Presbyterians Vote Against Catholic Marriage
The General Assembly at Taft Auditorium kept the ban on Catholics marrying Protestants, despite a minority urging a softened confession. The session also approved opposing citizenship denial for pacifists, debated Princeton Seminary control, and reviewed a sex education report by Edward D. Roberts.
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General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Taft Auditorium
Commission On
Princeton Theological Seminary
Assembly
Edward D. Roberts
Cincinnati
George B. Bell
Philadelphia
Ralph Davis
Marriage Commission
Lord Jesus Christ
W. A. E. Lewis
Catholic “Church
East Fifth Street Owners Urge City to Act on Widening
Property owners and representatives pressed City Council to decide on widening East Fifth Street from Main to Pike, accusing five years of delay costing them losses. Speakers cited Masonic Temple and Fontbonne setbacks, seeking either the 25 feet of needed property or compensation, with attorney John Weld Peck warning against excess condemnation.
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East Fifth Street
Main
Pike Streets
Masonic Temple
Fontbonne
John Weld Peck
United States Supreme Court
Peck
Supreme Court
Fifth and Sycamore Streets
King Honors Amy Johnson With British Empire Title
London June 2 Amy Johnson the 23 year old British flyer who completed a solo flight to Australia has been named Commander of the British Empire in the king's birthday honors list King George and Prime Minister MacDonald congratulated her on arrival in Australia Her feat made her a national heroine and she is among several other honors awarded to notable figures in diplomacy industry and science including a baronetcy for Sir Frederick Royce a knighthood for Arthur Eddington and the Kaiser I H Medal first class awarded to Dr Alice Ernst of Philadelphia for services in India.
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London
Amy Johnson
Australia
Miss Johnson
King George
MacDonald
Esme Howard
United States
John. Simon
India
Frederick Royce
Montague Rhodes James
Eton
George Macaulay Trevelyan
Arthur Stanley Eddington
Alice Lucretia Ernst
Philadelphia
I Xaiser-I-Hind
Ackerman Hoyt Hospital
Three Days Old Baby Weighed One Pound One Ounce At Birth
In Simpsonville South Carolina Mr and Mrs Will A Hamby welcomed a three days old baby girl weighing 1 lb 1 oz at birth The infant is reported normal The father is feeding with a medicine dropper and building an incubator style box to keep her warm
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Simpsonville
8. C
Will A. Hamby
General H. M. Lord Dies Former Budget Director
Herbert M. Lord former Director of the Budget died at his home in Washington at 8 35 this morning after ill health since retirement. He served as Director of Finance in World War I and later led the Budget Office. Born in Rockland Maine in 1859 he had edited newspapers in Colorado Denver and Cardiff and later moved to New York business.
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Washington
Herbert M. Lord
Gen. Lord
Maj
Kenneth P. Lord
Ft. Leavenworth
Frank Vanrensse Iner
Eimira
N. Y
Arthur S. Kleeman Company
Investment Brokers
New York
Hoover
Christian Science Church
Charles G. Dawes
Great Britain
United States
Lord
War Department
Gen
Maine
Rockland
Colby University
Waterville
Denver
Col
Cardiff
Tenn
Wall of Madison Ave Church Collapses in Demolition
A wall at Madison Avenue Baptist Church in New York collapsed during demolition. No injuries reported though a taxi passenger narrowly escaped when bricks damaged the cab after he jumped free. The church sits at Madison Avenue and Thirty First Street.
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New York
Madison Avenue Baptist Church
Madison Avenue
First Street
Salt raids end as Gandhi’s day of silence coincides with calm
In India, British forces march into two Peshawar district villages, arrest eight leaders, and declare martial law amid threefold threats of civil resistance and Red agitation. Salt raids end after a massive Wadala depot attack injuring about 15,000 volunteers and 150 or more. some Congress members evade the embargo.
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Bombay
Peshawar
Britain
India
Northwest Frontier Province
Punjab
Charsadda
Prang
Tommy Atkins
Mahatma Gandhi
Wadala
Thiy
Congress
Mde
Ohio business conditions improve in early 1930s survey
The Cleveland Federal Reserve reports that excluding 1929, business activity in Ohio and nearby states ran better than usual, with steel earnings only modestly down from 1929 and 1928 comparisons mixed. Pig iron rose slightly but steel ingot output fell 3 percent while auto production and coal output climbed over 1928. building and employment remained weak.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Kentucky
West Virginia
Cleveland Federal Reserve Bank
Execution of Bob White in Nevada gas chamber
R H Bob White convicted of 1928 Elko murder was executed in the Nevada State Prison gas chamber. The 200 pound man faced the straps with a smile as ten one ounce cyanide capsules released lethal gas. Spectators observed the procedure while officials documented the heart stop and final goodbyes.
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Carson City
Nev
R. H
Bob) White
Louis Lavell
Elko
Nevada State Prison
White
E. E. Hamer
Nevada
Mae E. Kenney
Margaret Skeeter
Reno
Virginia
Matt Penrose
Arden Penrose
Bob
Matt
Bank Robbery Fleeing Bandits Battle Posse in Michigan
Five men robbed the Antrim County bank in Mancelona taking 900 dollars and fled. A posse of about a thousand men clashed as two bands of pursuers exchanged fire in a swamp where the robbers were believed to have escaped. One posse member was seriously wounded. a blood stained car tied to Helen Bale of Lawton was found abandoned near the scene. A lone prisoner is being questioned by state troopers and county officers.
