Governor McLean Pushes Auto License Law for Safer Highways
Raleigh Sept. 16. Governor A W McKean calls for drastic measures to curb fatal highway crashes after August saw 50 automobile deaths and 9 fatal railway crossing accidents. He backs licensing drivers, licensing reforms, and a state highway police to enforce laws and curb reckless, speed, and intoxicated driving.
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Violent Deaths In State Reach New August High
North Carolina reports 142 violent deaths in August including 50 fatal auto mobile accidents, 19 homicides, 17 drownings, and 9 railroad fatalities, with July totals lower at 113. The report notes trains are far safer than cars and details injuries from burns gunshots and lightning.
Ross Case Still Remains in Higher Court in Raleigh
The fate of W. L. Ross in the Warren County murder case rests with the North Carolina Supreme Court. A falsely reported new trial is denied. the court will decide if Judge Granner erred in excluding testimony. Ross lies in a state prison cell in a semiconscious condition as lawyers argue for or against electrocution.
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Blue Law Fight Could Reach Supreme Court Says Gale
Henry Lesesne reports from Durham North Carolina that the Association Opposed to the Blue Laws plans nationwide drives to overturn Sunday restrictions. The Asheville test case may reach the U S Supreme Court with a possible back yard game or even a Sunday movie as the trigger.
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Last meal ordered before execution in Ossining
In Ossining New York on September 15 William Hoyer a Black man sentenced to die in the electric chair requested a final meal consisting of one duck a can of peas a pound of liver stew four slices of bread boiled rice tomato salad strawberry shortcake a pint of vanilla cream raspberry soda twelve cigars and a package of cigarettes before his death.
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British Isles Mean Annual Temperature Stated
A report notes the mean annual temperature of the British Isles as 50 degrees Fahrenheit. The datum appears in a historical weather or climatology section, highlighting a long term average used for context in regional climate discussions.
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