Court Ruling Triggers Policy Clash Among Senate Leaders
The Supreme Court decision declaring the bootlegger buyer immune from prosecution sparks sharp disagreement between Senators Sheppard of Texas and Jones of Washington over early legislation to punish buyers. The House Judiciary Committee backs a trio of bills to improve enforcement, including summary prosecutions before US commissioners and defined misdemeanor penalties.
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Judiciary Committee
Washington
Senate
Supreme Court
Sheppard
Texas
Jones
House Judiciary Committee
Hoover Law Enforcement Commission
United States
Hoover Urges Reduced Toll From Street and Highway Accidents
President Hoover opens the third national conference on street and highway safety in Washington. He warns the nation faces grave loss of life and suffering from traffic crashes and calls for state and local action, coordinated by federal guidance, to curb rising accident rates and improve conditions. Secretary Lamont urges centralized state motor vehicle administration.
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Washington
Hoover
Yice
Lamont
Pickett Defends Board Amid Lobbying Charge
Deets Pickett testified before the Senate lobby committee defending the Methodist board of temperance prohibition and public morals. He said none of its funds were used for lobbying and that support comes from a fixed ratio of church benevolence via the world service commission.
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Tells Lobby Committee
Methodist Temperance Board
Washington
Methodist Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Senate Lobby Committee
Deets Pickett
Clarence True Wilson
Pickett
Tinkham
Massachusetts
World Service Commission
Board of Temperance, Prohibition and Public Morals
Assailant Of White Girl Still Unidentified
Caswell county deputies hunt for an unidentified black man who attacked 12 year old Anns Thomas while strawberry picking. Bloodhounds from Louisburg joined the search with about 30 men on this morning, but no trace was found and officials believe the suspect escaped the area. The girl was examined by Dr. S A Malloy and is not seriously injured.
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Vancesynville
Caswell County
Anns Thomas
Louisburg
Miss Thomas
Newe
John M. Thomas
Pete Boswell
S. A. Malloy
Rockingham County
Adams Reversal Delays Tug Aid for Byrd Ship
Secretary Adams reversed a Navy decision and allowed a tug to be ready, but Byrd said the tug was offered too late and the City of New York would be towed by the Eleanor Bolling to the Canal Zone. The Scotia was to be ready to assist after passage.
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Washington
Adams
Office of Naval Operations
Byrd
City of New York
Canal Zone
Eleanor Bolling
Fifteenth Naval District
John R. Y. Blakely
Scotia
Dry Enforcement Agents Indicted In Bribery Cases
Five northwest prohibition enforcers face federal indictments on bribery and conspiracy to violate the national prohibition act. Roy C. Lyle, administrator for Washington Oregon and Alaska, leads a list including William M. Whitney Farl Corwin Richard L. Fryant and C T McKinney. Indictments followed days of grand jury hearings.
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Seattle
Wash
Northwest
Roy C. Lyle
Washington
Oregon
Alaska
Lyle
William M. Whitney
Farl Corwin
Richard L. Fryant
C. T. McKinney
Funeral Directors Hold State Meeting in Spartanburg
Funeral directors from South Carolina and nearby states converge in Spartanburg for the annual state organization meeting. Elections, committee reports, and next year's convention site selection are on the agenda as the gathering runs through Thursday.
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Spartanburg
S. C
South Carolina
North Carolina
Georgia
Graf Zeppelin Prepares for America Flight Tomorrow
Graf Zeppelin, 8,000 miles into its 18,900 voyage, readies for the 5,500 mile leg to Havana and Lakehurst with departure set for tomorrow. Dr Hugo Eckener plans a route north of the Amazon then toward Havana, Bahamas, and the Lakehurst arrival expected by Sunday night. voyage aims to avoid Amazon estuary storms.
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Pernambuco
Brazil
Havana
Cuba
Lakehurst
N. J
Hugo Eckener
Natal
Amazon River
Bahamas
Lw Lakehurst
Eckener
Germany
Amazone
Caribbean
Equatorial
Graf
Equator
George B. Underwood Dies From Injuries
George B. Underwood of Raleigh and general agent for the Norfolk and Southern railroad died in a Fayetteville hospital from injuries after a bus train collision near Lillington two weeks earlier. He was a bus passenger and a blood transfusion was attempted. Underwood was born in Fayetteville and had many relatives there. Funeral arrangements were not set.
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Fayetteville
George B. Underwood
Raleigh
Norfolk and Southern Railroad
Lillington
Underwood
Judge dissolves tax sale restraint in Fayetteville
Fayetteville and Cumberland County officials are free to advertise property for tax sale after Judge N A Sinclair dissolved an injunction. The judge ruled the county finance act repealed prior laws that had barred such advertising.
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Fayetteville
N. C
N. A. Sinclair
Fayetteville and
Cumberland County
Sinclair
Wealthy New Yorkers Subpoenaed In Bootlegging Case
Subpoenas issued to 12 to 20 wealthy New Yorkers to appear before a federal grand jury in a case involving Edward Tatham British distillery director and his firm accused of conspiring to smuggle liquor into the United States. Prosecutor Robert B Watts refused to name the summoned individuals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Edward Tatham
Robert B. Watts
United States
Tatham
Naval officers criticize London Naval Treaty limits
In Senate hearings on the London Naval Treaty Admiral Ridley McLean voices disappointment over parity for submarines with Japan. Admiral W H Stamittree says he would build only 18 inch cruisers. Borah expects a favorable senate report this week.
