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Newspaper
Roanoke Rapids Herald
Location
Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1932
Page
8
Surry County Prob Attorney General Dennis G Brummitt completed a Saturday survey of absentee balloting in the June 4 primary but withheld recommendation. K R Hoyle of Sanford claimed 800 to 1 000 ballots were cast illegally. The verified total was 201.
The 39th annual convention of the N. Insurance Avents closed at Wrightsville Beach on Saturday. Richard L. Meares of Wilmington was named president.
Theron Smith aged 23 of Albemarle drowned Saturday while attempting to swim to a boat occupied by friends at Badin Lake. Exhaustion set in as he pursued the vessel.
In Atlanta, David Greenties, 4, died in Charlotte Saturday from self inflicted wounds while riding a southbound Southern train. In Asheville, Sabiano Martinez, a Cuban, was found Saturday morning on a street with self inflicted bullet wounds to head and chest.
Druggists from Polk County Gray of Statesville was elected president of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association at the High Point convention. He was ill at home during the meeting and died Friday night. A. Coke Cecil of High Point, first vice president, presided and stands to succeed him. Charlotte was chosen as the 1938 convention city. The association adopted a stance against any form of sales tax.
A Friday night blaze in Lenoir destroyed the Stubbs Veneer Company warehouse and the Atlantic Refining Company plant, resulting in a loss of 125000 dollars. Fire crews fought the flames as investigators began assessing the scene for causes and damages.
J. E. Brinn of Sanford was elected president of the North Carolina Building and Loan League at a convention held in Wrightsville Beach last week. The 1983 session will be at Blowing Rock. The league endorsed the federal home loan bank bill.
The Baptist State Convention selected M. A. Huggins of Meredith College to replace Dr. Charles E. Maddrey, who resigned to become promotion secretary of the Southern Baptist Church.
Parker Q. Moore former mayor and John J. Furlong former police chief were held for Superior Court on charges of attempting to extort 25000 dollars from Mrs. Jesse Kenan Wise under death threats. Furlong claimed Moore acted alone and had asked him to fetch a whisky package from a filling station he believed contained the money.
Hugh G. Mitenpil of Statesville was elected governor of the 81st Lions district at the 10th annual meeting in Greensboro. Asheville was chosen as the 1927 meeting place.
The 34th annual Southern Textile Association meeting convened in Hendersonville with F K Petrea of Columbus Georgia named president. The fall session is set for Greenville South Carolina.
Ivey W. Stewart of Charlotte succeeds Ward H. Wood as chairman of the state loan committee of the Reconstruction Finance Corporation.
State highway patrol reports 857 traffic convictions achieved in May as officers logged 163651 miles across the state.
Insurance Commissioner reports May fire losses across North Carolina totalled $505,821 with 241 fires investigated. Dunn recorded the largest blaze at $95,500, highlighting the month's severe fire activity and damages.
A massive tremor and related tidal wave devastated Colima state on Mexico’s west coast last week ending a month of seismic activity. More than 100 people are dead as officials describe widespread damage and national mourning.
The Democratic Victory Fund for the national campaign reports 719,718 in receipts and 101,972 contributions from Chicago area donors. North Carolina reports 15,768 in contributions.
George Barker, aspirant to Chicago gang leadership, was killed when rivals fired a hail of bullets from a house across Barker’s street on Friday. The slaying heightens city violence linked to territorial power struggles among gangs.
Kings Daughters plan a July 1 gathering at 3 50 pm at the Little School House to discuss the camp at the Country Club. All members should attend and inform Mrs Manning of how many will go.
The Julius Rosenwald estate is estimated at more than 50 million dollars in the inventory filed in Chicago. The prominent philanthropist and merchant prince left a substantial estate reflecting his wide holdings and endowments.
Commissioner of Revenue A J Maxwell reminds taxpayers liable for Schedule B license taxes that a five percent penalty applies to taxes not paid by July 1, followed by an additional five percent each month. The rule covers general merchants licenses under section 164 of the 1931 Revenue Act and other Schedule B licenses per Attorney General D G Brummitt.
Babson Weathers and associates left Saturday for New Hampshire from Norfolk Virginia to Boston Massachusetts. They plan a motor tour through New England visiting several points and continuing the trip from Boston.
Governor Gardner issues a requisition to New York Governor Roosevelt for the return of K Y Red Hendricks a fugitive from justice in Mecklenburg County. Hendricks was convicted of murder in Gastonia related to labor troubles and sentenced to five years. recently arrested in New York and held for North Carolina authorities.
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