Mrs Pantages Convicted Of Manslaughter In Driver Case
Los Angeles authorities report Mrs Lois Pantages found criminally responsible for manslaughter in a collision that killed Japanese gardener Juro Rokumoto. Judge Carlos Hardy set sentencing for 2 pm tomorrow with potential prison terms from one to ten years. defense seeks probation or new trial.
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Los Angeles
Lois Pantages
Carlos Hardy
California
Alexander T. Pantages
Eunice Prince
Storm Swings Toward Cuba After Bahamas Hurricane
Western Union reports Bahamas communications cut by the hurricane. In Havana meteorologists fear the storm may swing toward Cuba, bringing rising winds and heavy seas. Pan American Airways halts plane ferries to Miami as a precaution while Cuban observatories issue a cyclone warning.
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New York
Western Union
Bahamas
Havana
National
Belen Observatory
Florida
Florida Straits
Cuba
Pan-American Airways, Inc
Miami
Cuban National Observatory
Crew abandons Domira as hurricane drives ship aground
A British freighter Domira grounded off Abaco Island Bahamas was reported abandoned by its crew in lifeboats at 10 A M after hurricane winds. The captain and several crew members remained aboard as the vessel withstood heavy seas.
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Miami
Fla
Domira
Abaco Island
Bahamas
Man of Warkey
Abaco
South Carolina Streams Flooded by Heavy Rains
Heavy rains pushed streams over flood stage across northwestern South Carolina. Roads closed, crops damaged, bridges affected as rainfall totals reached several inches in Spartanburg and Greenwood. The Sixth Cavalry endured a perilous crossing at Ninety Six creek with horses drowned and troopers rescued by rope and trees.
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Columbia
D. C
South Carolina
Sixth Cavalry
Ft. Oglethorpe
Camp Jackson
S. C
Ninety Six Creek
Greenwood
J. F. Ryan
Evans
Lieu
Ryan
Spartanburg
Southern Public Utilities Company
South Pacolet
Doctors To Meet At Winston November 5
Greensboro report announces the semi annual meeting of the eighth district North Carolina Medical Society to be held at the Robert E Lee hotel in Winston Salem on November 5. Dr Harry L Brockmann of High Point is secretary and treasurer. The district includes Guilford Rockingham Forsyth Randolph Surry Stokes Yadkin Wilkes Ashe and Allegheny counties.
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Greensboro
North Carolina Medical Society
Robert E. Lee
Winston- Salem
Harry L. Brockmann
High Point
Guilford
Rockingham
Forsyth
Randolph
Surry
Stokes
Yadkin
Wilkes
Ashe
Allegheny
Bench And Cattle Shows Feature City Fair Today
High Point hosts its First Annual Community Fair with a large bench dog show and a cattle show. More than 50 dogs from across the state compete in breeds including pointers setters hounds German Shepherds and collies. Red Bird owned by L B Bryan of Durham named best dog and best sport dog. Beach show and cattle show draw hundreds plus band music and vaudeville acts delayed to 3 PM due to crowds.
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Red Bird
L. B. Bryan
Durham
High Point
J. J. Lawson
W. T. Scarborough
Raleigh
Cito
Irene Yarnall
Franz V. Soolbach
J. Welch Harris
Susan
Boston Terriers
A. C. Jones
R. D. Beavens
Dewey English
Tat Lowder
T S. Comstock
Henry C. Kersey
Death of Dr Hilton M Shuford Leaves Gaps in Details
Hickory North Carolina September 26 Meagerness of details marked the death of Dr Hilton M Shuford son of Mr and Mrs E L Shuford of Hickory who was found dead yesterday at Meadow Bridge West Virginia His body was expected to arrive in Hickory tonight for funeral services Saturday Shuford was educated at the University of North Carolina and Tulane University and had been practicing medicine in West Virginia for several years.
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Hickory
N. C
Hilton M. Shuford
E. L. Shuford
Meadow Bridge
W. V
Shuford
University of North Carolina
Tulane University
West Virginia
Cashier Foils Bank Robbers at Cheltenham Branch
Three men tried to rob the Cheltenham National Bank near Philadelphia but were driven off by cashier John M. Brownlee with a pistol. No injuries. They fled with only broken glass. about 350000 dollars intended for payrolls remained within reach.
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Philadelphia
Cheltenham National Bank
John M. Brownlee
Speakers at Winston protest death of Ella May Wiggins
George Saul and Dewey Martin of the International Labor Defense denounced the Gastonia textile strike death at a courthouse gathering in Winston Salem. They blamed suppression of free speech and assembly and urged solidarity with unionists after Ella May Wiggins was killed returning from a labor meeting.
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Winston-Salem
George Saul
Dewey Martin
International Labor Defense Workers
Ella May Wiggins
Gastonia
Martin
Saul
Wiggins
Arrested Man Not Fred Bunting From Asheboro
An Asheboro man was arrested on a drunk and disorderly charge after giving the name Fred Bunting but authorities say he is not the Asheboro Fred Bunting.
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Fred Bunting
Asheboro
Corpse Sits Up in Transit for Drink Request
Maximino Valganon, believed dead after being found near a telegraph pole in Tapalapa state, sat up en route to Mexico City and asked for a drink, startling authorities yet confirming he was alive.
