Senate Debenture Plan Sparks Party Clash in Congress
Administration leaders face Breach in Republican ranks as Congress moves on the farm bill. Senate expected to back the debenture plan but aims to remove it in a House revision to align with President Hoover. Debate over party regularity flares but remains moderate amid efforts to win White House approval.
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Washington
Democratic
Republican Independent
Senate
House
Congress
Hoover
Brookhart
Iowa
Fess
Ohio
Borah
Idaho
Nye
North Dakota
White House
Episcopal Diocese Opens North Carolina Convention
The 118th annual North Carolina Diocese convention opened in Henderson with Rev. E A Penick presiding as Bishop Blount Cheshire stayed home due to his wife’s critical illness. Sessions included Holy Communion, morning prayer, business meetings, and a laymen's dinner speaker, P Powell, urging the church as a missionary society bringing the world to Jesus Christ.
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Henderson
N. C
Diocese of
North Carolina
Protestant Episcopal Church
E. A. Penick
Charlotte
Joseph Blount Cheshire
Raleigh
Penick
Olayman P. Powell
D. D
St. Margarets Church
New York
National Council
Funeral Directors and Embalmers Meet in Greensboro
Delegates gathered in Greensboro for the fortieth annual meeting of the North Carolina Funeral Directors and Embalmers Association. The State Board of Examiners completed exams for 29 embalmer license applicants this morning.
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Greensboro
N. C
North Carolina Funeral Director’s and Embalmers Association
State Board of Examiners
250 Elizabethton Strikers Arrested On Intimidation Charges
More than 250 textile workers at Bemberg plant in Elizabethton Tennessee were arrested on intimidation charges and later released without bond after guards and national guardsmen escorted them to the courthouse square. Magistrate George Ryan said hearings were unclear and questioned the legality of some arrests.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Ben Allen
George Ryan
Bill Fair
Bemberg
Fair
Ryan
Stoney Creek Highway
Woman Gives 30000 for Converse College Renovation
Mrs. S. Clay Williams of Winston-Salem N C announces a gift of 30000 to Converse College to modernize the main building this coming summer. At the alumnae luncheon it was proposed to rename the building Wilson building in honor of Converse’s first president Benjamin F Wilson.
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Spartanburg
S. C
S. Clay Williams
Winston-Salem
N. C
Converse College
Converse
Benjamin F. Wilson
Mell Elected President Of Lucy Cobb Institute Trustees
Dr John D Mell president of the Georgia Baptist convention was elected president of the Lucy Cobb Institute trustees at Athens Ga He succeeds the late Chancellor David O Barrow The school was leased to James Brooks of Asheville NC who will start as president in September
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Athens
John D. Mell
Georgia Baptist Convention
Lucy Cobb Institute
Mell
David O. Barrow
James Brooks
Asheville
N. C
Anne's Mother Prepares Lindbergh Honeymoon Home
The New York American reports Mrs. Dwight W. Morrow left Englewood New Jersey for North Haven Maine to ready the Morrow summer house for the Lindbergh nuptials. Anne Morrow Lindbergh and her sister Elizabeth also traveled from Englewood with plans for visits near Boston before the June 17 wedding. The bride to be is Anne Morrow Lindbergh and Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will commute by airplane between New York and Boston to see her before the ceremony.
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New York
New York American
Dwight W. Morrow
Englewood
N. J
North Haven
Anne
Charles A. Lindbergh
Elizabeth
Court Order Restraints Building Trades Lockout
New York May 14 Supreme Court Justice Gagevan issued a temporary injunction restraining the building trades employers association from locking out 75,000 workers at 5 p m tomorrow.
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New York
Supreme Court
Gagevan
Building Trades Employers Association
Two UNC Editors Apologize for Yellow Journal Connection
Glenn Holder and John Mebane of the University of North Carolina Sigma Upsilon chapter publicly apologized for ties to the Yellow Journal scandal sheet. Holder now edits the Tar Heel and Mebane will edit the Carolina Magazine next year, with Walter Spearman serving as editor pending a student council inquiry.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Sigma Upsilon Literary Fraternity
Yellow Journal
Glenn Holder
John Mebane
Greensboro Boys
Tar Heel
Holder
Mebane
Carolina
Student Council
Walter Spearman
Flood in Texas Takes Heavy Toll
May 14 Livingston Texas reports seven dead and massive property and crop damage from floods along the Trinity river and local creeks. Rescue teams using row boats operated overnight to pluck residents from homes and trees. in Long Cane community four family members drowned from a tree top after a rescue boat capsized. Marooned families feared rising waters could trap others as aid was delayed.
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Livingston
Texas
Polk County
Trinity River
Long Cane
Lamont
Des Moines University Faculty And Students Speak In Buffalo
A faculty member and a university trustee traveled to Buffalo with Rev. Minor Stevens to present the students and faculty position in the campus dissension at the Baptist Bible union convention. Dean Earl C. Callaway accompanied by Edith M. Redman and four Canadian students faced police protection after a Sunday night clash with opponents who accused efforts to Canadianize the school. Dr. Harry C. Wayman, the former president, remained unavailable to comment.
