Hoover May Turn To House For Farm Relief Support
President Hoover faces a split path as Senate action on farm relief debentures faces House revision. Administration insiders say he may seek House support to undo Senate approval while pushing a limited tariff revision favored by the White House.Republican leaders in the House are presumed to resist broad rewrites despite pressure from Ways and Means and Capitol Hill factions.
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Washington
Hoover
Capitol Hill
House
Senate
House Tariff Committee
Capitol
White House
Ways and Means Committee
Explosion wrecks Elizabethton home of striker
In Elizabethton Tennessee a five room house owned by Mack Elliot, a former Bemberg plant mechanic, was blown apart by an apparent nitroglycerine blast as Elliot attended a union meeting. His wife and children were at a neighbor’s. No suspects or clues identified. Governor Horton urged to respond amid guard presence.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Mack Elliot
Bemberg Rayon
Eliot
Elliot
Nashville
Henry Horton
William E. Kelley
United Textile Workers of America
Carter County
Kelley
National Guardsmen
Hagen Wins British Open After Score Review at Muirfield
Walter Hagen captured the open championship of Great Britain at Muirfield with a 72 hole total of 292 despite a post round review over a possible penalty. Johnny Farrell finished second at 298, Leo Diegel third at 299, with Abe Mitchell and Percy Alliss tied at 300. Bobby Cruickshank was among the contenders.
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Muirfield
Scotland
Walter Hagen
Great Britain
Sandwich
Johnny Farrell
United States
Leo Diegel
Abe Mitchell
Percy Alliss
Bobby Cruickshank
Lavarre Testifies on Paper Company Ties to Papers
William Lavarre, co owner of the Augusta Chronicle and related papers, told the federal trade commission that he sought International Paper financing for his purchase, saying the tie up between newspapers and a paper company seemed logical. He cited $1,250 monthly payments in correspondence and stated his earning capacity between $25,000 and $30,000 yearly. He negotiated his first newspaper purchase in January.
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Washington
William Lavarre
Augusta
Lavarre
Chicago
Commission
Healy
Hall
Iternational Paper Company
Augusta, Ga
Chronicle
Cheek Is Named to Head State Barbers' Board
R A Leightan May 10. R P Branch of Raleigh elected executive secretary of the state barbers licensing board at its organization meeting in Raleigh. The board named J M Cheek of High Point president S R High of Durham vice president and J G Shannonhouse Jr of Rocky Mount secretary treasurer. An office will open here before July 1 when licensing sections of the act take effect. Branch was chosen from many applicants and will run the office.
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Raleigh
R. P. Branch
State Barbers Licensing Board
General Assembly
J. M. Cheek
High Point
S. R. High
Durham
J. G. Shannonhouse, Jr
Rocky Mount
Branch
Bayon Defeats Cram to Enter Southern Net Play Finals
Maurice Bayon of Tulane defeated Donald Cram of Vanderbilt in a singles semi final at New Orleans on May 10 to reach the Southern Conference tennis final. The match ended 6 4 6 3 3 6 6 4.
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BAYON
CRAM
New Orleans
Maurice Bayon
Tulane
Donald Cram
Vanderbilt
Airways Committee to Hear Greensboro Plea
Washington May 10 Postmaster General Brown announced an inter department committee on airways to hear questions on extending the U S airways system. The panel will hold public hearings with commercial groups officials lawmakers or private citizens. A May 23 hearing will discuss a possible airway from Richmond Virginia or Greensboro North Carolina to Jacksonville Florida via Columbia Augusta Savannah and Charleston.
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Washington
Brown
Hoover
United States
Congress
Richmond
Greensboro
N. C
Jacksonville
Fla
Columbia
Augusta
Savannah
Charleston
Fess Attacks Bolting Republicans Prompt Retorts
The Senate farm relief debate centers on the export debenture proposal with sharp exchanges after Senator Fess of Ohio assails “pseudo Republicans” Borah Nye and Brookhart for breaking with the president. Borah Nye and Brookhart respond, defending their stance against the debenture.
