President Hoover Signs Farm Relief Bill At Capitol
President Hoover signed the new farm relief measure in a ceremony at the Capitol, surrounded by leaders including Vice President Curtis Speaker Longworth and Secretary Hyde. The bill authorizes 500 million dollars for the Federal Farm Board to aid surplus crops through stabilization firms and commodity councils. McNary praised the act as well signed and Hoover used two pens to sign, presenting one to Senator McNary and the other to Representative Haugen. The tariff remains the next major item before the Senate.
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Hyde
Department of Agriculture
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Senate
Agriculture
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Capitol
White House
Federal Farm Board
Farm Board
Secretary of Agriculture
McNary
Oregon
McNary-Haugen
Herbert
Senator McNary
Representative Haugen
House Agricultural
Heat Wave Ravages Atlantic Seaboard With Fatal Lightning
Severe storms across the Atlantic coastline bring scorching heat in New York City and surrounding areas. Five deaths and multiple prostrations mark the heat spell as hail damages trees and buildings, a lightning strike injures none at a hospital, and a Boston flight is delayed at Newark due to high winds.
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New York
Atlantic Seaboard
French Yellow Bird flight delayed by engine damage and stowaway
The Yellow Bird transatlantic attempt is postponed to tomorrow from ANTANDER Spain as mechanics repair engine damage. Stowaway Arthur Schreiber, 22, aided by crew, faced delays after entering the plane at Cape Chambres prior to the landing near Santander en route to Le Bourget.
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Spain
Paris
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France
Yellow Bird
Atlantic
Here
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Armeno Lotti, Jr
Arthur Schreiber
Amfrican
Assolant
New York
Cape Chambre
Old Orchard
Maine
Webb eliminates Murrey in Carolinas junior golf tourney
In Greensboro at Sedgefield country club Curtiss Murrey defeated defending champion Pete Webb 2 and 1 in the first round. Other first round results include Erwin Laxton beating Fred Laxton 1 up and Fred Newham Jr. overcoming Bayard Storm 3 and 2. Semis set for this afternoon with Laxton vs Webb and Murrey vs Newnham.
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N. C
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Shelby
Curtiss Murrey
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Sedgefield Country Club
Erwin Laxton
Charlotte
Fred Laxton, Jr
Fred Newham
Jack Biggs
Raleigh
Laxton
Webb
Murrey
Newnham
Dynamite Found in Front of Union Headquarters
In Bessemer City North Carolina a stick of dynamite was found today in front of the National Textile Workers Union headquarters. Police Chief William Hoyle reported a cap and fuse attached to the device with the fuse lit but not burning when discovered.
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N C
iPi
National Textile Workers Union
William Hoyle
Mrs Hoover Condemned for White House Tea by Texas Senate
Texas Senate adopts a resolution condemning Mrs. Herbert Hoover for hosting Mrs. Oscar De Priest at a White House tea. The measure, introduced by Miss Margie Neal, denounces social recognition of a Black congressman's wife and cites racial tensions and fears of bloodshed, reflecting postwar party politics.
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Texas Senate
Herbert Hoover
Oscar de Priest
Congress
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White House
Margie &. Neal
T. J. Holbrook
Hoover
National Capital
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Dee Priest
Whden
Rockefeller Junior Donation Boosts Northern Baptist Work
In Denver 6900 delegates in session hear John D. Rockefeller Jr. give a gift of 400000 dollars to the church. The funds will support missionary efforts as the convention marks sixteenth century church growth with a mountain parks pageant.
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Denver
Northern Baptist Convention
John D. Rockefeller
Baptists End Sunday School Conference at Meredith College
Raleigh June 15. The North Carolina Baptist Sunday school conference at Meredith College closes this afternoon with an address by Dr. B W Spilman a pioneer leader in the modern Sunday school movement among Southern Baptists. Sessions have been the best ever held at Meredith according to Perry Morgan state secretary.
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North Carolina Baptist
Meredith College
B. W. Spilman
Perry Morgan
Meredith
Detective Questions Suspect In Murder of Pretty Co-Ed
Columbus detectives questioned a state employee described as the acquaintance of Ohio State University co ed Theora K Hix who was killed Thursday night. The body was found at the New York Central rifle range and the man was taken into custody after visiting the morgue and confirming prior contact with the victim. He had called from Bono last night asking if anything happened to Miss Hix. He is about 40 and fits the described suspect profile.
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Schreiber
Columbus
Ohio
Theora K. Hix
Ohio State University
New York Central
Joseph Murphy
Murphy
Resi
Dawes Presents Credentials As New American Ambassador
General Charles G. Dawes bowed before King George at Windsor Castle to present credentials as the United States ambassador to Great Britain. The brief ceremony, attended by Mrs. Dawes and officials, included a courteous chat with the king before Dawes and his party departed for London en route to Scotland.
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Windsor Castle
Charles G. Dawes
George
Great Britain
Hoover
MacDonald
Henderson
Atlanta Doctor 3 Killed in Fight
Dr. Thomas A. Spears aged 35, a prominent Atlanta physician, was killed in a shooting that followed an alleged attempt to disarm him. Patrolman M. Morgan was critically wounded as officers returned fire at a lunchstand where Spears, drinking and furious over accusations, opened with dual pistols. The estranged wife witnessed the events.
