Hoover calls Senate special session on Naval Treaty
President Hoover announces a special session of the Senate for July seventh to consider ratification of the London naval treaty signed April 22 1930 and transmitted May 1 1939. Franklin D Hoover proclaims extraordinary occasion requiring congressional adjournment and notice to all members at the Capitol.
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Democrats Pledge Aid and Reforms at North Carolina Convention
North Carolina Democrats pledged support for farmers tax relief labor law revision and prohibition enforcement at their Raleigh convention. The 3500 word platform praised past gains endorsed Gov Gardner and Democratic lawmakers while criticizing Republicans for failed remedies. Attendance fell from 2500 to about 250 as education roads public health and state finances were highlighted.
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Methodist Officials Back Strong Dry Drive at Lake Junaluska
The Methodist Episcopal Church South board of temperance and social service backed a hard line on prohibition. Bishop James Cannon Jr announced that prohibition is no longer an experiment and urged full enforcement of the Eighteenth Amendment and state laws. The board praised transferring enforcement to the federal judiciary, urged state cooperation, and called for electing prohibition supporters in upcoming primaries.
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Carolinas Quietly Observe Fourth
The Associated Press notes the nation and both Carolinas marked July Fourth with moments of rest and amusement away from industry, reflecting on the holiday's observance.
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General Exodus From Washington on Independence Day
July 4 report from Washington notes President Hoover and many residents leaving the capital for mountain and seashore retreats after Congress adjourned for the holiday. The president plans a Virginia lodge stay. a special session looms Monday to address the river and harbors bill and the London naval treaty drafting.
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Seven Die In Castleford Chemical Blast
Exploding chemicals killed seven instantly at the Hickson and Parsons Chemical works in Castleford England. More than twenty were hospitalized with some in critical condition. A man on the riverbank was killed by the blast and swept into the stream. Neighbors ten miles away heard the explosion and emergency services rushed to the scene. Rescuers searched the debris as poisonous smoke cleared and two workers remained unaccounted for.
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Los Angeles Receives 1930 Educators Meet Report
ENGLEWOOD, N J July 4 Mrs Evangeline Lindbergh had her first look at her grandson arriving yesterday to the home of Ambassador Dwight W Morrow father of the baby's mother from Grosse Pointe She is expected to stay with her son Colonel Charles A Lindbergh and family over the weekend
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Moody Wins Wimbledon Singles Title Fourth Time
Mrs Helen Wills Moody captured her fourth consecutive Wimbledon women’s singles title defeating Elizabeth Ryan 6 2 6 2 in the final. The California star previously secured the French and British crowns and still holds the U S championship. Also noted are results from Raleigh where Gov Gardner’s cuts to 80 percent of appropriations trigger job losses across state departments, including the health and revenue agencies and several others.
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Tom Mix Freed Over Monthly Support After Runaway Marriage
In Los Angeles on July 4 a court ruled film cowboy Tom Mix no longer must pay his daughter Ruth Mix Gilmore a monthly $225 allowance. The payment was set during the 1917 divorce of Mix from Ruth’s mother Olive Stokes Mix and tied to the marriage.
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Southern Cross Near End of Long Ocean Flight
Southern Cross on final leg to Oakland after a Europe to Chicago non stop. Wing Commander Charles Kingsford Smith and three crewmen spent the night in Salt Lake City before continuing at 9 a m. local time on the last leg of the journey.
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Fifteen Gas Bags Enter National Elimination Race
Fifteen balloons contest the 20th annual national elimination race at Bellaire Speedway Houston. Two balloonists aim to join John Ward Van Orman in the Gordon Bennett international event beginning September 1 in Cleveland. Honeywell of St Louis names his bag City of Houston. one bag disabled, another given to George Hineman of Cleveland with army bag spare.
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Five Rescue Party Members Drowned in Murray River Crash
In Murray Bay Quebec a car carrying seven men plunged over an embankment into the Murray river. Five men died, including Ovila Tremblay Napoleon Tremblay Eugene D Asylva Elias D Asylva and Alfred Asselin. Rene and Lucienne Tremblay survived.
