Major Charles M Stedman Buried in Fayetteville Service Held Tomorrow
Major Charles Manly Stedman congressional representative from North Carolina dies in Washington aged 89. His funeral will be at First Presbyterian Church Fayetteville with burial at Cross Creek Cemetery beside his parents. A congressional committee led by Senator Robinson will attend. President Hoover and Governor Gardner express condolences.
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Fayetteville
N. C
Charles Manly Stedman
North Carolina
Washington
Stedman
National House of Representatives
Congress
First Presbyterian Church
H. W. Koelling
Highland Presbyterian Church
Archer Bougher
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Jayetteville Independent Light Infantry
Light Infantry
Cross Creek
Robinson
Indiana
Cannon
Miseouri
Speaks
Ohio
Collier
Mississippi
Curry
California
Thatcher
Kentucky
Hoover
Major Stedman
O. Max Gardner
Tarred and Feathered Man Reported in Miami
David Weinberg, 44, was abducted from his home and subjected to tar and feathering in a downtown Miami incident. Police attributed the attack to hostility toward his alleged communist beliefs. his condition was said not to be critical. He described being bundled into cars, blindfolded, questioned, beaten, and dumped from a vehicle.
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David Weinburg
Miami
Fla
David Weinberg
Pape Boa
Mianigut
Weinberg
Antagonism Behind Western Maryland Tragedy Emerges
In Baltimore the slaying of Maxwell Byers and the suicide of Dudley Gray expose years of rivality within the Western Maryland railway leadership. Byers’ death follows Gray’s, with no witnesses. Officials note policy fights centered on the traffic department, while Gray reported to the board only through Byers since 1926.
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Baltimore
Maxwell Co. Byers
Western Maryland Railway
Dudley G. Gray
Byers
Gray
Otto M. Reinhardt
Catherine Leonard Gray
Columbus
Eccentric Oklahoma widow shoots at lawyer in court
Enid Oklahoma September court scene ends with Dolly Douthitt, a 66 year old widow, firing at H C Wedgewood in a dispute over a damage suit. Wedgewood wounded in the groin, rushed to hospital. Judge Sutton disarmed her as she fired at Roy Elam. scene caused panic among court attendees. Douthitt jailed after the incident amid long running tax and litigation conflicts with local officials.
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Enid
Okla
Dolly Douthitt
H. C. Wedgewood
United States
Arthur G. Sutton
Alva
Wedgewood
Douthitt
Sutton
19Th District
20Th District
O. C. Wybrant
Five Upsets As Seeded Players Are Eliminated In Open Round
Bobby Jones advanced to the national amateur final by routing Ross Somerville 5 and 4 at Merion while five of eight seeded players failed to survive the opening 18 holes. Von Elm and Voigt were the only other seeds to win.
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George van Elm
George Voight
Ross Somerville
Jones
George von Elm
Los Angeles
George Voigt
New York
von Elm
Chuck Hunter
Philadelphia
Voigt
Lester Bolstad
St. Paul
Oscar F. Willing
Portland
Ore
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Francis Ouimet
George T. Dunlap, Jr
Philip Perkins
Confederate Vets Meet at Winston in North Carolina
The 23rd annual reunion of the United Confederate Veterans of North Carolina opened in Winston Salem with Rev. R. E. Gribbin delivering the morning address. General W. A. Smith presided and General Homer Atkinson spoke briefly, urging timely dues.
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Winston-Salem
R. E. Gribbin
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
United Confederate Veterans of
North Carolina
Homer Atkinson
Virginia Confederate Veterans
South Carolina
Southern Department
United Confederate Veterans
Virginia
Gribbin
South
David Weinberg Held in Dade County Jail
Miami authorities report David Weinberg, tarred and feathered by unknown assailants last night, has been moved from a hospital to Dade county jail for his own good. Chief Detective Scarboro offered few details and said he did not fear further violence.
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Miami
Fla
L. C. Scarboro
David Weinberg
Dade County
Scarboro
Eastern Carolina Case Upheld Electrocution for Burglary
North Carolina Supreme Court upholds Harvey Lawrence’s death sentence for first degree burglary in Hertford County. Justices 17 opinions issued all from eastern region with Justice Connor noting no record showing armed militia presence prejudicing the jury.
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State Supreme Court
Lawrence
Raleigh
Harvey Lawrence
Hertford County
Justice Connor
Presid
Garland Smith Loses Bid to Set Aside Murder Verdict
In Boydtown Virginia Judge N S Turnbull overruled the defense motion to set aside a Mecklenburg circuit court jury verdict of first degree murder against Garland Smith. Smith, twice convicted of murder in the ambush slaying last December of two officers, was sentenced to twenty years in the state penitentiary.
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Boydton
Turnbull
Mecklenburg Circuit
Garland Smith
North Carolina
Gant Trial Set for Next Month in Guilford
Mason W. Gant former Guilford superior court clerk faces 11 indictments accusing irregularities in Confederate pension funds. Trial likely at the term beginning October 20 with attorney general Dennis Brummil and others arranging prosecution. An additional two indictments bring the total amount involved to 3440 dollars.
