Byrd Receives Hoover Salute After South Pole Flight
Washington greets Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd after his polar voyage. President Hoover congratulates him on the South Pole flight and to be awarded a National Geographic gold medal. A parade of admirers and Boy Scouts lines the capital streets as Byrd prepares to honor Floyd Bennett and other figures at graves later today.
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Floyd Bennett
Admiral Peary
Admiral Wilkes
Washington
Richard E. Byrd Beard
Hoover
South Pole
White House
Little
America
Admiral Byrd
National Geographic Society
New York
Dick” Byrd, Jr
Paul Siple
Floyd
Navy Plans Hybrid Cruiser Carrier to Arm War Fleets
Washington reports plans to build a new hybrid cruiser carrier capable of running in combat and launching 10 six inch guns and large numbers of aircraft. The design would devote major deck space to a landing platform with 70 percent for planes. Some officers oppose lighter armor but officials say nations will build such ships for air power.
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Washington
Bureau of Aeronautics
United States
Naval Aeronautics
Congress unlikely to adjourn before July Longworth says
Speaker Longworth after talks with Republican leaders in the Senate said adjournment before July 1 seemed unlikely. He called it only a guess given the parliamentary situation, noting the House passed the second deficiency bill and could adjourn within three days.
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Washington
Senate
Longworth
Congress
House
Lutherans Plan $400000 Drive for Lenoir Rhyne Expansion
Salisbury June 20 A campaign to raise 400000 will begin about September 1 to augment the endowment and properties of Lenoir Rhyne College. All Lutherans in the state will be invited to participate following a trustees meeting that reviewed educational matters and campaign plans.
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Salisbury
Lenoir Rhyne College
College Board of Trustees
Trio of Distillery Operatives Fire On Edgecombe Raiders
Rocky Mount reporters say three alleged distillery operators opened fire on J. D. Jenkins and R. Watson as Edgecombe deputies surprised a still near the city. The raid occurred late yesterday amid a crackdown on unlawful liquor production.
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Edgecombe Raiders
Rocky Mount
J. D. Jenkins
R. Watson
Edgecombe County
Byrd Way Not As Grand As Lindbergh Welcome
New York officials estimate Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd and his crew generated a modest 70 ton street cleanup, far smaller than the 1800 ton tally for Charles A. Lindbergh’s Paris return. Cleanup cost about $22,000 plus $9,000 for the official reception.
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New York
Richard E. Byrd
Charles A. Lindbergh
Paris
Charles 8. Hand
New Orleans Day Agent Shoots Two on Canal Street
Federal prohibition undercover agent John W. Williams 27 shot Stanley Livett 34 and Robert Addison 24 on Canal Street between Royal and Bourbon in view of bystanders. Williams says he acted after Livett attacked him with a knife during a dispute at a resort. Livett and Addison are hospitalized and expected to recover. Police yesterday raided the resort and seized liquor. Williams filed a report with Prohibition Administrator D Jackson.
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New Orleans
John W. Williams
Prohibition
Washington, D. C
Stanley Sivett
Robert Addison
Canal Street
Lirett
Williams
D. Jackson
Livett
Stocks Slide After Selling Pressure Hits Wall Street
Shares on the New York Stock Exchange dropped about $2 to $14 a share after yesterday's gains faded. Renewed bear selling and a Chicago wheat market drop unsettled traders while a cut in the federal rediscount rate and a reduction in broker loans briefly raised prices before declines returned. The bond market benefited from the lower rate with strong demand for gilt-edged issues.
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New York
Jime
New York Stock Exchange
Chicago
Federal Reserve
Reserve
Judge Cranmer Spent 2295 For Renomination
Judge H Cranmer of Southport reported 2295.00 spent to win renomination on the Democratic ticket in the June 7 primary. The filing lists contributor Walter D Siler $50 and D M Clark reporting 2480.00 in campaign expenditures.
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Raleigh
KE. H. Cranmer
Southport
Hartness
Cranmer
Walter D. Siler
D. M. Clark
Fifth Judicial District
Vernon Way Admits Shooting Father At Guilford Home
Greensboro news says Vernon Way, 15, confessed to shooting his father to death on Wednesday night at the Guilford home. He sat beside his mother on the front porch as police pursued a full confession and further developments were anticipated. Mrs Way's statements on the shooting appeared to exonerate her son.