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Washington
Senate
Ridley McLean
Navy
Naval
Japan
W. H. Stanmittee
Tley
Foreign Relations
Combe
America
Borah
Foreign Relations Committee
Red Cross Aids Flood Stricken Villages
SHREVEPORT La May 27 The Armistead and East Point communities remain isolated by water from a Red River levee crevasse but relief work by the Red Cross prevents serious hardship. No human fatalities have occurred and most valley livestock is saved.
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Shreveport
Armistead
East Point
Red Cross
Husband’s long distance talking sparks Omaha divorce suit
Mrs Frances Kutler files for divorce claiming her husband spoke too much from Detroit while she stayed home. She cites his frequent long distance love calls and letters demanding money to cover telephone charges as the core of the dispute.
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Omaha, Neb
Frances Kutler
Suys
Detroit
Wilmington Fans Seek Twins Franchise Move
Wilmington fans subscribed for 200 tickets to show support for moving the Winston-Salem Twins Pi edmont League club to Wilmington. Winston-Salem president Er B Hastings cited poor attendance and said he would consider relocation if the city guarantees sales, while Wilmington steps to secure the franchise proceed.
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Wilmington
Winston-Salem Twins
Er B Hastings
Winston-Salem
Wilpminegton
M Hastings
Febr. Hastings
Turner Shooting at Record Again
Lieut Roscoe Turner with mascot Gilmore begins a one stop flight from Roosevelt Field to Los Angeles aiming to beat the existing east to west record of 19 hours 19 minutes 32 seconds. Turner plans Wichita stop, notes plane has 525 horsepower and 450 gallons of fuel. The flight is part of testing for a future fast transcontinental mail and express service led by Earl Gilmore.
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Roosevelt Field
N. Y
Gilmore
Roscoe Turner
Los Angeles
Atlantic
Pacific
Frank Hawks
Turner
Wichita
Kans
Charles A. Lindbergh
Earl Gilmore
Potato Digging Advances in Beaufort Region
Irish potato digging starts a week to ten days earlier than usual in Beaufort due to extreme dry weather. Maturity of the crop sped up by the recent dry period.
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Fartier Beaufort
Tobacco plants guarded as raids hit beds in region
Tobacco farmers in Greenville and nearby communities reported guarding plant beds with shotguns after raids that robbed beds of choice plants. An acute plant shortage was blamed for the thefts and the security measures across the area.
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Greenville
N. C
Lpj
Nineteen Counties Seek 10 Percent Tax Reduction
Northeastern North Carolina counties petition the state board of equalization for a flat ten percent cut in 1929 30 valuations to boost equalization funding. Judges Winston and Dawson frame agricultural hardship and reduced crop values as the basis for relief.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
State Board of Equalization
Francis PD
Winston
Windsor
John Dawson
Kinston
Williamston
Equalization Board
Camden
Currituck
Chowan
Perquimans
Pasquotank
Bertie
Martin
Washington Tyrrell
Beaufort
Pitt
Craven
Carteret
Pamlico
Lenoir
Hyde
Gates
Onslow
Greene
Dawson
Pitt County
Young Girl Flier Sets Mark With 980 Loops Flight
Miss Laura Ingalls a 2 year old New Yorker who began flying 18 months ago completed 980 consecutive inside loops over Hatbox airport at Muskogee Oklahoma during the dedication flight nearly tripling the previous women’s world record of 344 loops set May 3 at Lambert Field.
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Muskogee
Okla
Laura Ingalls
New Yorker
Hatbox Municipal
Ingalls
Lambert Field
St. Louis
Every Senior At Hickory Graduates
In Hickory North Carolina the graduating class of 72 at Hickory High School completes four years without a failure. Every senior will receive a diploma as the class closes its school career.
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Hickory Graduates
Hickory
N.C
Hickory High School
Hearings Set for Drivers in Fatal Auto Accidents
In Gastonia M L Hancock and R L Lambert face manslaughter charges after two Saturday crashes killed Louise Smith 4 and D Lee Rhyne 61. Hancock’s hearing is set for Friday Lambert’s for Saturday. Earlier, J J Wooten of Charlotte and Robert McGinnis of Gastonia were slated for preliminary hearings this afternoon in the related death of Joseph Barber of Shelby.
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Gastonia
M.L. Hancock
R. L. Lambert
Louise Smith
D. Lee Rhyne
Hancock
Lambert
J. J Wooten
Charlotte
Robert McGinnis
Gaston
Elevator Man Quits Post For British Baronetcy Call
Dick Wolseley quits after 12 years as elevator man in the Black Hawk building to pursue a British baronetcy. Marian Baker of Brixham seeks Sir Reginald Batty Wolseley and confirms Wolseley heir status. they marry and plan to return to England.
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Waterloo
Dick Wolseley
Blackhawk
Marian Elizabeth Baker
Brixham
England
Reginald Batty Wolseley
Wolseley
Miss Baker
America
Great Violinists On Chicago Streets Shine Quietly
Jacques Gordon, nine years concert master of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, plays from behind rags on a street corner with his $40,000 Stradivarius. A casual crowd gathers as he performs Schubert Ave Maria and other pieces, earning $5.74 in 39 minutes.
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New York
Commodore
Mulrooney
Richard Q Oliver
Daniel R. Ryan
Thea
Chicago
Schubert
Drolla
Jacques Gordon
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Winnie Lightner in Hold Everything at Broadhurst
Winnie Lightner appears at the Broadhurst Thursday Friday and Saturday in Hold Everything a Technicolor show. Readers may spot their name in today's classified ads and call at the Enterprise office for a ticket valid three days.
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Winnie Lightner
Broadhurst
Enterprise
Sou
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