League of Women Voters backs naval treaty ratification
Louisville May 2 The League of Women Voters moved to back President Hoover in securing Senate ratification of London naval limitations treaties. A special committee heard the resolution and the measure passed to a final vote tomorrow. The group urged disarmament, stated the building program was permissive, and supported prompt re enactment of maternal and infancy act and the parity bill without amendments.
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League of Women Voters
Hoover
Senate
League
National League of Women Voters
Children’s Bureau Administration
New Orleans Cotton Opens Easier On Farm Board Shipping Hopes
New Orleans cotton opened lighter as traders priced in lower Liverpool cables and possible large farm board shipments to Liverpool. Early trades fell 6 to 17 points, with May at 15.90 July 16.06 and October 14.57, down 19 to 27 points from the previous close. After a brief rally, selling resumed and prices eased further.
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Liverpool
Farm Board
Rock of Gibraltar hollowed reservoirs store rainfall
Report notes that reservoirs have been dug into the Rock of Gibraltar to hold nearly a million gallons of water per inch of rainfall for future use.
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Rock of Gibraltar
School bus rollover near Smyrna injures none
A Ford side swiped a school bus near Smyrna and caused it to overturn, dumping several children into a canal but causing no injuries. A later brief notes odd events as a man tries to mail letters from a fire box while trucks arrive.
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N. C
Soldier Returns Home After Two Day Absence
Co. F Ledke 538 tredell farmer returned home in Tessville North Carolina after going missing for two days and suffering a mental collapse.
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Co. F. Ledke
Tredell Farmer
Vic Tesville
N. C
Cabbage Shipments From Beaufort to Morehead City Boom
Thirty carloads of cabbage have been shipped from Beaufort to Morehead City in recent days. The same amount has been moved by truck transfers.
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Eaufort
N. C
Beaufort
Morehead City
Stock Ticker Summary From New York Markets
Readable excerpts show varied stock figures for chemical and dye firms, machinery, automakers, oil, and consumer goods. Notable entities include DuPont, Goodyear, Gillette, Goodyear, American Can, Reynolds, and Philip Morris with numerous percent gains or losses noted.
Stock Quotations Snapshot From Trading Journal
Listed brands Adams Millis Com and Sou Continental Oil appear with varied figures. Macy's and Amer Inv B Wort show quotes. Indian Ref and EBlec Ltd are noted with differing percentages. Continuous data include Penn Road references and multiple 17 to 19 percent ranges across entities.
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Continental Oil
Macy’s
Amer
Eblec Ltd
Penn Road
Ina
Ss Tan
Cowboy Ballads to Europe by Simmons Band
The Simmons university cowboy band from Abilene Texas will perform in Europe this summer guiding audiences with songs like O bury me not on the Lone Prairie and The old Chisholm Trail while wearing boots and ten gallon hats. The group has logged over 30000 miles since its 1925 organization with hundreds of Texans accompanying.
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Abilene
Texas
Europe
Simmons University
Lone Prairie
Chisholm Trail
Carolina Frosh Meet Oak Ridge Cadets In Baseball
Chapel Hill May 2 The Carolina Freshman nine face Oak Ridge prep school at 4 pm Scarboro right hander likely on mound for Tar Babies McCaskill moved to first base settling personnel Peacock or Pattisol will bat Riggs Ferebee strong at keystone Dixon Daniel Whitehead in outfield Tar Babies strong in outfield awaiting new hard hitting out fielder competition
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Carolina
Oak Ridge
Scarboro
Tar Babies
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Adkins
Peacock
Pattisol
McCaskill
Bill Cerney
Riggs
Ferebee
Keystone
Daniel
Whitehead
Dixon
Cosgrave's Boys Bring Peat Sods to Irish Language School
In Carna Ireland President Cosgrave's sons Michael 11 and Liam 9 carry peat sods daily to the national school to heat the building as part of a Connemara custom. The pupils study Gaelic in a region famed for Irish nationalism.
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Carna
Ireland
Cosgrave
Michael
Liam
Connemara
Magpie Foils Convict’s Jail Break Attempt
A Bunbury convict nearly saw through his cell bars after weeks of work, but a magpie blocked the escape. The bird perched near the jail, mimicked the sound of sawing, alerting guards who found the inmate had almost completed the task.
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Perth
Australia
Bunbury
Dinner Speaker Roused Chairmen With Bell
A guest at a dinner recalls a speaker who rambled until the chairman rang a loud bell. The speaker then paused abruptly, and the guest sighed that a bell at home would be useful. Tit-Bits.
Major League Leaders For May 1 Season Leaders List
National league leaders include Batting P Waner Pirates 479 hits Frederick Robins Fisher Cards 24 runs Corosky Pirates 14 Herman Rob ins 17 RBI Fisher 17 doubles Flowers Robins 7 triples Cuyler Cubs Suhr Pirates 3 homers Jackson Giants 5 stolen bases Cuyler Cubs Waner Pirates 4 American league leaders show Batting Cissel White Sox 432 runs Simmons Athletics Rice Senators 13 RBIs Simmons Athletics Oliver Red Sox 21 doubles Kress Manush Browns Regan Red Sox 7.
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Pirates
Corosky
Rune
Herman
Robins
Fisher
Cards
Frederick
Flowers
Cuyler
Cubs
Suhr
Jackson
Giants
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