Pact Opponents Claiming Gains
Washington June 6 Opponents of the London naval treaty claimed voting gains while sponsors remained confident of ratification Senators Johnson of California and Robinson of Indiana Republicans leading the fight predicted rejection The plan for debating the pact at a special session was adopted after three days of talks with President Hoover and party leaders Borah chairman of the foreign relations committee said he would urge dispatch of the treaty while the senate remains in session
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Washington
Johnson
California
Robinson
Indiana
Senate
Youngrepublican
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Hoover
Slenderness No Aid To Portuguese West African Flappers
In San Francisco on June 6, Dr A N Tonge told the Seventh Day Adventists world conference that slender beauty is not valued in Portuguese West Africa where 17 year old girls are fattened in pens. He said a plump wife costs fathers 20 cattle while slim maids bring 5 to 10 head.
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San Francisco
A. N. Tonge
World Conference of
Seventh Day Adventists
Dr. Tonge
Appeals Court Reverses in Colvin Lumber Case and Others
The high court reverses a lower court ruling in J C Colvin administrator of Tom Colvin v Kitchen Lumber Co and others over the death of Colvin killed at the company camp. The court says the case should have gone to a jury. Other listed opinions affirm or reverse various North Carolina cases across counties including Buncombe Guilford Mecklenburg and Yancey.
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LaFayette Bank and Trust Company
J. C. Colvin
Tom Colvin
Kitchen Lumber Company
Graham County
Lumber Company
Jim Moore
Moore
Colvin
High Court
LaFayette Bank and Trust Co
Cumberland
Hutchins
Mangum
Durham
Ellis
Nissen
Forsyth
Roberts
Bus Co
Guilford
Scott
Western Union
Mecklenburg
State
Mitchell
Burke
Moorefield
Roseman
Rowan
Munro
Carolina Rubber Co
McKay
Craven
Iredell
Motor Co
Rash
Honbarker
McCombs
Buckner
Maynard
Yancey
Kaesler
Tinsley
Transylvania
Taylor-Buick
Fidelity Trust Co
Walton
Henderson
Appeal outcomes in several cases noted
The report lists several adverse decisions with few details: Williams vs Patla in Buncombe and State vs Wishon in Macon both affirmed with no error. Colvin vs Kitchen Lumber Co in Graham reversed. Collett vs Southern Ry in Cherokee affirmed with no error.
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Colvin
Kitchen Lumber Co
Graham
Collett
Southern Ry
Cherokee
Man Starves Himself To Death In Danville Crisis
Frank W. Davis, a Danville farmer, has refused food for 26 days in a bid to end his life. He remains alive and rationed, with authorities awaiting possible action as public opinion pushes for intervention. Davis, though weaker, can move on his cot and remains sane per observers. He has said ending life by pistol would be immoral.
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Danville
Frank W. Davis
Davis
Teddy
Claims Man Ate, Instead of Worked
Justice of the Peace J. E. Owens weighs a civil suit filed by C. L. Allen against Staudt's Bakery for $25 alleging wrongful hiring and underpayment. Allen claims he worked last fall delivering bread and earned only $4 plus a borrowed sum. Wells contends insufficient authority to hire and that Allen wasted time while bread and liquor were consumed. Judge Owens pauses to consider the case.
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Raleigh
Justice of the Peace
J. E. Owens
C. L. Allen
Staudt
N. R. Wells
Allen
Wells
Furthe
Owens
Flying Gazookus Fails To Gazook At Spartanburg
Earl Quinn spent months building the flying gazookus but as it taxied at Spartanburg air port a gust toppled the craft. He escaped unharmed though the plane was wrecked leaving two wings and a motor. Quinn said he still hopes to make the gazookus fly.
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Spartanburg
S. C
Earl Quinn
Quinn
Four Sentenced For Concealing Assets In Bankruptcy Case
In Fayetteville Judge I M Meekins sentenced E S Saleeby and T S Saleeby to 18 months in Atlanta federal prison each for conspiring to conceal assets from a bankruptcy referee. Nicholas and Jacob Saleeby received one year and a day. Jim Norman and Abe Deratony were acquitted. The elder Saleebys ran a wholesale fruit and produce business for about 20 years.
