Stevens to Be Feted in Charlotte State Welcome
North Carolina to stage official welcome for Henry L. Stevens, new American Legion commander, in Charlotte on October 9. Plans call for parade, luncheon, and Stevens address with Legion posts and state officials invited. He will meet President Hoover in Washington en route, then proceed to Warsaw for a local welcome before heading to Charlotte.
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Charlotte
North Carolina
Henry L. Stevens
Warsaw
American Legion
Rivers Johnson
Duplin County
Stevens
Legion
Chamber of Commerce
Detroit
Hoover
Washington
National Capital
Goldsboro
Wayne Post No
Railroad Unemployment Crisis Prompts December Congress Aid
A special committee of 21 railroad brotherhoods led by D. B. Robertson says Congress help will be sought in December to relieve 350,000 unemployed workers. A shorter workday and workweek are seen as the only solution, with wage effects still unsettled. The committee will finish a national survey by October to form relief recommendations.
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Cleveland
D. B. Robertson
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and
Ninemen
Congress
Brotherhoods
Robertson
21 Brotherhoods
Gardner names committee for relief meeting
Raleigh September 26 Gov C Max Gardner invites 15 leaders from across North Carolina to a Wednesday September 30 meeting to outline a definite state relief program The list includes R A Robertson Dean I C Schaub Frank D Grist Mrs Jane S McKimmon R R Lawrence W T Best and others to form a sub committee for the plan
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Raleigh
Max Gardner
State Council On
Reuben Robertson
Canton Fibre Company
Canton
Dean I. C. Schaub
N. C. State College
Frank D. Grist
Jane S. McKimmon
R. R. Lawrence
State Federation of Labor
Winston-Salem
W. T. Best
John F. Wiley
Durham
T. A. Finch
Thomasville
Stuart W. Cramer
Federal Relief Commission
Cramerton
E. B.jeffress
State Highway Commission
Clarence Poe
Progressive Farmer
J. P. Lewis
Erwin Cotton Mills
Fred Morrison
Lindbergh mobbed by flood refugees in Kiangsu landing
In Hinghwa, northern Kiangsu, Col. Charles A. Lindbergh landed a relief flight amid a crowd of crying, hungry refugees. They swarmed the plane in sampans and tubs while hoping for food. the craft carried only medical supplies and Lindbergh departed with Dr. Heng Lim and Dr. J. W. Grant to save the aircraft.
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Nanking
Charles A. Lindbergh
Hinghwa
Kiangsu
Col. Lindbergh
Heng Lim
National Flood Relief Commission
Department of Hygiene and Sanitation
J. W. Grant
Peiping Union Medical College
Hoover Cancels Weekend Trip to Mount Rainier
President Hoover remains in Washington due to heavy rain both in the capital and at his Rapidan camp, abandoning his customary weekend departure to the mountain retreat.
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Hoover
Capital
Washington
Rapidan
Hoover Sees Hopeful Cotton Export Plan From White House
Senator Smith of South Carolina described President Hoover as very constructive on the southern cotton issue. He discussed plans for a cotton export corporation like the old war finance corporation to obtain credits and ship cotton abroad. Smith thought such a plan could be worked out, delayed by Britain abandoning the gold standard, which he viewed as potentially boosting cotton trade.
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Washington
Hoover
Smith
South Carolina
White House
War Finance Corporation
Great Britain
Bell Boy Shortage In Atlanta Averted By Police Raids
Atlanta police and county officers arrested 44 bell boys among 69 indictments from a special grand jury. Hotels emptied as workers fled post, waiters filled in, and unrest spread to negro sections before the crisis eased.
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Atlanta
Prohibition Will Be Controversial Issue In Congress
Former U S Senator J Thomas Heflin of Alabama addressed a crowd near Bakersfield after failing to obtain permission to use the city hall park. Sheriff deputies circulated in the crowd as a precaution against disorders amid the prohibition debate in Congress.
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Bakersfield
Calif
United States
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Here
Hughes Pays Tribute At Taney Bust Unveiling in Frederick
Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes visited Frederick Maryland to honor Roger Brooke Taney the fifth chief justice. He spoke at exercises during the bust unveiling and reviewed the Taney era and the Dred Scott decision noting its impact on the nation. The address was broadcast.
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Frederick
Charles Evans Hughes
United States
Roger Brooke Taney
Hughes
Taney
Dred Scott
Prohibition Debate Up Before Episcopal Convention
Denver report shows a split among General Convention delegates on Prohibition. The committee of twenty one led by James E. Freeman notes honest differences over retaining the Eighteenth Amendment and current enforcement. Some favor the law’s aims, others fear disrespect for law and rising anarchy. The committee avoids urging action, citing controversy and partisan politics.
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Denver
Colo
Protestant Episcopal Church
House of Bishops
James E. Freeman
Washington
Prohibition Crusade Promises in Next Congress
Washington dispatch reports a push for repeal of the Volstead Act after Congress convenes. Rep Britten of Illinois pledges a repeal bill, while Sen Sheppard of Texas aims to tighten laws on liquor purchases and home production. Prohibitionists and anti prohibitionists react with forecasts on votes and public stance.
