Methodist Protestant Conference Ends With Plan for Rules Review
Weary delegates complete a week long general conference as reports advance plans to apply constitution and discipline rules. The vote would affect annual conferences including Ken North Mississippi South Tennessee and Virginia with boundary changes urged by Rev. Broomfield and Rev. Taylor.
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Methodist Protestant Church
Mississippi
Tennessee
Virginia
C. Broomfield
8. Taylor
Com
Pension Leader Defies Congressmen in Contempt Clash
Washington May 27 AP A House investigating committee voted six to two to urge the House to hold Dr F B Towns end and two aides of his old age pension group in contempt and turn the case to the U S attorney. Townsend’s founder and Townsend lawyer Sheridan Downey defied subpoenas prompting further delays in Congress and discussion of ship subsidy legislation.
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Washington
House
F. B. Townsend
United States District Attorney
Clinton Wunder
Townsend
Townsendon
Congress
Senate Finance Committee
White House
Senate
Ce ‘Im FF
O .R
Sheridan Downey
Bell
D-Mo
Roper
War Breaks Out In S. C. Town
In ey 27 May Earl Stone a 27 year old beer parlor worker was fatally shot in the business district. Archie McGee surrendered to Sheriff W. R. Wall after the shooting and McGee later died after hospital treatment. The suspect McGee reportedly offered to assist an officer before the confrontation.
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8. C
Earl Stone
Beer Parior
Connec
McGee
Sherif W. R. Wall
Comen McKain
Three Held For Shooting Federal Alcohol Agent
In Harlotte on Monday Catawba county men were arrested for wounding Daniel E Thane an alcohol tax agent who was searching for an liquor plant. Suspects Brown and his two sons Kiam 26 and Fordie 14 surrendered to county officers at ten. Thane was to recovery in a hospital in fekory.
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Harlotte
Federal
Catawba County
Daniel Efthane
Brown
Kiam
Fordie
Sumto County
eShane
Fekory
Million Dollar Fees Awarded to Three Trinity Attorneys
In Winston-Salem on May 27 Benet Polikoff William es and Dallas McClendon attorneys for Z Smith Reynolds heir to Libby Holman tobacco fortune secured more than 1 000 000 in fees from the infant’s inheritance In a superior court ruling Judge Warlick set the fee at a reasonable sum equal to 15 per cent of the infant's inheritance The case arose from two court fights over the will and taxes affecting a potential 7 000 000 estate with assets tied up for years and subject to possible reductions if taxes and other claims are resolved
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Inston-Salem
Benet Polikoff
Williames
Dallas McClendon
Z. Smith Reynolds
North Carolina
Wilson Warlick
Warlick
Libby Holman
Prosecutor Predicts More Black Legion Arrests In Detroit
In Detroit on May 27 the Black Legion case against 12 charged with kidnapping and slaying Charles A. Poole was adjourned to next Tuesday after Prosecutor Duncan C. McCrea predicted further arrests. Three witnesses identified Poole’s bullet pierced body, and McCrea warned evidence may be lengthy and must be duplicated if new arrests occur.
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Detroit
Black Legion
Charles A. Poole
Duncan C. McCrea
Poole
McCrea
Owen Rushing
Marele
A. M. Altshuler
Rushing
Lowell Rushing
Rep
Dickstein
D-Ny
Congress
Michigan
Washington
Black Shirts
Mexican Rebels Killed In Clash With Federal Troops
In Guanajuato and Durango a series of battles left 36 rebels dead and 1 soldier, boosting rebel fatalities to over 60 in the regions. General Ernesto Aguirre Colorado reported ambushes near Irazuato against Ramirez Argot known as The Rabbit, with 22 rebels killed and the leader’s severed head carried into towns. In Durango, Francisco Vazquez’s forces fell into an ambush on Quebrada hill, leaving 12 rebels dead before the insurgents fled after a three hour fight.
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Mexico City
War Department
Guanajuato
Durango
Ernesto
Quebrada
Women injured as factory fire tears through Kharkov
On May 27 a clothing factory fire in Kharkov forced thirty two women to jump from windows. Six were seriously hurt as flames swept through the building.
