Day forges will unite strategy for dry forces in 1932 campaign
Washington reports a combined board of strategy uniting old line and new dry forces to coordinate effort for the 1932 presidential campaign. Notables include Dr Daniel A Poling Dr Oliver W Stewart F Scott McBride Clarence True Wilson Ella A Boole Ernest H Cherrington Bishop James Cannon Jr Bishop Thomas Nicholson and Willis J Abbot. The plan emphasizes more preconvention work and barnstorming with at least 50 000 in funding for 1500 nonchurch meetings and new dry memberships starting next fall.
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Washington
Board of Strategy
Strategy Board
Daniel A. Poling
Christian Endeavor
Oliver W. Stewart
Flying Squardon Foundation
F. Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Clarence True Wilson
Board of Temperance
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ella A. Boole
Ernest H. Cherrington
National Conference
James Cannon Jr
Methodist Episcopat Rch
South
Thomas Nicholson
Anti- Saloon League
Willis J. Abbot
The
Christian Science Monitor
Borah
Idaho
Sheppard
Texas
Remove Police Guard Assigned to Rail Chief
New York June 19. R B Dougherty vice president of the New York Central railroad asked White Plains police to remove the guard stationed at his home for three weeks. He had received threatening letters similar to those directed at Patrick Crawley president of the road, which led to a guard at his home. Police attributed the demands for money to a crank. The guard at the Crawley residence had been discontinued but others remain at Dougherty's estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. B. Dougherty
New York Central Railroad
White Plains
Dougherty
Patrick Crawley
Road
Crawley
Ohio Passes Biennium Budget With Large Spending Increase
Columbus reports the house approved a general appropriations bill 98 to 10, authorizing about 66.54 million dollars for operating costs for the rest of the biennium. The budget exceeds estimated receipts by roughly 8 million, but remains under the previous administration’s peak. A cigarette tax expected to raise over 5 million and higher utilities excise from 1.35 to 4 percent are options to boost revenue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
House
Senate
Kansans Nominate Dr C C Wolf for Federal Farm Board
Dr C C Wolf of Ottawa Kansas, a longtime farmer and state legislator, is proposed by eight Kansas farm groups for the federal farm board. He owns 243, 160 and 219 acres around Ottawa, chairs Kansas agricultural council, and has urged cooperative marketing and support for the marketing act. Born in Ohio, he moved to Kansas at age ten and is a practicing surgeon.
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Topeka
Kas
C. C. Wolf
Ottawa
Hoover
Federal Farm Board
Kansas Board of Agriculture
State Senate
Kansas State Agricultural Council
Kansas
Council of States
Great Lakes-St. Lawrence
Federal
Hamon Widow Rewrites Life After Wealth and Trial
Eleven years after Jake Hamon the Oklahoma oil magnate was shot and killed Clara Smith was acquitted in a sensational trial. Reports said Hamon’s widow inherited some 15 million dollars but Georgia Hamon Bohrer now lives in a New York hotel. She focuses on advancing her daughter Loma Worth in a theatrical career as shown today.
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Jake Hamon
Oklahoma
Clara Smith
Hamon
Georgia Hamon Bohrer
New York
Loma Worth
Raleigh Hotel Dining Room Promises Budget Family Meals
In the Raleigh Hotel dining room the home of wood eats offers family style meals at 50 cents and plate lunches at 25 or 35 cents at noon. Warlick Furniture advertises a 9 Piece Dining Room Suite in genuine walnut veneer with oak interior for 95 dollars, as the Raleigh Hotel advertises attractive weekly or monthly room and meal rates.
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Raleigh
Home of Wood
Warlick Furniture Company
Fossil 600 Million-Year-Old Found Near Delta Utah
A fossil crab like Merostome crustacean dated to the Cambrian era, about 600 million years old, was found near Delta Utah. Described as a direct ancestor of the first land walkers, it is the first complete Cambrian specimen and may illuminate early animal life transition from sea to land.
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Washington
Delta
Utah
Sayu O. BE. Resser
Smithsonian Institution
Resser
Frank S. Beckwith
Central
Beckwith
Firewood Fealty Tradition Keeps Haile Selassie Warm
In Abyssinia, chiefs with 400 to 1000 followers travel to nearby forests near Addis Ababa to fell trees and cut them into blocks. Each person, including the chief, carries a block back to the imperial palace in a ceremonial procession to fill the king’s wood basket.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Addis Ababa
Abssinia
Haile Selassie
Groes Heard In Federal Court Week End Recess
Federal court actions show multiple defendants sentenced for various terms in county jails and fines. Names listed include Jenkins six months Lincoln county jail and Ernest Cashwell twenty five dollar fine. Other figures include James H. Martin sixty Wyoming county jail and Joel Surratt two years at Atlanta.
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Groes
Defense sketches third degree torture in Gordon murder case
In New York on June 19 a defense sketch portrayed a third degree torture scene with rubber hose and lit cigarettes aimed at star witness Harry Schlitten of Newark. The state disputed the portrayal while Schlitten is key to accusing Harry Stein and Samuel Greenberg in the February midnight ride during which Miss Gordon was strangled and discarded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Vivian Gordon
Harry Schilitten
Newark
N. J
Harry Stein
Samuel Greenberg
Schlitten
Rove Stein
Greenberg
Miss Gorcon
Balchen to Count Antarctic Service in Citizenship Clock
Newark June 19 Bernt Balchen the Norwegian aviation technician and pilot will soon become an American citizen The five year period for naturalization starts June 23 but his time spent with Admiral Byrd in Antarctica counts toward the requirement Harold Woertendyke head of naturalization said Balchen did not lose time because he served under the U S flag during the long Antarctic months and will be eligible to apply for final papers after June 23.
