Hosiery mill scene sparks mass arrests in Georgia
In Rosville Georgia on January 7 National Guardsmen, 350 strong, patrolling the Richmond Hosiery Mill arrested 33 workers including five women amid reports of night riders. Officers led by Adjutant General Lindley Camp and Colonel L C Pope used machine guns bayonets and tear gas to quell unrest as several pickets were identified and questioned. Military headquarters set in an unused mill building as guards maintained patrols through the night.
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Rossville
National
Richmond
Lindley Camp
L. C. Pope
Lucky Thirteen Bill Pocket Saves Welch Man in Shot
A bullet struck John Richard in Welch West Virginia on January 7 but thirteen one dollar bills tucked in his shirt pocket absorbed the impact, leaving only a slight flesh wound.
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Welch
W. Va
John Richardson
Robbery tips win best of week contest in Virginia avenue area
Tip reporters on Virginia avenue earned first prize for a pair of robbery tips detailing separate incidents that formed the week’s top story. A second prize went to a South Jonathan street resident for a tip about a college teacher injured in a collision near Shippensburg with a Hagerstown bus. The piece notes the ongoing tips contest entering its third year as editors note strong past front page stories.
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Virginia Avenue
South Jonathan Street
Shippensburg
Hagerstown
Roosevelt seeks lump sum to finance work relief plan
President Roosevelt asks Congress for four billion dollars in a single appropriation to fund his new work relief program. He warns unemployment blocks budget balance while Congress splits over the lump sum method as relief funds are shifted to support jobs.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Congress
Capitol
White House
McNary
Dole
Buchanan
Dtexas
House Appropriations Committee
Four Killed in Auto Crash Near Wake Forest
A heavily loaded car crashed into a cement abutment on the Neuse river bridge six miles from Wake Forest at midnight. Four people were killed: Clayton Mizzelie of Windsor driver, Leon White of Windsor, James Morris of Windsor, and Katherine Batchelor of Durham. Three others were critically injured, including Pauline Whitefield, Levera Grimes, and Doris Batchelor. Batchelor girl listed as having little chance of recovery. Coroner L M Waring found a quart bottle partly filled with liquor in the car, and said high speed through a curve caused the crash.
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Wake Forest
N. C
Neuse River
Here
Clayton Mizzelie
Windsor
Leon White
James Morris
Katherine Batchelor
Durham
Robersonville
Pauline Whitefield
Levera Grimes
Doris Batchelor
Raleigh
Batchelor
L. M. Waring
Wake County
Recreational Classes Resume Across Towns
Adult recreational classes restart after holiday layoff with sessions at State Armory 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Smithsburg 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Boonsboro 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Classes run Tuesdays and Thursdays. Open to anyone over 16 not yet registered may join by registering at the meeting sites.
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State Armory
Smithsburg
Boonsboro
Supreme Court to rule on first New Deal case
The Supreme Court heads into its first major New Deal decision as it prepares to rule on the constitutionality of a section of the National Industrial Recovery Act related to production controls. Arguments rise ahead of a decision on suspending gold payments, with two more New Deal cases likely to join the docket, including NRA code enforcement in New York and an Alabama lumber decision review.
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Supreme Court
Washington
Uccess
Oil Administration
New York
Alabama
Kills Kin Rather Than Take Bath
Alonzo Phelps an 18 year old ranch youth faces second degree murder charges in Albany County Wyoming after firing a shot that killed his stepfather William Powell at Horne Creek ranch. Glenn Parker the Albany county prosecutor quoted Phelps saying he refused an order to bathe and they fought before he retrieved a gun and fired.
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Laramie
Wyo
Alonzo Phelps
Glenn Parker
Albany County
Phelpa
William Powell
Horne Creek
Gas Price War Ends Sunday After 7 Cent Hike
The long running gas price cutting war ended Sunday with an overnight 7 cent increase. Straight gas now sells for 18 cents a gallon including tax. Large companies that led the reductions offered no comment as the rise took effect in the county.
No Special Court Term Scheduled This Month
Judge Frank G Wagaman announced after a conference with State's Attorney Martin L Ingram that no special session of either the grand jury or petit jury will be held this month. The grand jury and the petit jury were to meet January 14 and January 15, but neither docket contains important cases. Regular session will begin with the February term.
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Frank G. Wagaman
Martin L. Ingram
Grand Jury
Petit Jury
No Salt Lecture Sparks Jaguar Warning in Philadelphia
Philadelphia readers heard Sasha Siemel the Latvian tiger man explain a jungle hunt method using a wooden spear. He said to kick dirt in a jaguar's face to trigger a leap, then spear it as it moves, pinning it to the ground.
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Philadelphia
Sasha Siemel
Siemel
South America
Earth
Mild influenza returns with small clusters in Hancock area
Influenza reappears in a milder form than last summer with mainly grippe cases reported to the Health Department. Several hundred were stricken in Hancock about 32 weeks ago but fatalities were not recorded. Health officials urge rest in bed and medical consultation to avoid dangerous complications.
