Hearing Begins on Tenn gubernatorial nominating contest
Tennessee Democratic Primary Board opens a hearing over the governor nomination dispute between Lewis Pope and Hill McAlister. An attempt to remove two members for absentee voting failed 29 to 8 as Flora Gillentine and Malcolm Modermott faced removal. Gillentine said she was in Arkansas aiding the State Teachers College effort and voted for Futrell in the Arkansas primary.
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Nashville
Tenn
Tennessee
Lewis Pope
Hill McAlister
Malcolm Modermott
Flora Gillentine
Modermott
Durham
N. C
Gillentine
Arkadelphia
Ark
Lower Rates On Cotton Ordered
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered lower freight rates on cotton and inland waterways. New rail rates take effect August 27 to New England points from Arkansas Missouri and western Louisiana and September 6 from other points. Shipping costs drop from cents per 25 000 pounds to 30 cents per 60 000 pounds.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
New England
Arkansas
Missouri
Louisiana
Lower Costs to Spur School's Attendance
Minneapolis. University of Minnesota comptroller W F Middlebrook says lower costs have cut education expenses. Tuition drops and reduced dorm rates, fraternity and sorority costs, and incidentals lessen the burden. With careful budgeting students living at home can attend for about 180 dollars annually.
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Minneapolis
W. F. Middlebrook
University of Minnesota
Middlebrook
Rat Battle Ends With Hospital Checks
In Knoxville Tennessee Little E W Daniels nine and E J Daniels eleven grabbed a rat through a floor hole after a noise was heard. Both were bitten and treated at a hospital. The rat escaped.
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Knoxville
Tenn
E. W
E. J. Daniels
Remarkable Nebraskas Corn Stalks Reach Unusual Heights
In Otoe County Nebraska Albert Chapman measures his corn to confirm passerby remarks about height. He finds the shortest stalks stand 12 feet tall with several reaching 13 to 14 feet, highlighting unusually tall crop growth in the area.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Ctoe County
Nebraska
Albert Chapman
Otoe County
Petersburg man hooks two five pound catfish on one line
John Marshee of Petersburg Indiana says he caught two five pound catfish on a single hook. He describes the first fish taking the bait and slipping away as Marshee reeled in the second which gulped the same hook.
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Petersburg
Ind
John Marshee
Marshee
Sister Aimee's Waver Loses In Court Trial
The article recounts a Los Angeles court case where Myrtle Jean St Pierre won five thousand dollars against David L Hutton over a breach of promise amid a love triangle involving evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson. It notes Hutton's fame as a baritone and his marriage to McPherson and outlines the trial's sensational nature and the romantic context.
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Aimee
NEA
Romeo
David L
Iorn Man
Hutton
Imee Semple McPherson
Myrtle Jean St. Pierre
Los Angeles
Miss St. Pierre
Angelus Temple
Sistr Aimee
St. Pierre Charg
Temperance Board Criticizes Hoover Prohibition Plan
The Methodist Board of Temperance on Prohibition and Public Morals called President Hoover's proposal bitterly disappointing and said it would back Curtis as the only commendable candidate. Dr Daniel Foling reaffirmed allied prohibition groups endorsement of Hoover and predicted his re election. The board vowed to work to defeat any congressman who votes to destroy the Eighteenth Amendment.
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Washington
Curtis
Methodist Board of Temperance
Public
Morels
Hoover
Daniel Foling
Allied Traces For Prohibition
Methodist Board
Man Detained Here For Fictitious Tag Incident
LeRoy Smith was freed in Municipal court on a charge of operating an automobile without a proper license. He said a second man placed a fictitious tag on his car while en route from New Mexico to Arkansas, and Judge Gentry warned him to obtain an Arkansas tag immediately.
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LeRoy Smith
Smith
Allen Shipp
New Mexico
Texas
Arkansas
Gentry
U. S. Pilots Record Highest Air Time in 1931
U S Army and Navy pilots logged about 670000 hours in the air in 1931, averaging 190 hours per Army pilot and 160 hours per Navy pilot. Other nations reported lower totals, with the Royal Air Force at 325000 hours and France between 250000 and 400000 hours. The U S hours equate to 15 planes aloft every minute of the year.
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Washington
U. S. Army
U. S
Army
Royal Air Force
Italy
Netherlands
Sweden
Denmark
Two Dierks Bank Robbers Shot and Loot Recovered
Three men robbed the Bank of Dierks of about $6,000 Tuesday afternoon and fled toward DeQueen with cashier Augrey Gore. Two robbers were shot as they fled. Gore escaped injury. Deputies near DeQueen captured the trio and recovered the money. Davenport was seriously wounded.
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Dierks
Ark
Bank of Dierks
DeQueen
Augrey Gore
Gore
J. L. Keener
Joe McCain
Davenport
Curley Smith
McCain
Keener
Youth shooter avenges sister in Cincinnati killing
In Cincinnati Jack Housely, 18, fired three shots at Charles F. Nelson, 25, killing him as Nelson allegedly forced the youth's sister into an immoral life. Nelson fell from a two story window to the sidewalk after the volley.
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Cincinnati
Jack Housely
Charles F. Nelson
Mousely
Nelson
Royal Ambassadors Outing on River
The Royal Ambassadors of the First Baptist Church held their weekly meeting at the church then drove to the Little Missouri river for a pleasant swim. They plan an overnight hike in the near future. All boys twelve and older are invited to join.
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Royal Ambassadors of
The
First Baptist Church
Little
Missouri River
New Hope to Render Program at Patmos
The New Hope singing class will present a program at Patmos church Saturday night at 8. Owing to space limits the Patmos church will host the event. The program features dialogues quartets duets string band music and jokes conducted by Homer Odom.
