Relief Scraps Spark Hope for Solution in Congress
WASHINGTON February 6. President Hoover silent on relief aid but not ruling out food relief. House Republicans and the White House united in seeking common ground on a Senate negotiated plan. Senators Watson and McNary reached a compromise replacing the Red Cross relief fund with a $25 million drought loan package amid bargaining for details.
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Francis M. Stephenson Wington
House
Hoover
Capitol
Senate
Watson
Indiana
McNary
Oregon
Justice plans to uphold George Otis Smith as power commission chair
Washington February 6 The department of justice plans to uphold George Otis Smith in his office as chairman of the power commission in a forthcoming court test. Attorney General Mitchell advised District Attorney Rover to allow Smith's name in proceedings brought by special counsel and said he would sustain the executive appointment.
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Washington
Department of Justice
George Otis Smith
Power Commission
Mitchell
Leo A. Rover
Senate
Smith
Rover
Executions in Hankow as Red campaign continues
In Hankow China on February 6 a girl bandit and 13 convicted communists were executed this day as authorities pressed their anti red campaign.
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Hankow
China
Belief that Business Is Improving in Western North Carolina
Western North Carolina business sentiment shows improvement with multiple developments including Doncaster Collar and Shirt starting Rutherfordton operations with 100 workers, Sevier Knitting mills resuming in Marion, Bank of Clyde reopening with 17 300 dollars in deposits, Farmers and Traders bank reopening in Weaver, Dr Pepper plant to open in Asheville, Haywood County commissioners ordering a new courthouse and jail at Waynesville, and plans to reopen Bank of Swannanoa.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Rutherfordton
Sevier Knitting Mills
Marion
Bank of Clyde
Clyde
Farmers and Traders Bank
Weaver
Dr. Pepper Beverage Company
Haywood County
Discovery of Alaska Stone Anchors Could Hint at Indian Origins
Tacoma report details 200 pound stone anchors unearthed in Henry Creek 90 miles from Nome. Ideographs resemble Chinese script and suggest ancient Mongoloid seafarers may have reached North America. Alaska Education Bureau notified Russell Annabel who alerted the University of Pennsylvania museum. An expedition is being considered.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Russell Annabel
Alaska Bureau of Education
Annabel
Henry Creek
Nome
Museum of the
University of Pennsylvania
Kicked Football Death Shocks Salisbury Community
Robert Lee Edwards an 8 year old boy from Trading Ford Rowan county died after serious head trauma from a football kicked by a playmate. The injury occurred 19 days earlier when the ball struck his forehead as he played nearby.
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Salisbury
Robert Lee Edwards
C. H . Edwards
Trading Ford
Rowan County
Hollywood feud erupts over Keaton Key film dispute
Hollywood drama surrounds Buster Keaton and Kathleen Key after a studio dressing room confrontation. Key demanded large sums, including 20 000 dollars to fight and 5000 in bets unsettled, while Keaton reported injuries and threats of a lawsuit. Witness Cliff Edwards and Clarence Locan fled as the dispute escalated.
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Hollywood
Cal
Buster Keaton
Kathleen Key
Kathleen
Buster
Miss Key
Keaton
China
Cliff Edwards
Clarence Locan
Edwards
Locan
North Carolina Senate passes short term notes measure
In Raleigh on February 6 the upper house held a listless session to approve a state note issuance bill on second reading while hearing an address by Lt Governor Sheppard of South Carolina. Senators debated justice of the peace jurisdiction, fraud element proof for indictments, and amendments to limit costs and warrants, then adjourned to 10 am tomorrow and 8 pm Monday.
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Raleigh
N. C
Senate
Sheppard
South Carolina
Council of State
Ward
Beaufort
Justices of the Peace
Hicks
Granville
Whedbee
Perquimans
Superior Court
Bankers Trial Gets Underway in Rutherfordton
In Rutherfordton on February 6, five former Rutherford County bankers faced charges of violating state banking laws. Dr John D Biggs, liquidating agent, identified numerous evidence papers showing deposits accepted while insolvent at Rutherford County Bank and Trust Co. He testified the bank was solvent when he took over in 1930, then insolvent on January 25 and February 1.
