Desertion as Ground for Divorce Debated by Presbyterian Assembly
The 141st General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States voted down a proposal to eliminate wilful desertion as a divorce ground, receiving support from 52 Presbyteries against 180 with 12 silent. The assembly will consider a new overture to study divorce and remarriage and other proposals including seminary consolidation and post graduation home missions aid.
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ST. Paul, Minn
141St General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church In
United States of America
Dubuque
Milwaukee
Wis
Search for Fort Bragg girl killer widens
Teresa Johnson six year old Fort Bragg student was found murdered near her home. Sheriff R R Byrnes leads a posse and deputies to block escape routes as townspeople scour the hills. Authorities believe a local resident committed the crime after a struggle.
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Fort Bragg
Cal
Teresa Johnson
R. R. Byrnes
Mendocino County
Mrs Gene Tunney Improves In Italy After Relapse
Reports from Brioni and Pola Italy say Mrs Gene Tunney, wife of the former heavyweight champion, showed improvement after a relapse during recovery from an April 30 appendix abscess operation. Doctors from Berlin and local specialists noted she was out of danger and progressing toward betterment.
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Brioni
Italy
Gene Tunney
Meyer
Berlin
Tunney
Pola
Polly Lauder
Cadre
Naval Hospital
Voriono
Roberto Christofoletti
Trieste
Seek to Keep 6-Year-Old From Jail Term in Slay Case
Attorneys for Carl Newton Mahan seek a writ of prohibition to stop a 15 year sentence imposed for the killing of Cecil Vanhouse. They argue irregularities in district court proceedings where a jury was used, a deviation from Kentucky juvenile practice. The motion for a new trial was also filed as Carl stays with his father, John Mahan.
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Paintsvisile
Carl Newton Mahan
Cecil Vanhouse
J. F. Bailey
John W. Butcher
State Reform School
Kentucky
Carl
Butcher
John Mahan
Seaplanes Prepared for Capital Annual Air Race
At Anacostia naval air station nineteen seaplanes from the navy and marine corps tuned for the capital’s only annual air race for the Curtiss Marine trophy. Entries span all five bureau types from training ships to torpedo, observation, amphibian and fighting planes. Fighters lead at about 160 miles per hour.
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Washington
Navy
Marine Corps
Anacostia Naval Air Station
Naval Bureau of Aeronautics
Planes May Start for Europe Sunday
Old Orchard Beach Maine May 25 The air route to Europe could begin Sunday if crews’ hopes come true The Green Flash with Roger Q Williams and Lewis A Yancey aims for Rome The Yellow Bird with Armano Lotti targets Paris Both planes need only fueling to proceed A transportation company plane will accompany the trans Atlantic duo during the first hour of flight Navigators Rene Le Fevre and Yancey checked chronometers and recorded sun shots with sextants
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Green Flash
Yellow Bird
Rome
Paris
Old Orchard Beach
Roger Q. Williams
Lewis A. Yancey
Armano Lotti
Parishop
The
Transportation Corporation
Williams
Coast Guard
Yancey
Rene le Fevre
Ohio Manufacturer’s Daughter Weds Buenos Ayres Man in London
Miss Virginia Willys daughter of an Ohio automobile maker married Luis Marcenino De Aguirre of Buenos Ayres at the Henrietta Street register office London this morning. A religious ceremony followed at Savoy Chapel. The couple departed for Paris and Spain on their honeymoon.
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London
Virginia Willys
Luis Marcenino de Aguirre
Buenos Ayres
Henrietta Street
Savoy Chapel
Paris
Spain
Plane aim to break endurance record in Wichita
Owen S. Gaughland and Gene Shank, commercial pilots, took off in the monoplane Miss Ranger at 8 54 30 this morning in an attempt to surpass the refueling endurance flight record set by the monoplane Question Mark in Wichita Kansas.
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Wichita
Kan
Owen S. Gaughland
Gene Shank
Dr Schacht Faces Final Decision On German Reparations Offer
Paris May 25 Dr Hjalmar Schacht the German reparations spokesman faces a pivotal choice that will shape Germany and Europe’s economy for decades. The creditor delegates propose annuities through 59 years starting at 2.05 billion marks with extra 25 million marks to Belgium, a plan smaller than the Dawes framework but contingent on commercialization and debt terms.
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Paris
Hjalmar Schacht
Germany
Europe
Dr. Schacht
Belgium
Ford Calls for Strict Prohibition Enforcement
Henry Ford said at a White House luncheon with President Hoover that prohibition should be enforced rather than modified. He stated Prohibition is here to stay and he does not believe the country wants any change. He also discussed engine choices, favoring gasoline engines for autos over diesel for planes and vehicles.
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Washington
Henry Ford
Hoover
White House
Elizabethton Strikers Meet Over Textile Dispute Letter
A secret meeting of striking workers from American Bemberg and American Glanzstoff was announced in Elizabethton Tennessee. Dr. Arthur Mothwurf said former employees may gain reemployment preference at plants until full operations resume while signaling criteria on character. National guardsmen continued probes into recent fires dynamiting and anonymous threats against workers.
