Spanish Airmen To Continue Flight To N Y Today
The American Farm Bureau Federation urged the Senate Finance Subcommittee for higher duties than the House tariff bill on about 75 farm products. Chester Gray argued the bill widens the disparity between agricultural and industrial rates, seeking protection parity. He listed cattle, milk, butter, eggs, poultry, fruits, nuts, seeds, onions, potatoes, soy, tomatoes, beans, peas, alfalfa seed, and red clover as items needing relief.
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Washington
American Farm Bureau Federation Today
Senate Finance Subcommittee
Chester Gray
Federation
House
Watson
Smoot
Utah
Insue
Gray
Spaniards Reach Azores on First Leg of New York Flight
Major Ramon Franco and three aviators landed at San Miguel in the Azores after departing Cartagena Spain. They planned to resume toward New York with refueling at Halifax if needed and hoped to demonstrate a regular Spain United States air service.
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Madrid
All
Spain
Ramon Franco
San Miguel
Azores
New York
Horta
Cartagena
Vasco de Gama
Franco
Primo de Rivera
Alfonso
Paris
United States
Kingdom
Halifax
N. S
Washington
Pedro Madariaga
Special session judged ineffective by Burns
Representative Burns of Tennessee, chair of the Democratic National Congressional Committee, says the special session has produced a farm relief bill of doubtful value, a reapportionment bill delayed nine years, and a tariff revision bill that would raise living costs by 600 to 800 million dollars annually. He calls the farm measure a rebranded Jardine bill, opposed by Coolidge-era critics.
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Washington
Burns
Tennessee
Democratic National Congressional Committee
House
Strained Muscle Drops Zuni Runner From 1099 Mile Race
Pecos Texas June 22 Andrew Chimoni a Zuni Indian runner failed to finish a 1099 mile race against a trained thoroughbred horse named General. Chimoni led early then dropped out on the 19th lap due to a strained muscle with the horse ahead.
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Pecos
Texas
Andrew Chimoni
Chimoni
General
Transcontinental Flight Abandoned At Cleveland
Lee Schoenhair, aiming to break the Los Angeles to New York nonstop record, forced to land at Cleveland airport after oil loss and smoking engine. He left Cleveland for a hotel for the night, with Major John Berry in attendance, amid fog in New York and a damaged wing incident earlier in California.
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Lee Schoenhair
Los Angeles
Cleveland
Ohio
New York
Schoenhair
John Berry
Berry
California
Pacific Coast
St. Louis
Scott Field
Belleville
Ill
Filling Station Man Injured In Wilson Accident
Robert Poythress operating a Wilson filling station is in critical condition after a car accident when a coupe driven by Burt Joyner swerved into the driveway. Five other occupants fled the scene. Joyner was later arrested and held without bail as injuries to Poythress determine the outcome.
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Wilson
N. C
Robert Porthress
Povythress
Burt Joyner
J. E. King
W. L. Smith, Jr
Thomas Lewis
R. A. Fields
Gentry Galloway
Farmville
Rocky Mount
Joyner
Poythress
French War Vets Protest War Debt Accord In Paris**
The French war veterans organization plans a 9 am protest in Paris to oppose ratification of the war debt agreement. The cabinet refused sanction. The proposed parade would be limited to part of the Champs Elysees.
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Paris
War Veterans Organization
Champs Elysees
Borah Explains Sir Esme Howard Visit in Washington
Senator Borah chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee explained the call by Sir Esme Howard British ambassador. In a New York Times letter Borah said he asked no subject and spoke on his own initiative. Naval armaments reportedly discussed despite a State Department denial.
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Senator Borah
Sir Esme Howard
Washington
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Esme Howard
Idahoan
New York Times
Esme
Borah
State Department
Hawks to seek new trans continental mark
Captain Frank Hawks plans a six hour round trip attempt between Los Angeles and New York if Lee Schoenharr does not beat the trans continental record. Schoenharr left Los Angeles aiming to break Hawks record of 18 hours 21 minutes 59 seconds.