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Rutherfordton
Rutherford County
John D. Biggs
Rutherford County Bank and Trust Company
Kannapolis Man Instantly Killed in Highway Accident
LANDIS N C Feb 6 Ernest Lisk 52 of Kannapolis was instantly killed when struck by a car driven by James Fulcher 16 on the Mooresville highway about one mile from here He was riding on a truck with D I Brigman also of Kannapolis who had stopped to pick up a knife in the road Fulcher's youth on his way to high school Lisk is survived by his wife and four children An inquest will be held tonight.
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Landis
N. C
Ernest Lisk
Kannapolis
James Fulcher
Mooresvile Highway
Lisk
D. I. Brigman
Fulcher
Elevator bill proposed for South Carolina House
Feb 6 Columbia lawmakers known for heaviness push a bill to install elevators for the long steps to the house chamber. Three portly members of the South Carolina legislature introduce the measure amid requests for easier access.
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Columbia
South Carolina
Tuesday Will See Final Action On Vets Bonus Bill
Washington February 6 AP Chairman Hawley announced final consideration of bills to provide cash on veterans certificates. Notable report on a bill to increase loans on the compensation certificates. Estimated cost ranges from 300 to 500 million dollars. Republicans generally say the 3.4 billion full payment plan is not in the picture.
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Washington
Hawley
Owen D. Young
Portable Dimples Are Now the Rage in Chicago
In Chicago on February 6, AP reports dimples shift with changing styles. A new synthetic dimple lets owners adapt to fashion, possible on the cheek, arm, shoulder, or chin, replacing traditional natural dimples as styles evolve.
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Chicago
Black fleet bound on attack near San Pedro
The Black fleet sails from San Pedro bound for an attack on the Panama Canal. The Blue fleet from the Atlantic coast engages in a peace time scouting maneuver with submarines, destroyers, aircraft carriers Saratoga Lexington and the dirigible Los Angeles, to protect canal interests and deter a Black base in Central America.
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San Pedro
Calif
Here
Panama Canal
United States Battle Fleet
Atlantic
San Diego
Saratoga
Lexington
Los Angeles
Nicaraguan Canal
Ameria
Grocery-Filling Station Is Robbed
Burlington reports a robbery at a new grocery filling station. Owner William A. Lea stocked the business but a nocturnal thief stole all stock and ripped a window screen, ruining the first expected day of operation.
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Burlington
William A. Lea
Lea
Campbell quits Bluebird racing after 245 mph Daytona record
Captain Malcolm Campbell, who set a new world speed mark of 245 mph, declares no further trials in the Bluebird before returning to England. He may depart next week and plans to run a small 45 cubic inch car for a separate speed record if conditions permit. He praises Daytona Beach citizens and notes the beach and weather affect future attempts. A diesel-engined car entered by C. L. Cummings shows 80 mph with AA officials to certify performance.
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Daytona Beach
Fila
Malcolm Campbell
England
Campbell
South Africa
Daytona
Ytona Beach
C. L. Cummings
Indianapolis
American Automobile Association
Cummings
Two Killings Set Police Out Hunting
New York on February 6 police hunted for the motive after Andrew Lenahan shot and killed William H. Sauvage the vice president of Royal Railway Supply then killed himself. Lenahan had dismissed a stenographer on a pretence and authorities noted he had recently lost heavily in the market.
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New York
Meneger
Andrew Lenahan
William H. Sauvage
Royal Railway Supply Company
Lenahan
Caruso's Son Studies Voice Aims For Immortal Heights
Enrico Jr son of the great Enrico Caruso trains in Los Angeles to follow his father's legacy. Under Adolfo de la Huerta the 26 year old soprano tenor seeks to perfect the porpora method of Neapolitan tradition. He has had ten lessons and plans a concert debut in six months followed by opera next year.
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Jean Bosquet
Los Angeles
Caruso
Enrico, Jr
Enrico the
Adolfo de la Huerta
Mexico
Maestro de la Huerta
Col
Porpora
Passacci
Vesti la Guibba
One Drowned When Glass Bottom Boat Catches Fire
Night club proprietor Belle Livingstone receives 30 day sentence in federal women's prison for contempt of a federal order enforcing prohibition. Judge Caffey noted a harsher possible sentence while stating she will serve at East 121st street facility. no appeal planned.
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Belle Livingstone
New York
F. G. Caffey
East 68Th Street
Caffey
Miss Livingstone
East 121St Street
Maxon Is Freed In Murder Case
New York Feb 6 James Maxon Jr son of the bishop coadjutor of the Episcopal diocese of Tennessee was acquitted of killing 73 year old David Paynter in a rooming house brawl. A jury found him not guilty after a Good Friday death. The youth planned to return home with his father and resume newspaper work at Columbia University.
