Tropical storm braces Carolina coast with warnings up
Wilmington reports tropical storm movement toward Cape Hatteras with hurricane warnings from Wilmington to Charleston. Center expected tonight within 50 miles of Cape Hatteras. winds near 35 mph, coastal preparations under way as residents move inland and maritime vessels seek shelter.
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Weather Bureau
Newark
N. J
Texas
Carolina
Wilmington
Hatteras
North Carolina
Tate
New York
Cape Hatteras
Charleston
D. C
Wrightsville
Masonboro Inlet
Coast Guard
Modoc
South Carolina
Beaufort
Port Royal
Georgetown
S&s. C
Peace Seen as Work Nears End in Coal Code Talks
Washington reports recovery chief Hugh S. Johnson said the bituminous coal code would likely reach President Roosevelt for signature tonight as 18 operators’ panel neared completion. Appalachian mine labor talks with the United Mine Workers also progressed with fewer issues. President Roosevelt gave a 24 hour limit amid Pennsylvania coal strikes and a miners’ holiday over pay delays.
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Washington
Hugh S. Johnson
Roosevelt
Johnson
United Mine Workers of America
Progressive Miners of America
Illinois
Pennsylvania
White House
State College Opens Freshman Register At Raleigh
North Carolina State College began registering a freshman class likely to total 500 to 600 students, about the same size as last year’s first-year intake. The opening marks the start of the semester in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Textile mills foresee relief from production curtailment
In Greenville Piedmont the belief is that sharp production cuts due to the processing tax are easing now. Mills in the area report several sizable orders this week. In Atlanta Prayor Bowen, 17, was found guilty of participating in the Ottley kidnapping and sentenced to one year on the chain gang. W R Delinski had already received 21 to 28 years.
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Greenville
8. C
Greenville Piedmont
Atlanta
Prayor Bowen
W. R. Delinski
John K. Ottley
First National Bank of Atlanta
Bowen
Delinski
State
Sharkey Levinsky bout postponed to Monday at Comiskey Park
The 10 round fight between Jack Sharkey of Boston and King Levinsky of Chicago at Comiskey Park was postponed to Monday due to threats. Both boxers remain set to meet in the scheduled bout, with promoters awaiting clearer conditions for the event.
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Chicago
Jack Sharkey
Boston
King Levinsky
Comiskey Park
Tidal Stress at Hatteras as Barometer Falls
Blowing conditions at noon and a barometer at 29.64 and dropping. Sea tides surged over beaches between Oregon Inlet and Cape Lookout, with water encroaching low areas along the coast.
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Hatteras
Oregon Inlet
Cape Look Out
Job gains in August show NRA recovery impact
Secretary Perkins estimated 750,000 workers returned to jobs in August and payrolls in 89 principal manufacturing industries rose by 12 million dollars, signaling the success of the NRA and other industrial recovery efforts.
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Washington
Perkins
NRA
Absolved of Blame in Slaying Over $40
Andy Buckovitch was absolved of all blame by a coroner's jury in the slaying of his brother Eli during a quarrel over $40 in their home near Rocky Mount. Self defense was the plea.
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Rocky Mount
Andy Buckovitch
Eli
Here
Forresten Sauerkraut Day Feeds 20 000 Visitors
Forreston Illinois hosted its annual Operkraut Day drawing about 20,000 visitors. Two tons of sauerkraut were eaten and hot dogs disappeared, with a hypothetical string two miles long if saved end to end. The festival, free to all, marks 15 years of the local custom.
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Forreston
Youth Confesses Part In Battleboro Bank Robbery
Rocky Mount North Carolina September 15 Woodrow Wilson 18 confessed complicity in the Battleboro bank robbery in July. He met Lee McIntosh and Lester Trippe at a Murphreesboro dance hall a week before the crime and helped enter the bank with a payoff of 900 dollars. Wilson had 130 dollars when arrested. Edwards was named but not involved. McIntosh had admitted his role earlier. Trippe had escaped prison.
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Woodrow Wilson
Hertford County
C. L. Johnson
Nash County
Battleboro
Johnson
Wilson
Lee McIntosh
Lester Trippe
Georgia
Murphreesboro
Trippe
McIntosh
Willson
Paul Edwards
James Daughtridge
Edwards
Norfolk
McIintosh
White House Major Hoover Dies After Long Service
Irwin H. Hoover, longtime White House major home, died at 62 from a heart attack after more than four decades serving in the presidential household. President Roosevelt called it a tremendous personal loss and ordered plans for a White House funeral service. He is survived by his widow, a son, and a daughter.
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White House
Hoover
Irwin H. Hoover
Executive
Seerba
Roosevelt
Harrison
Herbert Hoover
Theodore Rooosevelt
Grover Cleveland Preston
Woodrow Wilson
William Howerd Taft
Calvin Coolidge
Benjamin Harroom
Treasury May Show Surplus For Year
Secretary Woodin said the treasury might report a surplus for the current fiscal year as tax receipts rise and repeal of prohibition is likely. He cited favorable estimates for receipts from January to next June and said balancing the budget would be helped by repeal.
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Washington
Woodin
Treasury
Black man executed for fatal crime in Raleigh
In Raleigh on September 15 Johnnie Lee a 22 year old Harnett County Black man was electrocuted for fatally harming Jacob Hill for a $75 payment. Lee the first Harnett native to die in the chair in 23 years, entered the prison chamber at 10 36 after two shocks lasting 1 58 and 1 15 minutes. Governor Ehringhaus refused clemency calling it a proxy murder premium. Asa Herring a former Harnett County agent had hired Lee to harm Hill for insurance profits. Herring received a life sentence for being an accessory. Lt Lawrence Oxley state welfare officer interceded for Lee at the last minute.