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Greensboro
Mason W. Gant
Guilford Superior Court
Dennis G. Brummil
Baxter Durham
J. F. Spruill
A. L. Brooks
Brooks, Parker, Smith and Wharton
Gant
Truck overturns kills worker in Spartanburg
Spartanburg South Carolina Sept 24 a truck carrying field hands to cotton fields overturned near the city killing Fincher Martin 20 and injuring six Negroes two of whom were believed fatally hurt
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Spartanburg
S. C
Fincher Martin
Weather Delays Transatlantic Flight From Harbor Grace
Adverse conditions delay the Columbia monoplane cross Atlantic hop-off. Captain Erroll Bod and navigator Harr Connor, after ten days stranded in Charlottetown, arrived in Harbor Grace to resume the flight to Croydon England once weather improves.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Columbia
Atlantic
Charlottetown
Erroll Bod
Harrr Connor
Croydon
England
Stocks Plunge On Renewed Heavy Selling
New York dealers faced a sharp market downturn as widespread selling pushed many prominent stocks to new lows for the current decline. Losses of four to nine dollars per share were common as prices melted away throughout the session.
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New York
Clara Bow Denies Ducking Gambling Debts
Clara Bow issued a statement denying any rightful claim and said she would accept service of legal documents. Attorneys for Lake Tahoe gambler James McKay sought to collect alleged debts totaling 13900 tied to a woman described as the It girl. Schulberg said no formal contact had arrived from McKay's lawyers and Nevada law complicates collection of gambling losses.
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Los Angeles
Clara Bow
Lake Tahoe
Miss Bow
James McKay
Nevada
B. P. Schulberg
McKay
Will Rogers
Marie Dressler
Schulberg
Hitler Charged With High Treason In Reich News
Leipsic reports a long standing treason charge against Adolf Hitler tied to an article in Voelkischer Beobachter. Officials say the complaint dates back more than a year and predated recent elections, quelling fears of post election plans by the fascist movement.
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Leipsic
Adolf Hitler
Reichswehr
Modern Sampsons Made By Western Carolina Whisky
In Madison county jail two prisoners with aid from a female inmate obtained whiskey and got drunk. Sheriff Ramsey handcuffed them but they broke free, then one after another broke their restraints. He finally chained the intoxicated men to a post until they sobered up.
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Marshall
N. C
North Carolina
Madison County
R. R. Ramsey
Ramsey
League Studies World Economics
The League of Nations through its economic organization will conduct a world wide study of the present economic low mood to identify causes. The technical, non political inquiry was proposed by the Indian delegation and adopted unanimously. The gold delegation warns new gold supplies may be inadequate by 1934, affecting monetary power. Notable members include George E. Roberts of National City Bank.
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Geneva
League of Nations
Economic Organization
League
Financial Committee
George E. Roberts
National City Bank of New York
Jacocks Named Health Officer for North Carolina Board
Dr William Picard Jacocks a Bertie county native was elected permanent secretary treasurer and head officer of the North Carolina State Board of Health. He succeeds Dr Laughinghouse who died last month. Jacocks has been in India for rural health sanitation about 10 years and was unanimously chosen on the second ballot by the board. He is a UNC and Pennsylvania trained physician and was on the staff of the International Health Board since 1915.
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Raleigh
William Picard Jacocks
Bertie County
North Carolina State Board of Health
Jacocks
India
Dr. Jacocks
University of North Carolina
Pennsylvania
Jaecocks
C. W. Armstrong
Salisbury
Earthquake Near Stalinabad Kills 165, Wrecks Villages
The Sept 24 report says 175 dead and 300 injured after a quake near Stalinabad in Tajikistan. Seven villages were destroyed and ten more damaged, leaving about 1200 families homeless.
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Moscow
Stalinabad
Soviet Socialist Republic
Tajikistan
Tolbert Re-elected Chairman By South Carolina Republicans
Joseph W. Tolbert of Ninety Six was chosen state chairman of the South Carolina Republican party at the convention in Columbia and will serve as national committeeman for two years. S. M. Parker of Charleston was elected vice chairman, Dr. D. J. Dickson of Barnwell became secretary, and G. C. Williams of Newberry was treasurer. An executive committee, largely composed of negroes, was also selected.
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Columbia
S. C
Joseph W. Tolbert
Republican Party of
South Carolina
S. M. Parker
Charleston
D. J. Dickson
Barnwell
G. C. Williams
Newberry
Radium Eyes to Penetrate Any Surface Revealed
Chicago Sept 24 A radium gamma ray enables viewing through steel girders and ship hulls. Engineers can inspect rails wheels and submarine sections by placing a plate behind metal. Researchers Mehl Dean and Barrett developed the method with naval research lab support and compare it to X rays.
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Gordon M. Sessions
Chicago
Father Science
American Society For Steel Treating
Robert F. Mehl
Division of Physical Metallurgy
Naval Research Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Gilbert E. Dean
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pa
Charles S. Barrett
Mehl
Navy
Bobby Jones Opens Lead in National Open Round Two
Bobby Jones, facing Fred Hoblitzel of Toronto, built a growing advantage in the National Open second round at Ardmore. Jones drew a large crowd, went three up after six holes, and continued to pressure Hoblitzel with precise tee shots and solid approach play despite early trouble.
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Ardmore
Bobby Jones
Fred Hoblitzel
Toronto
Hoblitzel
Jones
Fifty Thousand Attend Omaha Eucharistic Meeting
In Omaha on September 24 a crowd of about fifty thousand gathered for the open air ceremony of the National Eucharistic Congress at Creighton University stadium. Cardinal Mundelein and a Chicago delegation arrived, with the archbishop among tonight's speakers. Ceremonies will be broadcast on the Columbia network starting at 8 p.m. Central Time including Mundelein and Judge Martin T. Monton addresses.
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Omaha
Neb
Creighton University Stadium
George Cardinal Mundelein
Chicago
Columbia
Cardinal Mundelein
Martin T. Monton
New York
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Jimmy) Johnston
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