Robinson Proposes Two Billion Dollar Relief Plan
Senator Robinson unveils a 2 billion dollar public works program and 300 million for state and municipal relief loans financed by bonds. Senator Davis separately suggests 500 million to cities and states via Reconstruction Corporation. President Hoover meets with Dawes on relief issues amid budget balancing emphasis.
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Washington
Senate
Robinson
Davis
Reconstruction Corporation
Hoover
Charles G. Dawes
Dawes
Mills
Rotary Hosts Here In 57th District Convention
Charles W. Phillips chosen unanimously as district governor during the Rotary convention held in this city. Inclement weather disrupted the entertainment segment, yet a large crowd from across the state attended the gala despite rain. Jackson addressed attendees thanking visitors for support.
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Rotary
Jackson
Rotary District 57 Convention Opens in Greensboro
Charles W. Phillips is unanimously nominated for governor of Rotary International District 57 as the sixth annual conference opens in Greensboro. Over 300 Rotarians from 51 clubs gather amid rain to hear speakers Joseph W. Jackson Ted Johnson Henry R. Dwire and John Weymouth while plans for a banquet and golf events proceed despite weather. Tomorrow public addresses and continued sessions are planned.
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Charles W. Phillips
Greensboro
Rotary Club
Rotary International
North Carolina
Lexington
Rotary-Anns
Sheraton Hotel
Broadhurst Theater
Joseph W. Jackson
Madison
Wis
Ted Johnson
Raleigh
Henry R. Dwire
Winston-Salem
John Weymouth
Hampton
66Th
Elwood
Sheraton
Country Club
Husband Confesses To Gruesome Details Of Aiding Murder
Millerstown, May 11. Herbert Meeker 23 confessed to conspiring with Harold Young 28 to kill his wife Gertrude 18. Young shot himself as deputies arrived to arrest him after Meeker described dragging her beside Killbuck creek and killing her with a tire pump, then running her over and discarding her body in a creek.
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Millersburg, CO
Herbert Meeker
Harold Young
Young
Meeker
Gertrude
Killbuck
Holmes County
Harold
President Hoover Vetoes Democratic Tariff Bill
President Hoover rejected the Democratic tariff bill in a long message to the House. The proposal would have shifted power to alter import duty rates from the president to Congress, a change Hoover opposed and critics anticipated during debate prior to final passage.
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Congress
Dem House
Washington
Hoover
Democratic House
Knife Fight Leaves Two Men Injured In Chadbourne
Albert Lambert aged 30 is not expected to live and Lonnie Owens aged 23 is in custody after a knife fight in Chadbourne North Carolina. Owens is being held pending the outcome of Lambert condition. The incident occurred early today and authorities investigate motive.
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Chadbourne
N. C
Albert Lambert
Lonnie Owens
Beverly Hills Ambassadors and Ambitious Mothers
In Beverly Hills on May 11 a commentator jokes about ambassadorial trips to England, noting American mothers bringing their daughters to meet the King and Queen. Charley Dawes is praised for handling meddling, bribery, blackmail, and even poison attempts by socially ambitious mothers, who stay persistent despite low moods.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Mr. Mellon
England
Charley Dawes
Charley
Andy
Glass offers prove on selling vote in banking bill
Senator Glass of Virginia asserted in the senate that a congressman was hired years ago to oppose the McFadden branch banking provisions. He said evidence was found by a senate committee but withheld due to the health of the involved man.
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Washington
Glass
Senate
Congress
House
Virginian
Chicago
Medicol Announces Diet Cure For Celiac Disease
New Orleans reports a cure for celiac disease with no medicine. Dr Sidney V Haas of New York declares the diet alone reverses illness in children, noting bananas provide sugar without harm and a milk fruit vegetable plan cures digestive and growth issues. The diet aims to prevent relapses and supplies extra protein.
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New Orleans
American Medical Association
Sidney V. Haas
New York City
Haas
Final push to floor vote on soldiers bonus bill
Washington May 11 A last effort to secure a House vote on cashing soldiers bonus certificates is led by Representative Patman and other sponsors. They seek a rules committee move to place the bill on the calendar, hoping to trigger a discharge petition if Congress returns after the political conventions. Time is tight with a June 10 deadline and current rules limiting direct action.
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Washington
House
Patman
Texas
Rules Committee
Congress
Ways and Means
Marriage License Refused in Yonkers for Mixed Race Pair
A marriage license was refused to Robert J. Hall and Patricia Jordan here on suspicions of mixed race union. Hall, 22, from Charleston, and Jordan, 25, formerly of Dallas, stated they lived at 1022 McLean Avenue, which city records list as a vacant lot. City Clerk William H. McCabe denied the license.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Robert J. Hall
Charleston
S. C
Patricia Jordan
Dallas
Texas
McLean Avenue
William H. McCabe
End Of Easy Money Road Captured In Stark Reality
A New York night club scene shows merrymakers as two bandits burst in with threats. The image traces a glamorous myth of sudden wealth through pilfered jewelry and a rifled cash box, revealing a harsher truth behind the allure.
