New York Attorney Indicted Over Gold Hoarding Case
Frederick Barber Campbell, a New York attorney who sued to test Roosevelt orders on gold hoarding, was indicted by a federal grand jury for hoarding gold. The case involves 27 bars of gold bullion Campbell says he held for Chase National Bank and seeks return of the value—about 200 thousand dollars—under the hoarding act and presidential orders.
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New York
Frederick Barber Campbell
Roosevelt
Campbell
Chase National Bank
Federal Reserve Bank
United States
Congress
Desperado's Cut Of Money Found Buried In Texas
Memphis dispatch reports Langford Ramsey confessed that George Kelly sent him to Coleman, Texas to collect part of Charles Urschel’s ransom. About $73,250 was recovered near Coleman. Kelly allegedly got $75,000 and Albert Bates $75,000. Ramsey was arrested in Memphis. Kellys to be tried in Oklahoma City for Urschel kidnapping. motive to seize money near Coleman discussed.
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Desperado
Texas
Langford Ramse
Kelly
Albert Bates
Memphis
Tenn
John M. Keith
Department of Justice
Langford Ramsey
George
Coleman
Charles. F. Urschel
Keith
Bates
Oklahoma City
Chicago
Federal Reserve Bank
San Antonio
Ramsey
Geraldine Arnold
Kellys
Fort Worth
Oklahoma
Urschel
J. R. Tichenor
J. R. Travis
Tichenor
Robber Steals $70 From Traveling Salesman in Orangeburg
H A Clark, a traveling salesman, was held up near midnight while parking behind a hotel. A masked robber with a pistol forced him to surrender his cash, about $70, in Orangeburg South Carolina.
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Orangeburg
S. C
H. A. Clark
Clark
Brewery Robbery in Chicago Secures Bonds Worth 81401
A Chicago brewery was robbed on Sept 27 with bonds valued at 81401 stolen. It was not immediately learned whether the bonds were negotiable.
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Chicago
Six Jurors Drawn for Camden Murder Trial
Six jurors had been selected to try Winfred McPherson his 16 year old brother and Wilton Forbes for the murder of Karl Barnard in Camden.
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Rawn
Camden
Winfred McPherson
Wilton Forbes
Karl Barnard
Fair Boosters Off To Tell 48 Towns Wonders of Event
Three bus loads of Raleigh businessmen and the North Carolina State College band began a two day tour through 48 communities to promote attendance at the state fair the week of October 9. Lieut. Gov. A. H. Graham led the itinerary with stops including Cary Apex Sanford Rockingham Maxton and Fayetteville where Governor Ehringhaus planned to speak at a courthouse mass meeting.
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Raleigh
N. C. State College
A. H. Graham
Southern Pines
Rockingham
Maxton
Clinton
State Highway Patrol
Fayetteville
Ehringhaus
Boosters
Lexington
Mount Olive
Cary
Apex
Moncure
Sanford
Jonesboro
Cameron
Vass
Aberdeen
Pine Bluff
Hoffman
Marston
Hamlet
Laurel Hill
Laurinburg
Pembroke
Lamberton
Elizabethtown
Garland
Age Stedman
Fayettele
Dr C J McCombs Dies in Mint Hill at 52
Dr C J McCombs former Gaston county health officer died at his Mint Hill home after a long illness. The 52 year old physician had served in public health roles in the region and was known for his community work. He is survived by family and colleagues who recall his dedication to public health.
Carolinas Tobacco Marts Flooded By Unusual Rush
Carolinas tobacco markets faced a rush as farmers hurried to sell despite prices far below the parity target of 17 cents. In Rocky Mount warehouses and South Carolina yards, millions of pounds were moved and floors flooded. Officials reported high volumes with general buyer dissatisfaction and an estimated 11.5 cents per pound on average at Smithfield.
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Raleigh
Carolinas
Rocky Mount
South Carolina
Darlington
C. L. Boyette
Smithfield
Police Believe Girl Not Alone In Extortion Plot
In Charlotte on Sept 27 authorities linked 15 year old Willie Mae Wheeless to a extortion scheme targeting women including Mrs. A Clay Williams wife of the R J Reynolds Tobacco Co president Mrs F Harris of Wadesboro and the late Mrs E A Judd of Spartanburg S C Investigators say the girl acted with possible help from others and may have intended a college education motive The girl remains in custody with officials pursuing further leads and noting a Chicago gang may be involved.
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Ansonville
Sheriff & M
M. W. Goodman
Roscoe Turner Sets Ten Hour Cross Country Run
Beverly Hills, September 26 report says pilot Roscoe Turner flew across the country in ten hours. The piece notes railroads waking up and a new train in development not modeled in the nineties. It ends with a reflective line on balancing good and bad news about progress.
