Desolate Scenes In Flooded Areas In Montauban France
Desolate stretches of yellow mud spread for miles as floods from the Garonne and its tributaries destroy towns. Funeral processions in Moissac Agen and Sorens move through knee deep water while bodies await coffins. President Domergue and Premier Tardieu toured the damaged countryside seeking to comfort survivors and mobilize aid.
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Montauban
France
March
Garonne
Aveyron
Tarn
Tescou
Moissac
Agen
Sorens
Domergue
Tardieu
Community Chest To Meet Monday Night
An important meeting of the High Point Community Chest will be held at the Commercial Club tomorrow night at 7 30 o clock. Directors of all member agencies and chest directors are invited and a representative group is expected. Plans will focus on the new spring drive and finalizing details of last year campaign.
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High Point Community Chest
Commercial Club
Tammany Out for Erlanger Funeral
New York reports plans for the $75 million A Erlanger estate funeral with honorary pallbearers including Alfred E. Smith Mayor James J. Walker and Grover Whalen. Attorney Max D Steuer says he represents Mrs Charlotte Erlanger while relatives dispute the widow claim. The service is set for Temple Emanuel on Fifth Avenue.
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New York
A. Erlanger
Napoleon
Alfred E. Smith
Max D. Steuer
Charlotte Fiscal Erlanger
Erlanger
Daughters of America to Stage Anniversary Program
Washington council No. 4 Daughters of America will present a program at the Junior Order hall on Washington Street tomorrow at 7 30 p.m. to celebrate its third anniversary. All members are urged to attend for speeches and music.
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Junior Order
Fast Washington Street
Washington Council
No. 4
Daughters of America
Mine Gas Explosion Kills Two in Castle Gate Utah
Two men were killed and one remains missing after a gas explosion at a coal mine near Castle Gate Utah. Ten others were rescued alive, according to Peerless Coal Company officials.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Mar
Castle Gate
Peerless Coal Company
Farm Board seeks extra hundred million and Milner named VP
Washington March 8 President Hoover requested Congress to allocate another 100 million dollars to the farm board’s revolving fund signaling expanded operations. George S. Milner of Alton Illinois was named vice president and general manager of the wheat stabilization corporation, with Kellogg remaining president and head of the stabilization body. Alston F. Clark of High Point North Carolina made a notable solo flight in a Monocoupe reaching three thousand feet performing loops and spins to a precise three point landing after a thirty minute flight marking a personal aviation milestone and rekindling local interest in flying. The account highlights Clark’s WWII era service and earlier aviation efforts including a 1913 glider, while noting other local aviators advancing at Reynolds Airport and in the region.
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Washington
Mar
Hoover
Congress
Farm Board
George S. Milner
Alton
Ill
Wheat Stabilization Corporation
Milner
William G. Kellogg
Stabilization Corporation
National Grain Corporation
Kellogg
Alston F. Clark
Reynolds School of Aviation
Winston-Salem
Clark
Wright
Washington, D. C
Alston Clark
U. S. Marine Aviation Corps
High Point
Mr. Clark
Edgar
Ernest Welch
Bells Hill
Herman B. Leeth
Reynolds
Indian Denies She Planned Slaying in Buffalo Case
Indian woman Lila Jimmerson 35 denies plotting the hammer murder of Clothide Marchand wife of Henri Marchand in Buffalo New York. Investigators plan grand jury action as Marchand’s artist wife is found dead. Jimmerson influenced an elder Nancy Bowen to kill for love of Marchand using an Ouija board to sow beliefs Bowen’s husband Chief Sassafrass Bowen had died recently. Both women held on burglary charges. indictments expected.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Clothide Marchand
Henri Marchand
Lila Jimmerson
Marchand
Miss Jimmerson
Bowen
Five Wisconsin Students Held for Disorderly Conduct
Warrant charges five University of Wisconsin students with disorderly conduct for disrupting a parade of the unemployed in Madison. Named are E. P. Millard New London Robert Sykes Madison BE J Mittermeyer Loyd Charles W. Adamson Wauwatosa and John McCarter Madison. Arrest sought by a University Civil Liberties Committee after a protest from the ACLU of New York.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
F. L. Trostle
E. P. Millard
New London
Robert Sykes
BE. J. Mittermeyer
Loyd
Charles W. Adamson
Wauwatosa
John McCarter
University Civil Liberties Committee
American Civil Liberties Union of New York
Trostle
Bible Bound in Bright Colors Sparks Publishing Trend
New York reports a shift in religious publishing as Bibles and testaments, the best selling books, move from black bindings to red blue and purple covers. Edward Mills states fourteen million Bibles and testaments sold in the United States last year, with religious titles outpacing biographies in new releases.
