Southern Baptist Convention Nears Adjournment in Quiet Session
In New Orleans the Southern Baptist Convention nears adjournment as talks with the Northern Baptist Convention begin to align next year’s meeting dates in Washington. A committee led by Rev. M. KE. Dodd of Shreveport Rev. G. G. Johnson of Washington and Rev. W. M. Seay of Atlanta will conduct negotiations.
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Southern Baptist Convention
New Orleans
Southern Baptist Convention Today
Northern Baptist Convention
Washington, D. C
M. KE. Dodd
Shreveport
G. G. Johnson
Washington
W. M. Seay
Atlanta
Unrest in India and Europe Draws Western Alarm
In Bombay on May 17, unrest among India's Mohammedan population grows as Hindu civil disobedience advances. European observers note ties to Palestine issues with a Hartal day of protest and a pro Arab parade led by Mohammed Ali urging British concessions, warning of renewed steps to secure Muslim claims.
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Bombay
India
Palestine
Mohammed Ali
Brady Jailed After Third Degree Murder Conviction
John W. Brady former Texas Appeals Court Judge was convicted of the murder of Lehlia Highsmith in Dallas on May 17 and sentenced to three years in prison. The trial moved from Austin after a hung jury, with testimony alleging jealousy and insanity due to bootleg liquor. Brady protested the verdict as his defense attorneys vowed to appeal.
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Dallas
Tex
John W. Brady
Texas Appeals Court
Lehlia Highsmith
Austin
Brady
Miss Highsmith
Hughes
Monroe
Methodist Episcopal South votes to add three bishops
The quadrennial general conference approved adding three bishops to the college, bringing total to sixteen. Secret ballots will decide the three electees next week. critics warn of increased church costs as bishop salaries run about six thousand dollars annually. The committee plans to report on Bishop James Cannon Jr. of Washington regarding stock market allegations.
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Dallas
Tex
Committee On
F. P. Culver
James Cannon, Jr
Washington, D. C
Spirit Revival Urged As Southern Baptist Meet Closes
In New Orleans the Southern Baptist convention nears closure with calls for unprecedented spiritual revival among Baptists. A churchwide appeal for rejuvenation came from the Evangelism committee, and the assembly adopted a $3,000,000 budget for the year, while planning a haven for aged and disabled ministers and promoting deeper Christianity in the denomination’s schools.
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New Orleans
Southern Baptist Church
Committee On Evangelism
L. G. Broughton
Atlanta
L. R. Scarborough
Fort Worth
W. W. Hamilton
Solon B. Cousins
Richmond
J. W. Jent
Bolivar
Truce in License Wars Between Carolinas Reached
North and South Carolina agree to a 30 day truce in license enforcement while a reciprocal agreement is negotiated. Officials discuss inter state commerce rules for commercial vehicles and trucks. Non resident passenger cars with foreign plates will not be molested during the accord.
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Columbia, &. C
North
South Carolina
Southern Carolina Motor Club
W. K. Sutherland
South Carolina Highway Department
Tardieu Orders Rhine Bridgehead Evacuation
Paris dispatch reports Premier Tardieu ordered a progressive evacuation of the last Rhine bridgehead. In a communique the premier noted the reparations commission confirmed Germany had carried out all conditions required for entry into the Young plan.
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Paris
Tardieu
Rhine
Germany
Suit for 25000 Against Whitell Yachtman Hero
Mrs. Evelyn Turner sues George Whitell Jr. in San Francisco Superior Court for 25000 alleging she was whipped by a guest at a party hosted by Whittell. She says a manager named Mrs Jane Doe joined the assault and another guest, Joe Doe, caused serious injuries requiring hospital care. Whittell, a decorated war hero and heir to Nicholas Luning, was not reachable for comment.
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San Francisco
Superior Court
George Whitell, Jr
Evelyn Turner
Whittell
Nicholas Luning
Three Killed In Explosion At Road Work Shop
UNION W Va May 17 Six persons including two workmen a youth and three children were killed today by an explosion of six cases of dynamite in a black smith shop used for road construction on the Seneca Trail The two workers Paul Shires Union and Oscar Johnson Jacks Mills were inside the shop Their bodies were blown to fragments
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UNION
W. Va
Seneca Trail
Paul Shires
Oscar Johnson
Jacks Mills
Prisoner Tricks Judge With Hint Of Extra Time
Joseph Edward Kitchell, claiming Chicago roots, avoided a longer county sentence by provoking the judge into revoking four months and ordering 18 months in federal prison at Chillicothe. T. Wesley Jenkins of McBride Virginia was also convicted and sent to Atlanta for a year and a day.