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Schoenhair
Daakness
Frank Hawks
New York
Schoenhairn
Los Angeles
Fresno
Cal
Frank FE. Titus
Pacific Goodrich Company
Lee Schoenhair
Schoonhair
Hawks
Mexicans Rejoice At Settlement Between Church and State
Mexicans celebrate a national lay demonstration as clergy prepare to return to churches after a three year dispute. A July 6 tribute planned for President Portes Gil centers on the Virgin of Guadalupe shrine near Mexico City. Vatican and Berlin reports note broad satisfaction over the Mexico church state accord.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Emilio Portes Gil
Vatican City
the Observatore Romano
Vatican
Rome
Scotland Neck Lad Selected as North Carolina Boy Edison
D Allen Harrell a 16 year old Scotland Neck High School student was chosen as the state Boy Edison from 24 candidates. He will travel to New Jersey next month to compete for the Thomas A Edison scholarship. Harrell demonstrated solid knowledge in radio and aeronautics and built thirty airplane models, most of which flew, in a state exam conducted by the state department of education under Gov Gardner.
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Raleigh
N. C
D. Allen Harrell
Scotland Neck
Edison
North Carolina
Young Harrell
New Jersey
Thomas A. Edison
Gov. Gardner
Slayer of girl wife guarded from Nige
Bowie county officials moved quickly to present to a grand jury the confession of Ocie Nix a 22 year old farmer near New Boston Texas who said he gave his 17 year old wife poison in a capsule he claimed held medicine and caused her death he was spirited away from the New Boston jail after the DA announced the confession.
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Texarkana
Tex
Bowie County
Ocie Nix
New Boston
Texas
Nix
R. G. Waters
Loray Mill Strikers Released on Bond in North Carolina
On June 22 in Fastonia North Carolina eight Loray strikers and strike leaders were released on bonds of 750 each after habeas corpus hearings in Charlotte. International Defense League posted 6000 cash for the prisoners held since June 7 the night police were shot in a strike camp clash. Additional defendants including Fred Erwin Beal and thirteen others were ordered held without bond on murder charges.
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D. E. McDonald
Cc. M. Sell
Walter Lloyd
Ernest Martin
Clarence Townsend
Orbert Littoff
J. R. Pittman
Davidson Superior Court Opens Monday
The June term of Davidson County Superior Court will convene Monday morning, June 24, with Judge J. H. Clement presiding. The one week term covers 115 trial docket cases and eight appearance docket cases. Forty five trial cases involve Prohibition law violations, mainly possessing and manufacturing liquor. No murder or manslaughter cases appear. most are minor offenses such as assaults larceny false pretenses and breaking and entering.
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Lexington
Davidson County Superior Court
J. H. Clement
Sinclair's Sentence Shortened by Concurrent Court Ruling
The District of Columbia supreme court allowed Harry F Sinclair's nine month jail term to run concurrently with a three month sentence for refusing to answer a Senate committee, cutting his total time to about November 22 with time off for good behavior. H Mason Day received four months for the jury shadowing case, and W Sherman Burns was fined $1,000.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
District of Columbia Supreme Court
McCoy
Sinclair
Senate
H. Mason Day
W. Sherman Burns
Burns Detective Agency
William J. Burns
Sherman
Detective Bureau
Supreme Court of the
United States
Dawes And Gibson To Confer Soon
Ambassador Dawes will meet with Hugh Gibson in London next week to discuss naval arms limits. President Hoover endorsed Gibson’s move from Brussels to convey the U S view from Geneva. The talks were shared with Japan Italy France and Canada. details remain limited.
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Dawes
Gibson
Washington
Ambassador Dawes
London
Stimson
Hugh Gibson
Belgium
Brussels
Hoover
Ambassador Gibson
Geneva
Japan
Italy
France
Canada
MacDonald
Ambasador Gibson
Charles G. Dawes
Herbert Hoover
Brothers Accept Seven Year Terms In Banking Firm Collapse
Two brothers from Louisville who led a broker age firm that failed for over 1 million dollars accepted seven year sentences in the state penitentiary after a two year court fight. George T. Wood had sought relief in higher courts. a deputy sheriff began transport to Frankfort but was redirected. Pleas of guilty were agreed on for both brothers, with charges including receiving deposits while insolvent and George on one count of conversion.
