Commerce audit faults United States Shipping Board sales
Comptroller General McCarl told Congress the United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation sold ships to unreliable firms, failing to protect government interests and causing losses. The audit notes ships sold cheaply relative to construction costs and exposes weak controls across the Fleet Corporation and shipping board.
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Washington
McCarl
Congress
United States Shipping Board Merchant Fleet Corporation
Fleet Corporation
Joses
Shipping Board
United States
Comptroller General's Office
Unannounced favorable terms cited in bid ads for ship sales
The text alleges terms granted to a bidder were materially advantageous and not disclosed in the advertisement for bids. It claims ships were sold to irresponsible companies unable to meet obligations, causing losses to the United States, with delays of a year or more between sale dates and final proceeds returns.
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United States
Mrs Ritchie Hosts Birthday Bridge Party for Owen Ritchie
Mrs. Bob Ritchie entertained at her Lindsay Street home with a bridge party honoring her son Owen on Tuesday at 7 30 p m Two bridge tables and one rock table were set with Miss Winifred Bodie winning high bridge Miss Hazel Lanier low bridge while Miss Katherine Askea took high rock and Paul Shoaf low rock Refreshments were served by the hostess The guest list included Hazel and Alina Lanier Annie Boswell Lena Guyer and Owen Ritchie among others. A Women's Club tea at the Country Club honored Miss Eva Edgerton supervisor of adult night schools with music by the high school orchestra and a display of literacy work by adults who learned to read through Edgerton's program. The event featured autumn flowers lace cloth and green candles and was attended by club officers and department chairmen. Mr and Mrs W J Fraley returned from New York City after Mr Fraley attended the Equitable Life Assurance Society’s seventieth anniversary celebration.
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Bob Ritchie
Owen
Lindsay Street
Winifred Bodie
Hazel Lanier
Katherine Askea
Paul Shoaf
Ritchie
Hazel
Woman's Club
Country Club
Eva Edgerton
Edgerton
W. T. Saunders
Education Committee
Robert Brockett
Theallers
Herman Sears
Jack Edwards
J. E. Marsh
John Tate
C. H. Rhodes
D. L. Bouldin
H. A. White
S. T. Bryan
John Abels
H. N. Phillips
Herman Abels
Paul Myatt
J. W. Mills
Jake Roundtree
R. L. Brinson
Gordon Brewer
J. H. Alfred
W. J. Fraley
New York City
Mr. Fraley
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Bishop Murray Dies After Led Episcopal Church
The presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States, Bishop Murray, dies leaving a legacy as a spiritual leader and noted financier. Born August 34 1857 in Lonaconing Maryland he balanced business and ministry, served in Alabama and Birmingham, later Baltimore and Maryland diocese, married Clara Alice Hunsicker in Kansas with five children.
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Ing
National Council of the Episcopal Church
United States
Murray
Archibishop of Canterbury
Church of England
Howeer
Canterbury
Episcopal General Convention
Episcopal Church
Lonaconing
Church of St. Michael and All Angels
Baltimore
Parot
Maryland
Kansas
Clara Alice Hunsicker
Osage City
Argentina Referred to as Bread Basket of the World
The phrase Argentina has been described as the bread basket of the world reflecting its large grain production and export capacity. The term highlights its role in global food markets and agricultural outputs during discussions on supply and trade.
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Argentina
Zeppelin Questions Horizontal Tin What American City Are Zeppelins Manufactured
A fragmented quiz style page lists questions on topics including airships and famous flyers. It includes items about manufacturing locations, racing participants, and assorted word clues covering history, food, music, and nature.
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Ocean
Marion Mill Riots Sharply Escalate After Firefight
At the Marion cotton mill the night shift struck, a gunfight erupted with sheriff deputies and unionists, leaving Luther Bryson 22 and two other strikers dead and several wounded. National guardsmen patrolled the gates as Judge Harding prepared to act as committing magistrate amid a widening inquiry.
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Harding
O. F. Adkins
Giles
Luther Bryson
Sam Vickers
Randolph Hall
John Jonas
Sheriff Adkins
Marion
Caroline
Concern
Adkins
Gardner
Judge Harding
Magis
Marion Manufacturing Company
Superior Court
W. F. Harding
J. F. Jonas
Morganton
Striker
Marion General Hospital
Ian Vickers
East Marion
National
Charges Prepared Against Several Persons Withholding
Prepared charges against a number of persons were reported but held back until arrests are made. The notice indicates authorities plan to release formal accusations once apprehensions occur.
Flood waters force road closures and rail suspensions
Flooding hits North and South Carolina with halted highways and rail lines. The main route to Florida may close indefinitely if waters rise above bridge approaches. Tar River recedes from a crest two days earlier while Cape Fear floods ease. Train service resumes southwest North Carolina as roads dry, but grain crops are heavily damaged.
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Florida
Tillman
Savannah
North Carolina
South Carolina
Weather Bureau
Rocky Mount
Smithfield
Cape Fear
Yadkin
Dan
Gastonia Strike Murder Trial Resumes In Mecklenburg Court
Jurors chosen for seven labor agitators charged with second degree murder in O F Aderholt’s death as Gastonia textile unrest lingers. Defense seeks unbiased veniremen after a recess for new jurors. Day of Rest adjourns for a special venire as Judge M V Barnhill presides.
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O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Charlotte
Mecklenburg Court
M. V. Barnhill
Barnhill
Jury adjourned as new jurors could not be summoned
The session adjourned Tuesday night after the first venue was exhausted and it proved impossible to summon new jurors for the next day. Fred Erwin Beal, organizer of the National Textile Workers union southern division, and six other labor leaders are to be tried for the murder of O F Aderholt, Gastonia police chief. Aderholt died after a shooting at a Loray labor tent colony on June 7 during police efforts to quell a disturbance.
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Fred Erwin Beal
National Textile Workers’ Union Southern
O. F. Aderholt
Gastonia
Aderholt
Loray
Population Density and Elephant Birth Weight Facts
The District of Columbia has a population density exceeding seven thousand people per square mile. Elephant births show weights spanning from one hundred to two hundred pounds at birth.
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District of Columbia
Mother’s Friend advertised for expectant mothers
Thousands of expectant mothers are comforted by Mothers Friend a skin lubricant said to ease preparation for childbirth. The ad promotes its soothing effects and breast care benefits and offers a free booklet Things to Know Before Baby Comes from Bradfield Regulator Co Atlanta Ga.
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Bradfield Regulator Co
Dept
Atlanta
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