burl Keyes and F A Brown, were arrested for assault with a deadly weapon after being escorted from the plant, while a child and a young woman were briefly struck by gas.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Chair Company
Highway 10
Burl Keyes
F. A. Brown
Lexington
Charles D. Farmer
Fred Saintsing
Saintsing
Disappearance of Colonel Raymond Robins Baffles Agents
Washington dispatch reports the week long disappearance of Colonel Raymond Robins, a friend of President Hoover, leaving federal agents across multiple locations with many theories but few clues as to his fate.
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Washington
Raymond Robins
Hoover
Walker Leaves on Ship for Europe Amid Robins Mystery
Jimmy Walker was reported to have boarded a ship for Europe while Mrs. Walker returned home due to illness. Prohibition officials and Chicago detectives pursued sightings and theories about the missing reform figure as Justice Department agents questioned Mrs. Bryant and city hotels were checked for Robins.
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Jimmy Walker
Europe
Walker
William Schroeder
Oee
Chicago
Florida
Mrs. Robins
New
Robins
W. Re- Qua Bryant
Chicago Loop
W. W. Haupt
Haupt
Hoover
Prohibition
Frankly
Case
White House
Justice Department
Bryant
Fox Film Official Reported Missing Behind In Alimony
Aaron Fox former vice president and treasurer of Fox Film Corporation is reported missing after his wife Mrs Alice Fox placed an advertisement seeking information. A court had ordered $150 weekly alimony and $750 in counsel fees. Mrs Fox seeks guardianship of their two children and accuses Aaron of being held in a sanitarium to avoid testimony in a stock market probe.
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New York
Aaron Fox
Fox Film Corporation
Alice Fox
Fox
William Fox
Aged Woman Falls Three Stories in Downtown LA
Miss Margaret Sullivan, 71, plunged five stories from her apartment, breaking three ribs. She recovered in hospital and, after regaining consciousness, recalled nothing of the fall and appeared to have been sleepwalking.
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Los Angeles
Margaret Sullivan
Two Killed When Train Hits Auto Near Greenville
At a Greenville crossing a southbound freight train struck an automobile carrying the Hill family. Mildred Hill 12 and Ezra Hill 9 were killed. Judd and Mrs. Hill were badly hurt. The parents were en route to a funeral. The engineer did not see the car until 100 yards away.
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Greenville, &. C
Greenville Toay
Mildred
Ezra Hill
J. W
Judd) Hill
Hill
Burkett Named Director of Eastern Republican Agricultural Panel
Charles W. Burkett a Ohio University graduate with ties to agricultural colleges and experimental stations in North Carolina was appointed director of the agricultural committee for the eastern division of the Republican National Committee. W H Hill named assistant eastern manager.
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New York
Charles W. Burkett
Ohio University
North Carolina
Agricultural Committee
Republican National Committee
W. H. Hill
Two Theater Blasts Spread Panic Across Neighborhoods
In New York on September 10 two bombs exploded outside Loew's 46th Street in Brooklyn and Loew's Canal Street in Manhattan. No injuries reported though crowds gathered and glass shattered as investigators searched for explosive fragments. Detectives noted union tensions among motion picture operators but found no public link to the blasts.
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New York
Loew
46Th Street
Brooklyn
Canal Street
Manhattan
Lower East Side
Edward Brown
Public Service Firms Of State Lose In Value Eight Million
North Carolina public service valuations for 1932 total $342,000,000, down over $8,000,000 from 1931. Railroads decline sharply with $208,580,771. electric, street railway and gas rise to $112,052,350. Southern Railway remains top single road at $86,054,064. Duke Power leads utilities at $33,136,869. Southern Bell Telephone tops telecoms with $9,937,800. Carolina Telephone $3,024,270.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
Board of Assessment
Southern Railway
Atlantic Coast Line
Seaboard Air Line Railroad
Duke Power Company
Southern Bell Telephone Company
Carolina Telephone and Telegraph Company
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Express, Telegraph
Pullman Company
Wounded farmer among Burlington shooting tragedy
Clarence Lloyd, 22, Orange county farmer, critically wounded after sam Mc Pherson killed his wife and teenage daughter before shooting himself. Mc Pherson, 57, left a note claiming his daughter was an expectant mother. Both Mc Phersons to be buried at Salem church in Alamance county.
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Burlington
Clarence Lloyd
Orange County
Sam McPherson
Lloyd
McPhersons
Salem Church
Alamance County
Ralton Whitehead
J. 8. Jones
Weather Outlook for South Atlantic States
South Atlantic states may see frequent showers in the south portion and showers in the north portion starting Tuesday or Wednesday. Temperatures Hold near normal with cooler north portion by Friday.
