Police face murder charges in Emory and Henry student death
Abingdon Virginia three police officers James McReynolds James Crowe and J T Worley are bound to a grand jury on murder counts in the shooting of J W Wendrick a Emory and Henry College student after a traffic stop Monday night Investigating Sheriff Keyes Baldwin says the officers claimed they fired at tires as the occupants refused to stop The car carried Paul Phelps and Denning Dutton who deny whiskey was involved
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Abingdon
J. W. Wendrick
Emory and Henry College
James McReynolds
James Crowe
J. T. Worley
Washington County
FE. M. Kendrick
Kendrick
Paul Phelps
Denning Dutton
Keyes Boldwin
Baldwin
Phelps
Debates Open on Tariff Bill as House Sets Early Pace
The House begins general debate on the tariff revision bill without a ruling on amendments. Republican Hawley leads discussions while Garner of Texas opens for Democrats. Western farm states seek unified stand amid varied provisions impacting farm and manufactured goods. The piece also notes preparations for a round the world trip for the Graf Zeppelin and Arctic expedition plans for 1939 with U S government and industry support sought.
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Washington
House
Hawley
Ways and Means Committee
Garner
Dems
Texas
Ways and Mean
West
Althugh
Girl Tells Of Conditions At Elizabethton
Margaret Bowen a Tennessee Mill girl testifies to the senate manufacturers committee about mill conditions at Elizabethton She says workers climbed fences unlocked gates and faced locked doors as they demanded higher pay and describes inspectors hiding to avoid the invaders Also notes she was hired for 16 a week but earned 10 08 amid labor tensions in southern mills
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Washington
Margaret Bowen
Tennessee
Senate Manufacturers Committee
Miss Bowen
Wheeler
Montana
Senate
Elizabethton Mills
Wills Forsakes Tennis Court For St James Court Tonight
American tennis queen Helen Wills will curtsey before Queen Mary at St James Court in London tonight with seven other Americans, part of a royal presentation plan at Buckingham Palace. The absence of King George due to illness leaves Queen Mary to sit on the throne alone during the ceremony.
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Helen Wills
Queen Mary
Buckingham Palace
St. James’ Court
London
Court of St. James
United States
England
Prince of Wales
George
King George
Craigwell House
Bognor
Morrow to Start for U S Last of Month
In Mexico City the American embassy said Ambassador Dwight W. Morrow would depart between May 20 and 30 and may visit Englewood New Jersey and Washington before rejoining his family in North Haven Maine. He is expected to stay in the United States about two months and it is presumed his daughter Anne will wed Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh before his return.
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Mexico City
Dwight W. Morrow
United States
Englewood
N. J
Washington
North Haven
Maine
Anne
Charles A. Lindbergh
Sinclair faces six month sentence decision by Supreme Court
Washington May 9. Oil magnate Harry F Sinclair awaits a ruling by the Supreme Court on whether the six month sentence for contempt will be added to his 90 day term. The contempt charge stemmed from juror surveillance in his Fal conspiracy trial. Also convicted: H Mason Day, William J Burns, and Burns's son W Sherman Burns with sentences ranging from four months to a $1000 fine. The court is expected to decide by June 3.
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Washington
Harry F. Sinclair
Ely
Senate
Teapot Dome Naval Oil Reserve
Albert B. Fall
Fal
Supreme Court
Sinclair
H. Mason Day
William J. Burns
W. Sherman Burns
Day
Burns
Martin W. Littleton
Solar Eclipse Observed From Iloilo With Clear Corona
Scientists gathered at Iloilo reported an unobstructed view of the solar eclipse. They photographed and logged observations as the corona appeared brilliant and planets and stars became visible near the sun. Rev. Miguel Selga noted the Manila observatory headed a expedition with other groups including the US Naval Observatory and the University of Hamburg.
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Manila
Iloilo
Here
Miguel Selga
Manila Observatory
Selga
United States Naval Observatory
University of Hamburg
Body Found In Box Car In Charlottesville
Police have not identified the young man found dead in a Southern railway freight car at North Garden yesterday. Trainmen discovered the crushed skull and a heavy iron bolt nearby, and investigators continued work to determine the cause and identity.
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Charlottesville
Southern Railway
North Garden
Diegel Takes Lead After 36 Holes in British Open
Gullane Scotland May unknown Diegel leads after 36 holes with 140 total, firing 69 today after 71 yesterday. Hagen shoots 67 to reach 142, two strokes behind, sharing the lead with Diegel as Mitchell Stillman and Abe Mitchell vie for Britain’s hopes.
