French Senate Backs Hoover Plan Amid Mora torium Talks
Paris reports the French Senate votes 197 to 5 to sustain the government line on the Hoover debt moratorium. In Washington, officials say a one year suspension is discussed with delays and possible retroactive application. Mellon Edge Castle and Hoover consult as Laval signals France reached limits on concessions.
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Paris
Washington
Hoover
Castle
State Department
Millis
Treasury
Secretary of the Treasury
Andrew W. Mellon
Walter E. Edge
William R. Castle, Jr
White House
Associated Press
Excelsior
Laval
France
County reorganization moves tax collection to ex-manager Donnell
Greensboro June 30. The county board reorganizes administration by abolishing the county manager post and transferring tax collection from Sheriff Stafford to D L L Donnell, retiring manager named tax collector. A. Wayland Cooke appoints R Flake Shaw to fill Donnell’s unexpired commissioner term through 1934. The session also approves deputy salary reductions as part of the budget plan.
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Greensboro
D. l L. Donnell
PD. B. Stafford
Donnell
A. Wayland Cooke
R. Flake Shaw
J. W. Burke
F. P
Flight record attempt resumes toward Edmonton after rough takeoff
The Winnie Mae sailed from Fairbanks bound for Edmonton in ideal weather as Wily Post and Haruki Gatty extend their 15 000 mile around the world dash. Gatty nurses an injured arm after a propeller strike while Post longs for rest after nights of fatigue and the craft carries 359 gallons of gasoline.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Wily Post
Haruki Gatty
Edmonton
Alberta
Khabarovsk
Siberia
North Pacific
Solomon
Cty
Gatty
Post
New York
Winnie Mae
Peller
Winnie -Mae
Edmaneton
Five Children Killed as Train Hits Car Near Bucharest
A train collision at a grade crossing near Bucharest, Romania, killed five children and injured 28 others. Authorities reported the incident occurred today as the train struck a car.
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Bucharest
Romania
Here
Prisoner stabbed to death at Sing Bing prison
Frank Doyle a 21 year old prisoner from Brooklyn was found stabbed to death in the recreation room locker area of the new Sing Bing prison building authorities believe the death results from murder the incident occurred early today in Ossining New York
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Ossining
N. Y
Frank Doyle
Brooklyn
Sing Bing
Georgia Sizzles as Heat Hits 104 Degrees in Fifteen Cities
Atlanta reports survive the June 30 heat wave with an average 104 degree temperature across fifteen Georgia cities. The day’s heat intensified drought and prompted renewed weather discussions while officials monitor health and safety implications for residents.
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Georgia
Atlanta
Epee
Brookshire Re-elected President at Labor Federation Meet
L E Brookshire of Greenville was re elected president of the South Carolina Federation of Labor at its 17th annual convention. Columbia was chosen as the site for the 1932 gathering.
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Brookshire
Charleston
S&l. C
L. E. Brookshire
Greenville
South Carolina Federation of Labor
Columbia
Railroads seek 15 percent freight rate rise in hearings
The Interstate Commerce Commission set hearings for July 15 and August 31 in Washington on a proposed 15 percent increase for rail and water lines. Revised class rates in eastern and western trunk lines will take effect by December 3, aiming to raise annual revenue by 50 to 70 million dollars. Opponents must file opposition notices by July 20.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hearing For Driver Of Death Car Delayed To Thursday
Preliminary hearing for Roy Phillips charged with manslaughter in the death of Miss Lucy Harrell occurred after a Sunday night wreck in Mount Holly North Dakota. Harrell died when Phillips’s car ran a red light and collided with Brice Caraway’s vehicle from Marshville. Caraway was exonerated by police. Miss May Welch, a passenger in the Phillips car, suffered serious injuries.
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Mount Holly
N. d
Roy Phillips
Lucy Harrell
Marshall Bank Pays 30 Percent Dividend
The Bank of French Bread in Marshall North Carolina has paid a 30 percent dividend to depositors after deposits were left undisturbed under a re opening plan. Note collections enabled paying the dividend.
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Marshall Bank
Roosevelt Plans To Make Addresses In Virginia
Albany June 30 Governor Roosevelt plans to drive to Charlottesville Virginia to deliver two talks Monday at the University of Virginia annual conference on domestic and national questions.
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Albany
N. Y
Roosevelt
New York
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Louisville Storm Leaves City In Turmoil
Louisville was hit by a violent windstorm yesterday. The storm damaged storefronts uprooted trees and downed lines for an hour injuring eight people.
