American Leaders Fight Cancelling of Europe's Debt
A run of senators oppose canceling or revising World War I debts owed by European nations. Johnson McKeller Reed Connally Howell Gore and others insist debts must be repaid or faced repudiation rather than forgiveness. The debate signals strong, united resistance on Capitol Hill.
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Europe
Washington
Senate
Senator Glass
Virginia
the Treasury
Hi Johnson
California
McKeller
Tennessee
Johnson
Reed
Pennsylvania
Congress
America
Connally
Texas
Howell
Nebraska
Gore
Oklahoma
Education Day for Methodists Sunday at church
Sunday evening observance at the Methodist church features speaker Albert Graves with a program of music and performances by local young people.
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Methodist Church
Albert Graves
Wheaten Returned for Cutting Affray in Hope
Chris Wheaten captured in Texarkana Thursday night and returned to Hope by Chief Claude Stuart and Officer John Turner for a cutting scrape three weeks ago that left Harold Green with wounds requiring 200 stitches. Wheaten held in city jail.
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Chris Wheaten
Texarkana
Hope
Claude Stuart
Foliceman John Turner
Harold Green
Wheaten
Love Links Beauty's Name With Big Jewel
Steven Saccarelli a New York mine operator returns from the tropics as Mona Moran his former school friend and receptionist become central to a serial set in Hope Star. The plot centers on the Empress of Peru diamond at a South American mine and a theft gang targeting the jewel with Mona Steve and Barry Townsend drawing dramatic conflict.
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Steven Saccarelli
Peru
Mona Moran
Saccarelli
South America
New York
Miss Moran
Wall Street
Hope Star
Mona
Steve
Tropics
Barry Townsend
Barry
Sition
One Dead in Explosions Aboard Raleigh Warner Tanker
One man died after being brought to a New Orleans hospital from the Mississippi river blaze aboard the Raleigh Warner off Good Hope. Four listed as missing and three others were reported in dying condition including J Dubbois 20 Clarence McMahon 19 and Walter Wright 49.
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New Orleans
Raleigh Warner
Mississippi
Good Hope
B. Rosamussar
Seaman
J. Dubbois
Clarence McMahon
Walter Wright
Fort Smith Woman Fatally Struck by Truck
Fort Smith in the oil company incident Mrs Minnie Box was struck and fatally injured by a truck west of town early Friday. The driver said he did not see her due to approaching car lights. She leaves three children.
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Fort Smith
Minnie Box
Oil Company
Here
Boy plays outfield to roof top hit falls and breaks leg
Nicholas Calos 12, of Lynn mass, chased a long fly over his head as it landed on a two story house roof. He climbed up to retrieve it, then lost balance and fell to the ground breaking his left leg.
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Lynn
Mass
Nicholas Calos
Nichols
Prohi Board Delays Hoover Endorsement for Strategy
The National Prohibition Board of Strategy rejected an immediate Hoover endorsement and adopted a policy statement for the coming campaign. The plan calls for sharing prohibition records of candidates with interested groups without backing any specific candidate. In Washington Senator Borah met with a prohibition party spokesman and said he is not pursuing a third party coalition at this time.
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Washington
Hoover
National Prohibition Board of Strategy
Borah
Prohibition Party
Negro Victim Of Mob May Recover From Attack Near Blevins
Otis Willis an 18 year old negro was abducted from an officer by a mob three miles northeast of Blevins and mutilated. He was brought to Julia Chester hospital in Hope in critical condition by Dr Arrington of McCaskill for urgent care early Thursday morning. Willis had frightened white women in Blevins and McCaskill per reports.
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Julia Chester Hospital
Otis Willis
Blevins
Willis
Arrington
McCaskill
Elberta Peach Harvest Moves 38 Cars From Nashville District
The Elberta peach crop in the Nashville district is small but active with 38 car shipments by Thursday and trucks adding about ten cars. Prices range up to 2.70 per bushel fob Nashville while cash buyers pay 1.50 at tracks and wire sales run 2.50 fob. The season ends this week with several orchardists already reporting solid profits, including Ledbetter Ponder who sold the remaining crop for 1300 on trees, and expectations point to restoration of peach land value after past freezes and low yields.
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Nashville
U. S
Claud W. Garner
Elbertas
Houston
Sam Buyajian
Edwin Reese
Andrew Dixon
Mike Floyd
Dixon
Buyajian
Ledbetter Ponder
Ponder
Father Signs John Hancock in Marriage License Row
In Columbus Ohio a clerk corrected a man who signed a license with the name John Hancock. The father insisted he had signed both his own name and the famous signer’s on the form. The humorous exchange highlighted a mix up at the marriage bureau.
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Columbus
Ohio
John Hancock
Carl Brock
Brock
No Laughs When Hitler Is Quizzed
In Brunswick Germany a socialist member asked Adolf Hitler what he was doing to earn his salary. A Brunswick government spokesman said Hitler's work was arranged to allow him to do political work as well. No one laughed.