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Raleigh
Johnnie Lee
Harnett County
Jacob Hill
Lee
Ehringhaus
Muror
Asa Herring
Hill
Herring
Lawrence, Oxley
State Board of Charities and Public Welfare
Coal field tension as 17 miners wounded in clashes
Uniontown scene of ore field unrest as 17 miners and deputy sheriffs are wounded in clashes. Officials hope a working code from Washington will be agreed tonight to allow 30 000 to 40 000 miners to return to the southwestern Pennsylvania pits. Governor Pinchot sends 50 state police to Fayette county to preserve order while guardsmen stay on standby at Erie and York.
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Uniontown
Washington
Pennsylvania
Fayette County
Gifford Pinchot
Erie
York
Raleigh Plans Torchlight NRA Celebration Parade
Raleigh officials prepare a large peace-time mass demonstration led by Adj. Gen. J. Van B. Metts with an NRA torchlight parade from the State Capitol to Memorial Auditorium. More than 150 firms will join the four mile march down Fayetteville Avenue followed by a bonfire burning an effigy of Old Man Hard Times.
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Raleigh
NRA
Chamber of Commerce
State Capitol
Memorial Auditorium
Fayetteville Avenue
Adj
J. van B. Metts
Governor’s clemency remark on Lee case raises questions
The article notes Oxley’s string of pleas to chief executives for clemency for condemned Black individuals. Governor Ehbringhaus says many cases deserve clemency more than Lee and suggests he would owe Bryant Stone’s family an apology if he had condemned the man. The piece continues on another page.
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Oxley Hadeen
Ehbringhaus
Oxley
Lee
Bryant Stone
Inflation Plan Aims to Lift Progress With Credit Boost
Washington reports a four front effort to expand credit. The Reconstruction Finance Corp makes a billion dollars available for industry loans through banks and trust companies, while the Federal Reserve widens reserve deposits. The Treasury coordinates bank soundness by January 1 and the Public Works Administration pushes rapid spend of 3 billion to move money into trade. RFC chief Jesse Jones calls the move inflation in credit, targeting relief for merchants and industry.
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Reconstruction Corporation
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury
Public Works Administration
Harrison
Senate Finance Committee
Roosevelt
Lewis Douglas
Eugene Black
Jesse Jones
RFC
NRA
Banker dies in Lenoir car crash near bank meeting
James A. Claywell, 52 year old cashier of the First National Bank Morganton, died of a fractured skull after a collision with Claude Anderson 19 near Lenoir. H. P. Jenkins and Ira Peague were injured. Anderson treated for minor injuries. Sheriff Tolbert said manslaughter possible. Claywell survived by his wife and four children.
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Lenoir
James A. Claywell
First National Bank of
Morganton
Claywell
H. P. Jenkins
Bankers
Claude Anderson
Ira Peague
Anderson
Jenkins
J. C. Tolbert
Caldwell County
Bank
College President Thinks Quick Too
Milwaukee AP report: Dr. Glenn Frank, president of the University of Wisconsin, foiled a hotel room robbery on the 16th floor. The elderly robber, armed with a rusty revolver, forced Frank against a wall and demanded keys. Frank retreated to the bathroom, bolted the door, and signaled for help before the robber fled prior to police arrival.
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Milwaukee
Glenn Frank
University of Wisconsin
Small Merchants Benefit From NRA Campaign Gains
New York reports from Dun and Bradstreet indicate enlarged spending power and rising earnings across the country as the NRA campaign boosts employment. The weekly business review notes extended buying momentum reaching more remote areas and stronger second quarter profits despite earlier losses.
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New York
Dun and Bradatret, Inc
NRA
Unrest grows as officers besiege National hotel in Havana
In Havana on September 15 a guard of machine guns was bolstered at the National hotel where 500 former army officers, opposing the Grau San Martin government, have besieged the site for several days.
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Edmund A. Chester
Associated Press
Havana
National Hotel
Ramon Grau San Martin
National
Martin
Fea Wa Pendence National Eignty
Acates Caverns
Fear Troops Be Required Fear Troops Be Required
Washington reports increased Cuban turmoil threatens American life and property prompting fear of needing U S troop protection. Rebels seize towns and mines while strikes and shortages challenge Havana as officials seek stability and constitutional reforms.
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Washington
Cuba
California Oil Woes Highlight Political Feud in Courts
A Beverly Hills dispatch describes California oil drilling tied to political maneuvering as well owners clash with Democrats. The piece riffs on maneuvers by figures likened to Ma Ferguson and Alfalfa Murray, noting legal battles over offshore drilling.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
California
Ma” Ferguson
Murray
Muscle Shoals Power Rates Tested By Govt Plant
The Tennessee Valley Authority aims to set power rates at 2.5 cents per kilowatt hour, far below private company averages, as it expands Muscle Shoals with Morris dam to support regional industry. Lillienthal notes expenses align with private plants, provoking public versus private ownership debate.
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Brackett
Washington
Tennessee Valley
Muscle Shoals
Tennessee Valley Authority
David B&b. Lillienthal
Thun
Muscle Shoal
Morris Dam
Theos
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