Cotton acreage declines in 1930 from last year says report
The crop reporting board reports 45 815 000 acres of cotton in cultivation on July 1 1930 a 2 7 percent drop from last year. No production forecast is given until the August 1 report and state abandonment rates are cited. State by state totals are listed with Virginia and Texas among the largest acreages.
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Shington
Crop Reporting Board
Department of Agriculture
Virginia
North Carolia
South Carolina
Georgia
Holorida
Missouri
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Oklahoma
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
California
States
Old Mexico
United States
Record Heat Wave Clocks North and South Carolinas
The heat wave shifts with North Carolina abating in places while South Carolina climbs toward records. Noon readings reach 95 in Columba, 97 in Greenwood and 93 in Greenville as Raleigh and Rocky Mount report 110 unofficially. two fatalities near Raleigh and another in Laurens, S C, are linked to the heat.
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Associated Press
Carolinas
North Carolina
South Carolina
Columpia
Greenwood
S. C
Sumter
Greenville
Union
Rocky Mount
Raleigh
N. C
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Edenton
Greensboro
Asheville
Adolphus Dupree
Ed Jenkins
Richard Downey
Laurens
Ratification 700 Bandits Slain Is Asked And 400 Captured
Swanson reports the McKellar resolution on London naval conference papers divides the Senate. Borah signals willingness to adopt the resolution while Hoover withholds papers from the committee. Chinese dispatches claim 700 brigands killed and 400 captured in Kiangsi with security efforts and famine relief amid unrest.
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Washington
Borah
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Senate
Hoover
Foreign Relations Committee
Shanghat
Kiangsi
Britain Seems to Face Tough Vote Over Free Trade Policy
In ION July 8 a debate targeted the MacDonald government over its free trade stance and safeguarding duties. Baldwin and Neville Chamberlain urged an early censure motion likely to draw Liberal and Labour votes, risking government stability. A North Norfolk by election tomorrow tests public support after Noel Buxton's elevation.
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Ion
MacDonald
Protariff
Ey Baldwin
Cone
Neville Plain
eDonald
Labor
North
Norfolk
Noel Buxton
Balloonist and Fiancée Ink Wedding Plans After Race Win
F A Trotter, co pilot of the Goodyear Zeppelin balloon, won a national elimination race, and his fiancé Miss Marjorie Pylant announced their engagement here. She plans to marry him soon and will leave Akron to be with him, the Nashville born daughter of Mr and Mrs C B Pylant.
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Miami Beach
Fla
F. A. Trotter
Goodyear Zeppelin
Marjorie Pylant
Pylant
Trotter
Akron
Mvdas
Co. B. Pylant
Nashville, Tenn
Secret church inquiry into Jake Lingle slaying begins
Chicago moves a private inquiry by the Chicago church federation into the death of crime reporter Jake Lingle. Alderman Arthur Albert testified as its first witness, while the July grand jury pursues an official investigation into rumored police and gangland links and Lingle as a go between for Al Capone.
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Chicago
Jake Lingle
Chicago Church Federation
Church Federation
Arthur Albert
Wringle
al Capone
Grain Tumbles To New Bottom For Last 17 Years
Chicago July 8 Wheat fell to 86 cents a bushel for July delivery and below 90 for September at the opening while corn and oats hit season lows. Overnight losses ranged from 5 to 17 cents amid Liverpool weakness stock market pressure and spring wheat rains. Winnipeg began firmer helping an early rally here.
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Chicago
Liverpool
Winnipeg
Sandwich Shop Robbery Near Lexington Sees Theft of Cash
Three unidentified young white men robber a Carolina Sandwich Shop on the Thomasville Lexing ton highway about 10 45 last night taking 15 to 20 dollars from a cash register. A 13 year old attendant Douglas Swing was ordered to the back. a gun was shown and the register robbed. They escaped in a black 1930 Ford roadster with orange wheels toward Lexington. Police warned nearby towns.
