Prohibition Transfer Sets Stage for Enforcing Agency Shift
Congress approves transferring the prohibition unit from the treasury to the justice department and aligning it with the prosecuting arm under a single head. The measure becomes effective next July after minor house senate differences are resolved. debate centered on other referendum and Volstead law issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
White House
Treasury
Justice Department
Senate
House
Tydings
Democrat
Maryland
Justice Departments
LaGuardia
Norton
Roth
Judiciary Committee
McBride
Scott McBride
Anti-Saloon League
Senate Lobby Committee
Fort
New Jersey
Stranded Fliers Rescued From Shark-Infested Waters Near Hawaii
In a dramatic rescue off Maui to Hawaii, twelve fliers faced rough seas after a bombing plane forced down in the channel. Eight were saved from a navy seaplane and an army amphibian, while two others floated aboard a different craft. Two more crews remained missing, with salvage efforts continuing as weather worsened and fuel dwindled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Greene
Tost
Hawaii
Channel
Budget Of 3 Millions For Baptists
New Orleans reports a $3,000,000 budget proposal for next year by the Southern Baptist convention executive committee. The plan allocates $1.5 million to foreign missions, $725,000 to home missions, $219,000 to relief and annuity work, and funds for educational and theological boards, with total goals around $5.8 million. The committee urges enlisting the 70 percent currently unenlisted Baptists to support denominational causes and missionary work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Baptist Convention
New Orleans
Austin Crouch
Nashville
Tenn
Foreign Mission Board
E. P. Alldredgs
Jesus Christ
Jury Inspects Crime Scene in Carver Slaying Case
In Sebring Florida on May 15 the jury for William R. Carver examined the home where his wife was killed by a hatchet to better understand the crime scene. Carver, a former Philadelphia real estate operator, is also under indictment for the hatchet slaying of his son and the fatal shooting of his servant Ben Whitehead. He contends he shot Whitehead after the servant allegedly hacked his wife and son to death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sebring
Fla
William R. Carver
Starver
Carver
Philadelphia
Ben Whitehead
Whitehead
Durham County To Elect a Manager
Durham County commissioners met to elect a county manager to inaugurate this form of government in the county. State laws do not require popular election to install a county manager, and a decade of city manager experience convinces the county of the practical managerial form.
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Durham
Durham County Board of Commissioners
Marines Kill 16 Nicaragua Bandits in Northern Campaign
The Marine commanded National Guard reports sixteen bandits killed in six encounters between May 5 and May 12 in northern Nicaragua. Bandits wore red hat bands as insignia and may be led by no single figure. Rumors say Augusto Sandino could have returned to lead insurgents. cabinet meets in siege areas across Matagalpa Chontales Jinotega Esteli Segovia.
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Nicaragua
Douglas McDougal
Nicaraguan National Guard
Augustino Sandino
Merida
Yucatan
Salvador
Matagalpa
Chontales
Jinotega
Esteli
Segovias
Four Candidates File Campaign Expense Statements in North Carolina
Four candidates filed itemized campaign expenditures with the secretary of state in Raleigh in compliance with a state law requiring statements at least ten days before the primary. The candidates are Rep. Lindsay Warren for re election Judge W A Devin for re election as superior court judge Henry Seawell for solicitor of the 13th district and H P Whitacre for solicitor of the 14th district. A post primary report is due 29 days after the election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
N. J
Secretary of State
Lindsay Warren
W. A. Devin
Oxford
Henry Seawell
Carthage
H. P. Whitacre
Charlotte
14Th District
State Board of Elections
Fletcher Named Rotary District Governor Nominee
Maynard O Fletcher of Washington was chosen as the Rotary International fifty seventh district governor nominee for 1930 31 at the conference in Winston Salem The nomination was made unanimous after Roscos McMillan moved to close nominations More than 4500 Rotarians and their ladies had arrived for the event with two luncheon sessions planned by Greensboro and High Point clubs
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
Rotary International
Maynard O. Fletcher
Washington
Roscos McMillan
Red Springs
Fletcher
Henry R. Dwire
Dan O'Hern
Oklahoma City
Almon EE. Roth
Palo Alto
Calif
Greensboro Club
High Point Club
Great Loss By Forest Fires in Two Counties
Forest fire losses in Wayne and Craven counties for April totaled 8196 dollars. Craven reported about 4300 acres burned with seven thousand dollars lost and Wayne recorded 1140 acres burned at about one thousand nine hundred sixteen dollars.
