Guardsmen Take Stand as North Carolina Mills Reopen
National guardsmen patrol Gastonia and nearby mills as Manville Jenckes aims to break the strike. Cars escorted by troops bring workers to the Gastonia plant at dawn and machinery runs while 600 pickets are held back. Hanover Pinckney and Rankin reopen with about 400 workers, with 29 military companies totaling nearly 2,000 men on duty statewide.
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Charlotte
Ray
Gastonia
Manville-Jenckes
Hanover
Pinckney and
Rankin
High Point
Spindale
WN. C
Asheville
Black Mountain
Sayles Bleacher
Beacon Manufacturing Company
Asheville-Blick Mountain
Warrenton
Burlington
North Carolina
Alamance County
Walcott Renominated by Acclamation at Hartford
Hartford Sept 12 AP Senator Frederic Walcott a close Hoover ally was renominated by acclamation at the Republican state convention. Also Cristobal Panama Sept 12 AP British freighter on fire reported with cargo of phosphate and shaped travel toward Balboa after sailing Sept 9 from Shape and bound for Bokе Japan.
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Walcott
Hartford
Conn
Frederic
Herbert Hoover
Preighter
Cristobal
C. Z
Canal Zone
Boke
Japan
Bradburn
Balboa
Youth Wounded by Striker Guard Firearm
D D Little doctor from Florence mill was wounded in the hip at Forest City when a police officer on strike guard duty discharged his holstered pistol. Superintendent N M Welch and Little viewed the incident with Officer C N Stalnaker as the gun went off in unexplained circumstances.
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Forest City
D.D. Little
Oon
Florence
N. M. Welch
Little
C. N. Stalnaker
Sue Carol Divorced from Nick Stuart in Los Angeles
Sue Carol, brunette movie actress, obtained a divorce from Nick Stuart, Romanian film actor, in Los Angeles on September 12. The AP report notes the divorce was granted today.
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Subgents
Angeles
Sue Carol
Nick Stuart
Royal Birth Now Awaited In Naples
Naples Italy Sept 12 It is virtually certain a royal baby and perhaps an heir to the throne will be born at the palace overlooking Naples. Princess Marie Jose was moved from Villa Rosebery to the palace triggering strong rumor of a new prince or princess soon. It will be the first child of Umberto and Marie Jose, married over four years.
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Naples
Italy
Tive Ters
Marie Jose
Rosebery
Umberto
Weather Forecast by States and Regions
North Carolina shows partial cloudiness with possible showers tonight and Thursday. South Carolina expects partial cloudiness with local showers Thursday and possible late tonight in extreme northwest. Coastal areas from Hatteras to Jacksonville report light variable to northeast winds with scattered showers. Sandy Hook to Hatteras features shifting winds and overcast skies with occasional showers. Charlotte AP reports official weather bureau data for 24 hours ending 8 A.M. in key cotton regions.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Hatteras
Jacksonville
Sandy Hook
Charlotte
Official Weather Bureau
Radio Operator Tells Of Agitators Aboard Liner
New York report details George W. Rogers testimony at a government inquiry into the Morro Castle disaster. He described a past radio operator strike and attempts to incite discontent aboard the ship by signatures on a protest over food. Captain Willmott questioned Alagna and asked if he was crazy.
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Aes
Eben
Abbott
Morro Castle
New York
George W. Rogers
Geo. Alagna
Rogers
Dickerson N. Hoover
Department of Commerce
Robert R. Willmott
Alagna
Wilmott
E.S.T
George Alagna
Morro Castle disaster final check tallies dead and missing
Final counts list 133 dead or missing with 138 total dead and missing and 422 survivors including 226 passengers and crew. Rogers testified about orders, delays, and threats to remove Alagna amid the investigation into the ship fire.
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Adhocmntlo Frees
Fireproof Ships Likely To Be Required By Congress
President Roosevelt said Congress will likely enact fireproofing requirements for passenger ships after the Morro Castle disaster. He urged all steel passenger vessels and fireproof equipment, and indicated the Justice Department will take action as needed after the Morro Castle inquiry. He also supported continued subsidies to maintain the American merchant marine.
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Congress
Hyde Park
N. Y
Roosevelt
Department of Justice
Morro Castle
Textile strike chief petitions Roosevelt over use of troops
Francis J. Gorman, head of the textile strike committee, asked President Roosevelt to advise governors to deploy state troops impartially to avoid aiding strikebreakers. He warned against using troops to pressure textile workers as the mediation board resumed talks with manufacturers. Beatty of New Bedford disclosed a contract offering a five day 20 hour week and various wage scales, signaling a potential settlement approach.