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Brunswick
Germany
Adolf Hitler
Regierungsrat
Brunswick Legation
Berlin
Hitler
Prohi Squad Halts 27 in Fort Smith Raid
Federal agents and county officers conducted a raid in Fort Smith, arresting 27 people by 9 AM. The operation was part of ongoing dry law enforcement with further arrests anticipated throughout the day.
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Prohi
Fort Smith
Fort Ssmith
President Hoover Halves Cabinet Pay Cuts During Meet
President Hoover and cabinet officers share a 15 percent salary reduction as part of a broad economy measure. The cabinet salaries drop from 15000 to 12750, while the president takes a 20 percent cut, with under secretaries and assistants receiving 10 and 9 percent cuts respectively.
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Washington
Hoover
President Not to Veto Relief Bill
Senate conferees said after a White House briefing that President Hoover opposes a provision requiring publicity for Reconstruction Finance Corporation loans but would not veto the new emergency unemployment relief bill. Congress must decide on including the publicity requirement.
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Washington
White House
Senate
Hoover
House
Reconstruction Finance Corporation
Congress
Three Musketeers Of Hoover Team Targeted In Senate Row
Senator Robinson labels Mills Hurley and Hyde as the three musketeers of the Hoover administration. He accuses the treasury war and agriculture chiefs of neglecting duties to make partisan political speeches.
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Washington
Mills
Hurley
Hyde
Senate
Hoover Administration
Robinson
Treasury, War and Agriculture Department
Veterans blockade at the Capitol amid credential limits
Veterans demanding bonuses marched near the Capitol as reporters noted closed doors to noncredentialed visitors. Senator Huey P. Long denied plans to campaign in Arkansas but said he might travel there if asked to stump for Mrs. Hattie Caraway.
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Long
Washington
Arkansas
Hattie W. Caraway
Huey P. Long
Louisiana
Brazil Bars U S Pilots to Reduce Unemployment
Rio de Janeiro authorities have ruled out hiring American pilots to curb local unemployment in aviation. The move is expected to affect several U S airlines operating there.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
U.S
Seventeen Parties Prepare for Germany Election July 31
Berlin dispatch notes at least seventeen parties will submit programs for Germany's salvation in the Reichstag election on July 31. Voters will judge President von Hindenburg's dismissal of Chancellor Bruening and the rise of Hitler and Hugenberg as major forces. Parties span left to right, uniting on repatriation and equality with great powers, while tactics range from militarism to international reconciliation. The radio is used by all parties except the communists, with censorship pending.
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Walter Brockmann
Associated Press
Berlin
Germany
von Hindenburg
Heinrich Bruening
Adolf Hitler
Alfred Hugenberg
Hugenberg
People's
Social Democrats
Socialist Labor Party
Bavarian People's Party
Gustav Stresemann
Russia
Junkers
Army
Police
Life Insurance Official Dies At Home In Fort Smith
George W. Hughes district manager for Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance killed himself at home by poison early Friday. Coroner ruled no inquest needed. Family could not explain motive.
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Fort Smith
George W. Hughes
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Mitchell Pledges Self For Run Off
State Senator Lawrence L. Mitchell of Prescott pledges support for a run-off primary law in a letter to Hempstead County Taxpayers league. He states he favored the measure in 1931 and will attend meetings, willing to serve without pay if a special session is called to secure passage.
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Lawrence L. Mitchell
Prescott
Hempstead County Taxpayers League
Mitchell
Steve Carrigan
Hempstead
Hempstead County
L. L. Mitchell
Soviet Uses Gold Sales to Feed Torgsin Stores
In Moscow the Soviet government exhorts peasants to exchange gold coins and jewelry for credit at the Torgsin stores, where foreign goods and food can be bought. Assayers weigh valuables and issue credits for roubles to buy ham, cheese, and other items, with one gram of gold valued at 73 kopecks.
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Stanley P. Richardson
Associated Press
Moscow
Miller Taxpayers Told Candidates Not Allowed Sign
Miller County Taxpayers league organizers in Texarkana warned county officeholders and candidates that signing a pledge to salary reductions could invite indictment for corrupt practices. Stuart Wilson of Texarkana urged government cutbacks and criticized polar opinions in politics while urging refunds and reform to aid farmers and curb federal aid. He condemned high government salaries and warned of looming financial reckoning as audit disclosures surface.
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Miller County Taxpayers League
Texarkana
Dexter Bush
Stuart Wilson
State National Bank
Hope Rotary Club
Hotel Barlow
Wilson
Miller County
Bush
Hempstead County
Old Hope National Bank
Congress
Statehouse
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Beauty
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Prohi Board
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Anne Cannon Reynolds
Daught
Reynolds
Libby Holman
Cabinet
Capitol
Nevada
Rotary Club
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Farm Board
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