General O'Neil Accepts Blame for War Department Circulars
General Joseph P. ONeil admitted responsibility for the distribution of Patrick Hurley speech copies to American Legion delegates. He said mimeographed copies were placed in War Department envelopes by mistake and were not mailed. He blamed the error on a clerk and noted Hurley had no knowledge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
Patrick J. Hurley
Washington
American Legion
Joseph P. O'Neil
War Department
O'Neil
Tobacco prices hold firm on North Carolina bright leaf belt
North Carolina tobacco prices remained firm in the second week of sales with averages near the season high. Rain reduced activity. warehouses closed until Monday as grading and offerings shift. South Carolina market also posted gains with USDA observers noting higher average prices for the season to date.
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Raleigh
N. C
North Carolina
South Carolina
Boy Bitten by Dog in Fort Worth Playtime Incident
In Fort Worth a 2 year old boy Louis Hartwell bit the Mercer family's collie after the dog nipped him during play. The dog sustained injuries to the neck but the report notes no further details on severity or resulting actions.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Louis Hartwell
W. E. Mercer
Louis
Federal Farm Board members earn ten thousand dollars yearly
The Federal Farm Board members receive a salary of ten thousand dollars per year. This employee pay figure reflects standard compensation for board members in the period.
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The
Federal Farm Board
Administrator's Notice for Ed Cox Estate in North Carolina
Estate of Ed Cox in Guilford County North Carolina announces claims must be proven by September 10 1932 at High Point to be pleaded in recovery. All debts to the estate should be settled promptly. Administrator of Ed Cox deceased.
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Ed. Cox
Guilford
North Carolina
High Point
N. Ak
J Ox
Sale of Land by Trustee in Guilford County
Public auction to sell real estate in Guilford County North Carolina due to default on a $10 000 deed of trust. The property includes Lots 15 and 16 in Guilford Lonesorth Coraline area as per Plat Book 151 and registered deed references. Auction to be held in front of Greensboro courthouse on a Wednesday at 1 o clock depending on post time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teel Williams
Helen Howland Willams
W. A. J. Idol
Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
Carolina
Greensboro
North Carolina
North Pone
Administrator's Notice for FP Vann Estate in Jamestown NC
The administrator Mary FP Vann requests all claimants to exhibit claims against the estate of FP Vann deceased by August 13, 1933 in Jamestown North Carolina. Creditors are warned to settle debts promptly as failure to file will bar their claim. This notice is dated August 13, 1932 and issued by C E Ell Admr Mary FP Vann.
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Vann
de Carolin Tales
Sevenlyen
Jamestown
Northarolina
Mari Co. C. Ell
Admr
Mary FP. Vann
Building the Supreme Court’s Marble Temple on Capitol Hill
The NEA reports a new $8.353 million Supreme Court building to be laid with a corner stone on October 13. It features white marble exteriors two wings flanking a central block, a 43 by 43 foot court room, two stories, marble frieze and Latin inscriptions, and minimal wood or metal, with completion in three years on grounds facing the Capitol.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEA
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Capitol Hill
Temple of Justice
America
Tribunal
Supreme Court
Capitol
Congress
House of Representatives
Hamon Puzzles Over Marriage Plans After City Hall Visit
Olive Bell Hamon vaudeville performer and daughter of late Oklahoma oil operator Jake Hamon faced public questions about marriage. At City Hall she met Forrest C. Cross while Pedro Lianuza sought a license. Lianuza was refused due to lack of divorce papers. Hamon then retreated to her hotel saying she would not marry. Her mother recalled a prior engagement to aviator Robert Kort.