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Kharkov
U. 8
Russia Responds To Vatican Attack On Communism
Moscow customs say no law bars Catholicism in the Soviet Union. A government paper cites Soviet policy against religious discrimination and notes the Vatican attack followed Pope Pius XII's May 12 speech during the Catholic press expo in Vatican City.
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Moscow
Pius
Soviet Russia
Szevestia
Russia
Vatican City
Soviet Union
Dallas Taxicab Drivers Strike Before Centennial Exposition
In Dallas on May 27, 600 taxicab drivers walked out, staging a city strike ten days ahead of the Texas Centennial Exposition opening.
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Dallas
Texas
Labor Unrest Spreads Across States and Firms
Fifteen states face widening labor discord as 1700 Remington Rand workers in Syracuse join a larger strike with up to 6000 affected in New York Ohio and Connecticut plants. NYC barbers totaling 38000 are striking across Manhattan the Bronx and Brooklyn with 1600 already out in lower Manhattan.
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Associated Press
International Seamen’s Union
Atlantic and Gulf District
Chicago
Remington Rand Inc
Syracuse
N.Y
New York
Ohio
Connecticut
Lower Manhattan
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
British Officials Evacuating Towns in Holy Land
May 27 report says rising Arab anti Jewish terror ism has British officials fleeing Arab dominated towns. Women and children from Jaffa were moved to Haifa and later Tel Aviv. It marks the third evacuation in as many days with families also leaving Nablus and Gaza for safety in Jerusalem or police barracks.
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Holy Land
Jaffa
Palestine
Haifa
Tel- Aviv
Nablus
Gaza
Socialist Party Launches Nationwide Campaign Tour
The Socialist Party begins its broad campaign with Eugene Victor Debs not on a special train. A fleet of sound trucks will operate from the central headquarters in Norman Thomas as he departs Cleveland for a schedule of speeches on the way to New York.
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Cleveland
Socialist Party
Eugene Victor Bs
Central Party
Chicago
Norman Thomas
New York
Fayetteville Extends School Term to Nine Months
Fayetteville voters approved a nine month school term by a 24 vote margin. A supplementary tax of 15 cents per 100 valuation was approved to fund the change. The decision was announced after the May 26 vote.
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Fayetteville
Negro Girl Held In Death Of Man In Oklahoma
A 19 year old Negro girl named Olivia Gardner was held in a neighboring town after a mob of about 200 attempted to storm the jail where the victim's widow led the crowd. Officers repulsed the attack. no charges filed yet. The girl reportedly confessed to shooting E Harlan a 32 year old WPA truck driver in self defense after a fight.
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Ee Okla
Olivia Gardner
B. C. Rolline
E. Harlan
WPA
A. W. Edwards
Altus
Indian Driver Sentenced in Slaying of 14-Year-Old Boy
Chickaleelee Driver a 66-year-old Cherokee Indian received a five year term in the Atlanta federal penitentiary for the slaying of Jim Armingchair a 14-year-old boy who died after a dispute over 1 60 witnesses said he choked the youth to death during the argument. Jim Crow the interpreter described the testimony. Driver testified he was drunk at the time and denied killing the boy. He said he might have thrown the boy but had no enmity toward him.
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Bryson City
Chickaleelee Driver
Atlanta Federal Penitentiary
Chickaleelee
Jim Armingchair
Jim Crow
Driver
Armingchair
Queen Mary Sails On Maiden Voyage
The Queen Mary sailed from Southampton at 4 34 P M for New York on her maiden voyage. On board were 2189 passengers as crowds cheered and the harbor filled with excitement and color.
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Southampton
Eng
Britain
New York
English Channel
Presbyterians Fail to Unite As Southern Assembly Ends
In Augusta Georgia on May 27 the Southern Presbyterians sent a special committee to study a potential union of church branches. The diamond Jubilee assembly adopted a $1,350,000 budget and approved funding for missions and education. A proposed minimum pastor wage was defeated, with John M. Alexander of Birmingham leading the effort.
