Lindbergh Tried To Swim To Kidnapped Baby Ship
In Flemington New Jersey on June 29 Col Charles A Lindbergh was described in testimony as having once tried to leap into a stormy sea to reach a boat believed to hold his kidnapped baby. Prosecutor Hauck examined newspaper executive E Haskell who recounted the remark and said Lindbergh smiled as he listened. Haskell testified Curtis offered to sell his story of negotiations with the kidnappers and recalled being with Curtis in New Jersey the day the baby's body was found.
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Flemington
N. J
Charles A. Lindbergh
Lindbergh
Haskell
E. Haskell
Nwspaper
John
Hughes Curtis
Curtis
New Jersey
Walsh Sounds Call To Meet Party Issues
Senator Walsh of Montana took the permanent chair of the Democratic convention urging the party to lead the country to better times. He attacked Republican polices, high taxes, and restrictive trade measures, calling for liberal international cooperation and noting the United States as a major creditor. Continued on Two.
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Walsh
Chicago
Montana
Madison Square Garden
Senator Walsh
Roosevelt
Crazed Black Man Runs Amuck in Alabama
Opelika Alabama June 29 a crazed Black man armed with a public safety item and razor attacked his wife and Sheriff W S Jones injuring two Black people before being fatally wounded by a posse Charles Miller sought for slashing his wife s throat and a public safety incident Taylor Matthews A volley of rounds felled the officer and the man was finally overtaken in a corn field by the posse
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Opelika Ala
W. S. Jones
Charles Miller
Taylor Matthews
Miller
Woman Dies When Bridge Collapses in Laurel Creek Flood
In Fayette County a rain swollen Laurel Creek flood swept away the bridge undercarriage as a car crossed it. Nora Martin, 50, of Stone Cliff, drowned. J H Withrow and his two sons escaped by swimming to shore. The body of Miss Martin not recovered. Reports of additional flood deaths unsettled. Damage noted at Greenwood on Laurel Creek including an amusement hall and a physician’s home.
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Beckley
Laurel Creek
Fayette County
Nora Martin
Stone Cliff
J. H. Withrow
Miss Martin
Laurel Creek Coal Company
Greenwood
Chesapeake and Ohio
Legal challenge to regional coal sales plan
The justice department announced in Washington on June 29 that anti trust charges were filed in a Lynchburg Virginia federal court against 136 bituminous coal mining companies to test the legality of a regional sales plan for disposing of their products. An injunction was sought in the proceedings which charged combination and conspiracy. Continued on page five.
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Washington
Justice Department
Lynchburg
Ps Dings
Thornhill Seeks Broad State Department Consolidations
Delegate W W A Thornhill of Raleigh County outlines proposals in a letter to Governor Conley urging abolition of nonessential state departments, consolidation of several agencies, and measures to prevent future school book conflicts. He also calls folding the prohibition department into the state police, merging public welfare and water with health, and transferring banking duties to the state auditor.
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W.W. A. Thornhill
Raleigh County
Gov. Conley
Beckley
W. A. Thornhill, Jr
Thornhill
Conley
State Prohibition Department
State Police Department
House
Prohibition Department
Senate
Department of Banking
State Auditor's Office
Departments of Labor ,Agriculture, Mines, Geological Survey
State Forest and Park Commission
Agricultural Advisory Board
Department of Public Welfare
State Water Commission
State Health Department
State Game, Fish and Forestry Commission
Eight Killed In Santa Fe Train Derailment Near Castle Rock
Castle Rock Colo June 29 Six itinerants are known dead after the derailment of a Santa Fe fruit train en route from Pueblo to Denver. A flood weakened a bridge three miles south of Castle Rock caused the wreck. Two dozen injured were hospitalized, with hope fading for additional recoveries as crews clear twisted metal and wreckage. Benny Modoskie 22 from Holidays Cove W Va was named among the dead along with others identified at the scene.
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Castle Rock
Colo
Benny Modoskie
Holiday's Cove
W. Va
Col
Santa Fe
Denver
Pueblo
Barroyo
Harry Pirtle
St. Genevieve
John Harvath
Oregon
Horvath
Benjamin Madoski
Holidays Cove
W.va
Anna Jarvis Named West Virginia's Most Famous Woman
Anna Jarvis founder of Mother's Day, a West Virginia native now in Philadelphia, was acclaimed at the National Educational Convention in Atlantic City as West Virginia's most famous international woman. The 1920s pageant tradition had already recognized her as founder of Mother's Day and a key figure in promoting its worldwide celebrations.
