Mission Conference Concludes With Resolutions and New Officers
The Western North Carolina conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South closes its 18th annual session at noon with committee elections and reports. Mrs. George M. Foard of Statesville elected superintendent of supplies. Mrs. C. C. Weaver unanimously named mission board member. district secretaries re elected. social service head L. Fe Brown assigns co workers across Asheville, Charlotte, Gastonia, Greensboro, Marion, Mount Airy, Salisbury, Statesville, Waynesville, Winston-Salem.
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Woman's Missionary Society of the
Western North Carolina
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Young People’s Conference
George M. Foard
Statesville
C. C. Weaver
V. J. Stone
Asheville
Roy S&s. Smith
Charlotte
A. J. Owen
Gastonia
Greensboro
Biltmore
Chas. S. Stone
G. VV
Birmingham
C. G. Devault
Marion
Mayme
Prohibition Hearing Ends With No Action Planned
The House Judiciary Committee finished its probe into prohibition laws with wets and drys claiming victory. The panel will not pursue further action or report legislation, while interest shifts to the Senate lobby committee on anti liquor organizations.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Graham
Senate Lobby Committee
House
Wets
Tad Jones
Yale
William W. Roper
Princeton
Henry Drayton
Ontario
E. C C. Drury
Report Of Committee To Cooper Due Monday
Ohio Governor Cooper’s inquiry into the Ohio penitentiary fire ends with conflicting guards’ accounts about exits in the G and H blocks where 820 prisoners suffocated. Witnesses say doors were opened or remained closed. Governor to receive report by Monday as questions about warden Preston Thomas linger.
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Columbus
Ohio
Cooper
Ohio Penitentiary
Thomas Watkinson
Watkins
Hubert II Richardson
Captain Hall
Gilbert Bettman
Preston E. Thomas
Mrs Benton Freed of Murder Charge in Morganton
In Morganton on April 25 Mrs Florence Benton was cleared of the murder charge in her husband John Benton’s death. W M Adams of Hickory, initially charged as an accessory, likely faces withdrawal. Benton is released on a 500 dollar bond while Adams awaits a 500 bond on a new immoral conduct charge. Mrs Lee Clark testified she saw Benton shoot himself.
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Morganton
Florence Benton
John Benton
W. M. Adams
Hickory
Benton
Bank Commissioner Indicted for Prompt Action Delay
FRANKFORT Ky April 25 The state banking commissioner Denny was indicted by the Franklin county grand jury on two counts for failure to take charge of a bank promptly after knowledge of insolvency The charges stem from his handling of the Hargis State Bank at Jackson and the Grayson County Bank at Grayson which recently failed
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Frankfort
Denny
Franklin County Grand Jury
Hargis State Bank
Jackson
Grayson County
Grayson
Strawn Endorses Parker Nomination
A telegram from Silas Strawn of Chicago endorsing Judge John J. Parker for the Supreme Court was placed in the congressional record today by Senator Overman a Democrat from North Carolina.
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Washington
Silas Strawn
Chicago
John J. Parker
Supreme Court
Congressional
Senator Overman
North Carolina
Lindbergh Opens New South American Airmail Route
Charles A. Lindbergh flew from Bolling Field to Miami to inaugurate Pan-American Airways seven day air mail service to Montevideo Uruguay. He then planned to Havana Cristobal and back with the mail, aiming for a five to six hour Washington to Miami hop under favorable weather.
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Washington
Charles A. Lindbergh
Bolling Field
Miami
Fla
Lindbergh
Havana
Pan-American Airways, Inc
New York
Montevideo
Uruguay
Cristobal
Panama
Los Angeles Man Heads Publishers Association
Harry Chandler of the Los Angeles Times was elected president of the American Newspaper Publishers Association at the close of its three day meeting. Howard Davis of the New York Herald Tribune was named vice president. George N. Rogers of the Cleveland Plain Dealer was re elected secretary.