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Goldsboro
Wayne
Craven Counties
A. D. Folwessler
Craven County
Wayne County
Man Fined For Painting House On Sunday Defies Court
In Clarendon Virginia on May 15 C B Rosenberger was fined 14.25 for painting his house on Sunday. He plans to appeal, claiming religious persecution and vows to repaint next Sunday despite the ruling. He asserts his rights under the U.S. Constitution and says authorities target him for religious bias.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Man
Clarendon
Arlington County
United States
Sergeant Killed in Forced Landing Over Ocean Channel
Honolulu May 15 AP Staff Sergeant Joe Becker of Luke Field was killed when an army bombing plane forced down in the Ocean Channel between Maui and Hawaii. Ten other air service members were saved by planes and surface vessels. The bomber, not amphibian, carried four men from Iauke Field to Hilo with 17 others aboard. three parachuted out, one did not survive the water plunge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T L Boyd
Washington
Dpdc
H. Alexander
Kennedy
Ala
Joe Becker
Brooklyn
H. L. Cowan
Syracuse
N. Y
Lakefield
Hilo
Navy Sea
M. A. Shur
Shur
Hawaii
Navy
Ford Island
Honolulu
Luke Field
Here
Maui
Army
Navy Air Service
Iauke Field
Pact defended and assailed in London treaty debate
Read Admiral Hilary P Jones told senate committees that the new cruiser classifications clash with prior policy and that the battleship provisions may leave France and Italy unrestricted. He warned how Britain’s reaction to France and Italy could influence Washington’s stance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Hilary P Jones
London
France
Italy
Great Britain
Oriente, Ward liner, glides into James River at Newport News
The Ward liner Oriente was launched at Newport News on May 15 amid ceremonies with Cuban and U S shipping officials. Named for a Cuban province, it is an advanced electrical propelled sister ship to the Moro Castle on the New York Havana service.
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Newport News
New Ward
Oriente
Cuba
James River
United States
Moro Castle
Long Beach Leads Growth Among Big U.S. Cities
The 1989 census shows Long Beach California expanding to 141 390 population. It posts a 154.2 percent rise since 1929, the strongest growth among 100 000 plus cities before final tallies. Houston is the only other such city doubling its population. High Point North Carolina climbs to 38 708 with a 156 percent surge.
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Washington
Long Beach
Cal
Houston
High Point
N. C
Negro Confesses To Attempting An Assault On Child
Leroy Jackson a 14 year old negro confessed in the state penitentiary at Columbia S C that he attempted to assault a five year old white girl of Graniteville yesterday He admitted luring the child and her companions into a pine thicket by telling them there was whiskey up there in the woods
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
S. C
Leroy Jackson
Graniteville
Negro Beaten in Greensboro Incident
A Black man named Abdulaha Rahajah told police he was assaulted recently in Greensboro, beaten over the head by another Black man whose name was not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Abdulaha Rahajah
Baptists discuss union and relief fund changes
Co L Miller of Boston urged Southern Baptists to consider merging the Northern and Southern denominations with 1933 as a likely start date. The Southern Baptist convention approved a new annuity relief plan converting annuity funds to relief after year’s start.
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New Orleans
Co. L. Miller
Boston
Northern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptists’ Convention
Northern Baptists
Southern Baptists
Mr. Miller
Northern’ Baptists’ Convention
Southern Baptist Convention
W Emlen Roosevelt Dies at 72 in New York
W Emlen Roosevelt capitalist and cousin of Theodore Roosevelt died at his Fifth Avenue home in New York at age 72 after a period of illness. He led the Roosevelt and Son financial house and chaired America Cables, holding director roles in several organizations. He was survived by his wife Christine Kean and parents James and Elizabeth Roosevelt.