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Louisville
Publishers Honor Dead Leaders At Southern Newspaper Meet
In Asheville on June 30 Clark Howell Jr. was elected president of the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association succeeding J S Parks as chairman of the board. Walter C Johnson became treasurer and Cranston Williams was re elected secretary manager. Fourteen directors were chosen, with one from each represented state.
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Clark Howell, Jr
Southern Association
Ewing
Stahiman
Asheville
Atlanta Constitution
Southern Newspaper Publishers Association
J. S. Parks
Fort Smith
Ark
Times-Record
Walter C. Johnson
Chattanooga (Tenn
Cranston Williams
Chattanooga
Tenn
Alabama
J. E. Chappell
Birmingham News and Age Herald
Arkansas
K. A. Engel
Little Rock
Arkansas Democrat
Florida
C. C. Carr
St. Petersburg Times
Georgia
H. V. Jenkins
Savannah News and Press
Kentucky
Emanuel Levi
Louisville Courier-Journal
Louisiana
L. K. Nicholson
New Orleans Times-Picayune
Mississippi
J. H. Skewes
Meridian Star
North Carolina
H. Galt Braxton
Kinston Free Press
Oklahoma
E. K. Hayford
Oklahoma City
Oklahoman and Times
South Carolina
F. C. Withers
Columbia State
Tennessee
J. G. Stalman
Nashville Times
Texas
J. L. Mapes
Beaumont Enterprise and Journal
Virginia
M. B. Louis
Clifton Forge Review
West Virginia
J. H. Long
Huntington Advertiser
Herald- Dispatch
John S.S. Cohen
The
Atlanta Journal
Maj
E. B. Stahlman
Nashville (Tenn.) Banner
Frederick I. Thompson
Post-Election Strife Paralyzes Spanish Cities
Post-election disturbances and labor strikes crippled business and brought near martial law to Granada Salaman ca Malaga today with virtual monitoring and unrest across Spain.
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Madrid
Granada
Salamanca
Malaga
Decreasing Birth Rate Blamed By Expert On American Cities
War ren S. Thompson, census expert, argues in a monograph that city life devalues family. He says urban men can live alone easily, while country life rewards wife and children as markers of success, contributing to a lower birth rate in cities.
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Washington
Warren S. Thompson
Col John A Liske to be buried in Mount Gilead NC
Mount Gilead North Carolina today will see the burial of Col John A Liske 91 Confederate veteran who helped carry Stonewall Jacksons widow to her grave and served from private to color sergeant before earning a colonel commission He died yesterday from infirmities of old age after enlisting at war start with a Mount Gilead company led by Captain Gaines.
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Mount Gilead
N. C
John A. Liske
Stonewall Jackson
Colonel Liske
States
Gaines
Mrs Gatty Aims to Meet Husband Post
Mrs Vera Gatty hurried across the continent by air hoping to reach New York by Wednesday night to greet her husband Harold Gatty and Wiley Post from their globe circling flight. She praised their achievement and said she wants them to travel as quickly as possible.
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Glendale
Cal
Vera Gatty
New York
Harold Gatty
Wiley Post
Pangborn and Herndon Plan World Flight Start at Dawn
Clyde Pangborn and Hugh Herndon announced a dawn takeoff for a new world flight aiming to beat the Post Gatty record by two days. The 25 mph slower aircraft has dual controls and would fly almost continuously with one pilot sleeping. Planned stops include Moscow and eastern Siberia.
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New York
Clyde Pangborn
Hugh Herndon
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Pangborn-Herndon
Post-Gatty
Moscow
Siberia
Transatlantic fliers Hillig Hoiriis depart Berlin for Gera
Otto Hillig and Holger Hoiriis left Berlin at 12 25 p m for Gera en route to Steinbrucke, Hillig birthplace. They plan to reach Steinbrucke tomorrow and return to Berlin then head to Copenhagen to be greeted by the king later in the week.
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Berlin
Otto Hillig
Holger Hoiriis
Gera
Leipsic
Hillig
Steinbrucke
Copenhagen
Winston Youth Is Given 5 To 8 Years
Horace Rothrock, 21, pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the death of 15 year old Odell Spease Roberts. He was sentenced by Judge Clement in Forsyth Superior Court to a State's prison term of five to eight years. The killing occurred June 13 after Rothrock ran down Roberts, did not stop, and had been drinking according to preliminary testimony.
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Winston-Salem
Horace Rothrock
Odell Spease Roberts
Clement
Forsyth Superior Court
Rothrock
Young Robertson
Nation Maps Brow As Heat Wave Stalks Abroad Again
A blistering heat wave grips the nation for a record eighth day with central states hardest hit and deaths surpassing 500 nationwide including 126 in Chicago. Reports note livestock losses, drought stressing crops, and scattered relief from coast to coast with a potential end by tomorrow night from Rocky Mountain rains.
