Frank Porter Graham Named 11th UNC President After 4th Ballot
Frank Porter Graham, 44, professor and former Marine, wins UNC presidency on the fourth ballot by 47 to 20 over R D W Connor. He comes from a family of educators and has long served in university roles including head of the North Carolina Conference for Social Service and Y M C A secretary.
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Chapel Hill
Frank Porter Graham
University of North Carola
University
Graham
R. D. W. Connor
Connor
Harry Woodburn Chase
University of
Alexander Graham
Charlotte
Fayetteville
North Carolina
Edward Kidder Graham
The
Universty
Golden Fleece
Raleigh
Columbia University
University of Chicago
Amherst
Marine Corps
North Carolina Conference
Frank P. Graham
University of North Carolina
Board of
Harry W. Chase
Murder Hunt Begins In Chicago After Tribune Reporter Slaying
Police and prosecutors mobilize a massive probe into the killing of Alfred Jake Lingle reporter for the Tribune. Rewards total 50000 with Tribune and Chicago Evening Post offering large sums and the Press club pledging support as investigators recheck the subway scene and await solid leads from witnesses.
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The
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Alfred
Jake) Lingle
Tribune
Chicago Evening Post
Press Club of Chicago
Michigan Boulevard
Randolph Street
Illinois Central Station
Piedmont and Northern to resume Spartanburg Gastonia extension
Piedmont and Northern railway said it would continue work on the Spartanburg to Gastonia extension. Judge J Lyles Glenn reserved ruling in the ICC case against the electric line, with arguments to strike allegations and dismiss injunctions. The ICC seeks a permanent injunction. P and N will proceed unless halted by the court.
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Greenville
S&l. C
Railroads
Glenn
Portes Gil Calls for Full Investigation Into Charges
Former President Emilio Portes Gil asks President Ortiz Rubio for a thorough probe into Morones charges that he plotted to kill Ortiz Rubio in Los Angeles. Portes Gil demands inquiry into interior foreign relations and Los Angeles consulate and denies agitating railroad workers.
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Mexico City
Emilio Portes Gil
Ortiz
Luis Morones
Industry, Commerce and Labor
Portes Gil
Ortiz Rubio
Los Angeles
Morones
Interior, Foreign Relations
Wireless tests mark step toward Kingsford Smith flight
Wireless tests were conducted at Baldonnell airfield near Dublin between the Southern Cross and another plane as part of preparations for Captain Charles Kingsford Smith's proposed trans Atlantic flight.
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Dublin
Baldeonnel
Southern Cross
Charles Kingsford-Smith
Order of Eastern Star Holds Meet in Asheville Silver Anniversary
The Grand Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star marks 25 years in Asheville with sessions at David Millard high school attended by over 500. Led by Grace K. Edwards and Marshall Dilling the gathering includes a musical program, flag ceremony, and tributes with numerous chapter members from North Carolina and Tennessee.
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Asheville
Order of the Eastern Star
North Carolina
David Millard High School
Grace K. Edwards
Charlotte
Marshall Dilling
Gastonia
Joyce Finlater
Winstons Salem
Marjorie Hogan
Ella Mowery
Salisbury
Nolan K. Hunnicut
J. W. Anderson
Daisy Mae Davis
Andrews
May C. Weatherly
Franklinville
Emma B. Siler
Liberty
Alice H. Parker
Farmville
Elspeth C. Setzer
J. A. Norton
Wilmington
Donnie Rich- Patton
Elon
C. D. Roberts
Monroe
Moselle Adams
Winston-Salem
Sippie Allred
Greensboro
A. C C. Payne
Taylorsville
W. P. Hensley
Pilot Mountain
Sallie Goodson
Grand Matron
Nellie B. Leavitt
Southern Pines
Blanche Johnson
Knoxville
Tenn
Detroit Still Fourth Among U.S. Cities
Detroit maintains its ranking as the fourth largest city in the United States as early population counts show 1,330,000 with an estimated 200,000 more to be added. The 1920 figure was 993,678 and 1910 was 465,766.
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Detroit
United States
North Carolina graduates 343 at 135th finals event
UNC conferred 334 degrees plus five honorary degrees at the 135th commencement in Chapel Hill. Governor Gardner received a doctor of laws along with other honorees Miss Ellen Glasgow and Dr. Francis Venable Kenan. Outdoors on Davie poplar day, the ceremony adapted after Memorial Hall was deemed unsafe.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
O. Max Gard
Governor Gardner
Harry W. Chase
Martha Berry
Berry Schools of Georgia
Ellen Glasgow
Richmond
Francis P. Venable Kenan
John H. Finley
New York Times
Memorial Hall
King Carol Forgives Some Enemies While Punishing Others
In Bucharest King Carol announces forgiveness for past enemies but orders immediate prosecution for new offenses by Dr. Angelescu former education minister and others Kostinescu mayor of Bucharest and Demetrescu Braila former health minister. He also clears wartime offenses for 20 000 servicemen and moves to form a new cabinet.
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Bucharest
Romania
Carol
C. Angelescu
M. V
J. Bratianu
Kostinescu
Demetrescu Braila
Liberal
Michael
M. Mironescu
Nicholas Jorga
M. Jorga
Julian Maniu
Helen
Alba Julia
Alba Julie
Marry Again After Divorce Granted in Reno
Irving T. Bush, creator of the Brooklyn terminal, wed Miss Marion Spore of New York moments after his second wife Mrs Maud H Bush was granted a divorce. Bush accused his wife of nagging and admitted long trips without notice. She claimed he blocked her from attending their son's Oxford graduation and refused to return from Europe.
