Seven Negroes Held After Attack on 15-Year-Old Girl
Seven Negro men jailed in Concord after an assault on a 15-year-old white girl. Governor Gardner ordered National Guardsmen to the Cabarrus County jail as mobs roamed the countryside seeking the attacker. two identified men entered the jail to view prisoners and left without naming a suspect.
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Concord
N. C
H. W. Caldwell
Ruth Criswell
Cabarrus County
O. Max Gardner
120Th Infantry
President Hoover backs full probe of federal laws
Hoover plans to fund the Hoover Commission’s wide ranging inquiry into enforcement of all federal statutes using private money totaling $190,000, despite Senate limits. Senate trimmed funding for the prohibition study, while House failed to act. conference pending.
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Senate
Washington
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Chairman Wickersham
Dean Roscoe Pound Henry W. Anderson
Monte L
Commission
House
Minister Slain in Mission Tragedy at Niagara Falls
Frank Ross, 37, fatally shot Rev. Edgar R. Wood during a church service at a Niagara Falls mission and wounded two others before being arrested. Ross confessed intent to kill Wood and named Mrs. Ross Leona Kuhn and Leonard Towe as additional targets. Mildred Ross wounded, Towe shot in both legs. The incident occurred as the Rev. Wood led closing prayers, witnesses say.
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Niagara Falls
Frank Ross
Edgar R. Wood
Fiori Costanzo
Porter Road
Ross
Wood
Leona Kuhn
Leonard Towe
Mildred
Tentha Street
Mr. Wood
Pilot Lou Connors Killed In Rodeo Crash At Cokeville
Lou Connors a 40 year old Salt Lake City pilot died instantly when his plane crashed near the rodeo arena in Cokeville Wyoming. The fatal collision occurred before about 2000 spectators as the crowd watched the event unfold.
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Cokeville
Wyo
Lou Connors
Csalt
Lingle Believed An Ally Of Capone
Chicago investigators weigh two motives in the June 9 murder of Tribune reporter Jake Lingle. They consider Capone’s mob and Aiello-Moran gang linked to dog tracks as factors, and see the aim to pressure Police Commissioner William Russell by a dramatic killing at Michigan Avenue and Randoph Street.
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Chicago
Russell
Jake Lingle
al Capone
Tribune
Capone
Lingle
Aiello-Moran
North Side Gang
William Russell
Illinois Central Subway
Michigan Avenue
Randolph Stret
Hoot Gibson and Sally Eilers Wed in California Ceremony
Hoot Gibson and Sally Eilers wed last night at the Gibson hacienda near Saugus in a ceremony before 159 guests. They left today for a wedding honeymoon in the Canadian Rockies with corrals and horses visible through the windows.
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Los Angeles
Hoot Gibson
Sally Eilers
Canadian Rockies
Gibson Hacienda
Saugus
Democratic County Conventions Across North Carolina
Democratic county conventions were held in all 190 counties to name delegates for the state meeting on July 3. The statewide convention would be the largest yet, with 2,412 delegates eligible under the rule of one delegate per 150 votes cast in the 1928 gubernatorial campaign.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Picturesque Mining Camp To Be Closed
Alpine Texas will see Shafter from Alameda Creek shut July 1 as silver prices fall. Residuo Mining Company cites low silver value as the reason for closing the town's sole economic support.
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Alpine
Tex
Shafter
Alameda Creek
Residuo Mining Company
Trial Ends In Dismissal Of Mrs Elon Stratford Case
Greensboro AP Judge Hoyle Sink dismissed first degree murder charges against Mrs Elon Stratford 19 year old widow after the state rested its case and defense offered no testimony. Stratford husband Harold F Stratford was found dead March 9 at her parents home. authorities questioned suicide.
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Greensboro
Hoyle Sink
Elon Benson
Stratford
Sink
Harold F. Stratford
Endurance Record Hovers On Brink
Chicago June 28 A new world record for sustained flight by refueling looms as John and Kenneth Hunter aboard the City of Chicago press toward the 420 hour mark. Having 395 hours aloft at 3 49am CDT, they near the record set by Forest O’Brien and Dale Jackson in St Louis. The crew reports a strong Wright motor and another 700 hours possible, with Will Rogers joining as refueling contact.
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Chicago
John
Kenneth Hunter
Forest O'’Brine
Dale Jackson
St. Louis
Mercury
Walter Hunter
Albert
Will Rogers
Irene
Byrd Receives Boston's Greatest Welcome After Antarctic Triumph
Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd was honored by Boston and Massachusetts after his return from the Antarctic with a city and state celebration. A 300,000 crowd watched a parade and a gold medallion ceremony at the state house as Governor Allen and Mayor Curley saluted the explorer. Byrd then headed to Philadelphia and St. Louis aboard a train, amid aircraft flyovers and enthusiastic cheers.
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Boston
Richard E. Byrd
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Navy Yard
Allen
the Commonwealth
State House
Curley
Tremors Continue in Guatemala City Region
Frequent earthquakes of notable intensity have continued for days in the eastern Santa Rosa department. Tremors have been felt in Guatemala City as authorities monitor aftershocks and assess damage risk.
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Guatemala City
Department of
Santa Rosa
Lindbergh Birthplace in Detroit Put Up for Sale
The 1120 Forest Avenue home plaque commemorating Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh’s birthplace is for sale. The site has hosted disputes since 1929 when the Swedish Engineering Society bought it as a Lindbergh museum and later lost it for $6,000, amid past attempts to monetize or rename the street.
