Barnes Optimistic Over Business
Julius H. Barnes, chair of the national business survey conference, tells a national radio audience that recent weeks justify confidence in preventing a wider business recession. He cites credit availability, falling interest rates, and large new bond placements in New York as signs that construction and wages may be sustained amid market turmoil.
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Washington
Julius H. Barnes
National Business Survey
Hoover
Barnes
New York
Pugh Convicted of Involuntary Manslaughter in Tennessee
Union City Tenn Jan 25 Jack Pugh 23 a chauffeur was convicted by a jury of involuntary manslaughter in the death of his employer Lexie S Parks 63 a retired banker. The jury deliberated briefly and Pugh faces one year in state prison.
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Union City
Tenn
Jack Pugh
Lexie Ss. Parks
State Penitentiary
Pugh
Parks
Card of Thanks from Honeyquit and Family
A brief note from G W Honeyquot and family extends thanks to friends and neighbors for kindness and sympathy during the illness and death of their husband and father. Appreciation is expressed for the flowers sent.
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IRS
G. W. Honeyqutt
Germany’s Groener rebuts French fears of a French threat
Berlin defense minister General Wilhelm Groener dismissed French deputies’ fears about a supposed German mobilization threat. He argued Germany has disarmed to the limit, denies having an offensive Reichswehr, and questions why France seeks to exclude reserve materials from Geneva disarmament talks. He noted gas defense seeks and challenged France to apply Versailles provisions to itself.
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Associated Press
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Idveas
Wilhelm Groener
Rhine
Germany
Groener
France
Geneva
Armee de Couverture
Reichswehr
Too Much Competition Joke from Berlin
Humorous quip from Ulk Berlin contrasts a wife’s hoarseness with a mountain echo joke. The brief exchange evokes a playful mood and uses a pun on talking to an echo as social banter.
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Ulk
Berlin
Peas and String Beans Serve With Chops or Roast
A brief traditional dish note describes pairing string beans with green peas as a pretty dish served together. The combination is said to be especially good with chops or roast, with jelly as an accompanying accompaniment.
Mascagni Plans New Talkie Opera in Italy
Mascagni, Italy’s renowned living composer, intends to create a new opera for sound films. He seeks a modern yet distinctly Italian musical style, aiming to bring opera to all classes and counter jazz, while noting improved Italian theater funding and optimism about the talkie era.
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Europe
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Titto Ruffo
Mascagni
Paris
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Lyric Theatre
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Duce
Sam Sams Seeks Stedman Seat in Fifth District
Winston Salem attorney A F Sams becomes the first candidate in Surry Forsyth and surrounding counties to file for the Democratic primary on June 7 1930 to succeed Major Charles M Stedman as congressman from North Carolina's fifth district He cites party platform and regional development as his goals and adds he would view nomination as public service. Four candidates now in field Judge Sam M Gattis Frank Hancock and John H Folger also announced bids for the nomination.
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I. Sams
Winston- Salem
Forsyth County
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Greensboro
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Mars Hill
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Fifth Congressional District
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North Carolina
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Confederacy
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Raleigh
N. C
Sam M. Gattis
Orange County
Frank Hancock
Granville County
John H. Folger
Surry
In All But Name HE What an attractive little thing your friend is
The Humorist notes a playful line about a friend resembling Clara Bow and dismisses the notion that her name is Clara. It then explains European train dining cars print meal menus in the local language of the country the train passes through at that time.
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Clara Bow
Clara
Italy and France at naval disarmament talks face parity clash
At the five power conference in London Premier Tardieu and Foreign Minister Grandi failed to reach progress on Franco Italian naval disputes. Italy again pressed for parity with continental powers and drastic reductions while France urged strength aligned to European politics. The session closed with plans for Monday’s talks at Downing Street and a tentative shift to category based naval strength measures.
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Frank H. King
Associated Press
London
Tardieu
France
Grandi
Italy
Japan
MacDonald
Stimson
Signor Grandi
Downing Street
Society Leader Carries a Gun in Newport Estate
Mrs Muriel Vanderbilt a young New York divorcee is reported to carry a concealed revolver for protection at night near her Newport estate amid thefts. The article notes Rhodes Island authorities granted permission for this, as battleship discussions loom in the Atlantic conference context. Secretary Stimson rested over.
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New York
Rhodes Island
Fashionable
Newport
MacDonald
Chequers
Dominions
Stimson
Weekend at Warren House Hosts Noted Diplomats in London
The estate north of London at Warren House hosts a light weekend gathering rented after a taxing week. Guests include Ambassador and Mrs. Morrow. Morrow stayed late after talks with Premier Tardies. The two men, longtime friends, may engage in international negotiation to bridge Franco Italian differences.
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Warren House
Stanmore
London
Ambassador
Plan Inquest Over Boxer Who Died After Knockout
DETROIT Jan 25 An inquest will be held into the death of Mickey Darmon a 21 year old Detroit lightweight who died seven hours after being knocked out by Eddie Koppy in a preliminary bout at Olympia stadium. Authorities declined an inquest after an informal probe. Darmon died from a fractured skull brain concussion and cerebral hemorrhages caused by the fifth round knockout.
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Detroit
Mickey Darmon
Eddie Koppy
Olympia Stadium
Darmon
Parker Funeral to Be Held Today at 2 30
Funeral services for Julia Parker who died at her home in Italy Texas will be held today at 2 30 PM at the Mount Zion M P Church in Randall County. Dr S W Taylor president of the M P conference will conduct the service. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. The funeral party will leave Sechrest Funeral Home at 1 PM.
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Julia Parker
Italy
Texas
Moun Zion M. P
Randolp County
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