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Reno
Nevada
Maud H. Bush
Irving T. Bush
Brooklyn Terminal
Marion Spore
New York
Bush
Oxford
Europe
Allotment for Flood Control on Mississippi River
The War Department announced an allotment of 1,286,306 from the army reserve of 10,800,000 for flood control work on the Mississippi River and its tributaries.
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Washington
Army
Mississippi River
War Department
North Carolina Gov Gardner Receives Three Honorary Degrees
RALEIGH June 10 AP It is now Doctor O Max Gardner as Wake Forest College awarded him doctor of laws last Thursday and North Carolina State College and the University of North Carolina followed with the same honor at separate exercises. Gardner who captained both State and Carolina football teams in college holds a historic athletic record.
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Raleigh
Max Gardner
Doctor O
North Carolina
Wake Forest’ College
Wake Forest College
Gardner
N. (. State College
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
State
Carolina
Senate committee divided on Cannon defiance
Washington June 10 Sharp split among senators over how to handle Bishop James Cannon Jr the committee chair Caraway holding informal talks and proposing a plan while keeping details private Some members say Cannon contempt and questions about 1928 anti Smith activity exceeded powers while Robinson supports Cannon A formal hearing is set for tomorrow
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Washington
Senate Lobby Committee
James Cannon
Caraway
Cannon
Walsh
Montana
Blaine
Wisconsin
Robinson
Indiana
Borah
Idaho
Chevrons For Cadets Made By Mrs. Regan At West Point
Mrs. Louis Regan of Highland Falls has spent 51 years sewing cadet chevrons at the United States Military Academy. She began at age 18 and started sewing at ten, continuing to craft insignia for future generals well into her 60s as cadet uniforms brighten with her handiwork.
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West Point
N. Y
Louis Regan
Highland Falls
Regan
Military Academy
The Young Man of Manhattan at Broadhurst
Claudette Colbert and Charles Ruggles star in The Young Man of Manhattan at the Broadhurst as guests of the Enterprise. The stirring drama of young married life plays Wednesday and Thursday.
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Manhattan
Claudette Colbert
Charles Ruggles
Broadhurst
Enterprise
Labor Troubles Are Assigned To Mill Conditions
Boston June 10 James Myers industrial secretary of the Federal Council of the Churches of Christ in America says southern textile labor troubles stem mainly from mill conditions not outside agitators. He cites long hours night work low wages and poor living conditions. Harriet L Herring urges social workers to make southern mills a stepping stone to better life. Henry P Kendall praises scientific management and producer accountability as practical for solutions.
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Boston
Mass
James Myers
Commission On Church and Social Service
Federal Council of the Churches of Christ In America
South
Myers
National Conference of Social Work
Mr. Myers
Harriet L. Herring
Institute For Research In Special Science
University of North Carolina
New England
Henry P. Kendall
Kendall Company of
Kendall
Camden
S. C
Bailey Urges Democratic Unity For 1932 Victory
Josiah William Bailey called for Democrats to unite after his Senate nomination. He thanked the party, pledged to justify confidence, and urged cooperation with leaders and nominees to win the 1932 general election and restore Democratic power nationwide. He anticipated a state convention reunion and promised full canvassing of the state.
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Democratic Party
Buncombe County Population at 1930 Census
Buncombe county's 1930 population is 99,877 with Asheville city listed at 50,139. The census data were announced in Asheville as part of national population counts.
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Buncombe
Asheville
Buncombe County
Tom Mix Fails to Catch Daughter in Elopement
Beverly Hills report details cowboy star Tom Mix learning his daughter Ruth Jane Mix 17 wed actor Douglas Gilmore in Yuma Arizona after elopement plans twice thwarted. Sheriff halted ceremony but couple married. Mix’s ex wife Mrs Olive Stokes Mix comments on the marriage.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Tom Mix
Ruth Jane Mix
Douglas Gilmore
Yuma
Ariz
Olive Stokes Mix
Mix
Arizona
Gilmore
J. C. Hunter
Yuma County
Pritchard Leads N.C. Republican Primary for Senate Seat
Unofficial returns show George M. Pritchard leading in North Carolina's Republican primary with a growing margin over rivals as 1,275 of 1,799 precincts report. Bailey's Democratic lead over Simmons nears 76,000 with 1,687 precincts counted. Estep routes among minor candidates.
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North Carolina
J. W. Bailey
Geo. M. Pritchard
Pritchard
George Kk. Butler
Clinton
Irvin. Tucker
Whiteville
F. M. Simmons
Bailey
Simmons
Thomas J. Estep
Allegheny County
Hias
Charlotte
George M. Pitchard
Josiah W. Bailey
Raleigh
Ashesville
George E. Butler
Irvin W. Tucker
Census Bureau Turns to Construction Census After City Count
The Census Bureau shifted from city population enumeration to counting construction activity across the United States. Targeting contractors with yearly business over 25 000, the effort uses personal canvassing in cities above 10 000 to build a nationwide picture of paving highway building river and harbor work. New York leads expected contractor totals at about 27 000 with California near 18 000 and Illinois around 19 500.
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Washington
Census Bureau
United States
Alanson Dd. Morehouse
Bureau
New York
California
Illinois
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississipi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Virginia
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