Cameronian Wins 148th English Derby At Epsom Downs
J A Dewar's Cameronian the favorito triumphed in the 148th Derby at Epsom Downs before a crowd led by King George. Orpen finished second with Sandwich close behind, in a race that drew about 750 000 spectators and offered record prize money.
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Epsom Downs
Eng
J. A. Dewar
Cameronian
Sir John Rutherford
Orpen
Lord Rosberry
Sandwich
Marcel Bousac
Goyes
Royal Family
King George
Pharo
Una Cameron
Jacopo
Aga Khan
Sir Edward Hanmer
Gallant
Sir Andrew
Tariff Looms as Issue in 1932 Campaign
Democratic leader Jouett Shouse signaled the party would make the Smoot-Hawley tariff a campaign issue arguing it ruined exports and raised living costs. Reacting to Canada’s tariff hikes, Republicans vowed to take a stand next year. Goldsborough denounced Harrison for backing cotton duties amid tariff debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Democratic Party
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Shouse
Canada
United States
New Yorker Fined for Contempt in Asheville Court
Frank A. Pappi of New York was sentenced to 10 days for contempt after criticizing the court over the Davis case. He was released at 4 o'clock after paying a $25 fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Yorker
Asheville Court
Asheville
Frank A. Pappl
New York
M. W. Barnhill
Pappi
Barnhill
Wallace B. Davis
Permissionn
Cannon Sues Tinkham for 900000 Libel Over 1928 Anti-Smith Campaign
Bishop James Cannon Jr. files in District of Columbia court seeking 900000 for libel against Rep Tinkham Mass alleging June 19, 1930 articles accused him of violating the federal corrupt practices act and misusing a 653000 fund. He seeks 250000 compensatory and 250000 punitive damages claiming harm to his name as a church leader.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
James Cannon, Jr
District of Columbia Supreme Court
Tinkham
Republican
Massachusetts
Cannon
Southern Methodist
E. C. Jameson
New York
Smith
Davis Must Serve Five to Seven Year Term
Wallace B. Davis former president of the defunct Central Bank and Trust company Asheville was sentenced to five to seven years in state prison for violating banking laws. Bond set at $10,000. Davis appealed. The bank collapse wiped out $20 million in deposits including $9 million in Buncombe County lands. Judge Barnhill criticized local citizens for persecuting Davis. Several co defendants were acquitted or faced separate outcomes. Davis faces about twelve more indictments and a special July term was called to try them including Colonel Luke Lea of Nashville Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheville
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company
Davis
Supreme Court
Buncombe County
M. W. Barnhill
Barnhill
R. R. Williams
State Corporation Commission
Tottering Bank
Newton M. Anderson
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners
L. L. Jenkins
Russell Davis
C. N Malone
James Grimes
J. O. McElroy
Luke Lea
Nashville, Tenn
Highway Prison Camp Planned by State Highway Board
Raleigh June 3 The state highway commission will create a prison department to direct 3 000 convicts to work on highways starting July 1 under E B Jeffress chairman tentative plans The commission will meet June 11 to name a supervisor The state will take over 45 000 miles of county roads and divide the state into five maintenance districts further split into 25 districts with about 2 000 miles each Construction work will be coordinated from Raleigh John Waldrop a former chief highway engineer is expected to be named construction engineer
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Highway Commission
E. B. Jeffress
John Waldrop
Nelson McRae Leads Carolinas Amateur Golf Qualifying
Nelson McRae of Wilmington NC shot 76 for the second 18 holes and leads the Carolinas Amateur Golf Tourney with 155 strokes after 36 holes in Myrtle Beach. Eugene Mills of Raleigh defending champion posted 84 for 156 total. Other early qualifiers include Tufts 77 80 165 and Ford 78 79 157.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Nelson McRae
Wilmington
N C
Carolinas
Eugene Mills
Raleigh
N. C
Tufts
Pinehorse
F. C. Ford
Charleston
A. C McMangis
Greensboro
W. J. Palmer
Ed. Reid, Jr
Charlotte
Frank Curran
Pope denounces dissolution of Catholic youth clubs in Italy
Rome June 8 Pope Pius denounced the dissolution of Catholic youth clubs as violative of church rights to guide youth and natural law. He ridiculed government statements claiming only directly fascist linked groups were affected, while a political admonition preceded exile for Italian Catholic Young People's leader Corsanego.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lamonice Action Organization
Torney Corsanego
Bugs Brought By Air From Peru To Fight La. Parasite
Ten thousand bugs with big appetites for a key Louisiana sugar cane parasite arrived in New Orleans. Pan American Airways reported the insects completed a 4,000 mile air rail journey from Lima, Peru, in ten containers, after routing from Peru to Miami for rations before transfer to New Orleans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bugs
Peru
New York
Louisiana
New Orleans
Pan- American Airways
Lima
Miami
Presbyterian church in United States halts country church department abolition
At Montreat on June 3 the general assembly rejected abolishing the country church department. It overruled a select committee and kept the department, with a substitute report urging rural church work and coordination among seminaries and training schools to continue country church programs. An amendment to limit Rev. Henry W. McLaughlin's term as director was also rejected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Donald W. Richardson
Richmond
Assembly
Department of the Country Church
King George Honors List Adds Barons Knights and Dames
London reports King George on his 66th birthday conferred four baronetcies twenty five knighthoods two privy councilorships. Notable appointees include Sir Edward Elgar made a baron and Miss Sybil Thorndike named dame commander of the British empire. Sir William Bragg received the Order of Merit for work with X rays and crystals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
George
Edward Elgar
King’s Musick
Merit
Sir Thomas Jaffrey
