Texas College Faces Probe Over Dismissal Row
Dr. J C Granberg says militant religious fanaticism led to his dismissal as head of history philosophy and sociology at Texas Technological College Lubbock. Friends seek AAUP inquiry while Granberg alleges atheism and infidelity taught at Tech amid economy claim for non renewal.
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Lubbock
Texas
J. C. Granberg
American Association of University Professors
Texas Technological College
S. A. Mitchell
University of Virginia
Granbery
Patrick Henry
R. C. Campbell
W. T. Gaston
Dr. Granberg
Tech College
Gaps In Bonus Army Ranks Fueled By Homesick Urge
Washington AP reports bonus marchers faced homesick urges to use new federal loans for train fare home. Leaders urged to stay for full payment of bonus certificates while veterans officials processed Transportation loans from the 100000 dollar fund. Unmatured balances of service certificates served as loan security.
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Washington
Walter W. Walters
Veterans
Anacostia
Veterans Administration
South Dakota Storm Destroys Bridges Immense Loss Reported
A tornado swept eastern South Dakota causing heavy damage and at least nine injuries. One man, Elliott Dunkelberger of Sioux Falls, died. The storm damaged a bridge near Sioux Falls on Highway 77, the Neptune Park casino pavilion, Green Gable cabins, and a Sioux Skyways hangar. Livestock losses and crop damage were reported with nine hospitalized.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
South Dakota
Prairies
Elliott Dunkelberger
Neptune Park
Green Gable
Sioux Skyways
Democrats and Progressives Push Currency Expansion Plan
In Washington a last minute alliance between Senate Democrats and the progressive bloc backs a Glass bill allowing 1 billion dollars in US bonds to be used as a basis for currency issued by National banks. Senator Borah of Idaho has offered the amendment to the home loan bill as Republicans plan to block it Monday. The administration opposes inflation policies though prefers the Glass measure to the Goldsborough bill which would force the Fed to steer credit to keep prices at 1926 levels.
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Walington
Senate
Democrats
Progressive Bloc
United States
Borah
Idaho
Federal Reserve System
New Spirit of Justice Expressed by Europe in Wiping Out Debts
Lausanne reparations preamble expresses a new spirit of reconciliation collaboration and justice among European nations. It states the effort aims to end reparations and build confidence, urging pacific unity in economic and political realms while rejecting violence.
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Europe
Lausanne
INL
Two Men Arrested for Loitering on Coe Campus
Ottumwa men John Quinlan age 45 and R. C. Carnahan age 32 were arrested Saturday night at 8 30 on charges of disturbing the peace after a Coe college janitor reported loitering on campus. Each posted a 30 appearance bond and were released to appear in police court Tuesday.
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Coe College
John Quinlan
R. C. Carnahan
Ottumwa
Bailey
Morningstar
House Group Calls Mills And Meyer To Testify On Probe
Secretary of the Treasury Ogden Mills and Federal Reserve Board Governor Eugene Meyer were invited to testify before a House rules committee on a treasury department probe. Republicans hope their testimony blocks progress while Mills heads to a Boston rally and Garner weighs delaying the inquiry.
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House
Mills
Meyer
Washington
Treasury
Ogden L. Mills
Eugene Meyer
Federal Reserve Board
Treasury Department
Rules Committee
Boston
Snell
John N. Garner
Garner
Rep
Michener
Michigan
Violet Valli Freed On Bond After Hotel Shooting
Violet Valli, 21, released on 7500 dollar bond in Chicago after admitting she shot at Cubs shortstop William Jurges in a hotel room. She says Cubs veteran Hazen Cuyler influenced Jurges against her. Jurges plans to defer prosecution with a July 15 hearing threatened by a judge.
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Chicago
Violet Valli
William
Billy) Jurges
Chicago Cubs
Jurges
Cubs
Cuyler
Billy
Miss Valli
Kiki Cuyler
John Scarbaro
Ultra-Violet Ray Develops Tuberculosis Vaccine
Dr. William D. Frost of the University of Wisconsin announced a new tuberculosis vaccine named tubrase. Not claimed as a cure or preventive, the substance may open a new approach to fighting smallpox and diphtheria. Animal tests informed the development after twenty nine investigations.
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Madison
Wis
INS
William D. Frost
University of Wisconsin
Frost
Trio Disappearances Spark Laguna Beach Police Mystery
In Laguna Beach California a youth Gerald Sage 16 a woman Matilda Griffith 28 and Jack Murphy 47 disappear while a stolen Everett Tawney car with blood and blonde hair is found in Victorville. Chief A W Johnson seeks clues amid interlocking possibilities.