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Lexington
Carolina
Thomasville
Douglas Swing
IL. H. Raines
Young Swing
Doyle Plans Fingerprint Signatures for Afterlife
London reports reveal Sir Arthur Conan Doyle prepared to identify himself to family through fingerprints if he returns from death. Friends cite his interest in Margery’s wax method and believe he left imprint samples to confirm communications from the spirit world.
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London
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur
Margery
Frank Hawken
The
Marylebone Spiritualistic Association
Six Drowned in German Flying Boat Capsize Near Bornholm
Six people including a woman drowned when a Dornier Wal flying boat capsized near Bornholm after a forced descent on its way from Kalmar. Earlier reports said the craft was towed toward port following engine trouble.
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Stettin
Germany
Bornholm
Kalmar
High Cost of Living Easing as Prices Slip
Washington reports a softer cost of living with wage earners secure in their jobs and fixed incomes. Government economists note the declining wholesale prices should boost the home dollar, with food shopping power rising from 1929 levels and a May drop in 22 food items, especially meat, despite seven up and 13 unchanged.
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Washington
Ethelbert Stewart
Labor Statistics
Senate Debates London Naval Treaty Ratifaction Push
Senate opened debate on the London naval treaty with Senator Swanson urging ratification. McKellar seeks papers from the London conference, while Hoover withholds them. Swanson’s 12,000 word analysis backs the pact as saving money and promoting peace amid a narrow 50 senators quorum.
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Washington
Senate
Swanson
Hoover
Foreign Relations Committee
Senator McKellar
Tennessee
Senate Naval Committee
Virginian
America
Western Hemisphere
Drowning Claims Thomasville Lad
Bernice Mason 17 of Thomasville drowned at Willamore Springs while swimming with three friends after work at Tomlinson Grocery Company. Rescue attempts failed. body recovered an hour later. Funeral set for tomorrow at 10 am with Pilgrims Church and O L Ruth officiating. burial in city cemetery. Survived by parents and four brothers plus two sisters.
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Enterprise Davidson Bar&gay
Lambeth Bidg
Thomasville Thomasvile
Bernice Mason
Raymond G. Mason
Irene
W. L. Stone
Bob Gardner
Raymond Russell
Mason
Thee
J F. Nance
Pilgrims S Church
O. L. Ruth
High Point
Byron
Winston-Salem
Burnett
Oren
Cline
Thomasville
Lorene
Velma
Caldwell Submits To Manslaughter Plea in Greensboro
Otho Fay Caldwell of Greenville South Carolina pleaded guilty to manslaughter in superior court and received a sentence of five to ten years in state prison.
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Caldwell
Greensboro
Otho Fay Caldwell
Greenville
S. C
Parrott new head four are killed Spanish War vets in
Greensboro dispatch reports R M Parrott of Raleigh elected commander at the North Carolina United Spanish War Veterans encampment in Greensboro. Raleigh chosen as next convention city. officers named include J L Booth and J F Jenkins. Delegates and alternates to the Philadelphia national encampment selected. Also three daughters of the department elected Eva Carrett Marion Thurman Alwina Brandes.
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Greensboro
R. M. Parrott
Raleigh
North Carolina Department
United Spanish War Veterans
Parrott
Henry W. Edmonds
Charlotte
J. L. Booth
J. F. Jenkins
Shelby
Philadelphia
N. F. Shine
Rocky Mount
V. Griswold
C. Woodall
Durham
W. M. Fox
Weaverville
K. L. Gilmer
James W. Robertson
D. V. Carter
Winston-Salem
Eva Carrett
Marion
Thurman
Wilmington
Alwina Brandes
Young Declines Mooney Pardon In California
Governor C. C. Young refused to pardon Thomas J. Mooney who is serving a life sentence for the 1916 San Francisco Preparedness Day bombing. He cited awaiting further light and aligned the Mooney case with Warren K. Billings, who was also denied a pardon.
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Los Angeles
C. C. Young
Thomas J. Mooney
San Francisco
Supreme Court
Advisory Pardon Board
Warren K. Billings
Mooney
Billings
Byrd's Conquest of South Pole Coming
Highly recommended by a score of Local readers. At the Broadhurst this week the film "With Byrd at the South Pole" depicts human courage at the bottom of the earth. Enterprise guests with names in classified ads may obtain tickets by calling the office. Daily names appear. check want ads.
