Young Democrats pledge to work for repeal
Washington reports the stretch out system probe in cotton textile mills will hold hearings in Greenville and Spartanburg SC July 13 14 with aims to report afterward. The three member committee includes Bruere Harris and Berry. Johnson to replace Harris for the hearings.
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Washington
National Recovery Administration
Greenville
Spartanburg
South Carolina
Robert W. Bruere
New York
George Harris
Charlotte
N. C
George L. Berry
The
Pressmen’s Union
Byrnes
Hugh S. Johnson
B. EB. Greer
D. C
Greensboro
North Carolina
Union
Honea Path
Aponte
Roosevelt
Johnson
Alexander Sachs
We Ag
Police Disguise Robbery Strikes New York Bank
Three men robbed the Corn Exchange Bank and Trust Company branch at Broadway and 110th Street before opening, taking between 20000 and 30000 dollars. One robber wore a policeman's uniform to gain entry while others covered staff and vaults until escape in a waiting car.
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New York
Corn Exchange Bank and Trust Company
Broadway
110Th Street
George Smith
Smith
Young Democrats of North Carolina Back Prohibition Repeal
State Young Democrats adopted a resolution to work for repeal of the 18th amendment by a thunderous vote after one speaker was silenced. May Thompson Evans of High Point was elected president, defeating Raleigh attorney Thomas A. Banks. Ney Evans led the resolutions committee amid strong support and limited debate, while Eris York of Lee County urged avoiding repeal as a personal liberty issue. Approximately 20 opposed the measure.
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Wrightsville
North Carolina
May Thompson Evans
High Point
York
Dewey Dorsett
Raleigh
W. W. Neal
Louisburg
Boy Dies After Diving Into Shallow Pool
A 15 year old, Edward Hubbard, died from a broken neck after diving into a shallow pool near Shelby. Police report the accident occurred last night as bystanders rushed to aid him.
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Shelby
Edward Hubbard
Mattern's comeback and college rowing forecast
Beverly Hills dispatch notes a playful line about Mattern’s return, mentions J. D. Rockefeller at age 04, and observes Harvard, Yale, and Cornell primed to row far from home with looming stakes. The writer signs off as Will.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
J. D. Rockefeller
Harvard
Vale
Cornell
Mattern Wandered For The Weeks In Wilds Of Siberia
Jimmie Mattern, on a solo world flight, escaped unhurt after a forced landing 80 miles west of Anadyr in Siberia. Wireless reports from Moscow and San Francisco, relayed by the Northland, conflict on plane condition with one tale saying crushed to pieces and another noting engine trouble and a motor replacement.
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Jimmie Mattern
Siberian
Pacific
Moscow
San Francisco
Coast Guard
Northland
Mattern
Tass
Anadyr
Khabarovsk
Nome
United States Coast Guard
Bering Sea
Filer Mattern
Alexander Mattison
Russian Trinity Church of
Devastating Cloudburst Hits Idledale and Morrison
Denver police report a wall of water from a Bear Creek canyon cloudburst swept through Idledale and Morrison. At least 10 people were believed drowned with two bodies recovered, as wreckage lined a 16 mile stretch and bridges were washed away.
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Denver
Bear Creek Canyon
Idledale
Morrison
Albert T. Clark
Cotton Goods Sales Restricted but Production Rising
New York July 8. Cotton goods sales are restricted by the holiday and delays awaiting code approval under the national recovery act. The President is expected to act soon and operations may begin by July 17. Production is at a multi year high with idle mills resuming, boosting New England employment as prices rise with the act.
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New York
New England
New Proposals Surface as Roosevelt Delegation Arrives
London July 8. World economic conference moves into a new phase as President Roosevelts delegation arrives with guidance promising support for a price recovery program. The American side plans measures on hours and wages, while Pittman pushes silver rehabilitation amid Indian and Chinese concerns about dumping. Polish, French proposals add to plans for cereals market, dairy council, and public works studies.
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Dewitt MacKenzie
A. P
London
Roosevelt
Cordell Hull
Key Pittman
Nevada
India
China
Pittman
Local Man Joseph Parker Dies After Injury Near Here
Joseph Parker, 64, died in a hospital from injuries suffered hours earlier in an incident near here.
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Ahqoskie
Joseph Parker
Here
Gaston Democratic Leader G. Lee Dies After Illness
Monroe obituary reports the death of 42 year old G Lee a Gaston Democratic leader and prominent citizen after a month long illness in Monroe North Carolina.