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New York
James Maxon, Jr
Episcopal Diocese of
Tennessee
General Sessions Court
David Paynter
Maxon
James Matthew Maxon
William B. Moore
Chattanooga
Columbia University
Paynter
Young Robbers Are Given Long Sentence
Three youths Teddy Griffen Ronald Brian and Kenneth Golden were sentenced to seven years to life each at San Quentin for multiple holdups including assaulting film star Douglas Fairbanks. The attackers robbed Fairbanks of 25 dollars on August 14 as he and Mary Pickford returned from a party to the Santa Monica home.
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Los Angeles
Douglas Fairbanks
San Quentin Penitentiary
Teddy Griffen
Ronald Brian
Kenneth Golden
Mary Pickford
Jack Pickford
Fairbanks Santa Monica Beach
Indians At Round Table Conference Appeal For Peace
Twenty six Indian delegates returning to Bombay from London issued an appeal urging acceptance of Britain’s partial dominion status. They call on all Indians to unite in peace and goodwill so political parties work together to complete the London task and make India an equal partner in the British commonwealth.
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Bombay
India
Round Table
London
Sons and Daughters of
Commonwealth of Nations
Planned assassination attempt on Mussolini confessed
Michele Schirra was arrested for possession of firearms and explosives and confessed to planning an attack on Premier Mussolini, according to police in Rome dated February 6.
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Rome
Michele Schirra
Mussolini
Drowning and Fire Disaster Near Silver Springs Boat Collapse
In Ocala Florida a boat caught fire with 15 to 20 aboard. J A Perkins 65 Oak Park died after jumping from a boat during the blaze. Other occupants reportedly escaped. Ambulances and medical aid rushed to the scene amid uncertain injury totals. Passengers were mainly tourists with a guide running a small sight-seeing craft. Silver Springs described as a vast spring with fish and plant life viewed through a glass panel.
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Ocala
Fla
J. A. Perkins
Oakpark
Silver Springs
America
Senate
Democrate
Hawley seeks action on Kendall bill to bar forced labor products
Chairman Hawley expects favorable action by the House Ways and Means Committee on a bill to exclude products of forced labor. Hearings on the Kendall bill, which would bar Russian lumber and pulpwood, concluded last week. Hawley said his group would meet soon for final consideration and that the committee will likely act on general legislation, possibly a revised Kendall draft. The measure would shift proof of admissibility to importers and extend the tariff exclusion provisions, taking effect April 1 with similarities to the next January provisions.
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Washington
Hawley
House
Ways and Means
Treasury
Kendall
Pennsylvania
Bank Of Severn Cleared To Resume Operations In North Carolina
The state corporation commission ordered the Bank of Severn in Northampton county to resume business after a December 31 closure. Bank examiner John Mitchell said it will reopen in a few days, bringing the count of reopened banks to more than a dozen since January 1.
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Raleigh
State Corporation Commission
Bank of Severn
Northampton County
John Mitchell
State Bank Examiner
Dagger Flash Sparks Fight in Japanese Diet
In Tokyo a dagger flashed in the house of representatives ante room igniting a clash injuring several, as opposition and government factions clash over budget delays. Baron Shidehara, foreign minister, fled under guard. political tensions rise after naval treaty disputes and two earlier shocks to the administration.
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James P. Howe
Tokyo
House of Representatives
Diet
Budget Committee
Shidehara
Shidhara
Japan
War Veterans Disability Raise Bill Introduced
Washington Feb 6 A bill to raise the disability compensation scale for World War veterans from 50 to 60 dollars a month for total disability was introduced today by Representative Almon a Democrat of Alabama.
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Washington
Almon
Alabama
Pajamas on Coed Figures Sparks Denial at Southwestern
Controversy erupts in Memphis as Rev. R G Lowe challenges details of coed attire at a Southwestern college event. Trustees hear claims of beach party outfits and veils while coeds insist garments were misrepresented and no boys were present. Officials prepare a formal apology demand.
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Memphis
Tenn
R. Girard Lowe
Presbyterian
Southwestern Denominational College
Beach
Lowe
M. H. Townsend
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Mars
Dagger
Kanji Kato
Navy
Hamaguchi
Toneo Sagoya
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