Hoover Rally Ties Valley Forge Spirit to Today
President Hoover told a May 30 audience at Alley Forge, comparing today's economic strain to Valley Forge and urging Americans to endure with Washington’s resolve. He said the nation must rely on the people’s common sense, not government, to preserve initiative and victory in the ongoing fight for independence.
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Alley Forge
Hoover
Gijon
Wellington
Valley Forge
America
George Washington
Phitheater
Washington
Mr. Hoover
Philadelphia
Philadelphia City Cavalry
Prisoners Fail In Effort To Escape Maryland Penitentiary
On May 30 three convicts serving long terms for robbery attempted to escape from the Maryland state penitentiary in Baltimore. Irvin D. Limper was wounded in a shootout with guard Terrence Cox, who was beaten unconscious. Limper’s wound was expected to be fatal. The others were Frank James and Charles Cramer, both involved in the plan and each serving lengthy sentences. The escapees seized the guard’s pistol and locked him in a cell with his keys after overpowering him during a cell handoff.
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Baltimore
Maryland State
Irvin D. Limper
Limper
Frank James
South Carolina
Charles Cramer
Terrence Cox
James
Cramer
J. C. Penney declares regular quarterly dividends
New York May 30 At a board meeting the J C Penney company announces dividends of 1 50 per share on preferred stock and 60 cents per share on common stock to be paid June 30 to holders of record June 2 The common dividend rate remains 2 40 per share annually with 60 cents quarterly payments set.
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New York
J. C. Penney Company
Tunney Returns From Trip Abroad
Former heavyweight champion James Tunney and wife Polly Lauder toured the near east Russia and Europe for four months. He visited Moscow on May Day and described Red Square demonstrations as showing athletic youth only in appearance. He compared the Soviet army to a boastful young boy lacking real toughness.
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New York
James Joseph
Gene) Tunney
Russia
Tunney
Polly Lauder
Near East
Europe
Moscow
Red Square
Kremin
Hurley Praises Hoover Administration’s Peace Time Work
Secretary Hurley lauds Hoover era for the army's peak peace time efficiency. He cites better organization training equipment housing and officers and notes rivers harbors and public works aid unemployment relief and drought relief through military equipment. He says 53 nonessential posts are being abandoned per staff recommendations.
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Washington
Hurley
Hoover
Washington Star Radio Forum
War Department
Department
Church and State Grow More Apart in Rome
Rome tensions rise as police shut Catholic clubs and the Vatican cancels the eucharistic congress. The government closes three Knights of Columbus funded playgrounds while the pope revokes a papal legate appointment amid fears of insubordination and insults to Vatican sovereignty under the Lateran pact.
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Rome
Pope Pius
Knights of Columbus
St. Anthony of Padua
Dino Grandi
Vatican City
Air division completes two week maneuvers without accident
Washington May 30 A salute to the military dead in Arlington and a review down the Potomac closed the first air division’s two week maneuvers. The winged force logged over 2 000 000 flying miles and demonstrated safe operation of more than 600 planes before demobilization. Brig Gen Benjamin D Foulois praised the division for conducting the largest peacetime air maneuvers over a corridor from Chicago to Washington and from Maine to Virginia before units return to their stations.
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Washington
Arlington
Potomac
First Air Division
Benjamin D. Foulois
Air Corps
Chicago
New York
Great Lakes
Atlantic Seaboard
Maine
Virginia
United States
Nation Honors Dead Heroes Across Waters and Fields
A Memorial Day observance across the United States and abroad honors fallen soldiers. President Hoover at Valley Forge and Vice President Curtis at Gettysburg led tributes, with ceremonies in Arlington and ceremonies on graves from Bull Run to Belleau Wood.
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Hoover
Valley Forge
Gettysburg
Curtis
Washington
Arlington Cemetery
New York
Riverside
France
Belgium
England
Greece
Edge
Suresnes
Paris
United States
Belleau Wood
Cherbourg
Kearsarge
Alabama
Roosevelt
Europe
Hurley
Adams
Memorial
Arlington
Lincoln Memorial
Army Air Corps
Potomac
Bull Run
Robert E. Lee
Woodrow Wilson
Washington Cathedral
Woodrow Wilson Foundation
Riverman Escapes Niagara Whirlpool In Barrel
Wil liam Hill, a veteran riverman, survived being trapped in a Niagara whirlpool and rode a barrel to the Canadian shore. After nearly four hours in the vortex, his son pulled him ashore by rope and he was treated at his Niagara Falls home. This was his third safe ride of the rapids.
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Niagara Falls
Ont
William Hill
Niagara
Hill
Niagara River
Postal Men Will Meet In Wilmington
Wilmington chosen as the 1932 meeting place for the North Carolina state association of postal supervisors at its second annual convention. B. B. Eldridge of Wilmington was reelected president with J. M. Taylor of Wilmington as first vice president and E. B. Neal of Concord as second vice president. E. C. Neal of Fayetteville and E. L. Bishop of Asheville were reelected to secretary treasurer.
