Heat Wave Debilitates East as Memorial Day Toll Rises
On Memorial Day the eastern states faced record heat with temperatures reaching 96 in Boston and 110 near Glen Falls New York. Dozens died from heat or drowning across New York Pennsylvania New Jersey and Ontario as beaches filled and highways clogged.
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New York
New York City
Boston
Annale
Weather Bureau
New England
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Corinth
Glen Falle
N. Y
New York State
Meadville
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Ontario
Canada
Toronto
Iodine Foods Urged As Goitre Cure
Dr. James A. Hayne urged health authorities to analyze iodine content in foods grown across states and provinces. He cited South Carolina findings that eating local fruits and vegetables can help prevent goitre and called for wider food analyses and investigations by North American health officials.
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South Carolina Health Board
Washington
North America
James A. Hayne
South Carolina
South Carolina Food Analysis Commission
State University
State Medical College
State Agricultural College
Conference of State
Hayne
Conservatives Trail Labourites By 41 Seats
In London on May 31 the Labour Party held 268 seats to 227 for the Conservatives at 3 pm, with 615 seats total and 308 needed for a majority. By 5 pm Labour led by 41 as 67 seats remained. Labour aimed to secure a clear majority as results continued to come in.
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Ramsay MacDonald
London
Labor Party
House of Commons
Labor
Laborites
Double Cadet Wedding at Virginia Tech Commencement
Blacksburg Va May 31 Cadet Captains John Thompson of Christiansburg and Jack Robertson of Rocky Mount will wed in a full military ceremony at World War Memorial Hall on June 14. They will receive diplomas the next morning with the entire cadet corps attending. Thompson marries Helen Henry and Robertson weds Louisa Brunk in a joint ceremony conducted under swords.
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Blacksburg
Little Dan Cupid
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Johns. Thompson
Christiansburg
Jack Robertson
Rocky Mount
World War Memorial Hall
Thompson
Helen Henry
Whder
Robertson
Louisa Brunk
Bugle
Eugene Newsom Named Rotary International President
Eugene Newsom of Durham North Carolina was chosen as Rotary International president for the next year at the close of the organization’s twentieth annual convention in Dallas Texas. He won 1354 votes to 959 for Raymond Knoeppel of New York City, with Knoeppel moving to adopt the result. Elected directors include Carl Ackley Vineland Roy Roland Mitchell Clyde Hulsizer Des Moines Dana OHer n Oklahoma City and David Clark Charlotte New Jersey.
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Dallas
Tex
Eugene Newsom
Durham
N. C
Rotary International
Newsome
Raymond Knoeppel
New York City
Knoeppel
Carl W. Ackley
Vineland
N. J
Roy Roland
Mitchell, S. D
Clyde W. Hulsizer
Des Moines, Iowa
Dana O'Hern
Oklahoma City
David Clark
Charlotte, N. J
The
International
United States
Mrs Powers to plead insanity in murder case
In Macon Georgia 71 year old rooming house owner Mrs J C Powers plans an insanity defense after accomplice Earl Manchester admitted killing James Parks a 25 year old boarder. Prosecutors say she plotted insurance schemes and lured men to her home for murder and insurance payouts.
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Macon
J. C. Powers
Earl Manchester
James Parks
Charles Garrett
Ange
Manchester
Bibb .County Superior Court
Ane. F
Parks
Powers
Hollis L. Mullis
T. S. Martin
Charlie Hall Leads P G A Tournament at Roebuck
Birmingham pro Charlie Hall extended his early lead in the Southern Professional Golfers Association championship at Roebuck Country Club Birmingham scoring two birdies and a par on the first three holes of the final 36 holes. Amateurs Billi Moughan and Lee Fowler trailed with total scores of 159 and 160 respectively.
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Roebuck Country Club
Birmingham
Ala
Charlie Hall
Hall
Billi Moughan
Lee Fowler
Atlanta
Farm Relief Conferees Meet Today
Washington may 31 the farm relief conferees from the senate and house resume talks as house members oppose debenture elimination President Hoover ordered enactment before vacation McNary leads talks while Borah pushes federal supervision plan Nye seeks Hoover immigration quota repeal House to act on census apportionment measure next week
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Washington
Senate
House
McNary
Republican
Oregon
Hoover
Borah
Idaho
Nye
North Dakota
Strike by Greenville Mill Workers Demands 20 Percent Wages
About 600 to 700 workers at Mills Cotton Mill No. 1 in Greenville South Carolina walked out seeking a 20 percent raise. A mass meeting was held and mill president H A Ligon was expected to speak. Some workers cited recent terminations of union locals as part of the protest. Mills Mill No.2 operates at Woodruff.