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New York
Final Chapter Read In Bloody Shanghai Siege
The Japanese government announced the withdrawal of all remaining troops from Shanghai within a month. The move follows approval by Emperor Hirohito and aims to show no territorial motives. It returns Shanghai to pre January outbreak conditions amid massive loss of life and property.
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Shanghai
Tokyo
Hirohito
Shirakawa
Japan
United States
China
Akron Dirigible Clears Weather to Head for San Diego
Akron sails through fog and high winds across west Texas and New Mexico en route to San Diego for navy maneuvers. Advancing weather in Arizona and California promises improved cruising conditions as the airship resumes its southern course.
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Jacumba Hot Springs
Valif
Akron
San Diego
Los Angeles
Texas
New Mexico
Arizona
Calif
Sunnyvale
California
Douglas
Ariz
Charles BE. Rosendahl
Arlington
Camp Kearney
S. T
Western Air Express
Rosendahl
West Texas
el Paso
Toyah
Guadalupe Mountains
Fatal Train Crash Kills Soldier Near Fort Dupont
Donald McLean 28, army private from Fort Dupont Delaware, was fatally injured in a crash that involved multiple car collisions. His companion in uniform is missing as the wrecked ambulance and patrol car caused further injuries. The incident occurred after a taxi driver and ambulance collided en route to hospital.
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Washington
Donald McLean
Fort Dupont
Delaware
McLean
Walter Reed Military Hospital
Army Plant
Gardner Responds To Fountain Remarks In North Carolina
Raleigh May 11 Governor Gardner countered Lieutenant Governor Fountain by saying he aims to preserve North Carolina credit rather than dictate Ehringhaus succession. He noted Fountain’s statements reflect his role in the Democratic administration since taking office.
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Raleigh
R. T. Fountain
J. C. B. Ehringhaus
Gardner
North Carolina
New Campaign Outlined To Save U. S. 300 Million
At a breakfast with the new Senate economy committee President Hoover outlined a bipartisan drive to save 300 million dollars through reduced appropriations and government consolidations. The plan mirrors House efforts and aims to curb federal spending.
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U. 5
Washington
White House
Senate Economy Committee
Hoover
Senate
House
Ori
Means freed on $50,000 bail in Lindbergh baby fraud case
Dinston B. Means was released on $50,000 bail by Justice James H. Proctor in the DC supreme court after a yesterday indictment for allegedly obtaining $104,000 from Evalyn Walsh McLean under the claim he could recover the Lindbergh baby.
Sebring Post Demands Resignations Over Bonus Stance
The Sebring American Legion post calls for the resignation of National Commander Henry L. Stevens Jr. and State Commander G. B. Knowles, saying they do not represent the rank and file. The post supports immediate payment of the soldiers' bonus and opposes Stevens and Knowles for their stance.
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Stevens
Sebring
Fla
Arican Legion
Henry L. Stevens, Jr
G. B. Knowles
American Legion
Knowles
Akron Pair Die In Dirigible Mooring Accident
Two Akron ground crew members died while attempting to moor the dirigible Akron in California. They were swept into the air by mooring ropes, lost their grip and fell to their deaths.
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AKRON
Camp Kearney
Calif
Shipman Term in Prison Upheld by Supreme Court
The Supreme Court refused to reconsider its ruling upholding conspiracy convictions in the Brevard Banking Company failure. T. H. Shipman and three Transylvania county officials were sentenced to 2 to 5 years and $5,000 fines. J. S. Silverstein got no prison term but faces a $5,000 penalty. Ralph Fisher was disbarred. Other board members were fined but later reversed to non-suit.
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Raleigh
T. H. Shipman
Transylvania County
Brevard Banking Company
J. S. Silverstein
Supreme Court
Transylvania Superior Court
Shipman
J. W. Pickelsimer
CC. R. McNeely
Transylvania Board of Commissioners
Ralph Fisher
Fisher
Silverstein
Bank
A. M. White
S. R. Owen
W. L. Talley
Board of County Commissioners
Youth freed on 25 cent fine in federal court
George Herman jailed weeks for alcohol possession with whiskey seized by federal agents. It being his first offense Judge I M Meekins released him after a 25 cent fine, marking a record low in U S district court fines.
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Pine
Raleigh
George Herman
I. M. Meekins
U. S
Touching Pastoral Romance Seen As Extortion Plot By Principal
May 11 report from Wheaton describes Albert Gregory a suburban motorman and his wife as co defendants in a suit brought by Jessie Erickson for 5 000 and 50 000 damage claiming extortion over a romantic episode on a 50 minute train stop. Gregory testified of exchanging garden plants and shared pastry and a roast duck during weekly trips to Chicago and a brief stop by Great Western tracks described as a pastoral scene. Erickson raised funds to pay down a mortgage on the Gregory home while Mrs Gregory offered a divorce to support her husband’s actions.
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Gregory
Chicago
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En Kaan
Will
Virginia
Charles Rezengali
Rezongali
Tokio
Nippon
Pacific
Fountain
Mesa
New One
Transylvania
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