Navy League Reasserts Hoover Navy Shortfall Charge
The Navy League reopens a war of words with President Hoover over naval adequacy. Walter Bruce Howe signs a pamphlet alleging delay in replacing aging destroyers and insufficient building, challenging Hoover’s 1928 promises and the presidential committee’s findings. Copies go to the White House, cabinet, and Congress.
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League
Hoover
Naval Building
Congress
White House
William Howard Gardiner
Gardiner
Navy
State Department
Navy League
United States
Japan
U. S
Britain
House GOP and Democrat Push to Liberalize House Rules
Eight Republicans and one Democrat drafted a preliminary program to liberalize house rules to ease bringing up measures. Senate talks in Idaho and Wisconsin discussed domestic economic issues, with a Dec 4 meeting planned. Notable absences and tensions over gag rules signaled potential shifts in leadership and a bid to influence the speaker election.
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House
Paul R. Mallon
Washington
Senate
Borah
Idaho
Norris
Nebraska
LaFollette
Wis
Nye
N. D
Brookhart
Laguardia
Edgar Howard
Neb
William Jennings Bryan
Paul J. Kvale
Farmer-Labor
Minn
Victor Christgau
Conrad Selvig
James H. Sinclair
Ed. R. Campbell
George J. Schneider
Gerald J. Boileau
John M. Nelson
Wisconsin
Joe” Cannon
Nelson
Lupe Velez Denies Romance Rumors on Hollywood Visit
Mexican actress Lupe Velez arrived in Hollywood after a New York flight and denied gossip of a romance with actor John Gilbert. The rumors traced to their return together on the same boat from Europe, a common trigger when movie stars travel.
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Lupe
Hollywood
Cali
Lupe Velez
New York
John Gilbert
Europe
Airplane used to locate missing cows in Hinsdale
Farmer Howard A Crosby hired a plane and pilot at the local airport to locate four missing cows. A brief flight over his land found the animals and Crosby landed to drive them home, ending the search.
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Cowboy Hinsdale
N. Y
Howard A. Crosby
Crosby
Hoover Thanksgiving Schedule Revealed in 1929 Note
The report outlines President Hoover observing Thanksgiving with morning services at the Presbyterian Church of the Covenant. He dines privately at noon, hosts a large evening dinner for personal friends, and spends remaining time in leisure drives or work in his study during brisk winter weather.
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Washington
Hoover
Presbyterian Church of the Covenant
Disarmament Conference Opens in Paris Amid Warning
Lord Robert Cecil warned that the world will perish without quick disarmament as 500 delegates meet at the Palais de la Mutualite. Alanson B. Houghton represents the United States while discussions focus on July resolutions urging international law, armament limits, and a supervisory commission to ensure equal security and deter aggression.
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Paris
Robert Cecil
Palais de la Mutualite
League of Nations Council
Manchuria
United States
Alanson B. Houghton
Great Britain
Germany
an _ international commission
Thanksgiving Weather Turns Cold Across Nation
Chicago reports frost and chill as the nation faces its first autumn cold snap. Snow blankets Michigan Texas Idaho and Utah while freezing temperatures hit the Midwest and East. Flooding drives about 30 families from homes as Grand Forks North Dakota records 4 below zero.
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Chicago
Michigan
Texas
Idaho
Utah
Middlewest
Iowa
Grand Forks
N. D
Pueblo
Rocky Mountain
Northwestern States
Southwest
Southern Pacific
East
New Elon College President Arrives To Take Up Duties
Dr. L. E. Smith of Norfolk Virginia has arrived to assume the Elon college presidency after his election. He met with executive officers and began familiarizing himself with his duties as Elon’s fifth president. He succeeds Dr. W. A. Harper who is in Europe on research.
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Elon College
L. E. Smith
Norfolk
Smith
Elon
W. A. Harper
Europe
Christmas Mug Decorations Spark WCTU Protest In Chicago
Chicago on State Street displays four foot tall beer mug sculptures as part of a transported fairyland for Christmas. The Women’s Christian Temperance Union protests the beer motif, arguing it clashes with the saloon era and plans to unveil December 5. Merchants defend the festive display and secrecy.
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Chicago
State Street
Women's Christian Temperance Union
Margaret Mumms
Evanston
United Press
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Reprieve Recommendation for Dudley Moore in Davidson County
Executive Counsel Tyre C Taylor said he will recommend a 30 day reprieve for Dudley Moore a Davidson county man convicted of murder who was slated to be executed tomorrow in Raleigh North Carolina.
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Raleigh
N. C
Tyre C. Taylor
Dudley Moore
Davidson County
Tennessee Prepares For Funeral of Alf
Tennessee mourns former Governor Alfred A Taylor, 83, as funeral plans unfold in Johnson City. Services are set for tomorrow at First Methodist Church. Taylor, nicknamed the sage of Happy Valley, died after long complications from a poisoning episode that began in 1929.
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Johnson City
Tenn
Tennessee
Alfred A. Taylor
Sage
Happy Valley
Bob
First Methodist
Carolina Natives Gift Bell Tower To UNC In Dedication
The University of North Carolina formally received and dedicated the Morehead Patterson bell tower valued at $100,000. Governor Gardner accepted the gift on behalf of the state as Frank Patterson and Miss Mary Morehead helped unveil the inscription. George Gordon Battle spoke, and the tower’s chimes began at noon.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Today
Morehead
John Motley Morehead
Sweden
Rufus Lenoir Patterson
New York
Gardner
North Carolina
John Motley Moreheall
Rufus Patterson
University of North Carolina
Slayers Sought After Sedalia Postmaster Slaying
Greensboro November 26 authorities hunted two khaki clad white men believed to have shot and killed R. B. Andrews 63 merchant and postmaster at Sedalia near here. His body was found by a son near the cash register after the fatal wound, with the two figures seen fleeing the store.
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Greensboro
R. B. Andrews
Sedalia
Here
Andrews
Dixie Shows Its Love For States Rights In Crisis
Atlanta reports the cotton crisis exposes divisions as four southern governors reject the 50 percent acreage cut. Alabama Georgia North Carolina and Tennessee leaders oppose unified action and call for state-led solutions amid dwindling hope for nationwide concerted policy.
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Dixie
Atlanta
Jackson
Miss
Miller
Alabama
Russell
Georgia
Gardner
North Carolina
Horton
Tennessee
Texas
Montgomery
Dentist charged with second degree murder in death near Wilmington
Dr. L. C. Holliday, a negro dentist for the State Board of Health, faces second degree murder charges after an inquest into the automobile death of Milton Horne, 14, near Wilmington North Carolina.
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Wilmington
N. C
L. C. Holliday
State Board of Health
Here
Milton Horne
Indians Trapped On Snowbound Mesa Near Grand Canyon
About 1,500 Navajo and Zuni pinon pickers were snowbound on mesas near the Grand Canyon amid a blizzard. A relief party of 50 white horsemen carried food and clothing but communication was slow and no contact had been made early today.
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Gallup
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Arizona
America
United States
Siant
San Francisco
Illyl
Here
Civil War Fears Rise as Canton Splits Over Alliance
Canton declares martial law amid a Cantonese government split over alliance with Nanking. Dissident Kuomintang congress members flee to Macao, while Admiral Chen Chak and others push toward reconciliation with Nanking. Washington endorses a settlement plan on Manchuria.
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United States
China
Alfred Sze
Sze
Dawes
Japan
Dadwes
Canton
Chen Chak
South China
Nanking
Kuomintang Congress
Shanghai
Kuomintang
Eugene Chen
Sun Fo
Macao
Admiral Chen
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