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New York
W. Emlen Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
Fifth Avenue
Roosevelt
Financial House of Roosevelt and Son
All America Cables
James and
Elizabeth Roosevelt
Christine Kean
Thirteen No Jonah To Winston Carrier
Winston Salem post office employee W N Bowles says the number 13 is lucky for him. He cites his July 13, 1913 marriage, appointment on the 13th, carrier number 138, and carrying rents 13 for 19 months.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston-Salem
W. N. Bowles
Regional Flower Show Opens in North Carolina
Banks of floral beauty line the long main corridor of the Southern Furniture Exposition building as hundreds attend the opening of the First Regional Flower Show in North Carolina. Twelve Piedmont garden clubs stage the event with High Point clubs as hostesses. show runs through tomorrow until 10 PM.
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Southern Furniture Exposition
North Carolina
Piedmont
High Point
Cagle and Bride Off on Honeymoon After West Point Resignation
Christian K. Cagle and his Baton Rouge bride Marion Munford Haille began a belated honeymoon after his resignation from the United States Military Academy at West Point. They were believed to be in a Times Square hotel, though officials denied the claim as Cagle weighed giving a statement on his marital and military matters. The report notes heavy rain and a large county show featuring extensive gardens and home decor displays with notable arrangements by Twin City Garden Club members.
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New York
United States Military Academy
West Point
Cagle
Marion Munford Haille
Baton Rouge
Times Square
Twin City
Winston-Safem
P. H. Hanes
Mrs Hoover Donates Toward Friends House
Mrs Herbert Hoover has contributed toward a third Friends meeting house in Washington. A committee has secured a site at Florida Avenue and Decatur Place for the project. The building will be designed to resemble Colonial era Quaker churches.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover
Friends Meeting
Florida Avenue
Decature Place
Westley Memorial Hospital to Rise on Northwestern Campus
A 5 million, 39 story hospital will be built on Northwestern University’s Chicago campus to serve convalescents from wealthy to charitable patients. The Wesley Memorial trustees reaffiliate with the university to create a 699 bed general hospital adjoining its medical school. Units include kitchenette apartments at 100 dollars daily while most patients receive reduced or free care. completion aimed for the 1933 World Fair exhibit.
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Chicago
Northwestern University
Wesley Memorial Hospital
University
Atta Waa Wesley Hospital
George W. Dixon
Wesley Trustees
Delegates Question Stock Dealings by Bishop Cannon
In Dallas on May 15 delegates to the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church South charged Bishop James Cannon with stock market speculation despite exoneration on political activity in 1928. The episcopacy committee spent nearly six hours in hearings, with Cannon on the stand reading papers amid documents. The session produced a brief two paragraph statement backing the political activity of five bishops while naming four named by Rev Rembert G. Smith as instigators of the charges. Cannon remained non communicative to the press and said he would speak at the proper time when formally requested.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
James Cannon
Washington, D. C
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Cannon
G . Fitzhugh
Memphis
Edwin Mouton
John M. Moore
H M. Dubose
Rembert G. Smith
Washington, Ga
Smith
Mississippi Senate Upholds Tax Hearing Quality Control
Mississippi Senate acting as impeachment court orders strict rehearing of charges against Lester C. Franklin, head of the tax commission, amid efforts to limit press intrusion. Franklin faces accusations over notifying Warren Brothers of a $19.01 million anti trust suit to influence fund withdrawals, amid claims the suit was dropped after an $89,000 settlement. The action comes as Lt. Gov Bidwell Adams, presiding, directs sequestering of newspapers.
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Jackson
Miss
Mississippi Senate
Lester C. Franklin
State Tax Commission
Bidwell Adam
Seargants At Arms
Franklin
Warren Brothers
Boston
House
Hundreds slain as Reds attack Simakow China
Reports say 200 killed and about 6000000 yuan property looted as Reds strike Simakow on the Han river near Hankow. The town burned, garrison overwhelmed. nearby Hanchwan town faced a 3000-strong assault, its 30-man garrison short of ammunition. Missionaries evacuated ahead of invaders.
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Hankow
China
Simakow
Han River
Hanchwan
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Home Mission Board
New Mexico
Christian
Red) Keener Cagle
Military Academy
Marion Haille
William Carver
Florida
Durham County
San Juan
Rotary Meet
Rotary
Pact
Hilary P. Jones
U.S
Ward Company
Negro
Jonah
Winston
Bride
Mrs. Hoover
Friends House
Lesters
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