Italian Balbo Armada Arrives in New York After Chicago Visit
General Balbo leads 24 Italian flying boats reaching Jamaica Bay after a seven hour flight from Lake Michigan. The fleet departed Chicago after a three day visit to the centennial exposition, with Balbo examining routes through South Bend Toledo Cleveland and Albany before landing off Floyd Bennett field.
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Chicago
Italo Balbo
Lake Michigan
C.S.T
General Balbo
New York
Jamaica Bay
Floyd Bennett Field
Navy Pier
Coast Guard
Air Minister
Italy
Drake Hotel
South Bend
Toledo
Cleveland
Buffalo
Albany
Hudson
Giuseppi Castruccio
United States
Roosevelt names McNinch power commission chair
Dr. George Otis Smith resigns as chairman of the federal power commission at President Roosevelt's request. Frank R. McNinch of North Carolina is named chairman with Basil Manly of Washington DC as vice chairman. Smith likely will resign from the commission within 90 days.
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Dr. Smith
Washington
George Otis Smith
Federal Power Commission
Roosevelt
Frank R. McNinch
North Carolina
Smith
Commission
McNinch
Basil Manly
D. C
Hoover
Manly
William E. Humphrey
Federal Trade Commission
Senate
Power Commission
White House
Crane
Fia
S C Textile Mill Workers End Strike
Rock Hill South Carolina July 19 The Industrial mill with about 800 workers idle since June 26 reopened quietly this morning and functioned normally. Officials said it would run an increased shift this week and then conform to hours and wages under the National Recovery act next week. No agreement announcement was made.
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Rock Hill
S. C
Watts critically injured in auto train collision near Hickory
Former motorcycle officer J. L. Watts sustained critical injuries when his car was struck by a freight train near Hickory. The accident is under investigation and no further details were released.
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Hickory
J. L. Watts
Here
Important Features In Industrial Codes
Washington July 19 AP Important features of the electrical manufacturing and shipbuilding codes before the industrial recovery administration hearings today. Electrical manufacturing Wages 25 cents an hour minimum for factory labor and 14 dollars a week for other employees Hours 86 a week for factory labor and 40 for other employees labor No child labor Collective bargaining guaranteed as required by law Ship building and repair Wages 85 cents an hour minimum in the south 40 cents in the north Hours 40 a week Labor Collective bargaining guaranteed.
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Washington
Industrial Recovery Administration
South
North
State Band Director Major Percy Price Dies in Raleigh
Major Percy W. Price longtime director of music at North Carolina State College died at Rex Hospital after a stroke at his residence. He was 46, survived by his widow and three children. Price led college bands since 1918 and held national recognition. funeral at Christchurch Raleigh with Masonic rites then burial in Chicopee Massachusetts.
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Raleigh
Percy W
Daddy
North Carolina State College
Rex Hospital
College Court Apartments
Major Price
Summerville
Mass
State College
Sudan Shrine Temple
Shrine Band
Southern Glee Club
North Carolina Glee Club
Christchurch
Milton A. Barber
Chicopee
Floods and Plagues Worsen Across China in Summer Crisis
Reported floods across the Yellow River region displace thousands and ruin crops while central and southern provinces face heat waves drought locusts and cholera. Northern areas suffer drought and famine as Yangtze floods recede but cholera remains a major threat.
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Shanghai
China
Yellow River
Yangtze River
Kiengesu
Anhwei
Honan
Shensi
Khangsu
Yangtze
Yansu
Hearings on codes held today signal recovery plan pace
The industrial advisory board chaired by Secretary Roper endorsed Johnson recovery measures to urge wage and hour agreements. Changes suggested by Attorney General Cummings and Secretary Wallace were to be incorporated. Johnson will revise forms and seek presidential approval before broad code use. Industrial hearings on manufacturing, trade, and shipbuilding codes followed.
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Washington
Special Industrial Advisory Board
Hugh 8S
Johnson
Cummings
Wallace
Roosevelt
Roper
Department of Justice
Secretary of Agriculture
General Johnson
Bank Bandit Robbery Ends With Shootout In Fennville
In Fennville Michigan two bank robbers tied up a janitor and escaped with cash after breaking a rear window. A posse pursuing them exchanged gunfire wounding two posse members, one likely fatally. The suspects surrendered and were jailed.
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Fennville
Mich
Old State Bank
Russell McKellups
Kenith Jackson
Edward Austin
Grace
Bravo
Dewitt Steenburg
Marvin Harrison
Harrison
Farms in North Carolina Count from 1980 Census
The 1980 census reports about 280000 farms in North Carolina, reflecting agriculture’s breadth across the state. The statistic highlights rural land use and farming activity during that period.
