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Watauga Democrat

Location

Boone, North Carolina, United States of America

Date

May 19, 1932

Page

2

Campaign ends in three weeks in North Carolina race

Democratic campaign managers in Raleigh report rival gains as the primary approaches. Ehringhaus leads in a bipartisan tally with 94,515 votes to Fountain 58,930 and Maxwell 42,529 in 51 of 100 counties, though major counties remain uncounted. Maxwell backer predicts victory, asserting a silent voter bloc will favor him.

Raleigh United States L. P. McLendon J. C Mr. Fountain Maxwell Albemarle Ehringhaus Mecklenburg Wake Guilford Buncombe Forsyth J. L. DeLaney R. T. Fountain Fountain Robert Ruark A. J. Maxwell Allen J. Maxwell North Carolina

Humorous Glimpses From North Carolina Supreme Court Records

North Carolina Supreme Court humor emerges from UNC law school banquet anecdotes. Seawell cites cases from the 1870s to 1900s about newspapers belief, church worship, unattached holy vessels, a 13 juror dispute, and a suit between Mr Wealthy Always and Mr Josiah Unthank.

Chapel Hill North Carolina Supreme Court A. A. F. Seawell Law School University of North Carolina High Court Seawell Wealthy Josiah UN

Bishop Cannon Silent On Camp Candidate

Atlantic City New Jersey Bishop James Cannon Jr a militant prohibition advocate refused to predict outcomes if a wet Democrat runs for the presidency He cited 1924 and 1928 predictions and urged a united front of prohibitionists North and South amid conflicting wet planks and candidates.

Atlantic City N. J James Cannon Jr Prohibition General Conference The Methodist Episcopal Church Cannon Friends of Prohibition South

Ballots to Be Shipped for June 4 Primary

Raleigh officials announce shipment of 1,600,000 primary ballots for the June 4 nominations. Mitchell Printing of Raleigh prints 1,100,000 Democratic ballots on white paper and 500,000 Republican ballots on pink paper for the United States Senate contest.

Raleigh United States Senate R. C. Maxwell State Board of Elections Mitchell Printing Company

Lindbergh Baby Found Dead in New Jersey Woods

Putnam County area headlines report the Lindbergh baby found dead in a wooded area near Hopewell eighty miles from the Sourland Mountain estate. Identification rests on clothing fragments as state authorities confirm a fatal skull fracture. Police held a news briefing with Governor Moore and Schwarzkopf guiding the statement.

Hopewell N. J Lindbergh Sourland Mountain Charles A. Lindbergh Trenton H. Norman Schwarzkopf A. Harry Moore William Allen Schwarzkopf Allen

Bravery and Sorrow Mark Lindberghs After Baby State

Anne Lindbergh endures unanswerable grief in Hopewell New Jersey as the search for her kidnapped son ends with the child's death. She moments of quiet despair and routine tasks of mourning while Colonel Lindbergh awaited word and later viewed the infant's grave.

Hopewell N. J Anne Lindbergh Littlei Charles Trenton Bee Betty Gow Lindbergh Colonel Lindbergh Marcon New Jersey

Second Lindbergh Baby Expected This Fall

Report notes the second Lindbergh baby is due late August or early September. Last week Mrs. Lindbergh’s hopes rose as fingerprint research continued at the home. A single fingerprint was found on the stairs possibly by the infant with his nurse. Upstairs in the nursery lay a woolly toy dog a wooden horse and a regiment of tin soldiers awaiting cleanup.

Lindbergh Kidnapping Trails Focus on Vessel and Dr Condon

Hopewell N J authorities report two new leads in the Lindbergh case. A coast guard source says the involved ship is identified and seen in New York harbor recently. A separate line centers on Dr John F Condon known as Jafsie and a Scandinavian contact, with Condon attending daily lineups to aid in locating those linked to the $50 000 payment for the baby's return.

Hopewell N. J High Coast Guard Norfolk New York Harbor John F. Condon Jafsie New York City Westchester John New York Charles A. Lindbergh

Was a Mild Winter Truly a Blessing

The Elkin Tribune weighs both sides of a mild winter. It notes fewer fires and debt relief for some, yet considers job losses and unused snow removal funds in New York City. The piece highlights how climate effects vary by wealth and circumstance.

New York City Elkin Tribune

Ocean Flier Reichers Rescued After Plane Breaks Up

New Jersey speed flyer Lou Reichers was forced to ditch near the Irish coast after a cracked wing damaged fuselage and fuel shortage. A lifeboat crew from the President Roosevelt lowered to retrieve him, and he was carried aboard with a broken nose and facial lacerations. Reichers had aimed to cut Col. Lindbergh’s time, departing New York the previous Thursday.

New York Lou Reichers Atlantic Ireland Roosevelt New Jersey Greenwich Harry Manning Manning Reichers Mulligan Lindbergh

Kingston man shoots brother over late night radio

Frederick McIquhan fired at his brother William at 2 a m after a dance program disturbed his sleep in Kingston Ontario. William died and Frederick was arrested for the killing.

Kingston Ontario Frederick McIquhan William Frederick

Special Notices For Sale And Local Ads

Special notices list a 50 pound capacity refrigerator for sale with contact E N Hahn Boone dated 5-12-21. J L Qualls Boone North Carolina offers to buy all suitable hams. Dr C B Baughman visiting Boone monthly for ENT practice. Baby chicks offered at 20 percent May June delivery from Oak Grove Poultry Farm Granite Falls North Carolina. Oak Grove Poultry Farm Hatchery proprietor D R Moore Granite Falls NC 4-28-4p

E. N. Hahn Boone Oak Grove Poultry Farm Hatchery D. R. Moore Granite Falls N. C

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Bishop Cannon Alice Reginald Liddell Hargreaves Alice In Wonderland Ni Murray Butler Columbia University Hargreaves Virginia Lish Dwight W. Morrow Morrow Goodyear Trade Goodyear Speedway Central Tire Company A. E. Hodges Boone, North Carolina Irish S. S. Roosevelt Watauga County McNess Company Department P Freeport Illinois J. L. Qualls Boone, N. C Wilkes Hatchery C. C. Gambill North Wilkesboro C. B. Baughman Elizabethton Tenn J. B. Hagaman Watauga County Bank
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