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Augusta
Southern Presbyterians
Richmond
American Bible Society
John M. Alexander
Birmingham
Ala
Puzzled Inquest Into Haywood Johnston Death Near Belmont
Gastonia May 27 Officers continued to study the death of 68 year old farmer Haywood C Johnston who lived near Belmont as a coroner inquest resumes Friday. Sheriff Clyde Robinson holds two suspects John Eubanks 26 of North Belmont and Charlie Shanks a hired man from Johnston farm. A third man released earlier is cleared.
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Gastonia
Haywood C. Johnston
Belmont
Clyde Robinson
John Eubanks
North Belmont
Charlie Shanks
Johnston
Forest Fires Quelled in Several Counties Affect Region
Warden reports in Kinston that Lenoir Pitt and nearby counties have seen numerous forest fires burn in recent days but most have been checked. Minor blazes remain active.
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Kinston
Lenoir
Pitt
Offenders Tied Up Farmhand in Flogging Death Near Raleigh
Wake county officers say Norris Clifton was found flogged to death near a liquor still site. Witnesses describe a six mile haul to the road where his body lay. Arrests were made for William Wadford and two Negro men Oscar Gill and Dalphus Fort, as coroner L M Waring investigates.
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Raleigh
Wake County
Norris Clifton
Wake
William Wadford
Oscar Gill
Dalphus Fort
L. M. Waring
Thomas Clifton
Americans Take Half Prize Money in Irish Sweepstakes
Americans who bought Irish Hospital Sweepstakes tickets at the English Derby event won about 3.2 million dollars. US ticket holders held 20 seats on Mahmoud Taj Akbar and Thankerton, sharing roughly 60 percent of the total prize pool after the Derby finishes.
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Dublin
Irish Free State
United States
Epsom Downs
Mahmoud
Taj Akbar
Thankerton
Broker Fails To Meet Obligations
New York May 27 New York Stock Exchange says William B Averell a prominent member could not meet his financial obligations. Averell, a member since April 1911, sent a letter to the exchange president stating his regret at inability to meet obligations.
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New York
New York Votton Exchange
William B. Averell
Exchange
Averell
Receipts And Expenses Filed By State Candidates
North Carolina candidates filed 41 reports showing total expenditures of 42743 and contributions of 20323. Democratic gubernatorial hopefuls totaled 21905 spent and 12838 raised while Paul Leonard urged anti sales tax candidates to attend Greensboro meeting.
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Raleigh
Ralph McDonald
North Carolina Fair Tax Association
Greensboro
McDonald
Paul Leonard
Fair Tax Group
R. R. Lawrence
State Federation of Labor
Ansville
Clinton
Leakesville
Stacey W. Wade
Graham
Hoey
McRae
Friends of reperenensPleased With Support Making Possible Improved Schools
Voters in High Point backed a 15 cent school tax per $100 valuation, with 3 556 ballots cast in favor and 1 384 opposed. A late surge by the Friends of the School effort helped deliver a clear majority, despite 700 voters casting ballots against the tax as a form of protest. precincts showed majorities aligned with registrations.
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High Point
Yes
Friends of
Sument
Asary
Textile Worker Killed By Train Near Salisbury
Salisbury date May 27 Mrs John L Eddieman 40 a Napolia textile worker was instantly killed when the car she rode was struck by a southbound train about 6 30 near Kann a one mile south of Kann a An eye witness said the locomotive rolled the car some distance before the train halted The car was demolished and she died at once Her husband survives.
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Salisbury
John L. Eddieman
Napolia
Iig
Kanna
Dlieman
Eddleman
Synod Business Session Opens in Hickory
The 132nd annual convention of the North Carolina Evangelical Lutheran Synod opened in Hickory. Dr. Jacob Morgan of Salisbury challenged delegates to win souls for God. Three young men Grady Yo Conover Robert Shel Gastonia and Gil Goodman Newberry were accepted as approved for the ministry.
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Hickory
N. C. Uni Evangelical Lutheran Synod
Jacob Morgan
Salisbu Synod
Grady Yo
Conover
N. C
Robert Shel
Gastonia
Gil Goodman
Newberry
Weather summary for Carolina and Georgia regions
North Carolina sees cloudy skies and slightly cooler conditions on Thursday. South Carolina forecasts cloudy tonight and Thursday with possible showers on Thursday. Georgia remains cloudy with scattered showers in parts especially the southern region.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
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