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Mother’s Day
West
Virginia
Anna Jarvis
West Virginia
Philadelphia
Atlantic City
Women’s Business and Professional Club of
Michigan
U. S
Miss Jarvis
Floods in China Kill and Displace Thousands
Reports from Nanking dated June 29 describe Kan river floods that drowned hundreds of farmers and left thousands homeless in the Yangtze basin. Nanchang faced dike threats while Hunan provinces report worsening conditions with water reaching cottage roofs and cholera outbreaks aggravating hardships across several towns.
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Nanking
China
Kan River
Yangtze
Nanchang
Hunan
Coal bidding sought by Grafton ISD Board of Education
On or before July 2 the Board of Education Grafton Independent School District will receive bids on coal for delivery to district school buildings. The Board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. For full information call 723, to June 29.
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Board of Education
Grafton Independent School District
Germany demands Versailles treaty revision at Lausanne
German chancellor Franz von Papen urged revision of the Versailles treaty as a prerequisite for recovery and world confidence. He rejected ongoing discrimination against Germany and blamed Anglo French failure to bridge gaps as Lausanne talks stalled. Prime Minister Ramsay MacDonald’s last minute efforts failed to close the rift with Herriot, signaling a likely adjournment and new expert committee steps.
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Lausanne
Switzerland
Franz von Papen
Particinatinn
von Papen
Germany
Ramsay MacDnald
Great Britain
Emerg
Itg
MacDonald
Ramsay MacDonald
Edouard Herriot
France
Jacobs advances to Wimbledon semi finals in singles
Helen Jacobs of California defeated Rene Mathieu of France 1-5 6-1 to reach the Wimbledon women's singles semi finals. The other semi pits Mrs. Helen Wills Moody against Mary Heeley, the 1928 British junior champion. Perry Hughes win doubles match. Allison Van Ryn beat Menzel Olliff in a five set mixed results.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Helen Jacobs
California
Rene Mathieu
France
Helen Wills Moody
Mary Heeley
Sidney Wood
Gregory Mangin
Fred Perry
George Patrick Hughes
Wilmer Allison
John van Ryn
Divis
Roderick Menzel
Czechoslovakia
J. P. Olliff
England
Roosevelt era two thirds rule ends at Democratic convention
Chicago June 29. The Democratic convention unanimously approved retaining the century old two thirds rule for selecting a presidential nominee while urging study of scrapping it at the next quadrennial meeting. Roosevelt forces faced internal split over abandoning the rule if six ballots deadlock the convention. Clark Howell opposed discarding the rule. Daniel Cohalan called it surrender. Governor Roosevelt telegrammed to drop the attempt amid the rapid changes.
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Chicago
Roosevelt Controlled
Rules Committee
Democratic Convention
Roosevelt
Feoosevelt
Clark Howell
Atlanta
Georgia
Daniel F. Cohalan
New York Supreme Court
James A. Parley
Rockefeller Prohibition Repeal Sparks Misinfo Charge
Washington June 29 Prohibition Director Amos W W Woodcock in a letter to Senator Sheppard said John D Rockefeller Jr in pushing repeal based his conclusions on misinformation He notes Rockefeller claims drunkenness has increased but provides surveys from Detroit and New York suggesting liquor consumption fell in the 1930 year ending June 30 compared with the wartime preprohibition era
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Washington
Amos W. W.woodcock
Congressional
Sheppard
Texas
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Woodcock
Rockefeller
United States
Detroit
New York
Cook Named West Virginia Director of N E A
Atlantic City June 29 W C Cook state superintendent of West Virginia schools was elected today to serve during the ensuing year as West Virginia director of the National Education Association.
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Atlantic City
W. C. Cook
West Virginia
National Educational Associatin
Prohibition Plank Adopted By Democratic Platform
Chicago June 29 The Democratic platform committee voted 35 to 17 in favor of repealing the Eighteenth Amendment. A subcommittee had initially opposed submission but was redirected to support repeal. The convention was delayed as leaders debated prohibition and other planks, with a night session possible to hear nominating speeches.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Chicago Stadium
Democratic Platform Committee
Democratic Platform
Resolutions Committee
Platform Committee
Economy Bill Approved by Senators
Washington reports the national economy bill cleared weeks of controversy and passed the Senate 35 to 11 after conference with the House. The measure includes savings estimated between 150 million and 15 million dollars and will likely go to President Hoover for signature to begin the new fiscal year. The bill also furloughs employees with pay reductions from 8 1/3 to 20 percent while essential workers remain at pay.
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Washington
Congress
Hoover
Senate
House
White House
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Colorado
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Missouri
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