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Greensboro
Vernon Way
Byrd Hints More South Polar Work
Rear Admiral Richard Byrd, in Washington after returning from the South Pole expedition, signals future polar work but declines specifics. He notes vast uncharted territory east of the Ross dependency and the need to clear a debt of about 50 to 190 thousand dollars while praising expedition scientists who endured extreme cold.
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Washington
Richard EK. Byrd
United States
Ross Dependency
Great Britain
South Polar
America
LaGrange Man Held in Slaying of Prohibition Agent
Jim Aldridge, 30, of LaGrange, was jailed in Wayne County on suspicion in the Tuesday killing of P. L. Flinchum, a prohibition agent. Authorities seek the getaway car as they pursue more information while agents and officers recover after a crash. Agent H. V. Andrews is among the wounded.
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Goldsboro
Jim Aldridge
LaGrange
Wayne County
P. L. Flinchum
Aldridge
W. D. Grant
Flinchum
H. V. Andrews
Bobby Jones Triumph Sparks Atlanta Celebration
Atlanta marks Bobby Jones latest victory with downtown business shutdowns and cheers as crowds flood streets. His East Lake club and family express pride, noting Jones holds major titles including the national open British open and British amateur across 1923 to 1930.
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Atlanta
Bobby
Bobby Jones
Robert P. Jones
East Lake
Associated Press
Brooklyn Population Figures Rise to 2,596,154
New York June 20. Brooklyn New Yorks borough of homes and churches shows a population of 2,596,154, up 22 percent in ten years. Leo Doherty, chairman of the borough census board, announced final counts noting 1920 population at 2,018,356.
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New York
Brooklyn
Leo Doherty
Census Supervisors
Adverse Reports on Shipstead Bill in Senate Debate
The judiciary committee issued a majority adverse report and a favorable minority view on the Shipstead bill to limit injunctions in labor disputes. The majority called for further study citing potential broader problems, while minority chair Norris urged curbing judicial action. The debate echoed past fights over Judge Parker and addressed yellow dog contracts and union membership limits.
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Washington
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Steiner
Oregon
Norris
Nebraska
John Jj. Parker
North Carolina
Supreme Court
Yellow Dog
Parker
Conover Banker Found Dead in Backyard Under Ill Health
I M Hunsaker a 35 year old banker and prominent Conover citizen was found hanged in a green house in his backyard. A note in an open Bible said he could not face the world and referenced his financial condition. His wife Carly found the body after he was missing. He had recently bought tools said to be for a swing for the children.
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Conover
N. C
I. M. Hunsaker
Carly
Hunsucker
Moose Meeting In Greensboro Tonight
Albert H. Ladner Jr. arrives in Greensboro to preside as supreme dictator of the Loyal Order of Moose of the World. Arrangements for a large Moose meeting tonight are practically complete.
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Greensboro
Albert H. Ladner Jr
Philadelphia
Loyal Order of Moose of the World
Jones Wins British Open and British Amateur Titles
Bobby Jones of the United States wins the British Open for the third time with a total 201, adding the British Amateur title last month to become the first to hold both since John Ball. Leo Diegel finishes two behind after a late surge. Archie Compston breaks the course record but slides in final rounds.
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United States
Great Britain
John Ball
Tsyco
Leo Diegel
Archie Compston
Compston
Diegel
Jones
Bobby
Leo
Diegzel
Inquest Delayed in Three Slain Men Near Rockmart
In Rockmart Georgia the coroner postponed an inquest into the deaths of three men Clifford Jones Lige Harper and Ernest McCullough whose bodies were found head downward in an abandoned well. Authorities believe the victims were slain elsewhere and moved to the well. Bill Hulsey and his son Fred were jailed on suspicion after confessing they burned the wagon. The men were about 30 years old and local residents who were close friends.
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Rockmart
Cliff Jones
Lige Harper
Ernest McCullough
Alonzo Lovell
Bill Hulsey
Fred
Sorrell
Ene Pv
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