Dooley on Stand in Roanoke Rapids UMW Case
Dooley testifies as a labor organizer for the A F of L and Central Labor Union of Roanoke Rapids. He denies leading the strike, discusses UMW propaganda, and admits past legal troubles while admitting some statements were organizing rhetoric. Admiral Wiley presses on peaceful picketing and orders from national HQ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dooley
Allsbrook
Crewe
Rosemary Mfg. Co
Mr. Dooley
A. F. of I
Central Labor Union of
Roanoke Rapids
Weldon
NRA
American Federation of Labor
United Mine Workers
UMW
Roosevelt
L. Literature
T. W. M. Long
T. E. Wilson
Christopher
Citizens Bank
Matkins
Ranhorn
Central Union
Julian R. Allsbrook
UTW
Duke Shearin
Joe
Joseph Dooley
Fayetteville
Powell
Roy Lawrence
State Federation of Labor
Sheriff Johnson
Sheiff
United States
Admiral Wiley
Francis J. Gorman
Hectic 1934 City Year Sets Record Arrests and Trials
Four young boys are arrested as Percy Whittaker, a Black taxi driver, is sentenced to four to eight years for manslaughter in the killing of T. W. Wafford. Policeman Collins Fitts is cleared at an inquest after fatally shooting Eugene Ellis during a suspected arrest attempt. The year also features a President's Ball at the Country Club and a Miss Fannye Marks injury in an auto accident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Percy Whittaker
T. W. Wafford
Country Club
Collins Fitts
Eugene Ellis
Fannye Marks
Local events note civic progress and sports wins
Feb 8 and Feb 15 entries recap Bi County Kiwanis basketball tourney wins by Aurelian Springs girls and Roanoke Rapids boys. City board hushes sidewalk and street plans while new officials, wages, and union services appear. March 1 murder mystery reopens with testimonies. townsfolk report thefts, weddings, school hires, and church unions as rail of local affairs continues.
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Aurelian Springs
Roanoke Rapids
South Rosemary
Weldon Merchants Association
Ford
Weathers
Haifax County Medical Association
Grand Jury
John A. Beshel
George Davis
Taylor
Alligood
Roanoke Avenue
Willis Perkins
Avenue
Rob Warrenton
Littleton Road
Wm. Medford
Oxford
Kiwanis
E. City
W. A. Thorne
Womans Club
CWA
VEPCO
Lillian Belle Jenkins
Merchants Association
Julian Allsbrook
State Senate
A. W. Connor
Gasburg
Roanoke Junction
Hugh Bradley
S. D. Brown
Thompson- Butts
Jax
Rose Hill
Home Equipment Co
B. M. Nichoson
Enfield
McLean
J. Winfield Crewe, Jr
Citizens Bank
Lexington
Travis Pierce
King
Marvel
Burgwyn
Josephine Hege
N. J
N. GC
Henry Newsome
Jim Thomason
Georgia
City Street Dept
PTA
Lamar Stringfield Ensemble
Pierce
Marvel Cullom
T. W. Ma Long
Freiburg
Germany
Future Farmers of America
E. J. Coltrane
Brevard College
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Purvis
Hopewell
Hopewel
Shearin
Tarboro
Jordan
Nash
North Carolina