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Newark
N. J
Bernt Balchen
Balchen
Antarctica
Admiral Byrd
Atlantic
Harold P. Woertendyke
Naturalization
Woertendyke
Byrd
United States
Antarctic
Federal deficit falls as June tax receipts rise
Washington reports the June 17 deficit at 945.96 million dollars, below Hoover’s estimate, due to income tax receipts of about 250 million and lower than expected government spending. The piece also notes Newton Baker preparing to challenge federal power commission authority in the Appalachian Electric Power case over the New River project.
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Washington
Hoover
Treasury
Whelmees
Fantier
Newton D. Baker
Federal Power Commission
Reorganized Commission
Appalachian Electric Power Company
West Virginia
Appalachian Company
Ohioan
Commission
Kanawha
Ohio
Senate
Smith
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Clarion River Power Company
Penansylvania
Clarion River
Uncle Remus Character Sparks Coca Cola Copyright Suit
In Atlanta on June 19 a damage suit of 10 million dollars was filed in federal court by Mrs. Esther Larose Harris widow of Joel Chandler Harris author of Uncle Remus stories. She claims Coca Cola used Uncle Remus characters in advertising and profited about 10 million dollars from them. She asserts her husband wrote Uncle Remus His Song and His Sayings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Esther Larose Harris
Joel Chandler Harris
Coca Coa
Uncle Remus
Soldiers and police clash with 500 jobless workers in Manzanillo
In Manzanillo Cuba on June 19 soldiers and police fought 500 unemployed laborers in the streets. A laborer was fatally wounded and an unidentified officer seriously hurt as windows and street lights were broken. The labor union had asked the mayor to allow a meeting to discuss economic relief but the request was denied. Hundreds gathered in Bergdof square with placards before police dispersed the crowd.
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Manzanillo
Cuba
Bergdof Square
Raleigh County Court Members in Legal Tilt
Milton Curtis files a lawsuit in Raleigh County Circuit Court seeking 4435 dollars from Charles Lively and J C Hobson on behalf of taxpayers. He alleges the county court paid 1929 tax receipts for 1928 work to three garage employees including R E Wood C E Tolly and William Lively, sons-in-law and son of the court president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. E. Wood
C. E. Tolly
William Lively
Church Announcements From Several Local Congregations
Multiple church notices outline Sunday school times and superintendents, morning and evening sermons with various topics, revival plans, prayer meetings, and choir events. Preachers include Rev. Samuel W. Moore Rev. Perry Road W. M. Jones and others. A 24 hour prayer service is noted with evangelical events and a marriage ceremony anticipated.
Church Schedule and Reports From Local Methodist Services
The Rev. C. G. Gunn presides with Sunday school at 9 45 a m W L Alley superintendent Morning sermon at 11 The Lewisburg conference report by church youth group at 8 pm U P meetings at 5 50 and 7 00 pm Troop 19 led by Dr J B Nelson meets Monday 7 pm Midweek prayer at 5 pm Auxiliary 3 pm Wednesday W M Jones pastor Sunday school 9 45 am A Z Peters superintendent Morning sermon 11 Christian Endeavor 7 pm Prayer Wednesday 8 pm
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Samuel W. Moore
Hawin C. Wade
Paul Thomas
Christian Endeavor Society
Son-Of-The- Church
WHIS
Bluefield
Bluefield Avenue
Howard Frazier
Perry
W. M. Jones
F. KE. Godsey
Bland Street
Ben S. Johnson
C. S. Cheyney Bible School
C. E
Frank Roberts
B. Chappel
Charles W. Kelley
Howard L. Weeks
Henry Kendrick
B. Y
C. G. Gunn
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Church OF God
South Street
C. H. Rice
Emory Craig
Young People’s Society
Young People’s
Roy
Thompson
Epworth
Conference Institute
Abingdon
Washington and
Albemarle Street
W. L. Alley
Jesus Christ
U. P
Lewisburg
J. BE. Nelson
A. Z. Peters
Christian Endeavor
Building permits in 342 cities decline in May
Washington reports building permits in 342 cities fell 19.5 percent in May from April. Nonresidential construction dropped 20.9 percent, and residential building decreased 18 percent.
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Washington
Labor Department
Appeals and writ of error granted by state supreme court
In Charleston on June 19 the West Virginia Supreme Court granted two appeals and one writ of error in vacation. The Stanley Coal Co. case from Preston County involves $5,000 for damages to land from burning gob piles, with $500 awarded at trial. Other appeals concern Mertie E. Teter, Henry Moore, D. C. Thomas, BB Wilmoth, and Laco Corder in Barbour and related matters including a saw mill dispute and appointment of a special receiver for estate property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
W. Va
State Supreme Court
John H. Hatcher
Stanley Coal Company
Preston County
Oron A. Rinehart
Homer B. Wood
Mertie E. Teter
Henry Moore
D. C
W. B. Corder
Canadian glider ace crosses English Channel to France
A Canadian airman named Heardmore claimed the first glider flight across the English Channel. Starting from Reympne England he was towed to 12 000 feet by a plane and landed at the Stinglevert airfield near Boulogne sur Mer France.
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Boulogne-Sur-Mer
France
Heardmore
English Channel
Reympne
England
Stinglevert Airfield
Here
New Party Aims Hohenzollern Prince as President
A German party named royal socialism proposes a Hohenzollern prince as president of the republic in 1932. The specific prince is undecided. The party bans communism and vows to pursue change only through legal means, similar to the Nazis.
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Hirschberg
Germany
German Republic
Kaiser
Adolf Hitler
National Socialists
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