Strike At Rockingham Continues Deadlocked
Rockingham North Carolina September 27 1931 the first textile strike in Richmond county this 72 year industry drags into its sixth week with no settlement in sight. About 1200 workers at Entwistle mill and Hannah Pickett plants idle while owners refuse Gov Gardner arbitration offer. Strikers led by Garland Kanipe back Gardner authority and seek impartial board ruling on collective bargaining. Estimated 900 to 1000 strikers versus several hundred loyal workers. owners say no demands were presented.
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Rockingham
N. C
Richmond County
Entwistle
Hannah Packett
Geo. P
William H. Entwistle
W. B. Cole
Cole
General Assembly
J. R. Jones
Middle Market Opening Boosts Tobacco Prices Across North Carolina
Prices rose at the ten middle markets of the North Carolina bright leaf belt as common grades sold for two to three times opening day values. Oxford and Warrenton each reported about 77 000 and 30 000 pounds at roughly 12.50 and 12.00 per hundred, with Louisburg at 12 and Aberdeen around 11. Individual growers saw first day averages from 12 to 25 per hundred depending on grade.
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North Carolina
Oxford
Warrenton
Louisburg
Aberdeen
U S Navy Balloon Wins Gordon Bennett Cup In Poland
The U S Navy balloon in the Gordon Bennett Cup landed near Wasjule close to the Polish Latvian frontier at 10:00 a m today. Pilots Lieut T G W Settle and Wilfred Bushnell report the bag likely won the race despite a burst balloon cover forcing a forced landing. The craft was towed to Ignalino by a farmer's cart for transport to the railroad station.
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Warsaw
Poland
United States Navy
Wasjule
Vilna
Basel
Navy Bag
Naval Bag
Lieut
T. G. W. Settle
Wilfred Bushnell
Ignalino
Riga
World Series Play-o-Graph To Chronicle Cubs Yanks Clash
The Enterprise will display a play account of the Cubs versus the Yankees at Yankee Stadium with a frame setup on Main street High Point daily omen. The opener is at 1 30 pm EST tomorrow and broadcasts mirror the game for local readers. When games shift to Chicago a 2 30 pm EST start follows.
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Cubs
Yanks
Yankee Stadium
High Point
Windy City
Chicago
Radio messages report Japanese goodwill fliers heard after missing
In Tacoma a amateur radio operator relayed garbled calls reportedly from Japanese goodwill fliers, 24 hours after they should have landed near Nome Alaska. Ottawa considered sending a search expedition to the Kuriles to aid the missing fliers, but warned ships may be useless unless survival signals emerge.
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Tacoma
Wash
Nome
Alaska
Pacific
William G. Gunston
Ottawa
Ont
Kuriles Islands
North Pacific
Hoover appoints Crose to tariff commission in Dixon vacancy
President Hoover names Representative Charles Rk. Crosp of Georgia to the tariff commission to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Lincoln Dixon.
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Washington
Hoover
Charles Rk. Crosp
Tariff Commission
Lincoln Dixon
Libby May Follies Acquittal Ties Up Legal Defense
Libby Holman Reynolds faces a murder trial for her husband’s death at Reynolda with a large legal team assembled. Peggy Fears offered Libby a Follies cast role in Newark while officials dispute any case dismissal. Local lawyers include James H Pou Porter Graves Benet Polikoff William Graves Bailey Lupfert Oscar C. Efird Clyde Hoey Hayden Burke and others representing Reynolds.
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Winston-Salem
Libby Holman Reynolds
Newark
N. J
Peggy Fears
Ziegfeld
Libby
Ab Walker
Orsyth County
Grand Jury
Smith Reynolds
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Reynolda
Reynolds
James H Pou
Raleigh
Porter Graves
New York Milk Producers Move Toward Holiday Action
A spokesman for milk producers in two New York counties announced a milk holiday unless prices reach 2.50 per hundred pounds. A mass meeting for 2,000 producers was planned at West Henrietta. In New York City Health Commissioner Wynne warned against any interference with the milk supply. George N. Allen said the Emergency Committee of the New York Milk Shed urged farmers not to strike.
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New York
West Henrietta
N. Y
New York City
George N. Allen
Shireley Wynne
Allen
Atlanta
Some Relief From Sudden Cold Weather Arrives
The Associated Press reports North Carolina will see modest relief from unseasonable cold as chilly rains persist in parts of the state. Temperatures yesterday ranged around 52 in Durham and near 50s in Charlotte Asheville Raleigh, with officials predicting generally rising temperatures and continued rain today.
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North Carolina
Durham
Charlotte
Asheville
Raleigh
Sacco Vanzetti Judge Thayer Home Bombed injuring two
The home of Judge Webster Thayer who presided over the Sacco Vanzetti case was destroyed by a dynamite blast in Worcester Massachusetts. His wife and a maid were injured with cuts and bruises while the judge remained on the grounds and assisted investigators. Authorities found bomb fragments beneath a veranda and heard the blast miles away. The motive remains unclear and Thayer said they cannot kill him easily.
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Webster Thayer
Worcester
Mass
Thayer
Judge Thayer
Mannay
Hope For Recovery of Mrs Borah Rises With Improvement
Boise Idaho September 27 Hope for the recovery of Mrs William E Borah was increased by physicians bulletins as she slowly gains in the fight against psitarcosis or parrot fever. Improvement noted through yesterday and at midnight Dr Ralph Falk said she had maintained gains though her heart muscles remained weak.