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Mexico City
Meryico City
Ingtapalapa
Maximino Valganon
Manifesto Attacking Chiang Sparks Political Turmoil
A manifesto signed by Wang Ching-wei and ten ousted Kuomintang members accuses Chiang Kai-Shek and the nationalist government of betraying Sun Yat Sen and triggering economic ruin. In Nanking the Iron siders revolt is reported crushed along the Hunan border as Canton notes rise and plans to defend Kwangsi progress.
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Shanghai
Chiang Kai-Shek
Kuomintang
Wang Ching-Wei
Kuomingtang Central Executive
Central Executive Committee
Sun Yat Sen
Nanking
Chang-Fak Wei
Hunan
Canton
Kwangsi
Chang
Greatest German bank merger announced in Berlin
The Union Deutsche Bank and the Disconto Gessellschaft announced a merger with a combined capital of 285,000,900 marks. The move caused a market rally with Disconto stock up about 9 percentage points to 112 and Deutsche bank stock rising 3 points to 164.
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Berlin
Union Deutsche Bank
Disconto Gessellschaft
Disconto
Deutsche Bank
Prince of Wales Avoids Marriage Until True Love Found
A new biography by two young journalists, produced by an American publisher, claims the Prince of Wales will not marry until he loves deeply. The book cites palace sources and says he regards marriage as sacred and will not wed for convenience.
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Wales
London
England
Prince of Wales
Godfrey Thomas
St. James’s Palace
Continents
Seas
Lindy Set To Blaze New Trail
Col. Charles A. Lindbergh prepared a late afternoon takeoff from Port of Spain to trace a new westward air mail route to Maracay Venezuela. The 415 mile hop begins an eight day rest plan before continuing toward Cristobal Canal Zone and back to Miami. The party includes Mrs. Lindbergh and Juan T. Trippe.
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Port OF Spain
Trinidad
Charles A. Lindbergh
Maracay
Venezuela
Miami
Fla
Paramaribo
Dutch Guiana
Pan-American Airways
Lindbergh
Central America
Mexico
Georgetown
British Guiana
Curaco
Dutch West Indies
Maracaibo
Barranquilla
Colombia
Cristobal
Canal Zone
Havana
Quarrel Over Shearers Geneva Assignment Emerges
Washington reports William B. Shearers 25000 observation contract for the 1927 Geneva naval conference sparked a sharp quarrel between shipping executives Laurence R. Wilder testified. Wilder, former president of American Brown Boveri Electric, said he clashed with Clinton L. Bardo of New York Shipbuilding over the secret employment and urged a public disclosure. Bardo preferred to drop Shearer from the picture and forget the matter.
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Washington
Williamb. Shearer
Geneva
Laurence R. Wilder
Senate
Wilder
American Brown Boveri Electric Corporation
Clinton L. Bardo
New York Shipbuilding Corporation
Shearer
Bardo
Hall LaVarre newspaper suit testimony ends in Macon
In Macon Georgia federal court Judge Deaver concluded five hour per side arguments in the Hall LaVarre case begun August 22. Harold Hall and William LaVarre testified in rebuttal and sur-rebuttal as witnesses and exhibits accumulated. Hall sues for equal operating control of four southeastern papers while LaVarre defends. International Paper Company provided about 870000 to fund paper purchases.
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Macon
Hall-LaVarre
Deaver
Harold Hall
William LaVarre
Hall
LaVarre
Southeastern
International Paper Company
International Paper and Power Company
Private Killed Under Wheels of Army Truck
A private from the 17th battery of fired artillery traveling from Fort Bragg to Camp Jackson was killed five miles east of Bishopville when he fell under a heavy army truck. He reportedly slipped while jumping from one truck to another and died before a physician could arrive. The body was sent back to Fort Bragg. the soldier’s name was not learned.
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Sumter
S. C
Fort Bragg
N. C
Camp Jackson
Columbia
Bishopville
Guilford College Dramatic Council Has New Members
At Guilford College the Dramatic Council elected three new members Dorothy Wolff Guilford college David Parsons High Point and Harris Moore Liberty. The council led by Prof. Phillip Furnas plans fall play work to begin soon and several productions are being considered.
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Guilford College
Guilford College Dramatic Council
Dorothy Wolff
David Parsons
High Point
Harris Moore
Liberty
Phillip Furnas
Midland Marine Denies NC Bank Merger Report
New York corporate president George F. Rand and W. C. Wilkinson deny a merger of 17 North Carolina banks with Midland Marine controls. J. Elwood Cox of the Commercial National says no statement will be given. he remains in New York after releasing the consolidation story. Local officials offer no new details as efforts to reach Cox continue.
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J. Elwood Cox
New York
North Carolina
Commercial National
Midland Marine Corporation
George F. Rand
Enterprise
New York Evening Post
W. C. Wilkinson
Merchants and Farmers National Bank of Charlotte
Mr. Rand
Endurange Plane Forced to Land in Heavy Fog
Indianapolis officials report the Flamingo refueling airplane, after 149 hours 36 minutes aloft in a bid for an endurance record, forced to land at 5:40 a.m. due to dense fog. Walter Peck and Lawrence Genaro reported persistent rain and low ceilings at the home airport through the night. Contact with the refueling planes was brief, then lost as conditions worsened and the craft returned to the runway.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Overflow Crowd Attends Enterprise Cooking School
A large crowd filled the Enterprise Theatre for a free cooking school led by Mrs. Dull. About 3,000 women attended the first lectures, with many children from the junior high school also present for a morning talk on baking powder and cake making. Winners received baking goods prizes.
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Mrs. Dall
Noell
Dull
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