Aberdeen Savings Bank
Philip Henry Devitt
Nau
Tical College
Pangporne
Herbert Gibson
Buenos Aires
Sybil Thorndike
England
Manchester
Edinburgh
William Henry Bragg
Davy-Faraday Research Laboratory
Davidson Lays QUT Building Program at Davidson
Davidson college trustees approved a five year building plan costing over 2.5 million dollars. The drive includes an infirmary library two dormitories a field house a social and religious center and a new church with endowments of 300000 for the library 100000 for scholarships and upkeep of buildings and 1000000 for the general endowment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davidson
Davidson College
Oil Man Escapes Kidnap Attempt Near Owensboro
James C. Ellis, president of the Dade Park Jockey Club and oil and farm operator, escaped an apparent kidnapping near Owensboro Kentucky. He says two men forced him from his automobile on Carter Road, threatened him with a pistol, and fled after he leaped free. Ellis alerted Sheriff Robey and Police Chief Thornberry and believes the vehicle was tampered with the night before to restrict gasoline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owensboro
James C. Ellis
Dade Park Jockey Club
Ellis
Carter Road
Charles. Robey
R. P Thornberry
Ritchie Calls For State Liquor Control Policy
Governor Albert C. Ritchie of Maryland closed the governors conference advocating return of liquor control to the states to solve taxation issues. He argued excise taxes could replace federal income taxes and lift tax burdens on capital, labor, and agriculture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Lick
Ind
Albert C. Ritchie
Maryland
Equalization Board Opens Raleigh Meeting On School Aid Plan
The North Carolina state board of equalization met in Raleigh to begin outlining the distribution of about 18 million dollars in county school aid for the next year. They reviewed the new school law authorizing state operation of a six month term at over 15.7 million dollars and extended term aid of about 1.5 million dollars, plus roughly 1.3 million from fines and forfeitures. No allotments were expected at this session, which could run several days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
State Board of Equalization
Franklin man exonerated in auto killing at Lexington
W Cantey Johnson of Franklin North Carolina was freed by a coroner's jury in Lexington on June 3 after being accused of killing D Price 45 by striking him with his automobile. Witnesses said Price stepped from a parked car in front of Johnson and Sheriff Oswald stated the collision appeared unavoidable.
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Lexington
S. C
W. Cantey Johnson
Franklin
N. C
Blackburn W. Johnson
D. C. Price
Price
Johnson
H. C. Oswald
Presbyterian church split ends talks on union
The general assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States voted to discontinue negotiations for organic union with other Presbyterian denominations. Southern leaders labeled the move reactionary, while Dr. Lewis S. Mudge said United Presbyterians welcome future cooperation and a plan of union to be drafted in Princeton, New Jersey, this fall.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
United States
James E. Clarke
Presbyterian Advance
Nashville
Tenn
Lewis S. Mudge
Philadelphia
Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
Princeton
N. J
H. W. Smith
Little Rock
Charles E. Diehl
Southern University
Memphis
Four Thousand Acres Crops Damaged by Hail
Surveys by prominent farmers indicate a hail storm Monday damaged or destroyed at least four thousand acres of crops in a five by seven mile area near Bamberg. Cotton suffered about two thousand acres losses with the remainder in other crops.
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Bamberg
D. C
Will of Mrs Ida Hinton Filed for Probate
The will of Mrs Ida Hinton of High Point was filed in Greensboro on June 3 in the clerk of superior court office. Executor is Walter W Hoover. Household goods go to sister Ella Hoover. remaining property divided among Ella Hoover Mattie Lou Hinton and Arthur Edmonson. Brother Archie Hinton receives $50. Will signed April 14 1931.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Ida Hinton
High Point
Clerk of Superior Court
Walter W. Hoover
Ella Hoover
Mattie Lou Hinton
Arthur Edmonson
Archie Hinton
Guinan Bids Farewell to France on Paris Departure
June 3 Havre Teaser Texas Guinan leaves France aboard the steamer Paris saying an indiscretion a day keeps low mood away. She complains jail awaits in America and hints at a possible return. A Londoner, Harry Aslett, seeks marriage to gain English entry then divorce, but is left behind on the pier.
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Havre
France
Texas Guinan
Broadway
Paris
America
Harry Aslett
Miss Guinan
England
Sucker
London
Federal Council Rebuked Over Birth Control Policy
Pittsburgh June 3 The General Assembly of the US A rebuked the Federal Council of Churches of Christ in America for approving birth control. It adopted a resolution disapproving ecclesiastical pronouncements on the topic and, following Rev Mark A Matthews motion, instructed the council to keep silent on morality and delicacy until consulted with its constituents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Federal Council of Churches of Christ In America
General Assembly
Presbyterian Church
General Council
Mark A. Matthews
Settie
Ten Die as Bridge Collapses Near Libourne
A new suspension bridge near Libourne France collapsed during an official test killing ten people and injuring about a dozen when motor trucks loaded with sand crossed the span.
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Bordeaux
France
Libourne
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Sally Phipps
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Benedict Gimbel, Jr
Byrnese Bentler
Smoot-Hawley
Harrison
MacDider
Goldsborough
Republican National Committee
Mississippi
Democratic National Committee
Bennett
Waldorf-Astoria
Mae Saemundsson
Highway
June
Jeffress
Pope
Prison Island
Rome
Fascist Party
Permier Mussolini
General Assembly of Presbyterians
Montreat
Ritchie
Equalization Board
Southern Presbyterian Church
Guinan
Federal Council of Churches
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