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Byrd
South Pole
Broadhurst
Alan Smith Leads Linville Tourney Qualifying Salvo
Alan Smith of Asheville shot 72 in the Carolinas amateur qualifying at Linville after going 35 by 37. Several contenders posted scores, including Erwin Laxton 35-40-75, Aubrey Brooks 41-39-80, and John Bachman 38-41-79, as Smith emerged as a probable medal winner.
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Linville
N. C
Alan Smith
Asheville
Carolinas
Smith
Erwin Laxton
Charlotte
Aubrey Brooks
Greensboro
Fred M. Laxton, Jr
Keensboro
George T. Trescott
Charleston
S. C
Paul C. Cushman
Greenville
Walker Taylor
Wilmington
J. S. Arthur
Raleigh
S. T. Anderson
G. L. Bryson
North Carolina June new car sales drop to 3644
W C Spruill assistant director of the motor vehicle bureau of the State department of revenue announced that June auto sales in North Carolina totaled 3644, down from 5804 a year earlier.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
W. C. Spruill
Motor Vehicle Bureau
State Department of Revenue
Rockefeller Birthday Quiet at Pocantico Hills Estate
John D. Rockefeller observed his ninety first birthday in privacy at his Pocantico Hills estate. A 15 foot wall blocks entry to the grounds where a small, invitation only gathering is planned for dinner with family and a golf morning with a few neighbors. Rockefeller Jr. is away on business.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Fastview
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
West
Mr. Rockefeller
New York
Owasco Lake
Cayuga County
Queen Mary Revealed As Regular Smoker
London reports Queen Mary is a regular cigarette smoker in a claim echoed by multiple British papers. The Evening Standards notes the disclosure is not startling as royal women have long smoked like their European counterparts, reflecting cosmopolitan habits.
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Queen Mary
London
Evening Standards
Coal Operator Once Rich Man Faces Potential Jail Over Debt
UNIONTOWN Pa July 8 A former Fayette county banker and coal operator J W Thompson once worth over 75 million must raise 300000 by July 31 or face an indeterminate jail term for contempt of court. He seeks a 249 day stay and is negotiating a 20990000 coal deal to meet notes from estates tied to his niece the princess of Thurn and Taxis.
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Uniontown
J. W. Thompson
Fayette County
Thompson
John Niccolls
Princess of
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Injunction Sought In Major Youngstown Bethlehem Merger Case
James A. Campbell, 76, chairman of Youngstown Sheet and Tube, testifies as trial resumes in common pleas court. The bid to block the $1 billion merger with Bethlehem Steel follows the death of chief counsel Leroy Manchester and covers plant locations, dividends, and competitive positioning as Bethlehem sought control for western plants and Chicago markets.
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Youngstown, O
Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company
Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Mahoming County
Leroy A. Manchester
Youngstown Sheet and Tube
Campbell
Harry Crawford
Luther Day
Cleveland
Youngstown Company
Crawford
Bethlehem (Steel Corporation
Youngstown
Chicago
South Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Bethlehem Corporation
Thomasville City Manager Faces Conflict of Interest Claims
A petition to restrict Thomasville City Manager R M Cooksey from owning or soliciting business in a local filling station was presented to the city council by operators led by attorney J T Jackson of Lexington. The council did not act, while the dispute connects to Cooksey's stake in The Carolina Service and alleged active solicitation of patronage for it.
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Enterprise Davidson Bureau
Lambeth
T. Thomasville
R. M. Cooksey
J. T. Jackson
Lexington
Cooksey
Thomasville
Carolina Service
Bandits Take $250 From Barber Shop In Hotel
A bandit entered a barber shop at the Bismarck hotel last night and demanded money without explanation. The robber warned the barber not to disclose any amount and promised to count the cash at home as a surprise. The incident cost the shop $250.
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Ihacagu
Iduls S&s
Bismarck Hotel
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