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Fayetteville
E. S
T. S. Saleeby
I. M. Meekins
Atlanta
Nicholas
Jacob Saleeby
Jim Norman
Abe Deratony
Saleeby
Death Valley blooms in brilliant desert garden after nature prank
Beatty Nevada reports Death Valley transformed from scorched desert to flowering panorama after nineteen days of May rain. The bloom spans from Hole in the Rock to Kane Spring with 100 flower varieties in bloom within a short radius. Botanists note vivid yellows purples and reds among asters columbine larkspur delphiniums and cactus flowers brightening the arid landscape.
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Beatty
Nevada
Death Valley
California
Dame Nature
Lomas
Beatty and
Chloride Cliffs
Kane Spring
Death Bowl
Letson Balliet
Sunlit display to fade soon under heat
Exposure to sun likely withers and obliterates the colorful spectacle, reducing the vibrancy of the display as the rays intensify.
Woman Boosted For Davis' Successor
Appointment of Mrs Grace Abbott to succeed James J Davis as secretary of labor has been recommended to President Hoover by the Nebraska Congressional delegation. Miss Abbott of Grand Island Nebraska heads the children's bureau of labor department. Her promotion was advocated by Senators Norris and Howell and six Nebraska representatives. Davis, Republican senatorial candidate in Pennsylvania, has said
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Washington
Grace Abbott
James J. Davis
Hoover
Nebraska
Miss Abbott
Grands Island
Children's Bureau of Labor Department
Norris and Howell
Davis
Pennsylvania
Secretary to Complete Annual Report This August
The official would stay on as secretary to finish the annual report, typically finalized in August. A lion can consume as much as 70 pounds of meat in a single meal, illustrating surprising appetite in the animal world.
Bear Growth Reveals Impressive Birth Weight Details
The article notes black bears weigh about 0.5 pounds at birth and can grow to roughly 3090 pounds when fully grown, illustrating remarkable postnatal development and size range in the species.
Sale of Valuable Land by Trustee
Sale of valuable land by trustee under a deed of trust for 2100 dollars, executed by Rowland Real Estate Co. to W. A. J. Idol, trustee for High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Association. Public notice of foreclosure proceeding and sale terms.
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Rowland Real Estate Co
W. A. J. Idol
High Point Perpetual Building & Loan Asso
Auction Notice of Guilford County Land Sale July 7 1930
In Guilford County North Carolina the undersigned trustee will sell at public auction in front of High Point Municipal Building on July 7 1930 at 2 35 P M a parcel of land bounded by Kearns Street and Park Avenue described as lots 4 5 and 6 Rowland Real Estate property and conveyed by deed recorded in Book 579 page 82. Terms CASH. Dated June 5 1930. V A Idol Trustee Peacock Dalton Attorneys.
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Office of the Register of Deeds
Guilford County
City of
High Point
North Carolina
Kearns Street
Park
Rowland Real Estate Company
A. J. Idol
Peacock & Dalton, Attys
Esteem for Guilford County Leader Shines in Legislature
Citizens and Democrats of Guilford County re elect him as Representative. His peers in the 1929 Legislature honored him by naming him Trustee of the University of North Carolina, joining well known public figures including Governor Gardner and former governors Morrison, McLean.
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Guilford County
University of North Carolina
Gardner
McLean
Morrison
George Younce For Noted Superior Court Office
An experienced lawyer with a trial practice in the superior court and familiarity with its procedure and practice. He has four more years of practice than his opponent and qualifies in every respect for the office.
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George Younce
Judge Clark Urges Courageous Solicitor Backing
In a Greensboro News piece from May 28 1930 Judge Clark argues campaign rhetoric claiming a solicitor candidate is capable. He stresses the solicitor must be a diligent hard worker with physical and moral courage to prosecute strong defenses and endure political pressure. He warns against leniency and emphasizes the need for a capable prosecuting officer to secure convictions against influential offenders.
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Judge Clark
Greensboro
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