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Fess
Ohio
Marshall Sheppey
Toledo
Borah
Idaho
Nye
North Dakota
Brookhart
Iowa
Flays Borah
Congress
Senato Nye
Norris Allowed to Speak at Memphis Park Controversy
The Southern Baptist convention debated home missions finances as a crowd heard Rev J Frank Norris address the Ku Klux Klan. A park permit fight ended with Mayor Overton granting a speaking permit to Norris to discuss vice and city ethics.
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Fort Worth
Memphis
Southern Baptist Convention
Ku Klux Klan
Rome
Mission Board
Tenn
Home Missions Board
Washington
Richmond
New Orleans
San Antonio
Tampa
Tulsa
St. Louis
J. Frank Norris
Norris
Park Commission
Watkins Overton
Overton
U S Mining Engineer Slain by Two Mexican Miners
American mining engineer Thomas S. Decker was stabbed to death inside the Cinco Minas mine shaft at Hostotipaquillo Jalisco after reprimanding two miners for sleeping on the job. The attackers fled, the body was taken to Guadalajara for burial, and he is survived by his widow and two daughters.
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Mexico City
el Universal
Guadalajara
Thomas S. Decker
United States
Cinco Minas
Hostotipaquillo
Jalisco
Donor Revealed Behind $6 Million UVA Trust
The late P. F. Du Pont of Fairville Pa is named as the creator of a six million dollar trust for the University of Virginia. One half funds scholarships and fellowships for needy students and to attract scholars. the other half to be used at university discretion for graduate development. Du Pont attended UVA 1897 to 1900, was born Greenville Del and died at 49.
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Charlottesville
Philip Francis du Pont
Fairville
Great Trust
University of Virginia
Edwin A. Alderman
University
du Pont
Greenville
Del
Farmer Dies Hurled By Falling Tree While Chopping
May 10 Wilson County James Newman farmer was crushed to death when a tree they were felling toppled and pinned him against a stump. He died instantly as his heart was crushed and his hip and leg fractured. He is survived by his widow and three children.
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Wilson
James Newman
Spenger's First Triplets Born in Spencer
Salisbury May 10. Triplets born to Mr and Mrs W T Weatherford in Spencer yesterday afternoon. The two boys and a girl each weighed six pounds at birth. All were reported doing well today.
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Salisbury
Spencer
W. T. Weatherford
Preakness Stakes Has Fast Track In Prospect
In Baltimore on May 10 the 38th Preakness Stakes with 13 of 94 original nominations left, carries 50000 added money and is expected to start on a fast track under a cloudy sky before a crowd likely to top 30000, organizers say.
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Baltimore
First Attack On Canton Is Defeated
Canton China May 10. Believed Canton suppressed the first fighting from the Kwangsi invasion. Four rebel gunboats in the harbor were boarded and disarmed after an air and land battery assault. Foreign and Chinese panic in Shameen concession. Admiral Gian Chat claimed a turning tide as reinforcements were promised from South Hunan and Yunnan.
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Canton
China
Kwangtung Province
Kwanegsi
Macao
Honan Islands
Shameen
Gian Chat
Kwangtung
Hunan
Kwangsi
W. J. Chang
Honan Island
U. S. S. Tulsa
U. S. S. Guam
Dietz Confesses Killing of Chief Kelly in North Carolina
Granville A. Dietz, held in a state prison, confessed to killing J. C. Kelly, chief of police in Southern Pines, on March 20. Dietz was transported from Maine where he was captured after a photograph found in his abandoned car led to his arrest. The photo’s owner in West Virginia was traced via a ransom note, and Dietz provided no resistance to extradition.
