New York Prepares Grand Welcome For Byrd Expedition
Rear Admiral Richard E Byrd and his Antarctic expedition return to New York after sixteen months abroad. A marine parade, 3000 troops guard, and a city hall review mark the reception to rival Lindbergh. Byrd will receive a medal of valor and honorary law degree, with broadcasts nationwide.
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New York
Antarctic
Richard JF. Byrd
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Governor’s Island
Broadway
Cuy Hall
Air First
Harry F. Byrd
Virginia
City of
Eleanor Bolling
Admiral Byrd
Grover A Whalen
John Garland Pollard
BE. S. T
City Hall
James J. Walker
Walker
Elmer FE. Brown
New York University
National Broadcasting Company
Columbia Broadcasting System
Hoover Admiral Byrd
Washington
Hoover
National Geographic Society
Richmond
Pollard
Winchester
Chicago
Knox Seeks Delay On City Manager Reappointment
High Point rumors prompt City Manager Knox to request a full investigation and deferral of his reappointment. Mayor York and the council plan an early meeting to hear charges and determine next steps.
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EK. M. Knox
Knox
High Point
City of
BK. M. Knox
C. A. York
FE. M. Knox
Morrow Nomination Celebrated by Wet Forces
Dwight W. Morrow’s nomination for the New Jersey Senate drew praise from anti prohibitionists in Washington as a pivotal wet victory. Hoover officials voiced confidence he will win the seat, with plans for Morrow to return to Mexico City and confer on his future.
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Washington
Dwight W. Morrow
Senate
New Jersey
Morrow
Wets
Fort
White House
Mexico City
Mexico
Hoover
Ambassador Morrow
Dwight Morrow
Communist Papers Say U S Facing Economic Crisis
Moscow dispatch reports Pravda and other communist organs declaring the United States faces a severe economic crisis. They describe Wall Street’s slump as a prelude to deeper industrial and agricultural turmoil that reduces farmers buying power and heightens risk of a new war among imperialist powers, notably against the Soviet Union.
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Moscow
United States
Pravda
Communist Party
Wall Street
America
Soviet Union
Retaliation Seen In Tariff Moves Across Nations
The Hawley Smoot tariff activated 1 122 new rate schedules drawing immediate response. Canada activated countervailing duties on US imports, Belgium and Spain weigh reprisals, Cuba condemns the law, and French and Italian papers urge boycotts and protest.
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Canada
United States
Havana
el Mundo
Cuba
Paris Petit Bleu
France
1N Tevere
Rome
Cotton and Jones Lead British Open First Round
In Hoylake on June 18 Bobby Jones and MacDonald Smith from the United States and Henry Cotton the British pro led the first round of the British Open with scores of 70.
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Hoylake
Eng
Bobby Jones
MacDonald Smith
United States
Henry Cotton
British Open leads shift as Cotton ties Jones in opening round
Hery Cotton, a young British pro, shoots 70 to match American amateur Bobby Jones for the 18 hole lead at the British Open. Horton Smith sits close with 72, Don Moe and Leo Diegel 74 each, while MacDonald Smith also posts 70 but struggles late. Barnes scores 71 as rain interrupts play.
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Cotton
Jim” Barnes
MacDonald Smith
Jones
Horton Smith
Barnes
Mac Smith
Smith
True Bill Returned Against Widow of Slain Marine Private
Guilford county grand jury charged murder against 19 year old widow Mrs Elon Benson Stratford of Greensboro. Harold Stratford 20, a marine private, was shot at his wife’s High Point road home while on leave from Quantico. She was held without bail and faces trial in superior court this week.
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Greensboro
Guilford County
Elon Benson Stratford
High Point Road
Here
Cotton Manufacturers Back 55-Hour Week Plan At Grove Park Inn
The North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers association adopted a 55 hour week replacing 60 hours and banned night work for under 18s. W D Briggs of Raleigh was named president for 1930 31 with E P Lewis Durham C A Cannon Kannapolis and A N Fairly Laurinburg as vice presidents and Hunter Marshall Jr Charlotte as secretary treasurer. Briggs succeeds J H LePark of Gastonia.
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Kannapolis
A. N. Fairly
Laurinburg
Hunter Marshall, Jr
Charlotte
Mr. Briggs
J. H. Lepark
Gastonia
Gardner Hosts Hyde to Live at Home Farming Tour
Gardener Max Gardner guides Arthur Hyde former Missouri governor and current U S secretary of agriculture on a tour of Caledonia Prison Farm. They inspect crops and seed varieties as North Carolina demonstrates self sufficiency beyond cotton and tobacco. A lively group follows from field to field as the pair discuss farming methods.