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Greensboro
Wilmington
North Carolina State Association of Postal Supervisors
Eldridge
J. M. Taylor
Neal
Concord
E. C. Neal
Fayetteville
E. L. Bishop
Asheville
Tex Guinan and her troupe banned from Paris entry
In Havre France a French immigration official said Texas Guinan and her group will be sent back to America on the Paris with no working permits or contracts. The decision blocks entry despite American Legion pleas citing her WWI entertainer service.
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Havre
France
Texas Guinan
America
Paris
French Immigrtion Bureau
Immigration Bureau
Tex
Guinan
American Legion
Communists and Police Clashes in Youngstown
In Youngstown Ohio on May 30 a riot between police and Young Communist League members injured at least 11 officers including Traffic Commissioner Carl Olson and 25 demonstrators, with over 40 arrested. A demonstrator was near death from a gunshot, police suffered stabbings and blows, and banners and radical writings were burned after officers dispersed about 300 marchers led by Youth Day officials.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Carl Olson
Young Communist League
Paul E. Lyden
National Youth Day Committee
Olson
Joseph L. Heffernan
Paul Ray
National
Commission Chosen in Church Case Hearings Set
A sixteen-member Presbyterian commission was appointed at Montreat to hear an appeal over Reverend Hay Watson Smith of Little Rock being cleared of heresy by the Arkansas Synod. The executive sessions will review legal aspects with only the final report made public. the case centers on disputes over evidence and the Arkansas anti evolution bill. Reverend Marion Boggs arrived to present the Synod of Arkansas case.
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Montreat
N. C
R. A. Dunn
Presbyterian Church In
United States
Synod of Arkansas
Dr. Smith
Assembly
Presbytery of
Arkansas
Presbytery
Synod
Marion A. Boggs
Hot Springs
Ark
Boggs
Davis Faces Likely Fate After Bank Fraud Trial
Wallace B. Davis former bank president from Asheville faces sentencing Monday after a Buncombe County jury convicted him of making a false report about his bank's condition. He is on trial for conspiracy with Newton M. Anderson and L. L. Jenkins who also face multiple counts and potential prison terms.
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Asheville
M. W. Barnhill
Wallace B. Davis
Central Bank and Trust Company
Buncombe County
Davis
Newton M. Anderson
County Board of Commissioners
L. L. Jenkins
American National Bank, Central
Barnhill
Yancey County
Anderson
Jenkins
Textile worker kills wife then dies after standoff
A coroner jury found Pate Smith 25 killed his wife Lucy 19 as she slept in Kannapolis North Carolina. After firing on officers he fatally shot himself in Concord Hospital. Neighbors said he paced the floor and tried to revive her with cold water. Both bodies were recovered as police entered. Smith had been described as extremely jealous and had previously threatened self harm. Burial plans set for Shady Grove Baptist church Alexander County and Churchland Baptist Davidson County.
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Kannapolis
N. C
Pate Smith
Lucy
Smith
Concord
Ira A. Yow
Chapman
Shady Grove Baptist Church
Alexander County
Churchland Baptist Church
Davidson County
Bowie May Oppose Morrison In 1932
The Charlotte Observer quotes former Judge T. C. Bowie of Ashe county saying he is giving serious consideration to running for the senate against Senator Cameron Morrison. Party leaders believe Bowie is the likely opponent to the incumbent Morrison.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
T. C
Tom) Bowie
Ashe County
Senate
Cameron Morrison
Bowie
Piedmont and Northern to appeal judge’s ruling in IC C jurisdiction
Piedmont and Northern Railway president W S Lee announced an appeal of Judge Y Lyle Glenn’s ruling in the U S district court of Greenville holding IC C jurisdiction over the line. The railway argues it is an interurban electric line not subject to IC C control and a $15,000,000 Carolinas expansion was enjoined. An appeal will be perfected by W S O B Robinson and filed with the U S circuit court of appeals, possibly reaching the Supreme Court.
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Charlotte
Lee
Piedmont and Northern Railway
Y. Lyle Glenn
District Court of Greenville
Interstate Commerce Commission
Carolinas
W.S. O'B. Robinson
U. S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Arnold Crashes While Leading 400 Miles in Indy Race
Arnold led for most of the race before a left wheel failure caused a high speed crash near the north turn. His car burned briefly. he escaped with his Los Angeles mechanic. Schneider won the 500 mile Indianapolis with a time of 5 10 27.54, averaging 96.629 mph.
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Arnold
Luther Jo
South Bend
Ind
Spider Lock
Los Angeles
Johnson
Tony Gulotta
Kansas City
Frame
Schneider
Indianapolis
Fred Frame
Ralph Hepburn
Louis Meyer
South Gate
Cal
Myron Stevens
Russell Snowberger
Philadelphia
Jimmy Gleason
Ernie Triplett
W. H. (Stubby) Stubblefield
Cliff Berger
Chet Miller
Detroit
Hepburn
Barney Oldfield
Abolish Whipping at Samarcand
Raleigh May 30. Punishment of girls at Samarcand state institution for delinquent girls by whipping has been abolished. The move follows a Carthage dormitory fire trial in which 14 inmates faced charges. twelve sentenced to prison. The change reflects a shift toward humane disciplinary methods.
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Raleigh
Samarcand
State Department of Charities and Public Welfare
Samare
Carthage
Carth
State of Charities and Public
Frank Mebane
Committee On Public Welfare
House of Representatives
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