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persons were killed, fifteen in-
jured and ajl undetermined num
.ber are missing fin the collapse. of
the First National bank building
during a rush hour ‘today.

The, death toll may jrise three
hours after the -erash ‘workmen
had been able to clear away the
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The known dead are; Miss Ora
Ethridge, seeretary to the bank.
president; Guy Green, bank clerk;
Boyd, bank clerk; Del) Blan-
ton, a farmer; Carl Blahton, his
‘son; two unidentified white men,
and an tiidentified negro,

Police .estimuted. the’ death,-toll
Would ‘mount steadily as rescue
crtws dug flecper into the debris
in the search df bedies. '

No Accurate Check. +

Nozpeenrate, check, “codild » be
jraade of the missing persons, but.
hit was known that a dozen or more
had not been, accounted , for.

! Early this afternoon the etews
‘hail searched only the edges of
the huge pile of debris, and it was
feared: many more Wodics would
be found: teward| the center.

Tt was. feared \that a crew of
‘seventern negroes|who were work-
ing incthe center\of the buildin;
all wert, killed....T. OSCUG. CLEW!
had "ngt* been ahle! as yet to pet
to thé/piaee wiere the negros: had
been jorking.

It. was. known that fifteen per-
sons were injured, several of
whom may dic. They were all
[taken to a hospital here as they
were extricated: from the Lal
structure, oa

Excavation work at aciearby
“building was gencrally! assigned
us the cause: of the collapse of
the bank buildings "It was known
that several pefsons wert: in a
i grocery store and ‘h-tailor’s shop
which were a ‘part of the build-
; (hg, but it was—expected: ‘to che
| hours befate t part of tm:
tstructure—eould—pe-searched d-ther
oughly. » at Beak 5,

   
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

     

 

  

 

 

 
 
_. WASHINGTON, Aug. 28— (Pi—
“Continuing git Nae ~< F
publican campaign ma in the
East, Herbert Heover today was
assemblying information upon
which to base a d on as to the
extent he will pa ate personal-
ly in the presiden fight there.
William H. Hill, chairman of the
New York State committee, had an
engagement with the Republican
standard bearer to supplement the
advices given him yesterday by
Charles D. Hilles, national com-
'mitteeman for New York, and Dan-
iel E. Feomeroy, vice chairman of
the New Jersey committee.
-. Reports received by Hoover
sinee his retrrn from the West
indicate that the Eastern situation
‘is one requiring attention and his
advisers are urging him to go inte
New York, Massachusetts and
New Jersey for at least one speech
for each state and more if time
ean be found for them.
| Will Speak in Midwest
After he has canvassed the
Eastern situation, he will be in a
position to fairly well map out his
campaign up to election time. It is
certain that he will take advantage
of his swing back to his home in
California to vote for making a
series of addresses. Whether he
will take the northern route home,
‘through Wisconsin, Minnesota,
'Montana and Oregon, or the
|southern roate, remains to be de-
termined.
| Before that time he very probab-
‘ly wil go inte the Middle West,
speaking at Chicago and some
other cities, and also into the bor-
der states, but these addresses are
likely to follow those in the East.
| Some of his advisers think he
should speak in New York and
‘nearby states no: later than early
| October.
| Shovld Hoover decide to make a
, Labor day address next M-nday.
‘it will be in Washington, with a
-radio hookup) it was stated today
-at his office. However, the can-
_didate thinks the time is too short
_for the preparat’-n of an address.
Seeks Headquarters Site
| Representatives of the Republi-
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