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New York
Harry Chandler
Los Angeles Times
American Newspaper Publishers Association
Howard Davis
New York Herald-Tribune
George N. Rogers
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Clairvoyant and Veteran Questioned in Mary Baker Death
Washington detectives pursue a mass of tips in the Mary Baker case. A clairvoyant was questioned after promising a married killer. a WWII veteran and hospital patient are also under scrutiny as investigators press the search into a second week.
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Washington
Mary Baker
Edward J. Kelly
William Gloth
Arlington County
Virginia
Miss Baker
Veterans Bureau
Edward W. Daniels
William
Shelby
Sixteen Missing Ten Saved After Ship Burned
At Long Island Sound freighter Thankes the crew split as fire raged off the port. Sixteen crew members were missing with ten saved. nine were taken to Providence by the Lexington and one was rescued by an oyster boat returning to Bridgeport to rejoin his family.
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Stamford
Conn
Long Island Sound
Thankes
Providence
Bridgeport
Mrs. Hoover Moves About In Wheel Chair
Mrs Herbert Hoover uses a wheel chair to move about the White House after a fall two weeks earlier. Doctors say the back injury is not serious and responding to treatment. Activities remain restricted for about one to two more weeks.
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Mrs. Hoover
Washington
Herbert Hoover
White House
Opera Singer Predicts Matriarchy in World Affairs Soon
Metropolitan Opera tenor Edward Johnson argues women will drive world affairs in the near future. He cites Ruth Hanna McCormick Adele Prentiss Hughes and other female leaders as evidence and credits women's clubs with organizing cultural events and funding artists. He credits wives and mothers with pushing husbands to achieve high roles.
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New York
Edward Johnson
Metropolitan Opera Company
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Senate
Adele Prentiss Hughes
Middle West
Mother
118 Candidates File for Offices in North Carolina
RALEIGH April 25 At noon today 118 candidates for U S senator congressional state or judicial district positions filed with the state board of elections with one more candidate submitting later and filing ends at midnight. Republicans filed for judgeships in multiple districts and Democrats for others with several contested congressional seats and unopposed incumbents in state offices.
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Stack
Raleigh
United States
State Board of Elections
Enata
Young Man Arrested In Charlotte For Death Of Girl
Wylie Lawing aged 20 was arrested in Charlotte as police investigate the death of 14 year old Lillian Condon of Moorestown New Jersey. The girl was fatally injured when a speeding motorist reached from his car and grabbed her arm as she walked with a companion, pulling her to the curb and fracturing her skull.
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Charlotte
Wylie Lawing
Lillian Condon
J.L. Condon
Mooresville
N. J
Grand jury to hear lynching case in South Carolina
The Walhalla grand jury calls a special term to probe the Allen Green lynching and aid a wider inquiry. Four men arrested, warrants expected for forty to fifty more, as Sheriff Thomas recovers from injuries and suspects identify Sanders as wielding the pistol.
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Walhalla
John Sanders
J. L. Harris
Gray Lee
Lee Roach
Sanders
Thomas
Eugene
Anderson County
Ford Officers Stabbed In Job Line Riot
Two Ford Motor Company private police officers were stabbed during a disturbance at the River Rouge plant as thousands queued for jobs. The incident occurred early today amid a chaotic melee as workers pressed forward seeking employment.
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Detroit
Ford Motor Company
River Rouge
Love Sick Cook Kills Seven In Shanghai
In Shanghai on April 25 a cook killed his employer, the wife, their two sons aged six and three, two maids, and a man servant with a meat axe after being refused permission to marry a maid. He then fled with his sweetheart. The city was shocked by the massacre and search ensued.
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Shanghai
Frost Causes Minor Damage Across Western North Carolina
Farmers and agents report only light damage from a heavy frost last night in western North Carolina. Temperatures fell just below freezing at most points and small amounts of ice were seen, but the important apple crop reportedly was not seriously affected.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Raskob to Attend Vatican Episcopal Consecration
American financier John J. Raskob will arrive in Vatican City to attend the Episcopal consecration of Monsignor Pizzardo, the Holy See's undersecretary of state, on the following day.