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Boise
Idaho
William E. Borah
Ralph Falk
Colorado's New Senator Is Democrat Walter Walker
Walter Walker, publisher of the Grand Junction News, was appointed by Governor William H. Adams to fill the Colorado Senate vacancy created by the death of Charles W. Waterman. The Senate now stands 48 Democrats to 47 Republicans with one Farmer-Labor member. Walker's term and future status depend on the November 8 election. Walker has long been active in Colorado politics and chaired the state delegation at the Chicago convention.
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Denver
United States Senate
Walter Walker
Grand Junction
Charles W. Waterman
Farmer- Labor
Walker
William H. Adams
Colorado
Democratic State Central Committee
Waterman
Adama
Chicago
Robber Trio Kill Fruit Dealer in Tampa Home
Three intruders forced entry into Armando Valdez's Tampa home last night killing the 28 year old fruit dealer of Tampa and Havana Cuba and fleeing the scene.
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Tampa
Fila
Armando Valdez
Havana
Cuba
Greek Quake Devastates Chalkidice Left Dozens Dead
An earthquake struck the Chalkidice region near ATHENS on Sept 27 killing and injuring hundreds. Stratonikion Jerissos Sklira Neohoril St Aghira suffered major ruins with early tallies of 50 dead 100 injured in Stratonikion and rising totals as relief was dispatched to the stricken towns.
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Athens
Greece
Chalcidice
Stratonikion
Pitty
Jerissos
Sklira
Neohoril
Jerisso
St. Aghiira
Hiswicks
New Mexico Hosts Roosevelt on Campaign Swing
Roosevelt arrives in New Mexico on his 8,900 mile three week campaign flight from Williams Arizona. At Lamy Junction he meets Governor Seligman Senator Batton and Representative Chavez before Santa Fe convention delegates join the journey. Mrs Roosevelt continues to Albany for the state party opening. A rodeo attracted thousands at the ranch visit with Arizona leaders in attendance.
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Roosevelt
Colorado Springs
New Mexico
Generace Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Williams
Ariz
Lamy Junction
Santa Fe
Albuquerque
Arthur Seligman
United States
Samuel Batton
Denis Chavez
Lamy
Arizona
Albany
John C. Greenway
President Hoover seeks pause on rail wage talks
President Hoover favors suspending railway wage negotiations for the rest of 1932. He wants a clearer economic background after the year’s start before discussing a proposed further 10 percent pay cut. Secretary Doak conveyed the position after railway labor executives sought his intervention.
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Washington
Hoover
Doak
Gandhi Celebrates 63rd Birthday With Private Concert
Mahatma Gandhi marked his 63rd birthday in Poona India with a private concert in his prison cell. Doctors reported he was slowly recovering from a six day fast and requested an Indian musician to play the sitar for him.
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Gandhi
Poona
India
Mahatma Gandhi
Republicans Promise and Democrats Attack in Beverly Hills
In Beverly Hills California politics remain quiet as Democrats urge promises of future action while Republicans defend and explain past inaction. The writer suspects Republicans have reformed but questions if it is timely for the coming election.
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Beverly Hilas
Cal
Cuban Official Is Assassinated in Havana
Clemente Vazques Bello, president of Cuba’s senate and head of the Liberal Party, was shot dead outside his home near the Havana country club. An unidentified assailant fled, with a past bombing attempt on Bello in Miramar years earlier. He had led the Liberal Party and served as speaker of the house before his Senate presidency. The party backed a bid for the presidency in November 1934.
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Havana
Clemente Vazques Bello
Senate
National Liberal Party
Havana Country Club
Camp Columbia
Dr. Bello
Miramar
Liberal Party
Lberal
Earthquake Registered by Georgetown Observatory
Instruments at the Georgetown University observatory recorded a severe quake yesterday. It began at 2 32 14 p m E S T reached a maximum at 3 p m and ended about 4 15 p m The epicenter was about 5000 miles away with unknown direction.
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Washington
Georgetown University Observatory
Devastating San Juan Gale Kills Dozens and Wrecks Homes
A hurricane plowed through San Juan Puerto Rico between midnight and 2 30 AM causing extensive property damage and a rising death toll. Initial reports list Barrios 14 Sabanalina 4 Catano 2 and Rio Piedras 10 with other counts reaching as high as 40 in Rio Piedras. Hundreds were injured and thousands left homeless as flimsy relies collapsed and rain poured down. Police evacuated women and children to safer church and school buildings. Rio Piedras lies about five miles east of the city along the storm path.
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San Juan
P. R
Barrios
Sabanallana
Catano
Rio Piedras
Santo Domingo Braces For Hurricane After Puerto Rico Disaster
Residents fear the same storm could hit Santo Domingo after a deadly hurricane battered Puerto Rico. A light rain and normal barometer contrasted with persistent winds from Puerto Rico as the city struggles to recover from the September disaster.
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Santo Domingo
Republic of Domingo
Puerto Rico
State moves to docket and dismiss four bank appeals
The State seeks to docket and dismiss four Western North Carolina bank cases involving Col Luke Lea Tennessee Wallace B Davis Asheville Mack Rhodes Hendersonville and Thomas H Shipman Brevard among others facing prison terms. A A F Seawell asked the Supreme Court to dismiss these appeals as not appealable, arguing the pleas are second and the court would rule immediately. If accepted the cases would be docketed and dismissed now rather than after two months.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Col
Luke Lea
Tennessee
Wallace B. Davis
Asheville
Mack Rhodes
Hendersonville
Thomas H. Shipman
Brevard
A. A. F. Seawell
Supreme Court
Seawell
Dennis G. Brummitt
High Court
Herman Casey
Mitt
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Columbia
Porto Rico
U. S. Naval
Crisp
Follies
Associated Press
Sacco-Vanzetti
Mrs. Borah
Dem
Man
Assassin's Victin
Clemente Bello
Island
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