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Laguna Beach
Calif
A. W. Johnson
Jack Murphy
J. M. Murphy
Fort , Iowa
Murphy
San Bernardino Mountains
Johnson
Matilda Griffith
Gerald Sage
Everett F. Tawney
Victorville
San Bernardino
New Life Saving Device For Planes Proves Successful
In Los Angeles the device was demonstrated with three passengers being ejected from a plane and floated to earth in chair seats. The pilot activated the emergency, doors opened, seats rotated, and parachutes deployed from outside recesses. Parachutists Spud Manning Frank Austin and Ivan Unger landed safely though Unger sprained a hip. Inventor Harvey P. Trusty of Los Angeles led the project.
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Los Angeles
INS
Chicago Divided On Shorts Versus Skirts For Tennis Players
Chicago debate over what women players should wear on courts splits the city. Irving Park orders skirts, Lincoln Park allows choice with coverage, South Park requires skirts outdoors and permits shorts indoors. Health Commissioner Herman Bundesen approved, quipping he does not know shorts but favors sun exposure as better for health.
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Chicago
Irving Park
Lincoln Park
South Park
City Health
Herman N. Bundesen
Dr. Bundesen
Dry Sleuth Knows His Iris in Prohibition Case
Federal investigator Barton Fry identified six tins of alcohol buried under iris plants in A. V. Webster's yard after inspecting a freshly planted bed. He and other officers continued visits and jailed Mrs. Alta McCauley who had a pint of alcohol in a coffee percolator.
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Waterloo
Barton Fry
A. V. Webster
Fry
Alta McCauley
Senate approves relief bill amid loan provisions clash
Senate passed the relief bill 43 to 31 and sent it toward a likely veto. Senator Couzens proposes a Senate committee to probe Reconstruction Corporation loans. Capitol protests signal talk of further war debt relief. House rules invites Secretary Mills and Governor Meyer to gauge readiness for inquiry into federal fiscal affairs.
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Associated Press
Senate
Reconstruction Corporation
Couzens
Rep
Mich
Capitol Hill
United States
House Rules Committee
Mills
Meyer
Reserve Board
Stroke Sinks Kamensky at Sinclair Plant
Frank Kamensky, 54, an employee of Sinclair Packing, suffered an apoplectic stroke at the Sinclair plant around 1 pm Saturday. He was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital where he remained in serious condition Saturday evening.
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Frank Kamensky
Sinclair Packing Company
Sinclair
Woman Suffers Broken Wrist In Fall At Home
Mrs. Mary Kuta aged 50 fell from a chair at her home on 2410 First street SW suffering a fractured wrist. She was taken to Mercy hospital for treatment.
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Mary Kuta
First Street
Mercy Hospital
Auto Stolen From Beneath A Avenue Viaduct
W M Phelps of 1609 K Street SW reported a theft of his star coach parked under the A Avenue viaduct at 11 45 Saturday night. The stolen vehicle is a 1927 model.
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A Avenue
W. M. Phelps
K Street
Farmer-Labor Group Plans Gen. Coxey Nomination
Roy M. Harrop of Council Bluffs Iowa announced that the seventeen member farmer labor committee will meet in Omaha to nominate General Jacob S. Coxey mayor of Massillon Ohio as the party's presidential candidate He will replace Frank E Webb of San Francisco and Washington who was renominated earlier but later removed after party leaders learned he was a government employee.
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Omaha
Roy M. Harrop
Council Bluffs
Farmer-Labor Party
Jacob S. Coxey
Massillon
Ohio
Frank E. Webb
San Francisco
Washington
Webb
Bishop Cannon Attacks Movie Industry Practices
Bishop James Cannon Jr. of the Southern Methodist Board condemns film industry methods as a social menace. He cites black booking and export of films to distort American values, urges federal action and court engagement, and calls for church social reform and Negro cooperation on education health and welfare.
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Cannon
Raleigh
N. C
James Cannon, Jr
Southern Methodist Board of Prohibition and Social Service
Congress
Ames Youth Fatally Hurt In Milwaukee Auto Crash
An Ames Iowa youth, Robert Peterson, 20, was fatally injured Saturday night when he swerved to avoid another car in Milwaukee. His car struck a lamp post. His brother William, 24, was seriously injured. Police said the Peterson vehicle was speeding.
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Milwaukee
Ames
Iowa
Robert Peterson
William
Peterson
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