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Health Department
Hancock
Case of Tularaemia Reported in Washington County Woman
A new case of tularaemia is reported today in a woman at Washington County Hospital. Officials found no evidence she contracted the disease from handling rabbits, and she denies any rabbit contact. Separately, Tennessee faces a $2.5 million annual relief funding need and highway matching costs as the General Assembly convenes for a 75 day session.
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Washington County Hospital
Nashville
Tennessee General Assembly
One dies in rescue from Havana liner
Passengers of the stranded Ward liner Havana reached safety as two rescue ships battled heavy seas. One passenger, Robert Rittenhouse of Brooklyn, died in a lifeboat. A crewman is missing, and an incomplete list tallies 61 passengers and 127 crew aboard. Tales of heroism followed, including a crew member who saved two children.
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Associated Preas
Miami
Fla
Havana
Bahamas
Robert Rittenhouse
Brooklyn
N. Y
A. W. Peterson
United Fruit
Peten
Usta
County in Grip of Heavy Fog
One of the heaviest fogs in years hung over the valley last night and this morning. Fog slowed traffic and headlights were required as vehicles crept along. No accidents were reported. Weather observer D Paul Oswald said the fog formed between 10 and 11 p.m. with temps not dropping below 32. Cumberland area also reported dense fog and icy highways from freezing rain, requiring cautious driving.
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D. Paul Oswald
Chenaville
Mercury
Cumberland
Voting Begins In Historic Saar Plebiscite
Voting started in the Saar plebiscite ordered at Versailles as five thousand public workers cast a dress rehearsal ballot for or against Adolf Hitler. Observers predict a reunion with the Reich. clashes were minor and polling places were guarded. Final counting set for one week from today.
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Saarbruecken
Saar Basin
Versailles
Adolf Hitler
League of Nations
Germany
France
League
Ines
Jservamiy
Cure for a Cough Ends in Car Crash Crash
SAN JOSE Calif Jan 7 Ray Spencer a San Felipe rancher found a novel cough cure but did not recommend its general use. While coughing spells worsened he lost control of his automobile which plunged into a ditch ending up on its side. He woke in hospital with blackened eyes and missing teeth but had stopped coughing.
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San Jose Calif
Ray Spencer
San Felipe
Spencer
Black person found dead at home on West Bethel Street
Police investigated the death of a Black person found in a West Bethel Street house and a sharp-object incident involving a Black woman. Authorities said the cases were not connected. The deceased's identity was not confirmed, and the woman was hospitalized then released home. The suspect remained at large.
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West Bethel Street
Mein
Chinese diner crasher leaps from fourth floor window
Sam Lim Ming, a Chinese guest, caused a dinner party upheaval in a San Francisco hotel by leaping from a fourth floor window. He shattered a skylight and landed on the table where guests gathered. The meal was ruined but he sustained only cuts and bruises.
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San Francisco
Sam Lim Ming
Sam
Holding Companies Would Be Curbed By Congress Action
Washington Jan 7 The Federal Power Commission urged that federal regulation of holding companies in the electric utility field is a necessity signaling possible congressional curbs. The agency stressed the need for tighter control amid rising concerns over utility ownership structures and market impact.
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Washington
Congress
Federal Power Commission
New State Officials Take Office In County
County officials were sworn in this morning led by Edward Oswald Clerk of the Court. Edward M. Schindel retained as county surveyor and J R Ray Black becomes county clerk. Martin L. Ingram to replace J Lloyd Harshman as State’s Attorney and Harry E Newkirk to join the Board of Education. Harry Keedy will become County Treasurer on April 1. Harshman retires after prosecuting 42 criminal cases with 85610 percent convictions.
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Edward Oswald
Edward M. Schindel
J. R. Ray- Black
A. C. Saum
Martin L. Ingram
J. Lloyd Harshman
Harry E. Newkirk
Willam C. Maugans
Board of Education
Harry E. Keedy
John G. Bower, Jr
Ingram
J. Lloyd Harghman
Harshman
Printery Robbery at Hotel Basement In Maryland
Thieves forced a door from the boiler room of a Maryland hotel basement and ransacked the printery over the weekend. They carried off an Underwood typewriter an electric clock and an alarm clock. The burglary was discovered by employees this morning and police notified.
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Maryland
Shown Shirt Ties Baby Fate in Lindbergh Case
Betty Gow, Scotch nursemaid, identifies a tiny shirt found with the Lindbergh baby as the garment placed on the child the night of his disappearance. Attorney General Wilentz questions her about the shirt, its knot, and the last night in the Lindbergh home, as Hauptmann’s murder trial proceeds in Hunterdon County.
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Associated
Prean
Flemington
Betty Gow
Charles A
Jus Lindbergh, Jr
Pon
Wilentz
Bruno R. Hauptmann
Lindbergh-house
Gow
Baby
Hunte
Hauptmai
Miss Gow
Conorel
Charles A. Lingbergh
Don Mor
Come Early To Get Seats At Bruno Trial
Fog and drizzle blanket Flemington as the Bruno Hauptmann trial opens. Early lines form at the courthouse with crowds swelling by gray dawn, Sheriff Curtis directing a growing audience outside the 18th century Hunterdon County building. The scene captures a town gripping for news in cold, wet weather.
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Flemington
N. J
Richeard Hauptmann
Ian
Hunterdon County
John H. Curtis
Sprada
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