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Raleigh
Granville A. Dietz
J. C. Kelly
Southern Pines
Dietz
Maine
West Virginia
Loughran Braddock Set for July 18 Title Bout in Yankee Stadium
New York May 10. Light heavyweight champion Tom Loughran and challenger James J. Braddock signed articles for a fifteen round title match at Yankee Stadium on July 18.
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New York
Tommy Loughran
James J. Braddock
Yankee Stadium
German World War Vets Asked to Skip Chicago Parade
May 10 Chicago AP reports representatives of the disabled American veterans asked the league of German world war veterans to abandon plans to march in the Memorial day parade. They argued it is too soon after the war for former German soldiers to participate and said they would appeal to the parade committee. The Germans had invitations and participated in last year's parade.
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Chicago
League of German World War Veterans
Hagen Wins 11th Major Crown After Being Counted Out
Walter Hagen seals his eleventh major by capturing the British Open title as experts doubted him. He also holds two U S Open titles and five U S professional championships, rivaling Bobby Jones in modern golf history. The Haig first rose from Rochester to win the American Open in 1914 at Midlothian Chicago at age 22.
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Hagen
Walter Hagen
Haig
George Duncan
Bobby Jones
Rochester
N. Y
Midlothian Club
Chicago
Brae Burn
Europe
England
Arthur Havers
Los Angeles Dirigible Reports Southward Flight Over Erie
The navy airship Los Angeles on a training flight passed Erie at 9 05 a m heading southward. A telegram for Lieutenant Commander Wiley at Lakehurst New Jersey was dropped near Harbor Creek announcing sunset anchorage. The dirigible’s radio generator was out of order.
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Erie
Navy Dirigible
Los Angeles
Wiley
Lakehurst
N. J
Harbor Creek
Here
Army Planes Set for 4000 Mile Raid to Cleveland and New York
Twenty one army airplanes prepared for a May 10 takeoff from San Diego for a 4,000 mile mission. The raid includes a Cincinnati strike and a long range bombing attack on New York, with the fleet expected to return June 1.
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Cleveland
New York
San Diego
Calif
Army
Cincinnati
Army Air Service
Woman Says Tyson Knocked From Boat By Anderson
MARSHALL May 10. A search continues for Bill Tyson drowned in the French Broad river nine miles from Marshall as authorities hold Miss Cora Anderson and Zack Ramsey as witnesses. The woman says Tyson was struck in the head and knocked from the boat by Wild Bill Anderson. The coroner’s inquest is postponed pending the body’s recovery. Anderson, about 50, is believed hiding in the mountains.
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Ramsey
Cora Anderson
Tyson
Anderson
French Broad
Senate tackles farm relief vote amid tariff debate
Senate members arranged a final farm relief vote for early next week after limiting discussion and amendments to after 3 p m Monday. In the House, debate on the tariff bill continued as state delegations held caucuses on positions. Republicans split on oil duties and mint and onion rates while some favored wool reductions.
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Washington
Senate
House
Indiana
Ways and Means Committee
Miss Van Landingham and Mrs Jones Elim in Dixie Women Semi Finals
New Orleans May 10 Mrs David Gant Memphis three time champion won into final rounds of the southern women's golf tournament by defeating Mrs R R Jones Winston Salem 4 and 3. Miss Margaret Maddox Atlanta eliminated Miss Dean Van Landingham Charlotte 6 and 4.
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Miss van Landingham
Mrs. Jones
DIXIE
New Orleans
David Gant
Memphis
R. R. Jones
Winston-Salem
N. C
Margaret Maddox
Atlanta
Dean van Landingham
Charlotte
Gaut
Maddox-Van Landingham
Miss Maddox
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Mitchell
Cheek
State Barbers’ Board
J. W. Porter
Lexington
General Association of Kentucky Baptists
Porter
W. J. Cox
Woman's Missionary Union
George W. Truett
Resolutions Committee
U. S
P. F. Dupont
Spenger
Cantonese Navy
Kwantung
Kelly
Walter. Hagen
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