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J. C. Baskervill
Caledonia Prison Farm
Missouri
North Carolina
Espec
Max Gardner
Arthur M. Hyde
Hyde
Gardner
Market Selloff Halts After Sharp Declines And Volume Surge
The stock market faced a selling climax with many pivotal shares near autumn lows. Total volume reached 6.1 million shares, with 5 million traded by 1:30 pm, as prices fell then began to recover amid heavy activity. In sports, Barrien Moore stunned medalist Carl Dann Jr. to win 3 and 2 at the Southern Amateur in Greensboro.
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New York
Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro
N. C
Barrien Moore
Atlanta
Carl Dann, Jr
Orlando
Fla
Moore
Daan
Arrests Expected in Day Agent Death in North Carolina
Wayne County and federal prohibition agents hunted for the liquor runners linked to the fatal shooting of P. L. Flinchum, a Wilson prohibition agent. Sheriff Grant refused to reveal clues, saying developments were expected soon as deputies scoured rural roads seeking the getaway car, once thought to have left Goldsboro for Snow Hill and then circling back toward Kinston.
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Goldsboro
Wayne County
P. L. Flinchum
Wilson
W. D. Grant
Snow Hill
Kinston
City of Chicago Sets Endurance Flight Mark Near 7 Days
The endurance flight plane City of Chicago logged 160 hours of continuous flight by 8:40 a m marking eight hours less than a week. Piloted by John and Kenneth Hunter the craft aims to beat last year’s 420 hour St Louis Robin record.
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Chicago
John and
Kenneth Hunter
St. Louis
Cannon Fires As Tinkham Charges
Washington report on Representative Tinkham of Massachusetts challenging Bishop Cannon over charges of libel related to funds used to back anti-Smith campaigning. Cannon, in Louisville, replies by denouncing Tinkham and demanding press accountability for his floor statements.
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Washington
Tinkham
Massachusetts
Cangnon
Cannon
Senate Lobby Committee
E. C. Jameson
New York
Hoover
South
Louisville
Tinknam
House of Representatives
Boston
Merchants Oppose North Carolina Sales Tax Plan
The North Carolina Merchants Association adopted a resolution condemning sales tax advocates. Led by R. B. Peters Jr and Dallas Holloman the group called for a fund to educate against the proposed tax law, opposing any sales tax which could harm business in the state.
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Wilmington
North Carolina Merchants Association
R. B. Peters, Jr
Tarboro
Dallas Holloman
North Carolina
Merchants Association
Prohibition Officers Nab Moonshiner Near Callison
In Greenwood on June 18, officers found R. E. Still at a moonshine operation in the Callison area. Still resisted and claimed no still, while jailed and denying ownership as agents observed the liquor production.
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Greenwood
Prohibition
Callison
R. E. Still
Morrow Wins G O P Nomination for U S Senate in Landslide
Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow secures the Republican nomination for the full six year term in New Jersey with a commanding win across all 21 counties. Fort and Frelinghuysen concede. Morrow leads in dry rural districts while campaigning on liquor policy and states’ rights.
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Newark
N. J
New Jersey
Fort
Frelinghuysen
Morrow
Dwight W. Morrow
United States
Franklin W. Fort
Ciry
State Anti-Saloon League
Joseph S. Frelinghuysen
John A. Kelly
Kelly
Alexander Simpson
Walter E. Edge
Thelma Parkinson
Ambassador
Ambassador Morrow
Englewood
Herodotus
James K. Shields
Anti-Saloon League
Amherst
Calvin Coolidge
J. P. Morgan & Company
Mexico
Coolidge
Charles A. Lindbergh
George W Simons Heads Civitan International
George W. Simons of Jacksonville Florida was elected president of Civitan International at the convention’s closing session, succeeding Robert W. Brooks of St. Louis. St. Louis will host the 1931 meeting with Baltimore possibly hosting the following year. Other officers named include Cary H. Howard Tulsa Claud B. Souires Charlotte Harold Tschudi Baltimore Claude L. Hagan Birmingham and trustees Robert Latham Asheville Arthur Crownover Nashville Frank Topping Sacramento.
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Asheville
George W. Simons
Jacksonville
Fla
Civitan International
Robert W. Brooks
St. Louis
Baltimore
Cary H. Howard
Tulsa
Okla
Claud B. Souires
Charlotte
Harold Tschudi
Claude L. Hagan
Birmingham
Ala
Robert Latham
Arthur Crownover
Nashville
Frank Topping
Sacramento
California
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Brock
Schlee
York
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William S. Brock
Edward F. Schlee
Jacksonville Municipal
San Diego
Cal
Tallulah
Thomasville
Georgia
Jacksonville Beach
Jimmy Doolittle
Edward Schlee
Wills
Aed
U. S
Rear Admiral
Richard E. Byrd
Associated Press
Bobby
True Bill
Secretary of Agriculture
Caledonia
Party of State
Hade
Dann
Berrien Moore
Sedgefield
Bishop
Congress
G.O.P
Victor
Civitans
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