Unnamed Gangster Sought Linked to Lindbergh Kidnapping
Hopewell New Jersey May 21 intensified search for a mysterious gangster tied to the Lindbergh baby case who had told a Maryland official the tot was dead. He allegedly said the body would be found within five miles of the Lindbergh estate and hinted at involvement of others. Police officials in New Jersey and Maryland pursued the tip, with various investigators examining rogues galleries in efforts to identify the man.
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Hopewell
N. J
Maryland
Tot
Arthur Mills
Maryland House of Correction
Lindbergh Estate
Mills
Maryland State Police
H. Norman Schwarzkopf
New Jersey Police
Millis
Ocean City
Man
New Jersey
Col
Fhlows
Dr. Condon
Jassie
Aken
New Rochelle
Arefort
John
Joseph Perrone
Taxi Driv
Two Republican Senators Call for Congress Action Before Convention
Reed of Pennsylvania and Moses of New Hampshire warn that only 17 legislative days remain to pass tax, economy, and appropriation bills before the Republican national convention. They say they will stay in Washington and forego convention duties if Congress cannot finish the fiscal program by then.
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Reed and
Moses
Washington
Reed
Pennsylvania
New Hampshire
Congress
House
Representative Rainey
Illinois
Resolutions Committee
Hoover
France Roosevelt Hold Safe Leads In Oregon Primary
In Oregon May 21, France leads the Republican balloting with 10 565 votes to Hoover 5 565 from 637 of 1783 precincts. Roosevelt holds a clear lead for the Democratic nomination with 7 240 votes to Murray 2 086 from 477 precincts. Alfred Smith appears 103 times on ballots.
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Portland
Ore
Joseph I. France
Marylanu
Franklin Roosevelt
New York
Oregon
Hoover
France
Wilm H. Murray
Oklahoma
Murray
Roosevelt
Alfred Smith
Greek government resigns amid wage strike pressure
The government of Prime Minister Eleftherios Venizelos resigned in Athens as a wage strike by government employees disrupted operations amid an economic crisis. The move comes as workers press for increases and government measures face scrutiny.
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Athens
Greece
Prefer Eleutoteros Venizelos
Glover Salary Cut Proposed in Senate Post Office Bill
A Senate amendment to the treasury post office appropriation bill would remove the salary of W. Irving Glover the second assistant postmaster general. Senator King Utah said Glover urged Missouri postmasters to back President Hoover with veiled threats of resignations. Glover denied urging Hoover re election and said his remarks supported the president's reconstruction program.
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Washington
Treasury Post Office
Irving Glover
Senate
King
Utah
Glover
Missouri
St. Louis
House
Hoover
Utahan
Hawaii growth bills cited as worst disaster by Judd
Governor Lawrence Judd of Hawaii warns the enactment of three federal control measures would be the greatest disaster for the islands. The Senate Territories Committee released his report and noted the bills aimed to strengthen federal authority in Hawaii. The item continues on page nine.
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Washington
Hawaii
Lawrence
Judd
Senate Territories Committee
Congress in Beverly Hills Admits Strain on Finances
A playful unsigned letter from Beverly Hills claims Congress is human and broke like many Americans. It argues they must cut spending after a massive first loan and face a second mortgage, warning taxpayers will not finance unchanged aid.
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Beverly Hills
Calif
Congress
New World Beer Record Set At Harry's Bar
Paris May 21 UP Jack Robbins 21 of Bridgeport Conn former UP student now at Heidelberg set a new world beer drinking record at Harrys bar gulping two liters of beer from a glass boot in 13 seconds beating the Augusta 1928 mark by four seconds He credited his Heidelberg technique for the feat.
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Paris
Harry's Bar
Jack Robbins
Bridgeport
Conn
University of Pennsylvania
Heidelberg
Jack Frost
Augusta
Hoover launches nation wide plan to spark credit flow
President Hoover begins a country wide movement to unite hesitant bankers industrialists and others to restart credit flowing into constructive enterprise. He will apply the New York Banker-Businessman committee plan district by district coordinating via Washington once formed. The aim is to overcome bank vaults holding cash and extend loans to business with more definite prospects.
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Washington
Honover
New York
Federal Reserve
Reserve Banks
Hoover
Federal Reserve Board
Owen D. Young
Volunteers Defeat Birmingham 11-5 to Gain Ground
In Atlanta on May 21 the Nashville Volunteers beat Birmingham 11 to 5. The win moves Nashville closer to third in the Southern association standings as rain halted actions of six other clubs.
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Nashville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville Volunteers
Southern Association
Vols
Treasury Receipts and Expenditures For May
Treasury receipts for May 19 totaled $5,672,348.45 with expenditures of $14,517,295.42 and a balance of $481,256,806.99. Customs duties for 19 days of May amounted to $11,198,119.71.