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National Education Association to convene in Los Angeles
Delegates at the Columbus closing session announced the 1931 NEA convention will be held in Los Angeles, California, during the last week of June and the first week of July. The decision was reported today by attending delegates.
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Hoover Signs Rivers and Harbors Bill
President Hoover signed the rivers and harbors bill authorizing more than 170 projects with an estimated cost of about 145 million dollars. The measure directs federal funding for harbor and navigation improvements across multiple regions.
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Kent Defeats Princeton in Thames Challenge Cup heat
Kent School of Kent Connecticut defeated Princeton University's lightweight eight by half a length in a quarter final heat of the Thames challenge cup at the Royal Henley regatta.
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Stalker Resolution Favored by Methodist Board
The Methodist Episcopal Church South board of temperance and social service at Lake Junaluska July 4 approved a Stalker resolution backing a constitutional amendment to count only citizens in representation. They urged related meetings to promote enforcement of prohibition against anti 18th amendment propaganda.
Postal Clerks Enter Second Day of Statesville Meet
North Carolina Federation of Post Office Clerks and North Carolina Association of Letter Carriers continue their annual convention in Statesville. A morning session at the Playhouse Theater precedes a noon banquet and business meeting with state and national speakers. The opening night drew about 500 delegates for music and entertainment led by chairman Joyl M. Lippard.
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High Point Residents Honored at State Democratic Meeting
Enterprise Bureau reports in Raleigh that two High Point people were elected to key committees at the state convention. Wade Renfrow won a seat on the imperial fifth congressional district executive committee and Mrs. R. K. Stewart joined the seventh senatorial district committee.
Lindy’s Record Sought By Collins Aviator Flight
James H. Collins an New York aviator took off from United Airport Burbank at 1 38 a m aiming to beat the Los Angeles to New York record of 114 hours 45 minutes set by Colonel and Mrs Lindbergh Collins plans a single stop at Wichita and will fly at 10000 to 15000 feet in a low wing mono plane with a 450 horsepower motor He is a former US Army flight instructor at Brookfield Texas and served at Duncan Field and March Field California.
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Burke Sought for Two New Killings
Detroit police linked a man described as tall, 6 feet 200 pounds, in a blue suit and panama hat to a shooting that killed two Chicago gangsters and wounded a third. Victims Cannon and Collins had police records. Stitzel described the trio after a pool game near the La Salle hotel.
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Priest Captured in Shanghai Missionary News
Father Emilio Fernandez, a 60 year old Spanish priest of the Changteh Hunan mission, was captured by communists today. He has served in China since 1902 after eight years in Manila, according to advices received at the mission headquarters.
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Convictions rise from Lexington drunkenness roundup
In the past fiscal year Lexington arrested 220 people for drunkenness with 217 convictions including 177 white men 7 white women 29 negro men and 4 negro women. Prohibition arrests totaled 114 with 105 convictions and auto drunkenness saw 50 arrests with 48 convictions.
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570 Hour Endurance Goal Set By Hunters On Ground
Chicago July 4. Ground crew brothers William and Kenneth Hunter urged their air team of John and Kenneth Hunter to push endurance to 570 hours to break the world record in the City of Chicago. The fliers had 544 hours aloft with fuel in reserve and faced doubts about reaching 600 hours amid clear Fourth of July skies above Sky Harbor.
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Flying Hunters traced to Mecklenburg County
Charlotte report notes that the summer air boys known as the flying Hunters claim descent from an ancestor who left Mecklenburg County before the Civil War for southern Illinois in a prairie schooner.
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Republican Conference Plans for Five District Meetings
North Carolina Republicans open the 1930 campaign with five congressional district conferences led by State Senator James Duncan. Attendees include Charles A. Jones and George M. Prichard with sessions set July 15 in Washington and July 19 in Fayetteville, among others, to energize party workers.
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