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South Atlantic States
South Portion
North Portion
Greta Returns Quietly After Absence
Greta reappears after a period away, keeping a low profile and avoiding fanfare as she resumes public appearances. No details about her activities or plans are provided in the readable text.
Observation Disaster At East River Ferry Disaster
Bronx district attorney will treat Alexander Forsythe captain of the Observation as a material witness to the blast that killed at least 39 men. A Bronx grand jury will review details next Tuesday. Divers search the East River as the death toll rises with 11 missing and 63 wounded.
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New York
The
Bronx
Alexander Forsythe
Observation
Forsythe
Fordham Hospital
East River
135Th Street
Riker’s Island
Prison Population Shows a Decrease in North Carolina
Raleigh Sept 10 The state prison system reports a net population drop for the first eight months of the year. Superintendent George Ross Poll retir es leaving 2701 convicts in central prison camps and farms. The fiscal year 1081 32 average was 2884 figures.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
George Ross Poll
Central Prison
Pou
Gar Wood Aims To Break World Motorboat Record
Port Huron Michigan September 10 Gar Wood announced he will attempt next Saturday September 17 to break the world straight motorboat speed record of 119.81 miles per hour set by Kaye Don.
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Port Huron
Mich
Gar Wood
Harmeworth
Kaye Don
Don
Vines Beats Cochet For National Tennis Title
Forest Hills New York September 10 1932 Vines Jr. of Pasadena California defeated Henri Cochet of France 6 4 6 4 6 4 to win the National Tennis Championships and claim the world title. The 20-year-oldAmerican never trailed after mid first set and powered through with cannon belt serves. A crowd of 14500 witnessed the champion’s fifth minute celebration after an ace sealed the victory.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Fillsworth Vines, Jr
Pasadena
California
Henri Cochet
France
Vines
Cochet
Paris
Tilden
Lime
Bern Alleged 10 Have Threatened Film Star Wife
Police pursue unverified Los Angeles Examiner report that Paul Bern threatened Jean Harlow before his death. They search for Dorothy Millette, once Mrs Paul Bern, said to be missing after a Sacramento River steamer trip. Authorities coordinate with Reno police to locate Millette.
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Bern
Los Angeles
Paul Bern
Jean Harlow
Miss Harlow
Los Angeles Examiner
Dorothy Millette
Sacramento
San Francisco
Calif
Reno
Millette
Nevada
Seven Killed As Bahamas Storm Devastates Abaco Islands
The relief ship Lady Cordeaux reached Green Turtle Cay to find Abaco Towns devastated after the Monday storm and tidal wave. Total deaths reported at seven, all sailors, with many injured and sixty homes destroyed. Governor B. E. H. Clifford aided survivors before returning to Nassau.
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Nassau
Bahamas
Lady Cordeaux
Abaco
Green Turtle Bay
B. E. H. Clifford
Courts of State To Pass On Blue Laws In Charlotte
North Carolina's courts will decide if Charlotte can ban Sunday golf. The McClintock Corporation sues to void the city blue law as it applies to golf and seeks a restraining order pending trial. Judge G V Cowper to rule on the restraining order.
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Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
McClintock Corporation
Sorfar
G. V. Cowper
Hanes Considers Closing Mills If Strike Persists
Hanes Knitting president James Hanes proposes a deal to the strikers in Winston Salem. If the proposal is rejected, the mill will be closed with about 70 percent of workers on strike over wage cuts. If accepted, workers would return to their posts on Monday.
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Winston-Salem
James Hanes
Hanes Knitting Mill
Hanes
Babe Ruth Condition Worsens Amid Suspected Appendicitis
New York report states Babe Ruth, suffering an inflamed appendix, ran a fever again and felt pain in the side. Mrs Ruth said his temperature reached 101.5 with a pulse of 85 as he remained heavily iced and slept poorly. No immediate operation planned despite no improvement over the last day.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Ruth
California enters the union and Hollywood rises
Beverly Hills notes mark California joining the United States eighty-two years ago on a bet about the name California. The piece recalls gold, conflicts with Mexico, the 1849 migration, and the emergence of moving pictures and literary talents.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
California
America
Mexico
Japan Sees War Preparations Amid U S Actions
Tokyo reports a diplomatic flare as Japanese patrols protest National City Bank of New York photographs of Osaka firms. Ambassador Grew seeks talks with Foreign Minister Uchida while Osaka papers warn of further U S preparations, including fleet movements and air base claims.
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Tokyo
National City Bank of New York
Osaka
United States
Joseph €. Grew
Count Uchida
Foreign Office
Pacific
Kurile Islands
Aleutian Islands
Department
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SS Ie
Dry
Fox Film Official
Greenville, S. C
Wehrather Outlook
Greta
Miss Garbo
Greta Glogan
134Th Street
Sacramento River
Japan
U. S
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