New Faces Arrive as 71st Congress Opens
Washington April 15 nine new senators and eight new representatives take seats as the 71st Congress convenes in extra session. Vice President Curtis presides over the Senate. Moses named president pro tempore and Longworth elected speaker. New leadership names include Watson in the Senate and Garner in the House. The House adds three women and the first African American member in 25 years, with Hartley a 26 year old rookie. Ruth Hanna McCormick and Ruth Bryan Owen bring political lineage, while Ruth Baker Pratt and Oscar De Priest join the new slate.
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New Hampshire
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
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Representative Garner
Texas
James A. Reed
Missouri
William Cabell Bruce
Maryland
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Illinois
Medill McCormick
Mark Hanna
Ruth Bryan Owen
Florida
William Jennings Bryan
Sis Ruth Baker Pratt
New York
Oscar de Priest
Martin
B. Madden
Appropriations Committee
Radio Program Listings for Major US Outlets
Radio schedules show WEAF WJZ WABC and others across networks for Monday April 15 with numerous hour long blocks featuring orchestras, choirs, and bands. Stations list included local affiliates such as WNBC WJZ WHAM WGN and WBZ along with coast to coast coverage and time blocks from 4:00 PM to late night featuring music programs lectures and operatic segments.
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Musical Furriers
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Orchestra
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Cavaliers
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Political Shift Question From Democratic Solid South States
The fragment asks which representatives from formally Democratic Solid South states are involved or mentioned, indicating interest in party realignment or regional political actors. It references the historical voting bloc and its modern implications for congressional delegation.
West Virginia elects five in Hoover landslide sweep
The report notes five figures winning in the Hoover landslide. Menalous Lankford J A Garber and Joseph C Shaffer hailed from Virginia while Charlies A Jones and George M Pritchard hailed from North Carolina.
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Menalous Lankford
J. A. Garber
Joseph C. Shaffer
Virginia
Charlies A. Jones
George M. Pritchard
North Carolina
Italys first aviatrix seeks U S license in Chicago
Marchesa Theodora Marconi Italy's first woman aviator plans to obtain an American license to fly in the United States She is en route to the west coast to write a book The Joy of War based on her World War I ambulance corps experiences with Italian and American armies She then aims for a riot license in this country
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Marchesa Theodora Marconi
Italy
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West Coast
Vast Coral Reef Described From New Mexico Discovery
FE Russell Lloyd of Midland explains a barrier reef-like limestone in New Mexico near Carlsbad and Guadalupe Point. The exposed section runs about 70 miles long and over 2000 feet high, suggesting ancient coral growths formed a reef facing a deep sea on one side and a salty, enclosed sea on the other.
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Fort Worth
Tex
New Mexico
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
FE. Russell Lloyd
Midland
Lloyd
Carlsbad
Guadalupe Point
Post Office Letter Sent to Dead Letter Office
A letter addressed to The post master to be given to some girl in Cincinnati Ohio has been sent to the dead letter office in Washington for disposition.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Washington
High Point Considers Charter Amendment on Mayor Council Election
High Point voters will decide at the May 7 1929 municipal election on a proposed charter amendment. The measure, approved April 6 1929, would set mayor and council terms, establish ward voting, and require a primary for nominations with detailed ballot formats.
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High Point
State of
North Carolina
Guilford
State of North Carolina
General Assembly
General Assembly of
Haing
Duencilman
Coun Alman
High Point Enterprise
W. A. Davis
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