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Beverly Hilia
Calif
Roscoe Turner
North Carolina Markets Report Auction Day Overview
Official sales figures across several North Carolina markets show large totals and mixed prices. New Bern moved 107 930 pounds at 8 74 per hundred, Rocky Mount 1 030 384 at 12 55, Goldsboro 396 562 at 10 68, Wilson 1 521 298 at 12 95, Greenville 1 485 372 at 11 75, Kinston 1 057 716 at 12 37 with weed overflow blocking warehouses.
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New Bern
Rocky Mount
Goldsboro
Wilson
Greenville
Kinston
New York Nudist Doctor Seeks North Carolina Site
Dr Otto J Schmidt aims to relocate his nudist colony from a New York skyscraper to rural North Carolina. He cites climate benefits and argues health is the colony’s purpose while noting privacy and local visitor concerns.
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Goldsboro
Otto J. Schmidt
New York
North Carona
Schmidt
North Carolina
Convicts Escape Guards in Southeast Breaks
Six road camp convicts overpower a guard near Shelby while ten men travel with a truck. Two of the escapees, Robert Brown and Harvey Ross, are recaptured. four otros remain at large as authorities search area near Newhouse and Caledonia prison farm in Halifax county. Other escapes reported in Raleigh with eight fugitives at large statewide.
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Shelby
Here
Moss
Newhouse
Robert Brown
Harvey Ross
Raleigh
Cleveland
Caledonia
Halifax County
Central Prison
Ned He
Death toll soars as Yellow River floods devastate region
A survey by aviators and relief officials says up to 60,000 Chinese died and 1,000,000 faced starvation after July and August floods on the Yellow River. Brigands and troops who breached dikes worsened the disaster, while parents reportedly offered children to save them from famine. Scourges of rate, heat, cholera and locusts accompanied the ruin.
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Nanking
China
Asawollen Ellow
Rural Electrification Conference Proposed
Governor Ehringhaus offers to convene a rural electrification conference in North Carolina if the State Grange agrees. W Kerr Scott announces the proposal at the Grange convention as about 400 members attend. He also notes the state’s sales tax debate and school transportation issues.
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Lexington
Ehringhaus
North Carolina
State Grange
W. Kerr Scott
Haw River
Grange
The
Ebringhaus
Ihe
Michigan
Scott
Quick courthouse name changes mark quick divorce case
In Gastonia on September 27 a woman alternated names in court from Miss Cable Mae Smith to Mrs. Leonard Lawling then to Mrs. Cecil Parris Hendricks in under 30 minutes as divorce papers were processed.
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Gastonia
Leonard Lawling
Cable Mae Smith
Cecil Parris Hendricks
Man Held In California Claims South Carolina Prison Escape
A man calling himself Ben Jones says he fled a South Carolina prison camp in 1924 while serving a life term for murder. He told deputies torture and a death threat forced his escape, and he has lived as an honorable man in California as C. D. Cooper, a union official, since. His wife fainted on arrest, and fingerprints will be checked against SC records to verify the claim.
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Los Angeles
Sept
Ben Jones
South Carolina
Jones
C. D. Cooper
Detective Story
Cooper
Birmingham
Ala
Columbia, D. C
Negro Arrested in Greenville on Vagrancy Charge
James Anderson, an African American man in Greenville, was jailed on vagrancy charges after authorities say he appeared at a tobacco market wearing a self fashioned NRA official badge.
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Greenville
James Anderson
Culd Be
Tobacco Maria
NRA
Labor study of recovery act begins in AFL analysis
Organized labor opens its official study of the recovery act with a recommendation to the metal trades department for a federal licensing system covering all business and industry. John Oss submits the report as labor leaders anticipate a unification surge ahead of the federation convention.
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Organized Labor
Washington
Department
American Federation of Labor
Metal Trades Department of
Federation
John Os
Building Trades Branch
General Federation
William Green
Confederate Vet John Rogers Dies at 89 Near Ellenboro
Rutherfordton reports the death of John Rogers a Confederate veteran aged 89 near Ellenboro after an extended illness. Rogers served in the Confederacy and lived in the region for many years.
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Rutherfordton
John Rogers
Ellenboro
Pearl Ledet Freed After Crusade by City Newspapers
New Orleans reports Pearl Ledet, 19, freed after a week in jail pending sentencing for involuntary homicide connected to a car crash. A newspaper campaign with front page photos and editorials spurred public support, leading to a new trial grant and nolle prosequi by the district attorney.
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New Orleans
iPearl Lectet
Pearl
Lou O'Neil
Commonce Eee Ewrleans
Pearls
Righland
Huey Leng
Thomas Champagne
Pearl Ledet
Frank T. Echesabal
Eugene Stanley
Nolle
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Carolina
George McGoy
Guilford County
Cleveland County
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ST. Louis
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Tex
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Adda
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