Senate expands inquiry power as Van Sweringen testifies
The Senate voted to widen its probe of private banks and bankers as J P Morgan and Company inquiry witness O P Van Sweringen described investigations as terrifically destructive. He cited tax avoidance methods in railroad financing and said business needs drive expansion while Morgan partners weighed future testimony.
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Hull Says Disarmament Outside Conference Scope
Secretary Hull arrived at Plymouth on the President Roosevelt liner leading the American delegation. He stated the conference will not discuss war debts or disarmament, and will focus on agenda specifics and international economic cooperation with ten other nations.
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Roosevelt Son Elliott Roosevelts Divorce Headed for Reno
Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt revealed that Elliott Roosevelt plans a Reno divorce on incompatibility grounds for his wife Elizabeth Donner. Elliott, recently West Coast airline manager, said he would leave for Reno as Mrs Roosevelt departed for Burbank. The couple has been separated since last year and custody terms for their child William Donner Roosevelt are understood in an agreed arrangement.
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West Coast
Body of Roy Chitwood Recovered After Drowning
The body of 11 year old Roy Chitwood was recovered three days after he drowned Monday in the South Fork river from a suck-hole location near Gastonia.
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Gastonia
Roy Chitwood
South Fork River
Ten Year Peace Pact Signed by Britain Italy France and Germany
Four nations sign a ten year disarmament pact in Mussolini's office to be ratified by parliaments. The accord expands Locarno framework and aims to unite in League of Nations cooperation, Geneva disarmament, and economic reconstruction amid European tensions.
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Mattern Down and Mollisons Suffer Setbacks in World Flight
Jimmie Mattern the Texan round the world flyer crash landed near Prokopievsk Siberia due to motor trouble and gas fumes delaying his record bid. Capt James Mollison and wife Amy Johnson suffered a Croydon to New York crash requiring about a week of repairs, threatening their two way Atlantic crossing plans.
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First Lady Roosevelt Completes Transcontinental Flight
Franklin D Roosevelt's wife completes a cross country air trip on a regular passenger flight. The letter lauds her stamina in stops for photos and interviews, noting no weariness or use of staff while aboard.
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Calif
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Lindbergh
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Amelia Warhart
Pranklin
Roosevelt
Compromise Nears on War Veterans Slashes Policy
Washington June 8 Congress and President Roosevelt near a compromise on war veteran benefits and related policy as party leaders work to resolve disputes over the scale of cuts and program administration.
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House
Roosevelt
Bank receiver sues for 1300 in Greensboro federal case
John D. Biggs receiver for Commercial National Bank filed in Greensboro federal court seeking 1300 dollars plus interest from October 3, 1932 on 13 shares of stock alleged owned by the defendant.
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John D. Biggs
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Short Talks on Advertising Economy Amplifies Public Interest
Essay argues advertising sustains business life and social structure by preserving human assets and customer goodwill. It warns excessive retrenchment harms the economy, urging continued public information and sales activity to maintain the nation’s vital enterprise system.
Roosevelt intensifies push to end extra session
President Roosevelt works with congressional leaders to finish domestic and international priorities before weekend adjournment. He aims to resolve veterans economies dispute immediately while backing city debt relief and St. Lawrence power rights. War debt installments due June 15 loom as world talks open in London.
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London
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Boston
Senate
Four Youths Hold Corps Posts and Pass School Work
Four Ridgeland High School graduates George Wiggins Bryan Malphius L F Godley and A J Preacher joined the civilian conservation corps at Fort Moultrie to avoid delaying exams They completed the corps conditioning then sat four sets of examinations sent from the school principal An officer administered the tests and all four passed successfully
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L. F. Godley
A. J. Preacher
Ridgeland High School
Ralph C. Holliday
Holliday
Aeprinsey
North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association Convention Set
All plans are completed for the 54th annual convention of the North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association to be held in Charlotte from June 19 to 22.
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Charlotte
The
North Carolina Pharmaceutical Association
Heat record tops Raleigh as city basks in July-like heat
Raleigh reports the hottest day of the year with a high of 105 degrees according to the United States Weather Bureau. Abbeville officers say a man identified as a suspect in a sexual assault was taken into custody for safekeeping in Columbia. Paris diplomats announce a three power agreement to pursue disarmament to break the Geneva arms stalemate.
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Columbia
Paris
Geneva
Reconstruction Corp Approves $175 Million Textile Market Loan
The Reconstruction Corporation agreed to a loan of 175 million dollars to finance a textile market and show building project in Charlotte North Carolina. The action follows a formal request and outlines the loan amount and purpose for the development project in the Southern region.
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Washington
Reconstruction Corporation Today
Charlotte, Nn
Roosevelt backs St. Lawrence sea way as public works start
President Roosevelt endorsed the St. Lawrence sea way project anew and said beginning construction at an early date can be an essential part of the national public works program.
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Washington
Roosevelt
St. Lawrence Seaway
A J Young Named Assistant at Winston-Salem Office
A brief AP item from Winston-Salem reports A J Young named assistant at the local office. Details continued on page 11.
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Winston-Salem, June
A. J. Young
Bank Bandits Get 17000 Dollars In Chicago
Seven masked men robbed the Main State bank in broad daylight in Chicago. They used sawed off shotguns to take about 17000 dollars from tellers and forced customers and staff to lie on the floor, then escaped in two cars with a shot fired during their getaway.
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Chicago
Elmer Asherman
Japs Demand Abolition of Aircraft Carriers at Geneva
At the disarmament conference Japan resisted full air bombardment abolition until great powers abolish aircraft carriers. Ambassador Naotake Sato laid conditions including bans on warship airstrips and civil air use for war purposes. He criticized the London treaty as creating insecurity and urged restraint.
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