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Atlanta
Thomas A. Spears
M. Morgan
Spears
Pension checks totaling 633000 ready for NC Confederate vets
Raleigh June 15. Pension checks for living Confederate soldiers widows and Negro servants in North Carolina were mailed to county clerks for today’s distribution. 1 918 veterans receive 18250 each 70 Negro servants 169 each 466 Class A widows 159 each and 4122 Class B widows 50 each.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Baxter Durham
Durham
Steamers Collide Off Plymouth Bay in Minor Crash
The United States liner American Banker and the Cunarder Carmania, both from New York, collided in Cawsand Bay today. Only slight damage was caused to either vessel and both proceeded.
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Plymouth
England
United States
Carmania
New York
Cawsand Bay
Carbon Monoxide Caused Disaster in Cleveland Hospital
An army investigating board reported to Secretary Good that most deaths in the Cleveland hospital disaster were caused by carbon monoxide and nitrogen oxides from burning X ray films. The gases were not warfare-usable and came from nitro cellulose products like celluloid and smokeless powder.
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Army
Good Today
Cleveland Hospital
Chemical Warfare Service
Big Counterfeit License Ring Busted in Chicago Area
Chicago June 15 Seven persons have been indicted by Cook county grand jury as members of a nationwide counterfeit license ring. They allegedly sold fake medical and dental licenses for 3900 dollars each. Headquarters were in Springfield with agents in Chicago St Louis New York and elsewhere. Officials suspect state department involvement as some licenses appeared genuine. Those in custody include Harry Goldstein alias Senator Brow sky Springfield representative Albert Karl Barron Dr Marcus Kalmus New York City Dr Robert Lentine St Louis and L Mitch ell Blaine Chicago.
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Cook County Grand Jury
Pat Roche
Illinois State Department of Registration
Springfield
St. Louis
New York
State Department of Registration and Education
Harry Goldstein
Browsky
Albert Karl Barron
Goldstein
Marcus Kalmus
Marcy Hotel
Pittsburgh
Robert Lentine
L. Mitchell Blaine
Congress in adjournment over weekend
Senate and House activities pause for weekend recess while committees, including the finance sub committee, resume tariff hearings and awaiting next week’s schedule. The focus remains on trade policy and potential impacts on markets.
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Congress
Senate Finance
Congress Passes Farm Bill and Senate Tariff Hearings
Congress approved the administration farm bill despite debenture concerns. Senate finance subcommittees held tariff schedule hearings and postponed Monday consideration of the Borah proposal to limit tariff revision to agricultural products. Representative Tilson announced a three day recess starting next week. The Senate rejected for the first time the presidential nomination of Redmond A. Bolton as Postmaster at Jamestown North Carolina. Senator Vandenberg protested against dry language and denounced prohibition killings.
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Senate
Tilson
Connecticut
Redmond A. Bolton
Jamestown
N. C
Vandenberg
New York
Charlotte Returns Players to Augusta in SA Deal Reversal
The South Atlantic association canceled the transfer of Grady McClung from Augusta to Charlotte and ordered return to Augusta. Tom Mee Phau and Boggé go back to Charlotte, while Bill Marlotte may stay if undisclosed conditions are met. Ekelson and Gore added to Charlotte roster.
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N. C
Grady McClung
Augusta
W. G. Bramham
Durham
South Atlantic Association
Bramham
McClung
Tom Mee Phau
Boggé
Young Hurry 10 His Son's Wedding in Cleveland
Owen D. Young head of the American delegation rushed 4 000 miles from Paris to attend his son Charles Young's wedding to Miss Marie Christensen in Cleveland. The couple plan a Honolulu honeymoon then reside in Schenectady New York where Young conducts experimental work. Afterward Young, 54, will brief President Hoover in Washington on the international debt negotiations.
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Hoover
Owen D. Young
Paris
Charles
Marie Christensen
Mr. Young
Charles Young
Harvard University
Christensen
Honolulu
Schenectady
Young
van Hornsville
N. Y
Washington
International Committee of Financial Experts
Repudiation of Testimony Ties Arson Case to Freeman
Raleigh June 15 Judge N A Townsend investigates Jack Hunts repudiation of his testimony that helped sentence John Freeman to electrocution for arson in Yadkin county. Hunt, serving 10 years for burning a house, barn, and garage, says he lied and claimed innocence before becoming a state’s witness after pleading guilty.
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Raleigh
Jack Hunt
John Freeman
Yadkin County
N. A. Townsend
Gardner
Townsend
Hunt
Yadkin
Freeman
Seven Held For the Death of Swain County Ferryman
Bryson City North Carolina June 15 seven persons including five members of Charlie Davis family await preliminary hearing in the death of Swain County ferryman Charlie Davis whose body with three bullet holes was found in Cheoah Lake at Rhymer’s Ferry. Davis disappeared May 31 and a bullet from his head matches empty shells found near the lake.
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Bryson City
N. C
Charlie Davis
Rhymer’s Ferry
Swain County
Cheoah Lake
Dixie
Hattie Davis
Mack Davis
Flynn Birchfield
Homer Taylor
Cyril Tolley Wins British Amateur Championship
Cyril J. H. Tolley today won the British amateur golf championship for the second time, defeating John Neilson Smith, a Scottish carpenter from Fife, four up and three to play.
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Sandwich. Eng
Cyril J. H. Tolley
John Neilson Smith
Carpenter
Fife
Gardner Returns to Raleigh After Graduation Tour
Governor Max Gardner resumes duties in Raleigh after four days away addressing UNC graduates in Chapel Hill and touring the New Bern historical pageant. He faces a pending NC Merchants Association request to ban the dine of state institutions of higher learning.
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