Bonus Legislation Fight Brews In Capital
The drive for two billion in veteran bonus payments gains traction in Congress under Rep. Patman Texas while President Hoover warns against full payment. Supporters seek cash distributions to World War veterans, facing White House disapproval and budget concerns.
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Washington
Mar
Hoover
White House
Congress
Rep
Patman
Texas
United Press
Mellon
Morgan
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Length of Garden Hose and Quick Thinking Save Buried Man's Life
A farming contractor, Walter Koester 28, was buried under eight feet of earth during a wall collapse while inspecting a basement. His father John Koester threw a garden hose. Walter, breathing through it, survived after rescue efforts amid a crowd of thousands.
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ST. Louis
Mar
Walter Koester
John Koester
Koester
Fire Department
Patman Reports Veterans Bureau Loans Used for Needs
Frank P. Hines and Patman present figures showing 65 percent of loan recipients used funds for personal and family needs while 20 percent invested, 8 percent bought autos, and seven percent gained no practical benefit. They cite 33 percent unemployment among borrowers and argue cash redemptions would quickly move to clothing, food, and essentials, boosting trade.
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Frank P. Hines
Veterans’ Bureau
Patman
House Member Raps Dem Chairman For Slandering Hoover
Representative Will R. Wood of Indiana assailed Jouett Shouse chairing the Democratic National Committee for slandering President Hoover in a radio speech. Wood, head of the Republican National Congressional Committee, criticized the Democratic chair’s political candor and argued against the broadcast remarks.
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House
Dem
Hoover
Washington
Mar
Will R. Wood
Ind
Jouett Shouse
Democratic National Executive Committee
Wood
Republican National Congressional Committee
Cave-Man Screen Pair Wed After On-Set Romance
Hollywood reports Greta Nissen and Weldon Heyburn Franks, known as Heyburn, wed in a marriage planned after a choked scene on a film set. They will travel to Tijuana for the ceremony and return to Santa Monica to resume work on their pictures.
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Greta Nissen
Hollywood
Tijuana
Mexico
Weldon Heyburn Franks
Heyburn
Miss Nissen
Franks
Santa Monica
Jamestown Juniors Host Club House Party at Greensboro
Jamestown high school juniors staged a lively party at Cone Club House in Greensboro on Friday night for the senior class. About 50 youths enjoyed red and gold and purple and gold decorations, contests, and a four course dinner prepared by Laura Thompson’s home economics class.
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Jamestown
Cone Club
Greensboro
Jamestown High School
Kathleen Flourney
Evelyn Wicke
Hazel Wood
Lois Swigzgett
Christine Suits
Gertrude Gardner
Annie Ewing
Alma Davis
Rat Beam
Lillian Hassell
Lois
Louise Lauer
J. Add Hill
Vol
Laura Thompson
Mayor’s odd gifts aim at bliss in Paterson ceremony
In Paulsboro New Jersey Mayor Wert unveils a wedding ritual gift set including a rolling pin, a combination opener and corkscrew and silver dollars. He says the items are to promote discretion and connubial bliss, with gifts intended to both brides and bridegrooms.
Easter Holiday Stays Of Jamestown Teachers Listed
Jamestown school teachers spent the Easter holidays at various destinations across North Carolina and Virginia. The list includes Mrs. N. P. Alexander of Selma and Misses Elizabeth Morton Swannie Pugh Winston-Salem T. J. Bivens Monroe Miss Pearl Har relson Cherryville Miss Bele Miller Charlotte Miss Frances Booker Spring Hope Miss Lola Smith Reidsville Miss Rachel Thompson Alta Vista Virginia Miss Annie J Ray Gibsonville D Stanley Moore Greensboro Lettie E Crouch Mayodan Misses Lottie Wilson Ora Sublette Laura Thompson Elizabeth Hodges Jamestown.
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Jamestown
N. P. Alexander
Selma
Elizabeth Morton
Swannie Pugh
Winston-Salem
T. J. Bivens
Monroe
Pearl Harrelson
Cherryville
Bele Miller
Charlotte
Frances Booker
Spring Hope
Lola Smith
Reidsville
Rachel Thompson
Alta Vista
Virginia
Annie J. Ray
Gibsonville
D. Stanley Moore
Greensboro
Lettie E. Crouch
Mayodan
Lottie Wilson
Ora Sublette
Laura Thompson
Elizabeth Hodges
Congress to Hear Ejected Kentucky Students
A group of college students forced out of Kentucky while inspecting coal mining conditions will travel to Washington to seek congressional action and an investigation. They plan testimony before lawmakers and a resolution urging nationwide support for a federal probe of the war area. Eleven Columbia University faculty members urged a similar federal inquiry into Ben and Bell counties in Kentucky.
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Washington
Mar
Kentucky
Congress
Allen Taub
Waldo Frank
Malcolm Cowley
United States
Columbia University
Robert M. LaFollette
Senate Committee On Manufactures
Ben and Bell
Mrs Josephine Bunch Dies in Asheboro
Mrs Josephine Bunch widow of John Bunch of Oak Ridge died Tuesday morning at the home of her nephew Mayor W A Bunch in Asheboro after several weeks illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 2 PM at Oak Ridge Methodist Church conducted by Dr R F Truesdale.
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Asheboro
Mar
Josephine Bunch
John Bunch
Oak Ridge
W. A. Bunch
Oak Ridge Methodist Church
R. F. Truesdale
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