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Treasury
Washington
Woman Abducted As Dr Pinney Reports Robbery
In Orange near Derby, Dr Royal Pinney state pensioner of New Haven said two men abducted his companion Miss Agnes O Neil after beating him severely. One bandit armed, they robbed Pinney of $15 and his watch then dumped him and drove away with Miss O Neil. Pinney was left hospitalized with facial injuries.
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Royal Pinney
New Haven
Berry
Con
Royal Pinney, Weathy
Agnes O'Neil
Orange
Mr. Pinney
Miss O'Neil
Dr. Pinney
Ainr
Derby
Warner Brothers chief grilled over stock dealings in Senate hearing
Senate banking committee pressed Warner M. Warner president of Warner Brothers about buying and selling stock in his company, accusing him of profiting about 9.25 million dollars in 1930. He defended gains as from movie development while acknowledging stock movements.
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Senate
Washington
Harry M. Warner
Warner Brothers, Moving Picture Concern
Senate Banking Committee
A i
Ouring Ivov
William A. Gray
Warner
Couzens
Mich
Gray
Warner Brothers
Stanley Company
Samuel Schneider
Albert
J. L. Warner
Match King Kreuger’s Debts Exposed in $168 Million Shortfall
Stockholm report details the Kreuger financial crisis after his Paris suicide. The Swedish investigating committee finds personal debts of about $93.5 million and indirect liabilities near $74.8 million. Fictitious assets cluttered books since 1924. moratorium may end with bankruptcy.
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Stockholm
Var Kreuzer
Paris
Kreuger
Toll
Tennessee Pledges 24 Roosevelt Delegation in Chicago
Tennessee's 24 votes in the Democratic National Convention are pledged to Franklin D. Roosevelt for the presidential nomination. The state convention also ignores demands to modify the 18th amendment, while instructing the delegation to vote for Roosevelt if his name remains in contention.
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Nashville
Tennessee
Franklin D. Roosevelt
New York
Chicago
Roosevelt
Weather Outlook for South Atlantic States
Much cloudiness with a probability of showers through the week. Near normal temperatures with cooler conditions in the north portion Monday. By week’s end fair weather is probable.
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South Atlantic
George Endres Killed in Rome Air Crash
Captain George Endres, famed for crossing the Atlantic in 1931, died in a brief practice flight at Littorio airfield Rome. He had arrived for the transatlantic airmen convention and was performing a preparatory exhibition before the Italian Air Forces dress rehearsal.
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Rome
George Endree
Atlantic
Bizass
Budapest
Littorio
Endres
Pacific
Bank Hold Up Suspects Jailed in Biscoe North Carolina
Two confessed bandits Perry Foster and E V Nelson were jailed after confessing to the Bank of Biscoe hold up. They implicated Bill King and Glenn Lowdermilk as other participants. Edgar Maness the cashier and Annie Maness assisted in the crime before escape. Police recovered guns and $1,500 at a Rowan county farmhouse.
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Biscoe
N. C
Bank of Biscoe
Perry Foster
E. V. Nelson
Bill King
Glenn Lowdermilk
Nelson
King
Edgar Maness
Annie Maness
Foster
Lowdermilk
Maness
Rowan County
Earhart Flight Compiled Figures From Harbor Grace to Culmore
Figures show distance 026.5 miles in 15 hours 39 minutes with average speed 129.5 mph. Earhart left Harbor Grace Newfoundland at 4 51 p m EST Friday and arrived Culmore Northern Ireland at 8 30 a m EST Saturday.
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Associated
Harbor Grace
Newfoundland
Culmore
Northern Ireland
Earhart Putnam Flies Solo Atlantic From Newfoundland
Amelia Earhart Putnam lands in Ireland after a 15 hour 35 minute solo crossing from Harbor Grace Newfoundland, covering 2026.5 miles. A fuel leak and a burned exhaust manifold forced an early end near Londonderry. She reports success to London and confirms safety to husband George Putnam.
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Amelia Earhart Putnam
George Palmer Putnam
New York
Newfoundland
Ireland
Atlantic
Culmore
Ulster
Donegal
Lough Foyle
Ocean
Charles A.bergh
le Ana
London
Lindbergh
Sloan Urges Teamwork in Cotton Sales Meeting
George A. Sloan of New York urged cooperation across the cotton industry at a Georgia gathering of the American Cotton Manufacturers Association. He outlined 900 potential uses for cotton from roads to interiors and called on manufacturers to join merchants in expanding demand while Governor Richard B. Russell Jr. discussed state fiscal controls and federal revenue pressures.
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Atlanta
George A. Sloan
New York
Cotton-Textile Institution Inc
American Cotton Manufacturers Association
Sloan
Richard B. Russell, Jr
Georgia
Russell
Cason J. Callaway
LaGrange, Ac
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