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Patmos
New Hope
New Hope Church
Homer Odom
Mayor Walker Seeks Court Block On Taxi Case
Albany mayor James Walker presses a writ of prohibition in Supreme Court to stop Governor Roosevelt from acting on his removal charges. He calls Lenor Loree of the Delaware and Hudson Railroad as a witness to rebut alleged taxicab bias for his own gain while rallying GOP leaders as supporters. Curtin drafts the brief and warns of possible physical resistance if ousted before court rulings.
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Wheather
Roosevelt
James J. Walker
New York
State Supreme Court
Ellis Staley
Albany
N. Y
James Walker
Lenor F. Loree
Loree
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
New York City Board of Taxi Control
Franklin D. Roosevelt
W. Kingsland Macy
John J. Curtin
Walker
Supreme Court
Ellis J. Staley
Curtin
Court of Appeals
Staley
New Jersey Assembly OKs Airport and Aircraft Regulation Bills
Two measures passed by the New Jersey State Assembly would set standard rules for airports and aircraft. The rules require pilots to hold and display a federal license and make it unlawful to pilot without certification.
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Trenton
N. J
New Jersey
Storks Shut Out by Omaha Team in Surprise Loss
Correction notice for Saturday game reports states Omaha beat Hope 3 to 2 after noon, reversing an earlier error that had the Storks defeating an Omaha team in Tex. The mix up involved the title and score in Monday’s Hope Star.
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Hope Star
Storks
Omaha, Tex
Omaha
Hope
Peterson Sol Crash. Uninjured Fliers Safe After Dual Runs
Two Atlantic fliers reported safe landings while one plane crashed near Harbor Grace and another landed 50 miles away without injuries. Clyde Lee and John Bochkon, starting from Barre Vermont, reached Harbor Grace with Oslo as their next stop. Carl Peterson and Thor Solberg, from Floyd Bennett Field New York, were en route to Harbor Grace when their craft crashed. George Hutchinson and family, plus a four member crew, landed at St John New Brunswick after Tuesday flights.
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Associated Press
Harbor Grace
Clyde Lee
John Bochkon
Barre
Vermont
Oslo
Norway
Carl Peterson
Thor Solberg
Miners’ Caravan Heads South to Fight New Wage Scale
A motor caravan four miles long of striking miners departed Staunton Illinois on Wednesday to invade southern Illinois coal fields and persuade fellow miners not to work under the new five dollar wage scale.
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Staunton
Illinois
Publicity for Reconstruction loans reassures banks
Chairman Steagall said public disclosure of loans from the Reconstruction Finance Corporation restores public confidence in borrowing banks. He cited Dawes era loans and noted many banks have not drawn the full authorized amounts while some funds go to railroads for bond retirement and improvements.
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Washington
Steagall
House Banking Committee
Alabama Democrat
Reconstruction Corporation
Bank of America National Trust and Savings Association
San Francisco
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
California
A. P. Giannini
Libby Holman Faces Court Fight Over Husband Death
Libby Holman the famed torch singer stands at the center of a courtroom drama after her husband Smith Reynolds was found shot to death. Indicted with Ab Walker, she turned herself in at Winston-Salem and may face prison or freedom as she contemplates returning to Broadway.
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Libby Holman- Smith Reynolds
Ab” Walker
North Carolina
New York
Libby Holman
Broadway
Katharine Cornell
Lenore Ulric
Smith Reynolds
Winston
Salem Mansion
Libby
Miss Cornell
Jeanne Engels
Rialto
Ure
Reynolds
Ab Walker
Reyn
Winston- Salem
Flying expeditions press on to cross Atlantic from St John
A lone group of three early 1930s airmen aimed to cross the Atlantic with Harbors Grace as a base. Lieut. Col. George Hutchinson and his seven aboard reached St John N B at 4 05 pm after a five hour fifty eight minute flight from Floyd Bennett Field New York. Fog and rain hindered two other ships overnight as Solberg and Peterson left Floyd Bennett Field at 4 41 am bound for Europe and Lee and Bochkon left Berlin Vermont at 9 15 am. Hutchinson plans to reach London in easy stages via Labrador Greenland and Iceland while Solberg and Peterson head toward Oslo Norway. The party included Hutchinsons wife and two daughters and a crew of four with navigator Redpath, engineer Ruff, radio operator Altfilisch and cinematographer Alley.
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Harbor Grace
N. F
Atlantic
Canhe
Grace
George Hutchinson
St. John
N. B
Floyd Bennett Field
New York
Thor Solberk
Carl Peterson
Clyde Hill
John Bochkow
Berlin
Belleoram
Solberg
Floyd Fennett Field
Hermitage
Newfoundland
Lee
Bochkon
Hutchinson
London
Labrador
England
Greenland
Iceland
Peterson
Bodhkon
Oslo
Norway
Kathryn
Janet Lee
Peter Redpath
Joseph Ruff
G. J. Altfilisch
Norman W. Alley
Road Oil Sales Climb Over 1930 Total
United States road oil sales rose 29.5 percent in 1931 reaching 7,170,102 barrels as road and secondary road construction boosted demand. Despite higher volume, total value fell 6.3 percent due to low prices. The Indiana-Illinois, California, and East Coast refining districts supplied about 75 percent of sales in both years.
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Washington
Bureau of Mines
Indiana-Illinois
California
East Coast
Baldwin High School Destructive Peach Tree Prank
Baldwin Georgia reports a prank by Baldwin high school boys who destroyed 320133 peach trees in one week. The trees were wild and the school earned a Department of Agriculture prize of 50 dollars for the phony peach eradication effort.
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Baldwin
Baldwin High School
Department of Agriculture
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Fanny
Temperance
Charles P. Nelson
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