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Gullane
Scotland
Leo Diegel
Walter Hagen
Hagen
Mitchell Stillan
Abe Mitchell
Percy Alliss
Great Britain
Mitchell
Alliss
George van Elm
Johnny Farrell
Gene Sarazen
John Golden
Bobby Cruickshank
Bill Mehlhorn
Tommy Armour
MacDonald Smith
Jim Barnes
Ed Watrous
Ed Dudley
al Espinosa
Joe Turnesa
Horton Smith
Jimmie Thompson
Cofall to Tender Resignation as Wake Forest Coach
The Charlotte News reports Stanley Cofall will resign as Wake Forest football coach. Dr F P Gaines says Cofall was not asked to resign but declined comment. Cofall was in Cleveland today reportedly seeking another job.
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Charlotte
Charlotte News
Stanley Cofall
Wake Forest
F. P. Gaines
Cofall
Cleveland
Canton braces as Kwangsi falls near 48 hours
From Canton China reports say attacking Kwang sites push toward the city from three sides and its fall is seen within 48 to 72 hours. Central bank suspends specie payments as fear grows over occupation and the advance from Shihuing toward Samshui. Hong Kong reports railway cuts and divisions entering Kwantung. American women and children evacuate toward Wuchow awaiting the Moorhen.
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China
Kwang
Panie
Shihuing
Sikieng
Samshui
Kwantung
Yingtak
Canton Kwolloon
Hong Kong
Swatow
Kwangsi
Kweilin
Wuchow
Kwangsi-Kwantung
Moorhen
Genesis Of American First Army
Washington May 9 The monograph The genesis of the American first army is the first official account of General Pershing building the force in World War I It reveals Pershing and Foch relations and the tension over American troops serving under allied command. Pershing insists on American units fighting under their own flag and commanders.
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General Pershing
Washington
Baker
Pershing
France
United States
Army War College
Foch
Western Front
Argonne
Senate farm bill split shows independents denying coalition
In Washington on May 9, Democratic and Republican independent leaders said yesterday’s farm relief vote did not form a coalition. The roll call on the expert debenture drew 13 Republicans and most Democrats, with Hoover forces three votes short of a majority. Senator Norris called the result a matter of individual conviction, denying any understanding among the insurgent Republicans and Democrats.
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Washington
Senate
Herbert Hoover
Farmer-Labor
Norris
Senator Norris
Nebraska
Truett Heads Baptists for Third Term in 74th Session
Dr. George W. Truett of Dallas was unanimously re-elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention for a third term at the opening of the 74th session in Memphis Tennessee May 9. Vice presidents named were W A Hewitt Jackson Mississippi J C Hardy Belton Texas M P Love Hattiesburg Mississippi and Dr W C Reeves Hot Springs Arkansas. Hight C Moore Nashville and J H Burnett Macon Georgia were re elected secretaries.
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Memphis
Tourn
George W. Truett
Dallas
Southern Baptist Convention
Truett
Z. T. Cody
Greenville
S. C
South
W. A. Hewitt
Jackson Miss
J. C. Hardy
Belton
Texas
M. P. Love
Hattiesburgh
Miss
W. C. Reeves
Hot Springs
Ark
Hight C. Moore
Nashville
J. H. Burnett
Macon
Churchill balks at new German reparations proposals
London May 9 Winston Churchill chancellor of the exchequer told the house of commons that proposals foreseen in London papers regarding German reparations would be unacceptable to the Baldwin cabinet Under no circumstances would the government entertain such proposals he declared
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London
Winston Churchill
Exchenquer
House of Commons
Baldwin
Churchill
Richmond Woman Reports Boat Incident on James River
Mrs. Horace G. Brown Jr of Richmond told police that her husband and another man fell from a motor boat near Richmond on the James River. The other man returned to the boat while Brown, drenched, said the eight occupant craft overturned and his wife was the only person in the water without a life preserver before collapsing unconscious.
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Richmond
Horace G. Brown, Jr
James River
Brown
Hamilton Indicted for Killing Son in Law in Amarillo
R H Hamilton former Texas supreme court appeals court member is jailed in Amarillo on a murder indictment for the shooting of his son in law Tom Walton Jr. Walton died after entering Hamiltons office to disclose his secretly married to Theresa Hamilton 19. The prosecutor says no bond. Walton’s father said Hamilton had forbidden the marriage.
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Amarillo
Tex
R. H. Hamilton
Texas Supreme Court Appeals Commission
Tom Walton, Jr
Walton
Hamilton
Theresa Hamilton
Edward W. Thompson
Tom Walton
University of Texas
McAlister
Okla
Theresa
Indictment of Tom Mix Spurs Probe Into Other Screen Stars
Federal investigators push to uncover possible tax dodging after the indictment of cow boy star Tom Mix on charges of falsifying income tax returns for 1925 1926 and 1927. Mix claimed no intent to defraud and posted bond while asserting he left affairs to an expert. Indictments allege conspired to withhold 112 114.12 in taxes. gross incomes listed as 345 091.72 in 1925 405 026.14 in 1926 and 412 640.06 in 1927 with deductions deemed excessive.
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Los Angeles
Tom Mix
Mix
Minneapolis
Tony
Miz
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