Graf Zeppelin Closes Rio Awaiting Arrival In Brazil
The Graf Zeppelin neared Rio de Janeiro after passing Cabo Frio at 12 20 a m as Dr Hugo Eckener announced arrival around 6 a m. The airship would not fly south of Rio and crowds gathered to monitor bulletins at Campo Dos Alfonsos.
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Rio Janerio
Germany
Cabo Frio
Hugo Eckener
Zeppelin
Campo Dos Alfonsos Air
Pernambuco
Rio Janeiro
Maragogy
Graf
Amaralina
Oahia
Tlhece
Port City
Una
Belmonte
Victoria
Graf Zeppelin
6 Grande Do Sul
Pernambucco
Brazil
Condor Syndicate
Eckener
Hoover’s Fishing Unhalted by Rain
In Culpeper Virginia on May 24 President Hoover braved a mountain rainstorm to fish the Rapidan and nearby waters with his party. Despite the cold downpour most guests lost enthusiasm for fishing and returned to camp earlier than usual.
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Culpeper
Hoover
Rapidan
Acquittals in Sherrill Case Hit Iredell Jury High Court
George Hilton of Mooresville and Mrs. Cordie Longworth of Charlotte were acquitted of second degree murder in the Hubert Sherrill case. Jury deliberated under three hours, verdicts announced at 9:20 p.m. Bonds set for both defendants, with Hilton posting $509 and Longworth held on $3,600 bond. Sherrill, a Troutman resident, was found dead beside his car near Mooresville on July 10, 1929.
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Statesville
George Hilton
Mooresville
Cordie Longworth
Charlotte
Hubert Sherrill
Troutman
Iredell County
Thomas J. Shaw
Sherrill
Mrs. Frank King Dies In Wreck Near La Grange
Mrs. Frank King 45 of Beaufort North Carolina died when a burning automobile crashed near La Grange on highway 14. Passengers included Mrs. Eric A Abernathy of Chapel Hill Mrs. Joe T Abernathy of Fernandina Florida and W A Mace of Beaufort. The car driven by Mrs Joe T Abernathy caught fire and struck a roadside fence post.
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LA Grange
Frank King
Beaufort
N.C
Population of Mecklenburg County in 1930 Census
Mecklenburg county population on April 1 1930 was 127 955 up from 80 695 on January 1 1920 a 10 year gain of 58 5 percent according to census offices in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Mecklenburg County
Southern states plan southwide fruit and vegetable co op
Seven state agriculture leaders voted unanimously to pursue a southwide cooperative marketing association for fruits and vegetables with the federal Farm Board and the Bureau of Agricultural Economics. They urged one central organization to unify marketing, noting strong peach crops in Georgia South Carolina North Carolina and Tennessee. Key officials Harry D. Wilson and W A Graham arranged followup talks with federal agencies.
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Atlanta
Departments of Agriculture
Federal Farm Board
Federal Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Commissioners of Agriculture
Harry D. Wilson
Louisiana
Southern Agricultural Commissioners Association
W. A. Graham
North Carolina
Graham
Georgia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Thos. Young
Florence
S. C
J. WH. Meeks
Virginia
R. F E. Etheridge
John Cudd
Peach Growers Association
Gay hearing delayed in murder case at Snow Hill
Preliminary hearing for George Gay, Greene county farmer, on murder charges in his wife’s death by poisoning was postponed due to lack of arrangements with Greenville solicitor D. M. Clark. Witnesses would testify Gay took his wife, an expectant mother, to a conjure doctor for treatment before her death. State chemist reports found sufficient poison in Mrs. Gay’s organs after disinterment. Henderson, the doctor, is jailed.
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Snow Hill
George Gay
Greene County
D. M. Clark
Greenville
Gay
George Henderson
Raleigh
Henderon
Swanky Would-Be Bootlegger To Rich Americans Gets Ring Nipped In Bud
New York May 24 federal officials say Edward Tatham a flashy British distiller with rich American backers planned a large scale liquor import operation using a British American syndicate. He was arrested after officials found papers in his luggage detailing the conspiracy to violate prohibition laws and a fleet to push high grade liquor to the wealthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Tatham
Tatham
Montreal
United States
Methodist Conference Ends After Cannon Fight
The M E church south convened in Dallas ending a seventeen day session. Bishop James Cannon Jr was at the center of a clash with lay leaders over his conduct, with Cannon cleared of political wrongdoing and re elected head of temperance and social service. A referendum on women clergy was rejected. New bishops Arthur J Moore Paul B Kern and A Frank Smith were ordained. MEMPHIS report notes calls for church trial over Cannon persist.
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Warren Akin Candler
Atlanta
James Cannon, Jr
Washington, D. C
Alfred #. Smith
Cannon
Board of Temperance and Social Service
Josephus Daniels
Raleigh
N. C
Navy
Wilson
Charles M. Hay
St. Louis
United States Senate
G. T. Fitzhugh
Memphis
Arthur J. Moore
Birmingham
Paul B. Kern
San Antonio
A. Frank Smith
Houston
Tenn
Board of Temperance and Social Services
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
Dallas
Texas
Fitzhugh
Conference Committee
Gastonia Child Killed by Auto Near Home
Louise Smith, age three, was fatally struck by a car driven by M. l. Hancock in Gastonia. The child died en route to a hospital after witnesses said the accident was unavoidable. Hancock posted a $500 bond pending a hearing.
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Gastonia
Louise Smith
M. l. Hancock
Hancock
Second Party of Mothers Lands in London
A party of 156 American gold star mothers and 118 veterans of the 27th division arrived in London, welcomed by British and American officials. They rest after a rail journey from Southampton en route to graves of sons and comrades in England and France.