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Elizabethton
Tenn
Dr. Mothwurf
Bemberg
Glanzstoff
W. C. Boyd
Young Prince Seeks Immediate Marriage Amid Parental Refusal
Paris May 25 Aged Prince de Sagan son of Anna Gould lies near death after shooting himself to force a marriage plan. He wished wed a 21 year old architect's daughter. parents preferred waiting until he is 21. He remains in a private hospital as surgeons treat wounds between lung and liver.
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Paris
Prince de Sagan
Anna Gould
Duchess de Talleyrand
Jay Gould
France
Duke de Talleyrand
Puccini
Martel
Count Boni de Castellane
Whitsuntide
de Sagan
Farm Girl Slays Grocer After Improper Advances
In Georgetown Tennessee Eva Cofer, 7, returns to the grocer's store to pay five cents for candy. After a struggle the girl hits Lee Atchley with a wagon wheel spoke, causing fatal injuries. Inquest ordered. sheriff delays action pending findings.
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Georgetown
Tenn
Lee Atchley
Eva Cofer
Atchley
J. T. Smith
Miss Cofer
Decatur
Meigs County
W. B. Campbell
Cleve
Sir Esme Howard Willing To Relinquish Liquor Privilege
British Ambassador Sir Esme Howard says he is willing to give up the privilege of importing liquor into the United States if the U S desires. The embassy says the remark reflects his personal view and not the diplomatic corps position. A related article claimed he sent a letter to President Hoover via James T Carter urging immediate action.
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Esme Howard
Washington
United States
New York
Diplomatic Corps
Sir Esme
James T. Carter
Lynchburg
Virginia
Lumberman
Esme
Mr. Carter
Washington Post
Carter
Hoover
AP Extends Trunk Service in the South
The Associated Press opens the first real trunk circuit in the southwest at 4 p.m. Sunday May 26, linking New York to Baltimore Washington Richmond Charlotte Atlanta Birmingham Montgomery Mobile Memphis Nashville Knoxville Chattanooga and New Orleans. The system uses six parallel circuits with high speed printers and Morse parallel lines. A re perforator enables tape to move without operator handling reducing wire trouble across the long line.
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Charlotte
Southwest
Press Association
Associated Press
New York
Baltimore
Washington
South
Richmond
Atlanta
Birmingham
Montgomery
Mobile
Memphis
Nashville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Tilden and Hunter Lose to Borotra and Lacoste
Paris May 25 1929 Tilden and Hunter fell in the French doubles semifinal to Jean Borotra and Rene Lacoste 6-3 6-2 3-6 6-3. The victory sets up an all French final with Henri Cochet and Jacques Brugnon defeating J C Gregory and J G Collins 6-3 6-4 6-3 earlier.
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Paris
Bill Tilden
Frank Hunter
Jean Borotra
Rene Lacoste
America
Henri Cochet
Jacques Brugnon
J. C. Gregory
J. G. Collins
Tilden
Hunter
Wrong Number Saves Family From Gas Death
A Brooklyn family of eight narrowly escaped gas poisoning after a late night call. William Banks answered a wrong number and found the house flooded with gas due to a heater left on. doctors treated him, the six children, and the mother at home, with the mother hospitalized but expected to recover.
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New York
William Banks
Brooklyn
Gardner to Address NC Press Association in June Meeting
Governor Oliver Max Gardner will address the North Carolina Press Association at its summer meeting in Elizabeth City on June 13. The executive committee voted to extend the invitation and outlined plans including coastal trips, fish fries, and golf at the Elizabeth City course.
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Charlotte
Oliver Max Gardner
North Carolina Press Association
Elizabeth City
Coast Guard
Pamlico
Airmen Seek 200 Hours in Endurance Flight Record
Fort Worth pilots R L Robbins and James Welly aimed to stay aloft 200 hours or more after nearing the Question Mark record. With less than 12 hours to go, the Fort Worth had 8 hours to match and fuel transfers continued as officials watched for a potential further refueling and a possible late landing.
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James Welly
SEEKS SCL METROPOLITAN AIRPORT RECORD FLIGHT
Herbert J. Fahy took off at 5 15 am Pacific time in a Lockheed Vega mono plane loaded with 435 gallons of gasoline nine gallons of oil and supplies for a 40 hour mission to set a solo endurance record. He aims to surpass the official 34 hours 50 minutes and the unofficial 35 hours 33 minutes. Fahy carried food water and coffee and placed a rabbit's foot in the cockpit for luck, the same talisman used on prior record flights.
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Metropolitan Airport
Los Angeles
Herbert J. Fahy
Pacific Coast
Fahy
Royal Thomas
New York
Martin Jensen
Frank Hawks
Lukeman to Resume Stone Mountain Work
Augustus Lukeman will resume carving the three Confederate leaders Lee Jackson and Davis in Stone Mountain within 30 days. G F Willis announces after a directors meeting that central figures may be completed in two years and S H Venable joins the executive committee as a director.
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Atlanta
Lee
Jackson
Davis
Walla
Stone Mountain
Augustus Lukeman
G. F. Willis
S. H. Venable
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