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New York
Olive Bell Hamon
Jake Hamon
Oklahoma
Miss Hannon
City Hall
Forrest C. Cross
Marine Corps
Pedro Lianuza
Miss Hamon
Lianuza
Chicago
Robert Kort
China
Miss Hamnon
Roy David Gatewood
St. Joseph
Death by own action: Dubois kills himself after basement crypt discovery
Dubois, sought on a murder warrant, killed himself in a Quincy rooming house after investigators found his wife's body in a concrete vault beneath a summer cottage. Police traced his alibis, questioned Grace Atwood, and closed the inquiry with the killer dead and no further suspects.
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Dubois
Grace Atwood
Middleboro
Montreal
Miss Atwood
Braintree
Sullivan
Frazier
New York
Tuckahoe
N. Y
Mass
Edith Dubois
Grace Dubois
Charles Dubois
Hastings lifeboat veteran saved forty four lives
Biddy Stonham, master of a fishing smack and longtime Hastings coastguard, spent 23 years with the lifeboat crew saving 44 people from drowning. His boldest rescue directed eight lives to safety. he and his crew received about three cents each for that act. He is 58 and known for paddling a bathtub in the breakers.
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NEA Service
London
Biddy Stonham
Hastings
Farm Cooperatives Strong in 1931 U.S. Marketing Associations
In 1931 the United States had 11 959 cooperative marketing associations with about 3 million members. They conducted a yearly business totaling 2.4 billion dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Constable Recovers $7 From Ice Cream Shop Till
Flint Michigan Constable Mark Pailtrope explains a court judgment allowed him to collect $7 from an ice cream shop cashier. He entered the store, received the money from the till, and issued a receipt to the clerk Madaline Smith.
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NEA Service
Flint
Mich
Madaline Smith
Mark Pailtrope
Sask couple rides 4000 miles to wed in Ohio
Mary M'Can and Jack Scott both 21 from Moosejaw Sask traveled to Toledo by bicycle. They arrived after motoring here and planned to marry, proceeding to Bowling Green to have the knot tied.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Ohio
Mary M'Can
Jack Scott
Moosejaw, Sask
Scott
Bowling Green
Princess Esma urges simple dress and humble spirit
At the Art Institute in Chicago on September 16 Princess Esma, granddaughter of the last Sultan of Algeria, voiced views on American women's needs urging more simplicity in dress and greater humility of spirit.
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Chicago
Esma
Algeria
Art Instiute
China floods devastate farms and buildings nationwide
Floods in China crippled farming communities with damage reaching about 45 percent of area buildings. Water averaged nine feet, affecting a farm population comparable to the United States entire farming populace.
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China
United States
Valley in Ocean Located by Coast Survey
Just north of here the U S Coast and Geodetic Survey located a sunken valley in the Pacific floor that may be valuable to mariners. It is considered an important underwater landmark.
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Monterey
Cal
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
Pacific
Stage Set for County Young Democrats Rally at Grove by Lake
At six o clock a rally of the Young Democrats of the county convenes at a lakeside grove for a Democratic barbecue and speeches. Governor Gardner will address Roosevelt as the party nominee, with Ehringhaus and Reynolds outlining campaign appeals. The event aims to be economical with fundraising focused on statewide support.
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Tar Heella
North Carolina
Garder
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Reynolds
Ehbringhaus
Gardner
Raleigh
N. C
Ed Wallace Winborne
Max Gardner
High Point
Franklin Roosevelt
Winborne
Ehringhaus
Curtis Outlines Cooperative Marketing Plan for Farmers
Curtis argues a national cooperative system can equalize producer and consumer prices, improve farm marketing facilities, and protect honest traders while defending farmers from unfair deals. He cites Roosevelt and tariff debate, noting postwar trade fears did not materialize and stresses swift presidential action saved financial stability after Britain left gold standard.
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Roosevelt Curtis
Roosevelt
Topeka
Curtis
Swanson
United States
Great Britain
Fleet Essex Proposes Humorous Dull Day Pun
The speaker suggests making the week duller with a playful twist on the biblical refrain. He quips about a Savbd bath day to enforce a humorless Sunday and restraint from laughter or cinema.
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Fleet
Essex
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