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Raleigh
Joseph Edward Kitchell
Chicago
Wake County
Kitchell
T. Wesley Jenkins
McBride
Atlanta
Isaac M. Meekins
Kuehkell
Judge Meekins
Chillicothe
Marshal Geddie
Paris Festive for Starred Mothers
Paris welcomes 6000 gold star mothers visiting graves of World War I dead. The first contingent arrived from the American contented themselves with short tours near their hotels and a ceremony at the unknown soldier's tomb.
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Paris
France
Jealousy Kills Police Dog In Chicago Incident
In Chicago on May 17 a police dog named Bingo killed by a police officer after biting his owner Edward Thilgie during a pie dispute with a stray dog. Thilgie hospitalized after the attack.
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Chicago
Bingo
Edward Thilgie
Thilgie
Optometrists Gather for Southeast Congress in Winston-Salem
More than 200 optometrists from 16 southern states and the District of Columbia are expected to attend the southeastern congress of optometry in Winston-Salem for the first three days of next week.
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Winston-Salem
District of Columbia
Lost Sunken Schooner Crew Rescued Off Jersey Coast
Reports from the City of Atlanta say four Azua crew members were rescued after the schooner Azua was rammed and sunk by the steamer off Barnegat Light New Jersey. Capt J E McLean firstmate Robert Christian and a sailor named Thomas were later reported lost.
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Savannah
J. KE. McLean
Robert Christian
Thomas
Jersey
City of Atlanta
New York
Azua
J. E. McLean
City of
Atlanta
Savannah Line
M. Diegel
Rome
Block Island
Dawes Denies Quick Return to Washington
London May 17 Ambassador Dawes refutes reports of an early return to Washington. He says he will not seek leave before September when he travels to Chicago for the Century of Progress duties and will resume his London post after the leave. He will not resign or confer with President Hoover about a naval treaty.
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London
Dawes
Washington
America
Chicago
Dor
Hoover
Hickory Man Killed In Auto Accident
Carl Fisher age 24 died after his car rolled on the Oxford road nine miles from Hickory. He was pinned under the vehicle with a broken neck and crushed chest and died en route to a hospital. Walter Lutz, his companion, suffered minor injuries.
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Hickory
Carl Fisher
Oxford Road
Fisher
Walter Lutz
Suspect Held in Connection With Alleged Assault
In Gibsonville North Carolina a man is held as a crime suspect after an attempted assault on a 14 year old girl near Liberty New York. The girl and her father travel to see if the suspect is the attacker. Posses continue a multi county search with officers across Randolph Alamance and Guilford counties seeking a tall slim coal black man about 25.
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Gibsonville
N. C
Liberty
Dixon
N. Y
Randolph
Alamance
Guilford
Physical defects found in Portuguese conscripts 1929
In Lisbon and across Portugal in 1929, 8,062 draftees showed spinal curvature, 8,778 were unevenly developed, 24,525 showed degeneracy signs, 8,920 were undersized, and 35,993 had bronchial troubles. Nearly all these cases were rejected from service.
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Lisbon
Portugese
Judge criticized for mob influence in murder trial
Attorneys in the Rafe F. King retrial appeal claim Judge Henry was swayed by mob spirit in the hester county court. King was convicted of murdering his wife Faye Wilson King and sentenced to die in the electric chair. Hemphill argued the judge acted as solicitor and warned the court resembled a tug of war with truth mid rope.
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Columbia
Ls. C
D. Hk. Henry
Hester County Court of General Sessions
Rafe F. King
Supreme Court
King
Faye Wilson King
Court House
John M. Hemphill
Hemphill
Henry
Expect Peak Tariff Fight Next Week and River and Harbor Bill
Washington expects a peak tariff battle next week as congress aims to adjourn, with the river and harbors bill and the London treaty delaying the timetable. Senate action on Smoot’s resolution could unlock the tariff, guiding whether adjournment comes soon or the session extends into December or beyond.