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Louisville
George T. Wood
Frankfort
Shelbyville
George Wood
Richard W. Wood
George
George T. Wood and Son
Hall elected head of North Carolina Typothetae
Wilmington NC June 22 North Carolina Typothetae closes its annual convention at Wrightsville Beach with officers elected including W B Hall High Point as president and D A Sweeney Greensboro as executive secretary. Dr Francis H Byrd of Cincinnati spoke on printing management during the session.
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Wilmington
N. C
North Carolina
Typothetae
Wrightsville Beach
Francis H. Byrd
University of Cincinnati
W. B. Hall
Hoover Fishing Trip To Virginia Preserve
President Hoover left Washington for a trout fishing trip at his Virginia Madison Virginia preserve with Mrs Hoover along with Secretary Hyde Mark Sullivan and Lawrence Richey. Secret Service agents accompanied them. The excursion offered relief from heat and served as his first recreation since Congress adjourned while discussions reportedly touched on selecting eight members for the new federal farm board under the farm relief act.
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Washington
Hoover
Madison
Blue Ridge Mountains
Virginia
Hyde
Agriculture Department
Mark Sullian
Lawrence Richey
Secret Service
Congress
Federal Farm Board
Realtor Gets Life Term For Murder Of Widow
John McClure a 57 year old real estate dealer pleaded guilty to murder in the slaying of Mrs Myrtle Wood 49 of Long Beach California. He confessed to shooting her on June 13 and hiding her body behind a Laguna Beach sign board. The court recommended the full life sentence be served.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Myrtle Wood
Long Beach
California
John McClure
McClure
Birthplace of Lee Will Be Restored
Progress in funds to restore Stratford Hall in Westmoreland County Virginia, Robert E. Lee birthplace, was reported to the Lee Memorial Foundation board. Gifts were announced from the Ladies Hermitage Association of Tennessee the Society of Colonial Wars of Tennessee and from various United Daughters of the Confederacy chapters.
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New York
Stratford Hall
Westmoreland County
Virginia
Robert E. Lee
The
Lee Memorial Foundation
Ladies Hermitage Association of Tennessee
Society of Colonial Wars of Tennessee
United Daughters, the Confederacy
Veteran vice squad officer shot in Houston murder
Houston detective Oscar Hope, a veteran of the vice squad, was killed on Bayou street while attempting to arrest a man known as Mimi. Hope was shot by the suspect and then his partner Detective Ira Nix wounded the fleeing man fatally.
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Houston
Tex
Oscar Hope
Mimi
Bayou Street
Hope
Ira Nix
Alienists Examine Snook for State
Columbus Ohio June 22 Alienists examined Dr James H Snook as prosecutor John J Chester Jr moved to fore stall any insanity plea to avoid the death penalty in the hammer slaying of Theora Hix 25 a medical student at Ohio University Chester said Snook was sane when he hammered the coed into unconsciousness then cut her jugular vein at a rifle range on the city outskirts ten days ago.
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Columbus, CO
James H. Snook
John J. Chester, Jr
Theora Hix
Ohio University
Chester
William C. Pritchard
Columbus State Hospital
Earl E. Gaver
Robert C. Tarbell
Snook
Miss Hix
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Kathleen Clark
Burlington
Clark
Atlantic
Coolidge
Margaret Shotwell
Omaha
Neb
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America
Barcelona
Berlin
Germany
Scotland Neck Lad
State Department of Education
Nige
U.S
Kurt Ferdinand de Paniz
Mildred Nelson
Kansas City
Church of St. Thomas d'Aquin
Loray Strikers
International Defense League
Davidson Superior Court
St. James
N. G Typothetae
Lee
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