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London
England
Southampton
British Legion
War Office
John R. Thomas
Paris
France
Soissons
Chateau Thierry
Anna Platt
Miami
Fla
Minnie Thompson
Ohio
Kathleen Dodge
Kaupp Resigns From NCS College Poultry Chair
Dr. B F Kaupp resigns after 15 years as professor of Poultry Science at North Carolina State College and international authority on poultry. He plans to pursue poultry research in the commercial field.
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Kaupp
Raleigh
B. F. Kaupp
North Carolina State College
E. C. Brooks
Norma Shearer Stars In The Divorcee At Broadhurst
Norma Shearer stars in The Divorcee a frank plain spoken drama of marriage and social problems at the Broadhurst Monday Tuesday and Wednesday Chester Morris Conrad Nagel and Robert Montgomery in the cast Would soothe to see this big show as guest of The Enterprise You may find your name among those listed in the classified today If not there keep looking When you find it call in person at The Enterprise office
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Norma Shearer
Problems In Church Gov't Considered
Problems in church government loom as the Southern Presbyterian general assembly in Charlottesville discusses divorce and remarriage rules. The assembly refused to override a local exoneration of Rev. Hay Watson Smith and left discipline to church courts. A commission faces an unnamed Laredo officer accused of Sabbath violation. the assembly sent 27 members to investigate.
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Charlottesville
Val
Southern Presbyterian General Assembly
Hay Watson Smith
Little Rock
Ark
Synod of Arkansas
B. E. McJunkin
Forest City
Smith
Mobile
Ala
University of Virginia
Washington, D. C
Church of the Pilgrims
General Assembly
William R. Dobyns
Birmingham
Thomas W. Currie
Austin
Texas
Neal Anderson
Atlanta
Presbyterian Church
Laredo
Synod of Texas
Girl Dies in Auto Mishap Near Fayetteville
Miss Elizabeth Johnson of Charleston South Carolina was instantly killed when her car overturned on highway 21 six miles north of Fayetteville. Her mother and sister escaped with minor injuries. The body remained awaiting the arrival of her father.
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Fayetteville
Elizabeth Johnson
Charleston
S. C
Mistrial Ordered In Murder Case In North Carolina
Kinston May 24 A jury unable to agree after 18 hours deliberation discharged. Judge Garland Midvette ordered a mistrial in the murder case against John Summerlin for the death of special policeman John Owen Stroud. The duel occurred at the district fair last October. both were wounded and Stroud died. The jury favored conviction seven to five.
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Kinston
John Summerlin
John Owen Stroud
Garland Midvette
Summerlin
Stroud
Main Levees Hold Shreveport As Flood Waters Ebb
Flood pressures moved out of Shreveport area with Red River rising eight tenths of a foot to 35.2 feet while flood stage stands at 39. The Ouachita River headwaters rose with flood stage forecast for Monroe by June 5. Mosquito epidemic grows amid widespread inundation and levee repairs continue at Gilmers Point and across Caddo and Bossier parishes.
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Shreveport
Red River Parish
Red River
Father
Ouachita River
Monroe
Mississippi Delta
Shreve Island
Caddo Parish
Bossier Parish
Gilmers Point
Weather Halts Curtiss Races In Washington Event
Heavy rain and a 45 mile gale forced postponement of the eleventh Curtiss Marine trophy race. One hundred forty planes from carriers landed safely with only Lt. C. F. Bieber’s fighter severely damaged after a gust. He was uninjured.
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Washington
C. F. Bieber
Naval Field
Byrd Refused Tug Aid as City of New York Drifts
In Panama City on May 24 Admiral Richard Byrd said the Navy would not send a tug to help tow the City of New York into Balboa. The bark drifted helplessly while the Eleanor Bolling, towing it, entered port to refuel. Byrd preferred using the naval tug Scotia for speed and planned talks with the captain. With repairs needed on the Bolling and sick crew aboard, Byrd considered extra men to assist.
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Panama City
United States Navy
Richard Byrd
City of New York
Balboa
Eleanor Bolling
Admiral Byrd
Scotia
Explorer
Congress Poised to Adjourn by Mid June Over London Naval Treaty
Congress aims to adjourn by mid June as debate over the London naval treaty continues. President Hoover signaled a special session could be called if needed, while Senator Johnson opposes the pact and Senator Borah expects a committee report next week amid an expected strong committee vote.
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Washington
Senate
Congress
Hoover
Johnson
California
Foreign Relations Committee
Borah
Death of Cephus Bowman deputy internal revenue official
Cephus Bowman 55 longtime Randolph County Republican and deputy internal revenue collector for the district died suddenly of a heart attack at his Asheboro home. He had served as county treasurer and taught and sold before politics. Survived by widow Ella Dixon Bowman and four sons. Funeral at his Sunset Avenue home Monday at 2 PM with burial in Asheboro cemetery.
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Asheboro
Cephus Bowman
Internal Revenue
Randolph County
Bowman
Society of Friends
Guilford College
Ella Dixon
Snow Camp
Worth Bowman
High Point
Joe
Tom
Dinford Bowman
Sunset Avenue
Washington GOP Demands Dry Law Modification Plank
The Washington state Republican convention adopted platform planks calling for modification of the Prohibition amendment, opposing U.S. entry into the world court, and urging endorsement of party candidates without interfering with the direct primary law.
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Bellingham
Wash
America
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M. E
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Tex
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Bor
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Gifford Pinchot
Philadelphia
Francis Shunk Brown
Vare Organization
Thomas W. Phillips, Jr
Byrd
Navy Dep't
Optimistig
Francis M. Stephenson
Ephus Bowman
Washington G. Q O. P
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