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Francis M. Stephenson
Associated Press
Washington
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Harbors Hill
White Oak Man Killed by Train Near Greensboro
Loenza Lee Pace, 50, of White Oak mill village near Greensboro, was killed when struck by a northbound Southern Railway train while sitting on the cross ties. The body was hurled from the scene. coroner W. W. Harvey said no inquest was needed. Pace left a wife and several children.
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Greensboro
Loenza Lee Pace
White Oak Mill Village
Southern Railway
W. W. Harvey
Pace
Clues Tighten in Arlington Murder of Government Clerk
Washington May 17 Harold Brewster Army private denied prior statements about killing Mary Baker government clerk as clues tangled. He was held for questioning after associates said he hinted at knowledge of the mystery. Baker, daughter of a minister, was shot near Arlington National Cemetery on April 11.
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Washington
Mary Baker
Harold Brewster
Brewster
Miss Baker
Arlington National Cemetery
Diegel Beats Mitchell in 36-Hole Match at Moor Park
Leo Diegel, American pro and current U S champion, defeated British ace Abe Mitchell one up in a 36 hole match at Moor Park England on May 17.
Weather forecast for next week in the South Atlantic states
The outlook shows frequent showers early in the week, with mostly fair conditions in southern Florida and generally fair weather later in the week. Temperatures will run near normal for most of the period.
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South Atlantic
Florida
Plans To Change Election Returns Tuesday Primary
Senator Nye on May 17 telegraphed Pennsylvania county attorneys in Pittsburgh Philadelphia and Scranton warning of a possible plan to alter election returns in the upcoming senatorial primary. He asked that returns be sent to his committee by Wednesday night for review.
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Washington
Nye
Senate Campaign Funds Investigating Committee
Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Scranton
Graf Zeppelin to Begin South of Equator Route
Graf Zeppelin plans a south of the equator voyage starting tomorrow weather permitting. Dr Hugo Eckener aims to reach Seville by way of Marseilles and Lyon then fly 17 750 miles to Seville stop Monday. The ship then heads to Pernambuco Rio Janeiro Havana and Lakehurst before returning to Germany in early June.
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Friedrichshafen
Germany
Hugo Beckener
Seville
Spain
Marseilles
Lyon
Atlantic
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
South America
Caribbean Sea
Havana
American
Lakehurst
New York
Bank opens under Young plan at Basel with no ceremony
Basel Switzerland May 17 The Bank for International Settlements opened for business today marking the Young plan with no ceremony. A trust agreement signature is due Monday in Paris. On that day also Dawes plan agent S Parker Gilbert is expected to report transfer of 145000000 gold marks from the reparations commission. The bank begins with thirteen employees and nine thousand more applications await for about forty future positions.
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Basel
Switzerland
Bank For International Settlements
Paris
S. Parker Gilbert
Reparations Commission
Rift in temperance committee worsens Methodist gathering
A reported rift within the temperance committee at the Methodist Episcopal quadrennial convention in Dallas aimed by Josephus Daniels promises new problems for delegates as exact differences among members remain unclear.
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Dallas
Tex
The
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Mem
Partizans 10 Seek Split Tariff Vote
Senate Democrats move to hold separate votes on expert debenture and legislative flexible tariff proposals as Republicans press to obtain relief from pledges not to abandon them. The House rejects both amendments and conferees refuse to negotiate without a free senate mandate. Senator Robinson says the minority plans to press for a win again.
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Washington
Senate
House
Smoot
Utah
Senate Conference Committee
Robinson
High Point Fifth in Growth among Cities over 25 000
Thirteen cities over 25 000 population show more than 100 percent growth in the 1930 census. Leading the list by percentage are Dearborn Michigan and Glendale California with Orlando Florida and Amarillo Texas also listed. Greensboro High Point North Carolina Long Beach California San Angelo Texas Santa Monica California Durham Mississippi Houston Texas Monroe Louisiana follow.
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Dearborn
Michigan
Glendale
California
Orlando
Florida
Amarillo
Texas
Greensboro
North Carolina
High Point
Long Beach
San Angelo
Santa Monica
Durham
Jackson
Mississippi
Houston
Monroe
Louisiana
Census Bureau
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Diegel
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