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Greenville
S. C
H. A. Ligon
United Textile Workére Union
Woodruff
Mills Mill No
Peruvian fliers depart for New Orleans on goodwill mission
At Maxwell Field Montgomery Ala May 41 Captain Carlos Pinilos and Lieutenant Carlos Zegarra left at 11 05 a m for New Orleans to begin a goodwill flight series visiting Central American capitals. They will then proceed to Lima Peru with no return date set.
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Montgomery
Ala
Good Will
Carlos Pinilos
Carlos Zegarra
Maxwell Field
New Orleans
Washington
Lima
Peru
Lindberghs Denied At Wilmington Flight Visit
May 31 report from Wilmington denies rumors that Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh joined Colonel John B. Hambleton vice president of Pan American Airways on a flight into the city. George B. Elliott president of the Atlantic Coast Line and Hambleton’s father in law denies the claim. Colonel Lindbergh's whereabouts since his marriage on Monday remain unreported.
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Wilmington
N. C
Charles A. Lindbergh
John B. Hambleton
Pan-American Airways
George B. Elliott
Atlantic Coast Line
Hambleton
Lindbergh
New York Firm to Finish Fleetwood Hotel Project
Hendersonville officials voted four to two to sign a contract with Engineers Inc of New York to purchase and complete the 15 story Fleetwood hotel and develop Laurel Park estates. The city pledges 500000 in bonds as collateral. title must be cleared in bankruptcy proceedings taking about 30 days plus 6 weeks for title approval before construction can start, with work due to begin in July.
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Hendersonville
Fleetwood
Russell B. Smith
Engineers, Inc
New York
Laurel Park Estates
City of
Compston Leads Hagen In 36 Hole Open Match
Archie Compston, the open champion, beat Walter Hagen eight and seven in the first of two 36 hole matches. Hagen's bad run included six holes lost in a row before a late surge. The two meet again in Birmingham tomorrow to decide the series.
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Hagen
Compston
Buncombe Deputies Nab 186 Gallons of Mountain Corn Whiskey
In Asheville on May 31 a Buncombe County raid seized 186 gallons of corn whiskey the largest single haul in county history. Deputies and federal prohibition agents led by Sheriff Jesse James Bailey conducted the Avery's Creek operation near Pisgah National Forest lands. Two men were captured, one named Corn, and several shots were exchanged without injuries.
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Asheville
Buncombe County
Prohibition
Jesse James Bailey
Avery’s Creek
Pisgah National Forest
Richmond publisher withdraws libel suit over Times-Dispatch story
John Stewart Bryan of Richmond withdraws a 500000 libel suit against Slover Hasbrook the Times-Dispatch Publishing company and Basil Manly over a May 11 article by Mr Manly concerning the federal trade commission inquiry into financing of newspaper purchases by the International Paper and Power company.
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Richmond
John Stewart Bryan
L. Slover
Charles P. Hasbrook
Times-Dispatch Publishing Company
Basil Manly
Manly
Richmond Times-Dispatch
Bryan
Times-Dispatch
Federal Trade Commission
International Paper and Power Company
Lynchburg town inundated by San Jacinto flood forces evacuation
Houston May 31. The village of Lynchburg 25 miles from Houston was flooded by the San Jacinto river. About 200 residents fled to higher ground as water poured through the town. No loss of life was reported.
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Houston
Texas
Lynchburg
San Jacinto River
Bitter battle reported at Cerro de la Villa Mexico event
Guadalajara dispatches confirm a bitter battle between federals and irregular rebels at Cerro de la Villa. The fight began Wednesday noon and was still under way at dusk yesterday, with military headquarters receiving reports of continued active engagement.