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Bellaire
Mich
Antrim County State Savings Bank
Mancelona
Antrim County
Telona
Helen Bale
Lawton
Herbert Sullivan
Mance- Jona
Bank Robbery Here Balked By Arrest of 2 Dayton Men
Dayton police and Cincinnati officers arrested Ralph McDonald of Dayton and Abe Nixon of Covington after a string of daylight robberies. Fred Webb of Dayton confessed to several hold ups including the Central Building and Loan Association in May. A third gang member, Frederik, was already in custody, tying the group to more than a half dozen robberies and a fatal shooting of a grocer.
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Dayton
Dayton. O
Central Building and Loan Association
Fred Webb
Ralph McDonald
Abe Nixon
Covington
McDonald
Nixon
Cincinnati
Webb
Tectives
C. L. Kincaid
Herbert Gaylor
Abraham H. Nixon
Frederik
Emmett PD
Kirgan
Sackcloth Remedy Tells Of Fake Prohibition Raid Near Solon
In Cleveland on June 2 a tale recounts four fake dry agents mocked by a band led by Anton L. Maresh. The men wore no clothes after being ordered into burlap sacks, left in woods near Solon, with villagers terrified and the clothing later missing the next morning.
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Cleveland
Solon
Anton L. Maresh
Cleveland Music Trades Association
Maresh
Unspent street bonds totaling 325 396 revealed in council
Unexpended bond funds totaling 325 396.32 may be turned over to the sinking fund after a survey by City Auditor and Highway Engineer. The funds, dating back to 1909, appear clear money with no remaining bond obligations. If transferred, a potential .3 mill tax levy reduction for next year’s bonded debt may result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles O. Rose
Council
Henry Bruestle
Bruestle
Henry Urner
H. F. Shiplep
Rose
Graf Zeppelin Begins Flight To Homeland
The Graf Zeppelin started its eighth ocean crossing from Lakehurst New Jersey heading toward Europe with twenty two passengers and a crew of fifty. The voyage left amid a bright night sky as engines roared and the airship lifted from its hangar in a smooth launch.
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Naval Air Station
Lakehurst
N. J
New York
Navy
Dr. Eckener
South Cities See Big Population Gains in 1930 Census
Census returns show rapid growth across the Southern states from Virginia to Texas. Virginia cities surged with Charlotte and Atlanta leading the way while Alabama Mississippi and Tennessee posted notable increases in urban areas and rural sections kept pace in many places.
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Atlanta
South
Potomac
Seaboard
Florida
Great Valley
Plains
Texas
Virginia
North Carolina
Charlotte
Charleston
D. C
Augusta
Macon
Columbus
Georgia
Tennessee
Memphis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Kentucky
Louisville
Ashland
Newport
Paducah
Alabama
Birmingham
Mobile
Montgomery
Jackson
Miss
Greenwood
Clarksdale
Greenville
Meridian
Laurel
Hattiesburg
Enraged bear kills keeper at Watertown Zoo cave
In Watertown New York a 60 year old keeper, Emerson E Joyce, was killed by an enraged female black bear at the John C Thompson Park Zoo. The bear dragged Joyce into an artificial cave after attacking him, leaving his body crushed and neck broken. The bear weighed 500 pounds.
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Watertown
N. Y
Emerson E. Joyce
John C. Thompson Park
Joyce
Grove H. Brenon
Maids to Venus Hollywood Beauty Debate
Paris dispatch argues Hollywood shapes beauty standards surpassing Europe. The piece contrasts Mona Lisa era ideals with modern screen icons and claims Hollywood creates new Venus types yearly, replacing old European canon.
Temperatures Outlook Across States With Likely Showers
A forecast notes Ohio and Kentucky mostly fair with Tuesday warmth and possible showers Tuesday night or Wednesday. Indiana and Tennessee show fair conditions with little temperature change and continued warmth. The report includes a state by state thermometer table showing current, high, and precipitation readings for cities such as Nashville Albany Cleveland New York Chicago Atlanta St Louis New Orleans and Kansas City with no significant rainfall reported.
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Ohio
Kentucky
Indiana
Tennessee
Louisville
Nashville
Albany
Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Atl. City
S. S. Marie
Brian
Wash’ston
Chicago
Bain
Jecks’vibe
Duluth
Atlanta
St. Louis
N.orleans
Kansas City
Oma
Idintius
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H. M. Lord
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Eighth Ocean Passage
Europe
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Western ‘Independents
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House Pensions Committee
White House
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Morton D. Hull
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Johnson
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Luce
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Merrit
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Perkins
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Tabor
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Wainwright
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Goff
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Hale
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Hebert
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Mose
Norbeck
Phipps
Smoot
Sullivan
Townsend
Watson
U.S
Rafael
da. Vinci
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Mona Lisa
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New York World News Service
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