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Gaston
Monroe
Lee
Durham attorney elected president of North Carolina Bar Association
J Elmer Long of Durham was elected president, succeeding Kemp Battle of Rocky Mount, at Wrightsville Beach. Clarence E Martin of Martinsburg spoke, and officers named included J B Cheshire Jr Raleigh Zeb V Nettles Asheville and W F Taylor Goldsboro as vice presidents with Henry M London Raleigh re-elected secretary treasurer.
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Wrightsville Beach
Elmer Long
Durham
North Carolina Bar Association
Kemp Battle
Rocky Mount
Clarence E. Martin
Martinsburg
W. Va
American Bar Association
J. B. Cheshire, Jr
Raleigh
Zeb V. Nettles
Asheville
W. F. Taylor
Goldsboro
Henry M. London
E. Earl Rives
Greensboro
B. M. Covington
Wadesboro
Justice Miller
Duke University Law School
United States Senate
United States
World Court
Incorporated Bar
Bar Association
Martin
Ehringhaus
Young Democrats
New England
South Carolina
Wisconsin
World Famous Flyers Off On Many Daring Adventures
Preparations underway to rescue Jimmie Mattern and push plans for other flights. An armada of Italian seaplanes waits Reykjavik weather for a 1500 mile leg to Cartwright Labrador. Ulm in Lynons repairs his plane to continue to England. Lindberghs in New York await a flight to the Attic. Hawks and Earhart aim for cross country and world records from Los Angeles.
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FALES
Jimmie Mattern
Mattern
Reykjavik
Iceland
Cartwright
Labrador
Chicago
Lynons
France
Charles T. P. Ulm
England
Charlies A. Lindbergh
New York
Los Angeles
Ark
N. J
Frank Hawks
Atlanta
Miks Earhart
Worman
Niley Post
Harold Catty
Rockefeller Observes Birthday in Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller, 94, celebrated his birthday with a morning golf ride on his estate after breakfast. He dined with his children and grandchildren at 6:30 PM and later listened to hymns on a pipe organ before playing his favorite solitaire Numerica. He went to bed early.
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Tarrytown
N. Y
John PD. Rockefeller
John
Moody Defends Wimbledon Crown in Three Sets
Mrs Helen Wills Moody beat Dorothy Round 6 4 6 8 6 3 to defend the Wimbledon women’s singles title after dropping the first set for the first time in six years. Nelson McRae and Jack Heath trade leads in a six hole Carolinas golf championship at S a iville with McRae leading after 18 holes.
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Sainville
Nelson McRae
Wilmington
Jack Heath
Charlotte
Wimbledon
England
Helen Wills Moody
Dorothy Round
Atlanta Captain Lands After Nonstop West Coast Flight
Captain Frank arrived at Hartsfield Airport at 0 15 a m after a nonstop flight from Los Angeles lasting slightly under 12 hours He said the trip was completed for an air show appearing today in Atlanta
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Atlanta
Aes Se
Frank
Los Angeles
California
Ala
Kidnaper Evades Traps in Ottley Case
Atlanta dispatch reports a staged series of police traps for the suspected kidnapper of banker John K Ottley. The 17 year old Pryor Bowen allegedly guided Ottley to a swamp rendezvous. the abduction plot failed and the ransom plan collapsed as they fled home with Ottley recounting the exchange and the soda stop after the escape.
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Pryor Bowen
Lavonia
John K. Ottley, Sr
Atlanta
Bowen
John K. Ottley
Suwanee
Ottley
Cotton acreage shows increase in 11.6 percent rise
Washington reports an 11.6 percent jump in cotton acreage from last year with 40,898,000 acres under cultivation on July 1. The crop reporting board notes increased state by state and predicts a likely presidential address to growers to boost enrollment in the acreage reduction program. Senator Bankhead says the measure could decide prosperity for the South.
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Washington
Crop Reporting Board
White House
Roosevelt
Bankhead
Alabama
South
Mississippi
California
Two Robbers Caught After Slaying Chicago Policeman
In Chicago on July 8 two gunmen tied to a prior $30,000 mail carrier theft were captured minutes after fatally shooting a police officer during an office building holdup. Ross King 20 and John Bonggiorno 27 were identified. a bystander-sighting chase followed a truck pursuit before arrests.
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Chicago
Ross King
John Bonggiorno
Caienos
Harry Redlich
Domen. Redlich
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Will
Siberia
Terrace
B. C
Prince Rupert
Anadyrsk
Alaska
Dcarolina
J. Elmer Long
N. C. Bar Association
Clarence Martin
Appomattox
Rockefeller
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