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Washington
Francis J. Gorman
Textile Strike Committee
Roosevelt
Gorman
William E. G. Beatty
Loom Fixers Union
New Bedford, Mass
Textile Council
Massachusetts Industrial Board
Winant
Beatty
Union
And
Rayon Weavers, Inc
New Bedford
Cer
Airplane Makers Use Army Fliers
The Curtiss-Wright export corp said it frequently borrowed army pilots to demonstrate planes for a private buyer abroad, with pilots usually on leave. The State munitions committee heard other testimony about efforts in 1931 to arrange Hoover reception for Chilean air force chief Arturo Merino to counter Prince of Wales influence in Chile.
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Washington
State Munitions Committee
J. S. Allard
Curtiss-Wright Export Corporation
Compan
Hoover
Arturo Merino
Merino
Textile Strike Reverses as South Carolina Mills Reopen
In Greenville South Carolina the general textile strike shows a growing reverse as mills reopen including Victor Greer and Franklin in Greer under military protection. Troops at mills to prevent disorder. Pelzer mill remains closed. unions claim reduced support though workers return to work.
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Greenville, &S. C
Victor
Greer
Franklin
Spartanburg County
Harry C. Withington
South Carolina National Guard
National Guard
Upper South Carolina
Spindale Mill
Spartanburg
Pelzer
Lower Greenville
John Peel
Southern Strike
Greenville
Duncan
Union
Poinset Mill
Mills Reopen Lexington Plants After Strike
Spindles hummed in three Lexington county Martel mills today as plants resumed operations after a several days shutdown caused by the textile strike.
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Lexington
8. C
Lexington County
Martel Mills
Long Seizes Political Opponents In Louisiana
Huey Long achieved a sweeping victory in the Louisiana Democratic primary, crushing the New Orleans ring led by Mayor T. Semmes Walmsley. Voters backed Long amid vows of vengeance and a quiet election day run by an arbitration committee, with results showing Long ahead in the First District Congress race.
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New Orleans
Huey Long
Louisiana
T. Semmes Walmsley
Long
Congress
J. O. Fernandez
Herve Racivitch
Walmsley
Carolinas Strike Situation In Brief
The AP recaps noon status: 204 mills closed nationwide with 201 in NC and 98 in SC. 237 mills open with 170 in NC and 67 in SC. Idle workers total 104000, including 62000 in NC and 42000 in SC. National guard on duty 54 units, 20 in NC, about 4000 guardsmen total. About 10000 sworn special deputies. most mills heavily guarded. All quiet.
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Charlotte
Associated Press
Carolinas
North Carolina
South Carolina
National Guard
Local election results for congressional, public service races
With 601 of 156 precincts reporting Paul Maloney leads in the Second District with 27 725 votes over Gus Blanc and Walmsley 23 721. James P OConnor Jr leads for public service commission with 56 798 to Francis Williams 47 847 from 298 of 330 precincts.
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Congress
Paul Maloney
Long
Gus Blanc
Walmsley
Public Service Commission
James P. O'Connor, Jr
Francis Williams
Turnesa Boots Dunlap From Amateur Golf Championship
William Turnesa, 19, defeated Ige Dunlap 3 and 2 in the third round at Brookline to end Dunlap’s bid for the national amateur title. Turnesa, youngest of seven golf-playing brothers, outplayed the champion with steady iron play and par golf.
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Brookline
Mass
Ige Dunlap
New York
William Turnesa
Elmsford
N. Y
Turnesa
Dunlap
Willie
Jack Westland
Chicago
Jimmy French, Jr
San Francisco
Chick Evans
Chandler Egan
Byvans
Egan
Joe
Bobby Jones
Bank of Magnolia Robbed Again in Night Break-In
The Bank of Magnolia was robbed by a gang using an acetylene torch and cutting through the vault, netting about $6,000 that was insured. This marks the fourth night theft in two years, with previous attacks in 1932 and June of the current year. no arrests or clues were found as authorities await further investigations.
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Magnolia
Bank of Magno
L. D. Dall Fer
Raleigh
Capital
A. W. Petit
State Penitentiary
State
Bank of M
H.H. Honeycutt
B. C. Best
Webb Jones
Bowen Dorsey
Clark York
Petit
Jesse Weeks
Joe Garner
Best
Bernie Jones
Ed Ebeson
Talmadge Fights for Re-Election as Georgia Governor
In Atlanta on September 12, Eu gene Talmadge pursues a second term amid a close Democratic primary fight with Judge Claude Pittman for the gubernatorial nomination. Ed A. Gilliam of Atlanta also seeks the nomination. The New Deal figures in the campaign with Talmadge defending loyalty to Roosevelt and asserting a Georgia stance.
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Atlanta
Eugene Talmadge
Georgia
Talmadge
Superior Court
Claude Pittman
Anderman Ed A. Gilliam
Roosevelt
Will Rogers Describes Vienna as War’s Possible Spark
In Vienna on Sept 11 Will Rogers calls the city Europe’s hot box and a potential war flashpoint. He notes enjoying the opera for one act then plans to seek a vaudeville show before flying to Bucharest to visit Queen Marie’s country.
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Vienna
Europe
Bucharest
Tomorow
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