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Des Moines
Des Moines University
Buffalo
N. Y
Baptist Bible Union Convention
Earl C. Callaway
Minor Stevens
Edith M. Redman
University Board
The
Bible Union
Gramm Indicted In Jacksonville Trunk Liquor Case
Walter Gramm brother in law of Congressman M Alfred Michaelson faces an indictment after his testimony tied trunks tagged Michaelson to a liquor leak at a Jacksonville railroad station. Gramm is charged under the tariff act while Michaelson faced prohibition transport charges.
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Jacksonville
Fla
M. Alfred Michaelson
Chicago
Michaelson
Walter Gramm
Gramm
Dempsey and Benjamin Shake After Hotel Fracas
New York American reports Dempsey and Joe Benjamin reconciled after a hotel fist fight dispute denied by friends. Police peacemaker John Broderick brokered the meeting at midnight, urging the two fighters to behave and shake hands.
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Jack Dempsey
Joe Benjamin
New York
New York American
Dempsey
John Broderick
Des Moines University Closure Discussed At Buffalo Meeting
In Buffalo the seventh annual Baptist Bible Union opens with Dr. T. T. Shields presiding over an informal trustees session for Des Moines University. Shields arrives from Toronto. main board meeting likely postponed to tomorrow due to state restrictions.
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Buffalo
Des Moines University
The
Baptist Bible Union
Board of Trustees
T. T. Shields
Lunsford Long and Councill Charged With Banking Violations
The News and Observer reports twenty charges of violating banking laws tied to over 200000 dollars. The cases date to 1926 when W Lunsford Long was a bank director and William T Councill served as president of the First National Bank of Roanoke Rapids. No comment was available from the judge or district attorney due to no capias being issued.
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Raleigh
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News and Observer
W. Lunsford Long
William T. Councill
First National Bank of
Roanoke Rapids
N. C
Long
Councill
United Textile Workers Report 1500 Membership Applications
Greenville Piedmont reports 1500 applications for membership in the United Textile Workers of America in Greenville South Carolina. The union is a branch of the American Federation of Labor. Current strikes in South Carolina textile mills are reported as unorganized at present.
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Greenville
Greenville Piedmont
United Textile Workers of America
American Federation of Labor
South Carolina
Citadel Cadets Protest Food Variety Hunger Strike
Cadet corps at The Citadel in Charleston began a hunger strike this morning protesting the school menu. The action centers on lack of variety in meals, reflecting student discontent at the military college of South Carolina.
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Citadel
Charleston
S. C
Cadet Corps
the Citadel
Military College of South Carolina
Pelzer Mill Strikers Return After Daylong Walkout
In Pelzer South Carolina Mill No. 4 workers returned to their jobs after a one day strike over two discharged coworkers. Management will not reinstate the two men, and a ban on soliciting funds in the mill was agreed. Over 500 workers walked out yesterday while other plants kept working.
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Greenville
New England
Pelzer
J. W. Kelly
Kelly
Brandon Corporation
New England-Southern
Presbyterian General Assembly Opens at Montreat
Final preparations mark the Presbyterian Church General Assembly gathering in Montreat starting Thursday. About 350 commissioners from Presbyteries attend, split evenly between ministers and ruling elders, with around 500 people expected. The assembly convenes at 11 00 am in the Montreal auditorium for the retiring moderator Dr Harris Kirk to preach, followed by choosing a new moderator.
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New Assembly Inn
Montreal
Harris Kirk
Baltimore
Hollins College Girls Seek Ban on Greek Letter Activities
A petition at Hollins College Roanoke Va originated among students including seven national sororities calling for a ban on Greek letter activities. President Matty L Cocke issued a statement allowing current members to continue, but future sorority membership would shift to juniors and seniors and end within two years.
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Hollins College
Roanoke
Matty L. Cocke
Cocke
Hollins
Graf Zeppelin Postpones U S Flight Over France
In Friedr ichshafen Germans announce the Graf Zeppelin departure for the United States tomorrow is delayed as permission to fly over France is awaited. Paris reports say permission has been granted and the German side disputes a postponement claim.
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Dr. Eckener
France
Friederichshafen
Germany
United States
Hugo Eckener
Final preparations under way for Graf Zeppelin departure
In Friedrichshafen Germany on May 14 preparations continue for the Graf Zeppelin second transatlantic voyage to America. A final trial flight of one hour and forty five minutes was completed with motors functioning perfectly under Captain Lehmann before a planned dawn take-off.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
America
Lehmann
Hugo Eckener
Five Girls Injured In Fatal Rocky Mount Wreck
On the Rocky Mount Raleigh highway near Momeyer a car driven by Cleo Cockrell overturned after speeding. Myrtle Etting, 12, of Nashville died later. four other girls including Anna Bell Cockrell Maude Cockrell and Beulah Hathaway were seriously injured. Cockrell was arrested. no charges filed yet. Bertha Clyde Cockrell remained in serious condition.
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Rocky Mount
N. C
Myrtle Lee Etting
Nashville
Cleo Cockrell
Rocky Mount Raleigh
Momeyer
Cockrell
Etting
Anna Bell Cockrell
Maude Cockrell
Beulah Hathaway
Bertha Clyde Cockrell
Nichols
Hoover Delays Disarmament Action for Naval Study
President Hoover says no further disarmament steps until naval powers finish studying America’s Geneva proposals. He noted prompt steps would follow Geneva results and that the current priority is a formal evaluation of the American suggestions, with further action postponed until study advances.
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America
Washington
Hugh Gibson
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