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Washington
Congress
American Legion
Britten
Mllinois
Sheppard
Texas
Omaha
Nebraska
Legion
Service Organization
American Federation of Labor
Dan A. Poling
Allied Forces of Prohibition
Veterans’ Action
Ernest H. Cherrington
The
World League Against Alcoholism
Hoover
Kingsford Smith Aims For New Flight Record
Wing Commander Charles ford-Smith seeks a new Australia to England flight record aboard the Southern Cross Jr. He flew over Singapore last night, dropping a note that he cannot stay and is in a real hurry. The aircraft sped westward, witnessed from Singapore on September 26.
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Charles ford-Smith
Australia
England
Singapore
Southern Cross, Jr
Wen
Ninth District Representative Still Seriously Ill in Gastonia
Gastonia North Carolina September 26 Preparations for an X ray examination of Representative A L Bulwinkle of the ninth district were underway as physicians reported no improvement in his serious condition from kidney stones The congressman was to be moved from his home to a local hospital His secretary John M K Slear of Charlotte said he is very seriously ill but not currently critical
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Gastonia
N. C
A. L. Bulwinkle
Ninth
John MK. Slear
Charlotte
Patient Who Escaped Asylum Is Captured
MARION N C Sept 26 David Cline who shot Sheriff Oscar Adkins and Deputy George Duncan when they sought to take him into custody for return to the state hospital for the insane at Morganton was captured early today near his home A group of deputies who had been hunting Cline since the shooting Thursday night captured him Neither Adkins nor Duncan was seriously wounded by the small shot from a shotgun Cline fired at them Cline was jailed here to await a hearing on a charge of assault with intent to kill.
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Marion
N. C
David Cline
Oscar Adkins
George Duncan
State Hospital For
Morganton
Cline
Adkins
Duncan
A R R League Ends W S Convention Tonight
Winston Salem reports Roanoke division of the American Radio Relay League will close its convention with a banquet here tonight. The event featured talks by radio experts including M P Hanson Byrd Antarctic expedition chief radio engineer speaking on scientific technical topics.
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Winston-Salem
Roanoke
American Radio Relay League
M. P. Hanson
Winston-Salem Man Held After Philadelphia Attempted Holdup
Archie Glenn a 21 year old from Winston Salem N C surrendered to Philadelphia police confessing an attempted holdup at a restaurant. He said a companion helped beat the victim with dishes and a blackjack before fleeing with empty tills. Glenn claimed the act was out of character. Two women Margie Saylor and Frances Trackett were detained as suspicious.
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Philadelphia
Archie Glenn
Winston-Salem
N. C
Ralph Allen
Glenn
Margie Saylor
Girardville, Pa
Frances Trackett
Greensboro
Kane Returns To Va To Await Hearing
Dr Elisha Kent Kane University of Tennessee professor head of Romance Languages charged with drowning his wife at a Hampton Virginia beach was en route to Hampton after conferring with university officials. Kane accompanied by cousin and attorney E Kent Kane will face a preliminary hearing next Wednesday in Hampton.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Elisha Kent Kane
University of Tennessee
Hampton
Kane
E. Kent Kane
Bradford, Penna
Franco German mutual visits loom in Europe Watch
Europe awaits the Laval Briand Berlin visit with mixed anxiety and hope for a hatchet burial. Briand, the peace apostle, seeks a genuine Franco German cooperation while Laval, 47, brings youth and optimism to press for collaboration with Germany. Some worry about fascist demonstrations against France in Germany.
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Joseph E. Sharkey
Paris
Europe
Pierre Laval
Aristide Briand
Berlin
M. Briand
Germany
France
M. Laval
Bruening
Curtius
French Republic
Briand
Laval
Adolf Hitler
Inquest Into Collings Slaying Adjourned With No Clue
Huntington, Sept 26 The inquest into Benjamin P. Collings’s death, after his body washed ashore, adjourned to October 2 with the case as puzzling as ever. Witnesses included his brother Herbert Collings and medical examiner Dr Otto H. Schultz.
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Huntington
N. Y
Benjamin P. Collings
Stamford
Long Island Sound
Herbert Collings
Otto H. Schultz
Hoover calls halt on new finance bills amid fiscal clash
President Hoover urged a stop to group demands for new spending as receipts lag and expenditures rise. He praised the American Legion for not pressing bonus legislation and cited 271 bills rejected last session, noting potential multi‑billion deficits if passed. Receipts fall $241,000,000 and spending rises $170,000,000 versus last year.
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Congress
Hoover
American Legion
Legion
Japanese Fire On Passenger Train In Peiping Area
J G Thomson, British manager of the Peiping Mukden railroad, reports Japanese planes fired on a refugee crowded passenger train. Two killed and several wounded as a plane dived low and sprayed machine gun fire. No soldiers were present. British legation to protest to Japan.
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Peiping
China
J. G. Thomson
Peiping-Mukden
Tientsin
Thomson
Calypso Fire Causes $5,000 In Damage In NC Town
CALYPSO North Carolina September 26 Fire of undetermined origin burned four stores in Calypso and damaged two others. Loss estimated at $5,000 partly covered by insurance. The town lacks water supply and the Mount Olive fire department was summoned to halt the spread of flames.
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Calypso
N. C
Mount Olive
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American Legion National Convention
Windsor Ont
Brooklyn Legionnaires
New York
Gardner Names Committee For Relief
Pippins
Utah
Lois Grant
Box Elder County
Brigham
Lindy
S. C
South
Heflin
Chief Justice
Kingsford-Smith
Collings
Cellings
Blue
Schultz
William B. Gibson
Volun
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