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Mexico City
Excelsior
Guadalajara
Cerro de la Villa
British Relieved By Report That King's Condition Good
Windsor England May 8 AP The nation rests easier as an official medical bulletin shows King George suffers abscess in the chest but remains in good general condition He must stay in bed yet can handle necessary public business Drainage from the abscess is underway indicating a minor operation
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Windsor
England
George
Lien on Germany's railways lifted in reparations talks
Paris reports that German rail lien and several conditions to the Young Plan were agreed by creditor experts. Belgium will seek reimbursement issues separately with Germany, negotiations to begin immediately in Paris with M. Gutt representing Belgium. A $100 million international bank capital was set for the reparations scheme as experts push for a final agreement within days.
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Paris
Germany
Belgium
M. Gutt
International Bank
Greensboro Women Reach Carolina Finals in Golf
Greensboro players dominate the Carolina women’s golf tournament as Elizabeth Rogers defeats Mrs. Willard 1 up after a tight 20th hole, Irwin beats Miss Waring 5 and 4, and Hopkins and Shelton win in flight play. Finalists will be Greensboro versus Greensboro at Sedgefield Country Club.
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Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro
W. D. Irwin
New York
Helen Waring
Pinehurst
Elizabeth Rogers
W. H. Willard
Charlotte
Miss Rogers
Mrs. Willard
Willard
Irwin
Miss Waring
W. G. Hopkins
A. A. Lindsay
High Point
Che
Elizabeth Shelton
Winston- Salem
C. E. Stone
Glass Would Tax Stock Speculation Under Tariff Bill
Senator Glass of Virginia proposes a 5 percent tax on stock and security dealings where the seller has owned the security for less than 60 days. He seeks to distinguish speculative from investment trades to allow federal supervision, though the amendment has not yet been drafted or introduced.
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Washington
Glass
Virginia
Stock Exchange
Senate
Mrs Hoover attends Radcliffe College anniversary
Mrs Herbert Hoover arrived in Boston from Washington at 8 48 am to attend Radcliffe College semi centennial. She was met at South Station by a small group and proceeded to Cambridge.
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Hoover
Boston
Herbert Hoover
Washinton
Radcliffe College
South Station
Cambridge
Itinerant violinist dies in Atlantic Coast Line wreck at Cofield
The body of one of two men ground to pieces by an Atlantic Coast Line freight train near Cofield on the Bertie Hertford county line has been identified as Ralph Baker, itinerant violinist from Coleraine North Carolina. The other man remained unidentified as remains lay along the tracks for more than a hundred yards. The train did not stop.
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Windsor
N. C
Atlantic Coast Line
Cofield
Bertie-Hertford County
Ralph Baker
Coleraine
Weather delays possible for Rome or Paris air mission
Weather reports from Dr. James H. Kimball forecast poor conditions over the north Atlantic for the next 24 hours delaying the Green Flash toward Rome or the Yellow Bird toward Paris. Armeno Lotti and co pilots await improvements in New York City while Le Fevre and Assolant groom the Bernard monoplane and Yancey and Williams rest amid readiness for a later takeoff.
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Old Orchard
Rome
Paris
James H. Kimball
New York
Dr. Kimball
New York City
Rene le Fevre
Jean Assolant
Bernard
Lewis A. Yancey
Roger Q. Williams
Seven New Yorkers Named in Washed Stamp Conspiracy
Federal officials asked United States Attorney Charles H. Tuttle to arrest seven New York residents named in the $1,000,000 washed stamp conspiracy indictments issued in Charleston, South Carolina. Warrants were ordered. H Chitiaro L A Beebe Sam Boyaner Charles J Gregory C C Kelton Edgar Nelton and Frank Marquis are the listed New York suspects. Charles W Gramm of Zophar Mills was arrested in Charleston May 20 for ring participation.
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New York
May
Charleston
S. C
United States
Charles H. Tuttle
H. Chitiaro
L. A. Beebe
Sam Boyaner
Charles J. Gregory
C. C. Kelton
Edgar Nelton
Frank Marquis
Charles W. Gramm
Zophar Mills, Inc
Ring
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Urham
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Durban
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Senate Group
Deny Lindberghs
Boy Slayer
Lansing
Kas
Owen Oberst
Kansas Supreme Court
Oberst
el Dorado
Laurel Park
Archie Compston
Buncombe Dry
San Jacinto
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