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North Carolina
Repealists Foresee National Landslide In New Triumphs
The Associated Press reports early returns from Arkansas and Alabama show repeal gains with Alabama at 78 456 for and 46 693 against out of 1 268 boxes and Arkansas at 56 560 for and 36 375 against from 1 183 of 2 046 precincts. States already voting include Michigan Wisconsin Rhode Island Wyoming New Jersey Delaware Indiana Massachusetts New York Illinois Iowa Connecticut New Hampshire Nevada California West Virginia Alabama and Arkansas.
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Arkansas
Alabama
Tennessee
Oregon
Furniture Code Is Being Considered At New York Today
Officials said a one day meeting in New York would discuss a tentative furniture code drawn by a committee of industry representatives from the south west and east regions. The gathering aims to set standards for the furniture trade amid ongoing competition considerations.
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New York
Mase
Tennessee to rule on national prohibition tomorrow
Asheville Tenn papers report Tennessee will vote on the 18th amendment with Alabama and Arkansas already showing strong repeal sentiment. The state has been bone dry by statute for decades, and the outcome is expected to influence Southern positions.
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Asheville
Tenn
Tennessee
Alabama
Arkansas
Federal Pen Improvements In 12 States To Cost 851000
Federal prison upgrades in 12 states are slated to cost 851000 from a 3.3 billion public works fund. Most funds go to housing for wardens medical officers and guards with less for building improvements. States include Georgia Kansas Michigan Missouri New York Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania Texas Virginia Washington and West Virginia.
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Washington
Georgia
Kansas
Michigan
Missouri
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Pennsylvania
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Cabinet Board
Tentative Plans for Cove Creek Dam Near Knoxville
Washington reports tentative plans to start the Cove Creek dam project on the Clinch river near Knoxville with a 35 million dollar budget. Army engineers draft precedes Muscle Shoals act, with Col. George R. Spalding coordinating from St. Louis and John L. Savage aiding in design. A 300 man survey team studies land, transport links, caves, and costs as land acquisition is set to begin in fall under TVA.
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Army
St. Louis
War Department
George R. Spalding
Reclamation Bureau
Denver
Dame
John L. Savage
Boulder Dams
Tennessee Valley Authority
Cove Creek
The
Valley Authority
Sherman M. Woodward
Iowa State University
Clinch River
War of nerves signals slowing recovery in Santa Monica
A fragmented note from a wartime era voice in Santa Monica discusses slow recovery with a warning about a gang beating the barrier. It suggests a symbolic signal named Wall Street to slow industry as recovery proceeds.
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Santa Monica
Calif
Roosevil
Wall
Poten
Fight Over Temple Begun After Suit For Divorce Filed
In Los Angeles on July 19 a divorce action between David L. Hutton and Aimee Semple McPherson Hutton escalated into a dispute over occupancy of the Angelus Temple parsonage. Hutton ordered a temple guard to barricade himself inside the parsonage and bar entry to congregation members and leaders. The guard, William B. Levins, was dismissed by Harriet Jordan, the temple's acting business manager. Hutton said the barricade protected property belonging to him and his wife pending her Europe return.
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Los Angeles
David L. Hutton
Angelus Temple
Aimee Semple McPherson-Hutton
Temple
William B. Levins
Harriet Jordan
Hutton
Evangelist
Levins
Europe
Post Aims for Sixth Leg in World Flight From Irkutsk
Wiley Post left Irkutsk at 7 a.m. Moscow time bound for Blagoveshensk in the sixth leg of his world flight. His lead over his 1931 time record fell to three hours and 24 minutes as he continued eastward despite bad weather.
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Novosibirsk
Siberia
Irkutsk
Wiley Post
Moscow
Kosinaya
Blagobeschensk
Verkne Udinsk
Blagoveschensk
B.S.T
Harold Gatty
Solons Predict Counties Will Be Wet in Referendum
Four state lawmakers touring Raleigh predicted their counties will vote to repeal the 18th Amendment in the November 7 election. Harris Newman said New Hanover is overwhelmingly wet. Lumpkin cited Franklin’s wet history and no sentiment shift. Waynick noted Guilford could tilt wet by 1500 to 2500 votes. Aiken said Catawba county is "mighty close" while Hartsell observed little discussion but a repeal edge.
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Raleigh
Harris Newman
New Hanover
Lumpkin
Franklin
Franklin County
Capus M. Waynick
High Point
Guilford County
John W. Aiken
Hickory
Catawba County
Luther Hartsell
Concord
Cabarrus County
Orphanage Rejects Beer Tax Funds for School
Dr. L. Ross Lynn, president of Thornawell orphanage in Clinton, says the school will refuse any state public school funds derived from beer sales. Trustees support the stand, though portions of the state fund still go to the orphanage. Lynn expects other funds to cover needs, noting recently received estates and bequests.
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Clinton, & CC
L. Ross Lynn
Thornawell Orphanage
Lynn
Dr. Lynn
South Carolina
W. P. Jacobs
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