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Raskob
Vatican
Vatican City
John J. Raskob
Monsignor
Pizzardo
Holy See
Man Slays Wife Over Late Polls in Forest City
In Forest City Missouri James W Payne, a farmer, is jailed on a $50 000 bond for second degree murder after allegedly killing his wife with a post when she arrived late to vote on a school tax proposal. Authorities say she died from tetanus caused by a scalp wound.
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Orbhgon
Forest City
James W. Payne
Explosion at Rohri native store kills seven
AP reports seven persons die in an explosion at a Rohri native store after fireworks ignition. The blast triggers a fireball and fatalities. Nearby areas in Rohri and Karachi are cited as the scene of the incident.
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Rohri
Fire marshal orders jail and institution probes in Illinois
A state fire marshal in Chicago announced an investigation into city county and state jails and institutions following the disaster at Columbus prison. Deputy state fire marshal P. E. Bertram confirmed the inquiry, seeking to assess safety and compliance.
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Columbus
P. E. Bertram
Chicago
Storms Sweep Northern Portugal Wreck Houses Church
Northern Portugal faced severe storms for three days, destroying many houses in Pareira do Campo and blowing down a medieval church as authorities assess the damage.
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Isbon
Portugal
Pareira Do Campo
Reporter Henry S. Fuller Dies in Petersburg After Long Illness
Henry S. Fuller, longtime Sun reporter during Charles A. Dana era and former editor and owner of the magazine School, died in Petersburg Florida after a prolonged illness.
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T. Petersburg
Fla
Henry S. Fuller
New York Sun
Charles A. Dana
School
National Lumber Manufacturers Seek Timber Conservation Board
The National Lumber Manufacturers Association wraps up its annual session in Chicago and asks President Hoover to appoint a timber conservation board similar to the oil industry panel, with the request to be sent next Wednesday.
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National Lumber Manufacturers Association
Hoover
Music Contest At Greensboro
Greensboro April 25. Two day music contest draws 2600 high school boys and girls to North Carolina College. Bands orchestras and glee clubs perform in three large halls for final recitals.
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Greensboro
North Carolina College
Amateur Actress Goes On As Mother Dies Watching Play
In Des Plaines April 25 an amateur actress fulfilled the stage creed the show must go on. Mrs Thomas Dunn died in her theatre seat during the performance as her daughters Loretta and Frances prepared to act. Loretta fainted upon hearing the news, but Frances continued with her role to prevent cancellation.
Chicago City Treasurer Denies City Is Broke or Wicked
Chicago treasurer Charles S. Peterson told Tulsa chamber listeners that Chicago is neither broke nor wicked. He cited a controversial report claiming Chicago spent 30 million dollars on liquor last year, with only half seen as profit for sellers. He added Chicago’s crime rate, relative to population, is lower than Cincinnati’s, placing Chicago as the 39th crime rate city.
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Chicago
Tulsa
Okla
Charles S. Peterson
Chamber of Commerce
Illinois
Peterson
Cincinnati
United States
Prince of Wales Returns From Africa Flight to Windsor
The Prince of Wales arrived by airplane today at Smiths Lawn, Great Windsor Park after a hunting trip in Africa. He landed at 4 p.m. and was greeted by the Duke of York and Prince George. He appeared exuberant, bronzed, and in good health.
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Windsor
England
Prince of Wales
Africa
Smith’s Lawn
Great Windsor Park
Fort Belvedere
Sunningdale
Marseilles
France
Duke of York
Prince George
Divorces Surpass Marriages in Denver First 10 Weeks 1930
A Colorado Congress conference report from Denver states 501 divorces and 431 marriages in the first ten weeks of 1930, with 325 divorce suits filed. It calls the trend almost unparalleled and proposes changes to Colorado marriage laws including five day licensing intervals and physician health certificates.
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Denver
Colo
Colorado Congregational Conference
America
Colorado
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