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New York
Edward §. Mills
National Association of Book Publishers
United States
Conventions Draw 750000 in NYC During 1929
In 1929 New York City hosted 1009 conventions attracting more than 750000 attendees, reflecting a surge in meetings and events that year. The high turnout highlighted the city’s role as a major hub for national gatherings.
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New York City
Mystery Woman Greta Gaydbo Speaks in Anna Christie at Broadhurst
Greta Gaydbo breaks silence in the dramatic Anna Christie appearing at the Broadhurst Theatre this week. The mysterious beauty is featured in the late week performances drawing crowds and attention.
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Greta Gaydbo
Anna Christie
the Broadhurst
Death of Justice Edward T. Sanford in Knoxville
Justice Edward T. Sanford died at home after a medical episode following a dental procedure. Dr. J. Borden Crane, Dr. J. Lawn Thompson, and Dr. Ricard Martin attended him as colleagues and family were notified. The Knoxville bar expressed deep sorrow over the jurist's long service as attorney, assistant federal district attorney, and federal district judge.
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Sanford
J. Borden Crane
Thompson
Ricard Martin
Justice Sanford
George Milne Cameron
Kirkland Lake
Canada
Florida
Knoxville
Tenn
Supreme Court
Edward T. Sanford
Associated Press
Charlies H. Smith
Knox County Bar Association
Speculation Over Sanford Vacancy In Supreme Court
Washington notes after Justice Edward Terry Sanford’s death Hoover faces a new Supreme Court pick. Potential names include John W. Davis of West Virginia, Judge Kenyon from the federal circuit, former senator Borah, Coolidge, Mitchell, and senator Borah among others.
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Hoover
South
John W. Davis
West Virginia
Judge Kenyon
Federal Circuit Court of Appeals
Iowa
Senate
Charles Evans Hughes
Taft
Calvin Coolidge
Mitchell
Senator Borah
Tribute to a Public Servant and War Department Official
The tribute recalls a life devoted to efficient justice and public service. Secretary Hurley notes the army’s lasting honor for his wartime department leadership and his enduring kindness that made his fellowship memorable.
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Hurley
War Department
Army
Taft Lauded by Senators After Death
Senators Borah Jones Smoot Overman Harrison praise William H. Taft as a beloved leader with a storied career. They recall his private life, genial nature, and the broad honors he received as president and chief justice, noting his universal public regard and anticipated mourning.
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Philippines
Senator Borah
Idaho
William H. Taft
United States
Senator Jones
Washington
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Taft
Overman
North Carolina
Harrison
Mississippi
Flags At Half Staff For 380 Days In Mourning
On the eighth day of March in 1930 President Herbert Hoover ordered the flag at the White House and all departmental buildings to fly at half staff as a national expression of sorrow. Military and naval honors may be rendered on the funeral day under orders from the secretary of war and the secretary of the navy. The proclamation was issued in Washington D C.
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White House
Secretary of War
Secretary of the Navy
Washington
United States of America
Herbert Hoover
Society Guests At Hamil Home Over Weekend
Flora McDonald college students Maude Hamil and Margaret Burton visit Mr and Mrs John R Hamil on Montleu avenue. Miss Bebe Hamil, Grand Central School of Art student in New York, joins as weekend guest of the Hamils.
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Maude Hamil
Margaret Burton
Flora McDonald College
John R. Hamil
Montleu Avenue
Bebe Hamil
Grand Central School of Art
New York City
Earthquake Cracks Buildings Across Isthmus Panama
Panamanian residents tally after last night quake as Balbora Heights administration building of the Panama Canal shows near‑through cracks and Cristobal’s Masonic Temple sustains light damage. No canal or lock damage reported. ships sail on schedule.
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Balbora
Canal Zone
Mar
Panama
Balbora Heights
Masonic Temple
Cristobal
Panama Canal
Close Probe Into Fruit Fly Status Unfolds in Florida
Investigations by a special congressional subcommittee into Mediterranean fruit fly conditions in Florida concluded in Orlando after two weeks of hearings over a plan to spend 16 million dollars for continued eradication work and evidence for and against the appropriation.
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Orlando
Fla
Florida
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Tammany
American Theater
THE
Matinee
Marines
John W. Dyer
Ben Walkup
Henry Motor Co
Walkup
Wisconsin
Mystery Woman
E. T. Sanford
Musical Art Club
Smith
County Bar Association
Edward Terry Sanford
High Tribunal
William Howard Taft
Ricardo Cortez
Claire Windsor
American Theatre
Bloom’s Furniture Exchange
East Washington
Double Eagle
Christopher Columbus
Benjamin Franklin
Robert Fulton
Goodyear
America
Service
Cord O. S
Hiatt Tire Company
West High Street
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