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Central States
Pacific
Atlantic Coast
Chicago
Missouri
Iowa
Minnesota
Dakotas
Indiana
Illinois
Nebraska
South Dakota
Co. A. Donnel
Chicago Weather Bureau
Rocky Mountain
Kentucky
Louisville
St. Louis
Middlewest
Mlinois
Kansas
Wisconsin
Pacific Coast
Blythe
Cal
Mercury
Wenatchee Mountains
Wenatchee
Wash
Denver
Hell
Helana Mont
Idaho
Utah
Birmingham
Graf Zeppelin Sets Course for Iceland Arctic Cruise
Graf Zeppelin departs from Friedrichshafen on a practice cruise to Iceland in preparation for a scientific Arctic expedition next month. Dr. Hugo Eckener leads 12 passengers including his daughter Lotta and U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Commander Edward Smith. Aimed at gathering topographical data near Franz Joseph and Nicholas Lands.
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Friedricnshafen
Ger
Graf Zeppelin
Iceland
Arctic
Hugo Eckener
Lottie
Frau von Schiller
Edward §. Smith
United States Coast Guard
Franz Joseph Land
Nicholas Land
Cologne
Germany
Amsterdam
Nijmegen
Netherlands
Rotterdam
Filey
Yorkshire
England
Labor Bureaus Remain Open In Four Cities
Four federal state employment bureaus in Asheville Charlotte Wilmington and Raleigh will stay open at least temporarily, says Frank D. Grist North Carolina state labor commissioner. Dispute over a $6300 appropriation pause created uncertainty before confirmation funds remain available and could be cut at the commissioner’s discretion.
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Raleigh
Asheville
Charlotte
Wilmington
Frank D. Grist
Grist
General Assembly
Henry Burke
Mr. Grist
American Asked To Navigate Zeppelin
Washington June 30 Coast guard announces Lieutenant Commander Edward H. Smith invited to navigate Graf Zeppelin on its polar flight as American representative. He plans to study ice conditions and has served as chief ice expert in the international ice patrol for North Atlantic steamers.
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Washington
Coast Guard
Edward H. Smith
North Pole
Smith
North Atlantic Ocean
Talkies Used for Education at Washington University
At Washington University in St Louis the summer session ran a full day of talking motion pictures from 9:05 a m. to 3:45 p m with noted educators as the star performers marking the first use of projected educational film for university teaching.
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ST. Louis
Washington University
American Aviators Prefer Death to Cracking Up Plane
Wiley Post and Harold Gatty arrived at Solomon Alaska from Khabarovsk after a perilous flight across the Bering Sea. Post said he would rather die flying than crash before finishing the New York dash. Gatty praised Post as the expert pilot while Post credited Gatty for navigation. The pair reported extreme weather and ice floes on the final stretch into Solomon.
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Nome
Alaska
Wiley Post
Harold Gatty
Bering Sea
New York
Solomon
Here
Khabarovsk
Siberia
Post
Gatty
Wiley
Anti Smith Democrat Bishop Cannon Heads to Junaluska
In Charlotte Bishop James Cannon Jr a declared anti Smith democrat says he will be in 1932 as in 192.38. He plans to attend the Lake Junaluska meeting of the Methodist temperance and social service board where he will speak. He denounces wet candidates and criticizes double standards by dry supporters.
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Charlotte
James Cannon
S Jr
Cannon
Duke University
Jake Newell
Lake Junaluska
Methodist Board of Temperance and Social Service
Bishop Cannon
Smith
Raskob
Tammany
Data on Rubio Shooting Promised by State Department
The state department will provide Mexican authorities with full information on the Ardmore Okla shooting of two Mexican students and the acquittal of Former Deputy William E. Guess. It will supply trial records via Oklahoma Governor Murray and report all findings to Mexican officials after a thorough investigation. No official U.S. statement was issued pending receipt of information.
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Washington
State Department
Ardmore
Okla
William E. Guess
Murray
Oklahoma
Tellez
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Lavel
Shaw
Alaskan
Canadian City
Seek
Post and
Gaily
Roosevelt Field
Commission
Carolinas
S. S. Schworm
United States Weather Bureau
Elizabeth City
S. C
Anderson
Anderson County
Col
John Liske
Mrs. Gatty
Hoiriis
Winston
Zeppelin
Antismith Dem
Rubio
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