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Detroit
Charles A. Lindbergh
Forest Avenue
Lindbergh
Swedish Engineering Society
Miss Van Landingham Wins Carolina Women’s Championship
Miss Dean Van Landingham of Charlotte defeated Mrs. W. H. Willard in the finals to claim the Carolinas women’s championship at Roaring Gap by one hole. Willard led early with a 38 on the first nine but Fell apart on the back nine while Van Landingham posted a steady 45 and 41 for a medal score of 86.
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Roaring Gap
Dean van Landingham
Charlotte
Carolinas
W. H. Willard
Queen City
Mrs. Willard
Miss van Landingham
Bobby Jones III Strained by British Open Play
Baltimore report says Bobby Jones III fell ill from strain in the British open and is "really sick now" though Leo Diegel expects Jones to win the American Open in Minneapolis next month. Diegel notes Jones can beat the best even while ill and finished two strokes behind Jones at the British event.
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Baltimore
Bobby Jones
Leo Diegel
Diegel
Jones
Minneapolis
Dr Brooks Sailing With Agriculturists
Fourteen agriculturists sailed from New York aboard the liner Teno for Chile to inspect nitrate fields and participate in the centenary of the industry. Receptions and tours are planned. the party includes E J Brooks president of North Carolina State College.
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New York
Teno
Chile
United States
E.J. Brooks
North Carolina State College
Hines and Beaver Capture Cotton States Senior Tennis Doubles Title
Wilmer Hines of Columbia South Carolina and Judge Beaver of Gainesville Georgia won the Cotton States senior tennis doubles championship in Anniston Alabama defeating Jack Mooney and George Boynton of Atlanta in straight sets 6-2 7-5 6-2. The Atlanta pair had been seeded number one in the tournament.
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Anniston
Ala
Wilmer Hines
Columbia
8. C
Beaver
Gainesville
Jack Mooney
George Boynton
Atlanta
Lavarre Sentenced to Twenty More Days for Contempt
William Lavarre former South eastern publisher was sentenced by Judge William H Barrett to twenty more days in jail for criminal contempt of court He has been jailed since May 27 over noncompliance with court orders in his dispute with Harold Hall The case moved to Judge Barrett after Lavarre surrendered in May He previously accused Judge Deaver of misconduct prompting a congressional investigation by a House subcommittee in Washington.
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Augusta
William Lavarre
Southeastern
William H. Barrett
Lavarre
Bascom 8S. Deaver
Macon
Harold Hall
Georgia
South Carolina
Barrette
Barrett
Richmond
House of Representatives
Washington
Deaver
Hall- Lavarre
House
Kingsford Smith Aims for San Francisco Flight
Squadron leader Charles Kingsford Smith and the Southern Cross crew plan a non stop departure to San Francisco on Wednesday to complete their globe circling voyage. After recent flights across the Pacific and Atlantic he expects to marry Miss Mary Powell in September and return via Washington to meet President Hoover.
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New York
Charles Kingsford- Smith
San Francisco
Globe
Southern Cross
Kingsford-Smith
Oakland
Calif
Pacific
Australia
Hawaii
England
Atlantic
Ireland
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Mayor Walker
City Hall
Mary Powell
Melbourne
Schenectady
N. Y
Sydney
General Electric
Miss Powell
Washington
Hoover
Kingsford Smith Aims Solo England to Australia Flight
Squadron leader Charles Kingsford Smith said from New York he would depart England at the end of July for a solo flight to Australia in a light plane attempting to beat Bert Hinkler's record. He spoke to his fiancée Miss Mary Powell via wireless.
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Melbourne
Australia
Charles Kingsford-Smith
New York
Mary Powell
England
Bert Hinkler
Former Prominent Woman Seeks Prohibition Repeal
CHICAGO June 28 Mrs Kellogg Fairbank a former democratic national committeewoman and once a dry declared for absolute repeal of the Eighteenth Amendment. She said it once supported prohibition but now believes it a failure and that supplementary legislation cannot succeed in a democracy.
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Chicago
Kellogg Fairbank
Democratic National
Charlotte Radio Station Sold To Columbia System
Announcement confirms the sale of WBT Charlotte to the Columbia Broadcasting System. Purchase price not released. W. K. Gillian of Asbury Park, New Jersey, heads the company that acquired the station from C. C. Coddington’s estate about a year ago, with all sale details to come from Columbia.
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Charlotte
WBT
Columbia Broadcasting System
W. K. Gillian
Asbury Park
N. J
C. C. Coddington
Columbia System
Gillian
Racing Packets Set For Mississippi Modern Classic
Cincinnati hosts a river race with the Betsy Ann and Tom Greene racing packets to Fernbank dam for a modern inland waterways classic. Betsy Ann captained by Frederick Way Jr was built in 1899 and once plied the lower Mississippi. Tom Greene, seven years old, has operated mainly in West Virginia trade.
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Cincinnati
Robert E. Lee
Natchez
Mississippi
Betsy Ann
Tom Greene
Ohio River
Fernbank Dam
Ohio
Kentucky
Fernbank
Coney Island
Frederick Way, Jr
Dubuque
Iowa
Great River
Pittsburgh
West Virginia
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Sheriff Caldwell
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Hoot Gibson and
Mrs. Stratford Freed
Glenn Stack
Stack
United States Marine Corps
TQ Byrd
Explorer
Massachusetts
Stella Jewett
William Hicks
John Smith
Paris
Lindbergh Avenue
van Landingham
New Carolinas
Bobby Jones III
Dr. Brooks
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